Hahahaha, fans of OHYA are the only people in the world who look forward to Mondays!!!

Anyone find a preview for 13 yet?!

And yes, we're sick in the head, looking forward to Mondays. (or Tuesdays, as the case is for me!)

Like +1000!

Haha I just finished episode 12

Thank you so much for the movie recommendation... These days I'm more into kmovies, and would love to get more recommendations....

What do you mean by 'addictive' drama? Drama which makes you watch it raw? Drama which makes you think about it all the time? Drama which comes to your mind out of the blue? Drama which shows up in your dream?

For me drama I think the most often is still 'Immortal Lee Soon-shin'. It was that emotional.

What makes dramas addicting to me is, when I can relate to the characters.... I have this habit of thinking what if it were me, while watching dramas... So when the plot, or how the characters behave goes in a manner I can relate, I can connect with a drama. Drama's like Coffee Prince, Healer, and now Beautiful Gong Shim as far as its aired now.(after cheese in the trap and DOTS, I will trust a drama only after its finished) Other than that,fast moving plots, plenty of romance and comedy also get me hooked. But first condition is mandatory....it's my curse. It is one of the reasons why I can't enjoy lucky romance(something is seriously wrong with the heroine's brain) and I know OHAYA is great, and I will watch until the end, but it won't connect with me. hmm...
But Yes excited for BGS now...!

DOTS was weird, I watched eps 7 and 8 and enjoyed the heck out of them but felt no need to watch any more of it, so I didn't.

For me, addictive means: I watch raw, I watch subbed, I watch one more time for stuff I might have missed. I read the recaps, I read the comments, I read the Soompi forum, I scour the web for any other people doing recaps, I read the recaps again and the comments again.

I've only been addicted to Monstar and I Remember You.

There are many others that I enjoy, and I will watch those raw but instead of watching again with subs, I'll just wait for the recap.

Glad your kid got off to school without crying. I always felt bad for the parents dropping off crying kids, they felt so terrible even though I knew the kids would stop crying in a matter of minutes when they were adjusted. Kids just don't like transitions, it seems.

If I shape my weekly plans around when I get to watch the next episode, I'm on my way to addiction. If I find myself writing fan-fics in my head about the OTP and checking the interwebs every few hours for recaps, I'm gone.

Addicting dramas this year:
Signal
...and hopefully W. I'm excited for that one.

I'm definitely a loyal girl - even when I knew Heirs was a hot mess, I watched it all the way through anyway because I simply cannot resist Lee Min Ho's chiseled face.

As for any other shows, rants and raves on Open Threads and the annual year-end roundup of shows on Dramabeans definitely help me make my decisions. For example, there wasn't a whole lot of hype surrounding Last, but it seemed to get favourable reviews in 2015's year-end picks, so I picked it up, and it was really good!

My selection process is a mix of all of those.

I usually pick which airing dramas I want to follow base on the actors and the initial premise. If one of my top faves sign up for a project, I'm almost 100% sure to watch it out of pure loyalty no matter what it is about (unless the premise does not appeal to me at all and my drama charge is already at its limit).
Sometimes a trailer will grab my attention when the drama didn't appeal to me at first or I just inexplicably feel the need to check the drama out for no concrete reason.

When it comes to marathons, it is usually something like instinct. I just pick a random drama off my to-watch-list that I feel like watching base on my current mood or interest. I do the same with movies. That's why sometime I go weeks only watching tragic love stories and then randomly start only watching horror ghost stories or romcoms.

I just remembered that when I first stumbled into dramaland and didn't know Dramabeans or anything about dramas, I would just blindly click on a random drama and hope for the best. Looking back, I was living a little too close to the edge lol

Have a nice weekend!

That's funny what you said about anticipating Friday.

I used to have a job that's on-call 24/7 and I never understood the obsession with Friday/weekend/Monday blues. When I shifted to a less stressful schedule, I started hating Mondays and waiting for weekends too!

Funny how even if I was doing less work in the 2nd job, I was less happy during weekdays. XD Maybe a glass half-full person would've been thankful for the free weekends instead...

I watch as much as possible, and unfortunately for me I can't drop a drama (maybe dozing off while watching but still) in the middle no matter how bad it is. I can't still watch them all because there are just so many number of dramas out there -currently I watch 4 Mon-Tues, 3 Wedn-Thurs, 5 on weekend, dramas-wise (and you work- have to make a living)

For currently airing dramas I always pick which ones are interesting based on the promo material and watch the first few episodes. I usually only stick to one or two currently airing dramas all the way through. I'll also check out a show if it is getting a lot of attention on DB, as I did for Healer.

For past dramas, it's really a mix of what sounds interesting and what I've heard about a drama. I stay far, far away from dramas with horrible objective reviews such as Heirs no matter how much I like the cast. If a drama gets that much criticism, there is a 0.01% chance I will like it.

I used to never be able to drop a drama but I finally have begun dropping and it's so freeing. I've never come across a drama that I end up loving if it doesn't grab me by episode 4 or 5, so if I'm at that point and have no desire to continue a drama then I drop it right there. Why spend hours watching something you don't like when you could move on to your next favorite thing instead?

I pick based on:
recommendations from here or other sites + I must like the lead actor (has to be cute!) + must not sound like it's going to be a tragic ending.

