After contemplating for many years, I’ve decided to try watching Misaeng. I’m currently watching the last episodes. OMG, this is so good❤️! Better late than never, I guess😆.
#Misaeng
#YES
I just finished the last episode today and wrote my review. I can’t believe it took me so long to watch it, I nearly missed out on a quality drama. The writing and acting knocked it out the park. I get why veteran beanies talk about a clear shift in the quality of dramas, as these days they are beautifully presented but lack depth and consistent writing and acting. I would say Chief Kim, Healer, and Reply 1988 are all examples, like Miseang, of 20 episode dramas often with almost film length episodes, that do not have unnecessary filler and tell complete stories.
That’s a great idea fitting twenty into the top ten would be great!
I have a top ten and top twenty five and it’s slowly becoming a top fifty as it’s hard to give a fun low level watch that brought me joy at the time but is not likely to be a rewatch or win any prizes no recognition in the ranking. I do wonder now I have seen more of the classics if I can still rate my fun watches of my early days of K drama watching so high. I think I will because they are a different type of drama. That would be my preferred ranking system; top tens by genre and then top ten overall.
Yes I struggled from the start because a lot of light dramas brought me joy and that was what I needed at the time so it felt unfair to then through them off my list when I saw a proper classic like Misaeng.
I have this struggle when rating dramas too. Every time I really enjoyed a light series I wondered if I could give it as high a rating as something with more scope and depth. Over time I got tired of the mental debate and just decided that I would rate things on how they made me feel and how much I enjoyed them. It was a relief, actually! Ahh, the dilemmas of watching an excessive amount of k-dramas 😂
I am going to divide my list into categories because then I can have Matchmakers as the top fusion sageuk and Twinkling Watermelon as my top youth drama. This means the fight can be between Twinkling Watermelon and 25,21 in their category and not have to squeeze it in with Reply 1988, Hospital Playlist and Miseang. I also think I can then look at the top 3 in each category and decide on which goes into my overall top ten. @isagc@zindigo it is our top ten after all so let’s make it work for us.
In the photo, you’ll so many talents there. I always regard Misaeng as one show that the cast is full of talents. They all continue to do extremely well in projects after the show ended, too.
Is he in the pic? Yes he is.
Misaeng memory. I came late to tvN’s MISAENG: INCOMPLETE LIFE (2014) (Netflix) and started watching in the fall of 2019.
I know this because I watched simultaneously WHEN THE CAMELLIA BLOOMS (2019) (Netflix). I was well into MISAENG before I realized Kang Ha-neul was playing uptight Jang Baek-ki who was 180 degrees from KHN’s Yong Shik in CAMELLIA. Might as well been two difference actors. I could only find one tiny similarity between the two characters and that was the way they pursed their lips.
Indeed. I enjoyed KHN’s special appearance in KBS’s RIVER (2021), his bromance with Kang Young-seok in JTBC’s INSIDER (2022) and his actor/conman in KBS’s CURTAIN CALL (2022). Three different roles he handled beautifully.
I watched Misaeng in autumn 2022 (I had started watching dramas in the end of 2021).
I already knew Kang Ha Neul because I had watched him before in Camellia (he was the best in that drama) and Monstar (a highschool/musical drama by the same director as Misaeng).
I always say that Baek-gi (Kang Ha Neul in Misaeng) is the Korean Clark Kent 🙂
Decided to try Turkish drama for the very first time after having K-Drama slump. Omooo~I’m falling in love with this❤️Siyah Beyaz Ask❤️.But seriously 2 hours+per ep plus 30+ ep per drama?I’m crying😭
That a proper film each episode, how do the writers keep up the quality and surely that’s spending a whole day with the characters. Let us know at the end if the quality went down hill and how long the period of time was covered they could do a couple of years! How many times is it on a week? I guess that no different to a daily drama thats 25-30 mins a day x 5 days a week for 100+ episodes.
