Hello, Beanies! Anyone else out there desperate for spring?

I'm in a dark mood today because of figure skating. I'm also trying to focus at work and immersion is not working.

What are your best tips to get over or to try not to think and not feel strongly about something?

I know its just sports and I'm not personally or physically affected in any way but the heart and mind does what it wants. :(

Happy OT!

Went to an island last weekend with friends from faraway land. I'll try to look some pics to share on my fanwall.

The Light in Your Eyes still can't believe that the writers pulled off that twist! Thanking NJH's guest appearance in Coffee Friends because I watched the drama after seeing him there.

Reach Of Sincerity The three way scene with Se-won, Jung-rok and CEO was such a funny moment! Glad that this week's case wasn't handled as bad as the stalking one. And Pinku pinku couple is finally back!

Top Star Yoo-baek binge watch the drama. It was my first Jeon Somin drama, I like her. I'm no native speaker but I love her satoori! The halmonis of the island were a delight, made me cry in a few scenes too.

1% of Anything (2016) Currently watching after seeing Javabeans rate the dramas at B+ or was it a B. If I end up liking Ha Seok-jin, I might end up watching Drinking Solo and maybe finish Radiant Offfice.

With the recent news about 1N2D and Coffee Friends ending, I've only got a few K-varietys to watch -_- Life Bar, Master in the House, I Live Alone, Knowing Brothers --- I just watch these shows if I like the guest though. *sigh*

May the weekend be kind and full of drama watching to all Beanies around the world!

I can't open beanies fan wall. I always get directed to "something something I won something". Is there something wrong with my phone, how can I fix it?

Beanies, do you know that thing about the secret and law of attraction, is it really working? I've been working for 12 years now and I never met a boss like CEO Ma of BTLIOF and CEO Yeon of Touch Your Heart. If I visualize CEO Yeon Jeon-kyu, is there any chance for me to get someone like him as my next superior?

I'm stuck in a never-ending day. I can't remember when and how it began, and there seems to be no end in sight. I want to go home, lie down and sleep. The bliss of the quiet night. But a dinghy, overcrowded office surrounds me, suffocates me. I've been here forever, it feels like a lifetime already - even my bones are aching.

Is it a time loop of some sort? The never-ending day.

Hibiki Awesome~

Yurina Hirate

gonna talk about other movies later

I finally finished watching' A Story to read when you first fall in Love'.　It was quite good and I must say that I cried a lot. While I root for Yuriyuri, I cannot help feeling so sorry for Harumi's cousin. He was genuinely so nice and understanding.
Although Sky Castle and this drama are about university entrance exams, I can not have a connection/ sympathy with any of people in the Sky Castle( because most are quite despicable) But this drama is full of nice people and fun. I felt so good for Harumi because she finally found her confidence and reconnect herself. There are so many people out there who feels their future and hopes were crushed when/after they failed to get into their first choice uni. I guess it is quite a challenge to turn things around without having some one close always cheers for them.
Anyway, I bet that Ryusei Yokohama who plays Yuriyuri is going to be very popular in Japan.

Life seems to be running in circles. Watching The Office (US) to cope with stuff. Although Devin Nunes' Cow was of immense help

Hi Everyone! ..... I hope you are all doing well today.

If Spring has arrived in your part of the world, I hope you have a wonderful season!

Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho 2 - Is this over yet? ..... It's just so all over the place. Yet I keep on watching. I have no explanation really. I suppose I want to see just what other bizarre element they'll throw in each episode.

Romance Is A Bonus Book - I was a good watch. It wasn't complicated, no unnecessary angst, and with a light, humorous touch now and then. ....... But that coat!!

The Fiery Priest - I finally found the time to get started on this and decided to jump in at episode 3. I'm barely up to episode 6 though. ..... It's ok so far, but I'm wondering if things will pick up soon because nothing really seems to be happening. On a side note, I think the nun is going to be a scene-stealer of sorts because she seems hilarious.

Doctor Prisoner - Namgoong Min bringing his intense game to the show. Can't miss that.

That's all for now. Everyone take care and and have a great Friday!

Another week, and the Burning Sun scandal continues to grow. On March 17, 2019 2D1N MCs Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Joon-ho announced their departures from all their programs because of gambling allegations contained in JJY's phone chats. It was odd that Cha and Kim had the exact same explanation of the 2016 event, winning around $2,500 US while golfing among friends. They both claimed it really wasn't gambling because they gave the money back.

