I think it’s not you, it’s DB – there’s a notice from staff on the front page that they’re having technical issues with the spam filter. My perfectly innocent comment on ‘Love in Contract’ is also in moderation.
Watching Narco-Saints and Netflix’s tendency to take liberties with the translation is really grating on me. How does “Don’t worry. There won’t be any trouble” get replaced with “Don’t eat too much at the buffet. You’ll get sick.”?! This is just one of many examples and I’m only on Ep. 3 right now.
Is this their attempt at making the dialogue funnier or are they trying to Westernise it? I just don’t get why you’d tell a story about Koreans and then remove all Korean flavour from it.
wow.. this is new.. i have seen some bad translations (from the very little korean I understand).. but where did buffet come from????
It’s not even funny…
this is sad..
I realised after starting Ep. 4 that it was showing English closed captions. I changed to normal English subs and the translations are fine there. Normally don’t use Eng CC so I have no idea why the system defaulted to that and I obviously didn’t check.
Still don’t understand why the closed captions would be different though…
That’s why I cry a little bit everytime I see a show goes to Netflix and not Viki. 😂
This one is a Netflix original right? It’s literally their production, shouldn’t they have had more time to make the subtitles? Even if they don’t care about quality, shouldn’t they at least try to no make it so obvious? 🙄
Yup it’s a Netflix show. They’ve even dubbed the show in multiple languages. What I don’t understand is why they differentiate between normal subs and closed captions…
Google says. “While video subtitles are intended for viewers who can’t understand the language being spoken, captions are intended for viewers who can’t hear the audio […] visual display to provide additional or interpretive information”.
I was pretty certain, it was going this route considering how the pd and writer hinted at it in an interview. But I may not tune in for that. The episodic format is a bigger hurdle for me in addition to how I want dramas to end by 8 weeks.
When the ratings took off, it was pretty obvious that the production company would do this. With the episodic nature, I do think they can make it work, but the charm’s been wearing off. At least they aren’t rushing it and can probably keep the cast if they wait til 2024.
I agree. But this kind of drama can make it work. It’s about Young-Woo’s growth as a character. It doesn’t depend on a big bad guy to catch for example. They want the original casting, they will have to wait for Kang Tae-Oh’s comeback from the army, they will have the time to work on it too like they had for this season waiting for Park Eun-Bin.
Ooo! Now this explains the inconsistency. I don’t mind a S2 and would love to see the same cast because the cases and the protagonist’s growth were refreshing to watch. I only hope if they are further going to expand the story based on ratings in S2, I want them to be prepared with proper character arcs.
Lee Jong-suk and Big Mouth are trending on Twitter. I haven’t even watched the episode yet but almost feels like I am sharing everyone’s excitement. Love this sense of community where thousands of strangers across the world feel the same emotions at the same time.
I agree this is a perfect theme song for the tone of this drama and I loved it. I can’t remember any song from Racket boys even though I loved the drama. In contrast I won’t forget this one.
Watching Ep. 1 of Adamas and already feel exhausted seeing Lee Geung-young is in it. This would be my 4th drama in a row starring him if I keep watching.
Pleasantly surprised to see In the Soop: Friendcation listed in the currently recapping section of DB. Haven\’t seen a variety show there before even though there were some truly hilarious variety recaps here back in the day (esp. loved the 2D1N ones!).
Read a rumour that Part 2 of Alchemy of Souls will have Go Youn-jung (OG Nak-su) as the female lead. Hasn\’t been confirmed but it makes me all the more curious about where the story will go…
For me, it is a disaster already. Unless part 2 is a prequel, which is unlikely because all the other actors have presumably signed up for part 2, I will have no interest in watching it and I will just stick to recaps to know any mysteries that would have not been solved in Part 1. This news truely sucks because there is a high potential part 1 ending is going to be heartbreaking.
I’m enjoying the show too much to worry about how Part 1 will end lol. I’ll just keep my fingers crossed especially since this is just a rumour so far.
Well the production team hasn’t confirmed it (as far as I know) but since they haven’t filmed Part 2 yet, news media would definitely speculate on changes like this.
I think there is little truth in what media outlets have reported because TVN has given an ambiguous reply, but depending on viewers feedback they might change the planned storyline in season 2.
