I always dislike the idea of idols acting but we'll see how it goes. For everyone else that has been casted so far, I'm super excited.
I loveeeddddd Shut Up but mostly because of all that friendship between the boys.
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I can only imagine that kind of pressure and lifestyle since I grew up on my own like a borderline girl and with modest ambition. Success Race seems like a recurrent and chronic problem in Asian countries. Thanks for sharing your experience, that's one of the cool things with dramabeans.
Hope you will find your way.

I can understand what you're going through. I'm a senior in high school and I'm always asked what career I'm aiming for. I'm going to be applying to colleges with the mindset of majoring in Biology and minoring in Asian Studies/Korean Studies. I'm probably going to go on to med school after that to get a doctorate. Your post reminds me of the times I think and wonder of I'm going to become a doctor for myself or because that type of thinking was imposed on me because of my parents. It's unnerving not knowing the source of your motivation. I've sometimes thought to just pursue art or photography, but I consider those hobbies and I'm not sure if I'm good enough to make it in their respective fields. Sorry, I'm rambling, I'll stop before I end up writing an essay.

Yup yup, I feel the same way. I'm at my last year of highschool and I have no idea what I'm doing. Whenever I think about college I always have this littlenpanick attacks.

So, this premieres un December huh? That' s the time when I would be applying to colleges. Let's hope PSY's character can help us with thus. Even just a bit.

So drama, please be good! This is the first time I'm actually counting on a drama for my personal life lol.

i just graduated from college in may, and i'm taking a gap year as i apply to medical school, so i feel ya. i was never a hardcore premed, but as i kept chugging along the path, i found that medicine is something that i have become passionate about, especially the caring aspect.

don't feel bad if you don't feel like you have a passion for anything right now. the big unspoken secret about adulthood is that most people *don't* start out with a passion. in fact, the "find and pursue your passion" thing was a product of the baby boomers, and is an unreal expectation placed on our generation (cal newport has a book and several articles on the subject). the only thing that i've ever really known that i was passionate about are fairy tales and folklore and mythology, and i knew that wasn't what i wanted to pursue for my career.

really the best most of us can do is keep trying things. if you find something you like, stick with it a little longer. most people gradually become passionate about the things they do the longer they spend time with them, rather than start out immediately passionate about the subject. everything you experience is not wasted--if nothing else, it'll show you that maybe this isn't the right path for you, and allow you to keep searching.

in the words of the musical avenue q, "everyone's a little unsatisfied [...] but only for now"

This was exactly me three years ago (and I'm still working through related issues now). If I may give some unsolicited advice: it's fine to question your motivation - it's always important to take the time to think about what you really want. And it's never too late to have a dream :)

I totally get what you're feeling! As a medical student, I'd advice you to do short attachments in whatever area you're interested in just to get a feel for it. Medicine, surgery & research are actually so different, but if you try them out and can't imagine yourself doing this type of job for at least the next 5years, then maybe this is not for you. Hope you do find a goal to work towards eventually!!!

I must add that medicine does grow on you though & you'll come to love interacting with patients (though there are always bad days when you feel really useless on the wards and patients don't want to cooperate...)

On a completely different note...LEE JONG SEOK!!! I don't think I would have finished SeGa if it wasn't for him, Secretary Kim & Yoo In Na

In some shoujo manga for sure... in the real world not so much well they never said he was 'good' maybe a rich, smart and good loking pedophyple/ psycopath / sociopath that teaches as a way to get his next victim?

ikr,,if your family is rich, and you are smart and grow up in South Korea,,i'm pretty sure your parents won't allow you to pursue teacher as a career..

Well, I've had some smart and good-looking teachers. Rich? Not so much. I mean, they're a TEACHER. Yes, they should be paid more since they mold the minds of the future generations, but they don't. Soooo, 2 out of 3? We could just pretend the rich part was a typo. (>.>) (<.<) *whispers* No one needs to know...
OR....he could just be teaching cause he's so rich that he got bored having awesome expensive parties and lounging around in his awesome house/apartment all day that he was like, "Hey! Why don't I see what teaching is like? It can't be too hard since I have a (presumably) above average IQ as all rich, good-looking men in dramas do."

Yeah...that's all I got.

i think, this one will going to be less darker

I approve of that pairing.

Damn...I can't decide. What will I do!?!?!? I usually have a favorite, but this is just too cruel! NO! I won't decide! I won't pick one over the other. Never! Can't they both be paired with people I love? I mean, I already love the girl who played Noguk, but will I also like the other girl? Drama, please let me love each character. I beg of you.

well,,one thing i can assure you and i'm pretty sure about this,,they will not have any singing scene in this drama

i get what you mean,,but What's Up is not high-school drama,,it's college drama,,hehe,,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AZXJNSnQ3ng
first promo clip released by KBS