When I'm crushing on a new Oppa I also always google what other shows they have been in and then watch them. Usually it helps prevent me from being too impatient for new episodes to see them again. ?

I love Friday now too because it means closer to weekend and my fix of BGS!

I don't generally watch a show for an actor/actress, I judge it based on plot and the teasers. If I like those I try the first two episodes, which clinches the deal.

Now, there are exceptions--if a consistently good writer gets together with a consistently good cast I figure it has a consistently better chance of catching my interest. Hence Police Squad 38 and W: Two Worlds. No teasers on the latter yet, but I've loved the writer's two previous world-bendy dramas.

(He once mentioned he must have done some good deed in his previous life to have these three casted. The response him and writer wanted to have the most was that people get curious about Lee Je-han's fate, and they got it)

He goes to the set roughly prepared. "If I go prepared too much, I don't tend to do the thinking on the set. I plan ways how to make the scene not boring during the shooting. I add details naturally that way. I don't go into detail for visually stunning scenes. I just want to create a situation where actors can concentrate and immerse in their roles naturally. I set the condition, and tell them 'Do your never-done-before acting.' Actors can do acting better when they have such burden."
Doing 'Signal' he had many discussions with writer Kim Eun-hee about scripts. "No matter how new they are, the owner of script is the writer, and writer should have a point that he/she can't give up no matter what. So there are times what the drama PD thinks and what
drama writer thinks are different and discussion are needed. I think writer should respect the conclusion of discussion."
Another reason for the show's popularity was that it was dealing cold cases. "Actually kidnapping was one of crimes that I didn't want to deal with, but I couldn't avoid. Hwaseong serial killer case was most well-known cold case, and writer Kim said she heard the most about SinJungDong case during her investigation, so we included those. On the case of gang rape, even though it was not serial killer case, it has significant meaning, so we included it. We picked cases which had meaning and viewers might feel interested." PD Kim has nick 'SukTaeil' (Kim Wonsuk+ Detail) which he earned doing Miseang for his detailed directing - in scenes like showing the office desks reflecting each character's personality, and same detailed directing showed in Signal.

PD Kim has made dramas for over 10 years, and he is worried about the drama production situation. "Pre-production will be meaningful only after drama production environment improves first. The way making pre-production shows only to pass China's regulations will not give progressive impact on K-drama market. Also other countries don't air 2 episodes in a week. Unless we give up broadcasting 2 episodes per week, this terrible drama production system will not get better, and if they just depend on the market, improvement will never be made." He also worries about tendency to depend on overseas investment. "You should make a drama for Koreans to watch first. I am afraid there won't be dramas like 'Sandglass' or 'Eyes of Dawn' which deal with Korean modern history any more, because Chinese won't invest in such dramas. Then again, you can't make a drama only with the budget given by the TV station. Since payments for actors get higher and drama became industrialized, it costs more than ever, so you have to plan and keep overseas investment in your mind."

Hi, fan!

Thanks for translating this interview. SIGNAL is on my list, and I'll get to it after OHYA finishes. If I can successfully follow all the premonitions, flashbacks, and whatnot in OHYA, then I think I'll do well with SIGNAL. The OST makes it very enticing.

OHYA is intriguing watch, but all the characters are so bitter (understand but not like). I agree they need group AA meet.

Ah! White Christmas!One of those dramas you can watch repeatedly and find more and more subtle hints each time!
Glad to have a newly minted "white Christmas " fan.Welcome Mindy :)

And I will let someone else talk about Music commander of King of Mask Singer.

seo hyun jin was GREAT in the three musketeers! i distinctly remember her in that drama... wish there were the planned sequels...
: (

so glad choi gang hee wasn't cast. no. wasn't going to work.

I already loved the PD of Three Musketeers for his own awesomeness and talent, but now I love him even more :)

For a super successful show like say DOTS, how must it feel for the actor who rejected it ? Cursing the management i suppose

It is strictly sexism. They should have told you, so-and-so are the risks, do you still want the job ? It should be your decision.

And a better company would have ensured that THEY took safety measures to protect their employees - male/female. Men get mugged/ car jacked/ etc etc. Are they going to employ black belts only now ?... Pfft ...

i'm from India and yes we don't have a great track record of women's safety. But it varies from city to city, kind of job, and many other factors. If you get the job *fingers crossed* and need any info about the place, do let me know.

All the best

Good luck on the interview, although I can understand being nonplussed.

I also went on an interview this week (watched OHYA at the airport before boarding bc delay) and lost out over some BS answer. But I have another offer although I'm not too thrilled about it and slowrolling to see if I can jog another out of a third company. Job hunting sucks.

I'll pass on noodles drenched in blood, thanks. :P

The reply series! Reply 1997 and Reply 1988 being my faves!

I think the japanese drama Orange Days (2004) had this slice-of-life feel to it. (Sort of like Cheese in the Trap, both being university dramas).

School 2013 has that realistic feel that is often missing from High School dramas.

I guess the web drama The Secret Message (2015) could also be considered slice-of-life as well as the japanese asadoras Mare (2015) and Amachan (2013) (although the later ones might be more coming-of-age).

Hmm... jdoramas are usually good with it. I haven't watched a lot. But I think Saikou no Rikon is great.

For kdrama, try Yoona's Street. (Where's james?)

Let's Eat both seasons

Miss Korea, Honey and Clover (2008 jdorama)