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I know...I'm already searching for something to stave off the symptoms. Feel like we've been spoiled lately - they should space out the good ones more so we don't get so used to it! >.<
I don't know, but we'd better find a solution fast...because once withdrawal really sets in, I know I'll end up in a downward spiral of panic and start frantically searching Youtube for every CF and fan-made MV of my favorite K-Drama actors while desperately trying to avoid watching Coffee Prince and Sam Soon yet again...it's just not pretty, folks. Not pretty at all. @.@
OMG I do the SAME thing lol...it reallyy gets sad sometimes..I've watched coffee prince 167 times already n i've started it again....gosh I need something good
B/C of this thread I rewatched an ep of Coffee Prince. Sheesh...its like I like it more now than when I first saw it. I watched ep. 2 and seeing all the pain Han Sung is in over Yoo Joo made me cry. Yep, this is def one my all-time favs. I really appreciate the shows that stick in your heart.
So after watching Coffee Prince and Pasta for the third time I realized that I enjoy dramas that have romance with no plotting bitch, or conspiring second male lead. Can anyone recommend other shows like that? Hopefully I haven't already seen them all...
Whoa, this is actually a hard question, coz horrible second leads are Kdrama bread and butter!
Off the top of my head:
Sungkyunkwan Scandal: second female lead was annoying at best, but didn't really move into witch territory for me.
It's Okay, Daddy's Girl (there were some scheming non-primary leads, but it wasn't a romance thing)
Paradise Ranch: the second leads are actually nicer than the main leads (at the moment)!
Secret Garden: second female lead starts off being a bit witchy, but does a 180 and it all turns out fine.
Possibly Bad Couple - second female lead was a bit of a witch, but she came off so impotent as to be inoffensive and hung around so little, it didn't move into OMG, KILL HER NOW territory for me.
Sungkyunkwan Scandal: conspiring male lead
Okay, daddy's girl: Evil guy framed her father
Paradise Ranch: something shifty about second male lead...just don't know what yet
Secret garden: Evil mother in law...I loved the show though
Bad couple: female lead was the witch in this one, until she realized she was sick...
I guess I'm out of luck
You could try Coffee house with Kang Ji Hwan and Park Shi Yeon... no psycho second leads in there.. I mean the one person who can qualify is just sooo hilarious and is constantly more of a victim due to KJH(the lead's) scheming lol!
OH!!! I just remembered and had to come back in order to suggest this one!!! Mixed up investigation agency/ Evasive Inquiry Agency with Lee min ki... If you have not watched it yet please do so... I absolutely love that drama! It was so my fun to watch and all three leads especially Ye Jiwon is Hee-kyung, were amazingggg!! One of my favorites with no psycho second leads :)
I agree with your choice. No dramatic evil plot whatsoever from the second lead male AND female (i'm pretty much out of luck trying to guess who's the lead after all xD)
so that's fun to watch.. ESPECIALLY after episode 8 *gasping for air*
I really agree with you about enjoying dramas that don't have the plotting bitch/conspiring bastard second female/male lead.
One of the reasons I am not longer totally loving My Princess is that the second female lead makes my blood pressure rise every time she steps on screen. I just hate watching hateful people do whatever they want all the time in kdramas. Why does everyone always give evil people a pass
As for recommendations, I thought the ones informantxgirl mentioned were all great--to add, I would suggest a couple Taiwanese dramas that I watched recently. not sure if you are into them--I wasn't until this past week when I got tired of waiting for the DH finale and became desperate to watch something else that could take my mind off DH.
So the two dramas are
MARS and Black & White, both starring Vic Chou
MARS was awesome. Unlike any drama I have seen before. It is a liveaction version of a manga takes on really tough social issues and left me thinking. It was riveting, troubling and sad yet still had a great ending. (I would LOVE to see a Korean version of this drama but doubt that kdramaland would take it on because some of the mature social themes, which kind of seem taboo in dramas)
Black & White is a cop drama but I loved it and the interactions between the leads were great and the love triangle was really interesting--not traditional at all--kind of like a circular case of one-sided love.
I watched both of these dramas in marathon sessions--they were really good, which was a surprise because I initially didn't think I would like Taiwanese dramas.
Oops--forgot to mention that one of reasons MARS is so great for non-evil second leads, is that the second leads transition from being jealous and entwined in the love-square to being fierce protectors of the main couple. It was really good to see a drama recognize that the second leads don't have to remain irrationally jealous for over 20 episodes but can easily become great people and there are other factors that can drive the plot in a drama
Just want to say Mar is totally awesome... my all time favourite TW drama... vic chou is completely superb in it... and I would also love to Korean version of this drama but it probably will never happen...
Devil besides you is excellent as well.. with very little envy 2nd lead .... this one will be great to have a korean version.... i think...
Black and White is a really good one to start off drama-virgins. The story, the editing, the acting, plot-twists (and the fashion) is ultra-modern.
It can please any international audience.
There is some m/m subtext too - if you wish to see it that way (and I wish it always ;-)
The only drawback is the CSI-lab doctor. I would have liked her character to be more involved in the plot. She was great.
lol I just seem to be agreeing with everyone on these dramas...BLACK N WHIT WAS OUT AMAZING!!! I was blown away!...very different from all that cuteness overload happening
I'll add my vote to Mars and Black & White. Love them both, and Mars is one of my all-time favourite dramas of any language.
For K-dramas without conspiring second leads try The woman who still wants to marry, Capital scandal, New heart, Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, Flowers of my life, Which star are you from (tiny bit of plotting but of the harmless kind), Snow White (Taste sweet love), Dal Ja's Spring, I am Sam, H.I.T., Bad family, When it's at night, Worlds within and Gourmet.
For me the above were all pretty interfering annoyance free and I liked them all, some more than others.
Stop me if I'm getting carried away, but I forgot What's up fox, 9 end 2 outs and My country calls which are all lots of fun without contrived ex-relationship drama.
keep 'em coming since I'vee seen all your recommendations. And Gourmet did have a conspiring second lead. Which star are you from and the most annoying mom...but it was good
Mars, a must watch, I got sold on Vic Zhou when I watched him in this and totally bummed when the news came out that Barbie and him split up.
Tatta Hitotsu no Koi (Just One Love) one of the best JDramas I have ever watched. There is no bitchy/psycho second leads, just the lead couple, awesome friends and a beautiful love story.
Hm, how about Triple, Dr Champ, or even Playful Kiss? All these shows don't have annoying/bitchy second leads. I really enjoyed Triple because it was so easy to watch and it didn't make my blood pressure rise- you can check out Javabean's recaps or ratings! :)
Other than that I can't think of any other drama that has a Coffee Prince/Pasta feel..
Never watched Triple or Champ, so can't recommend, but Playful Kiss had that smart girl...she wasn't exactly hateful, but she did make the female lead feel about 2 inches tall. That might irk some people. I think I was one of the few people who actually wanted her to win over Oh Ha Ni! :)
Um, Shining Inheritance? I think Seung Mi is the best female second lead ever. She can get hysterical at times, but she's just so pitiful, I can't help but feel a little bad for supporting the main couple.
Did not know it would be this hard to think of a Kdrama that didn't employ a love square with meanies!
Although I liked Shinning inheritance, I wanted to jump through the screen and beat up both mother daughter combos. the mother who put her out, and the mother who thought eveyone was beneath her. I just wanted a break from being angry while watching. So far the clear winner is Mars but I can't find it online. Flowers for my life was close, but the death at the end ruins it for me.
triple is actually okay, at some points you look at the plat and think WTF??? but the female lead's scence with soongki is quite cute, dramabeans has a recap on all the episodes, you could read them first
might sound like a total fangirl, but dream high unless you're already watching it. They're aren't really hysterical characters and "the evil" character I mostly sympathize with
The World Within (Hyun Bin character's ex girlfriend isn't that annoying, she's just confused I think)
The man who can't get married (I don't know why, but this drama has special place in my heart. Ji jin-hee character's girl next door, is cute and innocent and best friend of the 1st female lead)
Capital Scandal (hah, the second female lead is awesome)
Coffee House (The secretary is sweet, and the second lead male, emm, he's funny :) )
Personal taste definetly has the bitchy second female lead. I wanted to poke her eyes out. I just want a drama that can make me feel warm all over lol. Yoon ju drove me nuts in My princess, so I need relief. Unfortunately I have seen all the recommendations. Maybe i should turn back to american television....gossip girl marathon anyone?
