Welcome to the new Dramabeans!
by javabeans
You may notice that things look a little different around here. We’ve been working really hard to bring you a cleaner, more responsive, more interactive experience, and are very excited to welcome you to the new Dramabeans!
Don’t worry—it’s still really the old Dramabeans, and all of our content is still here… somewhere… maybe in a new corner of the site. We know that we’ve gone into your living room and rearranged all of your furniture while you were out, so we’re here to guide you and tell you where we put all your stuff. We even got your some spiffy new stuff to go with it!
User accounts. You are now able to claim your usernames for good by registering with the site. If you are a longtime user, sign up with the email associated with your comments; we’re doing our best to link your old history to your new account. With your account, you can now create a profile and post things on your fan wall, and also track all the comments you’ve made. (You can still comment without creating a user account, although you won’t get to use any of the account features below.)
Upvoting/Downvoting. The thumbs are back! Comments can now be given thumbs-ups and thumbs-downs, but only to registered users. Thumbs are super fun, so you should totally register.
Featured Beanies. The “Beanies” tab in the header will take you to a page that highlights you guys and your comments. Be an active Beanie and be featured here!
Following. Users can follow each other, reply on each other’s fan walls, and get notifications when your friends post content. You can also follow shows by going to a recap and clicking the “Favorite” button.
Beanie Levels. Every comment upvote you’re given, every user you follow (or are followed by), and every fan wall post you make accumulates points for your account! What is this good for? Not anything useful, but we have implemented point levels, which will change your Beanie status as you accumulate more points. In your profile page, you’ll see that your Beanie level starts off as “Candy” (because everybody starts out as a Candy in dramaland!). We plan to also display the point totals so you can actually see how many you have (this feature is coming soon!), as you work your way up to water maid, noble idiot, and contract girlfriend, among many others. We also plan to add comment counts to the point totals.
Notifications. Your account will notify you when someone follows you, when someone comments on your posts (on your fan wall), when someone likes your post, and when a show you’re following adds a new post (say, posts a new recap). We’re adding email notification capability very soon!
Recaps, News, and Extras. We’ve grouped everything into three overarching categories, as you can see from the front page. “Recaps” includes not only drama recaps but also drama reviews (say, year end reviews), What We’re Watching posts, Spill the Beans, and movie reviews. “News” encompasses all news (drama, movie, variety, celebrity). And “Extras” is where you’ll find Podcasts, Open Threads, Beans of Wisdom, Announcement and meta posts, and anything that’s not a recap, review, or news post.
Blog View. If you don’t like this division of categories and yearn for the olden days when everything was in nice reverse chronological order, don’t worry, we’ve taken care of you. The “Switch to Blog View” button in the header will take you to a simple page that displays all posts.
Glitches. We’ve tested the site extensively and prepared as best we could, but we know there will inevitably be some glitches as we all settle into the new site. If you encounter any, shoot us an email at [email protected]. Screenshots are super helpful, as well as information about what device/platform you are using.
Thanks for all your patience and understanding—we’re beyond excited to present our new site to you, and hope you like it! We promise to work out the remaining kinks as quickly as we’re able. In the meantime, go forth and explore, Beanies!
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201 Milo
April 9, 2017 at 12:00 AM
OMG the thumbs up/down buttons are back
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202 odilettante
April 9, 2017 at 12:04 AM
Yay! ^_^
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203 calee
April 9, 2017 at 12:04 AM
Congratulations! New layout looks kinda beach-y hihi I'm so excited to look for shows to add to my page! ^__^
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204 boomboompow
April 9, 2017 at 12:09 AM
So any take what would the next level be after Candy?
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mary
April 9, 2017 at 12:11 AM
Check javabeans and girlfriday's profiles. :) Their points are shooting up!
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kaybee
April 9, 2017 at 3:51 AM
From what I've seen I think it's Jang Geu Rae and then Water Maid?
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205 byeolbits
April 9, 2017 at 12:11 AM
thank you for all your hard work and congratulations! the new layout looks great, i like how clean and minimalistic it is :) really excited to start using all the new features! (o^▽^o)
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206 coffea
April 9, 2017 at 12:15 AM
Awww congrats! The new site is good. I wish there's privacy setting ?
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hades
April 9, 2017 at 12:37 AM
Not too sure how I feel about the "share to" feature either.
