Open Thread #410

1 bashful

August 28, 2015 at 6:27 AM

If people think Injo is a horrible king in "Hwajung", you should see his great-great grandfather Seonjo in "Book of Corrections". Oh vey - he joins a small list of characters in any medium whom I want to punch in the face repeatedly. Then slap with a rotting fish.

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fanwho

August 28, 2015 at 11:08 AM

Both have something in common - They did not grow up in the palace. Both became the king by reluctant choice (because previous King did not have any son, or was thrown out). SunJo was terrible (Admiral Lee :(), but he was very lucky to have many great scholars/generals under him. InJo was not that lucky -so he ended up being humiliated by China.

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Chanelboy loves Jackson Wang A LOT

August 28, 2015 at 11:31 AM

@Bashful82 : I want to watch Hwajung from the start, but scared I wasted my time, is a full time dedication IMO.

Is it worth the stake?
Thanks for ur reccs!

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Beverly A

August 28, 2015 at 3:35 PM

I've thoroughly enjoyed Hwajung. It seems to adhere fairly closely to history and the OST is beautiful. The acting is super and uou learn how corruption in the power elite brought Korea to her knees.

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2 Jon G.

August 28, 2015 at 6:29 AM

Is there anything worth watching on right now?

Yong-Pal
I think I was really misled about the show. Before episode 5, I was under the impression that this is a comedy making fun of badly written, pretentiously directed wannabe-slick shows. Now I have to conceed that it simply is a badly written, pretentiously directed wannabe-slick show.

(I really fear for the health of the sound director, btw. The only place where one would think that Sarah McLachlan's version of "Angel" is not soppy enough and you have to go for the Westlife cover is a hyperglycaemia-induced coma-dream.)

Virtual bride/Eccentric DiL/Taming MiL
Now this show found its tone as a variety-"hybrid" very early and steadily and runs with it (unlike, you know, "Producer"). It uses variety-style camera, deliberately bad lowbrow acting and overall cheap setups, creating a rather unique and recognisable style.

Story/character-wise, this is one of those shows that make me much more open to the idea of thermonuclear annihilation of South Korea.

A Wife's Credentials
With absolutely nothing interesting on the screen right now -- and after the updated recommendations from last week -- I gave this one a go and marathoned it in 6 days.

I love slow, thorough pace. Slow pace is very difficult to get right, because you cannot get away with even minor flaws in your plot line and your characterisations, and it is more demanding to keep the audience' attention. If it is down right, it can be fantastic (see, for example, "Grapevine" or "Yuna's Street").

This show is very slow (both scene pace and plot pace), and it is very thorough. In addition: fantastic acting by the whole ensemble, great camera work, unusual and efficient soundtrack (that gets a just a tiny little repetitive later on).

Overall, a 7.5/10 rating by me, that's a top 10 show on my list (ahead of, for example, a great show like "Oh My Ghostess").

However, I cannot really say I enjoyed the show. I don't think I ever rooted as strongly against the main couple as I did with this drama.

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poliwag

August 28, 2015 at 6:32 AM

I'm so-so on Yongpal because the speed it moves by is...dizzy. I didn't watch the other 2 shows, though, but your post makes me want to like this repeatedly.

On the other hand, here I am, waiting impatiently for Twenty Again after the end of Oh My Ghostess ;w;

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alua

August 28, 2015 at 6:40 AM

No, I'm with you. Nothing worth watching among the K-dramas out right now. :-(

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Excitable

August 28, 2015 at 7:40 AM

I need some good laughs... still am searching but still am failing. I've done my deeds in JDramas i want to get back in the KDrama land.

Can't do it.

It's too...

*yawns*

Why isn't there anything interesting for my holiday? This is unfair

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alua

August 28, 2015 at 7:48 AM

Tamiou is good for laughs.

Or Fuben na Benriya if you didn't watch that one yet.

The Korean front is bleak. Not even sure there is anything to look forward to either.

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Lilly

August 28, 2015 at 8:02 AM

The Village looks like it might be pretty good if you like mysteries. Comes Oct though.

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Excitable

August 28, 2015 at 8:11 AM

HAHA. Seems like i'm back to square one with KDramas.

And uhh.. hello to Jdrama again. lol. So sad.

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Excitable

August 28, 2015 at 1:41 PM

I mean it's not a Jdrama with subtle romance that they are implying it rather vaguely but then, we still got it.

That just one scene. And like i said, i don't see any explosive sparks to make me believe such a fleeting scene and even the saving scene. I took the saving scene as a sense of camaraderie. They are 'friends' and i believed they are growing in their feelings to each other but not to the extent of acting on it so soon with such stakes that they had.

No, just no.

Yong Pal saving Yeo Jin, i got it... Crying... okay i understand why you would. You have feelings for her. First half of the 7th ep, i've got no complain. Then it just went insane in the romance term for episode 8.

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alasecond

August 30, 2015 at 7:04 AM

lol max..

do they have funniest comment award..

n i was thinking of starting this series..so not now ..

@Rewatching..

somehow..itazura na kiss/ it started with a kiss..are the only ones.. i dont get bored with :) ..

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owl

August 28, 2015 at 8:31 AM

"Angel" - ugh, I cringed. I thought for sure they would play, "Knock Three Times" with the there's-a-wall-between-us scene in the (sigh) rectory of the church. I am NOT feeling the love between them at all. I have the hardest time with a kdrama that I want to like, I try to like, but they make it so I can't like it. The gangsters in traction, boring. NOt to mention other hospital boredoms. Oh, and Paul from 49 Days who I loved to death, I can't bear to see you as brother gone bad. Cynthia, you were a breath of fresh air.

Bye, bye Yong Pal.

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Waiting

August 28, 2015 at 8:48 AM

Jon,

Your post made me smile ear to ear! Too funny and spot-on in many respects. Thank you!

I loved Grapevine and Yuna's Street and have struggled to watch some shows such as Yongpal. I just can't get interested and from your comment, makes me feel like I am dodging a bullet like I did with Doctor Stranger and Basketball. Thank you #2! LOL I was sorry to read that lovable and talented PD Jin Hyuk was attached to Doctor Stranger though his work on it seems to be a bright spot trying to make sense of a otherwise questionable story/plot.

I did enjoy Oh My Ghostess - loved the actors in it and they did a good job with the material.

I will watch/marathon I Remember You as it had some good reviews, but other than that, I am stuck for what to watch. Surely a drama/show slump for me and that may also be because I have been watching Kdramas since Oct 2012. A bit early for burn out, but may be I am less tolerant of some troupes which are now so overused to me.

I am always open to suggestions!

August 28, 2015 at 9:00 AM

Yong-pal is the #1 show in Korea right now. But that alone does not make it perfect – I like the show, but once in a while it tosses in those really jarring scenes where you just go WTF.

Seriously, the ratings??? Why? I cannot see anything that makes this show special on any possible dimension. It's better than "Heirs", sure, but that's not the biggest hurdle to climb.

Virtual Bride I love – just because it is so freaking stupid, with all the stupidest people in Korea making all the dumbest decisions ever. I am not sure if it was intentional, but I look on it as a mass parody of nearly all daytime and weekend k-dramas.

That's the only way to watch it, I think. The weird effect this show (and most family dramas) have on me is that I hate the supposed "victim" characters even more and I start to enjoy their sufferings a lot.

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windsun33

August 28, 2015 at 10:51 AM

Ratings - it is Summer season, so less real competition. They usually save the better shows for the longer nights in Fall/Winter.

Victims - I somewhat agree - 3/4 of the time the reason the victim is a victim is because they are so freaking stupid. Virtual Bride example is the teacher girl married to a worthless slob with a totally bitch MIL - but all she does to counter it is to get even more sycophantic. Any normal person would have divorced years ago.

Sometimes I wish these self-made victims would just pull out a big gun and blow their worthless family away, and then move to Costa Rica.

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alua

August 28, 2015 at 11:05 AM

Why Costa Rica?

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Beverly A

August 28, 2015 at 3:40 PM

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Jon G.

August 28, 2015 at 10:56 AM

That's because I didn't try it. Maybe I should ...

August 28, 2015 at 11:45 AM

Yeah, now that Oh My Ghostess is finished the only show I'm live-watching is Yong-pal. It's...not quality, but I did find it entertaining if wildly uneven, but this week's eps pacing dragged and it really looks like the live-shoot might turn this into Doctor Stranger 2.0

I actually don't mind the slump though! No good shows on-air = more time to catch up on the huge drama backlog. Which of these would you guys recommend (other suggestions are welcome as well):

1) Heard it through the Grapevine: heard nothing but good things about this one, but it is kinda long

2) I Remember You: Was the ending solid? Is it a good mystery series?

3) My Beautiful Bride: Love action/noir thrillers, but I dropped Heartless City because the amount of secretly-undercover-mobsters and corrupt cops became too ridiculous to handle.

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Jon G.

August 28, 2015 at 12:32 PM

Btw. I was among those who were disappointed by the Oh My Ghostess final episodes. Especially the last episode was very lazily written.

Grapevine
Yes, it's long and the pace is relatively slow. But it's so incredibly multi-dimensionally good that you can enjoy it even if only 10% of its strengths actually appeal to you.

I Remember You
"good mystery": Don't ask me. I'm so incredibly picky when it comes to mystery that I don't think there ever was a K-drama writer with the skills to write a plot that might be satisfying to me. It's not their fault, it's mine.

August 28, 2015 at 12:22 PM

Yong Pal is starting to look like a dud. The ost is weirdly sappy and unoriginal, the writing is so so, the romance buildup was a bit off (it just came out of nowhere.. no getting to know you phase. I am almost tapped out on current kdramas. Crossing my fingers that Twenty Again would get me hooked.

