I dropped it in the middle of ep 5…characters were meh..especially cheobol drama was boring felt like they added it to fill up the 16 episodes..too many 1D villains and plot seems pretty average
It’s wasn’t for me..I also think it’s this popular because of the cast rather than the plot or script.. It’s not bad I just didn’t find to be worth of this praise..just my opinion though
Something fun I’ve learnt about the Korean language: It is infinitely capable of accommodating new words which are created from the abbreviations and partial fusions of existing words.
A little while ago I realised that “월화드라마” (romanised approximation as “wolhwadeulama”,(pronunciation link: https://korean.dict.naver.com/koendict/#/search?query=월화드라마)
means “Monday-Tuesday drama”. It was created by taking the first syllables of Monday.
“월요일 and Tuesday, “화요일” to create “월화드라마”.
it’s strange to watch two Lee Bo-Young dramas at once (MINE and HIDE) but its cool to see how she acts out her characters differently despite being somewhat simmilar in premise.
Bloody hell. That is just awful. Rapists and bullies still get to work but that poor bugger is demonised and rendered invisible. I hope against hope that someday soon the medical approach to addiction becomes accepted and this kind of brutality ceases to make legal and policy sense.
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised, but I still kind of am. However, they haven’t removed him completely, and Netflix still has him second in the list of actors, although I suppose that could change. Perhaps this is a compromise. The drama gets released, which benefits everyone involved in the production, and Yoo Ah-In is ever so gradually re-introduced. I’m curious to see what happens now.
Forgive me for depressing you but I read today in the newsletter for the prestigious science Journal “Nature” that climate change is slowing Earth’s rotation. We are in deep trouble.
It would be good but I hope these were always planned and not just after-thoughts because of the low ratings.
My vote: Lee Sohyuk’s character as a cool, functional and happy man for Dohwan!
I belive they where done filming the drama before airing so this was not a second thoght things, so looks like they goona be important for moving the story.
👍🏼 That would be amazing. My ranked-choice second vote: any one of them as a nice former DH boyfriend back on the scene, older and wiser, with both of them realizing they let a good thing get away and ready to bring some new maturity and openness to an adult relationship.
But honestly I’ll settle for no “bury your gays.” I’ve had all the optimism beaten out of me.
I am worried that the drubbing that this drama has unjustifiably received will discourage other script-writers to substantively engage with same sex relationships as subplots including one day braving the waters to portray queer female relationships which are rare as hens teeth in KDs. That is a whole lot of invisibility to tolerate and wish to see reversed.
I will always support those actors who are brave enough to take on queer roles whether in BLs of variable qualities but also in mainstream ones. Many actors and other creatives in SK are no doubt queer as in other parts of the world and have to live in the closet out of necessity to remain safe, not shunned by some of their loved ones and remain employed. Life in the closet must be stressful. How does one choose to have relationships – whether continuing or casual – if there will always be the danger of outing by unscrupulous people including former lovers/partners out of spite. I am moved that these kinds of brutal act aren’t happening in the SK’n queer communities including the acting ones but to live with the possibility must be horrendous.
Today for the growing Chicken Nugget community, I offer you, Choi Sun-man!!! The Sun Man!!! The ultimate straight man, frankly. Even better than Bud Abbott, Michael Scott, or Tommy Smothers. Yeah, comedy hisgtory fighting words, sure. No one cares. Sun-man rules, tho. Or, more precisely, Ryu Seung-ryong rules with an enviable gift for deadpan delivery and targeted facial comedy. DON\’T FLASH BAAAAAACK!!!! 하지마!!! 하지마!!! Of course, the kids never listen.
I think I\’ve now giffed this entire scene across maybe four posts, I love it so much. I mean, I love the entire fucking thing. Phew. How\’d you like that call-back?? I won\’t get too self-congratulatory.
Tee-hee. The facial expressions!!! Oh, he wants to be left alone sooooo badly!!!. I know just how he feels as the parent of a daughter.
This one\’s as much about Sun-man as it is about this cameo by one of our Be Melo cross-over actors, Heo Joon-seok. It\’s also a stand-alone GIF…take it for your own uses, Beanies!!! How many times have you been confronted with someone you wish to dismiss with such effective clarity??? Shoot this gif over to them. They\’ll get the message. 100% for sure.
@Seon-ha: I badly want to be nosy and ask if you have a daughter but I am resisting it as I have boundaries!. The joys of the English language as that sentence of yours could be legitimately interpreted in two different ways.
OH MY GOSH these gifs are pure GOLD Seon-ha!!!!!!👏👏👏 I loooove these scenes and I loooove Ryu Seung-ryong’s comedy. He’s hilarious in such a skilled way that he makes it look effortless. I first saw him in Extreme Job (one of my favorite K-movies), but he’s even funnier here. I’ll rewatch this drama just for him when I need a laugh!
I have this one on my watchlist, and your posts are definitely making me more excited for it!! This will likely be my next C-drama after I finish The Blood of Youth and Rainless Love in a Godless Land.
What I love about this is the mature couple and the mature acting. The production quality is excellent, the story is engaging, and the soundtrack is delightful! I think you’ll love it too, drama twin! 😉
I haven’t heard about the Rainless Love drama. Going to check it out now!
Ok that makes me even MORE excited for this drama!!! It sounds right up my alley!!😄
I think you’d like the Rainless Love drama, too – it’s a fairytale/folktale vibe and the most wonderful Guardian ML. I don’t know how it will end (I didn’t look up spoilers before starting), but I’m in it no matter what. I can also say that seeing it unfold has been beautiful – I’d recommend skipping reading too much about it before starting! It’s a bit slow (*dreamy*) and the plot happens in cyclical reveals, but it’s lovely!
If you like this, then I highly recommend “Princess Agents” if you haven’t already watched it. It’s the same FL actress & ML actor OTP. It’s due to the hype and success of “Princess Agents” that this drama already has an established fanbase and probably why it’s also garnering so much buzz. Fans of “Princess Agents” actually wanted a season 2 of the drama, but got this instead haha
I started watching the JDrama Eye Love You on Netflix (because of Chae Jong-hyeop, of course), only to realise that the missing 5 episodes won\’t be available until mid-April. I wish I\’d known that earlier.
By the way, I\’m proud of myself for understanding most of Tae-oh\’s thoughts, even though there are deliberately no subtitles.
Did anyone watch the American TV show Smash back in 2012? It was a dumpster fire of a show but entertaining. We\’re rewatching it and I totally had forgotten that season 2 has a White Bus of Doom!
To quote a comment, Double B king of the spoiler. I’m ready!!! Also, my managers husband has been laid off and he’s spending his days watching kdramas! I’m not the only one at work who watches kdramas (I’ve been slumped for a year so it’s not like I’ve even been actively watching kdramas) but I must watch them the loudest because my manager came to tell me about it with a list of dramas he’s watching. Ha!
Can I just say how much I love that when they are making and selecting music for their solo projects they are still GOT7 and if they find something they like that fits the group they send it to everyone. I love that. I love them.
Impossible Heir Ep 10
Gotta hand it to the background score. It was dramatic and full of feels even when nothing on screen deserved it. If you close your eyes you can actually feel the betrayal, the calmness, the exit of Tae Oh free and smiling. But if you open your eyes it’s all gone 😂
That last scene. Tae Oh is still shocked by what In Ha is capable of? Why? Don’t you have first hand experience?
