Archive for the ‘Off Topic/Blog Stuff’ Category
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Intro to Dramabeans’ six-part year-end review
It’s that time of year again! Time for the year-end extravaganza summing up the highlights and lowlights in the world of Korean dramas over the past twelve months. In previous years, I’ve asked guest bloggers to help me wrap up the year, and they’ve come through beautifully. This time we’ve got a particularly robust lineup... More »
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Notice: Server moving this weekend
Just a notice: Will be doing some server moving and work on the back end of things this weekend, so commenting may be disabled for a short while and you may experience a little downtime. You may not notice much of a change (or so I hope), but this is just a heads-up. Thanks... More »
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Drama theme-song ringtones
Somehow the mention of ringtones came up on the last Open Thread, and I posted some ringtones that I’d made of You’re Beautiful OST songs. I got some requests, so I thought I’d put more up in a separate post, in case anyone else was interested. (These are short mp3 clips that you can download... More »
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Help out Boys Over Flowers on Netflix
I received an email from someone at YA Entertainment, which, as you may know, is the company that licenses Korean dramas for sale with English subtitles. I’m passing it along for all of you with accounts at Netflix to help get more Korean dramas available at the online rental service: Hi, I need your help.... More »
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Drama recap status update
I’ve been reading a lot of comments wondering about recaps lately, so I thought I’d put up a post to let you know where things stand. You’re Beautiful: Ongoing. Smile: I hope to keep this going. If things get very busy, I may not be able to keep up in a timely manner, but I... More »
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Ask javabeans…
Um. So I’ve been really bad with emails lately, folks. Well, I’m always prone to being bad with emails, but lately stuff is taking over my offline life and I’ve been really awful, and my inbox is overflowing, and I feel stressed out about that and guilty, but most emails ask for stuff and responding... More »
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Question: To post or not to post
With the recent death of actress Jang Ja-yeon, we can expect to see a flood of paparazzi photos of celebrities paying their respects to the deceased. Every time a celebrity suicide occurs, I feel conflicted about (1) the press’s intrusion and the media spectacle this inevitably presents, and (2) posting about it. I’m betting it’ll... More »
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Congratulations, parody contest winners!
Thanks to everyone who entered the Boys Before Flowers parody contest! We had a bunch of fantastic entries. It was super difficult deciding who won, but Sevenses, saharial, and I have reached a consensus: We have selected one First Prize (owner of a brand-new OST and drama poster), one Second Prize (winner of the OST),... More »
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Reminder: Enter to win Boys Before Flowers OST!
Thanks to everyone who’s sent in a parody video for the Boys Before Flowers contest and giveaway — I’ve received some really hilarious entries so far! But there’s still time to enter — the contest closes on Friday. Yes, we all mock the heck out of the soundtrack, but you know you want to win... More »
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Enter the Boys Before Flowers giveaway and contest!
Raise your hand if you like giveaways! And parodies. And clever fan videos. (And Kim Joon and Kim Bum.) In response to all those Boys Before Flowers parody videos, reader saharial volunteered to put up an OST prize for our own contest for best fan-made parody video. I thought that sounded like a lot... More »
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