A part of me is wondering if this rumor is intentional. They are trying to test the waters to see what will the audience reaction be if they go this route. But yeah that’s too much wishful thinking.
Yes, I too thought it might be a marketing scheme but I highly doubt they will change the plot given the fact that Hong Sisters are not rookie writers and would accept changes to their script.
I don’t understand the PD saying they couldn’t fit everything into 20 episodes. Honestly, the story has been meandering a bit. If the Hong Sisters could just write a tight story 20 episodes would be fine.
I definitely think there is truth to this rumor but I don’t understand how it would be possible since they burned the body. Magic, I guess. The drama’s okay for me. I watch without being invested but this all sounds like it is heading for a Hong Sisters style trainwreck.
I recently heard about this too. D: I’m scared because this could mean a lot of plot padding, but also I’m curious because I never got into Chinese traditional dramas and this feels a lot like one…
I guess we have to wait and see the level of world-building in the show. Maybe that’ll lessen the plot padding? But frankly most Chinese xianxia dramas also tend to be overly long with lots of ‘arcs’ that go nowhere. I liked the first two episodes a lot so hopefully my concern is premature 😅.
Netflix strikes again! It is no wonder that they are struggling. Still, given that the Hong sisters are really giving us a Chinese Fantasy Costume Drama- but in Korean and with Korean actors- the greater number of episodes is actually fitting given that the Chinese shows often have fifty episodes or more.
Honestly, I skipped everything but the parody at the end and I want that to be a real drama and I watch that drama and be torn over that romance and will inevitably fall into the subway ppl because as much as those sandwiches are not great sometimes they hit the spot. And since I skipped all the background I’m not sure if that makes me a terrible person or not!
I can’t remember one Disney+ show that was good, but this one was the worst. “Love ft Marriage and Divorce” drama and its writer pales in comparison to this crap.
miso
September 14, 2022 at 5:11 AM
Trying to figure out what word put my Ha Jung-woo beanie recs comment into moderation 🤔🤔
Elinor is trapped in the timeslip
September 14, 2022 at 8:43 AM
I think it’s not you, it’s DB – there’s a notice from staff on the front page that they’re having technical issues with the spam filter. My perfectly innocent comment on ‘Love in Contract’ is also in moderation.
miso
September 14, 2022 at 9:42 AM
Yup just saw the post 😅
miso
September 9, 2022 at 5:25 AM
Watching Narco-Saints and Netflix’s tendency to take liberties with the translation is really grating on me. How does “Don’t worry. There won’t be any trouble” get replaced with “Don’t eat too much at the buffet. You’ll get sick.”?! This is just one of many examples and I’m only on Ep. 3 right now.
Is this their attempt at making the dialogue funnier or are they trying to Westernise it? I just don’t get why you’d tell a story about Koreans and then remove all Korean flavour from it.
Blue (@mayhemf)
September 9, 2022 at 5:48 AM
wow.. this is new.. i have seen some bad translations (from the very little korean I understand).. but where did buffet come from????
It’s not even funny…
this is sad..
miso
September 9, 2022 at 6:06 AM
I realised after starting Ep. 4 that it was showing English closed captions. I changed to normal English subs and the translations are fine there. Normally don’t use Eng CC so I have no idea why the system defaulted to that and I obviously didn’t check.
Still don’t understand why the closed captions would be different though…
Blue (@mayhemf)
September 9, 2022 at 6:19 AM
oh!! thanks goodness.. but still doesn’t make sense.. glad you were able to fix it! Let me know how you liked the series..
mindy
September 9, 2022 at 9:29 AM
Closed captions are for dubs and dubs often take a lot of liberties to match up words and mouths.
Midnight
September 9, 2022 at 11:02 AM
Very true
tabong
September 9, 2022 at 8:27 AM
That’s why I cry a little bit everytime I see a show goes to Netflix and not Viki. 😂
This one is a Netflix original right? It’s literally their production, shouldn’t they have had more time to make the subtitles? Even if they don’t care about quality, shouldn’t they at least try to no make it so obvious? 🙄
miso
September 9, 2022 at 8:28 AM
Yup it’s a Netflix show. They’ve even dubbed the show in multiple languages. What I don’t understand is why they differentiate between normal subs and closed captions…
tabong
September 9, 2022 at 8:37 AM
Google says. “While video subtitles are intended for viewers who can’t understand the language being spoken, captions are intended for viewers who can’t hear the audio […] visual display to provide additional or interpretive information”.
