Hello.

the most important news is we are melting. I am thinking of getting a boat to go to work. It was really weird, one day -21, the next morning - +4!!! and bang! snow falling from the roofs in large amounts breaks cars and heads. it was very dangerous a couple of days.

and then, my finger got stuck between a collapsible tables´ legs and pretty much crushed. I went to ER and gave them a middle finger, literally. but at least it is a left hand, which is lucky, cause I have to draw some 18 pictures. I managed to get an idea of making postcards of my neighborhood and posted a few sketches in Facebook and got 700 likes in a day. It was crazy. People started ordering postcards! man! just one picture!

Dramas:

I found the Reply 1988: Behind special with full English subs, here:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ogbip_eng-sub-160102-reply-1988-behind-special_fun

I really miss the whole bunch.

havent had time for dramas cause I have been drawing postcards.
ah yes, except Neighborhood Hero. I wish people would stop their endless loop of "I will not be watching, but I watched and only came here to I have to say I can´t watch. " if you are not watching, fine, you don´t need to take part in a drama discussion just to say how you cannot possibly.
for me the dramas´ flaw is more in the pacing and editing. with fight scenes and stuff, the editing and tempo could be more fluent. It seems slightly dragging already in the first two episodes. It might get better though... also, with the plain camera work, there really isn´t much aura of mystery and suspense. the old ajussi bar owner is interesting and the setup of a bar for ex spies to gather. I bet the japanese would make one hell of a drama with that...wait... didnt they already with Okitegami Kyoko? If this was a little more pointy, a little more, you know... intense?
anyway, I am just losing it over Gwis´ makeover. LOL it is just so funny how that wide-eyed narcoleptic hoodlum could have been the shakespearian vampire. ahhaha I am so amused at that.

see now, you can keep drama discussion and other matters separate, right?

Hello beanies :-D

-Signal: What a solid premiere, suspenseful and gripping with a bit of dry humor. I think we are in for a convoluted time-manipulation thriller.

-Cheese in the Trap: I'm happy that this show venture outside comfort zone and give us a romcom hero whom we are wary to root for. And also thumbs up for acknowledging the awkwardness of new couple (this is the first time I feel a kdrama couple could pass as a real-life couple).

-One More Happy Ending: Cute and also thoughtful. I love the way they intercept the humor with a heartfelt conversation or vice versa. And the fast pace is definitely helping.

Cheese In The Trap is losing its lustre when compared with the first few episodes, I continue to watch it as it is “not too bad to watch” but not a “must watch” drama like AM1988. Luckily One More Happy Ending started immediately after AM1988 to fill in the void. I was saved from suffering AM1988 withdrawal syndrome as I can now wallow in this new drama. It is so hilariously entertaining and Jang Na-ra is such a cute sweetie pie, her acting is daebak. In each episode, just seeing her facial expressions alone is enough to make me laugh heartily.

Anyway, I’m already starting to develop 2nd lead syndrome for Baek In-ho in CITT though so far he has only showed signs of some minor jealousy and yet to seriously fall in love with Hong Seol. Yoo Jung seems too egocentric for my liking, he is contemptuous of the fake and insincere people around him but oblivious to his own manipulative behaviour by justifying his actions based on self-righteousness. He even demonstrated a narcissistic streak in dismissing the extent of the damage he had inflicted upon In-ho by hurting the hand of a genius pianist in the making. Hong Seol being so naïve and innocent will definitely be at her wit’s end when she gradually uncovers his complex personality. Though In-ho is blunt and abrasive at times, at least he is forthright and honest with Hong Seol. He and Hong Seol looked so compatible and comfortable in each other’s company while sitting side by side playing the piano, I really loved that scene! The boorish and domineering behaviour of those sunbae in uni is so disgustingly off-putting, seriously, do the seniors bully the juniors like underlings in Korean universities? How could such behaviour be condoned?

Hi All and Happy OT

I see that HeadNo2 has been delegated to start our OT today. Did you only just say you had more time... and did not expect to be given more work? LOL!