T-drama "Easy Fortune, Happy Life"
K-drama "Fireworks"
K-drama "December Fever"
K-drama "Freeze";
J-drama "RH Plus" (not really a romance);
K-drama "Creating Destiny"
K-drama "The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry/Marry Me"
J-drama "Hana Kimi"
J-drama "Kimi Wa Petto"
K-drama "Full House"
J-drama "Nodame Cantabile" (Episode #3 is my all time favorite)
J-drama "Ohitorisama"
T-drama "Hi My Sweetheart"
K-drama "Oh My Lady"
K-movie "100 Days with Mr. Arrogant"
J-drama "Hotaru No Hikari" (Hilarious!)
T-drama "Why Why Love"
K-movie "He Was Cool"
J-drama "Otomen"
K-drama "Witch Yoo Hee"
K-movie "My Mighty Princess"
K-movie "I'm A Cyborg But That's OK"
K-movie "Seducing Mr. Perfect"
T-drama "ToGetHer"
K-movie "She's On Duty"
K-movie "Kiss Me, Kill Me"
K-movie "Innocent Steps"
K-drama "Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy"
J-movie "Tokyo Girl"
K-drama "Sweet 18"
T-drama "Love Contract"
K-movie "Daddy Long Legs"
K-movie "Too Beautiful To Lie"
K-drama "Couple Or Trouble"
K-drama "Get Karl! Oh Soo Jung"
K-drama "Last Scandal"
K-drama "Lawyers of Korea"
K-drama "My Girl"
K-drama "When It's At Night"
K-movie "Baby And I"
K-movie "My Boyfriend Is Type B"
Thank you for the comprehensive list, sadly I've seen all the k-drama/movies and t-dramas on this list. And for some reason I can't watch j-dramas, there is just something about them....
If I can be of anyhelp, I'd recommend "Flowers for my life". The four leads are equally lovable, there's a very cute and touching romance... it's funny, it's sad, it's entertaining, all at the same time, the music is great, the directing is perfect...and seriously I loved all the characters! Not only are the second leads just great but even the parents are which is even more rare :p Seriously, try it!
obstetrics and gynecology doctors: 2nd male lead is totally awesome and there isn't even a 2nd female lead. i think one of the reasons i love this drama so much is that there's no conniving, beezy characters.
who are you?: not strong on the romance but heart warming.
family's honor: 2nd male got somewhat annoying midway but then eventually backed down and helped the main pairing.
thank you: there was no b*tch but definitely annoying town people.
saengchori: 2nd female is crazy but funny as heck
prosecutor princess: just awesome sauce
soulmate: witty and unconventional
japanese: nobuta wo produce has such a special spot in my heart. the story is touching and thoughtful. the 3 main characters are just perfect. the 2nd female lead is also sweet.
tatta hitotsu no koi: simple, classic love story of poor guy and rich girl, but actually done right. it's really sweet.
hotaru no hikari 2 is hilarious! the 2nd male is actually a suitable contender and 2nd female is kind, albeit her appearance can be a little annoying.
"Someday" has a great second female lead. The second male lead is manipulative, but tolerable because it is Kim Min-joon. I watched it on YouTube. Same second lead pairing as in "Surgeon Bong Dal Hee."
I thought it was very unique in many ways and enjoyable to watch. (Someday)
Totally agree. I realized I was waning from my princess because of park yehjin's bitchy character, and then I realized I dropped Personal taste too because of In-hee. I recommend Coffee House.
Prosecutor Princess - sensible, savvy, helpful and NICE second leads.
The Woman who still wants to Marry - lots of realistic characters... the closest we get to evil bad guy is Lee Shi Young's sunbae who is annoying but not oh-my-gosh-i'm-gonna-smash-my-screen-in-anger-if-i see-you-again annoying :D
Secret Garden- definitely my favourite second leads!
um, yeah... evil second leads seem to be a commodity in kdramaland..
Oh my!! Oh my!! That was so utterly awesome! :) JB and Gf get their very own fanficton! I can not stop grinning right now! :P
".....avaBeans glanced over her friend’s shoulder, first shooing away the beautiful men that surrounded them so that she could see the computer screen clearly. “Oh,” she said, “Oh, that’s good. That’s too good not to do. Our fans will be the envy of all fans, everywhere on the planet. People will flock to our site on the off-chance that they will be able to become one of our fans. We shall call this: Operation Please the Fans…”
GirlFriday snapped her fingers a few times in front of her friend’s star-stricken eyes. “JB! JB! Does this mean that you want to do it? JB?”
JavaBeans walked over to her Heavenly Control Panel. She took a small hammer from a glass case on the wall, and then used it to break another glass case enshrining a single, perfect red button. With a look of utter elation, she grabbed Ji Hwan's hand and took a single finger and used it to mash down the button with a look of almost maniacal glee in her eyes. “It is done!” she said, while laughing maniacally. “We have done it, GirlFriday, we have done it!”
GirlFriday sighed, and then looked back at her computer. “Time to work on the next thread.”
JavaBeans looked utterly heartbroken, but she sat down at her computer too. “Well, at least that’ll keep them occupied for the next fifteen minutes or so.......”
Read the whole story to find out what JB did! Trust me, you want to know!! :P
fair to the men? they get to come to US. that's plenty fair. LOL.
baby e is being completely stubborn now. doc and i have been keeping baby in since 31 weeks, and now at 38 weeks, baby's decided he's gonna listen, and listen all too well. so now he's not coming out.. EVER! i've been 1 cm dilated for the past 2 weeks. i haven't decided if i'm upset with him for not making an appearance yet because i really enjoy being pregnant but i want to hold baby and be a mommy all over again. thanks for asking!
I hope your baby comes soon~ My sisters baby was born later than the due date. She's still a troublemaker... seems like she wants to forgo crawling and just walk now.
Feel free to change or add anything you want to. This was just kind of me being silly with not enough sleep after a tornado last night. I was destressing.
Just wanted to report back that my Big Love family had a blast in SoHo together. Though most of the time, I made Henney give me piggy back rides, while shooing away the cluster of fans trying to get pictures in with my wives. And here I thought New York City would give us a bit of anonymity.
I had to let sweet YEH sign some autographs and take some pictures. Though it was the unsavories that were leaving drool stains on Hyori I was having none of. At one point, I had Henney swing me around to kick a guy in his face. Pfft, people should be well aware of my temper at this point!
We'll spend the rest of the weekend in NY and come back to CA. Henney has prepared a love nest in LA for us. =)
He revealed it was a fake and promptly removed it from my sight. There was no hesitation as he knew what it would take to get back into my good graces.
Well, I was wondering too? I mean how did aunty Diadda know about the old carousel in Bryant Park in Mid Manhattan? It's kind of obscure, but it is the only carousel I can think of in NYC..... :P
I am still squealing with laughter (I literally laughed tears!!!): "The girls walked away from the Black Hawk with the propellers still churning the air, causing the wind to blow through their hair."
and “Where did she take them?” Viola asked Lessa of Pern, who’s face turned a little red."
What type of scrapbook: Family, Pets, Travel, etc? Do you have a favorite color scheme? How much work do you want to put into it? If not much, you can create them online and have them shipped to your home. All point and click scrap booking, so easy.
I personally prefer the more difficult old fashioned method of picking everything out individually. But alas, scrapbooking is just one of many things to do, so it takes a back seat most of the time.
First time posting in OT. I woke up early, it's been raining the whole night. And going to rain more for the next two days. It's going to be really cold in SF Bay Area this weekend. Possible snow? The last time this was snow in San Francisco was 1976.
Anyway, watching the finally kiss of My Princess again and again...
Welcome! Everyone has very caring, encouraging hearts here. Some should seriously think of becoming comedians or writers or both because I don't think I have laughed this much in a very long time. Enjoy! Look forward to reading your posts again.
Thank you for the warm welcome. I usually read the 0T and seems like everyone are friends so Im just curious, do you know each other personally, or at least know somebody here personally.
Depends on what you mean by "know." We are currently working on a theory that Brookeve and I are the same person/ sisters switched at birth! :P But even if that is the case we have never met face to face, we live about 3000 miles away from each other. :P Come to OT for a while Amber, and pretty soon you will be family too! :)
We actually are twin sisters... except for these insurmountable inexplicable facts:
I'm almost ten years older than Viola.
We're both like... almost Indians, except I have a feather and she has a dot...
I have an older brother and she has a younger brother...
You should seriously consider writing a story entitled:
The Dot and the Feather
I have been mulling over the idea of a parallel storied novel where two women from vastly different backgrounds grow up in different cultures, bond over shared interests, eventually meet and here is the hard part: resolve some shared conflict together.
