When the Phone Rings: Ep 1 Quick Notes

Episode 1 was riveting. I think the screenwriter Kim JiWoon did a good job of fleshing out the original webtoon. I haven’t seen any of her previous kdramas (“Melancholia,” “Doctor John,” and “Hyde, Jekyll and Me”) but the director’s work is familiar to me. He did “Forbidden Marriage” (2022) with Kim YoungDae as the broken-hearted […]

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365 Repeat of the Year: Ep 12 Rewatch Open Thread Sat, Nov 23

The thread is open. It’s the last rewatch for this kdrama. The time: 6.00am PST 9.00am EST/parts of Canada 10.00am Caracas 2.00pm in London 3.00pm in Paris 4.00pm in Athens 10.00pm in Singapore Enjoy the rewatch! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Edited to add this: I just learned that our @Growing_Beautifully had a knee surgery. Get well soon, @GB! […]

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U.S. Election 2024: To WEnchanteur

I’m moving your comment here, @WEnchanteur so that I can break my “no politics” rule on this blog just this once. You wrote: Wow! Best day of the year. I wish I could be american. I’m even less pessimistic than usual, at least for the world outside my doomed country. Last July, shortly before the […]

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The Story of Pearl Girl: Open Thread

The thread is open. @monmor, @Kate, and @agdr03 are watching this. @GB and @Fern are you watching this, too? Cast: Zhao LuSi (“Hidden Love”) and Liu YuNing (never heard of him) Episodes: 40 Where to Watch It: Netflix (begins on Nov 16) and *other streaming sites* credit: 01432853’s tumblr Phew! Who knew that fixing a […]

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What Are We Watching in November 2024?

To my American readers — Be kind, be not afraid, and be supportive. Let’s pray for one another in these coming days. Thanks, @GB and everybody, for keeping this blog running. Do I have any threads to open? Will catch some z’s and write more tomorrow (if I’m not dead yet, lol). 1. Brewing Love […]

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Dear Hyeri: Open Thread

The thread is open. @WEnchanteur requested this thread. He and @FGB4877 are watching this. Are you on this, too, @GB? I’ll have a look-see after I catch up on that “Love Next Door.” “Dear Hyeri” is on Viki. Enjoy the show!

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No Gain, No Love: Eps 9 to 12 Open Thread

The thread is open. Sorry, folks. I dropped the ball here and didn’t open the thread this week. I’ll try to catch up later when I get over the jetlag. source: liveasbutterflies’ tumblr What does HaeYeong consider a dealbreaker? His hotness, which should have eliminated him from the husband pool, didn’t matter to her in […]

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