You may remember “Bad Guys” with Kim Sang-joong & Park Hae-jin all very dashing, well I’m watching the Thai version of Bad Guys – 12 episodes with violence on steroids! Ouff!
Rewatching Cinderella and The Four Knights. And still cannot stand Hye-ji. The character just gets on my nerves – she needs a break from il boyfriend and acceptance from Ji-woon!
Watching Good Doctor – Joo Won does a stellar role as a young doctor with Savant syndrome. A real feel-good series, it will make you cry, it will make you laugh. You come away feeling happy.
Yes, it was made in 2013. Since I am late to Kdrama and all things Korean/South Korean, many things are all new to me. Fortunately, it’s on Netflix. Never get tired of watching Kdramas.
It was not easy for anyone to stand before the tour de force performance of Yoon Shi-yoon in Baking King but Joo Won not only went toe-to-toe against Yoon Shi-yoon in what was his (Joo Won’s) first TV drama (he had only done musical theater before that) but managed to hold on his own, … more or less. 🤣 He even got the girl. 😉
I loved Joo Won in everything I have seen him in Yong-pal, Alice, Stealer: The Treasure Keeper, even the greatly reviled Netflix film, Carter. He is literally the best part of everything he has been in.
From time-to-time I like to see his YT videos of his performance in Ghost The Musical. Perhaps you would like to check it out. 😃
Unchained Melody, that’s just wild. I am very picky about musicals, they’re generally not my style, but Joo Won! He and BoA dated at one time, I thought they made a cool couple …
I hope we don’t have to wait for too long… He presented his last movie (Birth) in the Busan Festival in October.
Meanwhile, I’m watching Mirror of the Witch and I still have to watch Grand Prince.
I loved Joo Won so much when I began watching Kdramas! He was my first Oppa (before KNG came and BB came). I just think he was the best part of many not so good projects. 😅 I was more impressed with his earlier projects (Good Doctor, Bridal Mask, Baker King, Yong Pal) than the later ones (My Sassy Girl 2, Alice). I haven’t seen Stealer, but from what I gathered here it might be worth a watch.
Oh I just remembered another one which I loved him in so much! The weekender Ojakgyo Brothers! Not sure if it’s so dated to watch now, but his storyline with UEE deserves a story of its own. Such brilliant acting from both (and then they were just rookies!)
After some health problems I’m back as Arnie says! Strong Girl Nam-soon can’t be over too soon! Disappointment on Steroids. I wanted to love it – really I did but……. Even schmaltz is better!
So pleased to hear it brought you joy. This year when I was feeling very under the weather I started to do rewatches for the first time just to see if I could re experience the positive vibe. So far I have not been disappointed and I am currently watching The Producers and loving it.
Looking for name of series, a sageuk, Jung Yun-seok? stars as child version of a Prince whose mother was murdered. When alive, they walked barefoot when raining! Court lady comforts him lets him cry.
Sungkyunkwan Scandal Is one of my all time favourites, from Song Joong Ki to the delightful Park Min-young, it is the tale of a Sungkyunkwan Scholar who is not all he should be. Cross dressing back in those days? Not very Confucius like!
An engaging tale of Kim Yoo Shik whose three room mates find out at various times Kim’s secret and go into protection mode!
The handsome School President whose perfect looks have you drooling, his acting was meticulous -sadly he passed away some years ago – to the quirky goings on of our “Three Musketeers” to the engaging story line and beautiful costumes, this is a light hearted drama which doesn’t lose lace and never has a dull moment.
It is only available on YouTube in my area, the visuals are good with no ad breaks.
Remarriage & Desires, Jeong Eu-Gene & Cha Ji-yeon are perfect femmes fatales & make this series so enjoyable They overshadow Ms Nice & the two good men! Revenge betrayal murder suicide! It’s all here
Who here is watching Destined With You? Rowoon isn’t quite his usual loveable self (loved him in Tomorrow) he plays an arrogant chap so different from his other roles. Still love him though!
After having endured four painful episodes of “Behind Your Touch” and the beginnings of yet another even more painful one (episode 5) I threw in the towel, spat the dummy and walked away in disgust! I am so annoyed with myself for letting myself be sucked in and wasting four and a half hours of my life!
