Open Thread #586

2 widala

January 11, 2019 at 6:13 AM

I'm a simple girl. I see Lee Sun Kyun, I click.

Hehe. I clicked for Lee Sang Yeob. 😏

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Cocoa, The Fake Poet of February

January 11, 2019 at 3:17 PM

Same

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3 SW unnie

January 11, 2019 at 6:20 AM

Happy Friday beanies!
I'm dropping by to say hello :) My first full week as a full-time-employee is almost over and most of the days I was even too tired to watch a drama after work. In 2 hours my lazy weekend starts and I guess I will use most of the time to catch up on missed dramas and EXO variety content... Happy weekend to all of you :)

SKY Castle rocks, and that is all! Cheers!

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5 neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~

January 11, 2019 at 6:30 AM

Happy OT Beanies!

How was the 2nd week of 2019?
For some odd reason, I had to put a pause on Encounter, not even the kiss could bring me back. I will get back on it though because I'll miss Bogummy's smiles.

Memories of Alhambra EMMA! May I see the twist this weekend involving you.

Sky Castle That preview, is it really between the three of them or is it suicide as a beanie posted on the fanwall?

I started Chuugakkusei Nikki this week and I really want to watch the end just to know if they end up together or not xD

Currently updated with these variety shows 1N2D (new director, well, he's been with the team so not really new xD) , Master in the House ( I guessed this week's Master!) , Life Bar (I'm about to watch this week's ep), I Live Alone, Problematic Men (solved a few problems myself ^^) and of course, Coffee Friends (can't wait to watch more eps)!

January 11, 2019 at 9:27 AM

oops who didn't

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neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~

January 11, 2019 at 10:48 PM

Why?

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cat-cric-kat

January 11, 2019 at 10:03 AM

There is also @Alua and @Lixie had few things to say about the show.
2nd episode and i had made comment on Directors overuse of slow motion act to emphasize the moments.

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mano

January 11, 2019 at 8:42 AM

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owl 🦉 🫰

January 11, 2019 at 9:05 AM

I also watch quite a few variety shows. I'll have to check out Coffee Friends, that's a new one to me. Master of the House was cool this week. I Live Alone has developed into a really fun show. I loved Hoya's (and Hoya's Team) performance on Immortal Songs 2 this week to kick of the new year; The Manager is a riot; Masked Singer has such high-quality performances and I am always impressed; Happy Together - once again - is trying to find its footing. You know what I miss? A good foodie show!

January 11, 2019 at 10:48 PM

A good tip indeed, but I don't think it will work on the kids >.<

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stellaness

January 11, 2019 at 3:08 PM

I am finding Boyfriend boring too! I love Park Bogum and Song Hyekyo but everything is so perfectly laid out in this drama that I find it so fantasy like and I don't know i'm losing interest. It is still a beautiful drama but I find this drama is at the bottom of my list now of things to watch although Alhambra has shot up the list. This show leaves me at the edge of my seat every week and I love it. It's definitely not your typical kdrama!

January 11, 2019 at 6:47 AM

Resistance be damned! I completely give in to the madness and live watch! Really though, I prefer it to bingeing because it gives me the time to absorb; oftentimes I will watch raw to get the gist while waiting for subtitles- I can miss facial nuances reading. Also, I find I can get overwhelmed with the emotional torrent of a great drama like Mr. Ahjussi....I would drown.

January 11, 2019 at 7:13 AM

I agree. Till date I count those dramas as my best dramas which I marathoned. I wonder if the result would be different had I live watched them too. I think live watch can make you assess dramas better and you tend to ignore many mistakes while marathoning. That is why it is a better experience. But once i started live watching, I have since then never gotten back to marathoning. That is extremely tiring. If a good show passes by, it has passed for me then.

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kx

January 11, 2019 at 7:27 AM

I think live watch can make you assess dramas better and you tend to ignore many mistakes while marathoning. >> TRUE!!

Life is too shirt to waste on bad kdramas, but there are bad kdramas that cannot be skipped (or in my case, when my favorite actors/actresses are too good to pass up even with bad dramas). That's when marathoning a drama comes in handy because you can constantly use the fast-forward button and if a drama is really bad you can skip obsessing or breaking your heart over bad cliffhangers or angst. Mistakes and bad writing will go unnoticed and ignored. I found that I actually enjoyed watching many bad kdramas because of this habit.

January 11, 2019 at 8:06 AM

This is like my eternal debate with dramas that look SO GOOD. Do I wait? Can I wait? Can I handle NOT WAITING? It's always so hard. Usually, if there is a show I really want to wait (Like TCC; I'm going to try and wait on that one), I have to find 2-3 other dramas that can fill the time. Sometimes that's a good rewatch (Hello Healer); sometimes it's another live show that's good but that I don't mind pacing through. But it's always so hard to decide. And tbh, I fail A LOT. It's been a while since I managed to save a whole show until the end.

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mano

January 11, 2019 at 8:43 AM

Less risk of dropping if I watch it live, so I prefer live watching.

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Midnight

January 11, 2019 at 8:58 AM

I agree completely! The only drama I have ever live-watched is Children of Nobody and I'm not regretting it only because it is emotionally exhausting. But I'm not going to continue live-watching. I love watching at my own pace and mood.

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owl 🦉 🫰

January 11, 2019 at 9:07 AM

Those are long episodes to binge! I love both, but binging is satisfying. You know what I've been doing with Memories of the Alhambra? I rewatch the episodes while waiting for the next ones. I've done that with other K-dramas before - it helps keep the pace and lessen the suspenseful waiting game!

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Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)

January 11, 2019 at 9:55 AM

Resistance is futile!

Part of the point of kdramas is the fun of DB recaps & discussions. For me at least, that means live-watch if possible so I know what people are talking about.

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Jrr 🌈

January 11, 2019 at 10:01 AM

I quit live-watching since two years ago. Been doing quite well resisting.. How do I do it?... Get used to it! It's never easy to deal with spoilers but I rather have it that way than be on a non-stop emotional roller-coaster from all the live-watching.

Tip: Focus on finishing up the completed dramas to distract yourself from the ongoing ones. That's how I ended up having 46 beans last year!

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Lady procastinator

January 12, 2019 at 9:55 AM

I don’t know if it’s just me who think HB has this confident aura around him. Like the man who’s totally with ease and confident with his looks. Even within this crazy competitive industry where the appearance is their assets he looks like someone who’s very self-assured about himself.

