Open Thread #482
by DB Staff
Happy Friday everyone!
Here is your Open Thread, which is here for you to chat about anything you want, whether it be drama-related or not. Nothing’s off-topic here! Spoilers may be rife, so proceed accordingly.
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1 Heartstrings
January 13, 2017 at 6:07 AM
Liar and His Lover. Sigh?
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gadis
January 13, 2017 at 6:43 AM
Ikr? I'm so happy that Lee Hyun-woo finally back to dramaland and the story also sounds good, until I read who's going to be the leading lady. I don't know what game SM Ent play with all this shoving non-ezxperienced idols into leading roles. First Kai with Jung Da-bin. Now Joy with Lee Hyun-woo. Sigh...
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 6:55 AM
Even the experienced idol also hardly show many improvement after one project and another, what more can we expect from the inexperienced ones?
IU probably will do great in this role, and she is not only young and cute, she ia also a good singer, she definitely can pass as high school student. If Park Hye Soo didnt do Introverted Boss, maybe i will love to see her in this drama and take up the leading role.
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Min
January 13, 2017 at 5:21 PM
honestly I cant seem to gather much enthusiasm for him since I did watch Moorim School and didn't quite think his performance was anything out of the ordinary, and I do remember his role in to the beautiful you and again it was nothing to blow me away, especially not to the extent of lamenting about an idol being his co star. I feel he's actually on par with them, and much prefer even idol actor Dojoon, or Im Siwan, or Choi Siwon.
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 6:49 AM
It'll probably still make me happier than Moorim School.
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 8:46 AM
Oh Moorim School. I have been watching this drama for the past 3 weeks and still can't finish it. I think I'm on the third to last episode too. I don't dislike Lee Hyun Woo, but I have a feeling I could have liked him a whole lot more if I had seen him in something else, kinda sucks that Moorim was my introduction to him. I hope this drama goes well though. As for Joy, idols have to start somewhere, right?
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boomboompow
January 13, 2017 at 6:58 AM
There hasn't been any exciting casting news in 2017 yet *le sigh*
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Chandler
January 14, 2017 at 11:37 AM
Really? I love the casting for Tvn and JTBC's upcoming shows, Introvert Boss, Tomorrow with you, Strong Woman Do Bong Soon and Man to Man.
Also Missing 9 has promising leads, imo. There's also Chae Soo-bin and Yoon Kyung-sang. And Yoo Sueng-ho and Kim Soo-hyun. I'm pretty excited for some of these.
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HotCocoaGirl
January 13, 2017 at 7:06 AM
I'm so excited to see Hyun woo!! but not with an idol in her first acting gig... i feel conflicted, will my bias for him overcome my bias against idol actor?
Sigh indeed...
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2 purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 6:07 AM
Hey everyone!
OT loads around 5 or 6 am my time so I usually wake up between then and 7 to post. But today I just stayed up. I had some binging to do. And my sleep is totally off right now.
Anyway, it's Friday. And we're two weeks into the year.
Between my S.A.D., bipolar ii with suicidal depression, stress of leaving home, and my mom's death anniversary coming up - I've been seriously down and out. But I think it's finally turning around. Don't have to feel this way for 5-7 months!
I've started packing and looking into jobs. I don't have to work right away when I move but I'd like to know my options. Mainly glad my psychiatrist can do phone sessions. Hate meeting new medical professionals and I'm going to have so many others to replace, it's nice to have that one stay the same.
How has January been treating you all?
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Media this week
Korean:
ML - next ep 18
I'm so torn on Gwangjong's actions and life.
*I NEED to finished this week* just so I can move on to the director's cut, lol jk
Lobster - next ep 15
WF - done
I'm not crying. Why would I be crying?!
Suuuwwaaaeeeeggg!!!!
FantasiC - next ep 14
All the time & spoilers didn't help. I almost cried with Kim Tae-Hoon died! And then the fool wasn't even dead.
Now he is and I am sad.
Japanese:
Good Morning Call - next ep 8
I kinda hate Daichi. Second leads get too much sometimes and he is one of them.
Glass lip - next ep 3
*on pause* I haven't watched in forever so I'm going to stop lying to myself.
My Little Lover - next ep 7
I want to binge it!
Taiwanese:
Miss in Kiss - on ep 13
It's safe to say this is at least my third from the bottom series. It's above J-1996 & the Korean.
Western:
Fuller House - done
I'll miss it. I wonder when it is coming back.
Tarzan and Jane - watched ep 1
I doubt I'll finish the season but I want to meet Jane so episode 2 will happen at some point next week.
Reading:
How to Love - next ep 83
Almost done. I wonder what completed webtoon I'll find next.
Salty Studio - ep 26
I'm not as in love with it as I was.
The Webtoon Girl - ep 1
Talks about depression and suicidal feelings
Music:
Avril Lavigne
that trip down memory lane was fun. But I'll forget about it and check in again in a few years. I'm more of a early 2000 fan than now.
Boys Like Girls
idk where they have been but I need a 2018 album.
Greyson Chance
I have such a major crush on his voice and lyrics. I need him to become more active in the next few years.
Miranda Cosgrove
idk if she's ever coming back to music but I would welcome her. Maybe after she finishes college.
Three Days Grace
just one album in. They are so content being depressed and I love it.
I'm surprised that I listened to 2 female artists in one week! *not really because...
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 6:09 AM
I don't even want to think about taking Bok Joo off my list!
I just read the recap and started in on the comments.
Why do the good ones fly by so quickly?!
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michykdrama
January 13, 2017 at 6:20 AM
Big Hug to you Purple Owl! Hope it helps even a little bit to know there are people who are cheering you on here. My deepest condolences about your mom, I hope you will stay strong on that day though I cannot imagine how tough it is for you.
I am glad some of your doctors can follow you even though you are moving and hope you find good ones for those you need to change.
Good luck with the job hunting and take care!
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fanwho
January 13, 2017 at 6:42 AM
on no this makes me sad. Hope things go well for you. Fighting!!
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stuffed
January 13, 2017 at 7:04 AM
WF is my happy pill and I wish the same for you too Purple Owl! *Hugs*
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yukari
January 13, 2017 at 7:13 AM
You know, Purple Owl, everytime I feel pain I told myself that it's a proof that I'm alive and can feel, that I should be gratefull for that. Since I can't feel anything if I'm dead. And what a life is it if I can't feel anything, can't feel pain nor happy.
Rainbow only come after rain, right? And that's even make it more beautiful as the water drop left by rain make everything look sparkling.
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klurker
January 13, 2017 at 8:35 AM
Sending truckloads of good vibes your way, Purple Owl! All of us beanies are cheering you on. ^^
My nostalgia this week got triggered by Ann Louise's "Stay" and Shawn Colvin's "Sunny". I was transported back to senior high school with all my pimples and insecurities. Lol.
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klurker
January 13, 2017 at 6:37 PM
"Sunny Came Home" was what I meant. lol
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Mermaid Scribbler
January 13, 2017 at 7:07 PM
Hugs Owl
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CatoCat
January 13, 2017 at 7:29 AM
I'm pretty bad at encouraging people or console them. Most of the time i end up annoying them so i restricyt myself from interfering in others emotional stress.
For you our fellow Commentator - Why not try freelance - You have a degree and you might end up a sa huge success of FIVERR. Try it or maybe you are already a member of it.
FantastiC - Doctor really brings tears into your eyes but his farewell was good. With all the video telecast an gifts and message to all the present people.
Whenever you mentioned Salty Studio i thought you were talking about the webtoon. Its cute one. I enjoyed it. I wanted that teacher to have a bit of more screentime. Its worth timepass
Have you already tried Gausian Blur and Transfer Student Storm Bringer?
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verzaholicbee
January 13, 2017 at 7:53 AM
Purple Owl, I felt so sad when I read your comment... My case is the opposite, I can't stand being at home, I become depressed, put on kg and kg (17 kg in 6 months, this last time), my thyroids goes crazy...
So this year I've decided to get out (I am currently in Vienna now!) and surround myself by optimistic people who suppost me and encourage me.
I'm not comparing myself to you, losing a parent must be incredibly hard and having psycological issues on top on that..., but we can only go forward, and I wish you find people in your new city who help you get better and be happy. Be strong, things will get better for sure!
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CatoCat
January 13, 2017 at 8:04 AM
PUBERTY MEDLEY - Adolescence Medley - Medley of Youth - I think this is the best
romance Kdrama i have seen. The story moved my heart, I felt the heartache, i felt uneasy, I felt troubled. Any drama that can shake me is added into my all time favourite list and interesting most of top list contains Coming-of-Age dramas.
Given 9 our of 10. All green. Beautiful Cinematography.
My sister is ill and bed ridden so i offered her Puberty Medley - Another of my attempt to get her into Asian dramas. And she took my suggestion this time and Yes yes yes for the 1st time
In her life she watched any of asian tv media. As soon as she watched Puberty Medley 1st episode she asked me where to get the other episodes. i told her they are al available on KBS World's official Youtube channel like the 1st one she watched.
In 2 days my sister watched all the 4 episodes and really liked the show. Though, She was Like many others, a bit disappointed with the result of the drama.
Even My heart was saying much more was needed. My brain kept saying it was good and appropriate Outcome of the show.
From that to today i haven't watched any other show at all. I am feeling not much interested in any drama right now. This isn't the usual withdrawal symptom most people face.
That's why i keep on thinking how these Tv Dramas Characters keep the distance for a long while an still be in love. Physical distance brings Emotional distance. Slowly-Slowly love evaporates.
As soon a show ends we the fans start to miss the show and its characters and want to know more about their future and here in dramaworld we have main characters who separate away for years and yet show not many signs of upper level desperation and longing.
Here our lifestyle goes offtrack and all things get messed up over some fictional characters and a fictional story and there characters deal with situations like they have heart of steel.
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redfox
January 13, 2017 at 8:07 AM
today is my best friends´ birthday. she is not returning my calls :-( but lets not feel down. we´re on this planet at this moment we are all just tiny dots of materia, and that sadness inside is an even tinier dot. a dot so tiny can just be hidden inside grains of sand
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bbstl
January 13, 2017 at 10:03 AM
Hi Purple Owl!
I hope you enjoyed whatever you binged on! Right now I'm sitting in the middle of the US with a three-day ice storm just starting (can't go anywhere!) and am planning a binge of my own, what a luxury. Of course, I should be binge-cleaning closets but ...
I feel the strength in your post even though on the surface it may look scary. I think, "you got this!" You know what you're up against, you have Team Purple Owl (medical professionals)(and also us Beanies), your meds, and a plan. Your load is so heavy right now with time of year plus move plus new everything plus your Mom's death anniversary, that's enormous. And you are going to do it. Reading your posts over the months (years?), I'm so proud of how open you are about what you deal with and the effective ways you work through it, one challenge at a time. You are well-armed against the demons at an early age, well done. ⚔️ Salute!
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Bad Cheese Cheddar
January 13, 2017 at 7:37 PM
Purple Owl: Hey Love,
Hang in there. It is the pain and sadness in our lives that make us appreciate the good and the light times more. Sometimes you just have to wait a little longer for the light.
Hang in there, your light will come.
If I could hang out and watch KDramas with you, I would.
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GedSkaiKru
January 13, 2017 at 10:45 PM
Hi Purple Owl,
Today is my birthday but I lost my younger brother a few months back and I can't get into celebratory mode even though I've been receiving many greetings. I won't pretend I know your pain because evey pain is different, but I wish that we may find the strength to continue because we owe it to the ones we lost to live life to the fullest, at least that's how I've been doing to get by, even though I'm struggling and I feel like I'm going down on depression road, I always tell myself "Not today, let's wake up again tomorrow".
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drfuturemongoose
February 13, 2017 at 10:01 PM
Hey Purple Owl! (aka master of pub trivia <-- you totally carried our team and at least 35 of our 47 points belong to you) You inspire me to keep loving Kdrama and watch even more. Just started watching Tomorrow With You side by side with Signal and let me just say o.m.g. I'm packing to move too, but I keep screwing up because I put on a kdrama then start packing. But I can't understand enough Korean with the subtitles so I end up just watching and not packing hahaha lol.
Good luck with move and holler if ya need a hand (with moving or squeeing, ya know, both equally valid :D)
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3 michykdrama
January 13, 2017 at 6:09 AM
Happy Friday Beanies! How is everyone enjoying 2017? ?
Real life has been busy busy busy so I haven't been here much.
I'm watching Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim and Goblin and just finished Signal (zomagawd so good! But why the clearly-awaiting-for-continuation kind of ending?? Urgh now I have to join the hordes of people waiting for season 2 to be announced...) so that's where all my time outside of Real Life is going.
I realise my style of reading DB has changed a lot since I first started lurking more than 3 years ago. I used to lurk and read almost all of the recaps, and not watch any of the shows (I hardly had the time to watch thanks to training and exams and work).
But now it's completely different. I only read the recaps for the shows I am live watching. I avoid reading recaps for shows I may possibly watch in the future because I'm worried of spoiling myself if it turns out to be good. Because that has happened with I Remember You (I really want to watch but am having trouble watching beyond the first episode because I get bored because know the twists and ending!).
So my question is-
Do you read DB selectively like I do now? Or do you all read all the recaps even if you aren't watching?
And who else is worried that they will have no free time soon thanks to all the new dramas?? I want to watch Tomorrow with you, Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, The Voice and Chief Kim.
Too many dramas and no time turner make me a hectic sleep deprived girl.
(And yes I'll finish up those Korea trip recommendations soon! I promise!)
Have a good weekend everyone!
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 6:16 AM
I'm a selective reader.
I read a couple recaps after a few dramas. But when I started regularly reading DB, I would read between ad breaks. I'd try to read in the time of the break, DF - 3 thirty second ads & Viki 5 fifteen - thirty second ads.
So glad I don't do that anymore lol.
I'm worried about when my vacation ends. I want to watch everything from everywhere but I'll have to be strict again then. Maybe 10 drama limit. Just K. J, T, Thai, and Western wont go that high at once ?
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junny
January 13, 2017 at 6:22 AM
I read recaps of dramas that interest me. I used to read plenty of recaps, but found that time really didn't permit. Besides, if the drama wasn't great or didn't interest me, it would come across in the writing (no diss on the recapper's writing, just the vibe of the drama).
I'm looking forward to Voice, fingers crossed it'll be good. Dropped Goblin and only reading the recaps.
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 8:54 AM
Goblin has been hard for me to keep up with. I really need to get back on the horse.
I agree about lacking the time to read all recaps. Reading recaps and leaving a response(s) for one episode takes me at least twenty minutes sometimes. I can't do that for things I'm not watching or just because they are popular. And I hate spoilers.
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michykdrama
January 13, 2017 at 9:36 AM
Gosh yes I hope The Voice is good.
I'm craving something intense after I finished Signal...
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ms. all nighter
January 13, 2017 at 1:56 PM
You could also try missing 9 which will start airing form next Tuesday
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ms. all nighter
January 13, 2017 at 1:57 PM
oh sorry, Wednesday
Sorry
January 13, 2017 at 6:28 AM
I'm afraid of spoilers, i don't even watch episode previews(because of that i end up losing a lot o cute ending scenes, but i can't help it, as soon as "the image frozes" i'm out ), so i only read recaps of dramas I'm watching, after i've watched them.
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 8:58 AM
I hate watching spoilers as well. I think what bugs me aside from the given is when spoilers mislead the general viewing audience and certain things are less or more important than you were led to believe. Fan theory crafting can get really crazy from previews alone sometimes.
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 6:28 AM
Like I said to you before, I have more drama in my plate ? so far I count 7 new drama that i am interested to watch. Oh wait i forgot Saimdang! So total 8 ???
As for recap, now i am no longer read each recap. Even drama that I do watching but not addicted, i won't join the comment section, maybe just read recap.
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michykdrama
January 13, 2017 at 9:29 AM
8! lol. RIP your sleep indeed!
I previously wasn't working and struggled with 5, now I am working.... Let's get eyebags together! haha.
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fanwho
January 13, 2017 at 6:46 AM
I read alllll the recaps because I watch most of them anyway and I Always learn something new which I miss while I watching the show. And yes -too many dramas and it is getting harder to keep up with all - I think I have to do something about it soon (because I can never give up on my 7-8 hr beauty sleep).
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korfan
January 13, 2017 at 7:13 AM
Michykdrama -
Concerned about having no free tim due to having too many dramas to watch is definitely a valid concern! It's a problem that actually exists! Heh! .......To be honest, I'm pressed for time most of the time because I always have to run around here, there and everywhere. You almost have to wonder if it would be easier to schedule real-life things around the drama-watching viewing schedule rather than the other way around.
Regarding your question about recap reading,I always read recaps for what I'm presently watching.
Hope your 2017 is off to a good start!
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michykdrama
January 13, 2017 at 9:30 AM
Ha! yes, i often wish I could schedule my life around dramas instead of the other way around!! XD
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cozybooks
January 13, 2017 at 7:19 AM
*gasp* A little part my heart went out to you when you said you'd read all the I Remember You recaps.
I read all the recaps for the series I'm watching after I've watched the episode, from the comments up (ie I skim viewer comments, read the recappers, then go on and read the recap). I generally look at new casting news and the other posts now, even though I didn't before. And If I'm contemplating watching a show but am reaaaally unsure if I should, I'll read the first recap or two.
Then the only temptation is to not read ahead when I'm watching an old one--unless i need to make it past the angst-buckets quickly. ^^
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yukari
January 13, 2017 at 7:20 AM
I'm selective reader too, only for drama that interest me. But when I have more time, I will reads older recaps (more like skimming through it as kdrama become more predictable).
For kdrama I always look for spoiler, it help me to reduce the time I need to watch too many drama so I can watch some spesific scene only.
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blnmom
January 13, 2017 at 7:35 AM
I read all recaps that have a story I'm interested in.
I like spoilers! It doesn't ruin my viewing experience like it does with other people. If I'm really into a drama, I read the live recaps on Soompi so I know what's coming before I watch later in the day.
If you're having trouble getting past ep 1 in I Remember You, start later, like ep 7 or 9. I do that sometimes when a drama has a slow start, and then I backtrack later if I feel like it.
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michykdrama
January 13, 2017 at 9:38 AM
I cannot understand the concept of liking spoilers, but I like your idea of jumping into IRY in a later episode!
Im trying to watching most of PBG's dramas so I may just do that this weekend! (it's a toss up between Reply or IRY...)
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redfox
January 13, 2017 at 10:00 AM
hey, IRY is even better to watchwhen you know what will happen, it might be too intense. there is still enough intensity in the riple scenes ( Hyun-Min-JoonHo). it is one thing to read, but to see what Bogummy does with his eyes might still make you lose all feeling in your legs. mentally being prepared for whats coming might be a good strategy
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rentenmann *SWAG*
January 13, 2017 at 10:23 AM
I read recaps of currently-airing shows as well as dramas that are complete and I'm watching. The completed ones I read after each episode so I can see what I might have missed culturally. Seeing others' perspectives is also interesting. Even the shows I haven't watched yet but are complete, I'll read the recaps and wait a few months to watch it so I'll know the general flow of the show, but I won't remember all the twists and when they happen.
