isn´t it the same where Johnny Depps´ kid plays? Lily...
uh, it is that bad? But I dont trust RT anymore. They bashed our Last Sentinel, a movie I enjoyed just frantically

Well, to give the benefit of the doubt, how could she have known how bad it would be? I assume she was just honored to be offered a role in a Western project by someone she liked/admired/respected/whatever.

That being said, maybe she wanted to doing risque things that she can't do in Korean entertainment.

They should have known because HBO. But in all fairness, she or her company would have no idea that the creators would force out the female director and redo the show. Also, I have seen some critics say she's the only real idol on it and makes the leads look dull-- so a very slight positive??

ocean storms season too - it all depends upon how much heat n energy in atmosphere -

Boris done - Neta and erdo boy won't go down easily.
Iran - same story every year -as expected - common sense
Pak - imran down - party done - army shows what power it has - lost reputation but power is intact

XI - won middle east jackpot - France macron near - germany not a leader - UK in doldrums - africa much in control - latin america near - as said several times before - The most powerful in world unofficially

i'm enjoying this big stage show quite a lot -

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Watch a really sad movie to help accelerate the exit of head congestion! (ewwwwww)

you and i can miss Yeon and Rang together this weekend...
*sniffs*

never a trip where everything goes right. but those things are minor, looking back
travelling with friends can turn a lot of things upside down people have very different sides. it is also one of the best things you can do.

Heck, traveling with even a Significant Other can be torture. Witness me and Darling Hubby - we are totally different, but after many years traveling, have learned a handful of compromises. Haven't had the "perfect" trip in a long time (it was with kids) but nevertheless, planning a trip to South Korea next year.

It's cool you have a friend you can go on trips with.

I have existential crisises, rambles, thoughts all the time but they never lead me to the conclusion yours led you to.
I did go on a trip out of state and when I was on my way back home, I wondered if I wasted my trip. Did I not see enough? Did I not do enough? I was told I could always just visit again another time but I know myself and that's unlikely.

Hope the air on has been set up and all is well in your home

Hopefully it means the other channels will pick up the shows that have been locked in Disney+ Asian region only. If they then make sure the rest of the global market is better served I will be a happy woman.

Oh joy, oh rapture - the Mouse has blinked. One fewer clueless platform to grumble about. Honestly, they tried hard but lacked the essential sincerity that is the heart of successful Korean content.
Hmm, perhaps this explains why I can finally watch Call It Love on HULU. I think Dr. Romantic 3 is there too.

Disney and Netflix hard push into Korea was made by using Western budget metrics to actually cost 3X more than normal Korean TV series costs. Naturally, it would be harder to earn a profit on their Korean OTT platforms because the expenses were out of whack. But Netflix is also paring back on international spending. Licensing may be more cost effective in the long run than being the actual producer.

I think it is a good call. Not to talk about anything else, I feel Disney+ K original content lacks the core that draws people to K shows. To be honest, the shows look pretentious, resulting from the attempts to merge what K shows are famous for and Disney Touch. The results were unsightly.

From what I understood they aren't totally giving up on Korean content yet, only stopping producing their own kdramas. Anyway, good riddance. Hope we'll hear the wonderful news of them leaving that market alone soon enough.

So does this mean I made a smart decision to not invest in a subscription to Disney (because I can't afford it)???

Good since they don't think anyone in North America needs to see them.

Good. Hopefully I will have better access to dramas than it being region locked by Disney.

I knew that upcoming SBS horror Kdrama Revenant starring Kim Tae-ri now acquired to Disney+.

Also, Disney+ original Kdrama Moving will be in two months time (August 9, 2023).

Good riddance.

My absolultest favorite kdrama is Crazy Love. I watched on with a Disney+ Asia with a VPN on my computer, but it still hasn't arrived in the USA except on HULU and I am effin NOT subscribing to another platform. Ef Disney.

With both airing on the same day and being available on Netflix at same time, my biggest confusion is which one to hit play first 😅

I think it might matter where you are…what country are you in, if you don’t mind the question? Beanies can be of better help that way.

In the US, I don't think there are too many unique content for new dramas. I do see a lot of overlap with Viki for older dramas. But recently TOTNT1938 was on Prime and so was True to Love, so it was easy for me to watch with prime subscription. A while back Island was on Prime. Recently some content moved to Prime, like Reply 1997 from Netflix.
Most of my content watching is from Netflix, Viki and Iqiyi (dramas). Only this year I went to Prime to see two dramas.
So I guess you don't need to unless a drama you want to watch is airing on Prime.

I watched May I Help You on Prime and I think a time or two (that I remember) the timing was off with the subtitles. That's the only show I watched so far cause Prime isn't my go to for dramas so I don't think about it.

Sometimes it will say something is available but then it's not and I assumed it used to be then lost the license or something.

