Impressions on Legend, Episode 2

by javabeans

My opinion on Legend after its first week of broadcasts (a preview special and three episodes) is one of tentative liking. No matter how people may rave about other historical...

Tags: Bae Yong-joon, Lee Jia, Legend, Moon Sori

Legend / 태왕사신기

by javabeans

So this week saw the start of the LEGEND (태왕사신기) extravaganza, kicking off with four consecutive days of broadcasting -- an introductory special, followed by the first three episodes. Boasting perhaps...

Tags: Bae Yong-joon, first episodes, Lee Jia, Legend, Moon Sori

Wherein I self-critique

by javabeans

I like seeing how other people translate, for a few reasons. For one, it helps me improve my own translations, seeing how others express a phrase, plus I'm curious at...

Tags: Coffee Prince, fansubbing, Goong, Goong S

The Story of Hyang Dan: Episode 2 (End)

by javabeans

Part of why STORY OF HYANG DAN works for me is because, although there's an element of the ridiculous built in (it walks the line between farce and reality), at...

Tags: Choi Siwon, Seo Ji-hye, Story of Hyang Dan

Excuse the squealing nine-year-old girl; blame anime

by javabeans

Oh man, oh man, oh man. Excuse me for a second while I ramble on about totally irrelevant (to kdrama) things for a second. My heart just stopped for a...

The Sageuk Bandwagon

by javabeans

(This cap from Episode 1 of The Story of Hyang Dan cracks me up. Choi Shi Won's expression here is priceless as his Mong Ryong ignores bimbotastic Chun Hyang for the...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Conspiracy in the Court, Dae Jang Geum, Hong Gil Dong, Jumong, King and I, Legend, Story of Hyang Dan

The Story of Hyang Dan: Episode 1

by javabeans

MBC's just-aired two-episode drama STORY OF HYANG DAN, which translates to The Story of Hyang Dan, isn't really a sageuk drama, even if it takes place in the time of...

Tags: Choi Siwon, first episodes, Seo Ji-hye, Story of Hyang Dan

More First Impressions: Cats, Pigs, and Grapes

by javabeans

Rather than calling the current drama drought a Coffee Prince withdrawal, I think it's more of a general late-summer ennui type thing. Summer's winding down, it's (really, enervatingly) hot, and...

Tags: Golden Age for Daughters-in-Law, The Vineyard Man

Scene analyses and comparisons: Sam-Girl-Wolf-Rose edition

by javabeans

As you know, for the past couple of weeks, I've been on the prowl for a good show to watch. I've sampled a bunch of series, but so far, none...

Tags: Green Rose, I Am Sam, Lee Jun-ki, My Girl, Time of Dog and Wolf

For the bored and random

by javabeans

Keke. Totally just for kicks and giggles... Today's useless but amusing toy of the day comes via Pop Candy, which, if you're unaware, is a fantastic blog on American/Western...