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[Staff Spotlight] Get to know girlfriday

Explain your username (and/or avatar).

I love ‘30s and ‘40s detective noirs, and my favorite character was the girl friday—the detective’s sassy, quippy assistant who always got overlooked when the detective stupidly fell for the (obviously evil) femme fatale. I just identified with that girl and wanted her to get the guy and solve the case. The avatar is from My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho. *finger guns*

What is the first drama that you watched (or the first drama that made an impression)?

Jealousy (1992) is the first drama I remember being more eager to watch than my parents were, and Feeling (1994) is the first drama I made VHS copies of and passed around to everyone I knew like a crack dealer.

Tell us about a job or two that you’ve had in the past.

Bartender. College lecturer. Guess which one paid more.

Have you ever lived a moment that you thought belonged in a drama?

The moment after a breakup, I walked out to the street and right on cue, it started pouring down rain. It was one of those picture-perfect drama moments where the rain hides your tears, and I distinctly remember thinking as I walked to the train that it only needed a ballad soundtrack and I would’ve been convinced I was in living in The Truman Show.

What’s your favorite drama that you recapped?

I have warm fuzzy feelings for The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, the first show I ever recapped, and I have a lot of fun with supernatural rom-coms, so My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho and I Hear Your Voice stick in my mind as personal favorites. Oh, and The King 2 Hearts was an unforgettable show because of the Beanie fandom for it. It’s too hard to choose one favorite!

What drama genres do you especially like?

I love supernatural shows—anything from the frothy rom-com kind to the dark thriller kind. Mysteries are also a favorite genre. And I’ll likely try any rom-com you throw at me.

What drama genres do you especially dislike?

I tend to avoid the conventional melodrama or makjang family drama, the kind where evil mothers-in-law and chaebol CEOs make nice, downtrodden characters suffer in quiet for 50 episodes, and then they get cancer and everyone’s sorry. Who’s got that kind of time?

Is there a drama character you’ve ever strongly identified with, and why?

Jung Eun-ji’s character in Answer Me 1997. It was just one of those dramas filled with unnervingly familiar snippets from my own teenage past: Dad ripping idol posters from my walls, threatening to lop off my hair if I sneaked out of the house one more time, me spending way too many hours on the perfect mixtape and plotting my next rebellion. I saw my past self in her to an embarrassing degree.

What drama character would you want to be?

Yoo Seung-ho’s cat in Imaginary Cat. Exhibit A:

What was your major in school?

Film studies, psychology.

Favorite non-Korean movie and/or TV show?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars.

Which Hallyu celebrity would you actually want to meet and spend an hour with?

Na PD. Mostly because he seems cool to hang out with, and I could ask him all sorts of geeky questions. Plus, there’s the off chance that he’ll kidnap me and drop me off in a foreign country, and I’d get a vacation out of it.

Which of the 7 deadly sins would be your undoing? (Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, or sloth.)

Gluttony. I have a shopping problem and I could actually imagine the slippery slope where I shopped myself out of house and home. I would be the best-dressed hobo there ever was though.

Your favorite drama has an unholy alliance with your most hated drama and produces a mutant baby drama. Describe the plot.

A fangirl goes up to Seoul to see her oppa in concert, and ends up being kidnapped and taken to North Korea. Years later, she returns to South Korea as a doctor, and the only person who doesn’t believe she’s a doppelganger is the boy who grew up next door, who also became a doctor. They fall in love, so naturally spies are sent to kill them.

 
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@girlfriday's love for Answer Me 1997 is a known fact. I was a bit late on the Answer Me bandwagon but ended up marathon-ing all three and loved it (not equally though). This segment is really cool! It's nice to get to know you guys better. And maybe I need to give Jealousy a try... ?

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Whenever I think of girlfriday, I think of Santa Claus! I think my most memorable recaps from girlfriday was the Bad Guy recaps! To this day they still make me laugh. I love your writing girlfriday! And I guess your sense of humor! To me, you will always be Santa Claus in August! At least, I think it was you?! Santa??

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Yay, Buffy fan! Do you have a favorite season and/or episode?

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Feelings (1994)! ???

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EXHIBIT A

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omo, exhibit A is a perfect choice ?

i needa find time to watch that drama ARGH ?

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I call myself a drug supplier when it comes to spreading kdramas. But crack dealer sounds way more swag.

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I love this feature! Lol'd a lot while reading it, your questions are very amusing too! Hello girl friday! Great to know more about you :)

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Wave at @girlfriday my fav beanie..... Bluffy was my ass kicking girl crush back then and we had a love hate relationship coz I had a crush on her vampire boyfriend Angel.