What would be the best ending? Inha kills Hyewon because she returned his fugly ring. Tae Oh kills In Ha because love. Tae oh goes to jail and meets his father. There is a brawl and dad kills his own son. The end. And we audience lived happily every after.
And chairman continues to live and May be gets a heart transplant and lives another 40 years and thus becomes his own heir. Impossible heir!
I didn’t understand why he looked surprised neither. The guy killed his brother, tried to kill his father a first time, made him a murderer and then tried to kill him in prison…
There is nothing to understand, it makes no sense. I questioned what was happening several times in the episodes. Still have absolutely no idea what Hye Won does or has done.
I’m imagining that Tae-oh was in shock that he almost arrived too late to the Chairman’s room and In-ha almost found out that the Chairman is faking his medical condition and hospital stay. I mean, the Chairman faked it once before, who’s to say he isn’t this time —- in some grand plan he made with Tae-oh?
Or maybe Tae-oh’s just simply shocked Hye-won’s still in this drama and is hoping evil In-ha can explain why. Heh!
Beanies I was born in 2002 and I truly think the curse of my generation is having too much information that is floating around, overwhelming you which then makes you resort to social media
I feel you on that. We used to be limited to a few books on a topic but now, I don’t know how you guys handle the wall of information available. It would feel overwhelming to me too but I don’t do social media (unless DB counts).
And I was born in a generation in the middle between you and Manichan. Our struggle is that we are like a transit generation: having traditional bosses and having subordinates that are so free-spirited.
We take a break from our regularly-scheduled Chicken Nugget content for some Sexy-Time Studio, episode 5. The chemistry between these two is off-the-charts.
My only critique, and it\’s not a big one (although I\’m about to use a dirty word), is that the tension relies on a form of noble idiocy—let\’s just call it \”ridiculous self-restraint\”—on the part of our known-to-be-doomed ML, a man who craves human companionship so very much, but withholds himself from it because…well, he doesn\’t feel he deserves it? There\’s no reason to do it? She\’ll only get hurt when he dies? What? But, like I say, this is a special form of noble idiocy unnecessary, but sort of hot, self-restraint that doesn\’t really bug me, but that does form a large part of the tension here.
In other news…swoon. Could she say that to me??? Who wouldn\’t want to hear those words spoken so kindly?? What a fundamental human craving, to be recognized. Nice work, writernim. I\’m not crying, you\’re crying.
And lastly, way to go, Show!!! ToD POV!!! And yes, that\’s who you think it is.
OUR BLOOMING YOUTH DB Group Watch/rewatch/binge-watch
Episodes 5 & 6
“Time is a beanie’s only enemy” – this saying seems so true in the sense that if I don’t take notes when watching an episode, I tend to forget details that are worth mentioning, even when I’ve just (re)watched the show. And where is the TIME for another rewatch?!!
When we discussed episode 3 & 4 in Minnie’s house last week, there are a couple of moments I would love to GIF, but I forgot to, so here they are.
Hwan isn’t hesitant a second to grab the chance to tease Jae-yi when she is silently urging him to give her a name. Look at their expressions 🤣
Someone is certainly jealous of Sergeant 😉
Our heroine’s adventure has made some progress with the formation of their weird Scooby-Doo gang where scientist Myung-jin wants to be the leader giving commands, not doing manual work, while a Scholar Park neither arrives on time nor knows how to use a shovel LOL
The look of disgust on Jae-yi’s face when it dawns on her who Scholar Park is LOL
I laughed out loud when Myung-jin says given how Hwan is using the shovel, their work will be done in 3 months 10 days 🤣🤣.
Most of episodes 5 & 6 are fun moments with the build-up of camaraderie between Hwan and Jae-yi, Myung-jin, Ga-ram. It is hilarious when the three of them talking about breaking the laws in front of Hwan, especially when Jae-yi knows who he is.
These episodes also give us more insight into the Sergeant character. I must admit I previously had some doubt about him, but it was diminished when I saw him putting his ego aside to help Jae-yi protect the newborn and I finally came to trust him when I knew that he always carried the consent letter of his marriage with Jae-yi. I think upon his better judgement, he came to believe she was innocent. Han Seong-on has sad and longing eyes befitting his character in this show. I feel for Sergeant when his childhood friend doubts his loyalty, and he has every right to do so because he’s no one but the Crown Prince, while his fiancée is accused of murders and no where to be found.
Poor Jae-yi didn’t have time to catch her breath. When her physical wound to the head hasn’t got time to fully heal, her newly built bond with Hwan is once again challenged by the sudden death of her childhood friend Shim-young. It was cute to see Hwan making up reasons to excuse her from labour before angst hit them, though.
The relationship between Myung-jin and Ga-ram continues to be hilarious. I have reached the limit for number of GIFs in a post, so I couldn’t GIF the scene when Ga-ram was looking for Myung-jin only to find him trying to escape by himself LOL.
To me, the highlight of these episodes is the fun and heartwarming moments between our main characters. But angsty moments are waiting around the corner, aren’t they?
I loved that he wrote in the note he left with her apple that he might not miss an opportunity to be proud, but he also never missed an opportunity to reward people for their loyalty and good work. Jeez, I’m remembering why I fell so hard for PHS during this drama hahaha!
I’m remembering why I fell so hard for PHS during this drama hahaha!
Tell me about it. And am I glad he is coming back on screen in a revenge drama; SBS unveiled their third installment after Fiery Priest and Taxi Drive – Treasure Island, and PHS is leading that. And then the noir is in the line up too. So excited to get this PHS back.
2024 has made me feel like I had been roaming seeking a significant other all these years and unexpectedly all of them showed up all at once 😂. A dream came true!!!
Hopefully this is not a ****spoiler****
Hwan keeps showing that he is not afraid to admit he wasn’t right but he had his reasons to do what he did, in later episodes. That’s a consistent trait of his. He sees 2 sides of a coin, maybe except when he talks about his look 🤣🤣
I wonder if it was purely because of jealousy though. Every piece of evidence he has points to her being the perpetrator, not to mention even she doesn’t have a clear memory of what happened and whom she saw.
They are on the fan wall for anyone to see, but we sometimes tag people we know will be interested because they are definitely participating. You can access all fan wall posts by clicking the “Beanie” tab up at the top!
Unaspirated, since next week you will be posting, here’s our updated tag list. I guess the one after you (Cera) will come back to the lastest post, i.e. your post, to grab the tag list, as I did with Minnie’s list.
These particular posts of Our Blooming Youth will be up once a week as a community watch, and we’ll post in turn. The schedule for the remaining episodes is:
Post 4 (Episodes 7-8): jls943 – 04-05 April
Post 5 (Episodes 9-10): Cera – 11-12 April
Post 6 (Episodes 11-12): Claire – 18-19 April
Post 7 (Episodes 13-14): Minnie – 25-26 April
Post 8 (Episodes 15-16): Midnight – 02-03 May
Post 9 (Episodes 17-18): jls943 – 09-10 May
Post 10 (Episodes 19-20): Cera – 16-17 May
We’ll tag you when the post is up, please come. No pressure of hosting. But please let us know anytime you’d like to post.
