The thread is open. The “Song Jae Jung’s Kdrama Appreciation Rewatches” continue on this blog. After the completion of “Queen and I,” the BODers will move on to “Nine: 9 Time Travels” beginning Saturday, December 16. Please join @Growing_Beautiful, @WEnchanteur, @salteddust, @monmor, and feifei as they dive into the series again and discuss scenes that […]
Castaway Diva: Eps 9 & 10 Open Thread
The thread is open. This was a “duh” moment for WooHak and, lol, many viewers. source: orangesyellow’s tumblr Likewise, what kind of fool — and diva — would give up on her lifelong dreams for someone she wasn’t interested in? Didn’t she tell WooHak that she refused to live the rest of her life back […]
Queen and I (2012): Ep 14 Rewatch Sat, Nov 25
The thread is open. Three more episodes! 6.00am PST 9.00am EST/Canada 10.00am Caracas 2.00pm in London 3.00pm in Paris 4.00pm in Athens 10.00pm in Singapore Enjoy the rewatch!
The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract: Open Thread
The thread is open. This is on Viki. “My Demon” which is also starting tonight is on Netflix. Link to “My Demon” open thread is here. My Demon: Eps 1 & 2 Open Thread Since both plots revolve around a marriage contract, I’m going to observe which couple has: a better “meet-cute,” a more antagonistic male, […]
Castaway Diva: Ep 7 On Seagull’s Eggs, part 2
Where was I? Ah! I was about to relate MokHa’s story about the seagull’s eggs to BoGyeol. The link to part 1 is here: Castaway Diva: Ep 7 On Seagull’s Eggs Here’s the thing. Metaphors, analogies, fables, and parables are good only up to a certain point. The trick here is to find that “certain point” […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! “There is a Place” by Liam Lawton There’s a time for remembering, a time to recall The trials and the triumphs, the fears and the falls. There’s a time to be grateful for the moments so blest: The jewels of our memory where love is our guest. There is gold that is […]
My Demon: Eps 1 & 2 Open Thread
The thread is open. It’s up on Netflix this Friday, Nov 25. source: snoopdogg’s tumblr We aren’t going to judge others with our judgy eyes should they decide to skip this one because of their overloaded kdrama viewing schedule. Let’s enjoy the show.
Castaway Diva: Ep 7 On Seagull’s Eggs
I know many viewers assumed that this screenwriter would just gloss over MokHa’s years on the island, and thus, were disappointed with the first episode. As for me, since I observed how she developed the episodes of “Start Up” according to the business principles of start-ups, I thought she had a good reason for not […]
The Matchmakers: Eps 7 and 8 Open Thread
The thread is open. This is why I watch kdramas. credit: liveasbutterflies’ tumblr This! Because I feel like I’m living in a Jane Austen world where every direct eye contact set hearts ablaze and every moment of fingers grazing fingers screams intimacy. If it weren’t kdramas, I would have to settle for corny, unimaginative, (not […]
A Good Day to Be a Dog: Eps 5 & 6 My Notes
First, the fluff. The fluff is easy to understand. In Episode 5, we find out that SeoWon was bullied in school. Then, HaeNa used her “puppy power” to thwart the students from staging a romantic encounter between Seowon and the school bully. This led to SeoWon welcoming the puppy Cacao to his apartment in gratitude […]
The Matchmakers: Ep 5 My Notes
This write-up is long to make up for not writing more often. 1. The “Ssangyeonsulsa” By now, it’s become clear to me that the real “Ssangyeonsulsa” is not the heroine SoonDeok but the Resentful One, JungWoo. According to the Goryeo folk tales, a Ssangyeonsulsa was a mountain goddess who could recognize lovers. Back in Episode […]
Castaway Diva: Eps 7 & 8 Open Thread
The thread is open. From Ep 7 I found this funny because what’s he gonna do about it? Chauffeur her around? Seoul’s terrain is both mountainous and hilly. The capital is surrounded by mountains, and just walking around the urban jungle, you’re bound to walk uphill or downhill at some point. Of course, San Francisco […]
Queen and I (2012): Ep 13 Rewatch Sat, Nov 18
The thread is open. 6.00am PST 9.00am EST/Canada 10.00am Caracas 2.00pm in London 3.00pm in Paris 4.00pm in Athens 10.00pm in Singapore Enjoy the rewatch!
Castaway Diva: Ep 2 Coincidence vs Fate
As I said in Ep 1 On Fish Tank, I hope that my familiarity with the director and screenwriter’s previous collaboration will bring perception, not dullness, into the discussion of this drama. 1. The Easter egg Was it @Janey who commented that she was going to look for a sign like the floating petal trope […]