I was very excited when I heard it will be Woo Do Hwan the male lead. I wasn't anymore when I heard it will be Joy the female lead. And I watched the teaser and I couldn't bear her voice. It was like a cute teenager girl who was speaking. It's really boring for this kind of story.

I was getting excited when Kim Min-jae and Moon Ga-young joined the drama. The teasers are unexpectedly good. I guess this drama will be my guilty pleasure if I do end up watching it.

I want to watch it , I've wrote this reasoning before,
I just want the classic story of pursuing someone.

A boy like a girl , want to get her attention and her time so they can become a couple.

Yes it's a facade but so many Kdrama lately [as I know] doesn't have this specific pursuit session, they just happen to work together, spending time because of work and suddenly want each other.

Idk what to call this pet peeved, I want the teasing
"do you like what I do? cause I want to make you laugh"
"I am here because I want to see you"
"Here is a list of place I would like to go with you, wanna go together"

all this "seducing" usually happens unintentionally, I want it to be intentional and I want to see her reaction, badly.

Perhaps I am missing out recent drama but is there any drama when the male lead openly flirt with the female lead?
Like openly told her that he wants to have a relationship with her and ask for a time to pursue her?

I just started and am now at ep 3. I thought it's a melo but as of now, it's more comedy than anything else.

I'm watching it and loving it. If/when it's going to turn melo, it will probably break my heart but it's so funny right now

Big fan of Kam Woo-sung here. Maybe we'll have to make do with one of the existing posts.

http://www.dramabeans.com/2018/02/ocean-strolls-for-romance-melodrama-should-we-kiss-first/#comment-3203419

Yes pleaase can we have an an open thread....I am enjoying the drama.....

After watching episode 8, I watched OUR SOULS AT NIGHT on Netflix. Mu-han read part of the novel to Soon-jin over the phone in the middle of the night. It was pretty good, and gives insight into Mu-han's character. In some ways he's much more akin to the novel's Addie Moore than to Louis Waters. Louis abandoned his own family, much like Soon-jin's ex-husband and Mu-han's ex-wife did. I've commented on the film in the link above, and also on my fan wall.

acting, character development and writing all came together for me, and I am smitten.

Speaking of smitten, my slow decent into “Healer” continues, but I find that I just want to drag it out to continue to enjoy it over a longer time frame. So, still waiting to start episode 6, but just because of that last look in episode 5, I don’t want to think about anything else just yet.

And then because I was on a plane for over 3 hours, I started “Prison Playbook/Wise Prison Living“ on Netflix and I love this too. The lead kind of reminds me of So Ji-Sub and that’s quite fine with me. Also fine is correctional officer Lee, who is so, so pretty. But superficialness aside, my hubby used to work in a prison, and I’ve always wondered the type of people he treated, so I am loving the portrayal of the convicts.

And one more! I’m rewatching “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” with my mother while I’m in town for this conference—probably won’t get 1/3 of the way through it, but that second episode is probably one of my favorites of any drama. Getting my last essay published helped me make this decision. I miss having this OTP on my screen!

So, I shared my Gong Yoo conversation above, so anything else would be redundant. Really, really, redundant.

Moral of the Story: Watch k-dramas and listen to k-pop you never know what friends you’ll end up making through your common interests.

2nd Moral: I may be low-key shipping my daughter with the neighbor’s son, meaning that I’ve probably watched too many k-dramas with large age differences.

3rd Moral: This OT entry took me so long to write, like over an hour, on account that I am trying to learn something about mastocytosis at the same time. *eye roll*

"So, now I have a willing and able participant in my quest for good k-pop."

Ally, you are making me do this :-)) . I don't like to be that person, but if you *are* on a quest, I must suggest SHINee. They do something different every time, and it is always good. This was last year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJua7KEP_oE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nchkAmc49p4

This was Taemin's solo comeback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-aIyueKNcY

And in case the spam filter blocks me, I'll leave it there, but do look them up. Sadly it will never be the same after Jonghyun's death, but there were 9 good years before that...

"my k-affinity son"

This made me chuckle. :)

Ally, have you listened to AKMU before? I have been listening to K-Pop for too many years so my recs list could go on forever, but AKMU is the one K-pop artist I would recommend to literally everyone.

The brother, Chanhyuk, is currently in the military so they sadly won’t be releasing anything as a duo for a couple of years, but they have plenty of absolute GOLD releases since their official debut in 2014–and even more from before then when they were on K-Pop Star!

I love me some idol groups (especially girl groups), but I like to get people acquainted with the less stereotypical K-Pop acts, and AKMU is a great one to start on! They have such a distinct, unique sound! I’ve never listened to any group/artist that sounds like them. From the lyrics to the melodies and harmonies to the instrumentation, everything about their music is just so clever, quirky, and fun. And Soohyun has the most crystal-clear voice I’ve heard in my life! And they’re just so CUTE!

The song “200%” is quintessential AKMU, and Nam Joo-hyuk is in the MV!
https://youtu.be/0Oi8jDMvd_w

Here’s their latest release, Dinosaur. It was their first time experiencing with EDM but it still retains a definite AKMU flavor.
https://youtu.be/8Oz7DG76ibY

But you can’t go without listening to a live or unplugged performance from them. Here’s them adorably singing “Love is an Open Door” on a radio show!
https://youtu.be/eHUzmoHY9DU

Nice! I think I will try to watch Radio Romance again when Hwayugi (probably spelled that wrong) ends. I wanted this show to work soooo much but the jerk thing was getting to me and then Misty happened haha

I enjoyed Princess Jellyfish (the original) years ago. Is this a continuation?

