Odds and Ends: Imaginary money
by javabeans
javabeans: These chats are fun, but sometimes I swear I’m at a loss about what new interesting thing to talk about.
girlfriday: Yeah we often sit here for long periods of time just making false starts at conversation. It’d be seriously awkward if we weren’t better friends.
javabeans: Granted you and I could shoot the breeze for hours without end, but I mean interesting for other people. So we decided to do the lazy thing and ask you guys for questions you want us to answer or topics you’d like covered in future Odds and Ends posts. See how I made you do all the work there?
girlfriday: Way to pass the buck. I approve.
javabeans: But we still need something to talk about in this post, so I’m just going to sit here asking random questions I’ve never asked you before for whatever reason. Like how does it feel to tower over the rest of us peons all the time? She’s tall AND she wears four-inch heels! There’s no winning.
girlfriday: Well, you mostly don’t let me win at other stuff, so I have to play to my strengths. My momma made me tall, and I like to flaunt it.
javabeans: My momma made me not-tall, sadly, though I’m not as tiny as she is, which is under 5 feet. True fact: When she was in school in Korea, she played basketball because she hoped it might make her taller. What, we’re writers, not scientists.
girlfriday: That is the opposite of sense. My mom is actually pretty tall for her generation, though she’s too frail for sports.
javabeans: Better than my excuse, which is too lazy for sports. Have you ever tripped in those heels of yours? Embarrassing story: I tripped hard in platforms not too long ago and the first thing out of my mouth was “Omona!”
girlfriday: How very ajumma-esque of you. Nah, I’m pretty stable in heels, though the real tragedy is probably how little I actually wear my pretty shoes, because that would require me to leave the house and not be chained to this desk.
javabeans: What’s your desktop image RIGHT NOW? (What, this is random question hour!)
girlfriday: Jung Il-woo as the Scheduler. And my secondary monitor has Lee Min-ho as City Hunter. Why, what’s yours?
javabeans: To absolutely nobody’s surprise, both of mine are Lee Jun-ki as the Joseon Gunman. I make no apologies.
girlfriday: There are only like two images of him in that drama, total!
javabeans: Four! They’re on rotate okay?
girlfriday: What’s the last non-drama thing you watched?
javabeans: Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Andy Samberg both amuses and annoys me. It’s his thing. What about you?
girlfriday: Um, Orphan Black maybe? It’s this BBC series about clones. You know, I like my sci-fi.
javabeans: I would say you’re the bigger genre/paranormal fan, and I’m more hard sci-fi. Maybe I should be watching this BBC show. You know, in the other life I have in that other universe with limitless time.
girlfriday: See, this is what clones are for.
javabeans: But don’t you think you’d still not trust your clones to do things, and want to do everything yourself anyway?
girlfriday: Yes, but truthfully, not nearly as much as you would.
javabeans: I can’t allow myself to enjoy nice things, basically.
girlfriday: If you had five thousand dollars that you HAD to spend on frivolous things in 24 hours or the money would disintegrate, what would you buy?
javabeans: Can I buy something worth five grand and keep the receipt?
girlfriday: This is why you can’t enjoy nice things!!
javabeans: I knooooooow. My anxious responsible side would ruin all the fun, all the time. What would you buy?
girlfriday: I dunno, a scooter? It fits the frivolous bill to a tee, since I have a car and I couldn’t even use the thing to go buy groceries, so mostly it would be for random drives around the neighborhood.
javabeans: Or you could sell it, then use the five grand to pay off your car.
girlfriday: Sometimes I wonder how I’m even friends with you.
javabeans: It’s a mystery.
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1 mary
June 15, 2014 at 4:20 AM
Heehee it's fun reading you banter and maybe, just maybe, expose each other's secrets. Like that height thing and wallpapers, and the fact that you have dual monitor setup. ^^
Don't you want to spend that five grand on a sudden trip?
Me, I'd go to Seoul in a heartbeat and stalk my Oppa and buy ddeokbokki from a street stall. Although a proper drama heroine would probably go to Jeju or somewhere in Japan or a resort in Hawaii and meet some chaebol by accident...