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Suum Cuique

January 14, 2019 at 9:55 AM

He has definitely become better looking with time (not to say he was not super swoony before)...
For an amazing display of dimples and general HB super hotness watch Late Autumn. The movie itself was very art house and he is speaking English for most if it... I'm still trying to find an uncensored version but if you ever doubted him as a kisser even the chopped up version I watched...😊😍

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Kurama

January 11, 2019 at 11:58 AM

No, it was Park Shin Hye for a shampoo advertising :p

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cherry 🍒

January 11, 2019 at 1:46 PM

We got PSH showering instead 😂

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Beverly

January 11, 2019 at 7:00 AM

Lol! I think when I first started reading recaps they'd link a lot of the shower scenes to someone just getting out of the military. So who is returning soon? Though did Hwayugi have one?

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another woodalchi nicole recruit

January 11, 2019 at 7:54 AM

i actually started to wonder along this line. i was thinking about all the ones who had been in the shower scenes and realized a lot were in the military now. (and yes i know i am being WAY too serious about this)

i should also clarify that i'm not necessarily complaining. i just was wondering if dramaland had started trying to objectify people's bodies a little less, or if there was another reason for fewer showers. but maybe the real test will come as the 2019 batch returns from the military...do the showers start back up again?

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cherry 🍒

January 11, 2019 at 1:58 PM

I’m pretty sure Ji Chang Wook and Kim Soo Hyun won’t be shy about their army abs 😂

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another woodalchi nicole recruit

January 11, 2019 at 2:03 PM

😂😂😂

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Beverly

January 11, 2019 at 5:04 PM

Maybe. Some actors just might not want to do it. It just seemed like many took advantage of the post military body.

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Suum Cuique

January 13, 2019 at 8:18 PM

I dont think Hwayugi had one but you see lots of LSG post special forces body in Master in the House which started taping right after he got out- post shower / changing if I recall correctly. I only watched the first 20 eps but it's a great show !

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WishfulToki

January 11, 2019 at 8:08 AM

I didn’t watch it, but didn’t Park Seo Joon have gratuitous shower scenes in What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim recently?

Oh, and does soaking in a bathtub (Top Star) or sitting in a sauna with your rival (JBL) count? 😎

First week back to work from winter vacation and too tired to read or watch anything. Definitely going to try and catch up tonight and tomorrow.
Though I'm not complaining 8 love that I have a job that let's me have a two week vacation every winter.

So much positive feedback for Forest of Secrets that I'm going to wait a couple of weeks to start it. I want to give it the attention it seems to deserve. Maybe when Memories of the Alhambra ends I'll make it my weekend show. It was wonderful to be able to just focus on JBL last week.
So much I Loved about JBL, but not up to the writing of My Ahjussi. Just in my opinion. But it is still going to be one of my favorites this year, for sure.

azkiya

January 11, 2019 at 6:21 PM

the second para is just beautifully written :)
and My Ajusshi is love.
:)

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Beverly

January 11, 2019 at 6:57 PM

Thanks.
Yes, it is love.

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January 11, 2019 at 7:27 AM

However, otth you have tried almost everything but youtube? You can try that, random short videos keep one engaged, also maybe try variety shows.

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mano

January 11, 2019 at 7:47 AM

You're so right about emotional punch, I think this is why I like K-drama. Among new series on Netflix, Hill House is the one I enjoyed the most for the familial relationship and emotional punch. But I haven't finished that too. The ghost part was getting too scary for me.
I couldn't get into variety shows either. Sometimes I watched snippets from Knowing Brothers or dramas on YouTube, but I'm not interested to watch the whole shows/episodes, except Alhambra, I think because I've watched this far, I want to get answer and closure.
I'm looking forward Kim Namgil new drama in February. I really hope I'm already over this slump by the time the drama starts. I don't want to miss it.

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maiaeva

January 11, 2019 at 9:07 AM

I was lured by the internet into watching Hill House and it was great in terms of character work, but too scary for me. I prob should have skipped it :(

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mano

January 11, 2019 at 7:27 PM

I stopped around the time of the youngest funeral. They put buttons on her eyes! I just can't... Drama, bye 👋

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January 12, 2019 at 6:01 AM

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mano

January 11, 2019 at 8:08 AM

I just checked it on my local cinema website. They don't have it and I don't see it on upcoming section. I watched Driving Miss Daisy long after it was released. I watched it on DVD and I remember I enjoyed it. Thanks I will check Green Book.

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mary

January 11, 2019 at 2:56 PM

+1 for taking a break. Trying to force yourself out of the slump by watching even more kdramas might have the opposite effect of dulling your love for them, since you end up seeing them as a chore and not something you do for fun. Just accept that you're not in the mood for it right now and there's nothing wrong with you. :)

January 11, 2019 at 8:24 AM

I have rewatched the king 2 heart three times 😂😂, should I watch it again for the fourth time??
I don't know what is it about this drama that makes me want to keep rewatching. It's not that I don't realise it's silly and over the top.
And of course coffee prince!

Yay for Healer!

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beantown

January 11, 2019 at 8:41 AM

🤔I love to revisit King2Hearts as well! Love the romance, the powerhouse female, and the hero's redemption. Also, LSG has a vicious twinkle.

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Hi @giegie0384!
Ji Chang Wook has only 3 months to go! His army discharge date is 27th April 2019. How time does fly! I was just thinking of him in Suspicious Partner and wondering if I'd like to re-watch it. 😆

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yayabean

January 11, 2019 at 9:11 AM

Woo-hoo!

I love the new Dramabeans banner of him and got me thinking he's returning this summer, but April is so much better. Also, isn't Siwan, Kang Ha-neul and Joo won returning this year too?

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KeikoAnn

January 11, 2019 at 11:43 AM

Jenmole🍊

January 11, 2019 at 10:29 AM

I will always miss TVB HK series....gone are those days.

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another woodalchi nicole recruit

January 11, 2019 at 7:57 AM

This is SO random (and totally may not work for you) but in my last really severe drama slump (all-tv slump, actually), the only thing i could watch was the Great British Bake Off/Baking Show. I dont even bake, but for some reason that show had me hooked. And then weirdly, after some episodes of that, my taste for dramas came back. so weird right? but anyway, just in case it might work for you, i thought i'd mention it. FIGHTING ;)

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Oh so relatable. I hardly watch movies and k movies don't work for me either. I try watching them but then pick another drama to watch.

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11 Cloggie

January 11, 2019 at 7:21 AM

Happy Friday!

I'm watching On Air, a 2008 drama, and I hadn't appreciated that acting styles could date as much as fashion and haircuts. Also, it has 4 leads and they'll clearly end up in 2 pairs. Only, I've got a sneaky suspicion that the pairs they'll form are not the pairs I'd like.

