I have to say... the Subway themed Black Friday ad is pure genius. I'm trying to decide what to buy. I really want some make up and skincare stuff even though I rarely use any of it.

Anyone have any luck finding subs for "Smart Prison Living?"

Open Thread Week 42. Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great week. I’m writing this from sunny Florida. Spending some R+R time with the family, at the end of the year.

Because this life is our first has me thinking about my “room 19.” It’s from a short story by Doris Lessing that was the theme of one of this week’s episodes. It’s certainly true that married or single, everyone needs their “alone time.” It’s nothing to be ashamed about. For my husband, it’s fishing here in Florida. It’s a time to reset, to hit that ctrl+alt+del and recharge. For me, it’s any alone time; time to watch kdramas, write on an open thread, share my thoughts. Although, I think I have a lot of other things that help me find myself, to not get lost in what I should be to others, to keep me grounded. But I am thankful to have this outlet, like so many of us, it’s highly cathartic and just so much fun to be able to communicate about this thing we love—which may not be that important to the rest of the world—and have a consortium that is likeminded.

Besides for this, I’ve been on a Lee Min Ki binge. Just his movies (For the Emperor, Spellbound, and Very Ordinary Couple), because I can’t commit to another drama right now. So, I’ll probably have to pick up Dal-ja’s Spring after BTLIOF. He’s really amazing. He’s not attractive in an obvious sense, but he just leaps off screen. He’s definitely cut like a model though. (Was he a model? If not, he should have been.) And, apparently, that’s the type of actor I like. It’s just crazy how I gravitate towards them.

Oh, and this happened this week, which tickled me to no end…Background: I received an email from my kids’ school secretary informing me that my daughter had been selected as an alternate for the geography bee, and I had no idea this was a thing.

*While picking my kids up from school, and putting their backpacks in the trunk.*

Me: Daughter! I got an email that you’re in the geo bee. How did that happen?

Son: We all had to take a test—but I didn’t really care about it.

Me: *Walking around to the driver’s side* What kind of questions? Like about countries and stuff like that?

Daughter: There was one about Kpop.

Me: What? *Thinking I must have heard wrong as they were getting into the opposite side of the car.*

Son: Yes! There was one about Kpop and Seoul. Like you had to know that Kpop came from South Korea and that Seoul is in South Korea.

Daughter: Yeah, that was the only one of two questions on the test that I didn’t have to guess about! I remembered Goblin talking about Seoul and the Kpop groups they were watching.

Me: How many questions were there?

Daughter: Seven, and I got six out of the seven. I don’t want to do the geo bee either, though.

Me: Well, it’s a good thing you’re just an alternate then. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. *Beaming with pride that my kids got the Kpop question right, and really not caring about the...

Does anybody have certain actors who are regarded as really good but they just don't care for them? I always wonder if I'm just a weirdo lol. For me, it's Yoo Seung Ho and Kim So Hyun. It's not that I think they're bad, but I never thought either of them was really special so the hype over them throws me off.

Hi Everyone!

I hope you are all doing well today. I also hope that all the Beanies who celebrated Thanksgiving had a wonderful holiday.

Sending a big Thank You to all the Beanies for being such wonderful drama companions throughout the year! Many thanks also go out to the entire Dramabeans Team for giving us this space to communicate with one another and to have so much fun in! All of you make watching dramas all that more enjoyable!

This week:

Temperature of Love - I'm up to the part where the parents just met and Jung-woo has decided to bully Jung-sun.

Witch's Court - Watching Ma Yi-deum and her "seduction" attempt at the bar ...... you just have to both cringe and laugh!

Mad Dog - Oh, Min-joon ..... you and your tease moves!

While You Were Sleeping - Four more episodes to go. ...... Can someone please disbar Yoo-bum before I reach the last episode?

That's all for now. ...... Take care everyone and have a great Friday!

Hello Beanies!

