I am crazily addicted to You're Beautiful.
It is one of 2 dramas that brings out the fangirlness in me.
The first was BOF, and this is the second.
I cannot get over SHIN-WOO!!!!
<3 I love all of them though
I can't WAIT till next week

I'm still contemplating on wheter i should watch IRIS...
should I??

any other suggestions on what else i should watch?

I LOVE you're beautiful!!
SHIN-WOO <3
I love the other's too though.
This is the only drama ( other than BOF ) that brings the fangirlness out of me... maybe
I love it, and I can't wait till next week

IRIS... should I watch it?

Any other suggestions on Korean Drama's to watch??

@41 Taohua
QSD!!! I'm still wathcing it, and i LOVE LOVE it!!!!
Yoo Seung Ho is like so hot <3 and it's okay to say that cause i'm 16 too. haha
Bidam is also worth watching it. It's so cute and sad how he like Deokman

T.T My fall break is over now. I have to go back to school on monday

I really want to know what Kangin will get for punishment...It's just unbelievable...fans are still saying 'he had bad luck' or pitying him..ridiculous!
You can't say sth. like that when he obviously ran away. okay he came back but 6 HOURS are a long time...
and to compare jaebeom's case with kangin's is also ridiculous...come on
Kangin beat people, drank and drove and than he ran away...all jaebeom did was posting a comment on myspace...seems just unbelievable to me...Jay leaving Korea and with Kangin...we'll see..

I absolutely LOVE YB! It's just cute not over-the-top and A LOT better than e.g. Atashinchhi no Danshi which was..meh...watchable but nothing compared to YB...
I also began to watch B&W again...and i love it...! It's different from the typical TDrama! I seriously love Mark as Ying Xiong..right now I'm watching ep 8...Ying Xiong getting beat by Chen Lin.
@ 40 gallivanter: If you haven't watched it already..Black and White!

@23 gallivanter

Thank you! Your story about your father made me laugh for the first time this week! So precious.

As for dramas, I've been focusing mostly on American tv of late (Bones, Glee, Eastwick [yea, i know - but it's my guilty pleasure!], So You Think You Can Dance, Dollhouse...). But now it looks like kdramas are on the upswing again... that is very very very bad news for my academics. And I have to write a thesis this year... woot! ah well. I was thinking about changing my major so that I can write a thesis on kdramas... I'm kidding, almost.

Happy Friday, everyone!

Sounds like IRIS is a hit! I've vowed to wait until it ends to start watching as with all addictions I can't handle the waiting for episodes to air. Just started Son of Pharmacy House with 54 episodes to keep me busy!
You're Beautiful I'll put on my maybe watch list and looking forward to Hero. 2009 seems to be ending on a drama high note!
Have a great weekend everyone!!

Another update:

Black & White just won for Best Drama of 2009 in the Golden Bell Awards, with the director taking best director honors. Together with Mark, B&W swept the major categories it was nominated for. Considering none of the ladies were nominated (not surprising), it's clear the weak link in B&W was the ladies, but overall - the drama is fast, entertaining, and light years ahead of its t-drama counterparts.

Most enjoyable t-drama for me in years. Sniff...my poor Vic....langdon must have been sending subliminal votes for Mark to the voting committee. ;-) Or else Mark's cute face and abs of thunder dazzled everyone senseless. Congrats to Mark nonetheless, I think its much suckier for him to win, cuz he'll forever be known as a Golden Bell Drama King, and every project he does thereafter will be scrutinized and critiqued to that standard. And the boy has done ONE project so far, whoa the expectations. I worry it'll be a YEH redux....

Happily, his next project is with Ethan Ruan, and I think he'll do just fine.

WHOA...Ep 2 of IRIS!

Hmmm...am I watching Lee Byung-heon or Jo In-sung? I was a little confused for a minute there... :-D

@53, ockoala

That's so great about all the awards for B & W. I wish Vic had gotten Best Actor but Mark did a great job as well. I'm just glad they didn't cancel each other out!

Hot blood just popped up on ViiKii. Anyone watched it yet?