I have loads of free time now that I'm not working. This first week of being a housewife was strange. After having at least one job for the last twenty years, it's jarring to not have any time constraints from work. Heck, the first day of not working, I had two panic attacks! I think subconsciously, my poor brain was confused, lol. So what have I done? Watch dramas, of course! I finished Good Morning Call & WF (so saaaaaaaaaad that there's no more episodes of WF!), caught up with Hwarang, binge-watching Misaeng (OMO, how I love this show, and so glad I was finally able to watch it on my Roku instead of the computer), and contemplating what to watch next. I think I'll pick up IRY if I can find a comfortable way to watch it. Once this first week or two is over, I'll get bored and find other ways to occupy my time.
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bbstl
January 13, 2017 at 10:26 AM
Well, when WFKBJ ended I was flooded with feelings that 2017 is just ruined and there's really no point to the rest of the year. A little too dramatic? LOL
I read recaps for shows I watch and sometimes other shows which then inevitably become shows I'm watching!
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4 yukari
January 13, 2017 at 6:13 AM
Happy week end, beanies!
Few days ago I found in some site that back then in 1981, Korea already made movie adaptation of popular manga Candy Candy but because of copyright issues it was only released in Korea. Now I know when the candy girl trope begin in kdramaworld. As it's like making adaptation is still a trend and how Korea love candy girl a lot plus that Candy Candy is full of kdrama popular trope, why don't Korea make modern adaptation of that manga.
The story will be like this:
Feeling lonely because her bestfriend is been adopted, Jan-di, an orphane girl, run to a hill behind her orphanage. She meet a charming boy who cheer her up and give her a handkerchief with beautiful pattern. She call him "Prince of the Hill".
Few years later, she's been adopted too by a powerfull family who own hotel chain and they bring her to Busan. Her adopting mother and step sister are mean to her (she's more like slave for them), but their cousins who live nearby are very nice and friendly. One of them is Woo-bin who resemble her prince of the hill, and the hotel chain also has same logo as her handkerchief pattern. In Busan, she also meet a cheerfull young man who introduce himself as William who often help her (his daddy long leg). She was told that the rightfull heir of the family bussiness, Seung-hwan, is studying in US (her mean mother is mistress of one of Seung-hwan deceased uncle).
Jan-di and Woo-bin relationship is short because he then die in an accident to save her. Jan-di is blamed and is thrown out from the house by her mother and step sister. She then go to Seoul and work in many part time job. One of it is a food chain shop whose chaebol heir, Tae-ri, who look exactly like Woo-bin but with bad personality. It turn out it is because his father force him to inherit the company but he want to become an actor like her mother (he's illegitimate child, but since his father don't have any other child, he was taken from his mother). Jan-di and Tae-ri become close and fall for each other. But her step sister come and fall for him too. Jan-di also meet again with William who lose his memory. Since she don't know his real identity, she take him to live with her and tell everyone that he is her brother.
Encourage by Jan-di, Tae-ri abandon his family and pursue acting career. One of his fellow actress love him and in one incident during filming, get paralyzed for saving him. Her mother ask him to take responsibility, and although still love each other Jan-di decide to let him go.
One day William disappear too and feeling tired, Jan-di return to her orphanage. She visit the hill and meet William, whose real identity is Seung-hwan (who often run from his study) and her real prince of the hill.
Offcourse there will be a side love story between Jan-di's childhood bestfriend and one of the cousin too. Just like the original, it has open ending too.
So what do you think, guys? In this case, I think Korea can produce better...
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yukari
January 13, 2017 at 6:21 AM
Strange, when I tab 'submit' it state that there are still 87 characters available but then it got cut.
Anyway, continue on.
If they do it, I think Korea can make better adaptation than Japan as they are more experience with the tropes.
And no need to throw birth secret trope on Jan-di parentage, there are more than enough tropes already and it wasn't exist in the original too.
PS: no, I'm not BOF fan. It just that Jan-di sound similar with Candy as in Tae-ri for Terry.
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5 FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 6:15 AM
I kow that OT is not one for confessions; but I must talk about this. I haven't tell a soul about this. Except tonight. I decided to tell.
I am a lecturer, and somehow this semester I was attracted to one guy in the class. He's a decade younger than me.
I usually would call the students kids, in my attempt to diffrentiate the fact that I am in a "guardian's" shoes. It has worked, for years. But not this time.
I'm crushing on my student.
He's not as good looking as far as my standard dictate. But I like is humor, his wacky, offensive yet not offensive way of talking, and his style. It's wrong, obviously. On every level of everthing that is wrong.
But I can't help feeling it.
During the earlier of the semester, I felt normal. But as the semester progresses, my heart grows fonder and fonder of him. I have done all the shameful stalking: fb, ig, tweets. I have set a meeting where I only see him alone for a project discussion, which was actually something that could've been completed via email but I did anyway because I just want to see and talk to him. I know that I am being an embarrassment to even myself, but I did it anyway. I didn't have a reason to see him, so I created a reason. I have even dreamed of him; but somehow I was not his lecturer, I was his peer.
No worries, I had never tried, in any way at all, to go physical. We have never even shake hands.
This week was the final week where he has his exams. Today is his last paper (Yes, I know that much). Guess what I did? I requested to invigilate at the hall where his class is having the exam. I just want to see him.
After the exam was over; I saw him from a distance (stalking?); from a place where I can see him and he can't see me, far in distance. It's unbelievable how I can recognize him from afar; knows his habit with his hair and his body language. I suspected that he was waiting for his friends. He was, as he left as soon as the friend showed.
What I did today, from that spot far in distance, I looked at him and literally self-breaking up with him. I told him (actually told myself) that I'm sorry I felt such feelings towards someone I shouldn't. I told him I wish I was born either later than him, or at least the same year he did, and I hate the fact that I haven't had feelings for anyone in years, and when I did, its with the wrong person.
I said that I will forget him, I will supress the feelings, and move on. Because nothing good can come out of it. After telling myself all that; I cried.
Last week I was in the middle of recognizing my feelings. And as soon as I accepted that "this is what I'm feeling" I feel like a person who doesn't even deserve a place on this earth. Which is why I feel sorry that I was born.
Because the fact that I am feeling this is already wrong. I was wrong. It was wrong. It was all a mess.
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 6:16 AM
I have self decided to move on from this feeling; but its hard, as I keep trying to search for him in his social media; when I know I should stop. yYou have no idea the nu,ber of times I have spent slapping myself and say "ya! michin yeon! jongshin charyeo!"
I'm literally sad over a one-way feelings, and broke up to a relationship that is non-existent. I'm a lost cause, am I?
p/s to anyone who felt icky about reading my comment, I truly, truly apologize.
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Divzz
January 13, 2017 at 6:25 AM
Don't beat yourself up over it. Heart wants what it wants right? It's not upto us who we fall for or have a crush on. You are not acting on it so I think it's alright. There's nothing time doesn't set right. Cheer up!
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 6:43 AM
Stupid heart.
Or was it the cupid?
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jealousyreincarnate!
January 13, 2017 at 7:34 AM
Been there, and I can even picture myself in your story. Well, it does feel too heavy to endure now, but, believe me, in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years later when you look back, you'll know that you have made the best decision, and you'll be proud at yourself that you are strong enough to go through such struggle today. I really want to hug you, chingu.
Marina
January 13, 2017 at 7:42 AM
There's no Cupid. You created your own emotional illusion. Just remember. The other person never feels the same way you do until you start working hard on ensnaring him into your own magnetic field of emotions. That's what feeling of love for an unrelated to you person (not your child, parent, nor sibling) really is. You (or rather your brain) created this illusion because there was a need for it. The questions to ask yourself are... Did you really need Him? Or did you need these feelings of pain and guilt to push you out of your current condition of emotional stupor? If you are someone who likes to create, that's your lucky chance. Why do you think most poets and artists produce the best things while being under spell of unrequited love? Use it to create, to change something in your life and not as an excuse to get fat and depressed. Now. If you really need this guy in your life, get to work. Just don't lose your job and people's respect over it.
FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:10 AM
@jealousyincarnate
- My heart hurts, because I myslef don't even know why and how did I ended up crushing on him. I just did. And I can't undo it. And that's why I cry. 5 years? TT
@Marina
-Thank you for putting it into another spectrum of perspective. Don't use this as a reason to get fat and depressed; use it to change something in life. Noted. Create things, noted. To be honest, I haven't thought of advancing this feelings into something more. Because no, it's not right, it's unethical, it's against everything that I've learnt for this profession. But I love to hear him talk and I want to see his face. I need to move on, so, I need, need to avoid contact with him; as much as possible. I want to focus on moving on from him.
fanwho
January 13, 2017 at 6:54 AM
:) time will heal
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 7:11 AM
i hope time will. earnestly praying. i feel sily, but at the same time, i cant stop
Mermaid Scribbler
January 13, 2017 at 7:27 PM
Feelings are not something you control.
Actions are something you control.
Encourage yourself with the thought that your actions for the most part were appropriate and you recognized what was going on when you began to seek out the student.
I am reading some amazing brain research about the effect of our thoughts on our physical bodies and on our actions. I would encourage you to refresh your thinking. It can help you over the hurdle caused by the feelings.
(PS - The research I mention is by Dr. Caroline Leaf, a neuroscientist, author of Eat and Think Yourself Smart. She is a researcher from South Africa with 30+ years of experience and some ground breaking research on our brain's ability to change. She has a great TED talk, but I like her other talks a bit more. Fair warning - she is a Christian neuroscientist.)
Anyway, good for not acting on it, good for having remorse (that means your conscience is working correctly!), and now you just have to find a way to move forward. I wish you well.
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Mermaid Scribbler
January 13, 2017 at 7:36 PM
PS - Years ago, I made a list from notes on my readings about the mind, body, soul connection in an effort to change my spirit. I was very bitter at the time and needed a life change. I made a little chart and tried to use the things that influence the body and the soul to change my spirit. Touchy feely, right? But for me, it has worked.
All of the labels are subject to debate. What I define as soul, someone else would argue is spirit and I completely get that. I just offer it here as maybe a way to help you move forward.
You might try changing your music or your readings or what you think about, all to finally affect your overall joy with living - because no matter how low and awful it gets, it really can be good again and there really can be joy.
Here it is:
Body = Sight, Smell, Hearing, Taste and Touch
Soul – Imagination, Conscience, Memory, Reason, Affections
Spirit – Faith, Hope, Reverence, Prayer, Worship
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 6:36 AM
Aiyoo. Eonnie/oppa, mianhaeyo.
I'm not icky(ed) out at all. There's nothing wrong with feelings. All feelings are just. In unfortunate situations, it is the actions that are not.
I'm sorry that you are going through this. I can see why you were down last week. You had a range of thoughts and emotions attacking you. I almost cried reading your post, and crying does not come quickly to me.
My confession (that I was debating sharing as I finished Bok Joo in the middle of the night):
I've been one-sided breaking up and starting again with the same person for a decade. That's half my life! And it has become a reason I'm moving.
I feel like the female Doctor in Bok Joo. But as you seem to feel, I feel we're wrong for each other. However, feelings don't stop when we tell them to. Otherwise, they wouldn't be feelings.
I don't have any suggestions. I could say "try to forget about him." But what does that really mean?
Is there any chance he'll take another class of yours?
Is he leaving the school anytime soon?
All I can say is don't force yourself. Experience your emotions as they come. And be you.
Hwaiting! We are cheering you on ?
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 6:41 AM
TT
I hate feeling this way.
I don't think he'll ever be in any of my classes again~
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:11 AM
@purple owl
-Thank you for sharing your story with me. I feel that I am understood by you (But I haven't watched Bok Joo so the translation is lost). But I get what you're saying! I don't know if I still want to experience this emotion. He won't be leaving school for another 2 years. What if I got jealous when I see him falling in love with his peer, or hurt if he ignores me because our time (classes) have passed? *crying again*
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miilo
January 13, 2017 at 2:39 PM
I'm really sorry you have to go through this, but...isn't it a blessing as well? I haven't had a crush, even one-sided, in ages, so...though I can imagine how horrible it must feel to see him holding someone else's hand or even not greeting you as he's not your student anymore...well, can't you think about it as sort of a gift? Even if it was wrong, one-sided and you did acknowledge it through and through, wasn't it wonderful to feel it?
I actually think you shouldn't feel so bad about feeling like this. Try to think of it as a fond memory when you went temporarily insane over your student (I actually find it cute), did some silly stuff, but didn't harm anyone, and then moved on.
What I mean to say is, well, treasure the beauty in the wrong and find strength from it to move on. Hwaiting!
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 6:59 PM
"Try to think of it as a fond memory"
I suppose because I'm currently breathing the moment.. I can't see it as "past" yet. My crush on hi is my "present".
Even though at this point all I feel is paaaaaainn. Thank you. Slowly reminding myself that I have to move on.
redfox
January 13, 2017 at 6:49 AM
I´ve had crushes on younger guys...still waiting for a crush to last over 3 minutes though. I am really envious at people who actually manage to have real, lasting feelings. I just.... can´t stay interested. except when I like someone as a fan. being a fan is much easier than keeping my attention on one person. maybe cause with actors and musicians there is always another role, another song?
anyway, you cant do anything about feeling that way. now, if you hated your students, that would be a huge problem in my eyes.
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 7:09 AM
i love them all. but this guy. i just can't help.
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:12 AM
@redfox
-I don't even understand why am I having this feeling. It's odd, its wrong. It's hurting me so bad; eventhough it only comes from me and me alone. He has no play in it at all. I'm sure for him; it is beyond his shadow of doubt that his lecturer could ever like him, romantically.
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CatoCat
January 13, 2017 at 7:36 AM
so liking male or female characters OR liking male or female actors is considered crush too?
isn't 3 minute time just a natural physical attraction? As soon as the shwo ends i lose much of interest in actors.
Sometimes in shows crush is shown as deep love. I always get confused by these words.
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:13 AM
@catocat
-I'm not sure either. But I definitely did not cry when I switch interest from Lee JunKi to Lee Min Ho or Lee Jong Suk (why am I liking all the Lees? Do they grow on the same tree?)
I totally get the confusion. It's just...sigh~
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verzaholicbee
January 13, 2017 at 7:38 AM
I wasn't goint to reply, but then I read your message and I felt so in sink with that... I really liked a guy when I was 18, but after that, just short crushes. One over a year ago I started liking one guy, but soon enough I discovered he had a girlfriend and 2 hours after I was over him. These days I do not even have crushes in real life any more.
So as I was reading FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane's comment I felt actually envious and somehow nostalgic. I wish I knew such strong feelings. Years ago I had a crush on one guy... until he had his long hair cut. After that I tried to keep liking him and once I even cried. Not because the guy was not into me, but because I worried I would never experience those feelings.
Nowadays I am still the same, but I no longer worry about it because there is no point. I do wish, thouth, that someday I get to know what people talk about. I would even appreciate the pain. So FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane, you said you haven't liked anybody in years, enjoy this feeling now and don't feel guilty. You say as well that you have been a lecturer for years and that he is 10 years younger than you. That means he is legal or close to legal. If the taboo is you being a lecturer... again, like other people say you haven't acted on your feelings, but even if you did, it depends on the circunstances. My brother's gf is 7 years younger than him. They started dating when she was 15 (she lied to him about her age), but I can't think it was wrong, because they are so happy now and they make such a balanced couple...
For a person who did not want to talk I wrote too much. Conclusion: enjoy your feelings while they last, FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane, because feelings make you feel alive, and don't worry too much, you've done nothing wrong.
Redfox, I wish you luck, maybe one day...
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:14 AM
@bee
Thank you for sharing your experience. How can you move on so quickly when I can't get him off my head? or heart, for that matter. I've been saying that I wanna move on, I definitely want to move; but thinking of letting go aches me so much I was drawn to tears.
I cannot comprehend why I like him so much. He's not good looking, he's lanky, he's kinda rude but not offensive, he smokes (and I have asthma and I have always HATE anyone who smokes), I don't know what's wrong with me. My logics are telling me to STOP, STOP, STOP but they overflows. I feel so helpless, which in tuen makes me feel worthless. Because I am a human being, but I can't even control myself. And by rights, being a person who should've the so called "knowledge giver"; I have definitely abused my lecturer-ly privileges, just for the sake of looking at him.
I am afraid of "enjoying the feelings". While I'm still in the correct mind to stop myself... I mean, I can totally see myself confess to him; or accidentally on purpose tell him that I like him(yes, I've always been forward). I must move on. Remember. I must move on.
If being alive meant that I am in this pit of all sorts of emotion like I'm like, bubbly, on cloud 9 when I think of him, and then sad to let him go, and then depressed for having to move on and then happy again when I remember him. (UGHHHHH) . Indeed I am Alive.
I am not angry. I'm just... so frustrated that I can't help liking him, so i vented. I'm sorry.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
January 13, 2017 at 8:35 AM
We are too alike, lol.
It took Weightlifting Fairy Kim BokJoo to realise what it was like to be in-crush.
Like I said in that thread, the only thing I had a crush for was sleep.
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:15 AM
Haven't watched it. Should I watch it?
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
January 13, 2017 at 10:55 PM
100% yes.
amaimikan
January 13, 2017 at 6:59 AM
Let me give you a hug!
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 7:09 AM
hug received!
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:15 AM
Thank you, my sweet orange <3
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 8:03 AM
Hugs for you.
To be honest with you, me myself at this moment is having a crush or love at the first sight, or whatever appropriate to be called. . I met him only once but dont know why i attarcted to him immediately. He is not someone who is very good looking but i like his personality. But he is now working and living far away from me, so i dont know if there will be any chance to meet him again later. And we definitely dont keep in touch. What i am doing now is stalking his social networks to see his Updates.
I know i should not feel this way, because i honestly hate something uncertain liks thiS. But as someone who had few experience to have crush on someone especially when i was study, i will just enjoy this feeling while taking time to move on. Sure it is hard but time will heal.Don't be hard on yourself, and don't blame yourself either. ?
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:17 AM
@sera the ms temper
-I got the feeling that if it weren't for this leacturer-student relations that we have now... I know I would have taken the step, bring him into my circle, so that he knows he is in my league.
Oh My God.
Help me move on. I shall not, shall never. this has to stop.
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MyGirl2016
January 13, 2017 at 8:23 AM
Oh FanofLeeJunKi’sMane, I feel your pain, I really do. If I were in your shoes I would have done a lot of the same things that you did.. Exam hall invigilation..Genious! Ha ha... ? I’m sorry I shouldn’t be laughing at your pain, but that is just so something that I would try myself, if I were ever so smitten by a student. ?
If there’s one thing I know (as an ardent Kdrama viewer!) is that attraction is what it is and there’s nothing you can do about it other than let those strong emotions run their course. I don’t think you have to feel embarrassed for feeling the way you do (as long as you are not ACTING on it!) To be honest, I’m kind of jealous of you - I forgot the last time I felt so fond of a guy in real life. (I make do with my Kdrama oppas and dongsengs).
