Premiere Watch: Poetry, Switch, Pretty Noona
by girlfriday
We have a diverse set of premieres this week: a medical slice-of-life drama, a legal drama posing as a crime caper (or is it a crime caper posing as a legal drama?), and the noona romance that’s brought Sohn Ye-jin back to the small screen.
You Who Forgot Poetry
Time slot: Monday & Tuesday
Broadcaster: tvN
Genre: Medical human drama
Episode count: 16
Reasons to watch: This is the new lighthearted slice-of-life drama from the writer of Drinking Solo and the crew behind the long-running workplace comedy series Rude Miss Young-ae. It’s set in a hospital, but unlike every other medical drama about surgeons or ER doctors, this story focuses on the support staff that usually takes a backseat in other dramas, like nurses, lab technicians, and physical therapists.
It’s a coming-of-age story centered around struggling youths, much like Drinking Solo was, but this one will have a framing device—a poem in each episode that’ll represent their struggles thematically, and bring them healing along the way. The ensemble cast includes Lee Yubi, Lee Jun-hyuk, and rising young actors Jang Dong-yoon and Shin Jae-ha; and while I’m not expecting the same hilarity we got from the Noryangjin idiot trio in Drinking Solo, I do expect relatable foibles and genuine laughs from them, and a chance to highlight some of the unsung heroes in the medical field.
Switch: Change the World
Time slot: Wednesday & Thursday
Broadcaster: SBS
Genre: Legal drama, crime caper
Episode count: 32 (half-hour episodes, 16 hours total)
Reasons to watch: Jang Geun-seok is back in a two-for-one role as a geeeeenius con artist and a law-abiding prosecutor in this undercover caper about using any means necessary to get justice. It’s definitely attempting to be another Police Unit 38, where officers of the law get in cahoots with bad guys to catch the even badder guys, and this time we have a convenient set of doppelgangers on either side of the law.
When the prosecutor gets attacked and put in a coma, his partner (played by Han Ye-ri) enlists the con artist who looks just like him to take his place and go undercover as a prosecutor. Also conveniently (I know, there are a lot of convenientlys in this premise), the con artist has studied for the bar exam and knows the ins and outs of legal procedure. Of course he does. But if you’ve managed to suspend your disbelief up to this point, you’ll be in for mistaken identity hijinks galore, and Jang Geun-seok having a blast in the dual role.
Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food
Time slot: Friday & Saturday
Broadcaster: JTBC
Genre: Romance melodrama
Episode count: 16
Reasons to watch: Up-and-coming leading man Jung Hae-in romancing pretty noona Sohn Ye-jin? What’s not to love about this setup? There’s almost nothing else to the premise—it’s literally just a love story between an older woman and a younger man—but in the hands of star PD Ahn Pan-seok (Secret Love Affair, Heard It Through the Grapevine) I expect an intricate, melodramatic journey made up of subtle nuance and dense emotion.
Sohn Ye-jin plays a manager at a coffee company who grew up in a happy, average middle class home with loving parents and a little brother. Jung Hae-in is her little brother’s best friend and she’s his older sister’s best friend, so he was always around her whole life and practically part of their family. He goes abroad for a few years to start his career as a 3D graphic artist and comes back a successful young man… and is shocked when the noona he grew up with suddenly looks pretty to him. Be still my heart.
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Tags: Premiere Watch, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Switch, You Who Forgot Poetry
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1 gureum
March 26, 2018 at 4:06 PM
other than the cheesy titles, all these dramas look quite promising!! i've been a fan of JHI since I saw him as Taehee oppa in Goblin! and my mom is in a similar field as those in Poetry which makes me interested to see how they portray these characters at work.
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missjb
March 26, 2018 at 5:10 PM
Lol at cheesy tittle.... I actually cringe with the tittle "switch: change the world" lolllll.... But JGS!
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nana no inori
March 26, 2018 at 10:04 PM
What with this season's drama ??so far
the crown of cheesiness goes to: let's hold hands and watch the sunset 😂😂😂 I can't bring myself to watch this drama I just cringe and recoil every time I read the title
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Flightey Gazelles
March 27, 2018 at 7:00 PM
What about Greasy Melo?
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nana no inori
March 28, 2018 at 1:57 AM
Hahaha I love it 😂😂😂
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2 SnarkyJellyfish
March 26, 2018 at 4:08 PM
I want to watch all three but I basically have negative time right now...If anyone figures out either time travel or a way to freeze time so that I can catch up on all these dramas and still sleep enough to function, please help a sister out.
