It's been a long week Beanies and I'm glad it's Friday.
Being in a foreign country, only with son and husband, I'm awfully lonely and have taken to living through dramas- I watched 3 dramas this week! Beautiful Gong Shim; Thumping Spike; I need Romance 3. Decided my heart can only take 1 real time drama at a time and will watch Oh Hae Young when it's done.

Beautiful Gong Shim is my happy place and I wish I had all the episodes, now! Hope tml's epi bring Gong Shim and Dan Tae closer.
*spoiler?* Getting whiplash between mature/caring Vs I'll-pretend-to-be-injured-to get-attention Dan Tae and I'd prefer the childish antics to be less.

I'm totally crushing Nam Goong Min and I want the show to be good so I can relive those moments where you just want to Squee Over Oppa ?

This is random but I had a total Gong Shim moment when I tripped over the sidewalk curb and fell flat forward in front of too many cars and people :( sadly there was no Nam Goong Min to catch me, but thankfully there was also no Nam Goong Min to hoist me up horizontally airplane style ?

Because of another blog I started watching Thumping Spike and because the epi are 15 min, I was addicted by epi 8 and marathoned it.
@Mary, you have good taste- Song Jae Rim helped make my day.
He doesn't look like a high schooler at all, but it actually helped visually sell the romance more to me. And he should definitely do sporty roles. Any other shows with SJR to recommend?

I realise I quite like sports related dramas. Enjoyed Buzzer Beat and Pride (J-dramas). Any to recommend?

Thanks Beanies! Have a good week ahead :)

I haven't done this in a while. Just dropping by to say hello and Oh Hae-young Again is crack. That BBQ kiss was da bomb. I'm still swooning.

I'm nervously waiting for the shit to hit the proverbial fan next week for our favorite couple. Poor Thighs though. His business got wrecked, he was imprisoned and he's going to lose his girl to the guy responsible for it all.

MOTW is very pretty and interesting plot-wise but they need to cut at least 15 minutes per episode.

Beautiful Gong Shim's OTP is...weird but very watchable.

Thumping Spike I checked out for Rim and Climbing Tree but so far (ep 8) I'm bored.

Hey guys! Watching. Mish-mash of dramas right now.

Still LOVING Oh Hae-Young Again, it's so surprisingly thought-provoking and I love reading the fan theories. Seo Hyun-jin continues to kill it!

Unsure about continuing Lucky Romance, it's just so typical.

Mirror of the Witch is still enjoyable and pretty.

I finished both Sassy Go Go and I Remember You this week. I am sooo sad they are over, especially I Remember You. It was so good and has me excited for Police Unit 38 to hurry up and start! I need more SIG.

Started both Best Love and White Christmas. As you can tell, I like to watch one light drama and one dark drama at the same time. Both are really good so far. Best Love is a riot and has great acting. White Christmas reminds me of a Jdrama, in a very good way. It's super chilling.

Which upcoming dramas are you guys most excited to start? For me it's Police Unit 38 and Wanted!

This week has been filled with so many amazing developments in the myriad of dramas I'm watching that I'm considering making it a week of remembrance for myself. For this year (27th of May to 3rd of June 2016) I commemorate the:

1. Amazing wall & BBQ kiss of Another Oh Hae Young
2. The my boss is better than you moment of The Flower in Prison
3. The heartbreaking discovering of Sung Hyun's tragedy in Entertainer
4. The satisfying downfall of chief prosecutor Shim in Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul Ho
5. The start of the fascinating relationship Bo Nui and Soo Ho will have in Lucky Romance
6. Seok Gyun's other side which knocked me out of orbit in Dear My Friends
7. Seol Rim coming into her powers (and what amazing powers they are!) in Mirror of the witch
8. Dan Tae's you look absolutely beautiful even with those pigtails stare in Beautiful Gong Shim

I haven't watched Master God of Noodles yet, so... I can't comment. But basically, it's been a great week, dramawise for me :).

Hey guys, I just happened to notice that most of the dramas usually come from a main theme. There is less versatility in themes in kdramas.

Do you happen to remember any dramas that were different? With a completely new theme never heard of before.

I finally caught up with »Dear my friends«. The reason for watching is a rather shallow one. Drama was partly filmed in my country and that made me curious about it. While watching dramas I was always wondering how people feel when they watch a drama or a film that was shot in their neigbourhood or in a place they visit often. And now I got my chance thanks to »Dear my friends« that was filmed in my favourite places. Gotta admit - when the first scene of Wan and Yun-ha at the seaside came on, I became quite emotional. (Not to mention that this drama itself makes me cry. Those who watch will know.)
I'm curious, have you beanies also experienced things like that?

Happy Friday!

It's been a while since I've had time to stop by OT. In RL I started a new job a few months ago and no longer have Friday mornings free to hang out here. No time to blog or watch many dramas either so my poor blog has been virtually abandoned and it's going to take ages to catch up on my dramas. Even though new job is seriously affecting my ability to indulge my K-drama addiction, I'm excited to be finally practicing appellate law full time now. Supreme Court here I come! (Not likely but I can dream, lol.)