@ 54 langdon-unni

'am I watching Lee Byung-heon or Jo In-sung"

Does it matter? Eye-candy is nutritiously yummy.

@56, ockoala

Let me just state, FOR THE RECORD, that if at any time I ever find myself with any two of these three things at hand:

1) LBH
2) JIS
3) a wall

I would be a very happy woman.

Wow I actually got to this thread before 100 comments..nice :)

So I'm enjoying the drama landscape these days. You're Beautiful is like crack and Smile, You is a really cute drama I like. First eppy of IRIS was not too shabby either. Let's keep the good times rolling :D

@43 Fiey

I did watch it with subs, and the drinking scene was cute. I don't know, I think I just wasn't expecting the flashback to be the entire episode. I'm definitely not turned off the series, but it just wasn't what I expected...?

@ 50 summerrain

OKAY. You and everyone here wins. I'm going to try watching B&W. I'm hesitant because I wasn't crazy about Meteor Shower, and Vic in general (blasphemy, I know!) But, everyone here was so right about 9E2O that I've got to be open minded. Thanks for the recc : )

Such a great week for drama lovers!!! I'm so awed w/ IRIS!!! it's always been a "priviledge" to watch his movies & dramas...totally gripping...just awesome!!!

You're Beautiful is FUN,great humor & slapstick-style comedy Hong sisters forte!!! Heading To The Ground... find it interesting enough to follow through...
Smile, You is kinda interesting...
Creating Destiny is nice too, except for Eugene's leading man...
Assorted Gems is more my style cuz of the handsome couples...
Can't Stop Now, I've stopped watching altogether...

@ockoala -
"...mark's cute face and abs of thunder dazzled everyone senseless"
LOL!!!!!! yes. now i want to rewatch B&W... he was so delish. i really do hope that the critics don't judge him too harshly after this. after all B&W is really a unique drama mark really did get lucky that he got such an awesome script and directing for his first time.

@langdon813 - HAHA!! you're too funny!! i'd be happy with LBH, 2PM, and a room with no doors.

@55 Toya - i have not yet watched Hot Blood... i want to cuz i love OneDay to bits and pieces but i don't know how much I can take of it. I watch random cuts of the funny parts and of their guerilla concert but that's it. i don't think i could handle watching them run till they throw up. :(

@ 59 gallivanter

" I wasn’t crazy about Meteor Shower, and Vic in general (blasphemy, I know!) "

No blasphemy from me - I abhor Meteor Garden (which is what you are referring to, I'm assuming, the t-drama version of Hana Yori Dango - Meteor Shower is the mainland version), and everyone in it, including Vic. Never a Vic fan, UNTIL Black & White. I love Vic in B&W, he's awesome with a side of sleazy, and Mark is a hot-blooded righteousness personified hotness. B&W is unlike any other t-drama you've ever seen, so rest assured, it's not MG redux.

@ langdon

I'll take the Good and the Bad in an alternate universe where I'm the only lady alive and they the only men, and watch them fight over me, mwah ha ha ha~ (psst, I'm secretly hoping the Good wins, cuz he seems like the more ready to settle down type).

Holy moly, I just watched Iris's kiss scene and dang, LBH knows how to smooch his way to a delicious kiss scene.

My stomach literally skipped.

@63 skelly -

watching ... You’re Beautiful with two of my teenage daughters (they fangirl, so I don’t have to, LOL)

I nominate this for the Dramabeans 2009 Belleza Award, for the most chucklesome comment on an open thread. =)

This is why Open Threads are so much fun - <3 Open Threads!

Gasp! Where is the Meteor Garden love?

When Dao Ming Si and Shan Cai are separated by the locked door because of his evil heinous witch of a mother and his hands are bloody because he's been trying to get out of the room and plus he's been starving himself for days and now is so weak he can't stand up and he says he doesn't want to think about them breaking up and how they will definitely be together and how he misses her and he cries and I die but yet still marvel at the fact that his hair is freaking perfect throughout the whole ordeal???