Yeahh, I guess it’s like weekend drama with story coverage for all the characters. Because this is my first time watching Turkish and you know, without checking the number of episodes, I thought it will be 16 or 20 ep like K Drama 😅. Haha, but it’s too late to withdraw bcause I’m already hooked 😆😆.
What a coincidence, I’m watching it too and its my first Turkish outing!
Disney+ currently has 49 episodes (of 50 minutes each, which I believe is close to 17 episodes of the original run).
It took me a while to get into it, and now I can’t wait for the rest to be uploaded. So in a way, I’m glad there’s so much to watch. 🥲
I love the main leads, and their chemistry is off the charts.
Can I ask where you’re watching it?
Really? Haha, what a coincidence🤜🤛. I love the main leads too🥰. Their acting is soooo natural not to talk about the chemistry between them. Arghh, I don’t know, I just love them..haha😆😆..I’m watching it on Turkish 123 if you don’t mind.
Yes, their acting is so good…made me check out their other works, and what do you know, they’ve acted again together! Also are good friends in real life, taking trips together.
Planning to watch my ‘bulgasal’ this weekend 😍😍. Two bulgasal in two different genres, who can resist? At least not me. Haha.. #RedHeart#Welcome ToWeddingHell
Sorry for the late reply. If you ask me, I would say that I’m enjoying this show more than I thought. It has flaws and the plot drive me crazy sometimes, haha. But you should give it a try. You know, after all we have ehem2 (Kim Bum) here 😂😉
In the middle of 🏃💨 Hotel del Luna. I always want to watch it but keep postponing😔 . Okay, I regret it and will repent later😆. Just want to say, OMG I love it soooo much❤️. #ep11#binge-watching#❤
It was so hyped back then that I’ve had decided to put it on hold. Little did I know, it took me four years to start watching it😭! Better late than never I guess.
#Signal❤️#Ep1#Marathoning
nuWOy🍄🍄
February 11, 2024 at 10:54 PM
After contemplating for many years, I’ve decided to try watching Misaeng. I’m currently watching the last episodes. OMG, this is so good❤️! Better late than never, I guess😆.
#Misaeng
#YES
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 11, 2024 at 11:25 PM
I just finished the last episode today and wrote my review. I can’t believe it took me so long to watch it, I nearly missed out on a quality drama. The writing and acting knocked it out the park. I get why veteran beanies talk about a clear shift in the quality of dramas, as these days they are beautifully presented but lack depth and consistent writing and acting. I would say Chief Kim, Healer, and Reply 1988 are all examples, like Miseang, of 20 episode dramas often with almost film length episodes, that do not have unnecessary filler and tell complete stories.
Isa is always time travelling
February 12, 2024 at 1:16 AM
I’m so glad you liked it!
It’s a wonderful drama. In fact, it’s among my Top 5.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 12, 2024 at 4:03 AM
I am going to have to start reassessing my top 10 now as I have some new dramas I want to add but I don’t know if I can release any old favourites.
Isa is always time travelling
February 12, 2024 at 4:28 AM
I know, right? Ten is a short number, I think there will be some ties between dramas to keep all my favorite shows in the Top 😅
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 12, 2024 at 4:52 AM
That’s a great idea fitting twenty into the top ten would be great!
I have a top ten and top twenty five and it’s slowly becoming a top fifty as it’s hard to give a fun low level watch that brought me joy at the time but is not likely to be a rewatch or win any prizes no recognition in the ranking. I do wonder now I have seen more of the classics if I can still rate my fun watches of my early days of K drama watching so high. I think I will because they are a different type of drama. That would be my preferred ranking system; top tens by genre and then top ten overall.
mmmmm
February 12, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Oh I hadn’t read this before I posted my comment below! Obviously you were many steps before me..
mmmmm
February 12, 2024 at 8:14 AM
It might be easier if you think about doing the top 25 dramas.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 12, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Yes I struggled from the start because a lot of light dramas brought me joy and that was what I needed at the time so it felt unfair to then through them off my list when I saw a proper classic like Misaeng.
zindigo
February 12, 2024 at 10:36 AM
I have this struggle when rating dramas too. Every time I really enjoyed a light series I wondered if I could give it as high a rating as something with more scope and depth. Over time I got tired of the mental debate and just decided that I would rate things on how they made me feel and how much I enjoyed them. It was a relief, actually! Ahh, the dilemmas of watching an excessive amount of k-dramas 😂
Isa is always time travelling
February 12, 2024 at 10:45 AM
@zindigo
I rate exactly like that. I admit my way of rating is 100% subjective.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 12, 2024 at 11:50 AM
*throw (sorry my spelling sucks and can’t be blamed on the gremlins).