My daughter and I were talking about this. She mentioned Julie and Julia, as the type of set up...
Oh, yeah, the other hard part is actually coming up with 70,000 or so of those word thingies.
I finished Secret Garden last weekend and, as predicted based on recaps, I really, really love it.
Now in quandary of what to see next, nothing interests me out of the current line up of dramas ending. Perhaps I will take a look at H.I.T based on Thundie's review. Anyone here has seen it?
What drew you to Secret Garden? Maybe we can help suggest similar themes. Did you like the fantasy element? Have you seen 'Who Are You'? Or was it something else?
I'm not really sure, but I think intially because of Ha Ji Won's bad ass promo pics and the fact that the main character is a stuntwoman. The drama actually took me by surprise, and I guess I ended up liking it because of the comedy and the dialogues.
Actually it only gets better from episode 3 and it goes up hill from there! I was not even going to watch the show but and didn't even read the first few recaps... Then JB was gushing about episode 5 being the first one she loved, I checked out the episode and started from there, you should try from ep 4 or 5 you'll love it
me too! go Crack High! Go SamMi!!!!! i can't stop checking youtube for the teaser of ep.16, though i think it's not gonna be one...
i have no idea of what am i gonna watch next, i'll really miss DH!
Ah! It's Friday again. It's raining today. Ah~ What a peaceful day~
Btw, just wanna share Kim Soo Hyun posing like a girl. She er... He looks pretty! Man.. Is this the curse of pretty boys where they can be pretty as any girl out there? (think Jang Geun Suk, Kim Hee Chul).
haha, when i saw this post on allkpop, i really screamed. my mum came running in wondering what had happened. i then showed her the photo of soohyun, and she went "omo, he-she's really pretty! what a.. waste? no, wait. male looks good too. that's not fair!"
DH and MP are both ending. *kicks cans* That totally sucks since I can't see an awesome drama to replace either of them. WHY DID THEY HAVE TO CUT WHAT'S UP?! *throws empty bottles against a wall* Yeah yeah... I'm almost turning all violent and all.
Luckily, I have BIG BANG 4th mini album to take my mind of things! The songs were intensely orgasmic!XD Yeah... I actually really just said that.=P It goes beyond eargasmic!XD XD XD Tabi hyung's voice goes straight to the core in all different songs and I'm all mushed I can't even stand up. Yep.... Loads of sexy!XD I'm not claiming or anything. It's all just pure observations and nothing more.^^;; Not like I have a shrine for him or anything *starts taking down pictures* Nope. Of course not.=P GD's all sensually intense too... However, I still think GD&TOP Vol. 1 is a far superior album. It might be because it's actually a full album and not a mini. *shakes fist at papa YG* But at least there's BigBangTV to look forward too!^^ YEY!^^ *completely denies any knowledge of missing the BIG SHOW concert*
I want to watch New Tales of Gisaeng but *shrugs* 50 eps?!O___O I can't even start Capital Scandal despite having downloaded 10 eps already. Beaners sunbaenimdeul, should I watch it?
I've taken to reading blogs instead. I'm a maniac that way. Or I just love reading waaaaaay too much. If you guys have any interesting historical fiction books about England, please share.^^ I've read all the Philippa Gregory books though so I'm all out. *sigh*
I've decided to embark on a diet involving Korean dramas. There's this ridiculously overpriced CD store in our local Safeway and it sells original box-sets of Korean drama. So I'm thinking every time I meet a short term goal, I'll buy myself a DVD that I really like.=P Has anyone ever tried this or something like it? Does it work? I hope to God it will though... cuz if not, my doctor will kill me. -___-;;
Anyway, hope everyone's having a great day. Please pray for Libya if you have time. Thanks so much!^^
I am so glad to see you're not poaching on T.O.P! That makes me happy, and not homicidal! Yay!
I do think that GD&TOP Vol. 1 was better, too, but I really dig this new album. I especially like Cafe. I wish that it was a full album, but I think that there were rumors of another mini album later this year.
Have you read Julia Quinn? There's nothing like a Harvard grad writing stories about old England. I think that you'll like her snarky sense of humor.
I'm all boundaries girl with your shillang unni. kkkkk~~~XD TOP is my Tabi Hyung. Will never call him oppa... ever!XD XD XD Cafe is super swoon-worthy!^^ *dies* I love the new mini and am super glad it's on i-tunes top 100 albums chart! *throws confetti* GD says they'll try to release one later this year so they can have more promotions cycle. Even if they don't, I'll be perfectly happy just playing the Baby Goodnight MV on loop until they come out with a new album.=P
Thank you for the recommend unni! She wrote a lot of books! *cue happy dance* Will be soooo glad to dig into it! Congratulations on the multiple successes of Tabi hyung!^^ Chukhahae!^^
Have you ever read Laura Kinsale's books? She has one that I really liked, "Flowers from the Storm." It has a great story line, one that I've not read before or since.
you should definitely give gisaeng try. or wait another month for more episodes to come out first because waiting definitely sucks. and yes, big bang's new mini album is awesome! cafe is my favorite but i agree, gd&top's album was even more awesome. ahh.. top is such a cutie when he's trying to funny.
If you guys have any interesting historical fiction books about England, please share.^^
Sharon Kaye Penman - this lady wrote tomes and tomes that sequeled and sequeled again.
Anya Seton - Katherine LOVED this book, also Green Darkness, time travel/history
Alison Weir - biographies (I think she wrote under other names, too)
Ellis Peters
I recommend The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. It's got a really hot love story, set in the background of the struggle for power between the Church and the nobility/royalty in medieval England, and it describes how the lives of the various characters in the book are caught up in and destroyed by that struggle.
Also recommend the Outlander series, by Diana Gabaldon. Time travel romance, featuring an Englishwoman from the 1940s who finds herself in the Scotland of the 1740s. Fabulous love story, and fascinating characters.
I also like Julia Quinn, but I'd even more highly recommend Eloisa James. Very intelligent and sophisticated romance novels. Also Jo Beverley and Mary Balogh. (These four are all writers of romance novels set in Georgian/Regency England.)
If you like Philippa Gregory you should try Victoria Holt and Jean Plaidy. They were the same person, but under Jean Plaidy she wrote fictional history and Victoria Holt was more gothic romance.
I love Georgette Heyer and she wrote about the Medieval, Regency and Georgian periods.
Dorothy Dunnett was also a huge favourite when I was growing up, in particular her Francis Lymond series (he was one of my early crushes).
So My Princess was on and I was really impatient for the new episodes to come on each week. I decided to kill time by watching Queen Seon DeoK.
OMG it is really really freaking good! I actually like it better than My Princess now. Go figure.
My favourite character is Alcheon Rang...kinda have a crush on him. hahahah.
I'm almost finished and would really like to see Doakman and Yushin together. He really really loves her, that kinda devotion is hard to come by. Sigh
Does anyone here have the same kind of addiction to QSD???
Oh gosh...I started watching QSD on a whim last year and got so sucked in that I practically deserted all my real-life friends for weeks while I devoured episode after episdode...
Totally crushed on Alcheon Rang...and Yushin...I can't resist men who stand by their principles AND look sexy in uniform! Almost died when Alcheon was in what I called his 'ninja' gear for covert missions...seriously, could not get enough of that! ;)
The scene where he puts on the face paint (or 'war paint', whatever) and goes to protest outside the palace gets my vote as one of the sexiest things I've ever watched...and I don't even know why...oh, Alcheon...what have you done to us? :D
And...now I have spent far, far too much of my workday trying to find Alcheon MV's on youtube. Have now come to the conclusion that there are not nearly enough MV's of that character on youtube...hahaha! :D
oh well i lot love aleon rang hahaha me too and of course bidam when he is just the mischievous one not the greedy one ..... becoz of deokmn im excited about 49 days
Yes I like Alcheon, a male character with no love story plot I'm in :P
Though I want to see Deokman & Yushin together at the end, seeing how Yushin seem doesn't have any passion about his love life kinda piss me off (he's boring, it's drama!, I want to see my male character kneeling, crying, suffering, doing crazy thing for his love interest ha, ha, ha :D ). So I like Bidam more, seeing him ALMOST crying makes my heart ached. And I always like a bit crazy character (yups Bad Guy, Coffee House, A story of Man, Secret Garden love ya all crazy men).