I know that most people dismiss Meteor Garden, and they have A LOT of reasons to. (much too long and thin in some parts) But, there were some really great moments in the drama, like the door scene langdon813 mentions. My favorite was the seperation scene where Shan cai starts crying and lets the rain cover her tears(cliche!!!), the cookie scenes, the forced fiancee scenes. There were moments of niceness in that weird mess.

@gallivanter,

needless to say i am OTF (on the floor) reading your story. Who knew what my casual mention of KO-AM would lead to? ^^ Now i'm imagining you and your dad featured on a KBS news story, showing how American families are brought closer together watching their programming. kekeke. LMAO that your dad thought the guys on 2D1N were homeless!!

are you (and your dad ^^) watching MFL now that it's begun on KOAM, or did you give up? Looking forward to I.R.I.S. -- it's hard to read all the drool, er comments about it, but i will wait to watch on the "big" screen.

@ langdon813
coughed up some oatmeal at your "two out of three" comment!!

Hei there... I rarely post anything on open thread but.... today somehow i want too.

About Kangin.. I really don't know what to think. For me the barfight thing can be forgiven as he is young and hot blooded. I mean who can just walk away from it if someone just started a fight with you. Even if you did tried to walk away but if they just don't leave alone.

However, this new incident of his is CANNOT be FORGIVEN. I mean he was not only drunk when we was driving and hit someone's car but he was also running away from the place. He should be thankful that no one was hurt or it will make the matter worst. In my opinion, he should be put in jail or do community service. He can't just be forgiven just because he is an idol.

Kangin incident cannot be compared to jaeBeom. What happened to Jay was misunderstanding. People just don't get what he meant and he was just a young man in a foreign country without his family. Really hope Jay will comeback to 2PM.

I had watched You're beautiful and it is awesome. Im loving each of the episode. i did not even feel this way when I was watching BOF. Its cute in its own way. The way they turned the story, i really did not expect that.. lol

About Iris..... i was really waiting to watch it. I agreed that it is good but somehow i just can't really get into it. maybe because it is an action drama. Gonna try to continue watching it thou and see how it goes. Hope it grows on me..

@69, skelly

Yeah...even I can't defend the black hole of suck that was MG II. In my defense, I watched Meteor Garden long before I ever watched a K-drama. But I loved it, I can't lie.

You know what comparing any other country's dramas to K-dramas is like, for me? When I was 11 years old I had my eyes checked for the first time and found out I was profoundly nearsighted. I'll never forget going outside with my glasses on for the first time and being absolutely amazed at what leaves really looked like, or going back to school and seeing chalk dust on a chalkboard. I could see before, but I couldn't SEE before, if that makes any sense.

That's what K-dramas are for me now; it will take something REALLY special, like Black & White, to get me to watch anything else.

@ paula253

Ha, I'm glad I could give you a laugh. My father even went to his Korean-American doctor this week and they apparently spent the hour talking about Kang HoDong. He was SO surprised that a)he's (still) famous and b)he's got more than one show and c)it's one of the most watched programs in Korea.

I gave up watch MFL from the Korea broadcast on the internet, but I might try to finish it when it gets that episode on KOAM. My father hasn't quite figured out that there is more than one miniseries at a time, but I bet he would get caught up with MFL if he saw it.

Happy friday! Did anyone realise that Bokshil/Jennifer's house is the same house as Chae Do Woo's house in SOAM? wowwww i'm slow!

Haven't gotten down to IRIS! sounds like a bunch of yummy awesomenesss, seeing all the comments here. Let the good drama times roll!

Mark Chao (Zhao) won?!! YYYeee!!! I love this guy! He is so awesome in B&W! He is as hot as Vic Zhou!

I loved Black and White! am glad it won as the best drama! It is one of the very few taiwanese drama that i really watched out for!

Right now, am addicted to You're Beautiful...
and I just watched IRIS... love it! My! it even got the top ratings!
am waiting for HERO....

So far I'm really enjoying IRIS. It is so different from any other K drama that I've seen. Hopefully it will do for Kdrama what Black &White did for TW dramas, which is basicaly blow them out of the water. They have spent a lot of money on this and it shows. It's early yet but some of that money may have been actually used on writers. The only snarky thing that I have to say about the first two episodes was that if I was JJH and knew that I had shirtless scene with LBH it might have been a good idea to do a few extra crunches and maybe spend a little time in a tanning bed. Sorry, I'm just shallow that way.

