Happy Friday, Beanies!

I am wondering if anyone who understands Korean can help me with my problem. I've been surfing the net to search for music sheets of KDrama OSTs, and while some famous ones are easily accessible, most are kind of hard to find. Then I found this site which has a few good ones (although not up-to-date). The thing is, I need to log in before I can download the sheets (I think). I can read hangul, but I can not understand the words (hehe), so can anyone guide me on how to create an account on this site? I feel like I can manage myself after that.

Here's the link: http://musicsky.co.kr/

Oh and if you have some good music sheet sources too, may I ask for them? Thank you so much!

500 Open Threads! Congratulations Dramabeans ?
I'm feeling like a real growed-up kdrama fan as I'm currently watching 3 live dramas rather than binging on finished ones. My Secret Romance, Suspicious Partners and Man2Man. Woah - having to live with so much delayed gratification is exhausting!

OT week 15 (I think). I hope everyone is having a great Friday! I’m going on vacay! Will be in Italy for 2 weeks, so may not be around here much. But before I go, just a short summary of this past week.

I finished Oh Hae Young. It had a very satisfying ending. Thank you for the recommendations! And we started Liar and His Lover. I really identify with this one; it’s the first music-related kdrama I’ve seen, and I’m not into the kpop scene at all, but I do LOVE music, in almost any form. I was a music minor in college. Looking forward to seeing how this plays out. It reminds me of my college days, which really don’t seem that long ago. So what kdramas do you identify with the most? Is there one that reminded you of your own life and love, requited or not?

Short dialogue today:

Me (while packing): Should I wear make-up tomorrow? If not, I’ll pack everything in the suitcase tonight. If I don’t wear make-up, I’ll look like I’m sixteen and sick (I have dark circles have no lip pigment) which will make you look like you robbed the cradle, or are having an affair with the nanny, or kidnapped 3 kids, and one of them has cancer. If I do, then none of this stuff can be put away until the morning—and it’ll be a pain to pack it up last minute. Such is the plight of your wife.

Hubby (while getting ready for bed): I don’t think you realize how little I care what you do. Such is the plight of your husband.

(Later that night while watching Liar…)

Me (catching my husband up to the plot): So the bass player of Crude Play I don’t think wants to be a bass player with the band anymore, and is trying to produce So Rim’s band.

Hubby (in total deadpan): No bass player ever wants to stay a bass player in any band. Such is the plight of bass players.

Me: ????????

Moral of the story: Bass players really do have the short end of the stick.

Second moral: I split the difference and I'm going all Korean and just wearing blush, mascara and lipstick today.

Third moral: VACAY, here we come!

A lot of good shows on TV right now.

Watching:

1. Chicago Typewriter

2. Tunnel

3. Ruler: Master of the Mask

Hi Beanies !

I never knew planning a trip was that hard ! Luckily dramas are here to put me in a good mood.

I watched KBS Drama Special Explicit Innocence a few months ago and forgot to talk about it. The story is about a gyu wanting to do it for the first time with his girlfriend. There's nothing shocking or R-rated (you know it's KBS) but some parts made me anxious lol. Beside that, it showed the main character's choice of carrier and growth. It was good and quite funny !

Futureless things : @kaybee recommended it last month in OT. It is a really good movie and I love how it depicted various ordinary people with concerns : the discrimination of North Korean workers, LGBT couples, young adults struggling with jobs and/or studies and more.

Ode to Joy Season 2 : The opening is cute even if this season will be heavier I think. I like Andy's current love interest because he can help her open herself and discover the joy to live without restriction. And it doesn't seem like he will make her uncomfortable unlike the previous one. It was nice to see the rest of the girls spending the New Year with their family and friends. I'm still waiting for episode 2 to be subbed !

Individualist Ji-young : It felt like watching a film. I love the leads relationship and how each other presence infected their life. I want more of this kind of drama.

Father is Strange : I normally watch it on KBSWorld but I'm so addicted that I watched this week's episode ! What a way to embarrass your sister-in-law ha ! Mi Young and Actor Ahn are too cute :3 When he and the sisters were together they looked like real siblings. The elder brother is growing more concerned about his status as the eldest. I share the same mind set as Hye Young when she said “Mom and I have different values. Nobody is right or wrong.” However I think it was bad that she played with words about living with a “boy” friend.

Happy Friday :D

Yeah for 500 open threads! ???

I cannot wait to see next epi for Chicago Typewriter! Hopefully there will be kisssss???

Still not really sure about Ruler and Suspicious Partner - i cannot say I m really loving them or not. But for now will continue to watch it. I love that Eun Bong Hee is quite shameless and sassy - in a good way and I want her to continue to be that way. But the legal element in this drama is quite disappointing for me, not that I dislike legal drama. How I wished this drama is about other job. In that sense, I am counting days for Ssam My Way to begin! Please be good drama. Ruler is so heart breaking , but I cannot fully ignore the weak acting by second leads. I will give few more weeks to see if I want to continue watching or not. With Ssam My Way, Circle and Lookout start next week, we will be given more options.

