i made it once- laid out cut up lemons in a tupperware and cover with honey, then over time the lemon juice will ooze out. i'd personally put it in the fridge and use it up in under a week. pure honey is antibacterial but lemons contain water, so best be careful. wash the lemons really well or use organic, you dont want to be eating pesticide. or you could also just squeeze a lemon into a glass of water and add honey- it's the same thing.

Koreans use yuja for this kind of tea. That kind of lemon isn't easily available in most other countries than east asian ones. There is a litte mandarin taste to the yuja. If you want to make homemade yuja tea you can use some mandarin and some more lemon. That should be more close to the taste. The ratio sugar:lemon slices should be 1:1. I don't know how to prepare it with honey.

Is it citron tea (유자차)? You can look up Maangchi's recipe. She does recipe videos for Korean food and she's awesome. I haven't tried making the tea but I've consumed two big jars of citron tea bought from a store so far. It's good for colds and keeping your immune system in good condition. :)

*Zindaghi Ke Mehek"

Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! Especially so soon after moving. *offers some raspberry chocolate* I'm glad that you weren't home so you're not hurt, and that your cat was ok, though. I hope the police catch them!

Oh my! Sorry to hear that. At least it happened while you were out. (hope you didn't lose any important documents)

Weightlifting fairy will also boost your mood.

Oh no! Sorry about your things. But hooray for the cat staying in place! My house would be a catastrophe if someone left the door open. I'm pretty sure my four cats and the two dogs would be out/missing, and at least one of my two horses would be inside the house wreaking havoc.

Fan is right: add Weightlifting Fairy to your list of shows to watch to get you laughing! Best wishes.

crappidy crap! that is just ...even if someone just steals jam from the basement I´d feel pissed as heck. if you want it, fight me for it!
you need Yang Jung Do to con it back for you. he´s the good thief

oh no, Alessar, it sucks that you have suffered this experience! The cat staying in - I feel you on that. A burglar left my window open and if the cat had been gone, I swear I would have found and killed the burglar. I'm glad you were not there, are able to still have access to K dramas while with kitty, and hope the police will get you restitution from the criminal ?

Speaking of cats & break-ins...

I'm 99% sure my first cat scared away a burglar years ago. For sure somebody dropped a brick near my window -- the window my cat liked to look out of. So best guess is cat came up to window at the right time and startled the guy.

A few months ago one of my current cats warned me of a guy that I think was probably a crook, but he was probably just using my patio to hide. Anyway, I heard the cat hissing, saw that he was looking out the window (same window, btw) and there was this very suspicious looking guy.

So.... I have watch-cats :)

Omg stay safe!! And I agree about the healing power of LOTBS, JJH's antics made me forget all about a bad infection and exam stress.

For me, it will be Park Bo Gum, I first saw him in Gaksital and I was in love. I knew then that he was going to be huge someday, so happy that he did ?

I haven't done so as things come out, but I watched You're Beautiful and then Marriage Contract and was sooo pleasantly surprised at how UEE had improved. She was mediocre in the first and I loved her in the second. I can't wait for Night Light to be on Netflix (they will do that soon, right? riiiight?)

I saw a quite a few of now-made actors/actresses' debut dramas and some were pathetic - yes pathetic. Worst one? Park Sin-yang (in my opinion). (Funny how great he is now)

For actor, Ko Kyung Pyo. I first saw him in FBND and I totally got intrigued. Since then, I’ve been following everything he is in and I’m so happy of his success and improvement.
For actress, Park Shin Hye. I remember seeing her in Tree of Heaven and got surprised how she was so good at such a young age, doing romance melodrama very convincingly. Since then, I’ve watched almost everything she was in. It’s great how she has transitioned from a child actress into an adult actress, which must have been really hard.

First spotted Lee Jong Suk in Secret Garden where he was quite memorable and so glad that since then his acting and career have been in a continuous upward trajectory! (Personally did not like W though :( )

Also waiting for the day i can say the same about Kim JI Soo and Nam Joo Hyuk.