*munching on late lunch...ahh early dinner*

while giggling at langdon's comment on MG, and IRIS (and its hot guys) and Gallivanter's father (lol! i salute him!) ^-^

am a vic zhou fan, so I was a MG1 fanatic... lol!

But now... i kinda love Mark Chao more...hehe ...

@ 74 pongs "Did anyone realise that Bokshil/Jennifer’s house is the same house as Chae Do Woo’s house in SOAM? wowwww i’m slow! "

good one! i love stuff like that. MUCH smaller house ^^ but the widows' house from Jolly Widows/Everybody ChaChaCha is the same as the Na family house from Infamous Chil Princesses, but as my husband pointed out, the color of the door and the entrance from the alley has been changed. There are only so many sets at KBS.

@ gallivanter "My father hasn’t quite figured out that there is more than one miniseries at a time" LOL. I also love the image of him and his doc chatting away for an hour while ??deathly ill patients fume in the waiting room?? keke -- I swear this is becoming its own "Screening Humanity" series. Ever watch it? it's a fab documentary series. You swear you won't stick around to see part 4 of a portrait of some farmer in the boondocks (what's 한국어 for boondocks?) and 10 min. later you're hooked.

your dad will prolly love IRIS too. all that action! (from what i gather)

Just wanted to know if anyone noticed the striking resemblance of Loving You 1000 Times to Brilliant Legacy. Hell, they even use the same set.

We've got Evil Stepmother, Kind-hearted Girl Forced To Do Stuff For Her Sick/Fake Dead Father, 'Evil' Stepsister, Loving Grandmother. They even use the same living room set as Brilliant Legacy!

The only thing that's different is the main guy is actually a nice guy, not an assface like Hwan.

And there's no secondary guy, at least not yet. I hope there'll be one.

I keep wondering how they could possibly make things work out. That's the reason I'll keep watching. HOW will this end??

Also, it made me miss Brilliant Legacy so I re-watched some of the episodes, namely the kiss scene and the karaoke scene. I've never seen someone stare so hard as Hwan did to Eun Sung during that karoake scene. MELT.

I started watching Smile, You last night. I just finished ep. 2 but so far I am finding it funny and has added it to my list of drama. Of course I am also loving You're Beautiful, I don't think I have laughed so hard yet while watching a drama. It was a good thing I was home alone when I watched the first two episodes.

I love spy movies so I will give IRIS a try. It might be one I will try to pull my husband in to watch with me though.

I am also currently following Autumn's Concerto (Taiwanese show). The plot is moving fairly quickly and so far well done. I usually get impatient with Taiwanese shows, but so far this one is holding my attention.

I would love some Japanese drama recommendation though. After finishing Buzzer Beat (which I really liked and would recommend, if you haven't seen it yet) I am sort of lost in what to watch next.

Happy Friday All!

@72 langdon813

I really love reading your comments. That analogy is spot on.

It's amazing how, only after K dramas, I noticed how attractive Asian men are. What's that all about? The only downfall is their height. I'm 5'9. I know, not all Asian men are short. Believe me, I understand. Being Hispanic, I had slim pickings as a youngster. ( I lived in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood.)
I guess it really doesn't matter since I'm married and so is CSW

@ 80 jtinma

For j-drama recs, try Love Shuffle.

My favorite j-dramas include:

Pride
Nodame Cantabile
Hana Yori Dango
Love Shuffle

True Scary Story:

I started the horror k-drama Soul. I started it up on VLC player and while the audio played, there was no video! So all I could hear was the creepy conversation and heavy breathing. And then when I tried to find out how to exit out of the audio, it wouldn't let me. It said nothing was playing! So I had disembodied voices coming out of my computer. I finally had to unplug and restart my computer.

Freaked me out.

That said, I'm so happy I didn't watch Soul when I was home alone while the parents were away for vacation. I would have freaked myself out. It's not scary-scary, but it's pretty freaky.

