Open Thread #266

1 Christabel Godlewska

November 16, 2012 at 6:16 AM

Happy OT Friday Everyone!!!
Well… remember a few weeks ago I said I had a crush on a guy… well I figured I’d give you a status update…
So… I still really really really like him a lot and now most of my friends know as well… (Let’s just say I’m not terribly subtle - wait that makes me sound much much worse than I actually am…)
Firstly… let me tell you something about him: Perhaps unsurprisingly he is Korean (Although he’s lived abroad almost his whole life including in Poland which means he speaks better Polish than me who is actually half Polish… ^sigh^ kinda depressing really), he’s really hot (literally one of the first things when my friend met him was ‘so this is the guy you’ve been hiding?’ They were all like ‘he’s so hot! And SO TALL’ haha. He even had a drunk british guy confessing to him that he was ‘sexy for an Asian’, the guy was going on about Asian girls being sexy and Oppa - yes… he got me to call him that… - was like nah, see he prefers blonde girls hah, he’s very much a normal guy LOL), 190cm and also his family is rich (But they seem to be sensible enough to have not trusted him with much money at Uni though lol)
So basically… he sometimes feel like a K drama hero come to life (But… well more realistic… he doesn’t have massive glamour shots or such things hehe)
But don’t worry… I do actually like him cause of his personality! I’m not that superficial :P I found out most of this stuff after I started liking him. Which was honestly the moment I saw him… first thing I thought was literally ‘I’m gonna have a crush on this guy’ and well… I was even more right than I thought I would be.
We do end up hanging out a lot on nights out and I would definitely say we are good friends. We spend a lot time teasing and joking with each other. ‘Banter’ as he has now discovered it is called LOL (fortunately he isn’t the type of asshole who uses ‘Banter’ for stupid sexist drivel so it’s harmless in this context). He can come across a bit assy sometimes but never in a mean way and well… he’s not actually like that. It’s kinda a joke/persona thing.
He’s actually very kind and a total gentleman (which is not a trait shown by British guys EVER). He’s lent me his coat when I was cold and makes sure I’m always safe on my way home.
However… the great mystery is whether we are anything more than friends… some things which have happened makes me believe this could be possible… however the rational part of my brain tells me I’m just reading what I want to read from the situation… I mean, it’s not like I have any such experience in such matters so I can pretty convincingly argue anything that’s happened could either support or disprove the theory that he may possibly one day like me.
So yeah… there is definitely something between us however I have yet to understand what this something is…
I hope it ends up good… but… relationships are confusing… Leafbot does not have the software needed to comprehend.
Love you all <3 Sorry for boring you and hope everyone has and has had a great week! xxx

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V

November 16, 2012 at 6:23 AM

How long have you guys been friends? I say stay friends for awhile and don't make any moves just yet.

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Christabel Godlewska

November 16, 2012 at 6:28 AM

Hmm... since beginning of October...

and haha don't worry... I'm not that type of person...

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V.

November 16, 2012 at 6:32 AM

Good luck with him! It took my guy forever to tell me he liked me. He is Korean also. I don't know if it was because he was Korean or if it just was his personality, but it took foreeeeeeever :)

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korazylady

November 16, 2012 at 6:27 AM

Leaf, how great! And you actually have someone to call Oppa!

If he's anything like most of the Korean men in dramas, it will take you some time to hear him tell you if he really likes you haha. But with all your drama watching experience, you should be good at reading the clues.

I'm so happy for you, Leaf!

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Christabel Godlewska

November 16, 2012 at 6:34 AM

Haha well he's not like most guys in Korean dramas... and well... I know he likes me and thinks I'm cute etc but whether he likes likes me... that's the question...

And yeah... I don't think my drama watching is gonna help me haha

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iZzie :)

November 16, 2012 at 6:29 AM

Eeeeeee! Leaf! I'm goin' giddy hearing about this. :)) gosh! I'm so sending lucky stardusts your way. :)

Aja! Aja!

November 16, 2012 at 7:17 AM

LOL!!!!

Leafbot technically doesn't have any relationship software installed.
And if Hot Korean Guy is a virus that most girls can't deal with then Leafbot is mega doomed...
^sigh^
Ah well... at least Leafbot is enjoying herself...

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iZzie :)

November 16, 2012 at 12:29 PM

Haha! iZziebot's software doesn't have the latest update, but it reads: he likes likes you. :) the coat thing and the making sure ur safe? I've seen those signs before. They say: things are looking good. very good. ;)

The guessing/not knowing right away - it makes things more interesting & exciting. Like what u said, enjoy. That's what's important. :)

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Mama J

November 16, 2012 at 1:51 PM

Mamabot's software concurs. But there's no rush, so let it play out - which you seem inclined for anyway.

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fab

November 16, 2012 at 6:31 AM

Not boring at all, your story is actually a fresh of air to clean up my crappy mood I got from all those melos I am watching and reading these days.

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Christabel Godlewska

November 16, 2012 at 6:42 AM

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Christabel Godlewska

November 16, 2012 at 8:00 AM

Whoot!! We are totally drama worthy ;)
But yeah... to be honest with me involved I can't imagine it would get to makjang... haha

But thanks <3

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whimsicalnet

November 16, 2012 at 7:18 AM

oh wow. what a lovely story to start the OT. i personally think it's great for two persons to start out as friends first. go with the flow by all means but i, for one, don't think it's a bad thing to let him know that he means more to you. Good luck and i hope it will all turn out good for you!

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pillowhead

November 16, 2012 at 7:55 AM

aww Leaf. Talk to noona. I'm much older than you and have lots of, uh, er, some experience with men. jk. I'm clueless with guys, but I'm so excieted for you. I wish I were back in college, wondering if my crush shared my feelings. And how cool is it that he's a tall, nice, good looking Korean guy (minus the skinny jeans and guyliner, I hope... actually the guyliner is growing on me thanks to T.O.P.) Good luck :)

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Christabel Godlewska

November 16, 2012 at 8:13 AM

Haha yeah... minus the skinny jeans and eyeliner...
How we meet was through the Rock Music Society so he did actually used to wear skinny jeans (not pastel ones though lol) but he said that made people think he was gay so he stopped haha.
But he did do the metrosexual look one time but I made fun of it so so much that he ended up changing it haha.

But whatever... he's hot so can get anyway with it lol...

Haha and don't worry! It doesn't matter how much experience you have has long as one day you do find the right guy! <3

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pillowhead

November 16, 2012 at 8:27 AM

hey that's a good sign that he changed things up for you! I did find the right guy finally. He's snoring next to me. In a little while he'll wake up and complain that I'm watching another Korean show. haha.

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Christabel Godlewska

November 16, 2012 at 8:29 AM

THAT'S AWESOME THEN! <3

And lol... guys just don't get Korean Shows haha...

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PeepsLeAwesomePotato

November 16, 2012 at 8:08 AM

Oooh, what a nice story to end my Friday and welcome the weekend! Lurvey-dovey stories always warm my heart. Your crush totally sounds cute and awesome. But... I have no internal software regarding man-woman relationships either, so can't help you there... haha...

Although... This is not just directed at you... but I always wonder about those couples with huge height differences.
Like, how do they stand up and kiss each other??? Can they reach each other?? Or is this a chance for that "romantic" girl-steps-on-guy's-feet-and-tiptoes-to reach-his-lips kind of move. Of course, the taller person (usually guy) can bend down to kiss his lovely, but then I guess the shorter person (usually lady) wouldn't be able to give him a surprise kiss that way... unless he's sitting or lying down... or she climbs him... :P

Haha, just a hypothetical question actually.

Well... how do you think you'll handle that kind of situation...? Who knows, it might just happen to you someday soon... *whistles*

hee!

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Christabel Godlewska

November 16, 2012 at 8:38 AM

Well I would expect the guy kissing me to work it out haha.
And I truely hope I do get kissed by someone in this lifetime... ^sigh^

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Rashell

November 16, 2012 at 9:06 AM

Well, as a 5 foot 2 inch woman married to a 6 foot 4 inch man (yeah, I don't know cm. America struggles with the metric system) I can tell you that height difference does not make kissing difficult. If we're standing, he bends down, I tiptoe up and we meet in the middle. Also stairs can be a help. Have him stand one step down on the front porch for the "goodnight" kiss.

November 16, 2012 at 9:39 AM

Heehee that is so cute! ♥

*counts 44 replies to your story*

Looks like there are a lot of people just dying for a cute story recently.

I wouldn't know what do in your place re: fessing up or not, but at least enjoy the feeling of liking someone right now. :D

Keep us updated if something nice happens!

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Raine

November 16, 2012 at 11:10 AM

I hate that question: where do we stand cause we both know this could go further! ACK!

November 16, 2012 at 11:43 AM

Your story is TOO CUTE.

Hi sweetie,

I really think you might be reading a bit too into it. Best of luck though~~

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Christabel Godlewska

November 20, 2012 at 9:11 PM

Haha don't worry I am not.
I fully expect nothing to happen. I think we will just stay friends. And even then I imagine we would probably drift apart after a while.
See, I guess this is the advantage of being forever alone but you learn to not expect anything relationshipwise.
I think he just sees me as a mildly interesting friend who it's fun enough to talk to every now and again.
And that... well doesn't really bother me a huge amount. I don't really see how I could be anything more.

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2 korazylady

November 16, 2012 at 6:22 AM

Good Morning Everyone! I just love it when I sleep in on Friday mornings and then the OT is up. Nothing better than OT and coffee!

So it's back to reality after the Big Bang trip. I'm so happy to have meet the DB chingus! Oh, and to have seen those boys, of course!

Nice Guy - what can I say? I will miss spending my weeks obsessing over you. SJK, it may take me a long time to get over this crush! And it is the first drama I got my daughter to watch (she was definitely crushing on Lawyer Park, haha!) So hopefully I have a new drama watching buddy!

November 16, 2012 at 7:19 AM

Are you coming down from your BIg Bang high yet? Have you seen this article:

http://www.billboard.com/news/bigbang-in-america-behind-the-scenes-with-1008016262.story?utm_source=most_recent#/news/bigbang-in-america-behind-the-scenes-with-1008016262.story?utm_source=most_recent

It makes me happy to know we were there, probably while this interview was going on!

And I will definitely go with you when they come back! I keep telling people (who think I'm insane, by the way) that it was the most fun concert I've ever been to!

