Giveaway Hootenanny the II: more OSTs!
by girlfriday
With summer winding down and already more than half a year of dramas behind us (I know, how’d we get here, and who spiked my punch?) we thought it’d be a good time to give back some love and music to our faithful readers. Welcome to Giveaway Hootenanny the II! *confetti* Here’s your chance to profess your undying love for your favorite drama, and win a soundtrack for your story/love letter/sonnet/haiku in return. It’s a win-win.
We’re giving away the following four soundtracks:
- Monstar: OST + poster
- I Hear Your Voice: OST
- Flower Boy Next Door: OST + DVD + Photobook (Special Edition)
- Gu Family Book: OST 2 CD + DVD
RULES:
Leave a comment telling us which OST you want and why. Was it your first drama, your favorite drama of ALL TIME, or the thing that you’ve watched a dozen times even though it’s only been off the air for three weeks? Tell us your story. You’re welcome to throw in an entry for multiple OSTs, but please write each comment separately.
Be sure to use a valid email address so we can contact you if you win.
We’ll announce winners in a week, so you have until Sunday, September 1 to enter.
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51 Enz
August 26, 2013 at 6:02 AM
I HAVE to Have the monstar DVD. Monstar made me go from thirty, ok forty seven to seventeen again. I love the drama and am completely in love with yong junhyung. LOOOK! Ive even confessed my real age!!! Its irreversible humiliation.
How much do i love junhyung/seol chan? I love him so much i wanna buy his songs and make him slightly richer. But if you could get monstar for me, i'd be even happier :) haha.
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Enz
August 26, 2013 at 6:20 AM
On a more serious note, monstar was a beautifully directed story that captured well the confusion and anxiety and the uncertainty of feelings at that age and for me, it was really consistent in how it told its story. I just love how there were moments that felt like time suspended. I loved the ending of seyi and seol chan just sitting together in the comfort of each other's presence.
However, what reallly set it apart was how the well chosen songs were woven into the storyline and was made an integral part of the story telling. The songs enhanced every emotion that was being played out at that moment.
I really hope i get the monstar dvd. Thanks for the opportunity :)
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52 Vinagirl
August 26, 2013 at 6:03 AM
I would like to take this opportunity to share my experience with Book of Gu.
While I have watched many Kdramas over the years (my first was full house) I have never watched a drama live before. That, is until I heard that Lee Seung Gi and Suzy were going to be in the same drama. Despite balancing a full time job, part time Uni and some form of a social life, I decided to join that dedicated fan group and follow along live. I have to confess, I did so, not quite understanding what they were talking about, but enjoying it just as much watching the second time with subtitles. For some reason, despite the belief defying ending, I always still feel like crying when I hear 나를 잊지 말아요.
This is definitely an experience that I will remember, but probably not one I would try again anytime soon. Way too many restless nights of checking previews, bts and wondering when Mondays would come around. By midway through I was learning to actually hate Fridays (fortunately that wasn't permanent).
I would also like to thank the Dramabeans team for being extremely prompt with recapping. Without those to tide me over until the subtitles came out, I think I might have actually gone a little mad.
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53 tatianav85
August 26, 2013 at 6:06 AM
Desearia el de Monstar, todos los viernes esperaba con ansias el nuevo capitulo, todas las situaciones vividas el romance, la amistad, las canciones todo me encanto. Lo quieroooooo
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54 Enz
August 26, 2013 at 6:06 AM
Oh no! I just saw abbie thanking DB team for their awesome work. Does one get extra brownie points for that? Hmmmm. DB team!!! Thanks for feeding our k drama obsessions :). Love the site.
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55 sheila
August 26, 2013 at 6:06 AM
I would love to have Monstar OST! :D
I started this show because I wanted to know why peoples love Junhyung a lot. I love Doojoon, but I just can't understand why people love Junhyung cause whenever I watch him in a variety show he looks uninterested, that makes me uninterested too at him. LOL. Well I'm glad I decided to watch it! Cause he's good and now I can fully understand why people love him, I love him too now, though Dooj wouod still be my bias in the group. XD
And he's a good actor too, he portrays the ever silly seolchan so well.