So the 24 hour news networks got collectively punk'd by ballon boy and his fame-whoring family - would I be remiss to say that thank the lord I had something better to do than to watch in rapture at a ballon floating over Colorado - namely, watching ep. 4 of You're Beautiful. Another point for k-dramas, you'll never be lacking for anything good to watch lest you resort to watching MSNBC or Fox News.

On the upside, I feel like a new person - I finally got my braces off! and I got a new IPhone from work. Double yay! And I'm headed to Boston next week, triple yay (though it is for work so I should be less yay).

@84, ockoala

Triple YAY for sure! Of course I knew about the iPhone (jealous) and Boston (really jealous), but not about the braces (yippee)! :-) You're so pretty anyway and now you'll be even prettier...look out Boston!

My son wore his for 5 years and we had a braces removal celebration with all kinds of oooey, gooey, chewy things. It took so long to get used to seeing him without them!

@82 Mishane
I am a bit ashamed to say this, but I have seen all 5 drama you recommend and they are my favorite too. Especially Pride and Nodame Cantabile. Not sure why I loved Pride so much, but it's just one of those classics.

I keep wondering about Soul, but I'll probably stay away unless I am going to watch it with my mom who loves scary stuff. Maybe it's because I grew up with Asian scary movies, I am not usually scared of Western horror movies, but Asian ones gets me every time. Especially Japanese dolls. Probably traumatic memories of the Japanese horror movies my mom watched when I was little.

@ 86 jtinma

Especially Japanese dolls.

Funny you mention that. I don't usually freak out at scary movies but the two things that will creep me out forever and give me nightmares are dolls (YES, DOLLS) and creepy children. Creepy children creep me out. Why are you sitting there looking so creepy? And singing? Creepy children singing. Ugh.

@mishane -

"Creepy children creep me out. Why are you sitting there looking so creepy? And singing? Creepy children singing. Ugh."

omg yes!!!! creepy children, dolls, and CLOWNS... i hate hate hate clowns. i see nothing funny about them at all. they are creepy and scary and how they are portrayed in the movie IT is exactly how i see them..everytime.

LOL, mishane! I'm guessing you probably didn't watch Torchwood: Children of Earth, huh? I don't like clowns, personally. And that's purely thanks to Stephen King.

Wanna know what else freaks me out? Men who make prettier women than women do. That just ain't right. Case in point:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/viikiiimg/dev/cp_intro/20091013/6429.jpg

@ b020 (#48)

I don't know about dramas, but do you mean the movie Traces of Love with Yoo Ji Tae, Kim Ji Su, and Uhm Ji Won?

@ Taohua

I also stopped watching QSD at 31. From what I hear from other Yushin Rang fans, there's still no development of his character. :(

@ gallivanter

I actually enjoyed the flashback part of Iris's first ep. because LBH's character was so hilariously funny. I found ep.2 entirely predictable (though the kiss scene was delicious), as it shifted focus back to the NSS workings. But if you're a sucker for spy action, you'll probably enjoy it. I'll still be watching for the action and to see what Kim So Yeon and Kim Seung Woo (badass!) bring unless it heads seriously south...or until Uhm Ki Joon diverts my attention. ;)

I'm all caught up on You're Beautiful, and while it's not yet cracktastically addictive for me, I am enjoying the Hong sister's delicious dialogue and wit. And finally, JGS's not annoying me (that much). He should defnitely stay away from the angry brooding and stick to the quirky and obsessive-compulsive acting. Jeremy's adorkable...but I'll take Shin Woo as my puppy. :D

@ langdon813

"They're HERE..." (emphasis on "HERE" pronounced in two syllables) ;)

@10 mishane: I’m also, surprisingly, very into “Smile You” – I think the main leads have great chemistry, considering their ability to bounce off of each other marvelously with many long, fast, and extended dialogues without breaking character POV.

“Loving You 1000 Times” is a little too melodramatic for me, though I’m very intrigued by the 2nd storyline of the first-son married couple – I think I just like the acting and character devo better. But I’m not sure I can handle the over-dramatics. - probably will drop this drama.