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cv

November 16, 2012 at 7:40 AM

Haha! NOt really. I still can't believe I went! LOL I told my little niece(who is 7--also a big fan of BB--all thanks to me and my other older nieces) I went and she was like, what? I wanted to go too! hehe I told her I'll take her if they come back to play in the US. *fingers cross that they do*

I agree, their concert was fun. So much better than when I went to see Maroon 5 even though M5 did bring out a good show. My niece would have loved it too! Next time, we definitely need to go together again! :D
Although, if another kpop group do come to the US, I might even consider going if they are good and I like their music. hehe

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korazylady

November 16, 2012 at 7:49 AM

Hey, you know I'll be onboard. I didn't even know Big Bang before everyone started talking about going. Now they're my favorite running partners on my ipod!

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cv

November 16, 2012 at 8:04 AM

KL, Okay! Now, just keep an eye and ear open about any Kpop concert coming up next year. ^^ Well, not really. Here is a few band that I will go see if they come!

Bigbang--they have to come back!
2ne1 ( I missed their August concert--was aiming for BB)
JYJ (I really wish they hold concert here in the US before they have to head to MS--missed (Xia)Junsu's concert this past Aug? or Sept? but I want to see all three of them cuties together though!)
Super Junior---just cause their's so many cuties in the group. :p and my niece is a fan of theirs.
FTIsland--omg! Hongki! Love his voice.
Infinite--all cuties. I like their music.

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korazylady

November 16, 2012 at 8:14 AM

Erhhh, I gotta say, I'm not quite as onboard for the girl groups!

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cv

November 16, 2012 at 8:18 AM

KL, as you can see, on my list is just one group---same ent company as BB. I just love their music. Really different from all the other girl groups out there.

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Mama J

November 16, 2012 at 9:09 AM

Korazy - girl groups I am with you but I make exception for 2NE1 in almost every case, and in certain cases, Miss A.

Korazy -

YOU were aflutter - I was freaking out in front of the Weather Channel. LOL

Still, although we cancelled the noraebang, it still was a great success! I'm currently writing a fictionalized account entitled "What Now? Adventures of Noonas in the Tri-State Area" Don't worry, though; the screen names have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent. lol

It was funny, though, coming back with a heavier suitcase than when I left. When the big guy needed two hands to schlep it onto the bus, I knew success! [wink]

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shel

November 17, 2012 at 11:40 AM

CN BLue is in LA this weekend. But, they're with a big Kpop concert that includes just about everyone Cher and I saw at the free Kpop Concert in Mtn View. I wish they'd been there.....

I didn't have money or time to run down to LA, but if they had been by themselves or w/someone else we hadn't seen, we'd probably find a way...

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pillowhead

November 16, 2012 at 8:05 AM

I've just started to listen to Kpop. LOVE BIGBANG!!! Where did you guys see them?

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cv

November 16, 2012 at 8:15 AM

Last Friday in Newark, NJ! It was epic! ^^

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shukmeister

November 16, 2012 at 4:52 PM

pillowhead -

KorazyLady, CherKell, JoAnne, me, and cv went to the concert together. We met up with OMG post concert for soju and squee-ing, then CherKell and I met up with CMRPrindle in the City a few days later. It was a blast!!

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November 16, 2012 at 8:25 AM

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Mama J

November 17, 2012 at 8:11 AM

we didnt spring for the expensive tics

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3 swurbel

November 16, 2012 at 6:25 AM

Happy OT day!!!!!!!
Hope everyone’s having a great weekend!!!!

I want to watch Great Seer and Dramaking (and other stuff) - but no time at moment. But I save it for later. I'll watch it in one piece on a long cold dark winter evenings with nice food or/and pizza, mulled wine...I'm very excited....
Enjoying the recaps for I Miss You and Nice Guy here in DB - but can't watch these kind of heavy sad dramas at the moment. Maybe later ...

At the moment I am watching Horse Healer and FH2. Horse Healer is nice but sometimes a bit illogical/cumbersome. I mean in ep14 - ending scene: he had great pain to use the needles. Why does our hero not set the doll on the floor?? That would have made it a bit easier. Or was it prohibited during the test??? And all the other students watching him. But it's an importent exam/test boys!!! Finish your dummy!!! During an exam, I have to do my own stuff. No time to watch my rivals. but hey..thats dramalogic (...very confused after all...). But I know: our hero has to suffer a LOT and a lot and a lot before he can get the girl, the fame, the money...his own horse to heal...

I enjoy watching FH2 and reading the nice recaps. (Didn't expect it in the first place). So funny. so many twists. I am confused about the titel because it has nothing to do with the manga or the first drama. But these are the mysteries of drama titles :-)(((my suggestion: 'Take One Hapkido Move' or 'Love, Hapkido and a Kitty' or 'Two Princes and Hapkido Cat'...)))

Man-ok and Tae-ik are like an old couple already. And sweet Kang-hwi is their son. A kitty is also there. Family complete. :-). Poor pooor poor Kang-hwi - no girl for him?? Only the cat?? (sniff) But it is a very very sweet cute kitten.
And the manager is such a snake ( Has he not even worn a jacket with snake pattern????) and Se-ryung is such a bichty bitch. I really hate her. Every time she opens her mouth, I want to slap in he pretty face. And yell at her: "Leave the house immediately and let the boys alone". I can not stand her. But I enjoy her wonderful evil character.
Maybe she's not as evil as it seems. I mean, everyone in this drama has known or unknown reasons for their current behavior (Fire, evil stepmom, betrayal, infidelity ...(hmm looks a bit like shakespeare????)). But I know the reason for Se-ryung's evilness yet, so I can hate her with all my heart.

Have a nice weekend and don't catch a cold!!

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Christabel Godlewska

November 16, 2012 at 6:31 AM

Oh is Great Seer really good? I've been meaning to continue watching it as I enjoyed the first episode.

And too late... I've already got a cold and have been dying in bed for a while now :(

Hope you have a good week! :D

November 16, 2012 at 8:39 AM

I think our hero will prick the needle in the very last millisecond. And miraculously, the other test-takers also finished the acupuncture test.:-)

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Raine

November 16, 2012 at 11:14 AM

SE-ryung is evil! MadDino and I have named her Evil One/She-monster in our recaps! She's just horrrrrrrid.

I am surprised that I like the show, a lot. A lot more than I thought. I only started recapping cause I thought it'd be fun to make fun of, and it is. But it surprisingly has a lot of meat and real heartfelt bits to it!

JoAnne recommended Great Seer. I need to start that but I'm catching up on AM 1997 cause I was moving when it aired!

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shukmeister

November 16, 2012 at 4:32 PM

Raine!

And cheese! Don't forget the FH/T2 cheese! I know you have a checklist of KDrama tropes and a nice sharpened pencil to check them off.
*** POSSIBLE SPOILER ***
Still waiting for amnesia (Man Ok maybe with the fire stuff), and, of course, the Childhood Friend Syndrome is still looming, as well as the birth secret/Mom issues with Kang Hwi.

And if we get a car accident, please please please make it for The Evil One!!

Bring it on!

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Raine

November 16, 2012 at 9:37 PM

We're expecting the entire gammut of tropes, but that's cool. Just continue to make it hilarious and I'm allllll good.

swurbel

November 16, 2012 at 8:24 AM

Abs????? Where ? When ? How??

(((hmmm Maybe I should switch to KOD from FH2??)))

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ladysarahii

November 16, 2012 at 7:24 AM

Yes! Me, too. He definitely steals the show. One thing I love about that drama is the careful attention to detail with each character, the hair, the mannerisms, etc. How he strikes poses when he looks at himself in the mirror. Haha!

November 16, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Best character indeed. Im glad he's playing off this ridic role amazingly. Definitely going away from his perfect man image.

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Ann

November 16, 2012 at 12:54 PM

King of Dramas is much better than I thought it would be. What a roller-coaster ride! It has really made a story I thought would be ho-hum into a comedy thriller.

November 16, 2012 at 9:23 AM

Yeah, I forgot to mention I saw Ep 1 of that and so far I like - but my big take away at this point is that voice. Lord have mercy.

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V

November 16, 2012 at 9:30 AM

That is how I found out about it too. I saw it on DB and then marathoned the first 4 episodes on hulu!

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pillowhead

November 16, 2012 at 8:09 AM

yes! I agree. :D

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6 Anne

November 16, 2012 at 6:27 AM

Heyeveryone!!

So i dont normally post personal things here in the open thread, but i thought i would today because, why not?

I recently migrated to the US. And im not really coping well. Part of ots my fault tho, cause i never leav ethe house except with my family. And im too scared to apply for a job and learn to commute. I cant drive here yet. Life has been very uneventful for the last 5 months and iwantitto change.but im also afraid to move out of my comfortzone.

Any advices?

And...those watching CAN WE GET MARRIED! What'dyou think of this week's episode? Spazz with me!

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ym

November 16, 2012 at 6:32 AM

Hi Anne,

November 16, 2012 at 4:49 PM

Well, my english is fine. Im from the Philippines, but english is my first language so obviously no problem in that department. But i agree, it might be a great place to meet people who are like me, new immigrants, i might just take a class. Thanks.

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ck1Oz

November 16, 2012 at 6:36 AM

Go for a walk along your neighbourhood first- in the daytime.

Yes, driving is a must I guess in the US. I drove for the first time with license when I bought a new car. NOT the best time to drive... so take things slow.

But yeah, take buses everywhere to learn your city and things will get better once you're used to your environment.

This is from me... moved to 2 different cities/countries on my own. No family. But yeah, baby steps works best. Good luck :-)

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Anne

November 16, 2012 at 6:57 AM

Driving isa must, esp since im in SoCal. I took my first bus ride yesterday with my mom. It was kind of uncomfartable for me, but not as bad i'd imagine. I never commuted back in the home country.

Lots of people my age on the bus too! But that's probably only because the route of the bus i took was headed-straight to CalPoly.

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skelly

November 16, 2012 at 11:37 AM

I would suggest networking - do either of your parents, or anyone else in your family, know of someone looking for some part-time help? Is there a little shop along your bus route, or something within walking distance in your neighborhood, that could use a cheap, part-time employee?
A good friend of mine who moved here from India said that she was really lonely until she went back to school (she is now a doctor). She said that there were three ways to fit in when you move to a new country: get a job, go to school, or have a baby.

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Anne

November 16, 2012 at 4:50 PM

I think getting a job soon would really help me. Thanks.

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Mystisith

November 16, 2012 at 6:41 AM

Can We Get Married? Cracktastic show.
They should use it to help people who are about to marry (or divorce). I can disagree with some of the characters but I understand the point of view and the actions of all of them. Thanks for organic conflicts, taken in our daily lives!
***Spoiler for episode 5*******************:
That first kiss scene for our bikers: I was dead laughing! Man is so straightforward and honest. What a teddy bear. :)
I'm European so I can't really help you with your immigration problem. Sorry! :(

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Anne

November 16, 2012 at 6:47 AM

I just want Dongbi to be insanely rich just to piss off her jerk ex-boyfriend. But i also want them to get back together so i hope he starts winning DongBi back before he knows about her background, or that will just ruin their whole love life for him.

