Beanie level: Loan shark with a heart of gold

It takes a lot of effort to get that perfect scene.

The Perfect Scene: 💕

Behind the Scenes:🤣

Anybody would be lucky to have them as brothers/friends. This is just one of the reasons why I am currently loving this show.

#AJourneyToLove ep14

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    It takes a village… 🤣

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      I like the humor of this show. 🤣
      In the context of the drama, the effort they were putting in with the dried leaves was rather pointless since the lovers were too engrossed with each other. 😅

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        Qian Zhao is unapologetically a non-shipper. Everyone and everything, including the leaves, is a suspect.😂

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          He is just being cool about it. He ships them in his own way. 🤣

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No wonder he fell for this painting. It is beautiful!

#PerfectMarriageRevenge ep11

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    Very well named also. And Do-guk’s expression while describing the painting when he saw it for the first time. *chef’s kiss* 🤌

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PMR ep10 felt like a calm before the storm. I want more shirt grabs and face offs like the one below in the finale… pretty please!

#PerfectMarriageRevenge

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Day 2 – Male lead you will never forget (for better or worse)

Lee Yeon, played by Lee Dong Wook in Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938. I just love him. Lee Dong Wook looked like he had a lot of fun playing the character for the second season.


Tantai Jin, played by Luo Yun Xi in Till The End of the Moon. He is the most compelling ML. Luo Yun Xi portrayed the various complicated emotions and personas of the character to almost perfection. He made me root for the anti-hero.


Kim Doo Sik, played by Jo In Sung in Moving. Although I will complain that I didn’t see enough of him in the show. His appearance was my most anticipated.

#2023RoundUp

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Day 1 – Female lead you will never forget (for better or worse)

Gu San Yeong, played by Kim Tae Ri in Revenant. San Yeong started the series down on her luck and also on the verge of doing the unthinkable. Plus she got further messed up with the ghost possession and people dying around her. To avoid giving too much away, I will just say that she overcome the hardships, possible health issues and temptations to emerge stronger mentally and with a renewed will to live. Kim Tae Ri was amazing portraying the intricacies of the role and was convincing in portraying two characters in one body.


Ryu Hong Joo, played Kim So Yeon in Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938. Hong Joo is beautiful, badass, sympathetic, fun, principled and loyal to a fault. She is amazingly brave as she repeatedly confessed her love and does not take kindly to anyone hurting her people. She is strong and quick taking down anyone, even Yeon, that messes with her. Kim So Yeon was spectacular in playing this former mountain god of the west.


#2023RoundUp

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    Both awesome and indeed unforgettable ladies.
    Many people have attempted the “two-in-one-body” but this was beyond chilling and hopeful. 😀

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I just want to share my 2023 Dramas for the #2023RoundUp

Completed 2023 K-Dramas

The Glory Part 1 and 2 ❤❤
Crash Course in Romance 💙
Love to Hate You 💜💕
Call It Love ❤️💕
Duty After School 💛
Queenmaker 💜
Doctor Cha ❤️
My Perfect Stranger 💜
Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 ❤️❤️💕
Black Knight 2023 💙
Delightfully Deceitful 💜
Agency ❤️
Battle for Happiness 💛
Lies Hidden In My Garden 💙
Revenant ❤️
Celebrity 💜
Heartbeat 💙
Mask Girl 💙
My Dearest Part1 💜
My Lovely Liar 💙
Moving ❤️
Mask Girl 💜
Mask 2015 (rewatch) ❤️
Behind Your Touch 💜💕
The Kidnapping Day ❤️
Song of the Bandits 💙
Twinkling Watermelon ❤️❤️💕
Numbers 💙
Lupin S3 💜
Strong Girl Nam Soon 💙
100 Days My Prince ❤️
Doona! 💜
The Perfect Deal 💜
Daily Dose of Sunshine ❤️
Evilive ❤️

Ongoing
Live Your Own Life ep19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Perfect Marriage Revenge ep10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Matchmakers ep9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract ep2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My Demon ep2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tell Me That You Love Me ep1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Journey to Love ep10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Non-Kdrama
Queen Charlotte ❤️💕
Till the End of the Moon ❤️💕

❤ done and loved
💜 done and mixed opinion
💙 done and meh
💛 done but…not recommended
🙊 speak no evil
💕 extra like

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    K-Varieties
    Bros on Foot ❤️
    Jinny’s Kitchen 💙
    Europe Outside My Tent S1 ❤️
    Europe Outside My Tent: Spain 💜
    The Genius Paik 💜
    2D1N ❤️
    Dancing Queens on the Road 💙
    Queendom Puzzle 💙
    Brotherhood Expedition: Maya 💙

