for those of you without an AppleTV+ subscription, i just found Pachinko on d****c**l…. fully subbed, even before appleTV, am trying to watch tonight….
alright… ep 1 done and I’m confused cuz they have mixed up the storytelling (i read that they did)… I hope it makes sense to those not familiar with the book…
I have watched episode one and the problem is. It the timeline at all, but the fact the drama is a bit… hollow? I mean, when it was supposed to be tragic and emotional I was totally indifferent. Anyway, I will watch episode 2 and let’s see.
ohhh, wait for more story. i don’t know why they decided to change the chronology of the written story – which to me made better sense… but i think they are trying to appease a western audience, so maybe they have to interject the later (1989) generational segments to keep the new viewers engaged or something?
by the third ep, it will come together. i just wish they kept to the pace of the book, but my husband and daughter didn’t seem to mind. they figured later things will make better sense…
in the end, i know it will all come together, but i wish they didn’t fragment the chronology/pace of the original story of the book……
Tracer is made by wavve and those ones rarely get licensed. All this time I thought One and Only is a Wednesday-Thursday drama since it comes out on viki on a Wednesday.
Yeah. It gets uploaded on viki Wednesday my time (PST). I’m part of the subbing team but now that winter break is over, I dont get to do much, so as other volunteers but we try to get it completed at least by the time the next episode comes out.
Woahhh you’re on a subbing team! Like wow! You don’t have to wait for the subs and that’s sucha cool thing!
It’s fascinating to know that the subs I’m reading might be from one of fellow Beanies! Ah idk why I’m so glad to know this!! 🤩
The reason why I learned Korean in the first place lol. Back in the days, subs are not easy to come by. It’s like you have to do an underground deal to get them hahahaha I had to fend for myself
Ahh so you learnt?! I thought it was not possible! Like *whispering* even I tried to learn it but then I don’t know anybody who speaks the language, and without speaking it never comes, I learnt all the Hangul, alphabets, tried to read also, but then left it all! How did u do it? How long it took? Is it really possible?!
I started about 13 years ago with the basic stuff like Hangul. Didn’t really get far. Just learned the basic phrases then just watched dramas and variety shows. About three years later, I somehow woke up and understood more when I watched. Then I chat with Koreans online to practice. Also talk to myself in Korean since I dont have natives around me. It was 90% just watching dramas and absorbing it, I guess. I’m also in the Go Billy discord and I practice speaking with other learners there. I can send you an invite if you’re interested!
Omo, so it wasn’t a wed-thurs drama? 😶
Idk why but it’s hard for me to watch weekdays drama as I forget abt them (who remembers weekdays they’re all the same) still have to catch-up on last 2 eps of 1&only!
I can only shake my head. With Snowdrop in the news, this reminds me of how Chun Doo-hwan and President Roh Tae-woo led a military coup and were responsible for the Gwangju Massacre but were pardoned after only two years in prison. Look at how that turned out. Chun Doo-hwan spent years spreading lies that the rightwing want to make the truth.
This is bullshit. I am not Korean, but even I feel disgusted by this. I cannot even imagine how Koreans feel about this. Politicians never face consequences for their heinous actions. It’s really difficult not to feel completely cynical about current (and future) state of affairs – and that applies around the world.
d****c**l dot ac
it’s best if you have AdBlock, stops the popups. but it did take a long time to load, but i was able to watch it after i let it buffer for about 20 minutes. maybe it’s fixed by now…
Lost was such a quiet, deep, seemingly dark story. but it was about our primal need for empathy & love… i started for RJY\’s long hair, but was rapt by the story till the end. loved it.
My weather app has had more suspense and twists lately than a kdrama.
30 degrees hotter in Seattle for most of the day than where I live in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
About 10 degrees hotter than near Tucson Arizona where someone I know lives.
