Lee Min Ho and Gong Hyo Jin are mulling offers to star in a very high budget K-drama rom-com set in space called “Ask the Stars.” It is touted as the highest budget k-drama in history with a budget between $36-42 million (US). It will be written by the writer of “Pasta” and “Jealousy Incarnate.”

KeyEast, while more known for their lineup of 28 actors and actresses, is also a drama production company who will be handling this series. You might recall that KeyEast Entertainment refused to pay the compensation fees in regards to the the damages that was caused by their actor, Ji Soo, who was starring in “River Where the Moon Rises,” when Victory Contents sued Ji Soo and his agency after the actor was dropped from the series due to his school bullying scandal.

With the international success of Korean dramas, new series are under pressure to put movie quality set design and original stories like Squid Games onto the small screen. To be honest, most actors will go to where the big budget payroll is . . . but big budgets cannot guarantee critical success.

The production budget gap between a regular Korean series (>$1 million/episode) vs. a big budget series (<$3 million/.episode) will continue to divert big stars to deep pocket streaming channels and less productions and story values for normal network channel shows. I think the quality divide is coming quicker than expected.

Cricket is too much this week. Few months back it was talk about racist acts and attitude. Few weeks back i talked about it and this week it went all action - Well let's see how Cricket England gonna deal with it.

And then we have Ashes - hey you buddy - Captain's sexting is in news today. Ashes is already spiced up and everyone should be ready for banter come loud foul language from spectators.

As for news political news USA is having Cricket world cup matches in 2024-25. yep yep yep.

Few months back i talked about how 2023 world cup will turn out as political campaign and here we have the next goal from cricket's side.
Cricket gems a bit too well with politics - Don't believe me but wait for 2023 world cup and later elections from 2 different countries aka so called democracies.

Am off duty this week Decided to re watch HEALER... Wow I remember why I was so crazy about it when it aired, it's still as amazing as before, the ost, Ji chang wook. cried in some scene And I started reading the recaps and it's 1000/10000 comments,wow it brings back memories.. my complain is still the same as before the ending feels rushed they should have extended it for like 30mins more

Might re watch marriage not dating again..

I started NWABU, I can see why Song Hye kyo acting was receiving criticism, she's really bad there was one scene that felt that she was an AI, so droping it.

Red sleeve cut so far so good I like it Junho is good and the child actors I like

Melancholia the maths is killing me but am going to stay for Lee dohyun

Kings Affection I like how it ended ( Imagine my shock when I found out it was 20ep, I kept on thinking it was 16, my brain might have clocked out when checking out the no of ep)

Search:WWW it's was okay for me, but the romance killed it for me, they kept dragging it, but I loved Scarlet's romance with the actor, it got to a stage I was more interested in the drama they were playing inside the drama, it was much more interesting

Royal secret inspector Joy I still haven't gotten the hang of it yet but will continue cause Ok Taecyeon

Hellbound imma watch it 2maoa, I hate watching scary drama in the night... So excited

Weekeeeend! It’s my first time watching several dramas at once so I’m thinking of taking a break to catch up on movies like….. SHANG CHI and NO TIME TO DIE. Just finished RED NOTICE!

Finally!! It's here!! The ultimate list for our #2021RoundUp.

Hope you all join from December 1st so we can remember together our year in dramas.

1- FL you will never forget.
2- ML you will never forget.
3- The drama with the best costumes / wardrobe.
4- That mess you watched and you still wonder why.
5- The drama that will always live in your memory.
6- The OST you are obsessed with.
7- The OTP you didn’t think you would adore.
8- The drama beanies convinced you to watch and you can’t be grateful enough.
9- The oldie (not 2021) you loved the most.
10- Best confession.
11- Secondary character that stole your heart and the show (SL, villains, kid…).
12- Best quote / oneliner.
13- Drama beanies loved but you didn’t / Drama you loved but beanies didn't.
14- Most memorable scene.
15- Saeguk Special Edition: most unnecessary death.
16- Best non human character (animal, mythological / magical creature, braincell, etc.).
17- Best idol turned actor.
18- Best cameo.
19- Your 2021 crush.
20- That shirtless scene out of the blue you are so grateful (screenshot will be welcomed).
21- That cute little drama.
22- Best secretary / assistant.
23- Best bromance / womance.
24- Your secret pleasure.
25-31 - Freestyle

Last week watched MORE THAN FRIENDS (2020). Would have been perfect if they had cut about 12 episodes out. It got me thinking about estrangement between imperfect but good enough people . Things you said or did when you were depressed or angry that you now regret , and now you cast around for some way of turning things in a different direction. You want to make amends, you want to reach out after years of ignoring each other, but you wonder, do they even care anymore, would they be interested, are they even the same person now as they were back then? If you reached out, would they ignore you, hurt you all over again by shrugging? The primary relationship in the drama ends in an ambiguous way, but isn’t that how it is in real life? You muddle thru, do the best you can. When the main way of dealing with conflict is avoiding it, there's less pain now, but it will go on forever.