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iamdeb

August 28, 2015 at 1:30 PM

What are your favorites dramas, Jon G.

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Jon G.

August 28, 2015 at 2:13 PM

Right now or ever?
Right now (with OMG over): none.

Ever: Hmm, favourites depend on the mood, but the shows I consider the best ones (all things considered): Grapevine, Misaeng, Yuna's Street, IHYV, IOIL, ...

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ananabiotic

August 28, 2015 at 5:22 PM

since your list didn't include Healer, I'm now starting to question your taste.

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Jon G.

August 29, 2015 at 12:06 AM

Never watched Healer. I missed it when it aired, and afterwards the hype was too huge for me and scared me off.
I became a little bit hesitant to watch shows with that big a hype about them. I still try it sometimes, but it usually doesn't end well (KMHM, "Mask" as recent examples).

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Delurker

August 29, 2015 at 11:01 AM

@Jon: I am on the same boat regarding KMHM and Mask; not enthusiastic about KMHM, save for Ji Sung's performance, and positively disappointed by Mask. About Healer, my fangirl-free assessment (for the last time I think; this horse has probably been beaten long enough)

If you go into it for the action/mystery you will probably be disappointed; the baddies are a little Disney at the end of the day, the huge mystery backstory is resolved in a rather anticlimactic tone, and the final showdown is anything but original. This ain't Heartless City.

For the rest, however, Healer was refreshing in the almost complete lack of kdrama clichés, and I would advise watching it just to see two people behaving like rational adults about their relationship, with no denial, contrived conflict or noble idiocy; in fact, I think the writer liked to create those situations, then show how *not* to take the expected path.

Then, you also get good performances from everybody, including the leads. Don't let all the fangirl drooling over Ji Chang Wook put you off; he is a proper actor. And I had never warmed to Park Min Young before, but I just loved her Young Shin. Somewhere I read that this time she had stopped obsessing over looking pretty on camera and had just gone for it, and it shows. Both are likable and well-rounded characters.

Bottom line: I say forget about the hype, lower your expectations to avoid disappointment, then go ahead and watch it. You won't probably share in the collective fan hysteria, but I think you will be entertained, and at the very least, it will be an interesting exercise in comparison. Would be good to hear what you have to say afterwards :)

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Jon G.

August 29, 2015 at 11:36 AM

@Delurker

Thank you very much, that was very helpful! I'll put it on the list. As most of the currently airing shows are not particularly enticing, I might be able tackle it in the very near future.

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August 28, 2015 at 6:36 AM

Movie 'Beauty Inside' will be released in North America on September 11, 2015.

USA (New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Hawaii, Dallas, Washington D.C., Atlanta, New Jersey)
Canada (Toronto, Vancouver)
Cinemas : to be updated here on Well Go USA website - http://wellgousa.com/theatrical/thebeautyinside#showtimes
Subtitle : English

Here's the official US release trailer (subbed): https://youtu.be/3XcK4Elpn0s

I is jealous. I wish I can see the movie so soon, too. Yoo Yeon Seok's voice ♡

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growingbeautifully

August 29, 2015 at 6:05 AM

@day_dreamer

Thanks much for the links. That trailer was very alluring. Now I want to watch that movie. LOL! I also want to catch Fabricated City/Invented City but it's a waiting game now. :)

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5 alua

August 28, 2015 at 6:38 AM

Still no k-dramas for me, as sadly none of the ones airing right now interest me (or they are too crappily executed).

Did manage to watch a few episodes of 37.5°C no Namida, which is small, but quite lovely drama about an insecure woman trying to find her place in life after having been totally neglected and emotionally abused as a child by her family. Nothing spectacular, but I'm enjoying it. I'm shipping Mokomichi Hayami with the lead, but it's a bit ambiguous.

Also started Tamiou. I already had an inkling from The Light Only Shines There and Princess Jellyfish, but Tamiou confirms it – Suda Masaki is just brilliant. Watched two episodes, I'm finding this drama hilarious. Some find it a bit stupid (Suda's original character), but I can't complain yet. I think the drama is just trying to emphasise how different the two leads are. Cracks me up – Suda strutting about as the prime minister, and his father in fluffy blue cardigans, hugging his knees. (It's a body swap drama.)

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alua

August 28, 2015 at 6:43 AM

Oh, need to give a shout out to Endo Kenichi, because he deserves just as much praise as Suda Masaki for making this one hilarious body-swap. Another good drama from him (if it stays as good) after recently finished Fuben na Benriya.

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alua

August 28, 2015 at 7:05 AM

Forgot. Also tried Age Harassment, just to see if Takei Emi has improved at all. The answer is no. She has about three expressions in the drama. And in the final scene of every episode she clenches her fist – OH SO DRAMATIC – before she starts ranting about harassment in the office. I concluded after two episodes that its a lacklustre drama, with very black and white characters and totally paint-by-the-numbers.

Pity. It's not that the premise of the drama is uninteresting or not relevant, but when it's executed in a black-and-white manner as it is in this drama (males are only bad, and all older females all are lacking confidence & are jealous of the oh-so-young/beautiful/very talented girl), I don't think it does anything to help society.

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alua

August 28, 2015 at 4:28 PM

I just find her very bland. But it's okay, since 99% of her dramas are really boring so they rarely interest me. She doesn't actually pick interesting roles (see Rurouni Kenshin: she might have been the female lead, but of all female characters that one had just about nothing to do).

Hi everyone.
Getting ready for the weekend?

its been a long week with dramas. I have to say,I haven't been impressed.

[b]SWWTN[/b]-- well,I'm just watching it for Tue entertainment value and the pretties. its has just been here and there but I'm willing to stick to it to the end.

The thing is, because I really like Joo-won's character, I really feel the chemistry between him and all the female leads.

I especially enjoy the dynamic that has formed between the mains and think there was already a lot of romantic tension building between them. That's why I'm really bummed with how things went. I would have loved to see them slowly strengthening their relationship as they worked together and for the romantic tension to grow bit by bit.

This show already hasn't been quite as amazing to me as a lot of other's are finding it, but this was one aspect that I was actually excited to see play out and they just had it happen so fast...

So this week I finished My Beautiful Bride, a.k.a My Beautiful Banker, a.k.a The Time They Always Met but Never Reunited. It reminds me so much of the writer's previous work, Heartless City, with a better touch of romance, AND Kim Moo-Yeol.
It started off great until around ep 5 but then they have no twists & mysteries and it's all about fighting the 'Shadow' and bringing the 'bride' home. The conflicts became redundant although I always forgot to file a complaint once Kim Moo-Yeol graced the screen. And the ending felt anticlimatic. Like, the cops suddenly became too competent and catched whoever Do-Hyung threw to them. The directing is great (I would die to see the kind of ending in ep 4 to be applied in public channel's drama), and I enjoyed the action scenes just because.
The OSTs are the best I've heard for a while, from the theme songs to the instrumental.
Kim Moo-Yeol was great. Although the chance for him to be the lead in public dramas (though he has a better acting chops than those flower boys), I want to see him more. And I just find out he was indeed the Melchior in Korea's Spring Awakening while Joo Won was his understudy (Kim Moo-Yeol left the production in the middle and Joo Won ended up doing 150 performances). Would be glad to see them reunite.

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latteholic

August 28, 2015 at 7:27 AM

Yeah, I'm hooked with MBB (I love your other alternate titles as well! :D) until around episode 6 as well, but then it's sorta fizzled out for me. I don't think how the Shadow actually works was ever explained, and so the way they wrapped up the conflict with the Shadow is still confusing for me. The ending was a bit disappointing for me also, because I was hoping they will address some things I've been wondering about (like what kind of relationship his mom has with the Shadow, etc.)

August 28, 2015 at 10:16 AM

I'm watching the final episode right now. All I can say is..."wow". OCN did it again!(crossing fingers for the ending, though...)
You're right about the way plot unveils all the mysteries and those "well-hidden" secrets of "Shadows"a bit too early; that's why I'm under the impression the writers might have Season 2 in mind. So, somewhere in ep.10 the story moves on from endless chasing and merciless beating to financial conspiracy and to "who's behind who".
With a second season (or a few more episodes perhaps) and while his "Beautiful Bride" is considered to be dead by almost everyone, this series could have been epic. It would be presumptuous of me but I find MBB a better show than YP for the time being!

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August

August 28, 2015 at 3:21 PM

My Beautiful Bride :)
MBB has flaws, but I was impressed by Kim Moo-Yeol, the directing, action scenes, and OSTs.

Kim Moo-Yeol (aka Kim Mu-Yeol) is a newlywed. He married Yoon Seung-Ah in April of this year.

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August 28, 2015 at 6:48 AM

Hi Again Everyone and Happy OT! ?
I was browsing through the shows I've watched in the last year or so and was astounded by the number that were disappointing (to say the least).

I thought it'd be fun to list some of the shows that I'd NEVER recommend (or *wicked laughter* only recommend to someone I don't like very much). ? Here are the ones I watched enough of, to know I disliked, with my very subjective ratings (and personal grumblings) based on 'How much I hated/was disappointed by the show' rated out of -10 to -1 (ie -1 = not too bad, -10 = most disliked or worst). What about you?

- Valid Love (-3) Looked nice but...

- A Love to Kill (-4) The ending did not make sense.

- I Miss You (-5) Had potential but it added unnecessary complications that did nothing ? except frustrate.

- Blade Man (-6) - Did I even invest 4 hours in this show? ?

- Heirs (-6) Should have concentrated on the bromance and more than one of those, like the one with the step brother. Could have been a warm family drama.