That’s just WRONG!
seriously!!! we’re like rain dwellers that complain it doesn’t get hot in summer until august… i think we’ll have to stop complaining… only about 30% of the households in seattle have A/C, cuz we usually get one week of over 85-90° each summer.
kinda weird not seeing people out walking their dogs or kids on bikes/trikes… (i think there are still more dogs than kids in seattle).
I feel so bad for you guys. I lived in Minneapolis where a/c is regarded as unnecessary and those 90+ days were truly hell. I hope you cool off soon and send the heat . . . anywhere but here.
oh, i don’t envy you midwesterners — my sister lived in chicago and mequon areas, talk about severe summer heat/humidity and subzero snowfalls in winter… it was so cold one thanksgiving season that we couldn’t go into downtown chicago to go shopping… 0° plus -11° windchill factor.
: O
😁 I grew up in Chicago. One Christmas was so cold that when we put our groceries in the car trunk, by the time we got home the cells of the lettuce had literally exploded into green mush. Then again, another Christmas was so beautiful that people were sailing on the Lake. Weather!
My library’s has two chillers but only one is currently functional. Yesterday was difficult because the building was hot and humid. Beanies, stay cool and as hydrated as possible!
and today it felt “refreshing” to go outside in the afternoon to feel 84°F with a breeze! tonight, we got even more relief!!! a wonderful onshore wind that cooled everything west of the cascade mountain range down — it’s a lovely 63°F right now at 2 am… i had every window and door open to blow out the residual heat!
spazmo
June 30, 2022 at 10:23 AM
yummm…. more sageuk please, Joo Sang Wook!
spazmo
June 17, 2022 at 10:55 PM
DAEBAK! check out the cast…
https://youtu.be/faHVkd-1iWY
Elinor
June 18, 2022 at 12:04 AM
Whaaaaa … ! This makes NO sense, but it looks like so much fun!
spazmo
June 15, 2022 at 9:05 PM
so what’s this photo – how did Lisa Ling get in this photo with Kang Dong Won, Youn Yuh Jung, Im Siwan and Jackson Wang?
spazmo
June 15, 2022 at 9:07 PM
okay, someone just told me it’s Michelle Yeoh in the glasses…
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
June 16, 2022 at 10:22 AM
Jackson is looking tired again. Being a fan of him is exhausting. He had been doing better for so long.
spazmo
June 16, 2022 at 10:47 AM
my daughter said the same… : (
spazmo
May 27, 2022 at 12:28 AM
is it just me, or could Yun Ji On be/pass as Han Ye Ri’s brother?
spazmo
April 15, 2022 at 7:15 PM
Jackson Wang at Coachella???
spazmo
April 1, 2022 at 2:16 AM
the EDIT button!!! how long has this existed?? i just found it tonight!
<3
mmmmm
April 1, 2022 at 2:54 AM
Omo! Is there an EDIT button now? I’m surprised!
neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
April 1, 2022 at 5:04 AM
OHMY!
ayrulent
April 1, 2022 at 7:23 AM
Where??
spazmo
April 1, 2022 at 11:40 AM
see three grey dots stacked on the right? it’s there…
ayrulent
April 4, 2022 at 3:41 AM
You got me 🤡
bbstl
April 1, 2022 at 7:36 AM
What? Where?
bbstl
April 1, 2022 at 7:38 AM
Oh HAHAHAHAHA I just got it 😂😂😂
Good one!!!
Zora
April 1, 2022 at 10:38 AM
😆 🤣 😂
Lord Cobol
April 1, 2022 at 3:26 PM
But… but… now we won’t have any excuses 🙁
bbstl
April 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM
@spazmo, I just want you to know I thought about this later in the day and laughed my head off all over again 👍🏼
mugyuljoie is preciousss
April 2, 2022 at 1:37 AM
Cruel. 🤣
FlyingTool
April 3, 2022 at 5:41 PM
Very nicely done!
spazmo
March 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM
for those of you without an AppleTV+ subscription, i just found Pachinko on d****c**l…. fully subbed, even before appleTV, am trying to watch tonight….