Song He Gyo turn good since That winter the wind blows and Kim Tae Hee since Jang Ok Jung, for sure that I can't believe my eyes LOL

And eventually, Kim Woo Bin? I don't know if Kim WOo Bin will follow them, one good performances in a project is not a confirmation yet (he was just okay before)

Well, I haven't been watching dramas long enough that I can say I've followed an actor's development, but there are a few that caught my attention:

- Ji Chang Wook: I first saw him as the spoiled baby emperor in Empress Ki, and didn't really like him until... the end! Then I watched Healer, but fell more in love with Park Bong Su. Then went back to watch Warrior Baek Dong Su, but ended up liking Yoo Seung Ho more in that one... I avoided The K2. Oh, I look forward to his appearance in Seven First Kisses, LOL.

- Park Bo Gum: I also first spotted him in Gaksital, where he left a deep impression. Then I completely forgot about him until I started Moonlight - the show bored me (sorry MDBC fans) but as the Crown Prince he was awesome. Being a Joo Won fan I sat down to watch Tomorrow's Cantabile, and almost jumped up when Bo Gum appeared around episode 7. His obvious musical talent blew me away, and his cheeky character and underlying melancholy made me really root for him. I have yet to watch Reply 1988.

- Yoo In Na: First saw her in Secret Garden, playing Ha Ji Won't best friend. She showed great comedic potential there (that 'foam kiss' lol). In Queen Hyun's Man I thought she was sometimes over the top, but she sobbed her heart out and I felt for her. In MLFAS she was not really memorable, but in Goblin she's got an air of mystery.

I've been watching Kwak Dongyeon since Unexpected You and I knew he'd make it big since he's always been good. It's nice to see him getting more recognized.

A lot of idol turned actors would fit that though. The thing is, some people has that one role that fits them perfectly but then they try something else and gets hate for not doing well. Everyone gets their timing so I always try even when I get disappointed.

There's been a few, but the main ones would be Jo Jung-suk and Seo In-guk.

Jo Jung-suk, especially. I've loved him ever since I first saw him in What's Up, and watching how much he's flourished since his debut has been so satisfying. I never would have thought that 4 years later he'd already be starring opposite Gong Hyo-jin, but here we are!

I think it's especially novel because he's part of the What's Up crowd, that included so many talented actors that should have hit it big by now: Im Joo-hwan, Im Joo-eun. I think Kim Ji-won is the only who's really hit it big, and even she is taking her time finding that leading role she needs.

Gosh, so many! And now this question makes me feel really ancient! I call actors like this "screen jumpers" to myself because they seem to jump off the screen from the scene around them, they do so much with so little, and make me ask "who is THAT?" and remember them. One was Kim Nam Gil, who I first saw in a tiny little part in Kim Sam Soon, followed by small parts in dramas I don't recall then Bidam! and then super-stardom. (I'm sure he did a lot of other work I missed in between LOL). Then there are actors like that who seem to go missing, or never get as far as you think they will/should such as Im Ju Hwan - he was noticeable as a bit player in an old movie "Millionaire's First Love" and it's been fun to watch his career grow over all these years but still it seems like he should be bigger.
LJS, JJS were kids to watch too but not as fun because they got big pretty fast.

I love all these kinds of question in Open threads, making me reviewing the dramas I have watched to give an answer.

An actor or actress that you’ve been following or knew since their debut/early works and have proudly watched them grow?
==> This must be Seo In Guk to me.

I did not know the music show he won, but I first saw him him Qualification of men, he was tall, red hair, wide shoulder, a bit chubby with good voice.

And then boom, he was in Reply 1997. My goodness, how could he become much younger to star as Yoon Yoon Jae in a high school drama? And how could he naturally act like he was born as a male lead actor? He has the best pupply-love-between-bffs with Eun ji in my drama list.

Then he stars in No Breathing. I swear his body was good in Reply 1997, but since when it became that much hot to drool over??? I could hardly breath seeing him running around with only swimming pant (I was in theater with my bf but fangirling over SIG hahaha)! Eye candy and goofy Seo In Guk in that movie really win my heart, I was so happy he got a lead role in a youth movie. =))))

Suddenly, he became the cold and genius Dave in I remember you. He was no longer goofy but dangerous, I was not even sure if he's evil. His acting spots on, in such a different way that draws me in this thriller drama. I no longer think SIG is acting as Dave, I only remember Dave and the drama, it's that much real to me. To me, this drama marks SIG's improvement in acting dark characters.