That helps?
mindy
September 9, 2022 at 9:30 AM
They also generally tend to be transcriptions of the dubs.
miso
August 16, 2022 at 6:54 PM
I miss when kdramas had a beginning and an end, all within 8 weeks.
https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/018/0005293876
bbstl 🧹
August 16, 2022 at 7:48 PM
Huh. Can’t read it but I guess all we need to figure out is the “2” and the “2024”. I agree with you.
miso
August 17, 2022 at 3:57 AM
Ah sorry. I’ve set Chrome to auto-translate for me so I see it in English lol. But yeah you got the point!
wapz
August 17, 2022 at 1:23 AM
I was pretty certain, it was going this route considering how the pd and writer hinted at it in an interview. But I may not tune in for that. The episodic format is a bigger hurdle for me in addition to how I want dramas to end by 8 weeks.
miss h
August 17, 2022 at 1:33 AM
When the ratings took off, it was pretty obvious that the production company would do this. With the episodic nature, I do think they can make it work, but the charm’s been wearing off. At least they aren’t rushing it and can probably keep the cast if they wait til 2024.
Kurama
August 17, 2022 at 2:27 AM
I agree. But this kind of drama can make it work. It’s about Young-Woo’s growth as a character. It doesn’t depend on a big bad guy to catch for example. They want the original casting, they will have to wait for Kang Tae-Oh’s comeback from the army, they will have the time to work on it too like they had for this season waiting for Park Eun-Bin.
emsel
August 17, 2022 at 4:21 AM
Ooo! Now this explains the inconsistency. I don’t mind a S2 and would love to see the same cast because the cases and the protagonist’s growth were refreshing to watch. I only hope if they are further going to expand the story based on ratings in S2, I want them to be prepared with proper character arcs.
miso
August 16, 2022 at 9:58 AM
TIL Café Minamdang has 18 episodes and here I thought I would finally collect my bean and be done with it this week 😖.
💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
August 16, 2022 at 12:40 PM
ME. ME YESTERDAY. HELP.
miso
August 16, 2022 at 1:05 PM
( ˘︹˘ )
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
August 16, 2022 at 12:42 PM
You are not alone.
Bean of Shame notwithstanding.
I thought I was done.
miso
August 16, 2022 at 1:04 PM
🤝
ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
August 18, 2022 at 12:32 PM
I did too until I saw the episode count on Netflix. Would you believe me if I said I almost cried out of frustration?
I really should’ve dropped it to protect my fragile sanity. Damn you, Ziggy.
miso
August 18, 2022 at 12:43 PM
In my case, it made me irrationally angry lol. This show does not need or deserve 18 episodes.
miso
August 12, 2022 at 7:49 AM
Lee Jong-suk and Big Mouth are trending on Twitter. I haven’t even watched the episode yet but almost feels like I am sharing everyone’s excitement. Love this sense of community where thousands of strangers across the world feel the same emotions at the same time.
la wants to feel liberated too
August 12, 2022 at 11:08 AM
I don’t have twitter so as a fan of Lee Jongsuk, i’m very happy to know this. Thank you
miso
August 7, 2022 at 6:48 PM
#BVIPP2
Final rec is this perfect OST for a sports drama. The lyrics and the rousing chorus are so well done.
Ally
August 7, 2022 at 7:01 PM
I liked this show and the OST as well. Great rec!
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
August 7, 2022 at 7:24 PM
I agree this is a perfect theme song for the tone of this drama and I loved it. I can’t remember any song from Racket boys even though I loved the drama. In contrast I won’t forget this one.
miso
August 6, 2022 at 11:36 PM
#BVIPP2
Love Jay B’s voice but it’s especially dreamy here.
miso
August 6, 2022 at 5:57 AM
#BVIPP2
The standout for me from an all-around great OST.
