hi beanies!! I hope you all had a good week! mine was pretty long and tedious. job interviews + work + classes. still, it was pretty good though! the korean mart near my house finally restocked, so I snagged a box of hotteok mix. I can’t wait to make my own!! (insert that screencap of Kim Soohyun in The Producers clutching a plastic bag of hotteok.)

I’m spending my Friday night rewatching bits of Rookie Historian. I miss watching Haeryung and Min Woowon interact :(

Hi Beanies! Just wanted to pop in and thank everyone for contributing to the new Beanie playlist that weekend! Here is the final product (in the comments so it doesn't get stuck in moderation)! I’ve been listening to it nonstop since it was completed. We do have great taste in music! I have two versions, the YouTube version which is true to Beanies’ suggestions and a Spotify playlist which I’ve taken several liberties when I couldn’t find exactly what was posted, or found other versions of the same song that Spotify has in its library!

It’s a labor of love! I’m also going to be curating a playlist of Romantic period classical music while watching “Do you like Brahms?” This show has my soul because of its music. The first couple are on my wall. This week, I’m putting together music that remind me of the love triangles in this show and the relationships between the couples. My classical repertoire is not as expansive as some here, but I hope you all enjoy it.

Okay, back to work. It’s been a somber week this week, but I’m glad to have kdramas to lift my spirits! Be safe and healthy, Beanies!

Little Boy - 915k - 19 September. going on

1015k - 19 October - momentum is up. fall season and then initiation of cold season so can work.

Gonna try my hands at forex trading for the 1st time.
I'm still thinking someone earning 500k+ $(after paying all taxes) should be called rich or not.

Harsh week of high humidity+ temperature consistently scrolling around 35.

I think either Suzy or Park So-dam to pick which is her international debut as Silk on Marvel TV series:
https://www.kdramapal.com/foreign-media-eyes-bae-suzy-park-so-dam-tv-role-marvels-superhero-silk/

Hello Beans,

I watched the 3th episode of "Do you like Brahms?" yesterday and there is a moment in the episode where he talks about silence. He would travel to competitions and he could not sleep because everybody was practicing and in those times, silence (for him to rest), was like a sweet gift. But, as he progress to the next rounds, people were eliminated and then there is silence.......... And that silence, which was a gift before, becomes something sad and melancholic. And he is there, won first place, but all alone, in silence.

I dont know why, but this last week, I feel like this. Maybe because summer is almost over and there will be even less people outside. I didnt enjoy the summer (for obvious reasons) as the previous years, and it felt weird. Maybe because I know, soon it will be dark at 5pm. It, the silence, hasnt bother me since the quarantine started (my boss is germ phobic, and we were asked to do homeoffice before even the quarantine started). I dont know what it is. I am trying to do a few things, visit a friend, do a drawing course, go for a walk in park, but there is still a bit of sadness on all of this.

hi beanies! happy friday!
@juniebug, fight for my way is an EXCELLENT recommendation!! i started tuesday and i’m on episode 5 already. i really like that the drama is funny but is also serious— it talks about achieving your dreams and i feel so much for each of the characters, especially aera, i just want to see her succeed. i was sold from the first episode when dongman bumped into aera’s school friend and the temptation of wives theme song started playing, I DIED. i really love the bgms the drama plays for humor too! when park seo joon’s jealous it kinda reminds me of what’s wrong with secretary kim character (pyo yejin + hwang bora reminded me of that drama too!) but i think dongman is more similar to park saeroyi from itaewon class because he has so much grit and determination, which i love. dongman is a sort of a blend of the two, but he also has other qualities and a backstory that’s totally unique. i also like that the romance and friendships seem very natural and relatable in this show. and choi woo shik’s cameo character is SO FUNNY, i find myself smiling each time he comes on. i’ll probably be done with the show by next week, but i don’t want it to end it’s so good!!
how was record of youth? i might start it for bogum and it releases weekly so i won’t end up binging eps!
andddd senior year has begun! it’s just super weird to have all my classes via zoom. i’d almost have real school instead of zoom just to have side conversations with my friends again, BUT i am much, much less stressed than i was during actual school. i like all of my classes except for… choir.
some background about my choral journey... music is my life. i’ve loved listening to music and singing since a young age, and i’m always humming or singing. this is my tenth year of choir. i got into the advanced choir in my high school my sophomore year, and my choir teacher was LEGENDARY-- she really pushed us to become better musicians. and we were so good that we performed at the national memorial day concert and parade in dc, and at carnegie hall, both of which are the best moments of my life. i also had a great environment with my sunbaes (ok i know i should use upperclassmen but saying sunbaes just sounds cooler).