I'm watching the shows that are just airing, and they seem quite watchable, it's just that they are also rather too many at one time!

In order of preference:
Signal
Cheese In The Trap
One More Happy Ending
Madame Antoine
Neighborhood Hero
Moorim School

Of these, the one that surprised me the most ie I was most surprised that I actually still continue watching it ... is Moorim School. It's a total, kiddie show to me, and yet it has it's moments and is engaging. I know DB has stopped recapping it, but I did a short summary sort of recap for myself of Ep 6. I'll post it below for fun and if anyone here is still watching and wanting to comment on it, we can do that together on this OT. :)

Moorim Episode 6 - Brief Summary/Recap

Shi Woo in Meditation class, and Chae Yoon (the man in a coma) seem to share the same dream of the fire, of a child being rescued and the presence of someone else in that scene. Seon Ah is very taken with the idea that she shares the same trauma as Shi Woo but her father dismisses it. She gets huffy asking why her dad is not as sweet towards her as he is towards the other students and asks petulantly if he’s really her father. This gives Dean Hwang pause. Later on he looks at an old photo of himself with Chae Yoon and his wife and wonders if Chae Yoon is still alive.

The dream of the fire has shaken Chae Yoon awake and Wang Hao, Chi Ang’s father visits him and assigns minions to watch him and to find his missing children, concerned because Chae Yoon is an important key to their current deal.

Chi Ang’s jealousy over Soon Deok’s and Shi Woo’s mentor-mentee relationship continues and both boys are more aware of Soon Deok and of each other as rivals, although they say nothing about it.

Chi Ang is awakened by the lullaby on the piano, played by Seon Ah who says it calms her nerves. Shi Woo seems to sleep better with the sound of the lullaby. Seon Ah cannot recall much of her mother but we get a flashback that the lullaby was a song that her mum had sung to her and her brother when they were babies.

The exam has Seon Ah and Yeob Jung tested in hand to hand combat, in which their scores are tied. Chi Ang and Shi Woo are next and also end up in a tie, with Shi Woo giving the successful final blow. Chi Ang is unhappy to see the exchange of smiles between Soon Deok and Shi Woo.

Happy OT guys! It’s nice to see that 2016 is starting out nice with these much watchable dramas premiering. Cheese in the Trap is still adorable but it’s getting darker as Jung’s persona becomes clearer to us (and stalker boy is out to prove his true colors). He’s this happy adorable person whenever he’s around Seol but once he switches to his cold and dark side, it’s really scary. Seriously when he smirks, I get chills. My sister happened to catch a glimpse while I was watching and asked if I was watching a thriller hahaha

One More Happy Ending though has flaws but I’m still sticking to it, party because of Kwon Yool and Yoo In-na’s and characters. One is this calm, rational person and the other is this ball of temper. It’s just fun to watch how the other characters react to their personality. However I’m also excited to see how Soo-hyuk and Mi-mo’s relationship develops especially after what happened between Mi-mo and Hae-joon. C’mon Soo-hyuk, this is your chance!

And lastly, there is Signal. Damn. Damn this show. Every bit of this drama is just wonderful. I do love when time is used to mess with characters and drive a plot. But the acting, the storyline, the editing, and the camera work, all put together creates such an interesting and well-thought out drama.

I’m hoping this doesn’t falter. Mystery-thriller is such tricky genre if you don’t plan out the story properly, and it gets even more complicated when you are playing with time. However, it seems the writer knows what she wants to happen, and it’s just a matter of executing/writing it properly.

Weirdly though, it sorta reminded me of The Time Traveller’s Wife where one of the lead characters were already aware of their connection. But unlike the book, where one cannot escape what is meant to be, Signal’s universe allows the manipulation of the past in order to produce a different outcome in the future (comparison ends there). It’s a complicated premise but so very intriguing. It will be interesting to see how the story will unravel especially the reason why this is happening in the first place.

