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2010 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year

It’s December, and you know what that means around these parts: Time to reflect on the past year and see how the dramas stacked up! And boy, were there a lot of them.

As in previous years, I am planning a multi-part series (with special guest bloggers, natch!) to wrap up the year, which we’re busily writing up now — keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks! If you want a refresher on how previous years have gone, here’s this handy tag to take you right to them.

But before we tell you what we thought about the dramas of 2010, this is YOUR turn to weigh in and vote for your favorite shows, couples, bromances — and, yes, your big disappointments — in what we’re calling the Beanie Awards. They’re in your hands; give ’em out with care!

 

FAVORITE DRAMA SERIES OF 2010

Starting off with the big one, vote for your favorite drama of the year, whether that means your pick for an artistic “best” or simply an emotional favorite. The voting list is by no means a comprehensive collection of all the dramas that aired in 2010; it would be too overwhelming to include them all. So we narrowed the list to twenty of the likeliest candidates, and since we realize it may be tough to just pick one, you can select up to three dramas.

 

FAVORITE COMEDIC DRAMA

Which drama made you laugh, whether with insane antics, witty banter, or a heartwarming sense of humor?

 

FAVORITE HISTORICAL DRAMA

Some of these are more traditional in their format (such as Dong Yi), while others have fusion elements (like the trendy-romantic vibe in Sungkyunkwan Scandal), and others were downright genre pieces set in the past (sci-fi and paranormal-oriented Joseon X-Files). But they were all set anywhere from a hundred to a thousand years in the past and cloaked in colorful period costumes.

 

FAVORITE ACTION OR MELODRAMA SERIES

This is a bit of a mishmash of a category, I know. Still, I wanted to separate out these dramas from the rest of the trendy or sageuk crowd.

 

FAVORITE FAMILY DRAMA

Alas, I can’t offer you much insight on this category, being that I am not quite so avid a follower of this genre as I am the others. However, family series make up a huge part of the airtime on Korean television, so it deserves its voting category.

 

FAVORITE ROMANTIC PAIRING

Ah, romance. The lifeblood of the Korean drama, particularly the trendy variety. Which pairing tickled your fancy the most? Which couple got your inner fangirl squealing in delight? Which OTP did you root for through all the requisite angst that ran interference during those cursed episodes in the middle when you really just wanted them to kiss already?

 

BEST KISS

Speaking of kisses… We know that a kiss in K-dramaland isnt ever just a kiss. It’s often so much more — it’s a decision, an epiphany, a game-changer. Which kiss made you squee the loudest? (Or snort in laughter, as the case may be.)

 

FAVORITE PIGGYBACK RIDE

If kisses are declarations, surely the piggyback ride, seen in practically every kdrama since the beginning of kdrama time, also makes a statement. Such as, “I want to take care of you.” Or maybe it’s more like “I don’t want to take care of you but I care too much to NOT take care of you,” or even “I don’t WANT to care but I can’t help it so I’ll take care of you anyway.” Most loaded means of transportation EVER.

 

FAVORITE CHARACTER

The charisma and/or appeal of a character is an elusive quality that can make or break a drama: sometimes lovable characters can sustain entire dramas with their charm even when, let’s face it, the rest of the stuff ain’t so good. But when a character gets under your skin and makes you fall in love with them, there’s a certain magic that comes into play. Who did that for you this year?

 

BEST DRAMA POSSE

Friendship is rarely the focus of a drama, but the presence of a good friend — or several — can elevate a drama and warm your heart. They exult with our heroes when there’s cause for celebration, console them with liquor and sympathy when they’re down, and hold back their hair when they’re really down.

 

BEST VILLAIN

Villains can be bratty interlopers, crazed madmen (or women), or evil masterminds. All we know is: They spice up dramas and are lots of fun to hate. Who needs boring ol’ Fate to complicate your life when you’ve got enemies like these?

 

FAVORITE BROMANCE

Boys. Sometimes fighting. Sometimes frolicking. Need I say more?

 

FAVORITE ALTERNATE PAIRING

If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent many a drama feeling that dread in the pit of your stomach when you realize, Crap, I picked the wrong team. It becomes painfully obvious that the couple you’re rooting for is never gonna make it, often leaving one party out of the loop and broken-hearted. Who was your favorite couple who was Not Meant To Be?

 

BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE

Breakout doesn’t necessarily mean newcomer, although the two often go hand in hand. The actors in this category may have had other credits to their names, but it was in these selections that they shined, made their presence known, and springboarded to what will likely be greater fame. (Note: Some actors had big roles this year, but have been around or were previously well-known, and therefore were left off the list.)