but my teacher retired sophomore year and we got a new one, fresh from college. he doesn’t challenge us musically or use our advice when we recommend pieces or give feedback. he also isn’t strict at all, which might sound good, but has caused others to fool around and stop taking class seriously. and this year… i have zoom choir, which just doesn’t function. we didn’t get invited to any other out-of-school events either.

i’m now considering if i should drop the class. i’m alto section leader right nowt-- a position i’ve dreamed of having since 6th grade. i’ve loved music for my whole life. but i’m not going to grow as a musician this year and i don’t know if i can get through this class. beanies, help! what should i do?

-shachi

On my separated post, I had discussed about Channel A:

Since Channel A didn't give ratings anymore since Eccentric! Chef Moon (see: https://asianwiki.com/Eccentric!_Chef_Moon under Episode Ratings) didn't rated anymore with the final two episodes, Lies of Lies might never reached the ratings anymore. It's a rating disaster even this show. I hope Channel A will shut down due to lack of ratings or no ratings given at all.

Hi Everyone! I hope you are all doing well.

Just dropping by to say hello! Haven't been around the OT as much lately as my schedule has kept me super busy.

I hope you're all enjoying the shows you're watching. I'm currently watching Flower of Evil and just started Record of Youth.

Take care everyone and have a great weekend!

Hi beans~ I hope everyone had a happy week and will have a happy weekend 😎.

Approximately 10 weeks ago, Shin Sung Rok appeared on my instagram story viewer list and I was happy, I shared about it in OT#663 (https://www.dramabeans.com/2020/07/open-thread-663/#comment-3684725).

Today...in OT#673, I want to share my latest fan achievement.....*drumroll*....SSR liked my comment on his IG post!!! I'm happy and motivated to comment more!!! Hahahaha 🥳😆.

AAAAAAGGGGHHHH!
*Screams into the void*
I hate it when the system, the govt, the politicians and everyone else in power ties you up that you have no way out. Societies without the concept of justice and punishment are a mess but when the mess is too big then crime keeps happening and noone solves anything. Tying the citizen with fear and hopelessness. Hate it but what do we do?

Was expecting to start working on Monday, but a week went by and I'm still waiting to be called. It's ok, I'm used to not having a stable position and this happens sometimes, but the thing is that I ended up with a lot of time in my hands. Cue to remembering reading something about BTS visiting the kids at I-land show, and checking out ep 7. I don't usually watch survival/reality/talent shows, so I wasn't really expecting to get hooked to a bunch of 15 year old trainees but, oh dear, what a rabbit hole I fell into! I sure hope those boys don't drop out of school, and the show is clearly designed to stress them out, and at first I was a bit icky, like, is it really ok such young kids to be under so much pressure? But they're all insanely young and talented and I started to realize that it's not much different from the experience of young athletes, and if this is what they want to do, this probably is a good chance to learn a lot and get their faces out there. I really don't want any of those kiddos to get kicked out, but, Beanies, I so hooked that I learned all their names and got my favourites. I'm going to be so sad if they don't get their break.
The stuff they were pulling off was actually good - and "Flicker", one of the songs produced just for the show, is a bop!

bad air quality up here in the Pacific Northwest -- less so in Seattle, but Portland and western Oregon are suffering some horrible smoke/particulate from all the wildfires...

have to keep windows closed and minimize time spent outdoor... wish i had central A/C, but at least we have an air purifier on our furnace so i keep the fan blowing 24/7.

hope everyone in the PNW stays inside and just spends time watching/rewatching Kdramas thru this weekend...

