Hey mango! I live in Germany. Viki is available, but many shows are not licensed for Germany. Luckily I am QC, so I get to watch every show. For old kdramas or jdoramas, I go for sites such as dramacool...

I love that this is probably a beanie's top 5 important questions when moving.

Hi Mango,
I live in Berlin and watch dramas on Drama Fire and Good Drama.

I wondered both about the picture and about who picks! And I would have guessed the picker might have been you, mary ?

Ally, really only 12 weeks? Girl, I feel like you're a Founding Beanie! LOLOL this week's story is killer (although the spelling geek in me is thinking it's a 'whetstone' to be specific). Surely you can make that show up in a meme, right? ?

Now you've given me a plastic surgery question, I thought it was that people were correcting broad noses trying to get higher noses, is that wrong? Or maybe it's just smaller noses. At any rate, I'm with you on loving PHJ and his high-flying nose whatever he does even if it's knitting (although I think I'd require some pretty emotional yarn to interact with him ?).

Oh lol i just watched coin locker girl too.

Go kyungpyo often plays/played the nice guy in dramaland if not the funny sidekick so its nice to see him play a diff char. And yes to that PBG-KGE romcom. They had cute chemistry tgt.

Was thinking about watching Coin Locker, now I think I should definitely watch it. Sounds interesting!

That's on my list too since I love KGE and I haven't seen PBG in anything yet.

Oh, I have not heard of this. Adding it to my watch list now.

I shipped PBG and KGE so bad after watching the movie and googled everything about the two of them. They even had a CF together after the film!!! I guess many saw their potential team up too! I also came to know that KGE was one of the actresses tapped to play the fem lead of Moonlight Drawn by the Clouds!!! I cannot help but imagine how Moonlight would have been if it were Go Eun and Bo Gum as leads!!! Drama Gods PLEASE MAKE THEM A DRAMA COUPLE because I am still in pain after their Coin Locker Girl fate!!!

When your drama OTP becomes real yeah~

Who is the "SWAG" couple?

I need to rewatch the drama!

Yes! I was looking around for some way to justify watching it a third time... :)

Ikr. I don't usually get emotionally invested in kdrama ships but man, I have a crush on BOTH of them and together they just tickle me pink.

It seems silly but the news kept me so happy (it's like I'm the one in the relationship, lol) that even when I was having back pains and got diagnosed with scoliosis today, it didn't even bother me that much. Hee.

Mine too. But they were so all over each other, this News was bound to come out sooner than later. Ji Soo is such a dork too, leaking his bestie's well kept secrets like that.
I love them to bits and wish them all the happiness in the world.

Me too! I was so happy for them I made a meme for it XD

Yesssssss ! I legit squealed when I heard the news! They're the only Drama couple that I shipped so hard! and when your ship sails for real- Ahhh the feels *heart eyes* I saw a part of the their Couple commentary yesterday (I guess it was accidentally leaked? ) but Omg they are like so adorbs together..and looked so genuinely happy! I hope and wish them all the happiness!

I was smiling from ear to ear. They are so cute and perfect together. Glad that the response has been positive both from Korean and international fans. It was more like, "I'd be more surprised if they aren't real." lol

It doesn't matter if the meme is funny, I just love looking at the screencaps people are coming up with.

Meme away! It's fun memeing. I so wanted to like Perfect Wife but couldn't take the adultery (says she who wants to wreck the marriage in Mystery Queen.) My crush on Yoon Sang Hyun is pretty strong though so i'll wait for his next drama.

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I was not a fan of thrillers before but Choi Min Sik is such an impressive actor that I ended up loving this genre specially in the Korean film industry. ISTD and Old Boy are one of my favorite films.

I love Super Family too. It's both hilarious and heartwarming. I thought it has quite short eps for a sitcom, given how usually they run for more than 100 eps.

Super Family is superb ?

You can even skip episodes if you don't want to go through them all. However, I love almost all the episodes.

Jin Oh is indeed a cute ghost haha. I want Go Kyung Pyo & Kim Seul Gi to reunite as ghosts poor things can't fulfill their love in their respective dramas.

I find it funny that Gyung Pyo and Seul Gi was a pair in Flower Boys Next Door and now they both had been a ghost (with Gyung Pyo still being a ghost), and both of them are adorable ghost!

Same here, I just caught up with it and I am more than ready for more - I love so many things about this drama! Well acted, directed, written, and with some twists and turns I did not expect. And irony. How many shows actually bother with irony?

I like it too and especially if it's based on real artist !

Then it will be ParkPark couple REBOOT! ;)

It will be cuteness overload :3

Ooh! I was intrigued when I saw the promo for that show. I'm glad to hear it's enjoyable! It's definitely on my list of shows to check out :D

Marry Me Or Not made me fall in love with Roy Qiu <3 I agree the lead couple is awesome and they were paired in a previous drama too. They were the best part of the show and I wished to see more of them.