The synopsis sounded funny and I’m thinking this sounds great, different, I’ll enjoy this one! I tell ya, you’d see more action and have more fun with a room full of stiffs in a funeral parlour! Ohh, it was pathetic (yes I know, not very professional but I’m not a journalist so the gloves are off!).
The lead actress, Han Ji-Min drove me up the wall with her pathetic, narcissistic thinking about HER wants not giving a fig for the poor idiot of a detective – surely crimes are more important than sniffing an animal’s backside and trotting off to find the owner!
Lee Min Ki is our leading man, usually I really like and enjoy his roles but not this one.
Han Ji-min comes across as thoughtless and a sandwich short of a picnic. Had the role of vet been played by a different actress, it might have been so much better. If you haven’t yet watched it, you’re not missing out on anything!
Haha, don’t force yourself to watch something you don’t like!!! Comedy is extremely subjective, and those of us who enjoy it are having way too much of a blast, but it’s not for everyone! Hope your next drama works out for you!
If comedy is subjective, then the one who wrote this and deemed it a comedy should be punished for lying! Shows, jokes, sayings etc are funnier to some than others, this wasn’t just unfunny, it was bad, really bad. It wasn’t a good anything. A crime has been committed against my aural and visual senses.
Same, the premise sounded really bizarre, but I still watched for Lee Min Ki, but gave up after 1.5 episodes, I might watch it if I have nothing else, but for now it is off my list
Mask Girl – I do love a good murder, but struggled with this. Forty minutes into ep 2 was my limit. I just couldn’t sit through the rubbish and waste my life. I love Kdrama but this isn’t one of them!
Netflix has really mucked up the pleasure of watching KDrama! Previously, audio was Korean, subtitle was English, that was fine, I became used to this, tending to the softly spoken language – that is how it was to my ears a very pleasant sound. Unlike listening to Chinese dramas which I simply cannot stand because listening to it was an assault on my ears – very harsh and gutteral.
Korean is different, it sounds harmonious and restful (except maybe when Jang Young-nam throws one of her magnificent tantrums!
Jang Young-nam is an absolutely brilliant actress and she handles these roles marvellously, you only have to watch her as the Queen Dowager in The Crowned Clown!)
Anyway, getting back to my point, Netflix have gone and stuffed it all up! Now, when watching Korean dramas, they’re (the actors) voices have been dubbed by hideous voices with strong American accents. Had they used Australians giving strong Australian accents, I would be equally cheesed off. It’s horrible, simply horrible.
Some Kdramas haven’t been interfered with as yet, but the ones that are! Mein Gott it is so annoying!
God, they haven’t done that to any I’ve watched here in NZ… I would hate it. I really love hearing the actors speak their own language, sounds so beautiful and flowing and natural. And I like being able to hear in just a very small learner’s way, where the English subtitles aren’t actually translating what’s said, eg when the subtitles will use the actual person’s name but the actor is actually saying “sonbae” or “hyeung” or “ajhumma”. I guess it’s because there isn’t an idiomatic English translation. But dubbing…no no no.
Howdy, fellow Kiwi!
I’ve looked at a range of kdramas on my Netflix feed, from 2007 to 2023, and some have more audio and subtitle options than others, but at a minimum all have Korean original audio, and and subtitle options of English or off.
Hello Kas61,
Greetings from across the ditch! If it hasn’t happened over there then you are lucky. I too like learning in some small way various words and about family hierarchy. Hyung, sunbae, abajae.
The latest two series I’ve been watching, I have to alter the audio every episode for one of them.
Hello Netsuke! Incredibly irritating. I’m sure most kdrama watchers will not appreciate dubbing… it would ruin the experience for me. Makes you wonder who is making these decisions.
I thought I’m the only one on earth who can’t enjoy the way they speak. I’ve been avoiding Cdramas for the same reason. That’s too bad! I, too won’t be able to watch Kdrama if they were dubbed. Besides, isn’t it just a waste of money?
