@reply1988 are you going to be trying Alchemy of Souls this weekend?

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    No it’s not really my style of drama. Will you be watching?
    I started Jinxed and so far that level of fantasy works for me.

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      Not sure. I’ve got Netflix so it’s tempting, but I’ve been burned by Hong sisters dramas before…

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        I keep hearing the Hong sister’s being mentioned with a negative statement afterwards. I just looked them up and I haven’t watched any of their dramas but I thought Hotel Del Luna and My girlfriend is a Gumiho got good reviews.

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          I enjoyed Hotel del Luna – but I also watched Warm and Cozy…

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          Imho it’s mostly a case of much much too high expectations, turning into severe negativity instead of lower expectations.

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            Ok sounds like going in not expecting much is the best approach and if it turns out well it’s a bonus. Maybe there are a couple of good ones that leads to the high expectations for the others which are not in the same league.

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            Idk man I went into HDLL with super low expectations and it still ended up like THAT for me hahs

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            My problem is usually the editing – big budget dramas are given free reign to make story arcs unnecessarily long, usually at the expense of intelligent characters…

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          I have watched 9 out of their 12 dramas. In my opinion their shows are always new and different, with a ridiculous sense of humour, and unusaul characters played by very charismatic actors. I watch them for the fun and ridiculousness I know they will provide. I don’t get upset when their shows don’t end spectacularly well. I never expect that of any drama no matter which writer. I have learned my lesson a long time ago. If I don’t like the show then so be it. Next time, lower expectations.

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          It’s clearly the hype. The Hong Sisters were extremely popular on Dramabeans about 5 years ago. It’s only recently that there’s so much negativity around them. If I remember correctly, Javabean and Girlfriday were big fans.

          Honestly, I never understood the hype because the Hong Sisters were always hit or miss for me.

          I liked only 3 of their dramas: MGiaG, A Korean Odyssey, and Hotel del Luna.

          I absolutely hated the other dramas of theirs I’ve seen: Delightful Girl, Warm&Cozy, Master’s Sun, My Girl, and You’re Beautiful.

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            True. JB and GF being great fans definitely contributed to the high expectations on db. The fact is they were native Korean speakers and understood every single pun and joke and reference that the writers used, so they definitely enjoyed their shows much more than the average foreign kdrama fan does.

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            It’s true if you get the translations without the subtleties then you lose the meaning, like the translator spoke about in Run on. I didn’t like that drama but I knew exactly what she meant.

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