CITT - Revived my love for kdramas. I should have really waited till it was over and marathoned through it. Waiting for episodes is like getting crumbs when you want to devour the 3 course meal. But so so so much fun to watch along with the community and arguing endlessly about Jung

MA - Someone revoke the medical license pls. Okish, lacklustre. It could have been really funny but it just feels ..... flat

Moorim - Hogwarts i love you. But moorim is like the poor, penniless, nonimaginative version of it. Its beyond ridiculous. 10 students, 5 teachers, no classes except meditation, exams without teaching ??? ..... And what was the grand exam - cooking/dressing/dancing ???? Is this a finishing school

Neighbourhood hero - I thought it would be like the American show 'burn notice'. But the spy(s) seem very un-spy-ish. Gorgeously shot but i don't think the writer worked out the kinks in the story. Feels like the first draft

Loving moorim school and madam Antoine. Wonder why other people keep saying its bad. All I see is actors with stories to tell. Watch. Learn. Ignore bad comments. Life goes on.

Happy Friday! Every day is happy drama day for me these days. Yeah I am easy to be pleased :)
Weekend: Youth over flowers(Best Bromance+ scenery), IHL(feels), Signal(Intriguing), Neighborhood hero(sleek), MA(mindless fun), Jang Yeong-sil(Sageuk's charm)
M-T: CITT(Kim Go-eun!), Dazzling Temptation(Revenge is on!), MS(Kids in me), SFD(This is acting)
W-R: OMHE(Hilarious+ eye candy). Remember(Frustrating, but hoping), GakJu(Double Frustrating, but hoping)

reply 1988: Abundance of interviews are coming in. Wish JB cover some of these. Some are(sorry for mistakes in advance):
1. Ra Mi-ran(JH's mom):"For SSD Ajumma friendship, we drank tea and chattered outside the filming since no one drinks. First shooting was the most impressive. You know, Kim Sung-kyun(JH's father) jokes all the time but no one pays attention. I felt so bad, but as time goes by I got used to it, and I came to hate him doing it." About ad-lib, "The only ad-lib I did was hitting my husband, and Sung-kyun ssi took it well". About her JH's mom's role, "Actually she is similar to me in many ways. And Sun-woo's mom/Sun-young ssi has great reaction. On the scene I get teared up, she is already crying in front of me so they could not continue shooting until she calmed down." About her sons, "PD told me I have just 2 sons, but have no expectation because they are really ugly. I said I am not gonna do it then, but as soon as I saw JH, I said "You took after your mother/me!" He was not good looking but looked like me. Those types of guys are more attractive as time goes by". About husband stuff, "I think JH type is better husband material. Even though I like Bo-geum, I felt disappointed because JH was my son." "I was hoping even after the confession scene. But JH said "I think this is it". So I told him "Right. So you better hurry get out of that(being too involved in the show) because when Reply ends, bubble will end too. I heard Duk-seon cried a lot at the confession scene, so couldn't shoot her scene at the same time." About comments on the net, "I love to read them even they are 3-5000 of them. It is so fun and I'm curious about what viewers think". If there is anyone she wants to have as her actual daughter or son, "I want Duk-seon since I do not have a daughter. And of course son is Jung-bong. He can make the bread~ And whatever he does probably make money." About drama ending her family moving to Pangyo, "Our family might have lived well (thanks to her husband). But I wonder what happened to Jung-hwan. Since Duk-seon's family moved to Pangyo too, I'd like to ask Duk-seon why she dumped my son."

2. Kim Sun-young/SW's mom said her daughter felt bothered by her drama daughter JinJoo. She said her daughter is in same age and she seemed to get nervous because her mom seem to love JJ so much. She kept saying "JinJoo is fake daughter and I am your real daughter, right? and Your love for JinJoo is not real, right". "She hold my hands...

Watching one more happy ending, cheese in the trap and madame antoine now.

Surprisingly, one more happy ending is my favourite of the 3. It came as a pleasant surprise and is my rom-com crack right now :)

Hello, all:

Great times in dramaland.

Six Flying Dragons: Awaiting what promises to be a momentous bit of swordsmanship. Also awaiting Bangji's meeting with his mom which has to come soon. She better choose her family over her cause.

