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 […]
The Great Show: Eps 1 & 2 First Impressions
This is exactly why I avoid kdramas with political and legal themes: I get easily triggered. But despite being traumatized in the first 20 minutes of the show, I persevered for two episodes because the male lead is Song Seung Heon. You see, my self-prescribed, and totally non-lascivious goal was to find out if the […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 16 Literal vs Metaphorical
Just to recap some of the things in the comment section — One of the difficulties many viewers encountered with this kdrama is discerning when to take the words literally or metaphorically. I understand these statements as LITERALLY true. 1. From Episode 1. Thanks @Storm_moon. MW: I’m not dead. I still haven’t died. I’m just […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 16 The Final Challenge
I’m channeling the bitchy Manwol in Episode 16 who scolded Chansung for his lack of romance. MW: Gu Chansung, is there another star which we can see now? CS: I’m not sure. I don’t know that much about astronomy, so I don’t know of any. Her face fell and she tugged her hand from his […]
Hotel del Luna: Final Letter Grade
I’ll write my highlights for Episode 16 later. For now, I’m leaving my letter grade for Hotel del Luna. I’m following the US standards for grading. An A- is between 90 to 92, an A is 93 to 96 and an A+ is 97-100. I’ll add more comments to this post as I answer questions. […]
Pride and Prejudice (1995): Open Thread
I remember their first meeting. Mr Darcy said, “She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me. And I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.” She’s tolerable. = She’s so-so. But not handsome enough to tempt me. = But she isn’t […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 16 Post Spoilers Here
Hurray! We survived 8 weeks of bitching over Hotel del Luna!!! No matter what happens, this finale calls for a celebration! A happy ending for me would have entailed a wedding, honeymoon, sailing on Sanchez’s yacht, family life, and three children. But I think the writers have a different notion of happy endings. 🙂
Hotel del Luna: Ep 15 Quick Takes
Just to set us for finale episode tonight. 1. Going back Mago1 asked him to go on an errand to pick a flower from the House of the Full Moon, she gave him two instructions. One: When you go around the tree, you’ll see the entrance for the House of the Full Moon. When you […]
Hotel del Luna: Ep 15 Post Spoilers Here
Please post your spoilers, comments, rants, raves, theories, and analyses here. Let’s enjoy the show! Dear kdrama gods, please give us an ending we can all drool over. Thanks.