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1 Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 6:05 AM
Happy Weekend
I haven't watch any airing drama this week, I still watch Marriage Contract cause it count as last week.
I suppose the blame is on the other show I've been watching,
Fated to Love You (T-ver) : I watched the K-version so the comparison is inevitable. This show is really funny!! It make me laugh like when I watched Go Princess Go and it did make me choke up (*multiple times). I loved the symbolism (the train, the plane, the jet), this show is hilarious. The plot also really good, it's a redemption story when someone get a second chance to make different choice because of FATE. It hard to not see how fate make them together, what are the odd to meet again and again without their consent, they are really fated to meet and fall in love again and again. The 2nd Lead is really nice and hard to resist but I guess the drama pretty much establish on how Xin Yi choose something for herself. It has some draggy element near the end but I like that this drama go all the way to portray the selfishness of everyone, they are all flawed character you may hate and love but I feel like it worth it. The best character of all is definitely the Grandma (drop the mic).
In comparison with K-ver, I think the T-ver is much more solid show, it has the bad moment and the unlikable choice but it's funnier , it's more coherent, realistic and they make a choice even when they got accident or the timing got off. The K-version somehow feel like tragedy when this T-ver feel like it's a sad life because they was a stupid person.
Moon River (T-drama) : This feel like The Heirs+Boy before Flower (Kdrama reference but better) or just Hana Yori Dango manga version (Jdrama reference) or Just as a good youth drama as itself (ias my category). It's really funny and cute. I just watch up to ep 10 and I choked up in laughed and cuteness. It has many similar shot with the heirs and BOF or Hanadan but hilariously well executed. The heroine is badass (in real meaning since she win all physical fight in the drama, she is superwoman) and always saw the male lead as someone weaker than her so she can't fight him. The male lead is charming, he is not an ass but not nice either, it just everybody afraid of him because of his family. His flaw is his bossy attitude but it wasn't something aggravating. I like the sidekick funny character, the always thirsty thinking roomate, the weak willed hometown friend (who I dislike at 1st), the overly cute Lucy who is in the mean girl club but has real sense of akcnowlegment. It has very familar chaebol overpower plot but the obsessive girl antagonist is actually the richest one and his bad dad. This maybe gonna do to the draggy route in later episode but I find it's really satisfying show when I laugh and giggle cause they said the right thing. I think the 2nd lead is hard to root because he always the one that want to make the OTP together but still kinda pursuing her and she didn't know about it (I mean...
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Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 6:08 AM
Marriage Contract : I loved this show so much that I watched it in real time. It's a melodrama done well and maybe it's been a long time since I had a well executed melodrama. Every thing is predictable but I want to see it, I want to be in their world, laugh and cry together. Every moment feel precious and I cry a lot, ep when Ji Hoon said he is sorry for every thing and when he found her bag. I hope this drama ends well cause even a fly can see they can make a beautiful family together.
I thought I am too old for Kpop but this week, I caught off guard by Open Your Eyes (NCT) and Letting Go (Day 6) .
Still wish Music Commander wins this ep on King of Masked Singer
bye to 태양의 후예 / DoTS : I still want a goat, or maybe Asparagus
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Narcissus
April 15, 2016 at 7:20 AM
I listen to Day 6 too, nice to find someone here that like Letting Go *wink
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fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 7:42 AM
On King of Masked Singer, I agree with Kim Gura who said he wanted Music general to keep winning, so that he will suffer in his outfit in summer. heh
anyway I just love all his songs.
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Sancheezy
April 16, 2016 at 7:37 AM
I agree with you, that's why I think they need to make maximum win rule since Idk how to invite somebody to win over the Music Commander.
He is really really good and I don't mind to hear him every week, but I feel the show need to go on too, if the veteran can't come maybe song seung yoon can come . . .
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Kreyon
April 15, 2016 at 8:45 AM
Yaa Day6! They are so fun. So I was in the middle of Moon River too this week and half the episodes' subs just suddenly disappeared, this was on Viki and I've never had that happen before. So weird and annoying. They are still missing as of today! Is it just me?
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Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 9:32 AM
It still missing, I watched the missing subtitle episode in KissAsian, they had it all.
I miss the comment section since it's really funny , esp to see people wishes while watching the scene and ofc "the burning toe sock" comments
I never thought I'll eager to care about kpop group anymore and somehow I find myself liking Day6 more than I supposed to be. I like their voice
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jen
April 15, 2016 at 10:35 AM
I like every single song of Day6's! Korean band recs?
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coco
April 15, 2016 at 11:57 AM
*I've been trying to reply your comment several time but none appear, idk why
So, viki still has missing subs, I watched the episode in K-I-S-S-A-S-I-A-N (remove the -), they had it all with hardsub
I love the vocal in DAY6, it refreshing and I like almost their song, I just play their album on youtube.
@jen as for Korean Band, I like FT Island, NELL, Royal Pirates, standing Egg and Lunafly, then add DAY6 as the new one ^^
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Kreyon
April 15, 2016 at 1:18 PM
Thanks Cheezy, I'll look for it there! Also just checked out some of your music recs and really loving them, NELL especially, ty!
@jen definitely looks like Sancheezy knows more about the band/indie side of k music than I do - I'm still stuck mostly on kpop- in all its cotton-candy-insanity glory. #sendhelp
MapleSilver
April 15, 2016 at 9:44 AM
Finally, about FTLY, someone to agree with me. When the Korean version came out everyone almost unanimously declared it to be much better than the original, which had me scratching my head. It took a few episodes and a few tries but in the end the Taiwanese version sucked me in completely whereas the Korean one left me completely detached.
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coco
April 15, 2016 at 10:08 AM
Really? I was't so much into the Kversion when it aired, I watched it after it ends.
I think the Taiwanese is portrayed harsher but I think it better than the Korean version, the story makes sense and I get everyone side. On certain extend the Korean version in funny and had it's own charm but I can't lie that the original is better.
It even has better comedic moment, their 1st time,the female lead family, the anson blitz lighting communication . . . . (btw I feel like every thing in the drama will way more simple if no one listen to anson).
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 11:38 AM
Same here! I actually hungered for the Taiwanese Fated to Love You episodes each week (once a week! I watched it live!) but with the Korean Fated to Love You, I had this teenage-so-not-impressed face the whole time. I think I just really don't fit OTT slapsticks.
Like, I though that T-FTLY was funny and stupid but K-FTLY was just stupid...
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mochakat9
April 15, 2016 at 6:32 PM
I loved Moon River too! It deliberately took every tired drama trope and mixed it up with lots of comedy. I even like the OST.
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kuromitsu
April 15, 2016 at 8:23 PM
Moon River kind of got tedious near the end (with constant insertions of random pretty characters who I guess are some sort of twpop idols, plus all the noble idiocy), but I really loved how it got all the annoying trope-ish parts of HYD and turned it around.
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2 neener
April 15, 2016 at 6:11 AM
Happy Weekend Beanies!!!
I actually haven't watched any of the dramas that are currently airing. Which one should I watch?? Hahaha
I'm looking forward to Entertainer and Lucky Romance hihihi because who can resist Ji Sung and Ryu Joon-Yeol's charms ??
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Ammy
April 15, 2016 at 11:18 PM
Marriage Contract is a pretty decent melo...
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3 redfox
April 15, 2016 at 6:12 AM
Hellluuuu
I am off to Budapest tomorrow! Well, Poland first, then Hungary. Packing now, chaos everywhere.
I´ll. Be. Back. (in a bit more than a week)
Havent watched that many dramas, except Vampire Detective, but it keeps stopping for me on Dramacool.to and won´t play well.
Instead I have been reading fairy tales and about their origins and I really like the dark interpretations of them in movies. They tend to be very similar though, the different "horror" adaptations. I think if the original tales from the brothers Grimm would be adapted to kdrama, there would be a lot of taboo subjects (decapitating your own child to save a friend etc) but some plots would really work well. After all, we already have Jackpot...
I understand the plight some have with Jackpot, and its unbelievable plots or lack of any, but I just enjoy watching Geunsukkie doing something so different from his usual image. It is a crack on its own I guess. Like watching Survivor on reality TV or something. Maybe it is a cross-over of reality and drama... or a very long audition for X-Men movie.
Question: is there any Borthers Grimm fairytale that you think would make a good drama?
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CaroleMcDonnell
April 15, 2016 at 6:30 AM
King Thrushbeard, definitely.
Have a great trip.
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Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 6:34 AM
I remember there's a story called The True Bride which pretty much can be molded into Kdrama.
About a beautiful girl that work for his stepmother. Then an Old Woman always came to help her when the task is unbelievably hard. Then the stepmother asked her to build a castle, the old woman build it for her and let her sleep. The next day the step mom come to check but die of accident there. She lives alone in wealth and the castle. She becomes famous and a prince pursue her. They fall in love and promise to meet. The Prince somehow miss the appointment and they separated. She tried to find him and then years later, there's news about the prince marriage. She came and make him remember about their love with many things.
Change old woman to second lead and make amnesia story, this become kdrama 101. She become powerful business woman that meet long last chaebol love.
I am sorry if this wasn't the right story/new plot but I remember this story as Kdrama brother Grimms cause it feels so familiar
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jessi
April 15, 2016 at 6:36 AM
Hmm, maybe The Twelve Huntsmen? I've been thinking about the Hwasadan from Six Flying Dragons a lot lately. I would love a drama centered around a similar organization, and The Twelve Huntsmen would work as a basic premise: A woman joins an organization of "Hunts(wo)men" to hide herself from the powerful man she was once engaged to. Make it a revenge drama with a lesbian love-line, and I would be so into it.
Someone make this drama I just made up.
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redfox
April 15, 2016 at 9:57 AM
I think it sounds excellent. I would make it a spy drama with then infiltrating every cabinet in the presidents´office and affect every decision to the favor of their leader. Like a modern version of the Nameless from Dragons. Or 12 "girl-Healers"
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jessi
April 15, 2016 at 1:13 PM
Oooh, nice! Twelve bad ass spies who effect political change for a price find a cause to rally behind when someone from their leader's past needs help taking down a Big Bad.
I really want an all-girl athletic spy agency to be the center of any drama. Just give me one, dramaland.
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redfox
April 15, 2016 at 6:59 AM
ebook to help memory
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2591/2591-h/2591-h.htm
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korfan
April 15, 2016 at 7:19 AM
redfox -
Have a great trip!
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Salva
April 15, 2016 at 7:38 AM
Whoa, I just wanted to say I am from Poland and currently living in Budapest :DDD I found this tiny tid bit funny.
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fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 7:46 AM
Is this trip for fun? work? Envious since I've never been in that side of the world. Have a great one! (wonder who will join in Na PD's travel around the world variety).
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redfox
April 15, 2016 at 8:00 AM
for nostalgia? The last time, when I was in Croatia we only had a short stop in Hungary and maybe 25 minutes of Budapest, so I felt it was too little.
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cozybooks
April 15, 2016 at 12:58 PM
Thanks for the link, I read through a few--and the real Rapunzel and Doctor Knowall. They'd make great dramas.
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4 CaroleMcDonnell
April 15, 2016 at 6:29 AM
Hi all:
I will only say that I'm super-glad that it's finale week for so many dramas. Coz, this season left me cold for the most part. Now that Ahjusshi, DOTS, Merchant Gaekju are all over -- whether they were good or not-- I can start anew. There's something so wonderful about anticipating new goodies.
Other than that:
Dramas: Nam Jung Gi -- I can't believe I'm actually accepting the amping up toward a possible love affair. I'm actually feeling this love story is organic and believable and perfect for each other. So weird because at first I really hated the idea of a romance being wedged into this story. Am wondering who Bong Gi will end up with.
Marriage Contract: Please give our lovers a happy ending.
Daebak: A good show, not perfect (because of all the coincidences) but good enough until a better sajeuk comes along.
Neighborhood lawyer: good
Mrs Cop: okay
Have a great weekend, all.
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korfan
April 15, 2016 at 7:51 AM
Carole -
I've actually been curious about Neighborhood Lawyer. I keep on hearing positive things here and there. I also read somewhere that it's adding more viewers every week and keeping them, so I'm guessing it's doing something right.
Have a great weekend also!
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CaroleMcDonnell
April 15, 2016 at 8:28 AM
It's good! The cases are hit and miss and the one case right now is a bit overused so I'm waiting for it to blossom into full-on revenge. (I just get very tired of seeing the same old plot of rich chaebol/entrepreneur kicking poor shop outdoors in order to build a shopping complex.) Heck, I'm kinda tired of greedy rich chaebols.
But other than that, the character of Lawyer Jo is so much fun and his entourage are fun as well. Not liking the ex-wife or the vengeful chaebol dad who owns the prosecution office. So, yeah, i like it. There are moments of genius and originality, and then there are moments of same-old kdrama plot
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korfan
April 15, 2016 at 8:40 AM
Perhaps I'll give it a try if I find the time this coming week.
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Alessar
April 15, 2016 at 8:51 AM
It's solid. The starter episodes to get everything in place were a little ham-fisted but the show seems to be hitting its stride now. The supporting cast is really excellent. You have the actress who played Editor Kim ("Mama mia!") from she was pretty as his investigator sidekick and boxer ahjussi from Last as a kooky loan shark who splits his office with the law firm and he and his boys act as their muscle when there's a pinch. Kang So-Ra delivers a pitch-perfect performance as a total naive flake newbie lawyer.
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Islander north
April 15, 2016 at 9:07 AM
My favorite is Neighborhood Lawyer...I nearly fell off my couch laughing during ep. 5. The entire cast is so fun! Hope it keeps the pace throughout the 20 eps. Also enjoying Marriage Contract. These 2 dramas are the ones I wait for every week.
Otherwise, Daebak is coming along...after the extreme violence of SFD, I was a bit hesitant to watch a sageuk right away. Vampire Detective...I feel like I am treading water and not sure why they even made our hero into a vampire.
Watching DOTS on Dramafever so I'm only half way there but it is finally picking up and getting a little focus. Enjoying the romance of the 2nd leads more.
