Start-Up: Ep 16 Why a Cactus?

Now, that we’ve been talking about characters coming to full circle, one of my favorite scenes in Episode 16 is the opening day of Grandma’s corndog shop. The corndog shop reminds me of her corndog stall where it all began. Her son didn’t get to buy her a building as promised, but his ex-wife did […]

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Start-Up: The Meaning of the Titles

Early on, I’ve decided that the titles in this drama should NOT be interpreted only from the business point of view. To do so, the viewer would miss out on the plot direction as well as the character development. To me, the titles of the episodes indicated how the lead characters, namely Dosan and Dalmi, […]

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Start-Up: Nominations for the Best Boyfriend…

Many of the oldtimers here know that we only have two honorees on our “Bitches’ Best Drama Boyfriends” Hall of Fame. Xiao Nai from “Love O2O.” He was played by Yang Yang. Lee Gon from “The King: Eternal Monarch.” He was played by – Gosh! What’s his name again? — Lee MinHo. I’m inducting Nam […]

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True Beauty: Eps 1 & 2 Open Thread

The thread is now open for spoilers, comments, analysis, and Bitches. A few words to the newcomers and lurkers. I have reinstated my list of “banned words” that I used for Lee MinHo’s “The King: Eternal Monarch.” If you use these words in your comment, your post will go to my spam box, and sit there […]

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Start-Up: Ep 15 MVP, Part 2

Part 1 is here: Start-Up: Ep 15 Minimum Viable Product, Part 1 To recap what I said at the end of Part 1: MVP = Minimum Viable Product, a product with enough features to attract early adopters and validate a product idea MVP = Most Valuable Player We already had three examples: 1. Tarzan. It’s the […]

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Start-Up: @Snow_Flower’s Original Composition

How special is the kdrama “Start-Up”? This special!!! @Snow_Flower has gifted us with one of her original compositions!   Thanks to @Snow_Flower, the show has special music of its own. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent with us once again.   Gifs from Chanikang’s tumblr credit: chanikang’s tumblr   This is an iconic painting of […]

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Start-Up: Ep 15 Minimum Viable Product, Part 1

  Minimum Viable Product: A product with enough features to attract early adopters and validate a product idea Explicitly, it’s Tarzan. Don’t you just love the scene when it stopped in time to avoid the poor kitten into a roadkill? The inspectors thought it stopped because of a “ghost” and Dosan — who didn’t believe […]

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Start-Up: List of OSTs

Enjoy! I already bought 4 songs on iTunes. lol. Which ones did you like?  -pm3   ****************** 1. “Future” by Red Velvet . In a mysterious place from my dreams I think I saw a happy me Even though I looked nervous for tomorrow I can’t easily let go of myself I’m walking toward that […]

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Bitch Talk: Should We Watch These?

It’s December! Here are five kdramas for our scrutiny…errr…consideration. 1. The Uncanny Counter source: allkpop Synopsis from Wikipedia: It is based on a webtoon of the same name and tells the story of demon hunters called “Counters” who have come to the earth posing as employees of a noodle restaurant in order to capture evil […]

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Start-Up: Ep 15 A Smile or a Smirk?

Sorry. I only have time to write this. After going back and forth with Ella (thanks, Ella) on JP’s character, I say this: Yes, I like that JP let Dosan know that Dalmi *might* like him. JP: Have you no pride? Dosan: Why are you getting angry? JP: I’m taking the letter and the tree. […]

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