So the only thing I am watching is Another Oh Hae-young but I behind on this week's episodes. I am really liking it but a bit annoyed at our Hae-young. I'd like her to not be so needy about DK. Eric is his usual smexy self and I love the drunk sister. She's hilarious!

Feeling pulled in a lot of directions lately, but not one of them toward Kdramas. One daughter is now in Vienna for a month on a college course, another leaves this week for a two-month job in Japan, another is just finishing school and I am looking for a job. I just can't seem to connect to anything out right now, even though I sortof half-heartedly started Mirror of the Witch and liked it. There are just so many life interruptions going on.
So what are some recommendations for what to watch (doesn't have to be current) when life is chaotic?

I finally watched Punch. And i realised that this was one show that should NOT be marathoned through. Bec then it felt repetitive and going around in circles. Every plan finally resulted in back to point zero. And then we would start all over again.

OHY kisses .... ummm.. squeee... awww... *swoon*
Maybe we should have Eric kiss some of the wide-eyed-goldfish-in-the-bowl kiss look actresses .... Would it make a difference ???

Question of the day - Why is DOTS named DOTS ? What was the relation to the story?

Ok, guys. I just finished Scarlet Heart (Cdrama). Wow. It was amazing. I'm very cuerious how they're going to do the Korean version. I can see now why they picked the Goryeo period, the story would be impossible in Joseon.

So, here's what I need to know now: 1. Is Scarlet Heart 2 worth watching? I'm okay with a silly plot as long as... 4th prince is still 4th prince, you know?

2. Imperial Doctress is already on my to-watch list. What other historical Cdramas or Taiwanese dramas should I watch?

Happy Weekend beanies!

Juhan Shuttai has my heart. Bear cub is friggin awesome. Every character is awesome(so awesome that I've run out of adjectives lol). It's uplifting and heartwrenching sometimes both at the same time. And I really like that there are no villains though there are characters who do hateful things. Plus Kentaro Sakaguchi is adorable.

Anyways, I had no idea that the Baeksang awards was today. I didn't even know what day it was up until a moment ago lol. And Signal woooon!! Junghwan and Cheetah Omma also won!!! Kim Go Eun too! Yay for them and for all the winners(to be?) tonight!!

Happy Friday! Weekend is nice and all, but I can't wait for Monday to come to see what is the deal on Do-kyung(Eric) in OHYA.
As to other dramas I enjoyed Entertainer. (Ji Sung! -I see currently there are four actors people refer with prefix 'God'(for their god-like acting) -GodJiSung, GodSinYang, GodMinSoo, GodJaeHyun)

anyway I read some comments that they watch 'Monster' to get Park Gi-woong fix. I found his interview done not long ago.[OSEN]
He went to do his army duty (Special police) on May of 2014 and finished last February. "I worked until one day before I reported for my army duty. When I came to my senses, I was in the training camp. I did it in Seoul, so it was less hard, still the camp was on the mountainside, and we had joint operation with other units and ran the mountain with equipment's on my back. I did 'Monster' right after the duty, and at first, sunbae-nim scolded me what was wrong with my way of talking. Park eagerly talked about his army story and said "Even though everyone has hard time in the army, this is only thing I can talk about since I just came back."

About him picking Monster, Park said, "Literally I started this project right after finishing my army duty. After a meeting, script reading, praying (for show's success) ceremony, it was first broadcast already. I was so busy that I even wondered 'Did I ever go to the army?' But the reason I started to do a project right away was that I felt I shouldn't show the longest vacant period during my over 10 years of acting. I think that is my duty as an actor. Also I wanted to work with this PD-nim and writer-nim for sometime. PD-nim called me. Frankly speaking, I have never gone on a trip for myself in my 20's. Fan meeting or shooting was the only trip I had. I was wondering if I should travel to a English speaking country for a month and start fresh. Then I got this offer and since it was something I wanted to do, I couldn't turn down. Well, no trip for me again."

on other stuff:
1. On TVN's List 2016's latest 'Ajae fatale'(fatally attractive Ajussi) episode, Jung Woo-sung(Padam padam) was chosen as No 1,
Jo Jin-woong(Signal) was No 2, and Eric (OHYA) was No 3.
No 4 is Ha Jung-woo (actor)-thanks to his romantic side from the movie Assassination.
No 5 is Hwang Jung-min. He has very cheerful personality with good friendship with many actors/actresses.
No 6 is Eun Ji-won (Reply 1988). He who currently shows manly side was used to be called Eun ChoDing(Elementary school kid).
No 7 is Yoo Ji-tae (Healer) -Romantic guy for his actress wife.
No 8 is Jin Gu (DoTS). He is manly sexy and best husband doing all housework for his pregnant wife.

me like- huh? Eric is Ajussi?

2. On-line research company did a survey on the drama started strong and ended with a whimper:
The results(from 14800 participants): No 1 was Cheese in the trap(21.4%), No 2 was YongPal, No 3 was DoTS.
Other dramas mentioned included 'The time we were in love', 'Once more happy ending', 'Who are you', 'Mask prosecutor', 'Gakju' etc.
I am surprised it also had Master of Noodle which didn't even finish. I guess there were too high of expectation after DotS.