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coffea
April 9, 2017 at 2:18 AM
I'm okay as many sites also have, I don't need that feature though.
Actually, it's no different when people take a screenshot of a comment here and then share it to their SNS.
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207 anotheraddict
April 9, 2017 at 12:26 AM
Huzzah! Chukahae! Shabash! ¡Felicitaciones! What a beautiful baby! The site looks very clean and modern-- I can't wait until I have more time to explore.
Profound thanks for all your hard work. <3 My only suggestion is to add a comment box or a link to the comment box at the bottom of the page so we don't always have to scroll up to comment.
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208 oryza
April 9, 2017 at 12:34 AM
great new layout!
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209 daphnedelighted
April 9, 2017 at 12:36 AM
Looking forward to settling in, looks like all your hard work paid off☺
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210 karin
April 9, 2017 at 12:38 AM
Awesome!! Congratulations! So happy with the new look!
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211 slim007
April 9, 2017 at 12:38 AM
This is nice
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212 hibeautiful
April 9, 2017 at 12:48 AM
I've been waiting for this new layout! Yeayy congrats DB team! I love all the features, especially now we can track our own comments, beanies', and share them elsewhere. (For some reasons, I couldn't type my old username when I registered, but when I changed the first three letters, I am now able to log in and see my previous comments here. wondering why.)
That said, I'm so excited to 'explore' this new place. Thanks again, DB team~
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213 blubluskye
April 9, 2017 at 12:49 AM
Thank you DB team for your hardwork. New site looks amazing (I'm sure glitches will be resolved in no time!) I love the new features - 1) my shows, 2) beanie level, 3) cover photo - ahh, now I can have my personalized header for my bae!!, 4) like/unlike buttons, 5) comment history.
Team, you've exceeded my expectations. GOOD JOB!!!
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214 siesta
April 9, 2017 at 12:50 AM
guys i tried registering with my usual email/username (siesta), and it seemed to be going well but then i never got any email notification. i tried login using the username but it said account not activated. i tried registering again with the same user/email but it said the email already used
i'm at a loss now..
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ocean
April 9, 2017 at 1:08 AM
Same thing here. I've patiently been waiting for the notification email for a little over 2 hours. ...... I even sent myself a test email to make sure things are working. Nothing yet though.
What to do?
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kaybee
April 9, 2017 at 1:10 AM
Write to the email at the bottom of the post. I didn't get one either, but they fixed it for me.
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ocean
April 9, 2017 at 1:31 AM
kaybee -
Just sent off an email. Thanks.
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kaybee
April 9, 2017 at 1:42 AM
You're welcome ^^
215 kittypurry
April 9, 2017 at 12:53 AM
why am I not getting the verification mail? *sobs* I've already tried with 2 different mail ids and usernames. now I'm commenting using a third email as well as username. :-(
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siesta
April 9, 2017 at 12:57 AM
same thing happened to me. no verif email :( i don't want to lose my original username..
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kaybee
April 9, 2017 at 1:04 AM
That happened to me too. Just send an email to the one on the bottom of the post :)
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siesta
April 9, 2017 at 1:12 AM
you mean the subscription?
done that but still getting the account not activated error
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kaybee
April 9, 2017 at 1:20 AM
I mean this one: [email protected]
It's the email account they wrote to write to if you experience glitches etc. The staff helped me fix the issue after I wrote them a mail.
Kittypurry
April 10, 2017 at 2:45 AM
I sent one in the contact me page. Will that do? Or should I send to [email protected] ?
Your suggestion is very helpful though thanks :-) I was sadly watching all the comments and thinking I'll never be a part of them, but now I'm hopeful :-)
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swoosiederkins
April 9, 2017 at 1:14 AM
Just in case check your spam folder, too! I was having problems logging in, too, and ended up having to send an email.
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216 neener
April 9, 2017 at 12:59 AM
Looking forward to doing a lot of stuff with this new baby! hihihihi
Great job DB Team for a successful moving out!
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217 kaybee
April 9, 2017 at 1:01 AM
Woohooo! The new site looks awesome, even if I miss the old one ^^
Can't wait to explore the profile-features. The small icon on the profile with talk-bubbles and a number - is that number how many comments you've written?