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 12, 2024 at 12:01 PM
I am going to divide my list into categories because then I can have Matchmakers as the top fusion sageuk and Twinkling Watermelon as my top youth drama. This means the fight can be between Twinkling Watermelon and 25,21 in their category and not have to squeeze it in with Reply 1988, Hospital Playlist and Miseang. I also think I can then look at the top 3 in each category and decide on which goes into my overall top ten.
@isagc @zindigo it is our top ten after all so let’s make it work for us.
mmmmm
February 12, 2024 at 8:11 AM
In the photo, you’ll so many talents there. I always regard Misaeng as one show that the cast is full of talents. They all continue to do extremely well in projects after the show ended, too.
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
February 12, 2024 at 8:18 AM
It’s classic for a reason. 😊 💕
bong-soo
February 12, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Is he in the pic? Yes he is.
Misaeng memory. I came late to tvN’s MISAENG: INCOMPLETE LIFE (2014) (Netflix) and started watching in the fall of 2019.
I know this because I watched simultaneously WHEN THE CAMELLIA BLOOMS (2019) (Netflix). I was well into MISAENG before I realized Kang Ha-neul was playing uptight Jang Baek-ki who was 180 degrees from KHN’s Yong Shik in CAMELLIA. Might as well been two difference actors. I could only find one tiny similarity between the two characters and that was the way they pursed their lips.
mmmmm
February 13, 2024 at 12:07 AM
There was no wonder why that year our KHN won Best Actor at Baeksang 🤗. His Yong-shik was outstanding. Just splendid acting there.
bong-soo
February 13, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Indeed. I enjoyed KHN’s special appearance in KBS’s RIVER (2021), his bromance with Kang Young-seok in JTBC’s INSIDER (2022) and his actor/conman in KBS’s CURTAIN CALL (2022). Three different roles he handled beautifully.
Isa is always time travelling
February 13, 2024 at 12:40 AM
I watched Misaeng in autumn 2022 (I had started watching dramas in the end of 2021).
I already knew Kang Ha Neul because I had watched him before in Camellia (he was the best in that drama) and Monstar (a highschool/musical drama by the same director as Misaeng).
I always say that Baek-gi (Kang Ha Neul in Misaeng) is the Korean Clark Kent 🙂
owl 🦉 🫰
February 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Better late than never, the power if Kdramas through the years!
PYC
February 13, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Misaeng is beyond great – its position as my top 5 Kdrama hasn’t changed since it aired in 2014.
nuWOy🍄🍄
December 31, 2023 at 3:42 AM
Switching between Trans-Siberian Pathfinders and Reap What You Sow on my last day of 2023!
#GoodbyeandThankYou2023
#Pleasebegood2024
nuWOy🍄🍄
May 14, 2023 at 7:18 AM
Meet Yourself ❤️
nuWOy🍄🍄
February 3, 2023 at 3:44 PM
So when will I get Season 3?🤔
#MissingTheOtherSideS2
nuWOy🍄🍄
January 7, 2023 at 4:40 PM
❤️ #Silent#SouSakura#TsumugiAoba
nuWOy🍄🍄
December 31, 2022 at 7:58 PM
The Glory #31/12/22 – 1/1/23
nuWOy🍄🍄
August 21, 2022 at 2:52 AM
Decided to try Turkish drama for the very first time after having K-Drama slump. Omooo~I’m falling in love with this❤️Siyah Beyaz Ask❤️.But seriously 2 hours+per ep plus 30+ ep per drama?I’m crying😭
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
August 21, 2022 at 3:34 AM
That a proper film each episode, how do the writers keep up the quality and surely that’s spending a whole day with the characters. Let us know at the end if the quality went down hill and how long the period of time was covered they could do a couple of years! How many times is it on a week? I guess that no different to a daily drama thats 25-30 mins a day x 5 days a week for 100+ episodes.
