The World Cup is something that is mentioned in passing and covered for maybe 5 minutes in the US media and only if there is a huge fight. As a sport soccer(football for everyone else) means little to the average US citizen. It is something to sign your kids up for to get them out of the house on weekends when basketball, football(american) and baseball are not in season. Not putting down the sport, I had fun playing it when I was small. It just has little support here.

I can try to sympathize with the World Cup fans and I hope they have fun, but for crying out loud don't take Coffee House away. That is the only K-drama I am watching right now.

Damn it I'll miss my Coffee House. Boo.

Coffee House is the only drama I'm currently watching but I'm really surprised at the reactions here. I understand that a lot of you care little for football but you have to understand that football/WC is a part of Korean culture. Korea literally puts life on pause for this sporting event, which even if you guys don't care for could at least be more considerate. Also, I have no idea what ratings CH pulls in but WC will have insane view ratings in Korea. So from a cultural, financial point of view it's logical to put SBS dramas on hold. SBS wouldn't put off the WC just for us to watch our CH. Plus, SBS has exclusive rights to showing the WC games....

@ 38 Jane

Thanks for the link. I had no idea Peter Ho was a producer; I've liked him since Starry Starry Night and Love at the Aegean Sea. I was given this link @ http://www.mangafox.com/manga/show_princess/ if this interest you as well.

@ 40 momosan

I remember the massive crowd in '84, and the uproars at Rose Bowl, but I really didn't know who was playing against who back then. I was just a kid during her tomboy phase being a daddy's girl.

There was a fantastic trade pin show in the heart of Chinatown, and I got to meet so many interesting international people there, and I got a lot of souvenir gifts from that show. Those times were really Good Will Games, if you know what I mean.

@ 47 angryparsnip

I'm never gonna hear the end of it if I pass your msg about him as "cute." LOL! I shall, hey, I better butter him up ready for Father's Day. ^____^

England better not cry me a river just b/c Beckham is not in the game. I have to admit, the American broadcast is worst at coveraging the WC but there is always the Spanish or Hong Kong or Viet channels whom are diehard fans w/ better coverage.

@ cingdoc

Hi5 unni!

@ Lahlita

' I lived in a high-rise and I remember watching the game with my family with the doors to the balcony open, and when we scored a goal, you could hear an entire city of two million people screaming in unison. It is one of my most treasured childhood memories.'

Seriously that's exactly my experience as well, esp when we know THE WORLD is screaming w/ us all! As a kid I just love how it bring the whole, cold city passionately in an event, it's like a 2 wk of crazy party that EVERYBODY is in and having the greatest time!

@ 54 Carinne

one last WC cuteness....

My son lives in Japan, he is a teacher who also works part time at an Irish pub, run by Irish and Australians. This is his English fix after speaking Japanese all day... he has ordered a USA jersey with his Japanese name on the back, he took his wife's family name...... talk about International Soccer love going on !
Go USA...

cheers, parsnip
p.s. your Dad is cute... give him a hug from me for Daddy Day

I hope korea will be out of world cup soon so they can resume their normal schedule.I miss my coffee house and i can't believe my life without it

oh no not bad guy!!!!

sorry, double post...

no!!!!!!!!!coffee house! hay, whatever! i'll just catch up on my bizzare food episode lolz. ill find something to watch for the mean time...

It's the World Cup! YAYAYAYAY! And it starts tomorrow!!!! Can't wait. Dramas can. :-)

@ 55 mookie -- Awesome!!! Wasn't it always so amazing when you looked out over the skyline of a city and you could hear millions of people screaming together in joy? Once we got satellite TV, my favorite thing to do during the endless goal celebrations was to flip through all of the international channels that were covering our match. I loved hearing broadcasters replaying our goal in several different languages, and they'd show citizens of other nations cheering for us. Soccer made me love the world as a child.

@ 54 Carinne -- I agree with everyone else; your Dad is totally cute. He's adorable, even. Give him a hug from me too for Father's Day, hey? My father lives overseas, so you'll just have to hug your Dad for those of us who can't hug ours. Carinne-appa is going to be the most hugged-up Daddy this side of a K-drama! :-D

I don't want world cup I want Bad Guy

Go USA!!!