See? This is why I don't star in a kdrama. I don't even have the latest Samsung phone, so I'm not qualified to be a heroine. Yet.
(Side-note: how random is this comment? Your $5,000 question just made me think of all the frivolous things I want right now...)
And speaking of frivolous, I'd suggest Song Jae Rim for your next odd-and-ends post, but I don't know if anyone wants to read about that either...
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mary
June 15, 2014 at 5:40 AM
Oh, and for JB, maybe add this to your JG poster rotation?
http://38.media.tumblr.com/b6d5673aa78f6a891307fa326490d4ee/tumblr_n6v3dvFWLj1tbcz4co1_1280.jpg
The Era of The Swordfish Has Ended
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Chandler
June 15, 2014 at 5:54 AM
Pfffffffft. Well, that sure made my day and it only just began. Although, my cousin is visiting with her new-born baby today...
Who will win: Lee Jun-Ki wielding a swordfish or a cute little baby. It really is a tough call.
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mary
June 15, 2014 at 8:30 AM
When in doubt, choose both.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1094987_621734461192772_87617417_n.jpg
Junki + baby(?)
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utopious
June 15, 2014 at 9:44 AM
aah how cute they were. Happy Father's day to Tae-San daddy..:)
Chandler
June 15, 2014 at 11:18 AM
Dawwwwww. I'm a goner! Still my favorite dramaland father-daughter pair to date! Too cute.
Sur
June 15, 2014 at 11:58 AM
tae san ahhhhh oh my favorite drama daddy
redfox
June 15, 2014 at 2:13 PM
they were the most adorable father and daughter ever. it was sooo cute. that role suited him.
Chandler
June 15, 2014 at 8:27 PM
I'm sorry, Jun-ki! I love you and I always will, but this baby was seriously the most ADORABLE thing. She wins, hands down.
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Ugh
June 15, 2014 at 1:01 PM
I was eating!
I nearly choked.
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pigtookie
June 15, 2014 at 7:04 PM
dual monitor setup has become very important to me as a student and a drama viewer. i got it for programming, but it's been used more for watching on a wider screen.
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2 ahsaem
June 15, 2014 at 4:35 AM
Glorious Day!!!!!!!!!!!! You could talk all about Glorious day and the awesomeness that is Lee sang woo . And Park Se young. And that hilarious noraebang scene. And the mom, and sisters. And the otp dates.
sidenote: What do you guys sing in a Noraebang anyway? that is, if you got to one. Im curious.
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Chandler
June 15, 2014 at 5:40 AM
I second this!!! I mean, seriously if more family dramas were like Glorious Day, I'd watch them all the time. Love it so much! Especially the OTP! Oh so cute!
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lilliputt
June 15, 2014 at 7:01 AM
Ooh where are you watching Glorious days? ?
Sensentv gave up after ep20 grrr.
gf/jv:but that's the beauty of your odds and ends is that the pointless ramblings end up being both informative and hilarious. Keep it up please!
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MariD
June 15, 2014 at 9:03 AM
You might be confusing Glorious day which just aired ep 16 with Wonderful days ( which I have no clue what they are one since I'm only in ep 12 but I know they are in their 20's already) anyhow Glorious Days is such a feel good drama, everyone should watch it!
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Kehinde888
June 15, 2014 at 11:42 AM
Viki but it's only licensed in Europe and the other site is koreandramaonair.blogspot.com
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Lilliputt
June 16, 2014 at 4:42 AM
You're right MariD- was referring to Wonderful Days!
Oh to K888- always love a new website recommendation !
constable.paul
June 16, 2014 at 5:27 AM
Glorious Days was a huge surprise, after not being able to finish the first episode, because it was so slow, I picked it up again and now I can't stop. It is so cute, and I find myself laughing out loud. LSW is so cute and innocent in this and the OTP ooze chemistry whenever they are on screen. I wait with baited breath for the next scene, where they will be together (yes, it's become that serious, lol).
Not in a long time, has there been a more perfectly matched OTP. This drama renewed my faith in family dramas, after the 'boringness' that is Wonderful Days and the crash that happened to Wild Chives, between the switch from child to adult characters.
