Hello, bye, busy

Hi everyone, it's my first post in an open thread. I guess the recent posts on k-drama inspored shopping has me wondering... If there was a site/blog that pointed to/sold outfits/items inspired by certain drama aesthetics, would you be interested? I know I definitely am, because I spent the _longest_ time searching for clothes like AoY's Song Ji Won. Hmmmm....

In other happenings of the week, I have officially ditched watching the great seducer. WDH yes, but couldn't put up with the thing any longer 😕

The best thing about A Poem A Day is that it is gathering beanies around a love (or new-found love) of poetry. The fanwall is brimming with beautiful verses. (Some of us are even writing poetry of dubious quality.) Hey, we should live up to being the "Forgotten Poets Society".

Does anyone know which movie/drama this is?
https://youtu.be/akLC8I-X93A

Happy Friday, beanies!

Is most of the DB staff on vacation? I have followed this blog for 4 years and I have never seen it with so little activity.

Hope the reason for lack of posts is much needed break🗼✈ and not other worrisome situation like health issues 😬

I am not much of a writer, but I wanted to say thank you to the whole Dramabeans crew and the many lovely Beanies who make this such a great site.
Several years ago, I had an operation. For me, it was a one of those life-changing events. Before the operation, I had chronic pain which gradually got worse and worse. For about 4 months, I couldn’t sleep more than two hours at a time. Luckily, I had discovered the wonderful world of Kdramas several years before. Watching dramas was a distraction from the pain; they really helped me get through an exhausting and difficult period. I was especially happy to find DB as well and have been lurking here happily ever since.
I love this place where I can read and (sometimes) share my ideas about these dramas. I will never forget how dramas were a refuge in the wee hours of the night when I couldn’t sleep (the operation was a success! I am nearly pain-free now). Over the years, I have become inordinately fond of certain characters (Ji-an & Dong-hoon are my favorites right now). It is truly a gift to be able to learn new ways of looking at the world and to have such a treasure trove of stories to explore. It is wonderful to be able to do so with such a warm, fun, articulate community.
Thank you all!
Fighting!

Hi Everyone! ....... I hope you are all doing well today! Hoping that the Beanies who find themselves in one of the areas with cold and snow, get some warm sunny weather soon! I do hear it's been rough, so hang in there and stay warm!

This week:

Should We Kiss First - Well, at least the ex-husband seems to have backed off a bit from being such a meddler.

The Great Seducer - I keep checking in on this, watching only bits and pieces, just to see what they're doing.

Mystery Queen 2 - I can't believe it got somewhat interesting ..... with just 2 episodes to go!!

Switch - Watched episode 2. Not too bad.

The Wrong Mans - Season 2! Now our hapless guys are in the witness protection program. Apparently the British secret service sent them off to a dusty, U.S. border town. Their whereabouts are supposed to be a secret, of course. Back in England, everyone thinks they died. The thing is, one of them has secretly been calling home using fake voices and the other one, after developing a drinking habit, is bitter and wants to go back to his girlfriend. They secure fake British passports from a smuggler, who they meet in a cave, to go back home. What could go wrong?

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

Hi, I’m here early today!

Little House in the Woods – a reality show with So Ji Sub (I’m in) and Park Shin Hye living “off the grid” in tiny houses without running water or electricity. It’s an interesting concept since just about everyone who is under 35 (45?) has left the rural areas that their parents and grandparents knew for the busy 24/7 Seoul lifestyle. Interesting that this is being explored as a getaway from ze rat race. So Ji Sub makes it a million billion trillion times more watchable.

A Poem A Day – I finally caught up. Just love Bo young. She reminds me of a lot of Gong Shim (Beautiful Gong Shim) with their similar indomitable spirits!

My Mister – I feel like I’m eavesdropping on their lives in the same way that Ji An listens in on Dong-Hoon’s.

Evergreen – My assessment of the show remains the same - no momentum.

Heart Signal – episode 5 flew by! I think it’s because it was all about casual conversations and interactions rather than more formal dinners and events. I actually don’t have any favorites yet, but I agree that Hyun Woo and Hyeon Joo are the dopamine couple for sure.