As you are aware that nothing good can come out of it, it’s great that you are actively taking steps to move on. Physical separation works wonders and now that the semester is over it’s good that you won’t have to see him again on a regular basis. Give yourself some time and you will get over it. Fighting!
Meanwhile don’t watch any romantic Kdramas/ movies for some time. In my opinion they just encourage those feelings that you are currently trying to keep in check. I suggest sticking with something like Jaws or the Jurassic Park series until you completely erase him from your mind. ?
And because you mentioned a couple of times in your post that you feel sorry, feel like a person who doesn’t deserve to be born etc etc - I would like to reiterate that FEELING is OK. You are human - There’s no way you can escape feeling things. As long as you don’t act on those feelings which you think are inappropriate, I think you are pretty cool and brave.
I don’t mean to add fuel to your flames, but who knows, years later you might end up meeting him in a different circumstance, where you guys are no longer under the lecturer-student restraint, and hit it off. (I blame that last sentence on all the noona romances that I have been recently marinating my brain in. A couple of days ago I stumbled upon Girlfriday’s post on Noona romances. Long story short, my previous list of to-watch dramas went out the window as I am now binge-watching all known Korean noona love stories. Just finished What’s Up Fox. Next up Dalja’s Spring.)
Himnae! ✊
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:20 AM
@mygirl2016
-I'm not proud of the Exan hall invigilation thing. I have abused my authority, just for the sake of looking at his face a while longer. Afterall he's busy answering the paper and I... watching him struggle. Just looking at him makes me happy. Like it's so worth it. I feel like I'm a Level 1 stalker. I am so terrible. TT
are you in teaching field too? I am so ashamed right now. Nan eottoke~~.
Suggest Kdramas that has no romantic affiliation, help me! I've been watching Superatural from season 1 now to curb this romantic bubbles, but it hasn't been working.
I don't think I am deserving to be called cool or brave. Because having romantic feelings towards your students; if said wrongly, or under certain circumstances, can come off as disgusting.
Let's not imagine life after he graduates... I have got to move on. UUGGHHHH This hurts so baaaad!!!
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MyGirl2016
January 13, 2017 at 12:37 PM
Yes I am in the teaching field too. (Currently on a break, doing some studies). I was an early years teacher though - all my kiddos were 8 - 9 yrs old or younger.
You are asking the wrong person for recommendations on dramas without any romance! Incurable romantic here. ? Signal is the only one that I can think of - a drama that I enjoyed which didn’t really have much romance per se.
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 7:03 PM
Signal it is~
Thank you! and all the best in your studies~
PeepsLeAwesomePotato
January 13, 2017 at 8:31 AM
You know what? Of everything that you wrote, the only thing that made me perplexed was this line: I feel like a person who doesn’t even deserve a place on this earth. Which is why I feel sorry that I was born.
I just don't understand. Why does falling in love with the wrong person mean that you're not worth life? It's not like you did anything wrong. Feeling something wrong is one thing. Acting on it is another.
You're a lecturer. You've studied hard to where you are. You've worked hard to get to where you are now. Your life doesn't just consist of a guy who doesn't even know you like him. I get that it's guilt talking, but what the hell, I don't even care if you're crushing on a student 10 years younger. Just don't lose yourself.
Your heart is going to want what it wants and your head is going to cause you some pain by keeping you in check. It's okay to hurt, it's okay to feel awkward, maladjusted and uncomfortable with something you'd thought you'd never do but did. But what I learnt from life is: don't be too hard on yourself. You're still just a product in the making.
If you wallow too much in guilt, you might just miss the next great opportunity. Let the hurt run it's course, let yourself grieve over the break up. Then pick yourself up and run again. Falling for the wrong person is not a death sentence.
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:21 AM
@peeps
-i feel like I shouldn't even exist..because educators who actually abuse their authority to "get" the student is just... wrong. I am afraid that IF I were to be that... I'll be the most despicable trash on this planet. I'll try to take on a more positive outlook. And accept that "feelings are not wrong". and that only "acting on inppropriate thoughts due to that feeling"; depending on the situation, could be wrong.
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michykdrama
January 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM
You are much stronger than you realise.
Because even though you have felt this way, you have not justified it to yourself, or acted on it, and you have not given yourself excuses as to why it happened and allow yourself to fall deeper.
You cannot help what you feel, but you can help how you respond, and as someone who has felt and acted upon feelings I shouldn't have, I truly would like to tell you that you are very brave- firstly in sharing, and secondly in being able to draw a line and take the step to let go, without any bargaining, or self justification.
Time will heal all wounds I do believe, and its better to hurt now, than to forever regret. Take care!
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:23 AM
@mickykdrama
-I am so not strong. I've kept this bottled up for weeks. And I feel so distraught over my self-break-up I cried. It was nothing, just me telling myself that I will let him go, and I will move on, with him not in knowledge about any of these; but I cried anyway.
I hope I can move on as soon as I can.. because even if I know I must move on, just starting to feels unbearable. TT
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silentbeluga
January 13, 2017 at 10:00 AM
@FanofLeeJunKi'sMane
My heart goes out to you. It is difficult to deal with feelings that seem wrong, no matter what the feeling is and given your situation, I completely understand your dilemma. But you know, as wrong as your feelings seems to you, I want to tell you that you don't have to feel bad about them. Love doesn't discriminate. It doesn't care about color, gender, age, culture, financial background or any of the other things that society tells us we should care about. Love is just Love. It's the great redeeming quality we have as humans.
On top of that, I want to say I'm in awe of your strength. You haven't acted on your feelings and put yourself or your student at risk, you've actually put his well-being first and I think that's admirable. I know a whole bunch of male teachers that wouldn't have had half of those scruples if they'd developed a crush on a female student.
So I guess what I'm saying is: don't beat yourself up. As others have said, Time will heal all wounds. Have faith <3
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:24 AM
@silentbeluga
-It's quite hard for me to see now; that my wrong feelings are OK. I need to continuously tell myself that. "Love is just love". I can't even see myself in the mirror without cursing myself for being stupid; what more to accept your words that I "have the strength" or "it is admirable". Me having this feeling alone, makes me feel despicable. Okay. "Love is just love" "love is just love". (sorry for my mental breakdown)
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silentbeluga
January 13, 2017 at 7:29 PM
Don't worry. It's ok. You will be ok. You're not despicable. You're human. You have the strength. It will get better eventually. <3
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rentenmann *SWAG*
January 13, 2017 at 10:52 AM
I'm not a touchy-feely person, but hugs to you! Good on you for feeling safe enough here to let it out. And good on you for keeping your feelings to just that instead of getting into a potentially bad situation. Even those of us who keep a tight lock on emotions (cough *me* cough cough) feel this way. Reading your post was like re-reading my journal in some spots. It happens, and I think I can relate to the thoughts you've had (chastising yourself for allowing feelings to almost escape, for even having romantic thoughts like that, etc.). I don't know all of the details of you situation, as I was not in your shoes experiencing it with you, so I have no right to judge one way or the other. But I think you might see that you're at least not alone in this now, and we've made it through our own trials; you can, too! So at the very least, you can give yourself a break from the deep self-reproaches; the wondering-why-you-were-born theme is what I've wondered myself many a time, and that's the one I'm writing about. Yay to you for a brave post!
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 13, 2017 at 11:29 AM
@rentenmann *swag*
-hugs received! To everyone, thank you for saying encouragng things to me. I will let myself wallow this weekend. I will go through the breakup routine: crying, bingeing, crying, and start anew.. as soon as monday. he's starting his semester break (the exam's over); so I won't be accidentally "seeing" him anywhere around the campus (elevator, hall, wherever)
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Arashi
January 13, 2017 at 6:47 PM
Just like you can crush on a character or get obsessed by a hobby, sometimes you can get hung up on a person. Feelings come as they come, but you have the freedom to decide on what you do with them. I went through similar feelings before, and I read this quote from Alexander McCall-Smith in 44 Scotland Street, a book that has a character who crushes on her flatmate, and she comes to the conclusion that there were things about her crush that she wanted to BE. The crushing emotions were aimed at qualities she lacked and wanted. It helped me put things into perspective. It's okay to admire features or traits of a person, but it's part of trying to feel/be complete ourselves. I don't know if that helps, but it helped me get through it. I focused on being someone who I could admire, so instead of getting bogged down and frustrated, I was able to transmute it into something useful. Hang in there! Maybe rewatch some fav. dramas and crush on some fake characters instead!
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MyGirl2016
January 13, 2017 at 8:26 PM
That’s an interesting theory @Arashi - We feel strong emotions towards people who have qualities/traits that we so desperately wish were part of ourselves.. Hmmm...
*Goes into thinking mode* It is similar to what they say that liking/ loving someone is a reflection of ourselves, nothing to do with that other person. (Same goes with disliking someone too).
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Bad Cheese Cheddar
January 13, 2017 at 7:48 PM
Oh sweetie,
Never, never, never feel like you are sorry that you were born! You felt love for another human being. There is nothing wrong with that. What you did was NOT wrong at all. You never crossed the student/teacher line. We have all had feelings for someone in our lives that we know we shouldn't or can't have.
What makes you so strong and so brave is that you recognized it and then let him go. The feeling will fade in time. Everyone grieves in their own way and then they can move on.
Deep breath. You are a wonderful person. Remember that. There is nothing wrong with you.
lots of hugs.
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Glass
January 13, 2017 at 8:25 PM
Hi, I can totally understand what you are going through. I am a teacher and when I first started teaching, I had a crush too on a student. It would be more icky since he's a minor then even though the age difference was not that much. I didn't act on it and just treated him as eye candy. I left the place after a year. On hindsight, I was probably feeling lonely as I had just ended a relationship that was toxic and draining.
It's probably my habit to have long crushes on people. Started having crushes since I was 12 on both genders. The first boy I liked, I liked him for 3 years. I would try to take longer routes in the hope of bumping into him. I was obsessed and finally, my friend helped to get his number. After speaking on the phone, I realized he was average, and when I met him with my friends to get some tickets, I totally lost interest and the crush just ended. Everything was just a fantasy on my part. I had elevated this person to such a high pedestal that he became far better than I imagined.
Such crushes kept happening and I could get multiple crushes that lasted for years but I just didn't act on them. There was one when I was in Uni who smoked and was just a bad boy type, who looked so hot he could go into showbiz if he wanted to, but I just decided to not act on it coz I knew he wouldn't like me and he was not right for me.
If you are so into him, why not change to another institution? Both of you are adults and there is no legal issue. Perhaps by then, you would realize that he is not the one.
I have seen for myself teachers who married their students. They tend to be older men. I had encountered my colleague's ex teacher who married her student who was much younger and they had children. The husband and my colleague were in the same sport. It is more frowned upon now compared to the past.
There are stories where teachers sexually abused students who are young teenagers or entered into relationships (whether sexual or not) when the students are minors and this is totally not acceptable. You are not the same as them.
Perhaps you could be less hard on yourself and get into the dating pool. Get friends to recommend friends, or pick up new hobbies.
All the best.
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alasecond
January 14, 2017 at 7:49 AM
Hugs! and some blunt answer..
First and foremost, There is nothing wrong with whom you crush on.. even if it were a colleague but if he were uninterested in you, you'd feel just as worse...
Acknowledge, the problem is not who you like but the fact that that someone else will not like you ( And most pragmatic way to ensure yourself of that is.. believe it that he will not like you.. no tiny hope, 1% chance nothing.. HE WILL NOT LOVE YOU BACK THE WAY YOU WANT)..
No matter what we say here, you try to reason it out with yourself.. feelings and mind takes its own sweet time to get over this.
1. Initial phase - (no time frame, can be a month , can be 2 years) - you would want to get rid of the uneasy feeling - DISTRACT YOURSELF - you would have zero energy to do anything.. but find something.. join some weekend class.. you don't have to take interest in it.. you can be the worst student in it... but just find a new place with new faces...
if you like dramas.. binge watch it.. watch it.. cry, fantasize whatever.. just find something to wallow into.. that resonates with all the negative energy... ( the faster that negativity swells to its extreme limit, the faster it will get out of your system.. else it will be a slow burn process)
You need to fight the lethargy... go for walk do whatever....
THe thing with social media stalking is.. if you are strong you'd know how to stop it..if that means you renouncing your SM life.. do so.. but if you are not a strong willed person then you are going to continue doing it... and every time if would torture you for behaving that way... so. .. find people online to talk too.. 24X7 if need be.. join forums.. anonymous.. and talk it out.. best medicine..( it may become whining at some point.. which it will.. but whatever keeps you distracted from that person)
2. Slowly and steadily.. nothing works best as a clean break.. Completely cut off all ties... you should not get to hear or intend to hear even slightest of the news about him... nothing is more effective than this... guaranteed 15 days effect... cut off all contacts.. and you will feel a minor upliftment in your mood.. keep at it.. till you find a new obsession..
3. And, selfish but.. honestly if there is someone around you whom you can "emotionally use" for a few days.. go for it.. rebound always does wonder in subsiding the grief
4. I'd stress again, get a new group in life.. new faces( zumba class, anything) ... a fresh start is super healing
( Again, if it works for you than great but no matter the nature of grief, talking it out never really helps in subsiding it.. it only helps in not building on the pent up frustration ( i am referring to a no filter nonstop crying/talking/whining).. personally i have never found it so helpful...
Logic, reason, mature conversation.. everything will fail.. emotions take their own time.. not in control of your conscious mind..
So, distract and consciously take him out of...
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FanOfLeeJunKi'sMane
January 14, 2017 at 8:35 AM
"Acknowledge, the problem is not who you like but the fact that that someone else will not like you ( And most pragmatic way to ensure yourself of that is.. believe it that he will not like you.. no tiny hope, 1% chance nothing.. HE WILL NOT LOVE YOU BACK THE WAY YOU WANT).."
I am definitely sure that my problem is "who" I crushed on~
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alasecond
January 14, 2017 at 10:03 AM
But that's precisely what i am left to wonder..
if he is not an underage why you should break your head over liking him..
feelings have a mind of their own and nothing is permanent..
I dont' see a reason why you should give yourself a hard time over it... if you are very sure that your answer will be a no if he were to like you back.. then getting over these feelings is just a matter of time...
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6 Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 6:21 AM
I am not so ready to think that my only favourite show at the moment Romantic Teacher Dr Kim will finish soon ???
Keep playing this song...
https://youtu.be/3JussqDv0ZA;
At the same time looks like i'll be busier with kdrama soon - Introverted Boss, Voice, Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, Tomorrow With You, Chief Kim and Missing 9. Not to forget maybe will watch Hong Gil Dong too. Missing sageuk from my plate for a long time.
lmao. RIP my sleep. ?
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 6:30 AM
I forgot Saimdang! So total 8 ?
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boomboompow
January 13, 2017 at 7:11 AM
I am also so bummed that RDTK is ending soon. This drama isn't crack-tastic but it's all-around solid (writing, production, acting) that it's just so fun to watch. I find I like it a lot more when they have case of the week, instead of dwelling about the chairman's operation for weeks or the hospital politics. It feels a bit like watching western series and I can honestly go on to watch this for many seasons. I don't mind seeing Seo Hyun Jin and Yoo Yeon Seok being lovey dovey in my screen for years! (Did you guys see the BTS?)
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 7:35 AM
I just hope it will wrap nicely on the last episode. With this drama, i can spend my time to watch even 50 episodea as long as it is consistently on track.
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korfan
January 13, 2017 at 7:22 AM
Sera The Ms Temper -
"RIP my sleep."
I know what you mean.
I keep on telling myself the next day, repeatedly, that it's a good kind of fatigue.
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 7:38 AM
I seriously need to manage my time wisely if i want to follow all these drama. I cannot sacrifice my sleep but i can spend watching whole things on weekend. :)
It has been quite sometime i dont watch many drama at one time.
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cozybooks
January 13, 2017 at 7:25 AM
*gasp* I have been meaning to look up this song! I love it! Thank you thank you!
I've really enjoyed RDTK too--I was so happy when they got the slo-mo epic treatment this week.
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 7:40 AM
While listening to this song, i keep remembering the grand entrance by Doldam team into Geodae Hospital.
Master Kim and Nurse Oh were the coolest..
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cozybooks
January 13, 2017 at 9:31 AM
Right? I feel like it was such a long time in coming, too--everybody needed to grow a lot, and we needed to get them all the like each other (some more than others)... and now they're finally a daebak team!
Also, I loved the scene right before it--the music started playing, and then Nurse Oh walked in... and I could only think "daaaang they have really great chemistry".
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michykdrama
January 13, 2017 at 9:40 AM
Yes! totally yes! So cool.
Part of me really wants the last episode, since all my babies are finally grown up and I really want to cackle at Dr Do's downfall...
but that means it will really be the end! *sigh*
Kiara
January 13, 2017 at 8:30 AM
Love this drama! I'm going to cry bags of pearly tears when RDTK comes to an end. I'm not ready to say goodbye to team Doldam. I haven't been emotionally invested in a drama for a long time.
This whole cast delivered individually and as a team. I'm going to miss them all especially Han Suk-kyu. It's going to take a long time before I see him in anything. He is as influential in this role as he is in real life to so many actors.
I'm looking forward to "Whisper" mainly for writer Park Kyung-soo. He has been a hit from the get go and he hasn't disappoint me with any of his shows.
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 8:48 AM
Same. After Age of Youth, only this drama managed to make me fully invested. I hope Han Suk Kyu will not be taking long time to be back to our small screen.
I really forgot about Defendant and Whisper. Omaigod. 10 drama in my plate so far and im not sure which one i will drop though. Most of drama i will watch because of favourite actors and i hope it won't disappoint. This week i will start with Voice and next week there will be Missing 9 too.
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Kiara
January 13, 2017 at 9:16 AM
Han is one of the reason why I can't get into the young puppy actors in dramaland. I'm too impatient to watch them grow. I'd jump into any show with the likes of Shim Eun-kyung, Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Yoo-jung, Kim Soo-hyun, Park Eun-bin, etc. If the show sucks, at least I'd get some enjoyment out of watching them on screen.
I feel like I've watched them all grow up on screen and have proven themselves.
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Sojuboy
January 13, 2017 at 2:09 PM
Yoo Yeon-seok is the main reason why I can't get into this drama. He's been horribly miscast. I wish they would have found a better actor. Yoo simple not good enough to be a lead. He's a horrible actor.
Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 4:18 PM
@Sojuboy
I dont find him as a horrible actor, but he is not necessarily that great too. It took me a number of episodes to accept his acting. The most reason im watching for Han and second for Seo Hyun Jin.
Kiara
January 13, 2017 at 9:21 AM
I just can't get into Park Bo-gum, Ji-soo, Lee Won-geun etc. The current it boys of television.
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drawde2000
January 13, 2017 at 9:43 AM
Nooooooooo, Kiara. Why you had to mention the last part??? I'm deducting 1 point from my love for you. ???