 

OVERRATED DRAMA

“Overrated” applies to dramas that had mainstream popularity, but perhaps didn’t deserve the level of attention they got. By the same token, “underrated” applies to dramas that didn’t get as much love, but which you thought deserved more attention.

 
UNDERRATED DRAMA

 

DISAPPOINTING ENDING

Don’t you hate it when a drama is doing so well, and carries so much promise, only to fall flat in the final stretch? Even if 95% of a show is solid, a bad final 5% can really cause a drama to plummet in your affections. Sadly, this happens way too frequently.

 

BIGGEST WASTE OF TALENT

Likewise, it’s a bummer when a drama boasts a fantastic cast or your favorite star… and then fails to use his/her talents. Not only do you feel cheated, but you feel sorry for the actor who got suckered into a role that sorely underutilizes them.

 

BEST PERM

There was a fair number of male stars rockin’ the curly hair this year, for better or for worse. I KNOW WHO I’M VOTING FOR.

 

BEST ‘STACHE

With the rise of the “beast-men” trend, we saw a lot more abs, often glistening with sweat (thanks, Chuno), and a LOT more examples of facial hair, from minor scruff to the dreaded pornstache to full-on beards. Who rocked it best?

 

BEST AND WORST USE OF AN IDOL STAR

As we know, idols are advancing into television dramas with greater frequency these days, to a point where you can hardly throw a stone without hitting a chiseled idol ab. The phenomenon is usually met with some skepticism by viewers who are wary of untrained, inexperienced actors getting leading (or prominent supporting) roles, even as the idols are used to draw in more viewers. Some are bad, sure, but some are surprisingly solid. How did they do in your eyes?

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where's smile you? I pretty sure that was this year and the leads were adorable (although the naggy mom got on my nerves and the writers got really lazy at the end with
the plot)

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Smile you,was nominated last year, I am not sure if the category was best family drama,but what I am sure is that it got most of the votes on its category.

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we love Moon Jae-shin!

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hear hear!! :D

need more votes for him in the favorite character category! (my deepest apologies for the gumihos out there... but i'm on moon crack..so..)

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hehe!!! hear, hear, pastmidnite! ;)

go, Fellowship of the Moony Loony noonas!!! ;)

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i love my girlfriend is a gumiho

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"PLAYFUL KISS: It’s not stalking if he loves you back"

Best laugh I've had all day! Seriously...still chuckling.

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*checking the result*
Wouldn't it be funny as well as doomed if KHJ won both Best and Worst Use of An Idol Star? :D (which means he nullified himself)

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I was laughing all the time while voting.. I soooooo love the captions you used, Javabeans! ^_^

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Shin Mi Na was the best actress in the Gumiho.
Jung So Min was the worst actress in Playful kiss.

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i agree

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agree!!

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Mostly voted for "My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho" for the top 3 dramas, best comedy, best couple, best kiss, and favorite character. Voted also for Seung Gi's best perm ... but I'm biased, cause my hair looks just like that. lol.

Also voted for SKKS, Personal Taste, and Runaway Plan B. I've been trying to watch the other dramas as well, but it seems that MGIAG was the only drama that did it for me.

A lot of good Kdramas in 2010 nonetheless.

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Hmmm...Maybe SKK should've had their own separating voting thing? I felt that if I didn't vote for Jaeshin for everything, I would be cutting my heart out. But I was especially torn for the stache question. They're all badass.

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i guest sungkyunwan scandal will dominate almost categories here especially my badass hero yun ah in..hehe.also vote for my mr baker :)

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yey! i voted! tnx so much for giving us a chance to participate! hope kim hyun joong will choose better dramas next time!

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I hope too.

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this is to hard. You put me in a tight spot here b/c i love all those drama's you've listed. So i decided not to vote but to cheer for all of the drama's and actors+actresses!!!! ;D Best of luck!

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I think I voted for My GF is a Gumiho in almost every poll that they where in.

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yey! i voted in all categories...(although it's very tough choosing only 1)

-SKKS, MSOAN, and SG all the way!!! ^_^

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my girl friend is a gumiho all the way

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though i loved a lot of series this year, i think the underrated "The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry" tops my list. I just love the series and how it's totally not focused on the love story but on their lives as single women.

Well of course, how can you not love Kim Bum's gray hair? I completely went speechless the moment he walked in. o_O

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I love this drama also but for underrated..prosecutor princess then the woman who still wants to marry..but this is just my opinion

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I think the people who vote here should have watched all these dramas before voting because how can you say that a particular drama is best/worst if you had not seen the other dramas. I love prosecutor princess but I can't vote for it because I haven't watch MGIAG. I guess I am not biased.

How can secret garden be included in here when it is still airing. What if we get disappointed with the ending later on? Can we go back and vote again to say oh it was worst drama afterall?