- Marry Him If You Dare/Mirae's Choice (-7) She didn't dare, she chose herself, but why? ?

- 7th Level Civil Servant (-7) - Was there a story?

- She's So Lovable/My Lovely Girl (-7) It would have been a sweet romance if she had ended up with L, they actually looked ? compatible. Rain did his best.

- My Secret Hotel (-7) So secret that one little question and answer which could have given us delicious OTP good times was almost never asked. The murder that wasn't and the romance that almost didn't. ?

- Super Daddy Yeol (-8) Could have been 8 episodes.

- When a Man Loves (-8) Just because a man loves, does not mean the object of his affections should appear to reciprocate. ?

- Hotel King (-8) What happened to the ? 'My Girl' chemistry?

- Mr Baek (-8) Were the whys ever explained? ?

- Blood (-8) Villain had only 2 expressions, good guys had less? Friend Hyun Woo should have survived and robot deserves a star for being cute.

- Love Rain (-9) Hard to take endless, soulful pining ? through years for the one, neverending love, especially if done kind of soppily.

- Temptation (-9) Frustration ?

August 28, 2015 at 8:03 AM

I have to disagree with you on Nine. There's everything wrong with the plot. This thing is a huge insult to the very concept of plot, narrative or even cause and effect.

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Daehoney

August 28, 2015 at 8:16 AM

Could you please elaborate, especially the cause and effect? I didn't really think hard on the plot since the female lead was really getting on my nerves.

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Jon G.

August 28, 2015 at 8:30 AM

One glaring example:
One character decides to scratch some message into a guitar. For some reason, his scratching doesn't appear on the guitar until 20 years later, for the sole reason that on the show there is a flashback to that scene.

For some reason the writer believes that when 18-year-old Sun-woo goes to the toilet, his bladder will not empty until 20 years later, because at that time Sun-woo will have the tools to time travel back in time. Makes sense when you think about it long enough ...

There are many other instances where effects are caused by events that never happened in the specific time-line, while other effects never happened despite there were causes to force them.

I didn’t really think hard on the plot since the female lead was really getting on my nerves.

I actually liked the somewhat satirical treatment:

A plucky good-hearted girl has a crush on a self-centered, cynical narcissist way out of her league. For years, he breaks her heart with his behaviour, even though he is unconciously falling in love with her. Now, that's an original romance plot that we've never seen before.
Except in every other drama, that is. It would be kind of stupid to tell that story all over again, so the show just skips it and goes straight to the part where he finally admits his feelings. And then he changes the timeline and nothing of these things actually ever happened.

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Daehoney

August 28, 2015 at 9:05 AM

@Jon. I thought the guitar message was because everything now is shaped from exactly this time 20 years ago, which doesn't make sense, of course, but which dramas do anyway? And I notice the inconsistencies too, although I forget what it was mostly. But this site seems to love it to bits so I put the warning above.
No, it's not the treatment that annoyed me, nor her happy-go-lucky character. It's the fact that she never helped Sun-Woo. Never, unless I have bad memory. She only cries and cries instead of doing something. Or trying to do something. Your uncle is actually the one you love? Okay, just cry in the rain and be sick instead of asking "What can I do?". And also, there are 3 female characters in the drama (female lead, her mother, and the friend's wife), and neither of them is likeable, so that's why I think the writer is misogynist.

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Jon G.

August 28, 2015 at 11:22 AM

I thought the guitar message was because everything now is shaped from exactly this time 20 years ago, which doesn’t make sense, of course, but which dramas do anyway? And I notice the inconsistencies too, although I forget what it was mostly. But this site seems to love it to bits so I put the warning above.

In a converging time-line, this might be happening if someone from the present travelled back to the past 20 years ago and scratched it into the guitar (or caused somebody to do it for him). Two problems:
(a) the story is not set in a converging time-lines universe
(b) nobody travelled back in time, just a character decided to do something on his own without any influence from the "future". That means the scratching already happened 20 years ago in the same time-line and there is absolutely no reason whatsoever (other than 20-year-scratch-proof varnish from a shape-memory alloy) for the delay.

Oh, I just found my "synopsis" for the show:

A doctor sits in his office. Another man enters: "Dear brother, your daughter cannot marry her fiancee. Because she is already married ... to me. But that's not why I'm here. I have to give you these two joss sticks. They always belonged to you but you lost them when you died in the Himalaya one year ago."

"What? Wait ... suddenly everything makes sense!"

When a writer comes up with this scene and means it, you know that somewhere on this planet, a lonely writing teacher weeps bitter tears of blood.

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newgirl

August 28, 2015 at 7:05 PM

Jon G., your synopsis is the funniest thing I've ever read on the OT. Thanks for the laugh-out-loud moment!

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juniper

August 28, 2015 at 9:27 AM

Urgh I hated that girl on Nine. She would never shut up and she had no concept of privacy. She was always inviting herself into his home and asking incredibly personal questions...I think there was this one episode where she called a locksmith and broke into his room (after effectively breaking into his house) when he didn't answer her calls through the door. Plus their relationship was totally gross--he basically sat there and gloated about how much stupider she was than him every time she opened her mouth, and she acted like a five-year-old.

Really the biggest problem for me though is consistent with some of that team's other works--they treat every other side character like inhuman window dressing, and rearrange them at will in ~clever timeline shifts. Like, suddenly the girl is engaged with that doctor guy and he's totally in love with her. Oh noes, OTP angst! But whoops, she remembers she's OTP with the main character, cue the dramatic music and romantic declarations, and the drama throws Doctor Guy under the bus as an afterthought.

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wapz

August 28, 2015 at 9:29 AM

I dont get why BOF is so disliked by some fellows here on DB. Maybe it was my first kdrama so im a little partial. Also that I saw it years back when I watched drama only for entertainment and hardly ever analyzed them. But besides the acting I dont remember anything being so bad about it(though I hardly remember any parts). But I actually had no issues with the plot. Would you like to elaborate what you guys dont like about it?

August 29, 2015 at 12:44 AM

OOOOHHHH! The violin scene was amazingly...terrible. KHJ had the worst posture ever and the director didn't take seconds of his time to fix (even slightly) his fingers. But when I was ranting on about it to my sister I started laughing really hard and that was it. It's a miracle!!! You see, laughter is theraputical to our minds ( a.k.a endorphin boost) and BoF was so hilarious once I shut down "all engines". Lots of kdramas are quite suitable for a fun ride without too much analysis nor pondering ( like an alternative prescription from a therapist to anxiety patients , LOL)...:-)

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wapz

August 29, 2015 at 7:37 AM

Haha I am pretty sure I'll find many plot holes and distorted direction if I watch it again and @ kalel Yong pal fight scene did that to me , I mean i literally started laughing in a scene which was supposed to be very serious.

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yayabean

August 28, 2015 at 7:26 AM

My first K-d was When a Man Loves.

I was searching for something to watch on Netflix and thought the lead actor was cute, so I watched it. I was hooked with the 1st ep. I was blinded by pretty faces and Song's sexy six packs. I became obsessed with it and want it more.

I came across Faith thinking it was Dr. Jin and instead discover Lee Min-ho. I binged watched Faith. I could not believe how gorgeous Lee Min-ho was and how pretty Kim Hee-sun was too.

Faith led me to Dramabeans and I have never looked back. I wouldn't watch When A Man Loves again, but I do have a sweet spot it since it was my 1st venture into dramaland.

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Excitable

August 28, 2015 at 7:28 AM

If it's me, i would deduct Blood and My Lovable Girl to (-10). I have never watched a drama feeling so drain, lifeless and emotionless.

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ilikemangos

August 28, 2015 at 7:32 AM

I like mangoes ?

.......I like Healer ?

.................and I like this list ?

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August 28, 2015 at 9:14 AM

"– Doctor Stranger (-10) People who are already injured and fall into the sea should really stay dead. ?"

Hahahahahahaha!

Haha good list! I'll play.

Return of Iljimae: -3. Jung Il-woo is about as effective as a block of wood, the story seems to go nowhere and has nothing to say about the time period beyond pat morality tales, the romance is infuriatingly juvenile, the narration is even more so, and the directing is suffocating and static, a series of postcard visuals that never engage the viewer on any level.

King of Dramas: -4. Congratulations, you went from a larger-than-life comedy/thriller about drama production, to a feeble, OTP-driven, trope-ridden joke mindlessly embracing the very practices that make dramaland such a dangerous work environment.

Dr. Jin: -5. Lulzy when it's not mind-numbing. On the plus side we have people shitting their pants on a regular basis, donuts becoming the weapons of an assassin, batshit music direction and Song Seung-heon overacting his pants off, plus the whole baby thing...but then there's the fact that Dr. Jin can't be in surgery every episode because he has to get involved in the most annoying love triangle of all time and let the stupidest bunch of courtiers ever come up with the stupidest political plots ever.

Cinderella's Sister: -5. Even Moon Geun-young is not worth the pain of sitting through such a regressive, lowest-common-denominator ass-backwards melo.

A Man Called God: -6. A drama so bad it's not even funny anymore, half the time. The other half it's pee-in-your-pants hilarious--Song Il-gook's haircut never gets old, the production looks like a shitty Power Rangers knock-off, and the first episode has got to be the best worst episode of Kdrama ever. Makes Dr. Jin look respectable in comparison.

Heirs: -10. Will make your eyes and ears bleed. Might even make your brain mold.