I enjoy the performances of the current it boys of television. They make me smile. They make me cry. They make me fall in love. I'm actually interested in what they will do with their career, especially Lee Won Geun and Ji Soo. We already know what will happen with PBG's career.
Kiara
January 13, 2017 at 10:12 AM
@Gelai
I'm too lazy to watch their shows :(. I'll hold the fan-girling till another 5 yrs from now.
junny
January 13, 2017 at 3:08 PM
@Kiara,
I have to say I'm relieved I'm not the only one who doesn't get the appeal of the current It boys.
@Sojuboy,
Ditto. I didn't like what I saw of Yoo's acting in RDTK and didn't bother with the rest.
Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 4:14 PM
Maybe your forgot another one; Nam Joo Hyuk.
They alone will not draw me, unless their partner is someone that i really like.
MyGirl2016
January 13, 2017 at 6:10 PM
Oh no @Sera! ? You did not just say that out loud on db - that you do not find Nam Joo Hyuk interesting enough.
Run and hide!!! ?
Just kidding! I feel the same way about him.
*Hides with you* ?
Sojuboy
January 13, 2017 at 2:20 PM
Always a treat to see Han Suk-Kyu back on small screen. At least he's willing to do TV shows. To tell you the truth, TV dramas are more interesting than Movies in Korea. Now, if only Won Bin can make it back to small screen? :D
Unfortunately, I think won Bin is suffering from a strange phobia. He has become a Greta Garbo of Korean Showbiz.
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CQB
January 13, 2017 at 9:22 AM
I feel you. I've been in a kdrama slump for several months and suddenly there are tons of shows I want to sample: I definitely want to try Voice, Introverted Boss, Defendant, Missing 9, Tomorrow with You and Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. Not enough hours in the day but at the same time, I'm hopeful I fall in love with at least a few of them.
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7 mochi
January 13, 2017 at 6:21 AM
I can't count the times I changed my username in here over the years. I rarely comment so this is probably why.
Where the heck is Ivoire? Any oldie commentators here who knows her? She used to comment so much, and it amused me to read her long thoughts.
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phoenix220
January 13, 2017 at 7:02 AM
I remember her! She always had very thoughtful long comments and was always first to comment.
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8 Peti
January 13, 2017 at 6:24 AM
Anyone watching BBC Sherlock? (season 4 finale is on Sunday)
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amaimikan
January 13, 2017 at 6:48 AM
Me! After watching ep 2, I agreed with Mrs. hudson: Sherlock is more about feelings.
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azkaa
January 13, 2017 at 9:31 AM
Honestly i am a bit wary of Sherlock this season after watching the first episode.
So my housemate and I plan to watch it after the ep 3 is out to minimize the possible cliffhanging and waiting haha (besides, deadlines are killing us both sobs).
So, is it good?
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Bad Cheese Cheddar
January 13, 2017 at 7:50 PM
Sherlock is ALWAYS good, it won't let you down. Promise.
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yukari
January 13, 2017 at 8:36 PM
I feel the same, decided that I will watch after its complete.
Hey, may be I'm your housemate ?
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azkaa
January 14, 2017 at 2:09 AM
@Bad Cheese Cheddar
"Sherlock is always good"
What a nice sum up lol!!
@Yukari wohoooooo let's watch this marathon on tuesday! ?
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alasecond
January 14, 2017 at 8:44 AM
i dont understand sherrinford? is it a eg of high intellect going negative, for we have one high intellect going positive (in the government) and one high intellect who is mix of two.. walking that thin line..
and should be say that in terms of intelligence, older the better?
Sherlock did agree that moffat is smarter than him.. and well we saw sherrinford with him
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9 LennyHearts
January 13, 2017 at 6:25 AM
Just a rant on life this week. This was the first week back to work. I was a teachers assistant but up until this two days ago. The teacher I was working with quit unexpectedly and I was not notified until the morning of. I had no lesson plan prepared and still have no idea what I'm doing. But I got promoted to a teacher. And what the last two days have taught me is that teaching is hard. You essentially become a second/third parent. I think everyone goes into this profession with the hope to change lives but when the students act like little monsters, it makes it so hard to continue.
While I still want to be in education,I think I'm going to aim to become an assistant principal or dean. That way I have a reserved parking and deal with less students crap. I much prefer to go on meetings every week instead of standing in front of the class. Any quiet time I have, I'll take it. Thank goodness for the long weekend coming up. Perfect time to catch up on the new episodes of Legend of the Blue Sea :)
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Delurker
January 13, 2017 at 6:47 AM
I suspect that principals deal with worse crap than teachers do, and when they have a bad day, the whole school may have to pay for it. I would rather scream in frustration over a rebellious student than agonize over budget cuts.
Don't let the little monsters get to you so soon; it isn't always like that :-) . Of course the first time they will see right through you and give you hell, but students change every year; next time you can pull a better bluff and manage to keep them under control.
If you don't like children, by all means take a different career path, but if you think you can like the job, just hang in there. This was my bible back in the day:
https://www.amazon.com/First-Days-School-Effective-Teacher/dp/0962936022
In a nutshell, give them a structure, always keep them busy, and have ready answers to discipline issues. And don't beat yourself up; we all suck at first, and the feeling never quite leaves. Then you hear from other teachers how bright and lovely your ex-students are, and you are a proud mummy ;-)
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redfox
January 13, 2017 at 6:54 AM
try doping project work and workshops instead, maybe?
my first attempt at teaching was just as horrible. but when I do workshops and museum programs a couple of hours at a time with each class, it is easier.
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redfox
January 13, 2017 at 7:17 AM
*DOING, not doping. LOL but doping might help, too
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blnmom
January 13, 2017 at 7:40 AM
Hahaha, I was wondering what a doping project was, and was considering doing it. Sigh. Yes, teaching is hard, @LennyHearts. LOL at the reserved parking space. :-)
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Bad Cheese Cheddar
January 13, 2017 at 7:55 PM
My mom always told me to be a teacher. She said there was job security in that. I would always fire back with: but Mom, I can't stand kids!
I applaud you for taking on the hard role.
My only advice is to mix it up. I remember nothing is worse than a boring lecture. Oh god, horror... memories.... ugh
Best of luck!
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10 gem28
January 13, 2017 at 6:28 AM
Anybody watching Person who Gives Happiness, I need to express my ever growing love for Lee Yoon Ji and Son Seung Won with the world and rant with someone.
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11 Sorry
January 13, 2017 at 6:31 AM
Do you guys watch another countries dramas? I started watching a few recently. Chinese dramas are good because they are shorter (45 min) and the pace feels faster. But, beware of the opening!!! I wish someone had told me this before T.T
They have massive spoilers, just skip it, trust me . My first was Go princess go (hilarious, its a twist in the gender bender genre: a playboy gets transported to ancient China to the body of the empress its a bit weird but i liked it)
I watched Love o2o next(its a rom-com, soooo cute and with not so much stress, really just lovey doveyness ) and now im watching love me if u
dare .
Some tip on thai dramas: in a sense they are worst than chinese ones because they just spoil non-stop. Every comercial break has a preview of whats is happening in the next minute. why? why drama gods!?
Thai dramas are cute with a lot of skinship but the male leads often feel a little off (if u think korean ones are bad they are worst) just a tad patronising and possessive and... they also tend to turn very cliche in the end like, old school drama cliche.
I loved Full House Thai, (the leads have amazing chemistry) and Kiss me thai (with the same leads).I have to recommend the U prince series: lovely geologist if you ,as myself, like when a male lead is not a complete idiot and is actualy sensible cute and caring(the others of this series are so-so, but the first steps in my main problem with thai dramas: how rape is shown so lightly and somehow, the womans fault?! Ive seen it in a couple dramas but in this was when i had to stop watching. The guy atempts to rape
the girl and they just brush it off like nothing had happened.(It was because "he was drunk" and "she provoked him" and she just accepts this) Is a serious matter and i dont know if im puting in the best way nor i want to offend anyone but it was just a big cultural shock.
THat was heavy O.o
Anyway, i just finished today the cutest drama ever, Sotus its a thai BL, (my first) realy well made the actors
are so good, the plot feels very realistic and natural.Im lost T.T looking for something to restore my broken heart. Any recomendations?
ps. please forgive my bad english. A good week to everyone.
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yukari
January 13, 2017 at 7:35 AM
For some reason I try watching Indian tv series. I thought that kdrama has too many filler scene and plot moving too slow, but now I realise that Indian tv series are a lot of worse, the plot are barely moving at all. Fine, each eps is short, around 30 mins each, but nothing happen in those 30 mins! And thousands eps doesn't really help. I wonder how they can watch it live when it's airing while not only I skipping scene but also jump at least 10 eps ahead and I fell that storywise I don't miss anything.
The opening (and ending) of twdrama or cdrama is actually helpfull if you don't mind spoiler. For me, it help me to decide should I continue to watch or not. They said to not judge the book by its cover, but for me always judge twdrama or cdrama by its opening (and closing).
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CatoCat
January 13, 2017 at 7:41 AM
We have a sizeable indian audience here and they gonna provide your better answers. As far as i know most indian shows are long soap-opera and every kind fo nonsense is played out to keep them running for years.
Also, Same set of tricks,situations and cliches can be as present in Kdramas can be found in any asian country's tv media.
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namedx
January 13, 2017 at 8:05 AM
OMG, why would you do that to yourself!!? It's exactly as you described, if not worse!! Plot barely moves anywhere and when it does it's both predictable & unpredictable in the worst kind of way, character development makes no sense, and the romance has you looking at a freeze frame for a good 3 minutes!! Oh, not to mention, women are always the root of all evil, and the men are either behind the scenes, or too busy drinking their cups of tea to notice what their evil wives are up to! I could go on, but doing so may just give me blood pressure, so I'm going to quit while I'm ahead. Lol it's a frustrating watch, that's for sure. Of course, this is all based on my own viewing experience. There are plenty people out there who enjoy Indian dramas - my mother being one of them!!
Though, I put on ep3 of Weightlifting Fairy for het last night, and she ended up cackling through it, which is always a good sign! Baby steps...
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 9:29 AM
I have a passing acquaintance with Indian dramas due to the culture in which I was raised. I generally don't like them because they are ridiculously long and slow. There is no shortage of drama and backstabbing. In that sense they remind me of American and European soaps--I would only watch those for select storylines. I think what I dislike most about them is the seizure inducing camera work when they pan in and out like crazy. Having said all of this, the one thing I like about Indian Cinema (Bollywood) in general is the music and dancing. My favourite song at the moment is Love You Zindagi from the movie Dear Zindagi.
https://youtu.be/rwn0Zs7ELzc
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yukari
January 13, 2017 at 7:43 PM
@namedx @hades.red
I'm familiar with bollywood, so when my friend so eager to recommend indian series, I think it won't be harmful to try. I can expand my view on other country culture too.
Good point on indian series (at least from what I watch), is their imphasize on their life value such as respecting parents and the elder. Also how the embrace their culture in their series such as holi or their marriage ceremony (one of the things that I miss from current kdrama and cdrama).
I finish Beintehaa, which is a good series and I'm enjoy it (the heroine is so pretty plus it's only around 400 eps which is relative short compare to other series), and Uttaran. Watching Uttaran really bring makjang to different level! Why they keep trying to make other family member suffer, life is hard enough! And after what they did, they still live in the same house. And forget about three generation storyline (which I guess normal for indian series looking from google), that grandma surely drink a life elixir so she can stay alive and healthy even after her grand daughter died and her great grand daughter has kid.
My friend recommend me to watch Balika Vadhu but as google state that it was the longest running indian series, so no thank you, I think I've seen enough. Just google search the series summary, I figure out the overall indian series pattern already: girl's marriage and her life with her in law family.
@CatoCat
yes, each country has their own drama pattern. As for now, I've watched drama series from 12 countries (eventhough I'm more into jdorama). It's like tasting pie from different store, each has their own unique flavour but offcourse I have my favorite and I don't go to every store everyday since I'll get fat if I do.
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Sorry
January 13, 2017 at 12:00 PM
I'm brazilian, so a grew up watching soap operas.Like indians they go on forever(9 months to be precise)and the plot is slow. I think the point of that is you can start watching at anytime or just watch sometimes and still get it(main point: don't watch them whole). I have a lot memories of just watching the last couple of episodes of the "novelas" that my mom watched, she just explained to me who the character was when they appeared in the screen . haha There's something fulfilling about an endind. :D Or how my grandma hates when someone calls her when shes watching them, she just answer them with an monosyllabic Hmm. Nowadays i don't watch them, they can be pretty chichê(don't get me wrong, some are good) and i just grew used to not have people people eating each other mouths every single episode, i was so shocked the other day watching with grandma. O.o * To me everything is a spoiler. Sometimes i don't even read the full sinopse of movies or watch the full trailer. I'm a spoiler freak. Don't even get me started with false spoilers when people tell me something about a movie i spend until the credits roll thinking of ways that what they told me could happen.
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yukari
January 13, 2017 at 7:51 PM
@Sorry
I can relate that! my grandma also fan of telenovela (mexican). When I was kid, everytime I stay at her home she made me watch it with her. I remember it mostly Thalia's, range from Marimar to Maria Marcedes (now it's opening song keep ringging on my head, I can't take it out!).
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12 fanwho
January 13, 2017 at 6:32 AM
Happy Friday! Excited for 3 day weekend. I have been busy (and sick with cold- can I ask refund on my flu shot?). I had 3 hour Delta flight during holiday and was happy to see they had ONE Korean movie in the list of movies they offered. It was 'Proof of Innocence-A murderer's letter' with Kim Myung-min and Sung Dong-il(ugh, I am getting too much of Sung). Movie was meh, but casts were all familiar faces from dramaland so I was happy. Now I wonder why they picked that movie to show among many choices.
btw Someone suggested Lee Won-geun for the lead in 'Bride of Water God' (Did Nam Joo-hyuk accept? This is like two weeks old news already) who had an interview. Lee's movie 'Misbehavior' (or Female teacher) with Kim Ha-neul(On the way to the airport), and Yoo In-young(You from another star) opened in theater recently. [star news]
Lee Won-geun is an actor who can still act in high school uniform even though he passed that age(mid 20's). He was debuted as child actor in MoonSun in 2012, and became the male lead in 'Sassy go go' in 2015. He played a lawyer in 'The Good wife' this year. Unlike dramas, he chose movies with heavy topics including 'Net' of the director Kim Gi-duk, 'Misbehavior' which could be issuable, and 'Monsters' which dealt with school bullying. 'Misbehavior' is his first movie even though it was open later in the theater. He played a dance student Jae-ha who was innocent but evasive.
Q: Movie is about to open to the public. How do you feel?
A: This project was the turning point in my life. I felt and learned a lot from it. I am thankful for the movie and I wouldn't be what I am today if it weren't for this movie.
Q: How did you get to join in this project?
A: I had an audition. There was no scenario and had just scenes. I analyzed it and prepared on my own. Because I was in a hurry, I went in my regular clothing with just sun cream on. I wore suits, but my socks was fancy. PD-nim showed great interests in my socks. Even though I presented my acting, I talked with him for about 2 hours.
Q: In the movie you were a dance student. Have you ever learned how to dance?
A: Not at all. I was so happy when I got the offer, but dancing was problem. Since I have never danced, I was worried how I should do it. So with the help from a Ballet teacher, I practiced 10 hours a day. Even though it was hard, director-nim visited and treated me to meal and drinks. I endured because I thought I shouldn't whine just because it was hard. I needed to make good result. I didn't want to disappoint people. Actually not all was bad, there were times I felt pleasant and worthwhile. (In the photo shoot for the magazine 'High cut', he also said he practiced ballet except the time to eat for over a month.)
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January 13, 2017 at 6:33 AM
Q: Your bed scene with Kim Ha-neul and Yoo In-young gained some buzz.
A: I thought I shouldn't feel intimidated when filming. Rather than thinking Junior/Senior, I thought it was a situation of a man and woman. I thought Kim Ha-neul and Yoo In-houng sunbae would have harder time if I feel embarrassed, so I filmed with even more confidence.
Q: Your thin body were eye-catching in the shirtless scene.
A: Because he was dance student. Since there was a shirtless scene, I asked director-nim "Should I work on builing muscles?" and got scolded. He said "How 18 year old high school student can have muscle?" and told me to lose weight. So I didn't do any work-out or tried to have muscle. But practicing ballet for the dance student role gave me small muscles naturally. I got scolded for that later.
Q: Director Kim Tae-yong praised you saying "Lee Won-geun is underestimated. He is more than just a flower boy actor".
A: Director-nim took good care of me. Actually I am not a person who grew up in cheery environment. My school life was not good. I was subject of school violence. Since I experienced it during my puberty, I have different memory from others about school life- sad and hard incidences more than good ones. Director-nim said he had similar memories.
Q: Your next project 'Monsters' deals with school violence. You play a victim of school violence in the movie. Were you ok with it?
A: I haven't completely overcome hardships I had in my teens and school life. I had too much trauma. I wished a lot that there was no school violence. I am not student any more but I know how dangerous school violence can be. If I have an opportunity, I'd like to join in the campaign which raises grown-up's concern about school violence. In "Monsters' my character does not tolerate like me in the past who just suffered. I thought about me in the past playing the scene.
Q: How did you overcome such trauma and became an actor?
A: After I went through troubled times, my father told me to go to an engineering high school (occupational school teaching students skills to get a job rather than to go to college). So I went to such high school and lived quietly until I graduated. While I was preparing for a job, I heard a tall person is needed for some job which I took -part-time modeling. During that time I met CEO of my current agency and became an actor. When he first asked me I turned down. But later I thought I wanted to do it once, and I went to the college majoring theater. I thought it was cool and great and all, but I have never thought it would become my job. I still can't believe I am an actor.
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fanwho
January 13, 2017 at 6:33 AM
Q: What type of actor you want to become?
A: I am still on learning stage. It is nice but there are times I am worried and bothered. I always chant to myself- Just make a process a little further. Next year it will be already 5 years since I started acting. Order-wise, 'Misbehavior' is my first project, and I find myself getting better as I do more projects. I'd like to keep making progress as an actor.
Lee Won-geun, Yeol-ie crinkles fighting!
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 7:05 AM
Fighting LWG. I feel liks he kinda underrated in this site but he deserves some love too. I love his interesting choices in movies, and hope he will continue to do better and better until he becomes the best.
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silentbeluga
January 13, 2017 at 10:09 AM
Oh, I hadn't thought of him for Bridge of the Water God but he is a good choice.
I love that kid. I want him to have everything he wants, lol.
13 fanwho
January 13, 2017 at 6:34 AM
There were production press conferences for new dramas, MBC's Missing Nine, OCN's Voice, and tvN's Introverted Boss. Here is one for 'Introverted Boss' starring Yeon Woo-jin(Marriage Not Dating) and Park Hye-soo(Age of youth. King of Mask singer!) with PD Song Hyun-wook of OHYA and writer Joo Hwa-mi of 'Marriage Not Dating' at the helm. [OSEN,Sports Seoul]
Yeon Woo-jin who plays the lead said "It is very burdensome since I have to show my creative side. To play Hwan-gi I concentrated to take out my color. I am emptying out myself."