So my question for you, Beanies: is there a term for that?

January 11, 2019 at 8:15 AM

I really like the meta of KES writing a drama about a writer who always gets extremely high ratings - before she herself was at that point.

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PYC

January 11, 2019 at 8:24 AM

I always have a soft spot for Song Yoon Ah (because of Hotelier) and her screeching neurotics is curiously the charm of that writer’s character.

Then I never liked Park Yong-Ha until this drama...

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Cloggie

January 11, 2019 at 8:35 AM

I loved Song Yoon Ah when I saw her in Assembly but I have to admit that her screeching neurotics in On Air really aren't to my taste. Neither is her weird fake-cuteness when she's anywhere near Park Yong-Ha's character. I guess I like my grown-ups to act vaguely like grown-ups.

Kim Ha-Neul is awesome as the star who isn't all that great at acting. I'd seen her first in On The Way to the Airport and absolutely loved her in that too.

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PYC

January 11, 2019 at 8:41 AM

Just show we all have different taste because KHN never works for me. Her cold demeanor in On Air is nevertheless agreeable as an odd exception.

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another woodalchi nicole recruit

January 11, 2019 at 8:55 AM

um do i need to start watching this? i've never heard of it, but you guys are making it sounds so tantalizing!

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Cloggie

January 11, 2019 at 9:36 AM

@epyc2010 hearing that what doesn't work for me worked for other people, is part of the fun of chatting with Beanies.

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Cloggie

January 11, 2019 at 9:43 AM

@anothernicole I'm enjoying this drama because it's about writing and how kdramas are made...

And if reality is anything like how it's depicted here, I now understand a lot better why a) so many dramas start really interestingly and then get dull b) why casting changes at the last minute c) how production companies and TV stations work together d) why extensions often result in drama cliches.

Plus I've come to realise that I never ever want to write a drama if it's even vaguely like this.

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another woodalchi nicole recruit

January 11, 2019 at 9:52 AM

@cloggie good to know! i'm super interested in that sort of thing, so maybe i'll give it a casual watch. thanks!

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bbstl 🧹

January 11, 2019 at 10:38 PM

@cloggie I wonder if you've seen The World They Live In, aka Worlds Within? It came out at about the same time as On Air and covered similar ground, starring Hyun Bin and Song Hye Kyo (it led to their rl romance). I liked it more than On Air.

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Cloggie

January 12, 2019 at 12:53 AM

I haven't! Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out.

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PYC

January 12, 2019 at 7:09 AM

The World They Live in came from another famed writer, Noh Hee-Kyung whose “Live” is an outstanding drama in 2018.

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Cloggie

January 12, 2019 at 7:55 AM

@epyc2010 I thought "Live" was a masterpiece. I loved that drama so much.

Right - this has gone straight to the top of my To Watch list.

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growingbeautifully

January 11, 2019 at 8:54 AM

@cloggie I'd create a new phrase/terminology for this. How about:
OTP-Crossed (as in star-crossed lovers)
Crossed Pairings
Mismatched Pairings
Couple Mismatch
Un-kyaa Coupledom 😏

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another woodalchi nicole recruit

January 11, 2019 at 8:56 AM

Couple Mismatch--love it

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Cloggie

January 11, 2019 at 9:34 AM

Yeah, Couple Mismatch works for me. Like odd socks but only with OTPs

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another woodalchi nicole recruit

January 11, 2019 at 9:35 AM

but then, "odd socks" also works for me 🏆🏆🏆

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sunnyl

January 11, 2019 at 9:49 AM

odd socks lol I'd like to see which one gets the most vote.

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January 11, 2019 at 7:22 AM

So, Devilish Joy (eps 1-8) has turned up on Viki. To rewatch or not...?

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blnmom

January 11, 2019 at 7:58 AM

Choi Jinhyuk hasn't smiled ONCE in Last Empress. Maybe I'll watch just his smiley parts again.

January 11, 2019 at 10:03 AM

@fanwho I liked the early episodes but it became a trial to watch as the show went on. The romance was super cute and yes, his smiles...well.

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13 Kairoskat 💐

January 11, 2019 at 7:23 AM

Anyone watching Liver or die? Hoho

I was surprised to see Song Jung Ho aka reply 1997's oppa in Liver or Die.

Poongsang's wife could leave him and no one will hate her for doing so. Hwasang and Jinsang are so self absorbed and treats her so badly huhu

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Happy weekend Beanies!

No OT today, gotta prep and rush for the annual Staff New Year Party and work tomorrow morning (now that should be lovely...;)), and then rush to the next destination tomorrow afternoon.
While all I want is my bed and maybe an oppa in it. ;)

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growingbeautifully

January 11, 2019 at 8:34 AM

@turtuallysarcastic All the best in your rushed weekend!

nilsche

January 11, 2019 at 9:27 AM

I know right? I actually bookmark the link. Ahahahaha. Once again thank you for link guys, and @sicarius and @ally-le for compiling the list.

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another woodalchi nicole recruit

January 11, 2019 at 9:28 AM

hehe i bookmarked it too :D

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yayabean

January 11, 2019 at 9:22 AM

So our goal is to go up from Candy to Unemployed Sparkly Tracksuit?

I haven't been able to move up from Noble Idiot for the past year.😒 Kim Joo-woo's sparkly tracksuit seems so out of reach😞

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another woodalchi nicole recruit

January 11, 2019 at 9:27 AM

the latest highest level is Contract Girlfriend; they add more as people get higher and higher, it seems. My personal goal is the sparkly tracksuit. Once I hit that, I will be on radio silence, lest I level up out of it hehe. jk jk. But by that time, I'm sure there will be tons of higher cooler levels, too. I don't think there's an actual "end."

the levels also get harder to graduate from. it's easy to get from Candy to Jang Geu Rae, but harder to get from that level to the next, and then harder to the next, etc. etc. BUT FIGHTING! you got this :) post lots in lots of various places -- fan wall (with pics/gifs), comments on articles and recaps, comments on other ppl's fanwalls -- you'll get there <3

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yayabean

January 11, 2019 at 2:32 PM

Here's to the perpetual challenge of beanies leveling-up 🍻

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yayabean

January 13, 2019 at 2:19 AM

Woo-hoo! I finally moved up from Noble Idiot to Eunuch in Drag!! Yay!✨🌟💫 Kim Joo won's Sparkling Tracksuit is one level closer! 😉

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another woodalchi nicole recruit

January 13, 2019 at 5:00 AM

@yayabean yessss!!! 🏆🏆🏆👏👏👏

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RevSparklyAndroid

January 11, 2019 at 8:02 AM

I was able to start My Ahjusshi, finally, on the plane ride here, and it is very well done. Very dark, very heavy, but well-done. I have problems watching something so dark, I usually like rom coms for their levity and so watch them the most. But this one was so highly recommended, I thought that for its artistic value and IU’s performance, I owed it to myself to at least see what all the fuss was about. I realized about 20 minutes into the first episode that Ji-an says absolutely nothing, but you already know the horrible life she is living, her demeanor, and her living situation in those few minutes. I’m starting episode 5, and I hope that there will be some movement on the “ahjusshi’s” side. I want to see him find out everything and snap. But his morals may keep him in check, which Ji-an needs as well.