spazmo
March 24, 2022 at 10:25 PM
what the heck??? it’s HERE, it’s HERE — Pachinko has uploaded 3 eps on AppleTV+!!! i guess it is march 25th in asia… *runs back to watch it now*
spazmo
March 24, 2022 at 11:33 PM
alright… ep 1 done and I’m confused cuz they have mixed up the storytelling (i read that they did)… I hope it makes sense to those not familiar with the book…
spazmo
March 25, 2022 at 12:46 AM
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spazmo
March 25, 2022 at 12:47 AM
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Eazal
March 25, 2022 at 3:38 PM
I have watched episode one and the problem is. It the timeline at all, but the fact the drama is a bit… hollow? I mean, when it was supposed to be tragic and emotional I was totally indifferent. Anyway, I will watch episode 2 and let’s see.
spazmo
March 26, 2022 at 1:12 AM
ohhh, wait for more story. i don’t know why they decided to change the chronology of the written story – which to me made better sense… but i think they are trying to appease a western audience, so maybe they have to interject the later (1989) generational segments to keep the new viewers engaged or something?
by the third ep, it will come together. i just wish they kept to the pace of the book, but my husband and daughter didn’t seem to mind. they figured later things will make better sense…
in the end, i know it will all come together, but i wish they didn’t fragment the chronology/pace of the original story of the book……
now i can see that
spazmo
March 23, 2022 at 3:18 PM
this is haunting, but also beautifully hopeful… cellist playing Bach in Kharkiv.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQHzO11LcKU&t=3s
spazmo
March 4, 2022 at 7:27 PM
Seriously??? NETFLIX calls The Veteran a COMEDY???
: O
frabbycrabsis loves KBS Drama Specials
March 5, 2022 at 3:07 AM
The same Veteran where Yoo Ah-in kills a dog? 😂
spazmo
March 5, 2022 at 4:24 PM
RIGHT????
frabbycrabsis loves KBS Drama Specials
March 6, 2022 at 1:13 AM
Netflix fucked up 😂😂😂😂
spazmo
February 22, 2022 at 10:13 PM
regarding Ghost Doctor — i mean, really… not even one little kiss between UEE and Rain?? c\’mon kim tae hee… don\’t be psycho like seo ye ji…
mugyuljoie is preciousss
February 22, 2022 at 11:52 PM
It might be more him than her given some of his interviews I’ve read.
Kurama
February 23, 2022 at 12:45 AM
Why it would be Kim Tae-Hee’s fault? She’s not part of the production.
She didn’t have issue to play a woman in love in Bye, Mama.
miss h
February 23, 2022 at 8:32 AM
Has he had kissing scenes in other dramas? I can’t remember. As they pointed out, Rain and Kim Bum were the ones in a rom-com.
spazmo
February 23, 2022 at 4:23 PM
not since being married…
spazmo
February 8, 2022 at 11:35 PM
wrt Pachinko which will air on mar 25 on appletv+, where is Noah, is he listed?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8888462/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm
spazmo
February 22, 2022 at 11:01 PM
okay i’m stupid. i forgot Noa is supposed to be the spitting image of Hansu… still, can’t wait for the series to air!
spazmo
February 8, 2022 at 1:21 PM
i didn\’t realize that Red Sleeve Cuff was so GOOD!!!! junho really took the role to amazing heights! loved the OTP.
Ally
February 8, 2022 at 5:32 PM
And now you know…
spazmo
February 8, 2022 at 6:49 PM
my eyes are still puffy…..
spazmo
February 9, 2022 at 12:01 AM
and then i find this! junho dancing cuz viewship exceeded 15%…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA7ainbosfc&t=83s
spazmo
January 15, 2022 at 12:39 AM
@thimble
because you have fallen down the Jang Hyuk rabbithole…
Lily left the valley
January 15, 2022 at 10:24 PM
A worthy rabbit hole to fall in, to be certain.
owl
January 15, 2022 at 10:35 PM
This is almost too intense!
