Yay JB! It was nice getting to know you better! I also love Singing in the Rain (and much classic film), and Wonderfalls! Did you like Pushing Daisies?? It's by the same creator and has the same fun quirkiness about it. It's delightful!

I have just watched episode 3 of Circle, and now thinking of Javabeans mutant baby drama... I just hope I won't get nightmares. Maybe you could make a Halloween feature of this? 'Guess our unholy alliance dramas.'

Nice to meet you @javabeans! Nice to meet you. *does the little "Aigoo Kim Sajang" greeting from Reply 1988* Thank you for all your work!

What a wonderful idea!

We (I believe I speak for most if not all Beanies) would love to know you, our dear DB Team, as individuals and persons. Ultimately it's who you are and are becoming who really matters, well, for you as well as for us ?. So thanks for every opportunity, albeit in a remote, disjointed way, to journey along with you through whatever you share in this wonderful blog, as we grow along with you. May we all keep becoming better in every good way! ?

JB, Your mash-up of most hated/loved dramas got me LOL. I was so disappointed in I Miss You too. What a waste of talent.

Thanks too JB, for your 'Eternal Love' for Healer. Your recaps and reviews made a sweet drama-watch all the lovelier. That was really the best commenting experience of my life, because it was with such terrific Beanies, (some of whom have become friends and several of whom are still in contact with each other) and yourself. What great, wild fun we had!

I'm so grateful for this 'place' of meeting with several who've become more than fellow commenters!

Cheers to you JB! Take care of yourself and lotsa love!!! ? ?

Nice to meet you, javabeans! I was drawn to this site not only because we have many similarities in what we like in a drama, but also because I truly appreciate your and your fellow beanies' writing. I'm an English literature and writing teacher and I was struck with the dynamic elegance of your sentences! I sometimes refer would-be blogger students (who have told me they like Korean dramas) to your site to learn how to summarize and develop their own voice simultaneously. It's a skill in demand on the internet these days!

If i know taekwondo,it would have been a waste on me too because for the life of me,i could never have the courage to strike anyone for real even if it's just for practice. Hurting someone by accident is even too much for me. I like watching karate movies though.

You're one of my dramabeans hero, @javabeans! Love your sense of humour.. so glad we got the chance to get to know you better! Recapping requires great talent and you do it so brilliantly, so kudos to you!

OK. I just finished reading that Healing Camp with JYP recap post and ohmygoodness I think I've become a convert! I am already an OC person, but he is on a whole new level. It's insane! I admire him for his level of commitment at everything he does. Thanks for sharing, JB!

So... when you say "we whipped up the questions," who's "we" and does that mean you had to answer your own question? :D

Talking about minions as recapping-machines is giving me flashback to Hangyul the producing-machine. I just came from the podcast, and what you talked about is just fresh in my mind :D

I do enjoy procedurals if they're infused with humor, so I don't know if that still counts as a straight-up procedural?

lol wow. I now want a full long post dedicated to just the recounting of that KBS PD story. It would make for a good short story.

Healer love <3

Also, I must be too much of a noob to know the two dramas referenced in your final answer. But, mutant baby indeed. Sounds terrifying.

After 10 years of following Dramabeans (yesss starting all the way from the Coffee Prince era), I'm so glad to learn more about you javabeans! Thank you and your team for all the hard work all these years! Looking forward to learn more about all of you!

What drama character would you want to be?

javabeans: Buki (Wang Bit-na) from The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry. So cool, self-possessed, no-bullshit, and totally content with herself. Striving to be like her would be an admirable goal.

Me: Oh, now I need to check this drama lol... anyway, nice to meet you, javabeans!

I hope there's more than just one spotlight post per staff. It's not enough! More questions please.

Nice to get to know more about you! Thank you for the link to the JYP Healing Camp episode, as well!

I wonder if Javabeans read all tens of thousands of comments in Healer?

This is very cool. Love how personal this site feels despite how established and well run it is. It's the little things like this that make it special. Kudos to the big bosses and the other recappers for making it feel like one big happy family. Thanks for sharing @javabeans

I'm looking to getting to know the DB family better and see just how diverse a bunch they are. It truly is wonderful that the love for Kdramas has brought so many people together. ❤️

I can relate to individualist Ji young too.people tends to get annoying. And besides that I hate explaining myself.