Korea has very strict gambling laws. In February, Shoo, a K-Pop singer and actress, real name Yoo Soo-young, was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, by a court in Seoul for the crime of “gambling habitually in foreign countries.”

I wonder if Cha and Kim's sudden hiatus was to bury the story if there are other instances of gambling that have not yet been reported in the press. In any event, their image and reputations have been tarnished. People are still wondering who are the next celebrities to be brought down by JJY's "golden phone."

Meanwhile, Jung Joon-Young has admitted the allegations concerning non-consensual filming during sex and covert distribution of said illegal videos. Based upon two prior incidences, possible destruction of past evidence, some legal experts think he could be sentenced to several years in jail if his mitigating apology is not sincere.

Seungri continues to deny the charges against him. But his agency, YG, is now getting a massive tax audit for allegations of tax fraud as a fallout from the scandal.

As I said last week, this story is the most interesting Korean drama so far this year.

Happy Friday Beanies!

I just did a bit of housekeeping today. Not the physical type but cleaning up my phone because I'm running out of space. I came across a snapshot of my son's homework in a class on values. He had to list "Some things cannot be done solo:".

He wrote:
Chinese homework(duh!)
Marriage

I guess that's how Mom in The Light of Your Eyes felt and probably many women out there. Married but alone and not just in the physical sense.

The Light In Your Eyes is a beautiful drama. Besides the main topic, the show was really good at small things. The writers must have been able to draw not just from research but also personal observations and real life experiences to write with such perception and insight.

Just take the scene of Joon Ha who showed less enthusiasm than his wife would like at the announcement of his fatherhood. I think we've been sold by dramas and movies that all men react with initial shock then go crazy with joy but it's not necessarily true. Joon Ha's gradual taking to the baby and awkwardness is also something not uncommon and easily mistaken as less loving. Thankfully, Hye Ja was understanding and patient. In the end, Joon Ha managed to overcome his fears and enjoy his son.

I've become obsessed with Aircrash Investigations (also known as Mayday and a similar series called Seconds from Disaster. Used to watch them years ago and I caught recent / "good" episodes. Has anyone seen the show? I may never fly again.

Hi, beanies. Catch these new exciting dramas heading your way.

Grill It: A fish plays a deadly hide-and-seek game with a group of hungry baddies determined to grill it.

Cornfession: A chicken is wrongfully accused of a crime and spends years on death crow cooped up in a cage.

Ducktor Prisoner: A naive doctor mixes with a bunch of quacks and crosses over to the duck side.

Secrets and Lice: A man tries his best to uncover a tangled web of lice hidden in a woman's head.

Memories of An Old Hemmed Bra: An old bra reminisces about the mammaries of her past.

It's still an unproductive week in dramaland. I only wait for Waikiki 2 to start next week ! 😊

I might have made a mistake by watching the stage performance of Produce x 101 theme song tho.. After Produce 48 and IZ*ONE, I didn't think I would watch another season of Produce. I wouldn't have clicked on the video if people didn't mention that SKY Castle's Soohan (actor Lee Eugene/Lee Yoo Jin who? I only know baby boy Woo Soohan ! 😆) has participated in the 4th season of that survival show. I know no one except him but I feel tempted to check their upcoming mess broadcast on May 😁

Happy weekend Beanies!

Another calm weekend awaits me, and I can really use one right now. This month was filled with stress Mon-Thursdays and Job interview/ Exam Fridays, sprinkled with job rejections and little sleep in between. Today was no different, but at least two of them went well.

I think I am taking a break until I get feedback next week. Just a few days rest, books, K-dramas and movies. Last weekend I watched some movies on my never-ending list and managed to get past that one chapter I was stuck on for months….I think I might finish reading that book this weekend. ;)

It might be the unemployment dip again, or I am finally changing genres (every beanie has to go through this phase, apparently). I find myself looking forward to upcoming K-drama’s like Special Labour Inspector Jo that are usually not my cup of tea, and actually contemplating watching older ones I used to avoid, simply because they seem to be funny. I am still very proud of the wisest choice I ever made in my life: watching Chief Kim. :p

Talking about humor: Kwak Dong-Yeon will forever go down as the screaming idiot who ripped his pants while getting stuck midair. I am so glad I am still watching Modern Farmer, that scene made my week bearable ;)

Happy Spring! Can't believed it hailed in Los Angeles the other day! It's been a super wet and cold winter thus far.