Ooohh i used to avoid cdramas for the same reason too! But i guess i’ve built up my tolerance bit by bit, in part thanks to my love for a good looking face 🤭
In Spain some k-dramas (the Netflix originals ones) are dubbed in European Spanish and some other dramas are dubbed in American Spanish.
But I always watch all the shows in Korean with English or Spanish subtitles.
You can change the Audio and Subs for each drama, so don’t panic 😉
Yes you can change the audio/language but some series it has to be done at the beginning of every episode. That is a real pain. I’m watching the series about the psychic vet and the detective.
To change the audio back to Korean, you only have to adjust the audio settings within the subtitles menu, choosing “Original Korean” with English subtitles.
Fascinated with See You in My 19th Life: Ji-eum’s 1st life has had too little exposure, it is more fascinating than her current life. Waiting for the truth Min Gi mysteriously holds the truth.
Hello and Good Evening to youall in Kdrama land, I trust this finds youall well and full of beans! Pun intended.
Having a brief look at the dramas you’re covering on the front page, I haven’t seen any of those. Either they aren’t out streaming and screaming in Netflix land Downunder, or I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole again in the Dark Forest near the Kingdom and landed upside down under a Ginkgo tree in Joseon!
Joseon is my favourite time in the Land of Morning Calm. I would so loved to have lived then but have come to realise it would only have been lovely and fun and well…nice! if you were a member of the Aristocracy – the Yangban class.
Coming back to today’s world, in Australia, I have been watching “King the Land”, and “See You in My 19th Life”, “Doom at Your Service” which I ab-so-loot-ley loved! Others I am sure are also streaming and screaming but I am (finally) watching “Poong: the Joseon Psychiatrist” after having seen “ Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency” – loved that one too!
So many handsome leading men – the ladies don’t hold much appeal for me, and the glorious costumes of the Joseon Court…oh my!
Hello Anne18 – good to meet another Joseon lover! So far in Poong, I’m almost at the end of episode 9 and loving it! Kim Min-Jae is such a cutie with his pretty face, he looks dashing in pale turquoise silk! And yes to Lady Eun-woo, lovely girl, knows her own mind and not afraid to speak it!
Watching Mr Sunshine episode 22. Devastated Eugene was sent to prison and dishonourably discharged. What did he do wrong? Guess he got caught getting rid of Mori Takashi?
Our three men are doomed.
Yes, it is one you can watch over and over. Even though you know what happens, the outcome is not spoiled because it has such a strong plot and our three male leads all work in harmony with each other, they bounce off each other like a perfectly choreographed ballet.
The Good Bad Mother does not disappoint, now at episode 8, mum has just tried to hang herself, Kang Ho ups from his wheelchair & saves her and why can’t I write twelve lines here instead of just two?
In case that last question was for real, @netsuke, you can indeed actually post twelve lines here. You have to compose somewhere else, though, and paste it in…you can’t type it here directly.
Moreover, you have to paste in a particular way. Here’s how @elinor so helpfully says it (thanks, E!):
“Paste using the cursor and the toolbar – in Chrome or Safari, for example, click Edit then Paste. Keyboard shortcuts (Control-V or ⌘-V) don’t work. Don’t touch the keyboard after you paste or anything over 200 characters will disappear again.“
After pasting, you can still add photos and YouTube links without using your text, but don’t type in the compose window otherwise.
If you did know this already, then apologies for bean-splaining!
Reading reviews on how wonderful “The Good Bad Mother” is, less than five minutes into the series I love it already. You can feel the “feel good” theme already.
I know it’s television, but the bratty kids on Penthouse War in Life are just so horrible I’d love for them to get what’s coming to them! They’re just vile! And the parents! Is it any wonder?
After Sky Castle it was Remarriage & Desires, thankfully Murderous Mistress was rewarded with what she so richly deserved. Yess! Currently I’m watching Marriage Contract. Not a Uee fan.
Rewatching Sky Castle, up to Episode 15 – poor Hye-na’s just been murdered. Good storyline, Yum Jung-ah is superb. Ooh there are some evil witches in the world. And men too.
