daughter and husband scored IU tickets for Rosemont in the Chicago area – i dare not ask how much it cost, they had to get 2nd market tickets…
happily, my sister, brother-in-law and their married with children kids live over there so i will be busy with my sister while my two people are squeeing at the concert.
question: where is the Ktown area in Chicago? is there one? regardless, is there a favorite korean restaurant anyone can recommend? bbq place? good naengmyun place?
Re: K-town, the OG Koreatown was in Albany Park. There are still Korean businesses there, restaurants, cafes, noraebangs, but most Koreans in the Chicago area live in the northern/northwestern suburbs now. Chinatown also has quite a lot of Korean businesses now. I would do some research on what sort of Korean stuff you actually want to do. For example, if you wanna do a jjimjilbang there is King Spa in Niles. Niles, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg areas have a good amount of Korean businesses in general.
thanks, this is helpful!! i am not really looking forward to going to the midwest in july tho… seattle is much more pleasant in summer than chicago…. *sweats just thinking about it*
when they first were in the queue, they were in the 20,000+ places. so they checked back in the past couple days because immediately after it sold out, there were $2000 seats immediately resposted as 2nd market – a bunch of 6 tickets together which was the max allowed to purchase. so they were all bought up by BOTS!! why is this allowed???
in japan, there’s a lottery, and one must have a japan address and one needs to show ID to verify their tickets upon entering, and they can’t sit together or is it they won’t know where they are sitting until later?… but they get to purchase the tickets at the original prices!
ticketmaster is a total ripoff, and our country should regulate the scalper markets, it’s totally ridiculous!
The internet has been ablaze with praise for this film. Even Rotton Tomatoes scores it as 98% fresh. Just goes to show that good story telling hasn’t died (except perhaps in Hollywood).
i\’m on ep 4 of At the Moment a taiwanese series of separate stories of love during the pandemic. thus far, the stories are very relatable… worth a watch on Netflix.
i just watched this video – the 159th victim of the Itaewon 10/29/22 Halloween disaster. the boy was just 16! let’s not forget all those youth. https://tv.naver.com/v/33120924
finished The Worst of Evil – there’s a cigarette brand called “Omar Sharif”??? my Nickie Arnstein has a cigarette brand in korea??? good thing i quit, or i’d be smoking them, just because… : O
Awesome! That’s a great photo. I didn’t even think of using a colander – how clever! It was mostly overcast here in my notoriously foggy city to the south of you, but it got quite dark outside at the peak and then finally the sun came out enough to use my eclipse glasses and see a roughly 70%-eclipsed disk. All the leafy tree shadows on my floor were little crescents. 😍
my gawd… 11:30pm and i\’m hearing thumping and music – it\’s thursday night here!! i write on my neighborhood FB page and someone says it\’s Beyonce\’s concert. i live 3 miles away from the venue!
That’s wild!! I heard a while back that one of the Taylor Swift Eras concerts in the US caused a ‘mini-earthquake’ – the equivalent of a 2.3 or something magnitude quake. Wouldn’t be surprised if Queen Bey fans were out to break that record 😂
It’s finally cool enough here to have the windows open and tonight I heard a fireworks display nearby and now (10 pm) hear a crowd cheering, probably for some sports thing.
They’re completely intentional! Han Ji-min thought some of the choice were, uh, interesting too 😂 but the PD had a very clear idea of how he wanted Ye-bun to dress and dial up her quirk factor.
had to watch the first ep of ONE PIECE, to see Mackenyu…
for those of us old enough to remember Sonny Chiba back in the 70s, he is the son of the renowned Japanese martial artist.
just finished My Perfect Stranger — loved it! was so surprised to see JinYoung, didn\’t know he was so tall – or Kim Dong Wook so… not-tall? the young ones are so tall these days…
spazmo
March 17, 2024 at 11:41 PM
give this dog an Oscar!
QoT ep 3
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
March 18, 2024 at 2:32 AM
I was so scared for him when I saw Park Sung-hoon sauntering up.
bbstl 🧹
March 18, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Have you seen Anatomy of a Fall? The dog truly did deserve an Oscar!
spazmo
March 18, 2024 at 10:53 AM
not yet, but i’m going to, soon!
spazmo
March 10, 2024 at 10:37 AM
daughter and husband scored IU tickets for Rosemont in the Chicago area – i dare not ask how much it cost, they had to get 2nd market tickets…
happily, my sister, brother-in-law and their married with children kids live over there so i will be busy with my sister while my two people are squeeing at the concert.
question: where is the Ktown area in Chicago? is there one? regardless, is there a favorite korean restaurant anyone can recommend? bbq place? good naengmyun place?
thanks, in advance!
