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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251 harucookie
April 9, 2017 at 4:07 AM
Yey! I love the new site so far. I think I've refreshed this site for at least 5 times since last night. Hee. I've been following Dramabeans for at 6 years now but was never active on the comment section. But that will change now I guess. :)
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252 lidyadya
April 9, 2017 at 4:13 AM
This is crazy! I was just create a paper last week about how responsive and super cool Dramabeans is (I'm in a IT faculty) and they change the website just a day before my presentation!
I'm scratching my head right now since I have to find a reason why my presentation got different printscreen with the one on the paper.
But I know I definitely LOVE the new website, then again can someone blame Dramabeans? They're just become more awesome with the new interface!
And my professor gonna eat me alive tomorrow. God bless(save) me.
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amaimikan
April 9, 2017 at 4:18 AM
Good luck with ur presentation!
The fact that you made a paper based on dramabeans is awesome
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lidyadya
April 9, 2017 at 10:32 PM
Thank God it went well, but my professor told me to rewrite my paper with the new website :)
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girlfriday
April 9, 2017 at 10:36 PM
Gack! You should've told us there was homework on the line! :O
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lidyadya
April 10, 2017 at 7:49 PM
I also found out about the new website a day before lol. But you don't have to worry girlfriday, though my professor told me to rewrite the paper at least I can make half of my classmates curious enough to check out the website. Lol
kaybee
April 9, 2017 at 6:07 AM
I'm sure if you explain to them that the site literally just changed, they won't hold it against you. Hwaiting! :)
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lidyadya
April 9, 2017 at 10:29 PM
Thank you! Yeah, my professor look kinda impress with the new website too. He said that it looks a lot better than the one I present on the paper. But he told me to write new paper with the new website. LOL
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253 cookiemonster
April 9, 2017 at 4:18 AM
the new site is rly pretty!! thanks so much for the hard work :) its my first time commenting even though i have been following dramabeans for the longest time.. rly excited to meet other beanies <3
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254 john
April 9, 2017 at 4:22 AM
Wow, fancy
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255 Funmi Olofinlade
April 9, 2017 at 4:24 AM
Yes. The new look is awesome! Now I don't NEED to keep logging in over and over. It's slick too ???
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256 patinalee
April 9, 2017 at 4:24 AM
Wait.... what? So we start off as Candy and work our way up to contract girlfriend and beyond? Then, if the Beanie's a guy, is he a guy contract girlfriend or just plain contract boyfriend instead? ?
Anyway, congratulations on the new site! ?
ps - had problem registering. Took me a couple of hours to do it. And it's been about 4 hours since then and the verification email still isn't in. I could log in to post this though.
Just to let you guys know. ☺
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PakalanaPikake
April 10, 2017 at 11:16 AM
Good to see you here, patinalee!
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patinalee
April 11, 2017 at 12:49 PM
I'm tickled to read you too, pakalanapikake! :-)
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257 siesta
April 9, 2017 at 4:25 AM
how come i don't see the "switch to blog view" button anywhere?
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mmmmm
April 9, 2017 at 5:14 AM
It's at the top-right corner of this page.
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ilikehim
April 9, 2017 at 5:56 AM
Are you on an iPad because, sameeeee.
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siesta
April 9, 2017 at 7:11 AM
oh i think it's the resolution.. i zoomed out my browser (ctrl + -- in windows) and the button showed up
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258 tamtam
April 9, 2017 at 4:45 AM
Looks awesome, ladies!! Good job!!
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259 stpauligurl
April 9, 2017 at 4:54 AM
Congratulations on a successful launch!!! I love the new site - it's easy on the eyes and is I quickly found my way around it. Good design work!!!!
Your site is the one that I visit daily (and multiple times I must admit) and now that I can log in with my user name it will be easier to make comments.
thanks for all you do to help keep my addiction alive and help me understand so many of the nuances the Korean shows that I miss as a non-speaker. Really - you all are the best!
Chukahnda!!!!!
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PakalanaPikake
April 10, 2017 at 11:18 AM
*waves at stpauligurl*
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stpauligurl
April 11, 2017 at 7:19 AM
*hey there back at you pakalanapike*!!!!! I'm glad that I don't have to sign in every time I want to comment!