Goong: -10. Every character in this drama is dumb as a bag of rocks, and none of the cast can act. I still feel rageful when I see Yoon Eun-hye, and it's been years. Also, my feelings about modern royalty are a lot closer to Morrissey's than whatever airheaded Diana fangirl wrote this crap pile...suffice to say if I have to see people fighting over a throne, it better be a bunch of court ladies and old bearded guys in a kill-or-be-killed proxy war to hold a nation in their sway, instead of a bunch of whiny, mopey kids bickering over who wants to tour teddy bear museums with what has to be the stupidest shoujo heroine alive.

growingbeautifully

August 29, 2015 at 6:32 AM

LOL!

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Chanelboy loves Jackson Wang A LOT

August 28, 2015 at 12:24 PM

Love ur list!

Here's my list of horrible drama I've watched haha :

HEIRS - hate me, but all PSH and LMH's scene came out I want to punch the screen so bad. (-7)
BOF - hate me again, but it could end in 10 eps that's for sure. I love LMH for record. (-8)
DR. JIN - I was unemployed and end up watching..brain documentary for 20hours. No story. (-10)
WHEN A MAN LOVES -..just say YES/NO. 1minute quiz. Why making a drama?!! (-10)
DREAM HIGH 2 - until the ending, I don't even know what're they dreaming of.. (-7)
SECRET GARDEN - okay I like the first 5th eps, after that pretty much Sucks Garden. (-7)
HEARTSTRINGS - I do remember YongHwa plays guitar, and then? Bad sign. (-8)
MASK - A lot ppl will disagree, but I shake myself and say wake up. (-7)
The bad guy keeps saying I will take Min Hoo down for 19eps without actions, and at 20th
ep only to be taken out in a minute. I don't even know the purpose of making this drama.

And my biggest dissapoinment until today :
I MISS YOU (-6) : why why why? Show, u have YEH,PYC, and Yoon Seung Ho! You have biggest talented child actor set the stage very well and epic! Your melo ironic trope is set! But why u failed?
YEH is drop dead gorgeous and YSH is killing me with his hotness. I go gaga crazy over them but sorry, my love can only last that long.

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growingbeautifully

August 29, 2015 at 6:35 AM

@chanelboy
Thanks.

August 28, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Haha. Although I have to agree with you for the most part, I loved Blade Man. I laughed out loud more with that show than any other. They nailed the absurdist humor and the cast really went with it...I don't think I've ever loved LDW more. I realize I am probably only 1 of 10 people who enjoyed the drama, but since Javabeans was one, I feel like I'm in good company...now if the other 8 would only step forward.

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Delurker

August 29, 2015 at 6:31 AM

Er... small step forward? Maybe I have high tolerance to faulty writing/directing (Masked Prosecutor ahem), or it just takes one element I really love to make me forgive and forget the rest; Secretary Go was it... :) When the ex showed up it all went downhill, and the blade thing was never really explained, but I expected a lot worse, and at least I enjoyed two-thirds of it...

August 28, 2015 at 6:52 AM

I received an e-mail last night from the human race admitting that we've done the worst possible job of running the world for the last 10,000 years. As such the leaders have decided to give something else a try specifically a cat, even more specifically my cat. My cat has made his first two decrees.

First everything orange is mine, er his.

Second all the lasagna, watermelon, and cheesecake in the world also belongs to me, er him.

After that my cat used his claws to cut through time and space and we prevented the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, both Kennedy's, Martin Luther King, and John Lennon.

Hmm, history doesn't appear to have changed so there's a slight chance all that was a dream. Just to be on the safe side you should still send me everything you have that's orange as well as all your lasagna, watermelon, and cheesecake.

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Mrs. Cop- Even though I still really like it I hope it finds it's pace next week.

Young-pal- I'm going to miss Cynthia as a character and getting to look at Stephanie Lee. Is anyone else put off by how fast Tae-hyun and Yeo-jin's relationship is growing with no on-screen explanation? I was fine with them as friends why can't they stay friends for a while?

Sorry - one of my cats is playing with the watermelon; the other ate the lasagna, and my teenage daughter would annihilate me if I gave someone else her cheesecake. However, I can send you a few orange oranges when they ripen. (If the wildlife doesn't get them first.)

I stopped on episode 7 for both Mrs. Cop and Yong Pal. I've decided to wait till I can marathon.

I am also looking for Cheyoung 2!

Better luck next time with time traveling! (9xs?)

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owl

August 28, 2015 at 8:41 AM

Now that Cynthia's gone, I'm gone, too.

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bbstl

August 28, 2015 at 9:27 AM

Sajen-
thanks very much to your cat for volunteering to take both Donald Trump and John Boehner. That should help right the course of life on earth even if it means a bit less orange for everyone ?

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10 growingbeautifully

August 28, 2015 at 6:55 AM

Currently Watching - I astound myself ... just 2 shows...
Yong Pal - Had a good start, some slow build up, some action but has begun to stall. Is this another consolidation period before all the action comes up again? I would prefer a show to have a balance of being character and plot driven. If one slows down, the other might, I don't know... hold the fort? Or maybe not. There was a lot of plot, not much in the way of character growth, but now the plot is flagging. Do our protagonist have a plan? Do the baddies? No?

Midnight Diner - I will take it slow with this since it's episodic and short and I can just sit and watch without thinking too hard. I still feel it's a little like a stage performance with just the few backdrops but the people carrying the whole episode comfortably. I like the ending of each episode with everyone leaving and not taking a bow, but still showing up as if an encore was called.

Hoping to start '20 Again' and that it will not suck. :)

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growingbeautifully

August 28, 2015 at 7:11 AM

Oh I forgot, I have started Cheo Yong Season 1 because I notice that Season 2 is out and I might as well catch 1 before 2. I know someone on OT recommended that I watch it so Thanks for the recommendation!!!

The show is not too bad and it's great that it's just 10 episodes. I like the dynamic of the 3 leads, the crime of the episode and discovering over the episodes, what ghost Na Young has forgotten about her own life and death. It does not look like her death will get solved or that they will tackle why she has still not passed over. However the show is typical OCN with more robust police efforts (ok, at least they are not dumb) at crime solving although it's Cheo Yong who does the most. It's amusing to see that the ghost is more lively and ebullient than those who are alive and good that that all 3 leads have got more character and backstory to them that ties them together. At least it's hinted at and I would like it to be more revealed as we go along.

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Sajen

August 28, 2015 at 7:32 AM

They do solve Na-young's death and the events that tie all three together, what they don't explain is why she's still here after the first season.

August 28, 2015 at 6:37 PM

@Al'sBevy

Yes, and I like how I don't have to invest so much attention to it but get so much out of it in one short half an hour. :)

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11 No1

August 28, 2015 at 7:03 AM

Lets see event thought i have commented earlier in the drama reviews this is the first time commenting in an open thread,,, Happy OT beaniiess
because of my holiday i watched all the dramas like marathons and im quite shoked i actually finiesed one new drama and re watched three of my all time favaourite dramas

This week's new drama i watched is My Love Eundong -- Eventhough i liked the drama dearly, i loved the first episode of all the drama, the introduction of the characters when they were students,
and how they lost thouch with each other and every thing, it took me an whole day to finish the drama, and when i saw the second and the third meeting of them i felt a chillll because is that kind of a destiny really exist???
if so then there is no words describing it its just WOOOOOOOWWWWWW

Then my all time favourite drama's No. one is ALWAYS You are beautiful -- The drama which made me addicted to Korean dramas. no matter how many times i watch it i always loves it and specially TaeKyong's lips when he is mad with MiNam,
how ShinWoo took care of MiNam but always a step behind TaeKyong. Jeramy oh Jeramy the eye candy and the one who keeps the humor all the time, the funniest parts are when before their first concert with MiNam,
ShinWoo Splashes water in Jeramy and he hugs Jolie and Sobbing, HongGI did a great work doing the Jeramy's character, and i loved the whole scene while they were in the supermarket. And oh god the ENDINGGGG.....
No matter what the whole drama its the best of the best.... no matter how old the drama will becomee i love that drama

Second Favourite is Heartstrings its the collabaration of Minam and ShinWoo's and the music of the drama is the best second to Nodame Cantabile in my openion, not like Nodame this has the Fusion of the Classic and Modern Music
i loved all the songs and musics of the drama, specialy the one which was played in the eighth episode which were played by the both group, and that search for the music is which introduced me to the Dramabeans and im always glad for that

And the last one is Vampire Prosecutor -- God i miss the third season of this drama, im not a big fan for Vampire dramas but man this drama got me totally hooked up and watched the whole two seasons of the drama and the last episode's cliff hanger!!!!
God i hate OCN for that because they never finish a drama completly like Team 10, Missing Noir M and others, i like their thriller dramas but there are mostly ten episodes in one season and it takes more than an year for them to get the next season,,,

In Japanese drama i watched again my all time favourite in Japanese drama The Buzzer beat -- Still loving that drama even after i watched it so many times again and again,,,,

So, I'm kind of watching Mrs. Cop and All About My Mom. (and by kind of I mean I'm translating my part from them and not watching the rest).

I'm reading the recaps on Mrs. Cop and as much as I like Do Young, I wish it focused more on Young Jin and J- uhh I forgot his name (Jong Ho maybe? They showed him so little I can't even remember his name). They are the mains, right?

I watched the first 2 episodes of All About My Mom with a lot of ffs because I only care about Eugene and Sangwoo and their romance seems to be pretty cute. But her parents seem like the typical extremely annoying kdrama parents ugh. I wonder how much worse is his mom going to be?? I do somehow feel like I'm missing on a lot if I don't watch the parts with the parents and the brothers so I might go back to watch it all if I end up liking it ;;. And this is why I find watching a kdrama that doesn't have recaps hard.

I really don't have anything interesting to watch these days T^T. Can anyone recommend an airing (or recently finished) kdrama or twdrama?