PD Song said "After MND, I kept making offers to Yeon but he had scheduling conflicts. Yeon has natural kind and nice eyes. In the drama the biggest strength and attraction Hwan-gi who is in the center of various rumors is his eyes. I was looking for an actor who meets that condition and that was Yeon Woo-jin. Yeon is the perfect actor for a romcom because of his body gag, tone-deaf etc. And he doesn't even have six-pack (abs)" (lol)
Park Hye-soo plays a cheery character, polar opposite of Eun-jae in Age of youth. "She is a woman who keeps knocking the door without tiring. Very attractive character who is bright, cheery and social. I feel burdened because I have to act alone this time compared to acting with four unni in Age of Youth. Playing timid Eun-jae made my personality to change like that, but when I met PD Song I had to wear new clothing. I tried to get over timid way of talking and behavior of Eun-jae." PD Song said he had high expectation on Park. "There are not many actresses who can act without being over-the-top and act still favorably and interesting. I hope she can become another romcom queen (like Seo Hyun-jin in OHYA)."
About chemistry with Yeon, Park Hye-soo said "I was very nervous at our first meeting. I was worried if I would look too much of a child. But we become close on the set. Yeon oppa is very playful. I am having hard time because he jokes on me too much while filming. It is fun and I don't feel any age difference." (Yeon is 10 years older than Park). Yeon said "I tried to shoot without feeling awkward from the start. I guess I am the person who doesn't recognize time passing. I was shocked to act with an actress with 10 year age difference for the first time."
Yay please be like OHYA or MND!
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Chandler
January 14, 2017 at 9:15 PM
Thank you so much for this! I'm such a huge fan of Yeon Woo-jin and MnD that I specifically came here to see if you translated anything about Introvert Boss. I can always depend on you, fan. :)
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14 fanwho
January 13, 2017 at 6:34 AM
There were a few interviews from the casts in 'Oh My Geumbi' and 'Weightlifting Fairy'. Here is one. Nam joo-hyuk who played a swimmer (and best bf) Jung Joon-hyung in WFKBJ had an interview.[OSEN] (actually I think this is already available somewhere)
About his newly gained popularity from this show, Nam said "I feel it when I read comments on internet and Facebook since I don't go around much, and I can feel by reaction from people around me. I am so happy people recognize me. I am happy people look at me and Joon-hyung character favorably." Nam said the word "Vicarious fluttering" was the best. "As I heard people felt fluttered because of me and Bok-ju, I filmed thinking "How can I make people feel satisfied through me in this scene?"."
Nam picked Bok-ju as his ideal type. "Bok-ju said encouraging words many times including when we dated and when there were swim competitions. I think I like a person like Bok-ju whom you can depend on, who can give you advice and support and become your strength for what you do."
About working with Lee Sung-kyung/BJ he said, "Because we cheered each other on, working together made me happy and fun."
Nam talked about ad-lib in Ep 15. "There was a scene I ran on the track, and PD-nim said "Is there any ad-lib which can make the scene cute?" It was the first scene on that morning and I wasn't even fully awake so I think I did that ad-lib (where he said "If you kiss me I will run" to BJ) while I was half asleep. Since there were only 3 episodes of Bok-ju and Joon-hyung's cozy scenes I thought fans would like that."
People picked the scene where he met his birth mother as his best scene. "I was thankful to writer-nim for keeping pulling emotion up in solid way. On the scene I met my real mother, I gathered emotion in my heart from scripts that I received from ep 1. Even in rehearsal I got teared up. I really felt like my mother was returned for real. Since mother appeared who's never showed up before, I really got that emotion and couldn't stop being emotional. Whenever I had a scene with her, I teared up."
Nam also said he lost weight while filming the show. "As a swimmer character, swimming and live-shoot made me lose about 5kg. I thought I built best body possible, but there was no time to do work-out while filming which I needed to maintain my weight. At the end there was a scene of swim meet and I felt embarrassed because I lost so much weight. I felt bad because I couldn't maintain my weight I had in the beginning."
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fanwho
January 13, 2017 at 6:35 AM
He feels disappointed about drama being finished. "I was disappointed thinking I could do better. As the lead, I think I had much lacking. I don't think I grew up as an actor in this show. I think I am still on the same spot, but I felt and learned a lot doing this project. I worried like "Is this right? Is this the right way to do it?" Because the set atmosphere was really nice and making scenes with PD-nim, staff and actors were so much fun, I wanted to do more. I feel disappointed because I think there could be more interesting, cute and cozy scenes." At the same time he thinks he gained something. "I think I had more concentration. With concentration, I was able to absorb myself into the character, and had more emotions by immersing in my character. That way Joon-hyung was able to play jokes, cry a lot, showing wide range of emotions.
About low ratings, Nam said "I am not disappointed in ratings at all. This is the project we had a goal of "Making a good project which will stay in memory". From the beginning PD-nim, writer-nim, and staffs all said to make a memorable and interesting project without worrying about the ratings. In that sense I think we achieved our goal. There was no one bothered by the ratings and we all filmed having fun."
Nam was also in 'Three meals a day' with Cha Seong-won. About variety he said, "It is too much burden. I feel pressure that I have to make people laugh. My heart beats from nervousness when I do a variety. I think I can show myself comfortably in a reality variety, but I don't think I can do a talk show. I wouldn't be able to say a word and would tremble."
Nam received a new star award in MBC year-end award ceremony. "Actually I was greedy for that. Doing Weightlifting Fairy, I thought I should really work well and receive the new star award. So when I received the award I felt good. But I also felt burdened thinking how well do I have to do next. It was fortunate and thankful award. With that award I felt I could do better, and should work harder. It will add to my motivation in my acting life for sure."
Bok-ju and Joong-hyung you will be missed!
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redfox
January 13, 2017 at 6:39 AM
he did really well for himself though. no, he just did well, period. he shouldnt feel disappointed at all. he should just keep working and trying to improve and learning and getting practice with different emotions.
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ET
January 13, 2017 at 6:52 AM
@fan Thank you very much!
I am so loving Nam Joo Hyuk now after his terrific performance in Weightlifting Fairy.
I don't follow actors and have only seen a few clips of him here and there. It's true that he seems rather awkward in variety and quite serious in front of cameras. He's rather honest in admitting his 'greed' for the New Star Award. Well, honesty over false modesty is preferred.
NO! You aren't in the same spot boy! You have definitely grown. Yes, you may still lack and have a long way to go but you are already better than most of your peers and even some of your sunbaes. Work hard and bring us more good dramas :)
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MikoDee
January 13, 2017 at 7:10 AM
"This is the project we had a goal of “Making a good project which will stay in memory”. From the beginning PD-nim, writer-nim, and staffs all said to make a memorable and interesting project without worrying about the ratings. In that sense I think we achieved our goal."
This part warmed my heart because they truly accomplished what they set out to create; a memorable masterpiece. I don't think I'll ever forget this drama. I find that I remember and enjoy dramas that don't have the highest ratings, anyway. KOD and this one will go down as my favorites of all time. I would like to purchase WFBJ if possible and watch it whenever I want. So good!
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ET
January 13, 2017 at 7:29 AM
If only every team does this and strive to make dramas which are memorable!
I'd never bothered about ratings and they don't dictate my choice of dramas. However, I am acutely aware of the real stakes for the cast and team. They probably knew that they were going up against the juggernaut LOTBS and decided to fight the good fight and finished the race.
I think I can safely say that for the 5% of viewers in Korea, they may not represent the majority but this drama will definitely have a place in the heart of all these viewers.
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kx
January 13, 2017 at 7:20 AM
Thank you for the entire interview. I've only seen bits and pieces of it everywhere. He definitely looked too thin at the end of the series by no fault of his own but the grueling schedule of live shooting. Just last year his cheeks used to look so full and he looked so young but now he definitely looks his age. Though I hope he just maintains his health.
Acting-wise, I like how honest he is but he did grow as an actor. This role may be sort of similar to his other roles or give the same vibes, but there's much more depth and nuances. I mean I didn't know him before but reading comments people used to be so harsh on him but after this role hopefully people are giving him more chances.
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kx
January 13, 2017 at 7:24 AM
Also to add, I'm more into kvariety than kdramas or kpop so I hope to see him make a few appearances on them in the future even if they make him nervous. Every once in a while it's just nice to see actors and actresses interact irl with other fellow celebrities that I like.
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 8:09 PM
@fan Thanks for the interview. I don't usually follow actors, but I've really been moved by his performance here, and reading his take on the show and his performance provides some insight on his character. He was able to hide his nervousness, fatigue, and insecurities well. I'm just happy he was able to silence his critics, and hopefully this will be the continuation of a long--if he wants it--and successful career.
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stuffed
January 13, 2017 at 6:58 AM
Thanks for sharing fan! When I read his comments about the ratings and saw how much fun the crews had in the BTS vids, I felt much better about the low ratings. I think the best part of this show is that the actors grew up along with the characters and we, as the viewers, were there to witness their development. And I like the fact that the whole production had that goal of presenting a feel-good show. Their motivation really translates well in the quality of the writing, acting and editing.
P.s: Does anyone have any update about the Director's Cut DVD?
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kx
January 13, 2017 at 10:21 AM
"Does anyone have any update about the Director’s Cut DVD?"
I checked on soompi and apparently preorders are open? Still not sure and I wish someone following or with knowledge in Korean would help the rest of us who wants a physical copy. Apparently if there are not enough preorders they'll just cancel the entire thing so its so important to let the people who want it know :/
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kx
January 13, 2017 at 4:21 PM
For anyone still interested, preorder closes 1/20:
http://www.dvdheaven.com/iteminfo?grp_no=107955&goods_no=27881
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15 redfox
January 13, 2017 at 6:35 AM
hi
handed in all the 21 photos I collected from different museums and archives (for the hotel room). I hope they are good. I am thinking there could be a "ship log" in that room (since it talks about a ship) and a few postcards designed a la "hands across the sea.
I was rather busy this week, but I squeezed in some drawing and drama watching. plenty of excuses to stay in though, there is some horrible flu on the loose that has already taken 8 lives. speaking of, the movie, The Flu, is it any good?
I was wondering, is there any drama that you keep forgetting ever existed? Like the most forgettable of all dramas - not even bad enough to be remembered what it was about or to remember a single scene? I think the hotel... hotel something... Yoo In Na was in it... cant, for the life of me, remember a singe scene from it.
watching Hwarang, really hoping for someone to help Ban Ryu out of the pinch. funny how this character gets viewers more fired up than the main character.
also, what do you recommend I cook when I have no appetite...
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john
January 13, 2017 at 6:54 AM
redfox ~
Cook some ramen noodles. Add something you like to the noodles.
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cozybooks
January 13, 2017 at 7:31 AM
Aaaaand now I want ramen. Thanks! And Redfox, I'm weird but I always make a salad whenever I have no appetite. There's one I make with goat spinach, goat cheese, apples, cranberries, toasted pecans and a red vinagrette... mmmm now I want that too. Or I'm just hungry.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
January 13, 2017 at 8:39 AM
What is "goat spinach"?
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cozybooks
January 13, 2017 at 9:33 AM
... a mysterious vegetable genetically modified by members of the bovidae-caprinae family? Lol no it's just spinach and I made a mistake typing. Sorry!
redfox
January 13, 2017 at 9:41 AM
spinach for goats, duh! I guess what´s good enough for goats is good enough for foxes...
fanwho
January 13, 2017 at 7:04 AM
hotel something :) There are so many bad ones I don't remember what they were about (Good thing I keep the list).
About cooking, I never had the same problem, but I assume you could cook something really Spicy.
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purpleowl
January 16, 2017 at 8:05 PM
Totally meant to reply Friday but never worked back up here.
I recommend rice porridge. I have trouble working up an appetite and that really helped me last year. It goes down easily, can be used for all 3 means depending on what you put in, covers most dietary needs, and fills you up quickly.
Best wishes!
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16 yrlvv
January 13, 2017 at 6:36 AM
Is there any drama that the script is so good but the acting is bad? The other way around has happened a lot.
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17 fanwho
January 13, 2017 at 6:37 AM
oh congrats on Choi Won-young and Sim Yi-young couple for a new baby(2nd) coming.
They are busy workers with Choi Won-young being in Hwarang(as Ahn Ji Gong) and WGS tailor shop, and Sim Yi-young in Solomon's perjury(Detective Oh), Night light, and Legend of Blue Sea currently. They met playing husband and wife in the drama 'A Hundred Year Legacy' in 2013 and married in 2014.
Oh also congrats on Ryu Soo-young and Park Ha-sun's wedding who met doing 'Two weeks'. (I don't understand why people upset with Park Ha-sun just because she gave conflicting comments in an interview after Drinking Solo)
Congrats! I always love to hear about a couple who met doing dramas together.
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Nanda
January 13, 2017 at 7:24 AM
Great news! Watching both Laurel Tree and Solomon Perjury!
Oh and Park Ha Sun is getting married? Sweet!
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Kiara
January 13, 2017 at 9:30 AM
I always have a soft spot for Park Ha-sun. Excited to hear that she is getting married.
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18 Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 6:39 AM
I just read that Seo Kang Joon was offered a lead in a new drama title as Seen from Distance ( something ike this). He will be a college student.
His acting career sure going smoothly. Im not fan of him and his acting still not a leading material for me, but anyway good luck for him.
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ET
January 13, 2017 at 6:55 AM
I have good impression of him in CITT. Honestly, I was drawn more to him than Park Hae Jin. It's unfortunate that the big fiasco happened and I just feel sorry for all the actors.
I thought I would definitely watched Entourage because firstly, Jo Jin Woong! and partly Seo Kang Joon. Alas, reviews were so bad that I didn't even start.
I am quite surprised that he's going places because I'd thought that after CITT, he's going to have a hard time.
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 7:19 AM
I saw him before CITT and he was terrible. He was OK in CITT because he suit with his character. I saw some videos on Entourage, but it was not something exciting. Even Jo Jin Woong cannot draw us to watch it.
if he confirms, good luck. Nothing surprise for me, he has many fans especially after CITT and his agency really promote him well.
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ET
January 13, 2017 at 7:31 AM
Yup, sadly even JJW couldn't save it. Now I am wondering when can I see him back in dramaland? Signal 2 perhaps?
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 7:46 AM
If Signal 2 really happen, i hope it will bring the entire original casts back. But I doubt it will happen soon as the writer is in the middle of finishing the writing for her next drama which will also take ages to go (2018). Maybe we can slightly hope JJW to be casted.
i hope whatever his next drama project,he will not be wasted.
19 korfan
January 13, 2017 at 6:41 AM
Hi Everyone! ....... I hope you are all doing well today! ....... Rain, rain, lots of rain around here. But it's winter and we've been having a drought, so the rain is definitely welcome.
Watched this week:
Legend Of The Blue Sea - I'm up to episode 12 and loving every minute of it. ...... The Blue Cafe! Nice touch.
Night Light - Just watched the first episode of this. I actually found it a bit interesting, Lee Yo-won's character more than anything else actually.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju - Caught bits and pieces of the first three episodes. I can see why many people were saying it wasn't that bad. They're right!
Tree With Deep Roots - Oh my goodness, the things actor Yoon Je-moon is doing in this drama, acting-wise! Who knew he could do it that well? Previousely, I had only seen him in "The King 2 Hearts" being the villain and I didn't find the baddie character all that interesting back then.
That's all for now. ....... Everyone take care and have a great Friday!
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Kiara
January 13, 2017 at 7:19 AM
Yoon Je-moon is a talented movie/drama actor. He does villain well and he is a solid supporting film actor. Just as good as Jo Jin-woong.
He played the lead role in "The End of the World", one of my top 10 K-drama.
He did 4 movies last year and I've only seen 2. Hoping to watch the other 2 soon.
Looking forward to "Okja" the most. A Bong Joon-ho film and he's co-writing it with Jon Ronson.
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korfan
January 13, 2017 at 8:55 AM
Kiara -
Sounds like he's certainly been busy. ..... The actor was not someone I really paid attention to, but his portal in Tree has been a pleasant surprise.
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Kiara
January 13, 2017 at 9:24 AM
Yes, he is pretty busy in Chungmuro. I wouldn't mind seeing him in a drama this year.
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earthna
January 13, 2017 at 12:37 PM
Ahhhhh reminded me that I still have to finish End of the World! I was halfway through it but got busy with life and didn't get to finish it.
Also, am I the only one who thinks Na PD looks like Yoon Jemoon?
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20 john
January 13, 2017 at 6:48 AM
Friday the 13th and a full moon !
Watching K dramas, WLF, LOBS,Goblin, Laurel Tree
KBS Drama Special: The Legendary Lackey
First couple eps of Thumping Spike 2
C dramas
Legend of Condor Heroes
General & I
Pretty Li Hui Zhen
Candle In the Tomb
Had a bit of snow and a house fire in the
neighborhood the other night, everyone okay. Lots of commotion
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redfox
January 13, 2017 at 6:59 AM
"bit of snow and a house on fire" sounds so normal when you say it
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korfan
January 13, 2017 at 8:01 AM
John -
Yikes! House fire! ..... Glad to know everyone is ok.
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junny
January 13, 2017 at 3:03 PM
Legend of the Condor Heroes? The newest one? How is it?
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john
January 14, 2017 at 8:10 AM
junny ~
The Hu Ge Ariel Lin version.
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junny
January 14, 2017 at 2:43 PM
Ah, the version that fucked up the Yang Kang arc. Ariel Lin made a cute Huang Rong, but that's about it.
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21 lolabeans
January 13, 2017 at 6:50 AM
I realized that my two top rated dramas of 2016 were jdoramas (Juhan Shuttai! and We Married as a Job)* and I think those ratings are directly linked to the two kdramas that disappointed me most last year (OHYA and CiTT) . Both those jdoramas were consistent from beginning to end and I really apprdciated that. Somehow my final kdrama of last year, and one that I was hesitant about before beginning, proved to be one of the more satisfying. Weightlifting Fairy knew exactly what story it wanted to tell and remained faithful to that until the very end. There was no drama thrown in for shock value and no forced separation (I'm still surprised that SKL failed me on this, but this show didn't). It wasn't without faults, but I'm glad I watched it.
Also watched Life Plan A and B recently and it's weird I can't say that enjoyed watching the whole thing, but in the end, minus a few quibbles, I found it a satisfying watch and loved exploring the various questions it raised. It's only about six hours or so, so it's not a huge time investment.
*Signal and Dear My Friends are still on my watch list. I'm waiting for the right mood to hit me.
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alua
January 13, 2017 at 7:09 AM
My top dramas were all Japanese as well. I couldn't get into Juhan Shuttai! but We Married as a Job (plus Love that Makes You Cry and Fuben na Benriya) all topped the list for me. Due to consistency, retable people and touching slice-of-life written to perfection and all perfectly cast (solid actors, all around). And Fuben na Benriya for its hilariousness (since that one obviously wasn't slice-of-life).
