@agdr03’s comment on our 4th year anniversary had me thinking that, yeaaahh, she’s right. I do get obsessive about my analysis. So to lighten me up, I’m sharing these two videos on renting an oppa. You might consider this next time you visit Seoul. This YT is informational. He gives the rates. $80 for […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 6 Explaining the King Ghost
One my great (or dumb, depending on how this ends) theories is that the ghost stories are created as a plot device. They’re intended to explain an aspect of Manwol’s life or to give an insight into her “twisted” mindset. Here are the key points. The Mayor from Episode 1 “How can living things not […]
Bitch Talk: Deng Lun or Yang Yang?
or Li Xian? As Dumbledore said, “It’s our choices that show what we truly are.” Whatever, Dumbledore. I’m just watching here for the male leads. Doesn’t take a genius to see that. Deng Lun’s drama: Mr Fighting Co-star: Sandra Ma Episodes: 44 Synopsis from Chinesedrama.info Hao Zeyu (Deng Lun) debuted 10 years ago through a […]
Hotel del Luna: Manwol’s Clothes
Because I’ve been reading too many lavish compliments on her clothes on the internet, I wrote this. I found these gifs from belsmultifandommess’ tumblr. Credit goes to her. It’s too bad that the clothes aren’t arranged in chronological order because I want to analyze them. 🙂 I’d be surprised if her outfits weren’t designed to […]
Throwback Thursday: Warm and Cozy: The Elevator Scene
For Throwback Thursday, I’m retrieving another long post from my “Warm and Cozy” days. I’m posting it here for two reasons: One, to show how chemistry between actors sometimes involve the imagination of the viewers, and two, to show that even after four years, @agdr03 and I haven’t changed much. I’m posting her reaction to […]
Throwback Thursday: Warm and Cozy: On Timejumps and Cellphones
I wrote this about the ending of another lesser-known Hong sisters’ romcom, “Warm and Cozy” (2015) For Throwback Thursday, I’m retrieving it from soompi. You don’t have to read this, but if you want to know how the Hong sisters do endings, then you might want to slog through 100000000000 paragraphs. lol. Who am I […]
Hotel del Luna: Subbing Confusion #2
My friend, @agdr03, brought this to my attention. I thought CS was honest too when he said that ‘no, I don’t feel anything for you’ to MW’s question of ‘do you think your Yeon Woo?, do you love me?’. Did you watch this from Kissasian, @agdr03? I’ll give you the Viki version. First, the background: […]
Hotel del Luna: Fun Facts
I’ll work on the King Ghost connection later today after my morning jog. It might take me quite a while so I’m going to throw all these trivia that I’ve gathered while watching Episode 6. Shout out to my old soompi friends who are visiting this blog. *********** 1. “I hate to be poor.” If […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 5 Subbing Confusion
Subbers are human so I don’t blame them when they occasionally flub the translation, especially in a Hong sisters kdrama. The ambiguity is purposely built into the script. So, I’ll try to explain the ending of Episode 5. This is the Viki sub (at 97%) of the dialogue between Manwol and Chansung after the wannabe-bride’s […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 6 Interpreting Ma GoSin’s Words
Here’s my interpretation of her words, “Their fates from a distant past have met. He would have to take care of her so that she suffers less.” @flying_tool and @Growing_Beautifully commented on them. First, let’s go back to the scene. I’m taking the subs from Viki. Sanchez gets a digital photo album to show the […]
Hotel del Luna: @GB Explains the Two Leaves
Thanks @Growing_Beautifully! I wasn’t getting the two leaves so I’m glad you explained this. I’m posting it out here for easy reference. I hope you weren’t pressured to write me a term paper. My responses are included. ****************** The Leaves 1st Leaf It was a leaf that flew from MW’s past into CS’s present and […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 6 The Lakeshore vs the Beach
To me, the scene at the lakeshore with the Captain is the mirror-image of the scene at the beach with Chansung. It’s the mirror-image because the two scenes resemble each other but in reverse. I’ll explain the dialogue when Manwol is sitting at the beach. MW: (talking to herself) Whether the sun is blazing or […]
Go Go Squid! Episode 7 Highlights
Okay, who hasn’t started watching this? Come on now! I said this is an entertaining show and I’ll be blogging about this. You don’t want to miss my riveting posts, do you? lol. So far, Episode 7 is my favorite one. The plot zips along, with lots of unexpected twists. Kudos to the writer for […]
Hotel del Luna: Episode 6 Reincarnation?
Is Changsung the Captain’s reincarnation? The Captain is a cutie, lol. What do you think? The arrival of his ex-girlfriend, who looks exactly like the princess from the past, combined with Manwol’s melancholy at the end lend credence to the general opinion that Changsung is the Captain reincarnated. But I’m not convinced of that because […]