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windsun33

August 28, 2015 at 9:07 AM

I am watching All About My Mom, just because there is so little on this season I need a filler. Not bad, but also kind of heavy on many of the usual k-drama cliches.

But seriously, k-drama land needs some fresh writers that can make a drama that does NOT have all the horribly annoying mothers and MIL's. And deadbeat dads. And totally useless siblings. Grapevine was the last show I watched that fit that bill. Maybe the only one since Dalja's Spring.

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13 Gladys

August 28, 2015 at 7:14 AM

Well all I have to talk about it is Oh My Ghostess!! I'm enjoying the drama drama so much that I've put all my other dramas on hold.
I love almost everything about the drama: the development, the characters, the funny lines, the writing. The casting is one of the main reason I'm having so much fun right now. They can act, it's convincing, credible and that alchemy between Park Bo-young & Jo Jung suk! O_O PBY really need to be cast asap in a new (comedy) drama, she's incredible. And I can't go without notice how much I like Kim Seul-gi!
That said do you have any recommendations for a drama once I'll be done with Oh my ghostess??
Have all a happy Friday :)

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growingbeautifully

August 29, 2015 at 6:45 AM

@Gladys

The current show that has replaced OMGhostess is looking hopeful. Why don't you try Twenty Again?

If you go back to the previous weeks' Open Threads you'll also see other recommendations.... there are quite a lot over the last 2-3 Open Threads.

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14 hyemin

August 28, 2015 at 7:14 AM

Yong-pal: I would prefer if Taehyun and Yeojin had stayed as bickering friends for a while. The kiss was swoonworthy, yes, but also unexpected. And...this is one of the kisses that I'd like the girl to back off immediately, because didn't she say she needed time to heal? I never thought that Taehyun liked Yeojin either. But story-wise, if Yongpal is really only 16 episodes, this is around the time for a kiss, I think?

So glad I'm not the only one who's got problems with Yong Pal. I found this week's eps really boring. Tell you the truth, I'm not even sure what the plot is about.

Possible Spoiler: How did he get her out of the hospital without anyone seeing them? How has she been able to injure herself when they've kept her in a coma for 3 yrs?

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Thanks for mentioning Jdramas. I watched Long Vacation last week based on rec from fellow beaners. I absolutely LOVED IT!!!!!

Are there any more like this? I've already seen Date and will try the other one mentioned above.

I also only watch Jdramas in spurts. I'm in a kdrama funk, nothing is hitting the spot right now (Yong Pal threw me for a loop on ep 8), so I have a wandering eye right now. haha.

Thanks for all suggestions.

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Beanfan

August 30, 2015 at 3:38 PM

"Long Vacation" is a romance, for sure, but it's also about a group of friends... If you loved it (like I did/do), then "Over Time" might also be something you'd love (like I did/do). : )

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18 Excitable

August 28, 2015 at 7:33 AM

Hi Beanies!

I have a question... do you guys have a list of your very own actresses and actors that you keep your eyes on and what's the reason for it.

Because i would love to start checking out on some of their works. I want to alternate Mondai no Aru Restaurant with some other thing.

Oh guys another question.

I've noticed quite a blatant of double standard going on Kdrama sphere regarding actress vs actor. I would love to read a proper discussion on that. Cause i noticed a handful of bad acting by girls are even more blatantly criticize than man same goes with their acting skills that went more unappreciated.

August 28, 2015 at 8:40 AM

I know Song Kang Ho, but never really actually seen one of his project. Okay, kill me now. lol

I love KDW, so it's quite obvious that i watched most of his projects.

Is Face Reader any good?

Watched HJW's one too. :D Totally feel you on GHJ, i find Joo Won as a good actor but i don't find him absolutely astounding or anything. I do think he can become a great one.

I always... i mean always tend to absolutely marvel on the way veteran actors, act. I usually fall for an actress or actors in their late 20s-30s-40s.

I can understand the UEE and Im Ji Yeon criticism but i can't find the same level of annoyance from a terrible acting from an actor. Which i found sad... and from what i've seen in Miss Korea. LYH has done a phenomenal job to make me like her rather than being meh skipping this show whenever i saw her name.

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Daehoney

August 28, 2015 at 9:30 AM

I haven't watched many of SKH's works too, but he's one of the best actors in Korean film industry. If you love KDW you must have seen Secret Reunion, he's in it with SKH. Or you can start his project from Face Reader. It's the most entertaining sageuk I've ever watched, and I'm not much into sageuk actually. And it has many familiar names like Jo Jongsuk, Lee Jongsuk, and Lee Jungjae.
Funnily enough, KDW has done many sageuks but I only enjoyed JeonWoochi (although Choi Dong Hoon's films are not my cup of tea). Instead, I like him most in roles like My Brilliant Life or Secret Reunion, where he has the most normal hairstyles LOL. It's because he has done so much sageuks so modern films are much appreciated.
Been wanting to dig HJW's works since forever but time never permit. Have only seen him in Take off and Kundo. I want to watch The Chaser.
GHJ is queen. I want to drag Joo Won to movies and make them act alongside veteran actors instead of draining his energy on dramas.
Me too! For me, I prefer actors/actresses above 30s. They have different vibes than those in 20s.
From what I see, most of the netizens who bash actress are women. It's sad and scary. I understand criticism but they tend to forget to give praise when needed.

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Jon G.

August 28, 2015 at 9:12 AM

For the double standard, I see that too. Like, seriously, many actors don’t have the acting chops to be a lead (*cough* SJ, SKJ, KYK *cough* not because they’re models but they just come to mind *cough*) but netizens will focus on the female (Lee Yeonhee, UEE/Im Ji Yeon, etc). If the actresses can’t act they’d be criticized like they’re a criminal for being plastic so they can’t emote or anything.

Well, that's the audience gender bias, of course. Who cares about all the mediocre acting as long as the guy is hot?
The women, on the other hand, have no chance at all, no matter what their acting abilities are like: If they are pretty, people hate them for being pretty. If they are not (particularly extraordinarily) pretty, they are "not suited for the role" and "they are not even pretty".

I "love" the "plastic" argument: "She cannot emote, her face never moves. She's so plastic. She should have cut down on plastic surgery."

It's not like having no plastic surgery makes you a great actor, or having plastic surgery takes away all your chops.

I mean, Kim Ah-joong has a completely artificial face and that not only not stopped her from emoting just fine, her career was put on track by the very fact that she looks extremely plastic. (Well, that and her voice, probably.)

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juniper

August 28, 2015 at 10:41 AM

+1 on Kim Ah-joong. Seo Woo is another example of a great actress who also happens to look very plastic.

What I love the most is that it's this kind of hyper-critical environment that creates the need for plastic surgery in the first place. If you have to be beautiful to succeed at something that should have nothing to do with looks, anyway, why is "natural" beauty any better than "unnatural?" Acting talent is what should matter.

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fantasy

August 28, 2015 at 11:11 AM

I was once reading comments about PMY and PSH, the debate on who was better actress?? (that time Healer and Pinochhio both were running)

I was soo amazed to see 90% of PSH fans have the same argument that PSH was better because she was "Natural Beauty!!!!!" and PMY was not. They hardly say anything about their acting, I cant recall a singlr comment where PSH fans say that her acting was better than PMY. Cummon if you are a fan you should say that

I too was not very comfortable with the PS thing but now I know it is a very common in Korea, I am not bothered anymore. PS cant help you in acting , that is your skill

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Daehoney

August 28, 2015 at 4:48 PM

Sorry not sorry, I'd pick PMY over PSH. PS is different from procedures like botox where it paralyzes your muscles and keeps you from emoting.

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fantasy

August 28, 2015 at 6:36 PM

@Daehoney

It is not about who you pick, even I like PMY more , My point is that people may have different preferences but when you are asked who is better ACTRESS , you should tell I like her ACTING, you cant defend her by saying "She is better, because she is a NATURAL BEAUTY"

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Jon G.

August 28, 2015 at 11:37 AM

@Daehoney

In dramaland I don’t follow many actors, especially if the script is bad. But I do look forward to Gong Hyo Jin and Joo Won (that can’t even make me watch Cantabile) mainly.

That is a strange combination, btw. To me, GHJ and JW are almost opposite types of actors.

GHJ (in K-drama) plays minor variations of the same character again and again and again, and she does it with a very small set of acting tools. She's fantastic at it, but she never picks anything outside that very narrow range.

JW has a great range, is very variable, but lacks subtlety and intuition.

I wonder then, which actress that you followed in drama land?

Because the obvious answer that most will pick which i can already predict is GHJ

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Because of Reasons

August 29, 2015 at 6:03 PM

I don't really follow actors or actresses that much, but there are a few women whose names on a project will pique my interest.

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Sailor Mars

August 28, 2015 at 8:59 AM

I understand. I disliked a fan favorite: It's Okay That's Love. Only watched until episode 3. It's the role Gong Hyo Jin was the most beautiful, but I knew it was going to be too dramatic and sad and I didn't want to watch anything like that.

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Excitable

August 28, 2015 at 9:03 AM

I watched It's Okay That's Love to see the acting galore. And i get what i want. LOL

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Sailor Mars

August 28, 2015 at 9:03 AM

* It’s the role in which Gong Hyo Jin was the most beautiful

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alua

August 28, 2015 at 8:51 AM

On the Korean side, I pretty much always watch Gong Hyo-jin's works. I feel like she knows how to pick well, so I'll give even stuff a try that otherwise I wouldn't go for. It's maybe not even that the quality of her dramas is so great, but I feel like I can nearly always relate to the characters she plays, while with many other Korean actresses I just don't get the roles. On the film side, Bae Doona (always, anything) and Kang Dong-won (nearly always). There's more Korean film actors I quite like and will keep my eye on.

