Hy guys, it's been a while since I posted here. Can someone just tell me if javabeans and girlfriday dropped the site for good? I was just wondering...

Currently watching
One Spring Night: It ended as quietly and beautifully as I hoped. I think the last minute conflict really helped our couple realize that after all the fuss died down, all that mattered was their own relationship. And everyone who sucked had their appropriate comeuppance.

Search WWW: I feel as though the tension has died down a little. Now I just want everyone to be happy regardless of which search engine is number 1. Actually, that's a lie. Go Barro!

I'm looking for a new show to watch. Perfume put a bad taste in my mouth (get it?) and I found Chief of Staff rather dull. I'm also not ready to return to our overly cutesy Designated Survivor yet. Sigh :(

Finished Airing

HISTORY 3: TRAPPED: I was definitely far from impressed with this episode. The acting was quite bad. And everything is just conveniently coming together and none of it making much sense. (ep. 17)

Have both Nokdu Flowers to watch and the last episode of Vhief of Staff.

Love Me Actually
My wife watched Marriage Contract 🙂
Will give Juror8 a try.

So late to this post today. I love sitting down with a cup of coffee and reading what everyone is watching.

One Spring Night: I am going to miss this show. I found it really satisfying, especially seeing Seo Jin looking so peaceful at the end. Talking about seasons and shows this one felt like a show I should be watching in the fall.

The Secret Life of My Secretary: This however was a summer romcom. Can we agree that Dae-joo's mom was an idiot? One thing I really enjoyed was how open the hero was to being loved. He tried to be cold but was not good at it at all, lol.

Goong: this hero however is good at it. Just when I think he is softening up he has to say something mean.....and then stomp off with his teddy bear. Yoon Eun-hye is delightful in this. I feel like somehow there is an E True Hollywood Story in her career trajectory.

5-ji Kara 9-ji Made: ended up having more affection for the monk than I thought I would. Things got tied up a little too neatly, but only 10 eps. Now thinking I'm going to try In Hand again.

Le Coup de Foudre: I was so hoping that teenage Hao Wuyi would not fall for Zhao Guanchao. I'm going to need some comeuppance on her behalf. He better fall hard.

Theory of Love: finally the break has happened and tables are turned. Now to wait for subs for today's ep.

Before We Get Married need to watch the newest ep. I hope for some forward momentum.

Too many shows right now, but going into fall thinking of adding one of those long weekender family shows to dip in and out of. Cant decide between Five Enough or Ojakgyo Family.

Has anyone watched the makjang “White Lie”?

I’m watching to keep my mother company, ... talk about a show with NO redeeming/redeemable characters, except for the autistic man-child! Wow, what a collection of awful characters!

Mary, your comment about Lookout made laugh because I too was yelling at my screen "What are you doing Do-han?!!"

Can't wait to read your comment on the final episode of this drama.😁😫

Finished up Listening Snow Tower, and was pleased to see that the PD didn't follow the bleak, "everybody kills each other" ending of the novel. I was satisfied with the ending, and the entire drama was a visual feast. The fight scene between the FL and ML in the 12th episode - starting at the 2:27 mark - is one of the most gorgeous martial arts scenes I've ever seen: a stunningly beautiful, balletic battle showing beautiful (fantasy) martial arts skills along with what is clearly a romantic courtship dance, and I could watch it a thousand times. I highly recommend this drama. Buckets of blood spitting though!