After more than a month, still waiting for Viki to finish Engish subs of The Merchant.
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Rachel
April 15, 2016 at 7:36 PM
I love that feeling of starting on new dramas too! It's like getting to taste a new dish.
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5 Sera The Ms Temper
April 15, 2016 at 6:32 AM
Just done watching epi 16 of DOTS. Happy that GooWon couple got happy ending.
The snow kiss was really2 beautiful & touching..One of the most sincere love I had ever watch.? TQ to writernim because being fair to our second couple too. I hope Jin Goo & Kim Ji Won will have great offers in the future. ???
Looking forward to see Ms Temper of couse. Her third husband gonna appear ???
Nowadays I am hooked up with Heaven Promise. Lee Yoo Ri is perfect! Love her devilish smile. Even the plot is nothing new, but because LYR is there, it gets more interesting.
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fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 7:51 AM
Yes I want to see Yeon Jung-hwon, her third husband too. I still can't believe Lee Jung-jin (her 2nd ex) got slapped in that short screen time he was in.
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Sera The Ms Temper
April 15, 2016 at 6:07 PM
Lol I agree. I feel bad for Lee Jung Jin too??
But YJH seems to be different from her first 2 husbands. Looks a bit evilish. kkk
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Kiara
April 15, 2016 at 7:52 AM
DoTS almost made it to the national drama status. Just 1.2% shy of it. Oh well, we didn't think it would reach 40% but it would have been cool to have a week day national drama. It has been a long time.
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Sera The Ms Temper
April 15, 2016 at 6:09 PM
Yes. I feel great for all casts and team. I hope by this great popularity, it will open more better offers for all casts. Even this is not in the list of my favorite, but I had fun ride watching DOTS ??
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Kiara
April 16, 2016 at 5:10 AM
I wasn't watching but it was fun rooting for the rating and the cast.
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6 Arashi
April 15, 2016 at 6:34 AM
Could we get a drama hangout for Five Children?
So cute! I'm excited for 50 episodes. I'm only afraid that they'll make the mistake they made with “What happens with this family?” by turning the first loveline (the more mature couple) into something way too cutesy once they admit their feelings to each other. It's their maturity that makes that loveline shine; they don't have redo a young love, they can have something that includes the wisdom they've accrued over a lifetime. Even if they haven't dated in a while, still, they have something different to bring to a relationship—more depth and understanding of what humans are like. I wish they'd keep that depth instead of childizing/trivializing it and turning the attention to the younger couples with the older couple kept on in the background like elevator music.
I'm also loving Marriage Contract. It does hit all the right notes and drew tears. Sigh. I hope it has a happy ending!
I haven't watched the finale for Descendants of the Sun yet. It doesn't have the same sort of cliff hangers that other shows have from week to week, so I feel like I can wait to watch; and I suppose I feel like the format is too predictable. Each two-episode unit has someone's life in danger, and then rescued, with pretty kisses thrown in somewhere.
I recently watched a Jdrama--Kazoku no Katachi (the shape of a family?) that I really enjoyed. It's about a single man who finally buys his own apartment, which is his castle and sanctuary from the world, but then his dad shows up with his new stepson because his new wife has gone missing, and the the man's precious solitude is gone. But little by little he begrudgingly lets people into his heart. It was a really satisfying drama with compassion and real life wisdom, minus the liter of tears other Jdramas sometimes come with...
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phoenix220
April 15, 2016 at 7:14 AM
OOOH. Another 5 children viewer!! I'm loving it but hope it doesn't get too makjang to fill up the 50 eps. Not /too/ much on family objection I hope!
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Alessar
April 15, 2016 at 8:53 AM
Yeah I am HFT. It's so good, so hilarious, and so heartwarming.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 11:48 AM
Me too!
The leading lady such a hurt person but still so positive and hilariously straightforward and takes no bullshit. She is ♡!
The next best thing about the show for me is the 'golfer couple'. She doesn't take any of his harmless nonsense and he doesn't stand for her low self-esteem crap. I can totally see them together as a couple, getting married and living life while bickering and making up and being sweet and then complaining some more, haha!
SangTae's dad is precious and Mom can expect quite a bit but she's lovable too. SangTae was being a jerk but he just shot into my adorbs list with thst mistake at the ending of the latest episode, ha!
The rest... I don't care for much. I might have a negative visceral reaction whenever the family of cheating losers come up though.
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phoenix220
April 15, 2016 at 5:01 PM
Oh yes speaking of the leading lady, I loooove the way her internal dialogue is written. I feel like I would be thinking the exact same as her in her situation(s). Which makes me enjoy the show a lot more! :-)
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Chandler
April 20, 2016 at 11:29 PM
I have to admit, I really wasn't going to watch 5 Children no matter what anyone said. I just didn't think I was in the mood for a family drama and someone else described it as slapstick. But I caught a bit of an episode and loved the heroine so much that I had to tune in. Love her romance and the 'golfer couple' too.
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alasecond
April 15, 2016 at 2:35 PM
Me too me too.. Five enough is really nice..
and well the golfer sways my heart...
1. Leads - good casting
2. Golfer - i hope there is enough noise to increase his on air time :P .. painful to have 2-3 consecutive eps with blink and miss scenes of his
3. Second brother and love story - yawn
4. Sister/teacher - hmm.. character the typical k drama heroine..and well i don't find her charismatic enough in the role.. but love the golfer guy so..well watever bear it..
5. Golfer's bro - probably the only sane character after our male lead
6. JJ .. dead wife's sister - she is cute..immature and naive..but as a character quite childlike..and cute.. I just find male lead's sisters behavior quite irritating and selfish and full of jealousy towards JJ
7. The in laws - he he he he.. all the spice is here.. :)
8. kids are sweet- no role to play till now...but i guess they will become important once the main OTP love story stabilizes..
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phoenix220
April 15, 2016 at 5:02 PM
Can't wait til they love together and there are actual 5 kid shenanigans!!
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kuromitsu
April 15, 2016 at 8:31 PM
My only problem with Yeon-Tae is that she complains too much when it was her choice not to confess. So she chose to protect her friendship over her first love, then she has to live with it. Otherwise, I love her character, especially with Sung Hoon. I kind of have liked the actress in everything I've seen her in.
Jin-joo is annoying as hell. Her relationship with Sae-min is built on her pretentiousness, so I don't know how the hell they're gonna fix that. Maybe they'll do what Jo Bo-Ah's character and her partner did in All About My Mom.
I just can't warm up to Shim Hyung-Tak's loveline. They both still haven't found what to do with their life yet.
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7 paroles
April 15, 2016 at 6:40 AM
Starting with the shows I've decided to drop...
Monster - I can only describe it as nonsensical. The first 2 episodes were pretty good actually. They had a good setup for a revenge story, and Lee Gi-kwang did well in his role. The plot after that, however, is ridiculous. They've spent the last 4 episodes on a "training camp" thing, which is part of the recruitment process for this huge company our protagonist is supposed to infiltrate. And to become the shadow agent, you need to excel at studying, exercising, fighting, cooking, crime-solving (and more to come). Also, the tone of the drama seemed to have taken a complete turn from episode 2 to episode 3, changing from a melo to a comedy. It also appears to me that these episodes are really just fillers. And they probably need to add a few more (superfluous) categories to their judging criteria to make up to 50 episodes.
Jackpot - Jang Geun-seok looks pretty good in hanbok, but surprisingly Yeo Jin-goo doesn't look as good as I expected him to (apologies to his noona fans). I was just watching for the sake of watching really. Personally, I think that the drama is boring. I don't see a direction the story is going. And this probably means that I won't be watching any of the Mon-Tue dramas from now on.
Refresh Man - This is about as typical as a Taiwanese drama can get, meaning it's super cringe-worthy and not worth your time.
The show I'm currently watching...
Ms. Temper & Nam Jung-gi - When I start watching a drama's live broadcast, it means that I really like the drama. I love Ms. Temper & Nam Jung-gi. Mainly Ms. Temper, but I'm willing to share the love. The drama takes on real life workplaces issues such as sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, working mothers, superior-subordinate relationships, etc. Of course, unlike reality, everything gets resolved in the drama. Well, people probably don't want a depressing take on these issues anyway. I want to say that it's the best drama I've watched this year but I've pretty much dropped every single drama I've started watching. So I guess it'll just have to settle for "the first drama I will finish watching this year" then.
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atz
April 15, 2016 at 6:52 AM
I agree totally with you on Monster. I must say that I prefer the first two eps. Lee Gi Kwang and the young girl did well. Somehow they seem natural. The girl had a backbone and head strong without some ridiculous attitude. But then once the adult version starts, the girl somewhat behaves rather silly as if her age reversed. sigh!!
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Sera The Ms Temper
April 15, 2016 at 7:15 AM
I have to agree on Monster. I really had high expectation because I really love the other drama from the same writer like Giant and Empress Ki. But seems like this drama yet on the right track. Plus I still don't find the casts are really great casts to carry the drama. Crossing my finger to see if this Drama will be better later.
About Ms Temper, this is one drama that really draw my Interest.
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Kiara
April 15, 2016 at 7:32 AM
I was going to check it out but I guess I'll wait till it's over then.
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Sera The Ms Temper
April 15, 2016 at 6:14 PM
I dropped it. But maybe will pick up later, after the story becomes more intense. I hope it will not become like Dazzling Temptation, it was so dragging and repetitive. I still put my trust on this writer.
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Kiara
April 15, 2016 at 7:31 AM
Jackpot is based on a 1728 historical event. It was a 17 days (if I remember correctly) revolt against King Yeongjo.
I'm nervous when it comes to the writer but there is a lot of things that like about it. The story is pretty solid so far. It's beautifully shot. I like the music and costumes. I like the directing. I'm not fond of the leading girl (not interested enough to look up her name), Yoon Jin Seo (Lady Choi) is ok and the rest of the leads are doing a fantastic job especially the veterans Choi Min Soo and Jeon Kwang Leol. Much love to Jang Geun Suk who is so earnest in his role.
I have my complains but I still enjoy it.
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fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 8:08 AM
I just hope Jang Geun Suk's suffering has ended now. It was unbearable to watch.
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Kiara
April 15, 2016 at 8:51 AM
Right, we get the point already.
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Sera The Ms Temper
April 15, 2016 at 6:18 PM
I will pick up this back, later. at least when JGS's sufferings ended.
Like you, I'm not fond with the leading lady. I was not impressed with her since High Society, even most viewers like her. I think the sole reason they liked her because they loved second couple more than the first couple.? but at least she can act, even just so so.
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Solarmoonmoo
April 15, 2016 at 7:47 AM
You know a drama isn't for you when you can barely get through the first episode (looking at you Refresh Man).
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Alessar
April 15, 2016 at 8:55 AM
Oh I got through Refresh Man, but it's a check facebook with the TV on in the back type show. I like several of the cast members (including the rival guy who just showed up) but yeah the story is weak.
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chingu
April 15, 2016 at 9:45 AM
Right!? Okay, yeah, I've tried watching the first ep TWICE–while washing the dishes, and I still couldn't get myself to finish up the ep.
The only recent Taiwanese drama that I've watched in its entirety and enjoyed (for the most part) was Bromance. Now that hoot to watch.
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risa
April 15, 2016 at 11:09 AM
I almost dropped Bromance after the first couple of episodes, but once the bRomance started blossoming, I got hooked. There was so much OTP goodness, I was too busy swooning to notice the silliness.
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alasecond
April 15, 2016 at 2:41 PM
lol.. did it not give feels of newly turned teenagers with crush..and imagining all kinds of improbable situations to have some 'skinship'.. very very very silly..
But kudos to the actress..i didn't even realize she is the same one from MARS..
glas to c her get some lead role
Alessar
April 15, 2016 at 8:55 AM
Monster definitely has the feeling of filler. The viki subbing team has not been as eager the latest few episodes but DramaFever picked it up on a week delay.
The unexpected rival bromance in the recent episodes cracked me up. But I think this story is going to be very tiresome.
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CaroleMcDonnell
April 15, 2016 at 9:24 AM
I so love the actors who play the villain and hero in Monster. But I had to just give up on the drama. It kept hinting that it would become as full of WTF-ery as Glamorous Temptation. So I had to let it go.
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Grapes
April 15, 2016 at 12:48 PM
I stopped watching monster after ep3 i felt somethings off during that episode that makes me uncomfortable to watch the next, maybe i will come back later
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alasecond
April 15, 2016 at 2:39 PM
What???????????
Monster is a 50 ep drama?????
How is that even possible..even if the show were good..the plot doesnt have much to offer..
and right now..it is so totally non sensical
The only good thing.. it offers me Bolin view :P .. haven't seen him since that series with Ariel lin...time we were no tin love's T version
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8 Kaylie
April 15, 2016 at 6:42 AM
Hello! Any Lee Je-hoon lovers here? I finished watching Signal this week and it was sooooo good. And I fell in lover with Lee Je-hoon, even though people complaint about his acting. Maybe I'm just somehow who loves more dramatic acting? Because I honestly loved the anguish and desperation he was able to bring out through his acting.
I watched the highly raved Bleak Night and I'm just really impressed with Lee Je-hoon. I don't usually like dramas or films that romanticise bullies, but somehow my heart aches for Ki-tae. I love how Ki-tae/Lee Je-hoon alternates between a menacing bully and a remorseful, lonely boy so easily, that makes it hard for you not to feel pity for Ki-tae. There's this look in his eyes that really haunts you. I'm not sure if it's just me, but I felt that his bullying was driven by his love for Baek-hee, in a romantic way. I felt that the act of him giving Baek-hee his most treasured possession, the baseball, was symbolic. The cruel bullying almost seemed like a desperate cry to get Baek-hee to notice him. Sort of reminds me of the way immature teenage boys bully girls they like to gain their attention. It's misguided, and Ki-tae was exceptionally cruel, but it was driven by his desperation, and also partly due to the fact that no one was there to teach him about loving someone.