Netsuke
May 2, 2024 at 8:24 PM
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
May 3, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Beautiful moments of togetherness!! 😍♥️🙈
Netsuke
February 7, 2024 at 5:21 AM
You may remember “Bad Guys” with Kim Sang-joong & Park Hae-jin all very dashing, well I’m watching the Thai version of Bad Guys – 12 episodes with violence on steroids! Ouff!
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
February 12, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Fun times. 😅
Netsuke
February 4, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Rewatching Cinderella and The Four Knights. And still cannot stand Hye-ji. The character just gets on my nerves – she needs a break from il boyfriend and acceptance from Ji-woon!
Netsuke
November 24, 2023 at 4:07 PM
Watching Good Doctor – Joo Won does a stellar role as a young doctor with Savant syndrome. A real feel-good series, it will make you cry, it will make you laugh. You come away feeling happy.
tabong has two different tears🍉
November 24, 2023 at 4:15 PM
I love this show!!
owl 🦉 🫰
November 24, 2023 at 4:53 PM
An oldie but goodie!
Netsuke
November 24, 2023 at 9:09 PM
Yes, it was made in 2013. Since I am late to Kdrama and all things Korean/South Korean, many things are all new to me. Fortunately, it’s on Netflix. Never get tired of watching Kdramas.
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
November 24, 2023 at 6:39 PM
Joo Won 💕
Netsuke
November 24, 2023 at 9:12 PM
Wasn’t he brilliant in My Sassy Girl? He was one poor, hen-pecked boy! From his mother to that interfering sister to the princess…..
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
November 24, 2023 at 10:27 PM
He was amazing in My Sassy Girl. 😍
owl 🦉 🫰
November 24, 2023 at 9:21 PM
And Baker King Kim Tak Goo with Yoon Shi Yoon too! Where is Joo Won these days?
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
November 24, 2023 at 11:41 PM
It was not easy for anyone to stand before the tour de force performance of Yoon Shi-yoon in Baking King but Joo Won not only went toe-to-toe against Yoon Shi-yoon in what was his (Joo Won’s) first TV drama (he had only done musical theater before that) but managed to hold on his own, … more or less. 🤣 He even got the girl. 😉
I loved Joo Won in everything I have seen him in Yong-pal, Alice, Stealer: The Treasure Keeper, even the greatly reviled Netflix film, Carter. He is literally the best part of everything he has been in.
From time-to-time I like to see his YT videos of his performance in Ghost The Musical. Perhaps you would like to check it out. 😃
https://youtu.be/qZ6u7r1YpNo
owl 🦉 🫰
November 25, 2023 at 8:33 AM
Unchained Melody, that’s just wild. I am very picky about musicals, they’re generally not my style, but Joo Won! He and BoA dated at one time, I thought they made a cool couple …
owl 🦉 🫰
November 25, 2023 at 8:34 AM
Looking for YSY to star in a good drama again, too!
Isa is always time travelling
November 26, 2023 at 2:22 AM
I hope we don’t have to wait for too long… He presented his last movie (Birth) in the Busan Festival in October.
Meanwhile, I’m watching Mirror of the Witch and I still have to watch Grand Prince.
mmmmm
November 25, 2023 at 9:19 AM
I loved Joo Won so much when I began watching Kdramas! He was my first Oppa (before KNG came and BB came). I just think he was the best part of many not so good projects. 😅 I was more impressed with his earlier projects (Good Doctor, Bridal Mask, Baker King, Yong Pal) than the later ones (My Sassy Girl 2, Alice). I haven’t seen Stealer, but from what I gathered here it might be worth a watch.
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
November 25, 2023 at 9:30 AM
Ooh! Stealer is a hoot and a half. A “superhero” who’s really a goof. I do hope you watch it.
mmmmm
November 26, 2023 at 3:27 AM
Oh I just remembered another one which I loved him in so much! The weekender Ojakgyo Brothers! Not sure if it’s so dated to watch now, but his storyline with UEE deserves a story of its own. Such brilliant acting from both (and then they were just rookies!)
owl 🦉 🫰
November 26, 2023 at 8:50 AM
Dare I mention Level 7 Civil Servant? (Say that 5 times in a row)
Netsuke
February 4, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Haha! I did or at least attempted to. Good tongue twister that!