Kitten season is beginning, the local shelters are starting to be filled up with bottle-fed babies. I'm waiting for them to grow up and eating on their own so I can foster them. I miss having kittens around.

Fiery Priest episode 20 induced some serious belly-aching laughs in me. I think it's a great little show with comedy, action and drama. And how adorable is Kim Nam Gil, seriously? I prefer him playing comedic roles (such as Fiery Priest and Live up to your name) vs villainous roles (such as Memoir of a Murderer).

Has anyone watched the Netflix show Russian Doll? Heard good things and may pick it up after Narcos, which is awesome for those who have not seen it yet.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Hello all:

Not much happening in these parts. I'm trying to get into doing instagram, also into advertising my books and going to conventions. Plus lose weight. That's about it. Ooh yes, and i signed up to hotpot.tv for chinese dramas.

Dramas:

The Golden Eye. This drama started well and is still pretty good but the easy plotting and the weird stuff characters are made to do in order to forward the plot can be frustrating.

Romance is a bonus book: sweet, life-affirming, humanist, a story full of forgiveness and acceptance of everyone's humanity, even if they are nasty ex husbands. Questionable work colleagues should get a second chance, right?

Radiant: Lovely meditation on old age and regret, even if one does not have Alzheimers. And a quiet feminism that shows how women hard women's lives can be, esp if they are mothers and wives.

I dropped Spring turns to spring because it became repetitive. It's still funny but ...i guess i'll return to finish it up.

I like Psychometric guy. I'm hoping hyung doesn't fall for younger girl. I got a bit nervous when we are told she was 19. But eh, maybe I have the wrong pairing for all four characters.

Am loving I picked up a celebrity. Sung Hoon, now i understand your attraction! He's got such good comic timing.

Doctor Prisoner. I tried to watch it but it didn't grab me. I'll have to rewatch.

Reach of Sincerity/Touch your heart. So sweet. The scene of him crying at the end of one episode had me thinking of Encounter/Boyfriend when Bo-Gum cried. I found myself wondering if crying younger males will be popping up a lot this season.

Legal High. Likable. Fun.
That's about it. I guess i'll be watching confession over the weekend. Saw River's Edge on netflix. It was good. Not sure if i'll watch "My husband won't fit."

TGIF! Hope everybody had a good week (Happy spring break! for some). More new dramas to check out - looking at the ratings, I wonder wacky male lead is new trend? Anyway Sad a few dramas I enjoyed ended, but glad they had satisfying ending. And there were some interviews of casts from dramas just ended. Here is one from Wi Ha-joon(28) who played Ji Seo-joon in Romance is a Bonus Book(RIABB).
According to wiki(and the like), Wi grew up in a small island (SoanDo) which takes 1 hour by boat from WanDo located in southern sea of Korea. What's interesting about this small island is that people seeking refuge during 7year war with Japan in 16th century started to live there, and it is also known as land of independence fighters under Japanese rule(WW2). Wi went to high school in WanDo. The island WanDo is already famous as drama filming site which has a port created for the drama Haesin(2004), and used in dramas including Sindon, Seodongyo, Daejoyoung, Joomong, Yisan, Legends, Sejong the great, Kingdom of wind, Queen Chunchoo, Tamna Island, ChuNo, Kim Soo-ro, Jung do-jun and Legend of Blue sea(2016).

Wi said he joined dance club when he was in junior high school and began to have dream of becoming an actor. But his parents firmly opposed so he moved to Seoul when he was senior in high school and took the acting class. Wi went to the college majoring in theater, but quit to join the air force in 2011. He made short appearance in the film Peace in Them(2012) and in Chinatown(Coin Locker Girl, 2015) Wi played younger version of Uhm Tae-goo. His drama debut was with Goodbye Mr. Black(2016). He got some recognition with his roles in the horror film Gonjiam (2018) as well as in dramas My golden life and Pretty Noona/Something in the Rain. He also appeared in TV variety show Island Trio.
Wi mentioned his role model was Song Gang-ho, but mood (in image) he wanted to have was like Kim Woo-bin.