Boyfriend is still everything I need it to be, light, loving, and some beautiful smiles to get through the week. I said I wanted PBG smiling for 16 episodes, and he has delivered, in spades.

I’ve dropped Memories of Alhambra for the time being. If this show has taught me anything useful, it’s how to spell “Alhambra.” Otherwise, I started to wane when random people started dying. Not random, but undeserving of death. I was fine that those with malicious intent could play the game and actually die, but not okay with innocent bystanders or those that are actively trying to assist and ally our hero die. So, I’ll sit the rest of this one out until the end and then maybe pick it back up.

I’m looking forward to starting The Crowned Clown, but not sure when at this point. I’ll keep up with the recaps though!

Conversation:

Husband: So what happened in Boyfriend last episode. *He fell asleep.*

Me: Well, um, they were in Cuba, and it was so cute. And then they came back…And then…

Daughter: Did you fall asleep too???

Me: No…there’s just not a lot that happens. You have to just watch it.

Husband: This is true. I hadn’t seen 4 episodes and we came back and haven’t missed anything.

Me: Except Bogummy’s million watt smiles a dozen times per episode.

Daughter: That’s the only reason you’re watching this mom!

January 11, 2019 at 12:11 PM

Thank you! We did go to ktown downtown. Crazy parking! We ate at Park’s BBQ and my husband and kids saw some people filming something outside the cosmetics store I was in. He came back in all excited that he may have seen someone famous. Lol!

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spazmo

January 11, 2019 at 7:16 PM

did you go to the store that has all things Kpop and Kdrama... dang, what was the name of that shopping mall...

posters, pillows, trinkets, CDs, DVDs... keychains with your Bae's face on it...
: D

it's on western... sorry, can't find my records.

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Ally

January 11, 2019 at 10:44 PM

I didn’t make it that far! But it’s all good, we will come back I’m sure!

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Trina

January 11, 2019 at 9:54 AM

Welcome to Southern California @ally-le!!! Fyi, it will rain tomorrow and next week. Stay dry and be warm. There is snow in local mountains. Have fun in LA. It is too bad that I live far. I would love to meet you and your family.

January 11, 2019 at 10:09 AM

While in S. California, are you going to stop by our city of Alhambra to pick up some Memories?

January 11, 2019 at 8:33 AM

Happy Friday Beanies!

10 Miles of Peach Blossoms I'm rewatching this. I wasn't planning to but I watched a couple episodes with my mom and got hooked again. Binge watched it all again in a week. I remembered the overall story but I was surprised how many details and plot points I had actually forgotten. I absolutely love Ye Hua. I don't find Mark Chao very attractive but damn is his character attractive. Ye Hua may be a super serious, stoic character but he is such a romantic. You can feel his intense love through his actions, his small happy smiles, his sexy kisses and his tears. I love the romance between him and Bai Qian/Su Su and how awesome of a dad he is to his super adorable son. I also love Bai Qian and how badass she is, but how dense she is when it comes to romance (people say she is a moron in romance), and how flustered she gets with Ye Hua's intense pursuit of her. I absolutely love the story but the only part I think the drama snags on is the romance between Bai Fengjiu and Dong Hua. I initially liked it, but by the end it was annoying. Bai Fengjiu just comes across as super obsessed and immature rather then in love. Dong Hua keeps repelling her but she doesn't get the clue and keeps throwing herself at him, even when she has been told it could have bad implications against both of them. But overall I adore this drama. It was the drama that got me into Chinese dramas after all.

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Trinity 🍆

January 11, 2019 at 8:42 AM

Accidentally In Love Found this on Netflix and really liking it. It's cute and I love the relationship between the main couple. Both actors do a good job, they both feel natural and have great chemistry with each other. Qingqing is super cute and rambunctious and her total disregard of Situ Feng and him being an idol is golden. Super cute school Cdrama that I highly suggest. I will say though, Situ Feng looks much better as a woman then a man (probably because the wig covers his ginormous ears).

He is the perfect romantic lead. Even though he may be cold and stoic he was never an ass to Bai Qian/Su Su, was only caring and loving to her from the beginning. And boy is he loving and caring to her 😍 Of course Bai Qian/Su Su couldn't help but fall in love with him. I mean, who could resist that?!

And yes, I am a sucker for good fathers, so that just pulled me under his thrall even more. We all need a Ye Hua in our lives.

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🍙 kimbap noona

January 12, 2019 at 8:03 PM

I highly recommend checking out the hilarious "Squeecaps" on The Problematic of the Unproblematic while watching Peach Blossoms! There is still an ongoing fan fiction on that site!

http://dr-myri-blog.blogspot.com/

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beantown

January 13, 2019 at 7:59 AM

@kimbapnoona Wow, this is perfect!! Thanks for the rec, I owe you!

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rambutan

January 11, 2019 at 8:52 PM

I love(d) 10 Miles and immediately rewatched it after finishing. It was hard moving on to another drama. Right now, I am going through the same withdrawal syndrome because of Ever Night. Have you watched it? Highly recommended.

Happy Friday, beanies!

I know @javabeans and @girlfriday must be super busy, but I do hope we get a drunken podcast in 2019. I recently listened to podcast #7 and it was a hoot! 😂😂😂

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January 11, 2019 at 8:38 AM

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21 sunnyl

January 11, 2019 at 9:10 AM

TGIF! First full working week of the year and I am already tired. Good there is energy pill called drama. It looks that makjang weekend drama writers might take over weekdays too - Now it is Moon Young-nam(What's Wrong Mr. Poong-sang) after Kim Soon-ok(Empress's Dignity). I wonder they would become trend. btw Question now is are we going to have new no.1 cable drama ratings-wise, surpassing Reply 1988 and Goblin? Sky Castles have many good actors/actresses, and one of them is the lead Yum Jung-ah who plays Han Seo-jin, Ye-seo's mom. I found a few interviews with her. (Personally if I have to pick the best acting, it will be the Cordi played by Kim Seo-hyung who was praised by the PD.)

