* Congratulations and thank you to JB, GF, and all the people behind this wonderful site! More power to you, folks!

* I think lately I've been more on Dramabeans than on my own personal social media page. The stuff people post there either makes my blood boil or makes me depressed. Sometimes, I question myself on why I'm even "friends" with some of the people over there. While here, I'm just all smiles. Why is that? Haha!

* I have a case of really bad morning sickness (the last one was worse but this is still pretty bad) but I have to just roll with it since I also have a very active 16 month old to take care of. The husband does his share when he comes home from work, but I don't know how I am able to even function during the day. I always look forward to the weekends when I can afford some time to catch up with my dramas.

* Speaking of which, I'm currently enjoying:
Mystery Queen
Radiant Office
Father is Strange
Chicago Typewriter

Though I don't know if CT will sustain my attention enough that I don't quit it halfway. There's something about it that hasn't made me feel wholly invested on it just yet.

* And with that, Happy Easter weekend, everyone!

Oh welcome back OT #495 to .... er ... your spot on DB ? You came back so quietly I didn't realise you'd returned. I hope you had a good rest and can bear with the weight of many words. I think this time, the load will be a little less. We kinda not want to crash you again, you see, ... and not everyone may have noticed that you're quietly convalescing. ? ? Take care now!

Happy OT!

Is it just me? I am still finding my way around this new place. I even missed Open Thread. I guess it will take a while to get use to navigating and making use of the new features. Pretty much like how I never get the latest phone model because I use like 30% of the features and don't bother to learn the 70%.
#itisnotage#itisnotage#

Happy Easter weekend everyone. This has been quite some time since I last posted on an OT. I'm excited to be back here and see so many new names among other members whose names I have been seeing for a while.

I'm currently taking a break from K-drama, hoping the premier of Ruler of the Mask would pull me back to K-drama watching. Well, I'd be lying if I said currently airing K-dramas have lost their appeals to me because I'm still much in love with Tunnel and it's the only show that I'm keeping a tab on atm. However, I'm thinking of saving it later to binge-watch.

I'm now officially obsessed with Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms. I didn't intend to watch this one at first because the first time I saw the title in an OT earlier this year I thought, 'oh well what a mouthful of a name', and given my past experience with BBGS:SH:Ryeo (which was also hell of a long name) decided to give it a pass. This week, though, I came across a thread on another blog where there was a heated debate over the main casts of the drama and the upcoming movie and I thought, 'Eh, let's give it a go to see what the commotion is all about'. And then I'm hooked and cannot get enough of Mark Chao and Yang Mi, despite her not being one of my favourite actresses before. I now refuse to move forward past ep 49 for fear of withdrawal (yeah reading from the comments many seem to suffer from huge withdrawal from the drama) and have kept playing the middle part (from ep 11 to ep 49 or something) for a few days now. My favourite episode is ep 30 where the leads met again. Their scene under the peach blossoms was really well-done: full of emotions and artfully shot. Well let's say the CGI is terrible but for the acting I'm willing to give it an easy pass.

What about you guys other Peach Blossoms fans? Which episode is your favourite? And are you looking forward to the movie version?

Yay, the OT is up! :waves: It's been a very stressful week, what with our insane "president" trying to provoke North Korea into a pissing match (did you know that you can't dig a bomb shelter in Florida? No basements in sandy soil.) So you can bet I'm fighting panic with trivial pursuits.
On the happier side, I bought Go Billy's "Korean Made Simple", because I've been trying and trying to learn hangul, with no results. Guess what? In three chapters, that book explained a ton of things I was confused about, and now I can read some words! I might not know what they mean, but I can at least sound them out. Oh thank goodness. I knew eventually I'd find the right book! Now if I could just get publishers to print the characters in a larger font size...
What I'm watching:
Tunnel: I wasn't too sure if I'd keep watching, because the lead character rubbed me the wrong way in the first two episodes. He was entirely too tone deaf, and obnoxiously self-centered. But after watching 3 and 4, I started to like him a bit more. But also, I really liked that traditional cozy mystery feel to the truckstop murder. And I approve of how they tied the first dot murder to the present in a way that makes it seem like his time-travel wasn't at all accidental.

Mystery Queen: I'm enjoying this so much I'm having to watch it twice (subs are a bit slow, so I'm watching it without and then with.) I can't wait until her double life as a detective comes crashing down and she's forced to fess up to her in-laws that she actually has a life outside of that suffocating house.

Perfect Wife: Every episode, this show just gets creepier and creepier. Every episode, I love Jae-bok more and like Jung-hee less.
Library shenanigans:
I got in my copy of Bad Guys, which should be on the shelves next week, and I'm deciding what to order next. I'd like it to be Chief Kim, but apparently that's not available yet (dang it). Maybe a couple of movies. What movie would y'all recommend?