As Unaspirated said, you can see the fan wall posts by click “Beanies” tab at the top. Do scroll down past the section of “Featured Beanies”. It took me a while to work that out 🙂
I will definitely be getting involved in your fun chat. Just posted my feelings on Ep1&2 and 3&4. They are at the bottom of each post and if you don’t mind going back I’d love to hear your response. Will be all caught up with 4-5 tomorrow. It’s such a good show and then you add in the excitement of sharing what happens. Brain overload🥹🥹 must must sleep😃
Also, no offense to Sergeant Cheekbones over there, but Jae-i is straight wrong about him being way better than Hwan 😂
I guess Hwan trumpeting for himself is not too far off the mark. Hwan hwaiting for Hwan.
I think this is when he started selling himself to Jay Yi as the better option 😂😂😂 and its hilarious that she absolutely wasn’t sold.
Or…maybe she was. The way she invades his space in that alley…was her heart truly racing because of the guards? Adranaline junkie that she is, it does make me wonder if it has something to do with a very delicious specimen of man who refuses to accept he is toppling head over heels…
Btw, did none of us post about that alley way scene?
Episode 5 and 6 have so much going on in them, lol!
Episode 5 & 6 are truly for the fun and swoon before doubt and jealousy kick in.
In that alley scene, I have the impression that Jae-yi already realised how gorgeous he is, but mostly she wanted to feel the thrill of doing something sneaky, and at the same time teasing him.
The look of disgust on Jae-yi’s face when it dawns on her who Scholar Park is LOL
This female was not impressed by this very handsome, skilled in martial arts and a great scholar guy at all. In her books he is pretty useless.
And then, his expressions when he realised his brand new secretary partner in crime is throwing him in under the bus.
This has been my top comedy gold of all k-dramas I have watched. For the first few times I laughed so much that my sides hurt.
During this (re)watch, I really wanted to pay attention to Myung-jin because the first time through I wasn’t sure how much he knew about his Scooby Doo gang, since he is literally the only one not in disguise. But you know what? I think he knows just about everything. Jae-i was standing so perfectly in front of her wanted posters in one scene that it would be hard to miss the resemblance, she is also an incredible investigator that he probably would have heard about if it was someone else, Ga-ram is about as subtle in her affection for Jae-i (and what she calls her) as Myung-jin is in his accessories, and “Scholar Park” is way too naive about how the world actually works to have ever taken part in it. Plus, there was that line about how Hwan sent the arrow that he was shot with a year ago to Myung-jin, who knew right away who it was from. I think playing up his eccentricities is a little bit of an armor for Myung-jin (if he’s going to be disappointing to his family anyway, he might as well go all the way, right?), but he doesn’t miss much. And honestly, playing dumb when everyone has gone out of the way to conceal their identity is really the polite thing to do!
I wish he knew who is who, as you say! That would be the expected from someone who is so intelligent. But I think the show gives no clues about he knowing everything.
(Btw, I’m watching the drama for the first time. Now I’m in Episode 16).
I think that would have been a nice touch had they shown him at least being suspicious – and then having Myung Jin consistently trying to out them at their game. At this point (end of episode 6) from what we understand, Jay Yi is the only one who knows about everyone. That girl is something. Keeping one identity secret is tough enough, here the poor thing has her shoulders sagging with three, and all of them critical.
There were some really cool visual moments in these episodes!
First, I really love that every time Hwan sees or experiences something that makes him paranoid about the letter, they superimpose the words of the letter onto his vision – I think it was most apparent when Jae-i was lying hurt after the head shaman was caught. He so clearly feels responsible when people around him are put in danger, and I love this way of reminding us what he’s thinking and feeling in those moments.
Second, the fight scene in the birthing room was so well done! When the camera showed the view from above, you really got a feel for how tiny that space was, and it made me feel so claustrophobic! In general I love the action sequences in this show, but that camera angle was super cool. Also, that poor new mom literally got up to run like two minutes after she had given birth, which just goes to show that moms are superheroes.
Yes I felt suffocated for everyone in that birth room. As someone who has no idea about sword fight, I always think it’s so easy to slash the wrong person or the wrong body part (if you don’t mean to kill), especially in such a small space.
I really loved the moments between Seong-on and Hwan in these episodes. Their friendship was so strong, and it just splinters under the pressure of the secrets they both have. Hwan is so afraid of being betrayed that he cuts people off before they have a chance to do it, and then to have Seong-on admit that he hadn’t been completely honest with him was just a confirmation of all his worst fears. But you can also see how much pain they are both in, and how much they want to recapture what they used to have. When Hwan shows up to the aftermath of the arrest and goes to Jae-i immediately, saying that this is a person he trusts, he is saving her from discovery for sure, but he’s also implying that she is one of his trusted people and Seong-on is not. My heart breaks for both of them in that moment (but it hurts so good!).
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In my culture, 3 months 10 days (equal 100 days) is an important time mark for some events related to births and deaths, so that amount of time becomes a way of saying in many instants that usually have nothing to do with the exact amount of time. I guess it’s the same for Koreans, hence the adlib!?
@midnight Yes!!!! Thank you! She is so awesome here. None of her previous ork gave any indication how good she was at comedy. She has an impeccable comic timing.
I had that idea since I am someone who is easily inspired by the one I’m talking to. For example, English is not my first language, and when I speak to someone that is fluent in English, has a nice voice and nice pacing, I usually become more fluent and eloquent. That’s why whom you work with plays an important role in your performance, in general. There are actors who shine regardless. But just imagine when you say something humorous and are not reciprocated, the humor is likely to die down soon. That’s why I think actors influence each other.
Ah! That’s very perceptive, because it’s same with me. It’s my second lang too. But you are right. I am way more fun to be wit and funny around my dad who has a very dry sense of humour but excels in making people laugh all day long.
I marvel at the director’s magic of capturing so many micro-expressions on so many people’s faces in the span of three seconds.
And that everyone is so in character at every moment.
The USP of this series was how dedicated all the actors were. I wish these series had gotten the recognition it deserved, not for the leads, because they are fine (Jeon So Nee’s Soulmate came out the same time and she is so lovely in that too) but I feel bad for the likes of Lee Tae Sun. He should have been recognized for this role as well.
Oh, and I love the King too. His voice….is just wow. That’s one hell of a sexy dad.
The only thing I remember watching him in is Chunho, and he was pretty good in that too (and very very good looking as well). I wonder why he never made it big.
Ladies, I did try the first ep of OBY and I thought it had potential. I especially loved the FL because she looked cute and smart, and PHS looked handsome and composed like a crowned prince should be. Having said that, I don’t think my mood exactly matches with watching this one right now (my sageuk allergy kicked in. Can’t stand court politics). So thanks for tagging me, but I think I have to opt out on this one.
The first episode was very misleading. The drama more feels like a campus romcom set in Joseon. But my own tolerance for sageuk, especially fusion sageuk, isn’t very high, so I totally understand.
@mmmm It takes a bit of a lens adjustment from episodes 1 and 2nd to 3 &4.. I completely undrstand if its not up your alley, but if you can give it four episodes, you might feel differently.
I’m new to this site..so I’m struggling to get used to it…But anyway I reached here..The thing I liked about this episode is that Hwan is learning shocking things 🤣 but also accepting it without judging them or her..Jae yi’s disgusted face was everything 😂
To a person with a mind like Hwan’s, life in the palace doesn’t seem to be very appealing, so after the initial shock, he seems very intrigued by things outside the palace.
Ah, this site, I’m still quite struggling too 😂 To me it feels like a mix between a personal blog and a forum.
On the home page, you’ll see topic-based posts by DB staff. At the top of the sites there are 5 tabs, from Dramas to Beanies. If you click on Beanies, it’ll show an interface with 8 random featured beanies, remember scroll down past that section, then you’ll see some lastest Fanwall posts (by members, aka beanies) and some latest comments for main page posts. You can click “view more posts”, then you’ll see Fanwall posts in a chronological order.
