We know that the idol-turned-actor move is problematic and usually a rough road for the artist. Many idols have made the transition over time with training and experience. I thought the idea of idols being turned into sudden, overnight actors was over. Jang Wonyoung of the k-pop group IVE is so popular (6.3 M IG followers) that she is being offered DOZENS of k-dramas including lead roles even though she has ZERO acting experience. She is only 18 years old. She is holding post-pandemic concert events with her group and releasing new songs. She is now receiving many CF contracts. But I guess that is not enough for her agency, Starship.

oh yeah - pretty fun week. interesting week.

few month back said am gonna be in pinch -
Autumn always +ve for me but this time there had to be change
this change came into figth with - 2022 which needed to see change.

overall autumn going as it always go - and change of 2022 is also with me - i'm in better position.

Time to buy a new bed - sleeping on makeshift bed not good for your back and neck - only when you experience things, you get to learn much. not for the privileged class.

without home can be spent few days to few weeks - seems difficult. for that need a good earthquake or conflict or fight.

Looking forward to the first Watch and Discuss Korean Drama club on 22nd November. I have had a lot of fun choosing short dramas to watch. Everything and Nothing is a 4 episode coming of age drama looking at the struggles of parent/child relationships. We are contrasting this with a 30 minute short Two lights: Relumino about two visually impaired young adults joining a photography class.

Anyone interested in joining the discussion please see my fan page for more details.

Secret children/siblings/etc keep popping up in kdramaland and I like to make snarky comments about their prevalence, so I need to make something clear. I do not have a secret father and am not a long-lost son, no matter what someone once said.

Years ago (think 1980s) I got a phone call from some some old guy who asked my name and then said he was my long-lost father. At the time my father was still alive and we were in frequent contact, so I just told the guy he wasn't my father and ended the call without asking about his story. Not sure if he was some kind of scammer or if there was some real heartbreak there. And FWIW, I resemble my real father enough so I'm sure there isn't some non-standard story in my actual parentage.

Also, I know someone (not related) who was the secret sibling. Seems there was this guy who married, had a kid, divorced, then remarried and never told his new family that the old family existed. New kids found out from his effects after he died, and got in touch.

All this in America among persons of European ancestry. So our truth can be just as makjang-y as Korean fiction, it's just that we don't obsess about it so much in our mainstream fiction. I don't watch American soaps but I guess we keep our fictional family secrets safely tucked away there where I'll never see them (??).

I just finished watching 20th Century Girl with my daughters and while we really enjoyed the movie one thing I had to talk to them about is the issue of underage drinking (they are in high school and middle school). It doesn’t seem to be a issue in most of the kdramas for high schoolers to get totally drunk while on a trip away from their parents or adult supervision (in fact it’s seems to seen as kind of liberating and a way for the characters to lose their inhibitions). When 25/21 was airing I saw there was some controversy about the high schooler dating a high school graduate, but nothing about him getting drunk with a bunch of high schoolers? Maybe it’s just a cultural thing in Korea but since these shows are being shown on Netflix worldwide I’d think there would be some sensitivity to the issue…

Making an earnest plea to every beanie to go watch What's Up 2011 drama. Seriously, it is SO good.

In CURTAIN CALL, Secretary Jung (Sung Dong-Il) has the connections to track down the long lost grandson in North Korea.

Secretary Jung, your next mission should you decide to accept it, please find out if and where SBS’s FIRST RESPONDERS will be available subbed in English. Episode one is scheduled to air on Nov. 11. Thank you.

If someone wants some light, romance show, I sincerely recommend Love between Fairy and Devil. I’m on my rewatch, and it keeps getting better and better. Oh.. it’s a Cdrama.

I’m so disappointed in that I feel like new, interesting Kdramas don’t end up being streamed on Netflix now. I want to watch Curtain Call, Gaus, Youth MT, but none of these is on NF. I also really want to watch Summer Strike, and I don’t think this will be on NF either. 😔

Am I the only one who feels like there are less Kdramas on NF? What happened? Don’t people watch a lot of Kdramas these days?

What am I supposed to do with my pathetic life after all my favorite shows end?
First Season of Blossom and tomorrow Gaus Electronics.

I'm not ready. NOT READY.

Btw, i'm watching High Kick and yep, koreans are vampires. PMY looks the same, I swear. And she's so pretty it's crazy.

Anyway, have a nice weekend Beanies! Love for you. XOXO

Happy weekend Beanies and keep Beaning On!

My friend and I are taking turns sleeping over on the weekends depending on where our scheduled activities are taking place. She stayed over for the Billy Boyd convention and I visited her last weekend for some Halloween movies and shopping. The next two weekends we are repeating the whole process in order to hang out with mutual friends that live in our neighborhoods, but this weekend we are taking a breather and staying at home.🏠

Not that I will be bored, with many ingredients in the fridge and the dust in my room. I try to take care of these things on weekdays to take it easier on the weekends, but things do pile up if you are away from home more often than you are used to. In the end I will be cleaning up after the metaphorical tornado that passed through my room, after cooking and baking up another storm in the kitchen first!👩‍🍳

Hello beanies...

Currently I'm watching family drama What Happens with My Family and absolutely love it! Can you recommend me more family weekend and daily drama?

just started watching Silent, a Jdorama with Kawaguchi Haruna -- she is so adorable. this is very sweet, about high school sweethearts that broke up and meet later under different circumstances...