Lots more on J-side: Kamiki Ryunosuke, Mitsushima Hikari, Kase Ryo, Sometani Shota, Masuki Suda (starting now!), Kanata Hongo, Eita, Moriyama Mirai, Ayano Gou, Kengo Kora, Sakura Ando are all very good (or more than that) and nearly always pick interesting projects. (I am probably forgetting someone here. There's just a really solid bunch of J actors that do both films and dramas.)

There's also a whole bunch of drama actors who I like, but whose project choices are more hit and miss – so it depends whether I'm interested in a film/drama, the director and rest of the cast whether I'll give their stuff a try.

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August 28, 2015 at 7:03 PM

I know you and me are strangers but i lub you already. HAHAHA.

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19 ilikemangos

August 28, 2015 at 7:36 AM

Mangoes ? MANGOES!!!! ???

Seriously though..... anyone like mangoes here?

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I been on a drama slump... Nothing is good these days especially after Oh My Ghost and I Remember You ended. Patiently waiting for Twenty Again to start!

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plumwine

August 28, 2015 at 8:40 AM

Mango ice cream with dark chocolate and fresh coconut!

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PeepsLeAwesomePotato

August 28, 2015 at 9:07 AM

I'm trying to imagine how that works... but the melding is not happening. How does that taste like?

I'm imagining dark chocolate coating on a yellow, freezing scoop of mango ice cream with a ripe green sweet thai coconut on the side.

Take a scoop of chocolate-and-mango-ice-cream. Let the bitterness of thin dark chocolate coat melt on your tongue, followed then by the spilling of the creamy, saliva-inducing-sourness then the sweetness of mango and sugar in the ice cream. The chocolate totally melts and your tongue automatically rolls over the semi-solid teaspoon sized bit of ice cream. Bitterness, tangy-sourness and sweet mix, then you push the ice cream to the roof of your mouth, mashing it, as it fills your mouth. Your tongue moves to taste the entirety of the ice-cream and chocolate till it all turns to thick, heavy liquid. Then you swallow and feel the coolness slowly go down your throat. After that, taking a sip of cold coconut water from the refrigerated coconut beside you, the lightness and clean cool of the refreshing, sweet fluid washes away the heaviness of the ice-cream, and you feel that cool flow swiftly down your throat. What remains is just the light sweetness of the after-taste of coconut water.

Is that it?

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plumwine

August 29, 2015 at 12:13 PM

Close - I meant to say freshly toasted coconut shavings. I've never had a Thai coconut.

August 28, 2015 at 12:56 PM

I love mangoes! Maha Chinook is my favorite but I'll eat any kind. I could live on mangoes all summer lol.

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20 redfox

August 28, 2015 at 7:38 AM

Hi.

I was absent last week, because I was at a workshop - textile artist unions´embroidering workshop. (and today I am very late, cause I was at a fee concert - of Elina and Stig, you remember, our Eurovision duo? ah, it was great to finally see them live).
anyway the workshop was... well, you see, this flag printing shop had told us we get one A4 print of photo for free, but they actually made 4 of each photo, and who sent two photos got 8 prints! For free! so there was a lot to embroider, with beads and threads. We were at my former professors´house, a farmhouse, the weather was so nice, we sat under an oak tree and worked and I went for early morning walks and took pictures of horses in the fog... and we got fed like little piglets. by dinner, I just couldnt eat. it was almost like those korean drama tables, where you think: "How will they possibly eat all of that?" - and then they run off and leave the food!!! My professor would have thrown us out if we did that.

anyway, I think some might have accidentally already clicked on my username and found a blog under it. In short, I decided to give a try keeping a drama blog of my own, whenever I find time, and mainly in estonian, to introduce our audiences to Korean dramas. But I will also post in English - and maybe sometimes in Finnish, though I might make a few mistakes, or my pathetic Russian, if I am behind a better keyboard. You can see the blog clicking on my username.

so please, take a look. I mainly raved about hello, Monster at first though. *shy* I finished it slowly and I feel like I couldn´t have handled it, if I had marathoned it in short time. I also tried watching some Yong Pal, but I quit. Seriously, if only one could self-censo videos and put some stars or flowers above where they are cutting people and showing their insides and blood, I would so do it. like, a Happy Meal version of the medical gore. But there is no site with such option...

QUESTION TODAY: I had lots of trouble naming my blog of randomness. Still not satisfied, but I can´t think of anything brighter. Heeelp... what would you name a drama blog (if you don´t have one already or if you do, how did you come up with that name?) any suggestions fo me, PLEASE?

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ilikemangos

August 28, 2015 at 7:42 AM

I would name mine Dramamangos! ?

:D

randominism
thefoxtale
redridingrandom
justrandom
(outofthe)redbox

LOL sorry, I just wrote down whatever name that come up in my mind.

August 28, 2015 at 9:12 AM

The Drama Museum? that sound like a name of some mausoleum.
Tails from dramas.

Awww...this one is cute! :D

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owl

August 28, 2015 at 11:27 AM

I like that!

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redfox

August 31, 2015 at 1:19 AM

Random Tails - Redfox´s Kdrama Blog?

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August 28, 2015 at 9:13 AM

Randomly Redfox

Redfox at Random

KDrama Musings by a Redfox

Redfox's Kdrama Corner

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Waiting

August 28, 2015 at 10:05 AM

How about "Random Fox" and make a red logo for it? Sort of like FireFox.

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Wag-a-muffin

August 28, 2015 at 1:55 PM

eating a mango

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Waiting

August 28, 2015 at 10:03 AM

1. "This and That...a blog of randomness!"

2. "Mindful Meanderings"

3. "Mindless Meanderings" (I actual dislike this one as you really do put a lot of thought into what you write, etc.)

4. "Redfox's Train of Thought...destination unknown!" ( I can sort of envision a cute image for this one. LOL)

5. "Random Thoughts of a Kdrama addict"

6. "Dramatic Thoughts"

I am sure more will come to mind and I'll add them. :)

Use or trash as you wish!! LOL

August 28, 2015 at 10:58 AM

thanks, everyone, so far! off to a trip early in the morning, gone for two days (by Lake Peipsi and a monastery), will try and figure out the suitable title when I get back!

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okiejune

August 28, 2015 at 7:40 PM

I agree about Yong Pal, not wanting to see all the surgery parts!!!! I tried covering the parts I didn't want to look at with my hands over my screen, but it just didn't work!

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August 28, 2015 at 7:45 AM

Hello Everyone,

To those who recommended The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law (aka My Virtual Bride) with Dasom and Ryu Soo-Young - Thanks for the recommendation. Watching them is loads of fun.

Episode 1 with the girl group and Oh In-Young and her idol group mates reminded me of the video from a few months ago of Lee Tae-Im & Yewon and their sunbae/hoobae controversy. It's a relief when one can instantly recognize the meta from something.

Currently Watching: Yong-Pal, Scholar Who Walks the Night, and The Virtual Bride.

Blast from the Past: Watching Tamra the Island for the 1st time ever. Discovered that there's the 16 episode version that aired in 2009 and then there's the Director's Cut. Did I make the right decision in deciding to watch the Director's Cut instead?

the biggest brick that ever bricked ?

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August

August 28, 2015 at 5:19 PM

I really want to watch Thank You and I’m Sorry, I Love You but right now I'm in the mood for lighter fare and something that's a barrel of laughs.

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Excitable

August 28, 2015 at 7:09 PM

I will never watched Thank You again. I need to save my tears you see. I promise myself just to watch it once... and i'm planning to keep it that way. lol

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August 28, 2015 at 8:36 AM

@Excitable
I liked LJW best in Nine Times Time Travel and The Three Musketeers. I did not like him in TTILY... and I really, really did not like his center-parted hairstyle. :( :) Try those 2 other shows if you haven't already and see how you feel about him after that. The best kisses by LJW were in Nine, I feel... *sigh*

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August 28, 2015 at 8:46 AM

Watched Nine and still didn't get what's so good about LJW. I think there's something wrong with my system lol.

@ kanz
? ? ? I (fortunately) didn't watch or see enough of some of those shows but I've heard that they were errr, not uplifting? :)

Hi.

Currently watching Yong Pal and Punch. Didn't watch this week episodes of Yong Pal, saw some spoilers. Still sort of watching Reply 1994, there are 4 episodes left. I'll spend some time without watching anything, but will not officialy drop anything. I'm temporarily (I believe) tired of dramas. Actually, I feel like this for awhile, and I've been insisting on the mission of finding something interesting and since then, I only watched a single j-drama I liked. Definetely will stop looking for new things to watch. Punch is awesome, though, but it should be appreciated slowly, since a lot of things happen in a single episode (watched three).

This time, I will not ask for recommendations, but I can recommend something if someone asks me.

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24 Dramalava

August 28, 2015 at 8:04 AM

I just realized that when I get home, there will be no episode of oh my ghostess to watch tonight ????
My dear beanies, please give me some recs on what to watch. J dramas too!
Thanks!

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25 noobita

August 28, 2015 at 8:06 AM

Happy weekend beanies!

So, I'm wondering who is your greatest crush for k-drama character? The one that makes you breathless everytime he/she appears on screen? For me, any chaebol character is a no-no for me as I tend to fall for normal hero and lately I realize that I always like any drama by lovely Gong Hyo Jin and Seo In Guk (minus his sageuk drama, I'm not fan of that genre) and my eyes will sparkle when I see them. XD
Aside from them, I've been loving Kim Bum's character as Ha Min Jae in The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry. I can't wait to see him in another rom-com drama preferably reunited with Park Jin Hee. I think that the eyes when both of them looking at each other perfectly describe the madly-in-love eyes.