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lolabeans
January 13, 2017 at 7:43 AM
Oh, I think Love that Makes You Cry is on my list (probably because of Kentaro) and I know the other one is hanging around somewhere on my MDL. I didn't even mention Family's Form because I'm not sure I ever rated it, but I do love family dramas and unconventional romantic setups. I definitely liked that one too.
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alua
January 13, 2017 at 7:58 AM
I quite enjoyed Kazoku no Katachi too (though I wouldn't rate it quite as highly as the others I have mentioned).
And Koe Koi – low budget but really quite solid (great message).
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junny
January 13, 2017 at 7:46 AM
Fuben na Benriya is love! Have you seen the SP?
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alua
January 13, 2017 at 8:00 AM
I must have seen the special... I don't exactly remember though.
Vaguely hoping for a NigeHaji special, one that includes the parents, and more on the developments for the side characters (Yuri + Kazumi; the gay couple; etc.). Plus the leads with kids (more than just the 'fantasy') would be great.
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halfmoon
January 13, 2017 at 8:00 AM
I have only watched two jdrama and I really, really liked them: "Hotaru no Hikari" and "We Married as a Job". The latter was very well written!
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CatoCat
January 13, 2017 at 8:14 AM
We Married as a Job took top place in my views too. I was checking twitter profiles and there might be special in future maybe. A tweet of hoshino Gen was something like.
Starting Juhan Shuttai this week.
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22 Lemona
January 13, 2017 at 7:02 AM
Hello Beanies!
I loved Coffee Prince as a whole but I never really had my eyes on Gong Yoo.
I searched for his films and man, love him in The Crucible a.k.a Silenced although I would have to say that I will not be watching it again in the near future; it is too disturbing. Honourable mention: A Man and A Woman.
After tonight's episode of Goblin, I can say that I am officially a fan! That man can sure emote (and kiss). <3
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23 royal
January 13, 2017 at 7:06 AM
I've been talking about Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo to friends and family for days and got a little more emotional after it ended.
I don't know why they are so surprised how sad I am when the finale was aired when I'd been extremely passionate talking about it.
People underestimate how hard it takes for me to let go of a drama I really really really love.
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24 kimchikay
January 13, 2017 at 7:11 AM
On a personal front: I think I'm getting a cold…~wahhh
On a drama front: I think I started and dropped so many drama's this week!!
Started We Married As a Job after all the recommendations here..made it to episode 6 and I just got bored. It's not that the acting was bad, I just couldn't get into the plot. It all just seemed absurd rather than funny/cute to me. Also couldn't get into the OTP.
Started Legend of Condor Heroes…I liked the first few episodes but then just started getting bored again…not sure if the length seemed to put me off…anyway, I do want to go back to this one because I enjoy a good Wuxia
I thought I'd give Romantic Doctor Kim a shot and see what all the hype was about…okay, I'm totally hooked so far (only 4 episodes in) but I've already cried once! I think I get why it's so popular…the direction feels like I'm watching an old western movie+modern medical drama+makjang romance. I really hope the pace stays consistent because I am not a fan of any of the actors/actresses in the show (except for maybe Min Jae, cutiepie) but really enjoying what's happening so far!
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alua
January 13, 2017 at 7:19 AM
Have you watched other Japanese dramas before? Particularly slice of life ones?
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kimchikay
January 13, 2017 at 9:10 AM
Oh yes, I've been watching Japanese dramas for a number of years now…I recently finished "Love That Makes You Cry" and "A Girl & Three Sweethearts" and enjoyed both of them a lot. I really wanted to love "We Married As a Job" but I think it's the premise that put me off more than anything else. It just seems a little ridiculous to me that a grown woman has to marry her employer in order to remain at her current job when all she probably could have done is move in with her aunt (or rent an apartment of her own) and work at his place. I just didn't quite get it.
Sorry, not trying to put down a show that seems to be a hit in Japan and online communities, just my opinions!
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alua
January 13, 2017 at 10:34 AM
I was asking because I wouldn't recommend it per se as a first show – there's something very Japanese about that show and the whole thing will make no sense if you have never watched any Japanese TV.
<It just seems a little ridiculous to me that a grown woman has to marry her employer in order to remain at her current job when all she probably could have done is move in with her aunt (or rent an apartment of her own) and work at his place. I just didn’t quite get it.
The premise is meant to be ridiculous. I think the show is all about showing social conventions are ridiculous – all not necessarily wrong, but not right either, i.e. that they should be questioned and that people should just let other people be (whether that's male/female that just want to live together without even being in a relationship; the never married, career-focused 49 yo who doesn't want to just settle; the young mom that prefers to be single rather than staying in a marriage with a cheater; or the people who happen to be gay and just want to be happily in love as well).
She didn't have money to rent an apartment on her own (I think that was made very clear). Yes, she could have moved in with her aunt – her aunt just never offered. I think the writers couldn't have explored the topics they wanted to if they had come up with that scenario. As I said, the ridiculous premise was all about asking some very valid questions about things that are still taboos. The wife having to give up the job, doing everything, this being taken for "granted" by the husband and society. Or even just moving in without being married – this still does apply in current-day Japan. Those questions could only happen with the "contract marriage" premise.
Nothing wrong with not liking the show though – sometimes something everyone loves just isn't your cup of tea! Happens, in fact, happens to me ALL THE TIME.
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kimchikay
January 13, 2017 at 12:04 PM
I think your perspective makes more sense now, I guess it's intended to be a satire on social norms while I was looking at it more face value. Very true indeed and I agree with what you're saying. Lol I think I like my tea just a little bit different haha
junny
January 13, 2017 at 7:47 AM
Which Legend of the Condor Heroes? The newest one?
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kimchikay
January 13, 2017 at 9:14 AM
The 2008 version with Hu Ge and Ariel Lin
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junny
January 13, 2017 at 9:47 AM
If I remember right, they fucked up the Yang Kang arc.
I prefer the classic 1983 and 1994 TVB adaptations.
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yukari
January 13, 2017 at 8:01 PM
Oh, those two version are my favorite too.
Back then, TVB has a lot good wuxia. Yes, they had some scene which was shot in studio and if I rewatch it now it will look strange and staged, but I prefer that than excesive CGI and extravagant costume.
junny
January 14, 2017 at 2:50 PM
@yukari,
Indeed, that's why I love those two versions. They had a lot of heart, and in the case of the 1983 version, the casting was spot on. You could not find a better Jing ge-ge or Rong'er than Felix Wong and Barbara Yung, and the Greats were just awesome.
kimchikay
January 14, 2017 at 3:03 PM
Thanks guys, maybe I'll try again and check out those versions instead..it's been a while but hopefully there are still english subbed versions out there!
PeepsLeAwesomePotato
January 13, 2017 at 8:43 AM
Re: We married as a job:
Same. I thought I was the only one. They were just to ridiculous, I couldn't get it. I only liked Otani Ryohei's character and the female lead's aunt.
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kimchikay
January 13, 2017 at 9:44 AM
Lol, glad to know I'm not the only one either. The funny thing is, I love all the side characters - they're very interesting and have a lot of depth…but the main leads, I feel no connection, probably one of the reasons why I couldn't get into it.
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Wag-a-muffin
January 13, 2017 at 9:40 AM
I am NOT a doctor and besides, I don't think it's legal to give medical advice over the internet--although people do it ALL THE TIME.
But I just caught a cold/flu and I'm currently going through chemo for stage 4 cancer. So my immune system is not good.
BUT
(And this is a big but) I bathed in a warm tub with Epsom salts and I got better in 2 days.
Maybe it's something else, but it's not like I'm suggesting you eat worms. A warm Epsom salt bath couldn't harm anyone, unless they were allergic to mineral salts, right?
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kimchikay
January 13, 2017 at 9:46 AM
Ah! I will try this!! Thank you! And I hope you are doing better yourself! Aja fighting! *pumps fist*
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rentenmann *SWAG*
January 13, 2017 at 1:37 PM
"and it's not like I'm suggesting you eat worms"
Lol! I hope you're doing okay with your chemo. Sorry you have to go through that! Hwaiting!!!
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25 jenny13
January 13, 2017 at 7:12 AM
So the only show I'm live watching is Legend of the Blue Sea but I'm finding it to be so slow. I also thought that My Love from Another Star moved rather slowly so I think I'm not a fan of this writer's style. I am moved by the love story that is being portrayed but when your episodes are an hour long and the rest of the stuff is boring well I'm just not that intrigued or longing for the next episode.
I started my first historical drama recently: Sungkyunkwan Scandal and I am loving this one although I am fast forwarding a lot of the scenes without the main four leads. I am lost at the end of ep 8 though about what exactly the meaning of her anger towards Park YooChun's character about some money he paid? If anyone remembers, please explain!
Last weekend I also decided to start learning hangeul and it's so much easier than I thought it would be! Now every time I see hangeul on a show I try to read it but I'm really slow at reading it right now. New Year's resolution is to learn korean :D I am a fluent English and Spanish speaker though so this is a pretty different language and was a bit intimidated by the alphabet but now that I see how logical it is, I'm excited to continue!
Dramas I'm looking forward to: My Shy Boss and Tomorrow With You
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purpleowl
January 16, 2017 at 7:44 PM
You can look into the recaps for SungScan.
Yay on Hangul! The characters are easy to tell apart, not like Mandarin, Japanese, Thai. Not that I have studied them in the same way. Even my only language, Eng, has characters that mess me up sometimes, kekeke.
Reading Hangul on shows is soooooo difficult!
I'm looking forward to those dramas too.
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26 paroles
January 13, 2017 at 7:13 AM
I've dropped Solomon's Perjury because the pace is really way to slow for my liking. I think I'll just binge watch it when it's all done and finished. Started on Cdrama General and I, and it's as bad as the reviews say lol. *sigh* At least there's still Candle in the Tomb... There's nothing I'm looking forward to in the upcoming crop of dramas too but that's good since spring term is coming up.
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kapp70
January 13, 2017 at 8:22 AM
I like Wallace Chung and was looking forward to this drama. Is the drama bad because it is not following the novel or is just down right bad?
Thanks in advance.
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paroles
January 13, 2017 at 11:32 AM
I think it's both. I mean, they didn't just not follow the novel. They added a childhood sweethearts back story, removed some key bits, added another love triangle, and made the male and female leads repeat this loop where they save each other's butts.
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kapp70
January 13, 2017 at 2:53 PM
Probably will be one of those I put in my will watch at a later time list. Had to do that with Chinese Paladin 5.
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sorrynotsorry
January 14, 2017 at 8:11 AM
It appears and readers of the book are saying they condensed part 1 of the novel into the first 12 - 13 episodes, but instead of putting in an episode on the foundation of the General and Bai Ping Ting's falling in love they skimp and throw in the trope of childhood infatuation on the General's part. They might have been able to sell this but, well, AngelaBaby...bless her heart.
I think they had a tough job to adapt this, but I do think it calms down around episode 10 or so. My main issue is the production value is pretty bad and not what I was expecting at all, and the way it was filmed gives me new appreciation for the problematic direction of Moon Lovers. I mean it looks like a huge chunk was filmed in front of a green screen....
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27 alua
January 13, 2017 at 7:18 AM
I'm not really watching anything at the moment.
Well, I was watching King of Romance (TW) but I think I have had enough. The story isn't particularly interesting, but really the main problem is all the characters are so boring. Hero is two-dimensional arrogant jerk (and an unprofessional doctor to boot). Female love rival is obnoxious, desperate woman who believes she should get the guy because of the "effort" she has been making (waiting for him and not understanding the word "no"). Male love rival... he's just boring? I don't see what the catch is at all? But worst of all is the female lead – looks like a teenager (the others look like in their mid-20's to 30's) and then she is so stupid. There's no other way to say it really – she seems incapable of walking, talking, listening, everything. No braincells at all. And ultimately she's just SO DULL.
Skip-watching Father I'll Take Care of You, for the young couple. Trying to avoid the scenes with the love rival, because she's another one of those desperate women. It just never computes with me – if you force someone to love you, do you really think it'll work out? Wouldn't you want something better for yourself?
Waiting for Quartet. I think it starts next week!
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junny
January 13, 2017 at 7:48 AM
I'm looking forward to Quartet too, fingers crossed it'll be good. Seirei no Moribito season 2 is on my list too. Also eyeing the new Kimutaku medical drama, but mostly for Asano Tadanobu and the rest of the cast because they're much more solid actors than the leading man. Sigh.
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alua
January 13, 2017 at 7:56 AM
I haven't really looked into what else is coming up on the J-drama front.
Not familiar with Seirei no Moribito. Most medical dramas are too-much-of-the-same, though Ayano Gou's Kounodori was an exception – I very much enjoyed that one.
Looking for to the two-part Sangatsu no Raion though!!!
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alua
January 13, 2017 at 7:56 AM
*looking forward
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CatoCat
January 13, 2017 at 8:10 AM
We have too many of manga to live-adaptation movies this year.
We have a josei manga based show airing now too
Tokyo Tarareba Musume.
Most of all i am waiting for - 3 Gatsu no Lion.
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alua
January 13, 2017 at 10:41 AM
Most manga to live adaptations are not meant to be quality productions – just quick money-spinners that will be forgotten a few months after the screened.
I stick to the ones with good casting & directing/writing. The director in this case is big-blockbustery (okay but...), however, I just totally trust Kamiki in his project choices. Plus, it has Kase Ryo and a whole lot of other solid actors that take on supporting roles in many films/dramas.
junny
January 13, 2017 at 3:00 PM
Seirei no Moribito is a fantasy series starring Ayase Haruka, adapted from a series of fantasy novels. I was just relieved to see Ayase in anything other than "ordinary OL who dreams too much", so was glad she's in this series. The first season aired last year, and this coming one is the second.
I like Ayano Gou, but didn't really bother with Kounodori.
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yukari
January 13, 2017 at 8:40 PM
@junny
It's Sakamoto Yuji, so I guess it's safe to expect for a good storyline. But since it's him, I won't expect for cheerful or comedic story like nodame. I just wish that it won't be too depressing.
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junny
January 14, 2017 at 2:44 PM
Hmm, I'm hit and miss with Sakamoto Yuji, but given the cast, I'm hoping for the best~
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yukari
January 13, 2017 at 8:15 PM
Please add me to the next Quartet and 3-gatsu discussion!
Quartet - music + Matsu Takako + Mitsushima Hikari + Matsuda Ryuhei. I have faith in jdorama for this. It's strings quartet, but I hope there will be some wind instrument shown too. Or may be lute! I'm curious which pieces they'll play? their own composition? classic? prefereable if it isn't Mozart, not that I dislike it but for variation.
3gatsu - Kamiki! Kamiki! Kamiki! I have faith in his acting, but for his next project I hope he will pick more variation on his role. You need to break from your good boy persona, my sunny boy!
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28 Nanda
January 13, 2017 at 7:21 AM
This week will be my last week with the puppies. Super sad to rehome the puppies but I can't possibly keep all 5..because I already have 5 dogs.
Romantic dr Kim : skip most of ep19. I have to rewatch.
OMGeumbi : you're so ugly Geumbi.
WFKBJ : Jung joon Hyung, best Bf everrr.
Solomon : draggy tbh. I love school drama but I think I'm too old for it...all the cast looked too young for me to actually fangirl.
HAPPY FRIDAY!
Oh and it's the 13th! Nothing bad happen to me.. yipee!
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 10:15 PM
You have 10 dogs in your house currently? Omo and daebak!
I'm not watching OMG live. If you can tell me without spoilers, why ugly Geum-bi?
JJH is all I wish my first and last boyfriend would be!
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29 cozybooks
January 13, 2017 at 7:47 AM
Happy Friday, Beanies! I don't know what possessed me but I'm taking an 8am class this semester. At least it forces be to go to bed earlier, so there's that. But I don't have it today so yay!
Dramas:
Legend of the Blue Sea: I find it really refreshing how female-centric this drama is. I mean there are definitely a lot of guy characters two--but for the majority of the story we've revolved around our mermaid and her life--and her wicked scary abilities to erase minds! Is there anyone else who finds it a bit disconcerting that she's used them so freely and without concern, even on people she loves?
Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim: Oooh I'm so glad the angst-buckets are over. I admit I skipped through parts of these last episodes because I'm not a huge angst fan. It has to be reaaally well for me to like it. But the slo-mo walk was gold, and I can't wait for the ride to the finish.
Hwarang:This show is a lot sillier in its Saeguk than Goblin, but I understand now why having a powerful second hand man can be a bad thing. I caught myself thinking about what a great king Sun-woo would make this week--or an advisor if not king. But then what do you do if his opinion clashes with Ji-Dwi's like it does, or the people start taking sides? I can appreciate the young king in Goblin better now, for treating Shin like he did... kind of. Ish.
Coffee Prince: ... I blame Gong-Yoo, but I totally started this on like Monday... and now I'm finishing it today. I'll admit I read some recaps and skipped through some angst-buckets but still... *sigh*
I'll watch Goblin tonight, and maybe catch the second episode of Sherlock too--I wasn't terribly impressed by the first. It didn't seem to hold true to the spirit of the books (it started deviating for me last season with Watson's wedding). And I realize that Watson's wife never got much (any?) book time, so it's easy to give her a bigger role... but I don't think that was it. Oh well, C'est la vie.
My plan today: get some sushi, give sushi to a friend feeling down, get some more sushi for myself, and watch Goblin. And Coffee Prince. Happy Friday the 13th! (doesn't Voice start tonight? What a day to kick off a scary show!)
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korfan
January 13, 2017 at 9:42 AM
Cozybooks -
Regarding the memory-erasing in Legend of the Blue Sea, I'm just up to episode 12, and perhaps I'm wrong but I've been under the impression that our mermaid uses this against others when she encounters a dangerous person/situation, almost like a self-defense thing and apparently as a protective shield for those she cares about such as was the case with Dam-ryung/Joon-jae.
Then again, I don't know what's happened after ep 12 and if if she's suddenly and randomly erasing minds left and right.
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30 ET
January 13, 2017 at 7:50 AM
I'm not sure why I have such hung ups about an actor's ability to cry. If he does well, he would certainly move notches up in my ranking and if he doesn't, I'd almost certainly think he's bad. Needless to say, some of my favorite actors are those who are daebak in crying scenes.
Just today, I watched a particular scene just to assess the actor. I ended up being more in awe of the directing and editing than anything else. The actor in question did improve from his previous project but here, the editing was perfectly executed so that the actor's lack was minimized and the scene ended up looking more real and touching than it really was. I now understand the extent of damage bad directing and editing had on dramas like Moon Lovers and Goodbye Mr Black. Instead of covering up the lack the actors may have, they exposed or magnified them instead.
My recent favorite crying scene belonged to Nam Joo Hyuk in Weightlifting Fairy. There was no fancy editing here, no change in angle, in fact almost all the time, his face was directly in front of the camera. No transitions whatsoever. There was no need to because just like he said in the interview above, he was truly overwhelmed with emotions.