Hi everyone. Can I rant a little about that drama that I’m not watching but keeps getting in my face?
Beanies that are watching ‘When I was the prettiest’ how is it going?
I’m not watching the drama but I saw some clips of this drama on IG and it’s really stupid.
I know I shouldn’t judge the drama because I don’t really know much about what’s going on there but The comments are even more annoyingly stupid.
So her husband went missing and her brother in law who used to/still likes her is telling her to move on and accept that he’s dead? And people are rooting for him to get the girl just because it’s Ji soo that’s playing the character I mean, she’s his brother’s wife for crying out loud!
Maybe I’m just getting into my feelings/morals or just jumping the gun but it’s really weird and if I’m missing the whole point can anyone please enlighten me?

Hi all:
It's a lovely pre-fall day. Unseasonally cold but i'm not complaining. My friends in the west are having a hard time of it. Those pics of the western skies are awesome and disturbing at the same time. So when i got up this morning, i went to my garden and dragged some of my tropical type plants onto my front porch.

Dramas:
Stranger -- I love this show so much. Who would think a show about evil insiders, bullying, and murder is really about friendship, fellowship, colleagues, alliances. This is one sweet show about friendships and the basic truth seems to be that we humans cannot help but love each other, even when we hate them or can't understand them. The prosecutors' relationships to each other totally exemplify this but so does Choi Bit's relationship with Taeha. The writer of this drama has chosen a noble theme.

Man with a Veil -- Is this yet another kdrama protag with some kind of damaged brain issue?

Alice -- Loving this. This is really one of the best super-hero origin stories i've seen in a kdrama. Hoping it ends wonderfully.

Flower of Evil -- I love our main couple but i'm not sure i'll love the ending episodes as much as i loved the first episodes. I can tell when exactly my love faded. Episode 11. It just kinda clicked into normal thriller trope when the accomplice became known. It's as if two different writers wrote it or the writer just slipped into lazy kdrama trope of having the big bad predictably in plain site.

Missing -- the other side -- fun, and i love it that we have a murderer on the other side. Am tired of the whole lost inheritance/missing heir trope.

Chinese dramas
Murderous Affair at Horizon Tower on wetv.vip is good.

Watching #Alive on Netflix. Fun.
Awaiting School Nurse Files which looks like totally goofy fun.
May watch "Tale of Youth" on Netflix

That's about it. Have a safe weekend, all.

Wait, it's Friday? Huh.

Hi fellow K-show lovers,

Anyone is watching "House Detox"?

It’s Friday night, yay, it I’m good for nuthin’. Pooped. It I’ll be able to prop myself up on pillows and watch my usual line up of drama episodes. I’m loving Record of Youth, Do you Like Brahms, and Flower of Evil. Also Favorite Entertainment, an idol trot group is fun and well done. BoA on Ask Us Anything was total girl crush as always, Queen of Kpop !
The fires are just awful here in the west, can it get any worse? Stay safe all around beanies!
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Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

I’m excited because
A) it is a lovely sunshiny day and warm enough to wear shorts 😱
B) my sister is coming to visit us next week and we can do our drama watching together IN PERSON, hooray!

I just watched the most PECULIAR thing.
IU put out a Youtube video four days ago where she's playing a very polite new receptionist named Lee JiDong. She answers the phone, answers callers' questions in a *very quiet whisper*. The video's a whopping 38 minute long and IU stays in character the whole time. The hook is they're using ASMR, extremely sensitive microphones so you can listen to her chewing and swallowing. It was 2/3rds company promo, 1/3rd *bizarre performance art*. Its weird. Its just plain weird. Google IU ASMR

Hey now Beanies!
I have been out of the K-drama game for a few years. Now that I want to tap back in, all my drama go to channels have dried up. Any suggestions for sites or firestick channels/ add ons would be helpful. Thank you in advance.