Happy Thanksgiving, happy weekend and lots of SATTOO to all Beanies ! :D

@michykdrama, thank you for appreciating my weekly running gag this November! ;)

Last Tuesday I finally got word from the ghosting recruitment department. I would receive a hyperlink by email that would give me access to the online tests, except that the hyperlink did not work properly. I promptly emailed the recruiter who contacted me, but instead of a solution I received an out of office email with their general email address for urgent correspondences that I immediately contacted. Again, I received an automatic reply that they do not accept job applications through email and that I should apply through their external platform…the same platform that got me ghosted last time. Needless to say I was pretty pissed that evening and needed a shower and hot chocolate to cool off.

Wednesday I called them and got the same old empty promise that they would look into it, which of course meant getting ghosted for yet another day. By this time I felt like half of a pair of star-crossed lovers, but I refused to back down. So Wednesday evening I sent another email to both the recruiter and the general email address, renamed the email subject, put high priority and more of that stuff on my email, and hallelujah the recruiter fixed the hyperlink and replied before office hours on Thursday morning! Luckily I had to get up early for an appointment that fell through at the last moment, so I could finally spend my whole Thursday morning on the online tests that I should have taken care of last week already. The manager is in charge of the second part of the test round and all the feedback, so fingers crossed that the ghosting will finally end now.

Looking back it is a minor thing, but since the online tests had a deadline I was stressing about this for so many days that I really needed peace and comfort in the evenings to put a positive spin on the day and to be able to fall asleep eventually. In order to remain calm and avoid more drama, I unfortunately had to pause K-dramas this week. Fortunately reading had a calming effect, so I caught up on the Dramabeans recaps and finished one of my two books this week instead. Nanowrimo is also wrapping up this Saturday, so I hope to catch up on some Pegasus episodes this weekend, since it is already ending next week! :o

Hello beanie family how have you been? I try so many times to focus on my comments but time is always against me. But now I don't know what to say. Any way Happy Friday to you all.. May the dramagods provide you with alot of dramas

Happy Friday Beanies! It’s also Black Friday and some of the roads here were so jammed today because it was pouring with rain and it seemed like half the country was trying to cash in on the sales.

I tried to stay far far away and save money. What I can’t see, I can’t buy. 😅😬🤭

Need to get off my ass and finish Nokdu. Debating whether to read the recap and probably never end up watching it, or hold out to watch the episode first..... thoughts?

Hope everyone has a great Friday and week ahead!

Good morning all! I was up until 2 am this am Black Friday shopping and still in bed now. Lol. I usually wouldn’t do such a thing but my in-laws we’re here and there’s an outlet nearby that was open 24 hours from 6 pm last night so we put all the kids to bed and got there at 11 pm. It wasn’t as crazy as I thought because I’m sure half of the people there had kids at home and at least one person had to stay home to take care of them! And there were no kids! Not that I don’t like kids, but it was so much easier without them! No complaints about being tired or hungry or bored! I actually am a night person, so it was quite enjoyable? Coming from someone who hates to shop, I was thinking, this is ingenious!

I’m up to episode 39 of The Untamed and it’s really getting good now! I told one of my colleagues in another state about it (she’s actually Chinese heritage) and she’s already finished it! She and I are really similar—both physicians married to physicians, two kids, and I’ve gotten her sucked into things she normally wouldn’t be. Her husband blames me for all her vices! Ha! And when she does things, it 110% more than what I do! She’s watched kdramas in the past but now, she comes to me for recs. The Untamed was the first cdrama I recommended her. I think she appreciates that I don’t waste her time on mediocrity and me researching what to watch (and watching them myself) leaves her more time with her twin girls who are pretty young still.

We are behind on My Country due to preparing for the holidays and and hosting my husband’s family, but I just hope it ends satisfactorily.

Otherwise, we had a great Thanksgiving here and I hope you all who are US beanies did to and to everyone else, I hope your week was spectacular. I’m also thankful to be published with @strawberry yesterday on the Theme of the month. Our families have a lot to be grateful for!

Pouring rain in arizona home (recovering from a cold) warm truly thankful..prayers for animals and plants safety in the storm. K-dramas on agenda. . .

Hi everyone, I just hopped over here from the "To Share or Not to Share" post, and everyone in the comments there expressed their gratitude for having Dramabeans as a place we can come to to share our love for k-dramas in a smart, kind, and (mostly) sane way.