You have introduced me to a potential new rabbit hole. I don’t think I’ve bought any game to play like on my computer before. This might be the one I need (to start with LOL). And if I really begin it, should I invite you so we can work together?
Stumbled upon the seriously delicious and delightful Magnificent Korean BBQ, totally unexpected find (another story). Wonderful helpful waitstaff, robot food delivery (yes!) I loved loved loved it all
🤣 It was supposed to be a Queen of Tears reference, where Hyun-woo’s so focused on denying he has feelings for Hae-in he ends up grilling lettuce instead of meat! 🤷 😊
immawish
March 29, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Yeah… I’m dropping queen of tears… Hyunwoo is just not it
Skiee
March 29, 2024 at 2:46 AM
I dropped it in the middle of ep 5…characters were meh..especially cheobol drama was boring felt like they added it to fill up the 16 episodes..too many 1D villains and plot seems pretty average
Healer’s
March 29, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Seeing so many friends praising it, I’m about to start it 😳. QoT recaps are the most commented recaps at the moment on DB.
jillian
March 29, 2024 at 3:11 AM
The show has its redeeming qualities. I got really invested on ep4.
Skiee
March 29, 2024 at 3:15 AM
It’s wasn’t for me..I also think it’s this popular because of the cast rather than the plot or script.. It’s not bad I just didn’t find to be worth of this praise..just my opinion though
jillian
March 29, 2024 at 3:10 AM
What episode are you on?
DancingEmma
March 28, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Something fun I’ve learnt about the Korean language: It is infinitely capable of accommodating new words which are created from the abbreviations and partial fusions of existing words.
A little while ago I realised that “월화드라마” (romanised approximation as “wolhwadeulama”,(pronunciation link: https://korean.dict.naver.com/koendict/#/search?query=월화드라마)
means “Monday-Tuesday drama”. It was created by taking the first syllables of Monday.
“월요일 and Tuesday, “화요일” to create “월화드라마”.
Flix_Crusin
March 28, 2024 at 7:34 PM
it’s strange to watch two Lee Bo-Young dramas at once (MINE and HIDE) but its cool to see how she acts out her characters differently despite being somewhat simmilar in premise.
zindigo
March 28, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Goodbye Earth
Oh wait, it looks like they may have done some heavy editing to minimize Yoo Ah-In’s character 🙄
DancingEmma
March 28, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Bloody hell. That is just awful. Rapists and bullies still get to work but that poor bugger is demonised and rendered invisible. I hope against hope that someday soon the medical approach to addiction becomes accepted and this kind of brutality ceases to make legal and policy sense.
zindigo
March 28, 2024 at 8:44 PM
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised, but I still kind of am. However, they haven’t removed him completely, and Netflix still has him second in the list of actors, although I suppose that could change. Perhaps this is a compromise. The drama gets released, which benefits everyone involved in the production, and Yoo Ah-In is ever so gradually re-introduced. I’m curious to see what happens now.
zindigo
March 28, 2024 at 5:54 PM
It’s finally happening!
Well, the drama release that is. Not the end of the Earth.
Hopefully not the end of the Earth.
DancingEmma
March 28, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Forgive me for depressing you but I read today in the newsletter for the prestigious science Journal “Nature” that climate change is slowing Earth’s rotation. We are in deep trouble.
sal
March 28, 2024 at 5:35 PM
omg, I think final week gonna be fun with this three. (new love interest for DH and CW?🤔)
zindigo
March 28, 2024 at 5:50 PM
This is AMAZING!! Love all 3 of these actors.
DancingEmma
March 28, 2024 at 6:02 PM
It would be good but I hope these were always planned and not just after-thoughts because of the low ratings.
My vote: Lee Sohyuk’s character as a cool, functional and happy man for Dohwan!
sal
March 28, 2024 at 6:35 PM
I belive they where done filming the drama before airing so this was not a second thoght things, so looks like they goona be important for moving the story.
Elinor lives in the realm of the Impossible
March 28, 2024 at 6:43 PM
👍🏼 That would be amazing. My ranked-choice second vote: any one of them as a nice former DH boyfriend back on the scene, older and wiser, with both of them realizing they let a good thing get away and ready to bring some new maturity and openness to an adult relationship.
But honestly I’ll settle for no “bury your gays.” I’ve had all the optimism beaten out of me.
DancingEmma
March 28, 2024 at 6:46 PM
From your lips @Elinor. I’m with you.
DancingEmma
March 28, 2024 at 7:07 PM
I am worried that the drubbing that this drama has unjustifiably received will discourage other script-writers to substantively engage with same sex relationships as subplots including one day braving the waters to portray queer female relationships which are rare as hens teeth in KDs. That is a whole lot of invisibility to tolerate and wish to see reversed.
I will always support those actors who are brave enough to take on queer roles whether in BLs of variable qualities but also in mainstream ones. Many actors and other creatives in SK are no doubt queer as in other parts of the world and have to live in the closet out of necessity to remain safe, not shunned by some of their loved ones and remain employed. Life in the closet must be stressful. How does one choose to have relationships – whether continuing or casual – if there will always be the danger of outing by unscrupulous people including former lovers/partners out of spite. I am moved that these kinds of brutal act aren’t happening in the SK’n queer communities including the acting ones but to live with the possibility must be horrendous.
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦆❤️🦆
March 28, 2024 at 6:18 PM
WHOA 😲
DancingEmma
March 28, 2024 at 6:44 PM
WHOA is such a good response under the circumstances!🥰
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
March 28, 2024 at 6:44 PM
😍😍😍 also 🤯 and 🕯🙏 The drama better be good to deserve them and justify their appearances.
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦆❤️🦆
March 28, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Yes exactly!!!!!! Work hard to deserve them, show! 😅
Kurama
March 28, 2024 at 11:37 PM
I’m so curious about their cameo. It makes me expecting Monday even more impatiently!
Blue (@mayhemf)
March 28, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Chicken Nugget:
Missile, Nuclear, Deer and BTS!! 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is so FUNNY!! I am laughing so hard.
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦆❤️🦆
March 28, 2024 at 6:21 PM
The best boss battle EVER!!🤣🤣🤣 MISSILE *hop* *fwoosh* 🕺BTS! *winks*
Seon-ha
March 28, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Today for the growing Chicken Nugget community, I offer you, Choi Sun-man!!! The Sun Man!!! The ultimate straight man, frankly. Even better than Bud Abbott, Michael Scott, or Tommy Smothers. Yeah, comedy hisgtory fighting words, sure. No one cares. Sun-man rules, tho. Or, more precisely, Ryu Seung-ryong rules with an enviable gift for deadpan delivery and targeted facial comedy. DON\’T FLASH BAAAAAACK!!!! 하지마!!! 하지마!!! Of course, the kids never listen.
I think I\’ve now giffed this entire scene across maybe four posts, I love it so much. I mean, I love the entire fucking thing. Phew. How\’d you like that call-back?? I won\’t get too self-congratulatory.
Tee-hee. The facial expressions!!! Oh, he wants to be left alone sooooo badly!!!. I know just how he feels as the parent of a daughter.