Your name tho!

I put Chief Kim on hold because of studies. After reading Beanies reaction, I think it will be a great reward !

Hi Sera, been a while! Yes, I've watched till episode 5, and never quite got round to starting episode 6. I love the idea of the ahjumma detective, but the show isn't really hitting the right spots for me either - perhaps for the same reasons you've mentioned ? Like what Lee Won Geun's character said?
Speaking of who, this is my first time watching Lee Won Geun in anything and I gotta say - the boy has a cute smile. That's about all I got from this show.

I haven't got back to picking it up. Now that I read your comment, looks even more unlikely.

Huh, I didn't find the men stupid. I just see it as the men are intelligent in their own ways. Ha Wan-Seung operates more on the old-school rely on your gut police work, but in the various cases he was picking-up on things and coming to correct conclusions himself. He was just coming to those conclusions in different ways. He relies more on his senses while she relies more on facts and data and deducing. Like the case with the murderer, he was sure the Grandpa had something he was hiding and there was more to him. I personally just see it as different forms of intelligence.

Chief Hong is just new and untested and he has relied on Yoo Seol-Ok since he first started working. He has not had a chance to stretch his own legs because of that. I think he will prove an able police officer if he let himself not rely so heavily on Seol-Ok.

I think that makes most people watching this drama is the interaction between Seol Ok and Wan Seung. Their bickering is so much fun.
This is not the type of heavy criminal drama that commonly seen on cable channels. This is a light drama that doesn't need to think much when watching it. I like humor that used in this drama
Wan Seung if I'm not mistakenly is assigned in the unit that related to the drug case, probably that's why he isn't used to criminal cases, but his instinct that able to smell the strange things is an advantage indeed.
A lot of supporting and side characters are less explored (This makes me miss Chef Kim). Like, what is the role of Officer Hong now after Wan seung and Seol Ok work together well? It's a pity, because most the characters in this drama are still likable nothing is too evil to date.
But still I like this drama, the contents are quite fresh, these nicely shoot and direct plus the atmosphere and background music are fine.
But I wouldn't recommend it on who likes fast plot, one case spends more than two episodes to be solved. Need patience to watch it.

Yes, I am a little dissatisfied with how the police are portrayed in this show too. They seem so stupid when compared to SO. I expect them to be just as smart as SO. I don't understand why the police has to be dumbed down just so that SO would shine through.

hahaha It's hilarious how I've finished 8 episodes and STILL can't decide if I like this drama or not. I've been noticing how LWG's character relies on her for everything too! She has to explain everything to him and he has a lightbulb moment every time she does so, which doesn't do much to credit him as an officer. That's why the hero was great though, casue he admits (grudgingly) that she might know her stuff but he tries to do it himself too. It kind of feels stagnant now though. I only pretty much tune in to see them bicker

I had no idea such a thing existed. Thanks for the heads-up!

Umm, Nordstrom? *this girl's favorite store ever* How have I not gotten an email about this?????

I find it a good old fashioned drama. A little fluffy and cliched, but nice to sit through on a lazy Sunday afternoon, with a cup of coffee in hand.

I would recommend OCN dramas since they are specialized in crime/thriller dramas. You can try Bad Guys, TEN, Missing Noir M, Vampire Prosecutor, Voice and currently airing Tunnel.

I think pretty much of OCN shows are right up his alley.
-TEN 1 & 2
-Vampire prosecutor 1 & 2
-Bad Guys
-Missing Noir M
-Police Unit 38
-Voice
-Tunnel

For non-OCN show (which usually less violent), I'd recommend
-I Remember You
-Ghost / Phantom
-Joseon X-Files (If he doesn't mind sageuk)

Ohh good for you!! I also have been constantly urging my brother to see 'Signal' but in vain.. He thinks kdramas= romance and fluffy stuff= only for girls and laughs it off. Maybe I should tie him up and sit him in front of the TV to make him watch a episode :D

I absolutely hate that and it's in every drama, even the good ones, except when it isn't.

I think it is just there as both a time filler and to prove that their love is so strong, they can survive a separation that often lasts longer than the relationship. Also, most of these couples don't even communicate while separated even though they totally could.

I also wonder if it's there so often because a lot of relationships end in Korea when the guy has to do his mandatory enlistment for two years so this is actually something they care about. Will the relationship survive that separation?

It's a kdrama thing sunbae. Hehehe.

I've wondered about this myself, and I wish more kdramas won't have it unless it is necessary to the plot (which it isn't 98% of the time)

That's why some drama with this cliche plot becomes boring. LOL. For a long time relationship, separation period probably will be a good thing.

How many followers did they have when you followed them? They may have thought that they were just talking to their friends and didn't realize they were so public until a stranger followed them.