Dramabeans gets fancy new duds
by girlfriday
Hey, check out the fancy new threads we’re sporting! Every kdrama Cinderella gets a shiny new makeover, and dramabeans was feeling left out. So we took her for a spin at the website-makeover spa and salon, and this is how she came out!
We worked really hard on this redesign (as in, directed people much more talented than us), and hope you love it as much as we do! Consider it an early Christmas gift. We hear Santa’s been ’round these parts lately.
Take a leisurely tour and reacquaint yourself with where things are, and thanks for your patience during the switchover!
A moment of silence, and one last look at dramabeans’ old outfit. We wore you to prom, to midnight shows of cult classics, and through many breakups. Fare thee well, old friend.
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151 Stylish~
August 7, 2010 at 2:26 PM
cool.. congrats.. now we can reply 2 each other :D
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152 julie
August 7, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Wow, i really like the new layout.
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153 Trish
August 7, 2010 at 2:30 PM
It is looking fresh and nice! I also like that it "saves" your name and email so we don't have to keep typing them in. But I'm just lazy. I'm liking this new layout mainly because there is more color. ☻
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154 moumoune
August 7, 2010 at 2:33 PM
yeah, me too, feels like i'm in the lost world but quickly recovered that i'm still in the kdrama thread...its just that like a snake shredding off its old skin to let off a new one...something like a reborn...wow its really great this new look and thanks again for being there for us - non-korean-speaking followers. MOre power to JB and GF!
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155 charitee
August 7, 2010 at 2:34 PM
what a bittersweet moment. i'm loving the new layout but the old layout was like what i always associated dramabeans with. i think it'll take some time to get used to the new layout but i'm sure the readers will all make the transition just fine. hahahaha. dramabeans = <3
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156 Sae-byuk
August 7, 2010 at 2:34 PM
I already commented earlier that I like the new look, but I will agree with others here that the mustard yellow/green color is not so pleasing to the eyes. However, the sunny yellow/orange color that "dramabeans" is written in up top is beautiful. So, if you're looking for constructive criticism :P, I'd change the mustard color to something else that complements the gray and yellow/orange. Otherwise, the changes look great!
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157 kayla
August 7, 2010 at 2:37 PM
at first i thought i was at the wrong website! hahha nice new look keep it up!!
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158 Jen
August 7, 2010 at 2:38 PM
Love how it looks now, even though the old one was nice though.
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159 Stylish~
August 7, 2010 at 2:40 PM
and oh the pic is hilarious XD
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160 Sarah
August 7, 2010 at 2:44 PM
Eh, the new design is sort of disappointing... I rather liked the former wide, easy to read, clean look. I really hope you'll consider converting back, because this because the old one was heaps betters, sorry to say.
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Javabeans
August 7, 2010 at 3:03 PM
They're the same width, actually! Funny how the eye can get tricked, huh?
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161 kc
August 7, 2010 at 2:50 PM
LOOOVVEEEEEE IT!!!!!
CONGRATS DRAMABEANS!
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162 more
August 7, 2010 at 2:58 PM
MISS THE OLD :(
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163 Dahlia
August 7, 2010 at 3:02 PM
awesssssssom love the new design
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164 cingdoc
August 7, 2010 at 3:04 PM
hehe,this teaches me NOT to go to sleep on time,and then got busy at work...EVERYTHING CHANGES overnite
JB/GF: you ladies are spoiling us too much,NOW I know why Santa was here...delivering a new toy...Thanks :)
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165 Grace
August 7, 2010 at 3:06 PM
i'll miss the old one... :(
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166 moana
August 7, 2010 at 3:07 PM
i love makeovers! looks great!
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167 Anne
August 7, 2010 at 3:13 PM
LOVE it!!! luv the layout, luv you girls, and love the main picture of this post^^ Dramabeans, fighting!!
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168 Dele
August 7, 2010 at 3:23 PM
I miss the thumbnails of current dramas, but I like this new sleek model. When I saw the yellow I thought of bumblebee in Tranformers when he became the pretty camero. Nice look, took me by surprise for sure though.
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169 Dele
August 7, 2010 at 3:26 PM
lol...I was reading more comments and scrolled all the way to the bottom to see the thumbnails were indeed there:)
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170 --jenn--
August 7, 2010 at 3:27 PM
it's really fantastic.
i love the new design :)
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171 ajusajmal
August 7, 2010 at 3:28 PM
mmmm... somehow I liked the old layout better. well all good things must come to and end. just need getting use to I guess
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172 Elena
August 7, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Looking good.
Also, I love that shot of her 'dress-up' strawberries. It was great! Perfect!
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173 Osi
August 7, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Wow...Cool...
I love it..
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174 shinhyesungluv
August 7, 2010 at 3:54 PM
What's funny is that allkpop just changed their layout too, and it kind of looks like the old dramabeans version, with the huge picture on the general page. And dramabeans is now looking like the old allkpop version.
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175 Eleven11
August 7, 2010 at 4:02 PM
I DON'T LIKE CHANGE!
but I love this =p
About time you guys got a makeover - it looks great, congrats!
I'll miss the old look because I'm so used to it, but this is all shiny and pretty so I'm sure I'll learn to love it.
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176 Noypi
August 7, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Love the Bright Color!!!! Congrats on the change!! =)
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177 Jen
August 7, 2010 at 4:12 PM
Beautiful redesign, but I'll sure miss the simplicity of the old one.