I watched QSD!! I loved it!! I love the 2 scenes where Alcheon was outside the kings palace clamoring for action. And the last one were he was in the woods about to commit suicide!!! YIKES! That gave ME CHILLS!! Then Mishil!!! LOVE HER!! She was a woman to be admired!! Heck! I'm going to go watch it again!!!
Addiction is the best way to put it. I started watching just for fun (after seeing Kim Nam Gil was in it), and next thing I knew I was hooked! I mean, how else can you explain watching 62 1hour long episodes within less than 2 weeks And yes, I have a full time job! LOL. So that meant, staying up till 2 or 3am and rushing home right after work (and sometimes waking up an hour early to catch a few minutes of the show).
Loved Alcheon too, but BIDAM, come on BIDAM lovers was simply amazing <3
Have fun watching the rest of the show :D
hello my darlings!!! Its been so long since I have participated in the Open thread. Uni has been crazy!*tears hair out* haha aja aja fighting though! I have to say I m really looking forward to 49 days and I havent watched a single drama after secret garden so I honestly cant wait to start watching some good ol'drammaa again(I ve read the recaps for dream high and looovee it))
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1 bella luna ;)
February 25, 2011 at 6:51 AM
sandwiched between the weeks of the ending dramas!
withdrawal symptoms activate!
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Ashley Thomas
February 25, 2011 at 7:48 AM
I know...I'm already searching for something to stave off the symptoms. Feel like we've been spoiled lately - they should space out the good ones more so we don't get so used to it! >.<
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sumee
February 25, 2011 at 9:02 AM
same is the case here :-(
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bella luna ;)
February 25, 2011 at 9:36 AM
what do we do, noonas?
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Ashley Thomas
February 25, 2011 at 9:42 AM
I don't know, but we'd better find a solution fast...because once withdrawal really sets in, I know I'll end up in a downward spiral of panic and start frantically searching Youtube for every CF and fan-made MV of my favorite K-Drama actors while desperately trying to avoid watching Coffee Prince and Sam Soon yet again...it's just not pretty, folks. Not pretty at all. @.@
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bella luna ;)
February 25, 2011 at 10:17 AM
you fare better.
I stare at empty space doing a rewind of favorite scenes in my head.
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pumpzz
February 25, 2011 at 11:21 PM
Omg. Same here! I'll remember the cute moments and wonder when that moment will happen to me! lol
bella luna ;)
February 26, 2011 at 1:42 AM
this is why fanfics come to being.
alas, I neither have creativity nor tenacity to write one. i keep them all in my head.
malta
February 27, 2011 at 4:31 PM
me too... sad, but true
Kdramaddict
February 25, 2011 at 12:25 PM
That's exactly what I do when a good drama ends xD
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marteki
February 25, 2011 at 11:01 PM
OMG I do the SAME thing lol...it reallyy gets sad sometimes..I've watched coffee prince 167 times already n i've started it again....gosh I need something good
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Nikki
February 26, 2011 at 2:51 PM
B/C of this thread I rewatched an ep of Coffee Prince. Sheesh...its like I like it more now than when I first saw it. I watched ep. 2 and seeing all the pain Han Sung is in over Yoo Joo made me cry. Yep, this is def one my all-time favs. I really appreciate the shows that stick in your heart.
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2 dramaaddict
February 25, 2011 at 6:53 AM
So after watching Coffee Prince and Pasta for the third time I realized that I enjoy dramas that have romance with no plotting bitch, or conspiring second male lead. Can anyone recommend other shows like that? Hopefully I haven't already seen them all...
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Informantxgirl
February 25, 2011 at 7:28 AM
Whoa, this is actually a hard question, coz horrible second leads are Kdrama bread and butter!
Off the top of my head:
Sungkyunkwan Scandal: second female lead was annoying at best, but didn't really move into witch territory for me.
It's Okay, Daddy's Girl (there were some scheming non-primary leads, but it wasn't a romance thing)
Paradise Ranch: the second leads are actually nicer than the main leads (at the moment)!
Secret Garden: second female lead starts off being a bit witchy, but does a 180 and it all turns out fine.
Possibly Bad Couple - second female lead was a bit of a witch, but she came off so impotent as to be inoffensive and hung around so little, it didn't move into OMG, KILL HER NOW territory for me.
Hoped that helped a little.
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dramaaddict
February 25, 2011 at 8:27 AM
Sungkyunkwan Scandal: conspiring male lead
Okay, daddy's girl: Evil guy framed her father
Paradise Ranch: something shifty about second male lead...just don't know what yet
Secret garden: Evil mother in law...I loved the show though
Bad couple: female lead was the witch in this one, until she realized she was sick...
I guess I'm out of luck
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a-a-a
February 25, 2011 at 11:51 AM
You could try Coffee house with Kang Ji Hwan and Park Shi Yeon... no psycho second leads in there.. I mean the one person who can qualify is just sooo hilarious and is constantly more of a victim due to KJH(the lead's) scheming lol!
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bd
February 26, 2011 at 10:53 PM
Yeah, Coffee House is a fun ride; a bit quirly and wacky, but that's what made it so refreshing compared to the usual...
Like uhhh, "Secret Garden" w/ the stereotypical arrogant Chaebol playboy(s) and the even more stereotypical Chaebol mother/mother-in-law.
a-a-a
February 25, 2011 at 12:02 PM
OH!!! I just remembered and had to come back in order to suggest this one!!! Mixed up investigation agency/ Evasive Inquiry Agency with Lee min ki... If you have not watched it yet please do so... I absolutely love that drama! It was so my fun to watch and all three leads especially Ye Jiwon is Hee-kyung, were amazingggg!! One of my favorites with no psycho second leads :)
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a-a-a
February 25, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Wow look at the typos!!
** It was so much fun to watch (not my fun to watch lol)
** Ye Jiwon as Heekyung (is hee-kyung)
sorry about that!
indigowine
February 27, 2011 at 12:04 AM
I agree with your choice. No dramatic evil plot whatsoever from the second lead male AND female (i'm pretty much out of luck trying to guess who's the lead after all xD)
so that's fun to watch.. ESPECIALLY after episode 8 *gasping for air*
taizhu
February 25, 2011 at 8:41 AM
I really agree with you about enjoying dramas that don't have the plotting bitch/conspiring bastard second female/male lead.
One of the reasons I am not longer totally loving My Princess is that the second female lead makes my blood pressure rise every time she steps on screen. I just hate watching hateful people do whatever they want all the time in kdramas. Why does everyone always give evil people a pass
As for recommendations, I thought the ones informantxgirl mentioned were all great--to add, I would suggest a couple Taiwanese dramas that I watched recently. not sure if you are into them--I wasn't until this past week when I got tired of waiting for the DH finale and became desperate to watch something else that could take my mind off DH.
So the two dramas are
MARS and Black & White, both starring Vic Chou
MARS was awesome. Unlike any drama I have seen before. It is a liveaction version of a manga takes on really tough social issues and left me thinking. It was riveting, troubling and sad yet still had a great ending. (I would LOVE to see a Korean version of this drama but doubt that kdramaland would take it on because some of the mature social themes, which kind of seem taboo in dramas)
Black & White is a cop drama but I loved it and the interactions between the leads were great and the love triangle was really interesting--not traditional at all--kind of like a circular case of one-sided love.
I watched both of these dramas in marathon sessions--they were really good, which was a surprise because I initially didn't think I would like Taiwanese dramas.
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taizhu
February 25, 2011 at 8:44 AM
Oops--forgot to mention that one of reasons MARS is so great for non-evil second leads, is that the second leads transition from being jealous and entwined in the love-square to being fierce protectors of the main couple. It was really good to see a drama recognize that the second leads don't have to remain irrationally jealous for over 20 episodes but can easily become great people and there are other factors that can drive the plot in a drama
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marteki
February 25, 2011 at 11:06 PM
MARS was really good! I'd recommend it too...very fierce love in there
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Silka
February 25, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Just want to say Mar is totally awesome... my all time favourite TW drama... vic chou is completely superb in it... and I would also love to Korean version of this drama but it probably will never happen...
Devil besides you is excellent as well.. with very little envy 2nd lead .... this one will be great to have a korean version.... i think...
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msim
February 25, 2011 at 10:38 AM
Black and White is a really good one to start off drama-virgins. The story, the editing, the acting, plot-twists (and the fashion) is ultra-modern.
It can please any international audience.
There is some m/m subtext too - if you wish to see it that way (and I wish it always ;-)
The only drawback is the CSI-lab doctor. I would have liked her character to be more involved in the plot. She was great.