Recently he comes back with Yang Jung Do, I don't think I need to say anything else, a great actor playing one of the best (con) artists (to be fair, artist = director/screenwriter/casting/actor of his own "play") of dramaland to lure every heart his way.

To sum up, Mi Joo will be the best fangirl I can ever hope to be (calm, collected, all eyes on him) if I ever see Seo In Guk in person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgORryICUkA at 4:37

If it's too long for you to see his acting in a drama, you can try his music MVs, like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEQ2JIuvCYQ

I am and will always be proud of every achievement he ever gets in his career... :D

i've heard several popular drama osts in passing but wasnt really interested in korean music (i was all about japan back then) until i heard DBSK - Rising Sun. they were my entry way into kpop i guess, and still one of my fave groups. i even cried a bit when they broke up in 2009 lol

First song that i actually bothered to search - auditory hallucinations from Kill me heal me..

and then cheese in the trap.. made me take notice of the whole korean drama OST concept..
and the reply 88 happened.. and it opened up the 80s world of music..

Started payign attention to songs played in variety prgorams..

HOWEVER, haven't found even a single pop song (outside of drama aka idol/ band album songs) that I have genuinely enjoyed, worth listening to again, besides a few of the drama osts

I got into Kpop watching You're Beautiful, but not for an OST song. Or the group. The girl who recommended it was super into CNBlue, so I started to listen to them too. They're still my favorite band, along with FTIsland.

Many of the osts are really worth listening to, but I'd say it's Run Away by Jaejoong, which was actually made into a fan made ost for DOTS. And then I heard of DBSK, which led me to EXO. And that's where I started to really love kpop

I have several OSTs I love, but first one was 'Sadness I buried' from 'A man's scent'.
Other ones include OST from Damo, King and the clown, Princess's man etc.

It was from using google to research the leads of BoF, cringe... Found SS501, laughed out of embarrassment for them, but was strangely hooked. Couldn't stop listening to K-pop, and now, four years later, I still don't like US music as much. Now I enjoy lots of K-pop groups: EXO, Shinee, BTS (Jimin's "Lie" is beautiful), Monsta X, VIXX, 2PM, ummm, what else? I like Dean and Tablo, Zico on his own as well as in Block B, Taemin (Sayonara Hitori is another current favorite), jeez. So many! Anyway, that's a tiny list of my favorites, all of which began with SS501.

For me it was My Girlfriend's a Gumiho with Lee Seung Gi ~ the OST was perfect! I listened to it again and again after the drama ended, and finally looked up his other music, and my sister started watching variety shows for him, and the rest is history. Now Kpop is my favorite genre. ^_^

BoA in general, but the first song of hers I listened to was "ID; Peace B".

I was listening to Korean music a few years before I started watching KDramas. But I was listening to Japanese music before I started listening to Korean music! That's how I was introduced to BoA, since she was popular in Japan as well.

Mine was actually the whole Que Sera Sera OST. It's still probably my favorite soundtrack to this day. I got so into Loveholics and Fluxus Music after that. Not exactly k-pop, though I have gotten into some of that. Like Mamamoo, after MnD.

Can't wait to watch ep 3 of Goblin, either! The wait was torturous, but alas, it's finally Friday again! It's also my little sis' bday, so we're gonna celebrate for two things tonight! Haha. Hopefully my sisters and I will be able to watch the 3rd ep together! ... and then I'll rewatch it by myself some more...

Lol we can be in the same boat for finals! I'm planning on getting a lot of prep done today, though. Definitely not going to start watching Nine: Nine Time Travels or Marriage Contract again. That debate isn't going on right now. Nope.

Resisting is hard. I suggest cutting off all wifi, outside contact with the world and perhaps heading to Walden Pond for long periods of reflection. Or join the bandwagon, we'll try and balance school and dramas together!

You're drama watching lineup looks a lot like mine--and I want to start Oh My Geum Bi. Is it good?

hi neener,
i am liking Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim more and more. by the end of ep 10 (*spoiler*) my inclinations that Dr. Kim might be a sinister character after all seem more possible than ever. I thought it was hilarious that the crazes webtoon artist who was uncontrollable because he hand't had an idea in so long whipped out his drawing pad when the ER room went haywire.

anyhoot, Legend of the Blue Sea has it's hilarious moments, too, no?