I hope haejin and her husband divorce for good, cause i cant see how they can redeem the cheating bastard's actions.

Haeyoon is really lucky to have her fiance who is such the sweetest man.

The aunt and the uncle! Omg, their story is really cute.

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shelhass

November 17, 2012 at 8:02 AM

"I just want Dongbi to be insanely rich just to piss off her jerk ex-boyfriend" - Well said.

Dongbi has to be some chaebol heiress, there's no other way. Do you remember her talking to her brother on the phone? I think he comes back to Korea and then we'll know about her full-of-riches past, and maybe her oppa will make Ki Joong's life into hell. Ha.

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Anne

November 16, 2012 at 5:00 PM

I will be taking some classes by early next year. And i'm really excited.

I'm a homebody. Always has been. But i think it's about time i start exploring the outside world. Thanks.

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enz

November 16, 2012 at 7:28 AM

hi anne, just wanted to say that it really takes a long time to fully settle into a place. and it does take effort too, which the rest have already advised you on. as someone who have moved quite a few times in her life, i hope it helps to know that its usually hard for EVERYONE to adjust to a new place and life.

If it's a sad one, then i guess i'll pass. I can't take anymore melos after Nice Guy. Gonna let the tears rest for a while.

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sebsob

November 17, 2012 at 12:44 PM

It definitely has a lot of hot scenes with hot people. I must say though that this show has showcased these actors really well for which I am really glad. I just hope it rides out this escalating momentum.

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Awe

November 16, 2012 at 7:43 AM

greets Anne--
start by walking out the front door every hour. then adventure to walk down the street and be sure to look for pretty flowers and notice the trees. find one nice thing you like about every house you walk past. or every car you walk by.
doing this will build up your spiritual pressure of gratitude and gratitude allows you to overcome your fears and negative thoughts.
when your fears and negative thoughts have subsided, you'll become more excited to try new things,
hang in there.

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constellations

November 16, 2012 at 7:51 AM

hello!

i guess i can't really help since i've never moved before, but perhaps you could try to get to know your neighbours? that might help (if they're nice people!), especially if you need company or a guide to bring you around.

been watching can we get married, and i can't wait for the next episode! really liked the motorbike aunt and motorbike uncle's relationship, omg. they're like a breath of fresh air esp after all the bickering between the two mother-in-laws.

also, really want dongbi and kijoong to get back together even though he was such a jerk to her before and after their breakup. doesn't help that kijoong is the kind of guy that people love to hate but can't fully bring themselves to...

Sung Joon can KISS.

Leaf, watch him and Jung So Min for a lesson on how the height difference gets handled. And in highschool, when I was still only 5'2'' - my boyfriend was 6'4''. He used to pick me up a lot. Or I sat in his lap.

Ahem. If you recline, it makes not one bit of difference.

November 16, 2012 at 9:42 AM

A good thing is to discover organizations or groups that do things together. Like a neighborhood garden club or some such thing. In that way, you will get to know other folks in addition to your family. (of course, this is winter so that garden club idea might not work right now) You could check out reading clubs at the library, or find the local hang-out spot. If you're in a small town, just go walking outside a lot and if you see anyone in their yard, just smile and say "hi." Big cities are a little harder. Driving is good but not driving is a blessing if you're in a new town. Walking around will help you meet new folks.

I like Can we get married? But the last episode seemed slow to me, maybe a bit repetitive. I guess I have to get used to the pacing. Welcome to the US, btw

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Anne

November 16, 2012 at 5:18 PM

Thanks for the advice. I dont know what you guys consider a big town or whatever. I live in Southern California in one of those san gabriel valley cities, and im not sure if our place is a big or small town.

I hope we get dongbi's backstory sooooooooon. She's my fave character.

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Raine

November 16, 2012 at 11:19 AM

Well, here's what a few people have told me

1) Find people or a group or activity group organized people from your home country. \

2) Haunt a coffee shop and become a regular!

3) Check out local sights, especially if there are little artsy places. I live in Fort Collins and there are all these cool crafts shops, record shops, photo gallerys, stages, etc.

It takes time. A lot of time. I just moved from Florida to Colorado in August and I'm slowly adjusting and meeting people.

Congrats on the relocation!

I know it's super scary at first, but once you get used to it, you'll be happy. I've never immigrated, but I have moved to opposite sides of the country and lived without any family or friends nearby, too!

I would say, you have to get out of the house! I know it's hard at first because it's scary, but you have to! I'm a "homebody" so I don't like going out much, but in order to get comfortable, I had to push myself beyond my comfort zone and discover new things.

The thing that made the most difference was joining a group. I love to dance, so I research dance places, scoped them out, and picked one. I'm so glad I did because they became my second family. I just relocated (AGAIN! haha) and I am missing them SO much! But I know I can start over again and find a new group of people here.

What are your interests? Is there something you want to learn? Is there something you always wanted to try? Take a class at a community college (not for credit, but for learning) like another language, photography, art, etc and meet people there. Or join a local Meet Up group and do group activities with other people your age. National Novel Writing Month is going on right now, and if you log onto nanowrimo.org you can find groups near you who meet at libraries and local coffee shops, and you can talk to people who know the area.

Those are just some quick suggestions. My lunch break is over, so I have to go. But if you want any help or suggestions, you can always reply here or email me. It's my username @gmail.com!

Good luck! =)

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Anne

November 16, 2012 at 5:12 PM

Aww wow, that's really nice of you to take some time off your lunch break to reply to me. :) i appreciate it very much.

I am a homebody too, i actually prefer staying in with friends rather than hanging out. But i know if i want to have friends, im going to have to go out some time.

And maybe i'll continue my japanese language at some college. I learned it for a month back home, i was really good at it too. I learned the "alphabets" in like an hour or so. But i was just not interested enough to learn the language more cause i'm into korean more.

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kdramapedia

November 16, 2012 at 7:44 PM

Since you're in Southern California, I'm sure there's plenty of places to take a Korean language course. I'll be signing up for one myself in the spring. Where I used to live there weren't any classes available, but here there's plenty!

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shukmeister

November 16, 2012 at 4:36 PM

Anne! Welcome!

Just work within your comfort zone. You didn't say where you are living, but I can tell you, there are great people everywhere.

Finally! Happy OT and happy Friday my fellow DB-ers. I've been sooooooo busy this past few weeks that I haven't been able to even post on OT and worse, been trailing behind with a lot of the dramas that have ended. :'( Namely, Faith and Arang.

I am currently watching Nice Guy though and just marathon-ed Full House Take 2 up to the latest subbed episodes.

After TTBY, I decided to refrain from going into any dramas that involved idols - both real and fictional - but there's just something about Full House Take 2 that makes me addicted. It's probably the zany antics and Park Ki Woong and in recent episodes - Tae-Ik(Noh Min Woo not so much, boy needs to pack on the pounds!). It is, however, definitely NOT the hair! Especially Jang Man Ok's, it annoys the bajongas outta me. Another thing or more specifically character that annoys me is Ga Ryun, I'm so glad there's less of her.

Well, that is all. I'm going to finish Nice Guy now and hopefully marathon Vampire Prosecutor 2. Thanks guise!!!

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iZzie :)

November 16, 2012 at 6:50 AM

Pia, i think u can still see him on the meet&greet day. I'm thinking if I'd still go, but part of me wants to save myself from being jealous watching him sign autographs and meet the few lucky fans.
Btw they moved the sm north venue from the block to the skydome for security reasons. I think they'd be giving away tickets for that cuz the venue's enclosed.

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piaaa

November 16, 2012 at 7:00 AM

Oh great! I will still go even though I knew that I'll definitely get jealous! Haha. I will take any risks just to see him. :)

Thanks for that info anyway!

I'm wondering where can I get the tickets. Hmm.

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I'm so sorry Micky!

Btw, I heard that Kim Beom's coming to town next. Can't wait! :)

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korazylady

November 16, 2012 at 7:43 AM

He's not even my favorite (ducks objects hurled towards me) but I would be so happy to see any actor in person! Good for you!

Lee Min-ho is in the house!!!!!!!!!

I mean in our country. LOL

Well, i'd be glad to invite you to our wedding! You can talk to him there, #delusional

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piaaa

November 16, 2012 at 7:44 AM

I would not rather go. LOL

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November 16, 2012 at 7:37 AM

i loved OB.... and Joo Won... but when i watch him on 1N2D, i'm like ... goodness ... ok, totally diff guy. hahahaha

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Jolyn

November 16, 2012 at 8:50 AM

Hey! Oh my gosh I love Joo Won's character in Ojakgyo Brothers! Just that sometimes his actions are a little (okay not just a little) ridiculous. But in a cute way :)

I really like Baek Ah Yeon's voice! And I won't really count her as like an idol idol, as she came out from a music show. So I categorise her with singers like Huh Gak, Ulala Session etc. :D

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12 cv

November 16, 2012 at 6:41 AM

Happy OT/Friday/weekend all! ^^

Wonderful week/past weekend. hehe!

Had a great time at BigBang concert last Friday(The boys are hotties--TOP--oh my goodness! look better in person then on youtube, lol) and hanging out the the OT ladies--Joanne, Shukie, Cher, Korazylady and nice meeting you OMG! :) I hope BIGBang come back next year for more concerts cause I will definitely go watch them again. This time, I want to be up closer. :p LOL

Otherwise, I am behind on watching dramas this week. Sad but true. Real life intervene of course. Need to read a book for book club and am not even half way through yet. No worries though, I'll probably crunch it in the next couple of days. ^^

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November 16, 2012 at 4:45 PM

cv!!!

It was great meeting you too! I wasn't sure if we were going to be able to do it, given the chaos outside the Pru Center both before and after the concert.

But it was kewl meeting with you!

November 16, 2012 at 8:32 AM

kakashi! where are your priorities??

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November 16, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Korean stars need to start making it over to Europe and the US! COME ON OVER! PSY, you rock bringin Kpop to the world, but we need more than you!

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15 Mama J

November 16, 2012 at 7:05 AM

Good morning, My Wondrous Beans!

What a week it has been, ne? I am still feeling the letdown of not having those pretty boys to look forward to - BigBang was a fun event and I love them to even smaller bits of preciousness now.

Hmmm, dramas. Somehow, Great Seer has fallen behind for me, but I will catch up over the holiday if not this weekend. It's not an indication that I don't enjoy it greatly, but more that there was so much else going on.

