That ugly sweaters were everyone's nightmare lol ?
Nice to know you, tineybeanie!

You're Oppar's fan too? ?

Finally there is someone who loves House like me!!!!!! :) As a hospital patient (for some time), I loved House's humour and some of the events alluded to actual events that could have happened in a hospital which made the show relatable at times. It's also the reason why I dislike any other medical drama. It's not that they're bad, but the majority of them (*glares at Doctors*) are filled with unrealistic cases/choices and loads of hospital politics which is obviously not everything that happens in a hospital (I'm glad that wasn't the main theme in Romantic Doctor).

You may be the contributor I've had the most in common with so far. :)
I too love rom-coms, hate political dramas, love House MD, love TOP, and also love food/food porn!

Of course if this real life scenario is taken place in a drama, instead of Panera’s it would be in a Subway.

Subway: Eat Fresh Because Everything Happens Here.

Isn't it normal to drive in gear stick? I'm confused?

Hi hi to some one who dislikes politics in dramas as much as me!
Though I hate them I real life even more.

And chocolate is life. The End. ?❤️

im so happy to see so many beanie writers love parks and rec cause thats like my fav american shows ever! its the only series i completed tbh lol

"Behind the White Tower" with Kim Myung-min was the only medical drama that I was really into until "Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim" came along.
(Thank you again for the wonderful recaps).
If "House" ever gets a Korean remake, Han Suk-kyu or Kim Myung-min would be perfect.

As I got older my preference changes too. I'd love to see more older actors headline more dramas. They are much more believable from years of refining their skills.
I've never been a Straight up rom.com kind of girl but I do enjoy it when it's mixed in with other genres.

Hwang Jin-yi <3 Missing that young and ridiculously talented Shim Eun-kyung.

Love having you here @tineybeanie! Looking forward to more recaps from you.

1. House is your favorite show too?! Yay!
2. I'm so glad you're the first person to be conflicted over which hallyu celebrity to meet because honestly rest of the db staff name their hallyu celebrity so confidently while I sit & contemplate that I can't even make a top 10 list. Glad to know I'm not alone.
3. Mutant baby drama, those ugly sweaters of heirs will always make me cry for wasting LMH's looks.
4. There's no explanation of your profile pic although there's no need.
All in all, nice to know you, tinybeanie :-)

Glad we have same favorite drama tineybeanie :v RDTK was one of the best drama i've ever watched and became one of my favorite drama..it only takes 3/4 days to finish it because it just too addictive :v.
I want to rewatch it again but my heart can't take it..im just sooooo sad because i know it's ended ): gosh I can't get over it until now eventhough i'm already finish it 1 week ago.to move on..Im watching RDTk bts in youtube and watching that remind me this is only a fake television drama so why i must be sad?...but i CAN'T lol.. their character feel so real in my heart and i dont want to be sad anymore but typing this make me sad and remind me of RDTK again.....surely one of the best drama i've ever watched with character that really flawed and endearing..i hope there is season 2 with the same actor again because there is something that i believe still missing in this drama and season 2 will be great addition xD (my poor heart seems cant let this drama go)

The length of American dramas issue is something I definitely relate to. Being over two months is great but also tedious. Now that I've been introduced to 16 episodes of Kdrama I'm not sure I can turn back?

YAS for stick-shift. There is something satisfying in listening to the car. On the other side though, the grinding when you hit the wrong gear is nerve-wracking.

For minute, I thought you meant TOP as in top-of-the-world and I was puzzled. It then clicked that you meant the fellow from Big Bang. I too would love to see Lee Jun Ki. I would probably spend the entire hour staring however because that face is TOO pretty!

Omg, a triple fudge brownie sounds like heaven right about now.

I think Playful Kiss is one of my worst dramas also! I can't believe I actually watched all of it.

Seems most of the staff's favorite show is Parks and Recs! Not that I blame them as it's one of my favorites also.

Three words: "Treat Yo Self!" ?

Oh my goodness, driving a stick shift car ..... your post reminded me that I was supposed to learn how to do that ..... but I never really got around to it.

Thanks for sharing some details about yourself tineybeanie!

By the way, there's something about a fabulously styled food shot, right?

Hi tineybeanie! Nice to meet you.
I love House. I would watch reruns and find joy in his acerbic humor.
I cried buckets for Stairway. I dont know if I can watch that show again. Well maybe the happy parts.