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marteki
February 25, 2011 at 11:08 PM
lol I just seem to be agreeing with everyone on these dramas...BLACK N WHIT WAS OUT AMAZING!!! I was blown away!...very different from all that cuteness overload happening
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urbanscrappy
February 25, 2011 at 1:23 PM
I'll add my vote to Mars and Black & White. Love them both, and Mars is one of my all-time favourite dramas of any language.
For K-dramas without conspiring second leads try The woman who still wants to marry, Capital scandal, New heart, Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, Flowers of my life, Which star are you from (tiny bit of plotting but of the harmless kind), Snow White (Taste sweet love), Dal Ja's Spring, I am Sam, H.I.T., Bad family, When it's at night, Worlds within and Gourmet.
For me the above were all pretty interfering annoyance free and I liked them all, some more than others.
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urbanscrappy
February 25, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Stop me if I'm getting carried away, but I forgot What's up fox, 9 end 2 outs and My country calls which are all lots of fun without contrived ex-relationship drama.
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dramaaddict
February 25, 2011 at 8:43 PM
keep 'em coming since I'vee seen all your recommendations. And Gourmet did have a conspiring second lead. Which star are you from and the most annoying mom...but it was good
Ariel
February 25, 2011 at 4:28 PM
Mars, a must watch, I got sold on Vic Zhou when I watched him in this and totally bummed when the news came out that Barbie and him split up.
Tatta Hitotsu no Koi (Just One Love) one of the best JDramas I have ever watched. There is no bitchy/psycho second leads, just the lead couple, awesome friends and a beautiful love story.
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MJP
February 27, 2011 at 8:12 PM
Thanks for the good suggestion of watching MARS. I started it today and its very good.
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Lemon
February 25, 2011 at 9:07 AM
Hm, how about Triple, Dr Champ, or even Playful Kiss? All these shows don't have annoying/bitchy second leads. I really enjoyed Triple because it was so easy to watch and it didn't make my blood pressure rise- you can check out Javabean's recaps or ratings! :)
Other than that I can't think of any other drama that has a Coffee Prince/Pasta feel..
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Informantxgirl
February 25, 2011 at 9:19 AM
Never watched Triple or Champ, so can't recommend, but Playful Kiss had that smart girl...she wasn't exactly hateful, but she did make the female lead feel about 2 inches tall. That might irk some people. I think I was one of the few people who actually wanted her to win over Oh Ha Ni! :)
Um, Shining Inheritance? I think Seung Mi is the best female second lead ever. She can get hysterical at times, but she's just so pitiful, I can't help but feel a little bad for supporting the main couple.
Did not know it would be this hard to think of a Kdrama that didn't employ a love square with meanies!
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dramaaddict
February 26, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Although I liked Shinning inheritance, I wanted to jump through the screen and beat up both mother daughter combos. the mother who put her out, and the mother who thought eveyone was beneath her. I just wanted a break from being angry while watching. So far the clear winner is Mars but I can't find it online. Flowers for my life was close, but the death at the end ruins it for me.
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tofu_fishy
February 25, 2011 at 9:45 PM
triple is actually okay, at some points you look at the plat and think WTF??? but the female lead's scence with soongki is quite cute, dramabeans has a recap on all the episodes, you could read them first
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rose
February 25, 2011 at 10:09 AM
my name is kim sam soon, the second lead not so bitchy but still a little bit annoying in different level, dalja spring ,... that the 2 i can think of
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hpn88
February 25, 2011 at 10:17 AM
might sound like a total fangirl, but dream high unless you're already watching it. They're aren't really hysterical characters and "the evil" character I mostly sympathize with
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jomo143
February 25, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Excuse me, we are not fangirls.
We are fanwomen!
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MJP
February 25, 2011 at 11:37 AM
I always liked "Fangirly". It's completely silly. :-)
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jomo143
February 25, 2011 at 1:55 PM
I know, me, too. I was just kidding...
pohonphee
February 25, 2011 at 10:47 AM
The World Within (Hyun Bin character's ex girlfriend isn't that annoying, she's just confused I think)
The man who can't get married (I don't know why, but this drama has special place in my heart. Ji jin-hee character's girl next door, is cute and innocent and best friend of the 1st female lead)
Capital Scandal (hah, the second female lead is awesome)
Coffee House (The secretary is sweet, and the second lead male, emm, he's funny :) )
I think there're more
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katieda
February 25, 2011 at 11:09 AM
personal taste
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dramaaddict
February 25, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Personal taste definetly has the bitchy second female lead. I wanted to poke her eyes out. I just want a drama that can make me feel warm all over lol. Yoon ju drove me nuts in My princess, so I need relief. Unfortunately I have seen all the recommendations. Maybe i should turn back to american television....gossip girl marathon anyone?
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Celest
February 25, 2011 at 4:47 PM
LOL You don't want any bitchy female leads and conspiring male leads and you want to watch Gossip Girl?!
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dramaaddict
February 25, 2011 at 7:38 PM
LOL good point...I turned it off after I saw Blair throw Serena in a water fountain...aren't they best friends? Back to dramas for me
pohonphee
February 25, 2011 at 11:24 AM
wait, this is the one with In-hee boot in it, isn't it?
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jomo143
February 25, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Yes!
And the DB recaps about her were some of the funniest ever written!
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MJP
February 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM
What about:
T-drama "Easy Fortune, Happy Life"
K-drama "Fireworks"
K-drama "December Fever"
K-drama "Freeze";
J-drama "RH Plus" (not really a romance);
K-drama "Creating Destiny"
K-drama "The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry/Marry Me"
J-drama "Hana Kimi"
J-drama "Kimi Wa Petto"
K-drama "Full House"
J-drama "Nodame Cantabile" (Episode #3 is my all time favorite)
J-drama "Ohitorisama"
T-drama "Hi My Sweetheart"
K-drama "Oh My Lady"
K-movie "100 Days with Mr. Arrogant"
J-drama "Hotaru No Hikari" (Hilarious!)
T-drama "Why Why Love"
K-movie "He Was Cool"
J-drama "Otomen"
K-drama "Witch Yoo Hee"
K-movie "My Mighty Princess"
K-movie "I'm A Cyborg But That's OK"
K-movie "Seducing Mr. Perfect"
T-drama "ToGetHer"
K-movie "She's On Duty"
K-movie "Kiss Me, Kill Me"
K-movie "Innocent Steps"
K-drama "Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy"
J-movie "Tokyo Girl"
K-drama "Sweet 18"
T-drama "Love Contract"
K-movie "Daddy Long Legs"
K-movie "Too Beautiful To Lie"
K-drama "Couple Or Trouble"
K-drama "Get Karl! Oh Soo Jung"
K-drama "Last Scandal"
K-drama "Lawyers of Korea"
K-drama "My Girl"
K-drama "When It's At Night"
K-movie "Baby And I"
K-movie "My Boyfriend Is Type B"
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Diadda
February 25, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Some how I find it disturbing that I have seen all of these.
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MJP
February 25, 2011 at 1:06 PM
He He Heee!
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marteki
February 25, 2011 at 11:13 PM
hehehe me too >.< lol
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dramaaddict
February 25, 2011 at 2:21 PM
Thank you for the comprehensive list, sadly I've seen all the k-drama/movies and t-dramas on this list. And for some reason I can't watch j-dramas, there is just something about them....
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marteki
February 25, 2011 at 11:15 PM
not enough emotions maybe? I can't do them either but like you I can't seem to pin point what exactly my problem with them is...
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jomo143
February 25, 2011 at 3:52 PM
Now, that's a list!
I have watched only 5 of them.
Gotta get busy, I guess.
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MJP
February 25, 2011 at 7:02 PM
Confessions of a drama addict. I give up my sleep to watch them... Should I get on the couch now?
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brookeeve
February 26, 2011 at 3:48 PM
Yeah, but if you get on the couch you have to scoot over to make room for the rest of us.
Lisah
February 26, 2011 at 3:49 AM
I love soooo many things on this list, "Baby & I" is my go to bad day cure. It's so funny and it doesn't hurt that Jang Geun Suk is adorable.
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Milady
February 25, 2011 at 12:21 PM
If I can be of anyhelp, I'd recommend "Flowers for my life". The four leads are equally lovable, there's a very cute and touching romance... it's funny, it's sad, it's entertaining, all at the same time, the music is great, the directing is perfect...and seriously I loved all the characters! Not only are the second leads just great but even the parents are which is even more rare :p Seriously, try it!
