868

Welcome to the new Dramabeans!

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!

 
RELATED POSTS

Tags: ,

868

Required fields are marked *

OMG the thumbs up/down buttons are back

2
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Yay! ^_^

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Congratulations! New layout looks kinda beach-y hihi I'm so excited to look for shows to add to my page! ^__^

1
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

So any take what would the next level be after Candy?

0
2
reply

Required fields are marked *

Check javabeans and girlfriday's profiles. :) Their points are shooting up!

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

From what I've seen I think it's Jang Geu Rae and then Water Maid?

1
reply

Required fields are marked *

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)

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Awww congrats! The new site is good. I wish there's privacy setting ?

1
2
reply

Required fields are marked *

Not too sure how I feel about the "share to" feature either.

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

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.

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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.

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

great new layout!

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Looking forward to settling in, looks like all your hard work paid off☺

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Awesome!! Congratulations! So happy with the new look!

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

This is nice

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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~

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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!!!

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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..

0
4
reply

Required fields are marked *

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?

0
3
reply

Required fields are marked *

Write to the email at the bottom of the post. I didn't get one either, but they fixed it for me.

0
2
reply

Required fields are marked *

kaybee -

Just sent off an email. Thanks.

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

You're welcome ^^

0

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. :-(

0
6
reply

Required fields are marked *

same thing happened to me. no verif email :( i don't want to lose my original username..

0
4
reply

Required fields are marked *

That happened to me too. Just send an email to the one on the bottom of the post :)

0
3
reply

Required fields are marked *

you mean the subscription?
done that but still getting the account not activated error

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

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.

1

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 :-)

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Just in case check your spam folder, too! I was having problems logging in, too, and ended up having to send an email.

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Looking forward to doing a lot of stuff with this new baby! hihihihi

Great job DB Team for a successful moving out!

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

Aloha, kaybee! We both made it over. ;-)

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Love the new look ♡
Had a flashback when you moved server :_( So glad this change went well. Congratulations!

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

love the new layout! big thanks to the Dramabeans team for the hard work :>

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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.

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

So...what do I do if I've registered but haven't got an activation email? :( It's not in my junk either...

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

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

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Wow.... Thanks for all your effort to give all the Bennie's who always follow your recap ????????
???????
???????
???????
???????
???????
???????
???❤☺??
???????
???????
???????
???????
???????
???????
???????
???❤☺??
???????
???????
???????
???????
???????
???????
???????
???❤☺??

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

Correction to give us the best.... So excited to commeny

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

YAY, i'm registered! thanks!

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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 :)

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

how do you get to put an icon by your username?

0
3
reply

Required fields are marked *

Take a look at your profile page, the option is right there.

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

takes me awhile, i found it, thanks!

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Glad to see you here, spazmo! -- PakalanaPikake

1
reply

Required fields are marked *

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!

0
2
reply

Required fields are marked *

*waves at korfan* -- Glad to see you! -- PakalanaPikake

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

PakalanaPikake -

*waving back* ..... Likewise! It's always great to see another friendly Beanie!

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Oooh, shiny. Lovely design. Easier to find stuff and the added user profile/social element is cool. Happy (new) birthday!

1
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Yay it's fun!!!

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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.

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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=

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

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!

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

me losing my shit about the new layout!!! gonna have sooo much fun with this!!!

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Test

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Comment was deleted

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Love the new layout!! ??❤

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

You really did an amazing job! The new site and features are great and I love it.

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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 ?

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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!

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

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!!!❤️❤️

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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?

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

It's great ??
Finallly i can access through Facebook account

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

the new dramabeans is amazing!? love the new layout! ❤

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Ohhhh!!!! This looks so good. Soju for everyone. Do we get a blogwarming party?

2
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

I like that we have our own Accounts. Thanks for the changes!

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

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? :(

0
2
reply

Required fields are marked *

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! ;-)

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

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 ^^

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Looks good..though more complex than the former. Guess it will take some getting used to. But I'm super excited.

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Yassss queens! Thank you for this awesome update! So excited :) love from a longtime lurker ;-)

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Love the upgrade! Off to explore the new features...

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *

Woah, hello everyone! Love the new look! ?

0
2
reply

Required fields are marked *

Are you by any chance Araminta from the SU BAEK-HYANG forum over at Soompi? If so, am glad to see you again. ;-) -- PakalanaPikake

0
1
reply

Required fields are marked *

erm..erm..erm..not me actually..heheh ? however, nice to meet you! :)

0
reply

Required fields are marked *

i can't sign in, why??

0
0
reply

Required fields are marked *