[namu.wiki] Yum Jung-ah (46) was "Sun"(second place) in the "Miss Korea" beauty pageant in 1991 and debuted with TV drama "Our Paradise" (1991, but couldn't stay to the end because she had to participate in "Miss International" contest where she took the 3rd place.) and the film "Jazz Bar Hiroshima" (1992). She kept working even after her marriage in 2006. Her notable films include A Tale of Two Sisters(2003), The Big Swindle(2004), The Old Garden(2007), Cart(2014), The Mimic(2017), and Intimate Stranger(2018) and did TV series like Working Mom(2008), Royal Family(2011), Shut Up Flower Boy Band(2012), Your Neighbor's Wife(2013), and Mirror of the Witch(2016). She received the acting award for the film "Cart" and "The Mimic".

It is said that she gained more male fans thanks to the nude scene in the film "Terrorist" (1995). Yum said she was completely flummoxed about the scene which came out of blue and sobbed after the shoots. At that time there were cases film directors forced actresses to have nude scenes and Yum revealed later it gave her wounds. (Funny thing is that she got recognition with this film).

Because she debuted with her sophisticated urban image and Miss Korea background, her career didn't go much further for years, but when she presented an excellent acting as eccentric and hysterical step-mom abusing her children in "A Tale of two sisters" in 2003, she was recognized in the film industry again. Director Kim Ji-woon stated how he cast her. "I always thought she acted well. I felt that she had star quality, but couldn't meet the turning point. I happened to drink coffee with Jung-ah ssi, and I saw her responding sensitively to the tiny sound around her. It was impressive how she was very sensitive to smell, taste not just sound, and responded keenly. So I thought it would be interesting if I make the step-mom character like her. Pale, thin looks, unstable and hysterical character was completed thanks to her."
Yum did femme fatale acting in the film "The Big Swindle" in 2004, receiving Best Actress award. Yum herself mentioned "I don't think there would be this cool character in Korean films again." (Well, Drama "Heartless city" comes into my mind). In the same year in the film "Lovely...

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sunnyl

January 11, 2019 at 9:12 AM

...Rivals/Female teacher vs female student" (Lee Se-young(The Crowned Clown) played the student.), she played comical character proving her variety of acting skills. In 2011 she played the lead role in the drama Royal Family(Ji Sung) and received the acting award in Korea Drama Awards. She gained the nick "Misirella" during the broadcast.

Yum also appeared in a few varieties. In "2days 1night", Yum appeared with other actresses and showed the image of ordinary housewife worrying about her in-laws and children. It seemed she was also in good terms with regular folks. In the show they did filming while Yum spent time with her neighborhood people. Her easy-going, humble, down-to-earth attitude without concerning her image, along with honest answers in varieties, unlike her sophisticated looks impressed the viewers.

January 11, 2019 at 9:14 AM

Q: If someone asks what kind of woman you want to be?
Yum: It used to be a sexy woman, but now it is an attractive woman.
Q: What kind of atmosphere is it when many actresses get together?
Yum: Well, I can't stand if someone tries to be treated special. When it happens I want to teach her the lesson "You are not special" anyway possible.
Q: How was "Royal family"?
Yum: We were cool. If you observe a drama filming situation, you know actress can't be a princess. They can't sleep, not able to remove their make-up, gather together to eat night snack, etc., so it is not possible for anyone to be a princess. It is life of wild animals.
Q: when do you feel you are old?
Yum: When I find the wrinkles in my laughing face in the mirror under the bad lighting while I am talking on the phone.
Q: What comes into your mind then?
Yum: Oh, I have to change lighting.

lol so she used to be overeager mom? And her neighbors sounds like ajumma version of neighborhood ajussis in "My Ajussi". Continues with more recent interview...

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22 owl 🦉 🫰

January 11, 2019 at 9:15 AM

KDQOTD (K-drama quote of the day):
"“You make a promise when you have the power to keep it.” (TCC ep 2)

Yum Jung-ah had a few interviews after the film "Intimate Strangers" opened last year. [ajunews, topstarnews.net, sportsseoul, interview365, 2018.10-11] In the film which told the story of 3 couples, she played an ordinary housewife living sorry life with gruff patriarchal husband and mother-in-law while taking care of 2 children.

Q: How did you land on this role?
Yum: "Intimate Strangers" was the film I saw its first kind. Scenario and structure were all fresh. And I knew director Lee Jae-kyu make good projects, so I had trust. Seeing actors being casted, I thought "Wow what we are going to do with these synergy?" having high expectations. Actors were all so perfect that I started with the mind "All it needs is me acting well." I felt assured. Even if there is area I miss I thought others would fill that gap.

Q: Your character Soo-hyun was realistic and received sympathy from female audiences.
Yum: I acted thinking there were people like her around us. And I tried to express more on obedient image than what was written in the scenario. I wanted to show Soo-hyun had kind mind. The image of wife who is abused by her husband- I know because many older generation moms have lived suffering in such conditions even a little. Soo-hyun was living a hard life, but I still felt she was nice person who thought "I just live thinking positively." as long as her husband didn't cause big trouble because she had children.
Q: Soo-hyun used honorifics to her husband Tae-soo. How is your husband in real life?
Yum: My husband is much more friendly. He is family-oriented and takes good care of family. And even though I don't look like it, I have obedient side toward my husband. Actually I use honorifics to my husband too. I started speaking casually but it changed which happened naturally. Of course when we argue, we drop formalities.
Q:Soo-hyun wrote poem as a way out. How do you relieve you stress?
Yum: I just focuse on raising children. Also while there was books for Soo-hyun, I have acting. I am most myself and happy when I work. Especially this year I was able to play variety of characters having fun so I was happy. The director and actors I've worked with were nice too.

Q: You have short haircut. Is it for the drama?
Yum: No. I cut for the film "Peppan/Hit and Run Unit" during summer. I played a character who was higher-up in the police station. I hope the response on my haircut is not bad.
Q: How was playing husband and wife with Yoo Hae-jin?
Yum: I thought it would be fun. My husband said he enjoyed watching my couple acting with him. He said 7 actors/actresses seemed fit to their roles and combination was good. Yoo Hae-jin ssi might've acted ambiguously, but I acted taking in whatever he threw. All came out so natural. I became closer to him and found he was nice person. I had hardship on ad-lib scenes because I had to cry alone when all others laughed. Yoo Hae-jin ssi gave me the most hardship. He did...