3.And King of mask singer: It says among MBC video clip posted on Naver TVcast, Music Captain's 'Lazenca, Save Us' got the most views (close to 4 Million). This is the song which made him the king first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v46PoNcaYj8

Did something a little different on my blog this week and I'm shocked at the response. That little bit different was Oh HaeYoung Again IMPcaps. Hur, I turned that drama into a meme.

This week seemed like it passed by really fast and yet at the same time, really slow. I don't recall ever feeling this blank. Hm.

Happy friday guys!
Today was the wrong day to be cycling to work. There was snow, hail, rain and a tiny glimmer of sunlight. All withing the span of the 25 min it takes me to get to work on my bike. Thank god for the speed dryers we have at work... (home had intense rain, but no snow or hail)

Still in re-watch land as far as dramas goes. This time rewatching My Girlfriend is a Gumiho. I had forgotten how cute it was. And how much I liked this drama.

Kdrama Toddlers style (storytime)
There once was a girl, so cute and smiley. But behind the smile was a loneliness as she was cut off from the kids around her due to a hearing problem. She was always alone, even as the grown ups thought her and the others how to communicate.

Then one day, a blond haired boy arrived. A bit of a troublemaker, always stealing toys and pushing the others. wanting to rule and get his will.

The boy pushed the girl, she pushed him back. And speechless it rendered him. Since that day they were inseparable. Always holding hands, talking and communicating with words both spoken and silent.

He rides the bike with her on the back. She runs to hug him whenever she can. She makes him nicer, and he makes her happier. Always together

(sorry, couldn't resist telling this more as a fairy tale than just a retelling of events)

Hey guys, this is my first time posting on Open Thread so I'm not really sure what to say hehe.

Finally completed Remember - Son's War after putting it on hiatus for a month (life just got in the way). Namgoong Min played villains so well I kinda get disappointed when I watch other dramas and the villains aren't as scary as how Namgoong Min does it lol. Perhaps I should give Beautiful Gong Shim a try since the general consensus is that it's a nice show.

I'm still lagging behind on Mirror of the Witch and Lucky Romance; I love the former but it's too creepy for me to watch when I get back (I'm staying alone in my room and by the time I reach home it's already late lol) but I'll try to make some time for it. As for Lucky Romance, I can't comment much except that it feels like a standard rom-com but I hope it will pick up along the way.

I just came back from watching Agasshi in theatres and my only comment is that it's kinda probably too...visual for my liking haha well I guess it wasn't my type of movie. But it was rather good (although I was disappointed that one major part from the original novel wasn't incorporated into the movie) Which other Park Chan Wook's movies would you guys recommend?

Happy Friday and have a great weekend!

Another Oh Hae-Young is my first kdrama in real time and it is really hard to wait for Mondays! The characters, story and acting are terrific. Not to mention Eric really knows how to wear a cardigan.

Also watching Beautiful Gong Shim mainly for Nam Goong Min. His facial expressions and physical comedy are top notch. To fill in my Kdrama time between these shows, I have been watching Lucky Romance 3. Didn't realize NGM was also in this drama and it's interesting to see how different his character is.

I've been watching kdramas for about 3 months and am totally and happily hooked. Dramabeans really adds to my addiction and I so enjoy reading all the posts. Thanks!

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

Watched this week:

Beautiful Gong-shim - What a delight so far!  I've only watched the first 2 episodes and I really like it.  The quirky main characters as played by Namgoong Min and Minah are oh so interesting!

Master God of Noodle - It is quite good still! ....... Some of the characters' decisions are often questionable, but that's ok. ...... And she found the room! Uh oh.

Entertainer - Oh my gosh, the tiger outfit! .... *laughing*

Marriage Contract - Seeing Lee Seo-jin in every single episode is such a treat.

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

Hello fellow beanies!

I'm glad Friday is here but for me I still have one more work day.

I was slightly disappointed that Ha-neul didn't get rejected in Entertainer because I really just wanted that part of the story over, you know? It was hilarious when he was giving Geu-rin those hypothetical scenarios and she was just not getting it! She is utterly clueless.

I was searching for Mrs. Cop 2 because you know Kim Bum and I finally found it! I tried the first Mrs. Cop and it wasn't my cup of tea but i am enjoying Mrs. Cop 2 if only for Kim Bum. He is really doing his thing as a villain and I need him to do a couple of more roles just like this. He is pretty fantastic!

Is anyone else else not wowed by Lucky Romance? I tried the first episode but it seems really generic. I was actually going to watch that instead of Beautiful Gong Shim and I am glad I dropped LR for BGS because it is so awesome! The plot is typical but the characters are what keeps me coming back. With the exception of Gong Mi of course.

I was on loose end mid of this week, and on one restless night I stumbled upon Jung Il Woo's "High-end Crush". I marathon-ed it in a night, and my restlessness went away. JIW cured my restlessness with all his antics.

It was silly, yet entertaining and addictive. I guess JIW should stick to such genre where he played best. Although he used to be so good as Il Ji Mae. I missed him and his mane of glory.. *sigh*