Beanie level: Eunuch in drag

I really need to remember to watch Suspicious Partner after Ruler because I’m going to need some happy pills (in the form of Ji-wook, Bong-hee, and Eun-hyuk) to get me through all the angst of Ruler.

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    I watched the first episode of Ruler and told myself, not down this road again. But yeah, at this point in the show Suspicious Partner could definitely be a good chaser for a sageuk.

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      That’s why I knew I would have to watch it live because I knew it would be tragic and I knew I wouldn’t be able to convince myself to watch it after knowing exactly how tragic it would be. I’m glad I joined the ride still, but I’m also glad I have Suspicious Partner to balance it out.

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    That’s what I’ve been doing 👍

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You know you got it bad when you’re excited over the thumbnail.

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My favorite solo performance from a Shinee member. Although my bias is Taemin, Jonghyun just kills this. His stage presence is no joke, and his rap is great.

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I’m a water maid! I would probably get my head chopped off the first week for being too sassy, but I would just come back as an even sassier ghost.

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    Congrats on leveling up but…try not to get killed! lol

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    Congratulations!

    Word has it that if you find yourself a Magistrate and, um, become friends, things should work out fine.

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    THAT’S the spirit (hehe 😏)! Congrats, Jig!

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    Haha congrats and good luck with keeping your head on both shoulders!

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I haven\’t watched a show live since Healer, but I think Ruler, Suspicious Partner, and Fight My Way will force me out into the dreadful world of waiting between episodes. They all look too good.

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Ki Tae-young and Eugene were my first ship that sailed in irl. I probably would cringe if I re-watched Creating Destiny, but I love seeing their happy family on Return of Superman!

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I love seeing all the k-poppers show up on the fan wall! I follow a wide range of k-pop artists, but my fav group is Shinee. This is one my favorite performances because they’re having fun being dorks

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    Hah, yeah we finally have a place to release all the k-ranting/fangirling that no one else wants to listen to kkk 😉

    Most of Shinee’s songs aren’t my style, but they’so talented and really good performers. I LOVE seeing them in variety shows, I’ll never get why Key says they’re boring (or that he’s not handsome, like.. WHAT?). They always manage to make me laugh ^^

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      I would be lying if I say that right now I am attracted to kpop for its songs cuz I understand nothing apart from the beats (or wait for the subs and appreciate the songs then)!

      What I am instead loving is random variety appearances and SHINee (and older groups like SuJu, Shinhwa and Sechskies) members are awesome there. Maybe that is why I am in love with them!

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        Ha, same! Or, actually, I started out with K-ballads (Park Hyo Shin’s “Wildflower” and MC the Max’ “Wind that Blows” are stunning and to blame for all my Korean music addiction), then became addicted to watching idol-variety-kings on variety shows. It’s one of the few things that can ALWAYS cheer me up. I don’t get most kpop songs, most of the groups sound the same to me, but there’s some amazing Korean music from non-dance groups especially!

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          Park Hyo Shin keeps popping up in my ‘recommended’ list (maybe because he is in the same company as Seo In Guk).. Will check him out too…

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            Yessssssss!!!!! Right now! Chigeum!! ^^

            The most beautiful I have ever heard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hsrsmwHv0A

            I have lost count of how many times I’ve listened to it and it moves me just as much every single time. The control he’s got of his voice and it’s volume and how he utilizes it to sing with emotion is just. so. good. He sang it on Yoo Hee Yeol’s sketchbook not long ago and tears were literally streaming down his face by the end, not just a single lone tear or misty eyes, but literally streaming. He gets so into his songs. There’s a reason he’s known as one of the top three/four(?) male singers in Korea.
            Okay… fangirling over lol, sorry. Anyway, go listen to it and if you want more recs for him, just let me know 😉

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          “Most of the groups sound the same”

          That’s why I haven’t added too many new groups lately. I understand the hype for BTS, but I don’t really care for them because they’re doing the same old stuff that older groups like SJ, Shinee, MBlaq, TVXQ, etc. did when they debuted.
          The reason why I love Shinee is they like to push the envelope. They’ve been able to take more control of their image/music. If you ever listen to a whole cd, there’s anything from a slow ballad to a fun pop song to a dance track. Try out “Ode to You” or “Symptoms” if you want something slow and beautiful.

