Happy Friday and have a happy weekend beans!!!

I hope everyone had a good week~~~

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I wish to bring to the attention of @db-staff the dangerous situation on the beanie fanwall, where spambots are posting aggressively (and they are not selling Dyson vacuum cleaners). I am worried that I might accidentally click on the links as I scroll down trying to find beanie content. I really don’t want viruses or enlarged body parts. Please consider making the fanwall a more secure place... Maybe beanie access only? It’s my safe spot on the internet and it’s being invaded by zombie bots.

Since I’m on the subject, I will add that @mary’s retirement from minion duties has been a big blow for me. Her absence is keenly felt, not only because of her relentless fight to keep the fanwall spam-free, but because she regularly communicated with beanies and always addressed our concerns. DB isn’t the same without her. 😭😭

I'm watching Woohoo Waikiki 2 on Netflix and I'm realizing from the recaps that there are scenes missing and some background music isn't there. This has happened with a few other dramas too. Ughh spoils the experience of watching a drama a little. But for lack of better options. 🤷‍♀️

Hi Everyone and Happy Weekend!
I'm still in the throes of drama-slumphood and nothing is holding my attention, except maybe Joy of Life. Yes, I know ... it's Season 1 ending is insane. What a note to end on ... without any guarantee we'll get a Season 2. But it was the only show that kept me intrigued, amused and heartily entertained. I've still got the last 3 subbed episodes to watch (I did watch the spoiler trailers but those don't bother me or spoil my watch) after which I'll be drifting rudderless in drama-watching land. 😢 😬

Maybe I should actually be excited that there's some thing else to do ... called work. 🙄 😑 😆

As I finished watching Love with flaws I would like to write my ode to Joo Won Seok, so nicely brought to life by Cha In Ha.

It was refreshing to see another openly gay character after HyoBong in Be Melodramatic. Specially when the very few references I had before were not that positive (thinking about Cheese in the trap).

Little details I loved about WonSeok:

- He waiting stoic for the song to end while SeoYeon was abandoned by his boyfriend and drinking.
- He giving her sister his arm when she falls down drunken.
- He telling his older brother their little sister drinks much more than him.
- He not being scared by Kang Woo and intimidating him back.
- He calling KangWoo to tell him about mum and dad accident, just because he doesn’t want to see his sister in pain.
- He leaning on the wall asking carelessly about HoDol to SeoJoon and being annoyed because he would not show to lessons that day.
- He smiling ti HoDol in class 🥰
- He defending HoDol from bullies.
- He telling dad he’s sorry and the relief in his face when dad says there’s nothing to be sorry.
- He being told by WonJae and SeoYeon to talk to SeoJoon because he only listens to him.
- He being so nervous when taking to HoDol dad on the phone.
- He confessing to HoDol ❤️

Happy Friday, fellow Beanies!

Well, I’m still whirling hopelessly in the black vortex of obsession named my Hyun Bin-ge marathon as I desperately attempt to catch up on all his notable works up-to-date.

This is all the fault of Crash Landing on You!

While it seems his other dramas Hyde, Jekyll, Me and Memories of the Alhambra vary in terms of watchability, this is where DB’s recaps are a god-sent. I just read the re-caps and then watch only the scenes I like from each episode. It staves off the Binnie cravings while I wait for Saturday and Sunday to arrive.

Other than that, of his movies, I think I like Confidential Assignment better than Rampant, Late Autumn, and the Negotiation. But really, I’ll suffer through anything right now just to get my Hyun Bin hit.

I’m so pathetic, but I don’t care! 😘

Happy weekend Beanies!

You miss one OT, and yet it feels like a century passed on Dramabeans. I missed a blackout, I am behind on @azzo1 Azzo’s Sticky-note Adventures episodes, I am behind on Dramabeans recaps, I am behind on No Second Chances episodes…*flails around* Quick recap: I was in Paris last week for the Day6 concert and warned you all I would spam about the concert this week. More about that below.

I was also anticipating a phone call from the manager with good news, but I unfortunately did not get hired. I must admit that I feel a bit silly for getting my hopes up after the ghosting fiasco from last time, but at the same time I am disappointed that they gave me false hope. They were so sure that the possible obstacles and my flaws were either no big deal or could be dealt with through training, which is a refreshing point of view for an employer (they usually expect you to be perfect before they agree to hire you). However, all of a sudden it became a big deal in the long run, and they rejected me, which feels like a case of hypocrisy to me.

