I've the same question with your last paragraph as well! How to unlock the characters limit? Sometimes I just need to write longer, but not to the point that I'll do an essay. Can someone help us with this?

Type up what you want to say and then right click and paste it in the text box! (No Ctrl +V, that doesn't work anymore)

I try not to write overly lengthy posts though, I just use it to stretch the word count a little. Saving my drama theses for the comments section ?

I think it really comes down to business strategy. When millions od people watch a drama full of inconsistencies, then it is likely to be replicated. Why fix it if it ain't broke. Look at Goblin and DotS. You think the writer will change her writing style? Of course not.

But there are also people willing to watch dramas like Forest of Secrets. So, the network will try to produce this type of dramas as long as more people are willing to watch and pay for it. So, I'm glad so many of the beanies have shared the love for this.

Cheers to many more!

I kind of like the word count nazi on the fan walls, because it makes me express myself concisely (which is not my strong suit) and then when I browse the beanie fan pages, I appreciate not having to read a novel and just getting snippets of what people are loving at the moment.

At first I thought it would be because live-shooting drama, so due to time constraint they don't have time to give their best efforts on the drama. But it's not that case because even pre-produced drama have the same problem. That could be the reason why some producers move to cable, as I believe cable give them more space and freedom to their work. Another reason, just like some drama viewers who are not that care about the quality of the drama, they might have the same kind of thought too. I think that's why they don't really care to spend their budget to employ an expert for giving advices for eg. Just like you said, they might have taken the viewers for granted.

I'm personally, not very picky as a viewer, as I don't really watch a drama because of quality per se. As long as the main story itself can attract me, I'll watch. Regardless how well made any drama, if I found the story is not my cup of tea and not worth of my time, I won't watch.

Anyway, I agree we need more well made drama like FOS because despite of not really picky on a quality, I really appreciate for more well made drama like FOS because it means the productions are giving their best efforts to serve us with their production. FOS probably is a special case, because having a writer who have expriences as a director might help her to write better as she has two different views; one from writer's view, and another one from director's view and she might also have a say in the directing.

'I wonder why can’t more dramas be like FOS?'-- haha ask the writers! I am all for the critically acclaimed kdramas, except they are so few in numbers. I mean we can literally handpick the dramas which were some of the best. Like white christmas, or nine or liar game or a secret forest.

Silly me. I WANT to post something really long on my wall - haven't yet because I didn't see a way around the 200-char limit.

Haven't tested yet, but it looks like if I put of a short post, there's no 200-char counter when I then REPLY to myself.

Maybe this weekend I'll go crazy.

Maybe I am just finally getting burned out on all the formula dramas, but I am watching a lot less now than I used to. Forest was my last "must watch" drama. Currently only watching Falsify.

Was the ending of Princess Agents that bad?? I'm afraid to finish it

I'm watching Coffee Prince too! Although mine is a rewatch =P
It really is an excellent drama

Oh dear. My sincerest condolences. I dropped Princess Agents around ep 40ish after I found myself fastforwarding through most of the episodes. Arghhh it became too painful to watch with the glaring plot holes, wooden dialogue and tacky costumes. Am even more disappointed because I loved the book and had been so excited to wathc a show with a badass female lead :(

I just finished Coffee Prince and I loved it. It was exactly what I needed.

I've come to think of C-Dramas much in the same way I do sageuks, to be enjoyed once in a blue moon. I haven't seen this one yet, but by your complaints I'm guessing it runs along the same general C-Drama line.

What really sucks about C-Dramas is that they tend to start off promising and then go to shit. Much of the middle to end is fattened up with flashbacks and frustrating bits which pretty much just results in fast forwarding to save my sanity. Two good recent examples of this were Rush to the Dead Summer and Across the Ocean to See You. The only C-Drama that I've loved start to finish is Love O2O a.k.a. Just One Smile is Very Alluring. These are have modern day storylines as apposed to your historical one here, but the premise is the same.

On to better stuff, Coffee Prince is a seminal work that really deserves much of the praise it gets. It's not perfect, but its damn good. I hope you enjoy it.

I like OCN, too. The cable networks have produced some decent shows.

I loved Famous Five! Also the Boxcar Children and Magic Tree House series. It's great that your daughters are reading! I learned so much from books, and it kept me afloat through friend problems at school.

Hahaha!!! Love this! I can say without question I'm definitely a showworm too! :D

That's adorable. Both my kids read voraciously, and I did to, until journals took over my reading. I'm so behind because of being a "showworm." You're daughter sounds like she's going to be a great friend to you someday.

Omg Mallory Towers! I loved that when I was growing up!
Enid blyton and Roald Dahl were my favourite authors... read everything I could get my hands on.

Now I still read though the books are a bit different...

tonight I just read (aloud) the award winning thriller
We're going on a Bear Hunt;

Acted out the thought provoking classic
Brown bear brown bear, what can you see?

And finished off with the ground breaking narrative
Betsy goes to the doctor

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Do I still count as a bookworm too? ?

