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Dramabeans gets fancy new duds

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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Is there any delete comment option here? :)

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It'd be nice to add the delete comment option here in case u mistakenly wrote something, an edit option would be nice. I think the old version had something like that?

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nice design! But for a moment I thought I was on the wrong site! I'll definitely miss the old one :)

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what a pleasant surprise! Like many others who have commented already, I got confused for a sec when I saw the page haha

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Just like the look on YEH face.....awkward....I miss her silly bubbly smile already...

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nice!!

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WOW. I did not expect a new layout. This is a wonderful surprise. Absolutely love the new design. Great job!!

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Oh no, I the old design is much more better. This is so strange.

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I'll miss the old website layout . . . but I'm LOVING this new one!! It's a lot easier to navigate through. =)

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I'm a little disoriented...

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Awww, I miss the new layout a bit but I'm digging the new look.. I can grow to love it :)

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I don't know if somebody already made a comment about this, but when I clicked on Drama Recaps I can't see a FULL list of the dramas, done or still in progress. Do we have to keep on clicking Older Entries? Like say, I wanna read Coffee Prince recaps, is there just one button I can click on to jump to all the CP recaps?

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You're clicking the "drama recaps" Category link at the right, right?

The index is at the top of the page, where it says "recaps." (It was in the old design too, I promise!)

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Yes, I click on "Drama Recaps" on the right, under Category. Then that takes me to the most recent drama episodes recapped -- Bad Guy, I am Legend...etc. I scroll further down and I don't see a link for Coffee Prince (or any of the older dramas).

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Oh, nvm! Found them...so we have to click on "recaps" at the very top...that was a li'l confusing with "Drama Recaps." :-)

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loving everything, the look, the new replying prompt, the colors and new headers! My day is just getting brighter visiting here, thanks JB! :)

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like other people said, this new layout looks like other Korean gossip blog. But I will give my time to get comfortable with new layout. Sometimes, we need change in our life, lol

Btw, I love reading comments esp from you and other DB's writers but can you highlight your comment( Javabeans) because it looks familiar with other people here * your comments at old layout have blue box*

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LOOKING ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!!!
i love the new design.

THANK YOU JAVABEANS, GIRLFRIDAY, AND DB TEAM

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i thought i was in a different blog...and i kept on looking...yeah..it says dramabeans....THIS IS SO COOL...loved your design...

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congrats on the makeover! it looks fab :)

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still need to learn to navigate... Umm, looking for the edit button....

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hmmm as of now, I think I like the old version more. Partially maybe it's because I've been so use to it. But I think I like to see a big photo of the post, as oppose to this small little thing. And I liked that the blurb before the jump actually is a blurb on its own instead of cutting off in mid sentence like it is now.

Ah well.

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I love it! I kinda wish the pictures were bigger. I like looking at big pretty pictures of beautiful celebrities XD.

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yeahhh, not really working for me. but it's not my site, so who cares! it still looks good, but i liked the colors and space on the old one better.

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I love the new look:) Congrats

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Very Nice!! I'm loving the new layout, although I will miss the old one.

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Site feels a lot more intimate with new duds. I like! Congrats, Sarah and girlfriday!!

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I have been here for like 5 years? and I like how dramabeans is so well organized, clean and sleek. Very easy on the eyes. Honestly, I don't like the new look not because of it is new but its seems very normal and.....
but I respect dramabeans decision anyway.

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nice new design but i still like the old one, well maybe it is just a matter of getting used to it..

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i know i already posted but i've been rereading the thread and I just noticed how much easier it is to follow when the replies are staight under each post! It makes following the flow of conversation a lot easier - even if just for this feature I think the redesign is worth it, because alot of what makes this site so great is the conversations people have and the sense of community.

See, I'm warming up to it already

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I thought I went to da wrong site since the new layout look so pretty >__<

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I have been exploring the site, and I like the fact that we can press on the little pictures of the Recapping and Recapped Series.

Yay! <3

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I like the old one better. I know the new design is nice but now with the new design, the posts in the homepage are not written as what they are intended to be.

I mean, for example, the blog post "Official poster for My Girlfriend is a Gumiho." In the old homepage, it shows the first two paragraphs because that's how Javabeans intended it to be. But now with the new design, the first paragraph is not even finished yet and yet we already got the "more" link.