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mindy

August 28, 2015 at 9:00 AM

Shibasaki Kou as a warlord?! Count me in! I'll put that on my must-check-out list!

And yeah I heard about Horimaki. It shocked me! I'm surprised she isn't pregnant... I feel like lots of famous Japanese celebrities are either pregnant or just had their baby.

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Jenny

August 28, 2015 at 9:09 AM

Yes, she's going to portray Ii Naotora who lived during the Sengoku era (warring states)
It's about time, Nana Moyu with Inoue Mao isn't any good and Go with Ueno Juri wasn't good either.

August 28, 2015 at 8:46 AM

Yong Pal / Twilight: Wow, that's interesting. Now that you mention it, I can see the parallels -- not so much in terms of story or characters, but in terms of naive story-telling:

Meyer loves to use superfluous adverbs at every impossible instance. The show has a similar tendency in its use of certain decorative elements like musical scores and pan shots.

Meyer always makes sure to spoil her readers with tons of repetitive and blatant foreshadowing of the very few plot points in her story. The show does the same. The only way to actually be surprised by any of the "plot twists" is if this is the very first story you ever read/watched.

As far as dramaland goes, nothing going actually, except Once Upon a Time in Saengchori from several isolated recommendations which were brought to my attention again in The Village comment thread. Light, and funny, without being unbearably trite. Ha Suk Jin does "jerk with an excuse" better than a lot of the "it boys" that get praise for that sort of role. He strikes a better balance between nice and not so nice in terms of pathos.

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john

August 28, 2015 at 10:04 AM

genkibaka ~

August 28, 2015 at 10:12 AM

Yes! I'm really enjoying Last!

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August 28, 2015 at 11:37 AM

I am liking Last a lot as well. It and Assembly are the only two dramas I'm watching with any real enthusiasm right now. I really x10 hope they go into Praying Mantis's back story. We've learned something about most of the major characters' lives and how they ended up as street people. Alcoholism, drug addition, mental illness, not wanting to live under their family's rules, business failure etc etc. But so far nothing about him. He is a young guy so he might have been a throw-away child who ends up being exploited on the streets. He says something like "Your god lives in heaven but my god lives in that penthouse?" Why is he so loyal? He seems to be more than a mere minion. I hope the character gets some fleshing out before the final denouement.

I love, love, love, love, loooooove Last. To everyone complaining about there being nothing to watch...really, check it out. At first, it seems like a show that won't be for everyone, but as the story unfolds, it surprises you with just how much it has to offer for all sorts of viewers.

When I watched Healer, I had no idea that Park Won-sang would rival the OTP for favorite romance of the year with Park Ye-jin. What I love most about this drama is how it takes me to places I didn't expect when it began and manages to sprinkle in these wonderful, human moments between all the characters as it unfolds.

It really has been a very satisfying drama so far, with, dare I say, very little flaws for me to point out.

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August 29, 2015 at 4:28 AM

+1! Yes, we still have Last and Assembly. And we couldn't care less about freakish ratings, right?

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33 mindy

August 28, 2015 at 8:56 AM

The school year has begun so I'm trying to stray away from watching past dramas and only watch currently-airing ones. It seems that Twenty Again is the next one to start up and I'm looking forward to it so I guess that'll be the next drama I watch!

Last week I did start Gaksital but am trying not to watch it too much because I heard that it doesn't get really good until about 1/3 of the way through and I don't want to become addicted and neglect my schoolwork. Maybe I'll put it on hold until break.

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August 28, 2015 at 9:07 AM

Ah.. Gaksital. I remember losing few days of sleep when I marathoned it last time. It's just that awesomely addictive.

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Sailor Mars

August 28, 2015 at 9:10 AM

The school year has begun so I’m trying to stray away from watching past dramas and only watch currently-airing ones.

You are like me, haha. I also try to do this, but there are too many interesting things that are already complete, so it's difficult.

Gaksital is awesome!

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34 LizJ

August 28, 2015 at 9:06 AM

And...I'm down to one...Yong Pal. And it's showing signs of weakening plot.

So, I've been puttering around rewatching some earlier shows. Two weeks ago it was I Need Romance 3, a great choice. This week I tried Cunning Single Lady. Oops. Forgot how much angst there is in that one. A romance but not really a romcom.

My "tell everyone not to watch" list would not include Hotel King (which I actually liked for what it was, even with the over-the-top villain) or Blade Man, which I think was a good concept, and watchable till it became all about the ex. Blade Man I simply wouldn't recommend. Hotel King, if someone's really into the revenge thrillers, I might consider recommending with reservations.

Similarly, while I would not recommend Level 7 Civil Servant, My Secret Hotel, Blood, etc. they are simply disappointing and not to the level of my "list".

Top of my "tell everyone to avoid" list is Boys over Flowers because I think it's dated and overrated.

Second would be Fashion King, which is to be avoided at all costs, IMO.

I could go with the new theme in Yong Pal if it were a little more coherent. It keeps having these huge WTF gaps, like how did he get her out of the hospital with nobody noticing a locked off 12th floor patient and nobody noticed?

And why does she have to call the Swiss bank from her cell phone - don't they have pay phones in Korea? Once in a while the show dips into Doctor Stranger territory, and it disrupts the whole plot flow.

Hola everyone! I hope the week treated you well. I haven't watched any of the newer dramas and I've been hearing mixed things about Yong Pal so I don't know if I will check it out. I am looking forward to Twenty Again. I ventured back into dramaland after being away for a couple of years so I watched a couple of slightly older dramas this week.

Falling for Innocence/Falling for Soon Jung- I liked it. It didn't blow me away, but it was entertaining. Kim So-yeon is always awesome and I am new fan of Jung Kyung Ho. Heartless City is on my watch list.

Discovery of Romance-I'm just going to get this out of the way-Eric Mun makes my life better. I'd seen bits and pieces of this when it aired, but saved it so I could watch without interruption. I enjoyed it although I really didn't care about Nam Ha Jin and Ahn Ah Rim's story. I skipped a few of their scenes in the latter episodes.

I just started Liar Game and after that I will watch Heard It Through the Grapevine which was highly recommended by several of you last week. :)

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38 harmonyfb

August 28, 2015 at 10:56 AM

Happy Friday! Tonight I am heading with my best friend for some Korean barbeque. Yum! She's never had Korean food (of any kind), so I look forward to enlarging her food-view. :)

What I'm Watching This Week:

Scholar Who Mopes in the Night: I could have sworn this week would be the last week, but apparently not? I haven't watched the eps from this week because my husband has been hogging the television & also because reasons.

Cheo Yong 2: I watched the first episode raw, and I'm waiting til this weekend to see if I can find one with subs (if you have a suggestion on that front, I'm all ears.)

K-drama Moment:

Added two more K-dramas to our DVD collection - both went immediately out. :)

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August 28, 2015 at 1:55 PM

LMAO @ Scholar Who Mopes in the Night. People renaming dramas they are dissapointed in is my new favorite thing.

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39 dramaqueen4

August 28, 2015 at 11:28 AM

I second (or thousandth) the widespread disappointment with Kdramaland lately. I don't do vampires or medical dramas (my LGS love made Dr. Stranger a regrettable exception), so Yong-Pal isn't on my to-watch list.

Looked forward to High Society, but it fizzled fast as well. And honestly, Warm and Cozy confirmed the drama slump for me. The weaksauce, manipulative male lead had me tuning out. Also, I felt like this drama had one of the weakest concepts of any Hong sisters work. With half-assed allusions to Gatsby, it was just a tourist promotion. And if people like that are moving to Jeju Island, don't expect me to stop by any time soon.

To remind myself why I ever liked the Hong Sisters, I rewatched Greatest Love/Best Love. Though not without its flaws, it was pure joy to watch: the absurd antics of Dokgo Jin, the adorable nephew. I'm looking forward to Twenty Again and Village, but anyone have nostalgic-value recommendations in the meantime?

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This week, I discovered 3 Meals A Day and while I don't watch the show consistently, I managed to watch the episodes with Park Shin-hye and the ones with Ji Sung. Park Shin-hye is really sweet and she gets along with everybody, but I especially enjoy when the Hyungs are teasing Taecyeon about his supposed love for Park Shin-hye. It's the most adorable thing watching him get so flustered every time. Even Ji Sung tried to give him some love advice. Speaking of, Ji Sung is possibly the most adorable 39 year old I have ever seen. As opposed to his characters on screen, he seems to be a little boy at heart. His fanboying over Taecyeon is so adorable, "Taecyeon can cook" "Taecyeon is handsome" "Taecyeon is such a good dancer" "Taecyeon has a firm butt" "I want a kind little brother like Taecyeon" it's a good thing Taecyeon can't act, he has to have a flaw right? He'd be too perfect otherwise.

The only currently airing drama I'm watching right now is The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law. That show is the bees knees. It's so funny sometimes but then it gets really heartfelt too. I'm really pissed off at Joon-soo and his mother though, sometimes I wish I could reach into the screen and smack their heads together, but In-young and Myung-suk are so darned adorable together.

I tried watching The Genius and I figured out why Liar Game had such poor ratings even though the show was quite good. It's because TvN's viewers were having deja vu since the show is exactly like The Genius. I couldn't watch much of The Genius because I saw Liar Game first and I hate watching knock-offs so I stopped it.
I'm rewatching It's Okay, It's Love and this show is gets me right in the heart, I cried a few times this time around when I didn't cry during the first watch. I'm also still watching We Got Married, don't ask me why I just love the show, and I'm so curios about the new pairing between Kim So-yeon and Kwak Shi-yang. I've imagined that kind of pairing but I hope they're at least entertaining.

