My heart breaks for those girls, I hope justice is served, and for Jang Ja-yeon too! I went back and rewatched BoF, poor girl.

You should see the Beanie fanwall. It's been a Vale of Tears all week (me included). No one saw this coming. No one could have seen this coming.

I vowed to myself that I would check out more K-pop this year. This is really upsetting. @panshel you should not retire because others cannot behave themselves. Your reaction alone proves that you did not know, otherwise you would not have supported them.

I do feel bad for the other innocent band members (please, I hope they are!) that get dragged down with them.

All week I refreshed Korean news and entertainment sites for updates. It has been an avalanche of Bad. It started off as a club patron being beaten up by bouncers and police, to allegations of drugging women, to illicit videos of women (without their consent), to distribution of illicit videos, to rape, to prostitution, to human trafficking to other countries, gambling, tax evasion, police bribery and corruption, falsifying evidence, and obstruction of justice. As the stories broke, the authorities and parties questioned the veracity of the whistleblower, lawyer and reporters. So far, the reports have been confirmed while nonsensical apologetic lies fill the gaps in the news cycle. But the reporters have stated that the WORST is yet to come. There are bigger targets on the horizon. How much worse can it get? There are rumors of underage club drinking, underage club hostess/escort work, prostitution of minors, pedophilia, and recreation of snuff films. Since the culture appears to treat women worse than a bag of moldy rice, I wonder if the next wave of crimes will include forced abortions, beatings, suicides or manslaughter. So far the truth has been harsher and darker than any film or novel.

hugs!

Now that I think about it, Jang Hyun-seung really did dodge two bullets. He must have the ability to foresee the future.

Wow, I am only now catching up on all the news.

I first read about Seungri, and then Joon Young and immediately thought of the connection of 'that' group of friends - I've seen pictures of them hanging out (even saw Joon Young and Jonghyun while holidaying in Bohol) And then lo and behold, my wonder turned to surprise that one by one those same members of that group became linked to scandal... no wonder they hang out together. Tsk tsk

Really huge blow to kpop, and like others I hope the innocent group members can survive the scandal. I am a fan of Big Bang and now I'm kinda glad I watched them live in concert at their peak.

You know, I always got a very bad vibe from jung Joon Young; and as much as I love Big Bang, there was always something somewhat off-putting about Seungri for me as well for a few reasons (though not to the same degree).

In the earlier days Big Bang members kept referencing Seungri's extreme porn habit; and he has always seemed more show-biz artificial to me, in a strangely old-fashioned but not good way. Like a talk-show sidekick.

But Lee Jong Hyun? Did not see that coming. Maybe I would have realized if I paid attention to who celebrities' friends are. "Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are," as they say.

And Zico (maybe)? I weep.

All this, though, is not confined to kpop or Hollywood. It's worldwide, and has always existed.

Literal lol. I can't believe how come fans be so naive.
This is normal of human world.
Its like people not even watch news.
Tv media all over the world is like mafia.
e.g - Google news Pollachi - similar style abuses. high level ppl involved. one abuse leading to number of crimes.

Obsessing over manufactured identities is just foolishness.

I feel like an absolute idiot for accepting it at face value when JJY’s ex-girlfriend retracting her charges against him in 2016. I can’t even imagine what she had to endure, how scared and humiliated and angry she must have felt...

It is unspeakably horrible what these fuckers did. I hope they get everything that they deserve.

Enjoy your dad’s retirement party! I am envious (of your dad).
I enjoyed Modern Farmer (Honey Lee was best) except toilet humor- it gave me so much laugh.

Two shows that are airing now and are very cute are Spring Turns to Spring and Touch Your Heart.

Hmm How about Fight for My Way? Or What's Wrong with secretary kim? Well what does she like in RIABB,Thirty but 17 and My Id is a gangnam beauty? Is it the handsome leads? Ahaha or the growth of the characters?

The first Kdrama that comes to mind is Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo but it is likely that you have seen it as a dedicated drama fan. Another wonderful drama that recently flew under my radar while airing is Familiar Wife with a fantastic ensemble cast. I skipped the first couple episodes portraying their toxic marriage and just read the recaps to get a sense of the setup. It is a really satisfying, funny, but also heartfelt drama.

If you don't mind venturing outside of Kdrama, I suggest that you try the Cdrama A Love So Beautiful which is a wonderful youth drama that is super cute, funny, at times poignant, and characters you can root for!!

"And I need a social media break at this point".. as a V.I.P. and an avid 1Night2days fan... me too!

I think B&C.
Some of them could have been fans whose blind trust was abused, regretfully, not everyone is an I-love-you-but-I'm-not-doing-that-for-you kind of fan.

It makes you realize that even in this day and age females are treated like pieces of meat, not of the human race. Is this partially because of an extreme patriarchal society and some religious beliefs that vilify women? (I won't name specifically which religions). Or is the belief that women are not really part of the human race a global thing?

I didn't watch Mama Fairy but I thought the 'twist' in Radiant/The Light in Your Eyes helped explained the things we couldn't understand before rather than toss away those things which we understood them to be.

For example, I always thought it quite incredulous that Hye Ja's parents accepted her overnight change from a 25 year old to a 70 year old so quickly. Now, I see why.

