Is the recap for the finale week of The Light in Your Eyes coming out soon, @mary?

I'm so lazy these days... Living at 200% for 1 and a half month is getting on me. I could do better while younger, but not now. I wonder how others can live like this for their entire life - now I understand people who retire, if you're not keeping the same rythme you get the blues.

Happy Friday Beanies!

This must be the longest break I've had from Korean dramas. It feels weird checking out Dramabeans and not read recaps or join spazzing a current kdrama on the fan wall.

Am I falling out of love with kdramas? I think not, I remember being pleased with some excellent dramas these two years- Sky Castle, The Light In Your Eyes, Children of Nobody, My Ahjussi and Life On Mars. I have just become more selective and less easy to please. So my list of dramas is shrinking.

Happy Friday Beanies! Had a great Easter Weekend among the rainforest and sea. Now back home to reality. But reality isn’t that bad because I love my job *touches wood* The house remains clean since my little boy is back in school. Cats are fat and happy and the husband and I watch tv and eat together. Eagerly waiting for Ramadan to arrive and more and more dramas to come!

Anyone knows who isn’t picking up Nokdu flower in the USA. I don’t see it in Viki not Netflix.

Aoihachi - translated Cafe Funiculi Funicula 3 weeks ago using bad chinese raws. better raws are available now. Watch it.

Aoihachi has now translated - Perfect World - Live-action movie based on romance manga whose Tv Drama is also airing now.

RjgMan has translated SHINO CAN'T SAY HER OWN NAME

Watched ep 09-10 of Put Your Head - gonna bash it tomorrow.

CRICKET world cup within 1 and half month. Excited.

I have realised Either Sports or Elections create most energetic feelings in a human. Well it works for me.

I've been toying with this idea for a while, and it's definitely still rough, but here goes: Like a lot of beanies, I've become weary of the female-lead-Candy-type. I'm loving the newer shows with stronger female characters, but those are still a rare breed (to me. Correct me if I'm wrong!). And so, long story short, if I were going to write a drama (I am not, sadly.), here's how it'd go:

Title: Escape from Candyland
Plot: A young, hardworking, naive girl lands herself a grueling part-time job in a candy delivery/courier store (do these exist in Korea? Anywhere? I do not know. It's ok though. This show will be a little over-the-top because its me here). The conditions are AWFUL at this candystore, called Candyland, but they pay her a lot. Little does she know, they are relying on her naivety.
Enter: a rookie cop (hey, Jang Dong-yoon, what's up). He can have an experienced boss if needs be. The store is under investigation for being a front for [something awful I dont know] and the cops are assigned to the case. Our young female lead becomes an informant for the cops. The experience causes her to grow as a person, make use of her grit and spunk, and find her voice. (In no way do these cops save her. It's more that she saves them). Together they expose the crime and of course fall in love. Later she becomes an investigative reporter.

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

Question for my fellow Beanies regarding text messages: I've seen more than once in kdramas where a person sends a text to someone and the sender knows when and if the text message has been read by the recipient. Is this an included feature on certain phones? Or is there some program/app you have to install that allows you to know when text messages have been read? ....... I was with two other friends this week and Friend 1 brought this up. Friend 2 claimed that he had never heard about this feature being available. During the whole conversation I was thinking to myself, "But I've seen it in a kdrama! I think this feature does exist!" I seriously don't know though. What I do know is that this does not happen with my phone or anyone else's phone that I know of. Thanks dear Beanies!!

My Fellow Citizens - Nice editing job this week ....... and funny, as always.

The Fiery Priest - I watched the episodes where the nun returns to her expert gambling ways and the young priest is wears a suit like he's a member of SHINee! They were both great!

Doctor Prisoner - While watching this I suddenly had the thought that someone should write a drama where both Choi Won-young and Shin Sung-rok go head-to-head as villains!

Confession - Up to episode 9 and the whole time I'm anxious that something terrible is going to happen to anyone of our four main characters! That, plus every time Choi Do-hyun opens anything!! And why oh why is he investigating dark places all by himself?? Good show, though!

Her Private Life - Ok, so, Kim Jae-wook ....... I get it now.

