Looking forward to buying and reading this one. Congratulations..:))

Why aren't you going to make it accessible on nook? :/

WOW.. the anything and everything about k dramas... Finally. Maybe now I might understand the certain hipocracy they spout.

javabeans/girlfriday: maybe you could include a sidebar with some of those adorable Korean phrases (idioms?) like blowing the top off your ramen pot and drawing lines on watermelons. Some times the subbers replace these with English equivalents, but I actually adore the flavor of another society's common sayings.

Well good news and bad news.

Good news is that we will be having something interesting in the market. Something that will be fun to read and pass your time.

Bad news is that I can't buy it no cash :( Ofcourse if it was free I would get it but then who isn't like me. :)
Who can avoid free stuff.

In regards if they are qualified to do so or not. I say who cares this is something for fun so if you enjoy stuff like that then do so and if not leave it.
There are many books in the market place that have similar things though they are considered unofficial ie there was one that I saw for Buffy some season, another one that I saw was called all things STAR TREK or something like that. It consisted of info of STAR TREK at that time.
Fans that were into it bought the books. They were well aware that it had nothing to do with the community it nothing offical but they had something to do and enjoy. Yes most probably it was written by fans who put in time and research into the stuff but it was the thought that truly matters and counts.
The writers are going to be spending their precious time and effort for this book so we should be thankful to them for that.
If you don't want to read the book that is entirely upto you. No one is forcing anyone to do so. Plus if you do read it and don't like it then you can always tell them what went wrong so that they can improve the next time. Thus a Win Win situation for all.

Never knew that the writers of this blog were Korean. Never could tell. How does anyone even know that in this day and age. Have you met them or seen pictures of them. I am someone who doesn't believe stuff unless I have proof. (Though Aliens are another matter totally still there is some proof though people don't call it that :) )

I like some of the points that were brought up and would love to see how they turn out in the end.
Though I want to contribute something as well....

Why are loan sharks such a threat to the innocent heroes and heroines of dramaland?

In Romance Town there was a loan shark living next to the Heroines workplace. He was no threat to her infact he was even very helpful towards her. Cashes out her lottery ticket and even lends out an occasional ear etc...
Plus sometimes they seem all though and bad A-- but are there only for comedic relief. ie Smile You, Dating Agency Cryano and one more I can't remember the name. It had the actress who was in the group called VOX or something.

Why is everyone in a K-drama obsessed with a first love?

Another good point though they don't always end up with them.

Smile Again was a perfect example.
The main couple thankfully wasn't like that. Infact the Carl Laker got over his 1st love as soon as she dumped him for his little brother and she tried her best to get rid of him.
Anna Laker was another matter though considering her mental state it could be understood and when she found out that her first love already had a family she tried to even get over him.
James I suspect only liked her later on for the guilt that he felt towards her. though by the end he stuck by his wife. :)

So while these points are common in a lot of dramas they are not true for all of them. Infact I would love to find cases to support where such things don't happen :) .
Sry it must be the case where I took up law at one point and it was our job to bring up such stuff and argue our point.

It is nothing personal towards anyone over here or there.
Still looking forward to this work. Perhaps I will hire out some criminals that I know of to get me a pirated copy of this work so that I can fully enjoy it. LOL :)

Hope read all the other comments sooooooonn !!!!!! :)

this is going to be awesome! :D

THANK YOU..cannot wait for the ebook..

I've been very interested with the structure of Korean Dramas. Despite the repetitive concept of what we call in science "Opposite attracts", I am always magnetize with whatever witchcraft it has.

Maybe because: Male protagonist is hot, Female Protagonist is anime cute and there is this cool third character (guy) in the story. Well, that is also something that is repeated or common in drama..we (the audience, kept on falling for the second guy).

yay!!!! Will read definitely, the excerpt made me laugh already.

Wow! I am so excited. Thank you so much. You guys are great!

A toast to JB and GF on this wonderful milestone! In my book, you're tops! I can imagine a shelf of books on kpop in English with this occupying seminal place. Being part of this community, i feel the triumph too. squeee time!

Dun forget them turns that pans 360 deg LOL come with hugs/kiss, classic amnesia (was telling my pals, i've not met anyone with amnesia of known anyone that got amnesia in my 4 decades in this world ! How the heck this amnesia come to play so often in Korean Dramas lol, whenever this comes up I want to scream aiyooo dun do that dun do that!), piggy back rides, cancer, tumour in brain, when they wave for a taxi, the taxi is always there on the spot lol, when they drive real fast they can make a U turn anywhere at high speed lol, there's a fried chicken shop everywhere, or they have a fried chicken shop lol (when I was in seoul i hardly could see them fried chicken shops!) ... the list goes on... !