But let’s move on to the really important things…@mango deeeeaaareeeest, how was the Day6 concert in Paris? 😛 Did you notice any weird MyDays in the VIP Section??? 😛 Lots of epiphanies that night for me: YoungK is an excellent MC. WonPil needs more love. When Dowoon sings you should be quiet. I love Jae and SungJin too much. I was fine during the concert, but during the high touch Jae gave me a knowing smile (and I have no clue why, argh 😳) and SungJin suavely thanked me for coming to the concert and now I am Double Toast. 🥰🥰 I would add MyMusicTaste to the epiphany list, but as it is my third K-pop concert (in Europe), I already knew that it would be a mess. At least my friend and I had a blast observing the chaos with imaginary salted popcorn.😆

@saturtledaisy, I hope you had a blast at the concert in Amsterdam and will have a blast in Brussels as well! 😊

Despite being trapped in our arrondissement because of the public transportation strike, we managed to get around on foot most of the time and have fun. Perhaps it was a bit unwise to schedule walking up to Montmartre and the Moulin Rouge the day after the concert, but the ache in my throat and calves made me feel alive 😅 I may not have seen much of Paris, but the foul taste from my high school excursion has officially been wiped out. 😊

After this amazing start to 2020 it is hard to get back to real life. I lost count of how many times I procrastinated with Day6 trivia this week. Fortunately I am mostly finished with my chores and meeting up with my group of friends for a birthday party this weekend, which should easily bring me back to the bright side of real life. There are also the Dramabeans recaps and K-drama episodes….😉

Hi Beanie friends! Just stopping for a quick update. We are bracing for some weather today. The upper midwest will see lots of snow/ice, so be safe Beanies!

We are watching Dr. Romantic (I think that's what it's called), but RDTK 2 and what's her name it getting hella annoying now. So if she is really that traumatized in surgery that she has to take anxiolytics (at high doses) to function, there is no way she would be a cardiovascular fellow. NO FREAKIN' WAY. This doesn't seem like a small or recent development either. She's always been that way. How did she make it through general surgery? Or does Korea do things differently where to can just to CV surgery out of medical school? Usually, you need at least a year of general surgery and she would have failed out miserably. Actually, I know a girl who did just this. Her father is an ER physician, and she went to medical school and then got into a prestigious surgery program and couldn't cut it in the OR. She had some mental health issues as well, and the stress was too much for her. But she figured it out her FIRST YEAR, and is a general practitioner now. A good one too. Anyway, the writing this season is not as good as the first and both my husband and I are struggling to keep watching. But my boy, Ahn Hyo-soep, is killing it as the angsty male surgeon and Shin Dong Wook's orthopedic surgeon character is still a little mysterious, maybe just a bit eccentric, but I love him already.

And Crash Landing On You. My husband has been catching up this week. I started watching it without him early on (eps 3-6) because he threw a temper tantrum about I don't remember what and said he'd stop watching it with me. But now, he's regretting it, and is watching the episodes he missed, while I sit and read DB's fanwalls and Discord. It's a lovely time to be alive.

And, our whole family has gotten into Stuck on You, the drama taking the fanwall by storm. I'm not even going to tag azzo because how adorably flustered she is by all this attention. It's our dinner time discussion.

Speaking of discussions, I got my daughter caught up with episode 7 of Stuck on You this week:

Me: So that's all I have about Sticky-note man and azzo!

Son: Walking back to the kitchen after getting something out of his new braces, "What are you watching now, mom? Who's sticky note man? Why is he even called that?” Who's Azzo?"

Husband: Rolls his eyes and says to my daughter, "Oh no, she's going to start from the beginning, because he hasn't heard any of this!"

Me: I'll give him one sentence summaries.
Episode 1: Sticky note man meets azzo and gives her number on a sticky note which she gives away to her finance department.
Episode 2: Sticky note man finds an excuse to meet azzo at work again, to plan a presentation at his job.
Episode 3: Sticky note man keeps smiling and looking at azzo’s wrists while she is at the presentation at his job
Episode...

I finished binging the first season of Age of Youth this week and started immediately on the 2nd season. One change between seasons that I couldn't really let the show get away with was completely switching the actor for Eun-jae just by saying "our maknae has changed". Nobody has a face change that dramatic without major plastic surgery. I don't understand why they didn't just remove her character as well.

Besides that flaw, I thoroughly enjoyed the first season and what I've watched of the second. Although not perfect dramas (sometimes the sudden shift in tone can be too abrupt), AOY was an interesting exploration of our young women's struggles with relationships, aspirations, and self. Does anyone have any warnings to give me about AOY2?

Every single interaction with my parents exhausts me so much. I just end up going back to sleep.

While waiting for CLoY and other ongoing dramas to air their weekly episodes, I enjoyed binge-watching the movies and dramas of the handsome, sexy and funniest Korean leading man and action star, Kim Nam-Gil.

The Pirates 2014 is an entertaining, swashbuckling story set between Pirates of the Carribean and Free Willy. Awesome cinematography, effectively applied soundtrack, exciting swordfights, loveable characters and sharp, witty dialogues. Surprise of all surprises is the young, pretty and energetic Son Hye Jin capably doing swordfights and stunt works and notable participation of good character actots.

Rewatched The Fiery Priest, an interesting story about a priest with anger management issues, with good reason. Fell in love with how well Nam Gil moves in choreographed fight scenes.

Rewatched The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale, a horror comedy, so simple in its approach but funny to the bone. I never realized a zombie movie could be this entertaining. What a ensemble of actors!!!

Waiting could be this rewarding, after all.