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Ally
March 26, 2018 at 4:11 PM
Yeah, don’t look at me. I’m just glad my hubby is not at home this week to roll his eyes and make snarky comments at all the shows I’m going to be watching. 🙄
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news
March 26, 2018 at 4:44 PM
Yes, me too please. Whenever I read Open Thread and see the list of dramas, I'm in awe at how many dramas people are able to watch (and still have a life, reach their dreams, etc).
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🍙 kimbap noona
March 26, 2018 at 5:04 PM
Who? Who can watch many dramas, and have a life, a reach their dreams, and still have time for all the etcs.? Nugu?
*Kimbap in a state of very petty jealousy
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news
March 27, 2018 at 6:59 PM
Lol
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makoto
March 30, 2018 at 10:30 AM
Maybe me. Lol. I have stable job which is my dream job (although I'm not rich and hate those office politics), I watch at least 4 dramas per week or binge watching one drama + several movies, take my family to hang out once in a while, hang out with bff at least once a week, cooks healthy foods twice or three times a week. Though there are times when work demands me to spend 24/7 dedicated to it.
But I seldom leave comment in DB.
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javinne
March 26, 2018 at 10:17 PM
Yeah, and still have the time to comment about it, read our answers and comment back again!!! LOL 😂😂😂😂
I mean, I really admire them!
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Tired
March 27, 2018 at 10:00 AM
I am done with my studies I don't have to work. I'm not married. So luckily I can watch dramas all day. But trust me having too much free time it is hard to find good shows and all end up looking the same. I can watch dramas all day if I want but it just gets boring after a while and you end up reading more synopses trying to find good shows instead of actually watching them LOL.
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3 Ally
March 26, 2018 at 4:09 PM
My whole week is full! With these three and Live, I may not sleep! This is the first time I’ll be watching (or attempting to watch) 4 live shows! Wish me luck. Fighting!
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bbstl
March 26, 2018 at 5:54 PM
Good luck! you have been waiting for all of these? I can't wait to hear which ones you like most. I will start with Pretty Noona for sure.
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Ally
March 26, 2018 at 6:01 PM
You have no idea. Then there’s Life coming up too! Lee Dong Wook, Jo Seung Woo, and Lee Kyu Hyung. I don’t how they got all of them in one drama. And a MEDICAL one at that. I feel like I’m in heaven. If only life would stop for a minute so I could savor all these!
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bbstl
March 26, 2018 at 6:26 PM
Uh-oh, this sounds like a schedule better suited to the depths of winter! No Spring fun for you! As if 😉
I'm looking forward to your learned medical comments on Life.
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Islander north
March 27, 2018 at 9:46 AM
Any mainstreaming sites that will have Pretty Noona through Roku?
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Chiisan
March 27, 2018 at 10:57 AM
Pretty Noona sounds like What's Up, Fox with Go Hyunjung and Chun Jungmyung, but do I want more noona romance with lovable noona and hearthrob puppy? Hall yasss
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javinne
March 26, 2018 at 10:54 PM
Ally, you go girl. And keep me posted!!!
I don't think I will be able to make it, but I may try. And since I am not watching Live... Maybe...
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javinne
April 4, 2018 at 10:33 PM
Ally... have you been able to watch the pretty noona??? I wonder if we should find our own translator and pay him for giving us up only the text, at least, and we all edit the subs on the episodes at home😂😂😂 (don't know how tough)...
😭 I feel frustrated
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Ally
April 5, 2018 at 5:28 AM
I know. I’m going to see my Korean friend this weekend and lament. I think there are several benines thinking same thing! I still have to find time to write Netflix!
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javinne
April 5, 2018 at 8:58 AM
Is there really a way to write to Netflix??
I doubt they will pay attention to our plead, but at least we can annoy them a little bit. That would be cool. I would send the same email over a thousand times!!! 😂😂😂😂 every day...copy/paste.... copy-paste.... LOL
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Ally
April 5, 2018 at 5:41 AM
But this thread might be what you’re looking for https://forums.soompi.com/en/topic/413365-current-drama-2018-something-in-the-rain-pretty-noona-who-buys-me-food-밥-잘-사주는-예쁜-누나-fri-sat-2300-pm-kst/?page=14
And bah-doo does the live recaps. I’ve watched some of it and correlated it with these sites. But it takes more time than I am willing to invest.
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4 winner is coming back on the 04/04 at 6pm BTW
March 26, 2018 at 4:12 PM
highkey excited for poetry and pretty noona. PLEASE DRAMA GODS. LET THEM BE GOOD!!!