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kx
January 13, 2017 at 8:44 AM
*smashes the nonexistent LIKE button*
This is why it's so fun to discuss with other drama addicts. So many things to talk about.
I notice editing and directing way too much, also the use of ost and music. It really does make a difference and ML was truly tragic.
One thing I can never overlook is crying acting. I can sit through a lot of bad acting but bad crying scenes piss me off to tomorrow and forever. Maybe its because I search and feel for the emotions in a work more than anything else and bad crying scenes or crying with no tears throw me out of a scene when as a viewer I'm supposed to believe we're at a very emotionally climatic scene.
Therefore of course how good an actor and actress can cry makes me bias. I think LJS is a great actor and part of that is because I can totally feel it when he cries. LSK and NJH from WF totally are added to my bias list now.
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Lelly19
January 13, 2017 at 9:08 AM
Definitly agree with this (on the LIKE button too XD)!! With crying scenes, depending on how well are done and interpreted, either I can't stop repeating them or I can't even bear to watch them! XD
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ET
January 13, 2017 at 9:20 AM
I was an ignoramus when it comes to directing and editing especially directing. I mean I didn't really understand the extent of impact it has on dramas/movies. One area I had and still have trouble with is distinguishing whether the credit or blame lies with writer or director.
You can say that Goodbye Mr Black was such an example of bad directing that I finally saw all the effects it has on a drama. In that case, I was also able to differentiate whether the problem lies with writer or PD. Both were bad but the PD was horrendous. Then came along Moon Lovers and again it was such a stark example of bad directing and editing then I have no problem identifying the issues. Poor writing aside, I think the directing and editing were the culprits in killing the show right from the start.
LOL at bad crying scenes pissing you off. Yeah, I don't know why I am so put off by them. Glad to know someone else feels the same way I do :D.
Genuine crying is a lot more than just shedding tears. A lot of actors don't get it or maybe they just can't do it. You can squeeze out tears or use tear sticks but you can never 'cry with your whole face' That does not include scrunching up faces like a few do. I can tell the faked ones from the real. A real crying face is impossible to fake.
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 10:05 PM
I'm the opposite. Cry scenes kinda annoy me and freak me out the more dramas I watch.
I was a crybaby as a child. And perfectly fine with it. I don't cry often now. Except for the occasional panic attack that results in crying.
I just don't get why crying in public is common. And that's dramaland, anime, mangas, books.
I prefer the no-tears but emotional acting. I wonder why tears are needed to convey pain or multiple feelings. But that's probably based on the fact that my physical tears are usually more superficial than my figurative tears.
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P.S. thank you for mentioning this. I was wondering why I was cringing for most of ep 15 of Bok Joo. I felt sad but the crying was distracting. I've noticed that for a couple months now. But I couldn't put it in words before.
It does still affect how I view actors, so I'm just a paradox, kekeke.
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ET
January 13, 2017 at 10:39 PM
I think I understand a little of what you are saying.
Too much crying can turn me off too like what happened in Remember-War of the Sons. I also dislike beautiful crying faces or those which are artificially uglified. LOL, I don't know how to put these across.
I agree that emotional acting do not always need tears to convey pain. There are a few actors who are great at this while many can only muster constipated looks :P
Still, you can't stop tears when emotions get to you. I think in Weightlifting Fairy ep 15, Joon Hyung's tears were totally warranted. I can empathize because parent-child relationships is my area of weakness. I cry the most easily at such scenes. This is why I avoided Oh My Geum Bi, I know that little actress would kill my tear ducts.
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korfan
January 13, 2017 at 9:54 AM
ET -
Editing! ..... Glad you mentioned it!
Good execution of editing is one of the essential components of a good drama. Bad and/or sloppy editing is one sure way to ruin a drama and this is truly unfortunate when the acting and writing are outstanding.
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ET
January 13, 2017 at 9:55 PM
Hi korfan
I seldom notice good editing, am I bad? Most likely, I had come away thinking what an awesome show and never bothered to appreciate the editing work.
I am also rather obtuse to occasional sloppy editing, like awkward transitions, choppiness etc. It took something huge like Moon Lovers to open my eyes to what editing can really do or undo.
Yesterday I noticed that piece of good editing because I was scrutinizing the actor to see if he can really cry. My conclusion is that the actor is still unable to deliver a realistic crying scene. He could have squeezed out some tears or use tear sticks. The improvement he made was that he is now able to contort his face into a crying one more naturally than before. The director knew of his weakness and therefore directed the camera so that it didn't focus too long on the actor's face or filmed his face straight on. The editor then completed the good work by making those transitions on and off the actor's face flow nicely and added some dramatic effects.
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31 wildflower
January 13, 2017 at 8:34 AM
Hey guys! As a response to Dramabeans' 10th anniversary, a few of us created a private Facebook group for UK beanies so that we can do a meetup in London! Do join if you're interested =)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839518532953981/
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32 Sarai
January 13, 2017 at 8:39 AM
Has anyone watched "Thumping Spike 2"? Thoughts? Opinions? Is it worth watching?
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Sera The Ms Temper
January 13, 2017 at 8:55 AM
Watched it because of Kim So Eun and Lee Won Geun only. Not something amazing as it is only web drama but it is enjoyable to watch to fill your free time. The leads are cute too. You can watch whole epiaodes in one shot.
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33 LizJ
January 13, 2017 at 8:46 AM
Oh, Goblin. Having only one episode this week is a bummer. And DramaFever doesn't usually carry the specials, so I might have to do some online sleuthing to see the special episode tomorrow. Supposedly its going to explain some things for viewers that don't get it.
The wonderful OST is on Apple Music, by the way. Search for "Guardian Original Television Soundtrack." Apparently there are still a few songs left to release. Hope one is the opening theme.
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Wag-a-muffin
January 13, 2017 at 9:35 AM
I don't need a special episode to explain dramas. That is what Dramabeans recaps are for. (Anyways, that's why I read them. AND to marvel at the clever prose of all the dramabeans writers.)
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harmonyfb
January 13, 2017 at 10:12 PM
Wait, what? Only one episode of Goblin this week? GAH.
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34 Wag-a-muffin
January 13, 2017 at 9:33 AM
Finally watching Misaeng. Wow. I like it. Sometimes whenI watch something that EVERYBODY loves, I go into it with almost a chip on my shoulder. (Why do I do that??? I dunno.) It's like, Okay, show me why you're so good.
But I like Misaeng. So different. So good. Thanks EVERYONE here who recommended it. (It kind of reminds me a teensy bit of my favorite drama, History of a Salaryman. Only it's more realistic.)
Still. Thanks. (I'm on episode 11.)
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cozybooks
January 13, 2017 at 9:37 AM
re: going into with a chip on my shoulder. I tend to do that too, and not just with dramas--mostly because when something is heavily recommended I can see that part of it is hype (like a few popular book/movie series out there). But then there are shows that really are just stellar, like Misaeng. For me it all comes down to how they praise the show--is it tone, message, actors, OTP, story?
And I'm glad you're liking Misaeng! It took me forever to watch it because I always heard it described as "really good, but depressing."
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alua
January 13, 2017 at 10:43 AM
The only problem with Misaeng is that it put the bar so high that I struggle with most kdramas after that... I want that kind of quality, if not all the time, at least a few times a year.
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rentenmann *SWAG*
January 13, 2017 at 3:39 PM
I'm watching Misaeng now, too! I think I've been kicked in the feels several times each episode. I'm sorry that I only have two episodes left! ?
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35 owl
January 13, 2017 at 9:45 AM
Dropping in to say hi before I go off to read db's Top 10 Favovite OTPs! It's been a shaky start in 2017 with a stubborn cough that won't go away, moving to a new house (unpacking and more unpacking), and enough snow and scary ice to make up for the past several milder winters. It's freezing! They can just cancel January as far as I'm concerned.
But nothing stops me fro watching kdramas and k-entertainment and, in fact, inclement weather is perfect for kdrama-ing away!
I loved Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo and its lighthearted, sweet relationship story. Bok Joo and Joon Hyung make a cute couple that deserves good things together and a happy ever after. Cute, cute, cute!
Here's what I watched this week:
https://cimiart.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/a-weeks-worth-of-kdramas-week-of-january-7-13-2017/
Have a great weekend!
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korfan
January 13, 2017 at 10:06 AM
owl -
New word I'll be using in 2017 ..... "kdrama-ing"
"So sorry, I can't schedule the appointment at that time. I'll be kdrama-ing."
"This weekend I'm going to be kdrama-ing for a couple of hours."
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owl
January 13, 2017 at 11:46 AM
hi korfan,
Speaking of words acquired while kdrama-ing, I was thinking how often I now use the word "refreshing" to describe something new or unexpected that I like.
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redfox
January 13, 2017 at 10:34 AM
punch that cough in the gut.
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owl
January 13, 2017 at 1:49 PM
I'm doing my best, superfox. It's a tough one, though.
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Wag-a-muffin
January 13, 2017 at 3:26 PM
Owl, you be mindful of that cough, ya hear? If it lasts more than a couple of months, see if it's something more serious. (It probably isn't, but don't mess around with your lungs.)
<3
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owl
January 13, 2017 at 7:18 PM
Thanks, Wag_a_Muffin, I'll take care.
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 9:43 PM
I love your week in review posts! I'm happy my question lead to such a fun update idea.
Hope you feel better soon.
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owl
January 13, 2017 at 10:33 PM
:)
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36 No1
January 13, 2017 at 9:58 AM
Happy Friday Beanies. Commenting after long time here....
Feeling the withdrawals of WLFKBJ
What a drama... After long time enjoyed a drama to the fullest....
Best of the Coming to age drama...
And the OTP couple of the drama is the best
Joon Hyung & Bok Joo Best couple ever...
The second episode's headbutt is the starting of my addiction of this drama. I knew that if i watch it in the starting i will miss my sleep by waiting for the latest episodes.... What to but I did exactly that....
Watchin the raw then waiting for the subbed one then to read the recap... I didnt post any reply to that... but enjoyed the comments of lollypip and every one who replied to it...
Didn't miss a drama like this in a long time...
Gonna miss the drama very much...
Joon Hyung's cuteness and Bok Joo's loud mouth gonna miss it and i'm already missing it...
Tell me guys how many times should i watch it to get a hold of my withdrawals anyone up for the re-watching marathon with me??
I'm like watching it again and again since Thursday for the 5th time... couldn't stop it....
Any one who is doing the same thing like me???
As Joon Hyung cried "I miss you Bok Jooya" im Shouting I MISS YOU WLFKBJ
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 10:18 AM
You're not the only one hitting that replay button over and over again. I watched episode 15 like 5 times in two days. I'll definitely be replaying this show more than a couple times in the future. Wishing all the best for the cast and crew in the future.
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37 hades
January 13, 2017 at 10:14 AM
As I'm late to the drama world, I decided to finally watch Boys Over Flowers because of how popular it is, how often it comes up in discussion, and how popular Lee Min Ho. For the first half of the series's run I kept on asking myself, why am I still watching this crap? For the next few episodes after that I was like, this crap isn't that bad. When it came to the ending I was like, hmmm, I feel seriously cheated here. I went away feeling like I had a laundry list of issues and unresolved feelings with the show. Spoilers ahead for the makjang is strong in this one.
Where to begin? How about, why on God's green Earth did that evil witch not get some comeuppance for all the hell she put Jan Di and her family, and Jun Pyo through. In the end everything is fine and dandy with the father regaining consciousness, the evil witch taking care of him, and her daughter running the company. What the heck!? Seriously.
Either Hye Sun's acting really really annoyed me, or the character Jan Di really annoyed me. Almost everything that came out her mouth seemed like a lie. Jan Di seemed like a very Japanese school girl with her expressions with some flashes of Korean peppered about when she was serious. And wouldn't that strong girl shown at the beginning of the show fight for what she wants throughout the show? Apparently not.
So what's the difference between your soulmate and your husband!? Don't people usually marry their soulmates? This drama gave some of the heaviest SLS I've seen to date. I felt so bad for Jan Di's "soulmate."
For as much as a playboy with a guarded heart as he was, Yi Jung was a ray of sunshine in this drama. I wished they had developed his relationship with Ga Eul just a bit more.
Jun Pyo was strangely likeable at times. His hairstyle was kinda ridiculous. As a commenter on DramaFever put it, "that BOF hairdo looked liked it belonged more on the head of an old Korean grandma" and I kinda have to agree. Having said that, I do like how they applied it to the show with the food.
Who is Woo Bin again? Some sidekick to a sidekick?
I really didn't like how they portrayed the "gay" character. He seemed to be a badass cook, but his storyline was so half baked that it annoyed me a bit more with the borderline homophobia.
According to the show, if you go to China, expect to be mugged.
I have to say that I loved Jun Hee. She was pretty awesome throughout.
I am happy I watched the show though. At least now I can have a better understanding of peoples references and comments. I definitely wouldn't recommend this to someone as their first drama though. There are many better dramas out there. I was thinking about watching Heirs, but not sure I can handle another one of these shows just right now.
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jenny13
January 13, 2017 at 10:58 AM
this was the 3rd drama I ever watched and I'm so glad it wasn't my first either cause good Lord is it cheesy...but I loved reading your analysis of BOF :D
I agree with you on JanDi...I was so infuriated that she could not fight for her love when Gu Jun Pyo was about to get married. She did nothing to actually try to save her man as she could have done so. Instead she was so obtusely passive and others as always took care of things for her.
I'm thinking of watching Heirs soon just cause I did find Lee Min Ho's character to be likeable at times and towards the end he was my main reason for finishing the drama.
Overall my thoughts on BOF is that it is the love story about two dumb people, so basically not my cup of tea.
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 4:26 PM
If you decide to watch Heirs let me know. It might give me some motivation to watch it ?.
I agree with you that she could be passively obtuse, but I think she took the initiative at other times, just not for the things that were really worth it in the end. I do commend her for taking that trip to China which showed that she really loved him, and when it came to money, she never liked to take "handouts." Other than that though, it was F4 to the rescue.
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jenny13
January 16, 2017 at 8:45 AM
Planning on watching Heirs this spring...feel free to email me at [email protected] with Heirs in the subject line so we can watch together and discuss :D
Yeah I cheered for her decision to go to China but then facepalmed at all the dumb things she did in China like let strange children approach her and steal her luggage and forgetting her wallet like that omg...it's like the girl had no common sense at so many points.
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owl
January 13, 2017 at 11:52 AM
hi hades.red,
One of my favorite scenes in Boys Over Flowers is when chaebol Jun Pyo is sitting in the rooftop apartment next to Jan Di and her brother eating dry ramen from the package because he doesn't know how to boil water. Pfftt! I'm going to rewatch Flower Boy Ramen Shop one of these cold, wintry nights, too. Still lovin' my first kdrama loves!
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 4:30 PM
hahaha. I liked that scene as well, and any insect scene that saw him cowering. Oddly enough, that just reminded me of how he interacted with her family. Making kimchi, ramen, and the sleepover.
Was Flower Boy Ramen Shop any good? I'm thinking about giving it a try again. Don't think I got past the first episode.
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 6:38 PM
I always vote yes to watching an Oh! Boys project. Go in order
My list goes:
Shut Up Flower Boy Band
Flower Boy Next Door
Dating Agency Cyrano
Flower Boy Ramen Shop
I have yet to start Hwarang
The low listing of FBRS isn't because it's not good but because the others speak to me more.
And it has an EPIC kiss
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owl
January 13, 2017 at 7:21 PM
You know, I loved it. Il Woo, Min Woo , all the flower boys. But best of all is Shut Up Flower Boy Band - that is a MUST. And Flower Boy Next Door, too.
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 8:16 PM
@Purple Owl @owl SUFBB added to queue. Will let you guys know how it turns out for me. Might try FBRS after just to see that epic kiss. Currently watching Hwarang.
purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 9:33 PM
@owl
We unite again!
owl
January 13, 2017 at 10:20 PM
Dating Agency Cyrano was a sleeper on the ratings chart but I loved it. A lot! I remember how much I loved Kin Young's (Sooyoung) wardrobe, she was adorable! Of all the kdramas HOng Jong Hyun has been in, I liked him best in this. And Lee Jong-Hyuk in this, really good, but I like him in A Gentleman's Dignity best.
owl
January 13, 2017 at 10:21 PM
Hey Purple Owl, owls unite!
purpleowl
January 14, 2017 at 7:10 PM
@owl
Sooyoung's everything was amazing. I didn't know about the feelings toward idol-actors at the time. But I knew she was in SNSD and she surprised me with her ability.
Yes, best Hong Jonghyun with a close 2nd for White Christmas. *my undying love*. He was cute in Oh My Lady as well.
Oh, and Jo Yoon Woo was adorable. Also introduced to Lee Chun Hee
bbstl
January 13, 2017 at 2:45 PM
>>Either Hye Sun’s acting really really annoyed me, or the character Jan Di really annoyed me. <<
It can be both.
I would never recommend BOF as a first kdrama either. That it has been so many people's (and Beanie's) gateway drama is amazing! You did the right thing, it's required watching. And I support you in delaying Heirs, unless your heart REALLY beats for LMH.
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 4:41 PM
I'm not a super fan of Lee Min Ho, but he did win me over a bit in this drama, enough to possibly watch some of his other works. However I'm not a super fan like others are of him. That's reserved for ppl like Nam Joo Hyuk, Ha Seok Jin, Taecyeon, Park Bo Gum, Song Joong Ki, and Park Seo Joon. Wow, that a much longer list than I expected and I haven't even watched a third of the stuff they are in ?. Sucks to be a late bird to the drama party. How could I ever get the time.
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owl
January 13, 2017 at 10:26 PM
Lee Min Ho has always gotten a pass from me, maybe because he was one of the first Korean actors I became aware of. I loved him in City Hunter and Personal Taste and I am currently watching Legend of the Blue Sea where he does those Lee Min Ho little things (that smile, the turn of his head, the chaebol laugh) that are just him and get to me every time.
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rentenmann *SWAG*
January 13, 2017 at 3:50 PM
Lol, that was my second k-drama! The first one was Me, too Flower. That one devolved into a train wreck, but I stuck with it for Yoon Shi Yoon. There were many times that I was cackling in each drama from the cheese-tacular scenes. But BOF also got me to Google the actors, which sent me down the YouTube rabbit hole watching one K-pop video after another. First, I'd laugh at the silly videos and make-up and hairstyles. Then I went back to them because they were super catchy. And now I can't remember the last time I've enjoyed watching anything in English... Not sorry!
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hades
January 13, 2017 at 4:47 PM
Haha. I can so identify. When ppl ask me what I'm currently watching, I'm like, you wouldn't know it even if I told you. Even when I go and tell them, I've only ever met two ppl who shared similar interest, non of whom I was acquaintances or friends with already. It's been months since I've seriously watched an English language series. I sooo need to catch up and GoT though.
I'm so lucky that my first K-Drama was Coffee Prince. I stopped watching it mid series because something really pissed me off, but I eventually got back into it and never looked back since.