I find the other cast amazing too. Haneul is just simply good, and his chemistry with Dahee is killing me! I'm rooting for them so bad.
In the end, Monstar is just a light drama that make your hearts goes fuzzy from the feelings. I love this show, and it will be on my repeat list for sure. XDD
anyway.. thanks!! :D
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56 Nevala
August 26, 2013 at 6:08 AM
Dear Dramabeans! :)
(Hi, javabeans & girlfriday!)
I really want the I Hear Your Voice OSTs!
This was the first series, that I can translate to my tongue language (hungarian). Really, this drama have a heart!
The plot and the charachters are awesome, so... the actors did a freakin' good job, I really loved all of them! [My favourite character is totally Seo Do Yeon, but Jang Hye Seong and Park Soo Ha... the best pair EVER.] And... the MOM? She is the best mom ever and ever.
I can listening the whole OSTs all day, so I really dying for this album. I have never won anything, so this will be my first time ever, if you pick me. It would be totally wonderful!
[Sorry for the bad english, buuuut... I really want this album! :)]
Have a nice day! :)
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57 rainerust
August 26, 2013 at 6:09 AM
I'll put my vote in for Flower Boy Next Door, which resonated with me endlessly. Dokmi is, I think, a character we can all easily relate to. Her endless monologues with herself is definitely something I can relate with - and that deep-seated hurt that she carries with her that causes her to be suspicious of the world and to be cautious with all her relationships. I like that Enrique recognised that in her, and helped her to open up - but most importantly, that she helped him to walk out of his world of hurts too.
Everything was well-done in that drama - the cinematic shots, the overlay of music, the cute secondary characters. Even if the last couple of episodes were a little disappointing, I must say that the drama was well-worth the effort I spent watching it.
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58 kumi
August 26, 2013 at 6:10 AM
I want something nobody really ... has seen: Gu Family Book! Have you, girls, found it?
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59 Zeyana
August 26, 2013 at 6:11 AM
I would really love to win the Flower Boy Next Door package. FBND was the first drama I ever watched and before then I lived a relatively normal life, arguably. FBND was really the beginning of an explosive chain. Suddenly, I needed to know more about these Korean dramas and thus, while doing so, I may or may not have hooked several of my friends on them too. Even when I was too tired to watch a drama, I could always count on dramabeans. There was something endearing and whimsical about FBND that made me keep the show dear to me. Mostly because of the most bomb character, yes Webtoon editor. And there was soo much growth. Even if I don't win, heck I'll say it : Sarangheyo FBND. Also, curse you.
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Julia the Berkshire Beanie
August 26, 2013 at 7:27 AM
I think the first KDrama you see has a special place in your heart. How wonderful that Flower Boy Next Door is Zeyana's first love.
Javabeans & Girlfriday, I have no idea how you will pick with so many great entries, but my vote would be for Zeyana because FBND is her first.
- yet another fan of the lonely beauty Dokmi
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60 Cynthia M
August 26, 2013 at 6:15 AM
I would like the I Hear Your Voice OST. I have been watching Kdramas for a long time and this is one of the few dramas that touch me on a fan girl level. XD On a non-fan girl level this is a drama that reconnected me with my sister...even though we share the same room. :)
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61 Qua Trang
August 26, 2013 at 6:15 AM
Oh SH*T! I want to win MONSTAR OST! Why? Because it turned my into an fan-aunt of Junhyung of BEAST. That's a great deal, because BEAST doesn't exist in my world before MONSTAR. Now, you ask? I start my day with a piece of BEAST-news, trying to spot the tiniest news on my Seol-chan. I proceed to spend all day long reading fan-translate articles, news, twits, fan accounts, and what-nots. And no, I still bare able to remember the name of BEAST members but I listen to their latest album, from start to finish, even attempting a review! Because my baby Seol-chan wrote all the song!!! And no, the album has no resemblance to the music in Monstar. And my Seol-chan barely sings in their album. I want to cry. I crave his singing voice, hollysh*t! And that's it. I don't know if I could hang the poster anywhere in our house (my hub will have heart-attach if he learns what his wife has silently listening to all day in the language that she has no knowledge of!!!) but I am sure that the OST will fire all day in the office. I need those fixes, badly.