Lelly19
November 25, 2023 at 12:36 AM
My very first kdrama!!! 🥺🥺
mmmmm
November 25, 2023 at 9:13 AM
One of his most brilliant projects. Another one I’d recommend is Bridal Mask, though I also personally love him in a political-medical drama Yong Pal.
Netsuke
November 6, 2023 at 1:42 AM
After some health problems I’m back as Arnie says! Strong Girl Nam-soon can’t be over too soon! Disappointment on Steroids. I wanted to love it – really I did but……. Even schmaltz is better!
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
November 6, 2023 at 2:35 AM
Good to have you back and hopefully you are feeling better and can find something decent to watch.
Netsuke
November 6, 2023 at 3:21 AM
Thank you Reply 1988. I watched Hotel Del Luna for the umpteenth time. Love that series.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
November 6, 2023 at 4:12 AM
So pleased to hear it brought you joy. This year when I was feeling very under the weather I started to do rewatches for the first time just to see if I could re experience the positive vibe. So far I have not been disappointed and I am currently watching The Producers and loving it.
bong-soo
November 6, 2023 at 5:09 PM
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bong-soo
November 6, 2023 at 5:11 PM
Good to see you back. I am a SWSBS (2017) fan. I didn’t start the spin-off.
Netsuke
September 29, 2023 at 7:52 AM
Looking for name of series, a sageuk, Jung Yun-seok? stars as child version of a Prince whose mother was murdered. When alive, they walked barefoot when raining! Court lady comforts him lets him cry.
parkchuna ❤️🍉
September 29, 2023 at 7:59 AM
I’m pretty sure it was moonlight drawn by clouds (or something to that effect), he was young Bo gum. I hope i’m right, hehe.
parkchuna ❤️🍉
September 29, 2023 at 9:07 PM
I went n watched ep 3&4 & now i miss bogum’s acting. He’s so good at playing multi faceted characters -i want to see him in a new work soon!
Netsuke
September 17, 2023 at 7:58 AM
Sungkyunkwan Scandal Is one of my all time favourites, from Song Joong Ki to the delightful Park Min-young, it is the tale of a Sungkyunkwan Scholar who is not all he should be. Cross dressing back in those days? Not very Confucius like!
An engaging tale of Kim Yoo Shik whose three room mates find out at various times Kim’s secret and go into protection mode!
The handsome School President whose perfect looks have you drooling, his acting was meticulous -sadly he passed away some years ago – to the quirky goings on of our “Three Musketeers” to the engaging story line and beautiful costumes, this is a light hearted drama which doesn’t lose lace and never has a dull moment.
It is only available on YouTube in my area, the visuals are good with no ad breaks.
korfan
September 17, 2023 at 9:17 AM
I still haven’t watched this one!
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 17, 2023 at 11:20 AM
Watchlist keeps getting bigger … 🤣
korfan
September 17, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Yes!!
Netsuke
September 21, 2023 at 2:06 AM
Mine too. Last count there were 66!
Netsuke
September 21, 2023 at 2:05 AM
I’ve seen it twice, loved it both times. It’s the type of tale you can watch and rewatch and never goes stale!
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 21, 2023 at 2:29 AM
I’m excited with the recommendation (Song Joong Ki .. yay!!) but anxious 😟 🙃 … how to squeeze it in my hectic drama watching schedule
… heh!
Guess I will have to bite the bullet sooner or later.
Netsuke
September 29, 2023 at 8:17 PM
This is one of the best ones, to use the well known saying – “They don’t make ‘em like this anymore!”
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 29, 2023 at 9:28 PM
Absolutely, @Soyesterday used a very nice phrase to express the charm in older Korean dramas – they had “je ne sais quoi”.
Netsuke
September 9, 2023 at 7:42 PM
Remarriage & Desires, Jeong Eu-Gene & Cha Ji-yeon are perfect femmes fatales & make this series so enjoyable They overshadow Ms Nice & the two good men! Revenge betrayal murder suicide! It’s all here
Netsuke
September 9, 2023 at 7:10 AM
Who here is watching Destined With You? Rowoon isn’t quite his usual loveable self (loved him in Tomorrow) he plays an arrogant chap so different from his other roles. Still love him though!