I kinda not really feel bad about asking this here, but can you recommend other good kdrama recapping sites? There are so many shows that aren't recapped here (or are just open threads), so I need some place to fill in the gaps!

Quick question beanies... does anybody knows What time zone or is it what country is dramabeans operating from...
Am trying to figure out the time difference between us..

Before I start H*llbound...

Would those death angels would come for the Zompires in Happiness? Asking for a friend.

Happy weekend Beanies and keep Beaning On!

I called into work to extend my sick leave yesterday, and as by miracle the boss was in a good mood and did not pester me or yell at me this time!🎉They say not to look a gift horse in the mouth, so let’s just enjoy the temporary peace, shall we?😇My schedule and wallet respectfully disagree. They kept quiet a few weeks for my mind’s sake, but there are errands to run and necessary items to pay for now that November is ending and December is inching closer.💰 I am preparing a bargain for schedule as we speak, since I would like to finally finish some unfinished K-dramas so that I can start watching new stuff. I am not even going to bother negotiating with wallet, because it will not work out in my favor!😅

An interesting historical note I was reminded about while watching Red Sleeve - this drama makes an important distinction in how ladies were addressed. the "mama"(마마) following someone's title/position, e.g., 'joongjeon mama', was only for the king, queen, crown prince, and queen dowager. For the princesses(whether the mother was the queen or a concubine) and concubines that were senior 1st rank, 'jaga'(자가) was used (i.e., yeongbin jaga(영빈자가) as the drama referred to sado's mother as). For junior 1st rank concubines and below, 'manim' or 'mamanim' were used. For the crown princess, 'manora' (마노라) was used, NOT 'mama' (i.e., bingoong manora (빈궁마노라)). I have to also mention Bossam for getting this right- they call the princess 'ongju jaga' (옹주자가), while most other sageuks just use 'mama' for everyone in the royal family. @kiara thought you would find this interesting!

Does anyone remember the stressful prank with Rain and his boy group on Master in the House? Well, have no fear, ep 194 and 195 of MitH are fabulous collaborations of the cast with Street Dancer women groups that is super fun to watch. The women dancers are positive, talented, and not afraid to compliment each other and cheer on the House guys. I enjoyed this mission very much, good vibes all around.

Jang Hyuk on Radio Star, just love him.

Would You Like a Cup of Coffee is slow, I but there’s a decent storyline in there.

Now We Are Breaking Up is my fav just now, waiting for 3 and 4 this weekend.

I guess we have to wait another week for Wild Idol final seven.

I spent a bittersweet day yesterday with a strange mix of celebrating my birthday and saying goodbye to my aunt who passed away. She was a talented dancer and a counselor. Funny, those gathered also felt the solemn beauty of the two life events mingling, I am tied to her forever On this day. Love you, my dear aunt! 😚 👋 ♥️

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I know this is a fairly boring question these days, but how’s Covid in your part of the world? I’m in New Zealand and part of the country is semi-locked down, we’re getting about 200 cases a day. We wear masks in public indoor spaces and crowded outdoor spaces, there are restrictions on event sizes and we maintain physical distancing (or we are meant to, but in practice the distancing is usually not great). Most of the over 12 population has had at least one vaccination, it’s mandatory for healthcare and education staff. I don’t like it being here after so long with zero Covid, I like it even less given my daughter has just been in hospital for a respiratory problem, but at the moment it feels manageable. The lockdown is going to lift soon though, so we shall see what happens.

This week I begin Operation Sparkly Tracksuit.

It's Christmas film season and that means we're in countdown to the end of the year. In between Vanessa Hudgens films, family Secret Santa and our annual drama poll (that I'm getting around to any minute I swear) I'm also going for my elusive and long-desired Sparkly Tracksuit.

Al, our not-so-friendly and ofttimes capricious Algorithm, has been more naughty than nice this year and refuses to provide me with my tracksuit despite my various pleas, rational arguments and impotent threats.

After many years of observation, evidence gathering and just general nerdiness, we have concluded that the highest rating element in Al's Black Box of tricks is responses to posts.

So, please, dear Beanies, make my Christmas wish come true. All I want for Christmas is you... to respond to my post and get me my sparkly tracksuit. I never wanted to be a Fan Club President at all and now I've been one for what feels like forever.

Operation Sparkly Tracksuit begins!

oh hi this is a brain dump lol

- just dropping by on here to say that today, it made me happy to learn that Kim Seon Ho will be resuming his activities and that most of his CFs are pretty much all back and doing well (in terms of sales!!!). and for as long as there's 2D1N season 4, I will feel resentment towards the crazy ex-girlfriend lol she was so unnecessary!!

- I didn't think I would love The King's Affection but I am super hooked. also, I CAN LOOK AT ROWOON ALL DAY. 😍😍 HE'S SO HANDSOME

Is anyone going to see BTS at the AMA's, PTD shows, or Jingle Ball?

I'll be at the PTD shows.

i need someone to discuss the latest two eps of inspector koo. i have so many questions!