And thanks so much to gf for quickly making sure my account was up and running! You guys are the best :D
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PakalanaPikake
April 10, 2017 at 11:38 AM
Aloha, kaybee! We both made it over. ;-)
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218 littlemissfussy
April 9, 2017 at 1:16 AM
Love the new look ♡
Had a flashback when you moved server :_( So glad this change went well. Congratulations!
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219 whispersoftheheart
April 9, 2017 at 1:20 AM
love the new layout! big thanks to the Dramabeans team for the hard work :>
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220 mamby
April 9, 2017 at 1:24 AM
My first comment for the new site. But even if the outside is pretty, the inside stays more important. I am a silent reader for many years and enjoy all the job did (recaps, news, reviews etc...). Great job. So i wish you all the team to go well and for long long time.
Sorry for my rusty english.
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221 ness
April 9, 2017 at 1:27 AM
So...what do I do if I've registered but haven't got an activation email? :( It's not in my junk either...
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esorual
April 9, 2017 at 1:48 AM
Ok, I got it fixed via email yay! :) The new look is going to take some getting used to but it looks super neat and pretty! <3
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222 Paz Andal
April 9, 2017 at 1:32 AM
Wow.... Thanks for all your effort to give all the Bennie's who always follow your recap ????????
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Paz Andal
April 9, 2017 at 1:33 AM
Correction to give us the best.... So excited to commeny
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223 spazmo
April 9, 2017 at 1:41 AM
YAY, i'm registered! thanks!
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224 risingsun
April 9, 2017 at 1:42 AM
Congrats on the launch of the new site! I've been mostly a silent reader, but with the implementation of user accounts I'll be sure to comment more often!
Hopefully there are no major bugs, so you can get some well-deserved rest now :)
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225 spazmo
April 9, 2017 at 1:43 AM
how do you get to put an icon by your username?
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risingsun
April 9, 2017 at 1:48 AM
Take a look at your profile page, the option is right there.
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spazmo
April 9, 2017 at 2:04 AM
takes me awhile, i found it, thanks!
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PakalanaPikake
April 10, 2017 at 11:36 AM
Glad to see you here, spazmo! -- PakalanaPikake
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226 korfan
April 9, 2017 at 1:43 AM
Ok, registration/login successful! Yay!
A big thank you to the entire Dramabeans Team and Beanies for all your help!
Site looks great! Off to explore our new home!
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PakalanaPikake
April 10, 2017 at 11:39 AM
*waves at korfan* -- Glad to see you! -- PakalanaPikake
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korfan
April 10, 2017 at 12:51 PM
PakalanaPikake -
*waving back* ..... Likewise! It's always great to see another friendly Beanie!
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227 SHF
April 9, 2017 at 1:43 AM
Omg!!!! Great new layout, but I'm a bit nostalgically missing the old layout! Haha-I take a while to get used to changes lol. Yay, dramabeans!!! I love the new features, thought! Thank you for all your considerations in designing your new site! <3 <3 <3
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228 Orion
April 9, 2017 at 1:50 AM
Oooh, shiny. Lovely design. Easier to find stuff and the added user profile/social element is cool. Happy (new) birthday!
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229 matcha and the beer
April 9, 2017 at 2:07 AM
Yay it's fun!!!
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230 hyungfanboy
April 9, 2017 at 2:39 AM
Annyeong! i totally love the new site, i am a follower from long time ago, but i did not have an account, so when i discovered with the new site that you can sign in, i did it immediatly and i am very happy so far, but i would like to make a suggestion, i think that it would be brilliant to add a chatroom for the users on this site, to comment and talk about our passion for korean dramas and Korea in general. Thank you for the great effort that you are making.
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231 osmanthustea
April 9, 2017 at 2:41 AM
Congrats on the move! When you guys posted about the redesign, I wasn't expecting so many new features (like accounts, thumbs up, notifications) so it sounds like you've really been spending a lot of time thinking through this. Awesome stuff. (=
I really like that it's gonna be easier to find on-going recaps, and i think sectioning the recaps and news will be pretty convenient.
Just one teeny suggestion/request possible to bring back the Currently Airing list? I rely on that a lot, and in the past, I'd deliberately choose "desktop view" on my smartphone just to look at it. X=
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osmanthustea
April 10, 2017 at 6:51 AM
Uh. I don't know if I plain missed it yesterday or if it was newly introduced, but I just saw this (http://www.dramabeans.com/resources/). Whew. Thank you!