Aside- I wonder if DB will talk about the Wild Chives drama - I don't recall a drama being cut from 50 to 26 episodes, with such short notice ever. After wowing the viewers with the younger cast, they totally mishandled the adult cast/switch and resulted in heavy backlash against the drama and a viewer exodus.
Anyways, back to Glorious Days, I truly recommend this drama, for those tired of all the angst and dark dramas lately.
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carpetfibers
June 25, 2014 at 7:32 PM
I just want to say SUPER THANKS for letting know of this show! It's so great! The cuteness is overwhelming; I laugh every episode. The parental drama isn't over the top, and there are so many couples, I can't stand it.
AND THE OTP.
There is nothing cuter. I'm through episode eleven now, and I only wish time would speed through so I'd have all the episode through 50 available to marathon the rest of the week.
THANKS AGAIN FOR SHARING THE CUTENESS!
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3 PL
June 15, 2014 at 4:44 AM
A question about writers here: why the dearth of book-loving heroines in non-sageuk k-dramas (and even non-sageuk segments of time-travel dramas)? Female Korean colleagues around (in this sector, at least) are certainly a world apart from these caricatures of the supposedly vacuous, modern-day Korean woman.
In k-dramaland, brainy females almost always end up in the role of villainess. And when they don't, they are some snobbish protagonist in need of major life lessons from the male lead. Delightful Chun-hyang is probably one of the rare exceptions.
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mary
June 15, 2014 at 5:20 AM
Maybe because the k-ent industry assumes that the book-loving ladies spend more time at home than going outside.
And time at home feeds into the "aloof" stereotype... also, if you're more comfortable inside and alone, there's a greater chance that you're part of the drama-watching demographic...
Of course we can say that this is a stereotype or this doesn't really hold true or this is wrong, and we can cite examples to the contrary. But this is just my guess...
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windsun33
June 15, 2014 at 1:05 PM
The answer should be obvious:
1. Book reading females will never meet rich chaebol heirs.
2. Book reading females will never work at street stalls to meet any of the multitude of rich chaebol heirs that visit those places.
3. Even if book reading females managed to marry a chaebol prince, the mother in law would take all her books away.
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PL
June 16, 2014 at 1:29 AM
LOL at no. 3. It's entirely possible though. Chaebol mother-in-laws never fail to amaze us with their antics.
The thing is, the rich princes (or, very often, kings) in sageukland always have a way to meet nerdy maidens even though, book addiction or not, these women of nobility (the poor folks are probably mostly illiterate) are supposed to remain cloistered away at their chambers according to the rules of propriety at that time.
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Mariah
June 15, 2014 at 3:19 PM
This makes me want to come up with a list of geek kdrama heroines. I'm not sure bookishness really translates well to tv/drama, but I think general geekiness is there:
- Flower Boy Next Door's Go Dok Mi
- I hear your voice's Jang Hye Sung (I'd argue she's smart and good at her job, she's just cynical to start out with)
- Prosecutor Princess (similar caveat)
- Secret Love Affair's Oh Hye Won (music nerd rather than book nerd)
- Witch's Romance's Ban Ji-Yeon (she's portrayed as winning all the prizes in school, and she excels at her job)
Which makes me think, is there a similar list for heros, where it's really about bookishness rather than general smarts? I can't think of too many bookish non-sageuk heros. Or even nerdy, really. The lawyers above are not really nerdy, I think Go Dok Mi is the only seriously nerdy female lead, off the top of my head.
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redfox
June 16, 2014 at 7:07 AM
nerdy heroines tend to be more of japanese manga thing.
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nen916
June 16, 2014 at 10:31 AM
Best Friend in Wild Romance all she did was read
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PL
June 17, 2014 at 6:45 AM
If we insist on counting Kim Boong-do as a non-sageuk hero (since he did migrate over to 21st century Korea), he would definitely make the list.
For heroes born and bred in the modern world, there'd be Kang Kyung-joon. The kid(?) mastered medicine (the textbook stuff of it at least) in one year and read Russian novels in their original language.