Jo Jung-Seok's new drama is around the corner, and I keep wondering about something related to him. Can anyone explain me the full Earnest Bot story? I know that it refers to his beloved character in ''The King 2 Hearts", but that's all. Probably because it is an older drama and I am a Rookie Beanie. Please teach me Jo Jung-Seok! :p

I fell deep for BTLIOF. I'm pretty sure that after a while I'll nitpick the show's flaws, but no drama has made me feel a lot of ~~feelings~~ like this so far (save for WFKBJ, but it's a different category for me).

I was with my friend yesterday who had his Netflix open and I was amazed that it had so many shows, even k-dramas! I thought it would be nice to subscribe... But I'm the type of person who can watch (and keeps re-watching) only one series at a time, so I doubt I can make the most of a month's worth of subscription. Lol.

I also got a copy of Spellbound -- but I have an odd feeling that I've seen it before yet didn't pay attention? It's weird. I rarely watch anything tagged as horror (it's a horror-rom-com) so I'm sure my friends forced me to watch along with them. I don't remember watching it with my 3 college friends, so the next likely people I would have watched it with would be my high school clique.

Either way, it bothers me how some of my memories are a little hazy, to the point where I sometimes am not sure if an event happened or not. When I was in high school, I remember feeling so confused that my parents can't remember some of their classmates (lol). I'd be like, "I can still name ALL of my first grade classmates!" (lolol) Now I'm a decade older and wow, even events in the past two years can get vague for me. Is this one of the prices we pay for growing older? Lol

I have nothing to watch on Wednesdays/Thursdays now - can you please recommend something?

Ever since I’ve got into K-Drama whenever I read/watch something really good I now imagine it as a K-Drama. I’ve been re-reading Fruits Basket and thinking what an awesome drama it would make, and going totally nuts on my dream casting =P

I was so lost without Go Back Spouses today that I just kept replaying episodes of China's Sound of My Dream Season 1. OH. MAI. GAHD. Loving all the "teachers" there, especially JJ Lin and Jam Hsiao. JJ's incredible.

Then I went on to Season 2 but there was just that little bit of magic lost - lesser camaraderie and cheekiness between the pro singers, 6 hours of preparation instead of just 3 and pre-fixed songs and so on... well. JJ was still incredible though. How did such a guy appear in the music industry. That "Walking CD", hahaha.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITHOUT BECAUSE THIS LIFE IS MY FIRST AFTER NEXT WEEK?!?!?! *Crying and sobbing*

Hey actually I am new here. Just started watching kdramas a year ago. I am a student and a Indian. My kdrama journey started when descendants of the sun was launched on Indian television. From there on I have been a great fan of kdramas and dramabeans have provided me a great support. Not many people watch kdramas here so I have no one to talk to about them. Just using this platform to do so

I was going to go on a shopping spree for Thanksgiving, but my card got blocked because it's "abnormal spending". I mean, I'm fine with the fraud detection mechanisms, but people are bound to spend more during the holiday season aren't they?

[Kpop related]
- 'Exo Planet 4 – The EℓyXiOn' started today! Yeah, I'm a fan.
- I just heard that they are going to hold GOLDEN DISC AWARDS in my country next year. It's going to be a two-day event set on weekdays @.@ I'm still waiting for the lineup to check if it'll be worth the work leave and money, because the ticket prices are crazy expensive!!! The golden ticket (two-day pass) costs about 500USD /gasssppp/ Yeah, I'm okay with getting the cheapest access XD I'll just save the best seat when EXO have their solo concert in April <3

[Kdrama related]
- I'm avoiding the last four episodes of Temperature of Love ;; I don't want to say goodbye to Jung-sun yet :(
- BTIOFL is still fun! LMK's angles on screen are just... mabushiii *A* While I find LMK to be visually attractive, I'm emotionally attached to CEO Ma! I need my own Ma Sang-goo in real life ;; Seriously though, he's too precious <3
- Need to catch up with Witch's Court and the last episode of Go Back Couple (NoOoo. I'm excited to see what happened to our adorable second lead ;;)

That would be all!
Have an awesome weekend, everyone!

Hi Everyone,
Happy OT and Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it!