Currently am watching and loving The Untamed, which is based on a BL novel. Like Guardian, there is no overt signs of romance, and both the two MLs and the characters they play are young, and the actors no where near as experienced at nuanced acting as the two actors in Guardian were, but I found and read the entire novel on line, and the drama is very true to the novel so far. I am loving it, and am sorry that only 16 episodes are available at this point. However, like the woman whose Cdrama reviews I watch on youtube, hopefully all 50 or so episodes will air, and it won't get yanked. (I suppose ya'll read about the Chinese BL author getting sentenced to 10 years in prison a few weeks ago, for the allegedly "obscene" nature of her web novel. Yet both this show and Guardian were hugely popular - so why do they keep making dramas based on BL novels if they have to censor the hell out of them?? With the current ban on magic and supernatural elements, I'm seriously worried about the Chinese wuxia dramas, which are my drug of choice)

Looking forward to watching the film Juror Number 8 (based on the true story of SK's first jury trial in 2008), and dramas Watcher (which looks/sounds awesome), Go Go Squid (sounds like something I'll like), and checking out a few of the other new or "coming soon" K and C dramas. Always looking for the next perfect Chinese wuxia drama. And STILL PISSED AS HELL that Viki took down the original Mandarin version of NIF and replaced it with some English dubbed POS.

After finishing Secret Life of My Secretary, I got bored with Kdramas and decided to give Cdramas a chance. I just finished watching Boss and Me, which was adorable and cheesy in a good way and am now reading the book in Chinese :) I've been putting off revising for the HSK Level 5 exam and reading has a great way for me to practice and learn new idioms

Also finished My Amazing Boyfriend 2 and My Little Princess and am becoming a huge fan of Mike! It's so cool how he came to China not knowing any Chinese but makes an effort so that his lip movements match the dubbed words.

I can't believe I was so biased against the dubbing in Cdramas. It might look offputting at times but those voice actors and actresses are mad talented.

Watched first episode of Hotel del Luna. I liked it. IU looks amazing. YJG looks. . isn't ugly, but he's not. . . I hate live watching these shows because they almost always disappoint.

It's his chin. I wonder if he got an implant or something because it doesn't fit with his face. Either way, he's already 150% better than Absolute Boyfriend.

Manseh, Writer-nim Jung Hyun-min and PD-nim Shin Kyung-soo – and the entire cast and crew of
NOKDU FLOWER! You have outdone yourselves with this riveting, moving account of the Donghak
Peasant Revolution, to use Mungbean General Jeon Bong-joon's word. Your collective commitment to telling this story has rewarded this viewer with a stunning production that packs an emotional punch and authenticity that blows away every other Kdrama I've live-watched this year, and then some.

I initially dreaded watching it because the real-life history is so tragic, but the cast includes so many accomplished actors I couldn't ignore it. There is not one wasted second in the taut, self-assured screenplay. Neither are there overblown “epic” set pieces nor gratuitous emotional manipulation. The script effectively and realistically resolves the arcs of the many individual characters. NOKDU FLOWER has truly raised the bar to stratospheric heights. Thank you from the depths of my heart.

I'm still marinating in the afterglow of a show that never faltered even once en route to the finale. I'll have more to say later, but for now I need to absorb and reflect on what I've watched.

I've been watching stuff in a rather desultory ad hoc way, mostly re-watching many times my fave scenes and many episodes of SLOMS. I can't seem to get tired of it!!!

Caught Hotel Del Luna and what a hoot it was!! Yeo Jin Gu as flailing human is much better than non-robotic robot. IU sparkled and tantalised. It's amazing how the warrior oomph she brought into her role belied her small stature. I was quite transported by the special effects. Not as awesome as Alhambra's but still a treat for the eyes.

The Brightest Star in the Sky - At ep 20, I've finally cottoned on to the fact that the title is referring to the FL and not the ML who is a literal idol 'star'. ML is still something of a jerk although now firmly in love but unwilling to show it. I like that FL remains strong and true to herself, that she is recognised for her ability and has good friends. I like show for giving some background info of the Cmusic industry (which I presume is not too different from the music industry anywhere around the world). I find it more interesting than the real estate industry which is the background for My True Friend, which I dropped.

I struggled to finish Absolute Boredom ... the ending stunned me by being the exact repeat of one of the most hated endings (at least in Beanie-land) ever. Seems show did not understand that Big's finale was a cop out, and so was Marry Me if You Dare, and I know there's probably one more other cop out ending, but I can't recall the show. I didn't think MAB could have made a bad drama even worse by its ending, but it succeeded. It deserves some kind of prize for this!!!