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260 silentreader
April 9, 2017 at 4:57 AM
The new layout is pretty! Thank you for your hard work~
So excited to explore the new site, although I'm sad that I can't have my old user-name (Al) because it contains less than 5 characters :(
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261 haruka
April 9, 2017 at 5:00 AM
Congratulation on the moving! I like the minimalist looks, as ever DB has been all this while and, yes for the revival of thumb ups! I'm an all-time lurker so the thumb up button sure comes in handy.
Also, the comment history feature. Like 'em, though it's a bit embarrassing reading back the old me embarrassing herself on internet.
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262 taecnicality
April 9, 2017 at 5:01 AM
I'm loving the changes and the layout looks superb!
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263 virgo
April 9, 2017 at 5:05 AM
I am so gonna miss the old familiar yin and yang logo.
But this ones good too. Simple and classy.
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264 canxi
April 9, 2017 at 5:06 AM
Ayyye, it's live! I refreshed so much, lol.
Just woke up and decided to give it a try. I don't think my icon is showing up yet, but hopefully soon.
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265 hanie
April 9, 2017 at 5:07 AM
yay new home~
Congratulation to all~
I liking this new layout so much~
and brownie points to you who manage to link all my previous comments.. but seeing how much I've commented over the years.... not sure I should feels accomplished or ashamed tho..and I actually spend most of the time just lurking..so.....yeah
lol
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266 sparks121
April 9, 2017 at 5:07 AM
woohoo! the new site looks great!
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267 mmmmm
April 9, 2017 at 5:12 AM
Ohh.. congratulations on your achievement. The site looks lovely :) At first I was a bit sad 'cause I grew to love the old site so much that I felt long for it. But the new one is not bad either. It's nice and clean. I do miss the old DB logo tbh.
Oh.. it's MM here, just in case some nice beanies who used to chatt and offer me good advice pass by ;)
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PakalanaPikake
April 10, 2017 at 11:19 AM
Good to see you, MM!
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mmmmm
April 12, 2017 at 8:40 AM
Hi! PakalanaPikake! *waving back*
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268 gem28
April 9, 2017 at 5:17 AM
It looks great, I love the new layout and features. Good luck DB.
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269 yuelie
April 9, 2017 at 5:23 AM
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yuelie
April 9, 2017 at 5:24 AM
Yay!
Awesome.
Great job and thank you so much!
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270 tesshan
April 9, 2017 at 5:24 AM
How does the My shows part work? Was looking for a button or something to add shows but cannot seem to find it. :p
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ObsessedMuch
April 9, 2017 at 5:56 AM
Hey, go to 'recaps' and then click on 'Master Recap List'. There, find the shows you love and when you click on them, you will see a 'Favourite' tab on the right side. If you click on that, then that show gets added to your 'My Shows'.
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271 grasyaaaaaa
April 9, 2017 at 5:30 AM
Thumbs up to the episode list so I don't need to re-typewhen I go to newer episode recaps. It's very helpful. I usually just type the next episode and replace the old episode in the link but sometimes it doesn't work. Also the notification to see who replied and such is really good too! And also the switch view coz I'm sentimental ahaha! Overall it's good
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grasyaaaaaa
April 9, 2017 at 5:39 AM
Also is it possible to see who upove and downvote your comment? Or I'm just not exploring much?
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Sunflowerdiva
April 9, 2017 at 2:33 PM
I haven't been able to find who upvoted/downvoted comments, so you're not alone. It doesn't really bother me, but I would like to be able to see a list of who I follow and who follows me. That I'd find very useful.
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272 Jamie Opso
April 9, 2017 at 5:32 AM
Awww, my user name was taken... :(
I couldn't register as jamie or Jamie. I've been using it for a while, too. Will I still have my history of comments?
Anyway, congratulations for a successful launch, DB team! Rest and be happy!
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PakalanaPikake
April 10, 2017 at 11:21 AM
Jamie, is that you? -- PakalanaPikake
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Jamie Opso
April 11, 2017 at 6:22 AM
It's me! I guess this is my new handle. It's so nice to see you, PakalanaPikake! I'm looking forward to sharing some drama comments with you in the future, but I think we are not watching the same shows currently.
P.S. It took me so long to figure out how to find your comment to reply to out of the current 820+ comments--there must be an easier way.
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273 hinotori93
April 9, 2017 at 5:35 AM
I've been lurking here for the past two years for my K-drama news and recaps fix. I'm still getting used to the new layout but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon.