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ObsessedMuch
March 26, 2018 at 11:34 PM
Hahhahh I love this username!
Maybe I should change mine too in honour of the upcoming album!
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winner is coming back on 04/04 at 6pm BTW
March 27, 2018 at 3:13 AM
hahaha it's one way to spread the word..
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ObsessedMuch
March 27, 2018 at 3:48 AM
Lol true enough!!
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5 JustMe
March 26, 2018 at 4:14 PM
excited for Pretty Noona... But tell me, I can't help but ask as it is my future profession: when will there be a drama about pharmacists ?
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NP
March 26, 2018 at 4:24 PM
Just give it some time... then we'll have dramas one after the other filled with GENIUS pharmacists who race against time to find the perfect medication/prescription to save all those who are ill, lol.
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Ally
March 26, 2018 at 4:40 PM
I have a great idea for a pharmacy drama. (My sister is a pharmacist who met her husband who was a pharmacy tech under her at work—best part is they knew each other in high school! If that doesn’t have kdrama written all over it, I don’t know what does! Lol. Free idea for anyone who wants it. Seriously, throw in some unconsenting family members who fly cross county to stop the wedding because they thought her marrying a divorcee with two kids was “beneath her and the family honor, then you would have a melodrama/rom com for the ages. Oh, wait, that actually happened. 🤭
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NP
March 26, 2018 at 5:01 PM
Excellent. Lol you should write the drama for us.
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Ally
March 26, 2018 at 5:08 PM
And them my sister would see it (not to mention my mom who wouldn’t be painted very flatteringly) and both would murder me, bury me, and you would never hear from me again. 😵
Ally
March 26, 2018 at 5:20 PM
And that’s another drama that just wrote itself. LOL!🤣
Ally
March 26, 2018 at 5:21 PM
Ok, going back to my real work now...
egads aka Dame Maggie
March 26, 2018 at 6:49 PM
I'm loving how the rom-com sequel becomes a crime drama, or maybe a revenge drama with your husband Gong Yoo avenging your murder. You can show up as a ghost, but I'm sure someone (**cough**me?**) can stumble their way into helping him.
bbstl
March 26, 2018 at 5:56 PM
🙀🙀🙀 wow!!!
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JustMe
March 26, 2018 at 6:07 PM
OMG I'D DEFINITELY WATCH THIS! As you know the real life characters this is based on, feel free to hypothetically cast any actors you please for this drama. Might I suggest Park Seo Joon?
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Ally
March 26, 2018 at 6:16 PM
I would have to be a Noona Romance too. With cute kids to play the step children. And aunts, uncles and cousins who have never been on a plane, but get on one to save our heroine from certain dishonor! It would have a huge cast. Cuz my dad has 8 brothers and sisters and all their families, and a matriarch halmoni who runs the show. GO!
Ally
March 26, 2018 at 6:18 PM
I’m just realizing that I might actually live in a kdrama...
Ally
March 26, 2018 at 6:39 PM
I don’t know about other cast members, but Gong Yoo would definitely play my husband—the unofficial family mediator. 😍 Ok, if this idea isn’t stolen before I retire, I’m writing a book, then screenplay, movie, then remake it into a kdrama, in that order.
NP
March 26, 2018 at 7:13 PM
@ally-le LOL dude claim the storyline as yours, add a bit more and viola'! You can sell the original and it's sequel to a broadcasting station.
JustMe
March 26, 2018 at 8:01 PM
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javinne
March 26, 2018 at 10:23 PM
LOL! Ally, you know some hilarious people and situations! I wish I could meet your sister.
Mine married a carpenter younger than her, and although he was hot (according to her), he ended up being a loser with a bad personality, some inferiority complex and no money. She is now divorced with a 7 year old little monster and will migrate to another country to start over because Venezuela is in bankruptcy 😒
I love my sister, but no, her life and her own noona romance wouldn't make it into a k drama... no no no 😂😂
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NP
March 26, 2018 at 10:28 PM
It could totally become a K-Drama!! When she migrates to another country she'll have a run in with some mysterious handsome dude who is cold to her but interacts warmly with her "little monster" lol. Aaand on it goes from there. (and if you want you can add some resistance from the guys family in for him being attracted to a woman with a child hahaha)
javinne
March 26, 2018 at 10:35 PM
LOL!!! 😂 Ohh @naelap, my sister says she doesn't want to have any other man in her life because she regrets so much, and she is pretty and has a good body looks. Now as an immigrant with a child and so much pride and a broken marriage behind, that would turn into a Melo if she ever gets to find mister perfect guy. His family will oppose, of course, but he will have some weakness that only she can help him to overcome, and maybe after one liter of tears, we can have a happy end??🙄
😂😂
NP
March 26, 2018 at 10:54 PM
@javinne YUPP tell your sister she's right, she doesn't need a man because she's enough! Men just make you end up questioning all your life decisions LOL.