I also watched Just Friends? and I enjoyed it a lot. It was a really easy watch. I find the gay couple really sweet. Lee Je-hoon really surprises me with his versatility - he was so convincing portraying a young gay man. And I'm glad I watched it because I finally get to see a happy, smiling Lee Je-hoon instead the varying degrees of misery he was in for the 16 episodes of Signal.
I was wondering what other Lee Je-hoon films or dramas should I watch next? I'm so tempted to watch Fashion King, because it has both Lee Je-hoon and Yoo Ah-in, and I cannot imagine something that could be bad with both of them in it...
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Chelle
April 15, 2016 at 7:49 AM
Fashion King is Bad with a capital B, seriously don't even bother. It's one of the lowest rated dramas on both dramafever and Viki.
If you wanna see him in something different like a cute rom com, try Architecture 101.
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Kaylie
April 15, 2016 at 8:56 AM
I'm a little wary of Architecture 101 because of Suzy. Was her acting passable in it?
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eunchans
April 16, 2016 at 7:58 AM
Yeah, I thought she was ok in it actually (the role doesn't demand much from her and luckily the film doesn't rest on her shoulders). It's a solid watch!
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Ida Zongo
April 15, 2016 at 8:18 AM
RE: Fashion King, DON'T DO IT....seriously just don't! save those 16hrs of your life maybe watching Secret Door or something but don't waste it on Fashion King that show is a tragedy in writing, acting and just everything!
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Kaylie
April 15, 2016 at 9:02 AM
Secret Door didn't seem that good either, based on the reviews. I must admit I cheated a little by watching some snippets of it, and I wasn't impressed by the rice chest scene at all. I know I shouldn't be comparing a film to a TV drama, but The Throne was so much better. Prince Sado getting into the rice chest should have been the greatest climax of the entire drama, but Secret Door handled it in such a anticlimactic manner I was like, "Oh, that's just it?"
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bossu
April 15, 2016 at 1:18 PM
My Papparoti and Front Line
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Chelle
April 15, 2016 at 6:22 PM
Ah, I forgot about Front Line! That's definitely worth checking out, even if he has more of a side role.
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m3lon4
April 15, 2016 at 4:06 PM
I LOVE Lee Je Hoon too! I've only been replaying Signal over and over again these days because nothing else caught my attention. As a fan, I'm glad that he got to make a mark in the acting world with a performance of that caliber in Bleak Night. It was perfection, and still one of the most memorable performances by an actor for me.
As with movie recommendations, I agree with the poster above, watch The Front Line (where he played a soldier), My Paparotti (as a high school gangster with a gift for singing), and Architecture 101 (where he portrayed the innocence of first love - Suzy was bad but Nabdeuki, the wonderful Jo Jung Seok, more than made up for it). I can't remember much of Ghost Sweepers (I think I watched it on a plane years ago), and couldn't find Ethics of Anger anywhere. But again, he showed his versatility with every character that he played. I'm looking forward to Detective Hong Gil Dong about to be released in May this year. Gosh I just love him!
Fun tidbits, in My Paparotti he also shared a cute loveline with Kang So Ra, which made me giggle when I watched one of Signal's episodes where he was going to rip off Kang So Ra's picture from his whiteboard and then decided not to with a head shake and a fond smile. (I was like, you remembered her! It was so meta, hahaha)
I personally skipped Fashion King and Secret Door. No matter how much I love an actor, I still can't stand bad writing.
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Kaylie
April 15, 2016 at 8:32 PM
Thanks for the recommendations! I'll be sure to check them out! Aww, finally get I why he did that for Kang Sora in Signal! So cute, heh heh.
But it's pretty frustrating that he mostly does film, because in Singapore Korean films are hardly screened in cinemas, and it's pretty hard to watch it online or even find more news about it. TV drama on the other hand, receives so much more attention. Is he popular in Korea? I just wish he would do more good quality dramas and gain more international recognition!
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Pearl
April 17, 2016 at 6:41 PM
I love Lee Je Hoon best in The Front Line and Bleak Night. Tried watching Ghost Sweepers for him and Kim Soo Ro, but got bored, I decided to drop it. He was cute in My Paparotti and Architecture 101, as well. I've yet to watch An Ethics Lesson, 'cause I can't find a copy with subs. Hoping to find one soon because it has him and Cho Jin Woong (just like The Front Line, My Paparotti and Signal). I've not watched any of his dramas but Signal. I'll look for Just Friends?, cause you said you enjoyed it.
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9 sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 6:43 AM
I hope you guys can help me, I listen to new song called Narcissus : SM station and the opening melody seems like a Drama OST, I can't get it off my head, I hope you guys can help to find out what the OST,
so I hope you can help me, I tried asked in kpop thread but no one seems to know
thanks anyway . . .
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mistress
April 15, 2016 at 7:02 AM
Well, it is not an OST but a single by Heechul, TRAx's Jungmo and Wheein.
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sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 7:11 AM
I know, the song and the OST is diff song,
I mean that song reminds me of an OST, but Idk what is the OST that has similar intro with that Narcissus song,
I hope you can help me find an OST that almost has the same intro like that song,
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10 Purple
April 15, 2016 at 6:54 AM
This has been a great week for me. Lee Won Geun's drama news, Descendants of the Sun ended and Yoon Shi Hoon has been confirmed as the 6th 1n2d member.
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owl
April 15, 2016 at 8:50 AM
Yoo Shi Yoon the 6th 1n2d member? This is fabulous news. In fact, it's the happiest kdrama news this week. he got his feet wet in the k-variety world with Barefoot Friends so I think he'll fit in and will certainly be the politest member! Oh, I am SO excited - I can picture him and Joonyoung (who are the closest in age) bringing more flower boy factor to the show (thank you). Yes! Good news, you made my day, Purple!
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kaybee
April 15, 2016 at 10:21 AM
Oh yay! And yes, more flower boy factor never hurts lol. Not that 1n2d needs it, it's so much fun that it doesn't really matter what it's members look like.
I'm really excited to see him and Joon Young interact too, since all the others are a good deal older than JJY, so it'll be fun to see what their dynamic will be like (except Defconn, I think, he's not *that* much older is he? Start 30s? He doesn't act very young though).
In general, it'll just be exciting to see whether he'll fit well with the others. The show relies so much on cast chemistry.
@Purple - where did you read the news? I haven't been able to find anything on it even though I've been searching practically every day the past week or so lol.
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Enz
April 15, 2016 at 6:03 PM
Wow. I didn't know YSY is going to be the 6th member!! Poor guy is going to be eaten alive by the rest initially! Hope he does well. Looking forward to it.
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kaybee
April 16, 2016 at 3:26 AM
And now I'm really hoping they'll be playing lots of tricks on him haha. Or maybe he'll turn out to be someone who can rival Junho in the trickster department, that would be fun!
Does anyone know when he'll join?
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latteholic
April 15, 2016 at 10:41 AM
Oh wow - I'm looking forward to see YSH in 1n2d!
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light
April 16, 2016 at 7:49 AM
Yoon Shi Hoon? I am nervous. He seems too perfect for a hilariously flawed ensemble. The current members is like a magical Friends casting. But I will give him a chance. Why didn't he get an intern status instead?
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owl
April 18, 2016 at 9:23 PM
I think 1N2D feels lucky to get him.
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11 kimchikay
April 15, 2016 at 6:55 AM
Hi all, hope everyone is having a lovely friday. I'm stuck at home with fever/chills from a post root canal infection *tears*. May have to have a molar pulled!! I'm a few years shy of 30 and am terrified. Anyone have any words to make me feel better? *wah*
(sorry totally using this forum as support therapy instead of what it's intended for)
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MistyIsles
April 15, 2016 at 7:13 AM
Yikes, that sounds terrible. This is random, but my best friend through elementary school -- high school is also named Kay.
Anyway, this may or may not help at all, but I just got back from watching "Annie," so naturally "Tomorrow" is going to be stuck in my head for the next week. Here's hoping and praying the sun comes out for you soon!
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bigmomma12345
April 15, 2016 at 7:23 AM
Ugh! Sorry you aren't feeling well right now Kay. Don't sweat the tooth extraction - it isn't too bad. There can be a lot of tugging/pulling and strange sounds (they basically break your tooth and pull out the pieces I think) but it isn't painful as it is happening. My hubby had a similar scenario as yours and he was fine (and this is the man who stayed in bed for two days after having a mole removed from his leg, so not very brave when it comes to medical procedures!!) Hang in there and watch some shows or read or post more here to help get your mind off of it, if you are still anxious! ?
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korfan
April 15, 2016 at 7:31 AM
Kay -
While it's certainly understandable to feel apprehensive before a dental procedure, don't be terrified. I don't know if this is an option at this point, but perhaps you can get a second opinion. ....... I hope you feel better soon!
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redfox
April 15, 2016 at 9:06 AM
I dunno if this will make you feel better, but making the "ou" will make you "Ou-kay".
I hope you won´t have to have it pulled, cause it would slowly start ruining the surrounding teeth
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ktiep
April 15, 2016 at 9:16 AM
Kay, I had the same thing happen to me after my first root canal. It never has been that great ever since and I should get it extracted. So if it comes to that, I say do it and get it over with.
I was terrified when my dentist said another tooth needed a root canal. But this time, no infection, so although it was uncomfortable for a few days, I could understand why people say the procedure isn't really that bad. That tooth gives me no problems and the cap is beautiful (I went for the all porcelain on that one).
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kimchikay
April 15, 2016 at 9:43 AM
Thank you all for your kind words! I'm going in on Monday to see what the deal is with this molar. Unfortunately, this is my second treatment on the same tooth - so I guess it's bound to be unhappy but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed I don't have to get rid of it. I'm not feeling the implant route but sounds like thats the best option vs a bridge (which, I don't think I can even think about right now!)
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mochakat9
April 15, 2016 at 6:47 PM
I had a molar pulled. I was sore for a few days, but I haven't had any trouble since. My advice is not to stay in pain. If it really hurst, go back to the dentist because they can do something about it.
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12 Kiara
April 15, 2016 at 7:05 AM
Comic geeks and Benedict Cumberbatch fans. Rejoice!
Doctor Strange Trailer 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt-U_t2pUHI
"Teach me......"
American accent and all. Cumberbatch <3!
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cozybooks
April 15, 2016 at 7:22 AM
Saw it, loved it, can't wait!
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Solarmoonmoo
April 15, 2016 at 7:53 AM
Interesting. Very interesting. Then again, I'm honest to god Marvel trash so I will most likely be there opening night.
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Kiara
April 15, 2016 at 8:01 AM
I'm planning on being there opening night lol.
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snailshell
April 15, 2016 at 2:23 PM
Until you realise this and sigh, faceplant, because truth.
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Kiara
April 15, 2016 at 6:42 PM
Movie makers hardly stay true to the origin. They've change race and gender before. More than half of the moviegoers aren't comic geeks. I suspect that most of the female viewers are going to watch it for Cumberbatch.
I think Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun Fat, Ken Watanabe etc would have been great but people will always find something to complain about.
If Ken didn't play the fake Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins I think they would've cast him.
For me, Ha Jung Woo (Kundo) looks like the comic version of the Ancient One. If only ....
Anyway, I'm excited. I'm going to watch it on my birthday.
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snailshell
April 16, 2016 at 5:43 AM
"but people will always find something to complain about."
oh...you didn't...just go there?
I like and respect you, Kiara, and I always enjoy your comments, so that's the basis of my reply to you, which I hope you'll take in the sincere and friendly spirit it's meant :)
This isn't merely racebending. It's whitewashing, and whitewashing is just another expression of racism. Hollywood has been doing it forever.
I get it that it's something a lot of people have the luxury not to think about, but racism is a perpetual, everyday reality for minorities both on smaller and larger scales. Whitewashing is an erasure of minorities, their existences and their identities - they not only don't get representation, they get misrepresentation. They are fine as props to serve a white-centric narrative, but they don't merit narratives of their own. To sweep a history of oppression and erasure under the rug as 'always finding something to complain about' is deeply troubling.
I'm not saying people can't enjoy the film. Sure you should (and happy birthday!). But at the same time, I think we need to acknowledge that this is problematic, and most likely will keep on happening, because very few people give a damn. (Look at the case of Scarlett Johanssen in Ghost In The Shell.)
To quote somebody else:
"You know the worst part of this racist crap? The fact that Hollywood once again believes that there are NO Asians who can play an Asian character so clearly they HAVE to cast the white lady and make her bald in an attempt to mask the fact that they still whitewashed the fuck out of this character."
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kuromitsu
April 16, 2016 at 8:00 AM
It isn't really whitewashing when a character isn't known for their race. The Ancient One isn't meant to portray someone of a certain race.
And you can't especially accuse Marvel of it when they've turned Nick Fury, Heimdall and James Rhodes black and no one whipped up a storm (well, some people did, but I think they're just as ridiculous as those people who whine about The Ancient One turning into a white female).
And on the Ancient One's case, they're doing something they've been doing consistently: Avoiding a stereotype. Some people will complain that the sage old Asian magician mentor is one. They avoided the stereotype with The Mandarin in Iron Man 3, and they did it too with the Ancient One in Doctor Strange.
Kiara
April 16, 2016 at 9:23 AM
Wow, you are totally misunderstanding me. What I meant by people will always find something to complain about is even if an Asian actor is cast for the role some will still complain about the actor not being right for the role, Ancient One was not Japanese if Watanabe were to play him etc etc etc.
I suggested actors that would be great for the role and all are Asians.
Hollywood is not going to define race for me. I define that myself by treating others with respect. We all belong to the human race, aren't we?
13 korfan
April 15, 2016 at 7:06 AM
Hi Everyone! ....... I hope you are all doing well today.
Watched this week:
Six Flying Dragons - Still recovering after watching the horror, the sadness and awesomeness that were eps 47 and 48.
Descended From The Sun - Still watching for those 2 to 3 minute moments that work.
Mrs. Cop 2 - Caught only one ep this week, but I don't even remember which one it was.
Mr. Selfridge - What devastating news for Mr. Grove.
Luther - Watched another intense ep, although, which one isn't. I swear, I don't think I can say anything about this without giving anything away.