I'm already anticipating and even feeling the withdrawal symptoms of the endwatch of another really good show. I recall how we spazzed in Healer days about how we were spoilt by it, how we'd never again be able to enjoy another show, and here I am, enjoying another show ... and feeling just the same over the end of Because This Life is Our First.

Even when I'm supposed to be doing a whole bunch of other things, I find myself re-watching the earlier episodes of this show, again and yet again. Even the OSTs and show-related MVs are played on repeat.

So, in anticipation of a hollow feeling that will come after the finale next week, I'm just hanging out here on DB and attacking YouTube for any new clips.

Still it's all good. There'll be another show to love. I just have to practise the difficult virtue of patience while on the work-front, trying to also practise the other virtue of diligence. 😆 Cheers everyone!

Anyone else feeling disconnected from draws lately? I've dropped Revolutionary Love. I find my mind wandering while watching Because This Life Is Our First and my eyes practically glaze over when Ho-rang is on screen. The only show I'm actively in love with is 20th Century Boy and Girl. Also, I wish the acting in Andante was a whole lot better, I'm still enjoying the show though. I do like Shi-kyung and Bom together, they're super adorable. I also ship Ga-ram and Shi-young even though Shi-young is so dense she cannot tell that Ga-ram is totally in love with her. None of the new shows interest me. At this rate, I might have to take a break from kdramas.

just exploring thai dramas..
I never thought anyone would be able to give korean oppas and unnies a run for their money.. but darn!.. those thai actors and actresses..

So much pretty
So much better fashion sense
So much better English pronunciation
So So So much pretty...

Just watch TV, and my dearest fellow (south-east) asian cable channel subscribers, The Good Doctor Freddie Highmore ver. is airing on FoxLife Ch. !

*i didn't catch today's pilot show though. Gonna make sure to watch the rerun.

Seems the new Wed/Thu drama "Prison Playbook" should be available via Netflix from Nov 28

Hi everyone!! I'm from india and relatively new to kdrama (only 5 months since 1st drama). I just got sucked into this dramaland with likes of MLFS and healer ..
Thanks to dramabeans i can decide which drama to watch as per my likes nd dislikes. But i would really like to watch some korean movies as well. Are there any good romantic k-movies which you can suggest me?? Pretty please! 🤗
ps: I like haters to lover trope the most. Thank you in advance.

Finally, a Friday off of work and I can post in real time on the OT! I've been lurking for awhile now since I was always the last to post, and I'm not sure anyone was still reading it. But I have been enjoying all of your comments here.

I just have to mention how much I loved watching The Package. It doesn't seem to have gotten much attention here on DB, or in Korea for that matter, which is a shame, as it was well written, directed and acted. The cinematography was stunning, and it was a pleasure to see a Korean drama filmed in France. I have never been there, so it was like watching a drama and a beautiful travelogue at once, for me. Ensemble shows are my favorite genre too, and I love the way the writer wove in a different mini-story for each couple of travelers on the tour. And the writer did tie every story up with a bow, but it never felt forced or artificial to me. I hope a lot more beanies can have the opportunity to enjoy it as much as I did. Don't turn your nose up at it just because it wasn't popular!

Of course, I'm with everyone else on the BTLIOF bandwagon. It is without a doubt one of the best Kdramas I've seen in my 4+ years of Kdrama watching. Of course, I've been partial to LMK since Dal Ja's Spring, but even if I weren't, I would still love, love, love this show.

A little Kdrama story: A week or so ago, I had to call my soon-to-be new internet service provider to change my appointment time for installation. The customer service rep had to give me her requisite sales pitch:
Me: Do you really have to do this? I mean, I just want to change my appointment time.
Her: Yea, I kind of do.
Me: OK. But let's do it quick; I want to drive home from work and I don't want to hit heavy traffic.
Her: (Starting her spiel) What sort of things do you use your internet service for the most? Playing games? Streaming movies?
Me: Nope. I just mostly watch Kdramas.
Her: OMG, me too! And the girl sitting next to me watches Kdrama too!
Now, instead of spending a few minutes rescheduling my appointment we spent a good twenty minutes discussing Kdramas, our favorites, our recommendations, our favorite stars, what streaming sites we used. I told her about Dramabeans, so maybe I'll see her here. And it turned out the call site she was working from was only a few miles from my sister's house (in another state.) When we finished the business side of the call we said "It was so nice to meet you", even though we were just on the phone. Kdrama fans are the best, and we are everywhere. And best sales pitch interruption ever!