Omg yes I find it so hard to watch political dramas,but, talk about American politics and I wont shut up

Loved your Panera's halo moment... :P Good to read more about you, cos I've come to expect your daily articles---feels like we all should know you already!

Yay for House and female empowerme, that is in Hwang Jin Yi!

Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim was(is) one of the few medical dramas i enjoyed recaps about.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Pleased to "meet" you, tineybeanie! And thanks so much for recapping ROMANTIC DOCTOR, TEACHER KIM.

LOL at your Hallyu Moment at Panera. I've had a couple of "heavenly light" episodes myself in which the clouds parted and golden rays streamed down. You can't make this stuff up. ;-)

You are a person after my own heart. I've been driving manual transmissions for more years than I care to admit (but will cop to having learned to shift three-on-the-tree!), and wouldn't have it any other way. I always disliked the feeling of the car driving me, instead of the other way around. I grew up in a hilly area, and learned early on that by staying in a lower gear, you spare your brakes -- and have a lot more control, particularly in snow and rain.

Plus it's just plain fun to tool around with five-on-the-floor -- especially with a short-throw shifter. I had one retrofitted a couple of years ago in my '97 Subaru Outback wagon after finally getting fed up with smacking my knuckles on the cup holder, and it's been a blast. Why keep driving a museum piece? She's smaller and more agile than the bloated SUVs on the road nowadays, and has superior visibility to boot. I nearly replaced her with a 6-speed manual Forester, and then realized I'm perfectly happy with 5 speeds. It isn't just the sound of the engine when upshifting. It's the feel of that forward leap up into the next gear, especially while climbing hills on the highway. There's nothing like cranking up Deep Purple's "Highway Star" and bopping 5 hours up the interstate to grandma's house. ;-)

PS: If you've never listened to "Car Talk" on National Public Radio, you owe it to yourself to tune in on the web to this classic call-in program. Hosted by mechanic brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi of East Cambridge, Mass., you'll ROFLYAO over real-life automotive shenanigans -- many of which sound like something out of a Kdrama. Overseas listeners can perfect their American satoori listening comprehension with callers from all over the USA. ;-)

1- Constantly amazes me that so many people in the US don't know how to drive manuals. I guess there are still people like that in NZ but significantly less, because most of our cars are second, third or fourth hand, and especially student ones, are generally manual.
When I was in Pittsburgh, I was staying with a friend, we went to get caramel m&ms with her boyfriend and a mate, and the fact that there were three out of four of us in that car who could drive a manual was apparently an extremely low statistic! Manual drivers ftw!
And I agree, there is something sublimely satisfying about a well timed gear change.
2- I see a common theme among non-Korean shows and our writers. That theme being Parks and Rec. :P
3- I appreciate your drama-mutant-baby to no end, because ever since this Extra came out I've been trying to think about how I'd mash my most hated and loved, and time and era jump between the two, not to mention in the dramas themselves is stumping me haha

I loved House too. Although it brought out my hypochondriac tendencies. Nothing a good triple fudge brownie can't fix. ?

Thanks for recapping Circle!

I love your drama moment, hee hee hee! Awesome about driving stick; I prefer it to an auto transmission. House was a great show! Nice to meet you!!!

"just a lot of intense staring and sitting in chairs."

Lol the same reason why I don't like dramas with heavy chaebol arc. Business meeting here, business meeting there. And also with medical drama--except they're standing.

And, "House"? I always knew you're my soul sista lol.

Hello tineybeanie. Pleased to 'know' you. Well done, you had us reminiscing manual driving. A distant time for me; though i drove for possibly nearly 20 years on stick. The last time i tried within this past five years, i kept stalling at intersections. My son who had around 2.5 years driving experience on manual just took over. Adult kids felt so embarrassed. Hope to read you more in DB.

"Kim Bok-ju. Because Joon-young is love." oh yes!

Hi tineybeanie~ thanks for sharing about yourself. Ever since I first saw it, I've been curious about your username because of the spelling-- I even googled "tiney" to see if there was some meaning I wasn't aware of (lol). Anyway, I heard JB say your name in a podcast, and realized that I'd been pronouncing it wrong (in my head)-- sorry! Now I now that it's pronounced like "teeny"-- it's cute that it rhymes with "beanie".

Thanks for all of your well-written news articles!

Nothing helps better for typing reports than a triple fudge brownie! And coffee, of course!

I agree with the bad thing about American TV! I can never see a show til the end! Another reason I love kdramas!