Open Thread #181

1 Stella

April 1, 2011 at 6:51 AM

TGIF Everyone!

I have been in a drama slump these past few weeks. Looking for something to watch.
For those of you living in Canada, the new strawberry-banana donut from Tim’s is DELICIOUS!
Yummy 

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ahjummabunny

city hall will grow on you.. so stay tune...
The woman who still wants to Marry is great....

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Neimat Ilyas

April 1, 2011 at 7:38 AM

I tried starting something old coz i dint wanna go through the horrible waiting period every week [especially after Secret Garden] and started Gourmet. Meh...not even as food-y as Pasta....maybe i should get past 4-5 eps...but i found it too slow...Maybe ill finish it later.

Now im only following We Got Married [not really a Drama] and started on Hwang Jin Yi

April 1, 2011 at 8:29 AM

haha ok....i will finish it...SOON!!!
I guess i have to get past the first few eps....and the not so good looking hyung of KRW's....but Ill stick to it....for KRW and you guys....and the FOOD!

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Lisah

April 1, 2011 at 9:01 AM

I was so bored with Pasta I simply abandoned it 8 episodes in. The main couple was so cute, but there was no conflict. I thought the heroine was too similar to Kim Samsoon, and I know kdramas love to beat a trope to death but with nothing else going on I felt like I'd seen the show before AND done better.

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ahjummabunny

April 1, 2011 at 9:08 AM

Pasta is good if you like guys who are jackasses. I certainly loved how abusive he was. Fortunately I've stopped dating and started therapy! Well not really but there is something compelling about the "chef" and hyo jin's character had no development. Which seemed true to life. She didn't really become a better chef, she chose a man just like her father which is exactly what happens in real life.

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Lisah

April 1, 2011 at 9:32 AM

i think you nailed it for me, ajummabunny. I liked that the chef was so passionate he was a total ass to anyone not meeting his standard. I like Gordon Ramsey for the same reason (& anyone who thinks Ramsey just likes to belittle people should see him on the Brit reality show Faking It. He mentored a guy running a Burger cart into pretending to be a top chef and ultimately put him through culinary school after the show was over). I DID marry a guy like my dad and long story short, it didn't work out. Maybe I resented her lack of ambition. I dunno...

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jomo143

April 1, 2011 at 12:58 PM

@ahjummabunny

"Pasta is good if you like guys who are jackasses."

Funny!

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April 1, 2011 at 9:36 AM

They are very tricksy the Timmie Hos' folks.
Just when you think you're going to give up TH for Lent, they start the Roll Up the Rim Contest!!

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Elle-Emme

April 1, 2011 at 9:19 AM

Family Drama is good , long but good
Job Well Done is good
Loving you a thousand time is a meladrama but good

Sweet 18 is kinda old but good

Check out Taiwanese dramas on viki or Hulu.com

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Schmazel

April 1, 2011 at 6:39 PM

I agree! I actually watched NC with my brother recently and last week, when I was surfing dramacrazy, I found the drama and instantly got hooked again!

Gyabo!

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So3

April 1, 2011 at 6:44 PM

NC is one of the best jdrama in recent years - they set a new standard for manga-drama, imo.

watch the drama, the tv special and then the 2-part movie, they're classic!

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Ambie AKA AmbieH

April 2, 2011 at 6:25 PM

I keep hearing about this show.. must go download it...

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MiMi

April 2, 2011 at 7:32 PM

Yay! I had a total NC marathon this last weekend, even though I should have been studying for my exams... but I did well on them too!

Gyabo! I <3 them!

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annie

April 1, 2011 at 7:30 PM

I live in Toronto but I've been visiting my mom in Houston for the last couple months...

I miss Timmy's! I don't even feel like buying coffee here. There are no decent coffee shops :(

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Jaimie

April 3, 2011 at 7:09 PM

I'll definetly try it!

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QD, I was waiting for your "report" on your progress on CH!!!! LOL

And I was sure you must be deprived of sleep the whole week with CH marathon hehehe

But I'm very impressed by your well-written piece!! As I said last week I really lose my words as I thought about CH - so many things to talk about that even the most trivial thing seems worth mentioning (IMO, I'm one crazy fan...)

The drama may have ended but the story keeps growing in our hearts! That's what I feel ;)

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QD

April 1, 2011 at 8:13 AM

ahjummabunny, where do I sign? How many times can I sign? lol . I am head over heels in love with CH! I wish I watched it sooner as I have been following the threads and its been mentioned a few times now. Thank you for encouraging me to watch it. I had so many good times/scenes/sayings in this drama!

So3, Trust me, you wanted to read my post, I was longing to share new baby! I refresh DB so many times today!lol. I worked the whole weekend, no rest day until wednesday. So I was practically cursing my bad luck as I had to contend with reading Dramabean's recaps after watching the episode!! So every free time I had at work I was transported to Inju City! It was painful but so worth it in the end!

Yes , you get lost for words when you want to describe CH! I totally understand as I want to give praise to so many of the scenes that I cant make coherent sentence out of it and also dont want to spoil it for others who haven't yet watched it.

Definitely will keep growing in my heart! Greatest Kdrama Love Story Ever Told! So much to say!!! lol

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ahjummabunny

April 1, 2011 at 8:02 AM

Okay I'm totally reactivating my fb for city hall 2!!!

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So3

April 1, 2011 at 8:13 AM

LOL - and the passionate CH fans from Taiwan made me suddenly feel an intimacy to them XD

QD,

Happy Friday!

Thanks for the encouragement! :-) No marathons for me this weekend. :-( This is still on my list to see.

You gonna tell me which episode has "The KISS?"

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ahjummabunny

April 1, 2011 at 9:10 AM

Every episode has the kiss! The chemistry is that great!

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QD

April 1, 2011 at 9:46 AM

MJP, Happy Friday to you too!

lol@ahjummabunny! THE KISS? Which one?.... There's the Bumping in near Kiss? The Kiss & Tell Scene? The Kiss with an audience? The Car Tease? The Body Contract Kiss? etc etc etc lol So many sweet kiss scenes, my dear!!! Greatest Kdrama Love Story, what do you expect! heh

April 1, 2011 at 5:38 PM

Go watch the series dear.It's like gold.

I get shivers down my spine just thinking about City Hall.

Sigh.Got my mum and cousins all to swoon over CSW even though ALL of us didn't like the goatee/mustachey thingy.

That man...that woman....burn up the screen :-)

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Ambie AKA AmbieH

April 2, 2011 at 6:23 PM

Lol... ok I give! I give!!!! I am downloading it tonight... If my lessonplans aren't finished.. I am totally blaming you QD!!

But I have to admit I have been getting really bored with Kdramas.. I was sooo fricking exicted for What's Up and then they snatched it way those Kdrama Jerkfaces!!.. Now I just have to wait for My Chun's ( yep I loves the Park Yoochun) show air . and rewatch CP, SKKS, antique bakery, BTSC, DH, YAB, BV, Hana Kimi and Gokusen and now CH in the mean while...

Next week I will give my report on it ( I hope!)

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samgetang

April 1, 2011 at 12:05 PM

First off, QD!!!!! Yeyyyyyyyyy! Welcome! to! the! City Hallers!!!!!! So glad you liked/loved CH ;-)

Same here. I just discovered CH very late in the game. I heard about it last year 2010, year after it has been shown in SKorea, but only got to watch it this year when there was a slump in kdramas, fresh off MP crack. And my interest was just refreshed because I saw CSW's Armani CF, where he was gorgeously washing his face, back in Ockoala's blog. And I was intrigued by this hunk that looks so dangerous and yet so gently soaping his cheeks...what can be more sexy than that? Kidding aside, it intrigued me of what sort of leading man he would be having this curious mix of danger and gentility. So it led me to CH! Thank God for the kdrama slump...because I've discovered GOLD in CH along with Samsooki's wonderful recaps.