Everybody wanna be yoo seung ho's cat when I'm the real cat lol. Love love fantasy rom com (goblin,my girlfriend is a gumiho and let's fight ghost)

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It's fun learning about the people behind the text.

Yay for I Hear Your Voice! That is one of my top 5 kdramas.

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It would be fun to try these questions. May I do it? Let me see

Explain your username (and/or avatar).

Name - it is just short and easy to remember. I also have red hair. Avatar is a portrait a kid drew of me at a workshop of making birthday cards for Dalai Lama.

What is the first drama that you watched (or the first drama that made an impression)?

Don´t know exactly what my first was, might have been My Girl. The first that left an impression was You Are Beautiful it put a stop to a long time depression.

Tell us about a job or two that you’ve had in the past.

spotlight operator at a concert hall, writing anecdotes for the weekend newspaper, building a flower mandala for a protest in front of Chinese Embassy, sheepherder for a professor. There are many more.

Have you ever lived a moment that you thought belonged in a drama?

my whole life deserves to be made into a drama.

What drama genres do you especially like?

I like action a lot, suspense, psychological thriller, but also quieter slice of life dramas with real professions. I like irony and and puns and quirky, offbeat characters and I like badass female leads. with romance I like when it doesnt feel forced and just evolves without big declarations.

What drama genres do you especially dislike?

that concentrate on marriage / married life, most medical dramas with cutting and needles and stuff, terminal illness dramas and dramas where badass woman becomes a helpless wimp

Is there a drama character you’ve ever strongly identified with, and why?

Hyun from I Remember You for his self-doubt and rough speech, and how annoyed he was with stupidity and slow thinking. I feel ya, man.

What drama character would you want to be?
I would like to be Ms Noh from 38 Police Unit so I can give money to those who I want who need and deserve it and take it away from shitheads. and drink some nice tea.

What was your major in school?

Textile arts, cultural management and art education

Favorite non-Korean movie and/or TV show?

Monty Pythons´Flying Circus, Allo allo, Muppets and Moomins

Which Hallyu celebrity would you actually want to meet and spend an hour with?

I want to meet Ninja Teacher Lee Joon Gi even for an hour and ask him to teach me some moves.

Which of the 7 deadly sins would be your undoing? (Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, or sloth.)

why would I they make me.

Your favorite drama has an unholy alliance with your most hated drama and produces a mutant baby drama. Describe the plot.

a terminally ill tax collector falls in love with a plastic doll. there is no more plot.

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Cool? I used to like watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer too.

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Dear GF,

Piz or Logan?

P.S. I am really enjoying reading these staff spotlights! If you ever revisit this in the future, it might be even fun to have readers submit questions.

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Ahhh I'm loving this! I think it's great to get to know the staff after being part of the beanie community for so long

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Oh, IHYV. I have seen that one 4-5 times at least, and I still love it. Reading the recaps while I was at work made my days better, and I reread them each time I've watched the show. Nice to know you better, @ girlfriday!

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Lol so the unholy alliance is between Reply 1997 and Doctor stranger! Bahahaha

I could figure out JB's dramas unholy alliance though.

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* I couldn't figure out

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I Miss You and Shut Up Flower Boy Band

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Hi girlfriday! The recaps for The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry were the second (first was BOF) recaps I ever read on Dramabeans!

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Favorite non-Korean movie and/or TV show?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars.

Nice choices!!!

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I was part of the donors for the Veronica mars movie, so you know how much I love that ^____^

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'The moment after a breakup, I walked out to the street and right on cue, it started pouring down rain.'
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This! Happened to me too! Lol life imitates drama and vice versa? I have basically listened to all of Adele's songs to the point of hating them during the breakup phase that is. Although must admit, kdrama breakups seem so much better than the real life after breakup blues lol.

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Wow, the second installment of this "staff spotlight" series came out so quickly!! YAY!! \(^o^)/

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yay! very nice to learn a little about you. :) i've always been curious about the people behind this site.

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I wonder if girlfriday is a fashionista? How much does she spend on clothes :O I barely buy on new piece each year, and it's only because I get invited somewhere and don't have anything nice in my closet. lol.

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My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho! The King 2 Hearts! I certainly miss those 2 dramas (and Seunggi-ya). So glad to learn more about you girlfriday, your recaps are always my favourite. Thank you and 사랑해! ^^

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I love the last question. It's so outworldly makjang

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@girlfriday thanks for sharing ?

