When I was younger, I did everything that was trendy in the name of K-dramas. They mostly had something to do with my hair: perms, bleaching (yellow streaks), FinKl-like bangs (aka, one long strand of hair sticking out at the front while the rest of my head is slicked back), corn..rows (I am Korean).
Good ol' 90s.

too much ramyun. bad mix come morning time if you combine ramyun and a late night of dramas.

I use a lot of Korean expressions like Aigoo, aish!, etc. I eat a lot of Korean foods, galbi, kimchi, you name it I ate it! It's a part of my routine. I feel incomplete without watching a drama for the whole week or even day. It's practically shaped my entire way of thinking and life in some way. My sister too is an addict. ^_^

Like every kid learning any new language I learn how to swear in korean then learned the rest of the language and now tell my friends to call me unni. When I'm angry I start out yell in English but end up yelling in Korean.

Starting to watch kdramas (and this site) got me through some rough times during my last year and a half of grad school. For whatever reason it also rekindled my love of Japanese TV, which is weird but... whatever.

Biggest thing, though, is that it got me to start applying to teach English abroad (just finished my degree in December, and therefore can come out of lurkdom). Not sure whether I'll end up teaching in Japan or Korea, but either way will be awesome, right? Summer 2012 will be awesome.

Kdramas have changed my life in that they got me interested in the Korean language, then manhwa and kpop. I use it to address some of my friends and shout angrily, too! Haha Also, it got me to try kimbap the first time I saw it, though I'm not sure I'll jump at the chance to try kimchi yet....it looks so spicy!

Hi,
I use the word "aigoo" in my everyday life. I tend to utter it when I mess up. And I mess up a loooot. One the bright side, I have made quite a few heads turn :)
I enjoy the puzzled looks I get followed by 'wtf was that?'

Oh we've taken up many fun things (were a primarily Chinese house) like introducing Korean food, drink, eating utensils, and language have been quite fun and I look forward to traveling there one day as well. Keep up the awesome work and happy anniversary!!!

Because of korean dramas, I had my first all nighters and started spewing simple and random korean phrases when asleep. =P

i tried to learn korean from hangeul chart i got from a website and even tried to read you're beautiful's written preview by using the chart just like deciphering a code

*not a resident of US/Canada

Because of korean dramas, I had my first all nighters and started spewing simple and random korean phrases when asleep. =P

My new thing is that I tried kimchi. And.... it was gross.
I should have realized it was going to be a dicey taste test when the label on the jar warned that it needed to be opened over a sink and to watch out for internal gas pressure (the jar's, not mine...) shooting the lid up.
:)

I have accidentally blurted out korean phrases to family and friends. oopsie, side effect of watching too much k-drama? i also make kimchi on a regular basis which my 2 yr old also loves to death. we have also been dancing to k-pop since before he was born. sure my family thinks im a bit strange but i don't mind. actually i think watching k-dramas has made me more caring/family oriented than before.

Insisting that those who want to spend time with me also have to watch some kdrama with me.
Yeah, I went there. lol

Let's see what new thing... I am learning Korean, I have visited Korea. And I plan on going back. I have started watching the dramas without subs, because it helps with the learning. Oh, and I think that Korean foods needs to be EVERYWHERE...

The only songs on my iPod are OST songs! ;) <3

I asked all my older guy friends if I could call them Oppa!!!

I asked all my friends to call me Chingu!

I asked my sister and younger girlfriends to call me Unni!!!

...ever since watching kdramas!

I am obsessed with the korean way of life after watching korean dramas. I started eating kimchi, I giggle at the idea of someone calling me noona or unni, want to shout yaah if something goes wrong hehe, I listen to korean songs and even attempt to sing them, my frens think I am crazy but I am so happy to be able to explore such a rich culture n wish my plans to go there and actually experience it works out..

I've fallen in love with Korea-the people, the land, the language and...ramen. Yes, I sit in front of my laptop watching Kdramas with a big bowl of ramen slurping away, chopsticks in hand. My husband and children stare at me while I defend the noise I'm making as being culturally appropriate. Hah.

On a more serious note, today I watched two documentaries on North Korea...seriously broke me apart.

I've learned Korean by watching dramas. Also, ever since that scene in MNIKSS, whenever I go on a late night binge by myself after dieting during the day, I do it SamSoon-style with bibimbop made with all the banchan in the fridge, lots of gochujjang and sesame oil, and a cold refreshing bottle of soju. Then, I wait for Hyun Bin to call.

