glad to hear your "voice"...
; )

I remember reading this! I also remember @alert’s story about cockroaches and watching dramas. I haven’t done anything half as devious, so I’ll probably sit this one out. Happy writing, everyone!

Wait, it was rats!

Oh, this is such a fun prompt! Can’t wait to see what people share!

balance? what balance,,, ha ha ha

Oh! I've read that Spill the Beans page - my fav and most memorable story is labchick's - carrying the laptop into the delivery room! As you have a child! *howls in laughter*

Not sure what I can add here, but I'll try~

oooooooomg I had completely forgotten how wonderful all those Spill The Beans stories are! Thanks for the walk down Memory Lane 😢 Javabeans, it's great to see you.
Good luck with the new topic, Beanies! I didn't discover kdrama until after my (verrrry) early retirement so I have no balance stories to share, lucky me.

I've switched over almost completely to live watching, specifically so as to limit myself to 1-2 episodes per night. Back in the marathon days, the cliffhangers would keep me going well into the night, and sometimes the morning, making work difficult the next day.

Sadly, this is not interesting enough to make a post about. So I'm leaving a comment.

I could talk about how k-drama adds balance to my life, but then I would have to tell you about my life. Hmmm. Tough one...

Dear @javabeans, nice to hear from you! I do appreciate these "Theme of the Month" writing opportunities for beanies, but I feel like we have been doing most of the sharing lately. It would be nice to read something by DB staff too. Actually, just a short update on the situation and future direction for the site would be welcome in view of the dramatic decline in recaps and news posts in the last 6 months. Many beanies are confused and worried, and yet still trust that you must have good reasons for remaining silent. I wish you would realise how faithful your readers are. Thank you and this is by no means a demand for an explanation, just a plea from a concerned reader.

Being a normally quiet beanie I may actually chime in on this theme of the month, but mostly I wanted to say how much I love reading the recaps on this site, without which (and let me stress this!) I would not be able to fully appreciate the shows.
The recaps give me cultural and social context as well as more detailed information I need to get the nuance sometimes missing in subtitles.
Dramabeans recaps actually led me to sign up for paid sites (for example Viki, Dramafever and Netflix), meaning these companies gained a customer they would otherwise not have had.
Whatever is going on, I will remain a loyal beanie :) You have given me so much joy and an increased appreciation for another culture. If we beanies can help in any way, please let us know!
Hwaiting!
Bettina

OMOMOMOMO I CANT WRITE ABOUT THIS ONE.

I just wanted to echo the comments above and say that it's really nice to see JB's name again. I've been hibernating for the past few months (real life just got too busy, and I haven't had time to watch any new dramas), but I still check DB every so often and have been sad/worried to see the lack of updates. I guess I just really miss the banter between JB and GF and the old days when they used to update us on what was going on, even for things like site maintenance troubles. I really feel that it was that kind of stuff that made DB special, because as a reader it felt like I was part of a community even if I didn't comment often.

Having said that, I've started to come up with theories on what JB and GF are busy doing. My current favorite theory is that they are busy writing a korean drama for Netflix (because we all know Netflix is eager to buy Korean dramas, and who better to write one than JB and GF??). It will have all our favorite tropes, including the Truck of Doom. They will be like the next Hong sisters, writing dramas that subvert conventional tropes because they are the ultimate drama fans themselves. And fellow Beanie writers have joined the team, which is why there are not a lot of post updates from them, either. I really want this to be true, so I'm putting this out into the universe!! :)

Anyway, I also wanted to say how touching it is to see how understanding and patient all the fellow Beanies are with the lack of updates on the site. Makes me glad that I ended up joining a community like this, even though I am an infrequent commenter myself! Hope everyone on the DB team is doing well.

Has the site been sold? Did the @javabeans handle get sold as part of the site?

This is such an odd post. Even more so given the sentiments/concerns expressed by fairly sizeable number of people. Admittedly, I'm basing this more on impression, but it doesn't jibe with the character of the people I thought ran this site. "Beanie" content is cool (I guess,) but the bread-and-butter of this site is the recaps.

So, to whomever is actually running this site, if you're going to run it on the back of free labor, let that free labor do some recaps. Please and thank you.

I'm not going to write an article, but Misaeng did have a profound affect on me. I had just graduated college when it aired and I felt a bit like Jang Geu-rae floundering about trying to get a job and finding my place in the world.

what balance??? it completely took over my life and made me miss major studying and due dates, but well it is worth it! lol

I echo the feelings of the other posters: it's been too long without a post by @javabeans! And even this one isn't enough after sooo manyyy monthsss away! We miss you!

I may not comment as much as I used too (due to real life), but I’ve been a loyal reader since ages ago, and I echoed the concerns of other beanies too. I hope you guys are healthy and well, and whatever the problem is with the site, just know that we’re still here. It definitely feels strange with the abrupt changes and lack of updates from you guys, but I sincerely hope you are okay. Let us beanies know, perhaps we could work something out to help DB.

I hope I can write about being a student who watches dramas as well! I feel like it's an entirely different feeling, this will be interesting :)

Wkwkwk.... balance of sleep, work, exercise, and bunch of dramas to watch? Oh, please give me more time, LoL.

I really enjoyed belatedly reading all of the contributions for this theme!