It totally would turn into a melo, because the ex-husband would come back wanting to re-enter their life again because he's changed, even though his mother thinks he got the better end of the deal and she hates his wife. HAHAHA, of course, the hero always has to have a problem which can only be solved with the help of his one true love.
Ally
March 26, 2018 at 11:05 PM
Lol! We’re really pretty boring, but I could probably write a kdrama about every relationship I’ve personally seen. I’ve got lots of friends and family members to glean from! I think your sister has a kdrama plot in her future as Naela Patel imagines! Her “little monster” will probably be the match-maker, trying to find himself a new dad and his mother a new husband. Asking random people on the street and in cafes if they think his mom is pretty and meets a barista in a coffee shop who gives him free hot chocolate with whipped cream and a side of chivalry because he’s adorable, while your sister gets a double expresso. And he’s impressed because he’s really a chaebol working in one of his family’s franchises and sees your sister dressed to the nines while corralling a 7 year old with grace. And he says to the son, “I think your mother is very pretty,” and gives her an extra shot of expresso with a napkin with his number on it and the rest is kdrama history.
javinne
March 26, 2018 at 11:41 PM
Oh yes, @ally-le! My sister's story and probably yours, would make a decent slice of life drama, nothing alike to candy girls and first loves, but with a pricky charming second love, which works pretty well, and can make normal people relate to it. Stepchildren as well. 😉
Hey! If you are in the Midwest, isn't it past midnight already?? Go to sleep, girl!! You need to store energy for your workaholic tendencies and kdrama addiction on a premiere week! LOL!!! 😂😂
Me, I have to go to work. Here is 8:40am.
Bye bye... 🙋
bong-soo
March 26, 2018 at 4:57 PM
Hi @justme. I don't know about an entire drama dedicated to pharmacists but there recently was a drama where one of the characters was a pharmacist and played an important part. That drama is Prison Playbook and the character Yoo Han-yang (Looney) was acted beautifully by Lee Kyu-hyung.
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Ally
March 26, 2018 at 5:13 PM
Oh yes! His character graduated from Seoul University. He was amazing. I totally forgot about him!
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JustMe
March 26, 2018 at 6:08 PM
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bbstl
March 26, 2018 at 5:59 PM
Awwwwwww, the nice parents in Weightlifting Fairy were pharmacists ☺️ It's a start!
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6 NP
March 26, 2018 at 4:21 PM
I can't believe I'm saying this, but this is the first ever time I'm feeling excited about a noona romance!! I am looking forward to "Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food" SO MUCH!! Especially because of the couple (I mean Son Ye-jin hello??)
All these shows have actors that I really like and adore. Maybe I won't be able to watch them all at once (in addition to the other 4/5ish shows I'm watching), but I'm definitely gonna try. Or leave them for later, when dramaland becomes dry lol.
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Efflorence
March 27, 2018 at 11:11 PM
omg same .. I'm always iffy about noona dramas but the description alone makes my heart flutter 💖
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NP
March 28, 2018 at 12:47 AM
The trailer where Hae-jin's character is riding a bike around Son Ye-jin and they're both laughing made me smile like an idiot. And from there I knew I was gonna have to watch it lol.
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7 UmbrellaMan
March 26, 2018 at 4:45 PM
I am here for Pretty Noona. It just looks soooooo good. I hope it doesn't veer into makjang melodramatics. I really could use a sweet and fluffy romance!!
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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
March 26, 2018 at 5:14 PM
This PD is excellent. I have faith!
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8 gadis
March 26, 2018 at 4:48 PM
Pretty noona, here I come... I need some sweet romance to balance the dark and gritty My Ajusshi.
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kiara
March 26, 2018 at 8:55 PM
Exactly!
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9 giocare 🌻💛
March 26, 2018 at 5:01 PM
I feel overwhelmed by the amount of interesting shows currently airing. I can barely keep up with 1 let alone 8 shows
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kiara
March 26, 2018 at 8:55 PM
That's me too.
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10 Beverly
March 26, 2018 at 5:02 PM
Does anyone know where to watch Pretty Noona? Viki still says not available in my region instead of coming soon like Switch.