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178 red
August 7, 2010 at 4:14 PM
looks awesome...but im gonna miss the old one
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179 ccricket
August 7, 2010 at 4:16 PM
When i went to dramabeans.com, and saw not the old look, I retyped in the address bar and hit enter again.
Oh no--- I prefer the old one better because it is more spacious (probably because of the white background) and thus easy to read. The text before the cut was also longer (as previously mentioned).
Plus, this one looks like other blogs which I also frequent, making the design not so fresh at all. The important icons are placed down making them less functional (oh lazy us blaming it on the layout hihihi).
Props for your efforts though and wanting to give your followers a pleasant surprise. It may not work for others (like me) but we will all get used to this and probably appreciate it more later.
Regardless of the layout, I'll still love dramabeans.com. After all, the content and your writings are what we are really after for :P
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180 ar
August 7, 2010 at 4:18 PM
I'm already nostalgic for the old design but I'm enjoying the new one too!
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181 :D
August 7, 2010 at 4:22 PM
looks rly cool
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182 T
August 7, 2010 at 4:24 PM
ah. yellow.
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183 Z
August 7, 2010 at 4:27 PM
I really loved the old format (I like things simple). But this is nice too. Good work.
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184 maureen
August 7, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Good job, looks great!
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185 jo
August 7, 2010 at 4:35 PM
i'd suggest adding another "recent post" box under the side navigation. it's easier to navigate without having to go back the pages.
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186 appitaz
August 7, 2010 at 4:44 PM
I really miss the big pictures. *big baby* lol
The three headers (ad, blog header and dramabeans header) clash quite a bit, I must say.
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187 SeeYah
August 7, 2010 at 4:50 PM
I wondered for a moment if I was at the right website and checked the spelling of dramabeans.
Yes Santa has been very generous this year because of all of your hard work ladies [it's not like you don't work very hard every year]. It was well deserved [and about time that Santa listened to your wishes].
I love the way that everything is categorized. There is some major OCD action going on, but I lurves it.
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188 Niki
August 7, 2010 at 4:54 PM
Love the new layout!!!
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189 Sky
August 7, 2010 at 5:08 PM
I was so confused at first, I was like "Am I on the right site?!"
I love it! :DDD
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190 Syb
August 7, 2010 at 5:18 PM
we just need to get used to it, I also got confused if I clicked on the wrong link but its looks fine too...
changes are nice =)
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191 kez
August 7, 2010 at 5:20 PM
LOVE this new look! Just right.
I get 'visual overload' from other sites.
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192 jelly-jamboree
August 7, 2010 at 5:24 PM
o wow! at first i thought i was on the wrong page & was like "who the heck stole jb's name & created their own site, grrrr"
lol! i'm glad you're still around jb, & not a poser :D
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193 Valpi
August 7, 2010 at 5:32 PM
I love it!! Fighting Dramabeans, the theme is so estetic and elegant^^
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194 Maria
August 7, 2010 at 5:33 PM
Very nice new layout! Have to take that tour and get myself acquainted!
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195 hitsugaya
August 7, 2010 at 5:39 PM
imho opinion, i loved the old design..it was classy and simple..this reminds me of allkpop and tokyohive..
but a change is needed sometimes..and i'm sure gonna get use to it~ ahaha
thanx very much for ur effort javabeans and girlfriday~ <3
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196 charlie
August 7, 2010 at 5:42 PM
absolute love! :)
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197 suhsi
August 7, 2010 at 5:45 PM
kinda dont like that the resources and recapped series links are at the bottom...but apart from that its nice
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198 anon
August 7, 2010 at 5:46 PM
i miss the old one! but i guess change is hard..
but srsly tho... allkpop makeover? anyone? and that's when i stopped reading allkpop..
bc it stopped being about the content, and started being abt blip articles and tabloidy uselessness
the old layout reminded me of prose
this layout makes me think the content is easy breesy
and i'm not a fan of the size of the font or the font really :[
sorries
even tho i'm being critical, i don't hate it.. it's just makes me feel the site is going in a new direction... it does make things feel lighter and more accessible but also less weighty and important
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Javabeans
August 7, 2010 at 6:03 PM
Would you feel at all better about it if I pinky-swore up and down (and thumb-stamped for approval!) that I hate filler articles, that I've always vowed never to post up anything just to add to post count, and that I'll never get over my aversion to pointless filler?
'Cause, really. I don't know about the other sites, but the stuff here's gonna be the same.
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Diana
August 7, 2010 at 6:03 PM
Yeah I stopped going to allkpop coz of that also
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Diana
August 7, 2010 at 6:06 PM
Yeah I stopped going to allkpop coz of that also. I feel like allkpop looks more like People, USWeekly rather than TIME, The New Yorker (metaphorically speaking), allkpop layout is too flashy, in my opinion
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199 ck1Oz
August 7, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Whoa...early Sunday morning and I woke up without coffee!!
It will take a while.
Emm....can we change the mustard colour?Between this and Playful Kiss' uniform...is this the new 'in' colour?
Hope you enjoy the new clothes and taking it for a spin....I will now go for a tour *-*
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200 girlfriday
August 7, 2010 at 5:55 PM
I know change is hard, but rest assured that this change is just on the outside--JB and I did not get lobotomies, and we are in NO way changing the content of the site.
I know it's hard to recognize us with the new outfit, but it's still us!
*waves hi*
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Javabeans
August 7, 2010 at 6:04 PM
What? You changed clothes and got a new haircut and now you're a sellout, you WHORE! *sobs into my ice cream*
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