Can We Get Married - My God these mothers irritate the devil out of me, especially the rich one. She is more materialistic than the poor one, but pretends to not care. I dislike that two-faced behavior. And what kind of person tells people constantly: oh, I don't like how you responded to X or Y or Z you should have done A or B or C instead! Constantly, constantly, CONSTANTLY calling up that poor girl to berate her and make her cry. Expecting a girl with no family money to buy her a purse that costs what a car costs, as a wedding gift? And the poor mom, making Joonie feel like dirt and less than a man. You know this is all going to be about her not wanting to look like less than her sister, in the end.

Honestly, I get Ki Joong's attitude of treating it like a business transaction. He is the only one making any SENSE here, even if we know he adores Yi Bong and is trying to ignore his heart in favor of his convictions. There's a lot to redeem the show, not least of which is the Auntie/Ahjussi side plot - and that OST is fabulous - but oh good Lord people, why not just be HONEST WITH EACH OTHER? I think some of my frustration must be cultural as well because much of the plot circles on things that just wouldn't be such an issue here but are perhaps part of the process in Korea, for at least a segment of society. It's my first time feeling REALLY out of my depth with the differences, actually.

Nice Guy. Well. I am not *unhappy* with the ending, and as I said last night, there are people who will continue to live their lives today who might not have, otherwise. *Looks towards the writer's office in Seoul.* Everything wraps up neatly and in some cases quite humorously and...I guess that's my issue? It wasn't a funny show. And yet the ending is very light hearted, almost. It was jarringly different....and all that sunshine came on the heals of one of the saddest scenes I've EVER seen, in any language. It just felt, I dunno...rushed through and...itt felt like FAN SERVICE. I'm not unhappy. My baby boy is good. But I'm not HAPPY, either. And I feel bad about that. What is wrong with me? Why can't I be satisfied? Before I stop talking about it though - the acting in this series really impressed me, for the most part. I mean, we had Wooden Lawyer Ahn who I found difficult to read, but even he wasn't exactly one-dimensional. And all the key characters besides him were so multi-layered and wonderfully acted that I know without a doubt this is one I will watch again, and never, ever forget.

Full House II - and now we get to the part where people go crazy, and don't just have crazy hair. Loving the ride - really I am. I'm just still so surprised that it doesn't suuuuuuuuuuuuuck that I almost feel like the fact that I like it is insulting to the show because I'm so surprised that I like it.

And I want to watch My Beloved in the first one again because this just keeps making me think of that one. This one is probably better than that one...but no one will ever replace Papa Rain in my heart so it doesn't matter it doesn't matter it doesn't matter I love Full House. I guess I just love it in any iteration!

I Miss You - holy hell on batwings, people. I'm in. I'm soooooooo in, but man, this is sparking heavy debate everywhere. This will not be an easy ride. I hope it's not a STUPID ride somewhere in the middle. So far the kids are AMAZING. I really hope the adults will be too. You should all tell me about it when you visit me in jail, because - Yeo Jin Gu, ladies. That is just not RIGHT, universe. You sure you didn't confuse him and Song Joong Ki's birth dates?

WHAT IS UP WITH THE LITTLE BOYS KOREA? Stop, already.

In other news: I watched the first episode of One Fine Day because it's got Hot Monk from Greet Seer in it. And then I discover it's got a shaggy haired lots of english speaking GONG YOO in it too! I'm so happy! I'll be marathoning this right after I finish Time Between Dog and Wolf, which should be this week.

I need to find out who sings that peppy song that sounds like an american song in the background on CWGM - does anyone know who it is? Part of the chorus goes oh, oh, ohhhhhhhhh...that one.

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November 16, 2012 at 7:17 AM

Happy OT Joanne! ^^

Oh my, I read the last ep recap for NG and yea, I thought it had an okay ending. I agree with ya, this seem like such a dark melo and yet the ending just wrapped up too nicely--fan service indeed. I think if they had ended with him gotten stabbed and died, that would have made a more impact on the dramas as a whole. LOL But man, the fans would have gone crazy with that ending tho. ahahahhahaha Me included even though I read recaps only. :p

November 16, 2012 at 8:41 AM

Before I comment on your comment, did you watch WBDS?

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Mama J

November 16, 2012 at 8:48 AM

Couldn't bring myself to watch the end. But I know about it.

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sebsob

November 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM

NG! SPOILERS

Yes, I am not happy either. Though I am not a fan of open endings or vagueness, I don't mind them when done well. However when it is so vague that it is almost as though the writer is asking you to, not draws your own conclusions but actually create your own ending, I am irritated. People are happy because OTP were happy, but there was no satisfaction because my happiness is very lukewarm if not cold. Yes, there are many ways/interpretations that could lead you from Maru's amnesia to him proposing to Eun Gi, but my heart didn't traverse through them, so that I don't feel connected at that moment. There is an intensity that one feels when you travel from A to B to C and so on that you won't get if you rush from A to Z. I felt the same way at the ending of Rooftop.

Also, the drama didn't really answer the whole 'nice guy' conundrum. By taking away Maru's memories it kind nullified the debate. Argh!

November 16, 2012 at 6:10 PM

Ah! Thanks for the article. So it really was fanservice, which is within their rights but it makes me feel that they didn't have a message they wanted to present. It was just telling a story and since I enjoyed 98% of it, I can't lambast the writers. Still, I can lament over what might have been.

Death didn't have to be involved but I would have liked more detailing on the issue of Maru and Nice Guys. If the world 'forces' you to be cold and calculating to get what you want whether wealth or revenge, aren't their paths just about survival? If being the nice guy means you still end up losing, is it worth it? I remember a TV drama called 'Belonging' about this issue and they related it to Darwin's theory of evolution, so that if you try to be forgiving, giving and nice, you will find yourself, your kind extinct because this world isn't a place for nice anymore. However if you change just to survive, you are killing your kind anyway because what remnant of it remains? You can't be nice and hard at the same time. Isn't it better to die as a human than live like an monster?

I got no answers from the writers except 'all's well that ends well.' Yep, I am still annoyed...

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November 16, 2012 at 5:23 PM

I initially found the ending awfully vague, but the clarification in the article made perfect sense. Maru giving the ring to Eun Gi meant that he hadn't forgotten her. He was pretending not to remember her all this time. It only dawned on Eun Gi after seeing the rings from 7 years ago that Maru remembered her all along.

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November 16, 2012 at 6:51 PM

But that bugs me even more. If he remembered her, why would he act like he didn't all that time, visiting her cafe every meal, taking her camera, asking if she liked him. Obviously she liked him because she left her company, which she had told him was the most important thing in the world to her, and followed him to some remote village to sell sandwiches. Unless, like I said, he thought that was his idea of dating? But given that he almost lost her before, if he did remember he was being stupid not to confess to her right away.

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November 16, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Wow, Sabah, that's some heavy thinking!

I felt all along he was going to get amnesia. I didn't have a problem with that. But I would have preferred that he fell for EUn Gi all over again, not knowing who she was. I would have liked to have seen that relationship developing, with Eun Gi getting to enjoy MaRu without him remembering what he had put her through. Or even better, if he did remember her, he could have hid it from her so that she felt it was a clean slate. But this? I'm not quite getting it.

But like you, I still do LOVE this drama - 98% of the way

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November 16, 2012 at 7:37 PM

My sister gets really annoyed with me, 'why can't you just look at things rather than trying to see into them?' I do get what she means.

lol JoAnne, too funny, especially the Yeo Jin Gu affliction. ok, i have to ask, did Maru really lose his memory, or are we hearing him narate what he was thinking of before his surgury. argh, i need a night cap, i mean re cap. Memory loss is such a frequent theme, like girls pretending to be boys.

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Mama J

November 16, 2012 at 8:46 AM

HUGE SPOILER FOR NG SO BE WARNED.

She would NOT. She would NOT pull another Sang Doo dream sequence confusing people. NO. I refuse to entertain the possibility.

Sang Doo died in that intersection with the love of his life, I was reduced to sobbing hiccuping daughter-worrying jelly on the floor, and the whole bit after was Bong Cha's imagination as she wrote a letter to her papa in heaven.

But NO. NO. NO.
Maru did NOT die in that park. NO. Magically seven years flew by and we saw one day when he first arrived in town and didn't know her and then we saw what happened when he figured out it was her at some point later. He gave her the rings from 7 years earlier. Was it handled clumsily? HELL yes. But is it a dream? Better FUC*** NOT BE.

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November 16, 2012 at 9:02 AM

I vote not a dream.

As far as Yeo Jin Gu, resistence is futile.

*sitting on grabby hands and looking for distraction*

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November 16, 2012 at 11:27 AM

That's what happens when you watch K-drama with some of the most beautiful ppl in the world. Someone asked me the other day for handsome non-korean actors and I seriously had to pause cause I have about 50 names on the tip of my tongue...and they're all Korean.

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November 16, 2012 at 4:52 PM

JoAnne, the pedonoona police have been alerted

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Mama J

November 17, 2012 at 8:18 AM

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November 16, 2012 at 11:26 AM

Full House T2 seriously surprised me, too, and I think everyone. It's like...so ridiculous even while you're watching, but so entertaining. The writers knew it. They have the elements from uri oppa's version but are twisting them for humorous effect and it's great. Except for the She-Monster. How is it possible that she's MORE annoying than the 2nd lead in Rain's version????

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November 17, 2012 at 4:14 AM

JoAnne~

Re CWGM. Lee Mi-Sook as the momma.

Hard to believe that is the same actress that played the mouse of a mom in Love Rain.

Sheesh. She's a tigress in this one. And her blue "bird shit" eyeliner, hah!

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November 16, 2012 at 7:09 AM

Happy OT!!

Nice guys ending came as a shock to me. For one, I think the writer needed more episoded to have successfully wrapped up the series. This ending we got felt a little rushed leaving me unsatisfied and with loads of questions.

MGIAG is one of my favorite Kdramas. SMA and LSG is one of my favorite OTPs. They are just so cute together. They have an effortless chemistry.

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November 16, 2012 at 10:03 AM

I haven't seen a few Hong sisters shows, so I was excited to see that Delightful Girl Choon Hyang just got added to Drama Fever's coming soon list. I love when they add interesting old dramas like this...

kakashi

November 16, 2012 at 7:36 AM

ERIC!

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November 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM

*grabby hands* Noona waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaants!

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korazylady

November 16, 2012 at 8:22 AM

JoAnne, if I didn't know you were such a nice, sweet woman in person, I'd be smacking the heck out of those grabby hands! You can't have everyone! haha

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November 16, 2012 at 8:12 AM

my god, eric was just this smoldering swaggering heat - he was like an asian kanye west toned down. i dont know how they could have called this a rom-com. the only funny thing as i keep saying was how pain in my heart was coexisting with heat in my unmentionables. he is sooooo lustworthy there.