It is hard to say, but goodbye Rebel! ? I will be missing you a lot, Hong family! Although there will be several upcoming sageuk this year, I dont think they can beat Rebel in my heart. Not a flawless drama, but it left you with very good memories and feeling - from the storyline, amazing casts (not a single mediocre acting from these casts, from the good ones to baddies, even the minor casts did a very good job), its OSTs and everything. I am looking forward to see this writer and PDnim next sageuk and please continue to cast good actors - the underrated and talented ones.

Happy 500 OT! Turns out that this is also my 500th post. Is this kismet or serious planning? ?

So I've been watching asian dramas, web series, shorts, and animation for a while now and I've kind of forgotten what exactly it that keeps me loving and watching them. They definitely portrayed social issues in different ways, a result of differences in social norms etc I presume. Probably it was how male lead characters "love" their female counterparts.

My first kdrama was Coffee Prince. It felt like such a breath of fresh air at the time and addressed subject matter like sex and sexuality in interesting ways I hadn't seen before. My first kmovie was The Man From Nowhere. This one was more simple. I loved it because the action was pretty dang good and Won Bin is plain awesome. However I really couldn't say what keeps me watching especially when I compare asian dramas to their western counterparts.

So my question to you guys is this. What sucked you into the asian drama world, and what keeps you watching till this day?

Help. I need a new drama. I have just finished my sixth and I don't know what comes next ? I don't want school age . I loved greatest love: masters sun was too scary ? My lovely Sam soon made me laugh and scarlet heart made me throw popcorn at the baddie. Now what one to watch, I'm having k drama withdrawals ?

So, I've been catching up with a few dramas.

Tunnel
Well, I don't like crime/mystery dramas but even I can see the appeal! It's a great show, with the feels and humor...and creeps lol!

My Secret Romance
It's cliché and all but I think that for their first romance OCN isn't doing so bad. And they have the flashback concept down to a T. I mean, come on, flashbacks of what happened 3 minutes ago? And in almost every episode? Do I look like Dory?

I'm thinking of binge watching Rebel this weekend. It was so dark in the beginning that I thought, "it's gonna get worse, obviously, and if you look how it's starting, this won't have a happy ending". And so I stopped watching it after 3 episodes. Regretting it now and gonna change that!

Happy 500 open threads DB❣

I'm currently watching I remember you and I'm almost finished- it was on my list for a while, after hearing good things about it but only just got round to it and it's SO GOOD?

I was looking through my music playlist earlier and almost everything is korean. I listen to a mixture of Korean music but it's mainly ballads and OSTs. I just find that they're so easy to listen to and there's always that one song that clicks and you want to listen to it on repeat. At the moment my song on repeat is Sandeul's one more step in introverted boss. I don't want to overplay it though bc I know I end up not liking it as much ?

What are your fave songs (korean & non Korean)?

Final exams next week and I honestly feel like I would be taking up summer classes, lol.

As I've been busy for the whole month, I'm only watching two: My Secret Romance and Tunnel. I'm also planning to watch Suspicious Partner when it passes on the 10th episode mark.

My Secret Romance: Oh, definitely old school vibe. I'm enjoying it though I feel like we're going totally 2000's K-drama border next week. Bring it on, Chairman Daddy.

Tunnel: Can't believe it'll end this weekend! It has been a fun ride, especially since I'm loving all the leads. Not really feeling the vibe of the antagonist but then again, my standards have gotten higher thanks to Kim Jaewook in Voice (oops).

Not sure if I'll pick Ruler up but I'm pretty sure with Seven Day Queen since I'm a trash for YWJ, lol. I'm so ready for the heartache a la Bubu Jing Xin.

Wow, Happy 500 OT! ^^

I’ve fallen behind on my drama watching. I want to watch more, but I’ve been distracted with a mobile game lately. >w<;

And there’s just so much more dramas available to watch. I used to watch an old, completed show while waiting for the live ones. Now I have like 4-5+ live dramas I’m trying to juggle. They all are getting towards the end, but then a whole new cycle starts. I don’t want to lessen my load because I feel like I will fall behind even more… #kdramaaddictproblem :P

Happy 500th OT ? to you! Happy 500th ? OT to ... what, that's not a song?
Wow, 500 Fridays of exchanges on kdramas, jdramas and now cdramas, every kind of entertainment even Estonian folk music, families, illnesses, heartbreaks and happinesses, failures and successes, recipes, advice from gardening to roommates and thrills and chills about real life relationships (and I've left out so much).
A MILLION thanks to Javabeans and girlfriday for providing this safe place for Beanies to say whatever we want every week. We love you five hundred times ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Hi Everyone! ....... Time for Open Thread #500! Congratulations to our beloved Dramabeans on reaching this number! May there be many, many, many more OT's. :)

I hope you are all doing well today.