Being a horse-crazy kid who's transitioned into a horse-crazy adult, I read the Black Stallion series over and over (four times for each book by the time I was 12), along with anything else horse-related I could find. My love of books has continued to history, especially how single events and/or items affected history. Fun! Books forever and k-dramas!

Hehe, I used to be a bookworm, but once I started watching dramas I guess I became a show-worm and didn't have much time left to be a bookworm!

ENID BLYTON lives on !!!!

I grew up with those books in elementary school 45 years ago!
And this summer i was able to get the following from the big marketplace in the sky - big A - for my summer - a total of about 45+ books!
- Naughtiest girl in school series
- Mallory Towers - series
- St. Clare's -series
- Famous Five - series

Hoping to get the Five Findouters, Secret Seven Series later in the year after i have read the above.

finished 2 naughtiest girls book and had a good laugh - those were nice books to grow by/with!

Watching k-dramas every day of the week (and weekend is 2 or 3!) is slowing me down some on the reading front.

I devoured the entire Famous Five series back to front at least 5 times as a kid. Ahhh memories.
A showworm haha totally claiming that title I love it.

That's so cute! I also grew up reading Nancy Drew ?I used to have time to read novels before I went to college. But since I've started studying accountancy (then shifted to fine arts), I never got the time to read - and also because books are becoming really pricey nowadays. Watching Kdrama is my only form of leisure during sem breaks now.

jo seung-woo for me, unequivocally. especially in forest of secrets. hehe.

Jo Jung Suk has some of the most incredible expression in his voice while acting that I've ever heard. All his emotional vulnerability is present in his voice. I love watching his dramas because even if I look away from the screen and am only listening I can tell immediately what his expression and emotion is! He is the only actor I've ever watched who could break my heart with just a hitch of his breath or a drop in his vocal tone.

Lee Joon-gi has such a deep voice. I like JIS voice too...

Gong Yoo oppajusshi! Hehe! I'd listen to his narration all day long, even if it were a phone book. Hehe!

Yeo Jin Goo - he's incredibly young, but he put volumes of emotion in his voice alone, in 'Circle' and now in 'Reunited Worlds'. Also, I love how deep his voice is.

Kim Sang-joon - he's obviously The Veteran, and it shows in the way he modulates his voice - be it the loving father in 'Rebel' or the drug overlord-revenge crazy father in 'City Hunter'.

Satoh Takeru - voice modulation and voice itself. ^^ I could listen to him all day. But disclosure: I'm quite biased.

So Ji Sub! Gosh, his deep voice is everything to me!

Han Suk-kyu. A voice actor to begin with and he can also sing.
Love his voice, flexible and expressive and his tone always matches his character's mood.

Jo Jung-seok and recently Jo Seung-woo too. I wonder if it has something to do with their background as a musical actors.

I'm surprised no one has said Lee Seon-gyun yet!

I love kim min jae's voice, then yeo jin goo too! Or jang geun suk.^^ Choi Jin hyk has quite husky voice too.

Glad you asked this kind of qustion <3
I love every husky-sexy voiced oppa and ajusshi!
Janghyuk (nobody's gonna deny it), JooJinMoo, SungJoon, SungHoon, ChoiJinHyuk, JiJinHee (smooth and assuring voice) YeoJinGu (this one ain't oppa at all, he's dongsaeng)
Recently I found my love in Hwang Shi Mok, I could listen ChoSeungWoo's cough or sneezes and still forever grateful.

@msbeatrice81, Jo Jung-seok has a lovely voice. I also could listen to Yeo Jin-gu say anything all day long. Aside from him, just about any of the dramas I watch have actors with nice voices, so it varies for me on the drama or movie I watch. I like Do Kyungsoo's voice as well. Not certain he does much variation, but I like the tone.

For me it's idol actor DO or Do Kyung Soo for me. I know that he sings well but I love how deep and expressive his speaking voice is when acting. It made me really like him a lot in It's Ok That's Love.

Jo Jung Seok, Yoo Ah In, Jo In Sung and of course The Voice !

Me too! Yes, to the unbearable attraction part... For me, the male actors would be: Eric Mun, Lee Soo-Hyuk, and Sung Joon. The deep register of their voices is just so manly.

And while my reaction is different towards female voices, I've always noticed how lovely/seductive/cute/clear the following actresses sound: Park Ji-Young, Kim Yoo-Mi, Shin Se-Kyung, Seo Hyun-Jin, and Park Bo-young.

I vote for Park Bo-gum.

Jo Seung Woo.

Good luck on the job hunt! "Fighting!"

Oo still job hunting? Good luck! :) I'm sure something awesome is waiting for you right round the corner.

good luck on the job hunt! kdramas will be waiting for you when you unwind and relax. happy weekend!

The last ten minutes had me bawling. What a story. What actors and actresses! I'm going to miss this one. I loved the background instrumentals as well. *sniffle*

I've not seen this yet as I was waiting for it to finish airing. But everyone says it's the best romance segeuk. My 3rd favorite drama is The Princess' Man and I want to know how the two compare to each other since they are both romance segeuk.