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sajor
February 25, 2011 at 12:36 PM
Dal Ja's Spring
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kay
February 25, 2011 at 1:53 PM
obstetrics and gynecology doctors: 2nd male lead is totally awesome and there isn't even a 2nd female lead. i think one of the reasons i love this drama so much is that there's no conniving, beezy characters.
who are you?: not strong on the romance but heart warming.
family's honor: 2nd male got somewhat annoying midway but then eventually backed down and helped the main pairing.
thank you: there was no b*tch but definitely annoying town people.
saengchori: 2nd female is crazy but funny as heck
prosecutor princess: just awesome sauce
soulmate: witty and unconventional
japanese: nobuta wo produce has such a special spot in my heart. the story is touching and thoughtful. the 3 main characters are just perfect. the 2nd female lead is also sweet.
tatta hitotsu no koi: simple, classic love story of poor guy and rich girl, but actually done right. it's really sweet.
hotaru no hikari 2 is hilarious! the 2nd male is actually a suitable contender and 2nd female is kind, albeit her appearance can be a little annoying.
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meenuby
February 25, 2011 at 7:15 PM
I second Once upon a time in Saengchori. There's really no one you can hate in that drama. All the characters are comical and fun. :)
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Phyllis
February 25, 2011 at 5:22 PM
"Someday" has a great second female lead. The second male lead is manipulative, but tolerable because it is Kim Min-joon. I watched it on YouTube. Same second lead pairing as in "Surgeon Bong Dal Hee."
I thought it was very unique in many ways and enjoyable to watch. (Someday)
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jyyjc
February 25, 2011 at 9:48 PM
Totally agree. I realized I was waning from my princess because of park yehjin's bitchy character, and then I realized I dropped Personal taste too because of In-hee. I recommend Coffee House.
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lunarscope
February 26, 2011 at 12:14 AM
Prosecutor Princess - sensible, savvy, helpful and NICE second leads.
The Woman who still wants to Marry - lots of realistic characters... the closest we get to evil bad guy is Lee Shi Young's sunbae who is annoying but not oh-my-gosh-i'm-gonna-smash-my-screen-in-anger-if-i see-you-again annoying :D
Secret Garden- definitely my favourite second leads!
um, yeah... evil second leads seem to be a commodity in kdramaland..
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3 Chris
February 25, 2011 at 6:55 AM
Happy, happy Friday! It's so gloomy here; O spring, where art thou? On a different note...who else is excited for the finale of Crack High? :D
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GuitarHero
February 25, 2011 at 7:15 AM
me!! :D im hoping for a GOOD ending since MP did good :)
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Viola
February 25, 2011 at 8:06 AM
Don't worry Chris, Spring is here! I saw the first croucus today!! Isn't that faboulus? *happy dance* :)
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4 Diadda
February 25, 2011 at 6:59 AM
OMG Brookeeve wrote fanfic about DB. Java and GF to be precise! and it may yet change again but I figured more than me needed to see it ASAP!
Sorry Brookeve but I simply could not wait for you to come back from wherever you ran off to.
http://kdrama-folks.livejournal.com/436.html
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Viola
February 25, 2011 at 7:57 AM
Oh my!! Oh my!! That was so utterly awesome! :) JB and Gf get their very own fanficton! I can not stop grinning right now! :P
".....avaBeans glanced over her friend’s shoulder, first shooing away the beautiful men that surrounded them so that she could see the computer screen clearly. “Oh,” she said, “Oh, that’s good. That’s too good not to do. Our fans will be the envy of all fans, everywhere on the planet. People will flock to our site on the off-chance that they will be able to become one of our fans. We shall call this: Operation Please the Fans…”
GirlFriday snapped her fingers a few times in front of her friend’s star-stricken eyes. “JB! JB! Does this mean that you want to do it? JB?”
JavaBeans walked over to her Heavenly Control Panel. She took a small hammer from a glass case on the wall, and then used it to break another glass case enshrining a single, perfect red button. With a look of utter elation, she grabbed Ji Hwan's hand and took a single finger and used it to mash down the button with a look of almost maniacal glee in her eyes. “It is done!” she said, while laughing maniacally. “We have done it, GirlFriday, we have done it!”
GirlFriday sighed, and then looked back at her computer. “Time to work on the next thread.”
JavaBeans looked utterly heartbroken, but she sat down at her computer too. “Well, at least that’ll keep them occupied for the next fifteen minutes or so.......”
Read the whole story to find out what JB did! Trust me, you want to know!! :P
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Deeliteful
February 25, 2011 at 9:39 AM
wow that was great.....so where do i order my own korean?!
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lb_tmi
February 25, 2011 at 9:55 AM
i'm disappointed in you, Viola. i woulda thought you'd order more than 25 of them. you should have gotten EVERY kman.
*shakes head in disbelief*
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Viola
February 25, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Well, if I did that it won't be fair to the men. I only have eyes for only one man. :P
Is the baby here yet? :) *hugs*
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lb_tmi
February 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM
fair to the men? they get to come to US. that's plenty fair. LOL.
baby e is being completely stubborn now. doc and i have been keeping baby in since 31 weeks, and now at 38 weeks, baby's decided he's gonna listen, and listen all too well. so now he's not coming out.. EVER! i've been 1 cm dilated for the past 2 weeks. i haven't decided if i'm upset with him for not making an appearance yet because i really enjoy being pregnant but i want to hold baby and be a mommy all over again. thanks for asking!
janna
February 26, 2011 at 9:25 AM
I hope your baby comes soon~ My sisters baby was born later than the due date. She's still a troublemaker... seems like she wants to forgo crawling and just walk now.
brookeeve
February 25, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Feel free to change or add anything you want to. This was just kind of me being silly with not enough sleep after a tornado last night. I was destressing.
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lb_tmi
February 25, 2011 at 10:45 AM
name more hot men. kthxbye!
janna
February 26, 2011 at 9:27 AM
A tornado? Hope you're ok!
Okie Dokie
February 25, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Just wanted to report back that my Big Love family had a blast in SoHo together. Though most of the time, I made Henney give me piggy back rides, while shooing away the cluster of fans trying to get pictures in with my wives. And here I thought New York City would give us a bit of anonymity.
I had to let sweet YEH sign some autographs and take some pictures. Though it was the unsavories that were leaving drool stains on Hyori I was having none of. At one point, I had Henney swing me around to kick a guy in his face. Pfft, people should be well aware of my temper at this point!
We'll spend the rest of the weekend in NY and come back to CA. Henney has prepared a love nest in LA for us. =)
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MJP
February 25, 2011 at 1:08 PM
So you have forgiven him for growing the caterpillar? Did he shave it off yet?
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Okie Dokie
February 25, 2011 at 2:02 PM
He revealed it was a fake and promptly removed it from my sight. There was no hesitation as he knew what it would take to get back into my good graces.
brookeeve
February 25, 2011 at 10:30 AM
It's our story, it's not mine! You already edited it, so it's your story, too!
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malia
February 25, 2011 at 10:34 AM
This is the height of awesome :D
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MJP
February 25, 2011 at 10:37 AM
What a fun story.
I wonder, just what did Diadda do?
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Diadda
February 25, 2011 at 10:44 AM
heheheheeeee
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Viola
February 25, 2011 at 10:56 AM
Well, I was wondering too? I mean how did aunty Diadda know about the old carousel in Bryant Park in Mid Manhattan? It's kind of obscure, but it is the only carousel I can think of in NYC..... :P
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Okie Dokie
February 25, 2011 at 11:49 AM
Yeah, but you didn't see her there did you? She was *ahem* occupied. ;)
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Okie Dokie
February 25, 2011 at 10:58 AM
O.M.G. I'm squealing at the awesome!
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anitalotti
February 25, 2011 at 12:45 PM
I am still squealing with laughter (I literally laughed tears!!!):
"The girls walked away from the Black Hawk with the propellers still churning the air, causing the wind to blow through their hair."
and
“Where did she take them?” Viola asked Lessa of Pern, who’s face turned a little red."
LOLOLOLOLOL
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leonardswench
February 25, 2011 at 1:11 PM
See what happens when Brookeeve is under stress?
LOL Brilliance! Love it, gals!! And you know who's helping me take notes now .... :)
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brookeeve
February 26, 2011 at 1:36 PM
I'm finished with it.
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5 Endroine
February 25, 2011 at 7:04 AM
Uwaa one of the first! Never happened before XD
So, whats going on?
