China's crackdown on entertainers and their fan bases for excess or bad behavior has now taken another direction. According to China News Service, a suggestion has been made that the government should force artists to get a license and undergo training on Chinese ideology, morals, politics and performance theories in order to practice their craft.

Jia Zhangke, a Chinese director, argued that celebrities could be regulated by laws and moral standards rather than a licensing system, which he said would waste government resources.

The expansion of the crackdown on "bad" celebrity behavior (tax fraud, rape allegations, etc) and "wasteful" super fan behaviors to regulate performers and their content seems to a way to national the entire entertainment industry for propaganda purposes.

Weather - more rain - breaking records to make new records. ohh.

Well autumn has started so expecting less rain, drop in temperature and better all around weather conditions, still, season's start isn't as much exciting. But, when did autumn become the spring of everyone?

Well, I like this mundane season the most. Everyone is most balance in these few months. Winter gonna be hard this time around. And we gonna have several more articles on climate impact,effects aka change.

It's Fall! My favourite season! I love the Fall food : chestnuts, pumpkin, grapes, figs and the colors of the trees/forests! 🍂🍁🌰

UPCOMING SAGEUKS REPORT
(The dates are from MyDramaList.)

1. KBS's "THE KING's AFFECTION (Park Eun-bin, Ro Woon)
M/T 20 eps. (Oct.11-Dec. 14) (Netflix US)
2. tvN's "SECRET ROYAL INSPECTOR JOY" (Taecyeon, Kim Hye-yoon)
M/T 16 eps. (Nov. 1-Dec. 21)
3. MBC's "RED SLEEVE CUFF" (Junho, Lee Se-young)
F/S 16eps. (Nov. 5-Dec. 25)

3A. HONG SISTERS. tvN's "RETURN" (Historical fantasy?) (Lee Jae-wook, Kim Hye-soon)
S/S 16 eps. (Dec. 18-Feb. 6, '22) (Note. There were reports of FL casting issues. I am not sure about these dates.)

4. KBS's "WHEN FLOWERS BLOOM, I THINK OF THE MOON" (Yoo Seung-ho, Lee Hye-ri)
M/T 16 eps. (Dec. 20-Feb. 15, '22)
5. KBS's "TAEJONG YI BANG WON" (Joo Sang-wook, Park Jin-hee)
36 eps. (Airing: Dec. ?)
6. KBS's "RED HEART" (Jang Hyuk, Lee Joon, Kang Han Na)
20 eps. (Airing: ?)
7. tvN's "UMBRELLA" (Kim Hye-soo)
16 eps. (Airing: ?)

I was formerly a huge fan of American football but stopped following it altogether because I could not escape the conclusion that the physical toll on the athletes made football akin to gladiatorial games, and therefore, ethically problematic. Also, the NFL's less than admirable response to issues such as domestic violence and racism made giving it up all the easier. My love of dramas goes even deeper than my past love of football but I am beginning to see a similar quandary. The objectionable aspects of the Korean entertainment industry seem to be magnifications of problems plaguing the entertainment world globally. My knowledge of the physical and psychological abuse suffered by so many performers makes it difficult to reconcile my love and support for people who make dramas with my disapproval and repugnance for the industry which profits by them.

The United States needs to pick a new name for itself. It's hard to claim that we are still really United.

Hello, Beanies! Hope you’re all doing well.

The weather here is cooling off, which means it’s fall, my favorite season! 🍁🍂🍃🎃

Not watching too many dramas these days. I did binge-watch Squid Game though, and I just started Yumi’s Cells as well. Both are pretty entertaining though very different.

Hello Beanies!
Im still fairly slumped in dramaland, and am only watching The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim (LOVE IT) and every other ep of Hometown Cha Cha Cha with the iswak group on discord. But I am LOVING Only Murders in the Building and just watched the first ep of The Great British Baking Show. And FALL! I love Fall! And we've had lovely rainy Fall weather just perfect for sitting on the couch and reading books. Which I havent been doing. But, whatever.
In libraryland news, about 1.5 years ago this kid brought a gun to the library and was banned for 2 years. He has recently started coming back in, pretending to be someone else (like we dont know what he looks like?) and then getting loud and yell-y when we kick him out. Yesterday he did it in the middle of my storytime and when his friend tried to push him out they started fighting. Luckily nothing worse happened, but I was trying to read to the kids, keep the adults distracted and make sure my coworkers didnt need backup. What a day!

Happy weekend Beanies and keep Beaning On!

A good friend invited me to her musical performance at the end of October, and pre- pandemic me would have jotted down the date in glee. That sentiment is buried beneath agoraphobia at the moment, because this would be my first or second event ever since the pandemic and my mental health problems happened. I gathered all my courage and told my therapist about it, and now we have another goal to work towards!💪 I will thank myself for this in the long run, but first I will have to suffer a month because the therapist prescribed daily walks to get used to leaving the house by the time the performance is upon us!🏃‍♀️

It really feels good to set challenges to better myself, and it certainly helps that there might be other friends attending the performance as well. I just hope the weather will be on my side, since I lose motivation as soon as the sun is absent, and fall has just started in my corner of the world...🍂

Hi beanies!!! Long time not on the OT! My husband watched Angel Eyes (and @egads, it was way OTT). I then went to @cloggie’s homage to the TOD (https://www.dramabeans.com/2018/01/in-defense-of-the-truck-of-doom/#comment-3170653) and remembered the double trouble vehicles of doom in the show, which brought me here to talk about it. 🤣🤪

I’m also watching a lot but I tend to do that in spurts between Covid crises. So, Red Sky, Homecha, and Yumi’s cells have my attention this week. I also picked HP2 back up to finish now that all the episodes are done. As much as I like the characters, I find that show drags and binging makes for a better watch.

I also have drama on my middle school front to update you all.

My daughter and the math genius—turns out, she’s the genius.

After a year virtual (while most of there friends stayed at school), daughter had to assimilate back into her friend group…

Daughter, 4 weeks ago: The new girl from last year seems mad that A hangs out with all of us and not just A.
Me: She has to figure out how she belongs in your group with you coming back. You’ve been with these friends (math genius too) since Kindergarten and she just got there last year. She spent more time with A without you around probably.
Daughter: Yeah, she’s super possessive about A. And says A looks happier hanging around us. She called math genius “stupid.” I’m like, “Do you even KNOW him? He’s much smarter than you!” He won’t even sit with her at lunch with the rest of us.
Me: Well, I hope she’s not mean to you.

One week later:
Daughter: She’s hanging out with another boy now.
Me: Oh, so not in your group anymore?
Daughter: Nope, I tried to include her in our conversations and all she would do is play on her phone. I called her out on how rude it was when we try to talk to her, so I think she’s mad at me, but I still flash my sweetest smile and say hi to her every time I see her. Then A yelled at her in the hallway for being rude to her too, so she’s done with us.
Me: And I guess math genius is sitting you at lunch again?
Daughter: Yep, like it always was before. 😉

Moral of the story: The natural order always is re-established.
2nd Moral: My daughter orchestrated it all. No way she would have let math genius eat by himself.
3rd Moral: Math genius has a sworn enemy now. And a sworn protector.

Is there a squid game recap?

Can someone please tell me what song is playing in Hye-jin’s car on the way to Seoul in Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha episode 10 about 60min mark? Thanks.