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Dramabeans 5-Year Anniversary Giveaway #2

girlfriday: And the birthday bash continues!

javabeans: As promised, we’re kicking off a new round of prizes, so if you didn’t win this time, you’ve got a brand new chance to try. Just please don’t break our site.

girlfriday: Yeah, who knew free stuff would bring this many people out of the woodwork?

javabeans: I know everyone likes free gifts, but it was surprising to see how much delurking resulted. Hello, lurkers! Say more stuff!

girlfriday: It’s a good thing we’re only doing this for one month, because if the prizes get bigger and bigger each time, we’d be giving away cars and spaceships, and before we know it, we’d have to close up shop.

javabeans: Wait, you’ll give them ideas! To clarify: We are NOT giving away cars. Or spaceships. Those are exclusively for personal use.

girlfriday: Spaceships are a pain to get licensed for anyway. Thanks to everyone for your birthday wishes and anniversary cheer! Without further ado, drumroll please…

Congratulations to the winners of our Dramabeans 5-Year Anniversary Giveaway #1! The lucky three are:

  • Musinglaiying, winner of a You’re Beautiful Director’s Cut DVD set,
  • bubbletea, winner of one $25 gift certificate to Yesasia,
  • and soserious, winner of the other $25 gift certificate to Yesasia.

Winners, keep your eyes peeled for emails from us! Thanks to everyone who entered, and shared hilarious stories of their first love affair with K-dramas.

Giveaway #2

Question: What new thing have you done in the name of K-drama? Has becoming a K-drama watcher made you start eating kimchi, travel to Korea, or switch to soju as your drink of choice? Tell us about some way in which watching dramas has changed your everyday life. (*Don’t forget to use a valid email address, and this time please indicate at the bottom of your comment if you are NOT a resident of US/Canada.)

Prizes:

  • $100 gift certificate to Yesasia.com
  • 1-year premium membership at DramaFever (US/Canada residents only)
  • 1-year premium drama membership at CrunchyRoll

    DramaFever offers free legally-licensed dramas and movies with high-quality English subtitles. With a premium membership you can watch unlimited, commercial-free, and enjoy extra content as well as unlimited mobile device access and high-definition. Check out recently added titles here.

    CrunchyRoll offers free legally-licensed Korean/Japanese/Chinese dramas and anime with English subtitles. A premium membership lets you watch unlimited commercial-free episodes in high-definition, and gives you early access to all-new episodes. Check out the selection here.

Winners announced: Sunday, January 15, at 8pm, Pacific Standard Time*

 
*Or, 10pm in Mexico City, 11pm in NYC, 1am in Buenos Aires, 4am in London, 5am in Paris, noon in Singapore and Manila, 1pm in Seoul and Tokyo, or 3pm in Sydney and Vladivostok. Okay, you get the point. (You can refer to this handy Time and Date converter to find out what this is in your time zone.)

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I started a tumblr solely dedicated to Korean actors, actresses, singers, and just beautiful Korean celebrities in general.

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I have found a new hobby which I have a feeling will be a life-long thing. So if I turn out to be an old lady who spends all of her time watching K-dramas, don't be surprised.

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I have dedicated an entire summer, a spring break, and a winter break to watching dramas and listening to k-pop while oogling at pictures of Kim Bum and LMH.

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I visit Dramabeans daily and have a religious like love and dedication to all things Javabeans and Girlfriday.

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I have started to become more interested in Asian cultures and Asian countries and have decided that I would like to visit my favorite ones someday in the near future.

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I have spent countless evenings watching Korean Dramas, occasionally even canceling plans with friends to continue on with my obsession.

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As a lot of people here I'm learning korean. My obsession is so obvious that most of the gifts I receive are korea related: A hanbok from my parents, korean books from my friends...
And I'm going to realise my dream next summer: Go to Korea!!