That's all for now. ....... Everyone take care and have a great Friday!
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CaroleMcDonnell
April 15, 2016 at 8:32 AM
LOL! You and me with this Mrs Cop show. It's weirdly flat, in an overhyped with too much detective music kind of way. I'm holding on or Kim Bum. So I basically FF through the episodes, whatever ones they were that I watched.
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korfan
April 15, 2016 at 8:46 AM
*lauging*
"flat" ..... That's it!!! I think this word describes it perfectly! ...... It's like, it's not awful, but it's just there. I dunno.
Sometimes, when I do watch the parts I do watch, it's like there's the drama with the ajumma and her team then there's the drama with the Kim Bum character. It feels like two separate dramas in the same drama, if that makes any sense----but both flat of course. Kim Bum's drama being a little less so, but still "just there."
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wonhwa
April 15, 2016 at 1:41 PM
Yes, episodes 47 and 48 of SFD were hard to watch but amazing. I found episode 47 to be particularly strong, with exceptional pacing. SFD in general had some of the best individual episodes I've seen in a show (episode 25 I'm looking at you).
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14 MistyIsles
April 15, 2016 at 7:07 AM
I just have to say, I was expecting DOTS to make me cry this week (and it did indeed), but I was NOT expecting that from Pied Piper! So glad I went back and picked this one up when I realized I'd missed the premier. I'm thinking maybe TVN should stick to crime thrillers for a while -- between Signal and Pied Piper, they've hit something really great. I wonder why not so many are watching this one, though?
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Kaylie
April 15, 2016 at 7:10 AM
Is Pied Piper as good as Signal? I've just finished Signal and I'm looking for the next show to move on to!
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Oilybiscuit
April 15, 2016 at 7:19 AM
Me tooooooo! Should I try Nine? Sign? Cruel City? Ghost?
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Grapes
April 15, 2016 at 12:56 PM
Cruel city is so good
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Rachel
April 15, 2016 at 7:38 PM
Cruel City is good. I think Ghost is well-written but didn't feel well executed.
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MistyIsles
April 15, 2016 at 7:20 AM
It's SO good! It did take me a few episodes to really get hooked, but once it got me, it got me whole-heartedly. (Also, it's by the Liar Game team, which is what interested me in the first place.)
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CaroleMcDonnell
April 15, 2016 at 8:33 AM
Uhm... maybe I should try watching Pied Piper. The description didn't grab me and I kinda feared hype and something that screamed "actioner" so I never really gave it a chance past the first 5 minutes.
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Adal
April 15, 2016 at 10:05 AM
@Kaylie
Pied Piper is sooooo good! I really regret that this drama isn't being recapped by Dramabeans. I admit to liking it as much as I liked Liar Game. It's so intelligent, there would have been so many conversation points.
It's a pity that the ratings for this drama aren't any higher...
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 11:21 AM
Me too. If only DB recapped it. I'd have liked to read all the comments.
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sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 7:17 AM
thriller genre and mystery sometimes tiresome and it feels like they'll win at the end if it's a very tragic story because of humanity.
Especially with high moral protagonist, sometimes they story already feels over with some episode.
This is my opinion as someone that doesn't into thriller and mystery because it's too much for being a drama, I prefer movie if they have 1 big plot, or series like detective ala Elementary, keep it as mystery series,
the thriller drama I enjoy is something like Kuroukouchi when you can't think the ending will good or not for the lead.
Thriller for 10+ episode is quite long.
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15 Lynnet
April 15, 2016 at 7:13 AM
Hey hope everyone has a lovely weekend ,Monday is a public holiday in my country so I 'm hoping to put in some serious drama watching. still haven't watched the last episode of Page turner ,just started ex-girlfriends club and I'm hoping to start marriage contract soon.
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Kiara
April 15, 2016 at 8:54 AM
Enjoy your 3 day weekend. I haven't watched any of those shows but they are on my list.
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Sera The Ms Temper
April 15, 2016 at 6:25 PM
You will have a long weekend!
Ex gf club was fun, but not a drama that I am eager to watch twice.
Marriage Contract is good.
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16 Wag-a-muffin
April 15, 2016 at 7:16 AM
Hello Beanie friends.
Well, it is official.
My life is a Korean makjang.
See if you don't agree. . .
Episode ONE: A couple of years ago I drew a cartoon based on the cliches I noticed in many Korean Dramas.
It was just for fun and for my own enjoyment.
I noticed that the website, DramaFever had a Friday Fan Art page in their news, so I entered it, not thinking that they'd print it—because most all of the fan art was, well, art. And my cartoons was doodles.
But to my shock and surprise, not only did they want to publish my cartoon, “Every Korean Drama in 10 Panels,” they also featured it, by itself and not along with the Friday Fan Art page.
Episode TWO: After it published, I wrote a thank you note to the woman who had contacted me and offered to do toons for them, if they wanted me to.
Again, to my shock and surprise, they offered me a free lance position as DramaFever cartoonist, with a contract and money for my drawings, along with a bonus system.
And so, I became a DramaFever toonist.
Episode THREE: Hardworking ajumma finds good fortune. Then tragedy strikes. My cancer came back, and I had to take a cartooning leave of absence. My husband didn't leave me, nor did my children get amnesia. But other than that, I'm still on track to be in a makjang.
Episode FOUR: In April, after recovering from 2 months of chemo (and the chemo not working, but that's another drama) I started drawing toons again. My second one (after the break) was published April 8. “My Alternate Ending for “Cheese in the Trap,” was viewed and shared by over 11 thousand people.
I was so happy! I got quite a few comments and wrote that I was planning on doing one cartoon each Friday. I even started working on my next one. (An Alternative Ending to Yong Pal—I thought the nurse shouldn't have died in the phone booth crash. She was such a unique villain. I figured out what “should” have happened to her.
I was looking forward to creating a new toon once a week. My life seemed to be looking up.
Until three days ago, Episode FIVE; when I got a notice of termination in my e-mail. Warner Brothers bought out DramaFever and since I don't have a record of publishing (more than twice) over the past 6 months, I'm being let go.
See? Doesn't my life sound like a Korean Soap Opera?
(And I will now join the many beanie members who despise DramaFever. It was fun while it lasted, but who fires a cancer patient 2 weeks after she comes back to work?)
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cozybooks
April 15, 2016 at 7:26 AM
Lame!! I saw your CIIT toon and loved it! Psh. I hope your cancer battle is looking up, though!
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korfan
April 15, 2016 at 7:48 AM
Wag_a_Muffin -
Oh wow! I think you're right! I don't even know what to say.
What I do know, is that I'm sending positive thought your way as you face the cancer battle. Feel better soon!
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Wag-a-muffin
April 15, 2016 at 8:15 AM
Thanks. There are irreplaceable things I lost because of this cancer (and double mastectomy) but at least I still have my sense of humor.
I thought about trying to start a blog of my toons, but I don't think it would get much exposure.
(If I could, my first toon be a revenge drama on Warner Bros.)
And I'm not the only one who lost a job in this buy out. The person who was in charge of publishing all the news items for the dramafever site was also let go. I only know this because I wrote her a thank-you. But when I sent it to her dramafever email account, it had been terminated. So I searched (stalked) her and found her on linkd-in. I read there that she'd been let go last month.
She was such a sweet person. And I always appreciated her help. (Stupid stupid warnerbros/dramafever.)
Thanks for the kind words. I'm doing okay. Hope everyone else is too.
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korfan
April 15, 2016 at 8:33 AM
Glad to hear you haven't lost your sense of humor! :)
The consequences that occur when a buyout/takeover of a company happens are truly unfortunate. I understand the business side of it, but also the impact on employees. I've been through it and seen both sides of it. It is a difficult situation.
As far as your toons go, I say if there's a way for you to get them out there, go for it. I know that how to go about it exactly, is the question. ....... I'm not well-versed (or at all) on all things blog, so I'm certainly not one to give pointers on that front. All I can do is wish you the best of luck with that, no matter how you choose to do.
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CaroleMcDonnell
April 15, 2016 at 8:37 AM
Congratulations on the cartoon assignments. And good luck, much healing and joy as you continue toward wellness. I'll be praying that wonderful sudden perfect answers for your present health challenge fall into your life.
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owl
April 15, 2016 at 8:54 AM
"...but who fires a cancer patient 2 weeks after she comes back to work?"
Way up there in makjang, (*bell ringing on the carnival hammer game*) Wag_a_Muffin. But, leave it to you to come up with something good out of this. Fighting! On so many levels~ \/
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redfox
April 15, 2016 at 9:11 AM
who does it? MEN.
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kimchikay
April 15, 2016 at 9:45 AM
Congratulations and sending positive healing vibes your way~
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risa
April 15, 2016 at 12:50 PM
I'm so sorry to hear that you're going through so much all at once. That sucks! (And it makes me glad that I cancelled my DF subscription a long time ago and never renewed, even though I was tempted to.)
The good news is that it doesn't sound like you're in an old-school makjang in which the heroine is just a victim of her tragic circumstances, and the drama is all about the tears. You remind me much more of one of those empowered heroines I absolutely love-- sure, she stumbles and cries and wants to give up at times, but ultimately, she faces her challenges bravely, with her sense of humor intact, and continues to give her gifts despite her challenges. May your drama be an uplifting and heartwarming one in the end!
Sometimes I get overwhelmed with my own challenges, and I have to remind myself that I'm on a Heroine's Journey, and that crises often serve as the catalyst to much-needed growth. It ain't always easy, though.
Hugs, and hwaiting!!
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risa
April 15, 2016 at 1:37 PM
I just googled your "Every Korean Drama in 10 Panels"-- it's pure genius! (Reminds me a bit of Hyperbole and a Half.) The Warner Bros execs are idiots for letting you go! I wish Dramabeans could/would hire you, even if it weren't on a regular basis. Anyway, himne-- your talents are bound to find a home somewhere. And I'm so glad to see just what a wonderful sense of humor you have to help you along the way.
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Sera The Ms Temper
April 15, 2016 at 6:31 PM
I hope you stay strong???
Btw how can I read your toon? I cannot access dramafever. If you don't blog it, maybe you can use an alternative like IG. I don't know.But maybe u won't be paid.
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Sera The Ms Temper
April 15, 2016 at 6:34 PM
Its ok. I google and found your toon???
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Wag-a-muffin
April 15, 2016 at 7:16 PM
I was a free lance cartoonist for dramafever and was paid to draw cartoons for them for over 2 years. All the toons I did during that time are in my blog. You can either click on my name at the top of this post (right to the right of the number) or you can click here.
http://blogging4romance.blogspot.com/
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
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17 phoenix220
April 15, 2016 at 7:18 AM
Just realised I'm not watching any of the dramas recapped currently :-(
I want to start watching TWDR (after SFD)!!
Back to 1989 Ep 10 (T drama) is suuuuper cute. But thinking back, not much happened this week except for relationship development. But the preview for EP 11 looks like the plot will be moving along then Zhen Zhen finds out he's from the future.
Scarlet Heart EP 21/22: ehhhhh. The cinematography is nice though.
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Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 7:25 AM
Scarlet Heart : Have you realized that the 4th prince like to touch his hair with his hand on the back in almost every scene? hahaha
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phoenix220
April 15, 2016 at 5:06 PM
YES. oh man but I can understand because I do that with my ponytail when I'm bored :p Nicky Wu must have been relishing the novelty of having a long ass pigtail.
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mochakat9
April 15, 2016 at 6:54 PM
I always thought that touching it reminded him of Liu Shishi.
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phoenix220
April 15, 2016 at 8:21 PM
Really, why? Care to elaborate?
Y
April 17, 2016 at 3:53 AM
Read somewhere Nicky Wu studied his character's quirks (in history) and added in his performance. He's really a good actor!
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18 cozybooks
April 15, 2016 at 7:21 AM
Hi all! Happy weekend! I had a pretty exciting day yesterday--I went to a language fair and placed Superior for level 4+ Chinese conversation competition. That was fun. :) Then I went to the french fair to watch some friends perform, and hahaha I felt so lost! They have have "language police" who catch you if you if you speak English and make you answer a question in French, so I just kept repeating the only French I really know: Je ne parle pas Francais. Hahaha but it was still really fun!
I finally had a bit more time on my hands, yay! I'd been dying not being able to watch much kdrama.
Marriage Contract: I'm not supposed to tear up and start crying on episode two. It's just... not supposed to happen. Gah! I love them so much, so so much! Please don't die, Hye-soo! Also, this show gives me so much to think about in terms of Pride, and how useful (or useless) it is. My favorite character for the first three episodes was actually Ji-Hoon's mom, because I feel like she's such a complex combination of pride and shameless honesty. I just love this show.
Click Your Heart: I loved it! I want more choose your own hero dramas! The first time I watched it, she ended up with the baseball guy... but then I still really wanted to see the kickbutt guy from the trailer (he doesn't enter the arc if you choose baseball man)--and I loved him more!
Pinocchio: Ha, I rewatched a lot of it with my friend, because Lee Jong Suk. Who knew shaving was so hot?
Happy Friday, and a quick question: What do you think makes Kdramas so addicting? Me and my friend were wondering all this week, because it's turned both of our lives upside down--style choices, music choices, academic choices...
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owl
April 15, 2016 at 9:04 AM
That kai bai boh settles everything from who gets the last bite of kimchi to giving away kingdoms.
Subtle romance in things like back hugs, tying shoelaces, wringing cloths and placing them on foreheads, and wiping coffee foam from the lips.
Gender bender plot lines.
Second lead syndrome
Flower boys, martial arts, and national treasures.
For starters. \/
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Kreyon
April 15, 2016 at 1:38 PM
Hah @ kai bai boh, so true.
I think beans and gf have talked about this before but I agree with them that it all boils down to format. Kdramas give us a beginning, a middle, and an end - always. Usually failing at one of those points, sometimes all three, and every once in rare while doing each perfectly. Either way tho, it's never like American dramas where they drag on and on, losing everything that made it good (Grey's Anatomy) or are cut off too soon without any closure (Selfie). Good or bad, kdramas are formatted to perfectly encapsulate that age-old narrative arc.