November 16, 2012 at 9:21 AM

Remember that scene in the hotel early on when he first meets the other girl? And he walks away down the hallway? That was way before the kiss, and all it took to win me forever after seeing his amazing FACE was dat ass, swaggering away from me without a care in the world. I was like...you little pimp. Get back here!

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November 16, 2012 at 9:34 AM

all i can say is NNOOONNNNA WAANTTTS BADLY! *grabby hands*

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November 16, 2012 at 9:43 AM

*grinning at Enz*

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November 16, 2012 at 11:26 AM

SJK IS a really good actor. I wanna watch Wolf Boy but they don't screen it here unfortunately. :(

As for QSS I might just watch seeing how y'all are practically salivating over this "Eric" guy. But I gotta finish A Man's Story(which I left mid-way due to the hassle that is reality :P) first. I so love Park Ki Woong!

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November 16, 2012 at 11:39 AM

I think you're feeling like a lot of us after SKKS. Well in that it was SKJ and Yoo Ah -in's Geol-oh. Haha.

November 16, 2012 at 7:26 AM

welcome, Aleena! Hope you'll become a regular! I also lurked for years but I don't regret stepping out of the shadows ...

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November 16, 2012 at 5:02 PM

Although now that I've read you're responsible for more people falling in love with SJK, I may have to vote for your ousting. I can only ward off so many!

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November 16, 2012 at 5:28 PM

KL, we must learn to share ... But for now, please allow me ALL of Eric ..

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November 16, 2012 at 7:39 AM

just finished Nice Guy today. it never got me in the heart (unlike shows like AM1997) but i love how complex the characters are.
anyone thinks Park Siyeon is pregnant? she looks like she has a baby bump in NG! im waiting for the announcement to come haha.

I loved the karaoke scene too. Cracked me up. I fall under the category of loving best love. it deosnt stick in my heart ad much but whenever I watch it, I am still impressed by the clever and the funny and the heart

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November 16, 2012 at 8:16 AM

it never got me in the heart

yeah, me neither. Arang had me all the way through, but my enjoyment of Nice Guy is much more detached despite how much I like the characters/thrills.

November 16, 2012 at 5:41 PM

Haha, that's been on my list for a while, but always felt a bit iffy about the teacher-student romance trope. But so many people have been recommending it, resistance is probably futile.

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November 16, 2012 at 11:42 PM

She was an intern teacher for like two days. Some ppl don't like it but I loved FBRS . I think you'll prob be able to tell which camp you're on from first two episodes :)

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November 17, 2012 at 1:46 AM

Haha, enz! FBRS again! But I totally agree with you! It's a very good and warm-hearted drama and normally I don't like the student-teacher trope too, but in this drama it didn't bother me even one second!
Why and when did you drop Heartstrings? I do think that drama got a bit repetitive and lacked some deep content and real plot development, what did you think?
Sorry to hear about your massive amount of work. I'm in uni too, so I know the stress of making all the deadlines. Hope you get through it alive, fighting! ; )

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November 16, 2012 at 8:16 AM

Yay, Friday.

Watching a bunch, behind on some.

Nice Guy: 18 1/2 (Had problems w/ subs playing), avoiding spoilers.

May Queen: Behind there too.

Can We Get Married: Ep 5 . Lol. The two moms need a cage match.

Great Seer: Ep 11

King of Dramas: Up to speed.

Legend of Zhen Huan: So good.

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November 16, 2012 at 11:43 AM

John, how is May Queen? It looks a little...iffy.

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November 16, 2012 at 12:05 PM

Raine~

Crazy.

November 16, 2012 at 11:44 AM

Get the company to pay you to go as his secretary. He needs SOMEONE to hold his suitcase...

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November 16, 2012 at 2:28 PM

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28 Unnursvana

November 16, 2012 at 8:24 AM

For some reason the rape thing in IMY totally past me by, I just thought he was torturing her or something. I had to read it in recaps and stuff to find it out. I don't know why I didn't figure it out when I watched it, and now I feel kinda ignorant and bad about it, and I don't like feeling that way. I am totally viewing this drama in a whole other light now though...

I am a lot more invested in IMY then NG though, Nice Guy stopped doing anything for me emotionally a while ago, and now I am getting kinda bored of it, I kinda just stayed because I liked the cast so much. Just one episode left and I want to know how it ends so I will be watching the last ep later tonight.

I can't wait for the adult actors to come onscreen in IMY (mostly YSH though), even if I will miss the kids like crazy. They are so good, why can't Yeo Jin Goo be in something like a school drama. I wanted him to be in school 2013. I will also be watching the latest episode of IMY later tonight.

Not sure if I will be there for the long run with IMY. Not because I can't handle another melodrama, because I can (I have a heart made out of ice) but because I am worried for the story and melodramas are usually not my kind of things. But I might do the same thing for IMY as I did for NG, just watch it for the cast, or just YSH.

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November 16, 2012 at 8:25 AM

Happy OT Friday/Saturday, Fellow DBers! It's been awhile. How have you been? Week Two of Unemployment has found me laid up (and not in a good way), having severely twisted my left ankle walking up 6th Avenue on Monday. Damn rogue NYC manhole covers!! But it was awesomesauce to finally meet several of the Movie Noonas live and in person, and to see Big Bang live and in person as well... sigh. Just a big heavy sigh. I think the rest of those boys should take Taeyang and Daesung's lead and make the entire concert 'clothing optional' from now on. RAWR. Pictures and narrative should be appearing on my blog shortly.

So while my limb heals (not broken but gotta stay off it for a week), a few ponderings come to mind:

HOLY CRAP NEXT THURSDAY IS THANKSGIVING!!! Now how the hell did that sneak up on me? There are about 7-8 of us who have no blood family members left to visit over the holiday that we decided years ago WE would make our own familial unit and promised to get together for a communal dinner and rabid football watching going forward. The host person (me this year) always provides the venue and the turkey/stuffing; potluck dishes comprise the rest of the menu. Of course, copious amounts of alcohol will be ingested as we discuss the politics and gossip of the day. I hope all your Thanksgiving Preparations are in full swing as well, and Early Happy Turkey Day to everyone!!!

With all this new-found time off, I will be catching up on several dramas stuck in my queue. "Five Fingers" is a given and even caught up while we were gallivanting around the East Coast. I'm up to Episode 12 of "Nice Guy" and Episode 2 of "King of Dramas" and loving both of them immensely. Tried a few eps of FH2 and cannot wrap my mind around it just yet, so that has been put into the Marathon Pile for subsequent viewings. "I Miss You" has been DLd and readied for watching my little Woon-ah act his 20-year-old hinder off once he appears in the adult cast. I just need to cast a critical eye upon the rest floating around in the Dramasphere before adding them to my growing pile.

And yes, I know "Five Fingers" is on lockdown screeching towards the finale (knew that weeks ago). And yes, I know I'm behind on recapping (that's why I left a note on my blog saying I would be away for two weeks and I'll pick it up once I return). So please stop sending me pleading messages begging for a new post, arraso? You're making me feel guilty while I nap away my time with Prince Valium (credit to @Shukmeister for that spot-on description). I'll get another up today and catch up in between filling out EDD paperwork and other important sundry items that will let me keep a roof over my head for awhile longer.

Saying that, it's back to my own personal hell: trying to decide between buttermilk biscuits or Parker House rolls for the bread offering this year. Decisions, decisions... :P

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cv

November 16, 2012 at 8:39 AM

Cherkell! I'm sorry to hear you hurt your ankle. Ouchy!
Hope the drugs helping you hurt less.

Talk about Thanksgiving, I need to look up ads for day after sale. haha! Haven't even checked yet...but will soon.

Brrr... I'm feelin chilly. I hope I didn't caught a cold. That would suk!

Nap time! LOL

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Cherkell! Oh no your ankle.

HAHAH Prince Valium *goes to watch the movie*

I love that you do that for Thanksgiving. I have a pre-thanksgiving dinner dinner with friends who can't go home. It's so much fun!

I'm dying to read about the concert on your site!

Is it just me, or is the person playing the piano for them in FF really taking stylistic liberties?

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shukmeister

November 16, 2012 at 5:05 PM

CherKell -

Don't forget my royalties, although to be honest, it was the Trivia Trap in my head that pulled that out of "Beetlejuice"...

Anyways, I'm happy I didn't have to piggyback you to your airport bus. lol

Sending healing thoughts to your ankle, and I vote Parker House, so fluffy inside...

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30 Lizzy4e

November 16, 2012 at 8:28 AM

I am currently watching Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy with Kong Hyo-Jin (greatest love, pasta, thank you) and Gong Yoo (Coffee Prince, Big)

Where are you watching Ojakgyo Brothers? I have had a hard time finding this drama.

November 16, 2012 at 9:32 AM

thankyouthankyouthankyou! WEEEE!

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31 pogo

November 16, 2012 at 8:31 AM

Late to the OT thread, but hey everyone! I'm sitting on episode 20 of Nice Guy, but really too tired to pay attention to it just yet so I'm distracting myself with the thought of trying out an episode or two of some non-melo dramas before I hit that.

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32 Kim Yoonmi

November 16, 2012 at 8:58 AM

TT Too many dramas.

Great Seer (on hold--I need some distance from Faith)

Horse Doctor enjoying it... though after watching Dae Jang Geum, I can't help but feel I watched this drama before. And oddly the acting feels the same.

Missing You- I'm missing it. I watched the first episode and then quit around the time the mother ran away. I did note that the girl said "A-p'a" instead of "Ap'eo" though sometimes it sounded like "Appa" keke Just hoping for Yoon Eun Hye to rock it enough that she ends up on Running Man. (Invite her)

Still watching Oohlala Spouses, which is gaining heart on top of the light plotting. I still don't feel convinced enough that they should stay together at this point. Gi Chan isn't a good enough reason, sorry. I knew they would play him since he's been missing for a while (Child Labor laws?) I don't think it's makjang yet... though there was a car accident... no one has gotten cancer, lost their eyes, or died yet.

Madame Butterfly: I did watch the first few episodes, but ended up dropping it for being predictable...

Can We Get Married?: Watching it to the end, but on back burner mode.

King of Dramas Watching this to the end. I think it'll come from behind. It's fun watching the self-referencing. Subsequent episodes also heat up as well.

Jeon Woochi: Looking forward to this one. <3 Not just because I'm modding on Viki either, but it looks like it's fly in your face fun, which I've missed this drama season.

J Dramas:
Monster- Still not a fan of Yamapi in this one though I like him overall.

Sarutobi Sansei: Watched. I'm lukewarm about it. It's not that well scripted, but the acting is fairly good for the genre. The script isn't noticably bad. Back, back burner.