It just feels like I'm on "one of those blogs" which is desperate for page views.

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WOW...Ladies...Spa and Salon.....LOve the new looks...

What a make over...

but where's the recaps column go?

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I love the old design, it was unique, this new design reminds me of allkpop's

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I loved the old design! So simple but it looks professional. The new design looks great too but I still have to get used to it :) Great job Dramabeans team!

Ah and to support some people's comment, I too prefer to see longer texts before clicking that "Read more" link :)

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wow, when i when on this website today, i actually wasnt sure if i went to the right place till i had to look more closely. its so awesome. i luv the new look.

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awww i loved the simplicity of the old design, but this is awesome too! i came on and i was like O_O lol but great job <3
you guys are the best!

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am so loving this design ;)
ur writings had made a significant turn in my life (basically gaining an absolute tons of interest in kdrama that is ^^,)
LOVE it!
LOVE it!!
And still LOving it!!!

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Wow, I woke up this morning and the look has changed!

haha, talk about the revamp of a new image! Yes I will miss the old look but will get use to this.

I think one good point is that all the links are on one side. previously they were all over.

Congrats to the new look!

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I like your new design. The categories of each entry is displayed, with a nice preview image for each. :-)

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WHOA! It's been a while and it seems like I visited on a good day. Love the new layout :)

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Pretty neat and reader-friendly. The small photos helped a lot in fast browsing.

I think more improvement should be done on the heading "dramabeans". Like font style. :)

Anyway, good job overall :)

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whoa. it is a little reminiscent of allkpop and a little cluttered - having less text to read with it all smushed up is a bit of a bummer, and i really dug the stylistic writing of you guys that kind of welcomed us in before the cut - but like you said, the benefits will outweigh the negatives. way to go! =) especially the reply button - great addition! following threads had always been difficult previously.

is it really the same width as it was before? maybe because its got the sidebar stuff but it does look skinnier, so to speak LOL.

i think i'm still adjusting but i'm sure i'll come to love it as fondly as i did the previous one - thank you for your hard work!

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no change ! i dont like it.

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Sometimes change is good, but you have to see later on (after some period of time) whether the change is bringing positive impact or not. So, once has been decided, let's see the result.

My input:
1. Yellow color sometimes difficult to read
2. When I go into the specific article, on the blackberry I can't see the guiding menu I used to see on the top left corner. It's where I can jump to read other article directly instead of coming back to the home page

I prefer the tone and color of the old design though. I miss the beautiful banner too hik..hik..hik..

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Now that I see the new design in my laptop, I can see the full menu.
Correction, I also can see the menu in BB, it's just that I need to adjust some set up and keep rolling.

However, now, even with a short article, you only get 2-3 lines and then you have to click on the link to see the full article, while with the old design, sometimes it's easy to just read the short article, because it's there.

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wow! great design. very modern. very in. :)
congratulations to the new look. hope this will lead dramabeans to greater heights.

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Oh dear, pics don't show up for me in this new layout. How shall I read recaps now? :(

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It does look less wordy and easier to navigate.
but it looks an itsy bitsy bit like the other gossip-y kpop sites. big on pictures, small on words. of course that's just how it looks at first glance. we all know the content we get on dramabeans.
i know i know.. maybe i'll need to get used to it. :/

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Love the new design. You guys work so hard to give us the readers the best. Keep up the good work and know that we all are thankful.

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I personally like the old layout better, just because it was so simple. This one looks good and definitely seems like an upgrade. But I notice there's no more ads. How will you still make money?

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Sexy

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Javabeans,

This is such a wonderful upgrade! I love it.

Really, you put in so much hard work into this site! I have no idea how you do it. I think you are secretly (or not so secretly) a super hero, with the ability to bend time (I see those time-bendy aura of colors you have over there) and fight crimes against humanity and injustices (POW!! BOOM!) like the casting of It Started With a Kiss and the soundtrack of Boys Over Flowers.

Thank you for all that you do here. You're much loved. And appreciated! Yes, the latter for sure.

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Thanks for that! Oh, WOULD that I were a super hero who could make time my bitch! Unfortunately, 'tis the reverse that is true. :)

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a bit shock, but then well, it's cool, good job girls

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