Orrrrrr maybe it's just all the pretty. Lol.
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19 PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 7:22 AM
Song JoongKi is Kim SooHyun's son.
Why?
Because Kim SooHyun Came from The Stars and Song JoongKi is a Descendant of the Sun and the Sun is a Star.
Geddit? geddit?? hehe!
*Hides away*
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Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 7:27 AM
that explain the power in captain's body,
*fly away*
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 7:45 AM
And Yoo Ah In is blowing his top with the fury of Six Flying Dragons because Song JoongKi made a SungKyunKwan Scandal.
But Park YooChun says Three Days is all he needs to solve the problem, as long as there isn't a Girl Who Sees Smells.
Ah! But there is! When she, Shin SeKyung realises that When a Man Falls in Love, aka, Yeon WooJin, and is all for Marriage, Not Dating, one has to acknowledge his mother, Kim HaeSook, too. But when she says "I Can Hear Your Voice", I guess one shouldn't roll his/her eyes when Lawyer Lee BoYoung snarks that it is God's Gift that she can.
Oh Look! As God's Gift, she was Kim SooHyun in that drama! Oh, not the same Kim SooHyun from the stars then?
*builds a trench, prepares for nuclear attack*
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 7:49 AM
NOOOOOO!!!!!!! MY HTMAL FAIL!
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 8:10 AM
*HTML
*breaks down and sobs*
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fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 8:05 AM
aewsome!
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fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 8:09 AM
see I can't spell
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 8:11 AM
Neither can I.
Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 9:27 AM
me too T.T
Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 9:26 AM
*visit the trench*
on the other side, someone recognize the lady,
"that wasn't Kim Soo hyun, it's Lee Seo-Young", said Park Hae Jin.
"Right, she is Seo Yong, My Daughter, your twin sister", replied Chun Ho Jin (lee seon gye in 6Fd) proudly.
"Oh, don't play this Liar Game " chimes Lee Sang Yoon in the corner "that's the princess in Ballad of Seo dong's song",
Park Hae Jin looked at Lee Sang Yoon "I think you should be more aware of the suspicious housekeeper that tried to enter your house mate, it's family business", he pointed out Choi Ji Woo with basket full of food on the other side of street.
"that is not my house, stop trying to be the bad guy that shove me away" replied LSY.
Then one man appeared with red coat and declare " you are all wrong, that woman is the one that save the last dance for me "
"It's not even rhymed Secret guy, how can you just come here and comment?" asked PHJ.
"I am not a Secret guy, I am an Entertainer , Ji sung" declare the man again.
"Anyway I know why you guys comment about her, she was pretty " add park seo joon that just arrived with double americano and give it to the red coat guy.
"She was?? You said she was? I hope you said One Warm Word to me now . . .or I'll kiss you, Jisung move his gaze to PSJ. He approached him step by step, closer and closer, he looked at him in deep gaze, "kill me heal me" , said PSJ is desperation before running backward.
Lee Sang Yoon laugh at the situation "it must be fun to be twenty again"
in their confusion, Do Min Joon overheard their conversation from a condominium "human . . . . they always dream high , they think they knew it all",
*epilogue
Kwong Sang Woo meet PSJ hide behinds the trees from Ji sung
"excuse me, have you seen a woman, black hair, walking this way with basket full of food, she looks like someone I met Once upon a time in high school ?"
"Once upon a time, like a tale? are you talking about Autumn's Tale , sorry I heard no such thing" said PSJ
"come to the rooftop!" scream kwon sang woo
*fly again, hide in bushes*
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 9:35 AM
HA! HA! HA! HAAAAAAA!!!
I think I cried at "...or I'll kiss you".
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nuwoy
April 16, 2016 at 7:52 AM
OMG. That's so brilliant!
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CaroleMcDonnell
April 15, 2016 at 8:38 AM
ouch!
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20 kdramafan
April 15, 2016 at 7:22 AM
Happy Friday everyone.
I'm not watching any KDramas at the mo.
I try but I can't last out an episode.
Will start going for KMovies if something doesn't come along soon.
Another big earthquake here in Japan last night.
Be good to you and yours.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 7:25 AM
Eeeps! Where?
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korfan
April 15, 2016 at 8:07 AM
KDramaFan -
I heard about the big earthquake. Stay safe and be well.
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CaroleMcDonnell
April 15, 2016 at 8:40 AM
Maybe this new season will be better. Nothing from the last new bunch really touched me ..except for Marriage Contract and Nam Jung Gi. So am glad next week brings all kinds of new kdrama yumminess.
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gpap
April 15, 2016 at 1:31 PM
~KDramaFan
I feel you! When it comes to earthquakes, who can really be brave enough? Especially if one has children to protect, it's a long journey into horror.
Hope your region is not close to the epicenter. Stay calm (it's very, very important) and safe.
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21 fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 7:30 AM
Happy Friday! Interesting to watch ratings war in Mon-Tues dramas. I think storyline is what decides the ratings since all has Top-notch acting from shows' leads. Also it is interesting to know that these 3 dramas which started on the same day and time have other connections. PD Lee Jung-sup of Lawyer Jo Deul-ho's debut mini-series was 'Hong Gildong' which had leads Gang Ji-hwan and Sung Yoo-ri of Monster and Jang Geun-suk of Jackpot. JGS- he certainly has come a long way!
ok two more dramas ended -DoTS and CBA. I enjoyed both and sad that Come back Ajussi got such a low ratings.
In CBA, my another favorite character besides Oh Yeon-seo was Ra Mi-ran(who played Maya- Reveal was pleasant surprise).
(From the interview with RMR done after Reply 88) [Elle]
Q: Are you very honest when you talk to other people?
A: I don't think so. I am the type who is afraid to reveal and all open about myself. I don't talk deep subjects even to my close friends. Then again I don't worry alone either. I just don't make any stress.
Q: How is that possible since life has sadness as well as happiness.
A: I just tell myself "Let's think this is hard time. Since I am actress, I might be able to use this in the future" and get over it coolly or I persuade myself and cheer on myself. After Reply 88, they say I am the trend/popular, but I tell myself "you never know when this bubble will disappear, so just calm down." I just don't let people cursing or people complementing bother me. Otherwise I will have a hard time, being too sensitive. Wouldn't it be nice that way, just enjoying a little and pay a little attention? I just read comments. To see what curses I am getting.
Q: I heard about your acting power while watching Ryu Jun-ryel episode in V apps. For example, in the passport scene you were totally different before and after the shooting. Actress Ra Mi-ran has battery attached to emoting?
A: No, How can I-I am not machine. I just go memorizing the script. Once it passes 3 lines, it gets difficult so I always keep the script close by my side. Shooting atmosphere is different every time. Since you can't predict other actors' acting, I go with 'Prepared/ready mind' rather than having some plan. After all, acting is a work you have to communicate with your partner.
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fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 7:30 AM
Q: UNamRyu/Jungwhan vs UNamTaek/Park Bo-gum?
A: UNamKin! Anyway my husband is Kim Sung-gyun.
Q: Jung-bong vs Jung-pal?
A: Both of them are my sons, I can't pick just one.
Q: They say Actress Ra Mi-ran does not want to be shown as 'serious'.
A: I am doing it(acting?) very seriously. But people look at it as funny. I wonder if I am serious on wrong time? This is not the time to get serious? But I am always serious.
Q: For Ajumma who is talkative, weird, suspicious or comical. When Ra Mi-ran plays her, this ajumma become 'person with affection'. What could be the difference?
A: That is results of my desperate effort to survive and not getting hatred. The actors I know all have affection for the roles they play even if they are evil characters. Whether they make some ridiculous logic, excuse or not, they make their own reason to love their characters. Among many ajummas, there are some shameless ajummas. But even with them, there must be some history and reasons that they have turned out to be that way. As you see, people change according to the circumstances. Even though many people say they like me, some could be 'ticked off' by me. Just like that, a person may be considered as evil, but he could be very precious to someone. You can't help but having affection for those people."
Q: You are making stories on your role.
A: I usually keep on eye on surroundings. If you go to hospital, you see not every patients' guardians are crying. Even if their son has heart disease, people shows different ways to express their happiness and sadness. Sometimes when passing by some landscape, some scene comes to my mind, which I use often while I act. My remark "Sorry, Son" in the passport scene in Reply 88 was copied from what Kim Sun-young (Sun-woo's mom) said.
Q: You are known as "Expert in daily life acting"
A: That one, I think I got it because I didn't do anything. Usually actors have breathing going up when they do 'Shoot', but I drop that breathing. Since you don't need it in the daily life, I take that out as much as possible.
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fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 7:31 AM
Q: Which project was a turning point in your acting career?
A: First project "Kind Geum-ja ssi". The start was very good and it was not the role you could do it easily. And I met 'Dancing Queen" luckily, and the movie 'Wish" gave me an award and I could go one step up. On TV, there were "Rude Young-ae ssi' and Reply 88. I think I remember them for a long time, when we laughed and cried together. Recently I enjoyed the movie "Himalaya". There was a scene a report asks "Why do you climb the mountain?" and answer line was "Because rice tastes good". If I am asked "Why do you act?", I think I will say "Meal truck. Their rice tastes good.. I do because it is my work. My work. It is fun." Work is something which can be headache if it does not work out well. But it will make you happy if you can do it continuously. The reason I do many projects is because if I work for a year continuously, I will have fun for all year long.
Q:How is it like living fun, working in your 40's?
A: I forgot about my age after I became 35 years old. But one day I realized I passed 2 years plus 40. However rather than thinking I am old, I feel like I am an immature child. Feeling nervous is same as before. Well, How should I live figuring out what to think, how to talk, how to behave -I am not sure. But no matter what the circumstances are, the fact I am the first priority does not change. Any hats (promotion, complements,etc) for me is not important at all. With what thought Human Ra Mi-ran will live is the most important. After that, you can be mother, wife, daughter, friend and co-worker.
These days there are more books about "Don't try too hard" "Don't make an effort". These are books for the people who try really hard because they lack self-confidence. I hope people don't try excessively. When I watch other mothers in my age group, they live in guilt about their children thinking they are lacking even though they are doing their best. I tell them "Don't ever feel sorry. That is their life. You should live for you hardest. Your children will watch you doing that and learn." Yes I am good mother. I let them know they need to be responsible and let them do whatever they want to do. I don't worry too much. "Sorry because your mom can take care of you well because she is working?" No - I don't have such guilt.
Q: Is it good to live as woman you think?
A: I think woman's life is much more interesting, and never have thought I wanted to be born as man in my next life.
If there is anything changed after Reply 88, Before the show, I played poor, a character with financial difficulty, but maybe because I played the character who became rich overnight, I think I got raise in my status. My grade went up.(laugh)
Q: You will be picky choosing your characters, right?
A: Of course. I don't do the character not fitting for me. Like the one I have to be PRETTY in.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 7:54 AM
But no matter what the circumstances are, the fact I am the first priority does not change. ... ... With what thought Human Ra Mi-ran will live is the most important. After that, you can be mother, wife, daughter, friend and co-worker.... ...“Sorry because your mom can't take care of you well because she is working?” No – I don’t have such guilt.
That right there is Wisdom in all it's glory.
Damn, she is one cool woman.
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redfox
April 15, 2016 at 9:44 AM
Kindred spirit, why are you so far away?
*sulks a bit*
my outlook on effort, achievement and other peoples opinions overlaps hers so much.
well, I guess the concentration of such "mutants" who dont get worked up over attention and face the temporary nature of success as such, it is much easier. all I see around me is panic that "perhaps I am doing too little?"
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redfox
April 15, 2016 at 9:45 AM
I meant the concentration of such people is low.
22 fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 7:32 AM
Have you noticed -Lee seo-jin seems to have lost quite a weight in 'Marriage Contract'? It makes angst scene more realistic (yes I cried in the last ep) but I feel sorry for him. He said his energy gets all drawn out for his angst roles.
Ratings of the show went over 20% and it is well received with response like "once you start watching, you can't stop". PD Kim Jin-min said the reason drama gets this much love is thanks to good scripts and actors/actresses in an interview [OSEN/koreadaily]. More follows.
This drama is about the romance between a chaebul selfish man Han Ji-hoon/Lee Seo-jin and single mom with brain tumor Kang Hae-soo/UEE. Before the show, there were worries. Some thought 17
years apart between Lee and UEE might be too much doing romance, and there were doubts that UEE's acting talent is not up to be a lead for legist Melodrama.
Kim says, "I don't think PD can make up actors' acting. PD does the casting thinking "maybe this actor will be good match for this drama, maybe he has some other charm." I think that worked well in this project. I gave Lee Seo-jin ssi an offer and he accepted it without hesitation so I was very happy. I talked about the female lead with LSJ ssi a lot, and he said young actress might be good fit for the role. I thought being mother, younger person will fit better for the character. I thought if UEE ssi plays Hae-soo character, she will do good and my hunch was right."
Kim PD thinks that a character can shine only when actor/actress and PD make an effort together. "I don't think it is right to demand just actors to dive into the project. Production team
should approach and actors should too. With this drama, Actors, writer and staffs all put lots of effort. Writer-nim heard LSJ's opinion and had it reflected on the story."
Actors/actresses all worked hard, he says. In episode 7, Hae-soo had her emotion burst out about her situation and wailed in the bus garage. She had honest realistic cry and Kim PD extended time showing that scene, which made the viewers teared up. "I said one word to UEE ssi about this scene. If Hae-soo has one moment she has to sob good in this drama, it will be this scene. The only place she could cry without care because of the illness which changes her life she found out was bus garage. Of course I told her she did not have to do if she couldn't do it. But she did so well. I only filmed that scene once. With crying scene, if you keep shooting, it can be shown as fake, you see."
It was same with LSJ. In ep 12, he cried after he found out about Hea-soo's illness. He cried alone in front of office water purifier. The scene also played for extended time. "Usually they don't show such scene for long in dramas, but I wanted to make that unique in our drama. We did the edit that way thinking it would be nice if actors' serious efforts can reach to the
viewers. So I wanted to show it longer even if I had to skip other scenes. It was...