I hope Switch is just FUN. I will give it a shot.
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Ally
March 26, 2018 at 6:11 PM
DramaFever has it. The name is “Something in the Rain.”
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bbstl
March 26, 2018 at 6:30 PM
🌂 cripes, thank you. I would never have figured that out. Goofy titles, indeed 😜
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V
March 26, 2018 at 7:05 PM
Yep, that is the official English title. Several of their promos also have rain in them.
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Beverly
March 26, 2018 at 6:44 PM
Oh, thank you for letting me know!
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javinne
March 26, 2018 at 10:26 PM
I suffer. Dramafever doesn't work for me here. Oh wait... if I pay their stupid subscription, would it be possible they open it up for here in Europe??
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Beverly
March 27, 2018 at 9:23 AM
It's frustrating. I'm not seeing it pop up on DF under either names. It might end up being a waiting game.
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javinne
March 27, 2018 at 9:27 AM
I thank you for that, but I doubt it will be possible. Even the wikipedia says about dramafever that the Asian content is not available in Europe. It doesn't matter if I pay the subscription, it won't work. At least for me. But I hope I find another way 😉
Ally
March 27, 2018 at 9:55 AM
@hades
Help!
Serendipity
March 28, 2018 at 6:50 PM
Use Hola (free) or zenmate,change your VPN and watch with unrestricted access :-)
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javinne
March 28, 2018 at 9:39 PM
Sorry I am so ignorant, but what is VPN??
Thanks😁
Serendipity
March 29, 2018 at 7:13 AM
@javinne The definition is:
A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that is constructed using public wires — usually the Internet — to connect remote users or regional offices to a company's private, internal network.
Never mind that :-) Practically it means that you can get out of the inavailable area and watch whatever you want because the application works as if you have direct connection without barriers. Mostly used for security.
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javinne
March 29, 2018 at 8:15 AM
Ohhhhhh you know so much😮!!!!! I will check it out how to do it 🤓
bong-soo
March 27, 2018 at 7:58 AM
Hi @allly. I can never figure out what new series will be on DramaFever. They just suddenly appear. I just searched DF for Something in the Rain and get nothing.
Last night on DF I watched the final episode of Misty.
I loved it. When I removed Misty from my Watchlist there on the main screen was A Poem a Day Episode 1.
That is how I discovered DF has Poem.
Anyway I figured it is easier to start a series fresh than try to catch up so I watched episode 1. I generally like medical series and I enjoyed what I saw.
Over at Viki the folks there seem to think that Netflix has the rights to Pretty Noona.
This licensing business is all a mystery to me.
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javinne
March 27, 2018 at 9:32 AM
I also wonder if they have it in Netflix... I honestly doubt it. I have heard some movies or dramas appear on Netflix in the US, but ever though I have it here in Germany, those particular shows don't appear here. Like the movie "the beauty inside", to give you an example. So, I am not exactly trusting much Netflix anyways, regardless of what Netflix US may have to offer.
It may be this license thing. Europe must be really expensive for some of them.
And of course, most people here generally won't have such a good taste as to watch Korean dramas anyways 😂😂😂😂😂
In regard to entertainment, European culture is a mystery for me.
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Cloggie
March 27, 2018 at 9:35 AM
Netflix even has different content across different countries in Europe. I guess it's a matter of licensing but also which languages they subtitle things in.
javinne
March 27, 2018 at 9:49 AM
I cannot say I am happy about it, @cloggie. Although they must have their reasons... Well... let's hope the best for the pretty noona.
Ally
March 27, 2018 at 12:17 PM
@marcusnyc20, this is the link hades had on his wall http://www.dramabeans.com/members/hades/activity/423863/#acomment-423865
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Magz
March 31, 2018 at 10:06 PM
Same here. I'm in Canada and it doesn't appear on DF for me either. I checked Netflix too bc I also saw that Viki ppl were saying Netflix might have the rights. One person said might have to wait until the show airs. Sucks!
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Seli
March 27, 2018 at 7:04 PM
Alas, Dramafever did not license it for the US. No one is showing. A Viki commenter said Netflix has the license, but I can't find it as "Coming Soon" or anything.
This hurt.
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Ally
March 27, 2018 at 7:09 PM
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Ally
March 27, 2018 at 7:15 PM
So, it looks like @kiara, @mindy, and I will be re-enacting Prison Playbook after all!
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egads aka Dame Maggie
March 27, 2018 at 7:20 PM
Can you please license it everywhere, and make sure the subs are done in a timely manner?