No Coffee House until June 28th?

Now, I feel like crying, just like Ji-won did in Eun-young's office. I may even snort like he did. Pink cheeks and everything.

LOL The World Cup's very cool, so I'll just take the time and allow my anticipation for Coffee House episode 9 to build.

But, still. Waahhh.

OMG, the ending of ep 8 Coffee house is so HOT
and I have to wait till 28, of June?

Oh no! Not Giant. :(
Well, at least Dong Yi isn't affected.

What is up with the SY character in the CH photo?

nooooooooooooo! i love Neighbor Enemies. i look forward to it every saturday morning -________

WOW! after the end of episode 8 how am i supposed to wait two whole weeks! (I swear I've replayed that part 10x) ARGH!

Sigh, oh well, I guess I'll watch Pasta on Hulu for now.

Those of you watching Giant:
I knooow! Tell me... now that Kang Mo has burst into the casino, what will he do to Min-woo? What will he doOOoOo? Will he really grind him into the coffee table? And Min-woo's companion - omo! Will he finally come face to face with his hyung, Sung Mo? Tell meeeeeeeeeeee!!! *pulls hair, stamps feet*

Aah well, I have some Coffee House to catch up on, and some other dramas I had banked. Not to mention the foosball: Go 'Va Va Voom' Henry!

@ 56 angryparsnip

Wow, that's a lot of LOVE from your son and your family for letting him go. I wonder if my future husband is willful to my family name.^____^

@ 63 Lahlita

Well~ hubba-hubba, my dad is one lucky man! * , *

whywhywhy
all my favorite things i'm watching right now
bad guy, coffee house, AND strong heart?????
gahhhh world cup.
WHY DO YOU ALL HAVE TO BE SBS SRSLY ㅠㅗㅠ!!!

ESP CAUSE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN HAVING SUCH A HANGER ENDING????
park shi yeon kissing kang ji hwan at the end....
han ga in/kim nam gil kissing + kim nam gil/actress-who-plays-tae-ra kissing!
DDDD8 whywhywhywhywhy.

aaaaahhhhhhh!!! someone throw me a paper bag! i'm about to go into hyperventilation!! hasn't korea heard of something called ESPN?!?!

i hate to know this..cuz seriously..i'm so curious about the next episodes of Bad Guy and Coffee House..huaaaaaaaa..now..i would stop watching K-drama cuz they wouldnt be aired..do you have any recommended drama???
but thanks God..i still have summer's desire...LOL

@elisa: Don't you think the romantic development between GW and JI is moving a tad too quickly? Somehow, I thought that preview featuring the kiss between JI and GW is meant for the later episodes, with JI's hairstyle like that instead of the next episode.

@ movall
Like you my obsession with PP prevented me from starting another Kdrama. I am now addicted with the PP thread on Soompi's forum page as I have just joined it. Ha! Ha! ( I am sounding like MHR) I also LOVE the World Cup very much. It comes just at the right time indeed! Ha! Ha! again as it is such a strange co-incident that my favourite footballer Fernando Torres of Spain has styled his latest haircut like my favourite actor PSH!
@ Kaedejun
Like you I also think that the WC allows me to return to my daily routine a bit, what with all the obsession with PP watching.
@ aberdeen_angus
You should be proud of your team as I think they have very good players like Mascherano, Aguero and MESSI. I also support Argentina besides Spain.

This really sucks. Coffee House doesn't have a preview of episode 9 out. I HATE you soccer!!!!

no wonder coffee house didn't air today & yesterday...gosh damnit & here i was hoping for an update already.
ugh they should at least release a preview for ep.9 on the website or something cause gosh damnit we gotta wait longer & they left us all on a cliffy..

funny thing is i been looking for a drama to get into & when i finally get into one it gets postponed...boohoo
damn coffee house was just getting good too.
ugh gotta wait now...
i minus well go watch another drama then...
head back to jdoramas or twdramas.