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fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 7:32 AM
It was necessary for Ji-hoon and Hae-soo to have good cry once. "
The viewers are making loud voice, hoping that Hae-soo survives and has happy romance with Ji-hoon and is able to watch her daughter's happiness. Kim says, "Since she has her daughter, she
will try not to cry any more. She is mother who can't tell her daughter that she is sick so be sad for her. I think Jung Yoo-kyung writer-nim wants to say this. What is the most important value in your life? In life, money is important but love and people (relationship?) are also important. The reason writer-nim's script is good is that it reflects the way people live. It is a script which contains the life. The dramas thesedays do not seem to deal with how people live. Drama became a fancy show. But this writer-nim portrays people and life without
excessively."
Marriage Contract is very cliche with the story with obvious conclusion, yet it is heart-warming and interesting. He says,"Drama has predictable story anyway. It shows differently depending on how production team interprets, how creative it shows and how the audiences can empathize with the acting. There is no drama without cliche, because all drama deals with the story of people living and loving after all."
This drama airs at 10 in weekend when usually Makjang drama plays. Writer JYK was worried when the drama got this time slot. Kim PD says, "Makjang drama means over-the-top dramatic drama in other words. When it is dramatic, if the viewers can't understand the story, it gets the tag of Makjang drama. Our drama also has provoking elements. Man is rich and woman has brain tumor. But even if you have dramatic elements, if you can make the viewers understand it, it is not Makjang drama. I think the reason drama keeps having the story which has been done to death is because it can contain fresh expression and fresh emotions of that time period. You get criticized if you fail to make the viewers understand or you go against public sentiment in that time period." About MC, he says "These characters have sincerity/genuine hearts. Ji-hoon has love toward his mother and Hea-soo has love toward her daughter. I think people take it favorably even with over-the-top plots because this is common feeling anyone can understand. The viewers accepted thankfully, maybe because shows don't do this kind of story much thesedays. Also having actors/actresses the viewers feel comfortable with their acting made easier for viewers to understand."
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fanwho
April 15, 2016 at 7:33 AM
Currently drama is doing well and Ads were all sold out. "I had some expectation because of interesting scripts, but I had no idea that the viewers' d give this kind of good responses. Actually our drama has predictable story line to a certain degree, so I thought actor/actress has do the good job. Thankfully Lee Seo-jin ssi was casted first, which made this drama possible. Also I told them to recruit UEE ssi no matter what once we decided. I believed they'd do perfectly."
He also praised child actress Sin Rin-ah who plays daughter Cha Eun-sung. "Ryn-ah feels like an angel fell from the sky for this drama. She read the script and did the acting all herself. I have never told her how to do it. I also told her mother that after this project, I hope she can play with other friends in school- Since a child should grow up like a child and do the acting. An actor can act with his/her life(experience?) as the base. I think living to do acting is not right."
PD Kim did 'Time between dog and wolf' 'Soldier', 'pride and prejudice', etc. He had good reputation for quality of the projects, but never the PD who gets good ratings. "I feel lost getting such high ratings. Personally this is the first time I got ratings over 20%. It is first 20% among all my projects. It is my family's honor. I am thankful to the writer, actors/actresses and the viewers. I feel that I finally see the sunlight." He adds, "Even if drama gets good reviews, if you get low ratings, production team has hard time in a way. I think
we showed the drama with this warm feeling and fitting to our sentiment also works. I feel good because I feel I confirmed that we still need this kind of drama for the viewers. I think we need dramas we can share our feelings getting while living, not just all fun dramas."
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 8:01 AM
This PD has got his head on straight and a direct link to his heart. It's fantastic that he's met a script that appeals to both his direction style and the audience.
I adore Contract Marriage even though it's so angsty, mainly because for all it's ridiculousness, it feels so real, as if it wasn't a carefully-crafted story but simply as if I was just put, invisible, among people who were living all these while.
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risa
April 15, 2016 at 1:17 PM
Yeah, I'm so impressed with the PD and his EQ. Moar dramas like MC, please!
I can't believe the PD hasn't been giving instructions to Shin Rin-ah (adorable little Eun-sung). She's so frickin' talented! I'm glad to hear that PD-nim is reminding her mom about what's really in Rin-ah's best interests.
Thanks a million, fan!
blnmom
April 15, 2016 at 8:21 PM
Ah, I was wondering about the crying scene at the bus terminal. I kept thinking while watching it that the scene was too long, but I somehow could not press the fast-forward button. I remember thinking the PD had to have some balls of steel to keep that whole scene in. I'm glad he did.
The little girl who plays Eunsung is amazing. I like kid actors, but she might be the first one I really believe when she's emoting.
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cozybooks
April 15, 2016 at 9:04 PM
Thank you thank you thank you! I agree with Peeps, this PD has his head on straight "I also told her mother that after this project, I hope she can play with other friends in school- Since a child should grow up like a child and do the acting. An actor can act with his/her life(experience?) as the base. I think living to do acting is not right."
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irenah
April 19, 2016 at 6:04 PM
As MC afficionado, i really enjoy reading the article. Very kamsa, fan.
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23 Solarmoonmoo
April 15, 2016 at 7:41 AM
Hello everyone! Drama update time!
Sassy Go Go: I finished it on Sunday and I miss it so much. It was such a good show and it exceeded all of my expectations. I also now have a Ji Soo problem.
Sandglass: I started this on Monday and already I'm hooked. I haven't had much time since to watch more than the first two episodes because of work, but I should have it finished within the next month. I also have a string feeling that I might have to watch a really sappy drama after I finish it.
Descendants of the Sun: It's over. I'm in denial. At least we have those three bonus episodes though!
Jackpot: I'm behind, but I should be caught up in the next couple of weeks. I just really wanted to finish Sassy Go Go.
Reply 1988 and Jejoongwon: still taking my time on these two. I'll probably have to rotate between the two of them with episodes of Sandglass.
Next on the to watch list:
Entertainer (I'm so excited about this one and we only have a few more days until it begins)
Six Flying Dragons (I will start this when I catch up with Jackpot)
Marriage Contract (you all convinced me to watch it)
Jumong
Pinocchio
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24 sartorius
April 15, 2016 at 7:49 AM
HOLY CRAP GUYs!!! Someway or how, Viki now has licenses for tVN shows....not just for future shows but also shows from the past like Oh My Ghostess and Twenty Again!!! Can't wait to dive into those dramas with the Viki comments!!!
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Solarmoonmoo
April 15, 2016 at 7:58 AM
I love Viki so much! Eventually, I will be one of those who posts comments during the episode but I still find it too distracting.
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Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 8:14 AM
I hope it licensed in my region, and I bet there's gonna be tons of thirsty or wink-wink comment on OMG and Twenty Again,
the comment is so much fun when you re-watched the show.
sometimes I laugh because of the comment, I hope they stayed fun
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angieya
April 15, 2016 at 8:39 AM
Ha, what a coincidence, I discovered this like an hour ago and was like weeeee....now I have an excuse to watch OMG again (which will be the third time). I hope everyone's ready because this show screams for pervy comments muahahaha.
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Grapes
April 15, 2016 at 1:21 PM
I had so much gun watching OMG, i laughed a lot PBY as possessed was hilarious
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Wag-a-muffin
April 15, 2016 at 9:03 AM
Thank you for sharing this GREAT news. (Because obviously, I am going to cancel my subscription to DramaFever, but I can't cancel my addiction to K-Dramas.
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ktiep
April 15, 2016 at 9:24 AM
Viki is getting so many shows now. And exclusives too. I know it's hard to find enough subbers. Ms. Temper takes a long time to get English subs because they just don't have enough people. I'm not sure how they will find enough people to sub older dramas. I think they are still working on English subs for Yoona's Street.
That being said, I too would love to watch OMG with the comments on. Hilarious.
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25 Peach
April 15, 2016 at 8:21 AM
Anybody planning on watching Viki's original drama "Dramaworld" this Sunday? It looks very meta and cute. Plus it sounds like there's gonna be a ton of cameos of kpop stars and k actors.
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Alessar
April 15, 2016 at 8:58 AM
I'm going to check it out. I hope it's not cringe-inducing. It seems to be about a girl who falls into a drama and then has to help the leads get together properly as a "helper." Since it's not about a random person becoming the heroine of a show I think it might be ok...
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chingu
April 15, 2016 at 9:51 AM
Is it this Sunday? I recently found out about it and thought the trailer looked promising, so I'm definitely going to check it out! It's like every Korean drama addict's dream come true.
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redfox
April 15, 2016 at 11:05 AM
but there are no ninjas...
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26 Beez
April 15, 2016 at 8:37 AM
Is anyone else experiencing waaay more ads on Dramabeans, or is it just my new phone?
And I don't mean the many...many...many ads that now appear before the comments section (but do let me know if other mobile phone users don't get those), but I'm talking about the little quarter inch ads that appear mostly across the bottom of the screen but sometimes smack dap in the middle. And when they're in the middle, everything's frozen for a while.
If everyone else is getting that, I'll assume that's just the way the site is set up now. If not, then I'll need to call my wireless provider and talk about ad blockers or something.
Thanks.
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Peach
April 15, 2016 at 8:50 AM
Not just you. I've noticed this too lately.
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Alessar
April 15, 2016 at 9:00 AM
The mobile site is really terrible unfortunately. I cannot visit it on my phone anymore because the ads are so aggressive. I have even had my browser hijacked right off the DB page to an ad site or to google play (mobile web version) to install an app. Backing up from the ad destinations took me all the way out of the site.
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Kaylie
April 15, 2016 at 9:04 AM
I experienced it too. Some ads are right smacked in the middle and it freezes the page so you can't even close it or scroll away. Even on my computer Dramabeans has been frequently crashing, which I believe is caused by the recent surge in ads.
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ivoire
April 15, 2016 at 9:17 AM
I noticed that as well. The bottom one started yesterday for me.
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risa
April 15, 2016 at 11:35 AM
I get pop-up ads on Firefox, but the ads are pretty unobtrusive when I use Opera Mini browser to access Dramabeans. I know it can be a pain to switch browsers though.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 11:53 AM
I use chrome and I see nothing, save for a few squares just before the comments section.
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27 Alessar
April 15, 2016 at 9:03 AM
I finally caught up on most of the dramas I meant to watch (I haven't touched Memory or Pied Piper) as well as finished off season 2 of Daredevil.
I'm glad Come Back Ahjusshi is done now, I think the actors (especially Honey Lee) put in great effort but the story was just not that strong and of course they were clobbered by DOTS. Likewise I'm happy DOTS ended with a great high quality show.
What I find I'm really looking forward to are Five Kids, Ms. Temper, and Neighborhood Lawyer. Those are my current 3 faves in order. (I'm also enjoying the Taiwanese drama Back to 1989 but it feels like it might have hit a filler patch.)
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28 Ann
April 15, 2016 at 9:13 AM
Cannot believe DOTS is over!!! No matter what people said I ADORED this drama. I loved that there was no love triangle, no forceful kisses, no pretending to hate a woman you secretly like, no weak female characters.
I loved that the characters said what they meant when they were thinking it, there were no unnecessary misunderstandings. Seriously, this is all I want from a k romantic drama. I don't want brain injuries or someone dying of cancer or horrible mother in laws or forceful kisses. I loved that SJ met dr kang liked her and pursued her right away like freaking adults. I will really miss this drama. Yes, I wish the plot was better but I loved it all the same.
Can anyone please suggest any Japanese romantic dramas or Korean romantic dramas that's kinda like DOTS? Please? Gonna binge this weeknd if I see one.
I never saw CMA but everyone says it was really good but I could never really get into it. I'm stil glad for rain's comeback! Glad it went well. Fighting!!
What else are y'all watching? And please don't forget to recommend a drama like DOTS to me. Something light and fun and no love triangles.
P.s- I cannot read the first comments on my phone because the ads are on them.
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ivoire
April 15, 2016 at 9:37 AM
Hi Ann,
Just wanted to let you know that I agree with all that you said in your first two paragraphs about DotS. Despite its obvious flaws, I love it as well, and was surprised that there were no forced kisses. I hate those as well, and we had one in Heirs, and one in SeGa. So, very happy that there were none in this drama. I can't recommend any drama, however I wanted to let you know that I really liked what you said about DotS. Have a wonderful weekend!
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29 wapz
April 15, 2016 at 9:30 AM
Hey guys I started watching My name is Kim Sam Soon this week and it's amazing. I wonder why are there no such dramas any more. Yunno the mix of reality plus fantasy balanced well. I still haven't finished the drama but ths is the first time I'm unliking the male lead character (not Hyun Bin but Jin hyun) but there's the point , he has been shown real and his confusion and being something everybody can relate too. We all know Km Sam Soon is best but I love Hee Jin too and Henry, everybody needs a henry.
Does anyone know if somebody the writer has written something else like this one or do such works exist where they balance fantasy and reality so well?
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kimchikay
April 15, 2016 at 9:48 AM
MNIKSS is awesome sauce..another one I love to bits (and i think javabeans has a soft spot for this one too) is Soulmate. It's completely different and underrated in my opinion, but balances everything so well with multiple story lines
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wapz
April 15, 2016 at 10:19 AM
Thanks for the recommendation Kay. oulmate was on my to be watched list. I wonder what has happened to dramas lately, the dramas in the 2000's had so much feel. They dragged the viewer inside their world. A drama that has managed to generate the same feel I guess has been Marriage Contract. Nothing else comes to my mind. They are not even remotely likr those in 2000's.
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kimchikay
April 15, 2016 at 8:58 PM
I agree! Some of the best drama's are from early-mid 2000's...if you want some older recommendations, I can certainly give you some! I was just reminded of another drama with similar vibes like MNIKSS....it's called Dal Ja's Spring...again, underrated but worth checking out!
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wapz
April 16, 2016 at 12:42 AM
Thank you so much Kay. I was thinking of going on 2000's dramas spree. Dalja's spring also came to my mind. Are there any others too?