Beverly
March 27, 2018 at 8:32 PM
Which one of you looks like Jung Kyung-Ho?
kiara
March 28, 2018 at 5:36 AM
I'm ready girls!
Maq
March 30, 2018 at 2:28 PM
Are you in North America? I'm not seeing it anywhere...
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Ally
March 30, 2018 at 3:32 PM
Email me: [email protected]
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CS
April 2, 2018 at 9:11 AM
I haven't been able to find this on DF... Is it there for US subscribbers? Am I just doing it wrong?? That's totally possible!
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Ally
April 2, 2018 at 10:17 AM
It’s on Netflix.
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11 Lena S.
March 26, 2018 at 5:07 PM
Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, my body is ready!
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Trinity 🍆
March 27, 2018 at 9:07 AM
This is the one I'm excited for! Noona romances are my catnip.
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12 missjb
March 26, 2018 at 5:08 PM
Excite to watch switch and pretty noona....!
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kiara
March 26, 2018 at 5:39 PM
I feel like I have a lot on my watch list but I will check out "Switch" for the leads too.
I really need "Pretty Noona" to balance out "My Ajusshi." "Mother" was emotionally heavy and I can't really get into another heavy drama without something light to go with it.
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missjb
March 26, 2018 at 5:49 PM
So many good drama airing in this first half of 2018 IMO. We are bless haha... I even like the great seducer, if only they cast a better actor... I hope switch will be fun, I actually liked this writers previous work, suspicious housekeeper. So hoping it will good.
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kiara
March 26, 2018 at 9:21 PM
I'm watching "Sunset" too so that's 3 melos in one week. Now that's a record for me.
I don't have a single oppa in this show but I feel that it's better for it.
I don't think I'll ever get to the"Great Seducer" so enjoy it for the both of us :).
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missjb
March 26, 2018 at 10:10 PM
@kiara Lol @ record.... I love good melo genre, so you have no idea how bless I am in 2018 lol... I need something fun too... Hope switch wouldn't turn out to be a melo in disguise to balance out our melo watching lol....
13 LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
March 26, 2018 at 5:11 PM
I'm completely here for Pretty Noona. But geez Switch: Change the World sounds like silly fun.
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14 🍙 kimbap noona
March 26, 2018 at 5:14 PM
How can I conveniently put my real life in a coma and go undercover as a pretty noona with Jung Hae-in reciting a poems to me during our daily walks?
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javinne
March 26, 2018 at 10:29 PM
Ha haha... if only I could too!!😄🙏🙄😉
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15 liquidsoap
March 26, 2018 at 5:15 PM
alternative title: Pretty Noona Who Gets Me Out of the Drama Slump Cage (PLEASE I'm begging MY CROPS ARE DYING FROM THIS DROUGHT)
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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
March 26, 2018 at 5:38 PM
INAR second rewatch?
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liquidsoap
March 27, 2018 at 4:50 AM
I erased an entire sentence about INAR because I'm trying to live my life
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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
March 27, 2018 at 12:15 PM
This may not be the best week for that *she says cryptically*
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liquidsoap
March 27, 2018 at 4:29 PM
yeah I was marching for reproductive rights this weekend so what I really needed was more INAR in my hopeless existence
Min-kyu would never
16 kiara
March 26, 2018 at 5:28 PM
It's finally here! It's been months since the news of PD Ahn's return. "Pretty Noona" has been the longest wait ever.
Can we please have a SqueeCap for the sake of the Prison Playbook girls? You have no idea what would've happened if DF wasn't subbing "Pretty Noona" lol.
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Ally
March 26, 2018 at 5:53 PM
Lol! 🤣 Omg, I’m dying! @mindy, so glad we’re not having to resort to questionable legal activity to get our Pretty Noona fix!
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mindy
March 26, 2018 at 6:09 PM
I’m so happy! I mean, I was looking forward to sharing a cell with you all and couldn’t wait for the seduction of the warden to take place, but I’d rather not have a criminal record if I can help it.
Not that I wasn’t totally watching Prison Playbook illegally... but that at least seemed fitting for the theme of the show.
If this isn’t recapped, I might cry.
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gadis
March 26, 2018 at 10:33 PM
I don't even need a full recap. Just an open thread like Misty and Mother is enough. Just please give us a place to squee over it, or beanies will surely flood the fanwall with live screencaps.
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javinne
March 26, 2018 at 11:50 PM
Agree... we need to vent!!! Very important, very important...
missjb
March 26, 2018 at 10:39 PM
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C0reen
March 29, 2018 at 12:55 AM
DF only wrote an article about the show, doesn't mean they're subbing it. There's no channel for the drama and it isn't listed under schedule.