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Qua Trang
August 26, 2013 at 6:17 AM
And sorry for the typos! *attack* and others.
I wrote this in a hurry! During coffee break.
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62 DramaRookie
August 26, 2013 at 6:17 AM
Dear Unnis,
Please gift me with the FBND OST, because I need something to Panda Dance to.
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63 taekwoonadri
August 26, 2013 at 6:23 AM
I want Gu Family Book OST!!!
I downloaded and waited till the drama ends to watch it, but i knew what was happening for your recaps. I knew that once i started with the drama i had to see the ending soon.
I loved the main couple and his parents and its definitly one of my favorite dramas ever!
Sorry for my bad english but i'm from Brazil and barely fluent in portuguese.
Kisses!
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64 Dbsklove
August 26, 2013 at 6:26 AM
MONSTAR!
Wow, I have been DYING to get my hands on Monstar's OST
Firstly, thank you so much for recapping this series, because I never would've known of its existence otherwise. When I first saw the recap come up I went 'gosh ANOTHER music drama? ANOTHER idol actor? sigh, please stop coming into dramaland.' But NOW this is my favorite drama of ALL TIME. Crazy, if I think about it. This drama was the perfect blend of Answer Me 1997, What's Up, Dream High, School 2013 (and more that are lost at the back of my head -.-). Suffice to say that it hit me in the right places, and pulled the right strings ;). And the plot, oh boy. Well the ending wasn't exactly to my liking, but what resonates to me is the heartwarming tone of the drama, rather than 'so what happened?'. Why this tops my list of coming of age music dramas is because every song had a story, and the lyrics worked as the way into the students' minds. This was also the first time (I'm embarrassed to admit!) I didn't skip the music numbers. I finally discovered the names of all those songs my parents always sang in the car, kek (I had a long convo with my dad about 그것만이 내 세상 and what a great song it is). And the original songs, which I normally groan at (more songs to learn=more brainwork=unappealing to me) were woven into the plot so well that, well, let's just say my family members warn me not to sing when we ride the car now. Honestly, I haven't watched Monstar a dozen times (yet), but I HAVE gone off to Youtube to relisten to all the songs at least 40 times (not kidding). My favorite scenes? When Nana sings that first part of 날 울리지마 (Don't Make Me Cry?) and she belts out like 30 notes per second. Definitely the scene I have rewatched the most. I STILL get goosebumps from that. And secondly, Sunwoo's 널 사랑하겠어 (I will love you? sorry not good with the translated titles). His gentle but firm voice + guitar = heaven. I honestly liked it a lot better than the original <3 Or maybe it was just because it was Kang Haneul ^^;; And Kyudong+Sehee's powerful duet 바람이 분다 (The wind blows?) which had me fist pumping and shouting "pwned!" like a kid. Yeah. AND LASTLY, basically all of the Sulchan scenes (I can't help it T^T I became a hardcore Yong Junhyung/B2ST fan after watching this, sigh.), just to mention a couple, the AWESOME/HEARTMELTING 짝 (Partner?) song he sings <3 AND HONESTLY I LOVED YONG JUN HYUNG'S 선잠 (Light sleep?). Well I thought it was cute (not obsessed at all...) <3 and the kissing scene <3 and when he walks up and down the stairs with Sehee (+ the guitar men, pfft). <3<3<3
I have searched high and low for the Monstar OST, and it would be really great if I could bring my Monstar goodies to uni and tormen... share them with my new roomie? AND A POSTER? WITH YONG JUN HYUNG ON IT? Well that's just a plus <3
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65 scircus
August 26, 2013 at 6:35 AM
I Hear Your Voice OST
I was visiting my grandma the other day, and we were talking about how beautiful the Korean drama soundtracks are. I mean, I watch my fair share of Taiwanese/Chinese/Japanese dramas too, and while I enjoy the music they use, often times the Korean soundtracks just seem so much more fitting.