Lemona
April 16, 2016 at 10:16 AM
If you like Samsoon, may I suggest to you Que Sera Sera? It's from the same director. I love both Samsoon and Que Sera Sera, hope you'll enjoy it too.
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30 marmari
April 15, 2016 at 9:36 AM
Over the last couple of weeks, I've been haunted by an episode of Pied Piper. I really can't get it out of my head and thought I should say the words out loud--or write them--somewhere. It felt like I'd witnessed something really horrible and my silence was acquiescence It finally dawned on me that there's nowhere better than here on Dramabeans.
In Episode 6 of Pied Piper, a female character stands trial for trying to kill her ex-boyfriend (and then herself). He was convicted of raping her, let out on probation, and returned to pick up where he left off. The prosecutor puts him on the stand and allows him to say she lied about being raped because she was jealous. The prosecutor, representing the people of Korea, goes on to say the convicted rapist was let out on probation because the victim didn't put up enough of a fight while being raped.
And here's the imagery that has stuck in my head. The prosecutor then uses an empty Coke bottle to illustrate what he means. He hands a pencil to the convicted rapist and asks him to try to put that pencil in the Coke bottle while the prosecutor moves the bottle around. After the rapist fails to do so, the prosecutor holds the bottle steady and asks him to try again.
I've been struck by the unwavering emphasis on the importance of wearing seat belts in Korean dramas. The characters always make a point of reminding each other to put their belt on. No, I'm not even talking about an excuse for skinship but as a point of safety. I've been impressed by the taboo that is drunk driving in dramas. Across the board, when characters drink they have a substitute driver take them home. Or a cab. Unless they're evil. I don't recall an actor portraying a contemporary character lighting up a cigarette. I've seen them holding the cigarette or smell it, but they don't light it. As mandated by the Korean Communications Standard Commission, knives used as weapons as blurred to not "convey excessive shock, anxiety or disgust to viewers" the Talking Cupboard explains. So, the writers, the producers, the broadcasters know, they KNOW, that words matter, actions matter, in dramas. They don't dream of letting someone drive drunk (again, unless they're the bad guy) or not wear a seat belt on their shows . BUT. Here, now, today in the year 2016, the state's representative, the voice of the people, can be depicted as standing in a court room and arguing that a convicted rapist ought got a bum deal because the woman didn't fight hard enough which means it wasn't rape. He can use a Coke bottle to illustrate how hard it is to shove a pencil in it when that Coke bottle is moving. If only the woman moved around like that Coke bottle! No, the negotiator's going on to testify that she was unable to act because of fear fixes nothing for me because by standing there and uttering those words, the prosecutor is uttering the state's beliefs and so sanctions the attitude behind those words
Yes. Discussing rape...
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Kaylie
April 15, 2016 at 10:07 AM
Argh that sounds disgusting. I was considering to watch Pied Piper but I guess not. Ever since I watched Signal and read up about the Miryang Gang Rape case, I've been horrified by how easily men are let off for sexual violence and how serious the culture of victim-blaming is in Korea. I just couldn't believe that a gang rape case involving more than 40 high school boys against 3 middle and high school girls could happen (with no serous consequences against the perpetrators) in such a developed first world country like Korea.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 10:49 AM
You should watch Pied Piper though, if only for that scene because that's not the end of it.
I'm not gonna spoil it for you, but Joo SeongChan, the drama's protagonist, takes that bottle and absolutely makes a statement with it and shatters that idiot prosecutor's steaming, fresh pile of bullshit.
I'm gonna state outright that Pied Piper is no Signal (I mean, even Signal's not perfect either) but I do believe that it has enough to go toe to toe with it, despite being completely different.
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Kaylie
April 15, 2016 at 8:35 PM
Thanks for the clarification, Peeps! That's a relief.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 12:18 PM
Ah, that whole thing was on episode 6.
The case started from the early part of the episode but that exchange took place somewhere between the 40 to 50 mins mark.
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Pearl
April 17, 2016 at 6:58 PM
I am watching Pied Piper as well and got disgusted by the prosecutor and boyfriend on that trial scene. In many ways, this is one of the things that made me questioned the Korean Society's stand on rape.
I've watched Hope/Wish (the 2013 film that stars Sol Kyung Gu and Lee Re) this weekend, and cried buckets. It was heartbreaking to say the least, even typing this now and remembering what happened, my eyes are starting to water. Nonetheless, the criminal was only sentenced a 12 year imprisonment, the reason? the court ruled that the guy is drunk when he raped So Won.
Tch, my sentiments are voiced out by Dong Hoon, so yeah.
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redfox
April 15, 2016 at 11:08 AM
disgusting. I hope the pencil was at least short.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 11:17 AM
If I didn't remember wrongly, it was long though. But who cares, when one can just shave it, cut through it or simply... break it while making a damning statement?
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31 marmari
April 15, 2016 at 9:41 AM
cont'd
Yes. Discussing rape is a tough issue. Every society grapples with this and nobody's perfect in dealing with it starting with us here in the U.S. No, I don't expect a television show to eradicate disease or erase social ills. But this? From folks who are clearly not oblivious to the fact that what they show on screen echos in society? From the same mind that was sharp enough to write a show like Liar's Game?
So, I'm haunted, I'm beyond disgusted, I'm angry. Shame on Ryoo Yong-Jae for writing what is, for me anyway, utterly repugnant and inexcusable.
Shame on every person who shepherded that piece of garbage script onto TV (and computer) screens in Korea and abroad. I'd shin kick you from here to eternity if I could.
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ktiep
April 15, 2016 at 10:12 AM
I didn't watch Pied Piper, but to comment on your description of that scene: Sometimes the writers use the dramas to depict an exaggeration of something that goes on in Korean society so that people will realize ho absolutely ridiculous the thinking is. I'm not saying that is the case here, so your disturbance may be warranted. However, over the years I have been SHOCKED with what has been portrayed in dramas. Money is above the law, woman are objects, the media can be manipulated, that sort of stuff.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 11:15 AM
You're shocked, but it's true though.
Of course, not Russia levels of corruption true, but... just look at their president!
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 11:00 AM
Like I replied to Kaylie, that was not the end of that scene. I would have torn the writer a new one if he had intended to leave it as is or even endorse it, but since it was totally scorched within the episode itself (more like 5 minutes), I was fine with it.
Sure, life imitates art, but art imitates life too. Victim-blaming is not at all new to the world and the notion that 'the woman just didn't put up much if a fight' being a reason why rapists are not in the wrong? - age old excuse.
Echos in society? More like echoed from society.
That logic was disgusting, yes, but I'm all for putting it on TV if it could show with impact what kind of bullshit that is, so that dumbasses can pull their heads out of their asses and see the light.
Also, this might me just me, but Korean Liar Game wasn't that sharp.
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Kween Ramyeon
April 15, 2016 at 12:24 PM
I'm in Asia currently, and one of the current topics is how a female defendant admitted to raping another person, but the judge cannot accept that women can actually commit rape so found her not guilty. -.-
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phoenix220
April 15, 2016 at 6:11 PM
We seem to be in the same country. I found that news outrageous. >:| The perpetrator could be a danger to so many others. The law ought to be changed.
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32 ktiep
April 15, 2016 at 9:58 AM
Hi Beanies,
I've been trolling for a while now. Just too busy to post. My daughter needs more treatment for her melanoma, so still lots of doctor's appointments. Hubby and I have decided to trade off helping her, even though she prefers me. It's just too much for me. I wish I could tell you it was a simple cut-it-out-and it's-over situation, but it's not. Still, otherwise she is in good health, as am I and hubby.
Watching:
DOTS--So glad it's over. Well, almost over. If I weren't working on it, I don't think I would have finished it. It helped me to think of it as a "slice of life" story about the lives of commandos and rescue workers and how hard it is for them to have relationships. LOVED: The couples. Can Song-Song be real? They are Adorable. The setting. Beautiful cinematography. The English. I loved hearing all the accents and how people from different places were able to communicate with each other through that common language. (Of course, in reality, I have found that sometimes you have languages other than English in common and that comes in handy too). HATED: Being emotionally manipulated. Toward the end, I was like, "Really, he's not dead?" I didn't even cry during Episode 15 because I knew there was some kind of trick/twist coming. I mean, we had a whole episode to go. I also hated the inconsistencies of the "plot". She just shocked his heart and brought him back to life. He jumps out of bed and goes to help with the NK soldier who is holding a hostage while bleeding out. Are those things physically possible?
Okay, so it was a LOVE/HATE relationship. I don't "get" the ratings. I'd give it 3 stars, which means I finished it, but I wouldn't watch it again.
PS--I did watch the last two Episodes without subs and was surprised how much Korean I can now understand. What fun.
Five Children--This one is so cute. I love all the couples. I look forward to the weekend because I can watch it. And yea, 50 Episodes! Unlike what someone said earlier, I look forward to when the in-laws move forward in their relationship. That's what a family drama is all about. ALL the people in the family. I do wonder about how the kids will handle him having a new woman. My favorite couple is the Golfer couple. I hope they end up together.
Ms. Temper--Another sleeper. Really good. Episode 8 was really intense and so well acted. I loved how the writers were able to capture the dilemma that each character faced in reporting the sexual harassment. And that VP guy is simply gross. He's a sex addict and he won't be able to stop because he doesn't think he is doing anything wrong.
As for the "OTP", if they never get together romantically, that's all right with me. There are other ways to make a family.
And excuse me, can we give a few hurrahs for Yoon Sang-Hyun acting abilities? He has transformed himself. I hardly recognize him. Bravo!
And that's it. That's all I can work into my schedule right...
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risa
April 15, 2016 at 11:44 AM
Hugs, and wishing you all the best with your daughter's treatment. That's so hard to go through as a parent-- congratulations for recognizing your limits and taking care of yourself. I hope K-dramas continue to be a good source of stress relief for you.
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ktiep
April 15, 2016 at 11:56 AM
Thanks @risa. As long as they aren't about kids having cancer, I do okay with K-dramas as distraction. My life is a cake-walk compared to those of some of the characters'.
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kimchikay
April 15, 2016 at 9:00 PM
Sending healing vibes to your daughter and cheerful vibes to you and your husband!~
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33 mjusikurd
April 15, 2016 at 10:14 AM
After watching reply 1988 i decided to watch reply 1997,i have to say they are both extremely good but i think Reply 1988 is a little superior to Reply 1997 in terms of characters and also story.I watched the shows mostly for family stories and since reply 1988 had 4 families i liked it more,in terms of romance i think both shows are lacking but reply 1988 is more lacking in its delivery.......but overall i really enjoyed both shows and i cannot wait to watch reply 1994.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 11:11 AM
I liked 1997 the most because it's the shortest. Hur.
1994 was the worst for me since they completely derailed the latter half from heartwarming coming-of-age family drama to who's-her-husband? (But of course, you should watch and make your own judgement.)
1988 has the best balance between husband searching, character focus and family antics but I sometimes got so frustrated and irked by the drawn out episodes. 1 hr means 1 hr, PD! 1 hr does not mean 1 hr 48 mins!
1997 is the shortest and so it only the leads (and their immediate family, a bit) got much focus and exploration. 1988 did better at that but! The length! I am so pissed at the director for that. I don't think anyone understands my agony.
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latteholic
April 15, 2016 at 4:03 PM
I liked 1994, but I think the writer totally overdid the who-the-husband-hunt thing in the latter half. Even though my ship sailed at the end, I ended up not caring anymore for the couple.
Now 1988 I liked too, but like Peeps said, the episode is too freaking long! Sometimes I could feel the story meandered a bit and I started losing focus, and so when certain things were revealed, it didn't pack as much emotional punch as it would have been if it was revealed earlier.
1997 is still my favorite up to this point. It was short, sweet, and straight to the point.
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34 latteholic
April 15, 2016 at 10:36 AM
Hi Beanies!
Wowza, it's been a while since I've been here. I finished marathoning SFD last week, but I still haven't been able to move on. It was so freaking good!
But as dark as it was, I was kinda hoping that the writer didn't have to make Poeun and Sambong so unlikable in order for us to sympathize with Lee Bang Woo. I think it would be interesting to make Lee Bang Woo's character as ruthless as they can, but then again maybe that would change the whole dynamics of his relationship with Boon-yi, Moo-hyul, and Lee Bang Ji - which I don't really want [yeah, I'm so fickle-minded :D].
One thing though, I will forever love Moo-hyul! He's such a big, lovable oaf. I love the way his character's matured towards the final leg of the series also. Still, that dragon credits for him was way too long overdue!
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latteholic
April 15, 2016 at 10:37 AM
Oops.. I prolly should have put SPOILER ALERT up there!
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earthna
April 16, 2016 at 2:45 PM
I'm rewatching it right now and I find it interesting how my judgement is so different now as compared to when I was watching it as it aired. When it was airing, I was Team Bangwon all the way, everyday. I hated how Sambong turned out (Though I still liked Po Eun to the end, a little bit frustrated but I still liked him) and I kept on telling myself that Bangwon has his reasons. But watching it now, I can understand it more and the characters are actually more complex than I first thought of them.
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latteholic
April 17, 2016 at 9:41 AM
I should give this a rewatch too, but prolly not anytime soon. :D
I was Team Bangwon, but deep in that twisted unconscious compartment of my heart, I couldn't help thinking that hmmm... it would be interesting to see him go all dark and ruthless and kill Poeon and Sambong just because he wants more power, not because the other characters pushed him to do that - which seems to be done to at least justify his action here.
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35 chingu
April 15, 2016 at 10:57 AM
Happy Friday, Beanies! This is my first time participating in an Open Thread, so yay!
It seems like I was part of the minority that was rooting for Kim Go-eun to co-star/reunite w/ Park Bo-gum in Moonlight. It would've been the perfect birthday (4/20 baby) present for me... I'm mostly over it now and is looking forward to seeing it, but August seems so far away!
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 11:12 AM
Welcome!