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sunnyl

January 11, 2019 at 9:16 AM

...something out of blue which he didn't do during rehearsals, so I felt like dying. I had hard time because it was so funny.
Q:Can you do ad-lib?
Yum: No I can't. I admire actors who can do ad-lib well. Yoo Hae-jin sunbae and Jo Jin-woong ssi can do ad-lib really well. I wonder if they have eyes of directing. I am just amazed how they make up conversation and continue the situation. I can't do it at all. It was amazing and made watching fun.

Q: The movie was even better with the ensemble of many perfect acting.
Yum: The people in the film were 40 year long-time friends. I think chemistry got even better among actors as certain boundary broke down when we filmed together and ate together every day. From the time we got up and till the time we went to bed we spent time together, so we lived like a family. We could see others' habits, and learned their favorite foods- we were family. And since all were actors with good acting skills, we learned from one another naturally. I thought "I understood this way reading the script, but that actor interpreted that way."
The most difficult thing was repeating same thing every day - do rehearsals, shot bust scenes- filming repeatedly and maintaining was hard. Each one was the lead in the film taking turns. When filming such scenes, all other actors were side characters, so I slept when I didn't have my scene feeling at ease. It was new experience.
Q: You ate meal together every day. What did you talk about during the meal?
Yum: We had lunch and dinner together every day but we didn't spent much time on it. Because we had to take a rest after the meal, everyone ate a lot as quickly as possible and left at lightning speed.

Q: It had 3 couples -Yoo Hae-jin/Yum Jung-ah, Jo Jin-woong/Kim Ji-soo, Lee Seo-jin/Song Ha-yoon. Which couple garnered the most sympathy?
Yum: Us I think. Other couples had too much problem. Our couple had problem which could be overcome if efforts were made.
I cried a lot watching the movie. I got emotional especially with Suk-ho(Jo Jin-woong) and Ye-jin(Kim Ji-soo)'s plot. There was a scene them lying down together on the bed, and the image of Suk-ho was so sad. I kept tearing up. I thought "Ah, everybody live like that."
Q:How similar each actor was to his/her character?
Yum: They all were different from their characters. If I have to pick though, Song Ha-yoon(Devilish Charm) who played Se-kyung might be similar in her bouncy personality. I had in common is that I am housewife too, but other actors seemed to have more contrasts.

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January 11, 2019 at 9:16 AM

Q: You've done 54 projects since you debuted in 1991. How do you choose a project?
Yum: There is no technique or system. When I read the scenario, there is a project catches my eyes, maybe because I have read many books. My heart beats with those projects.
Q: Any disappointment working as an actress?
Yum: They say there is not enough role woman can play. I agree. At the same time I think it is ok as long as there is a role a person can act. But the thing actresses feel sad is that in the movie where there are many men, there is no woman character. I want to be included in such big projects, but there is no role. I hope "Intimate Strangers" become hit and there are more projects in which everyone can do the role he/she is responsible, while working together.

Q: You are also working mom who raise children and you have the nick "DongTan mom".
Yum: I have know-how now. Until kids were in the kindergarten, I thought I needed to involve and had to do everything myself. But I let go a little not long ago, and kids started doing themselves and I had easier time. Now kids are doing many things themselves.
Q: There must be projects you missed due to marriage and children.
Yum: Must be. But I didn't even glance the scenario at that time. It happened naturally because children were so precious.
Q: Your experience must be helpful in acting for Sky Castle.
Yum: No, it is difficult. Because I am not that extreme like my character in the show.

Q: Is it hard to adjust to drama environment?
Yum: Last-minute script/Jjokdaebon is a thing of past. I haven't felt hardships in recent years like set atmosphere being difficult. It is fun and I am happy thinking about the part of making the character and present her to the viewers. If I have to pick the difficulty, when it is cold, it is too cold, and when it is hot, it is too hot, and too sleepy- Things I can overcome.

Q: So acting is fun?
Yum: These days it is even more fun. Because there were times I couldn't act even if I wanted. I love acting. There are more good things than things difficult. I didn't know anything in my 20's, but now I know the importance of people around me. As I got older I gained more understanding, I think. I changed a lot raising the children. And It has been 27 years since I started acting, but I am not too concerned about getting old, because it is natural occurrence. I just feel "How time passed this fast?" I don't have the thought like "I wish people see me this way." I just hope people cheer me on.

Q: Is there any role you want to challenge as an actress? Do you have any plan?
Yum: I want to challenge a musical film if opportunity is given- movie like "Mamma Mia" or "Lalaland".
Me in the past was much more sensitive than present-day me. But as I live with optimistic mind, I feel at ease more. Because even if there is something lacking right now, I can always do better in the future.

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sunnyl

January 11, 2019 at 9:17 AM

Yum Jung-ah also talked about "Sky Castle". [OSEN, 2019/01/03]
When asked the reason for the show's popularity, Yum said "I think unpredictable incidents which keep happening, fast-paced plot, many actors' good acting and ending with impact got hold of viewers' interests." As the most memorable line, she picked the line "I will rip your mouth apart". "I was shocked when I read the scripts, but when I spoke the line, I felt satisfaction and fun." As a parent who raise two children, Yum said "I still can't decide on the direction as to what I should do while raising children, and I get even more confused doing this drama. In the show, Jin Ji-hee ssi told his son "You mom doesn't know well." and I thought I might become like that and if it happens, I'd feel really sorry to my children." Yum wants her children to understand her. "Eventually your mom's biggest goal is that you live happily. I also wish the process is happy one too. Your mom and dad will always cheer you on and support."
About the question if there is something in common with her character Seo-jin, Yum said "We are similar in that we want to be a best mom and best housewife. Han Seo-jin is the character whose ambition is way too high that she doesn't look around her. I hope Seo-jin takes a burden off a little from her mind." Lastly Yum stated her wish. "It will be nice if opportunity to meet the projects I want to do keeps coming." (you can find full contents in YouTube clip "JTALK")

It was interwoven in the small things that when watched altogether is just satisfying and enlightening.

(@light don't read further in case of spoilers!)

One is the slow buildup to highlighting how toxic the heroine's thinking was. Even if she was a victim of bullying because of her looks, she still ended up judging others by the same. The heroine eventually unlearned it. But there was this whole arc where the pretty villain acted nice to the heroine and she kept trusting Villain because she liked being friends with a pretty person, even while she sorta ignored the really solid classmates who've always been there for her (because in heroine's opinion, they scored lower on the face scale). I like that the show pointed that out. Usually, in plastic-surgery-plots, they just give the heroine a makeover spurred by scorned love. Then PS turns her life around because she's hot and everyone likes her now. But here, the show takes time to explore what kind of thoughts people actually have when going under the knife, and how their new lives also comes with its own set of problems.