          For ballads, I loooove K. Will. His songs are so good, and his voice is beautiful.

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            True. I mean, I like a few of BTS’ songs, but not enough to really listen to them. 2nd gen is the best, but there’s also certain trends to that era that make lots of songs kind of the same, even though the era definitely created many classics that get seriously stuck in your mind ha.
            Yeah, I like how you can’t clearly define Shinee’s style and there are definitely some songs of theirs that I like. Especially love “View” and Taemin’s “Drip Drop” (which of course isn’t Shinee-Shinee, but you know).

            Some newer groups, like Mamamoo, Winner and Block B, can’t be genre-defined either and have tons of talent and very memorable songs. Seo In Guk’s music is like that too, but even though he’s kpop, he’s not an idol of course lol. Kpop is a much broader term domestically and covers a wide variety of genres, I mean even trot can be Kpop in Korea, so I technically listen to a lot of Kpop, it’s just not what most people internationally understand to be Kpop 😛 Which sometimes confuses me in conversations, cause I’m never sure whether people are using the international or domestic definition. And now I got sidetracked. Must be the tiredness, sorry! :O

            Yes, K.Will is great! 1toK is great for subbed mv’s, I love them.

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            @kaybee kpop like kdramas tend to follow the same batch of trends within a time frame. For awhile It’ll be dubstep then jazz then aegyo then sexy, etc. So I guess the real trick is finding the group who does that trend best, finding groups of different timeframes, and/or indie groups. I do a little of all three.

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            @crysta @kaybee

            SHINee and f(x) always seem to explore greater experimental sounds. They’re great groups to check out.

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            @daydee f(x) is hit and miss for me. I love “Electric Shock” and “Chu” but not their latest songs.

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        Try out the YouTube channel 1toK. They always sub the songs they post. I usually have subs on or I’ll Google the translation. Fans are really fast on getting translations up.

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          Yeah… I have recently subscribed to it… It also kept popping up in my recommended list! Youtube is clearly pushing me into kpop 😛

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            That’s partly how I started. I found FT Island and CN Blue through You’re Beautiful but then youtube suggestions got me into everyone else.

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    I raise you this: https://youtu.be/ZuWJIZLPylE

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Yay! I’m Jang Geu-rae! Misaeng is on my list of dramas to watch. I swear I’ll get to it soon. I just usually get distracted by rom-coms…

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    Congrats 😀

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    It’s been on my list for years! I was looking for a job when it was airing so it was a bit hard to watch at the time. Maybe I will try again soon.

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    It’s so worth it! I finished it much quicker than I thought I would, it’s completely absorbing.

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      I think I’ll watch it next. I like to balance sugar with salt. I watched Signal after Weightlifting Fairy, so now I should watch Misaeng after just finishing Shopping King Louis.

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        Hehe I do exactly the same.

        Btw… your profile picture, is that Hongki I spot or just someone similar? 😛

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          It’s Hongki. 😁 I just love his facial expressions and his voice. Man, can that boy sing.

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            Haha, yeah he’s got some great facial expressions. The ones he does in the Puppy mv (where my profile pic’s from) are just priceless 😛

            And yes, such an amazing voice and so full of emotion. I was surprised to see how lifeless his singing partner on Duet Song Festival was – how can you not get into the song when you’re singing with someone as involved as that? Cannot compute.

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          The puppy video is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen, but leave it to FT Island to think of that.

          I haven’t seen the duet song festival. I’ll have to check out his performance.

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            This conversation made me post the mv here haha, it’s just so much fun 😀 And yeah, FTI wouldn’t be FTI without lots of weirdness 😉

            He sang really well on the show, but due to the partner it wasn’t as amazing as I’d hoped it’d be.

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I would be concerned about spoilers on the fan wall, except the reason I read dramabeans is for the spoilers…It drives the people around me crazy, but that\’s just how I roll.

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Kyaaa!! YG has even confirmed it now!

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You’re Beautiful was my gateway drug into k-pop when I had to look up the groups that Hong-ki and Yong-hwa were a part of. I love the many faces of Hong-ki. This is my favorite from Modern Farmer!

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Toughest decision: re-watching a k-drama that I loved or watching a new k-drama from my ever-growing list. Arang and the Magistrate or Moonlight Drawn By Clouds. Marriage Contract or Bubblegum.

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