Combined with the recent post about Dramabeans needing 5,000 subscribers to the $40/month Beaniebox to stay afloat, however, it got me worried: what will we do if Dramabeans shuts down? Where will we go?

I hope this isn't a forbidden topic for discussion, and I hope it doesn't bring anyone's mood down on this (holiday in America) weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving, Beanies who are celebrating this tradition! I hope you spend meaningful time with your families!

We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Czechia but we’ll have St Nicolas Day next week. It is the only one of the old Czech Advent holidays still celebrated today. It is a special time when children receive sweets and small gifts.

On December 5th, the eve of St. Nicholas Day, three figures—kindly St. Nicholas who gives gifts to children, a Devil who comes to take bad children away, and an Angel who pleads on their behalf—form a procession marking the beginning of the Christmas season.

Unlike my Czech friends who sometimes peed themselves when they saw the devil (and I mean the costumes of the devils are gruesome) I never believed they existed when I was a child. As my parents knew nothing about Czech traditions they couldn’t explain them to me well.

Hello Beanies, great weekend to everyone. I need to catch up with this dramas, because I catch up nasty cold and couldn't watch anything, but I catch with some reading and get disappointed with newest instalment of Ava Lee series, it clear that the author has no idea what he is writing about and didn't do any research any more.
Godfrey Gao's death really shocked me, although thinking about working condition on Chinese and Korean film set it's should more shocking that it's not happening on regular basis?

Hey... anyone going to Jingle Ball to see BTS next week? I'll be there.

Anyways, I'll be spending the day bingeing Nokdu.

There are reports that the producers are thinking about a second season or spin off for PEGASUS MARKET. My initial reaction would be NO. The charm of the show is the complete ensemble cast.

Has anyone checked out Busted season 2? I liked it a lot, and hope they make S3!

Really enjoy VIP ! Should’ve waited to binge watch though. The suspense is killing me!

It’s Black Friday here in the US. Not going to the mall, been shopping online last night till midnight.

I saw the 2019 list at Koreandrama.org. I only watched 8 dramas this year. I can watch none more. I want to ask the Beanies: WHAT’S YOUR FAVE 2019 DRAMA? I’m not asking about the best drama, but the drama you really enjoyed despite its flaws?

Nice interview with Son Bam-bi on her time on Camellia Blooms.
She gives a lot of credit to KHJ. I get the sense this year more than any that K-actresses are looking out for each other.

http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3070860&cloc=joongangdaily|home|online

Hello all:
Hoping my fellow americans had a great thanksgiving.

KDramas:

i watched some finales but not all.

Cdramas:
Royal nirvana -- really good but i hear it has a tragic ending. Not sure i'm up for that.
Lingjian Mountain -- funny.
Awaiting subs for Joy of Life, which was written by same writer who did Ever Night.

Jdramas:

Junichi -- Not sure what this drama is trying to say. Few layers to add story texture.
Busu... -- Some happiness in the lives of our couple.
Doki no Sakura: Inspiring, like all those character-centric jdramas about one person fighting the system.
I bought my boyfriend on loan: the weird balance between funny and abusive

Have a great weekend, all.

It's one thing to feel post series depression but sometimes when the end of my drama feels nearer I already start feeling that void. I guess I become too invested in the characters and wish I could spend more time with them. And I think ' what do I do after this?' already. Sometimes I wish my drama had more than 16 episodes. I always think 'Will something top this?' It probably will but ugh. That's how I am feeling right now. 😢

Due to the cancellation of my trip to SK with my sister and friends (they're still going but I can't due to the changes of the processing days of the visa application) I am deliberately boycotting Kdramas, Kvariety shows and even Bon Voyage (BTS' travel show). That's how upset I am.

Thankgoodness for Cdramas! It has kept me company for the last two weeks or so. I am currently in love with Arsesnal Military Academy, the beanies on the fan wall are way better at describing how awesome this drama is and I wholeheartedly agree with every word.

Can't believe it's December in less than 24hrs. It felt like a long but short 2019.

Happy weekends Beanies!

I'm admitting that I'm suffering from cross race identification bias. Having lived in several countries and worked in a very multi-nation/cultural environment, I thought I'm more intune in capturing the subtle differences from different races. But i was wrong.

I'm trying to watch Untamed seeing how much love it received here but I'm overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the characters. In the early episodes, most of the characters wear the same uniform. This is magnified by the similar hair do and body type (tall and thin). So except for the main leads, I feel lost knowing who is what. I have the same problem watching sageuk with heavy court politic. I have difficulty differentiating the characters due to the uniform and moustaches (urgh... why so many similar mustache???).