hi, I am kind of on and off today, had to drop by to say I randomly started watching a japanese drama Frankenstein no koi and it is hilarious. concept such a cliche but so cutely done, and it sort of reminds me of Edward Scissorhands (inventor made man, inventor died, man lived alone till a nosy woman let herself in and brouht him home - even the characters´ mannerisms are similar!) the monster part is nonexistent as always but they never played it up anyway and the girl in unfazed ... their reactions are so extra, and then there is, um...

better go to sleep or I too will have mushrooms growing from my neck

This is the only place for me to let out my frustration with my drama viewing options so...bare with me.

I am pissed that Kocowa came along and messed up everything. Now there are no new dramas on DramaFever. Kocowa only works on phones, tablets and computers. I don't want to watch dramas on a small screen. To make matters worse DramaFever had Samsung to pull their app from devices they no longer support (without notice). I was told by DF that I would need to purchase a device that is supported. Huh? Why would I do that when they would eventually pull the app from that device too. Kocowa is dragging its feet with an app for smart tvs and streaming devices. UGH, frustrated is an understatement.

Hi Beanies!

I hope that y'all had a marvelous week. And in the spirit of Thanksgiving (for those who celebrate) I'm awfully thankful for you good people.

Enough with that gross mushy stuff (its really only acceptable when delivered by overly attractive actor types---hello Lee Min Ki). I have questions!

As y'all know from my board freak out that I got the job in OH! (Sometimes I think my oversharing tendencies are going to lead to me getting murdered in the streets and then I think--eh. Its been an interesting life so far. Why not go out with a bang. And then continue to overshare).

I'll be moving to a whole different part of the country where I won't know anyone at all and now I'm wondering: how do adults make friends?! You would think I'd have more of a grasp on it since I *did* just do this in August. But I have spent my entire time in CO basically curled up in an angst ball sobbing my face off. In OH, I'll already have a job (I'll have some stress related sobbing I'm sure as I learn how to DO that job) but thats one stressors I won't have to worry about. I'll meet people at my church but traditionally the people my age at church are already married and have been for a dozen years and have forgotten how to talk about anything other than their kids (and I'm not good at feigning interest) and are somewhat mistrustful of single people (like they think we're all lying in wait to steal their husbands)--a totally sad state, but its true. While I am *excellent* at being alone and crave aloneness and back out of most plans that involve me having to leave my pajamas behind for me the difference between feeling lonely and enjoying aloneness is lonely isn't a choice. You are spending time by yourself because you dont have anyone who wants to spend time with you. I dont want to be lonely in my new place.

So....how do adults make friends? (wander the grocery store singing kpop songs to themselves and latching onto the first person who recognizes them? Yell out random actor names and see if anyone responds?)

So I've been thinking about sageuk time-travel fusion dramas and I realized there hasn't been a girl from the past traveling to the present and a man from the present traveling to the past. I would love for a Joseon girl being like, "Wait. Women can be in power?" Maybe there is a drama like that out there and I just haven't come across it yet. If there is, can someone let me know? Thanks!

Also, the ad totally looks like a Subway one, I was very confused.

So many things to be thankful for this year!

Found out I was pregnant during the first quarter of the year.

The husband was then offered work here in South Korea in the second uarter

So I went out last night to a Korean restaurant with some friends ( not easy to find one where I live in Spain ) Tried Soju for the first time and loved it. Ended up speaking a few korean words with the owner and singing in a karaoke with my friends 😂 Now they realized how serious my kdrama addiction is..
Great night out kdrama style 😄

I use Viki and Dramafever to watch my dramas, but there doesn't seem to be too many currently airing dramas that are being featured there. Am I just looking in the wrong place or am I missing something?



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