diary
March 10, 2024 at 1:28 PM
So jealous because I did NOT get tickets 😭
Re: K-town, the OG Koreatown was in Albany Park. There are still Korean businesses there, restaurants, cafes, noraebangs, but most Koreans in the Chicago area live in the northern/northwestern suburbs now. Chinatown also has quite a lot of Korean businesses now. I would do some research on what sort of Korean stuff you actually want to do. For example, if you wanna do a jjimjilbang there is King Spa in Niles. Niles, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg areas have a good amount of Korean businesses in general.
spazmo
March 10, 2024 at 7:48 PM
thanks, this is helpful!! i am not really looking forward to going to the midwest in july tho… seattle is much more pleasant in summer than chicago…. *sweats just thinking about it*
spazmo
March 10, 2024 at 9:11 PM
when they first were in the queue, they were in the 20,000+ places. so they checked back in the past couple days because immediately after it sold out, there were $2000 seats immediately resposted as 2nd market – a bunch of 6 tickets together which was the max allowed to purchase. so they were all bought up by BOTS!! why is this allowed???
in japan, there’s a lottery, and one must have a japan address and one needs to show ID to verify their tickets upon entering, and they can’t sit together or is it they won’t know where they are sitting until later?… but they get to purchase the tickets at the original prices!
ticketmaster is a total ripoff, and our country should regulate the scalper markets, it’s totally ridiculous!
spazmo
March 3, 2024 at 2:54 AM
just watched the first 2 eps of Shogun – very good. but seeing Anna Sawai made me wonder what happened to Pachinko pt2????
spazmo
January 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM
@amfalulawatching
use the Adblock browser. no ads, no subscription!
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
January 20, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Thanks for the pro tip Chingu. 🙇♀️👏
Seon-ha
January 20, 2024 at 5:49 AM
Also though consider subscribing so that the site can stay active. You can turn off the “bean” by your name if you don’t want it seen.
spazmo
January 17, 2024 at 9:30 PM
just went to see Godzilla Minus One — it was good! go see it!
; )
spazmo
January 18, 2024 at 2:46 AM
some spoilers might be in this link, but it is an interesting read for the uninitiated…
https://couchsoup.com/godzilla-minus-one-review-a-brutal-and-moving-kaiju-masterpiece/#:~:text=Square%2DEnix%20may%20have%20had,to%20make%20him%20extra%20menacing.
Ghost of Tim (eccentric observations from a male perspective)
January 20, 2024 at 6:49 AM
The internet has been ablaze with praise for this film. Even Rotton Tomatoes scores it as 98% fresh. Just goes to show that good story telling hasn’t died (except perhaps in Hollywood).
spazmo
December 21, 2023 at 2:12 AM
Orange Days, the J dorama from 2004 is coming to Netflix??? it is VVG, in bridget jones\’ speak. please watch… sweet & endearing.
wonhwa
December 21, 2023 at 5:13 AM
What? Older J-dramas might be legally available? What Christmas magic is this?
spazmo
November 14, 2023 at 9:48 PM
just watched As Long as We Both Shall Live / My Happy Marriage – a J movie based upon a fantasy historical novel. very sweet! can find on d*c…
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
November 15, 2023 at 1:12 AM
Thank you. It is beautiful. I had been waiting for a long time.
vienibenmio
November 15, 2023 at 7:42 AM
If you haven’t checked out the anime version, I HIGHLY recommend it! Although we only have one season so far
spazmo
November 13, 2023 at 12:37 AM
i\’m on ep 4 of At the Moment a taiwanese series of separate stories of love during the pandemic. thus far, the stories are very relatable… worth a watch on Netflix.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
November 13, 2023 at 12:56 AM
Thanks for sharing, sounds interesting.
Blue (@mayhemf)
November 13, 2023 at 4:53 AM
It’s in my list. Will watch this week!
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
November 13, 2023 at 11:56 AM
Just finished the first one, 😊 so glad you shared!
vienibenmio
November 13, 2023 at 2:17 PM
I was thinking about watching this one but wasn’t sure. Do the stories all have happy endings? Or mostly?
spazmo
November 14, 2023 at 12:34 AM
i don’t know…
spazmo
October 27, 2023 at 4:35 PM
i just watched this video – the 159th victim of the Itaewon 10/29/22 Halloween disaster. the boy was just 16! let’s not forget all those youth.
https://tv.naver.com/v/33120924
Elinor lives in the realm of the Impossible
October 27, 2023 at 8:34 PM
Hell’s takeover of Joseon seems nearly complete.
spazmo
October 26, 2023 at 10:17 PM
finished The Worst of Evil – there’s a cigarette brand called “Omar Sharif”??? my Nickie Arnstein has a cigarette brand in korea??? good thing i quit, or i’d be smoking them, just because… : O
Kurama
October 27, 2023 at 12:15 AM
I was surprised too.