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 6:44 PM
What an interesting first kdrama. I watched M,TF! later and still only stuck it out for Yoon Shi Yoon. Lee Ki Kwang was entertaining too.
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owl
January 13, 2017 at 10:28 PM
Yoon Shi Yoon! Total best boyfriend material in every way!
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rentenmann *SWAG*
January 16, 2017 at 6:45 AM
YSY is pretty far up the list for BF material (when I was younger and available, hee). Of course, now NKH is up there after his performance in WF! So many that are so cute and just make me a proud aunt nowadays, for what they can do.
rentenmann *SWAG*
January 16, 2017 at 6:42 AM
Haha! Yup, I stuck it out for Yoon Shi-yoon. He's just adorable in that drama and most of the others I've seen him do. I'm surprised that I went and watched another k-drama, and to think it was BOF is pretty funny. That drama helped me find this site, where I could read recaps of what happened in episodes I'd seen (as in, I was looking for what cultural cues I'd missed) and what happened next while I sat at work and away from a TV. Ha!
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 5:44 PM
First off, hahahahaha!
BoF was my first kdrama. It was perfect for me because I was all about anime/manga at the time and though I never did anything with Hana Yori Dango it satisfied that interest. And as you said, it is such a makjang so I got to know a good amount of kdrama tropes.
Now to reply to your comments.
I think it's Jan-di that you hate. But it could be both. I recommend Absolute Boyfriend to see how yu feel about her as an actress. It's not her voice because it's TW. But her expressions are pretty on point.
Also, k-heroines never stay awesome. My chingu and I are always joking about that high kick in comparison to Jan-di for the rest of the drama.
I believe there are multiple "soulmates" out there for everyone. The only person I consider my soulmate, is a guy but we would never happen. We're platonic life friends. I'd rather not marry my soulmate. I appreciate second lead and Jan-di's friendship. Maybe it's because I'm a guy's girl, but a non-romantic friend of the opposite sex seems important.
Although that's probably my least SLS show ever. I still can't forgive him for interrupting an attempted assault on her not to help, but to ask about pancakes!
Kim Bum & Kim So Eun saved the romance in that drama.
Jun Pyo was such an wild man-child.
Woo Bin is the son of a mobster. I don't think he was as rich so much as influential. Don't get me wrong, he still has loads of money but he was in F4 to build bad connections for life.
I don't remember the "gay" character. But you should probably not watch Personal Taste very soon.
My advice: Wait until there's not so many promising dramas to live watch, before you watch Heirs.
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hades
January 14, 2017 at 7:34 AM
I started off in anime and manga before I got into drama. Still follow certain things like One Piece, Yuri!!! on Ice, Interview with Monster Girls, Konosuba, Dragon Ball Super etc. I need to watch Orange and Erased. After decades of that you would think that I would be good with J-Dramas, but I usually find it difficult to get behind them. I don't know if it's a suspension of disbelief thing or what, but I usually just get annoyed.
I would watch a drama more for a particular actor more than an actress--outside of if it's good or not. So not sure if I'll get around to Absolute Boyfriend.
A non-romantic friend of both sexes I can see as important, but poor guy went through some serious torture and I was surprised he was able to endure as well as he did and stay loyal to Jun Pyo even after is threats that he would go after Jan Di. That attraction can really mess with a friendship though--between you and the friend you are attracted to, and everyone else invloved.
I think Ji Hoo was trying to save face with the whole asking for the pancake recipe thing when he saved her, at least that's what I try to tell myself.
Yee Jung and Ga Eul were awesome.
Agreed on Jun Pyo. I do have to say that he really frustrated me with his timing to step up. It was cool that he learned how to swim to make sure he could save his girl if that ever happened again. Oh, that reminds me, I can't help it, but I'm surprised Jan Di didn't have a neck injury as well with her poor swimming form.
Chun Sik was the chef/boss at the restaurant Jan Di worked at. He was a total fan boy for male actors--and singers I think. I just remember cringing a bit when certain comments were made because of this.
Dare I ask about Personal Taste?
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purpleowl
January 16, 2017 at 7:17 PM
Anime is easier to believe the fantastical. Jdrama are just like, really?!
The first drama I ever watched was the live action for The Wallflower. The main leads superhuman ability was hilarious. I finished My Little Lover recently and the 15 cm girl took a lot of suspension for disbelief lol.
Yeah, I watched Absolute Boyfriend for Jiro Wang but was pleasantly surprised to see Hye Sun in a 2nd drama.
I warn you on PT because Lee Min Ho pretends to be gay for the plot. It's stereotype galore.
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Bad Cheese Cheddar
January 13, 2017 at 8:06 PM
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala.... not listening. *Metaphorical fingers in ears*
Still have not seen BOF. I just can't bring myself to... is it worth it?
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 9:11 PM
Yes!
Well, no. But you have to see it!
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owl
January 13, 2017 at 10:30 PM
Yes!
Well, no. But you have to see it!
(I'm sure that we me who said that!)
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hades
January 14, 2017 at 6:37 AM
It's a little bit of torture but if you're new to drama land as I am, it might help with certain things--like seeing just how far we've come, seeing makjang in full effect etc.
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rentenmann *SWAG*
January 16, 2017 at 6:53 AM
I feel like that drama is a rite of passage. It's cringe-worthy in its hilarity and outlandish styles of portrayal of rich people (gosh I hope they're not like that in real life), the makjang, and such. So as a rite of passage, I think it's worth watching. You'll have that theme song stuck in your head before you know it. *maniacal laughter ensues*
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38 Acjo
January 13, 2017 at 10:55 AM
Hi can anyone help me find this korean drama. It is from late 90s or early 00s. It is about a woman whose ex-boyfriend moves in next door. They were each other's first loves but she didn't marry him because he was poor. She married a rich but abusive man and her ex-bf who became a successful lawyer protects her from her husband. Anyone remember?? Trying to find it... thank u!
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39 jessanno
January 13, 2017 at 11:38 AM
Hey guys! So I'm taking a social media hiatus but I can't let go of Dramabeans because I need to vent about my shows. I just finished Remember with Yoo Seung-ho and I loved it! The ending was kind of vague though. -_-
I even loved Namgoong Min. His character made me want to punch him in the face and set him on fire but Namgoong did such an amazing job. Yoo Seung-ho wowed me as usual. I haven't come across another actor that can cry as beautifully as him. I can't wait for his new show!
And of course I am back in a drama slump. Weightlifting Fairy and Oh My Geum-bi are over and Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim is ending soon. I have no clue what to do with myself. I miss Weightlifting Fairy so much already. Even watching Legend of the Blue Sea only temporarily took me out of the slump. I've been searching for shows to watch and I can't watch anything else. Hopefully the new round of shows that are coming out helps to ease my drama slump. I think I am most excited about Introverted Boss, Tomorrow With You, Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, and Voice.
I have a question about Empress Ki, did anyone hate Ji Chang Wook's character? He tried to force himself on Nyang and he basically stalked her and held her hostage. I really dislike him. Even now when she has chosen to be with him, I still don't like him. I started watching it last month and I'm on episode 38 but I can't move forward. Mainly because I don't like how Nyang has basically been put on a back burner. She is such an awesome character and while she is smart, she is also kick ass and I hate the scenes when she should be kicking ass but they have her hiding behind someone. She is way too bomb for that!
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owl
January 13, 2017 at 12:10 PM
oops, responded to your post in 40 :/ sorry
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earthna
January 13, 2017 at 12:27 PM
Yo, JessA! I know how it feels to be in that drama slump. I was like that before after My Love From the Stars ended and the show that dragged me out of it was Flowers for My Life. It's a 2007 drama so I'm not sure if you've seen it yet. It starred Cha Taehyun and Kang Hyejung.
I also recommend Unexpected You for a fun family drama or Yoona's Street for a slice-of-life-as-realistic-as-you-can-get drama. Both are 50 episodes so they will occupy you for a while.^^
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40 owl
January 13, 2017 at 12:09 PM
Hi JessA,
I've liked Namgung Min in several kdramas, have you seen Beautiful Gong Shim or I Need Romance 3? And of course Yoo Seung Ho, when will be be in another kdrama? (I did watch the movie, The Magician, which came out around the time of Remember. I wasn't bad.)
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jessanno
January 13, 2017 at 12:25 PM
I've seen Beautiful Gong Shim and I am convinced he needs to play quirky weird characters forever! lol I have not seen I Need Romance 3.
Yoo Seung-ho's new drama is called Ruler: Master of the Mask and it comes out in May.
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41 earthna
January 13, 2017 at 12:22 PM
Everyone! I finally got a job! I've been applying and getting rejected here and there for about a year now. But finally! Someone hired and trusted me who doesn't have much experience. ㅠㅠ I won't have much time for dramas anymore but I'm so happy to finally be able to work on the field that I studied for.
On a sad note though... no more WFKBJ. Such a beautiful drama. You'll remain in my heart forever.
Have an awesome weekend, beanies~~
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jenny13
January 13, 2017 at 12:31 PM
Congratulations on your job, earthna!
I personally got hired at a full time job after a year of applying this past October and I celebrated getting the elusive full time job just as much as Kim HyeJin celebrated her job on She Was Pretty (in case you've seen that drama ;) then you'll remember all the jumping and squeeing over getting a job)
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earthna
January 13, 2017 at 12:54 PM
Oh, yes. I've seen She Was Pretty and I was like that too! HAHA. Thanks you, jenny13~
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mary
January 13, 2017 at 1:27 PM
Oh, that's great news :) I'm happy for you! Good luck on the new job.
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 5:04 PM
Congratulations on the job! I hope you get settled quickly and have fun.
Same on Bokeelia Joo.
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Mermaid Scribbler
January 13, 2017 at 7:56 PM
Congrats!! ???
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42 Jenny
January 13, 2017 at 1:26 PM
The table.
Someone explain to me how every drama has that same low to the ground wooden outdoor table? Occasionally it's painted yellow or white, but every family has that table. I looked on the interwebs to find one, just to see if it's like super easy to buy, but I can't find one.
Someone find me that table, please!!!
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junny
January 13, 2017 at 2:57 PM
Something like this? https://www.aliexpress.com/popular/korean-dining-table.html
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mary
January 13, 2017 at 3:26 PM
I think it's this one. The one that's almost a bed too: https://rarapop.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-20-at-9-52-27-pm.png?w=1024&h=572
I also have table envy about this but can't find one anywhere. They're always selling the indoor, smaller ones.
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ET
January 13, 2017 at 10:15 PM
Talk about table cum bed...immediately reminded me of that Nodame's kotatsu! It was crazy, LOL.
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ET
January 13, 2017 at 10:11 PM
I am just amazed at how the Koreans can sit at these low tables.
I can sit down legs crossed but I'm not fond of sitting down with both legs tucked one side which I see some of them do. My mother who's in her 80s has knee replacements and I don't know what she'll do if she has to use a low table. Yet all the Korean grandmas and grandpas use it without issue.
Sorry if I digress but I have been perplexed by this.
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43 kdramafan
January 13, 2017 at 3:14 PM
Hi there.
Watched the end of Weightlifting Fairy.
Rewatched I Hear Your Voice. Thanks for the recommendation.
Started watching the Naked Fireman.
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44 Transmission
January 13, 2017 at 4:09 PM
I'm not watching anything cause i have to study.... :'(
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azkaa
January 14, 2017 at 2:13 AM
Hang in there and GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR STUDYING!!
Kdrama is always there waiting after all the hard work, it will be more delicious to get the treat after all the work believe me ?
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45 ColdCrane
January 13, 2017 at 4:11 PM
Is anyone else watching ‘Father, I’ll take care of you”? I started watching it based on javabeans post saying it was a good show, and specifically the brewing romance between the youngest characters. I’m okay with that romance, but I’m a lot more interested in the romance between the revenge-heavy neighbor and the goofball world-traveling daughter. The actress is overacting it a bit, but I’m intrigued because of the looming fireball when all the truths are revealed. It’s a fun show with a lot of distinct characters.
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Pyc
January 13, 2017 at 8:38 PM
Me too. I'm more interested in the other couple and wish I could fast forward to know the revenge plot and how that budding romance might change the track.
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46 vanity0326
January 13, 2017 at 7:16 PM
Woah! I thought that tonight's episode of Goblin was the last one and I astounded that it would end that way! Then I updated my drama list and realized we had more episodes to go. That made me happy. Yet also sad that a drama about a great and lonely god would (probably) not end so dramatically.
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47 Mermaid Scribbler
January 13, 2017 at 8:05 PM
Hi -
Currently watching:
Goblin - Love it!
V-Focus - How many times can DR hug that plastic robot in a dress? I don't like it! Also, I am finding it hard to finish. How many times will DR get kidnapped or threatened with zero fear from me that she will be killed and NO Post-traumatic stress for her ever. Ever ever. Not even a good cry or a bad dream sequence. Nada. However, I still am trying to finish it. Why???
Behind Your Smile - The tropiest of the tropes, but I keep watching it. I like the characters.
I dropped the dressmaking one. I can't even remember the name and refuse to google it in case I lose my comment.
I am trying to limit my dramas because I have a project due at the end of the month, but I am reading a Nero Wolfe mystery. So good. Rex Stout is my favorite.
Have a super weekend Beanies!
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48 Bad Cheese Cheddar
January 13, 2017 at 8:14 PM
I have been having a really bad day. Then I came on here and read everyone's comments and it cheered me up.
I want to thank all of you beanies!
Ok, so I did watch Goblin today... there were gasps, and tears... but what i really remember is:
Finally, THAT IS HOW YOU KISS A WOMAN!
*cough, nudge* looking at pictures of actors and directors that will remain nameless. *cough, nudge, nudge*
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purpleowl
January 13, 2017 at 9:07 PM
Yay! For cheering each other up. ?
I'll have to look up that kiss lol
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purpleowl
January 16, 2017 at 5:04 AM
So it took a bit of searching as I'm not watching that drama.
At first, I thought you meant the drinking kiss. But then I got to the road kiss. Yassss! Seo In Guk maybe kissing prince but Gong Yoo is King!
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harmonyfb
January 13, 2017 at 10:04 PM
Finally, THAT IS HOW YOU KISS A WOMAN!
Hell-to-the-YES. That was a verrrrry nice kiss.
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rentenmann *SWAG*
January 16, 2017 at 6:57 AM
That IS how you kiss a woman. Yes! I actually had my fist in the air wailing, yeeeeessss at my screen...
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49 harmonyfb
January 13, 2017 at 10:01 PM
Finally able to post in the OT (though I think I'm the only one left at the party. Oh, well.)
America is a very stressful place these days (with occasional bouts of bizarre hilarity - the P-E paid Russian prostitutes to do what, now?)
I'm happy to say that kdrama is still there for me, helping me keep my blood pressure under control.
What I'm watching this week:
Goblin: Every week I like this more and more. Lee Dong-wook is just amazing and I want a "Reaper" TV series right the heck NOW. (I have to admit, I'm much more interested in the Reaper backstories than I am the Goblin's narrative arc.)
That said, I watched it with my husband tonight, and he said "That was a pretty good ending, though a bit of a downer".
Me: "That's not the end. There's three more episodes. Dunno what they're gonna talk about for that whole time, though."
Hwarang: I peeked at this because some people were talking about how much they enjoyed it, and I actually like it. It manages to maintain a light tone even while handling all that heavy stuff, and the anachronisms are amusing without coming off as stupid. Also, they are some decorative young men and I am not blind.
Cinderella and her Knights: See, when I get to a certain stress level, I need mindless rom-com. So I started watching this. It's a measure of how stressed I've been that I made it nearly to the end before I reached the point of not being able to watch another minute because OMG this is so goopy and makjang. (Cancer AND birth secrets AND betrayal AND noble idiocy and OMG ENOUGH.)
It's Laotian, not Korean, but y'all should check out the movie Dearest Sister (it's on Shudder right now). SO GOOD. About a girl who comes to help her cousin who's going blind - and the oncoming blindness is causing her to see ghosts. It's also about isolation and class issues, and money stress and really, just go watch it.
Also, the Chinese patron who asked me about movies discovered our K-dramas. She's on her third one. HA. (And one of our old guys took my advice & checked out Misaeng, & now he's on his fourth series.) I'll have them all watching Kdramas sooner or later. ;)
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Pepe
January 14, 2017 at 7:43 AM
It's real fake news, real fake.
4chan trolled the real fake news networks
http://m.imgur.com/GJ1kUmZ?r
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Bad Cheese Cheddar
January 14, 2017 at 6:32 PM
Yes, it has been very stressful in the US lately. I've stopped watching the news... but then i'll see something on FB.
I concur... KDramas are keeping me sane!
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harmonyfb
January 15, 2017 at 1:16 PM
:gives kdrama therapy high-five:
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bbstl
January 15, 2017 at 3:10 PM
Hi harmonyfb, just in case you stop back here. I've gone from total news junkie to just reading enough so that I can understand the late-night jokes. And man, they were Hi-larious last week (if you could forget the big picture of what you were laughing about ?). I've never been so grateful for kdramas, and good ones, to provide a place for my mind to go these past months. But not Cinderella 4K, which I stupidly finished just to see how bad it could get. BAD was the answer. Also Worse. Ugh.
I just love hearing about your successes with kdramas at the library! It's really fun to think of you creating a kdrama fan base all by yourself. Some of your patrons may even be Beanies by now ??
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harmonyfb
January 15, 2017 at 4:36 PM
I’ve never been so grateful for kdramas, and good ones, to provide a place for my mind to go these past months.
I hear that. I've desperately needed something to respite my anxiety (after all, one can't stay drunk on champagne EVERY day. ;)
not Cinderella 4K, which I stupidly finished just to see how bad it could get. BAD was the answer. Also Worse. Ugh.
It was so bad. And there's only so many cracks that can be plastered over by Jung Il Woo's cutie-pie grin.
I just love hearing about your successes with kdramas at the library!
I knew there'd be a demand for it if I could get them ordered. :) "Train to Busan" has a nice long wait list. I think I'm going to order Bad Guys next.
rentenmann *SWAG*
January 16, 2017 at 7:02 AM
I want a Reapers spin-off, too! And NOW. Also, how fun is it that you're starting a k-drama fan club via patrons? Fun! I want in, I want in!!!
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harmonyfb
January 16, 2017 at 8:23 AM
Reapers, Inc.
I know, right? So much more interesting than the Goblin's storyline. Think of all the stories you could tell, and how much emotional depth you could tease out of them. :sighs for what could have been:
I want in, I want in!!!
Go to your local library and start asking the librarians to buy dramas! :) Most libraries will purchase patron requests (within reason); I'd pick out the very best one you can think of and talk it up to the staff. If one of them watches it and gets hooked, then you'll have an in for ordering more. ;)
I recommend '2 Weeks' and 'Train to Busan' as the gateway drugs. They'll appeal to a lot of different people & will get lots of circulation (and circulation numbers drive future purchases!)
It's taken me a couple of years to get it going - I initially bought four dramas w/my own money & donated them, b/c the director thought they wouldn't circ. I kept track of the numbers & showed him I was right, so there. ;)
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