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2012 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year

Can you believe it’s December already? I know the awards shows have started to come ’round again, but it always feels like This Time Of Year always sneaks up on me — as in, the time when we take a look back at the best, the worst, the weirdest, and the most surprising dramas of the past year.

Our so-called Beanie Awards have been a tradition on this site pretty much since the beginning, and you can take a look into the wayback machine to see the state of years past. Here’s the 2007 Polls, 2009 Polls, 2010 Polls, and 2011 Polls.

You know what else this means: We’ll be rolling out our annual Year End Review Extravaganza in the coming days and weeks as well! Keep an eye out for our reviews, and if you’re curious at past installments, here’s a Year In Review tag for your convenient browsing purposes.

On to the voting!

 

FAVORITE DRAMA SERIES OF 2012

Limit your votes to your TOP 3 picks for the year.

 

FAVORITE COMEDIC DRAMA

 

FAVORITE HISTORICAL DRAMA

 

FAVORITE FAMILY DRAMA

 

FAVORITE ACTION OR THRILLER SERIES

 

FAVORITE MELODRAMA

 

FAVORITE LEAD ROMANTIC PAIRING

 

FAVORITE BROMANCE

 

BEST VILLAIN

 

BEST KISS

 

MOST WTF DRAMA

 

FAVORITE CHARACTER

 

FAVORITE ALTERNATE PAIRING

 

MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP

 

BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE

 

MOST DISAPPOINTING DRAMA

 

BIGGEST WASTE OF TALENT

 

OVERRATED DRAMA

 

UNDERRATED DRAMA

 

MOST GLORIOUS MANE OF GLORY

 

MANE OF SHAME

 

BEST KING

 

BEST TIME TRAVEL MECHANISM

 

MOST PERSISTENT FIRST LOVE

 

BEST NONHUMAN CHARACTER

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It is that time of the year!!!!! :)

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After a dozen of dramas - King 2 Hearts still resonates with me. It is my number 1 in every aspect.

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amen.

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King 2 hearts. lsg very much improved. Not a typical k-drama

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I agree, TK2H really stepped it up on both the storyline and the way the relationships clicked with each other.

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I love the cheekiness and the humor of the descriptions for the nominations, but I think some of the descriptions might bias the results of the poll.

Yes, I get it, this is not a scientific poll. But, still whether or not the writer liked the drama shouldn't have been added, cause it biases people's reaction and votes.

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Yeah, I see Answer Me and Nice Guy bias. Answer Me was nice, but good lord I hated Nice Guy.

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Yes, but the part that says: Faith - Lee Min Ho. The End. That cracks me upppp!!!! Oh I love dramabeans...the writers ARE AWESOME!!!

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I voted on the dramas I have watched and not affected by the reviews.

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Agree!!! Can still remember the fun times i had commenting like crazy with the rest of the Hearties. Love love love.

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Hi Luvs,
King2Hearts, totally most under-rated. Loved Seung Gi in it. Could easily be one of my favorites. Only comes after Arang and SUFBB cause club m bored me and i ff through those parts.

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ewww ...king 2 hearts sucked..it is the worse drama ever..idiotic..

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hi nene,
watch K2H again when you are more mature - it's not for babes.

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YES.

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Agreed!

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Totally agreed!

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Yes!!! 2012 , the drama that comes to my mind King 2 Hearts!!! I love all the characters!!

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I'm not bashing or anything, but what's the appeal behind King 2 Hearts? I tried watching it and just... couldn't. I couldn't take the villain, the main characters were awesome though.

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I'd say LSG had the most noteworthy break out performance because he really surprised me. I've seen him in previous dramas and thought he was passable but in K2H, he made me believe he was an actor.

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Totally agree with you there! Lee Seunggi certainly gave an outstanding performance!

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LSG and Jo Jung-seok were awesome. And the strong main female never turned weak. The main couple (and secondary couple, who had their own love and storyline) were amazingly well written with great chemistry and had healthy equal relationships. The main bad guy started out a bit too cheesy, but settled down later into a more sinister character later.

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Oh and King Jae Kang was a heartwarming and wonderful guy. All the main characters were so lovable (minus evil bad guy and his evil sidekicks)

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For me, the appeal was the combo pack with this show.
It had comedy, melo, action, and romance all wrapped up in one. It has so much heart with its characters that you really do feel for them every time something went wrong.
It's not your typical k-drama and it's definitely not for the faint hearted.
I think for this show, if you didn't care for it then you probably won't fully immerse yourself into the world of K2H. But for the people that loved it, man. they LOVED it.
If i were just looking at the scenes for the cinematography, I'd say the K2H ranks up there as 2012's most beautiful shows. And the OST, man. The ost was to die for, used to heighten the emotions I felt for this show.
But given the premise, i can see why it wouldn't be someone's cup of tea.