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Shek
March 29, 2018 at 1:36 PM
Can't see the original comment, but Dramafever has it titled Something in the Rain on there. I was able to add it to my watchlist, but it doesn't have any deets up. Not sure if they will actually get it in real time, but it is on there.
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17 jillian
March 26, 2018 at 6:20 PM
This bunch looks interesting. May just check out the first episodes.
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18 V
March 26, 2018 at 7:10 PM
I have a paltry request. On these Premier Watches, can DB give us a hint as to which drama they might recap/weecap/won'tcap? The anticipation of will they, won't they, is too much for my drama watching self.
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하데스
March 26, 2018 at 7:27 PM
Hear, hear!
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19 seoul_searcher
March 26, 2018 at 7:29 PM
So many dramas such little time *cries* I'm so excited though
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20 Maq
March 26, 2018 at 7:31 PM
Jung Hae-in! Jung Hae-in! Jung Hae-in!
On a side note, this is one occasion where I'm glad I have a dramafever subscription. Usually it feels like a massive waste because it doesn't air many new dramas vs. viki.
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javinne
March 26, 2018 at 10:40 PM
There you go, and me thinking like a fool I may even paid that subscription. Can someone inform me how dramafever really works?? When I was in south America I could search and watch almost anything. It was like the king or queen of kdramas available for free (with commercials, of course). When I came to Europe, due to licence, I cannot watch anything!
If I pay, I won't have commercials, like in Vikki, right?
But most likely the license-thing would keep on being an issue, wouldn't it??🙄
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Cloggie
March 26, 2018 at 11:58 PM
Yeah, even if you pay, you can hardly watch anything on Dramafever because of the licensing. There will be a great drama, you click on the first episode, and get that 'this content is not available in your region' regardless of whether you have a subscription or not.
Basically, you'll need VPN as well
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javinne
March 27, 2018 at 12:08 AM
Upsetting! 😒
It's ok, though. Happily and apparently there in an interesting small community of kdrama fans here in Europe, for some sites stream them (the new shows) anyways. Of course, we all risk our computers in the process, due to many pop adds, but so far... I have been able to watch some like that...
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21 bam 🐢🐌💖~
March 26, 2018 at 7:41 PM
Squeeeee, I cannot wait for Pretty Noona! It looks so precious and wonderful. And I definitely want to check out Poetry, the premise sounds so lovely.
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22 lemoncello
March 26, 2018 at 8:10 PM
"Pretty Noona" is here. I will definitely watch it, for pretty noona and her handsome boyfriend :)
And, jtbc keeps sending me notification of days counts to the premier with Hae-in smiling with a cup of coffee. HELP!, I'm already swooned! :)
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23 newgirl
March 26, 2018 at 8:12 PM
Okay, I may have to break my "No medical dramas EVER" vow.
Lighthearted, slice of life, poetry, AND allied health professions??? Yes, yes, yes, and YES!!!
As a person who has worked in allied health for decades, I would love to see this. But if you show me one more overblown, ridiculously unbelievable medical situation, or even one upside-down oxygen mask, I'm outta there! You've been warned, "You Who Forgot Poetry"!
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Ally
March 26, 2018 at 11:18 PM
I didn’t see anything obviously amis this first episode, except for no gloves during cpr on a bloody patient, but that was 1 second and it literally flew by. I love that it focuses on PT’s and radiology techs. I think there’s a PT Beanie around (@mrsparkhaejin here?) to comment on accuracy there. It’s totally heart-warming and the poetry is on-point and the cinematography is romantic. Lovely opening overall.
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newgirl
March 27, 2018 at 7:43 PM
Yeesh! I don't touch a patient without gloves anymore! (There's a long story there I won't go into!) But I'll try to ignore that scene and soldier on, if only for the radiology techs, since they're my peeps. Thanks for doing reconnaissance on this Ally!
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Ally
March 27, 2018 at 8:45 PM
There’s a SUPER ANNOYING radiology tech right now, and I’ve FF all his scenes. I don’t really understand the radiology tech scenes and where that story arc is going—I kind of got an idea with the previews to the 3rd episode, but still, I was bored with that line of story-telling. Now, Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome is another story-line that has my undivided attention. Lol.
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bong-soo
March 28, 2018 at 3:29 PM
I am watching episode 2 tonight. If Mr.TDH is Lee Joon-hyuk his character made a brief appearance at the end of episode 1. In Forest of Secrets (Stranger on Netflix) it appeared to me that he was cast against type as Prosecutor Seo Dong-jae. He gave a 5 star performance!
