Just a heads up for any Beanies in the US: Prison Playbook is leaving Netflix on the 24th of January, so the last day to watch it is January 23! It's been on my list for a while, so I definitely moved it up. Also, the episodes are quite long, so don't wait until the last minute if you want to watch!

I really do not get the internet culture of malicious commentators and trolls. What is the point? To make an actress upset? Or harm their reputation?

The latest one involves Go Yoon Jung’ as her agency released an official statement announcing that they will be taking legal action against perpetrators who post malicious comments and edited photos of Go Yoon Jung.

Recently, Go Yoon Jung’s high school graduation photo was maliciously edited and spread online. The original photo was then belatedly released, proving that the previous photo was edited with ill intention.

A person can have an opinion whether an actor is pretty or not; or whether the actor is good at their craft. But to photoshop a high school picture to "prove" she is not a natural beauty because of plastic surgery is bad. Korean natural beauty standards are very high and valuable in the CF market. Such a charge could damage her reputation to advertisers.

Oh, some breaking news: KBS has decided to temporarily suspend its Wednesday-Thursday dramas.

I saw something about how Today's Webtoon didn't do too well because "it was adapted from a Japanese manga and therefore Korean audiences couldn't relate to it".
I am so confused by this because it's not like that was the first time a drama had been adapted from a Japanese source and it's also not like webtoons & comics don't exist in Korean culture.

Coming attractions:
Japanese culture old and new, food, fiction. I recently became aware of this upcoming 9 episode jdrama from Netflix. It is THE MAKANAI: COOKING FOR THE MAIKO HOUSE. Based on a manga series and it will become available on Jan. 12 on Netflix US. Here is the MDL entry:
https://mydramalist.com/718203-kiyo-in-kyoto

The Interest of Love has me in a chokehold, guys.

Also, I was having a look at Jung So-min's backlog of dramas on MDL and saw D-Day. I remember it airing, but I don't think I've ever heard what anyone thinks about it. I had the idea in my head that it was probably just an okay drama, so imagine my surprise when I saw it pages and pages of GLOWING reviews. Nothing but 9s and 10s! I'm really curious about it now, has anyone seen it?

The Watch and Discuss Korean Drama club had a great time discussing the Avengers Social Club this week.
Our next drama discussion is on How to be Thirty. If you are interested in joining the discussion at the end of this month please see my fan wall for details.

I've been in along slump, I've only watched one drama last year (All of us are dead. I've started watching dramas again this year, since a week really, & I've already finished 3:
_ Through the darkness
_ Happiness
_ D.P.
All kind of depressing I know, they were still amazing.

On one hand I'm happy to have watched them, on the other hand I'm not so proud of myself since I've basically binged everything. Thankfully they were all short. I struggle with not doing things extremely: I either do not watch anything or I binge everything.
I haven't read a single book this year & I usually read at least 1 a day. I binge-read a lot of books last year, I replaced 1 addiction with another.

Now I don't know if I should try to find something depressing or try another genre. I really wanna watch the Glory but I really don't want to wait & watch the whole thing in one go.

(Sorry for the errors English is not my 1st language)

Happy weekend Beanies and keep Beaning On!

I am feeling like a second lead, just a smidge too late, that is.😅 I did extend my best wishes to you all ahead of the festivities, since internet was not an option while I met up with people during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Still, a tiny part of me regrets not being online to celebrate with you all. My first OT of the new year used to be the list of new year resolutions, until covid affected everything. I have finally admitted to myself that I cannot keep those promises, so I will not be restarting that trend.😅

2022 overall was all right with ups and downs, but it was also a state of limbo. Since mid-2021 I have been on sick leave from work to search for the root of my mental problems and to improve myself with the aid of therapy. In order to battle the burn-out, depression and panic disorder, I was advised to go out and do things I like to do, but those same diagnoses often kept me from doing that. Sick leave itself is also under strict rules to avoid abuse, so it feels more like being in hiding instead of being entirely free.