Finally, for heroes equally at home in the sageuk and modern worlds, we have Do Min-joon. In his 400 years of existence on Earth, he conquered the realms of banking, law, medicine, astronomy, psychology and probably more. The only disciplines we are sure he never got around to are: 1) acting (the character, I mean, not Kim Soo-hyun himself) and 2) (according to Beanies around,) the proper art of bathing (sans towels).
Seriously, Boong-do and Min-joon would have made great buddies. One lost himself in libraries; the other built his own.
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4 darcyM
June 15, 2014 at 4:54 AM
Talk about Korea's chances at the World Cup? And then give us a 2 sentence synopsis of a made-up drama including the World Cup? I would spend my 5k to hire someone to get me ready for bed. It's quite late here and I am at that stage right now where I am quite tired but the lounge is very warm and I am too tired/lazy to get ready for bed. So. Much. Effort. I will probably sit here for at least another 20 mins.
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kanz
June 15, 2014 at 5:04 AM
Btw I would love to watch a drama about World Cup or football in general. Maybe inspired by South Korea team in World Cup 2002. Then cameo from Ahn Jung Hwan, Park Ji Sung, etc.. hee
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darcyM
June 15, 2014 at 5:09 AM
Yes! And there would be a whole team full of post-match shower scenes! Brooding optional.
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Shadow-chan
June 15, 2014 at 5:29 AM
I can't be the only one who was really happy about all that heavy rain during the Mexico/Cameroon game, right...?
Wet jersey contest, whee! :D
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fab
June 15, 2014 at 6:16 AM
You're not! But I was glad ny parents weren't really paying much attention to the screen... btw it's raining a lot on this world cup- no complaints though... :d
shiku
June 15, 2014 at 4:04 PM
I never complained and I want more rain ?
kanz
June 15, 2014 at 6:40 AM
Lots of naked footballers and abs!! Whew, no complaints. LOL
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Muenchabench
June 15, 2014 at 7:12 AM
Yes love this idea, how come sport dramas haven't become a thing?
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mary
June 15, 2014 at 9:47 AM
*thinks of Basketball*
*curls up in corner and cries*
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cubby
June 16, 2014 at 3:10 PM
I'll pop out of lurk mode to offer some ideas as to why not.
1. Crowds. It's hard on a budget to show the sports action without a crowd. If it's supposed to be at or near the highest level, you need to have a massive group of extras or some really good stock footage. Either might really eat at your budget.
2. Making the sports action look real. Again, you either need some really good stock footage/computer-digital imaging or some talented actors to fake it well. The former might run into money, and the latter might just not sync well (Actor to stunt sports person might be hard to pair up).
To see some attempts with soccer, there's Heading Into Goal (haven't seen more than a couple episodes), Mackerel Run, and To The Beautiful You.
I like the idea (not so much for the reasons otherwise cited, though I can respect the excitement for the shower scenes), you can always work in the fish-out-of-water and off-field social aspects (Wives And Girlfriends hierarchies and such)
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5 kanz
June 15, 2014 at 4:59 AM
My suggestions on next Odds and Ends:
1. Hot men, whatever you talk, the likes of Kim Woo Bin, Jung Il Woo, Lee Jong Suk, etc
2. If you're heroine in kdramas, what will you do?
JB, we're alike... I use Lee Junki's Joseon Gunman sunset poster as my laptop's wallpaper... No one ever complained about it and only praise his prettiness. LOL
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Claire
June 15, 2014 at 5:40 AM
@Kanz
Me three...
I also use Jun Ki Joseon Gunman as my wallpaper.
not the poster but his 2nd teaser ....
the one who got a Itachi Uchicha feels..
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Lila
June 15, 2014 at 7:22 AM
Lol, me four...
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6 fab
June 15, 2014 at 5:03 AM
I'll definitely know how to spend that 5k. Buy a ticket to Brazil to cheer for the Korean team (and every other team lol). Or just go on a vacation. Or buy a new phone, my current one is broken. Well either way it'd be very easy to spend the money...
Ideas to talk about? You childhood maybe? Trips to South-Korea? Love life... :p
It doesn't have to be always about dramas, you know...