Of course, IHYV easily became a favorite for me. It was an interesting mix of romance and comedy and action/thriller-ness. Alone, that would've been enough for me to watch for a while. Add in Lee Bo Young and Lee Jong Suk, and it was just so adorable.
I think what struck me in the end the most was just the relationships and connections between people. People you love, people who will always be there for you, people you hate, people that just change your life so tremendously.
But really, I just adored the soundtrack. (So I'm not Korean and I don't understand Korean for the most part, so it's really the melodies and rhythms and feel of a song that do it for me.) I enjoyed the voice tracks, but there were these two instrumental tracks. I don't know if haunting is the right word to describe it, but they were sort of haunting in a way.
For a drama about hearing people's voices/thoughts, I'm glad the soundtrack felt the way it did.
I still listen to it when it gets quiet and I'm doing something, or even when I'm not doing much. It both evokes the crazy, scared emotions I remember from watching the show, but it comes around and calms me down just as well.
I'd love to have this soundtrack to listen to time and time again.
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66 madcity
August 26, 2013 at 6:45 AM
I would love to win the I Hear Your Voice OST. It certainly wasn't my first kdrama, but it's definitely my reigning favorite.
Also, it's the first kdrama I was able to get my mother to watch. She has a serious aversion to all things sub-titled or non-American-or-British, so it was a beautiful thing to hear her laughing and crying over a drama I enjoyed so much. I would hear things like "Jang! What are you doing!" "Poor Cha!" and "Poor Soo Ha is alone again!" She didn't even wait to watch it with me, she just plowed right through the whole series in two weeks.
In addition to that, I'm moving to Africa soon for a year, and I won't have the ability to stream media often, so I'm trying to build up by collection of Korean music. This would be a perfect combo! I would so love to have this. Thanks for keeping Dramabeans going!
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67 Dahiana
August 26, 2013 at 6:47 AM
I would love to win the OST for I Hear Your Voice. I must say that so far, it has been my favorite drama this year and the ending was just perfect. I have yet to go back and watch it again but I am planning on it once I get q vaccay from school :)
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68 bernadette
August 26, 2013 at 6:48 AM
I would like to win Flower boy next door because of the following reasons: First, every time I hear the voice of Park shin Hye I can still remember how I want to be like her character: to be bold and break out of my comfort zone. Second, I can still feel the butterflies in my stomach whenever I think on how to use the words I'm sorry, Thank you and I love you in one or two sentence. Last, it warms my heart that this story tackled about bullies. I know everybody encountered a bully in his/her life. It comes in different sizes or forms. It may be a so called friend, classmate, teacher or worse your own mother. It made me realize that the more you let them see your fear, the more they are going to eat up. So just ignore them and let them see who is going to have the last laugh.
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69 Anita
August 26, 2013 at 6:49 AM
I really want the OST for GU FAMILY. I'd love all the song from the OST especially the one miss A Suzy sang. And now my biggest and favorite kdrama is GU FAMILY i'd love all the cast in the drama especially Lee SEUNG GI & BAE SUZY. Everytime I go to sleep i will watch again and again every beautiful episode in the series.
More to watch from Suzy and Seung gi.
More Recaps from Girlfriday, Javabeans and among others.
More Power and God Bless all.
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70 rdna
August 26, 2013 at 6:51 AM
I would like to win Monstar OST! it's the best musical drama ever that I've watched. Every songs that played in the drama can captured the feeling and the emotions of the character who sing it. I was salute to the music director, he/she can brought viewers to listened the old song but in new package. I also loved all the characters in that drama, especially seyi and nana. And now, I've become fan of GLAM. LOL.
However, the ending was little disapointed but I just still liked it. I think they're all still teen and young and their live still must go on.