Cheese in the Trap: Trying to catch up. Some parts I fast forward through. Other parts remind me of why I really don't like certain kinds of people. The intense anger I feel for some of these characters is of course my issue but still.

Back on the cray train with Glamorous Temptation at epi 34 and All is well with episode 95. Enjoying the ride. See! You never need to watch everything in the middle when it comes to some dramas.

Remember: Wow, seriously the drama was always good but that last episode made my spine tingle. It's no longer melo and poksu and law drama but downright "suspenseful last minute in life to do something against the hypocritical powerful bad guys" gangster yumminess. I like the way the drama is slowly passing the baton from one hero to another.

Another Happy Ending: The moody marriage dropper needs more backstory. This is not real life, writers. It's hard being patient with a depressed character when we don't see the cause. Even if she doesn't know it herself...give us some hint. Does she dislike weak kindly adoring men? Why'd she get involved in him if she knew he wanted marriage out of the relationship? Love Yoo In Ah's character.

Moorim School: Dropped it. Not the ship I want to be on (apparently.)

Jang Yeong Sil: Trying to drop but it keeps reeling me in.

All About My Mom: I'll force myself to watch the last episodes.

That's it. Have a great weekend, all.

Hi Everyone! ..... I hope you are doing well today.

Something a little weird is going on, I think, because my laptop is showing no comments for Open Thread in addition to not loading some Dramabeans pictures all of a sudden. ....... However, pictures and comments are showing up fine on my tablet. Hmmm. ....*worried*

Watched this week:

Six Flying Dragons - Watched the completely fabulous episodes 25 and 26 .....the eps with the "party" and the cave reveal. Wow. ..... All I know is, I'm completely enthralled with this drama. It just never disappoints.

Remember - I'm barely at ep 8. I know Jin-woo is desperate to save his father, but I wonder if it ever crossed his mind that he's at such a disadvantage to be going all in against Ilho like his is.

That's all for now. ...... Everyone take care and have a great Friday!

Back home from a manic week in Asia. There was so much going on, every thing is just stacked through the day. I enjoy the first few days of having returned to a country - it's respite before normal life takes over, and I can hide behind jet lag and acclimatising to have some down time. So I'm prescribing myself a few days of watching drama and wearing Korean sheet masks.

One More Happy Ending

I was surprised that I'm enjoying this far more than I thought I would. I've always liked Jang Nara but had thought this might be too fluffy and just like another Sex and the City. Though the show starts off on a raucous note with Episode 1 & 2, - I guess they're trying to for an exuberant kick off - by Episode 4, more layers are revealed and a stronger setting is established.

I'm enjoying the show's premise on dating in later life, and the state of relationships in various moments of a relationship's lifespan.

I guess I'm sympathetic to Mimo's character. Jang Nara makes her very likeable, and she's also self-aware that she's like a goldfish, too quick to flit away from the failure of one relationship to another. In a scene, she admits to her friends - for some reason, she very quickly gets the attention of men, but also loses them quickly. From her flashback scene with her ex-husband, it's suggested that she's not quite able to reflect meaningfully on what went wrong, in a rush to move on to the next thing.

But I like that she's a romantic at heart - she says when she loves, she's too quick to give everything. There's something about that that's interesting - because romantics can get too caught up with their own emotions and "giving" and it becoming less about the relationship itself - ie. the real interaction between two people.

Also it was interesting to see Ae Ran's story - being swept up in a relationship with a devoted man toward impending marriage but feeling something is off. I think it's easy to judge her character for being selfish, but knowing one's own emotions isn't that easy, especially when faced with lifelong commitment, social pressure and guilt. I've known people who got married with tons of misgivings, and then have regretted not saying so at the time out of fear of reprisal, or being seen to be shallow.

But most of all, I was quite moved by Da Jung's story. There's a great anguish for women who can't have children, and the deep resentment built up against their husbands, alongside the torturous IVF, artificial insemination procedures. Not just the physical pain, but the emotional rack it puts them under. It perhaps explains a little of why she's so tight at the moment - so flat in her way of speaking and looking at the world, and unable to connect with her husband but unable to let him go too.