Cay_sbtgoG
September 9, 2023 at 9:43 AM
Thank you for the pics. My personal fav is the last one for obvious reason.😄
Netsuke
September 9, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Thank you, Cay_sbtgoG, there are so many pics available it isn’t easy deciding!
Cay_sbtgoG
September 9, 2023 at 7:55 PM
Why not make it easier by posting them all. 😄
Netsuke
September 1, 2023 at 1:04 AM
After having endured four painful episodes of “Behind Your Touch” and the beginnings of yet another even more painful one (episode 5) I threw in the towel, spat the dummy and walked away in disgust! I am so annoyed with myself for letting myself be sucked in and wasting four and a half hours of my life!
The synopsis sounded funny and I’m thinking this sounds great, different, I’ll enjoy this one! I tell ya, you’d see more action and have more fun with a room full of stiffs in a funeral parlour! Ohh, it was pathetic (yes I know, not very professional but I’m not a journalist so the gloves are off!).
The lead actress, Han Ji-Min drove me up the wall with her pathetic, narcissistic thinking about HER wants not giving a fig for the poor idiot of a detective – surely crimes are more important than sniffing an animal’s backside and trotting off to find the owner!
Lee Min Ki is our leading man, usually I really like and enjoy his roles but not this one.
Han Ji-min comes across as thoughtless and a sandwich short of a picnic. Had the role of vet been played by a different actress, it might have been so much better. If you haven’t yet watched it, you’re not missing out on anything!
mindy
September 1, 2023 at 4:21 AM
Haha, don’t force yourself to watch something you don’t like!!! Comedy is extremely subjective, and those of us who enjoy it are having way too much of a blast, but it’s not for everyone! Hope your next drama works out for you!
Netsuke
September 9, 2023 at 2:55 AM
If comedy is subjective, then the one who wrote this and deemed it a comedy should be punished for lying! Shows, jokes, sayings etc are funnier to some than others, this wasn’t just unfunny, it was bad, really bad. It wasn’t a good anything. A crime has been committed against my aural and visual senses.
Chubbysocks
September 1, 2023 at 10:22 AM
Same, the premise sounded really bizarre, but I still watched for Lee Min Ki, but gave up after 1.5 episodes, I might watch it if I have nothing else, but for now it is off my list
RenOIshi
September 1, 2023 at 6:13 PM
I lasted until ep 1. I don’t know why someone wrote this premise. Should have been called ‘Touch your Butt’
Netsuke
August 23, 2023 at 6:07 AM
Mask Girl – I do love a good murder, but struggled with this. Forty minutes into ep 2 was my limit. I just couldn’t sit through the rubbish and waste my life. I love Kdrama but this isn’t one of them!
Cay_sbtgoG
August 23, 2023 at 8:58 AM
Wow! I only managed until 20 min of first episode. There’s just too many things that didn’t sir well with me.
Netsuke
August 25, 2023 at 6:38 AM
I am surprised I lasted as long as I did. I did try ..but no salada.
Netsuke
August 11, 2023 at 9:21 PM
Netflix has really mucked up the pleasure of watching KDrama! Previously, audio was Korean, subtitle was English, that was fine, I became used to this, tending to the softly spoken language – that is how it was to my ears a very pleasant sound. Unlike listening to Chinese dramas which I simply cannot stand because listening to it was an assault on my ears – very harsh and gutteral.
Korean is different, it sounds harmonious and restful (except maybe when Jang Young-nam throws one of her magnificent tantrums!
Jang Young-nam is an absolutely brilliant actress and she handles these roles marvellously, you only have to watch her as the Queen Dowager in The Crowned Clown!)
Anyway, getting back to my point, Netflix have gone and stuffed it all up! Now, when watching Korean dramas, they’re (the actors) voices have been dubbed by hideous voices with strong American accents. Had they used Australians giving strong Australian accents, I would be equally cheesed off. It’s horrible, simply horrible.
Some Kdramas haven’t been interfered with as yet, but the ones that are! Mein Gott it is so annoying!
Please Netflix, hands off Kdrama!