And yes, all the CH lovers here are anxiously waiting for your update....I love Coffee Prince, too. One of the very best. But I dont know if I love CH now more than CP, hehe. Have you watched SKKS? If not, then check that out, too...cos it swims in the same big huge ocean as CH with cool friendships to boot. Same as CH there is a story bigger than the leads' love story which makes the love story more amazing and deeper for me compared to, for example, having the story revolving solely around the romance angle.

You are so right! Jo Guk is an amazing hero/anti-hero figure. He is not perfect and yet he is not a jackass altogether, haha! It is great to see his journey within the drama from anti to hero and how the heroine helped him through that journey without really planning for it/manipulating events/bitching about it. She just stayed true to herself. Dont we all want to have the same effect on our men...without the need to nag them about it? Haha! We always hope we can be just who we are, the best of who we are, and the guys will be smart enough to pick up the hint/cue and go from there to enlightenment, growth and self-realization, hehe. We hope our love will be as trong as Mi rae's...able to transform a Jo Guk. I guess that's the hidden/unspoken secret to why CH is well-loved by so many smart women (ahem).

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QD

April 1, 2011 at 1:04 PM

Samgetang,

Love! Definitely love! lol I like My Princess but I love CH! heh ! I must look up that Armani CF! lol !!! You should watch Sky Vega CF of CSW! He really is the Korean equivalent to Greek God! I know what you mean, as he really looks 'dangerous' yet he has such good comic timing! He can pull angst and melo too because he has melted my heart with his puppy lovesick I-want-to- protect-her-but-cant look . He can pull of goofiness and yet looks so fine!!! D*mmit! If I was a man I wish I was CSW. If I had a brother, CSW, If I had a chingu I wish it was CSW...if I had a son...you get the picture! lol All because of City Hall. 'This is the result' ;)

I havent watched SKKS. I hear the ending is not good so I am putting it off but since Samgetang sunbae thinks I should give it a go, then I should but not this week.. I need sleep! lol ! Im also still doing reruns of CH so I am going to bask in MR&JG love gooeyness for awhile ! lol

Its great this love story doesnt have someone sick, someone who doesnt want speak out, someone who is bitching. I find that is so refreshing. Much more believable. I love the way you describe their love journey... its sweet and powerful. Love your every word!

I guess that’s the hidden/unspoken secret to why CH is well-loved by so many smart women (ahem). LOL Defo! I daydream about being JG parenthesis, not comma, not period but his parenthesis *melting*

What sets it apart from some really good dramas out there is the heart & soul of this drama. Heart because the love story is powerfully real, It shows how a man is slowly changed for the better because of his love of MR. Soul is because it has a moral compass, politics didnt have to be dirty. It showed that LOVE is more powerful than FEAR or GREED. Love conquers All!

With this I leave you with one of the many scenes I love...

MR - On a night's dream
we went on a trip together
On a night's dream
we held hands
One night
we hugged each other
One night
we fell asleep together
So one night...
like today,..
we broke up like this...... (that had me tearing!!!)

Off to rewatch CH again!

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samgetang

April 1, 2011 at 1:57 PM

If I was a man I wish I was CSW. If I had a brother, CSW, If I had a chingu I wish it was CSW…if I had a son…you get the picture! lol All because of City Hall. ‘This is the result’

Hahaha! I know! You see and want to see CSW in everyone :-) He is like a Greek god after all ;-)

Yup, check out that Armani CF -- vanity in men never looked so smokin' hot :-) I'd definitely look for that Sky Vega CF, thanks mucho.

Park Hae Young and Jo Guk are actually cut from the same cloth, so to speak. They are both brilliant strategists as the diplomat and politician, respectively. But CSW was the better actor that's why his character has greater/deeper impact because he made JG more humane/more in touch with his feelings. And maybe his character is the more flawed and so that's why it resonates to the audience more. While PHY is one breath away from that appeal cos he was the more cool and collected of the two. But perhaps thats what you would expect from a diplomat and a politician. The latter would be more passionate sometimes even emotional while the former more stable and steady. If I remember right, the writer of CH is the co-writer of MP so maybe that's the reason for the similarity also.

Moral compass, you are so right! We dream that the world will be a better and more just and righteous place. And in this kdrama, we see that dream become a reality because of one woman's integrity, authenticity and sacrifice and because of her love for Inju City and one man. That's a powerful message there. Sometimes we are disgusted with politics not because of politics per se but because of the officials who shamelessly abuse their power/influence. And in this show we see in Mi Rae someone who we can all root for, depend on, rely upon and who has no other ulterior motive but to serve. How we all wish our public servants will be like her.

If this appeals to you then SKKS, even with its moderate ending, is one great kdrama that is cut in this same mold. Hope you will watch it next! ;-) have a good rest this weekend so you'll have the energy to watch it next time. The OST is as riveting as CH's by theway :-) I listen to both OSTs to this day :-)

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So3

April 1, 2011 at 6:57 PM

hee... just want to add that as City Haller, i feel that CH is OUR parenthesis, not comma, not period.

and CH is OUR typhoon!

and so true with samgetang's insight on how 'we all want to have the same effect on our men…without the need to nag them about it?' lol... so true!

that's what i love about CH; i still got inspired from our discussion on CH! ;)

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4 kbs listener

April 1, 2011 at 7:13 AM

From time to time, I listen to KBS Radio over the internet. And I've noticed that some of their entertainment stories copy Dramabeans articles, word for word!

On another note, KBS Radio stories & commentaries are often "nationalistic" in tone. It is sometimes painful to hear the DJs & reporters talk in this way. It reminds me of speeches scripted from countries where the media is controlled by the government (e.g. not as bad, but similar tones to N. Korea).

That being said, I enjoy the radio station & listen to it regularly. I just have to bite my tongue when I hear the stories ^^

have a wonderful Friday everyone!

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April 1, 2011 at 7:14 AM

Happy Friday everyone! If anyone lives in the DC area, you may be interested in the Freer and Sackler Galleries' Korean Film Festival starting April 8th. a lot of interesting movies are showing, like both versions of the Housemaid, Oki's Movie and Poetry. Plus all movies are free! I'm thinking of going to see those, as well as Secret Reunion with Kang Dong-won and Song Kang Ho.

I'm planning to catch up on 49 Days this weekend. I like the tone and the pacing - even though it's less comedic than most other dramas i've enjoyed, i feel like it's not too heavy and deals with death/mourning in an interesting way.

also, if anyone's looking for drama DVDs, there's a massive k-drama sale going on on Yesasia - a lot of box sets reduced to $40, $60 and $70.

(i don't work for either place, just passing on information).

hope everyone has a great weekend!

April 2, 2011 at 6:28 PM

I love living in the DC area!! so many K jems!!! yea!!!

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6 Lemon

April 1, 2011 at 7:17 AM

Happy Friday everyone!

Has anyone here watched the movie "Finding mr Destiny"? It stars Gongyoo:) he was awesome in that movie and played his dorky role to PERFECTION.