Ally
March 28, 2018 at 9:29 PM
@marcusnyc20, I knew he looked familiar, but he looks like he’s aged about 10 years from FOS to fit this role. That’s pretty amazing. He was such a two-faced pretty thing in FOS. Impressive. I’m speechless.
24 Sharie
March 26, 2018 at 8:15 PM
I just finished While You Were Sleeping and am still absolutely in love with Woo Tak LOL. So I'm suuuper excited for Pretty Noona :))
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25 Kemma
March 26, 2018 at 8:16 PM
Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food. I'm all settt. A step out from my drama slump. Yeah
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26 sweetsour
March 26, 2018 at 8:22 PM
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PurpleTeapot
March 26, 2018 at 9:49 PM
I watched the teasers for Poem and yes, there's going to be a romance (a love triangle, I think).
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sweetsour
March 27, 2018 at 8:31 PM
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Ally
March 27, 2018 at 8:48 PM
I felt the second episode was really weak overall, and I really was turned off by the temper tantrum. I forgot about that handsome new guy and almost turned it off, then he appeared, and then I was curious again. Lol. Those poems are my crack though. I might just have to watch for them...they’re beautiful.
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March 27, 2018 at 9:32 PM
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javinne
March 30, 2018 at 5:02 AM
Hum... i actually didn't mind the tantrum, because he is what? 20, 21 years old? He is a baby!!!😂 I mean, no, he is not. But it didn't bother me because you realise how immature and spoiled he is (has been), and then there is room for growth in there. I suppose that is what the show wants to give us... some people grow slow, but they do.
Annoying characters? Yes, that is very true. This drama is not the best. But is an easy watch and those parts that make you cry, reflect or ponder about something serious in life, death, recovering from an illness, friendship... I think with the help of the poems, these parts will make the show worth watching.
Also the poems... the poems alone are really beautiful. I will end up wiring then all for myself.
I hope the show improves, but even if not and it keeps this tone from the premiere, it will be ok.
Give me more poems, show, and I will forget your imperfections!!!😀
letseatcookies
March 31, 2018 at 11:44 AM
Oh man you should have watched to the end because I think that temper tantrum made the beginning of his character growth so exciting. Although I must admit, if it wasn't Jang Dong Yoon playing Min Ho, I would have switched off since I agree that most of the side characters are kind of annoying atm and some characteristics were a bit repetitive towards the end of this week's episodes.
But like @ally-le and @javinne the poems are the main reason I'm enjoying it, plus the OST lyrics are like gold dust. I hope you stick it out with us.
27 Aliaa
March 26, 2018 at 9:14 PM
So bad I don't have time to watch pretty noona (I'm not interested in the two other shows at all actually that "switch" photo up there looks hilarious ) I really wanted to see Jung Hae-In in a leading role, hopefully I'll binge watch it when I have the time , I'm super excited for it !!
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28 YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
March 26, 2018 at 10:36 PM
GF forgot to mention this, but I'm making a special cameo in two dramas that are premiering soon:
as Jang Hyuk Oppa's First Love in Greasy Melo...whoa, almost typed GREEDY Melo there. I'm the reason he goes to prison.
as Park Hae jin Oppa's Backpack in Four Sons. I get to kiss his back.
So excited about my cameos. Wish me luck, guys.
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bbstl
March 27, 2018 at 11:36 AM
🤣😂🤣 giggling my face off, can't wait to enjoy your performances!
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
March 27, 2018 at 8:10 PM
Thanks. I gave my all for the roles.
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Flightey Gazelles
March 27, 2018 at 7:20 PM
Lol!!!! So Four Sons is still a go? I thought it was cancelled.
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
March 27, 2018 at 8:01 PM
Yes, it is...he sports long hair, dressed in black, rides a motorbike, and is a cool killer. Soompi came up with the article a few days ago. Don't worry if you can't see me in the pics. I prefer to keep a low profile.
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ObsessedMuch
March 27, 2018 at 8:15 PM
LMAO!
This almost makes me want to check out both the shows! Though I like the idea of you as backpack than as the first love. Backpacks are more important you see :D
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
March 28, 2018 at 6:34 AM
It's gruelling being a backpack. I don't talk, but I endure a lot...there is a dramatic moment where Oppa sits on me and I go SQUASHHHH as the air gets sucked out of me by Oppa's butt. They didn't even get me a stunt double!!