Every time I read a fangirl gushing about the “Chemistry!!!” of a drama couple, I wonder if they’re aware of what goes on in a set. Take this for example. Many viewers of this clip were flustered when they realized that the actress was the only female among a majority male crew, studying the […]
Just Bitching: Luxury Cars in Kdramas
Pet Peeve #24 Chaebol people and rich characters drive luxury cars. They don’t drive cheap cars without all the latest safety features, and I wish kdrama writers would clue in on the newest technology. Look, I’m not remotely interested in cars. As long as it gets me to my destination, I’m fine with any four-, […]
Just Bitching: English in Kdramas
Lee Min Ho. Pet Peeve #14 I’m limiting myself to three examples or this post will never see the light of day. It’s easy to target Lee Min Ho as the worst offender in kdrama because we see his failures writ large on the screen. But I do pity the guy. He’s forced to speak English […]
Just Bitching: Piggy Backs
Pet Peeve #19 When I first began to watch kdramas, I thought piggy backs were the rudest kind of carry. A few years later and with dozens of kdramas under my belt, I’ve toned down my opposition to the piggy back. I now think it’s the second rudest kind of carry (I’ll tell you in a […]
Just Bitching: Pet Peeve #35
Rooftop apartments with flimsy external metal staircases. I don’t know why kdramas make rooftop apartments romantic. Without air-conditioning or heater, it must be brutally hot there in the summer and cold as tundra in the winter. Then those staircases? They must be a pain when you have sack-loads of groceries to bring up in the […]
Just Bitching: Bromance
Pet Peeve #16 Fine! Call it “bromance” if the story revolves around two homosexual males involved in a romantic relationship with each other. But if we’re talking about a close, platonic relationship between two heterosexual males, then there are far better terms to use than bromance. Call it what it is: male bonding, camaraderie, fellowship […]
Just Bitching: Kdrama Pet Peeve #15
Head Wounds. Okay. I understand that there’s always a hospital scene in kdramas because, like Subway and Starbucks, drama writers get a kickback from the Hospital PPL. But directors should work on their head traumas. 1. First, the wound site. The wrapped-around bandage is gleaming white except for this spot of bloodstain conveniently located on […]
Just Bitching: Kdrama Pet Peeves
#3 Pet Peeve Because it’s a Sunday, and I’m supposed to be angelic today, my incoming vent is limited to mere 99,999 words. Sleepwear. For the life of me, I don’t understand why characters in kdramas don’t wear nightclothes. They have expensive phones, 16 coats and 16 bags (a different one for each episode), but […]