I've been wanting to ask..is Matt Smith still in Victoria. What kind of role is it? It's just that I fell in love his doctor portrayal so want to check out his other shows.

I love Victoria but can't stand the actor that plays Albert so I dropped it haha...does his acting get any better as the first season progresses?

I don't think it will happen. North Korea won't start it.

Not really, with the fickleness of Trump NK even seems to be willing to talk and negotiate with SK.

Some of those casting news did feel too good to be true. It'll be hard to lower my expectation with those kind of team behind the projects. Let's just hope that all of those dramas deliver what they promised to.

Have a great weekend also! :)

Spreading my Highlight love—I did watch part of the vid you posted of them for me, and poor Doo-joon, they picked so much on him! What a good sport though. I’m just to the song “PLZ don’t cry,”performance now.

I look foreward to Park Hae-jin and Oh Yeon-seo.

I actually assumed that many idols got into acting because:

1) acting was their original goal and being an idol is one way to achieve this goal (Park Hyung Sik and Lee Joon if I am correct)

2) An acting career has potentially greater longevity than that of a singer (mainly if we are talking about idols)

That is at least what I gathered, but I would love to be corrected by more knowledgeable Beanies!

I think the other reason of Idol branching out is for the future,
being an idol is a short-lived job and you need to secure your potential for the next job before your idol career ended.
That also the reason they do variety since after being an idol, they still are in the entertainment business so acting is another profession available.

About the payment, I am not sure because idol also works in seasons [comeback vs not comeback] therefore taking another work will definitely add their pocket while the difference is not known as every idol has a different rate and part. Idol with big earner such as yoona, sooyoung, suzy, hyery and possibly seolhyun probably did not do it just for the rate but for visibility and popularity as they also not working when they have no comeback.

That’s a broad question! Do you have a list of what you’ve watched and liked?

I liked "Kill me, Heal me" a lot. (Just sayin'.)

It's quite nice and Hwang Jeum-eun gets less screamy eventually.

Some of my personal faves are:
- Kill Me, Heal Me (This isn't really a rom-com, more of a melo-com)
- Marriage Not Dating
- Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
- My Girlfriend is a Gumiho
Not favorites but shows that I remember laughing a lot watching:
- Flower Boy Ramyun Shop
- Modern Farmer
- Protect the Boss
- King of High School (High School King of Savvy)
- Shopping King Louis

Another Oh Hae Young with Eric Mun and Seo Hyun Jin is really good and imo one of the best romcom.
A few others:
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Suspicious Partner
Jealousy Incarnate
It’s Okay, That’s Love
My Love from the Star

Or older ones:
My Girl (2005)
My Name is Kim Sam Soon
Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy

KMHM remains my fav k drama ovaerall even after all this time. Initial episodes can be a bit taxing mainly due to the screeching of FL, but later it's toned down. What I love most about this show (besides Ji Sung's acting) is that the backstory was strong and logical enough to have the kind of impact that was portrayed. It was complex, but it tied up almost all the loose ends, a rarity in k drama as far as I am concerned. It's a great mix of comedy, romance, supspense and psychology. And of course Ji Sung elevated it to another level. HJE was decent overall once you get past initial episodes. PSJ and rest of the supporting cast was good. Also if you already have some idea about the story, or have watched initial episodes, I would recommend you to watch episode 7 and 8. They were kind of turning point of the drama. So if you feel invested after watching these episodes, that's great. And if not maybe this drama won't click for you.

I know you asked for romcom but I'm gonna toss in The Love of A Buzz Cut (2017) for your consideration. It's a bittersweet, tender and satisfying—with some black humor— 1 hr. romantic drama special available on YouTube. Stars Kim Jung-hyun (currently playing Dong-gu in Woohoo Waikiki) and Kang Yeon-jung.

Strongest deliveryman was A-
I loved it like crazy in a time when nothing better was being aired. At least, by the way, it was recapped, a luxus these days!!!😂

Just go ahead and drop Hwayugi or stop watching at episode 18.

Yes! So glad they have a bigger budget.

I both love the new directing style while missing the old style. The old style was more Agatha Christie/neighborhood mystery type of feel. But I understand that the whole point of the new season was to move beyond the neighborhood level...

Either way, just so glad that the new season is soooo good so far :D :D

Both are still screwballs actually, so all is fine even with a little change in pace.

Song Joongki's character in DOTS was apparently written with Won Bin in mind. He supposedly reeeeeaaally considered the offer, but we all know it eventually ended up with Joongki.

Or with Jang geun suk in Boys before flowers as jun pyo....wonder how that would have turned out?????

Or Jang Hyuk in Secret Garden? Or Lee Min Ho in Bad Guy (SBS, 2010)?

Or like Park Bo Gum was the original Monkey in Hwayugi.

LOLS.....so funny. I have been in your shoes trying to sell my golden life and I .......to cut the story short.....she refused to watch it....

*pops head out of burrow*

Are you in the Northeast US, too, @owl22? If so, I hope you're well away from the shore. Full moon tides will be bad news. It's already been snowing for 6 hours here in north Jersey. We've been getting some strong wind gusts, too.