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7 sappy
June 15, 2014 at 5:04 AM
is andy samberg an awful actor? because 99% of his works are pretty panned.
btw, are you guys going to watch how to train your dragon 2?
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8 Julia the Berkshire Beanie
June 15, 2014 at 5:08 AM
You need like a Mad Lib for generating story topics for Odds and Ends.
Beanies: provide the following
Actor's Name
Favorite Heroine
Lipstick color
Hair product
Color
Drama Trope
Chore that needs doing
Family Relationship
Emotion
Secret you've never told
Type of kiss
Body part
Another Emotion
Exclamation
Embarrassing moment
Superlative
Mix these all together, and you'd get some ideas for random topics to discuss.
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9 Mia
June 15, 2014 at 5:28 AM
speaking of desktop images...I finally got a new laptop and I hated it right away because I can't deal with windows 8 :'( but then after two days of hating I put my old desktop image up which is this picture of junsu on stage in Elisabeth http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hcusuApMrUk/T05yyJK3lPI/AAAAAAAAY8k/a-cYU35oj58/s1600/97ae66ff76094b360b01525aa3cc7cd98c109d8e.jpg and suddenly my laptop felt like home again! I've had this picture as my desktop for about three years and even though I've tried others, it's just not the same...lol the comforting power of habits...
topics hmmm....just talk about anything you notice during your week, like how I had ginger stem fudge last week for the first time and it was AWESOME and also how I discovered that some members of super junior can actually sing quite well :O
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10 stringofpurls
June 15, 2014 at 5:42 AM
*Discuss your favorite actors or actresses.
*Create a hypothetical drama and cast it.
*If a movie/drama/tv show from another country was to be remade by Korea, what would you want it to be and who would you cast (I have an amazing cast lineup for a Korean Battle Royale.)
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redfox
June 15, 2014 at 7:14 AM
there was a web page once imaginecasting or something where you could create and cast a movie project to your liking it was really fun
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Muenchabench
June 15, 2014 at 7:26 AM
Ok now all I can think of is K-Battle Royale possibilities. Who makes up your dream cast?!
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stringofpurls
June 15, 2014 at 8:08 AM
The characters would need to be aged up a bit but here we go -
Shuya - Lee Hyun Woo
Noriko - Kim So Hyun
Shogo - Kim Woo Bin
Kazuo - Sung Joon
Mitsuko - Park Shin Hye
Shinji - Yeo Jin Goo
Yoshitoki - Cameo by Lee Jong Suk
Sakamochi - Kim Sung Kyun
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11 Chhavi
June 15, 2014 at 5:43 AM
I love your odds and ends section.....
And you may feel free to pick one of the following topics for your discussion:-
1.Any Hollywood singer or actor you really like,any Hollywood television series you loved and any change you would've liked in that story.
p.s.-Hollywood coz I just want to see how much you guys are into Hollywood and all...
2.If ever you've met any Korean or Hollywood celebrity(till the verge of getting an autograph)--by luck or somehow accidently...then I would really like to hear the full story if that's the case..
3.Since the FIFA fever is going on,you guys could talk about your interests in games or sports,or if you guys played in school...
Lastly,
4.Any other goals in life you guys wanna fulfill,any interests other than the k-stuff..
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12 Shadow-chan
June 15, 2014 at 5:49 AM
Sometimes I wish I was a bit more responsible... I'd have no problem at all to spend 5k$ on frivolous stuff :D
If I would get it in the next couple of months, the plan would be clear: Go to Seoul and watch JJS live in his latest musical... *dreams*
(And spend the rest on all his musical OSTs which I just can't get from here... *sighs*)
And of course buy a big new tv with internet access and stuff, so I wouldn't have to watch dramas on my teeny weeny laptop anymore... There are so many possibilities to spend money! :D
For new topics: I guess you could always talk more about dramas which aren't recapped here?
Or variety shows.
Or generally stuff that happened, but didn't get news articles or something like that...
Or just talk about nothing in particular, and I'm sure we'll still be able to laugh about it in the end ;)
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fab
June 15, 2014 at 6:02 AM
Yeah, like Golden Cross that is a great drama that everyone watches, but it didn't get picked up by the beanies for recap.
