Me first!!!
Not that i m promoting school 2017 though!

How is it possible for Secret Forest to be soooo perfect???

Hola Beanies! Currently on vacation so drama watching is on a hiatus. I actually have been able to watch a couple of episodes of LIAR GAME which is so good! I'm looking forward to finishing that, COFFEE PRINCE, and SUSPICIOUS PARTNER.

Hi Beanies !

I always find child actors especially in sageuks to be really good. Nam Da Reum and Yoon Chan Young are killing it in The King Loves and became my favorite male child actors after 6FD. My favorite child actress is Heo Jung Eum. She blew me away in Oh My Geum Bi. Which child actors/actresses do you like ?

Full House : I swear Rain's character was a child trapped in a man's body ! Well he and Song Hye Kyo made a cute couple at the end. Her friends were just plot devices to unveil secrets and create drama, right ? Because I don't see their purpose in this show. I liked the in-laws especially the grandmother, she was kind of cute :3 The most memorable thing in this drama is the cleaning. I've never seen so much cleaning in a drama until now !

My Sassy Girl : It was not baaad but not that good either. I liked some characters (Gyun Woo's friends, the Crown Prince, Byul, the eunuch and Prince Dalhan) but the show was average. The dimples were not enough to keep me invested.

Father is Strange : Inner peace ! That's what I and even more the “Byun” family for the upcoming episodes. MY finally realized her feelings but still doesn't know the truth. Revealing the truth and then realizing her feelings would have been better because she didn't doubt before that she and Actor Ahn were related. Well, I guess that's how fauxcest works. It's not surprising for Hye Young to be the first sibling to discover the truth. Now how will she and the other siblings handle it ? She's already busy with MIL. I agree with her that t's surprising to know that she is still in love with FIL. I salute her devotion, it seems like it's her only good quality. Our cutie Min Ha has a crush on a math teacher :3 It won't affect his definitive high school since it's “just” a crush. Ra Young and Chul Soo are bringing fresh air among the chaos. I felt it coming for Yu Ju's baby. She and Joon Young were not ready to be parents since they were not on the same page. At least they talked about it and I hope the next time everything will be good.

Happy Friday :D

Happy Friday, beanies!

I have a huge Suspicious Partner-shaped hole in my schedule at the moment (suggestions for new shows welcome!) as I usually have 3 currently airing shows ongoing at any one time.
This made me wonder - how many shows people usually have on the go? Any personal bests?! x

I love The Best Hit.. I'm ready for the ending whether it is happy ending or sad ending. I love the cast Actors as well. Yoon Shi Yoon caught my eyes! Welcome to my K-Drama Approved Oppa Listing ! XD

OT week 24! So, I was living in an alternate universe lastnight and still in that universe today. (Maybe it’s also all that wine and champagne I had that my head is still swimming.) This past week, I reached “Chaebol’s poor doppelganger,” so it was appropriate that I would meet several Chaebols lastnight. I probably meet them every day doing what I do, but lastnight was the first time I actually was acutely aware that I was speaking with one—and I have kdramas to thank for this. And then, if that wasn’t enough, I realized that my first boyfriend (first-love as it were) was a Chaebol! His family owned a transmission business—and he was the first person I ever met with an indoor pool! If that’s not a Chaebol, I don’t know what is. How did I come to this realization? Well I met a woman whose family owns a gear box company (her sons are in their early-mid 20’s for anyone who is interested in dating a Chaebol ;-)) and they have a factory in the same town as my ex-boyfriend’s family’s business! They knew each other! Such is the town I live in—big enough to have Chaebols, but small enough to actually meet them. But a word of caution about Chaebol’s, this woman is one too, and she’s been married twice. So, just because you have lots of money, it doesn’t mean you’ll have lots of love.

So, other than that, it was a week full of premiers! And my hubby normally doesn’t watch any kdrama live, but we started The King Loves this week. And it’s beautiful, and I love the younger actors (especially the two boys), and I love the older actors, especially Yoona. Eun San is strong, brave, and determined, exactly how I like my heroines, and Yoona’s nuances in portraying her is perfect. I’m looking forward to this.

And because of this drama, both my husband and I broke the first commandment of kdrama watching: “Thou shalt not watch a kdrama without your spouse if both of you are interested in watching it.”

It went something like this…

Daughter: Mom, play this board game with us.
*Pulls out Labyrinth*

Me: *Walking out to living room…seeing my husband watching midway through the second episode of The King Loves*
Wait! I haven’t seen that one!

Daughter: Oh, dad already watched that today while you were at work.

Me: * =(=(=( What????* We watched the 1st episode and liked it together! You knew I wanted to see this with you!

Daughter: Are you playing?