I've been a silent follower of dramabeans from 2010, and this is the first time I'm commenting. Your recaps and other posts have been a part of my system since then. There are days that drama recaps are my only safe place. Thank you for starting this, and for continually giving us glimpses of who you are, apart from being a great recapper. It's nice to know that we are all fans here at the end of the day. Thanks again!

I recognize I Miss You in that final excerpt, lolll. It was so.freaking.BAD. Getting to know javabeans better was a huge plus though!

..but couldn’t apply those skills in action to (literally) save my life. I probably should have studied ballet instead..

There, there, dear JB... I totally feel you.

WONDERFALLS! A kindred spirit, one of my all time favorites. In addition to kdrama's, of course.

It is really fun getting to know the Beanies.

really love the idea of staff spotlight, great to learn more about you guys

I remember Coffee Prince era...those days the recaps were a saviour as the subs came much slower than nowadays. I used to read the recaps and toggle between your page and raw episode. Now subs come out almost the next morning or early afternoon. how fortunate are this generation of kdrama fans. hehe

Thank you @javabeans love you ?

Been with you since... gosh... 2007? 2008? I can't even remember now. Was it 2007 08 or 09 you started recapping? Regardless of when you started, I've read your recaps since I first started watching kdramas. And girl they have been a huge blessing when watching.

But they weren't necessarily a blessing because of the little tidbit explanations of korean culture (though those WERE massively helpful... kdrama version Me: "what's an oppa?"). It wasn't even because of the clearer translations you would provide for pivotal scenes(though like I said, MASSIVELY helpful). I loved reading your recaps because... well... it felt like I was watching it with a friend. For a long time, I didn't have anyone around me that watched kdramas, so your blog was the only connection to other K drama lovers I had. We also have very similar tastes in genres, haha, and the dramas you like and dislike I tend to happen to like and dislike as well for the most part. So I had a voice I could trust when it came to recommendations. Which is verrrrrry important. I've wasted one too many an hour on dramas that weren't worth the time...

So THANK YOU Javabeans for taking the time to build this community! You, Girlfriday and this community are a wonderful blessing!

All the best!

Happy to read this @javabeans! For so many years of watching kdramas and reading recaps, you (and GF) defined my definition of drama recaps! No offense meant to other minions, as they are really good. It's just my own biased POV.

The time during Dream High was crazy! I more often experienced those crash becaue at that time I really wanted to be the first to comment. (Is that still true now?) Although truthfully, with those recaps, DH became so much more than it was. It made me love it even more.

My daily must-reads are dramabeans, the NYT AND HuffPo, in that order. Thanks for this peek behind the scenes and for the ones to come, you guys are rock stars for us!
I especially like this JB comment :" I look back fondly (now) at all the cracky dramas that caused Dramabeans to crash when the recap was posted". Ah! The good old days! Signs that you were the leading edge of a very hot trend, being made hotter by YOU. Thanks, dramabeans ?

I am so loving all the ideas you guys come up with! And the questions are all quirky and cute! Kudos to whoever Came up with them!

It just amazing to me that even you guys' avatar comes from dramas. Shows how much dramas are part of your life. Also, you majored in japanese, jb? That means you can officially speak, read and write three languages. That's so cool! And taekwondo? Wow! In my excitement to read the new feature as soon as possible, that's all the information I retained, off to read again!

And So looking forward to getting to know all the other recappers better!

Ah, Coffee Prince! These were the days! I remember stumbling on this site frantically looking for Coffee Prince recaps, it was so addicting! Because at that time, English subtitled episodes were not coming out as fast as today! How times have changed! And you were so good Javabeans! You had them on the same day, thoughtfully written, if not mere hours after the episode aired! You saved us! Or spoiled us?! Or addicted us?! Nah. Whatever, I love it!
Not only that, but you also always included a song from the drama. It brought so much more to the recap, made it a whole package I guess. Got me into OSTs and I think this site actually introduced me to kpop, or indie Kpop! It was not just Coffee Prince, but I think almost every post had a song at the top! A song of the day. And the Friday Open Thread, I used to love listening to your song selections! Ah, these were the days!
You have done such an amazing job making this site what it is today, bringing in new talents, I never thought that 10 years later I would still be coming here, still addicted and still enjoying this wonderful site!
This is a great feature, as always, so much thought and care in continuing to make this such a warm place to be! I admire you, and your DB team! And I thank you, all of you!
Yes, with so many minions now, it is hard to really get to "know" anyone as we have come to know you and girlfriday over the years! Looking forward to doing that here! Thank you!