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274 legalisfun
April 9, 2017 at 5:37 AM
Woke up like this....
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275 edgepee
April 9, 2017 at 5:41 AM
super loving this. now am like a kid in a candy store....where to begin?? oh right, a profile picture.
loving the cleaner look. and blue's my fav color~
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276 Hyades
April 9, 2017 at 5:42 AM
WoW! I need time to used to the new features in the site. BTW, I have an issue with registration as I have not received any email to verify my account. Any help?
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cutie
April 9, 2017 at 5:47 AM
Email them= [email protected]
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Jamie Opso
April 9, 2017 at 5:49 AM
I haven't received a verification email either, Hyades, but somehow I am registered. Maybe if you try again, you'll be able to register anyway? Good luck!
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hyades
April 9, 2017 at 5:54 AM
jamieopso: it seems I registered without verification email too.
Cuite: did you received any e-mail?
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mmmmm
April 9, 2017 at 6:59 AM
I haven't received any email so far, but I could log in using my email. I logged in at the top-right corner of this page. Somehow it worked it I log in at that place but it didn't when I tried logging in at the comment box. :( Guess there are some things waiting to be fixed.
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ladystar
April 9, 2017 at 7:23 AM
Same thing, registered and no email... but here I am logged in and everything xD
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Lord Cobol
April 9, 2017 at 10:21 AM
Confirmation email seems buggy (?)
My first registration got a prompt email, but it had problems and had to be deleted. 2nd time registration worked but email never came. I thought maybe the system wouldn't send a 2nd confirmation to the same email address (?)
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277 cutie
April 9, 2017 at 5:42 AM
Write a comment...
*deep sigh* finally after trying for like thousand timez to sign up, login and like comments. Lol..
I so love how everything is blue in this new one..
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278 ilikehim
April 9, 2017 at 5:54 AM
I am on my iPad and I actually don't see the Switch to Blog View option. Can someone pleaseeeee direct me?! I scoured the whole page and even tried doing "Find on Page" search to no avail TT.TT
This is important as I am on Dramabeans on my iPad 70% of the time.
I was however, able to do it on my phone under Menu (though it was hidden under the banner.)
Also, sad it wouldn't let you comment with my username/email if not logged in (fields taken?), because sometimes I just want to make a quick comment like before without signing in. But I suppose that makes sense....
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ilikehim
April 9, 2017 at 5:58 AM
It is literally not between the Search icon and the About like it's supposed to..whyyyyy :(((((
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girlfriday
April 9, 2017 at 6:01 AM
This seems to be a glitch in our responsive design, and we're on it! Basically, the site conforms to your browser's width, and on skinny screens, the Switch to Blog View button has decided to play peek-a-boo. We'll get it to stop being so shy!
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ilikehim
April 10, 2017 at 7:50 AM
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vanity0326
April 9, 2017 at 11:11 AM
Thank you so much! I couldn't find it on my phone but I did what you said (menu - middle of the page) and there it was!
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279 namedx
April 9, 2017 at 5:55 AM
This new change is...well, different!! And I'm loving it! I'm treading super carefully coz of how new it all is, even though the content remains the same. But I sure look forward to familiarising myself with all the new features, and make it feel like home again! And I get to use my TOP avatar here - how awesome is that!
Seriously, great work, guys! Thank you for all your hard work and efforts - beanies around the world sure are lucky! *huge round of applause*
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280 aoisakura
April 9, 2017 at 5:57 AM
Love the new look DB!
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281 Buhdoop
April 9, 2017 at 5:58 AM
The site looks so fresh! I love the Dramabeans font. The only thing I noticed was that it is taking longer to load after clicking a link. Not an extra long time, but definitely noticeable. It might just be my computer (MacBook Air).
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282 quirkstine
April 9, 2017 at 6:01 AM
Looking good! Congratulations, ladies! Now kick back, relax, and drink some wine. You all deserve it.
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283 bentohouse
April 9, 2017 at 6:02 AM
I love this whole new look and features! and Blue is my favorite too :) It looks very clean, neat and upbeat. Love it. Good job DB Team!
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284 modernflapper
April 9, 2017 at 6:05 AM
Firefox hates the new website, lol! It looks like I'll have to use Chrome only for Dramabeans.
Haven't gotten my registration email yet either - this is my first post - but overall I appreciate the work you have all done.