Kas61
August 11, 2023 at 10:00 PM
God, they haven’t done that to any I’ve watched here in NZ… I would hate it. I really love hearing the actors speak their own language, sounds so beautiful and flowing and natural. And I like being able to hear in just a very small learner’s way, where the English subtitles aren’t actually translating what’s said, eg when the subtitles will use the actual person’s name but the actor is actually saying “sonbae” or “hyeung” or “ajhumma”. I guess it’s because there isn’t an idiomatic English translation. But dubbing…no no no.
beffels
August 11, 2023 at 10:08 PM
I haven’t noticed it either (also in NZ, hello!) so hopefully it’s something just playing with the settings will fix.
Kas61
August 11, 2023 at 10:48 PM
Howdy, fellow Kiwi!
I’ve looked at a range of kdramas on my Netflix feed, from 2007 to 2023, and some have more audio and subtitle options than others, but at a minimum all have Korean original audio, and and subtitle options of English or off.
Netsuke
August 25, 2023 at 6:46 AM
Hello Kas61,
Greetings from across the ditch! If it hasn’t happened over there then you are lucky. I too like learning in some small way various words and about family hierarchy. Hyung, sunbae, abajae.
The latest two series I’ve been watching, I have to alter the audio every episode for one of them.
Kas61
August 27, 2023 at 2:03 PM
Hello Netsuke! Incredibly irritating. I’m sure most kdrama watchers will not appreciate dubbing… it would ruin the experience for me. Makes you wonder who is making these decisions.
beffels
August 11, 2023 at 10:04 PM
Can you choose to have the original audio, even if it defaults to dubbing?
Netsuke
August 23, 2023 at 5:54 AM
Hello Beffels, yes you can. With some series though, I have to go to audio/subtitles each episode.
Cay_sbtgoG
August 11, 2023 at 11:31 PM
I thought I’m the only one on earth who can’t enjoy the way they speak. I’ve been avoiding Cdramas for the same reason. That’s too bad! I, too won’t be able to watch Kdrama if they were dubbed. Besides, isn’t it just a waste of money?
parkchuna ❤️🍉
August 12, 2023 at 1:58 AM
Ooohh i used to avoid cdramas for the same reason too! But i guess i’ve built up my tolerance bit by bit, in part thanks to my love for a good looking face 🤭
Cay_sbtgoG
August 12, 2023 at 5:09 AM
I haven’t found a cure yet for this. Lucky you, at least tou have somewhere else to go to when you’re in a kdrama slump.
Isa is always time travelling
August 12, 2023 at 1:36 AM
In Spain some k-dramas (the Netflix originals ones) are dubbed in European Spanish and some other dramas are dubbed in American Spanish.
But I always watch all the shows in Korean with English or Spanish subtitles.
You can change the Audio and Subs for each drama, so don’t panic 😉
Netsuke
August 25, 2023 at 6:48 AM
Yes you can change the audio/language but some series it has to be done at the beginning of every episode. That is a real pain. I’m watching the series about the psychic vet and the detective.
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦆❤️🦆
August 12, 2023 at 4:54 AM
To change the audio back to Korean, you only have to adjust the audio settings within the subtitles menu, choosing “Original Korean” with English subtitles.
Netsuke
July 26, 2023 at 3:04 AM
Fascinated with See You in My 19th Life: Ji-eum’s 1st life has had too little exposure, it is more fascinating than her current life. Waiting for the truth Min Gi mysteriously holds the truth.
Netsuke
July 23, 2023 at 3:02 AM
Hello and Good Evening to youall in Kdrama land, I trust this finds youall well and full of beans! Pun intended.
Having a brief look at the dramas you’re covering on the front page, I haven’t seen any of those. Either they aren’t out streaming and screaming in Netflix land Downunder, or I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole again in the Dark Forest near the Kingdom and landed upside down under a Ginkgo tree in Joseon!
Joseon is my favourite time in the Land of Morning Calm. I would so loved to have lived then but have come to realise it would only have been lovely and fun and well…nice! if you were a member of the Aristocracy – the Yangban class.
Coming back to today’s world, in Australia, I have been watching “King the Land”, and “See You in My 19th Life”, “Doom at Your Service” which I ab-so-loot-ley loved! Others I am sure are also streaming and screaming but I am (finally) watching “Poong: the Joseon Psychiatrist” after having seen “ Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency” – loved that one too!