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

**** WARNING GRAPHIC DISCUSSION ****

It is hard to believe that the fictional crimes in Neighborhood Lawyer Jo 2 pale by comparison to the latest reports from South Korea. This week’s news stories are stomach wrenching appalling behavior which appears to have deep roots in the privileged classes.

We were aware of the drugs, underage/prostitution, drugging women, rape, illicit sex videos, etc. But now some of the victims and workers associated with the club scene have come forward to tell reporters their stories. The celebrity chat group allegedly bragged about committing gang rape and going on overseas sex tours. An undercover writer and pastor shared their observations of underaged runaways getting lured into prostitution. They were used to the point of being broken; one had symptoms of a soldier’s PTSD and another had so many forced abortions she had to have her uterus then she was tossed away like trash. One friend of a runaway stated that after awhile, some simply go “missing.”

It seems that this criminal activity was part of systematic process. Drug users were taught how to bleach their hair and/or remove it in order to pass NIS drug screening tests. There was a mobile app to pay and pick up one’s illegal drugs without ever meeting the drug dealer.

But the most sinister story was from a club worker. He stated he was part of an “incinerator” crew that would be called to VVIP lounges or hotel rooms to get rid of all evidence of crimes (blood, drugs, needles, etc.) He said one time he arrived a room to see a man, apparently a doctor, filming a drugged woman having convulsions because she was being bled out of her veins to near death. Later, he would then start a transfusion. There were allegations that club VVIPs were making snuff films for their personal entertainment.

It is now being inferred that the evidence of these heinous crimes are leading investigators to some of the wealthiest families in Korea (second and third generation sons/grandsons of major corporations). If true, Korean society is at a crossroads of whether truth & justice will prevail over power & corruption.

When I read these articles, a couple of things came to mind. I recalled many actress interviews where they say that they are solely focused on their career; that they have no time or desire to date; that they would rather SNS or stay at home with their friends. I can now see why if it was an open secret in the entertainment/club scene that it dangerous for a woman in her 20s or 30s to be a targeted victim since the perpetrators of these crimes do not even value women as second class citizens, but as prey or prizes for their perversions. I also noted that South Korea’s marriage rate has declined to a record low. Marriage is often associated with economic factors more than social norms. In addition, the birth rate has plunged to 1.05. This means that Korean women are rebelling against their paternalistic society duty to get married and have children...

Happy weekend Beanies!

I survived my first week on the job and am currently enjoying my first Friday afternoon off work. Quite strange, when you consider that until this Monday I was at home and free practically all the time, and yet it feels as if Monday is ages ago. I hope I will get used to this new lifestyle very fast, because my Friday afternoons this spring are already booked with all sorts of errands and appointments to save on leave days, so sadly I cannot catch up on rest or K-drama’s then.

Speaking of K-drama’s, I was able to watch 15 minutes of RIABB on some days, despite being short on time and energy, this method might help me to finish RIABB and binge older K-drama’s in the future. Then I can watch the ones that are airing or captivate me more during weekends. At the moment that would be Her Private Life and Special Labor Inspector Jo.

Or I could be realistic and admit to myself that I am probably going to get behind on the airing ones starting this weekend, because I am not experienced enough (yet) to watch 4 episodes in a week, let alone in a weekend. ;)

@korfan I made an error, I am juggling not 3 but 4 K-drama’s at the moment, I completely forgot that I am watching Modern Farmer with my friend as well. :)

I changed my internet provider and it gave me tools to transform my old regular tv into android tv, in other word I can watch my dramas on TV! I still haven't renew my Netflix subscription yet, with these never ending tasks I don't think I will hv time for TV. However, I did sneak a little by checking Nirvana in Fire, boy oh boy, I didn't realize how beautiful the cinematography of this drama. God pls help me with my assignment, I really miss my dramas and I want to watch my oppas and geges on bigger screen 🙏
I swear Wang Kai look ten times more handsome on bigger screen.

