Welcome, Dramabeans editor Girlfriday
by javabeans
I’m sure you’ve noticed girlfriday‘s presence on this blog, what with her witty recaps and zippy commentary. I know you can’t see her stylin’ fashion sense, but trust me, she’s got that too. I decided it was about time I exploited her talents offered her an expanded role in the site; from henceforth, she’ll be taking on the mantle of Dramabeans editor (as well as continual purveyor of snappy asides).
Some of y’all have noted that our writing styles have a certain compatibility. I wouldn’t exactly call it similarity, since I think we’ve both got distinct styles — she yells at the Show, while I prefer to direct my ire to those cursed Drama Gods. She’s happy to let me claim my Kang Ji-hwan, just so’s she can keep Gong Yoo for herself. We know a successful partnership’s always about the smart compromises. We also know a good thing when we see it. For me, that means another drama-watching, plot-dissecting, character-analyzing viewer with whom to discuss shows and vent (and snark). For you, it’s another point of view and another recapping voice.
I hope you’ll join me in welcoming girlfriday onboard! Well, she’s already been onboard for a while now, but now it’s, like, totally official. It’s got a badge and everything. This doesn’t mean huge shakeups to the site, but she’ll be contributing more and generally hanging around. We’ve updated the handy-dandy Drama Ratings list with her contributions, and even added a FAQ!
So without further ado, I turn it over to girlfriday. JB, signing off!
(image source: exploding dog)
Girlfriday sez:
I’m so excited and honored to make Dramabeans my home. Many of you have asked if I have a blog of my own. Turns out maintaining your own site is hard, and I’m lazy. Thankfully, javabeans has this awesome place with all of you guys, and I don’t have to do any of the hard stuff! Score!
I will assure you that there was a thorough vetting process. I survived all twelve rounds of hazing to be inducted as an official editor. Round 7 was especially grueling, what with all the leg squats. But I will have you know that I totally rocked Round 10, where I named all the hot k-drama actors, in backwards alphabetical order. In Korean.
Thanks to JB for creating a place where I can combine my life’s work and my life’s obsessions, and feel productive about it. I feel lucky to be part of such a vibrant community.
And of course, thanks to all of you, who have given the most love, encouragement, support, and virtual hugs/high fives/cheers a girl could ask for.
I wrote up a little blurb about me here, and if you still find yourself brimming with curiosity, please do ask away. We’ll add to the FAQs, or address them in the next podcast. You can also email me directly. Just mind the monkeys.
So there! I’m all yours! You’re stuck with me now. Heaven help you.
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101 Porcelain
June 23, 2010 at 7:22 PM
Welcome Girlfriday... always love reading your recaps... it make me laugh and cry... glad that you are on board!!!
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102 Ace
June 23, 2010 at 7:23 PM
I like!
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103 vern529
June 23, 2010 at 7:24 PM
Okay, referring to my last post.....it's "two great minds think alike" and "two heads are better than one". All applicable to this situation, however, I should never attempt to quote anything when I am feverish and sneezing (only an excuse, I know).
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104 Asmaa
June 23, 2010 at 7:43 PM
Welcome girlfriday,
I love to read your recaps and yes you both have quite similar styles of writing, but just when the writing gets a bit much hyper I know it's you :D
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105 eclipse
June 23, 2010 at 7:48 PM
Oh my fairy Godmothers in K-drama land have joined forces together!!! Now my chance to meet handsome hot Korean actors a.k.a Prince Charming rises up! Let`s meet everyday to brainstorming any possibilities...
Love you all!!!
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106 djinni
June 23, 2010 at 8:01 PM
me likey!!!!
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107 onemorepls
June 23, 2010 at 8:07 PM
Woohoo!!! Welcome Girlfriday....Cheers!!!
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108 Chuck
June 23, 2010 at 8:13 PM
This is great news;
JB + GF
=
Batman + Robin
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French Fries + Ketchup
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Coffee + Milk
=
Donny + Marie
=
so much more!
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109 CAnjell
June 23, 2010 at 8:14 PM
Wonderful News.
Dramabeans - my daily favorite blog.
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110 Tammu
June 23, 2010 at 8:24 PM
Welcome!!!! I love both your writing styles...they always make me smile after a long day at work. Looking forward to more recaps!
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111 cheanne
June 23, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Welcome.....From the recaps you have written I really can tell that you are equally wonderful as JB. Thank you for filling our kdrama obsession. More power!!!
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112 Sakura
June 23, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Hi girlfriday !,
Nice to know JB's blogger partner. You are going to add more pun
stuff for us readers and give an insight for us to understand the culture,
drama and their actions (actors) and also to appreciate the drama if it is good.