nuWOy🍄🍄
August 21, 2022 at 4:28 AM
Yeahh, I guess it’s like weekend drama with story coverage for all the characters. Because this is my first time watching Turkish and you know, without checking the number of episodes, I thought it will be 16 or 20 ep like K Drama 😅. Haha, but it’s too late to withdraw bcause I’m already hooked 😆😆.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
August 21, 2022 at 4:29 AM
They drag us in and we are too weak to resist.🤣
I ♥️ bad dramas
August 22, 2022 at 1:19 AM
What a coincidence, I’m watching it too and its my first Turkish outing!
Disney+ currently has 49 episodes (of 50 minutes each, which I believe is close to 17 episodes of the original run).
It took me a while to get into it, and now I can’t wait for the rest to be uploaded. So in a way, I’m glad there’s so much to watch. 🥲
I love the main leads, and their chemistry is off the charts.
Can I ask where you’re watching it?
nuWOy🍄🍄
August 23, 2022 at 2:05 AM
Really? Haha, what a coincidence🤜🤛. I love the main leads too🥰. Their acting is soooo natural not to talk about the chemistry between them. Arghh, I don’t know, I just love them..haha😆😆..I’m watching it on Turkish 123 if you don’t mind.
I ♥️ bad dramas
August 23, 2022 at 2:45 AM
Yes, their acting is so good…made me check out their other works, and what do you know, they’ve acted again together! Also are good friends in real life, taking trips together.
nuWOy🍄🍄
August 23, 2022 at 11:31 AM
Seriously?? 😍😍🥰. Thanks for sharing ❤️. I will check it out later. Hehe😆
nuWOy🍄🍄
June 1, 2022 at 9:10 AM
❤️
Can we get Season 2 please?🥺#MyLiberationNotes
nuWOy🍄🍄
May 27, 2022 at 5:43 AM
Planning to watch my ‘bulgasal’ this weekend 😍😍. Two bulgasal in two different genres, who can resist? At least not me. Haha.. #RedHeart#Welcome ToWeddingHell
Ghost of Tim (eccentric observations from a male perspective)
May 27, 2022 at 9:35 AM
I really liked Bulgasal, I hope you do too.
nuWOy🍄🍄
July 7, 2021 at 4:53 PM
This show looks promising! Episode 1 done😍.
#DesignatedSurvivor:60days❤️#marathoning.
PYC
July 7, 2021 at 7:35 PM
It is indeed VERY good! Great ensemble piece with a stellar cast. I watched it twice already.
korfan
July 7, 2021 at 9:57 PM
This one was pretty good! Enjoy!
nuWOy🍄🍄
June 26, 2021 at 3:50 AM
Arghhhh. I’m not ready to say goodbye🙄😖.
#Undercover❤️#Ep16#Bingewatching
PYC
June 26, 2021 at 7:08 AM
Superb drama! Great to see another Beanie like it.
korfan
June 26, 2021 at 7:12 AM
I know what you mean! I just finished it a couple of days ago. It was a good drama.
