[Staff Spotlight] Get to know chickachunga

57 June 16, 2017June 15, 2017

by chickachunga

Explain your username (and/or avatar).

chickachunga was my cousin’s nickname when she was in high school. Now that she’s no longer in high school, I thought I’d use it as my handle since it’s fun to say, part of my name is in it, I’m a woman, and it’s like a hybrid of “cowabunga!” and chimichanga, two words that roll off your tongue in a fun way. I guess I’m a fan of alliteration and playing with words.

I drew my avatar on my iPad; it’s a self-portrait in which I have TVs for eyes and a pencil in my hair. Did you get that I’m a TV junkie who likes to write? 🙂 I also tend to put my hair up in a bun like that.

What is the first drama that you watched (or the first drama that made an impression)?

Six Children (1998). My little sister bore a striking resemblance to the Malsooni character so I just remember so many random Koreans approaching my mom and remarking, “Omo, your kid looks like Malsoon!”

Six Children took place in post-war Korea and centered around a widow struggling to raise six children amidst crippling poverty. I don’t remember much and probably understood very little, but enough to know that this drama was sad and my tear ducts at age 7 were in full working order.

Tell us about a job or two that you’ve had in the past.

I used to be a Hollywood assistant working in TV. I read numerous scripts (most weren’t very good), rolled lots of calls (1 phone + 6 different lines = nonstop ringing), and sent/received countless emails on a daily basis.

Have you ever lived a moment that you thought belonged in a drama?

On a particularly rainy day, a truck zipped through a huge puddle, and I got drenched from head to toe. No handsome guy swooped in and shielded me, either.

What’s your favorite drama that you recapped?

Beautiful Gong Shim. The reason’s obvious when you look at what else I’ve recapped!

What drama genres do you especially like?

Workplace, high school, dark and suspenseful thrillers, snappy rom-com, coming-of-age… As long as the writing and directing are solid, I’m not picky when it comes to genres.

What drama genres do you especially dislike?

Makjang. No Im Sung-han makjangs for me, thank you. Not a fan of the whole baiting for eyeballs by way of randomly killing off characters.

Is there a drama character you’ve ever strongly identified with, and why?

Answer Me 1988’s Sung Bora. Just like Bora, I’m a nerd with major RBF.

What was your major in school?

Film & Television.

What’s a random skill you have?

I can play the double bass, and I’m really good with names. I’m also an oracle of random knowledge and can identify obscure actors from their previous works.

Favorite non-Korean movie and/or TV show?

Favorite TV shows: Breaking Bad, House of Cards, Parks and Recreation, Fleabag.

Which Hallyu celebrity would you actually want to meet and spend an hour with?

Ryu Joon-yeol. He’s well-traveled, speaks English, and seems pretty down to earth.

Which of the 7 deadly sins would be your undoing? (Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, or sloth.)

Pride. I can’t help it!

Your favorite drama has an unholy alliance with your most hated drama and produces a mutant baby drama. Describe the plot.

A rising movie star named Cha Young-bin quits acting (turns out he was just a pretty face) and goes corporate, working an ordinary 9-to-5 job in a cubicle and getting whipped by a demanding boss, and ultimately finds out that he was a spoiled, undeserving brat all this time when he visits Petra. Yes, it is in Petra that knowledge and common sense suddenly flood his pretty head. Better late than never.

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1 diniyuukie

June 16, 2017 at 7:14 AM

Nice to know you, chickachunga! Your avatar looks cool and it's genius! I guess we have the same interest.
One of the drama is Entourage, right?

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chickachunga

June 16, 2017 at 7:46 AM

bingo! :)

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zgs1994

June 16, 2017 at 10:00 AM

And the other Misaeng? :D

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2 Chanelboy loves Jackson Wang A LOT

June 16, 2017 at 7:16 AM

your favourite drama genre is twinsie crazy with mine!
Btw I really love ur avatar from the get go, is so 90's lego feeling. And Im old kids 90 on the block,so.. haha

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Chanelboy loves Jackson Wang A LOT

June 16, 2017 at 8:29 AM

Do I offend someone that my comment got down voted?

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nelly

June 16, 2017 at 8:34 AM

Don't try to understand it. I received 4 downvotes now and none of my comments were offensive, hateful or even in any kind negative. There is really no reason to it.

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Lunabird

June 16, 2017 at 11:21 AM

I received my first downvote yesterday for a reason I don't even know. I read your comment and there was nothing offensive at all. Don't take it to heart.