spazmo
January 11, 2022 at 1:56 PM
wahhhh, what\’s with the delays on subbing for Tracer and The One and Only…..
earthna
January 11, 2022 at 7:31 PM
Tracer is made by wavve and those ones rarely get licensed. All this time I thought One and Only is a Wednesday-Thursday drama since it comes out on viki on a Wednesday.
spazmo
January 11, 2022 at 9:05 PM
ohhh, so the subs aren’t out yet for OandO… but Tracer may take way longer then, huh…
earthna
January 11, 2022 at 9:18 PM
Yeah. It gets uploaded on viki Wednesday my time (PST). I’m part of the subbing team but now that winter break is over, I dont get to do much, so as other volunteers but we try to get it completed at least by the time the next episode comes out.
Unni
January 13, 2022 at 3:53 AM
Woahhh you’re on a subbing team! Like wow! You don’t have to wait for the subs and that’s sucha cool thing!
It’s fascinating to know that the subs I’m reading might be from one of fellow Beanies! Ah idk why I’m so glad to know this!! 🤩
earthna
January 13, 2022 at 5:46 AM
The reason why I learned Korean in the first place lol. Back in the days, subs are not easy to come by. It’s like you have to do an underground deal to get them hahahaha I had to fend for myself
Unni
January 13, 2022 at 7:41 AM
Ahh so you learnt?! I thought it was not possible! Like *whispering* even I tried to learn it but then I don’t know anybody who speaks the language, and without speaking it never comes, I learnt all the Hangul, alphabets, tried to read also, but then left it all! How did u do it? How long it took? Is it really possible?!
earthna
January 13, 2022 at 1:09 PM
I started about 13 years ago with the basic stuff like Hangul. Didn’t really get far. Just learned the basic phrases then just watched dramas and variety shows. About three years later, I somehow woke up and understood more when I watched. Then I chat with Koreans online to practice. Also talk to myself in Korean since I dont have natives around me. It was 90% just watching dramas and absorbing it, I guess. I’m also in the Go Billy discord and I practice speaking with other learners there. I can send you an invite if you’re interested!
Unni
January 13, 2022 at 3:51 AM
Omo, so it wasn’t a wed-thurs drama? 😶
Idk why but it’s hard for me to watch weekdays drama as I forget abt them (who remembers weekdays they’re all the same) still have to catch-up on last 2 eps of 1&only!
earthna
January 13, 2022 at 5:44 AM
Lol weekdays are all the same indeed!
spazmo
December 23, 2021 at 5:49 PM
this is ludicrous, it\’s like a really bad Kdrama…
https://www.blueroofpolitics.com/p/breaking-news-moon-jae-in-pardons-park-geun-hye/
bbstl
December 23, 2021 at 8:41 PM
Oh just gaaaaah 🤦🏼♀️
What incentive does any citizen have to not be corrupt anymore? And I mean that for all countries ☹️
spazmo
December 23, 2021 at 10:10 PM
exactly. just look at orange man, still fundraising millions from his idiots and going nowhere but filing litigation after litigation….
bbstl
December 24, 2021 at 7:45 AM
I’d shake my head but it would fall off at this point 😔
miss h
December 24, 2021 at 9:09 AM
I can only shake my head. With Snowdrop in the news, this reminds me of how Chun Doo-hwan and President Roh Tae-woo led a military coup and were responsible for the Gwangju Massacre but were pardoned after only two years in prison. Look at how that turned out. Chun Doo-hwan spent years spreading lies that the rightwing want to make the truth.
ladynightshade | lee bangwon’s fan
December 24, 2021 at 5:24 PM
This is bullshit. I am not Korean, but even I feel disgusted by this. I cannot even imagine how Koreans feel about this. Politicians never face consequences for their heinous actions. It’s really difficult not to feel completely cynical about current (and future) state of affairs – and that applies around the world.
spazmo
December 9, 2021 at 12:43 AM
One Ordinary Day is hard to find… in fact, i can\’t find a working ep 4 anywhere, except kiss****n with the nasty pop ups… where can i watch??