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13 hipployta
June 15, 2014 at 6:36 AM
I buy shoes...a scooter is way less frivolous
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14 daktari34
June 15, 2014 at 6:37 AM
Orphan Black is awesome and Tatiana Maslany could run rings around most kdrama actors.
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daktari34
June 15, 2014 at 6:40 AM
To be fair she could run rings around most western actors as well.
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ChefAQF
June 15, 2014 at 7:24 AM
Agreed! Her acting never ceases to amaze me. Girl must be exhausted, she's in every freaking scene! The whole cast is pretty great, actually.
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aafa83
June 15, 2014 at 8:12 AM
She's so GOOD that I often forget she's the SAME actor for every friggin clone!
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15 Sasaeng
June 15, 2014 at 6:59 AM
How about something more on your personal lives... a pic or two maybe? I, personally, would like to know your real names... I think one of you is named Sarah?... am I right? jb?
Anyway I love love love Odd & Ends... can you talk obout Tatoos? & why we dont see any in dramas?( I still can't get over being robbed a shower scene in Master's sun) oh & random question..before you judge/ laugh, I feel really stupid asking this but I'm dying to know ... why do many (if not all) korean actreses rock bone straight eyebrows in dramas? there's like no shape! is it a korean thing? or they just don't own a pair of tweezers? I know I know... dumb question... but help a sister out
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maryann
June 15, 2014 at 7:10 AM
re tattoos: i read somewhere that tattoos are banned from being shown on TV as per their laws/regulations. same also goes for knives. it can be shown but they are usually blurred out - e.g., Heartless City. But I also wonder why Cha Seung Won's arm tattoo in The Greatest Love is not blurred out.
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mary
June 15, 2014 at 9:54 AM
Re: tattoos there's a conspiracy. K-ent is trying to censor fish. Which is why we're working to reconstruct censored screencaps in kdramas. Here's an example from Cruel City:
http://fishyeahkdramas.tumblr.com/post/85718539806/trying-to-reconstruct-paksas-censored-tattoo
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Jinsphotoblog
June 16, 2014 at 2:11 PM
Purple Minion, the straight, thicker eyebrows is supposed to give a youthful look vs. having a thinner, archy brow. Its been the rage for the past few years and it doesn't seem to be abating.
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16 DBChen
June 15, 2014 at 6:59 AM
I'd like to see a discussion about science fiction in K-Dramas. I like Orphan Black and Continuum (a sci-fi show set in Vancouver).
I'm new to K-dramas but have yet to see a sci-fi show that does not involved time travel.
Or a discussion about time travel, which seems to be a popular theme.
Thanks!
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hannah
June 15, 2014 at 11:07 AM
Joseon X-Files is a good sci-fi drama that has nothing to do with time travel. I think an alternate title is Secret Investigation Record.
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Kiara
June 15, 2014 at 9:08 PM
That show deserves a season 2.
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17 Mrmz
June 15, 2014 at 7:04 AM
I've been wondering for a while about this and I hope you can answer me. Why do people in kdrama emphasize on class difference? Is that something true to modern korea today or is that just a fantasy in kdramaland?
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windsun33
June 15, 2014 at 1:09 PM
It's true but highly exaggerated in dramas.
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18 redfox
June 15, 2014 at 7:09 AM
if it is odds and ends, then perhaps some staples:
*the surprise of the wee?
*biggest disappointment of the week?
*the most haunting image?
*an important lesson you learned?
*quote of the week (by character or self or any)
and after that you could talk about manta rays and tomatoes or anything at all
and also, on Open Thread Manin always talks about Toddler Style kdrama. Well, I am interested in childrens´ and teens programs in Korea. do they grow them into drama tropes early on? do we see similar situations in any way... backstabbing and chaebols and body swaps etc....
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redfox
June 15, 2014 at 7:11 AM
week. sh*tbugger. typos
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redfox
June 15, 2014 at 7:37 AM
also, a fake-conversation of twitter comments by celebrities. like pick out funny things they said, put them together and create a gossip story! Ne?