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I love Buffy and Veronica Mars! Those were good times. ? I remember being torn between Angel and Spike. ?

Thanks for sharing and all the hard work!

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Bahahaha.

When I was reading the recaps for Grandpas over Flowers I stared wishing Javabeans could be a cast member with Lee Seo Jin. For some weird reason I think they'd be hilarious together.

But then what about poor Na PD? He'd be so lonely and without purpose. Who would be his perfect partner in crime? Duh. Girl Friday.

For a brief moment I actually started shipping them all. LOL.

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it is no surprise that you loved My Girlfriend is a Gumiho. Thank you for this snippet of your life! I was a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, back in the days. And it's refreshing to know you are as well. Your mutant baby drama would be hilarious! Thanks again!

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Niiiice!

Buffy...so good. And 'His Girlfriday' is a classic!

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Your Exhibit A has me chuckle. I must be too old now, but as much as I love that boy Yoo Seung ho, I can't imagine myself wanting to cuddle to his face. I would feel too pedophillic just to even think about it. He's still a little baby to me. <3

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Dr. strange and Answe me 1997

(figured this one.. but not javabeans one.. cud u plz explicitly mention what these truly love adn most hated dramas are)

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I didn't understand the gluttony part, are you an excessive shopper or did it mean something else??
Anyway, Girlfriday, I love you!!! That's because I love your recaps, although yours and JB's style are almost identical, but I still love you both individually ;-) Your reactions in recaps are spot on which is why I may like you so much.
And I can see why you & JB might get along so well from the start, you guys have a similar passion for k dramas :-)
I remember recognizing your avatar from My girlfriend is a Gumiho, although when exactly I saw it, I don't remember.
It was because of your recap of My girlfriend is a Gumiho and The woman who still wants to marry, that I enjoyed them so much and they became my personal favourites; I also hunted them down on the internet to watch(I'm the read recaps first & decide whether or not to watch this drama kind of person.)

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I didn't notice that there was a new one up and that it's girlfriday! The same thumbnail confused me. Glad knowing more about you, GF! I remember first seeing you as a recapper of TWWSWTM (I've been lurking in DB for SO LONG) and I've been a fan ever since because I loved your recaps. Who's next? HIHI

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I kind of really want to watch the mutant baby drama weirdly enough. It sounds interesting haha

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Thanks for sharing, girlfriday! So nice to know a little more about you.

Thank you also for all you do and for making our drama-viewing experience that much more fun.

Also, "Yoo Seung-ho’s cat in Imaginary Cat. Exhibit A:" ..... *laughing*

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Wow... So cool! We got similar taste there @girlfriday buffy the vampire slayer u got to be kidding me i love that show to the moon and back... Lolzzz! the last question is doctor stranger, that drama was arrrrgggghhhh... Watched it cos of ma love for LJS but couldn't bring maself to finish it!

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Reply 1997 fangirl too!!!!! I knew girlfriday would mention Shi Won. =)))
Though it's not my time of teenage years.

I'm listening to the old podcast where javabeans and girlfriday kind answered to beanies' questions about themselves. Nice to know more about you!!!!!

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Enjoyed reading.

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I hear your voice is like... number one or number two in my ultimate list of favorite dramas ever!!!! Thanks Girlfriday... Even until today I have watched some episodes again, and re-read the recaps and comments... he he...

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Aaaww waaww a chance inside the mind of girlFriday. I've come to respect hewer as a veteran in kdrama.?
Up next:javabeans please

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Huge fan of buffy and Veronica too!

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Love it GF! Nice getting to know you better!

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Also I <3 classic film too. I was excited by your username when I first stumbled onto this site. Just like how I pretty much only watch kdramas now, in high school into college I pretty much only watched Turner Classic Movies channel!

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Hi @Girlfriday, iam sorry i kept you waiting, it's so nice to finally meet you.
I so desperately wanted to know atleast this much about you.
Just so you know, the very first kdrama recap i've ever read was by you (Two Weeks ep 7) and i was so happy because it felt like i was watching the show.
Ever since, == you became my favourite.

Sorry everyone but it's true.

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I remember reading your 1st ever recap and immediately fall in love with you @girlfriday . I'm sure I didn't have enough time to read all posts on DB since almost 8years ago, and many that lost in my mind boxes, how do you meet @javabeans again?

One thing I'm sure of: any drama that jb & gf recapped, i definitely check it out. ?

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your Answer Me 1997 is the first recap kdrama recap I read. you convinced me to watch this drama. still my favorite drama and recap to this day. thanks!

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What a great drama moment!

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