Does anyone have ideas for my scrapbook maybe =D
lalalala~ It's a nice day today
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MJP
February 25, 2011 at 1:19 PM
What type of scrapbook: Family, Pets, Travel, etc? Do you have a favorite color scheme? How much work do you want to put into it? If not much, you can create them online and have them shipped to your home. All point and click scrap booking, so easy.
I personally prefer the more difficult old fashioned method of picking everything out individually. But alas, scrapbooking is just one of many things to do, so it takes a back seat most of the time.
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6 amberscube
February 25, 2011 at 7:07 AM
First time posting in OT. I woke up early, it's been raining the whole night. And going to rain more for the next two days. It's going to be really cold in SF Bay Area this weekend. Possible snow? The last time this was snow in San Francisco was 1976.
Anyway, watching the finally kiss of My Princess again and again...
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amberscube
February 25, 2011 at 7:10 AM
I mean...The last time there was snow in SF was 1976.
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Okie Dokie
February 25, 2011 at 11:04 AM
I don't see snow yet. I thought it was supposed to come last night. I was hoping for a snow day! LOL.
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Viola
February 25, 2011 at 8:05 AM
Welcome to OT Amber! :) The scenery is kalodscopic and the natives are crazy, but it is atmosphere is very friendly! *hugs* :)
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Ashley Thomas
February 25, 2011 at 8:46 AM
Welcome welcome to the OT! :) It's cold here today, too...but at least the 11 inches of snow we earlier this month has melted!
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MJP
February 25, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Welcome! Everyone has very caring, encouraging hearts here. Some should seriously think of becoming comedians or writers or both because I don't think I have laughed this much in a very long time. Enjoy! Look forward to reading your posts again.
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amberscube
February 25, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Thank you for the warm welcome. I usually read the 0T and seems like everyone are friends so Im just curious, do you know each other personally, or at least know somebody here personally.
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Okie Dokie
February 25, 2011 at 2:04 PM
We get to know each other and soon enough, it's like a family.
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Viola
February 26, 2011 at 6:35 AM
Depends on what you mean by "know." We are currently working on a theory that Brookeve and I are the same person/ sisters switched at birth! :P But even if that is the case we have never met face to face, we live about 3000 miles away from each other. :P Come to OT for a while Amber, and pretty soon you will be family too! :)
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brookeeve
February 26, 2011 at 1:38 PM
We actually are twin sisters... except for these insurmountable inexplicable facts:
I'm almost ten years older than Viola.
We're both like... almost Indians, except I have a feather and she has a dot...
I have an older brother and she has a younger brother...
Other than that, we're the same person.
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jomo143
February 26, 2011 at 4:28 PM
You should seriously consider writing a story entitled:
The Dot and the Feather
I have been mulling over the idea of a parallel storied novel where two women from vastly different backgrounds grow up in different cultures, bond over shared interests, eventually meet and here is the hard part: resolve some shared conflict together.
My daughter and I were talking about this. She mentioned Julie and Julia, as the type of set up...
Oh, yeah, the other hard part is actually coming up with 70,000 or so of those word thingies.
7 Lenita
February 25, 2011 at 7:14 AM
I finished Secret Garden last weekend and, as predicted based on recaps, I really, really love it.
Now in quandary of what to see next, nothing interests me out of the current line up of dramas ending. Perhaps I will take a look at H.I.T based on Thundie's review. Anyone here has seen it?
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Informantxgirl
February 25, 2011 at 7:20 AM
What drew you to Secret Garden? Maybe we can help suggest similar themes. Did you like the fantasy element? Have you seen 'Who Are You'? Or was it something else?
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Gladys
February 25, 2011 at 7:30 AM
I would recommend "Who Are You?" too! It's an underated show in Korea but very well received in other countries.
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Lenita
February 25, 2011 at 8:43 AM
thanks for the recommendation, will take a look at this.
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Lenita
February 25, 2011 at 8:33 AM
I'm not really sure, but I think intially because of Ha Ji Won's bad ass promo pics and the fact that the main character is a stuntwoman. The drama actually took me by surprise, and I guess I ended up liking it because of the comedy and the dialogues.
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chong
February 25, 2011 at 7:28 AM
check out dream high if you haven't already seen it. :D
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Lenita
February 25, 2011 at 8:35 AM
I read the intial recaps, but after episode 3 or so it just didn't hold my interest. I love the OST though.
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a-a-a
February 25, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Actually it only gets better from episode 3 and it goes up hill from there! I was not even going to watch the show but and didn't even read the first few recaps... Then JB was gushing about episode 5 being the first one she loved, I checked out the episode and started from there, you should try from ep 4 or 5 you'll love it
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a-a-a
February 25, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Ops I meant it gets better from episode 4 or 5****** not 3
jomo143
February 25, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Yes, what a-a-a said is true. If you can make it through 1-3, hang on for the rest.
Lenita
February 26, 2011 at 6:24 AM
hmm ok i will give it a second try ...
8 Charm
February 25, 2011 at 7:17 AM
Can't stop thinking about DREAM HIGH. and Sammi!
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yongshin
February 25, 2011 at 7:28 AM
THIS. I keep on watching FMVs just to satisfy my want seeing SamMi.
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katiamon
February 25, 2011 at 9:15 AM
me too! go Crack High! Go SamMi!!!!! i can't stop checking youtube for the teaser of ep.16, though i think it's not gonna be one...
i have no idea of what am i gonna watch next, i'll really miss DH!
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9 orenji
February 25, 2011 at 7:19 AM
can't wait for Dream High's final and concert special. based on the fancams, the concert looks so much fun.
here sneak peek to Dream High Concert. <3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgpbsr7edhU
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10 h
February 25, 2011 at 7:20 AM
Ah! It's Friday again. It's raining today. Ah~ What a peaceful day~
Btw, just wanna share Kim Soo Hyun posing like a girl. She er... He looks pretty! Man.. Is this the curse of pretty boys where they can be pretty as any girl out there? (think Jang Geun Suk, Kim Hee Chul).
Here's the link, ppl! Enjoy! ;)
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/02/kim-soo-hyun-is-as-pretty-as-a-girl
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chong
February 25, 2011 at 7:30 AM
haha, when i saw this post on allkpop, i really screamed. my mum came running in wondering what had happened. i then showed her the photo of soohyun, and she went "omo, he-she's really pretty! what a.. waste? no, wait. male looks good too. that's not fair!"
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tinpra
February 25, 2011 at 7:40 PM
Darnit, so not fair. No makeup or anything!
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janna
February 26, 2011 at 9:12 AM
Well then. (Stares for a pretty long time at picture)
I give up. (Collects all makeup in the house, throws it in the trash)
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11 maez
February 25, 2011 at 7:21 AM
Happy it's Friday. Only one class. Can't wait for spring break!!! Back to my sunny Florida.
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12 x0mi07
February 25, 2011 at 7:21 AM
Happy Friday everyone!^^
DH and MP are both ending. *kicks cans* That totally sucks since I can't see an awesome drama to replace either of them. WHY DID THEY HAVE TO CUT WHAT'S UP?! *throws empty bottles against a wall* Yeah yeah... I'm almost turning all violent and all.
Luckily, I have BIG BANG 4th mini album to take my mind of things! The songs were intensely orgasmic!XD Yeah... I actually really just said that.=P It goes beyond eargasmic!XD XD XD Tabi hyung's voice goes straight to the core in all different songs and I'm all mushed I can't even stand up. Yep.... Loads of sexy!XD I'm not claiming or anything. It's all just pure observations and nothing more.^^;; Not like I have a shrine for him or anything *starts taking down pictures* Nope. Of course not.=P GD's all sensually intense too... However, I still think GD&TOP Vol. 1 is a far superior album. It might be because it's actually a full album and not a mini. *shakes fist at papa YG* But at least there's BigBangTV to look forward too!^^ YEY!^^ *completely denies any knowledge of missing the BIG SHOW concert*
I want to watch New Tales of Gisaeng but *shrugs* 50 eps?!O___O I can't even start Capital Scandal despite having downloaded 10 eps already. Beaners sunbaenimdeul, should I watch it?
I've taken to reading blogs instead. I'm a maniac that way. Or I just love reading waaaaaay too much. If you guys have any interesting historical fiction books about England, please share.^^ I've read all the Philippa Gregory books though so I'm all out. *sigh*
I've decided to embark on a diet involving Korean dramas. There's this ridiculously overpriced CD store in our local Safeway and it sells original box-sets of Korean drama. So I'm thinking every time I meet a short term goal, I'll buy myself a DVD that I really like.=P Has anyone ever tried this or something like it? Does it work? I hope to God it will though... cuz if not, my doctor will kill me. -___-;;
Anyway, hope everyone's having a great day. Please pray for Libya if you have time. Thanks so much!^^
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Lenita
February 25, 2011 at 8:41 AM
hey, i was just pondering whether to download this album (big bang), now will defo do so...