Watching Korean dramas made me want to try all the delicious Korean food. I even look up recipes online and try to make them or I always suggest Korean restaurants when I go out to eat with my friends. Also, I become obsessed with learning the language and have a strong to desire to visit Korea someday. My ipod is filled with K-pop and osts from the dramas.

Because of Kdramas,

-I have been studying Korean
- I now eat my vegetables without hesitation especially cabbage (kimchi!!!!)
- I now love to eat tofu
-I listen to Kpop and watch Korean movies
-I am more updated on Korean showbiz and news than in the US
-I am biased towards Korean made products (I own a Samsung TV, tablet, mobile phone, digital camera)
-I went on vacation to Korea for 2 weeks and visited (almost!) all the places I've seen in Kdramas

After being exposed to K-dramas and K-entertainment in general, I have been done a lot of things that I would not have done. I have made Korean friends, trying to study the language itself, eat Korean food at least 2x a month, trying Soju (which I can't get back to it anymore), eat kimchi with ramyun..almost every time, bought Korean brand clothing through online shopping.

My friends and I are planning a trip to visit S. Korea this summer.

cut my bangs like kim hyun joong's (not a good idea...). started eating wayyy more kimchi than necessary. calling my guy friends oppa. :) korean drama, i love you!

I've been listening to a ton of kpop lately because of dramas, and also learning some korean via drama binging :D I even made my parents buy kimchi seasoning at our local asian store so that we could make kimchi ourselves!

happy birthday dramabeans ! k-dramas definitively got me craving korean food, spicy rice cakes mmmm

watching kdramas has made me start learning korean and i use it anytime i can my family thinks i'm weird cuz i keep using words like aigoo,aishh or yah! i even walk up to strangers and talk to them in korean if i hear them speak korean kdramas has also gotten me to eat more korean food and also gotten me into kpop! who knew osts could be so addicting!

my homemade korean cuisine includes kimchi, bulgogi, dubokki, kimbap, bibimbap, and ramyun (add a tomato and egg)~

two of my best friends from high school are korean~

and i luvvv ordering rice sets and other foods from the mama kims korean bbq truck outside our school library~

Watching Korean dramas has definitely introduced me to the awesomeness that is Korea. Like most people, I started learning Korean. Also, I'm a foodie so I have become obsessed with Korean cuisine. I am constantly finding recipes and watching various programs that highlight Korean food ( I highly recommend Kimchi Chronicles-I want to go to Korea and eat at every single place featured on that show). Besides learning everything I can on Korean culture and entertainment, I have become addicted to Makgeolli. :)

Let's see, where to start. Well, first of all, I started saying yah! OMO! and isshhhh a lot. My sisters look at me like I'm crazy whenever I do it. LOL. I also started eating better. Like, healthier. Looking at all the pretty girls in the kdrama world made me want to work on myself more. They all eat so healthy. Except for the characters that have weird eating quirks. Oh, and when ever some thing goes wrong and I have no idea what to do, I say "eotteokhae". LOL...

Watching Korean dramas has changed my life in so many ways I can't count. The first drama I watched (Attic Cat) was almost 8 years ago.

In these 8 eight years, I have:
- Fallen in love with Gong Yoo
- Studied abroad in Korea
- Taught myself Korean (by watching kdramas/x-man/singing kpop)
- Lived/Worked in Korea for 2 years
- Cooked Korean food
- Endured my dad complaining about the kimchi smell in the fridge
- 친구들이 한테 계속 한국어를 쓰고....그만하라고 할 때 무시하고...
- Drank makgeolli alone while watching High Kick 3
- Applied to be a Korean-English translator at DramaFever
- Now working as a Kor-Eng translator for DramaFever

I've taken a lot from these 8 years and I've learned so much about an entirely different language and culture than my own. I anticipate that the years to come will be filled with KDRAMA goodness ^^

omo, where to start.

trying to improve my listening skills in korean (which are weak to begin with).
talk to the dog in korean (those nice simple command words work quite well)....ka (go) in particular seems to be well understood by her.
planning my 4th trip to korea
planning to disconnect cable tv. who needs it?