    Upcoming
    Welcome to Samdalri
    Sweet Home 2

    Dropped
    Missing The Other Side S2 ep6
    Payback ep5
    Island ep5
    Decoy ep1
    Big Bet ep1
    Our Blooming Youth ep10
    Kokdu Season of Deity ep1
    The Heavenly Idol ep4
    Delivery Man ep2
    Stealer: The Treasure Keeper ep4
    Divorce Attorney Shin ep6
    See You In My 19th Life ep2
    King the Land ep8
    One Piece ep2
    Destined With You ep6
    Arthdal Chronicles Sword of Aramun ep1
    Dong Yi ep14
    Ashes of Love ep2
    My Dearest 2 ep17 🙊
    Castaway Diva ep7

    🤞Indefinite Pause
    Love All Play ep7⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Six Flying Dragons ep33 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Falling for Innocence ep4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Hyena ep5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Possessed ep5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
    An Ancient Love Song ep3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Lost You Forever ep12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Who Rules the World ep21 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    My Journey to You ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ep4
    A Good Day to be a Dog ep1
    Wonderland of Love ep1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Goryeo Khitan War ep3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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    That’s a lot of dramas. Impressive 🙇🏻. Ifeel
    like an amateur 🥺

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      I think this is already the most dramas I watched in a year. I am not sure if I can top this next year.

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        What’s interesting to me–it may not be to you–is that you and I have dozens of shows each, but we’ve only watched 12 overlapping dramas. There’s A LOT of content out there right now!

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          That is interesting. There is just a lot of content so I suppose we still have similar taste to have 12 overlapping dramas out of everything out there.

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            One of our overlaps is Jinny’s Kitchen–that was a total shame watch for me, but I also secretly loved every moment of it…like when Park Seo-joon sheepishly admitted to starring in a Marvel movie when Choi Woo-shik sort of pressured him into admitting it? I mean, given how that movie ended up, maybe PSJ knew something we didn’t…it was hilarious! Also hilarious: Choi Woo-shik drumming up business on that dock. He was mortified!!!! But I’d have gone to wherever he was selling 😁

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          I liked parts of Jinny’s kitchen. Mostly seeing Bacalar and interactions between the guys and Yumi. I also wondered why PSJ was shy about Marvels and now we know. Poor guy!
          Yeah CWS was mortified that he needed to talk to strangers. Introvert problems. 🤣
          I skipped the follow up. My friend watched it and she thought it was boring.

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#TellMeThatYouLoveMe ep1

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I just want to share some of my favorite scenes on ep1:

First Meeting

Hiding from their mothers

Tae Ha\’s little smile

#Park\’sMarriageContract ep1

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There were a lot of juicy reveals and satisfactory takedowns this week! 🎉🍾

But of course, we should still expect an explosive showdown to happen at Taeja\’s side next week. Also Evil stepmom is not yet out for the count so we should still expect some scheming from her.

Most importantly, I am glad that Do Guk and Yi Joo\’s relationship is getting stronger than ever.💕

I am quite sad that we only have 2 episodes left. But I am assured with how everything has been handled so far, whatever will happen will be satisfactory. 😊🤞

#PerfectMarriageRevenge ep 9-10

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These pretty traditional korean fireworks are becoming a kdrama staple.

#ParksMarriageContract ep1

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    The Treasure Hunt should be about which Joseon era drama / flashback does not have fireworks. 🎆 🎇 🤣

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    Thanks to 1n2d.. they showed that light festival first a few years back.. since then have started seeing it in dramas and elsewhere

    it generate quite a buzz post that episode

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      Thank you for identifying the source of this trend. 😆

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      Yes, and if I remember it correctly, it happens only once a year at one and the same place in SK?

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      I saw that episode too. Its great that they caused the buzz and now it helped keep this traditional fireworks become popular.

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        it was so b’ful in the show.. and then the older guy took a picture.. he is anyways good at taking pics.. but god it was b’ful

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    I feel like I’d never seen it before until this year, and then this is at least the third drama that’s that’s done it in 2023? That’s fine with me, though, it’s beautiful!!

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Similarities of the first episodes of The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract and My Demon:

(1) Charismatic leads
(2) Good start for both series
(3) Both had underwater scenes

#ParksMarriageContract ep1
#MyDemon ep1

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I like Kim Hae Sook’s character here than the one that will end this weekend.