@23 gallivanter: “oh, I assumed they were homeless.” LMAO. I was grinning all throughout your story! Cheers for “converting” another one to the world of Asian ent.

@26 Jessica: “…it seems like every Korean guy knows how to fix a woman’s shoe when the heel breaks off!” Add that to the “50 things you learn from K dramas” list!

@41 Taohua: If you’ve watched up to 31 & 32, then you might as well continue. QSD has been somewhat of a disappointment, but there are still redeeming qualities of the show. And Mishil does bounce back in current eps. I’ve found LYW to have improved in her character’s majestic aura, as have UTW in his legendary general role.

@ 53 ockoala: I completely agree, Vic should have gotten it if they had to give it to B&W. I found Vic’s performance also to be more natural, in tune with the character, and creative. Mark’s win is more pressure than consolation. But he did do great for his first role.

As if the recommendations aren’t enough for this drama, I’m have to add that B&W is really one of the best “idol” – and I say that loosely – dramas from Taiwan in a long time. There is a reason why it got nominated for 11 Golden Bell Awards. It's highly recommended for directing, character devo, plot construction, relationship development, and thrilling unpredictability.

Haven’t watched IRIS, but I guess the general census is “exceeds expectations?” Is the story pacing tight so far and appropriately thrilling? I would love to balance the wonderful fluff of YB, and comedic family-values of "Smile You," with action-packed and thrilling IRIS.

Happy Friday!!!

@ Rifae - Wow.. we watch the exact same American shows!! The only three show I watch on American TV are bones, dollhouse and eastwick. The last one is bleh but it's my guilty pleasure as well!!! =P I know what you mean when you're talking about school interfering with drama watching (o.. wait, it should be the other way round.. darn mixed priorities!) This is my final year as an undergraduate.. I wonder if I could major to korean.. lol.. my parents would kill me!! They already know that I secretly obssessed with kdramas!! So much so, that they have asked me if I'm planning on bringing a korean guy home! LOL

@ mishane - I loved Hana Kimi and Atashinchi no Danshi!! And I love YB as well. LOL.. But I don't think they can be compared. For one, YB has some actors who aren't good at acting. Also there's a lot more romanance and drama in this series.. and substance too!! So it's not just a piece of fluff IMO. However, I hope it doesn't get too angsty later *crosses fingers*

@ BW fans - I watched 10-ish episodes of BW but I stopped because I thought it was getting a bit 'dark'.. I'm not to fond of watching scary, dark shows right now as I have enough scary stuff to worry about in my real life! Give me my romantic comedies...LOL...
P.S - Has anyone seen kmovie, addicted.. that's one cool 'dark' supsense movie..

@48 - b020, the drama sounds interesting. I want to see it now after your discription!!!

Is it Diwali time already?? Wow, It feels like just last week was Eid! Anyway Happy Diwali to people who celebrate it..

Happy Friday everyone!

@Kangin incident
As a fan, I was extremely disappointed by his brawl but I was understanding. Not because he's young but given what he has revealed of his personality, it would seem odd to allow himself to get beaten up, regardless of his age. Now with this new turn of events, I am appalled. I can see why he was drinking, its highly acceptable in his culture, along with the fact that he probably is dealing with much more than we know concerning the assault issue, but wow driving drunk, hitting someone and then running away?! Can't let that slide, can't even understand, wholeheartedly. I mean I get that he was scared and I'm glad he turned himself in but NO, there's no way that this should be swept under the rug. For me the issue isn't forgiveness, for all things can be forgiven, or the amount of penalty but more so the fact that this kind of thing doesn't need to be acceptable regardless of who commits the crime. People make mistakes but if those mistakes are illegal, they need to deal with the consequences, with no respecter of persons. Period.

Now onto why I live and breathe....
AH! It was the week of tango between I.R.I.S and You're Beautiful...which do I download first? Should I wait for subs? Should I dream of Byung Hun or YB possible story plot lines? Blah, blah, dilemma, dilemma... :)

IRIS doesn't really need subs, not in the first ep. I do understand the aforementioned issue with the flashback. I noticed that I was getting kind of bored but I blamed that all on Kim Tae Hee. She didn't impress me in the first ep at all. Therefore, I was confused as to why the male leads were. Overall, I love it. I think that its definitely worth my time.