On a side note, I'm really loving 49days now. Scheduler boy is so hot. Plot is reeling me in too. :)

I like that idea MJP! That would be a sweet romantic take on it! I would like to think Ji woo imagined Gi Joon as Jong Wook when flashing back. Ah!!! Sweet~~

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Lemon

April 1, 2011 at 11:34 AM

Oh yes thats such a sweet idea! I loved that Gongyoo could play both characters so well- the suave, charismatic Kim Kong Wook and the dorky, perfectionist and slightly awkward role.
One of my favourite parts is when Gongyoo cried after walking in the forest!! Hahaha. That was hilarious.
Wasnt really a fan of him before, but now I'm definitely one! :)

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come2noona

April 1, 2011 at 1:13 PM

MJP.... that is exactly what I thought. That he put himself in place as the love interest. As for the end though, I think he was truly there.

Last I looked this movie in on Dramacrazy subbed in Japanese... not English yet.

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come2noona

April 1, 2011 at 1:17 PM

Oh oh oh! It is there in English now. Yay!

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MJP

April 1, 2011 at 2:30 PM

Correction: Viola has not ever claimed Gong Yoo.

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marteki

April 1, 2011 at 4:48 PM

No no no You all have it wrong GY was mine from waaaay back lol

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Ambie AKA AmbieH

April 2, 2011 at 6:32 PM

Correction....... Ambie Claimed Gong YOO ..ask Jomo Viola and Brookeve.. among others lol

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Viola

April 1, 2011 at 4:57 PM

MJP dear, you are so sweet to look out for me like this! :)*hugs*
Although I am actually married to Siwon and not Gong Yoo, I love your for your thoughtfulness! :)

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ahjummabunny

April 1, 2011 at 9:12 AM

Happy Friday to Dramabeans Peeps!
We made it through another week -Yay Us!

I just finished Coffee House.
It made me cry a lot - not a warm and fuzzy love story, but more realistic. The OST reminded me a little of Kim Sam Soon, and a little of Coffee Prince.

Coffee House also made me want to pack in my 9-5 job and become the writer buried deep inside of me.
If I had enough money to spend a year drafting and perfecting a novel or two, would I be able to come up with something worth sharing with the world?

My daughter offered to sharpen my pencils, make my coffee and be a moving clay model for me.

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April 1, 2011 at 7:55 AM

I envy you! I can't download episode 10 of coffee house right now. I'm getting deprived of my kdrama fix *sobs*

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MJP

April 1, 2011 at 9:20 AM

Happy Friday, Jomo!

Why don't you try to start writing? I believe in you! I think you would make an excellent writer.

GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!

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jomo143

April 1, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Well, thank you, MJP, I appreciate the kind words.
I actually completed a 60K novel.
Which means I successfully put a story together into 30 chapters. So that was good.
The problem is that it is BORING.

With work, home and kids, it was very difficult to find time to get into the zone - where the words start to flow from that majik place you don't get to without a LOT of concentration. I could do the quick dialog, and get the characters across the room with a cup of coffee in hand, but I didn't find the HEART of the characters.
Now that I have been exposed to hundreds of hours of Kdramas, I think I understand what is MISSING better.

My next step is to go through the story and look for ways to make my readers feel for the characters.
Plus, inserting a love triangle where there hadn't been one.

Maybe I will take this as a challenge to stop talking about it and start DOING it. :) It is written to the 13 - 14 year old girl level.

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samgetang

April 1, 2011 at 12:20 PM

Oh, Jomo!!!! That's great! If you ever write a book or novel, please sign me up first. I will be lining up for the book. if you are even half the way you wax poetic with The Hand Towel I am sure it will be a blast!

Do it! Do it! There is even a website that helps you reach this certain goal in writing a script in 30 days

http://www.scriptfrenzy.com

I think you, YY and Izzie should collaborate on a book together with all the other wacky beanies here. It would be a fun fun book/script Im so sure! I will be clapping to high heavens in glee ;-)

Dont you all agree, dramabeaners?

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Viola

April 1, 2011 at 3:12 PM

That book would be super super awesome! We did something like that on our Livejournal group! A DB fanfiction. It was awesome. :)

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samgetang

April 2, 2011 at 1:16 AM

oh, viola! that's great! is that fanfiction still up...can we still read it?

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Elle-Emme

April 4, 2011 at 1:49 AM

absolutely,

I am writing my second book of poetry and i am collaborating with my Korean Oppa and he is translating it into Korean.

No one gets my love for Korean and kdramas but i embrace the madness

I am working on a book with a Korean hero maybe I will write it as a drama

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MJP

April 1, 2011 at 1:47 PM

Jomo,

It sounds like you are half way there! I hope you can treat your story like a "living document" where it is always ready to change and travel into the unknown. Don't be afraid! You can do it!

Has your daughter read it? If so, what are her thoughts? Our kids our sometimes our best editors.

April 2, 2011 at 1:14 AM

@Jomo: time travel...awesome! :-) keep writing! Im sure it will be a breeze with your daughter's help ;-)

@MJP: yea, how does one get 13-14 year olds interested in history? wait..is the book about history?

@YY: wow! greedy rabbit! that's a funny topic for a children's book! can we read it? i love velveteen rabbit -- is yr rabbit the anti-thesis of that one?

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Viola

April 1, 2011 at 3:11 PM

OMO Jomo! That is so awesome! I think you will make a wonderful writer. You have such a witty and funny voice! :)

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Ambie AKA AmbieH

April 2, 2011 at 6:36 PM

Jomo since you are nouned and verbed.. go for it ..i will buy it .. most definately

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Schmazel

April 1, 2011 at 4:00 PM

I liked Coffee House too, and the closer-to-reality dynamic of love between all involved. I think I have an affinity to more 'real' situations in kdramas, just like the ending of Air City, which I found to be good.

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ahjummabunny

April 1, 2011 at 8:08 AM

That is a great idea!!! I will go into these shops and make a fool of myself many times! I can't wait to try it out this weekend. I just hope I remember my jeongmal!

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izocha

April 1, 2011 at 9:31 AM

Informantxgirl, thanks for the great advice! I'm trying to tea0ch myself in a bit of a vacuum. I feel all scared (b/c I'm shy) before I go into the local grocers, the lone Korean establishment in the city I've found, but the ahjumma there is super sweet letting me practice. I'm hoping to be able to start communication with a cousin that is doing her ESL stint in Pusan, but I think she may be much further than me already.
I enjoy learning languages through music. Epik High or Drunken Tiger are good places to start to get vocab and phrasing. Alternatively, Outsider (아웃사이더), is brilliant, but for the advanced learner.

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So3

April 1, 2011 at 8:27 AM

I also have plans to start learning korean later this year! i think one major issue would be the hangul and also pronunciation. Good that we've got kdrama so at least we can have a lot of listening exercises, haha!

April 1, 2011 at 8:44 AM

Maybe I should get a book instead of self study? Do you have a recommendation?

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So3

April 1, 2011 at 8:58 AM

I got Korean Made Easy written by Seung Eun Oh.

I'm only on the very first chapters learning about the different parts of hangul but the explanation is easy to follow IMO.

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Chocobo

April 1, 2011 at 11:34 AM

Hangul, the alphabet, is sooo easy. Way, way, way easier than other alphabets, including Japanese. It is so logical that you just can't go wrong. Seriously, I taught it to myself using an online source in a few days. I can't read quickly yet, but I can sound it out easily. The next step is understanding what I'm reading...