I’m reading The New Koreans by Michael Breen. For me, the benefit is having the bits and pieces of Korean history that I’ve seen from sageuk kdramas (much of it fictionalized, too), movies, and shows like 1N2D (when they visit national treasure sites) mapped out chronologically and politically. I found out that dong means neighborhood (at the end of many town names), and that koepi lipil is Konglish for coffee refill because there is no “f” sound in Korean. The Three Kingdoms are explained, too, among lots of other stuff.

Will it snow? Break a heat record for this day? Blow my fence over? Cause we’ve had all that whack weather in just this week alone. Anyhoot, happy weekend everyone!

Happy Friday, Beanies!!!

I'd also like the express my thanks to @javabeans, @girlfriday and the rest of the crew for making this such a fun forum to chat about our favorite addiction/hobby! Special shout out to @Lollypip for being Recapping Queen for the last...what?....2 months or more?

Hey, random questions:

[1] My little avatar still doesn't show up next to my registered name. Is there a way to correct this?

[2] Is there an informal thread/recap for Pretty Noona Who Buys my Food?

[3] Is it possible to look up a Beanie using the Search bar?

[4] What is the character/word limit to our "fan wall" posts? I think for a regular comment it's about 2800 characters (with spaces).

Personally, I'm just addicted to My Ajusshi and attempting (unsuccessfully) to keep my mind from thinking impure thoughts about Lee Sun Kyun. That voice. That swag. That glance. His (real life) wife is seriously the lucky woman! :)

Beanies, this is a question I had since a long time.
I've seen Korean princesses' names are written differently than if they are normal girls,when romanized. They're always written as they're mono syllabic while they're apparently not while a normal girl with the same name will get it written the normal way.
I've seen this at Wikipedia,and on the recaps of DB recappers who're Korean/ know Korean history etc.
E.g. 1.Princess Yeonhwa, not Yeon-hwa (MLSHR)
2.Princess Deokhye,not Deok-hye
3. Princess Cheonmyung,not Cheon-myung (QSD)

The biggest example is from Splish splash love I guess, where girlfriday wrote, "'It looks like everyone in this universe will be played by doppelgangers of people in Dan-bi's life from the future,because her best friend So-heon is Queen Soheon."
The difference is laid clearly by GF!

Anybody knows why???

Hey guys! It's Friday! Pretty Noona Eps. 5 & 6 subs are out! The wait has been almost unbearable. Actually, it continues to be unbearable for me because I have to wait a few more hours until I can watch. The only problem is, I don't know if I should watch the two episodes back to back or watch one today and the other tomorrow. I mean, I really want to watch them, but if I watch both today, then it's that one extra day I will have to wait to get my fix. But this drama is crack anyways, so most likely I'll have My Ajusshi Ep. 10 wait for tomorrow.

If you're interested in discussing Pretty Noona, we hijacked a main page post. You can find us chatting away about this beautiful drama by clicking here. Please post in the appropriate episode discussion sub threads.

Please note a simple house rule. Each week I will add new episode threads for the RAW (unsubbed) episodes. I do not watch the RAW episodes and I really don't want to be spoiled. If you're making a RAW post, please type "RAW" at the very start/beginning of your post. That way, when I get a notification, I will know not to continue reading that post just yet. Other people who don't want to read spoilers will also know to steer clear for now. This is a slight downside of the structure of the discussions over there, but I think it helps maintain structure especially for people who join late. I kindly ask for your cooperation in this matter. Thanks. 😊

Sitting over here angry and pissed because I can't watch Pretty Noona.

OT Week 63! This was a fun week! Thanks to all the POEMIES who entertained me all week here! But back to the business of being sociable with people this weekend: we have a pho dinner planned, Free the Kimchi, and just being with family. The Goblin finish line for my Free the Kimchi group is in sight! We started this March 2017 and are still going strong! We’ve added two ladies to the group since we started and it’s been madness. We’ve taken trips to Canada, gone to musicals, going to concerts together, found excuses to go to dinner and hang out, and I have Goblin (and Gong Yoo) to thank for this.