This one\’s as much about Sun-man as it is about this cameo by one of our Be Melo cross-over actors, Heo Joon-seok. It\’s also a stand-alone GIF…take it for your own uses, Beanies!!! How many times have you been confronted with someone you wish to dismiss with such effective clarity??? Shoot this gif over to them. They\’ll get the message. 100% for sure.
DancingEmma
March 28, 2024 at 4:06 PM
@Seon-ha: I badly want to be nosy and ask if you have a daughter but I am resisting it as I have boundaries!. The joys of the English language as that sentence of yours could be legitimately interpreted in two different ways.
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦆❤️🦆
March 28, 2024 at 6:24 PM
OH MY GOSH these gifs are pure GOLD Seon-ha!!!!!!👏👏👏 I loooove these scenes and I loooove Ryu Seung-ryong’s comedy. He’s hilarious in such a skilled way that he makes it look effortless. I first saw him in Extreme Job (one of my favorite K-movies), but he’s even funnier here. I’ll rewatch this drama just for him when I need a laugh!
zindigo
March 28, 2024 at 2:39 PM
How do I love The Legend of Shen Li? Let me count the ways…
The courage and strength
The grace and steadfastness
The longing
The chaos
The magic
The matching outfits
The sheer beauty
The slowwww burn
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦆❤️🦆
March 28, 2024 at 6:26 PM
I have this one on my watchlist, and your posts are definitely making me more excited for it!! This will likely be my next C-drama after I finish The Blood of Youth and Rainless Love in a Godless Land.
zindigo
March 28, 2024 at 6:28 PM
What I love about this is the mature couple and the mature acting. The production quality is excellent, the story is engaging, and the soundtrack is delightful! I think you’ll love it too, drama twin! 😉
I haven’t heard about the Rainless Love drama. Going to check it out now!
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦆❤️🦆
March 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Ok that makes me even MORE excited for this drama!!! It sounds right up my alley!!😄
I think you’d like the Rainless Love drama, too – it’s a fairytale/folktale vibe and the most wonderful Guardian ML. I don’t know how it will end (I didn’t look up spoilers before starting), but I’m in it no matter what. I can also say that seeing it unfold has been beautiful – I’d recommend skipping reading too much about it before starting! It’s a bit slow (*dreamy*) and the plot happens in cyclical reveals, but it’s lovely!
HopefulRomantic 🦋 Tigermoth 🦆❤️🦆
March 28, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Rainless Love is on Prime in the US!
zindigo
March 28, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Perfect!
zindigo
March 28, 2024 at 6:52 PM
This story looks really good! I’m adding it to my list!
Bebe | Nessa❣️
March 28, 2024 at 7:11 PM
If you like this, then I highly recommend “Princess Agents” if you haven’t already watched it. It’s the same FL actress & ML actor OTP. It’s due to the hype and success of “Princess Agents” that this drama already has an established fanbase and probably why it’s also garnering so much buzz. Fans of “Princess Agents” actually wanted a season 2 of the drama, but got this instead haha
Nefret
March 28, 2024 at 1:47 PM
I started watching the JDrama Eye Love You on Netflix (because of Chae Jong-hyeop, of course), only to realise that the missing 5 episodes won\’t be available until mid-April. I wish I\’d known that earlier.
By the way, I\’m proud of myself for understanding most of Tae-oh\’s thoughts, even though there are deliberately no subtitles.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
March 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Well done you for understanding! I know the scheduling sucks because the last episode was on Tuesday.
Lelly19
March 28, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Still 2 weeks left..it’s a little cruel 😩
And same!!! All these years of drama watching were useful in the end!! xD
vienibenmio
March 28, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Did anyone watch the American TV show Smash back in 2012? It was a dumpster fire of a show but entertaining. We\’re rewatching it and I totally had forgotten that season 2 has a White Bus of Doom!
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
March 28, 2024 at 12:31 PM
To quote a comment, Double B king of the spoiler. I’m ready!!! Also, my managers husband has been laid off and he’s spending his days watching kdramas! I’m not the only one at work who watches kdramas (I’ve been slumped for a year so it’s not like I’ve even been actively watching kdramas) but I must watch them the loudest because my manager came to tell me about it with a list of dramas he’s watching. Ha!
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
March 28, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Can I just say how much I love that when they are making and selecting music for their solo projects they are still GOT7 and if they find something they like that fits the group they send it to everyone. I love that. I love them.
Blue (@mayhemf)
March 28, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Impossible Heir Ep 10
Gotta hand it to the background score. It was dramatic and full of feels even when nothing on screen deserved it. If you close your eyes you can actually feel the betrayal, the calmness, the exit of Tae Oh free and smiling. But if you open your eyes it’s all gone 😂
That last scene. Tae Oh is still shocked by what In Ha is capable of? Why? Don’t you have first hand experience?
What would be the best ending? Inha kills Hyewon because she returned his fugly ring. Tae Oh kills In Ha because love. Tae oh goes to jail and meets his father. There is a brawl and dad kills his own son. The end. And we audience lived happily every after.
And chairman continues to live and May be gets a heart transplant and lives another 40 years and thus becomes his own heir. Impossible heir!
Kurama
March 28, 2024 at 12:03 PM
I didn’t understand why he looked surprised neither. The guy killed his brother, tried to kill his father a first time, made him a murderer and then tried to kill him in prison…
Kafiyah Bello
March 28, 2024 at 2:40 PM
There is nothing to understand, it makes no sense. I questioned what was happening several times in the episodes. Still have absolutely no idea what Hye Won does or has done.
Blue (@mayhemf)
March 29, 2024 at 4:24 AM
She stands near a window or on a terrace and gazed into infinity while Sipping tea.
Pretty much her entire resume.
Kafiyah Bello
March 29, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Accurate, while looking either confused or slightly constipated.
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
March 28, 2024 at 6:37 PM
👏👏👏👏 I would pay to see your drama!? So much better for my peace of mind. 😊
korfan
March 29, 2024 at 5:01 AM
I’m imagining that Tae-oh was in shock that he almost arrived too late to the Chairman’s room and In-ha almost found out that the Chairman is faking his medical condition and hospital stay. I mean, the Chairman faked it once before, who’s to say he isn’t this time —- in some grand plan he made with Tae-oh?
Or maybe Tae-oh’s just simply shocked Hye-won’s still in this drama and is hoping evil In-ha can explain why. Heh!
Mani-chan
March 28, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Beanies I was born in 2002 and I truly think the curse of my generation is having too much information that is floating around, overwhelming you which then makes you resort to social media
bbstl 🧹
March 28, 2024 at 10:59 AM
I feel you on that. We used to be limited to a few books on a topic but now, I don’t know how you guys handle the wall of information available. It would feel overwhelming to me too but I don’t do social media (unless DB counts).
mmmmm
March 28, 2024 at 11:09 AM
And I was born in a generation in the middle between you and Manichan. Our struggle is that we are like a transit generation: having traditional bosses and having subordinates that are so free-spirited.
Seon-ha
March 28, 2024 at 5:43 AM
We take a break from our regularly-scheduled Chicken Nugget content for some Sexy-Time Studio, episode 5. The chemistry between these two is off-the-charts.
My only critique, and it\’s not a big one (although I\’m about to use a dirty word), is that the tension relies on a form of noble idiocy—let\’s just call it \”ridiculous self-restraint\”—on the part of our known-to-be-doomed ML, a man who craves human companionship so very much, but withholds himself from it because…well, he doesn\’t feel he deserves it? There\’s no reason to do it? She\’ll only get hurt when he dies? What? But, like I say, this is a special form of
noble idiocyunnecessary, but sort of hot, self-restraint that doesn\’t really bug me, but that does form a large part of the tension here.In other news…swoon. Could she say that to me??? Who wouldn\’t want to hear those words spoken so kindly?? What a fundamental human craving, to be recognized. Nice work, writernim. I\’m not crying, you\’re crying.