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Amen! Agree 100% to our wise maknae's words of wisdom :D

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Double amen to that. I was just drawn in and Lee Seung Gi blew me away. At first I thought it was going to be the same over privileged annoying character. But it wasn't. The characters were so well written. We all got to see them grow and struggle with who they thought they were and who they had to become. The metaphors they used were brilliantly done. It was the first drama where I didn't guess the ending and didn't know what was coming.

Although, I as well almost stopped watching for the first few episodes because I found bong gu really childish, annoying and ridiculous as a villain. But I'm glad I kept going and gave it a chance as it got better and better! Yay TK2H!

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I would say everything. From small things like how the mother-in-law was actually awesome and supported the daughter-in-law and herself. That there were no damsels in distress. That the secondary couple was its own couple. There was no love-triangle. There was no first love story. It was simply a breath of fresh air. And Ah-Ha couple was perfect!

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Ya, me too. For me, it had by far the greatest stickiness factor...as the girls would call it.

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Yes K2H FTW! I miss Jae Ha & Hang Ah couple <3 :-)

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TK2H absolutely!!!
LSG, HJW, JJS, LYJ... perfect ^^

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Yes...a thousand times

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King 2 Hearts is the best 2012 drama for me too! Everything worked: the romance, the plot, the acting, the villains, the bromance...everything except the foreign actors, that is. =)

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TK2H - still the unbeatable drama in my heart!

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KING2 HEARTS FOREVER!!!!
Hi guys! Missed u! Great to 'see' so many so u here again!

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Lee Seunggi's Jae Ha will always be my favorite king ever!

BTW... I freaking love this poll!!!!
thanks DB Girls<3

i haven't watched Gaksital and Answer Me, try to catch up someday, perhaps,, hehehe...

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BEST DRAMA EVER! <3<3

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you dont know what you're missing out on. Answer me 1997 is one of the awesomest dramas ever!!!!

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The King 2Hearts For The Win. <333

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The King 2 Hearts has been the best drama so far....for me especially. It's not a typical k drama. there is no triangle love story, there is no fierce mother in law, there is no cancer. lol

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Agree. TK2H has a special place in my heart.

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KING 2 HEARTS FTW~!! ><

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It's the first time I've voted for these polls. Love some of the answers :)

My favourite was Queen In Hyun's Man!! Thought it was simplest and to-the-point drama of 2012.

Loved the ending although it didn't make sense :)

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I really enjoyed watching Queen In Hyun's Man. One of my favorites so far.

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i love Queen InHyun's Man too. it is definitely underrated....

love them♥

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Queen In Hyun's Man all the wayyyy!!!!

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My forever favorites:
Shut up
Padam Padam
Queen Inhyun's man
You who rolled in unexpectedly
all of these happened to not be on the major broadcasters and deserve so much attention...kyaaa!
I currently love:
King of Dramas

Everything else disappoints me. :(

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mistake: You who rolled in unexpectedly was definitely on a major broadcaster. lollll

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Yay! Somebody else who liked Padam Padam. I really enjoyed it. No other show has grabbed me in the first 10 minutes like that one. Just, wow.

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i have yet to watch padam padam so i cannot comment on it.

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I voted twice for the best drama category... for I cannot choose between

QUEEN IN-HYUN’S MAN
THE KING 2 HEARTS
GAKSITAL
ANSWER ME 1997
ARANG AND THE MAGISTRATE
NICE GUY

I'm sorry! but I abide to the rule for other category...
please don't hate me...T_____T

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ditto with king of dramas. Dramaland felt more like a deserted land this year, except for a few show here and there. Besides, Answer me: 1997 and King of Dramas, everything else was pretty disappointing. Moon/sun was good but mehh, I probably only really liked it cause of Kim Soo hyun. Same with To the Beautiful you! The guy that played Eun Gyul stole the show. Don't really know what will happen this month though, School 2013 looks very promising!

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YES! Padam, Padam! So many issues,themes in that drama besides the sizzling romance (that man's adoring GAZE was unforgettable).

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This year needs a 'Best Time-Travelling Drama' category. So badly.

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Yeah, it's that time of the year again. :O Time flies by so quickly. D:

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omo it's here again! i love the year end voting post!

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and the descriptions! i died laughing ^^

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this pretty much. took me longer to laugh than to browse the choices and vote.

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Exactly : DR JIN; my love trancends sense.....HAHAHA

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LOL. I laugh so much at each post.

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best part of the award..

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I enjoyed reading the captions and people's comments more than the voting, they're entertaining hilarious. :D

I do wish (based on previous years polls) that some people don't take the vote-results too seriously and get angry because they don't agree with the results. Have fun folks and good luck to all your favorites :-)

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Does anyone know how long the polls are open? For Favorite Drama series I want to wait until some of the current ones are done before I vote.