So many handsome leading men – the ladies don’t hold much appeal for me, and the glorious costumes of the Joseon Court…oh my!
Anne, the Cheating Girlfriend
July 23, 2023 at 7:50 PM
High five from a Joseon lover here 🙌🏻. I also loved Poong season 1 and the couple overall. I hope you enjoy watching it!
Netsuke
July 24, 2023 at 11:47 PM
Hello Anne18 – good to meet another Joseon lover! So far in Poong, I’m almost at the end of episode 9 and loving it! Kim Min-Jae is such a cutie with his pretty face, he looks dashing in pale turquoise silk! And yes to Lady Eun-woo, lovely girl, knows her own mind and not afraid to speak it!
Anne, the Cheating Girlfriend
July 25, 2023 at 12:06 AM
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Netsuke
June 27, 2023 at 1:39 AM
Watching Mr Sunshine episode 22. Devastated Eugene was sent to prison and dishonourably discharged. What did he do wrong? Guess he got caught getting rid of Mori Takashi?
Our three men are doomed.
mugyuljoie is preciousss
June 28, 2023 at 4:21 PM
This one is a heartbreaker.
Netsuke
July 23, 2023 at 5:33 AM
My glasses fogged up from the freely flowing tears. I was impressed with Hui-seong‘s courage as he was dying. Such acting.
spazmo
June 29, 2023 at 12:03 PM
even so, i’ll rewatch this drama over and over again… it is one of the absolute best dramas i’ve ever seen.
Netsuke
July 23, 2023 at 5:36 AM
Yes, it is one you can watch over and over. Even though you know what happens, the outcome is not spoiled because it has such a strong plot and our three male leads all work in harmony with each other, they bounce off each other like a perfectly choreographed ballet.
Netsuke
June 12, 2023 at 4:54 AM
The Good Bad Mother does not disappoint, now at episode 8, mum has just tried to hang herself, Kang Ho ups from his wheelchair & saves her and why can’t I write twelve lines here instead of just two?
Seon-ha
June 12, 2023 at 5:26 AM
In case that last question was for real, @netsuke, you can indeed actually post twelve lines here. You have to compose somewhere else, though, and paste it in…you can’t type it here directly.
Moreover, you have to paste in a particular way. Here’s how @elinor so helpfully says it (thanks, E!):
“Paste using the cursor and the toolbar – in Chrome or Safari, for example, click Edit then Paste. Keyboard shortcuts (Control-V or ⌘-V) don’t work. Don’t touch the keyboard after you paste or anything over 200 characters will disappear again.“
After pasting, you can still add photos and YouTube links without using your text, but don’t type in the compose window otherwise.
If you did know this already, then apologies for bean-splaining!
Netsuke
June 27, 2023 at 1:41 AM
Thank you for letting me know. Next time I have more to say, I shall try this.
Midnight
June 12, 2023 at 5:26 AM
Write somewhere else (like a notes app) and copy and paste here. And don’t try to edit it here.
Netsuke
July 23, 2023 at 6:02 AM
Thank you, Midnight. It’s so easy when you know how, everything falls into place!
Netsuke
June 11, 2023 at 11:31 AM
Reading reviews on how wonderful “The Good Bad Mother” is, less than five minutes into the series I love it already. You can feel the “feel good” theme already.
Netsuke
June 5, 2023 at 2:08 AM
I know it’s television, but the bratty kids on Penthouse War in Life are just so horrible I’d love for them to get what’s coming to them! They’re just vile! And the parents! Is it any wonder?
Netsuke
May 26, 2023 at 10:14 PM
After Sky Castle it was Remarriage & Desires, thankfully Murderous Mistress was rewarded with what she so richly deserved. Yess! Currently I’m watching Marriage Contract. Not a Uee fan.
Netsuke
May 23, 2023 at 5:17 AM
Rewatching Sky Castle, up to Episode 15 – poor Hye-na’s just been murdered. Good storyline, Yum Jung-ah is superb. Ooh there are some evil witches in the world. And men too.