And lastly, way to go, Show!!! ToD POV!!! And yes, that\’s who you think it is.
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
March 28, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Thank you for using the “correct” title because but of course this is what it really is. 👌
indyfan
March 28, 2024 at 8:32 AM
But then, I might expect Sexy Times and this is a kdrama…
Seon-ha
March 28, 2024 at 8:34 AM
This IS sexy-times for a K-drama. Hair pats and tummy butterflies. 🤣
indyfan
March 28, 2024 at 9:02 AM
True. Butterflies forever. 🦋🦋🦋
indyfan
March 28, 2024 at 9:06 AM
this is a special form of… hot, self-restraint Yes!
I bet his budding feelings will only become stronger even as doom comes ever closer (100 days?). Ooh. The delicious romantic angst coming up.
sonai
March 28, 2024 at 9:39 AM
… and I’m here for it!!! 😂👏🥳
indyfan
March 28, 2024 at 6:00 PM
In my heart of hearts, I want every drama to be a romantic melo. So me too!
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 4:04 AM
OUR BLOOMING YOUTH DB Group Watch/rewatch/binge-watch
Episodes 5 & 6
“Time is a beanie’s only enemy” – this saying seems so true in the sense that if I don’t take notes when watching an episode, I tend to forget details that are worth mentioning, even when I’ve just (re)watched the show. And where is the TIME for another rewatch?!!
When we discussed episode 3 & 4 in Minnie’s house last week, there are a couple of moments I would love to GIF, but I forgot to, so here they are.
Hwan isn’t hesitant a second to grab the chance to tease Jae-yi when she is silently urging him to give her a name. Look at their expressions 🤣
Someone is certainly jealous of Sergeant 😉
Our heroine’s adventure has made some progress with the formation of their weird Scooby-Doo gang where scientist Myung-jin wants to be the leader giving commands, not doing manual work, while a Scholar Park neither arrives on time nor knows how to use a shovel LOL
The look of disgust on Jae-yi’s face when it dawns on her who Scholar Park is LOL
I laughed out loud when Myung-jin says given how Hwan is using the shovel, their work will be done in 3 months 10 days 🤣🤣.
Most of episodes 5 & 6 are fun moments with the build-up of camaraderie between Hwan and Jae-yi, Myung-jin, Ga-ram. It is hilarious when the three of them talking about breaking the laws in front of Hwan, especially when Jae-yi knows who he is.
These episodes also give us more insight into the Sergeant character. I must admit I previously had some doubt about him, but it was diminished when I saw him putting his ego aside to help Jae-yi protect the newborn and I finally came to trust him when I knew that he always carried the consent letter of his marriage with Jae-yi. I think upon his better judgement, he came to believe she was innocent. Han Seong-on has sad and longing eyes befitting his character in this show. I feel for Sergeant when his childhood friend doubts his loyalty, and he has every right to do so because he’s no one but the Crown Prince, while his fiancée is accused of murders and no where to be found.
Poor Jae-yi didn’t have time to catch her breath. When her physical wound to the head hasn’t got time to fully heal, her newly built bond with Hwan is once again challenged by the sudden death of her childhood friend Shim-young. It was cute to see Hwan making up reasons to excuse her from labour before angst hit them, though.
The relationship between Myung-jin and Ga-ram continues to be hilarious. I have reached the limit for number of GIFs in a post, so I couldn’t GIF the scene when Ga-ram was looking for Myung-jin only to find him trying to escape by himself LOL.
To me, the highlight of these episodes is the fun and heartwarming moments between our main characters. But angsty moments are waiting around the corner, aren’t they?
@minniegupta1 @midnight @seeker @jls943 @koalatown @nefret @sonai @isagc @bebeswtz @mmmmm
(Please add if I have missed tagging anyone. My apologies for tagging you guys several times. I had to delete and repost it to correct some typos)
Bonus: Hwan describing himself LOL. Please watch with sound 🤣
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 4:24 AM
He knew she wasn’t complimenting him 😂
Unaspirated
March 28, 2024 at 6:15 AM
I loved that he wrote in the note he left with her apple that he might not miss an opportunity to be proud, but he also never missed an opportunity to reward people for their loyalty and good work. Jeez, I’m remembering why I fell so hard for PHS during this drama hahaha!
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Tell me about it. And am I glad he is coming back on screen in a revenge drama; SBS unveiled their third installment after Fiery Priest and Taxi Drive – Treasure Island, and PHS is leading that. And then the noir is in the line up too. So excited to get this PHS back.
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 5:41 PM
2024 has made me feel like I had been roaming seeking a significant other all these years and unexpectedly all of them showed up all at once 😂. A dream came true!!!
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Ah, maybe that’s not entirely inexplicable. That generation has finished their military service one after one.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 7:05 PM
hahahahha!! That’s super funny.
Now you are spoilt for choice. Oh wait, maybe you now have a ML, a SML, a third and a fourth SMLs as well…..should I fetch popcorn?
Skiee
March 29, 2024 at 12:01 AM
He never does the same character frequently…And I want to see him in action..new ones seems promising
Healer’s
March 29, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Yes, me too, I’ve never seen PHS in action.
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Hopefully this is not a ****spoiler****
Hwan keeps showing that he is not afraid to admit he wasn’t right but he had his reasons to do what he did, in later episodes. That’s a consistent trait of his. He sees 2 sides of a coin, maybe except when he talks about his look 🤣🤣
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 7:08 PM
He does, except when jealousy shows its claws and has him throw Jay Yi out because of a dead man’s love letter…..no two sides there haha!
Healer’s
March 29, 2024 at 12:34 AM
I wonder if it was purely because of jealousy though. Every piece of evidence he has points to her being the perpetrator, not to mention even she doesn’t have a clear memory of what happened and whom she saw.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 6:16 AM
When he realises she had just insulted him without being insulting……His expressions here…omg, priceless. Both of them actually.
This guy has an expression for everything . No words needed.
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Being handsome and skilled in literary is useful to digging as is horse-riding to nursing someone sick 🤣
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 5:42 AM
@23new2kdrama I saw your comment on Minnie’s wall just now, so I’m tagging you here.
23new2kdrama
March 28, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Thank you!! Wasn’t sure how to find it
23new2kdrama
March 28, 2024 at 9:18 AM
is the only way to find this feed through notifications?
Are these posted on the writers fan wall and then tagged?
Unaspirated
March 28, 2024 at 9:37 AM
They are on the fan wall for anyone to see, but we sometimes tag people we know will be interested because they are definitely participating. You can access all fan wall posts by clicking the “Beanie” tab up at the top!
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Unaspirated, since next week you will be posting, here’s our updated tag list. I guess the one after you (Cera) will come back to the lastest post, i.e. your post, to grab the tag list, as I did with Minnie’s list.
minniegupta1 midnight seeker jls943 koalatown nefret sonai isagc bebeswtz claire2009 skiee 23new2kdrama
(I don’t want to actually tag here so I delete all “@”)
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 3:44 PM
These particular posts of Our Blooming Youth will be up once a week as a community watch, and we’ll post in turn. The schedule for the remaining episodes is:
Post 4 (Episodes 7-8): jls943 – 04-05 April
Post 5 (Episodes 9-10): Cera – 11-12 April
Post 6 (Episodes 11-12): Claire – 18-19 April
Post 7 (Episodes 13-14): Minnie – 25-26 April
Post 8 (Episodes 15-16): Midnight – 02-03 May
Post 9 (Episodes 17-18): jls943 – 09-10 May
Post 10 (Episodes 19-20): Cera – 16-17 May
We’ll tag you when the post is up, please come. No pressure of hosting. But please let us know anytime you’d like to post.