I couldn't understand or the drama didn't explain why Joon Ha went from an aspiring reporter to someone who helped run a scam in an elderly daycare center. At first I was waiting for a big reveal, then I thought it was his father who ruined his future and finally I accepted that it was his sheer despondence. With the twist, it doesn't even matter because it just simply didn't happened.

Several of us couldn't understand why Dad changed overnight from a relatively happy man to someone who was utterly miserable. We thought it was Hye Ja's overnight change or his guilt that she trade her youth in exchange for his life. Now, we know why.

I have laughed and cried so much in Radiant/Dazzling. I have a feeling I know how it ends (but I'm usually wrong). This drama hasn't had such an impact for me since Just Between Lovers.
Golden Eyes: Oh, dear, now I have to re-add it to my list to watch. I was trying to pare down the list. But thank you.

On the contrary I always felt JJY was cold on camera but soft and sweet in real.. lol how could I be so stupid?
Now they can form a Prison Entertainment with Seungri as the CEO.. see he has always had a greed for more power and money.. despite how much his members warned him..
I always felt the Bigbang members were a little harsh to Ri .. i thought he was just a little overshadowed by the members talent and wanted to overcome it by being Rich.. well this past week I have found out how WRONG i have been about soo many things

The first one 😂

Thank you! This was needed. So excited to see Kill Me, Eat me 😁

Quoting the Emperor in Consort Meng Comes Across: "hahahdah"
*smiley smiley face*

😂😂😂

ROFL!!!

The slaughter house romance sounds intriguing. Can we expect a happy ending? So many great titles to look forward to! Thanks for the heads up, YY.

😆Gobblin' sounds like an erotic thriller 😅

Oh my gosh! That reminds me, there was a Korean movie a while back where this guy, a chef, his best friend is a cow. Anyway, long story short, he ends up killing it because he wants to win a competition and he knows the cow has the best meat from what he fed it. I was SO MAD. Plus crying a lot. Don't watch that movie, whatever it is.

The Lush Empress: A curvaceous empress finds it hard to fit in the palace.- Lmao. I really would have watched that. Thanks for the entertainment @yyishere, :))

Thanks, @yyishere YY! ROFLMAO.

Descendants of the Skunk: A stirring epic about the first skunk in the history of skunkind.
In which the Girl Who Sees Smells meets Pepé Le Pew, who can hear her heart. Both have achromatopsia, but that doesn't matter, because everything is black and white to them.

Gobblin’: A 900 year old goblin is torn between his love for a young girl and his desire to eat her.
But then he finally gets to morph into a turkey after a couple of millennia of freezing his butt off in the trackless arctic wastes. And suddenly the tables are turned.

Train to Poong Sang: The sequel to What’s Wrong with Mr. Poong Sang?
Which reveals that the protagonist has a one-track mind -- that often derails.

The Lush Empress: A curvaceous empress finds it hard to fit in the palace.
Time to lay off the Tequila Sunrises, Your Majesty. Along with the Melona Bars.

Just how long does it take you to come up with these gems? Or is it just natural.

OMG! Your list reminded me of the Korean movie I saw several years ago, "Save the Green Planet." To this day that is the wackiest ROK movie I've ever seen, and it would fit some of your titles perfectly! :-)

Aww...😘 What a sweet gesture😘😘😘

Seriously? Isn't this holding your place in line?

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Hope I am misunderstanding your one-word "reserved!" comment.

Makes this drama so much more meaningful. Thanks for your thoughts.

i witnessed my aunt "awakening" and being cognizant of her situation/surroundings/conversation at her -- but she was trapped, locked inside her uncooperative body. by this time, she had been in a nursing home for almost 20 years, having developed early-onset alzheimer's at the age of 50 or so.

the only proof i have of this is when she managed to open her eyes, look for and focus on my face, showing me her eyes had total clarity and understanding...

all the while, her shaking hands would slowly animate and lift in search of my hands. when her eyes stared directly into mine, she was clutching and squeezing my hands and a tear fell out.

she saw me, she heard me, she wanted me to know she was still in there - and she wanted to acknowledge my presence. this started as i was saying goodbye, having spent around 10 minutes holding her inanimate hand and talking to her about her daughters.

i stayed another 10 minutes, until she seemed to fatigue and fade back inside her aged and immobile body... i couldn't bring myself to tell my cousins about that exchange, it would've broken their hearts...

I've studied these illnesses, but reading experiences is a whole different thing... it must be terrible and extremely sad. When you read about brain, neurotransmitters and so on, it's different from seeing people having that illness or reading their stories.
Last month I read a novel, Elizabeth is missing, that is told from the point of view of a woman that has dementia. I found it heartbreaking. You can see her thinking a thing, and suddenly forgetting it, or going out and then finding herself in the street and not knowing the reason...

I am glad that your son is ok. Parenting a pretty soon 13 year old boy is harder. 🤦🏻‍♀️ My other two kids are pretty easy. LOL

oh no, but I am glad he is ok. Funny thinking about money back when kid is hurt. (priorities lol)
so that was "Another day in Paradise" (per my co-worker)

Sounds so fun! Anyone wants to do this in Delhi/Gurgaon?

Wow Enjoy! Hope I lived there hehe

As one of the many people who gave him a second chance (cause I actually believed he was innocent) I am so disgraced, disgusted and ashamed
I hope the show will be back soon! One selfish individual should not be able to destroy such a beautiful show!