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fgb4877

June 16, 2017 at 1:27 PM

No, buttons are too close and someone slipped while getting you an upvote!!! ;) . Please take it with philosophy and have a good day =) .

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3 anon

June 16, 2017 at 7:31 AM

loved learning more about you, chickachunga! your username definitely rolls off the tongue for a nice effect hehe.

for your mutant drama, i'm guessing most hated is entourage and favorite is misaeng?

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chickachunga

June 16, 2017 at 7:47 AM

ding dong deng! :)

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4 Mungbeanie

June 16, 2017 at 7:46 AM

Hehe, aw, can you teach me how to be good with names? I really really want that skill.

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chickachunga

June 16, 2017 at 7:56 AM

When someone tells me their name, I say it out loud/repeat it back to them while maintaining eye contact!

"Hi, my name's Mungbeanie."
"Mungbeanie! Great name! Nice to meet you, Mungbeanie."

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Mungbeanie

June 16, 2017 at 6:30 PM

OK, I'll try it. Thanks @chikachunga !

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5 kayedrama

June 16, 2017 at 7:46 AM

You DREW the avatar? That's amazing. ♥ And I'm also JBR with a serious case of resting bitch face hahaha. Good for her finding her match in Sunwoo.

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6 UmbrellaMan

June 16, 2017 at 8:02 AM

A fellow film major!! (even though I am assuming it was on the production end, I was studies) But still - Chingu!!! ?

And yes, Misaeng is the best show ever (Lee Sung-min forever).

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chickachunga

June 16, 2017 at 8:10 AM

hey chingu! :)

Lee Sung-min can do no wrong!

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7 fatcat007

June 16, 2017 at 8:07 AM

Nice to know you chickachunga (when I read the handle I imagine a tiny yellow baby chick dancing to some Hawaiian music & using the hoola hoop too, idk why XD)
I've no idea what are the 2 parent dramas of the mutant baby drama are. But again, as usual mutant baby drama is the best part in *get to know db staff* post. Its so much fun ?
I really hope they make it a theme of the month in the future ??

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UmbrellaMan

June 16, 2017 at 8:08 AM

I believe it is the horror that is Entourage and the wonder that is Misaeng.

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chickachunga

June 16, 2017 at 8:10 AM

^Perfectly put, chingu!

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fatcat007

June 16, 2017 at 9:09 AM

Dear @chickachunga , I forgot to mention this but your drama moment reminded of an exact, if worse, situation 4 years ago. I was going home from my college on a very rainy day on my bike, I was wearing my raincoat so I wasn't soaked, that is, until a guy on one of those speedy bikes crossed me spraying me with water till my waist, as if that wasn't enough, a huge truck crossed me literally drenching me with water from head to toe. My raincoat held up pretty well, & I went home, silently wishing (cursing) that those criminals get a flat tire.

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fatcat007

June 16, 2017 at 8:52 AM

Ooh thank you @umbrellaman , I guessed a little about misaeng but I've never read entourage so I didn't know ?

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chickachunga

June 23, 2017 at 7:36 AM

that is the cutest image ever -- baby chick dancing to Hawaiian music with a hula hoop! <3

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8 yayabean

June 16, 2017 at 8:22 AM

Love the self-portrait avatar. ?

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9 mary

June 16, 2017 at 8:25 AM

LOL at most of your answers!

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10 Fernanda Smith

June 16, 2017 at 8:50 AM

Nice too meet you, Chickachunga!

I am sorry, but everytime I read your name I pronounce as Chikungunya, wich is a desease in my country transmitted by the mosquito aedes aegypti! hahahaha

Sorry, the the writing is so similar! haha

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escapexreality

June 16, 2017 at 3:58 PM

I always think of chikungunya when I see Chickachunga's handle, too!

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chickachunga

June 20, 2017 at 7:25 AM

@fernanda-smith hahahaha! eek!

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11 Kimbap?

June 16, 2017 at 8:58 AM

No guy swooped in to shield you for the puddle splash, but it is even worse that no Joon-hyung (of WLFKBJ) to use you as a shield either (one of the funniest trope subversions to date!)

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rentenmann

June 16, 2017 at 5:57 PM

I LOVE THAT SCENE!!!! Nice to meet you, chickachunga!

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chickachunga

June 20, 2017 at 7:26 AM

True that! haha

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12 Mia

June 16, 2017 at 9:00 AM

I wonder why no blogger has Friends as their favourite TV show!