As Unaspirated said, you can see the fan wall posts by click “Beanies” tab at the top. Do scroll down past the section of “Featured Beanies”. It took me a while to work that out 🙂
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Could you also add @skiee to the tags please? She is new here and can’t find the posts herself.
Healer’s
March 29, 2024 at 12:36 AM
@minniegupta1 I gave @jls943 an updated tag list in a comment above, including skiee and 23new2kdrama, while mmmmm has opted out.
23new2kdrama
March 28, 2024 at 8:10 PM
I will definitely be getting involved in your fun chat. Just posted my feelings on Ep1&2 and 3&4. They are at the bottom of each post and if you don’t mind going back I’d love to hear your response. Will be all caught up with 4-5 tomorrow. It’s such a good show and then you add in the excitement of sharing what happens. Brain overload🥹🥹 must must sleep😃
Healer’s
March 29, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Fun and sleep deprivation always go in pair 😂
Unaspirated
March 28, 2024 at 6:13 AM
The way Hwan’s eyebrows move in that 4th gif is just *chef’s kiss*.
Also, no offense to Sergeant Cheekbones over there, but Jae-i is straight wrong about him being way better than Hwan 😂
Unaspirated
March 28, 2024 at 6:25 AM
We are going to have trouble if we try to catalogue every time PHS’s facial expressions are perfect though 😂😬😍🤭
sonai
March 28, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Must quote Garam: “His face really is radiant…” 🤣👏🫰
Finally we meet Scholar Park!
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Watching PHS, I always feel like if I could GIF to my heart’s content, it’d mean GIF-fing half of the show 😂
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Or the grimace is the fifth…..
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 7:20 PM
I guess Hwan trumpeting for himself is not too far off the mark. Hwan hwaiting for Hwan.
I think this is when he started selling himself to Jay Yi as the better option 😂😂😂 and its hilarious that she absolutely wasn’t sold.
Or…maybe she was. The way she invades his space in that alley…was her heart truly racing because of the guards? Adranaline junkie that she is, it does make me wonder if it has something to do with a very delicious specimen of man who refuses to accept he is toppling head over heels…
Btw, did none of us post about that alley way scene?
Episode 5 and 6 have so much going on in them, lol!
Healer’s
March 29, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Episode 5 & 6 are truly for the fun and swoon before doubt and jealousy kick in.
In that alley scene, I have the impression that Jae-yi already realised how gorgeous he is, but mostly she wanted to feel the thrill of doing something sneaky, and at the same time teasing him.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 6:21 AM
This female was not impressed by this very handsome, skilled in martial arts and a great scholar guy at all. In her books he is pretty useless.
And then, his expressions when he realised his brand new
secretarypartner in crime is throwing him in under the bus.This has been my top comedy gold of all k-dramas I have watched. For the first few times I laughed so much that my sides hurt.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Jeon So Nee is marvelous in this. So good.
I am yet to watch. I will be back.
Unaspirated
March 28, 2024 at 6:23 AM
During this (re)watch, I really wanted to pay attention to Myung-jin because the first time through I wasn’t sure how much he knew about his Scooby Doo gang, since he is literally the only one not in disguise. But you know what? I think he knows just about everything. Jae-i was standing so perfectly in front of her wanted posters in one scene that it would be hard to miss the resemblance, she is also an incredible investigator that he probably would have heard about if it was someone else, Ga-ram is about as subtle in her affection for Jae-i (and what she calls her) as Myung-jin is in his accessories, and “Scholar Park” is way too naive about how the world actually works to have ever taken part in it. Plus, there was that line about how Hwan sent the arrow that he was shot with a year ago to Myung-jin, who knew right away who it was from. I think playing up his eccentricities is a little bit of an armor for Myung-jin (if he’s going to be disappointing to his family anyway, he might as well go all the way, right?), but he doesn’t miss much. And honestly, playing dumb when everyone has gone out of the way to conceal their identity is really the polite thing to do!
Isa is always time travelling
March 28, 2024 at 7:45 AM
I wish he knew who is who, as you say! That would be the expected from someone who is so intelligent. But I think the show gives no clues about he knowing everything.
(Btw, I’m watching the drama for the first time. Now I’m in Episode 16).
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 8:20 AM
I think that would have been a nice touch had they shown him at least being suspicious – and then having Myung Jin consistently trying to out them at their game. At this point (end of episode 6) from what we understand, Jay Yi is the only one who knows about everyone. That girl is something. Keeping one identity secret is tough enough, here the poor thing has her shoulders sagging with three, and all of them critical.
Unaspirated
March 28, 2024 at 6:30 AM
There were some really cool visual moments in these episodes!
First, I really love that every time Hwan sees or experiences something that makes him paranoid about the letter, they superimpose the words of the letter onto his vision – I think it was most apparent when Jae-i was lying hurt after the head shaman was caught. He so clearly feels responsible when people around him are put in danger, and I love this way of reminding us what he’s thinking and feeling in those moments.
Second, the fight scene in the birthing room was so well done! When the camera showed the view from above, you really got a feel for how tiny that space was, and it made me feel so claustrophobic! In general I love the action sequences in this show, but that camera angle was super cool. Also, that poor new mom literally got up to run like two minutes after she had given birth, which just goes to show that moms are superheroes.
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Yes I felt suffocated for everyone in that birth room. As someone who has no idea about sword fight, I always think it’s so easy to slash the wrong person or the wrong body part (if you don’t mean to kill), especially in such a small space.
Unaspirated
March 28, 2024 at 6:36 AM
I really loved the moments between Seong-on and Hwan in these episodes. Their friendship was so strong, and it just splinters under the pressure of the secrets they both have. Hwan is so afraid of being betrayed that he cuts people off before they have a chance to do it, and then to have Seong-on admit that he hadn’t been completely honest with him was just a confirmation of all his worst fears. But you can also see how much pain they are both in, and how much they want to recapture what they used to have. When Hwan shows up to the aftermath of the arrest and goes to Jae-i immediately, saying that this is a person he trusts, he is saving her from discovery for sure, but he’s also implying that she is one of his trusted people and Seong-on is not. My heart breaks for both of them in that moment (but it hurts so good!).
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 6:53 AM
I wish I could GIF the expressions on her face when Myung Jin asks if Scholar Park could shovel.
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Here you are, Minnie.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Thank you!!! How much love can I give it here? @claire2009 You are the best best best!!
I haven’t used one those before.. Oh my Crown Prince!! Quick to take the sword to a chin, but handling a shovel? So damn hard.
Myung Jin: Three months and ten days….that’s gotta be an adlib.
This was truly ace comedy.
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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In my culture, 3 months 10 days (equal 100 days) is an important time mark for some events related to births and deaths, so that amount of time becomes a way of saying in many instants that usually have nothing to do with the exact amount of time. I guess it’s the same for Koreans, hence the adlib!?
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 8:50 AM
How interesting!!! You could be right.