Maybe Javabeans & GF, you should ask us beanies what are the classic K-drama plots/events/scene that we have seen all them years being k-addicts - and we would surely have a good laugh while reading and exclaiming o "OH yessss! hahahah that one"... LOL

Can't wait to ready your books!

Congratulations! I'll pray for your books success.

I can't wait! I think this will be a fun and delightful read. Don't worry about the haters. Its not like anyone is forcing them to buy it. My iPad awaits with baited breath.

I like your point about the lack of dramas about the middle class. But what drama recently was such a big hit about the middle class... "Childless Comfort"! It was so well written, something truly missing in almost all dramas. I'm glad that writer is beginning another one.

That is going to be awesome! Thanks to the two of you, it's a great idea!

As for me, one of my main questions would be: why do the female protagonists always trip over nothing and fall down, even when they are not supposed to be clumsy? I guess it is kind of the same as the pulling by the wrist thing, that's to say something that looks like a tendancy to infantilize the women. I've seen that a lot in Asian dramas.

I'm obviously going to buy it!!! release seasame!

Loved it!!!!!!!! can't wait, and yes what happened to all the normal people?? lol

I hope you explain the bill collectors aka loan sharks busting into peoples homes, tearing the place up, even taking off with their kids etc.. Also what's with all the shoving, pushing, throwing down of people and can happen between complete strangers? I was quite surprised in Good Doctor the other Drs/Interns grabbing, shoving and throwing Park Shi-On down but that's another thread.lol I have more but I'll leave it at that. Just know I'm looking forward to your book and seeing what your thoughts are. I wish you much success. :)

Yes, yes-well, yes to all of those. Wrist grabs! What the hell is up with that?

Wheeeee! Just got home from a very long day at work and read this! Cannot wait, will definitely buy this. Have been watching for quite a few years and found this site not long after I started watching. Have never laughed so hard...or thought dang I thought the same thing when I was watching

May not always agree with everything written, but have laughed and learned a lot from both of you. As someone said above, no idea where you guys find the time! Writing takes time and sometimes I am so blown away by the volume on this blog!

Way to go...so wonderful...Imagine you have gotten so big you even have anti-fans! How weird is that...but should just be ignored, because it is no reflection on you or who you truly are. Just grateful that both of you share your knowledge and give us such wonderful writing with so much hilarity. Really sometimes it is hard not to get snarky with some of the plots, writing or black holes of logic.

Can't wait...FIGHTING!

I've long been a perplexed observer of the sheer "physicality" seemingly common in Korean culture, in that there appears to be a lot of forehead-flicking, back-of-the-head-slapping, colliding on crowded streets (with nary an apology), and shin-kicking going on in Korea, if K-dramas are any reliable indication. How closely does this reflect reality? Of course here in North America, we often prefer to express our violence by more remote means, and with far more deadly consequences (ie., guns), so it's got me wondering....

I've also been fascinated by the way K-dramas often depict a seeming contradiction between the way women in Korean society commonly occupy high profile/high powered professional roles/occupations, but are just as often constrained by stiflingly narrow roles within the family. Where lies the truth?

Do Koreans really drink as heavily as K-dramas depict, with tent bars on every corner, and people passed out on the backs of their acquaintances?

Why do Female characters fail to notice that the skin below their jaw line is jarringly less white than that of their face?

Oh, so many questions! Thank goodness JB and GF are here to answer them. This is the book I never knew I needed until just now. Count me among the legion of DB denizens who can't wait to read the hopefully side-splittingly fun answers to such questions. I'll even pay money for it. The Kindle app on my IPad is cocked and primed for this download.

Sorry I forgot a major one I think you'll cover it in your book. I sure hope so.

Hospitals ....stub toe, go to hospital...scratch on arm, hospital. Faint, piggyback ride to hospital. Aren't there any clinics or Drs. offices? Curious minds want to know. :)

I hope this book answers why characters die by Truck.

Yay!

Will eagerly anticipate the ebook. Hope all my questions about K-dramaland will be answered ^^

This is why I think this site is such a waste of time. If you don't like kdrama tropes don't watch them. Simple. You're always talking about realism and how some things just look like jokes to you and whatever...well I'm sorry if your life doesn't allow you to see certain things as realistic but in other people's life many things happen the way they do in kdramas (mine included) and that's exactly why some people watch them. Saying something is unrealistic just because it doesn't happen to you doesn't make it unrealistic, so asking for dramas to stop using the common tropes that attracted such a huge audience is just ridiculous and selfish. Many people love dramas the way they are, many people resemble those characters whether you believe or not, so please for god's sake stop "Americanizing" it. It's your own problem if you grow tired of the common tropes used in Asian shows, besides when you do, you still have plenty of "interesting", "refreshing", "modernized" American shows to watch.