Continued fun this week reading all the Fan Walls. The Beanies continue to be so creative and so funny!

Watched this week:

Whisper - Up to episode 8 and rebellious Soo-yeon continues to miscalculate. ..... And this Chairman Kang character --- what an awful person.

Mystery Queen - Seol-ok's husband. Why am I not surprised? ..... I still have to watch episode 14 though.

Strong Woman Do Bong-soon - Finally saw the last episode! ..... Will certainly miss Bong-bong and Min-min. ..... As a final note, I was constantly asking myself what they used on Park Hyung-sik's hair. It had texture and hold that just looked great. Whatever it was, I want that product!

That's all for now. ....... Everyone take care and have a great Friday!

This week I started 3 new dramas, while still live watching Mystery Queen (my crack! but it's ending! sadface!):

-Whisper : Couldn't continue to episode 2, this is a bit too makjang for my taste, especially the last scene in episode 1 where the PD inserted thunder to make the scene more dramatic. So cheesy! It's good to have Lee Bo Young back though, she's so pretty and such a natural on screen.

- My Secret Romance : I have to admit I have prejudice against idol-actors and I refused to watch it for that reason (same goes for Liar & Lover), but then one day, I had a dream about this drama and I just feel the need to watch Sung Hoon badly the next day. Weird huh? Long story short, this drama isn't bad to pass time, the chemistry of the leads is no 1% of Anything, or maybe because the female lead's character is OTT ditzy that I just can't get into liking her that much. Performance-wise though, the actress is not bad, in fact Sung Hoon made me cringe more sometimes with his over-acting. This drama offers nothing new with the plot and lazily-written characters (and I don't get how the lazy chaebol suddenly becomes a workaholic) but I guess this drama is like chicklit / harlequin novels, it's not deep and you may eye-rolled a lot, but it's a nice guilty pleasure.

- Suspicious Partner : I had no idea what the story is (other than there's supposed to be an amnesiac killer on the loose? LOL) and I am starting this for the leads alone. And they don't disappoint! I'm glad I don't find traces of Ji Chang Wook's characters from Healer here (maybe just a bit of Bongsookie) as this always makes me appreciate the actor more. (Plus he's in suit, all the time! Without Yoona!)
Nam Ji Hyun is also a delight to watch, she makes the sassy character lovable instead of irritating and I am so glad she's the one who got the job at the end. You can def feel the chemistry between them two and I can't wait for next episodes to see what's the storyline gonna be. The first 2 episodes (hours) have weird pacing, like the story for their first meet takes up 1 episode, but then the next episode fast-forward the whole trial. In saying that though, I won't complain because I realised this is only a set up for the rest of the series, and tbh, I don't enjoy seeing her being prosecuted and in jail too. I just remembered that this is the writer from IRY (favorite drama!) and that too takes few episodes to set in, so again, I am excited for the next weeks and I hope this drama will be my new crack.

Oh also, I watched 1/3 of Fabricated City before SP and I thought it's going to be a comedy action, boy how wrong was I. I quit after seeing Ji Chang Wook's character getting beaten for the nth time in prison. It's a bit confusing at first to see him right after in the drama, but he's not the one who's falsely accused and had to stay behind bars. Like I got scared for Nam Ji Hyun's character that she will get beaten in prison too, before I remembered...

I'm currently watching only one ongoing drama: Chicago Typewriter. It was a bit slowpaced in the beginning, but I am glad that by ep 6, it started to really capture my attention. <3 I am getting more and more curious about the 1930s (Baek Tae Min's association w/ them in the past, how the characters' relationships will further develop in the past and present, etc).

Aside from that, I am currently watching animes. I have just recently finished assassination classroom (seasons 1 to 2), and am currently watching Ping Pong the Animation

Happy OT #500! ???

And I'm doubly celebrating because in less than 24 hours I get to meet Kim Yoo Jung!!! ❤️❤️❤️ (Lantern wishes are real and they come true!)

I have a work course in the morning, korean lesson in the afternoon and then the fan meet at night! It's gonna be one heck of a Saturday... in the best way possible! ?

I'm only watching Chicago Typewriter right now but it has been all kinds of awesome so I'm really a very happy camper.

Deciding if I should start Let's Eat or Tree with Deep Roots till 7 Day Queen is out.

A lot has been said about TVN's slump plus washed out colour palette but honestly I love the visuals in all the TVN dramas I've seen- Goblin, Reply 1988, Liar, and Chicago Typewriter (off the top of my head). I guess I prefer my dramas a little bit more introspective and mellow? Because I'm selfish and I hope they will never change. The bright loud colours in the My Sassy Girl promos are really not my thing. But different strokes for different folks.

Have an awesome weekend everyone!!! *blows kisses* (sorry I'm a bit high at the moment. Can you tell from all my exclamation !!! marks?? Hehe.?)