초코보 :)

go to viki.com there have Korean in an hour videos if you can if not get a Korean book which has a video and audio or us Google translate it speaks the words for you

I am saving up for a Korean tutor does not hurt that he is cute too

April 2, 2011 at 8:22 AM

I second that
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com

AWESOME website...they have podcasts and PDF files and video tutorials....they dont just teach the language...they teach how to read n write. They even do random videos on Korean culture...and how its different from others. and its all for FREE!

Check it out its the BEST!

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ck1Oz

April 1, 2011 at 5:52 PM

http://www.kleartextbook.com

Go to the beginner's class and the teacher is Korean and they have audio files.She is doing her PhD in linguistics I think.The text is used by about 160 Uni.

Then go to the Indiana Uni multimedia dictionary click on the photos and you would hear the words.They have consonents and vowels lessons on the Korean dictionary on the bottom of the screen.

Good luck and practice practice.I had a quiet chuckle the other day when a guy said 'gomawo' banmal to the shopkeeper and he corrected 'gomawoyo' jondamal.

Oh yes and watching Korean dramas helps you get the correct accent out if you can imitate well :-)

Oh and live streaming Korean news so you can listen.Variety shows are not so good for that.Arirang TV have lessons right?

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April 1, 2011 at 7:27 AM

TGIF EVERYONE!!!

Started Hwang Jin Yi.....its slooooooooow. And everything sums up to Jang Geun Suk and how it could have worked out for her...if it hadnt been for those evils!

The whole idea of a Gisaeng is still very awkward to me....and i dont really understand how theyre 'respectful' and higher than palace ladies. Their lives are sad if not anything else and I hope the real Hwang Jin Yi dint go through so much heartbreak like in the Drama. ='(

I wanna watch 49 Days....maybe after this one!

On other news...anyone watching WGM? Jung Yonghwa is ending his marriage for new Drama. Looking forward to the drama but im gonna miss the Goguma Couple!

Have a great weekend everyone!

April 1, 2011 at 8:37 AM

Oh you HAVE TO WATCH season 2~!!!!
You'll definitely like Yonghwa and Seohyun [Goguma couple] if you liked the ssangchu couple....JoKwon and Gain [Adam Couple] are kinda weird in the beginning but they get cuter.....and really FUNNY after the initial awkwardness!

I think T-ara's eunjung [Yoon Baek Hee from Dream High] is replacing them. Dunno who shes paired with.

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Lisa

April 1, 2011 at 8:57 AM

You might want to read this article regarding the new couple

http://www.allkpop.com/2011/03/kim-won-joon-park-so-hyun-confirmed-as-the-third-couple-for-we-got-married

II used to like the Goguma Couple a lot, but lately I found them a bit boring, so I won't be missing them.

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April 1, 2011 at 9:20 AM

Han Kang is totally my flavor too! The scheduler is charming and I get why ppl are on board there but he also gets all the awesome snarky lines. There is something to be said for the smoldering near tears puppy dog eyes, from facial expression alone you get exactly how torn he is...

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MJP

April 1, 2011 at 9:25 AM

I started watching it too. I am so totally Han Kang!!!!

Happy Friday everyone!

Looks like Greatest Love will be interesting!

Saw from a source about the "character personalities" for both CSW and GHJ (accuracy to be confirmed) and sounds fun!

- CSW voted as the Most Loved Actor whereas GHJ voted as Most Hated Actress (by CSW and GHJ i mean their characters in the drama)
- interestingly enough GHJ got voted as the Most Hated Actress becoz she spent a night with the hot CSW and got reported on the new (!)
- CSW has got some heart implant (ok, potential k-drama tragedy... pls dun let this ruin the drama)
- GHJ joined this real-life show and met the doctor and he seems to be the one who can get her out of the show business
- now CSW got kinda jealous and start being mischievous (i look forward to this part hehe)

Again, validity to be confirmed...

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samgetang

April 1, 2011 at 12:27 PM

Oh super thanks, So3! Is GL the new title of Discovery of Affection? Hope they change it to something more errr memorable perhaps? or with more character? hehe.

But the storyline sounds very very interesting. The jealousy slant would be perfect for CSW, haha! ;-) And by the doctor you mean the cool calm and collected oriental doctor, right? More and more interesting.

Cant wait for this kdrama...

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QD

April 1, 2011 at 1:14 PM

So3 I missed this! I thought the new drama name change from 'Discovery of Affection' is 'Best Love'! Oh well! If I thought it is 'best' might as well be 'greatest' hehe.... Ive been looking all over for this info! Thanks!!!

I am sooooooooooo looking forward to this YET not wanting to set my expectations too high!!!! And how do you achieve that... wish I had Deputy Mayor to ask. lol

Cant be CSW having some heart implant! Cant be! Because I am the one with heart implant! heart implant of JG!!! LOL I shudder at own self!!! heh

Samgetang, I second the jealousy thingy... he plays that card well!!! My hero!!!! My biggest umbrella !!!keke

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samgetang

April 2, 2011 at 1:21 AM

oh yes, QD. he's so awkward cute when he's jealous, hehe ;-)

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ck1Oz

April 1, 2011 at 6:37 PM

A raising top star, Dok Go Jin(Cha Seung Won) and Gu Ae Jung (Gong Hyo Jin)who is an ex-top celebrity from most popular has-been girl group "Treasure Girls" enters a fake marriage for variety show. Manager Gu Ae Hwan (Jung Jun Ha)who is not only the older brother of Gu Ae Jung but also, the manager of Treasure Girls insisted that his sister enter the show to save her career being unaware that Kang Se Ri (Yoo In Na) who also a group member of Treasure Girls is the lover of Dok Go Jin while Yoon Pil Joo, an Oriental Medicine Doctor who doesn't give a care about celebrities nor their lives is added to the love square between the three stars when he falls unexpectedly for one of the girls.

Sorry got it off the viki site.I just saw the photos from the first reading.CSW and GHJ were smiling widely while reading.Interesting.

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djeedjes

(clichique agrees.)

Choi Jae Won as Park Han Soo, the half brother, is crushing this role. He is hiLARious. His looks and antics remind of Robert Downey, Jr.

JSW is perfect.
Just
Say the
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I was glad she gave up the babe. Now uri Jung Eun gets to raise JSW's child. How can he possibly resisit her then?

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far away

April 1, 2011 at 9:56 AM

same for me! I hate foolish kindness and villains justifying their unjustified evil deeds , ugh

I hate that evil lead, I just don't buy what she does/says she doesn't get my compassion at all not even 0.00001%

This drama is driving me crazy and I just want to stop watching it. but what can I say .. hooked :'(

I just want it to end already. For the first time I'm hoping for the second lead to win the girl in a fair way not as a compromise *sigh*

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:D

April 1, 2011 at 12:06 PM

i know, right?! every bad thing the evil second lead does is not even remotely justifiable. like it's so unrealistic to me that a mother could give away her child to another woman when she had the same EXACT thing happen to her when she was a baby.
and i also like the second guy lead much more. at this point, i don't see how it's even possible that the main girl and JSW's character can end up together. he seems to be in love with the evil woman, which i also don't know how is possible when she's such a b.i.t.ch.

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:D

April 1, 2011 at 12:10 PM

oh and the main girl also annoys the crap out of me! she is way to nice. it's disgusting.

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jomo143

April 1, 2011 at 12:25 PM

WHY IS JSW in love with the Evil one?
At least they could hint that they have a very good physical relationship, or show them at a romantic spot gazing into each other's eyes....

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far away

April 1, 2011 at 2:28 PM

EXACTLY!!