If you're in the US - I think it's not worth subscribing just for dramas. We already have Prime for other reasons (I agree with all of your reservations but can't talk my husband out of it) so I've watched a few dramas on it. The selection only seems huge, as you say; their search function is terrible (you often have to enter the *exact* title they use, right down to punctuation and capitalization) and I find their playback interface on my TV maddeningly fumbly. I've even sometimes resorted to darkside sites for things that are on Prime because the mechanics of watching are easier.

TL;DR: Don't.

I'm not keen on Amazon anything, so I can't recommend it but I do recommend Kocowa. It's been adding new and old Kdramas at a pretty decent rate recently, and since it's the US-based entity owned by the 3 main Korean networks, I figured it's the best source for shows released to the US market. Plus the subscription rate is great. I also like OnDemandKorea.com, but their English-subbed Kdrama selection is smaller than it used to be despite their vast non-subbed selection. Neither have much beyond Korean content, though, so not ideal if you also want C or J Dramas. Asiancrush.com has other Asian shows and movies, but their selection doesn't have much in terms of new Korean content. Kdramahood.com is another I use every so often when I can't find a show on either service and it's free, but a bit on the dl in terms of legitimacy. I keep hoping that the actual Korean networks that air these shows will provide English-subbed versions directly on their websites and charge for it. I realize the various global business issues that prevent it, but it'd be so much easier and worth it for them since there's a paying audience.

We have had Prime since the beginning, so any video/drama is a plus, not a feature.

Very, very few dramas (Bora!Debora/True to Love) is the only recent plus for me. I would never purchase Prime solely to get streaming video.

I’m in Australia so probably can’t help you but yeah I’m with everyone, getting Prime for kdramas seems pointless. That said, if there are a few dramas in a streaming service I want to see, I sign up for a couple of months. It’s easier paying $10 or so than potentially getting some foul virus, sadly I’ve had many a computer die on me in the past. I also use a VPN to access kdramas that aren’t available in my region, but frustratingly my VPN doesn’t work on Prime

I try my best to avoid doing business with the Evil Empire, though it becomes more and more difficult as the behemoth continues to swallow up businesses. I deleted my account years ago. Don’t buy from Audible, Whole Foods, Zappos, etc.

Prime Video seems like a racket to me. About 90% of the things I’d want to watch would require an additional subscription to one service or another on top of the Prime fee. Better to subscribe to the services directly and cut out the middleman.
There are currently 4 Kdramas on my watchlist that I can find only on Prime at the moment. I have plenty of other stuff to watch, so I’m taking a wait-and-see approach in the hopes I’ll eventually be able to watch them elsewhere.

I thought of this discussion when saw this article about Amazon duping purchasers into paying for Prime subscriptions without realizing it. 🤬

Not to mention actors can’t control which scripts they are offered, or which scripts their management lets them know about.

Also, even if they do get a good script, they may not feel the role they are offered is a good fit for them or have other issues with it.

I’m sure there are many times where an actor isn’t really feeling their recent script offers but well, they have a career to keep alive and money to make and they have to pick SOMETHING, and sometimes that something ends up being not very good.

In the c-drama You are my Glory, the FL (a top actress) mentioned something in relation to this question. She asked her manager not to consider dramas or shows that feature being high school and even early 20s, as she was in her late 30s then. She was also shown to select shows based on the director (like someone she hasn't worked with, but is highly acclaimed). So, I think they do have a choice, and parameters include not just the script but the director or perhaps even the team behind the production. Recently watched Radio Romance (RR; unfinished) and saw the same faces as the 2125 drama. Not sure if it is the same director, but RR was like blocks of scenes, with dialogues spoken between two actors, move out and another scene takes over. I have limited knowledge on theatre of filming, but i can get a feel of what's good show and what not. Do you remember which shows you watched and an actor or actress came to mind that would have played the scene differently? I just can't recall which ones, but the thought sometimes come when I'm watching kdramas.

Well, some projects SCREAM disaster from the Day1, let's admit the ugly truth))) I rarely blame actors though, there are just too many factors that make a show successful or opposite of that. I'd say always picking right scripts is a talent too, just like being lucky in general. Certain actors have it, certain don't - to a sometimes ridiculous degree, most are somewhere in between. It leaves fans frustrated and haters happy that they have another bone to chew onto, but that's how it is. Most of my faves are an unpredictable mess in that regard, so I know the pain)))

KKOKDU was good as a concept but most likely already bad during the script phase. You CAN say that if you look closely at the writing, trust me. Subplots, dialogues, characterization - everything was tragic. Clunky execution only hammered it into the grave deeper. EAW, RR and SG had VERY interesting concepts and okay scripts, but what elevated them to hit status was mostly acting/directing/visuals/combo of all the above. To put it shortly, when other factors are good, weak script can be salvaged, but it's not guaranteed. But when there are other clearly weak links... good luck then^^