spazmo
December 9, 2021 at 2:24 AM
nevermind, i found it. just watched ep 4 – this drama is EXCELLENT!!!!!!
miss h
December 9, 2021 at 8:28 AM
Where did you end up watching it at? I want to start it but hate most illegal sites.
spazmo
December 9, 2021 at 5:06 PM
d****c**l dot ac
it’s best if you have AdBlock, stops the popups. but it did take a long time to load, but i was able to watch it after i let it buffer for about 20 minutes. maybe it’s fixed by now…
spazmo
October 25, 2021 at 2:02 AM
Lost was such a quiet, deep, seemingly dark story. but it was about our primal need for empathy & love… i started for RJY\’s long hair, but was rapt by the story till the end. loved it.
dramalover4ever
October 25, 2021 at 3:48 PM
It was surprisingly warm and tender.
owl
October 25, 2021 at 8:09 PM
The hair. And more.
spazmo
October 25, 2021 at 9:07 PM
i hope he grows it back!!!
spazmo
July 30, 2021 at 12:49 AM
what??? Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning just showed up on US Netflix… guess i\’ll be up late tonight….
spazmo
June 28, 2021 at 8:26 PM
this should be the last of it for seattle… supposed to cool down to 69°F by 4 or 5 a.m. if we don’t melt first…
Lord Cobol
June 28, 2021 at 9:16 PM
My weather app has had more suspense and twists lately than a kdrama.
30 degrees hotter in Seattle for most of the day than where I live in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
About 10 degrees hotter than near Tucson Arizona where someone I know lives.
That’s just WRONG!
spazmo
June 28, 2021 at 11:17 PM
seriously!!! we’re like rain dwellers that complain it doesn’t get hot in summer until august… i think we’ll have to stop complaining… only about 30% of the households in seattle have A/C, cuz we usually get one week of over 85-90° each summer.
kinda weird not seeing people out walking their dogs or kids on bikes/trikes… (i think there are still more dogs than kids in seattle).
bbstl
June 28, 2021 at 9:48 PM
I feel so bad for you guys. I lived in Minneapolis where a/c is regarded as unnecessary and those 90+ days were truly hell. I hope you cool off soon and send the heat . . . anywhere but here.
spazmo
June 28, 2021 at 11:19 PM
oh, i don’t envy you midwesterners — my sister lived in chicago and mequon areas, talk about severe summer heat/humidity and subzero snowfalls in winter… it was so cold one thanksgiving season that we couldn’t go into downtown chicago to go shopping… 0° plus -11° windchill factor.
: O
bbstl
June 29, 2021 at 7:18 AM
😁 I grew up in Chicago. One Christmas was so cold that when we put our groceries in the car trunk, by the time we got home the cells of the lettuce had literally exploded into green mush. Then again, another Christmas was so beautiful that people were sailing on the Lake. Weather!
mmmmm
June 29, 2021 at 2:22 AM
Please don’t melt!
spazmo
June 29, 2021 at 2:55 AM
i will try not to, must take care of my basil plants to be able to harvest a big batch to stock up on my pesto for the year!
*winks*
mmmmm
June 29, 2021 at 3:25 AM
🥰🥰🥰
You must be alive to keep your basil alive! 🌱
sirena
June 29, 2021 at 5:51 AM
My library’s has two chillers but only one is currently functional. Yesterday was difficult because the building was hot and humid. Beanies, stay cool and as hydrated as possible!
korfan
June 30, 2021 at 12:40 AM
I’ve been reading about the weather in the Pacific Northwest, it’s just crazy! Definitely stay safe and hydrated!
spazmo
June 30, 2021 at 2:05 AM
and today it felt “refreshing” to go outside in the afternoon to feel 84°F with a breeze! tonight, we got even more relief!!! a wonderful onshore wind that cooled everything west of the cascade mountain range down — it’s a lovely 63°F right now at 2 am… i had every window and door open to blow out the residual heat!