Angel's Last Mission: Love became ridiculous but was still saved by the convincing romance, the ballet and the music. There were some nice moments and a callback that brought some threads together with what was shown in the beginning, so it wasn't a total unthinking mess. Accolades to Shin Hye Sun who carried that show.

My penultimate favourite remains my re-watch of The Secret Life of My Secretary, for it's heartfelt and satisfying healing of the wounded, abandoned child in Do Min Ik to receive some kind of motherly affection at least from Gal Hee, if only grudging acceptance from his adopted mum, and for the raising of a dowdy minion to become the love of his life and a princess in his eyes. And Veronica Park was the most over the top cherry on the cake. Still loving it!!! 😁

Hope all's well with everyone...as usual I'm behind on all currently on air shows except for Arthdal but that's gone off air:-(
Was busy with shifting of homes which is a complete mess but that's a whole another conversation lol...here's what I could get myself to watch:
Watcher: I'm enjoying the show, the older actor and female actor, I'm watching them for first time and they are so good, so I hope this show does well.
Are you human?: Finished though had to fast forward quite a bit to reach the end
Radio Romance: almost reached the end now but it wasn't a smooth watching at all.
Producers: just started this show, and I'm finding it interesting so far.
I'm waiting to watch Rookie Historian... basically, I need something light and fun to watch to offset the bleakness of my reality!

Only watching One Spring Night and Watcher. The latter because I love Seo Kang Joon and so far looks interesting, with promising characters with morally grey intentions. And I am surprised that One Spring Night managed to keep my attention even when the main couple are already together, but it's being a lovely watch with so many emotional moments, I'm loving it till the end. It's a pity that I have only one episode left.
As for the rest, nothing catches my attention. So I'm filling my summer nights with the anime remake of Fruits Basket, which I adored in the past. And it's not disappointing so far :D

Investigation Couple 2 The investigations are pretty messy...

Designated Survivor: 60 Days Son Suk Goo is so good! He deserves a lead role!

Angel's Last Mission: Love This drama should have less episodes. The story was dragged and was ridiculous.

One Spring Night My favourite kind of drama, it's just about people :)

Search Query: WWW After 12 episodes and we still don't know anything about Tammy. Her family? Her friends? They gave more informations about the other characters, it's weird. We didn't escape from childhood plot and connections between some random characters.

Watcher I like it. I like how the 3 characters are connected by their past.

Hotel del Luna I need to see the fist episode.

I binge watched One Spring Night this weekend, reading the recaps here on Dramabeans at the same time (Thank you for great recaps, by the way, in particular @abirdword). I was afraid to watch the drama during its run because I wanted to know how it ends before committing to it. But I must say One Spring Night is great for binge watching because one can fully appreciate every nuance and progression in relationships portrayed in the drama as well as great acting.

Search:WWW Episode 12 - I`m gonna comment on this now in case I forget about it by the time the recap for this episode is up.

One of the many great things about Search:WWW is the depiction of how the internet affects the lives of people in South Korea. This episode is a tribute to what was once such a big influence on the internet; before there was twitter and instagram, there was Cyworld. Almost every citizen in South Korea had an account with this site. Cyworld was a personal blog where an individual could post whatever they wanted. You could see the number of visits you have on your minihompy (short term for Mini Homepage), you could play background music, people comment on your page, etc. K-Celebs were heavy users of Cyworld as well, and I remember back in the day, I would check out Super Junior members' minihompy too on regular basis. Then twitter came. K-Celebs slowly switched to using this platform that can, not only reach its Korean fans, but also connect to their international fanbase. It serves a great purpose to promote themselves to the rest of the world

As Scarlett stated: My Homepage wasn't terminated by Kevin. Our era did.

Time changed, and unfortunately Cyworld couldn't keep up with what its users wanted for change. One way or another, I guess Twitter, Instagram, Facebook will be replaced by new platforms too just like how Xanga, MySpace, Cyworld are no where to be found in this day and age.