Translated through ep 8. Raw for 9 and 10 are up:

http://www.dramacrazy.net/korean-drama/thorn-birds/

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jomo143

April 1, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Absolutely feel the same way:
"I’m watching just to get to the scene where LYN discovers how stupid and jerk he is and apologizes to SJE"

Cannot wait!

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far away

April 1, 2011 at 9:17 PM

Thanks. I'm actually looking. For recaps not videos.
Thanks though :)

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Alvina

April 1, 2011 at 8:20 AM

Pil Sook challenge? Please elaborate, and thank you.

April 1, 2011 at 12:47 PM

Good luck to you! Basic training is no joke and I am not sure I would survive it :D
Fighting!

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16 :D

April 1, 2011 at 7:42 AM

2 OLD DRAMAS WORTH WATCHING:
Someday and Alone in love

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17 Informantxgirl

April 1, 2011 at 7:49 AM

I think I might be the last person to watch Dream High...and when ended, I was like, "WHY DIDN'T I WATCH THIS EARLIER?" Hehehe.

[SPOILERS]
Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong. Song Sam-Dong...is awesome. :D
[SPOILERS]

It wasn't any kind of revolutionary drama or anything. In fact, the reason why I didn't jump on the bandwagon right at the start was I had the idea it was some sorta Korean Glee/Fame/Step Up kinda show. But OMG. The humor, the romance, the fun, the drama, the music...A+, and A+ for the amazing reversal that was carried off so fantastically. [SPOILER] Turning the supposed second lead into the main guy who gets the girl and the glory? Brilliant. I cried. I haven't really cried at a drama since DG Chun-hyang, but this one made me cry like eighty times, not even an exaggeration. So many good moments.

My favorite part was the fact that though it had a cheesy byline - Dream high! - it worked. It struck a chord. It laid it on just thick enough for me not to roll my eyes and say, 'Forget it'. (Which is my prediction for my future with Glee, but that's off-tangent). It always sucked me back in. So sad there aren't any more episodes!

I love Sam-Dong! :D

April 1, 2011 at 9:39 AM

Hey! I haven't started watching it yet. I will get there, yes I will. I'm glad you liked it. Everyone has written only good things about it.

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Ambie AKA AmbieH

April 2, 2011 at 6:48 PM

Lol ok I saw DH .... you have to see IT .. I couldnt stand JYP at first but now .. hes ok.. because he was AWESOME in DH lol..hammer pants!! lmao!!

Random thoughts:

-East coast asians are really really different from west coast asians. Discuss.

-I cant believe I'm done with school yet I'm still taking classes. Is the doctor dream worth it?

-Cho Seung Woo has a charming voice. Come back to us soon in drama land?

-I want to splurg and eat something tastey but I need to loose about 4.5 kilos. :( Any advice and what exactly is this P90x?

-I need to develop my K-speaking skills? Should I whip out the old Arirang cassettes?

We have East/West offices in our company and we are constantly gloating or whining about the weather. They would like some of our snow, we sure could use more sun.

Because of its size, he US could easily developed as several different countries with different languages. How different life would be if instead of all having one federal government, there was a King of California and a Prime Minister of Texas?

Someone should write that book - or was it written?

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April 1, 2011 at 12:50 PM

I think YOU should write it :D

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Alvina

April 1, 2011 at 4:59 PM

lol, that'd be an interesting alt reality. Kind of like those 80s punk/anarchy novels (see: everything Blade Runner-esque haha).

I was just thinking because a friend from Cali was visiting for her spring break; she was very surprised that people on the east coast "arent uptight" and I was really really intrigued that she would think that.
Her perspective was that West Coast Asians either have the freedom to disregard their culture or totally "fob" out while East Coast Asians try too hard to "fit-in", so much that they're more open... She said WCA are more angsty (ie Joy Luck Club asians) while ECA are more insecure.

meh. It's an interesting theory.

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19 tegami

April 1, 2011 at 8:02 AM

Is anyone else interested in watching Birdie Buddy with UEE, Lee Da-hae, and Lee Yong-woo ????

There's an extended trailer (about 23 minutes) at dramafever.com that looks absolutely amazing! ^^

When they start uploading the episodes, I'm definitely watching it!!! I first saw UEE in You're Beautiful and she was really good. I can't wait to watch her here.

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Neimat Ilyas

April 1, 2011 at 8:46 AM

WOW u must be the first person who liked UEE in You're Beautiful.....ok maybe she's a good actress but she was soo ANNOYING....the silly hair flicking personality change from the 'Nation's Angel' to pure EVIL.

Ah well i guess if she got me so worked up abt a character shes got to be a good actress!

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April 1, 2011 at 8:31 AM

Welcome, Mrs. Choi.

May all your days of all this month be filled with joy with peace.

April 1, 2011 at 12:22 PM

Grateful1 ......*HUGS* I am so grateful to you ;) for picking such a lovely box to send the joy confetti! :)

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MJP

April 1, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Viola,

As you may or may not be aware, I am VERY slow on the uptake at times... Are you a polygamist? Give up one of the two men you claim to be "married" to. You absolutely cannot have both of them! Choi Siwon and Gong Yoo!!!!

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samgetang

April 1, 2011 at 12:31 PM

LOL! :-) Viola, you made me laugh so hard!!!! hahaha! ;-)

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April 1, 2011 at 9:55 AM

Yep, I understand. :-)

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Alvina

April 1, 2011 at 8:17 AM

I think appearance has a LOT to do with it.

When high kick came out, everyone treated Kim Hye Sung ('88) like a the annoying little bro while Jung Il Woo ('87) was the mature noona killer. It points to their characters on the show as well but they're only a year apart in age.

Lee Seung Gi is STILL treated like a noona killer LOL.

And Kim Tae Woo (g.o.d.)... I dont think he's been a kid since he hit puberty haha.

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Alvina

April 1, 2011 at 8:19 AM

ohh and another example lol.
I was watching Antique Bakery again for the 8203498th time--->
Yoo Ah In is just three years younger than Kim Jae Wook but I think of them as really far apart in age.

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jomo143

April 1, 2011 at 8:21 AM

Kim Bum also was in front of the cameras as a child actor, playing the younger versions of adult roles.
That tends to mark them as younger.

That is what Kim Soo Hyun is successfully navigating through now.

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ahjummabunny

April 1, 2011 at 8:26 AM

I never thought as kim so hyun as that young. In fact I thought he could play the lead in Will it Snow for Christmas quite well. But I don't think of him as a Man yet not because he doesn't have the beard, he just looks too youthful and I'm only 4 years older.

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Chocobo

April 1, 2011 at 10:49 AM

Definitely appearance takes precedence, but to a point. If an actor is under 20 I still consider him to be a boy, despite the fact that he may look much older (although most guys under 20 don't look that old, so the point might be moot).

As for men who are of approximately the same age, but a bit older (in their 20s and 30s), it depends entirely on their looks. Some people just have baby faces. If the features are longer, more squared, and a bit sharper, they look more like a man. If the features are softer and rounder, more boyish. They are both attractive in their separate ways and I don't have a preference, personally. So actors like Kim Bum, who have soft faces, look boyish vs. Choi Si Won, who is much more square, look manish.

The facial hair doesn't seem to make a difference to me, because it always looks so sparse and boyish to me -- I say this because I am used to my husband, who is extremely Italian and has a full-on Homer Simpson five o'clock shadow by noontime. This isn't a dig on either party, just an explanation as to why, say, Kim Bum growing a 'stache isn't going to make a difference for me.

April 1, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Yes, February birthday... I forgot.