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redfox
June 15, 2014 at 8:29 AM
also, if I had 5000 euros then I´d build a bathroom to grannys house.
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19 Muenchabench
June 15, 2014 at 7:23 AM
Orphan Black! watched the 1st season last year and that Tatiana Maslany can't act a wee bit. Speaking of, how has there not been a drama about clones, or at least twins cause that be awesome, preferably with multiple versions of Gong Yoo or Choi Jin Hyuk.
Questions:
1. What drama has been your favorite to recap and why? (least favorite also and option)
2. With all these attempts to adapt K-Dramas, which ones do you think would be best. Same goes for American or western shows that you'd think make a decent drama.
3. Any kinds of genres K drama should explore more in depth
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20 Dafuqwhat
June 15, 2014 at 7:32 AM
Agree with earlier beanies, will use that 5k to book vacation trip in a heartbeat. To Korea, Japan, and GoF made me want to go to Spain so much,,,,,
lol your mom and mine share same logic, though I was the one she pestered to join basketball club in mid and high school. But alas, I'm too lazy to do any sport and stay short. I don't mind tho, I love my body~~
Well what we can do, it's in our gen. Both my grandmother and mother have short height. At least i'm taller than my mother, so there is progress..? Now if we talk about height I just say, "Nah don't worry mom, I will seek tall Oppa to marry and fix our descendant." XD
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21 JC
June 15, 2014 at 7:51 AM
Thank you Girlfriday, for reminding me of the gorgeousness that was Jung Il Woo as the Scheduler!
/please, The Night Watchman, please please please be good.
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22 Brasslefrat
June 15, 2014 at 9:01 AM
I also absolutely love love love the Odds and Ends section! Keep up the funny banter!
A few suggestions:
*I would like to know how bootcamp for the new minions went down and if you really do have more time on the long haul.
*More about the stories about your parents, cause those were hilarious!
*If you would like to share, more about your personal lives.
*Like some other beanies mentioned, I would like to know your thoughts about other shows you don't recap.
But seriously, even it were very awkward conversations, I would still read it.
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23 Sue
June 15, 2014 at 9:05 AM
If you were the ruler of kdrama world, what actions or things would you ban? Also, what would you require your subjects to do?
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24 Sue
June 15, 2014 at 9:11 AM
If you were the ruler of kdrama world, what actions or things would you ban? What actions would you require your subjects to do?
(Sorry if I have double posted. I'm using my phone to do this since my internet is down and I couldn't find my previous post)
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Sue
June 15, 2014 at 9:44 AM
Oops, the internet came back and now I see them both. Sorry!
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25 divyrus
June 15, 2014 at 9:18 AM
I don't care what you girls talk, you make me laugh out loud !
I know you people having trouble starting a conversation, but don't stop this section !
Every weekend, I automatically wonder how the week has been for you girls !
And Lee min ho as city hunter , this, GF <3
Nothing like his smile there for a quick pick me up !
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26 mongoose
June 15, 2014 at 9:54 AM
I luuuuuv Brooklyn Nine-Nine, it got so much funnier. Andre Braugher does the most amazing deadpan. So glad that show survived to a second season, though hopefully it does better ratings on Sunday.
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Muenchabench
June 15, 2014 at 12:14 PM
Alright I may have watch this. I heard this is from the creator of Parks and Rec, but can't stand Andy Samberg for more than 3 minutes so I was hesitant. Should I watch from the beginning or is their a point where the show gets better where I should start?
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27 trotwood
June 15, 2014 at 11:21 AM
I have a topic, and it is a repeat of a question I posted on the open forum: Dramas with good endings.
I do not necessarily mean happy endings but endings that feel complete and not rushed and fit the characters and the plot. I don't mind crying a river at the end (I scared my family with my sobbing at the end of December Fever).
Are there shows where you thought the ending was actually better than the beginning, for example?
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28 Sam Sergio
June 15, 2014 at 11:21 AM
JB and GF,
I am going to pay you a compliment.
No one can write more about nothing and make it sound interesting for so many people like you two.
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29 brenda08
June 15, 2014 at 11:45 AM
Orphan Black is my favorite show!!!