Happy Easter everyone!!! Quick question, is there anyone currently watching Na PD's reality show featuring Gu Hye-Sun and Ahn Je-Hyun?? I can't find any sites offering eng subs... Help!! Thanks. ?

I just tried my account successfully today, I kept failing on the first day.

I was so happy there was a comment I made from 2012, I can't believe its still there. Now I officially know when my K drama/K popa craziness began.

Anyone watching Produce 101 season 2? Do you have any favorite(s)?
I really like Jung Se Woon from Starship, Ong from Fantagio and the cute boy with a great voice.

Happy Easter, Beanies!!
I'm not ready to let SWDBS go..... ???
Loving the Fan Wall feature and the new DB!!

OMO, just realized I can like my own comment?--anything that will get me out of being a Candy!! This is ludicrous how competitive I am?. DB, what have you done to me!?!

I watched Liar and His Lover BTS, and learned that Gyu-Sun (Mush and Co. drummer) is a GREAT DRUMMER INDEED! He played Red Velvet's Rookie. I am now seeing him with hearts in my eyes. I have a soft spot for drummers. Waaa~

Hi everyone! I am wondering if end of June is the best time to visit Jejudo. Does anyone know if Jeju is suitable for female solo travelers? I do not speak korean except for a few words. I can't drive.

Notifications are broken? As I write this, my newest one is for a reply someone made to me 21 hours ago, but I can see elsewhere that people have made more recent replies to me.

This week has been a roller coaster, and now I'm just really concern about all the tension between US, Russia and North Korea. Can you guys imagine a real war? I was wondering about all the idols/actors who just got in the army these days... and South Korea is just there, around the corner, as the first target that will probably suffer the consequences. Lets pray and hope for the best.

Really random stuff but anyone of you guys here living in NYC and can recommend a Korean beauty salon where they can groom beautiful straight Korean eyebrows like in dramas? Thanks a lot! :) :) :)

Does anyone know when the drama, Our First Romance, starts airing. One of my favorite Korean actress, Lee Yu Bi is in it. Love her every since watching her in Pinocchi. Great and beautiful actress.

Guys... how can I change the cover picture on my profile.? I set one but I want to change it to a different one but I don't know how.... ?

so much reading and watching to do now, I have been to Viljandi. It was snowing, but we were planting parsnips. We´re insane or really impatient. But I am so proud of how much I got done! Plus, no work-related matters.
My aunt was cleaning up grannies´ closet and throwing stuff away ruthlessly. I guess it is somewhat necessary but she is still a bit, you know. Careless. She wanted to give grannies´ coats, the fabric of which is woven on hand-looms, to the homeless center. She didn´t even find hand-crafted items worth preserving. My mom had a big fight with her, but since we had a lot to do, we had no time to keep an eye on what aunt was throwing away. But they are things from a time where every item had a much higher value, it was rare that you could buy anything, so I kind of understand why granny never wore them. but it is over our heads to sort through and keep everything. I saved some woven stockings that I can repair and make an art project.
why do we never see the aftermath of a persons´ death in dramas? there are all sorts of dilemmas connected to the material trace of their existence. even great chaebol family heads, it is like the only thing they left behind was the company, but there are more trivial things, like the clothes they wore. what happens to them?

The Cheese in the Trap is finally Out of the Trap! Everybody got his/ her happy ending. Sul borrowed some of Jung´s thinking and behaviour but got back to herself at the end :)

Hello guys :D Happy Easter to everybody :)
Is there a merciful soul here that could explain to me how to add shows on my profile. :) I'm lost :/

BTW, staff at dramabeans, received the VikiPass! And am absolutely loving it! (watching Chicago Typerwriter now) so many thanks!

Can you believe that I'm only NOW getting to City Hunter? I've only been into KDramas since last year so I guess I sort of have an excuse but not actually....

I forced myself not to watch anymore LMH series for the time being because a) I obsessively obsess over EVERYTHING about him and b) I'm afraid of running out of stuff to watch (esp as he's enlisting soon)

Needless to say, the forced hiatus is now over :) So here I am happily typing away about my "first K-Drama love" when I should actually be prepping for class tomorrow. #KDramaProblems :)

Hi all! Quick question.. is there a resolution threshold for the avatar pic? I have an awesome one picked out but it's not showing somehow on my posts but it shows on my profile page.

Watched a video on youtube about what koreans think of k-dramas. Hilarious to see them say how unrealistic the dramas are and how much pressure such things put on guys since some girls expect to find the "cold but handsome/lovable/traumatized by random childhood accident" guy.