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Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 1:39 PM
Happy Friday too.
talk about PBG partner, I think I am the only one that said "Park So Dam" in Moonlight series female lead suggestion , tbh I love the way she looked and she is really cute.
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cozybooks
April 15, 2016 at 9:11 PM
Welcome! I've never seen Kim Go-eun in anything (didn't watch CITT), so I'll join you in the minority and hope for them to be paired together in a later project! :)
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36 risa
April 15, 2016 at 11:52 AM
I have a question about using the Dramabeans mobile site, which I'm fairly new to. I noticed yesterday that unless I request the desktop version of the site, only the first page of comments appears on a recap, with no link to or indication of additional pages. Is this everyone's experience? Am I doing something wrong? Or is this something everyone just lives with? I'm using an Android phone, by the way. TIA.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 11:57 AM
Ir's just something everyone lives with. The owners of the site have had problems with making the site perfect for quite some time now, so much so that they've moved web-hosts.
Let's give them some time.
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37 Sol
April 15, 2016 at 12:09 PM
Happy weekend everyone!
For now I am watching marriage contract.. can't wait for tomorrow's episode! I really like this drama a lot.. I think UEE acting is a lot better, but she can't move my heart with her tears.. I don't know if it's just me. However, i can't stop my flood of tears whenever Ji Hoon or Eun sang shed theirs..
DotS episode 15 was amazing, Ohh the feelings.. I just find that their disappearance could have been written in another way.. something was not right in that point for me. Despite some flaws, it was a great show with great actors.
I watched 3 episodes of monster, the first 2 were pretty good, but I don't know if I will continue watching it (as I read a lot of comments that don't encourage me to do so)
You guys make me wanna watch SFD, but the thing is that I don't like to watch shows with many episodes. Should I watch this one?
I just really miss " I remember you", I want a drama like that to watch.. Any suggestions?
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
April 15, 2016 at 12:42 PM
You guys make me wanna watch SFD, but the thing is that I don’t like to watch shows with many episodes. Should I watch this one?
Short answer, Yes.
Long answer, Yesssssssssssss.
Oh come on, you already want to watch it and you've already read all the postive reviews. You just don't want to plunge in, right? So it's not a real question. ?
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alasecond
April 15, 2016 at 1:30 PM
So, I also have never even attempted watching series with a lot of episodes..(even 23 is a lot).. but i finally gave in and started SFD..
WORTH EVERY SECOND of it..i am binge watching (so actually thank god i didn't watch it back in time when it was on air)..
Happened the same way with Answer 1988 ( i just thought the actors are not even eye candy's how will i like the show..but how wrong was I..)
Anyway SFD..not to be missed..
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Solarmoonmoo
April 15, 2016 at 1:58 PM
All of you folks talking about SFD keep making it go higher on my list.
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Kaylie
April 15, 2016 at 6:42 PM
My concerns for SFD were exactly the same as yours. But after I started watching I couldn't stop so I was marathoning until I caught up with everything that was aired (about 30 episodes), then I started the painful wait for new episode every week. Please watch it. I found it too short and I was so sad to let go of it. It is that good. Seriously.
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Jeaniee
April 15, 2016 at 7:12 PM
Well, if it helps, SFD was my first foray into live watching a 50 episode sageuk. I was allergic to long dramas (esp sageuk) before but boy was it an experience! SFD shot up to my top kdramas list in no time. Awesome from start to finish. If you've been thinking about it for some time now, have a go at the first few episodes. Something tells me you'll be raving about it in no time, haha!! Happy watching! Hi to Bangwon and the gang! :D
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earthna
April 16, 2016 at 2:48 PM
I was hesitant at first but I just had to take a look (since it's a "prequel" to Tree) but I just kept on wanting more since episode 3. I'm rewatching it right now with my mom (it's her first watch) and she seemed reluctant at first. We're currently at episode 17 and now, she's the one asking me to stay up all night to watch "one more episode."
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38 alasecond
April 15, 2016 at 12:44 PM
So,finally started six flying dragons ... can't believe it is so good..and i was putting it off for no reason..
My first 50 episode series as well..
So, Q: Is Lee Bang Ji's sword special? - no blood on it..and then we see flashback his chinese master tells him that the sword will not have blood on it when he attacks at a certain speed... and he also tells LBJ that this sword will make you as fast as your opponent..to which LBJ wonders when he got so fast.
SO??..anything special there?
I am on ep 20 now..
also, GTM's brother, mother of bro-sis couple, 'shadow that helped the goreyo minister in ep 1 to thwart general's appointment to the ministry..all these have yet to unravelled right? Not completely forgotten and all right?
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wonhwa
April 15, 2016 at 1:53 PM
Generally nothing gets forgotten in SFD - if a mystery is set up in an early episode it comes back later. This is one show where the screenwriting is extremely tight, which is impressive given how complex and lengthy the show is. As far as LBJ's sword skills, the show suggests that he gains speed and ability every time he fights someone better then himself (hence the jump in speed after sparring with GTM).
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alasecond
April 15, 2016 at 2:10 PM
Ah..nd lastly..
In ep 1, we are told GTM kills that best swordsman and then becomes the best in the nation..but we are not shown if he actually did that..
Also, the minister (PM since ep 1) is shocked to see GTM defeat that guy
Then we see that when chinese master comes looking for the killer, GTM's brother tells him that there was some legendry fighter and his son..and so on..the successors are there..and some cult still protects them and teaches them the best swordfight..
So, I thought GTM is a fake..but then the episode he dies in..its established that he is a good fighter..
1. Is there some group yet to come out into the picture?
2. is there another gifted swordsman? (not MY for sure..or maybe i don't know)
3. Don't tell me if it is an interesting mystery..
4. And whats with the teacher- he has the best of the students GTM, MY..but himself so pathetic..he ain't faking it rt?
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latteholic
April 15, 2016 at 3:46 PM
2. Yes.
4. No he's not faking it. Apparently he can follow the movement of highly skilled swordsman with his eyes, but his body cannot do the same thing. That makes him a good teacher, but not a good fighter. At all. lol
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earthna
April 16, 2016 at 2:41 PM
2. YES YES YES FREAKING YES
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latteholic
April 17, 2016 at 9:33 AM
Although 'swordsman' is really the keyword here. I freaking loved the twist to our expectation there. One of the things that makes me love SFD.
39 alua
April 15, 2016 at 1:03 PM
Did any one watch the first episode of Love @ Seventeen?
There's barely a TW drama that I can get through the first ten minutes because of all the contrivances, fake characters and non-acting but... this is giving me In a Good Way vibes (which are good vibes). It's realistic. There's an AWESOME friendship between three girls. Mom & daughter are tight. And lonely boy is making my heart ache.
I'm not sure it's going to last because right now the drama is set during high school years and I do know that it's supposed to cover some 15 years of time... and it might well progress to love triangles, manipulation and contrivances, who knows! But just ep. 1 was surprisingly good.
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Sancheezy
April 15, 2016 at 1:37 PM
thanks for the information, I didn't know about this drama. I watched and like the vibe in "In a good way". Tbh that is how I hope my college hijink gonna be when I was in high school, but my life turn out okay with not much problem ( I am grateful for that too).
I may check this later . . . thanks ^^
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alua
April 15, 2016 at 2:04 PM
I wasn't aware of it either, just stumbled across it randomly. I don't pay much attention to TW drama because 99% of the time I just do not have the patience for them.
It's the same male lead (Lego Lee) as from "In a Good Way" btw.
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40 alasecond
April 15, 2016 at 2:05 PM
Did I miss simething..
I m sure I haven't seen the 6th dragon label as yet for MH..
First 5 episodes there was that label against each of the 5 dragons name..
but uptill 22..no dragon label..
..i hve so many questions- by the way..the fact that he is a gifted swordsman amongst the group of urchins..and that granny was seen in biduk temple ...is there more to the story?
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latteholic
April 15, 2016 at 3:36 PM
No you didn't miss anything. Apparently the writer think that only Moo-hyul who needs to earn his dragon title.
He'll get it eventually though.
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phoenix220
April 15, 2016 at 5:09 PM
There's always more to the story ;) enjoy the SFD ride! You won't regret watching it.
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Jeaniee
April 15, 2016 at 7:16 PM
Ahhhh, MY's dragon chyron! It was fun to guess tho when it will be revealed. I still miss this epic show! Glad to see people marathoning it. Have a great time!! :)
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41 witheachnewmorning
April 15, 2016 at 5:30 PM
is there anyone watching memory? i really cant stand the fact that such a beautiful drama is flying under the radar like this :( its really worthy of so much more love and attention! the plot is tight, characters are well fleshed out and the acting is just right! (LSM and junho especially) also the ending of ahjussi killed me
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wonhwa
April 15, 2016 at 9:21 PM
I'm hoping to start Memory once real life calms down, as I love the writer-director team. I'm glad to hear it's going well.
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Mie
April 18, 2016 at 4:13 PM
It's my current favorite drama right now. Park Tae Seok character is so perfect with flaws. I would not doubt if he is based on a real person.
I wish more people watch it too!
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42 Tres
April 15, 2016 at 6:47 PM
Hi, just wondering. Have you heard of Viki's original web series "Dramaland"? What are your thoughts on it? =))
http://couch-kimchi.com/2016/04/15/vikis-dramaworld-shows-some-promise/
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loveko
April 15, 2016 at 6:52 PM
Haha we posted at right about the same time!
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Em
April 15, 2016 at 7:59 PM
It's like that british miniseries lost in Austen(that i loved btw it was witty and sarcastic and added another layer to every caracter of pride and prejudice). I hope its good, sure seems the dream of every k-drama fangirl :D. I have to wait 2 more weeks T.T.
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loveko
April 16, 2016 at 2:37 AM
Oh! I loved Lost in Austen, too!
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43 loveko
April 15, 2016 at 6:51 PM
Hi all! :) Sorry if I missed someone mentioning it already, but is anyone else extremely excited for Dramaworld?! It's the drama we all wanted to write, be in, and watch! Then again that means it'll be that much more disappointing if they ruin it. :/
But it's starring Sean Dulake, who I believe was part of a dramabeans panel a couple of KCONs ago. So it can't go wrong, right? Right?
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44 Jeaniee
April 15, 2016 at 7:28 PM
Happy weekend, folks!
Didn't get to watch alot of dramas this week coz for me it was all about the DotS finale, lol! And with that said, I am happy with the way things ended. That last bit, lol. It was the show telling people to chill and just enjoy the ride and that it didn't take itself too seriously as well. It fulfilled my kdama requirement in that I was fully entertained from start to finish. Looking forward to next week's special episodes.
Marriage Contract - going along well. Tho I haven't seen the last 2 eps, the story is progressing in a good way.
Lawyer Jo Deul Ho - my fave mon-tues show at the moment!! Gosh, my eyes just suddenly tear up with the awesome acting. I was moved both episodes! Almost didn't give this a chance.
Ms Temper - on hold at the moment. I find myself getting pissed off at the co-workers and couldn't really get into the show. Maybe I'll pick it up later.
I still find myself randomly rewatching Signal eps, haha. I miss this show! Will start Tree with deep roots soon as I am also missing SFD, especially after reading that some people are just starting to marathon it.
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45 Grapes
April 15, 2016 at 8:13 PM
Hi everyone
Come Back Ahjussii has ended, i liked the ending especially the new discovery that they met when they were young YS, Gi Tak and DH that photo ment a lot it was YS and GT fate to meet . It was my first time watching a drama for rain i liked him in this drama especially the comedy parts, I've seen his movie Ninja Assassin along time ago but i never noticed him because I didn't knew him back then
I also like My little Baby it's very new and fun cause the evil ones in this drama is only a bunch of ahjumas who's running the whole neighborhood it's finally picked up by viki
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46 michykdrama
April 15, 2016 at 9:45 PM
Hello Beanies! I'm late this week because I'm on a trip in NZ- The scenery here is amazing!
But unfortunately reception and wifi is spotty.
First, thanks to @mary- loved City Hunter! Not sure if you will see this but yeah, had to say thanks! Finished it on the plane while my boy slept. Which meant I was darn tired. But it was worth it! And I know now what you mean by Paaain... *spoiler!* when Procecutor died... Oof my heart! ? didn't expect the twist of his biological father also so I was very entertained throughout. Thanks Mary again! ?
Also it helped soften the disappointment of DOTS. watched the last 2 episodes and there were some moments I LOLed like *spoiler* the part where they thought it was SJK's "ghost" eating his offering food, that was funny and entertaining. But overall disappointed in the lack of plot and ending. I honestly feel that the writer saw how charming SJK was filming the first 2 episodes and then decided not to care about writing a coherent plot anymore after like epi 8 or something and focus on writing scenes for the OTP to interact- like him "dying" x3. Or was it 4? ? Which is a waste because it Could Have Been So Much Better.
Plan to watch Splish Splash Love and Page Turner if I have time and maybe start Liar Game? I heard its good- is it exciting with a good plot? Not sure but don't think anyone recommended it.
Also want to watch TW Refresh Man once j have reliable wifi because you know- Aaron Yan! ?
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47 alasecond
April 18, 2016 at 1:22 PM
So, into the 30s of Six flying dragon:
1. I can see drama is trying to land a good image for our hero.. but ... I really can't shake my doubts about him -
He is a tyrant..impatient, will do what he wants..and immediately 'remove elements' that irks him or his beliefs in any way..the only good thing.. he is a tyrant with a cause..
Selfish and wants power..
Coming to the first king and sambong - i just think all of this is so stupid..
As per sambong's grand plan - king is supposed to be a puppet with family having no power..
SO why did they want regime change? as po eun said.. keep the same goreyo king..and make the changes you want to.. that would have been easily done...
What is the point in pulling some of the most acclaimed fighters of the land and push them into powerless irrelevant positions in the country?
And eventually that is what ahppened..another dynasty..
Every dynasty will have good leaders and really bad leaders, storng leaders and weak leaders..
Silla dynasty spanned 1K yrs, goreyo 500, josheon 500...
So should we say Silla was better? Or Capitalism may prove to be the best bet ever (I wonder..world is in dumps rt now)
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