But it makes sense, he smoked 4 packs by day…
Cecee
October 27, 2023 at 1:58 AM
Just the name may tempt me into starting, so it’s good I haven’t come across those.
spazmo
October 14, 2023 at 9:25 AM
seattle view, using slotted spoon & colander…
Elinor lives in the realm of the Impossible
October 14, 2023 at 10:55 AM
Awesome! That’s a great photo. I didn’t even think of using a colander – how clever! It was mostly overcast here in my notoriously foggy city to the south of you, but it got quite dark outside at the peak and then finally the sun came out enough to use my eclipse glasses and see a roughly 70%-eclipsed disk. All the leafy tree shadows on my floor were little crescents. 😍
spazmo
September 15, 2023 at 12:28 AM
my gawd… 11:30pm and i\’m hearing thumping and music – it\’s thursday night here!! i write on my neighborhood FB page and someone says it\’s Beyonce\’s concert. i live 3 miles away from the venue!
lapislazulii
September 15, 2023 at 3:40 AM
That’s wild!! I heard a while back that one of the Taylor Swift Eras concerts in the US caused a ‘mini-earthquake’ – the equivalent of a 2.3 or something magnitude quake. Wouldn’t be surprised if Queen Bey fans were out to break that record 😂
spazmo
September 15, 2023 at 2:46 PM
i think so! i don’t recall hearing the beats and thumping from Taylor Swift’s concerts… same venue.
bbstl 🧹
September 15, 2023 at 7:49 PM
waaaaat? my jaw is so dropped!
spazmo
September 15, 2023 at 7:54 PM
a neighbor said the concert was FABULOUS!
bbstl 🧹
September 15, 2023 at 8:13 PM
And you said, yeah I caught part of it! 😆
It’s finally cool enough here to have the windows open and tonight I heard a fireworks display nearby and now (10 pm) hear a crowd cheering, probably for some sports thing.
spazmo
September 4, 2023 at 12:53 AM
i’m having issue getting to the DB page on my macbook pro… why isn’t this site “secure”? anyone else having issues w/iOS Ventura 13.5.1?
Healer’s
September 4, 2023 at 5:36 AM
I had blank screen issues like Sicarius did, on safari on both my phone and Macbook, and on chrome on my tablet.
spazmo
September 4, 2023 at 12:30 AM
well this sweater is CUTE. but they are in the city, so no podunk clothes?
spazmo
September 3, 2023 at 10:25 PM
here we go again, ugly outfits. why must they make the FL wear podunk clothes?
mindy
September 4, 2023 at 6:46 AM
They’re completely intentional! Han Ji-min thought some of the choice were, uh, interesting too 😂 but the PD had a very clear idea of how he wanted Ye-bun to dress and dial up her quirk factor.
spazmo
August 31, 2023 at 2:49 AM
had to watch the first ep of ONE PIECE, to see Mackenyu…
for those of us old enough to remember Sonny Chiba back in the 70s, he is the son of the renowned Japanese martial artist.
spazmo
August 30, 2023 at 8:39 PM
Moving is so good, it\’s killing me…..
RenOIshi
August 30, 2023 at 11:42 PM
I am loving it! Trying to catch up to contribute with the recaps!
PYC
August 31, 2023 at 7:35 AM
Tell me about it. Don’t have the span to watch anything else….
spazmo
August 7, 2023 at 11:33 PM
@cayong03
i wish i could’ve seen him in a theatre production also… this was on a bus stop when we were in seoul in the fall of 2015…
Cay_sbtgoG
August 7, 2023 at 11:38 PM
Aw! This is the most beautiful promotional pict of him from his musicals. Thank you for sharing.
neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
August 8, 2023 at 2:31 AM
Still in my bucket list to watch him live in a production!
Cay_sbtgoG
August 11, 2023 at 2:42 AM
Count me in!
spazmo
June 22, 2023 at 12:22 AM
just finished My Perfect Stranger — loved it! was so surprised to see JinYoung, didn\’t know he was so tall – or Kim Dong Wook so… not-tall? the young ones are so tall these days…
Kurama
June 22, 2023 at 1:44 AM
Kim Dong-Wook is not tall. But he had pretty tall costars with Jin Ki-Joo and Moon Ga-Young.
Jin-Young is around 1m78, it’s not so tall.
owl 🦉 🫰
June 22, 2023 at 12:30 PM
I need to pick up where I left off after 2 eps on your recommendation-I have so many Korean shows going though!
spazmo
May 4, 2023 at 12:34 AM
dangit, edited my post and this image got lost… this is the shoe i am talking about.
Eazal
May 4, 2023 at 10:14 AM
I don’t think so either.