Ally
August 6, 2022 at 7:18 AM
Great rec!
miso
August 5, 2022 at 6:12 AM
Starting my #BVIPP recs with my favourite OST this year by far and it’s used brilliantly in the show too.
miso
July 27, 2022 at 11:36 AM
Watching Ep. 1 of Adamas and already feel exhausted seeing Lee Geung-young is in it. This would be my 4th drama in a row starring him if I keep watching.
miso
July 17, 2022 at 10:46 AM
Pleasantly surprised to see In the Soop: Friendcation listed in the currently recapping section of DB. Haven\’t seen a variety show there before even though there were some truly hilarious variety recaps here back in the day (esp. loved the 2D1N ones!).
bbstl 🧹
July 17, 2022 at 1:03 PM
I want to watch this show so badly but isn’t it on Disney and therefore unavailable to the US? Stupid.
miso
July 17, 2022 at 2:20 PM
Yes so far so I’m going to have to get creative to watch 😬
bbstl 🧹
July 17, 2022 at 5:39 PM
Yes, I may even have to jettison my scruples and do the same 😡
miso
July 11, 2022 at 9:04 PM
Read a rumour that Part 2 of Alchemy of Souls will have Go Youn-jung (OG Nak-su) as the female lead. Hasn\’t been confirmed but it makes me all the more curious about where the story will go…
emsel
July 11, 2022 at 10:48 PM
For me, it is a disaster already. Unless part 2 is a prequel, which is unlikely because all the other actors have presumably signed up for part 2, I will have no interest in watching it and I will just stick to recaps to know any mysteries that would have not been solved in Part 1. This news truely sucks because there is a high potential part 1 ending is going to be heartbreaking.
emsel
July 11, 2022 at 10:50 PM
@sicarius I now applaud you for being clever and getting out of this muck earlier than anyone😂😂😂
💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
July 12, 2022 at 12:30 AM
… 🤭🤭🤭 am I being vindicated over a Hong show? Omo
Sooo… my gut instincts were right huh… 😂
emsel
July 12, 2022 at 7:00 AM
If this becomes another one of their signature trash, we all will hail Queen of Melonia😂😂
emsel
July 12, 2022 at 7:01 AM
all hail*
miso
July 11, 2022 at 11:11 PM
I’m enjoying the show too much to worry about how Part 1 will end lol. I’ll just keep my fingers crossed especially since this is just a rumour so far.
alasecond
July 11, 2022 at 11:18 PM
rumour is rumour only if project does not end up being a smash hit or commercially successful.. like with Hwayugi 😛
velvetstuff
July 11, 2022 at 10:58 PM
I wish they hadn’t revealed that. It feels like such a big spoiler.
miso
July 11, 2022 at 11:10 PM
Well the production team hasn’t confirmed it (as far as I know) but since they haven’t filmed Part 2 yet, news media would definitely speculate on changes like this.
emsel
July 11, 2022 at 11:22 PM
I think there is little truth in what media outlets have reported because TVN has given an ambiguous reply, but depending on viewers feedback they might change the planned storyline in season 2.
emsel
July 11, 2022 at 11:22 PM
https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/07/tvns-alchemy-of-souls-responds-to-rumors-that-the-female-lead-will-be-changed-from-jung-so-min-to-go-yoon-jung-in-part-2
miso
July 11, 2022 at 11:27 PM
Interesting. Thanks for sharing
wapz
July 11, 2022 at 11:19 PM
A part of me is wondering if this rumor is intentional. They are trying to test the waters to see what will the audience reaction be if they go this route. But yeah that’s too much wishful thinking.
emsel
July 11, 2022 at 11:24 PM
Yes, I too thought it might be a marketing scheme but I highly doubt they will change the plot given the fact that Hong Sisters are not rookie writers and would accept changes to their script.
miso
July 11, 2022 at 11:28 PM
Quite possible. If they haven’t filmed yet, there’s definitely scope for lots of changes.
Kurama
July 11, 2022 at 11:57 PM
It’s really weird. First, 30 episodes story is very long… I already found that some episodes were too long.
But the change of actress is weird when they already burn one of the bodies…
miss h
July 12, 2022 at 1:51 AM
I don’t understand the PD saying they couldn’t fit everything into 20 episodes. Honestly, the story has been meandering a bit. If the Hong Sisters could just write a tight story 20 episodes would be fine.