Me: Yes, I am, let dad watch his kdrama.

Husband: *To daughter* Aren’t you going to ask me to play???

Daughter: I DID!!! You weren’t listening because you were watching that pretty girl. *Referring to Yoona*

Me: Ahhh, you hit the nail on the head, honey. Daddy’s obsessed with Yoona.

Husband: *In denial* I don’t even think she’s that pretty. *Turns off television.*

(Later that evening)

Me: Hon, I’m going out the living room to finish my charts, so if you’re tired, just go to sleep, I’ll be probably an hour or two. *Takes laptop and a...

TGIF!!! That means it's Dda bong day! I can't wait for tonight's episode. And on the weekend there will be My father is strange, hehe. I'm currently enjoying most of the KBS dramas. Seven day queen is such an amazing show, 16 eps in and it never fails me.
I also have my eyes on Reunited Worlds. I've been a big fan of Yeo Jin Goo since Iljimae, Giant,... He tends to choose good projects so I hope this new drama would be good.
But as July ends, I have to start a new school year. That means less drama time TT.TT Otokeee

Hi Everyone!

As always, I hope you are all doing well today!

The Beanie fan walls, continue to be fun to read as all of you show your humor, your creativity and of course your shared enjoyment of all things dramas!

This week:

Seven Day Queen - Still getting better and better each week, even at episodes 15 and 16! ....... But Myung-hye, I've never been completely on board with her but after this week, she's dead to me.

Suspicious Partner - I'm at the episodes where the cute little boy shows up. ....... Still enjoying our fun group of lawyers!

Lookout - You know, I watched 3 episodes of this, liked the show very much, but unfortunately, I've decided not to continue watching this after reading the recap for the last episode. ....... However, what I was left wondering though, was if Do-han actually set up the situation where the little girl was thrown from the roof or if he just used that terrible incident to advance his revenge plans?

School 2017 - I've tried watching all the School shows since 2015, but sadly, I just never get beyond a couple of minutes of the first episodes. Same thing happened this time.

That's all for now. ...... Take care everyone and have a great Friday!

Happy Friday, Beanies! I'm early to Open Thread today (which may or may not be because I'm lurking around trying not to read an anthology of poems I should be reading...). I picked up two shows this week plus a drama special!

School 2017: Despite my issues with the writing, I'm enjoying this a lot. Eunho and Taewoon are lukewarm for me, but I'm looking forward to seeing more of Daehwi and Sarang, and Daehwi's relationship with Taewoon. And how does Gyeongwoo know that Daehwi is hiding his true self? His offhand remark made him seem a lot more perceptive than his carefree image, so that has my curiosity piqued already.

Reunited Worlds: I hope I'm not inflating anyone's expectations, but I am in love with this. The story, flashbacks and all, is executed very smoothly, and I can already see its workings as a "healing" drama promised by the PD. This is my first time watching Yeo Jingoo since The Moon that Embraces the Sun, and he's doing great. Chaeyeon is perfect as the young Jungwon, and Lee Yeonhee (whom I haven't watched before) is holding her own as well. The child-adult casting matchups are very well done, both visually and in terms of the acting.

Page Turner: I'm only an episode in, but the page turner metaphor is very enchanting to me, both as a literature major and as someone who played the erhu for 16 years. I really like how the show fleshed out the pressures a young musician faces.

That's all! How's everyone's premiere week going?

I have read comments of beanies upset with the downvote button and want it removed.

My guess is that certain drama/actors' fans and likewise antis tend to spark off this kind of mass downvoting.

I have been neutral towards the downvote button because I don't care much for it. It doesn't stop me from speaking my mind. I also felt that an upvote button would be strange without a downvote counterpart.

However, mass downvoting reminds me of trolls and rabid fans commonly found elsewhere. Previously, these people try to write something which can be entertaining at times. Should we hear them out or give them the button?

Happy friday everyone :)
- I binge watched Forest of Secrets last week , and wow the drama delivers and I'm looking forward to seeing the next eps : 07 or DJ ...
Hwang Shi Mok starts to feel emotions he smiled and got angry and what's interesting it's that it's with different people :)

- I started Circle, I'm at ep 7 and just wow when I think A the drama shows B and then maybe C, I can't think straight while watching this drama. I haven't read all recap and discussion, but there is one thing bothering me : if Byul is really an alien, for what reason does she have the exact physionomy as humans (even if she changed her body in first ep) and why would the chip/bug work the same on her as for other human ?

- The Best Hit will end soon and I don't know how they will resolve all things and I can't figure out how this couple will make it till the end : he's from the past and well he's her friend's dad , I would understand some noble idiocy here ?