2023 might be a better year for me. The root of my mental problems turned out to be autism spectrum disorder. This diagnosis offers a lot of understanding of my past, an explanation for the other 3 diagnoses among many other things, and an important piece of paper to turn things around at work and other places in the future.

I was in the middle of a one-year government job internship when I fell ill. On paper I am currently expected to finish this internship in accordance with the rules that applied when I started work late 2020. Once I finish the internship, I get officially appointed as a civil servant and then I will continue doing my job. There are many options out there, like temporary medical part time, job counselling, changing departments… but of course only for employees who have finished their internship and are appointed. Apparently, I am the first intern ever to need such options for medical reasons.🙄

I foresee interesting discussions with about a dozen different departments to get things sorted, which may give me headaches at best and a lot more anxiety in the worst-case scenario.🤕Not to mention the dreadful fact that sooner or later I will have to face and inform my current team leader and coworkers that made me fall ill in the first place. On the other hand, behind all those hurdles lies job clarity in some still unknown form accompanied by freedom. That beats staying in limbo forever.💪🏻

I want to be born again as someone simple, someone that doesn't overthink things. Someone that doesn't put too much meaning into things.

I envy that kind of people so much.

I'm really considering my options and I think I can only live in peace if I stop taking to people completely or if I reborn as my opposite.
No, wait. Even if I stop taking to other people I will still talk to myself/think and get stress out. I really need to born again.
Song Joon Ki, please tell me your secret for a second chance in life (I need to watch the show).

Hi, beanies. How was your first week of the year? I was doing great until I started thinking these past two days. 🤣 Aigoo.
I hope you have a great weekend, beanies! 😊

I found out that JTBC's Fly High Butterfly was released first in Taiwan (Just like Dear M which this drama aired in Japan first). It was now titled Salon de Nabi, aired from July 22 to September 16 last year (2022), its co-production with South Korea and Taiwan and it was a 16-episode Kdrama that never released yet. It starred Daniel Choi and Kim Hwang-yi and of course, it aired on Taiwan's MyVideo and Amazon Prime for selected countries only. That means that Dramabeans didn't covered this Kdrama yet (as well as Dear M too). I hope Dramabeans will might get a series reviews for this and Dear M soon once this and Dear M finally released on South Korea in the near future.

In other news, I watched all episodes for Watcha's Recipe for Farewell (now available through Kocowa), I got bean for Recipe for Farewell already and I felt shocked that Dramabeans didn't listed this 12-episode Kdrama yet. So it might also get into Dramabeans series review soon. As I wondered, this was now one of my best Kdramas that I watched ever because of most impressive performances from Han Suk-kyu (as Changwook) and Kim Seo-hyung (as Da-jeong) in this 12-episode tearjerker. It was based on writer Kang Chang-rae's true story and I hoped some Beanies like me will definitely going to watch this.

I'm new Drama Beans, which I found by doing an online search trying to find out why all the free shows on Kocowa disappeared a couple of days ago. I've been using Ondemandkorea and Kocowa, but I was wondering if any of you have better suggestions for a bigger selection of shows? I've also used Netflix and Viki before, but didn't like the small selection of the former and not being able to use an adblocker on the latter. I've also made a general rule not to use torrents given the number of devices I've lost due to viruses. In combing through this website, I've realized that my two main sources don't have nearly the amount of new shows that I've been looking for. Any suggestions would be great, regardless of whether it's a free or pay service since having access to the latest shows is my main priority. Thanks.

This week was very busy and went fast. High pressure work environment took a toll on my sleep. I'm going to watch My Fair Lady musical today.

On the bright side, next week, I will visit Newcastle for a vacation while on annual leave.

Hello everyone. I know "Through the Darkness" was a drama with a huge fan number and high quality. Which is why I decided to consult you here. Hoping that among the fellow beanies, I can find someone who is still willing to talk about it. Here is my question ❓
During the events of the drama, we see our Profilers changed their outfits and tried wearing suits. What was the reason?
Was it because the first time they did it, the interviewed prisoner said that he felt he was important and they could stat the interview easier?