I'm French by the way ^-^

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Waii, barely made the deadline! Whew :)

Watched tons of k-dramas that it's definitely infiltrating in most aspects of my life. I even had to somehow justify dramas as one of my hobbies in one of my interviews. But yeah, ever since watching K-dramas--been picking up bits and pieces of korean and using it randomly in everyday conversation. I love just randomly saying "shiro!" for something I don't want to do, haha. :) I've also have been super obsessed with eating with long spoons and getting all giggly because it makes me feel "korean." I'm planning on getting a set of my own long spoons + metal chopsticks when I get my own place. I've also tried making korean food--kimchi fried rice, mandoo, bibimbop. They've all turned out really good and according to one of my korean friends--they're pretty legit. My next stop is going to be kimchi chigae. Sososo excited. :D I love love love korean food + the language. There was even this one time that I was walking behind a group of koreans and they were talking in korean--I walked behind them for a while and was enjoying myself immensely listening to the korean language wash over me! Oh yeah, there even was this strange dejavu moment--where one of my korean friends was talking on the phone with her mom--and I somehow felt like I understood every word. Told her what I thought she said and I was right! ^^ Don't think I'll ever be able to wash away the huge mark k-dramas left on my life. Love love love love kdramas!! :)

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Not only have I changed my diet to an almost all korean diet but my spare time is dedicated to becoming my own kpop star which includes from learning dances and memorzing songs to learning korean and japanese. I also abuse korean expressions and aegyo! So much aegyo! Heehee. Korean fashion has also become another obsession. Unfortunaly, most thing I'm a bit crazy -_-

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Watch K-dramas made me want to learn Korean so I don't have to wait for English Subs. :) I has also made me want to make and eat Korean dishes.. (I tried making Ddukbokki and failed. Lol. But I'm trying again!) It made me want to learn how to do karate or martial arts.. Lol. (failed. But keep trying.)

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Since the day I was hooked up with K-drama, I have been doing all the kinds of new things that my mind could think of: learning Korean, making kimchi, chasing after K-actors (yes, of course! ), visiting Seoul, singing Korean songs, eating bulgogi every week, using Korean cosmetic,... I have made friends with some Korean girls. I've become a regular visitor of Korea Embassy in town :D Now my everyday life is full of Korean delights. It's pretty fun ^^

My email is: rocklilac@yahoo.com

*I don't live in USA/Canada

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Hi, it’s me again,

I was typing an additional message that got erased by mistake so I will just do this one quickly. The name of the priest I was referring to is Father John Lee Tae Seok and he dedicated almost 10 years of his life to working with people with leprosy in Sudan before dying of cancer (I think) in Korea. The movie documentary made by KBS was really moving (I was crying the whole time) and apparently it was well received by TV audiences in Korea (according to YesAsia) and re-edited to be shown in movie theatres where it was shown for 6 months. A foundation was created and Father Lee was honored after his death at the KBS Humanitarian awards (I think. This was a different kind of award show, not the entertainment kind). His brother stood there for him and the foundation received $20,000 dollars. This was broadcasted in December 2010 In Korea and in January 2011 on KBS WORLD, where I watched it. I learned about the DVD through the Korean Cultural Center.

Additional ways in which watching Kdramas has made me change:

35—I have cut short conversations with friends on the phone (without really telling them why) because I was watching a Kdrama or a Korean related show like “We Got Married, Win Win, Happy Together, The Qualification of Men [I think that is the title] with Grandma Kim Tae Won and Lee Jung Jin “etc.. 36)—I have been a member of the Inappropriate Crush On Much Younger Men at some point and for a while, I am currently not a member. 37)—I have had to explain to people how I could possibly understand variety shows that are comical in nature (that are subtitled) such as Gag Concert, Happy Together and Running Man among others. If it is subtitled, I can read it and understand. I actually find some of the Korean comedy funny (like LOL funny). 38)—I have had to explain to some of my friends and family members why I like Kdramas so much, because they think they are just Soap Operas when in fact, there are many genres of Kdramas. 39)—It takes me twice as long to watch a Kdrama if it is recapped on Dramabeans or on another blog, because first, I read the recap and then I watch the episode, feeling that I will have a better understanding of the episode, because sometimes, they have things or words or practices or nuances that only people who are well versed in Korean culture would notice and know how to explain. I don’t watch too many dramas at once because of that reason, but I don’t mind. My viewing experience is better enhanced that way and I learn a lot along the way.
I had really written more than this, but I can’t remember it all now. Sorry…

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Me... got me hooked on Kpop, started peppering my leisure conversations with K artists names and started my 2nd adolescence of 'chasing star news' heheee

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