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I laughed so loud people came in to see if I had finally gone off the deep end. ;) Their descriptions are always so darn spot on! lol

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me too... totally cracked me up.

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I came for them ! :D Thanks for the laugh !

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omg Horsitaaaaaaal needs an award. I don't care what it is.. it needs one.

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Agreed! :)

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ahahahahaha thumbs up for horsitaaaaaaal!

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No comments even though quite a few have voted?

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NVM that will teach me to refresh before posting comments after reading the post.

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The descriptions are soooooo... I'm dying... :D

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Seriously. I thought my comp would end drowned in coffee. I just love those awards: Funniest on Earth.

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HAHAHA, I know right! XD

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Omg.. I haven't watched most on this list but thanks so much for making me LOL like a mad person in my hotel room
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This made me realize I haven't seen that many this year. But it makes it easier for me now to choose which ones to watch.

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That's a way to view it. Which reminds that I've got to watch Gakstial sooner than later...

However King 2 Hearts is definitely my best drama of the year.

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I feel the same way...that is even after seeing 13 dramas....I really do need to get to Gaksital

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Omg you guys -- Please watch Gaksital for sure! We'll probably never see another drama that's beautifully made like Gaksital or with tremendous, awesome acting (mostly from Park Ki Woong and Joo Won) in our lifetime again. Well, maybe never say never...

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I agree~! :D Awesome drama.

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Gaksital for favorite drama!:))

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Yes, Gaksital still top the list for me personally. I'm rewatching it right now and it's still as good (if not better) as the first-time.. :)

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please re-check the biggest waste of talent, i think you got some typo error on 2 fashion king.

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Yeah, there's a picture on Gong Yoo, but he's not in the list.

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Heh. I'm surprised Gong Yoo's off this list. He was the only one who kept me watching - and my faith in the Hong sisters, but they smashed it to smithereens.

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omg this is so much fun :D fav is def the hairstyle!

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Faith!!! Faith for everythinggg!! I loved the chemistry more than anything (and ofc Lee Minho). Also 'brojusshis' pmsl

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I think Faith should be in underrated category but:

>ARANG AND THE MAGISTRATE: Underworld

What the f***!

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So, I've been following you since...2007? Wow, am ancient.

Really..really looking forward for the year end's reviews.

Thank God for Dramabeans!

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Me ,too!

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"Maybe if the writers were hungry for a beating." Bahahahahahahahaha! And the eye open kiss for nice guy, so creepy. *Shivers* thanks for the Beanies, can't wait to see what everyone else loves.

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LOL!

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whoo~ can't believe a year of flops and pops has passed in drama land. i'm so excited for the year end reviews. :)) can't wait!!! ^^

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there's so many hits and misses for this yr!! cant choose!!! >.<

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IKR? I have a few ties but had to pick just 1.

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OMG YEAH i wanted to say how this year i actually had so many dramas i loved :D

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LOL!! i was laughing through the whole post!! u guys are geniusly funny!!! *baa aaa aaah*

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I can't wait for your reviews... That's the best one.. ^^

Thanks once again guys for the great year... I can't believe 2012 is almost over.

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Answer me for all the awards!!!!! :D

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hear hear!!

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Seriously i died laughing, came back to vote and died laughing again. Seriously the bromance one.........

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Lol. That's the funniest for me, too. My fave is the padam padam one - "broangel guardian bitchmance". HAHAHA. Srsly, dramabeans always come up with the nuttiest stuffs.

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Awesome!

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voting is taking much longer because i keep scrolling to read the descriptions XD

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Holy Crap! It's finally here!

And it's my first time voting!!!

GAAAAKKKKKSSSIITTTAALLL ALL THE WAY!!!

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Yeah! Gaksital for me too!!!

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..and Shunji for Best Villain!!!

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Also for:

FAVORITE BROMANCE
FAVORITE ALTERNATE PAIRING: Rie & Katsuyama

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GAKSITAL for FAVORITE ACTION OR THRILLER SERIES!<3

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They're my fave alternate pairing too! :D

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AMEN!!

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Horsitaaaaal!! i loved it and laughed so hard at the office XD

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A big LOL @Horsitaaaaaaaaaal!!

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My favorite one ever!!

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Gaksitaaaaaaaaal. :D

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Gaksital is the drama of the year for me!:)

GAKSITAAAAL FIGHTING!!

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I LOOOOOLLED at "You don't know that I know that you know that I don't know you know... OR DO YOU?" in the dysfunctional relationships category :P

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i literally said
GAKSITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL~

*everytime i choose in whichever category. lol. oh yes, except for Horsitaaaaaaaaaaaaaal. kekke

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I literally raped every Gaksital Button!:))

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I'm literally asking...how do you LITERALLY rape Gaksital Button?

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LOL!!!:)

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Gaksitaaa~aaa~aal! Pyong! :D

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