[StarNews,2019.03.18] RIABB is a romcom telling the story about people who make books in the world people don't read books, centered around a publishing company. Wi played the second lead, freelancer Book designer Ji Seo-joon in RIABB. Wi felt burdened before working on the project. "Because I acted with amazing sunbaes and it was genre I challenged for the first time, I was very nervous. I thought I shouldn't cause any trouble to the project many times." Wi said he finished filming early and enjoyed the later part of show in viewer's point of view. "It was fun even when I watched from a position of a viewer. I was happy people regarded scenes I appeared with Jung Yoo-jin noona cute. But I also felt disappointed thinking "I should've done better." on some scenes.

Wi showed go-straightforward younger man's image for Gang Dan-yi(Lee Na-young) he had crush on in the beginning, and cute bickering image with Song Hae-rin(Jung Yoo-jin) later, making viewers' hearts flustered. "I didn't have confidence doing a romcom so I started working with...

Here is an interview from Jung Yoo-jin (30) who played Hae-rin (secondary couple with Ji Seo-joon) in the Romance is a Bonus Book. Per Wiki (and the likes), Jung majored in modeling in the college and started her career as a model at YG Entertainment. She has runaway experience since she was 9th grade. Jung debuted with the film "Like for Likes" in 2016 (officially) and dramas Heard It Through the Grapevine and Moorim School. Since then she appeared in W (2016), Something in the Rain/Pretty noona, 30 but 17(2018). Jung also did the beauty variety "Inspire Now"(2010) and "Fashion Lab"(2014). Even though her debut in acting was late, Jung was in the industry appearing in various music videos and a commercial. Because of her tall height and elegant mask, she has acted mostly a career woman (and sub female lead who has one-sided crush on the male lead). Her strength is soft voice.

[StarNews,2019.03.14] RIABB dealt with the hardship of "GyungDanNyo"(woman who was cut off from employment opportunity after leaving work for marriage and raising children) through the female lead Gang Dan-yi(Lee Na-young) who drew sympathy from viewers. Jung said it was relatable on personal level. "I have worked as a model for a long time and it was profession of waiting. There was time I couldn't find work for 6 months, and there was time I was removed from a show unintentionally. Same with an actress. Not everything works out just because I want, I have to make choices, and there are times simply I am not asked for. Various conditions have to be met. Everything has to fall into a place." Remembering her modeling days, Jung said "I wasted my time a lot. Because of my worries, I couldn't' spend time well. After those time passed, I thought a lot that I really have to treasure my time. Now I try not to feel impatient, and try to spend time wisely to become a better actress."

Jung played Song Hae-rin who had one-sided crush on editor Cha Eun-ho/Lee Jong-suk. About the question if she had one-sided crush experience, Jung said, "Of course I had. If I hadn't I don't think I could do such acting well. I had when I was young, but it didn't work out." As one of the most memorable scenes, Jung picked the scene where she was rejected after she confessed to Cha Eun-ho. "It was a scene Hae-rin was rejected by Eun-ho- that scene was very difficult when I read the scripts. I got rejected, but I didn't have the person in front of me, and Eun-ho knew I wrote the letters. So I worried how I was going to act, and discussed with director-nim a lot. Thankfully director-nim made setting perfectly so that I could focus on the scene. I thought "I have to immerse well", "Do as I feel her emotion."

Jung was happy about the set atmosphere and team work with casts. "It was fantastic. I am so thankful to actors." She picked Lee Na-young as one of co-actors she felt the most thankful. "Set atmosphere itself had endless laugh. I think it was thanks to...

Hello Beanies,

TGIF!!!! After reading about Kpop Scandal. I started to watch binge watch Miss Harumbi. Big Issue is now my must watch list.

Other than that, I am busy with real life. I also started reading All Missing Girls by Megan Miranda. So far, it is ok.

I am still watching Goodbye My Princess. FYI: I know that they cut some scenes.

Have a great day!!!!

I just finished Radiant/The light in your eyes and I cannot get over how good it turned out to be.
I started it out as a 'simple' time travel gone wrong drama with comedy hijinks and some family melo stuff.
And then it dropped the mother of all twists in Ep 10.
Wasn't there a Beanie topic of the months a couple months ago about drama twists? Well this one beats most!

It literally changes everything about the first 10 episodes and it takes such a wonderfully poignant turn that makes me question life in general and how I view it!

Kim Hye Ja, the actress is absolutely amazing! The way she has delivered the dialogues, the acting, the expression going to 0-100 in the split of a sec were just perfect!

People who are going to watch this drama (do go watch it!) prepare tissues. I didn't once, and my collar of my dress was soaked through. But these are good tears.