Was anyone else watching "He is Psychometric" torn to bits this week?
Aaargh, how is it possible to love a drama and hate it at the same time?
I love that they went so dark but i hate the road they took to get there.
Are there any prayer circles for Hyung's happy ending (well, almost happy if there is to be no Ji Soo) yet, and if there are, can I join? If there aren't, I'm creating one, so feel free to join.
I feel like "Her Private Life" is perfectly timed now, so I can distract myself from my sad little puppy An and his desperately-in-need-of-more-hugs hyung, with hilariously dorky Ryan Gold.

Happy OT 601!

I actually posted on OT 597 asking for luck from beanies about the ticketing for BTS' fanmeet, and mygoodness me did it work! 💜🍇 💜🍇 💜🍇 IT DID! Got the results a few days ago. Thank you for all the luck you sent, SO grateful! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 There's still a few challenges to overcome but that will be for later.

Happy weekend Beanies!

I'm playing paintball this weekend and also join a paintball competition. It's my first time playing, hopefully I won't be 'killed' so soon 😆.

Hi all:
Rainy and gloomy outside.
When will this winter end?
I'm determined to spend this entire weekend finally finishing a book that has been bottlenecking all my other WIPs for the past six months. So maybe rain will help me get it over with.
Dramas:
Favorite kdrama now is A Beautiful World. Ah the stuff we social-climbing helicopter mothers do for kids we totally think are psychopaths.
Favorite c-drama now is Pushing Hands. I love this drama. Am not a real fan of modern cdramas but this one is seriously good. Right balance of levity, romance, and business. During the first 8 or so episodes, i wasn't sure i would continue but am totally loving it now. Same desperate second lead as in Destiny's Love. I guess that actress has cornered the market on desperate lovelorn heroine in her dramas.
Still liking My Fellow Citizens. It's sometimes surprising, although this week wasn't as funny as previously. Loving our villainess still.
Finding Her Private Life a bit meh. Not liking the jealous possessive women tropes times two. Also, in a drama like this we should be discovering the personality of the office staff. But the found family at the office is kinda blah.
The thrillers. Omigosh, where to start?
Kill It is confusing and way too full of stupid decisions and coincidences to thrill me. But that doesn't KILL my watching IT.
Confession is good as usual, but I confess that i am not a fan of spy/weapon intrigue.
That Psychometric Guy will drive me psycho if hyung ends up getting caught. I am really liking how unpredictable and well-plotted this drama is.
Doctor Prisoner is fun and hectic. I don't think i've ever seen a revenge drama like where the protagonist's machinations totally depend on his knowing before hand what the evil responses his enemies will enact. In effect, the big bads are digging their own graves because their cruel scheming is always anticipated and they end up going where the protag wants them to because he trusts their worsts instincts and has planned for that contingency.Sometimes it's downright exhausting but never boring. So no need for IVs or to imprison me in a hospital for mayhem exhaustion.
All Is Well -- Cdrama. So good but it was causing me too much stress. Very realistic family life issues and only four or five episodes in and i could not stand the youngest sibling. So...dropped.

Kinda dropped The Banker also because i was bored with all the plotting. I would so have preferred mere math and record-keeping without all the angst.

That's about it. Have a great weekend, all.

Happy weekend everybody.

This week, "The Fiery Priest" wrapped up, and it was everything I expected and more. While my standards for dramas are admittedly lower than other people's, that doesn't mean I can't acknowledge that they're bad even though I liked them. However, The Fiery Priest is anything but, and the comedic timing throughout its run never failed to elicit a smile out of me. It's ability to go from 0-100 in terms of action and darker themes did surprise me, but in a very pleasant way. I know Kim Nam-Gil had his fair share of injuries from filming this drama, but man does it pay off; the smooth action cuts are visually pleasing, and the clear lack of a stunt double in most scenes makes it ten times better.

In terms of already aired dramas, I binged on Yeo Jin-Goo's "Crowned Clown" this week. While I wasn't totally satisfied with the ending and was left with some questions, my displeasure with the writers did not diminish the magnificence of three things: the great acting, the beautiful cinematography, and the wonderful soundtrack. I'm looking forward to Jin-Goo's appearance in "Absolute Boyfriend," and not just because I saw him standing buns out in an apron during the trailer.