- three new shows started this week (School 2017, Reunited Worlds, Man who dies to live) but I might drop the latter . Waiting for 2 shows next week : Falsify with Namgoong Min ❤ and Criminal Minds with Lee Jun Ki ❤

- and I made my first gif thanks to beanies help hahaha ?

Have a nice weekend :) , thinking of Father is strange ep 41 preview please bring some cute Mi Young and Joong Hee couple moments ❤

anyone, some one..

which is the song played at the end of each episode of lookout.. it is not AMEN and not part of OST..

I am hoping so many users. someone has to know..

Isn't there a korean on this forum .. you may have ways to find out

Happy Friday!

Man, I am LOVING Reunited Worlds. It's just killing me already in all the right ways. Yeo Jin Goo is already nailing it and you could just power a large city with his smile. I still need to finish Circle, but I'm trying to savor it.

I've been binging the Thai Boys Love drama 2 Moons the Series. It's so good. I have one episode left and I plan to watch it once I finish all of my actual job type work. Ah, the perks of working from home on Fridays.

In other news, I sold my dad's car this week. It's been something I've put off for the past year after he passed away. I'm glad to have that burden removed. It also gives me the money to buy a floor loom tomorrow. Because I need more hobbies. I've been sucked down the rabbit hole of looking at baby wearing. Instagram for color inspiration despite having no kids and no interest in wearing babies.

Started Bad Thief Good Thief - The two brothers' fate & relationship are the highlight of the show for me. Just finished 6 epi, I'm going to take time watching this drama as it will be a very long journey. As far as I know based on this writer's past projects, second leads are always being given meatier and richer role than the main leads, and the main leads seem to be be just plain and dull especially in the middle onwards. So hopefully it will the same for Kim Ji Hoon and Im Joo Eun too. What bothers me, it seems it will be love triangle between these two brothers and one woman. aigoo, this is why second female lead always become crazy and psyho lol.

Happy Friday Beanies!

My OSTs arrived!!! My beautiful Chicago Typewriter and Liar and his Lover OSTs arrived!!!

So I spent the last few hours listening to them. While trying to studying for my korean spelling test tml, and realizing I was reciting lyrics more than I was learning spelling. ?
I will share some pics soon! Both have pictures inside from the dramas so I am one happy camper.

But! I am heartbroken that Kim Jae Wook isn't the lead with Seo Hyun Jin in Temperature of Love. I get it's a noona romance but they dangled this couple in front of me and now I feel cheated. Like I'm destined for SLS because I really want to experience swooning over Jae Wook when he isn't dismembering people. Ah well. ?

On the bright side, I am smitten with Sato Takeru. SMITTEN! ?

Finished all 3 Kenshin Movies! My favourite was still number one. I felt like they tried to introduce too many bad guys and I lost out on every day moments which I craved for the second 2. And Kaoru was much too much of a wallflower for my liking. But all in all, it was a very enjoyable watch and I wish I had watched it earlier. Now I am revisiting all my old favourite Kenshin fanfiction stories. Lol. Talk about a walk down memory lane. ?

Lastly, any bakers/pastry people here? I'm planning to attempt another cake (this time chocolate) but it needs a spray gun. ? Has anyone used one before?
Also, hazelnut praline with melted chocolate to make Royaltine is my new favourite thing to eat with vanilla ice cream. I'm in love!

Hope everyone has a good weekend ahead!

Yay, I can post in the OT this week! It has been a very, very stressful couple of weeks. Thankfully, I have dramas to soothe my soul.

What I'm Watching:

Fight My Way: Aw, my kids are so bummed this show has ended. I liked that there was actual character growth, though I thought it gave short shrift to some important story elements. MMA fighting is weird. How can grown men make a living smacking each other around?

The Best Hit: This ridiculous show has turned out to be a lot of fun. I tuned in because of the time travel, but the performances really hooked me. I find it sad, too, because Ji-hoon and 'Drill' (who gets frigging stage fright!) are not going to be able to satisfy their dreams of stardom because they're still buying into that corporate music system.

The Phantom Detective: Lee Ji-hoon as a screwed up federal agent taking down enemies of the state. Shot like a noir thriller, and co-stars a couple of great kid actors.

What I'm Waiting For:

Criminal Minds: Yissssss. Lee Joon-gi solving crimes on my television!

Mystery Queen, Season 2: YAAAAY!!!

K-drama Library:

Recently, I added Tunnel(the movie), A Hard Day, Chief Kim, and Secret Garden to the catalog - Secret Garden had six holds before I even got it to the shelves - apparently, our romance patrons have been dying for it. Any other romances that you'd recommend I order? (I run to cop shows & supernatural shenanigans, so I don't know.)

I also added a bunch of Korean language-learning materials!