There's that arc where everyone was judging her for getting cosmetic surgery, until the show points out via a character that people blame girls for being too fat, too skinny, too sexy, too tame, etc. but then when the girls do something about it, society judges them anyway for being "fake". Not to mention that icky arc where the Sunbae assumed Heroine was easy prey because she obviously had plastic surgery and is craving attention. Which also points out the incorrect toxic assumption that girls prettify themselves to attract a guy, and people don't believe it when the girls say they just want to feel pretty about themselves.

In Heroine's case, she just wanted to be normal. To walk the streets and go to class and be a normal person, and not have people stare and call her ugly or exclude her all the time. Of course it was futile because after the surgery, people still judged her anyway. Which leads to the show's overall message that the cure is (1) society should stop being judgemental assholes, or (2) accept that some people can be assholes and protect yourself by standing up for yourself and loving yourself (which includes staying friends with real people who will support you and not picking friends based on looks or riches or whatever external metric).

There's also the multiple arcs in the college club. It was mostly a vehicle to depict how guys and girls naturally fall into (unfair) roles. Like picking the pretty girls to man the booths, assuming the girls will cook, men always joking openly and ranking the girls' looks in front of them "just for fun", girls dressing "like guys" being weird, etc. Of course the show points out how all those big and small things are all wrong.

I can't remember them all by now. I just recall watching this and always nodding at the screen because of how realistic the issues were. I always alternated reactions between:
"Yes, yes this happens and it's not right and I am angry at how unfair it all is. Thank you for putting it out there, Show." or
"Huh... I didn't realize... you're right, I am part of this system too and I should try to remove those biases."

Hi Everyone and Happy OT!
I was sort of supposed to be at a meeting yet another time, but I opted out and slept! A gift to myself.

I've realised that after being involved in multiple volunteer work locations, committees, events ... that I've reached a stage where I can let go and say "No" with greater ease and without feeling 'so bad'. There's always a niggling doubt that I'm being 'lazy', 'I could do more but I'm selfishly holding back' that used to bug me more. It's not so strong now.

I've watched others who, though committed, were able to take breaks, or to go off and miss their commitments without angst. I could hardly do that. But now I've reached a stage, (sensing burnout), where I feel I can take a step back, refuse more work and only take on the work where I believe I'm called. With the call comes the energy, and a lot of joy, so it pays off well!

I guess I'll never feel that I've done enough or as much as I could ... maybe that's true of everyone. However being convinced that trying to keep giving more, because I think I can, would exhaust me, is actually freeing. Knowing that I am called and empowered to choose where I keep giving, is also peace-inducing!

So, this week, I'm happily relaxed while others work and I'm not helping them (much!). 😆

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26 maiaeva

January 11, 2019 at 9:37 AM

Hi all! I've been slacking on the dramas lately. I have so many i'm in the middle of but all I seem to do is spend my time reading fanfiction. Maybe I need that perfect drama to get me back in the swing! Have a great weekend beanies!

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27 Trina

January 11, 2019 at 10:00 AM

Hello Beanies,

I talk to my gal friend regarding Traveler show. She just want someone to talk about the shoe. I am almost done with season 1. I might watch it more when I have time that what I told her. Lol

January 11, 2019 at 10:18 AM

I'm sorry for your loss debbie. I lost an aunt a few weeks ago, and it's sad, but it will get easier.

Hyuk's emotional intelligence is not his strong point. Seeing him vulnerable and putting on real charm makes you realize the man he could have been if he had not been so severely warped by his family and circumstances.

Cold - huge snowstorm. And i have never seen snow fell. I live near mountains and yet to see live snowfall. Too many things to see and do in life.

@ALUA The 1st post of 2019 open thread I reserved for you and for

CHUGAKU SEI NIKKI. I waited so that i could reply to you in 2019.
We share similar views on most of the shows so this is my way to show how seriously i consider your analysis of a TV Media.

I agree with your many points made on CHUGAKUSEI NIKKI.
But heart accetped the show and its characters wholeheartedly and mind let heart cherish these feelings so I still consider the show the best of 2018.
Director did good job except his Slow-Motion act overusage. It forced audience to feel a certain moment. Things should have been more real.
9-10-11 episodes had few convenient things happen.
Pure Love was Provided but i think it needed to show more via views of main characters.
Side characters were more like Plot apps to forward the action.
Hiraguchi-san character looked cool but really lacked importance.

Overall - I liked the show and its characters.

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cat-cric-kat

January 11, 2019 at 2:16 PM

Back.

@sicarius I have shared similar view in past. I am one among million of viewers and so publicly post my views. On few occasions i had even used DIclaimer. Its funny that you have to use Disclaimer so others can understand that its your personal view. Common Sense is rare for some.

As for Pointing out someone's behaviour we have to also look at those anonymously supporting the said character(in general, involving all sites/blogs/forums of different media)(in Dec, 2018 i pointed it out)

The same remark i have made on various occasions. My stand is quite clear regarding the matter. I'm bemused that some can't even point out open sarcasm and jibes.

I've always maintained story and characters(writer) are above direction+action(director). My 1st criticism is always directed at scriptwriter.

The Tactic of Hit and Run or Throw a stone and then apologize is quite good PR. I find myself in the same position of that Misaeng Guy(episode 6 i think).

>>Ohh you can't criticize trashy kdramas.
>>Ohh there is so argument to make because almighty has decided so.
Why this reminds you of those side character female leads of kdramas?

@saturtledaisy This is not OK. EXACTLY. But that's what superhero movies have done for long(and earned billions. Anyone can go ahead and shout against all those banners)
Being an armchair activist is quite easy. Putting words into someone's mouth is more easy.

General - I can make a long windy comment and refute each and every point bu i feel no desire to correct such ridiculous responses based on personal interpretation.

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saturtledaisy

January 12, 2019 at 3:05 AM

I am too tired to try and fully understand why I am being called out here.

I apologize if I misunderstood and put words in your mouth which you didn't intend. Sarcasm doesnt always ring through in text, especially when neither of us is a native English speaker. In my defense, you didn't clarify yourself.

I was merely trying to explain to another person why your post would draw ire if taken at face value - how I read it - and why those are ridiculous statements to make.

I am glad we are on the same page re: a message being not OK. I dont care if they earn billions. It remains harmful.

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alua

January 13, 2019 at 12:44 PM

You give me too much credit, even more so given I'm barely present here.

I haven't finished Chugakusei Nikki... I'm not really watching anything at the moment (not even the stuff that is promising and that I am behind on), nothing is particularly inspiring. A couple of Japanese shows I'd be interested in, but, alas, the subs are slow and uncertain to come.