Life has caught up with me, and it looks like that I will have to drop LIVE and SWITCH officially. It was fun while it lasted though! These two shows are gems, really, they are, but there are other jewels to admire right now, and I just don’t have enough hours in the day. I’ll definitely pick them back up when there is less on my plate.

With that said, A POEM A DAY and PRETTY NOONA are my life right now and I’m enjoying both of them for different reasons. POEM is great for the interaction here on Dramabeans, and the ship-non-wars are really entertaining. AND there’s an Open Thread thanks to @saya! Thank you! As for PRETTY NOONA, can Joon-hee be any more of a noona-slayer? Nope. Even my husband agrees that he’s pretty adorable, probably even more than Jin-ah at this point. But he does have this righteous anger boiling below the surface which is incredibly sexy too. Best of both worlds, that one. And the discussion thread @hades set up is pretty great too. Subs out today! Will be definitely watching this tonight!

The saga between My Daughter and the Math Genius continues: Chapter 2.

*While dropping her off at school at the crack of dawn to go on 9- hour bus a field trip*

Me: So, who are you going to sit by?

Daughter: The math genius is my bus partner and field trip buddy all day. *name withheld to protect the innocent*

Me: *Eyes wide* Really? How did that happen?

Daughter: I think it’s because we’re desk mates and both allergic to nuts, so that if we have problems, we know how to save each other by giving Epi[nepherine].

Me: *Eyes wide* Really, I didn’t know he was allergic to nuts too!!! *Under my breath* Well, that’s morbidly adorable.

Daughter: *shoving me* Stop mom! We’re at the bus!

Me: *Crazy mom laughing*

Moral of the story: At least if they do end up together, their kids will have a grandmother who’s an expert in allergies.

2nd Moral: The kdrama world would be eating this up, without the nuts, of course.

3rd Moral: Have a great week guys! And POEMIES, I’ll be seeing you on the Isle of Neutrality! (I refuse to be on a ship at this point. My heart won’t be able to take it.)

I just watched "The Royal Tailor" on Amazon Prime and I really liked it. (I shouldn't "like" it. It's so sad. But I did.) Well acted, gorgeous costumes. And I am so glad I med Chil-bongie before I saw this king. : )

I'm looking for some Slice of life dramas !! Can someone recommend me some?? Or what are your favorite dramas from this genre?

Hey Beanies, hope it’s been a good week ~
Finally caught up with The Grand Prince ~ the two brothers continue to be charismatic magnets, but for some reason the latest episode ended on a rather unattractive shot of Yoon Shi Yoon’s face. 🤨

My Husband Oh Jak Doo is giving me unrealistic husband goals, I’m glad I’m not seeing anyone because they would likely be unfavorably compared 😅🤓😘

I finished both Waikiki and Six Flying Dragons this week, and I’m going to miss both my humor boys and my tragic ones... 😣😢

So Beanies, there’s an actual kdrama brewing in a close friend’s life. Here’s the plot so far:
Male lead: an ambitious 26 year old project manager at a big company in New York City (can be Seoul for drama purposes). He struggles with relationships, both familial and romantic, and one night, feeling lonely he goes out drinking alone and ends up at a concert in the city.
Enter female lead: a 28 year old pop singer who works on theme songs for tv shows in NY. She is independent and goes for what she wants, and approaches the male lead. They have a fun night, and she texts him the next day, only for him to never respond.
Frustrated, she vents to her girlfriends about the cool guy who ghosted her.
A few weeks later, she sees him walk past her on the street and does the whole wrist grab thing to get him to stop. He’s pleasantly surprised to see her again, and it turns out he had been too hungover the next day to connect the girl texting him with the girl he had met.
They go out for dinner the next week, only he finds he’s been ambushed by her overprotective friends, who refuse to let the female lead go on a date with the drunk who never responded. Luckily the male lead, who is a charmer, is able to convince them he’s an okay guy.

They like each other a great deal, but he’s never been in a relationship before so he insists on keeping casual even as she has him hang out with her friends and meet her sister. She’s warm and outgoing, and begins to melt the ice around his wounded heart.