Gawker-ed

by javabeans

Hm, eeenteresting... I just spotted a new incoming link, and clicked in mild curiosity. To my surprise, despite being a blog I hadn't heard of, it was a familiar template...

Tags: bloggy

Poll results for the curious

by javabeans

Since a few of you were curious about poll results, here they are (the rest beyond the jump), arranged in descending order of votes cast. I expected Coffee Prince to...

Tags: bloggy

The Year in Review, Part 4: The Rest of 2007

by javabeans

Yes, my last post was "The Best of 2007," but rather than put up a Worst list, I'm lumping them all together with The Rest. Not all the dramas I'm mentioning...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Air City, Auction House, Bad Couple, Capital Scandal, Goong S, Hello! Miss, Legend, Oh Su Jung, War of Money, Witch Amusement, year in review, year in review 2007

The Year in Review, Part 3: Dahee Fanel’s drama round-up

by Dahee_Fanel

[And now for Dahee Fanel's comprehensive take on the past year! --javabeans] First of all, I'd like to bow my head in deep gratitude to Javabeans, the highly esteemed writer...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Coffee Prince, Dae Jang Geum, Dal Ja's Spring, Devil, Insoon Is Pretty, King and I, Legend, Madam Ah Hyun Dong, Mixed-up Investigative Agency, My Man's Woman, Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, Taereung National Village, Thank You, Time of Dog and Wolf, White Tower, year in review, year in review 2007, Yi San

Open Thread #10

by javabeans

One holiday down, one more to go. Anyone have big New Year's Eve plans? I'll have limited internet access over the weekend (but I'll still be posting -- the rest...

The Year in Review, Part 2: Thunderbolt’s hits and misses

by thunderbolt

[And now, please give your warm welcome to guest blogger Thunderbolt, who shares with us her year-end review! --javabeans] Has this happened to you? You’re reading a book on...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Dal Ja's Spring, Devil, Legend, Mixed-up Investigative Agency, Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, Thank You, Time of Dog and Wolf, White Tower, year in review, year in review 2007

The Year in Review, Part 1: The Best of 2007

by javabeans

A month ago, I asked y'all, How was 2007 for you? I was thinking of the year-end wrap-up I would be writing, and wanted to see how you thought the dramas...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Coffee Prince, Dal Ja's Spring, Flowers For My Life, Mixed-up Investigative Agency, Que Sera Sera, Story of Hyang Dan, year in review, year in review 2007

The future of kpop

by javabeans

The "Oricon Comet" Younha The Korean pop music industry, like the recording industry worldwide, has been in a constant downward slide in recent years. The reasons for that are all...

Tags: Big Bang, JYP, Younha

Merry Christmas

by javabeans

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! (Happy Hanukkah? Kwanzaa? Generic seasonal holidays?) Hope y'all have a nice, relaxing, energizing, kdrama-filled holiday. As for me, my day is entirely booked -- I have lots...

WITH S2 fansubbing policy

by javabeans

The admins of the fansubbing group WITH S2 asked if I could post up a notice of their recent decision to stop subtitle releases temporarily, and I thought I'd also...

Tags: fansubbing