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modernflapper
April 9, 2017 at 6:10 AM
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PakalanaPikake
April 10, 2017 at 11:30 AM
I'm using Firefox, and haven't had discernible problems. I'm running on Windows 7 Pro on a laptop connected to a wired router. There is some lag, especially when sending posts, and I've gotten a couple of timed-out error messages that were bogus: my posts actually went through.
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modernflapper
April 10, 2017 at 2:39 PM
It doesn't show the nifty spinning graphic when it loads something, and some of the little images on the page are empty squares. It's probably an Html5 issue as it works fine on Chrome. This isn't the first site where I have that issue, it's not a huge problem. Firefox doesn't play well with many sites, including Photobucket.
I'm running Windows 7 Home on a wireless, my Firefox is up to date. It's not a huge thing, just minor.
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285 Serendipity
April 9, 2017 at 6:12 AM
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286 cynder
April 9, 2017 at 6:13 AM
Yay for new site!
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287 mistblu7
April 9, 2017 at 6:20 AM
loving the new layout
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288 err4tic
April 9, 2017 at 6:22 AM
Urgh. Can't change the account name. T_T I knew I shouldn't have signed up through Facebook. T_T
Awesome new features, though. Also, I found out that my very first comment on DB was on the final episode of Dalja's Spring in 2007. Haha!
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purpleowl
April 9, 2017 at 5:41 PM
Is this erratic?
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err4tic
April 10, 2017 at 9:08 AM
Yep, but I'm using a different email address. I registered the other one using Facebook; lo and behold, my whole name was exposed, and I couldn't change the display/account name. T_T
Then, I tried registering Erratic, to no avail. T_T
Also, glad you somehow remember me, purpleowl. :D
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erratic
April 10, 2017 at 9:14 AM
Also, this is me, too. -.-'
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erratic
April 12, 2017 at 4:55 AM
There. Mush better.
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289 goocze
April 9, 2017 at 6:32 AM
I immediately signed up after I woke up to a new site! :D
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290 Ainos
April 9, 2017 at 6:33 AM
Loving the makeover!!!!!
It took me a while to get registered since I could not figure out the fact that it did not accept caps, had to come and read about it in here. But all is well now. I love that I could reread all of my old comments, all the way back since 2012. Thanks DB for all you do. I know all of us beanies appreciate all you girls do.
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err4tic
April 10, 2017 at 9:11 AM
Oooh. So that's why I couldn't register the name Erratic. Thought the site didn't aceept purely alphabetical names. -.-'
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291 moondane
April 9, 2017 at 6:36 AM
Looving the new layout! Actually went to sleep and waking in between to check if the site made the transition, hahaha! Congrats DB team!
What I really like is that when you are reading a recap, you can now visit easily other recap episodes (because reading one isn't enough!
Question though if there is a complete list here of the beanies' levels? Interested in checking the level names hahaha
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292 kayedrama
April 9, 2017 at 6:43 AM
Would be great if next time dramabeans will be an app ?
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293 Joseph
April 9, 2017 at 6:49 AM
everyone at DB put in such hard work and long long long hours into making this new site. glitches and bugs are still being worked out but that's expected from a move such as this one. thanks to everyone at DB and looking forward to making new friends here.
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294 coralspells
April 9, 2017 at 7:02 AM
It's funny because the site looked totally different in the morning, and once I refreshed the page, I'm brought over to this new "world". I'm still a little confused as to how this current layout looks but the features sound fun and I can't wait to get started!
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295 omomo
April 9, 2017 at 7:04 AM
Whoa great job team! The new site looks great. Making our way around might take some getting used to but I'm sure we'll ease right into it in no time. ??
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296 ajbcu
April 9, 2017 at 7:13 AM
Congrats!! Can't wait to test out the new features :)
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297 ladystar
April 9, 2017 at 7:21 AM
Loving all the changes made to the site <3
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298 antrefleurs
April 9, 2017 at 7:30 AM
I'm really loving the new site layout! Its so soothing and clean to look at. Although the site loads pretty slow on my part, but still great job guys!
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299 jellinda
April 9, 2017 at 7:34 AM
I like the new look! Clearer and user friendly. How do I get to the schedule of shows ? Really rely on it to plan my life around kdramas!
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300 hallyumint
April 9, 2017 at 7:44 AM
My username is HallyuMint but i cant login or register
since its considered invalid.
Can u help me out. I tried both from my smartphone and ipad.
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