OLakes
June 26, 2021 at 11:50 AM
Ugh, I need to find this somewhere! I want to watch it so badly and have heard really good things about it. Why isn’t it on any of the main platforms?
purplesheesh
June 27, 2021 at 6:27 AM
I promised to watch this.
nuWOy🍄🍄
June 27, 2021 at 7:37 AM
🤙
nuWOy🍄🍄
May 26, 2021 at 5:51 PM
Never a Study group type person. But if Kim Bum is my study group mate, I’m more than willing to be the one. Hehe😂 #LawSchool
Mani-chan
May 26, 2021 at 9:59 PM
I’ve never been experienced any group study but I would gladly volunteer if it involved Kim Bum
Lucy🦋 | Hyun Bins First Love
May 26, 2021 at 11:45 PM
How is this drama? Should I start watching it? Would you recommend ?
nuWOy🍄🍄
May 29, 2021 at 3:52 PM
Sorry for the late reply. If you ask me, I would say that I’m enjoying this show more than I thought. It has flaws and the plot drive me crazy sometimes, haha. But you should give it a try. You know, after all we have ehem2 (Kim Bum) here 😂😉
Edgar Pordwed
May 27, 2021 at 12:06 PM
He sure is cute.. and doesn’t seem to havr aged since BOF.
nuWOy🍄🍄
May 29, 2021 at 4:02 PM
Yeahhh. I’m waiting for the reunion between him and Kim So-eun. I always feel that they look alike and passed as fraternal twins👫.haha.
nuWOy🍄🍄
April 22, 2021 at 8:02 AM
Omooo. There’s so much blood though and I still have 9 episodes left to go through👾👽👻💪💪.#Sweethome#Ep1
PYC
April 22, 2021 at 9:00 AM
I binged watched this last week – and it becomes my best drama this year!
KSKalways
April 23, 2021 at 8:18 PM
yes yes! Me too!
sirena
April 22, 2021 at 9:14 AM
This is such a great drama. I watched it twice 🙂
purplesheesh
April 22, 2021 at 6:17 PM
I enjoyed this drama a lot. Have fun!
nuWOy🍄🍄
March 27, 2021 at 4:31 PM
I’m hooked❤️#BeyondEvil#Marathon#ep10
nuWOy🍄🍄
February 11, 2021 at 3:08 PM
Thinking of binge-watching Diary of a Presecutor during this weekend. Hopefully it’s good and worth my time🤓#ep1#bingewatching#diaryofapresecutor
Maq
February 11, 2021 at 5:53 PM
Personally, I loved it.
KdramaAhjumma
February 11, 2021 at 9:12 PM
I enjoyed the drama when I binge-watched it last year. Some of the cases struck a chord with me.
Eazal
February 12, 2021 at 10:38 AM
I loved it. Hope you enjoy it.
nuWOy🍄🍄
February 9, 2021 at 5:12 AM
In the middle of 🏃💨 Hotel del Luna. I always want to watch it but keep postponing😔 . Okay, I regret it and will repent later😆. Just want to say, OMG I love it soooo much❤️. #ep11#binge-watching#❤
Karmen ~ 🍜🏢🎭 ~ 📚☔🦋 ~ 🪂🌱💘 ~ ✨🍊💫 ~
February 10, 2021 at 3:16 PM
It’s a great show, I loved it!
nuWOy🍄🍄
January 21, 2021 at 2:29 PM
It’s weird, funny and sad at the same time! I love the weirdness of this drama😍. Definitely my cup of tea.❤️
#TheSchoolNurseFiles#Binge-watching
nuWOy🍄🍄
January 13, 2021 at 8:00 PM
Start my new year drama marathon with ‘Run On’. I hope I can find my Ki Seon Gyeom too this year like lucky Oh Mi Joo👩❤️👨#Run On#Binge-watching#❤️
purplesheesh
January 13, 2021 at 8:23 PM
Yaaaaay!!! I love this drama too!
pickleddragon
January 13, 2021 at 9:11 PM
good choice!
nuWOy🍄🍄
November 29, 2020 at 7:04 AM
It was so hyped back then that I’ve had decided to put it on hold. Little did I know, it took me four years to start watching it😭! Better late than never I guess.
#Signal❤️#Ep1#Marathoning
korfan
November 29, 2020 at 9:45 AM
This reminds me that I need to get back to this one also. I started it way back when but never finished it!
nuWOy🍄🍄
November 29, 2020 at 1:06 PM
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nuWOy🍄🍄
November 25, 2020 at 3:25 PM
Drinking solo done❤️! #binge-watching