Tokyo Zenryoku Shoujo- dropped the ball on Episode 2, but episodes 3-5have really picked up and it still is the father-daughter relationship that sells it for me.

Kodoku no Gurume 2- still really good. It's simple, yet presents food in a way that even when I'm eating while watching, I feel like I'm dying of hunger. (Warning attached as such). The drama itself is really charming without the moralizing part of some Japanese dramas. I still watch it near the top of my list.

Kekkon Shinai- Still watching and I still am wary about the rug being pulled on me. Each episode much like Hotaru no Hikari 2 goes over the meaning of marriage and what it means to get married... which is fun from a cultural standpoint, but I still feel like the rug is going to get pulled.

Hana no Zubora Meshi- still watching this one.

Akumu-Chan still weird. The tone doesn't match the theme at all... in a round about way I like it, but at the same time it kinda feels like the tone and the theme are conflicting because it's trying to do a slice of life heart-felt thing with a really dark tone... This would be a third line drama, though not a back burner for me.

Priceless: Warming up a lot. A line actors in bit roles. And the show manages heart warming without moralizing... also cuts some usual J-drama conventions. First Line drama.

Ooku: Arikoto Iemitsu Hen is still good. First line drama for me. I really like it. The characters aren't all "good" or all "evil", but very human. Plus the feminist message isn't overdone or lost. Plus the acting gives me good chills. A ton of money is coming out of the drama too. With a really excellent sound track. It is an alternate history drama.

Yuusha Yoshihiko to Akuryo no Kagi still makes me laugh really loud. I can watch it twice and still laugh. The self-referential humor and some of the in-your-face low budget stuff (and know it and even make jokes about it) is funny. Kinda has that appeal of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Chihuahua... Haha. That was great.

If the car drama (talking car) gets finished being subbed, I'll also watch that. 'cause it really funny.

TW Dramas:

Miss Rose: Still watching it. Still don't know why. I showed a friend the opening song and she too went WTF.

Winnie (Director of ISWAK, TKA and The Rose) didn't do a drama this year. TT I would watch if he did do a drama. the TW dramas this year for me have been lukewarm... I like it better when they at least give a shot to try to be original, but I didn't see that many that pressed towards trying anything new... most of the time I could call it when I saw it.

Upside, I did find out about Korean Script format. I got really, curious after seeing King of Dramas, so I looked it up and found it. The convention is different than it is in the US. I was kind of surprised... But then Japanese format is different too.

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Mystisith

November 16, 2012 at 9:25 AM

About the J doramas: Priceless is also my number 1. It's like Japan is becoming the specialist of "economy dramas" after RMPW. Monsters is still my dose of silly slapstick comedy. Guilty pleasure for sure. And Kekkon Shinai: It's light, it's actual. I want to know what the characters will choose in the end, may it be wedding or something else.
About TW dramas and Miss Rose: I have the same feeling. Emptiness. Roy Qiu is nice to look at, sure. But the story? Copy and paste. I tried an episode randomly and I thought I would die of boredom.
For the K shows: CWGM? King of Dramas and Horse Doctor. I read a lot of comments saying than HD is similar to Dae Jang Geum. Since I didn't watch this show, it feels fresh to me. It's remarkably light for a sageuk and there is a lot of lovable characters. Thanks show! Ohlala Spouses: I believe the writer wants to give us a little scare before giving us the happy ending with childhood oppa. Can I say I don't understand those who want for her to return with her ex-husband? Well, I don't.

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Kim Yoonmi

November 16, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Rich Man Poor Man was leaking money to me, especially with the amount of money it takes to do websites of that quality and get website experts in (the information was amazingly accurate--when I balked at the too programmer design, so did the drama. =P). But that may just be me. Certainly there are dramas with higher budgets...

Japan while it does Moralizing (the hit you over the head type that I don't like) on the lower end, really does know how to stretch a budget really well and get bang for yen. Also I like the fact that the dramas on the lower end *know* that they don't have the supporting budget and play to that, even making fun of it.

Priceless while it saved mostly on sets, has money leaking out of the music, cinematography, and acting list. Some actors are playing bit parts that are A-list actors... That drama can't be cheap to make.

Horse Doctor... the issues are that a lot of the basic situations are the same from Dae Jang Geum (without spoilery effects) When they go to the village and there is that problem, also matched a similar problem in Dae Jang Geum. Also the source of the problem was similar to a problem that Dae Jang Geum had once she became doctor. The original source of the problem also was similar to the Dae Jang Geum problem with nutmeg... I don't mind so much, but I do wish on some level the writer would challenge herself a bit more... I do recognize that the writing has gotten better, but recycling plot elements makes me wary.

On Ohlala Spouses, I so think that the second leads have a better shot... they are running out of episodes to make it compelling that the first leads would end up together. I kind of feel like they are going to build the house and then the manager is going to give her the house... rather than they end up together. In Dramaland having a child together is major points that usually supersede all else, but with a more than 50% divorce rate in Korea, I would think that the media would allow them to show how a real divorce happens... (and I'm kinda sick of the cheaters getting reformed model...)

November 16, 2012 at 4:27 PM

I agree.

TKA was also great too (the sequel). The ending scene in that--it gave me chills from the cutting and acting alone. If you haven't seen it, you should.

The Rose was also very well done.

I'll watch any Winnie drama at this point. I think he's a master director... He does bedroom scene without the sex or romance like no other.

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DayDreamer

November 16, 2012 at 6:10 PM

Oh, DEFINITELY. I most certainly watched TKA…though the site I watched it on called it, It Started With a Kiss 2…hence why I just lumped everything together in my comment as ISWAK. And I agree….the bedroom scenes are tantalizing but beautiful. Most importantly, the leads had awesome chemistry. This is the only on-screen couple that I have ever wished would actually become real-life couple; they just seemed so perfect for each other. *sigh* I’m feeling nostalgic again….feel like rewatching the series for like the eleventh time now, hehe. And to keep my memory of ISWAK forever beautiful and unblemished, I never watched the Korean version because I heard it wasn’t good though I did watch the Japanese original before ISWAK but that was just wtf for me. Didn’t like it.

Hmm…the Rose? That sounds familiar…was it the one with the weird stepfamily and the chubby protagonist? The premise never appealed to me for some reason. Other Tdramas I liked was Mars, Fated to Love You (up to a certain point before I stopped watching it), My Queen, Love and Bread, and some others.

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Kim Yoonmi

November 17, 2012 at 12:54 PM

The Rose gets better as it goes. Winnie dramas in the beginning were very slow to warm up.

My art side was dying with glee over his shots in In Time With You and how much the simplest shot changed the meaning of what was being said and if you rewatch it, new layers come out of the drama. The drama never pretends you'll love the characters entirely, but I like the overall message of the drama, some of the feminism, the tone, and the direction and acting were great too. I felt like I was learning a ton by watching some of his shot work... (He's very meticulous like that... in ISWAK he pulled that with one shot where the characters were emotionally distant, so he had them speaking their lines and a train divided them just at the right time. Then when they got back together, he visually had the characters climb over the train divide.... I was about dying when I saw it. (He also is a fan of using mirrors to add meaning)

Plus he picks some really cool and feminist stories... such as in the Rose, the girl never loses her weight... in ISWAK, he followed the manga so closely that when he cut something from the manga he made reference to it. =P He also makes in-jokes.

One of the best directors in East Asia... he garners my envy often in many ways, even though I'm not a director.

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Jumbalaya

November 21, 2012 at 9:46 AM

....hmmm...I never heard of Miss Rose...

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33 jomo143

November 16, 2012 at 9:23 AM

Hello All in the World!

We had a cyber-bullying happening in my house.
My 17 year old daughter broke up with a boy and within minutes, Twitter was alive with nasty, four-letter word strewn tweets from twits. Oh yeah, these were her (former) friends. How stupid ARE these boys?
They used their own names and called her by a very identifiable nickname. I was shaking with fury by the time I was on the phone with one of the moms.

Luckily, it stopped as abruptly as it started, and we were able to contain the online comments, but I know her social life as it pertains to this group of kids is over. It is no great loss to my daughter, fortunately, and has other buddies to hang with. She understands how dumb a 17-year-old can be and how little they think about their actions.

On a much lighter note.
Pimping Drama Go, Go, Go from Taiwan, starring Ruby Lin in a role reminiscent of Kim Tae Hee in My Princess, meaning she has figured out how to make the cute but smart work. Jiro Wang, who is really good as an has been idol struggling to be an actor, and my favfavfav Lin Geng Xin as the roommate all ladies need to cuddle up with after a hard day's night.

Why do I like this show, when it is chock full of all the drama cliches EVER? Because it is all about how a drama scriptwriter has to create a romcom drama script with a less than perfect cast, a demanding producer, a not-at-all-nice director. What I have fallen in love with in the good Taiwan romcoms is: even though you KNOW what is coming, and see the cliche scene a mile away, you can't wait for it. I also like how the moms and dads are portrayed. It's very real to me.

Koala has written up her first impressions,
http://koalasplayground.com/2012/11/12/first-impressions-drama-go-go-go-with-ruby-lin-and-jiro-wang-rocks-my-world/
and it is on viki being slowly subbed, but I have watched the raws and still love it.
It also has the catchiest theme song ever sung by Jiro Wang. On replay on my ipod now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b_Lv0VUUqk

Does anyone else think Ruby Lin looks different or is it just my memory of how she used to look like has faded? I haven't seen her in ages to remember tbh. Hmmm...Oh well...

And Jiro Wang! Yumm... Boy has never looked better!

So many dramas, so little time!

Hey everyone... I'm new to the K-Drama scene...I love this site! All the recaps, and all the cool people..

I found out about K-Dramas a few months ago but couldn't find a site to watch so I gave up.. Then about a week ago, I just was looking around found dramafever and the rest is history.

Here's what i'm currently following/ watching:

I miss you: It was the first drama where I watched a full episode.. mesmerized by the kid actors. I've watched episode 3 and the rape didn't really bother me.. I like that it's dark but I really think it's well done besides the villains having no good qualities whatsoever.

I look forward to what the two adult leads do with it.. I really really hope their will be a happy ending somehow because that makes the pain worth it.. the tragic nature of the show loses impact if its not overcome.

I also finished Nice Guy last night. Didn't love the ending..I don't really want to spoil but I could do without all these people getting a slap on the wrist especially Ahn Min Young.. It's a great drama with grey characters but last few episodes were subpar to me..

Anyway, I'm also watching City Hunter, being blown away.. its my kind of show.. Action, intrigue, romance.. father/ son battling.. I dig it alot.

A couple other dramas I just started: The king of dramas and Coffee Prince.