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13 imbuk

June 16, 2017 at 9:02 AM

I really like your handle, chickachunga! It makes me think of the sounds bangles make together. *Ching, Ching, chung, chung.* and your avatar is cute! :)

I haven't watched answer me 1988 and I had no idea what RBF is, just now googled it and the result made me giggle.

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klurker

June 16, 2017 at 10:48 AM

I believe RBF stands for Resting Bitch Face ??

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Dl

June 16, 2017 at 3:08 PM

When I see Chickachunga, my mind says "chimichunga" LOL!

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rentenmann

June 16, 2017 at 5:59 PM

Which then reminds me of chimichangas and how it was said in Napoleon Dynamite... ?

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14 kingsqueen

June 16, 2017 at 9:35 AM

The whole Six Children, Malsoonie thing made me think of Ma Rin in Tomorrow With You being recognized as the child actress Bap Soon. LOL!

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chickachunga

June 23, 2017 at 7:37 AM

yesss!

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15 Girad

June 16, 2017 at 10:05 AM

I dunno, I like BGS for Minah but MSG is coming together fun. Don't watch rom-coms normally, but the com in this one got me going back.

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16 am1993

June 16, 2017 at 10:28 AM

If you ever meet Ryu Joon Yeol, I will be there. I don't know how, but when there is a will, there is a way!

(Oh wow was that my stalker mode that just went on? My bad.)

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17 Aedee

June 16, 2017 at 10:31 AM

I'm feeling stupid because I still don't understand what the name means. T___T Language barrier?

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18 awcoconuts

June 16, 2017 at 11:26 AM

<3 you!

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chickachunga

June 20, 2017 at 7:27 AM

@awcoconuts <3 you more!

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19 korfan

June 16, 2017 at 12:12 PM

Thanks for sharing some details about yourself!

How neat that you drew your own avatar ..... and that her eyes are TV's! ?

Finally, thank you for your recaps!

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20 merry

June 16, 2017 at 12:46 PM

Hi there! Love your responses. Lol at RBF. You're talents, cool.

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21 blnmom

June 16, 2017 at 2:43 PM

My orchestra director in high school made me play double bass one year (I played violin usually) because we had none. It's strung in 4ths instead of 5ths so I had no idea what note I was playing ever, I just picked random notes that sounded good and went with that.

Really enjoyed your Gong Shim recaps!

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22 Laica

June 16, 2017 at 3:05 PM

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

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chickachunga

June 20, 2017 at 7:28 AM

@laica <3 <3 <3 :)

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23 jillian

June 16, 2017 at 4:16 PM

Hi chikachunga!
I've always wondered about your handle. Thanks for letting us know.
I loved Beautiful GongShim and followed it mostly from the recaps here in dramabeans. Really enjoyed reading your recaps!

I only got the Misaeng reference on your mutant baby drama. Then i read in the comments that the other is Entourage. No wonder i didnt know. I avoided that show like a plague, partly due to the negative reviews.

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24 kiara

June 16, 2017 at 4:44 PM

"On a particularly rainy day, a truck zipped through......."
I'm so glad it wasn't the truck of Doom...*deep breath* You wouldn't be writing this if it was eh?

Nice to meet you chickachunga!

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25 ash

June 16, 2017 at 7:59 PM

Can I join your meeting with RJY please ?

Nice getting to know you @chickachunga ?

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chickachunga

June 23, 2017 at 7:39 AM

yes, of course! :)

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26 inna

June 17, 2017 at 7:24 AM

Ryu Joon-yeol. He’s well-traveled, speaks English, and seems pretty down to earth.

Me: Suddenly I remember him in Youth Over Flowers: Africa. Anyway nice to meet you.. Your username is unique.. I have to say this :-)

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27 Saya

June 17, 2017 at 7:49 AM

eee! ♥ also, I love your avatar, it's funky and fierce!

(but oh my god, please teach me how to remember people's names! I'm fine for half an hour, but after that, it's gone!)

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chickachunga

June 23, 2017 at 7:40 AM

<3 @saya it's all in the eye contact and saying the name out loud a couple times heh!

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28 risa

June 22, 2017 at 11:16 PM

Hi chickachunga! I love your avatar-- she's a backlit badass! (Btw, thanks for teaching me what RBF stands for.) Aww, I really grew to love Sung Bora.

I've tried to delete the last couple of Lucky Romance episodes I have more than once, but then I do a quick skip-watch looking for RJY scenes, and I get a goofy grin on my face and tell myself "next time".

Thanks for your great recaps!