Wonder if anyone has tips on this.

Hi Everyone and Happy Weekend! I hope everyone who celebrates it had a great Thanksgiving!

Can't believe that I was so tired I just slept early last night and missed OT!!!

I had a fall last Sunday and was limping for a few days, but thanks to traditional home remedies and because it was not a sprain, but a wrench or pull, I'm about back to normal. Also fortunately I've got an auto car that replaced my ancient manual drive, so driving people around was still an option. Anyway in Thanksgiving, I'm grateful for a relatively quick recovery and a good working car!!! Heh!

Psychopath Diary- I think (very cerebrally for a change) that I'm watching this show to see what show will say about what makes us who we are. Without memories are we 'not ourselves but a cleanish slate' that can be moulded into what an external source tells us is us? I like the twists where lack of memory and knowledge sets our hero on a new path as he behaves differently from the rest. So now another question is raised ... is not knowing some crucial stuff better than knowing everything and being circumscribed that knowledge??? 🙄 😬 😵 🤪

Pegasus Market- I expect the angst to kick in in these last 2 episodes. Now I really wish for 2 episodes back to back!!! I have to wait for a whole week plus 24-36 hours for subs for next week's finale!!! 😖 😳 😩

Catch the Ghost- I'm frustrated with the Ma Ri character that I had wanted to root for but which has been written to be unlikable, petty, cruel,... sigh. There was opportunity for great teamwork and sister-mance ... but no. The romance, catching the baddie and locating little sis is what we're left with for the last few episodes. I hope there's enough to fill 4 full episodes ie without filler!

I'm toying with the idea of watching a short cdrama, Your Fukubukuro ... 12 episodes, English subbed and (I gather) different from the usual slew. Has anyone tried it already? 😃

It’s the end ofNovember, wow! I watched Parasite this week. Scenes etched in my brain. Disturbing. I finished My Country today, Although the ending was expected, it was still a big historical sigh in high drama. I’m glad I watched it. Catching up with Camellia Blooms tonight. And I’ve started The Crown season 1. It’s quite engaging.
Pie for me but no crazy shopping this weekend. take care all!

Greetings beanies! I hope everyone had a happy day, happy week and a happy weekend.

Vagabond ended last week and I miss Shin Sung Rok already. I hope he returns to dramaland soon with a great script and an awesome co-star who is around his age. Hahaha. I don't know why, but I would like to see SSR and Bae Doona in one drama, it could be in a melo or a comedy 😆. I'll watch it.

Hello Beanies...hope all's well...it's unthinkable for me that after continuous months of watching kdramas on daily basis, this week i didn't watch any dramas from monday to friday (due to lack of time/logistical issues) and then finally saturday midnight i had the time to watch few episodes...i also didn't have time to read all the updates on DB, so i'm way behind on all the good stuff you all have updated:-(...i already wish my retirement years (along with enough savings to live on) happens soon, to enjoy watching kdramas:-) LOL wishful thinking i know...anyways, so Vagabond ending...can't believe Netflix did it again...i'll be honest, after decades of watching Tv shows that has seasons after seasons format, when i started Kdramas last year, the continuous/conclusive 12/16/20 episodes attracted me completely...but i guess Netflix thought let's go this route too with kdramas too, i personally don't like it:-(...i hear Kingdom (zombie show) may also have season 3...regarding My Country...i definitely expected this type of ending to happen 80% for Hwi and 100% for Sunho, but still it made me real sad:-(...i'll try to catch on my DB readings, and also catch up on some shows...i got access to 100 days my prince, which i plan to watch, but sadly i know that weekends always pass by too quickly...until again, y'all take care:-)

Grim reaper and sunny reincarnated and paired up again for TOUCH YOUR HEART.
Kangchi and yeo wool did the same for VAGABOND.
I think its time for our Yi Jung and ga eul.

I have come late to the OT, but at least I wanted to say hello to everybody.
I am so busy, I can't watch almost any drama, and 99% of what is airing doesn't catch my attention....

Beanies!! Happy weekend! Me, I am working today Saturday! But it's ok, I like the job! 😅😅😅

After finishing The Untamed and Tale of Nokdu, I'm bored with anything and everything else both old and new, both k-drama and c-drama. Even the explicit scene in HISTORY 3.
Except for the British Baking Show. Maybe that's because I'm off sugar and am tasting the goodies vicariously.