I also started Princess' Man because of my love for Moon Chae Won.. She is so gorgeous (I'm a straight male so you won't see me swoon over the guys..LOL) and so talented..Only problem with Princess' Man is the Dramafever subtitles go fast and the subtitles have explanations in them.. its hard to figure out sometimes..

I think that's enough from me... Thanks for reading ha.

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jomo143

November 16, 2012 at 9:40 AM

Matt-
Welcome to the DBOT. It is fun to read and share.
Believe me, it is invaluable to have a male POV here. Don't worry if you suddenly have to become an expert on being a man!

I will be rabidly watching IMY and commenting on the recaps if JB decides to continue, or here on the OT.
It is NOT sunshine and roses, but I also like the crime aspect of it. It's dark dark dark, but the Daddy detective provides the light we need to get the hell out of the tunnel of despair.

If you love MCW, MUST see the movie Bow: Ultimate Weapon. She rocks in that and won an acting award.
I liked the start of TPM, but it got way too weepy and repetitive for me towards the end.
She was also in Painter of the Wind - AWESOME drama with another Moon girl - Moon Geun Young.
In Shining Inheritance, she was lovely, but they didn't give her much to do as a typical weepy female second lead.

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Matt

November 16, 2012 at 9:52 AM

Thanks! I guess I'm used to being one of the only Male POV cause I happen to like alot of tv that women do here in america.. I don't really like romantic comedies.. but I love romance added in with action or melodramas.. I'm an soap opera watcher lol.

I agree IMY.. its least its dark but has someone who's clear headed, not crying every second or evil.. I also find it fascinating how they'll transition to the adults.. and how the reunion will go.

Thanks for the recommendations for MCW.. like I said she is beautiful but from what you've said about her, it looks like Nice guy and Bow: Ultimate weapon were the only ones to let her show her full acting chops.. Shame, because she's great.. Scary into vulnerable really quickly :)

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Mama J

November 16, 2012 at 10:04 AM

that was Moon Chae Won? How did I miss that? Shining Inheritance? Really?

November 16, 2012 at 1:54 PM

and in case we missed it, she and Song Joong-ki also featured in the same drama once before Nice Guy - she was second lead on My Fair Lady and he had a cameo!

(I didn't like the show much, to be quite honest)

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Mama J

November 16, 2012 at 9:55 AM

I really really hope their will be a happy ending somehow because that makes the pain worth it.. the tragic nature of the show loses impact if its not overcome.

you really are new...

Welcome. Buy tissues.

Matt ~

Welcome to the OT & DB.

My wife is currently watching City Hunter. I've only seen bits of it.

November 16, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Oh yes! PMY is such a beauty.. I like MCW's acting a little more but PMY has an innocent toughess about her that I like at least in City Hunter.

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Mama J

November 16, 2012 at 10:08 AM

Ok but Matt - on to the important stuff. Are you an Oppa, or are we Noonas?

there's only a couple of guys here...we never really got into using the titles with John, and we all call Ricky Oppa but he also calls all of us Noona, so I guess that cancels itself out.

I'm an end-stage ahjumma mascarading as a noona until I become a halmeoni.

November 16, 2012 at 11:50 AM

I'm a late-20s noona...I am not an ahjumma yet! I don't have any oppas anywhere! I don't call Ricky oppa...unles I can call John oppa...:P

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kakashi

November 16, 2012 at 10:37 AM

haha, JoAnne (and the rest of you ahjumma-noonas), you crack me up

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korazylady

November 16, 2012 at 6:33 PM

Not the rest of us, no ;)

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DayDreamer

November 16, 2012 at 7:49 PM

Oh Korazy Lady (heh, I love that name), I don't get a title?? *cries pitifully*

So do I call everyone here (except the guys) unni? :)

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Mama J

November 17, 2012 at 8:25 AM

We are your unnis - the guys are your oppas

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Matt

November 16, 2012 at 12:23 PM

Thanks for the input about Viki.. I definitely will keep it in mind. I've watched some on there on already and will when I want new episodes most likely.

As for different dramas, I don't hate vampires.. I find the premise of Vampire Prosecutor.. I'll check it out when I can.

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owl

November 16, 2012 at 3:30 PM

So I'm reading this, eating a dark chocolate raspberry icecream bar with my daytime catch up kdrama Midas netflix streaming... (thinking, gotta get stuff done today, okay, gotta get stuff done today)

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Ladytron33

November 16, 2012 at 5:45 PM

Ooh, I keep looking at Midas on my Netflix list and wondering if I should give it a go. I love No Min Woo in Full House 2, so I want to watch his other dramas at some point. But the business world doesn't interest me much. Is it one to recommend?

Also, yum for the dark chocolate raspberry ice cream bar. What was I saying about dramas being better??

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owl

November 16, 2012 at 8:13 PM

I am not an either/or person, and I totally a both/and person!! As for Midas, ladytron33, I'm liking it a lot (NMW of course). There are smart women in the show - I like that too.The thing with netflix streaming is most of the kdramas are older and its pretty limited, so I watch those during the day on straight up tv when I'm nannying. Then at night or days off, I hulu, viki and/or dramafever current/other kdramas. It's what an addict does to get what she needs and I work around work.

I've even tried watching two-a streaming AND viki at the same time -but couldn't read the subtitles on both fast enough. (This is from taking classes and watching 2 different lectures - one on dvd and one downloaded at the same time, which actually worked.) But the subtitles are a glitch, hey?

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jomo143

November 16, 2012 at 10:49 AM

By the way, here are some recommends based on what you said:
Time Between Dog and Wolf - loved it - crime drama
HIT - cop/crime drama - great cast. Great overarching mystery intertwined with the episodic ones. Ha Jung Woo - now a movie star/director, last TV show.
Vampire Prosecuter - first season was so good.
Ten - soooo scary
Return of Iljimae - the one with Jung Il Woo - awesome fight sequences
Queen In-hyun's Man - Awesomely perfect male lead with cool fight and romance moves. Time travel. Best OTP of all time.
Sandglass - 60's 70's 80's Korean history - brutal show from 1995. It influenced SK society like Roots did for the US.
There are more, but these are some of the best.

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Mama J

November 16, 2012 at 11:33 AM

For some quick viewing, Girl K (3 episodes, on DF amonth other places). WHITE CHRISTMAS. 10 episodes of awesomely awesome awesomeness. I watched that on Youtube but I think you can find it on dc-net.

I should've figured that.

And I bet it wasn't a teacher, but a disciplinarian...:P

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Mama J

November 16, 2012 at 2:01 PM

You are a horrible horrible person and I love you

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November 16, 2012 at 10:59 AM

Hi Matt,

I recommend a movie for you, "The Man From Nowhere." It's action with a lot of heart.

Action k drama, there are several and I'm sure others will pop up with recommendations- Runaway Plan B is goofy but action packed. And not that you care, but Rain is so smoking hot in that show. Had to say it, sorry. The Time Between Dog and Wolf is supposed to be intense but I've not watched it. Then there is Iljimae and Return of Iljimae, but they are not connected shows, just 2 takes on same legend. You might like Hong Gil Dong. Faith-I hesitate to recommend it for action, but I'll throw it out there. Then there is IRIS and Athena. Also Vampire Prosecutor and VP2. You might like God's Quiz also. Joseon X Files.

K drama is more like happy as you can be sometimes. Be forewarned, K drama is not like western tv. Shows billed as rom com can go melo and even tragic.

And especially if you watch movies, you will learn no one does vengeance better than Korea. I Saw the Devil and Old Boy pretty much define that genre. Do not watch either of those movies if you cannot handle squicky, both mental and physical.

If these are available to you: Netflix had Korean dramas and movies. Viki to me is the quickest for new stuff subbed. Hulu also has Korean shows. I like Dramafever subs the best out of all these sources. Netflix can have the worst, it's hit or miss.

Happy viewing!

November 16, 2012 at 1:13 PM

K drama and movies will ruin you for western tv lol. This is a great place to help you adapt and learn that is for sure. There is a lot lost in translation and ignorance of culture, things we will never comprehend simply because do not speak the language and are not Korean. But, there is a great deal of awesome to be had for what we can experience. I'm taking Asian Religions this semester and actually watching Asian tv shows and and movies has helped me with the class. And I totally referenced City Hunter in a paper haha.

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Raine

November 16, 2012 at 11:07 AM

Matt, you may want to start downloading your dramas or finding other sights for streaming/watching.

http://outsideseoul.blogspot.com/2012/08/kdrama-linkapoloza.html

This site has a bajillion links to streaming sites, other great blogs and all sorts of goodies!

Welcome to the fold. We have a few other straight men here. Yes, MCW was beautiful in Shining Inheritance, it was just too Makjang for me and that mom...omg. City Hunter was the first show I watched live! You're Beautiful was my first drama ever!

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Matt

November 16, 2012 at 12:35 PM

Hey Raine, I probably won't download much because I don't like having video files that big on my pc.

Isn't City Hunter great? I'm already up to episode 14.

I've been thinking about checking out You're Beautiful simply because Park Shin-hye caught my eye (really shallow of me lol.)

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Matt

November 16, 2012 at 2:53 PM

For me, I have to find something to latch onto.. With western TV, I'd be less likely to watch something solely for a performer since it can turn into years of watching.. but a 20 episode KDrama? I could possibly suffer through to see the pretty (women in my case :P) Unless the story is horrid.

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November 16, 2012 at 4:18 PM

The story isn't that interesting lol but I know a friend who would tweet about Kdramas and it got me curious.. I'm only fluent in English (Just barely ha) but subtitles don't bother me.. I tried using a site the twitter friend used but it wouldn't work for me... This was probably almost a year ago...

I used to watch every show airing, whether in my own country or in America or England, but since I seriously started watching Kdramas I watch those a lot less. Only Supernatural sustained, do you watch that too?
And it's what you say, Kdramas have such a unique quality and they're just so different. And how they deal with sexuality, I like very much. It's not that there's a sexscene in every series, just for it being there. Very refreshing. The building up of the romantic relationship also goes very slow and deep, so it's really believable!

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korazylady

November 16, 2012 at 5:27 PM

Welcome Matt!

Let me just warn you about the OT. It starts out as a curiosity, and then you start looking (and then waiting) for it on Friday mornings. Next thing you know, you start meeting up with other members from around the country and go see Big Bang and do soju shots!

It's a beautiful thing! Enjoy :)

November 16, 2012 at 7:28 PM

City Hunter is a show that I could see myself watching over and over again.. through 14 episodes its been pitch perfect although someone dying could have made it even better lol.

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meenuby

November 18, 2012 at 11:55 AM

Hi Matt and welcome to the OT!