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30 CaroleMcDonnell

January 11, 2019 at 10:23 AM

Hello all:

Am sitting here trying to get myself to go outside in this horrible chill. It's "code blue" outside which means everyone in Albany should be careful outside. It's single digits and i get grumpy with single digits. (Farenheit.) I moved my desk to the window so the sun directly hits my neck. Feels so toasty. My pineal gland must be really happy. I'm so overloaded with layered clothing that i can hardly move but i am definitely prepared to face the frozen north.

The doctor threatened me with meds for diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure and wants to see me to do all sorts of management talk and medications. I, who hate medications and totally distrust them, have gone on the offensive and am now on a veggie diet with mostly beans (for the diabetes), taking sorrel tea, flax seed, and beet juice (for the high blood pressure) and avoiding meat (for the cholesterol.) Aaargh, at 59 to suddenly have a change of lifestyle. I went wild and ordered Indian, Middle Eastern, Asian spices so i can eat my beans with different flavours.

Finally got younger son accepted to a special school for disabled folks, ages up to 70+ but NYS has a protocol for any kind of health worker or health institution which is testing for TB. The kid hates needles and shrieks in pain when he sees it. But NYS insists on all applicants getting tested TWICE. Am thinking of using a natural calming med like hemp oil or LTO3 but they often initially calm people but there are rebound issues, like nightmares after hemp oil or headaches after ltheanine. Aaargh. Trying to negotiate with the state is no joke. Such a bother.

Working on several books and stories simultaneously and have decided to shrink one WIP which is 459 pages to a 6000 word short story.

Anyways, on to dramas.

Dramas: I really like Liver or Die but i'm worried i might be dragged through the wringer. Ingratitude and taking family and friends for granted might be hard to sit through. Am assuming we'll be dealing with an MC who wants a liver (?) but with a family that refuses to sacrifice for him as he has for them. Will see if i can watch this without getting angry at the evil siblings.

Loving Alhambra. I know some folks are disliking it but i don't understand why. Maybe they wanted a romance, or maybe they don't like the way the story is told with the flashbacks and switched POV. The Professor is pretty sane for a kdrama grieving father.

Liking Crowned Clown a lot. I'm indifferent to this actor but i'll give him a chance. I think he's trying his best. The ahjusshi actor who plays his nemesis hasn't appeared in a lot of dramas of late so am glad to see him. Bring on the conniving and scheming.

Fate and Furies is so wonderfully soapy with two great vicious ladies.

Loving Story of Minglan. Thinking i should've watched Like a flowing river. Watching Hui Quhi (i will never let you go) but not hooked yet. I don't mind the cheap feel of the story and it...

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Personally I liked the episodes with Boa, football coach Park Hangseo, speedskater Lee Seunghoon, Kang San-ae & Kim Byungman!

I think the one with footballer Park Jisung was the popular too!

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January 12, 2019 at 9:49 AM

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ohduhree

January 11, 2019 at 11:03 PM

Saw crowned king. Am i the only one who is wary of the revenge-plot direction the drama is taking. Isnt this in direct contrast to the point of the original movie? Which i thoroughly enjoyed.

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CaroleMcDonnell

January 12, 2019 at 5:12 AM

Minglan is my drama crack since Ever Night. Sometimes subs come so quickly but other times..wow. I loved Persuasion as well. If you can, check out AvenueX which is a channel on youtube where the lady discusses Chinese Drama. She told about the real book version of Minglan and wow! Totally different.

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35 stpauligurl

January 11, 2019 at 4:32 PM

Hello Beanies and happy Friday. It was a very busy week at work and it was good. Funny story, this morning I saw a photo one of my co-workers took of the man (J) who sits across the aisle from me yesterday afternoon as he was leaving for the day.
J was hunched over his keyboard and his head was hanging down - sound asleep. I am still laughing about it as I type.
I really do love my job and the people I work with.
The news has been so awful this week that I found it hard to even watch Children of Nobody Wednesday night. All I could handle was the Last Empress.
However last night I figured out how to let go of the day: wander around the yard and pull out weeds growing around the bulbs coming up, then fix a serious martini and settle down to laugh through the Last Empress.
Weeding - it's where it's at. I tell ya.
But today I came across this article and found it interesting.
One thing it says is that shows NEVER get cut or canceled. I beg to differ!

Anyway - hope you enjoy - they recommend some great shows, and one's I've never seen. But mostly they say Sky Castle right now is AWESOME!
https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/korean-tv-kdrama-guide-recommendations.html

Good day Beanies! This week has been productive but a bit stressful. I found out some problems about school and I've reached out to the appropriate people and hopefully, it will be settled soon.

While I was working on those real life issues, I've decided to rewatch Mr. Sunshine. Even in the first watch I knew Kim Tae-ri and Lee Byung-hun were marvelous actors. However, I just don't feel any chemistry between them... or is it just me?

What I'm live-watching is Children of Nobody. This week's episodes were just heartbreaking. Kudos to Kim Sun-a for expressing Woo-kyung's emotions so well!

I've also started Just Between Lovers. I'm loving the two leads so far.

Have an amazing day beanies!

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January 17, 2019 at 2:43 PM

I just finished episode 14 and I'm dying of curiosity to see who Siwon is married to. I don't think I could have live-watched it.

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38 striped

January 11, 2019 at 9:06 PM

Hi everyone! I'm a new beanie...technically not that new but I figured it's finally time to join the fun.

This decision came as I just saw today's episode of Sky Castle, and I need to discuss it with SOMEONE. Does anyone watch this show and NOT scream internally for 10 minutes after watching an episode?

I am also watching Memories of Alhambra. I know we are in angst-central but we are finally seeing the return of Hyun bin's dimple!

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January 13, 2019 at 11:35 AM

Memories of the Alhambra episode 14 - what what WHAT was that kiss out of nowhere?? I am screaming at the show to give Park Shin Hye more to do - or at least have a romance that makes sense - but what is it with this 19th century passive heroine thing they've got going? If I wasn't loving the rest of the story I would have .....

January 14, 2019 at 10:05 AM

This is a long shot and I know I have seen that drama, its on the tip of my tongue but I can't remember it.
Scene: bus accident: bus falls into water. 2 girls. One has a shiny necklace. girl 2 wants to try it. girl 1 gives it to girl 2 and girl 2 wears it when the bus falls.
Both girls are brought to the shore and the medic chooses to save girl 2 first because the shiny necklace caught his eye and girl 1 dies.

What drama is this? Why can't I remember it!

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