CLOY is one of those solely character driven shows where the premise and plot is basically immaterial and unbelievable. However, cast has created likeable characters for an easy to watch entertainment series.
But the last two episodes did show the wear and tear on the actors. Most looked pale and tired. After a week hiatus, they are still working nonstop outside in the winter cold. A check of the last episode runtime is now 1 hour 25 minutes long. If this continues, the crew is trying to shoot 50 percent more show/week (from 2 hours to 3 hours of content).
I wonder if this shooting schedule is going to take a toll in the second half of the series.

Hi beanies! Happy friday! I´m watching "My ahjussi" and OMG the feelings, I really appreciate that in my country is summer and sunny outside to digest it better.

I've had so much fun this week with the Heirs watch. Where else on the internet can you do something so weird and have a group of people embrace your weirdness.

I'm moving on to episode 3 this morning so come join me! I've decided not to wait till we hit our 1000 comment mark for each recap. It seems a stretch goal and I'd never get to a new episode.

I'm finishing up "Nokdu Flower," and OMGosh the cruelty of the Japanese is once more shown as a unifying factor for the Koreans. I love historical Kdramas, and this is my up-tenth one about the Japanese occupation of Korea. And what a range of dramas I've watched: Basketball; Oasis; Mr. Sunshine; Assassination; Blue Swallow; Anarchist from Colony; and one of my favorites--Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet.

Do any of you have favorites? I'm always looking for more dramas to watch concerning this time period in Korea.

I'm in love with War of Prosecutors. It's so witty and funny and then still and quiet when it needs to be. These veteran actors look like they are having so much fun acting. I laughed so hard at Seon Woon's son's comment that "no one wants to watch a show about prosecutors, just doctors" for some ratings heat.

Whyyyyy am I watching a currently-airing drama? And one that keeps getting interrupted, at that? It's been a long time since I got sucked into a drama as much as CLOY. I need to either find many other dramas to fill the times when it's not airing, or actually um, get a life. Very much looking forward to sitting home during a blizzard and watching ep 9.

Hi Beanies! Has anyone else here seen "If Thor Ragnarok was a Kdrama" on YouTube? https://youtu.be/lm5tSbh2PoY Pay attention to the stills and credits at the end, lol

Beanies, congratulate me! I've (almost) made it to the halfway-stage of the daily drama that I'm watching. Yup, I've seen 58 episodes of Unasked Family.

I have to be honest, if I wasn't watching one episode a day, I probably would have dropped it. If I ever get really behind, I might not pick it back up. But there's something soothing about watching 30 mins whilst having lunch. Okay, so days it's been relegated to being watched while I'm preparing my lunch.

What I've learned:
I'm okay with 50 episodes of mild annoyance about a particular story line as long as there's a good pay off around ep 55
My now favourite character wasn't actually in the first 10 episodes and that's okay too (maybe she was shown forlornly dragging a suitcase around but she def. had no dialogue)
I'll watch something with a totally insipid (but pleasant) OTP if the side stories are great
Writing 58 cliffhangers much be tricky. OMG the wrong person is listening in *cue dramatic WWWMMIL music*

Right - getting ready for the second half.

I feel like such an adult today. I went into my kitchen to make a cup of hot chocolate and fill up my water pitcher (I love this thing, my old library had one. Its a pur water filter pitcher and it holds like so many gallons of water. Ive only ever had for personal use the regular pitchers that can hold like 3 cups of water and its like well what is the point of that?) and I cleaned my refrigerator. I threw out the old food, took out the shelves and cleaned those and now I just need to put the food back. I even made a pitcher of lemonade. Now Im sitting back with a book (still Bloody Seoul. Im not sure how much of my heart I can give this book, its pretty tense) and my hot chocolate--with lots of peppermint--and the game show network for background noise.
What a lovely saturday. I hope you all are having a lovely saturday!

Hello all:

Too much and not much going on so i'll just move on to dramas.

Fave dramas at the moment:

Stove League -- yay, yet another drama without some unneeded romance being forced into the plot. Namgoong Min is killing it. He's so good. And i'm learning about baseball. Usually it's jdramas that go all indepth with the business genres and teach us all about stuff we weren't particularly interested in seeing in a drama. But over the past three years, we've gotten so much business genre drama in korea. And for the most part, they're doing them super well.

Money Game. So good!

Been watching Jung Il Woo cook up a storm. My crush for him only deepens.

Cdramas:

Joy of Life -- i am so going to miss this. Do we have to wait three years for part 2?

Handmaidens United -- a silly throwback romance with ne'er a sword fight in sight. No major attempts to rise in status (the contrary kind of) and just normal life. And it's in Cantonese. Just so much fun.

Trying to watch Ever Night 2 but with four of the leads changed to different actors, i'm not feeling it. Something about it feels off, less mythic, less gravitas.

Have a great weekend, all.

Happy weekend everyone!

Here is some rambling from me, I just need to let it out somewhere.

I met with the doctor today and she was very kind and calm. Not stressed at all as they usually are in my country. Got medicines prescribed to me that she wants me to try even though I'm scared of messing with my head with chemical substances. One is to help me sleep and the other one is to "help me feel less useless". The doctor thinks I'm having depression, but I don't feel depressed, a bit down yes but not depressed. It feels like I don't fit in anywhere and with these medicines they will try to fit me in a mold I know don't belong in. It honestly scares me.