Based on your likes, I think you would love Story of a Man. It has brilliant acting, directing, AND writing (a combination that is rare to find). Oh yeah, the OST is pretty awesome too.

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35 CaroleMcDonnell

November 16, 2012 at 9:56 AM

Watching Can We Get Married, Vampire Prosecutor, Ooh La La Spouses, Priceless, Monsters, Ooku, Osozaki no Himawari. All of which are really really good.

Reading recaps for Nice Guy, Missing. I'm thinking I can't deal with over-tragitude. This is why I avoid melodramas. Contrived. Still, am really hoping all turns out well for Ma Ru

Catching up on Fujiko F. Fujio no Parallel Space and a coupla other Japanese dramas.

Saw My Scary Girl which was really funny, funnier than Penny Pinchers, I think. Trie to watch Thieves" but the translation was konglish to the highest degree and although i generally don't mind that, it makes a heist caper even harder to understand.

Downloaded Korean learning audios from the US Foreign service so am trying to commit to learning Korean. Am avoiding American TV. Especially the news shows. Too stressful and all those ads showing up in between progrms or during the daily pundit programs are turning my hypochondria into a full-blown mania.

November 16, 2012 at 1:28 PM

I downloaded it from foreign service institute fsi-language-courses.org

but now the site is having issues. So you might have to wait for a while ( a couple days) to go back.

But you can still get the FST course from
http://outsideinkorea.com/culture/a-free-korean-language-course/

or try this site for another language course.
http://mylanguages.org/korean_audio.php

The Korean course, like all the language courses done by the US Foreign service institute, is in the public domain so it is free, although there are a few folks out there who are selling it.

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sebsob

November 16, 2012 at 1:42 PM

Thank you. I am much obliged. Wishing you much success in your goal of learning Korean. : )

I like this blog which is about self studying Korean and Japanese. It has some resources but it is more about inspiring yourself and realizing that your goal is achievable.

http://www.hangukdrama.com/

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CaroleMcDonnell

November 16, 2012 at 2:04 PM

Thanks so much. I like anything that says a goal is achievable. Thanks so much and much appreciation.

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sebsob

November 16, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Your welcome. I truly hope that your hard work and good intentions find fruition.

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hangukdrama

November 16, 2012 at 7:03 PM

oh wow Thanks Sabah for introducing my blog here!!:D Came here when I saw the referrer link from my blog stats.

I'm a huge fan / everyday reader of Dramabeans too ^^

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Mama J

November 17, 2012 at 8:29 AM

then you should totally be hanging out on the OT with us!

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November 16, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Hi all,

Thanks to Dramabeans for continued awesomeness. You rock the party!

Question to my fellow Beans: Woodalchi? Is there a translation of this term? It came up in conversation and my googling failed to produce results.

I'm in the homestretch of the semester, my viewing time is limited. Good thing there is nothing I'm totally addicted to right now.

We are planning a BOF marathon for Winter Break. And a big dinner at the fav Korean Restaurant. My daughter is introducing her boyfriend to the awesomeness of bimbimbap and bulgogi and japchae. I do not think however she will get him to watch BOF tho lol.

I remembered I wanted to comment on the movie Heaven's Postman. I watched that early fall, and wow, what a beautiful movie. I loved it. I had not watched it previously because I never really saw any really positive reviews of it. Wow, I was missing out.

Still in kitten name search. Little dood doesn't come to live with us until December so we have time. My daughter pointed out Joanne's suggestion of Chona is too close to her own name, so that is not going to work.

Hello all,

I've been in and out of OT all summer/fall. I had major surgery on my wrists/elbow for carpal tunnel/ulnar release in May, went to England in June and then moved from Miami, FL to Fort Collins, CO in August.

I've been getting back on my feet (and trying to get my blog back on its feet) and I finally feel like I have. I'm so behind in dramaland. It's. SAD.

I'm living in a house with my sister and my cat, Timmy. If you don't know about Timmy, he's my feline love. We're total BFFs. He's lying on the window sill behind me soaking up the sun and praying the temperature doesn't drop below 30 for a while...

Anyway, my parents and brother are coming out next week and it will be the first time my mom and brother have seen our house! EEK! Basically that means we've been cleaning and trying to finish unpacking and make sure that all the plants don't die before they get here!

Oh yeah, we also need more towels...*makes shopping list*

*** SPOILER***

I just finished The Thousandth Man and recapped it. It was a good watch, but the ending highlighted some SERIOUS flaws. Pacing was so off and I'm sorry, but that fox bead exchange was disgusting and ruined the moment. The ending didn't have to be as happy, hold-handsy as it was. They could've all gone their own way and it would've been better. I did like seeing his daughter.

***end SPOILER***

Watching AM97 and LOVING it. Will post more on that when I'm through.

Watching FHT2, loving that. MadDino and I are recapping it and seriously biting our nails waiting for new episodes. And it's the weekend. After 4 days of FH, we have to wait THREE?!!!!! ACK! We have also renamed Tae-ik "Sheepy" for his hair and Kang-hwi "BunnY" because he's as cute as the bunnies in Deeno's army. And then she chibi'd them both and put them in costumes. SO. CUTE.

Watched RMPW. LOVE. I forgot how much I love me some J-dramas. I need to get on Priceless.

Yay OT!

November 19, 2012 at 1:20 AM

Just in case you check in again. I found out the video. It was a MV for Davichi. Yeah, my sis is a cheating cheaty cheaterson. I'm not going to tell her I know yet, let's see her try to fool me twice.

November 19, 2012 at 12:55 PM

Haha, so she kind of manipulated you! But luckily you found out, so you won't be cheated again, hehe.

I finally finished Nice Guy, and the ending really worked for me - even if I spent what felt like half the time wanting to scream at that fool Maru to GO TO THE HOSPITAL ALREADY DAMMIT.

also, I'm happy to report that Joon Hawtness gets to look hot again, minus the bandages. I've never wanted to take a second lead off a heroine's hands so badly, except for Seo Jeong-woo in My Girl lol. And that had quite a bit to do with the fact that he was played by Lee Jun-ki.

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November 16, 2012 at 3:32 PM

*SPOILER
- too good to be true. Seriously, everybody happy andwell? nobody died? nobody suffered serious consequences of their misdeeds? nobody ended up mentally unstable? Huh. I guess I am too vindictive a person. Not that I dislike happy endings, but this drama just begged for some guts to crown the whole series. Just one scapegoat would do ;)
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But she didn't drive a 10 year matiz or wear cheap clothes either...

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Kate

November 16, 2012 at 10:04 PM

I can't with people who all a character that word even after the ending/ side eye you

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korazylady

November 16, 2012 at 5:48 PM

I posted this earlier in the OT but you may not have seen it. Looks like they succumbed to viewer pressure:

http://www.soompi.com/2012/11/16/song-joong-ki-says-he-is-happy-with-the-ending-in-nice-guy/

So many unanswered questions - I say we all take one of them (such as what happened between Eun Gi and the Tae Son Company) and write our own ending!

November 17, 2012 at 9:06 AM

It isn't nice, but it can be mended. I can imagine some more retribution. You know, I grew up listening to Grimm Brothers' stories, they knew how to punish villains ;)

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45 Russe12

November 16, 2012 at 4:21 PM

Hello, all! I know I'm a bit late, but oh well.

I never formally introduced myself, so here's a small bit about me. I'm female, and I originally got into Hallyu through k-pop but several months ago transitioned more into dramas. I still occaisionally listen to k-pop (mainly Big Bang, 2NE1, FT Island, and CN Blue). I am a bit of a Jung Ilwoo and Yoo Seungho fangirl (even though I haven't actually seen them in as many dramas as I would like). I have a varied taste in k-dramas, my main favourites being 49 Days, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, and Gaksital. That's about it!

Count me in. I also like 49 days. :-)

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46 Audrey

November 16, 2012 at 9:44 PM

Speaking of Japanese drama remakes (That Winter). The japanese version was awesome, I hope they don't butcher it...like they did with Dr. Jin.
I was wanting to see if anyone had seen this Japanese drama called Guilty Akuma to Keiyakushita Onna.
It's sooooooooooo good. I want to see Korea remake this drama. Whichever actress plays the villian would be epic, I vote for Kim So Yeon. Or Son Ye Jin would be great too(even though she sort of played this character in Into the White Night (remake of japanese drama Byakuyako ).Or Ha Ji Won...oh so many choices.
But please, Korea needs to remake this drama....anybody with me?
here is a link to watch it:
http://www.dramacrazy.net/japanese-drama/guilty-akuma-to-keiyaku-shita-onna/

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mskololia

November 17, 2012 at 3:19 AM

Hi Audrey. Happy OT.

I think Kland would ruin this one by making it: 1) longer than it needs to be followed by, 2) unnecessary angst just to turn around and 3) give it a HEA ending. That would make the inner conflict nonsensical to me because they are claiming "romantic" LCA.

November 17, 2012 at 4:34 PM

Aww girl, you found yourself a korean oppa! Lucky girl :) There seems to be some chemistry but i think you should wait longer. By the way, as much as we love korean dramas, they don't help us at all when it comes to choosing someone. They spoil us and and we raise our expectations. As much as we want our boyfriend be like a guy in a korean drams, it's prolly not gonna be exactly the same. BUT, we can dream. LOL. Hope it works out for you!

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49 MeeisLee

November 17, 2012 at 5:41 PM

So, I don't think many people check OT after Friday but I was wondering if I could get some opinions on something!

Alright so I have a Historical Investigation (really just a fancy way of saying history research paper) that I'm required to do for my history class and the topic must take place in the 20th century and international (not America-centric). One of the first ideas that came to mind was the Japanese occupation of Korea and Gaksital ofc!!!

So I was wondering if anyone had any ideas or suggestions on what my research question should be or if this is a good topic to do? Initially, I was going to see how accurate Gaksital portrayed real events.

I appreciate any replies :). I would've posted earlier, but I was too busy being anxious about SATs yesterday (thank god they're over now!).

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shukmeister

November 17, 2012 at 11:17 PM

You might want to consider the sovereignty dispute of the Dokdo Islands. They recently had a 1N2D episode, but SK and Japan have fought over these couple of rocks for over a hundred years, which makes it a 20th century topic.

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November 18, 2012 at 1:07 PM

Dokdo definitely sounds like an interesting topic to do but I'm worried it might 'too current' in a sense. There's still a lot of tension and on-going disputes and lingering intensities, at least that's what I've gathered from my limited exposure. I suppose you could argue that with the Japanese occupation on a whole but looking at it more generally seems less controversial (?). One of the topics I'm not really allowed to do is on North Korea and 9/11 (it fit the previous requirements for my first research paper which was that it had to US history related and prior to 2002) for example.

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