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MJP

April 1, 2011 at 3:24 PM

Choi Si-won (born February 10, 1987) per Dramawiki.

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Viola

April 1, 2011 at 5:23 PM

I am wounded MJP, I really am! You are going to believe wikipedia over me when it comes to this man? *sniffles* That's when he got registered. He was actually born on April 7th 1986. We share a birthday month! Yay! :)

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MJP

April 1, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Viola,

Dear... I hate to say this but Dramawiki got it from the Super Junior website. I went and checked it for myself under Profile...

http://superjunior.smtown.com/

also Han Cinema has the same date

http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Choi_Si-won.php

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Min

April 3, 2011 at 8:28 AM

Nope, our dear Viola got it right, It's been a couple of years since the registered vs. real b-day thing got explained and he's an 86'er... which would explain why the maknae in SJ calls him hyung but won't call ryeowook hyung when ryeowook is an 87'er.

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MJP

April 3, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Okay... I think this is confusing. So why don't they put the actual day of birth on the information? Never mind. I'm just gonna go with it.

http://sujupinas07.multiply.com/calendar/item/10007/Siwons_Real_Birthday

He celebrated his birthday in February in 2010.

http://www.allkpop.com/2010/02/super-juniors-choi-siwon-sends-thanks-on-his-birthday

Must remember: Never question Viola... Never question Viola... Never Question Viola

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ar

April 1, 2011 at 3:41 PM

I think a lot has to do with appearance and the aura they give off play. I have friends dating younger guys and sometimes the guys seem older because of their personalities. While in real life, we don't get a close glimpse of their personalities, I base that on the roles they play - whether they played a lot of younger-version-of-the-main-actor roles and whether their characters were older than the female characters they play opposite against.

I'm still considering Kim Bum as really young because I've known him from his child-version-of-the-main-actor roles and his most recent role was that of a younger man opposite an older woman.

I haven't seen Jung Il Woo in many things but he has played older people in roles so I consider him a man.

JGS is on the fence because though he has held lead adult roles, I feel like his characters are typically younger - feels fresh out of college. MSOAN and YB seemed really geared for the younger audience - like a manhwa novel abt high schoolers.

So if “Maids” got criticized because of its stark title, fear not; alternatives abound. We can get lots of maid-themed inspiration from Korean dramas and famous movies. I had a great time posting this and laughed myself silly. Jomo’s got a whole list of very apt-sounding OSTs as well LOL. Sam, this is for you.

KOREAN DRAMAS
Midust
Roachsecutioner Princess
49 Off Days
My Gruel
Boss over Flowers
Spring-cleaning Waltz
Louvres in Paris
Attic Rat
Cinderella Woman
Coffee Mouse
Creating Dustiny
Damop
Dr Ham
Yeast of Eden
Green Roast
He Who Can’t Marinade
Save the Last Buns For Me
Will I Snore For Christmas?
Roach Roach Roach
Swallow the Bun
Burpy Buddy
Playful Grease

MOVIES
The Sink and I
Sink Song
The Sink’s Speech
Fridge on the River Kwai
Schindler’s Leeks
The Codfather
The Bossman Always Rings Twice
Snow White and the Seven Ducks
Porkahontas
A Nightmare on Elmo’s Steak
Iron Mad
Dice Hard
Dice Hard with a Vengeance
Dirty Herring
The Frying Game
When Herring Met Celery
Trashdance
The Stink
The Remains of the Duck
Saturday Night Fibre
Dead Pan Walking
Twelve Hungry Men
Mississipea Burning
Shred
Lord of the Onion Rings
Raiders of the Lost Duck
The Wild Lunch
Last Mango in Paris
No Country For Old Hen
Legends of the Fowl
Braised Swan
A Broom With A View
Jurassic Bug
Top Bun
Dead Pots Society
Phantom of the Oprah
Bend-her (maid’s gotta be flexible, no?)

What's Going On (the Table)
I Want to Hold Your Mop
London Broil Calling
The Tracks of my Windex
Bridge over Laundry Water
When Man loves a Charwoman
A Whiter Shade of Bleach
The Lightbulbs they are a Changin'
Billie Jeans (Need hemming)
Let's Sweep Together
Whole Lotta Shake-n-Bakin' Going on
She Loves Gruel
Tangled up in Clothesline
Papa's Got a Brand New Broom
I Heard it through the Clothesline
Chop the Norwegian Wood

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MJP

April 1, 2011 at 10:03 AM

LOL!

Good Job!!!

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samgetang

April 1, 2011 at 12:41 PM

YY, JOMO! OMG!!!!!!!!

I never laughed so hard and long in my entire life! :-)

I was flinging my head back and forth so vigorously while laughing as I read all those hilarious titles that my chair flipped backwards and me with it, hahaha!

Dont worry Im totally alone in the house. The neighbors were all asleep apparently. And Im okay and in one piece...still! Except for a stomach that's now aching after all the uncontrollable laughter hahahaha!

I survived! I swear 'Maids' has to pick one of these titles fast or Im sending them an email soon :-) hahahahaha!!!!!!!

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Viola

April 1, 2011 at 1:35 PM

I hope you are all right and the tummy ache goes away
soon! :)

April 1, 2011 at 4:51 PM

I am gladdened that you laughed and saddened that you fell, then, gladdened again that nobody saw you!

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jomo143

April 1, 2011 at 9:34 AM

I send my husband overseas. Now I can watch late into the dark dark night... :)

April 1, 2011 at 2:34 PM

You live in New York?!! Me too! Which borough? :)

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April 1, 2011 at 2:35 PM

Mommy *Hugs* I am so sorry! I will call you and keep you updated! :)

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ahjummabunny

April 1, 2011 at 6:25 PM

Viola I am in Flushing Queens. Wai, you want to bring me some kimchi?

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jomo143

April 1, 2011 at 3:45 PM

Oh my my! That is something you should earn many many heaven points for enduring!

It almost sounds like a drama script with all the possibilities of conflict, and joy, there's joy with family.

Are there no Pakistani chocoabs?

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lessaofpern

April 1, 2011 at 4:15 PM

They keep them well hidden. :P

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April 1, 2011 at 4:47 PM

Abs well hidden are badly hidden.

Bad abs!

All I can say, L of P is god love you, and I will be sending you telepathic images of Bae Soo Bin to attempt to brighten your days.

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Won Bin

April 1, 2011 at 10:24 AM

*places lushious lips upon mellowyel's lips*

SSSSSSMMMMOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you breathe now? Oh, you want me to do it again?

Sure, no problem.

*places lushious lips upon mellowyel's lips*

SSSSSSMMMMOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Erm, hello everyone, I am new!

Not only to this website, but to kdramaland in general. I can't recall how on earth I found it, but about a month ago I started watching Boys Over Flowers. Despite the really awful use of "ALMOST PARADISE" (it's awkward up during fight scenes and heroic triumphs had me rolling in laughter), and other humongous, glaring flaws, I found myself hooked and watched the whole thing, secretly loving it and balking at its utter ridiculousness at the same time.

I've since watched 9 End 2 Outs (cute and more realistic), Coffee Prince (loved the social issues explored), Personal Taste (loved the two main characters, ending got a little wacky), My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (adorable!), and I'm halfway through Secret Garden now.

This blog has been a great help in parsing out some of the social commentary and pop culture references that, as someone of non-Korean descent and little background in Korean culture, I can get lost. It really helps to have a place to go for some intelligent discussion on what's happening culturally, plot-wise, cinematically, among other analytical angles.