Best wishes to you and thanks for your contributions to dramabeans and also thankful to JB for keeping up with your active "book". Arigatou gudaimas !.
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113 Ladymoonstone143
June 23, 2010 at 8:35 PM
Welcome girlfriday...i always love your recaps...and for one moment before, I thought you and javabeans are the same because your recaps are both awesome....:))
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114 aberdeen_angus
June 23, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Yay! Wonderful news! Looking forward to this! :D
I really think that your writing styles are indeed different, so this should be 100% fun.
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115 Juwo
June 23, 2010 at 8:38 PM
I can't think of any other way to describe this news - it's win-win-win for all of us =]!
Congrats girlfriday and all the best JB plus dramabeans well ^ ^. Glad you guys are sharing the load together, and looking forward to more hilarious sound-bites to replay in my head throughout the day :D.
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116 destriana
June 23, 2010 at 8:39 PM
welcome girlfriday. can't wait to read you yell at the show, you're really vocal and funny. i love the way you write and i love you because you love gong yoo. do you excite waiting to watch his new project? did he look freaking handsome in his last photo shoot for cosmopolitan? wow... i'm speechless. (why are we talking about gong yoo now?)
well, i thought you are working with JB and i also had thought you're the same person, but then i know you're different people and now you're officially in DB. congratulation. i'm so jealous, haha. DB is like my dream. a place to play but also working. wish all the best for DB. keep up the good works... :)
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117 pixie
June 23, 2010 at 8:40 PM
Welcome Girl Friday! exciting news, more of you!
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118 'cille
June 23, 2010 at 8:53 PM
girlfriday - welcome and congratulations!
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119 sky
June 23, 2010 at 9:21 PM
I'm so excited! I love both of your commentaries! Best of luck to both of you!
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120 tantrumg
June 23, 2010 at 9:24 PM
wooooooooooooooo!! WELCOME ABOARD!!! *throws confetti*
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121 Basuha
June 23, 2010 at 9:26 PM
Welcome aboard, I have too say that I notice your writing skills are different. I mention it to my Sister a couple of months ago, by the way she a die hard Javabeans fan. I told her that there most be too different writers, I forgot what drama the recaps was on that both of you participate but it was obvious that it wasn't the same person unless JB is (Bipolar) LOL Good luck Girlfriday looking forward to your recaps.....
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122 jusash
June 23, 2010 at 10:20 PM
EXCITING NEWS! Welcome aboard gf!
I love BOTH your styles - similar in a way and welcomely unbiased (original, even-keel, non-patronising and objective) and both so equally tasty.
Brilliant coupling!
girlfriday:
Looking forward to devouring more delicious morsels of hilarious humor and perceptive insights. Been enjoying your writing flavour and recaps since TWWSWTM - keep them coming! :)
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123 annie
June 23, 2010 at 10:33 PM
You guys are an awesome combination, so this looks like a perfect partnership. :)
Also, I'm totally with you on the Gong Yoo love, girlfriday.
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124 Ani
June 23, 2010 at 10:35 PM
You know, at this point it feels like you've always been a part of dramabeans... But, since we're being official-like, might as well say: "YIPPIDY-DIPPIDY-DOOOOOOOO!"..... That was weird talk for "Congratulations! May you grace us with more witty comments, and Show cursing, and fangirling, and all things lovely and awesome about Korean dramas/entertainment worth reading for many days to come."
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125 atsirk
June 23, 2010 at 10:45 PM
Congratulations girlfriday :)
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126 poo
June 23, 2010 at 10:46 PM
U r both awesome!!! Btw gf...i love gong yoo too ^_^
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127 maria
June 23, 2010 at 11:10 PM
LOLS at your initiation process---- well, i'm a firm believer in passing it forward, SO. to be your disciple, girlfriday? how many levels of random does that entail?? i will do leg-squats for you, oh mighty new editor!! i do not know how ones goes about saying korean things backwards, but shucksdadgummit, i sure will try!!!!
just---- FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC! welcome home, girlfriday! we have drinking games here. HUZZAH!
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128 maria
June 23, 2010 at 11:22 PM
ps--- do we get to call official dibs upon finishing initiation? i need to get on it before bae soo bin, lee min ho and jung il woo gets snapped up.O_o
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129 chajjye
June 23, 2010 at 11:33 PM
haha...i can totally see the similar yet unique snarkiness and wittiness in both your writing. totally enjoy it. Yay! More please.
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130 iWANTcereal
June 23, 2010 at 11:44 PM
NOOOOOOO!!! Gong Yoo's mine !!!! T_T
.... fine, but i'm keeping Joo Ji Hoon.
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131 herro
June 24, 2010 at 12:48 AM
Choooo Chooooo!!!!
Welcome aboard!!!!!!!