I definitely think there is truth to this rumor but I don’t understand how it would be possible since they burned the body. Magic, I guess. The drama’s okay for me. I watch without being invested but this all sounds like it is heading for a Hong Sisters style trainwreck.
miso
June 23, 2022 at 8:03 AM
Just found out Alchemy of Souls is going to have 2 parts? The 20 episode current show is just Part 1. Why does this feel so ominous 😣
Jance
June 24, 2022 at 6:20 AM
I recently heard about this too. D: I’m scared because this could mean a lot of plot padding, but also I’m curious because I never got into Chinese traditional dramas and this feels a lot like one…
miso
June 24, 2022 at 8:09 AM
I guess we have to wait and see the level of world-building in the show. Maybe that’ll lessen the plot padding? But frankly most Chinese xianxia dramas also tend to be overly long with lots of ‘arcs’ that go nowhere. I liked the first two episodes a lot so hopefully my concern is premature 😅.
korfan
June 24, 2022 at 6:41 AM
Why?! Why?!
miso
June 24, 2022 at 8:06 AM
Good question!
OldLawyer
July 9, 2022 at 8:28 AM
Netflix strikes again! It is no wonder that they are struggling. Still, given that the Hong sisters are really giving us a Chinese Fantasy Costume Drama- but in Korean and with Korean actors- the greater number of episodes is actually fitting given that the Chinese shows often have fifty episodes or more.
miso
July 9, 2022 at 9:04 AM
True. Hoping for the best!
miso
June 17, 2022 at 2:25 AM
Cho Seung-woo is going to be playing a classical pianist-turned-lawyer in his next work 🤦♀️. And it\’s by the writer of \’Thirty-nine\’. I\’m 😑.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
June 17, 2022 at 2:57 AM
Exactly I am not seeing it.
miso
June 16, 2022 at 8:45 AM
Unexpected Lee Ji-hoon cameo in Jinxed at First 🥰. Sadly doesn\’t look like he\’ll be seen again.
Ally
June 16, 2022 at 3:38 PM
Yes! Noticed him and his female love interest in RWTMR in the first episode!
miso
May 23, 2022 at 8:23 AM
Well this is an unexpected intersection
https://twitter.com/LastWeekTonight/status/1528737865647128579
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
May 23, 2022 at 3:38 PM
Honestly, I skipped everything but the parody at the end and I want that to be a real drama and I watch that drama and be torn over that romance and will inevitably fall into the subway ppl because as much as those sandwiches are not great sometimes they hit the spot. And since I skipped all the background I’m not sure if that makes me a terrible person or not!
miso
May 23, 2022 at 3:49 PM
Lol it’s okay. A lot of John Oliver’s segments end in hilarious skits and parodies and quite a few people rush straight to watch the fun!
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
May 23, 2022 at 4:18 PM
I legit thought it was a real drama for a few seconds! I was like wait…what drama is this? I wanna watch!
miso
May 21, 2022 at 5:04 AM
Aww they look cute together
miso
May 19, 2022 at 3:27 AM
Oh I\’ve been upgraded (?) to the Goblin\’s underpants. Ngl I think chaebol\’s poor doppelganger sounded better 😛.
korfan
May 19, 2022 at 6:47 AM
Congratulations!
bbstl 🧹
May 19, 2022 at 8:40 AM
Wooohoooooo, 🩲🩲🩲 keep ‘em clean! Congratulations!
miso
May 19, 2022 at 9:27 AM
🤣
ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min
May 19, 2022 at 10:21 AM
Congratulations!
miso
May 1, 2022 at 10:44 AM
Just watched the scooter push scene in My Liberation Notes and I can\’t remember the last time I laughed this hard. Oh my god I\’m crying 🤣
wapz
May 1, 2022 at 11:13 AM
This writer doesn’t let us forget that she wrote Oh Hae Young again and I live in Cheondamdong. The comedy never fails.
miso
April 20, 2022 at 9:08 AM
Progression of emotions watching Grid finale …🤔😔❓🤦♀️😵😐.
wapz
April 20, 2022 at 9:40 AM
🤦🏻♀️
emsel
April 20, 2022 at 9:49 AM
I can’t remember one Disney+ show that was good, but this one was the worst. “Love ft Marriage and Divorce” drama and its writer pales in comparison to this crap.
miso
April 20, 2022 at 1:25 PM
Maybe Love All Play will break the jinx? Fingers crossed 🤞