I'm willing to give the show a bit more time get things going, to reveal more of the individual histories and relationships.

Cheese in the Trap

I'm still watching this and enjoying...

Hi everyone! I'm totally, totally sick today (think fever of 102-103ish, hahahahahhhh) which sucks. Except that it means I'll probably just watch dramas the whole day, which doesn't suck.
Signal and Neighborhood Hero: Have to admit, they both sounded so interesting I went and skipped through the first episodes after looking at the recaps. I'll probably even break my 'wait til there's enough episodes so you don't die waiting for a week' rule to try them out.
One More Happy Ending: I've read a few of the recaps up til now, but I haven't been impressed by what I saw. Which is a shame, since I loved loved loved JKH in Falling for Innocence. Oh well.
Still loving Murphy's Law of Love, I'll probably die from the cuteness one day.
Because it's so close to finishing, I've got to decide what to watch next... I've debated a few shows, but I think I'm gonna go with Six Flying Dragons. The number of episodes kinda sorta scares me, but I've heard nothing but good things (well, 99.9% good things) about the show. I've avoided reading too many recaps so it won't get spoiled, but I've listened to pretty much all of the songs from the recaps and loved them. That's all, Happy Friday!

Hi everyone, I just want to ask some drama recomendations, not the currently airing ones. I havent watch anything lately cause nothing really pique my interest, i dont know if its the dramas or im just not feeling it I always start them then just drop them for no real reason but I really want to watch something.
Also any good cdrama like nirvana in fire, i watch it since its seem kinda popular here and I really like it, i want to watch other good historical cdrama but dont know anything.Thanks..

Cheese In the Trap ~ A relationship where one is always off balance isn’t healthy. Seol doesn’t know which way is up with Hae Jin which is especially dizzying on a relationship rollercoaster. In Ho, who you callin’ Dog Fur, you fuzy wuzzy mop of cuteness (shakes hand all over his wittle wovable furry head).

Moorim School ~ *spoiler alert rant* Drugging students under the premise of making them face their traumas? No. Wrong. So wrong. Kdrama derail fail. I so wanted a decent fantasy martial arts-y coming-of-age kdrama but I can’t support a figure of authority unilaterally drugging students (who were already smashed, but that’s beside the point) supposedly for the good. Can’t happen. This is classic “the end does not justify the means.” *end spoiler*

Shaolin Clenched Fists ~ problem disciple Joonghwan’s punishment aired for 7 episodes in a row now. Cause when you’re outta shape and don’t care at Shaolin boot camp, it shows. Other than that, I was impressed with ridge pole walking accomplishments. Iron fists training-ouch.

Remember – War of a Son ~ In Ah finding Jin Woo waiting for his dad at the old house has to be in the top 10 saddest, most heart-wrenching kdrama moments EVER. !gah! Jin Woo-ooo… …. Generational psychopath crooked rat Nam family, yeah, but I’m not sure Dong Ho isn’t one, too. Not to mention that I spend twice the time watching Remember because Seung Ho, you’re so distracting on the wide screen.

Radio Star with Joonyoung, Henry, Zico, Ryeowook - crazy idols in orbit!

Happy Friday! \/

Watching K dramas:

CITT: In Ho gets along with Seol so effortlessly, hard not to want to ship those two as a couple.

OMHE: Haven't seen eps 3 or 4 yet, ok so far.

Glamorous Temptation: Guilty pleasure, lol, If I were an ahjumma this would be my #1 show.

Signal: Looking forward to this weeks episodes.

K movie :

Shadows in the Palace. Not bad , could have used a tweak here and there. Something to watch while waiting on subs.

C dramas:

Cuo Dian Yuan Yang : Finished . Zhao Li Yang is precious, lol

Probably start The Legend of Lu Zhen for my next fix of her.

Legend of Qin: Hanging in there @ Ep 32.

J drama:

Hitori Shizuka. Actually watched the 1st episode years ago, got back to it, short at 6 episodes, 1/2 way through. Looks like a cop's daughter Goes vigilante on various dirtbags. Is her dad one of them ?