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great polls :D i'm glad i've watched quite a few number of the dramas listed.
i love how gumiho is apparently winning in most of them <

COFFEE HOUSE is definitely the most underrated imo
lol at the perm poll xD

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This is so much fun! I watched most of them and more this year. Thanks for this opportunity to show our love for the dramas. aja aja SKK!

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did anyone think that Madam Shin in Bad Guy was the best villian ever? that lady was crazy and scary at the same time. it was fabulous and she was bad arse. seriously the other villians only started of bad and got good eventually or was just weak. but she was just fabulous as a villian, there's no stopping her.

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i voted her as the best villain too! she's just too evil!

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She was so psycho. In a good way. (._.)

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she was EVIL, it's crazy.
to think that there was still a twist at the end that he's the actual Hong Tae Sung, I was shocked. wow.
the actress was GOOD (although, the high pitched yelling/screaming kinda annoyed me and hurt my ears...).

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Woops I hot it wrong for "best use of idol stars" I wanted to tick Eun-jung (and I put Hyun-joong (as if it was possible).

I liked Coffee House's kisses, especially the one in the train station ^^. The one in the phone booth doesn't feel as real as the one at the station.

Secret Garden is quite popular even though we're only halfway (not even halfway actually ^^)! I really like it as well, so I won't say anything about the results hehe...

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biggest waste of talent for me was Shim Eun-kyung in Bad Guy. I love this girl! I heard she was going off to the US to focus on studying. And then I heard she picked up this drama and it was to be the last one before she moved to the US. Thought for sure she'll have a significant role in a really good drama, but they really could have cast some newbie extra in it.

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I only vote for Moon Jae Shin in every polls

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The story of Gumiho and kissing gave good views to the viewers to think about it. Also, Secret Garden is good. The most discusted kissing scences were in Playful Kiss that Jung So Min kissing Kim Hyun Joong on the wedding day and the last episode in his car. The scences were the most hated kissing scences in history of dramas. Many viewers felt nauseated after seeing her kissing kim hyun Joong. The value of the drama was 3rd level without any inspirations. Also. Jung So Min doesn't know how act even though that is her job.

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sungkyunkwan scandal is not even that great! Dong Yi should have gotten higher scores for historical. everyone's voting on sungkyunkwan scandal just because of micky yoochun. the movie was not even that great rather it was boring.... with a ton of unanswered ?'s and misunderstandings.. almost as bad as Bad Guy..

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If you look at the results, most voters love YAI and SJK more than Yoochun...
Though it wasn't the best drama ever, I found it more interesting than Dong Yi at least. I got bored with DY around episode 18 or so and couldn't continue watching it.

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I respectfully disagree. Dong Yi, as many acknowledge, was a plot mess.

SKKS, however, shouldn't really be compared with Dong Yi though. Although they're both "historical," the premise is completely different. One is a trendy, younger take on it. The other is more "serious."

Plus, Micky Yoochun wasn't even brought to that much fame with this drama nor was he the most recognized in SKKS, so it's somewhat illogical to say that everyone is voting for SKKS because they're his fans.

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I didnt even knew who mickey was until SS...

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agree ... I just know Micky from SKK..... I can watch SKK over and over again without skip. But Dong Yi I skip some part it's too sad

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Secret Garden despite not being done is 2nd on basically everything yay! After I finished Gumiho i thought nothing would be able to top it this year but Secret Garden just might do that. I love both dramas! So amazing!

Secret Garden, Gumiho, Personal Taste, Bad Guy (despite the ending -.-), and Cinderella's Sister were my top 5 of the year!

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where's pp? D:

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Coffee House kiss! But not the one on the list. The train station one. :D

Omo...Playful Kiss....underrated?! O_o?!
Interesting...

Sad Prosecutor Princess isn't getting more love. <3

Am I the only one surprised at how many votes MGIAG is getting? I mean, I watched it but I don't think it was THAT awesome....but that's just me.

LMAO. Runaway's Kiss. The "BUTT" kiss. hehe.

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THT WAS SO FUN.
i love those comments.

i wud vote for all of them but im reduced to my trendies. :P

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I thought SKKS would dominate, but looks like Gumiho is doing better! seems like everyone loved Gumiho.. i didn't even watch the whole thing, skipped here and there :/ sigh i guess it's a matter of preference

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I also voted for Madam Shin. She was the best villain! She just could not be beat.