The finale airs next Saturday!!!! So excited!!!
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30 alcoholicbubbletea
June 15, 2014 at 11:54 AM
talk about make-up/hairstyle in k-dramas! i read it in the comments section one day, i wanna know what you beanies think about it.
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31 Sur
June 15, 2014 at 12:07 PM
Talk about lee jun ki.. And how to lower your expectation, or how to deal with the blow when your fav drama crashes and burns :D Maybe talk about fathers day and favorite kdrama daddy, and a special daddy daughter moment of your life, we will share ours too :)
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32 trisha
June 15, 2014 at 1:09 PM
on the 5k, I'd go to Korea and camp in front of Tree J office. nuff said
Jb/gf, in mobile version, there's no Like button and page number for comment section. I hv to switch to desktop version everytime I want to like beanies posts. Please make them avail in mobile as well
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33 windsun33
June 15, 2014 at 1:16 PM
Possible discussion topic of a k-drama scenario, with the following restrictions:
1. No chaebol's or Cinderella's.
2. No totally incompetent cops.
3. No love triangle/quadrangle.
4. A female lead with an actual brain.
5. A mom and/or dad who is not killed or is a worthless deadbeat, or basically just a family that is not totally dysfunctional.
6. Gangsters that do NOT wear black suits and carry sticks, and bad guys that do NOT wear ball caps.
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34 August
June 15, 2014 at 2:29 PM
Wallpapers (set in constant rotation):
Lee Jun Ki & Lee Chae-Mi (as Jang Tae-San & Seo Soo-Jin in Two Weeks)
Lee Min Ho (as Lee Yun-Seong in City Hunter & Pictures from various magazine shoots & spreads)
Yoon Shi-Yoon (as Enrique Geum in Flower Boy Next Door & Pictures from various magazine shoots & spreads)
Yong Joon-Hyung (as Yoon Sul-Chan in Monstar)
Lee Hong-Ki (as Choi Kang-Joo in Bride of the Century)
Choi Jin-Hyuk (Pictures from various magazine shoots & spreads)
Outside of kdrama: images of Raphael Nadal aka "Rafa"
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35 August
June 15, 2014 at 2:38 PM
Always a welcome treat to see an image of Lee Da-Hae as Joo Yoo-Rin in My Girl. :)
I am patiently waiting for what the next kdrama written by the Hong Sisters (Hong Jung-Eun & Hong Mi-Ran). Desperately hoping that whatever they come up with for their next kdrama, it will soars high like their latest work The Master's Sun and steer clear of the flaws and pitfalls in Big.
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36 spazmo
June 15, 2014 at 3:02 PM
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i have Lee Jun Ki's photos rotating every 5 seconds as my desktop... can't wait for Joseon Gunman, also!
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37 Rose
June 15, 2014 at 7:34 PM
Um, I'll have you know that I saw the picture of Yoo-rin and thought about how much JB shipped the Lee Dong Wook and Lee Da Hae and I thought that this was going to be an article about how Lee Da Hae hit the jackpot and finally sealed the deal with her secret boyfriend of 9 years, but then I saw the title and yeah nope LOLOL
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38 royal
June 15, 2014 at 9:42 PM
I had a feeling girlfriday's wallpaper is Jung Il Woo even before I read her anwswer. Hahaha.
I'd love it if you guys talk about music, in dramas or any new artists you like. I love most of the songs you guys use on the start of recaps, I wonder about the process too.
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39 jjennasaur
June 16, 2014 at 12:08 PM
We desperately need a podcast, gals!! I don't know what to watch!
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40 Stephanie
June 16, 2014 at 1:27 PM
I know we love it when a drama tries to be authentic but why not talk about the most dreamy fairytale story that would make cinderella cry rainbows?
I know commentaries are serious and podcasts are still kind of commentaries. So this is just the most frivolous thing I could think of.
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41 Cocoboo
June 16, 2014 at 6:29 PM
Hehee, I have Lee Jun Ki's JG poster as my wallpaper too!
It's funny to see I'm not the only one. xD
First time putting a drama teaser pic as my wallie tho.
I'm really too excited for this show. Please don't let me down.
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