Midnight
March 28, 2024 at 8:09 AM
You mean this? 😁
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Btw, Midnight, this is how you do spacing between pictures. Add as many lines as you want. I’ve learnt it from @attiton . Thanks a lot, Seon-ha.
Midnight
March 28, 2024 at 8:51 AM
THANK YOU!!
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 8:53 AM
@midnight Yes!!!! Thank you! She is so awesome here. None of her previous ork gave any indication how good she was at comedy. She has an impeccable comic timing.
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 3:37 PM
I also think PHS definitly elevates his co-stars in the comic department.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM
That’s an intersting prspective. Very possible.
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 5:35 PM
I had that idea since I am someone who is easily inspired by the one I’m talking to. For example, English is not my first language, and when I speak to someone that is fluent in English, has a nice voice and nice pacing, I usually become more fluent and eloquent. That’s why whom you work with plays an important role in your performance, in general. There are actors who shine regardless. But just imagine when you say something humorous and are not reciprocated, the humor is likely to die down soon. That’s why I think actors influence each other.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Ah! That’s very perceptive, because it’s same with me. It’s my second lang too. But you are right. I am way more fun to be wit and funny around my dad who has a very dry sense of humour but excels in making people laugh all day long.
Midnight
March 28, 2024 at 8:39 PM
@claire2009 Cha Tae Hyun is such an actor too. I always feel like he creats the perfect backgroung, the perfect light to make his co-stars shine.
Midnight
March 28, 2024 at 7:48 AM
My favorite things about this show remain the directing, and Myung Jin! 😁
Over and over again I marvel at the director’s magic of capturing so many micro-expressions on so many people’s faces in the span of three seconds.
Myung Jin keeps getting more and more interesting. I Iove his duality.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 8:08 AM
And that everyone is so in character at every moment.
The USP of this series was how dedicated all the actors were. I wish these series had gotten the recognition it deserved, not for the leads, because they are fine (Jeon So Nee’s Soulmate came out the same time and she is so lovely in that too) but I feel bad for the likes of Lee Tae Sun. He should have been recognized for this role as well.
Oh, and I love the King too. His voice….is just wow. That’s one hell of a sexy dad.
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 8:29 AM
This!!! I found him attractive and manly, qualities rarely found in a King character.
Midnight
March 28, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Lee Jong Hyuk usually does semi-villainous or unattractive second leads. I too was surprised by how much charisma he showed here as the King.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 9:27 AM
The only thing I remember watching him in is Chunho, and he was pretty good in that too (and very very good looking as well). I wonder why he never made it big.
mmmmm
March 28, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Ladies, I did try the first ep of OBY and I thought it had potential. I especially loved the FL because she looked cute and smart, and PHS looked handsome and composed like a crowned prince should be. Having said that, I don’t think my mood exactly matches with watching this one right now (my sageuk allergy kicked in. Can’t stand court politics). So thanks for tagging me, but I think I have to opt out on this one.
Midnight
March 28, 2024 at 11:34 AM
The first episode was very misleading. The drama more feels like a campus romcom set in Joseon. But my own tolerance for sageuk, especially fusion sageuk, isn’t very high, so I totally understand.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 4:44 PM
a campus romcom set in Joseon
That’s an interesting way to put it.
@mmmm It takes a bit of a lens adjustment from episodes 1 and 2nd to 3 &4.. I completely undrstand if its not up your alley, but if you can give it four episodes, you might feel differently.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
March 28, 2024 at 7:10 PM
@skiee Here is this week’s post.
Looking forward to your thoughts 🙂
Skiee
March 29, 2024 at 12:07 AM
I’m new to this site..so I’m struggling to get used to it…But anyway I reached here..The thing I liked about this episode is that Hwan is learning shocking things 🤣 but also accepting it without judging them or her..Jae yi’s disgusted face was everything 😂
Healer’s
March 29, 2024 at 12:57 AM
To a person with a mind like Hwan’s, life in the palace doesn’t seem to be very appealing, so after the initial shock, he seems very intrigued by things outside the palace.
Healer’s
March 29, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Ah, this site, I’m still quite struggling too 😂 To me it feels like a mix between a personal blog and a forum.
On the home page, you’ll see topic-based posts by DB staff. At the top of the sites there are 5 tabs, from Dramas to Beanies. If you click on Beanies, it’ll show an interface with 8 random featured beanies, remember scroll down past that section, then you’ll see some lastest Fanwall posts (by members, aka beanies) and some latest comments for main page posts. You can click “view more posts”, then you’ll see Fanwall posts in a chronological order.
Skiee
March 29, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Okay let me try.😇
Healer’s
March 29, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Just a quick note: what I said above is for laptop/computer use. If you access Dramabeans on your phone, then the menu is at the top left corner.
Skiee
March 29, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Got it👍
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Watching Our blooming youth, I found out where Ji-eum (See you in my 19th life) got this celadon!!
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
March 28, 2024 at 6:58 AM
🧐 👌👏 Well spotted!!
Healer’s
March 28, 2024 at 8:04 AM
When you have watched a show several times, you’d most definitely pick on some details 😅
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
March 28, 2024 at 8:16 AM
So true. First watch is just trying to read the subtitles! 😭
Bunny S.
March 28, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Hi Beanies
I would like to share my thoughts with you for Wedding Impossible\’s penultimate week
Thanks in advance.
https://kdramadiary.com/kdrama-recap/wedding-impossible-episodes-9-and-10-recap/
ladykrueger
March 28, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Goodness, the release of 1.6 update to Stardew Valley threw all of my drama commitments out the window. I\’m behind on EVERYTHING.
…
(Can\’t say I\’m hating it, tho)
mmmmm
March 28, 2024 at 10:56 AM
You have introduced me to a potential new rabbit hole. I don’t think I’ve bought any game to play like on my computer before. This might be the one I need (to start with LOL). And if I really begin it, should I invite you so we can work together?
Flix_Crusin
March 28, 2024 at 8:29 PM
ohhhhh I get you. some dramas were actually “sardew dramas” for me to play in the nackground while I enjoy the game
owl 🦉 🫰
March 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Stumbled upon the seriously delicious and delightful Magnificent Korean BBQ, totally unexpected find (another story). Wonderful helpful waitstaff, robot food delivery (yes!) I loved loved loved it all
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
March 27, 2024 at 11:58 PM
😍😍😍 You’re sure you didn’t stumble right into a K-drama. Hehehe.
owl 🦉 🫰
March 28, 2024 at 11:43 AM
It felt like I did! I was so happy tasting delicious seaweed soup and grilling bulgogi and sampling banchan
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
March 27, 2024 at 11:59 PM
As long as you’re not grilling lettuce you should be fine. 🤣
owl 🦉 🫰
March 28, 2024 at 11:43 AM
But I did make plump ssam!
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
March 28, 2024 at 6:14 PM
🤣 It was supposed to be a Queen of Tears reference, where Hyun-woo’s so focused on denying he has feelings for Hae-in he ends up grilling lettuce instead of meat! 🤷 😊
owl 🦉 🫰
March 28, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Of course, haha, thank you for the direct drama reference, RL or drama escape? You never know ❤️
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
March 28, 2024 at 6:16 PM
I wish for you to be able to enjoy and share this spread with all your loved ones. 😍😍😍
owl 🦉 🫰
March 28, 2024 at 7:35 PM
I cannot wait to meet up with friends and family who will truly appreciate this gem of a Korean dining experience!