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Oh yeah, where's the Takgu-Majun bromance option? Now there's a relationship that almost went past -just- BROmance. *snicker*

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Seriously, some of us should stop saying "____ is not that great/best blah blah voting is unfair!" because, unless JB is the ultimate supreme being of the universe and getting your fave to win in her poll would result to world peace or something, these awards are just for FUN. Stop taking the fun out of it by complaining, please?
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i agree.
they're taking this WAY too seriously. and seems like they're manipulating the votes too. i'm not saying this because PK or KHJ is winning certain polls (though i don't think PK or KHJ deserve it), but because they went from having little votes to winning.

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The PKers are crazy cheaters. They have no any rules or morals. They do not follow ethinc rules, and they just want to win. Playful Kiss failed in Korea, so they want to prove it as cheating ways. Shame on PK supporters. The public need to condem the actions.

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Those were THE HARDEST decisions of my life! I loved Coffee house, S scandel, MGIAG, bad guy, oh my lady, pasta, playful kiss, p princess, runway and I am legend! sooo hard to decide!

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i loved MGIAG and CS ost !^^

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woah.. MARRY STAYED OUT ALL NIGHT FOR THE WIN... try to watch it even one episode .. you'll be craving for MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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can javabeans and girlfriday please present the DAESUNG awards to SUNGKYUNKWAN ... they should win landslide!

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I seriously doubt that is going to happen since as far as I know neither like the ending.

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I am still solid to Personal Taste!!! Go, go, go Lee Minho!

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PERSONAL TASTE's In-hee Bot needs to be voted best villian cause I mean how evil can you be when you steal your own best friend's boyfriend, don't tell her about it until the day of your wedding and have the nerve to hold a grudge against her cause her and her dad took you in when you had no where else to go and try again to steal her new guy ((^^)) tsk tsk tsk

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I agree with you..i voted for her as the best villain too. So heartless.

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agreed! i voted for her for that reason!

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i agree with you ......she is so naughty and bad .........

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nice one JB! it seems that MGIAG is a favorite <3 but for the best kiss, i'd say i loved the 'game over" kiss :)

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I agree with you 100%

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yes, strawberryfieldsforever!! ;)

i second u on that!! :)

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my SKKS bias is showing >.<

it's been a year of memorable characters, but more often than not fail! scripts/plots.

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also if anything, skks overrated?? really? wasn't expecting much, but received a pleasant surprise in return.

voted for inhee bot too!

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vote runaway plan b
vote rain

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You know what i enjoyed about participating in the polls, reading the comments about each drama. I crack up so much reading the comments, hahas

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wonder why Please marry me did not included in family drama category.Instead of a good story the drama also got high rating.dis pointed :(

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I VOTE FOR LEE SEUNG GI.............................!!!
SEung Gi.., HOPE you can get all category...!

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" for us here in our country nothing beats, JGS, so were voting every single count for him... go for more awards Mr. Perfect - MSOAN"

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when there is no kim heechul in those serials.
there is no best no vote no enjoying.....
because he is the best actor singer man in south korea..
please do not get angry^^
cuz this is my opinion...
kim heechul is so special for me..
i love thousand and times is great.

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Super Junior is my favorite band (though I should say, Yesung is my fandom).
but your viewpoint is really narrow and limited to think that way ("no best no vote no enjoying"), no offense.

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I can't wait for EOY reviews:DDDD Oh and I hope you do a wrap up review of plan B....but seeing the amount of work you have to do for EOY reviews, I can't say I have even a tiny right of expecting it.

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joongki and ah in got nominated for best couple! woot woot!!

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They are the worst couple matched.

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actually, their chemistry is way better the some of the couples in the dramas here. they got nominated for best couple in kbs drama awards...that says something!

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Yay, I hope they win.

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Who had the breakout performance of the year?
PLAYFUL KISS's Jung So-min: She made a potentially infuriating character lovable,and she did it well..........

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i love how she potrayed the character....not over the top! ariel lin's potrayal is annoying as hell!

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You need to check your judgement skill. She doesn't know how to act. She was the third level of actress who doesn't know how to act.

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You need to check your spelling and grammar skills. She's not a third level actress (whatever that means!). Maybe you're just a KHJ fan who hates every girl acting as his leading lady. Jung So Min carried the show. If not for her impressive acting skills, her character would have been as annoying as in the manga and in the Taiwanese version and people would cease watching the show after seeing episodes 1 & 2. PK may have gotten low ratings when it aired in Korea, but you can see in the YT Special episodes that millions A lot of PK watchers, despite our wariness regarding KHJ's acting skills, stuck through PK because of So Min.

You and #274 should get together and check if you have the right to judge on someone's acting skills.

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(Sorry, I pressed the 'submit' button accidentally...)

PK may have gotten low ratings when it aired in Korea, but you can see in the YT Special episodes that millions of viewers loved JSM as Oh Hani. A lot of PK watchers, despite our wariness regarding KHJ’s acting skills, stuck through PK because of So Min.

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