I love this segment!!! Always have been curious about all the writers and recappers.

@javabeans Your "life moment belonging in a K-drama" moment was exactly me in Grade school... I liked the same guy all throughout elementary, junior high (middle school), and high school--- it didn't help that we attended the same school all 12 years together)--- but our wires, timing, and feelings kept getting crossed and it HURT. SO. MUCH at the time

this was fun to read! I'm glad you guys are doing it because it goes perfectly with the fresh new feel of the website. Also, I was so curious about your JYP comment I had to go and read through the full variety roulette recap and now enamored by him too.

Re JYP - I didn't know who you were talking about so followed the link. What impressed me about him then (and I don't want to know if I'm completely wrong in this!) is he was so successful in making a motivational film for all teens without falling into too sappy a story, and when he spoke about it I could tell he sincerely wanted to inspire his audience to follow their dreams. Reading your recap after following your link from this story - I'm a teacher but I'm also an academic advisor, and the advice he gives about making rules for yourself and following them is exactly the kind of advice I give students on academic probation. He's a smart man.

Didn't comment yesterday bc I wasn't logged in.
I'm trying to picture you doing ballet and can't... I don't know why, I have this image of you doing hip-hop ^____^

I love the shout-out to 30 rock, Singin' in the rain (best movie of all time), Healer, You are beautiful, Dream High, City Hunter, You From Another Star, City Hunter, Individualist Ji-young (who needs people indeed *cries*), Shut up Flower Boy Band, and The Woman who still wants to marry!!

so fav drama is cheer up thing with eunji and the police officer from mystery queen.. but which is this hated drama where woman got raped and got a new face fr revenge

Nice to meet you Java beans. Thanks for this wonderful idea. It's good to get to know you guys!
I tried to figure out your personalities from the 10th anniversary session on your top 10 favourite dramas.
Kudos for the good work you guys do

Hi JB, have always been a longtime lurker of this site. I remember stumbling upon this site when I fell into my first Korean addiction that was Coffee Prince, Gong Yoo and YEH. Your witty recaps saved me on moments when I don't have the time to watch the episodes and yet I want to know what happen. Thanks for everything :)

Oh my goodness, your favorite/least drama mash up. I Miss You had a baby with Shut up Flower Boy Band....sounds like a doozy. I would probably watch it anyway,

Finally got a chance to respond to this! I love this new feature :)

I also love Wonderfalls!!! Such a short-lived series, but so good. Barely anyone remembers it and it makes me so sad.

Healer is still my most memorable commenting experience so I'm glad it became special to you too. I actually discovered your site right when you were recapping Coffee Prince, through your White Love Story lyrics post. I still have memories of going through all your posts on Dal Ja's Spring, etc.

It wasn't until I rediscovered DB with the You're Beautiful Rom-com Suggestion post years later, that I became a beanie for good. No regrets! This was a few months before SUFBB aired, and being at the same age as the characters & having lost a best friend, I, likewise, identified with Sung Joon's character a lot. I tend to bottle things up too. Lol, he was also my first drama-crush that was in my age range.

Thanks for this get to know you. I love it. I actually was addicted to Coffee Prince and in search of recaps is how I found "drama beans" and been a fan ever since. When you came to Boston at Harvard to speak my drama friend and I came and were happy to see you and girl friday there as well. It was a dream come true! Yea! Thanks for having this site and I recall many of those dramas that you recapped I was always refreshing and eagerly waiting for them (as at the time my patience for subs wore thin or watching it raw I wanted a bit more understanding of the overview of my poor Korean skills culled from years of watching Korean dramas. Love this site and grateful it has flourished over the years! Yipppee and keep up the great work!

Japanese?!