Ah, but it is a totally trivial thing. If you don't mind though then read on :D

SO earlier I was skimming through the posts at omonatheydidnt, being a newly converted T-ara fan. Then as I was about to close the tab one headline jumped out at me. The title was "Eunjung to take hiatus from T-ara..."

For a few seconds I went "NOOOOOOOOOOOO :( :( :(" I was so ready to throw things at my computer (kidding. or maybe not :P) because I was just beginning to really feel this girl group, and Eunjung is my favorite out of them so it would really suck if she took a leave now. So I clicked the link only to find out it was the most stupid April Fools' joke that I ever encountered, as the news was fake. :(

/endofwhining

Wow it's my first time to share anything here in this Off-topic thread.

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April 1, 2011 at 10:33 AM

Welcome, and thanks for sharing your story.

Yes, April Fool's Day can get mean and stupid.
BEWARE!

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x0mi07

April 1, 2011 at 2:53 PM

You seem like a new kpop fan. *hugs*

It's a kpop fan/news site tradition to post stupid stuff like that just for the occasion. A BIGBANG fansite posted today that BB will hold international concerts and everyone got so excited and it was fake.=P Last April Fools' , a news piece posted that TOP will leave BB for acting. There are a lot of posts/site changes for April Fools'. In a 2PM fansite last year, they went all out with the most credible looking (complete with screencaps from korean sites) fake news stories. In time you'll get used to it!^^

Here's another hug *HUGS TIGHT*. Welcome to kpop!^^ <3 <3 <3

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32 deeko

April 1, 2011 at 9:54 AM

Hiya! I've been watching this website for over a year now and just love all the recaps to my favorite and not-so favorite dramas. As well as catching up with the stars. It's my entertainment channel since I barely watch anything else.

Love reading all these replies to the Open Topic. You guys never cease making me laugh! :) The list of altered dramas are belly-aching HILARIOUS!

"Roachsecutioner Princess, My Gruel, Yeast of Eden."
What an apt description!

Yikes... Talking about grueling. I can't believe I got through East of Eden, impressed. Then I thought about the botched ending and the 30 episodes of me suffering to hold back tears and not look like a lightweight next to my dongsaeng who was watching Swallow the Sun at the same time.

Speaking of which. Is Swallow the Sun a drama I should give a try? I'm still hesitating...

I was really skeptical about watching City Hall because when my dongsaeng was watching it, I glanced over her shoulder, saw crying and rolled my eyes... Not fond of crying dramas at all. Even if powerhouse Kim Sun Ah is the main girl. (Loved her in MNIKSS and watched it 2x). Then I dilly-dallyed for a while before I decided to give it a try. BEST DECISION EVER MADE. Love the chemistry between her and Cha Seung Won. So believable. I wish they were together in real life. I mean, why not???

I'm on board with 49 Days and as much as Jung Il Woo is a great character, I am really unabashedly interested in Han Kang's character. Yeesh, when I watched Three Dads and a Mom, I couldn't get past the second episode after the husband died... But maybe that was because of Eugene. For some reason, I'm not convinced about her acting skills. :-/ But wow, two years away from drama land and serving his country, and Jo Hyun Jae is KILLING the Mr. Darcy role in 49 Days. I almost want to hug him and ruffle that mane of his... So sourly adorable.

Welcome to the OT :D

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ahjummabunny

April 1, 2011 at 1:57 PM

ah you're right. All her pairing seem to be the right guy. I know that auditioning and the writing makes that determination as well, but the actors themselves have to be qualified too. One thing about the few episodes of night after night that I saw that bothered me was that she didn't seem right for the role. I think when it comes to physical comedy Lee soo Kyung does it better. It was good to see her in my country calls/secret agent miss oh after the melodrama and that could've been a kim sun ah role too, but she would've been underused. I think the actress in paradise ranch is wrong for the part. I saw her I think in One fine day ( I didn't watch the whole drama the incest times three story line was too confusing) and she was better in that role.

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ar

April 1, 2011 at 3:54 PM

I think he has a son in his 20s. I wonder how he looks like!

April 1, 2011 at 10:45 AM

I knooow I was going crazy trying to find something that looked interesting with her in it. And I started to watch Night after Night/When it's at night and the first episode was OKAY at best but the second one was sooo hard to get through. I just quit. I can't see myself watching it, but I just read recaps for you're beautiful which I gave up after the 4th episode I want to watch it now.

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pumpzz

April 1, 2011 at 11:08 AM

Have you seen MNIKSS?? and her rom-com movies? I actually liked Night After Night. The pace pick up on $th episode. I like the chemistry between her and Lee Dong gun.

don't give up on samsoon until you see more interaction of KSA and Hyun Bin ;)

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elle loves kdrama

April 1, 2011 at 2:25 PM

Kudos to you! I quit watching new dramas (except Thorn birds) for Lent and it's the hardest thing I have done in a loooong time! Good luck with your studies.

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36 chakchagi

April 1, 2011 at 11:32 AM

hey OTers! TGIF! \O/

yesterday i watched im soo jeong and gong yoo's movie, finding kim jong wook. it was unexceptional, but boy o boy did i delight in seeing im soo jeong and gong yoo. they're both so dear to me.

i don't watch many kmovies, since i've found most of them uninspiring (although ahjusshi, o ahjusshi. jfc wonbin, /please/ do a drama), but for beloved actors, anything.

and bonus oh man seok!! that sure made me sit up. i love oh man seok. forever love for vineyard man. it isn't even really a very good drama, but the last third is joyful and oh man seok. <3 GAHH. has a prettttttty song on its OST, too. makes me feel at peace. :)

April 1, 2011 at 12:03 PM

Like on Soompi--
(Sorry for got to add that in my post. :P)

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38 chasen8888

April 1, 2011 at 12:03 PM

Hi OT'rs

Glad to read from all of you.

I have been visiting here frequently but not writing for a while. So this is a - What I'm Watching Now.

Of late with the dearth of the k-dramas that I like to watch I have done a little switching. I am admittedly a proud Asian drama addict, however more so k-drama than the others. So with the dry spell I tried watching some wuxia (which I haven't done in a good while), to my pleasant surprise the two that I have watching and continue to do so I am enjoying.

Jade Palace Lock Heart which has some BOF parodies in it and Clothing the World (melodrama but not too much to turn you off). Recommend you watch them more so Jade Palace Lock Heart, you'll like it. Anyone watching Jade Palace, what do you think?

I have also tried watching the k-drama soap 'I believe in men" mainly because one of my favorite agasshis is in it (Sang Mo from Giant), I am liking what I have been able to see so far which is not much, they are looking for Ko-Eng subbers (hint, hint) there at viki. Those who can "help them please".

As for 49 days, I have decided to read the recaps courtesy of javabeans and girlfriday (thank you ladies) than watch it because sometimes its more enjoyable to read the recaps from actual watching. I realize that at times one gets bombarded with spoilers, recaps, other information etc. that you do not get to really enjoy the show in its truest form. This has happened before, so I tried just sticking to recaps - it works. I wonder if you have experienced the same thing?

So the only k-drama I'm watching is Crime Squad which I like, but then again it has my favorite agasshi - Song II Kook. He does good work and knows how to bring out the emotions.

Gone for now, have a happy Friday everyone.

April 1, 2011 at 12:22 PM

LOVED RoI, too. Enjoy the beauty!

