I know you’ve been waiting for this so I’ll get straight down to business. As you probably can tell by my silence, I’m travelling. I should be back home soon to answer posts. **************************** 1. Is Go Haeri a bad guy? That opening scene had us buzzing. But no, I don’t think Suzy’s character, Go […]
Pegasus Market: Episode 1 First Impressions
How do I know that I’ve been Koreanized after all these years of kdramas? I understand the oddball humor of “Pegasus Market” like I understand the non sequiturs of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” (Really, how absurd was it that King Arthur had no horse but was trotting to the sound of two empty […]
When the Camellia Blooms: Eps 1 & 2 First Impressions
I like this show. Watching the romance developed between the bar-owner Dongbaek and the policeman YongSik, I’m constantly reminded that Dongbaek’s death has been foreshadowed in the crime scenes at the start and end of — not one — but TWO episodes. For many, this mental conflict in watching a romcom with a murder previewed, […]
Vagabond: Post Spoilers Here
We don’t need a relationship chart for this one. Suzy’s and Lee Seung Gi’s characters are the lead couple and everybody else is a back-up singer…err…minor character. We’re in need of a set of flashcards with the names and faces of the actors and the roles they’re playing or something like a Who’s Who flowchart. […]
When the Camellia Blooms: The Relationship Chart
The other kdrama on my watch list this week is “When the Camellia Blooms.” Here’s the relationship chart, courtesy of kanghaneul.org. source: KangHaneul.org The chart is just as confusing the Flower Crew chart I posted earlier but the actors are, unfortunately, ugly, common, plebeian-looking. Sigh. Is that the reason the graphic designer had adorned their pictures with […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency: The Relationship Chart
Soompi posted this flowchart to help us navigate the confusing relationships of the characters. Whoops! Wrong one. This one. source: Joseon Flower Crew Of course, not knowing Hangul, this chart confused me more than it enlightened me. Couldn’t soompi have one of their many paid staffers translate the chart?? Snark. So, I’m going to translate […]
Falling in Love with You is the Best Thing I Have Ever Done: Yang Yang’s Next Drama???
4/4/2020 Updated news here: When is it showing? Falling in love with you is the best thing I have ever done. Please, director and screenwriter, could you please choose a title that doesn’t read like the closing sentence of a fanfiction? But I’ll gladly overlook the title if you can deliver this Yang Yang and […]
Love O2O: Episode 30 Highlights, part 2
For the ending, I’m doing something a bit different. I’ll still write the highlights of the show, but I’ll also refer to the translation of the Final Episode for comparison. Here’s the source of the translation I’m using: A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 48 (Final) I think it’s uploaded by the […]
9/11: Never Forget, Always Remember
I will never forget that on this day eighteen years ago, 19 Islamic terrorists perpetrated evil and violence against our nation. They hijacked four planes and flew two of them into the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City, and one into The Pentagon, the headquarters of Department of Defense, in Washington DC. […]
Hotel del Luna: Comparisons with Goblin
I asked for a comparison between Goblin and Hotel del Luna and @growing_beautifully wrote a wonderful exposition. Thanks @GB! This is what I love about our discussions here. We can learn to appreciate kdramas better when we don’t dwell on “chemistry” and “feels” i.e., IU is soooo beeeyoootiiifulll. The three over-used words in a kdrama […]
Love O2O: Episode 30 Highlights, part 1
So we’ve reached the end. The premise of Love O2O is very simple. It talks about love that began online gradually developing into love offline. Hence, the title: Love O2O or Love Online to Offline. Its original title, One Smile is Very Alluring, is also interesting. But since I’m not Chinese, somebody else will have […]
Hotel del Luna: OSTs
I made this list for myself but I’m sharing with you…because sharing is caring. lol. 1. Another Day Artist: Punch and Monday Kiz Lyrics from: https://genius.com/Genius-english-translations-monday-kiz-and-punch-another-day-english-translation-lyrics Another Day Don’t say sad words So far away Don’t say anything Is love giving me That much of a hard time? Is my heart Only looking for you? […]
Love O2O: Episode 29 Highlights
Happy birthday to Yang Yang! This Episode 29 post is my gift to fellow Xiao Nai fans. 1. Picking up Weiwei At the company dinner, Xiao Nai promised the guys a company excursion as reward for all their hard work and for winning the Fengteng contract. On the day of the company trip, Nai told […]
Happy Birthday, Sheep Sheep!
errr… Yang Yang, also known as Xiao Nai. Happy Birthday to our one-and-only “Best Drama Boyfriend”! Thanks @weizi for alerting us. I didn’t know his birthday was on Sept 9. He turned 28 already!! *************** From the Yang Yang Overseas Fan Club 杨洋海外后援会官页 Yang Yang updated his weibo Wish me, Happy Birthday #YangYang #杨洋 #楊洋 Some […]