Gift vouchers to get rid of an unwanted bf! 🤣

#MyDemon ep1

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Do Guk was not standing still either. He was extra swoony this episode.

#PerfectMarriageRevenge ep8

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I always mention MIL. Let me feature the other fabulous in-laws in Yi Joo’s camp: Chairwoman Halmeoni and Do Na.

They had their moments to shine this episode.

The might of Taeja is behind YiJoo so the enemy camp better think twice before attacking the newly minted family member.

I also sneaked in Do Guk and MIL photos.

#PerfectMarriageRevenge ep8

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    They are such a great family (minus scheming hyung), and Yi-joo is lucky to have them in her corner!!! I felt like cheering at so many of their scenes today!

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      They are the best!!
      The scheming brother should get the memo instead of going against his family.

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    All the ladies are just want we want all our families to be.

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    Such a nice thing when the 3 reasons Doguk’s cousin warned Yijoo against are actually ended up dead solid in her side ugh *chef kiss*

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      So true. But the same three will be Yura’s worst nighmare if she forces herself into the family. 😈

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Things are getting messier. I am all for it! 😉

#PerfectMarriageRevenge ep7

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    In that second image from the bottom, I wanted so bad for them to extend their hands towards one another again—NOT TOUCHING—in what could then become their perennial game of “Handshake Chicken.”

    It was frustrating how they just sat there 😭

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      Maybe we will see them do more than sit in the next episode.
      They can have their signature handshake another time. 😅

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    Ooooh, that moment was SO GOOD!! The MIL’s clarification was unexpected – I had to rewind to rewatch so I could fully appreciate it!! Definitely a worthy adversary for evil stepmother.

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      MIL is playing chess compared to stepmother playing checkers. She’s the queen of the board. Love that she’s not just an ally of Yi joo and Do guk but that she’s smart and sympathetic.

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      Evil Stepmother thought she is getting her way until MIL clarified what she meant! I def rewatched it again about few times. The last time to screencap it. 😅

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    I haven’t seen the new ep yet but just wanna say, I’m always glad when MIL is smiling and stepmom is NOT 😝

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Don\’t mind him. He is just a cute penguin waddling across your screen. 🐧😊

#StrongGirlNamSoon ep12

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The recap is up for the final episodes of Evilive.
I haven’t seen the episodes yet so no spoilers please. I really like the show and want to share these photos of the leads.

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    Thank you for sharing what I couldn’t. 🤣
    I made the exact same screenshot as #2 but then chickened out.

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      Why? It was such a great shot.

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        Too scary … I haven’t put up any screenshot of
        Shin Ha-kyun because he is so hauntingly good that I’m scared.

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          They are both great in their roles. I can understand what you mean. Its just too good a shot not to share. I thought you would reason out that its a spoiler or something.

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            The drama really affected me. After you have finished watching perhaps we can chat again in the recap thread. I have too much to say but will hold back till you finish watching. 😀

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It’s been a heartwarming and eventful ride back to a sparkling youth! ✨️🌟
Until the last episode you have given a lot of emotional scenes. I wish we can stay a little longer. Although it was short, it felt like time well-spent with a dear friend. 💕✨️

I will always have lovely memories of you, TW!

#TwinklingWatermelon ep16

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    Let me leave you with Eun Yu’s speech to Eun Gyeol:

    “Put down the burden already. It’s not your burden to carry. You forced yourself to take on the burden.
    No one can live your life for you.
    Let Yi Chan in 1995 figure things out on his own.”

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      I think I took twice as long to finish the episode … I was crying so hard.

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        I couldn’t watch Yi Chan’s hospital scene in my first try so yeah, same 😭

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      the way he had to let go the moment Yi Chan needs him and Chung Ah the most, pain!!!

      but its true. Yi Chan need to figure out the way himself. and he did. beautifully at that. getting financial help from CEO FIL also help a long the way. but he stop feeling sorry for himself, and learn to survive. learn to be the best of himself so that he can meet Eun Gyeol in his best moment. the moment he saw that tape again and see Eun Gyeol in his glory, i knew he remember that promise! that happy and cheeky smile 💕💕

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This show knows its strengths and playing up everything its good at. The episode is full of good things about friendship, family and love. Its also great to see Eun Ho again.

One more episode to go.. 💔😭

#TwinklingWatermelon ep15

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I just needed to post more. Also that pink sky is beautiful.

#PerfectMarriageRevenge ep6

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