So I was thinking... and this may have been said before, but I'm new to the world of Kdramas... but I think there should be a version of tvtropes.org for Kdramas, or maybe even Asian dramas in general. We could include entries like The Wrist Grab, The Oppa Pout-Wiggle, The Back Hug, etc. The writers on this blog kind of refer to these things as their own entities anyway, and I just think it would be really fun to catalog them and write snarky explanations, and then list examples from the various dramas. Or maybe someone should just start adding Asian dramas to the existing TV Tropes site, but then we couldn't name the tropes specifically for K-dramas. The site is so addicting, but I've only seen a few mentions of Kdramas on there, and usually not in any detail (unless I'm just missing it??).

Just thought I'd throw it out there, because I think it would be fun but I'm way too lazy and nowhere near knowledgeable enough to start it myself. If there is anything like this already and I just don't know about it, someone toss me a link!

:-)

I rmb someone mentioning right here on OT (not too sure how far back though) about how it would be interesting to have a site or something around the lines of "If my life were a Kdrama...", where we'd share things like:

Hee hee hee :))))))

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jomo143

April 1, 2011 at 3:41 PM

I thought you meant "loose" with all that would follow.
:)

Cook him something he loves.

Happy Friday, All!

I'm home from a job interview (which I think I bombed, but that's another story). The weather is sucktastic, but I'm inside now, eating a very late lunch, and trying to figure out what to watch while waiting for a new episode of Twinkle Twinkle/Sparkling/All That Glitters. (And hoping our oppa will give us another mini-recap. Maybe? Hopefully? Pleeeeeeease. *wigglepoutwhine*) I haven't started "Once Upon a Time in Saengchori " which was suggested to me last week, but I'm also tempted by the "Kiss Me, Kill Me" movie...but I know the drama-love will be short-lived. Maybe that's why we're all addicted.

Also, I'm about 18 pages away from finishing my first novel...while quietly working on a TWWSWTM fanfic. Shh! I'm scared of it's high potential for Mary-Sue-ness. Anywho, have a great weekend everyone!

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kay

April 1, 2011 at 2:17 PM

kiss me, kill me had some laugh out loud moments and i liked the ending. overall enjoyable but not memorable, at least for me. good luck on finishing your first novel!

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43 Schmazel

April 1, 2011 at 2:31 PM

Happy Friday everyone!

Well, my Friday isn't so happy coz I've got the sniffles and a sore throat. :( I guess it's lotsa water and Vit C and sleep this weekend.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I am feeling much much better. :D

I've still got a pesky presentation to finish AND worse, I still have gotta prepare my own meals, since I'm studying far-far-away from home. Oma, bogoshipda!!

So, thanks for the porridge, lessaofpern! Omnomnom.

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YY

April 2, 2011 at 2:46 AM

Hi brave knight! Nope....haven't watched your anime. I'm a sucker for romance animes and have watched Vampire Knight I and II, Maid Sama, Kimi Ni Todoke, Itazura Na Kiss and Skip Beat. Vampire Knight and Skip Beat are unconcluded....sigh. Haven't got around to Honey and Clover cos I hear it's frustrating? I love Buffy though and have watched every single ep! Btw Yoda sends greetings. In his exact words: APRIL I LIKE. FOOL I AM NOT. WISE I AM.

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45 amg01

April 1, 2011 at 3:20 PM

*49'days*

I will agree that: In order for a work of fiction to be successful, specially one that deals in the realm of “Fantasy,” the writer must set a number of rules (parameters), that will define the “how, when, and where.” of the fantasy elements that the characters will be interacting upon.

I do like story lines that deal with “death and the after life,” I, like the rest of the world, have concern myself at one point or another with my own mortality, due to illnesses or accidents, or the passing of family love ones, or friends.

The drama 49'days, takes the bulk of its “Spiritual” background from the philosophical thought that comes from “Buddhism,” the other rules associated with the drama, e.g. “Collecting tears of love ones,” being hired as a “Grim Reaper”, inhabiting some other persons body, etc, etc, this latter concepts come to us from other religions, or philosophical backgrounds.

I can take this drama and drill it against the “dogmatic,” concepts of establish “Religion and Philosophy,” and point out the discrepancies, an lack of logical cohesiveness, but I wont do that.

I think what I like the most about 49' days it is its “simplicity.” This drama deal with the reality of our life's, I have been ill enough that not only I, but the doctors thought that I was in mortal danger, I was in a car accident, I hit a cyclist, and for the first 3 minutes after it appear that the guy was dead, friends and love ones around me have died, so what have I learn out of this experiences?

1- I must always seek to be at “Peace with God,” (what ever concept I may have of Him/Her.
2- I must always seek to be at “Peace with all man,” (I must be willing to always forgive, even the “ex-wife,”)
3- I must show my love in words and in action, (most people need to be told that they are loved, do not assume that they already know that)
4- My actions need to speak louder than my words, ( I can fool people some times, but not all the time).
5- There are people who will “hate my guts” no matter what, so I do not need to take it personal.
6- I am not the “Coolest” guy in the world.
7- I may not have a second chance, saying “I am sorry is not a sign of weakness.”
8- If I do not love myself just the way that I am, it will always be hard to love others.

Peace to Yall!!!

P.S. Do not forget to say “I love you” or “ I am Sorry,” you may not have another chance!!! : O }

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MJP

April 1, 2011 at 3:31 PM

Amg1,

Did you read Comment #42 from tinpra? I think it was a hint for you. ;-)

I'm enjoying the innocence of this T-drama 'Love Bufffet'. So far there are no permanently annoying villains; just pure-hearted young adults stumbling their way thru life and love. What a departure from the senseless conflicts we sometimes find in some dramas. Their conflicts are more with the inner seleves, which is how it is in real life.

Omg exactly my feelings. Loved everything except the crappy ending. But I still think it's obvious who she chose, and the ending was just to please you-know-who's fans. Was the manga ending like this as well? Don't want to mention names and spoilt the show for Sam.

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sleeplessinwgtn

April 4, 2011 at 2:50 AM

@YY... I read somewhere that it's exactly the manga ending so they were true to the manga.

That was my first drama that starred Aaron & Calvin. Both guys depicted their role quite well.

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47 rd

April 1, 2011 at 4:13 PM

Just started Dream High 2 days ago and I'm up to episode 11. So addictive

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48 marteki

April 1, 2011 at 4:53 PM

I'll never get over these open thread contributions..I love how every1 is having a conversation!!. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN YOU ARE SOO COOL!! lol

Have a great weekend everyone!

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49 phoenixash

April 1, 2011 at 5:55 PM

Hey, I just came back from a trip to Seoul, and I happened to stay at a hotel where they were filming a scene from Smile, Donghae in the lobby! I don't watch dailies, but I might have to check out the episode I saw being filmed (it was just a few seconds, but still!)

Does anyone know what date the scene might air if it was filmed on March 30? Or, alternately, anyone who watches the show see a part recently where an older man, a young woman, and a bunch of assistants leave a hotel and go into revolving doors while the employees and bow? There was what looked to be a young man, possibly a primary character, looking on and maybe bowing too. I know it's a vague description, and this kind of scene probably happens like 10 times in any drama, but it's about all I have to go on since there was no dialogue.

I'll be very grateful (and impressed!) if anyone can help me out!

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50 kitkat

April 1, 2011 at 6:21 PM

I'm so smitten with Jung Il-woo after watching him play the Scheduler in 49 days. So, I'm watching Return of Iljimae and it's fantastic! I love him as Ilijimae. How can a guy have such elegant features and still be so masculine?

There are good current dramas (e.g., 49 days) but they just don't have that "crack" factor. I'm hooked but not in that crazy obsessive way. I miss it!

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