I agree! Sometimes the characters did something I hated, but even then I completely understood their reasoning and bought that there was no better way. It was heartbreaking, but beautifully so. I didn't find myself getting frustrated at the writing or the plot- which is rare- what frustrated me was the hopeless situations they were in.
The ending. Oh the ending. It wasn't what I would have liked, but it's exactly what it should be. We knew what we were getting into from the beginning so the ending was the most fitting result of everything that happened. Even though it broke my heart, it did it so well that I still love it.

I am holding it off, I can't take that much heartbreak so the finale is on hold until I am emotionally ready.

Welcome to OT! ^^ Yes, a lot of the plot points are exaggerated, but there's some truth in how social status gives you an edge. Korean society is supposed to be meritocratic, but Korean youths themselves have nicknamed it "Hell Joseon" for the way that class continues to stratify the population and the opportunities you get based on what class you're born into ("golden spoons" being at the top of the pecking order), just like it was in the Joseon era.

The education system is one of the few things that most dramas actually are pretty close on. There is obviously some exaggeration as all dramas do. But there has to be some good reasons why over 50% of South Koreans in the 18-25 age group say they want to leave the country.

Notice the words of Park Bo Gum and BTS Spring day in your comment section. I love them too xD

I love Legendary Shuttle. It's a fresh take of the same old bullying topic. I still hold out hope that someday, a full-length drama will make a similar attempt.

Your drama selections are great! I've seen or am watching everything except Reunited Worlds, and that's only because it's not available in my area yet unless I pay for yet another subscription service. Boo, because I want to see and hear YJG, and I want to see this guy smile, dang it!

Hello, I'm watching School 2017 and Criminal Minds now. I can't wait for the next monday because I wanna see Tae Woon so much xD. I watched a the first two episodes of Reunited Worlds and The King Loves, but I don't know why I don't have any feeling to continue watching those. I love Page Turner and I love Ji Soo especially. I am still waiting him to be the first lead in other drama soon.

It's not my birthday but can I still ask for a kdrama hero too? Kekeke....?

All the actors in SDQ deserves an award, especially the main leads! Their acting is so brilliant that I actually forgot that they're actors, and not Yeonsangun, Yeok or Chae Gyung. I'm disappointed that this drama doesn't receive the love that it deserves. I know that ratings don't really reflect the quality of the drama, but I'm mad that the chance for them to win an award is quite slim because of the ratings. It's indeed the best saeguk drama that I've ever watched.

SDQ was lovely to see. I miss it already. And along with the cast, I want to show some love for the music, just beautiful, haunting, and yet not overbearing. Everything was pitch perfect for me.

Me too, I've been into Kim Jun Hyun lately. Hope you get your kdrama hero ;D

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Me: *Laughing, mind blown!* Oh, I forgot!

Hubby: That apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, does it?

Me: *Hysterically laughing now.* I’m going senile in my 40’s!

Hubby: *In total deadpan* Please don’t say that. I still have to live with you. Or, maybe just put you in a home and go find Yoona.

Moral of the Story: Sharing K-dramas is priceless.

2nd moral: If I suddenly stop writing here, it’s probably because I’ve lost my marbles, and in a nursing home, and you'll suddenly hear that Yoona just married a dashing doctor from the US.

3rd moral: Isn’t my mom sweet???

Happy birthday week, Ally. Your mom is cute and sweet. Hehe! She's like my mom who gets easily hooked when I recommend a drama. She has yet to start TKL though due to being busy with work. She is tired of Joseon era so Goryeo should be refreshing for her.

Ally, great story as always! Happy birthday week and I hope you thanked your mom (seaweed soup? Maybe too much to ask?). You make me miss my Mom who I know would have become a total showworm, and would have loved Gong Yoo ?

Happy birthday and that's so sweet. Wish you even more happiness :D

Happy birthday to you, hope you get blessed years ahead :) Your mom is so sweet. FYI, my mom has a crush on Lee Seung Gi since the Gu Family Book day. I also watch K-Dramas with my mom and sister sometimes if there any dramas that air on the local tv station network. But mostly, I end up being the one who tell how the stories will go on (because I have watched most of the dramas that aired in my country tv station network), because they really like spoiler :)

Thanks for sharing! I've been thinking of picking it up when my semester gets busier. Do Ji-han being one of the leads is a huge plus point, and I'm also liking the premise of a single mother because female characters who are single mothers, married, divorced, or widowed rarely take centre stage in dramas.

I watched some of earlier epi, but found it is quite boring but I love Nam Bora. Maybe later I'll pick up on it.

I'm watching it. I'm hooked on the dailies and always watch them. There is always one daily that is a bit extreme on the human evil and one that is very human with low-key evil. I tend to go with the low-key evil one coz i hate baby switching, evil second leads, blackmailing and the like. Although i suspect Daegap and Dohyeon and maybe even Ms Heo might cause some serious trouble down the line. As will Taejin's sister.