Watching korean dramas made me go out and eat at a Korean BBQ place! It was so yummy too :)

Because of Korean Drama, I...
- started listening to K-POP, and got obsessed with Korean singers.
- got interested in meeting Korean people and knowing their culture.
- start reading K-pop news @ allkpop.
- dated a Korean guy.
- learned how to make some Korean food: Kimchi Fried Rice, Dobboki, and Kimchi stew.
- changed my message ringtone to Ra Im's 'munja wa shong', when 'Secret Garden' was airing. :D
- watched videos to learn how to put on make up like the Korean celebrities.

~~~after watching k-drama, i started making korean spicy rice cake, kimchi fried rice, and shin ramen! =)

Hmm...I've tried learning Korean (not too sure it worked though even though I can understand some). I also went to Korea over the summer!
But really, I think all KDramas & Kpop has done for me is raise my standards for guys, which isn't such a good thing sometimes. haha.

Since I fell in love with Korean dramas, I began to fall in love with its culture & foods too.

I would insert a few Korean words I know in my conversations with my friends. I shamelessly try to befriend Koreans hehe.

I forced myself to enjoy ddukbokki even though if I am being honest with myself, I don't really like it. I tried multiple times and still don't care for the rice cakes in ddukbokki. But I wanted to love it so much...

I flew to Korea from the U.S. hoping to be able to meet celebrities. No luck on my side.

I stopped watching American TV series.

I tried to self learn the language but I gave up. Hangul is too hard.

I had never fangirled a celebrity in my life until I met my Korean idol. hehe. She's still my idol after 6 years. No one can replace her.

I forced my Caucasian husband to eat my Korean cooking hehehe.. he didn't like some of them but I just blamed the dish, as supposed to my cooking. I would say "yeah..that's the taste of Korean dishes" hahaha

I replaced my plastic chopsticks with aluminum/metal chopsticks

I listen to Korean pop songs and drama OST.

I hid my obsession with Korean pop culture from my family . hehe

I confessed my obsession with watching Kdramas to my church friends during a women's retreat.

I tried to stop multiple times but always got sucked right back in

I cried my eyes out after watching a sad Korean drama then when a friend asked what happen to my eyes, I blamed it on the seasonal allergy.

wow..I just realized how much Korean customs are part of my life now. pretty crazy stuff.

Since i started watching Korean dramas, my grades have been slowly slipping. Right now, i have major senioritis, because once i come home, i start watching dramas. My mom gets mad at me but once she watches it with me, she forgets about why she's mad.

I also started making some Korean food like kimchi but i can't eat most of the other foods because im vegetarian.

Since i live in an area with many asian people, i find myself eavesdropping on Korean people's conversation just to see if i can understand. unfortunately, i have overestimated my abilities many times and im usually filled with disappointment later. Luckily for me, there are many people to help me understand Korean. Im a senior in high school, and really want to go UCLA and UCI just so I can learn Korean.

I even got my sister hooked on korean dramas and she's only 10 years old.
So basically, im ruined for the rest of my life!

Korean dramas have made me realize that my korean heritage isn't something to be ashamed of. And it's definitely made a positive impact on my relationship with my parents.

As a first generation Korean-American I've always felt somewhat ashamed of my parents lack of fluency with American culture. But watching korean dramas and variety shows with the help of recaps by the Dramabeans staff (thank you, thank you!)has allowed me to appreciate some of the most compelling, hilarious and heart-wrenching characters I would never have known otherwise. Never mind learning about korean history and values.

Hmm... in the name of Korean drama love I have...

Finally buckled down and learned how to read and write Hangul! (Which was actually pretty easy).

Started seriously learning Korean

Tried to learn to make kimchi

And stayed up countless nights to watch dramas when I really should have been doing homework or sleeping.

oh korean dramas, what have you done to me.
1) you made me find korean men attractive or asian men in general (kang ji hwan, kim bum, JGS, and Song Seung Hyeong, you are responsible for this).
2) you have made me enjoy korean music through OSTs and I use it to torture family members who stand hearing music they dont understand.
3) you gave me the platform to asianize my family by slowly getting them to watch korean dramas and we end up using korean words as part of our everyday language.
korean dramas, you have done these things to me, yet I love thee so much.

Since I started watching K-dramas, I have started to bow to people. When I first meet them, when we say goodbye or thank you, or when someone stops to let me cross the street, I bow to them. Now, my friends have started bowing back to me. :)

Watching K-dramas has made me make the transition American music to K-pop, force my parents to eat ddukbokki with me, and force myself to learn how to bs various homeworks and papers within the time span of an hour after wasting ridiculous amounts of time watching and rewatching my favorite episodes.

I have always been interested in Korean culture, because I have family from there...however I have become crazy obsessed with ramyun with egg and kimchi since i began watching.