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brookeeve
February 25, 2011 at 10:35 AM
I am so glad to see you're not poaching on T.O.P! That makes me happy, and not homicidal! Yay!
I do think that GD&TOP Vol. 1 was better, too, but I really dig this new album. I especially like Cafe. I wish that it was a full album, but I think that there were rumors of another mini album later this year.
Have you read Julia Quinn? There's nothing like a Harvard grad writing stories about old England. I think that you'll like her snarky sense of humor.
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x0mi07
February 25, 2011 at 10:52 AM
I'm all boundaries girl with your shillang unni. kkkkk~~~XD TOP is my Tabi Hyung. Will never call him oppa... ever!XD XD XD Cafe is super swoon-worthy!^^ *dies* I love the new mini and am super glad it's on i-tunes top 100 albums chart! *throws confetti* GD says they'll try to release one later this year so they can have more promotions cycle. Even if they don't, I'll be perfectly happy just playing the Baby Goodnight MV on loop until they come out with a new album.=P
Thank you for the recommend unni! She wrote a lot of books! *cue happy dance* Will be soooo glad to dig into it! Congratulations on the multiple successes of Tabi hyung!^^ Chukhahae!^^
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MJP
February 25, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Have you ever read Laura Kinsale's books? She has one that I really liked, "Flowers from the Storm." It has a great story line, one that I've not read before or since.
http://www.laurakinsale.com/books/detail/flowers-from-the-storm/
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kay
February 25, 2011 at 3:25 PM
you should definitely give gisaeng try. or wait another month for more episodes to come out first because waiting definitely sucks. and yes, big bang's new mini album is awesome! cafe is my favorite but i agree, gd&top's album was even more awesome. ahh.. top is such a cutie when he's trying to funny.
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jomo143
February 25, 2011 at 6:50 PM
If you guys have any interesting historical fiction books about England, please share.^^
Sharon Kaye Penman - this lady wrote tomes and tomes that sequeled and sequeled again.
Anya Seton - Katherine LOVED this book, also Green Darkness, time travel/history
Alison Weir - biographies (I think she wrote under other names, too)
Ellis Peters
are some I have enjoyed.
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marteki
February 25, 2011 at 11:24 PM
Judith Mcnaught is an amazing historical writer and a contemporary one too
Historical: Whitney my love, paradise, Kingdom of dreams which is part of a sequel of a family : the Westmorlands
Conteporary : PERFECT and EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE!! I've read each of those 40 times over I can now recite it lol
You'll love her!
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Rachel
February 26, 2011 at 12:31 AM
I recommend The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett. It's got a really hot love story, set in the background of the struggle for power between the Church and the nobility/royalty in medieval England, and it describes how the lives of the various characters in the book are caught up in and destroyed by that struggle.
Also recommend the Outlander series, by Diana Gabaldon. Time travel romance, featuring an Englishwoman from the 1940s who finds herself in the Scotland of the 1740s. Fabulous love story, and fascinating characters.
I also like Julia Quinn, but I'd even more highly recommend Eloisa James. Very intelligent and sophisticated romance novels. Also Jo Beverley and Mary Balogh. (These four are all writers of romance novels set in Georgian/Regency England.)
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x0mi07
February 26, 2011 at 3:41 AM
thanks everyone!^^ will definitely check out your recommended reads!^^ cheers!^^ *group hugs*
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urbanscrappy
February 26, 2011 at 10:41 AM
If you like Philippa Gregory you should try Victoria Holt and Jean Plaidy. They were the same person, but under Jean Plaidy she wrote fictional history and Victoria Holt was more gothic romance.
I love Georgette Heyer and she wrote about the Medieval, Regency and Georgian periods.
Dorothy Dunnett was also a huge favourite when I was growing up, in particular her Francis Lymond series (he was one of my early crushes).
There is a pretty good website with masses of historical novels listed by era and country:
http://www.historicalnovels.info/
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13 Stella
February 25, 2011 at 7:26 AM
Hey Everyone!
TGIF!
So My Princess was on and I was really impatient for the new episodes to come on each week. I decided to kill time by watching Queen Seon DeoK.
OMG it is really really freaking good! I actually like it better than My Princess now. Go figure.
My favourite character is Alcheon Rang...kinda have a crush on him. hahahah.
I'm almost finished and would really like to see Doakman and Yushin together. He really really loves her, that kinda devotion is hard to come by. Sigh
Does anyone here have the same kind of addiction to QSD???
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Ashley Thomas
February 25, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Oh gosh...I started watching QSD on a whim last year and got so sucked in that I practically deserted all my real-life friends for weeks while I devoured episode after episdode...
Totally crushed on Alcheon Rang...and Yushin...I can't resist men who stand by their principles AND look sexy in uniform! Almost died when Alcheon was in what I called his 'ninja' gear for covert missions...seriously, could not get enough of that! ;)
So yeah...bit of an addict...LOL!
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bella luna ;)
February 25, 2011 at 9:29 AM
yeah...
Alcheon...
still can't figure out how he snatched my attention/affection from Yushin and Bidam.
awesome. love the guy.
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Ashley Thomas
February 25, 2011 at 9:34 AM
The scene where he puts on the face paint (or 'war paint', whatever) and goes to protest outside the palace gets my vote as one of the sexiest things I've ever watched...and I don't even know why...oh, Alcheon...what have you done to us? :D
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bella luna ;)
February 25, 2011 at 9:45 AM
oh yeah. that's the part where he got me too.
and when he wore black...
*spaced out. lost in dreaming.*
*comes to.*
sorry, where was I again?
x0mi07
February 25, 2011 at 10:54 AM
oh me too!^^ He was absolutely dashing! He totally stole the show every time he was on a scene! *swoon*
I totally spazzed when he presented during MAMA2009!=) Positively gorgeous in a tux!=3
Ashley Thomas
February 25, 2011 at 1:36 PM
And...now I have spent far, far too much of my workday trying to find Alcheon MV's on youtube. Have now come to the conclusion that there are not nearly enough MV's of that character on youtube...hahaha! :D
rose
February 25, 2011 at 10:14 AM
oh well i lot love aleon rang hahaha me too and of course bidam when he is just the mischievous one not the greedy one ..... becoz of deokmn im excited about 49 days
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pohonphee
February 25, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Yes I like Alcheon, a male character with no love story plot I'm in :P
Though I want to see Deokman & Yushin together at the end, seeing how Yushin seem doesn't have any passion about his love life kinda piss me off (he's boring, it's drama!, I want to see my male character kneeling, crying, suffering, doing crazy thing for his love interest ha, ha, ha :D ). So I like Bidam more, seeing him ALMOST crying makes my heart ached. And I always like a bit crazy character (yups Bad Guy, Coffee House, A story of Man, Secret Garden love ya all crazy men).
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TOOIZZY
February 25, 2011 at 11:16 AM
I watched QSD!! I loved it!! I love the 2 scenes where Alcheon was outside the kings palace clamoring for action. And the last one were he was in the woods about to commit suicide!!! YIKES! That gave ME CHILLS!! Then Mishil!!! LOVE HER!! She was a woman to be admired!! Heck! I'm going to go watch it again!!!
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elle loves kdrama
February 25, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Addiction is the best way to put it. I started watching just for fun (after seeing Kim Nam Gil was in it), and next thing I knew I was hooked! I mean, how else can you explain watching 62 1hour long episodes within less than 2 weeks And yes, I have a full time job! LOL. So that meant, staying up till 2 or 3am and rushing home right after work (and sometimes waking up an hour early to catch a few minutes of the show).
Loved Alcheon too, but BIDAM, come on BIDAM lovers was simply amazing <3
Have fun watching the rest of the show :D
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14 rayray
February 25, 2011 at 7:30 AM
hello my darlings!!! Its been so long since I have participated in the Open thread. Uni has been crazy!*tears hair out* haha aja aja fighting though! I have to say I m really looking forward to 49 days and I havent watched a single drama after secret garden so I honestly cant wait to start watching some good ol'drammaa again(I ve read the recaps for dream high and looovee it))
huggsies!
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Viola
February 25, 2011 at 7:39 AM
Rayray!!!! *glomps* I missed you! :) I haven't watched anything since this semester started either :(
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