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August 28, 2015 at 4:22 PM

3 Meals is the best~ I'm behind rn but I heard Mrs Cop's Son Ho Joon was on again so now I have incentive to catch up :D

Dunno if you checked season 1 but it's worth watching too

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41 graey

August 28, 2015 at 12:16 PM

Been a long week. Finally weekend is here! Happy OT!!

Love 911 - Good but forgettable. Great main chars though and I liked the balance of angst and romcom.

Architecture 101 - I'm still not too sure how I feel about the ending. I've seen too many first love stories. But everyone seemed to be separated by unusual circumstances like ahem, the big move, truck of doom ahem. Lol. I have yet to see anything about unsaid feelings or maybe I've forgotten about them. Once-requited love might hurt more than unrequited love. But it's more painful to realize that what you thought to be unrequited love was actually once requited. It didn't move me to tears though.

Sirius - I'm glad I finally gave this drama a chance. I watched it for Seo Joon Young who somehow began to look like Hyungsik the more eps I watched lol. And he looks like Baek Sunghyun when he smiles wide. But most of all, he looks like Jinyoung(B1A4). Ehem. Moving on, the drama was entertaining(and moving) despite its flaws. I like the premise and the blurred line between good and bad. I'm starting to wonder about how cops feel about how they're depicted in k-dramas haha. I mean the chief just lets his kidnapper go? And is the word backup even in his dictionary? But hey, I forgive the drama and mom. Yay for the cast. Now, I'm off to watching Heartless City.

Still haven't watched IRY and OMG. LOL. And I'm so excited for Twenty Again!

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August 29, 2015 at 4:01 AM

Sirius was fantastic given its limited episodes. SJY is now on my top-5 list of very promising young actors ( especially after his movie and Sirius). On the other hand, I had no idea who PHS was. You can imagine my surprise when I found out he's a young singer in a boy-band a.k.a an idol. So, shall we recommend this Special Drama to our fellow beanies, @fuzzy? ;-)

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42 Chanelboy loves Jackson Wang A LOT

August 28, 2015 at 12:38 PM

I just went to dramaland heaven this week! *:)

Kill Me Heal Me
Thanks to one beanie reccond, I pull myself to watch this, and it's itching all my little nerves and say yes, yes, yes! I know I jump in this ship too late, but how can I say? The show heals me first, but it kills me torn apart at the end.

I mostly love SE GI. Seeing him in screen make my heart aches, a lot. I feel him, breath with him, and pull down with all his sadness and sorrow.

The show isn't perfect for sure, the way I wanted the show to go isn't in my way, but def one stellar drama I couldn't forgot. One of a kind.

Yong Pal
Just lemme take a breath for Cynthia Ssinsia's leaving the show.

Midas
I watched this and feel I'm smarter already, I can conquer bank and shake one of my country biggest group-conglomerate. Lol.

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August 28, 2015 at 5:44 PM

Aww Shin Se-Gi. :) You might like:

Kill Me Heal Me OST – “I Am Shin Se-Gi” by Various Artists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us6uulB2dko

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August 29, 2015 at 11:33 AM

@August~ : Kamsahmida chingu! I listened to it over this weekend hehe. Happy weekend for you ^^

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43 azkaa

August 28, 2015 at 1:22 PM

IRY and OMG have finished and i honestly don't know what to watch, or if i even want to watch another new drama. They really up the game, and i don't want less than what they offer >.< Excited for Twenty Again though, please be good.

Still can't make myself picking up Scholar and The Time I Love You. Any comment on whether i should continue watching them again or not? Reading recaps & comment and doesn't sound good.

August 28, 2015 at 5:36 PM

Yeah, me too. I was surprised that I liked Iron Man/Blade Man way more than I thought I ever would. I think of it as an off the beaten path type of kdrama experience. The cinematography was quirky, zestful, visually inquisitive and stimulating.

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August 28, 2015 at 7:01 PM

I enjoy it by turning off my brain cells. The 2nd half is a bit draggy though. But it was okay. I don't really understand the disdain over it. It can be better, yeah. But it's not bad either.

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45 maripaz

August 28, 2015 at 4:31 PM

OT: Dear Korean beanies, please help!

My husband has a korean "mentee" at work. I say "mentee" because aside from taking him out to eat Korean bbq a couple times for lunch last year when he first started working, my husband hasn't done anything else for him. (Note, this is actually more than his mentor did for him. This mentor/mentee thing is not a big deal in his company.)

Anyway, the coworker's wife just came back from some baby festival in Korea and brought us a bag with pororo training chopsticks, a pororo spoon + case, pororo bandaids, a bookmark and a couple other small things. Plus a small box of chocolate covered macadamia nuts. SHe knows we just had a baby last year.

I have never met her, only her husband once. Should we give something back to them??? I don't want to go overboard. Maybe make something? A dessert? Help?! They have 2 little boys at home, pre-school-ish age and I think the wife and boys just moved here from Korea not too long ago. Husband has been studying and working here for awhile.

Thanks!!!!!

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August 29, 2015 at 6:53 AM

Well, if the Korean community is strong there, they may already have friends; but generally speaking, as someone who has been a new arrival in a foreign country more than once, I'd say that welcoming them into your social circle will be more appreciated than any particular present. In other words, inviting them to a BBQ party where they can meet people is more valuable than a gift of cookies; and if you take them sightseeing, your gesture is the real present, rather than the sights. They have time to experience the local culture by themselves, but it is a lot more difficult to become truly integrated.

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maripaz

August 29, 2015 at 6:48 PM

haha, Actually, whenever we have guests, we take them to a korean restaurant because that is what our town is known for... I can picture it now. We invite them out, and they end up ordering everything for us! I'll think of something, and in the meantime, nix the korean cookie idea and try to make something they may not have had before. Thanks!

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Delurker

August 30, 2015 at 3:46 AM

The Korean restaurant is actually not a bad idea; it will allow them to feel confident, not to say slightly superior :P . Ah, the joy of saying that the food is decent, but so much better at home, or just a poor imitation, and lecturing your friends about what the restaurant got right and wrong... :P

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August 28, 2015 at 5:00 PM

Marzipan flower bouquet - her
Marvel action figures - boys

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46 SS

August 28, 2015 at 5:40 PM

I just heard news that Yongpal been accused of plagiarism. At least that's what appeared to be the case on Naver. Because the drama has high ratings, there's a lot of jealousy and hate on it. While I agree that some viewers have issues with the slowing down of pace in ep 7 & 8 and anyone can just don't like the drama, at least be more logical in criticism. I agree with some points but there's many 'loopholes' or flaws that have been exaggerated or nitpick.

As for the work that it has been accused of copying from, here's a synopsis I got from soompi thread:

Derived from a popular manwha (manga) 'City Conquest' by Shin Hyung Bin and was illustrated by Kim Jong Seon (first published last June 9 1997). Baek Mir (Kim Hyun Joong) grew up with a rough childhood. Abandoned by his parents when he was young made him bitter about the world he lives in. He lives in a place where prostitutes are all over the place. Baek Mir hates the dirty doings of the officials in his country and swore to himself to stop them with his own fists. When he was 17 yrs old, his father (Kim Seung Woo) came back. When he started to live with his father, he didn't cope up well at the beginning. During his highschool days, he met several friends and one of them is Tae Soo Min (Unannounced). They became close, so close that Soo Min fell in love with him. When Baek Mir's father died, his whole world almost tore apart and his determination to take down the filthy society grew much stronger. He fell in love with a lady name Lee Dan Bi (Jung Yoo Mi) who is a jewelry designer and has the kindest heart. Dan Bi has a loyal suitor Cha Ji Ryong who apparently became Baek Mir's ultimate rival.

Does this even look similar?

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August 29, 2015 at 2:27 PM

What the k-netz are saying are that the similarities are supposedly with the comic, not the drama adaptation's synopsis, mainly male lead practises medicine illegally, involvement with gang, female lead in a coma preserved in a glass tube and some other dialogue or scenes.

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47 MoniRosa

August 28, 2015 at 5:51 PM

Is anyone watching All about My Mom on KBS? If so what do you think of it?

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48 fantasy

August 28, 2015 at 6:54 PM

I have no drama to watch , that is why turning to variety shows. watched 3 episodes of Happy Together, of Seo In Guk and Joo Won, I was thinking if they could make a '87 special episode.

I have soooooo many favourite actors who are born in '87, like JCW, SIG,Joo Won, LSG and sooo many, :) :)

Renai Jidai it's called I think.

I watched a bit, but dropped it. Found the characters getting into relationships with other people just because of miscommunication/spite just too annoying.

But I'll say I didn't care much for the original either, because I found the whole premise of "We're divorced but we'll keep meeting despite the fact that we can't get over each other that way" rather grating. (Did not watch till the end.)

I will say though that the Japanese cast didn't quite convince me either – they are just okay.

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50 newgirl

August 28, 2015 at 9:34 PM

As always, late to the OT party! I finished Oh My Ghostess and was somewhat disappointed in the writing. The actors carried the show, though, so it wasn't a waste of time. Just wish it could have been paced and edited better.

I'm also watching Midnight Diner, and wish I could find a place like this to go to on one of my many insomniac nights. I entertain myself by wondering what I would order if I could. When I was a child the only day I got to decide what I was going to eat was on my birthday. A trip to a "Midnight Diner" would be like celebrating my birthday whenever I wanted. Also I love the design of the counter and the almost claustrophobic feeling of the restaurant. Whoever designed the set did a wonderful job.

We're finally going to get some real rain in Seattle this weekend. I can't wait; this drought has been horrid, and the firefighters could use the help. I plan to use the rainy days to do some Kdrama marathoning - Gaksital perhaps! Happy weekend everyone!

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