As for You're Beautiful, its good, great, lovable! I had to admit I was disappointed by the pool scene because it smacked of, Hana Kimi, but I held out hope and bam...I was boiled over with laughter! I love that the Hong sisters always turn these situations on its head.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the only pool scene I've seen this week...I saw Angel's Temptation. Now, my buddy told me about it and was enthralled with it in its raw form, so I thought I'd take a peek too...don't know about it though. Its a little too much for me. Too dramatic, too soap opera-esque, too unbelievable, but I think I'm going to try to keep up at least until the plastic surgery revenge concept crops up. With that said, I definitely see that it has potential to be loved by many!

As for other dramas, Smile, You is cute but I can't do the billion eps week to week, same for Love you... I will prob take peeks every few weeks to see the progression. Creating Destiny, I'm trying to stick in there because I love Eugene. We'll see after this week. I might have to wait till about 10 eps are subbed.

Lastly, to whomever suggested Resurrection to me... I LOVE YOU!

@84, blkrose

Thank you!! And...WOW, 5'9"? Nice!

I claim to be 5'3", but I'm really 5'2". And I'm the TALL sister out of the four of us, believe it or not! ;-)

@Mishane

I'd say Your Beautiful is closer to the manga than the Jdrama. There's moments of silliness but on the whole it's very watchable.

How did the Mainland version of HYD turn out?

@ 97 langdon-unni

" I claim to be 5′3″, but I’m really 5′2″. And I’m the TALL sister out of the four of us, believe it or not"

Like I said, we're twins! From different ethnic races, which is uber-cool, and definitely need to be studied as part of a genetic experiment.

I kinda wheedled, cajoled, begged (minus sexual favors) my orthodontist to remove the braces a few month earlier - and he relented/consented because presumably (1) I am an adult so I will be responsible and wear my retainers, (2) I have a very very important (NOT) conference to attend in which I will need to look/feel/act my best (look lawyer, yes sir!), (3) they've been on so long I've forgotten what I look like anymore without them and (4) I'm so vain (cue Carly Simon.....).

I can't stop licking my teeth, but with retainers on, I talk with a lisp - and a few clients on the phone have asked me whether I was eating when talking with them (oh, how rude could I be?).

I'm in happy happy land this week, with so many nice things happening, but best of all, the start of IRIS to join YB (even though I am still abstaining from IRIS - even with LBH kissing scene tempting me......). I need some breather from KTH's performance in The Restless, so I don't end up judging her from residual bad taste in my mouth, plus, I kinda like to power through my spy thrillers (watching all 20 eps of Black & White was sooooooo exhilirating without the needed wait).

As for scary stuff - I've lost my stomach for scary shows as I've gotten older, including thrill rides at amusement parks. It's just not something I want to spent time on, being scared. However, I still like to read spoilers, I'm so chicken this way. My absolute #1 scary shizzzz - Japanese dolls. I read too many mangas in my youth, including crazy creepy Japanese horror mangas, and for the love of my sanity, I cannot stand a doll staring back at me....

As for You're Beautiful - I'm loving it so much that I'm actually not anxious waiting for new eps or scrounging for spoilers - it's just a wonderful feeling of enjoying the experience as it rolls along. Park Shin-hye eating that ice-cream, adorable!

OMG!! i can't believe that i totally worked and forgot that it was OT friday. and now that i'm here, there are already 100 some posts. boohoo.

the whole kangin thing.. is horrible. there is no defense for drunk driving other than stupidity.. and that is no defense. this is NOTHING like Jaebeom's incident. Jaebeom was totally forgiveable and just a big misunderstanding. there is NO misunderstanding drinking and driving.

i'm determined to jump on the YB bandwagon.. and i am definitely going to get on the IRIS bandwagon too.

i can watch scary movies as long as i have a blanket covering my face and my fingers in my ears. :)

i'm happy that Marc won for B&W, but i'm very sad that Vic didn't win. i'm also happy that B&W won all those awards.