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232 Peone Rose
April 9, 2017 at 2:48 AM
me losing my shit about the new layout!!! gonna have sooo much fun with this!!!
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233 t13ndoank
April 9, 2017 at 2:50 AM
Test
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234 nizakhanie
April 9, 2017 at 2:52 AM
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235 Ashvi
April 9, 2017 at 2:53 AM
Love the new layout!! ??❤
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236 nizakhanie
April 9, 2017 at 2:53 AM
omg love the new site guys..even signed up where as before I was just a silent stalker haha ? well done on making such a great site guys
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237 imzadi
April 9, 2017 at 2:57 AM
You really did an amazing job! The new site and features are great and I love it.
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238 seabreeze
April 9, 2017 at 3:01 AM
This is great. Love the new features. I'm probably going to remain a Candy for a long time since i do not comment much. But i signed up anyway so that i can give thumbs up to comments i like ?
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239 sw33tnshie
April 9, 2017 at 3:03 AM
So i don't know where my 1st comment went.
Like the layout on my my phone..can't wait to see it on the computer! It's easy to use so far!
Can't wait for my fun stuff. ..like merch....u know, beanies for us beanies!
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sw33tnshie
April 9, 2017 at 1:08 PM
Ok. Looks similar on the ipad too. With the old site, i would get an error message and it automatically reloads which takes me a while to read a recap. So far, i read one recap with any issues. That's a plus!!!❤️❤️
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240 Cleo Soron
April 9, 2017 at 3:07 AM
Congrats on what seems to be a completely (and very rare!) bug free move.
Most things seem to follow round logically but could anyone tell me
- there the annual awards posts are? I use them a lot when deciding which new show to watch
- the latest round of top 10s (dramas etc) have gone - are they in a section of their own or is it a search thing?
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241 cassie23
April 9, 2017 at 3:10 AM
It's great ??
Finallly i can access through Facebook account
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242 lovesicknoona
April 9, 2017 at 3:12 AM
the new dramabeans is amazing!? love the new layout! ❤
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243 gumiho
April 9, 2017 at 3:22 AM
Ohhhh!!!! This looks so good. Soju for everyone. Do we get a blogwarming party?
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244 javinne
April 9, 2017 at 3:28 AM
I like that we have our own Accounts. Thanks for the changes!
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245 greenfields
April 9, 2017 at 3:28 AM
I love, love this new layout! Great job Dramabeans! :D :D Now that I can sign in, I feel like a real member of a large K-drama lovin' community.
My one and only very minor complaint is about the comment boxes - why can't we make paragraphs? :(
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PakalanaPikake
April 10, 2017 at 11:44 AM
Glad to see you here, greenfields! -- I'm thrown by the loss of line breaks and paragraph breaks in the comments, too. Alas, it appears that my carefully-formatted lengthy epistles (after I finally figured out how to do blockquotes, darn it!) have turned into gigantic run-ons. Auwe! ;-)
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greenfields
April 11, 2017 at 8:33 PM
Hahahaha indeed! Javabeans replied to a comment on another page that Paras are on their to-do list, so you'll soon be back to formatting your lengthy epistles ^^
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246 olutommi
April 9, 2017 at 3:47 AM
Looks good..though more complex than the former. Guess it will take some getting used to. But I'm super excited.
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247 tealy
April 9, 2017 at 3:47 AM
Yassss queens! Thank you for this awesome update! So excited :) love from a longtime lurker ;-)
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248 amyamyamy
April 9, 2017 at 3:50 AM
Love the upgrade! Off to explore the new features...
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249 aramint
April 9, 2017 at 3:58 AM
Woah, hello everyone! Love the new look! ?
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PakalanaPikake
April 10, 2017 at 11:47 AM
Are you by any chance Araminta from the SU BAEK-HYANG forum over at Soompi? If so, am glad to see you again. ;-) -- PakalanaPikake
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aramint
April 12, 2017 at 5:27 AM
erm..erm..erm..not me actually..heheh ? however, nice to meet you! :)
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250 Oppyjcw
April 9, 2017 at 4:02 AM
i can't sign in, why??
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