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132 epyc
June 24, 2010 at 1:02 AM
Welcome girlfriday! Just noted two days ago your ratings/views on the DB drama rating. It's very clear that you are a Gong Yoo fan and in fact, your rating on Biscuit Teachers made me want to start that drama again. Look forward to reading more and more your insight alongside with JB's.
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133 iynn512
June 24, 2010 at 1:24 AM
awesome! welcome girlfriday! i enjoy ur recap
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134 Selli
June 24, 2010 at 1:47 AM
Congratulations!!! =D I hope you'll have lots of fun, all the best! ^-^
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135 mika163
June 24, 2010 at 1:54 AM
welcome girlfriday and congrats on your official appointment!
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136 Ri
June 24, 2010 at 1:55 AM
Yay! Welcome, girlfriday! :D
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137 girlfriday
June 24, 2010 at 2:46 AM
You guys sure do know how to make a girl feel welcome! Thanks for all the Dramabeans love. It's the best kind, dontcha know.
@ 94 thunderbolt: What an awesome compliment! Thanks!
@ 127/8 maria: If you can survive Round 6, I'll give you a gold star, a deputy badge, and majority share of Bae Soo-bin. Round 6: Twelve shots of soju. After each shot, a round of Six Degrees of Kang Ji-hwan. I know, it seems easy. But right around shot 10 or 11, JB brings out the really obscure references that like, NOBODY knows but her. It's hardcore.
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138 Rizzy
June 24, 2010 at 3:26 AM
Finally its official :) Welcome Girl Friday! Love your posts!
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139 executived
June 24, 2010 at 3:40 AM
ILY Girlfriday! I'm so happy now. HAHAHA.
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140 Dory
June 24, 2010 at 3:50 AM
YAY!!
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141 nattacatta
June 24, 2010 at 4:14 AM
lots of words of welcome and congratulations so i will echo all those sentiments and say, officially, welcome to your position as editor!
i love this blog so much as it validates my love for kdrama that is mocked by friends and family (sweet friends and family, i know) and it is just getting more awesome!
you are a very funny and fantastic writer and having watched and read all the shows you double teamed together- the collaboration makes reading the recaps all the more fun!
the faq is hilarious and awesome!
i would make a header that said javabeans AND girlfriday (complete wth kang ji hwan and gong yoo) if i were more technologically sound but, woe is me, i have no idea to go about doing that
so hopefully someone will soon!
also, that picture made me laugh so much- cartoons always get me
*hugs!
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142 maria
June 24, 2010 at 4:53 AM
@girlfriday:
i'll stop you right there; you had me at deputy badge (thrown in chaps, and you've got a deal!) --- but HOLY MC HAMMER PANTS, BATMAN!!! that round 6 soju-de-kang-ji-hwan-crystal-mazey-challenge thing just needs to be a real thing like.... NOW. please please tell me the JB torture ala soju-de-KJH is real!! it sounds like a toughie, but sucks if i won't do anything for majority shares of Bae Soo Bin! O_O *giggity-giggity* i am psyched 11 and a half ways that you have official pants on now!!! i can't contain it!!!! *splorssshhhhkkksshh* --- brein borken frmo awesmoe.
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143 jeankaycee
June 24, 2010 at 5:10 AM
welcome aboard girlfriday!!!! its really fun reading your recaps with javabeans so its great to hear that your totally here to stay!!!!
loved your recapping antics and hoping for more of that in the future articles and recaps!
you guys really rocks!!!!
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144 diadda
June 24, 2010 at 5:26 AM
This is good... very good.
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145 aoun
June 24, 2010 at 5:39 AM
Love reading your good stuff!
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146 Dara
June 24, 2010 at 5:49 AM
Welcome aboard! GF.
*Important matter* ,please help stopping the war between shippers in CH.
Let's see if you qualify. Hehe.^_^
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147 charlene
June 24, 2010 at 5:58 AM
Hello Girlfriday!
I'd say , welcome aboard!
i like your amazing way of delivering lines on your recaps, i love the humor :)
and looking forward for more .
you and javabeans will be a great team.
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148 lemon
June 24, 2010 at 6:16 AM
yaye!! i love you two :D
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149 tomakunisnumberone
June 24, 2010 at 6:29 AM
OMG girlfriday! i'm so happy about this! javabeans x girlfriday = girl power duo!
girlfriday, i'm your fangirl HAHA :)) i'm so happy i'll be reading more from you since you don't have a blog.
this made my day! <3
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150 christine
June 24, 2010 at 6:29 AM
Welcome and Congratulations!!!
Now you're officially ours and no more just a guest. No running away. Hurray!!!
No wonder we're ecstatic; we are going to be spoilt rotten. Many thanks in advance.
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