I hope I can get Monstar OST. Thanks :D
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71 cea
August 26, 2013 at 6:58 AM
I would love to have the I Hear Your Voice OST. I would like it because this drama got to me in a way that no drama ever has. I read the recaps, watched each episode twice, annoyed my poor mother with insessant talk about Show, etc. It wasn't a perfect drama - I have yet to see that - but it was full of heart, and had one of the best casts that I have seen ( I even loved the second leads - aside from the occasional Second Lead Syndrome, this has never happened for me before, so it was a novel experience ). I will probably never own the drama itself, but the OST would be the next best thing.
Thanks for the opportunity!
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72 Nanana11
August 26, 2013 at 7:06 AM
this is my first time comment in this website, thanks to the giveaway *yeah*
I would like to have the Gu Family Book OST. Simply because I'm currently on my 16 episode and I'm in love with this drama!
I usually copy my friend's drama files because the internet in my country is not really fast. However, this is the first drama where I spent my whole night streaming it patiently (sometimes I even spent 3 hour just to watch an episode). and you know what? I am okay with that! because this drama is freaking addicting! not to forget that every cast has their own unique character and I adore Dam Yeo Wool here ;)
Every time I finished watching an episode, I would directly read the recap of the episode in this website because I do not want to miss a singe detail or just simply because I want to remember every scene in this drama.
The OST, in addition, somehow provide a solid combination with the visual presentation, making this drama satisfy me (so far) with its visual, sound, acting, and...... everything.
So, please, help me to cure a bit of my love sickness to this drama *wink-wink*
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73 IZ
August 26, 2013 at 7:06 AM
I would like to have FBND's OST.
Honestly, it became my favourite drama of all time. Of course, the flower boys and the excellent scripts & storyline are definitely a plus but the main reason is because of the character Go Dok Mi. I have never found a character so similar to myself. I am very much like her. Loner and very scared to face people. Because of her, i learned things about myself that i didn't even realized. And because of that, without realizing it, the drama healed me every week as i watch Go Dok Mi starts to grow and go to the outside world.
The drama became very meaningful to me as it taught me life lessons and gave me the courage to go and slowly face people too. It's still a working progress :)
That is why the FBND OST would mean a lot to me. Thank you.
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74 Amit
August 26, 2013 at 7:08 AM
I Hear Your Voice
This drama was released when I was an intern sailing on a merchant ship for the first time. I couldn't watch or hear any news about the dramaland for 5 months due to very limited internet connectivity on the ship. I had watched School 2013 before leaving for work and that drama was just perfect. I thought I would re-watch that drama after coming to home but then I heard a voice from a new fantastic drama. "I Hear Your Voice" stands out in many ways. It has certainly made me forget all the hardships I had faced during last 5 months. If I win its OST then surely I will carry it with me on my next sail.
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75 Maggie
August 26, 2013 at 7:12 AM
I would love to receive the Monstar OST. I suppose one has it bad, when she hopes that the recaps will have pulled a song from the episode that week...and then listens to it over and over again. But, it's not just the music containing vocals that made the drama. I found that I really enjoyed the instrumentals too, since they helped set the scene and tone; I was so happy to see that the instrumentals were on the full soundtrack!
I suddenly feel like I need to up the drama in my post, like was done in Scent of a Woman, so that she could win the tickets...but I won't. ...I'll just hit "submit comment"... I will. I will!
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76 jeanette
August 26, 2013 at 7:12 AM
I would like the flower boy next door ost. I really loved the drama and in a way i can relate to Dok Mi. I am not really a reculsive person but I dont go out so much ike a normal person and i dont like talking to anyone and i was bullied in school so i felt her pain. I was really glad Enrique was there to get her out of her apartment. This was the first time I have seen Yoon Shi Yoon in a drama and I really loved him as Enrique so I checked out his other dramas and now he is one of my favorite actors.
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77 Gerli
August 26, 2013 at 7:16 AM
Hello, I would really like to win the Monstar OST + poster, since it was my favourite and most surprising drama of this year!
To be honest, I was quite sceptical about this new musical drama, because after seeing Dream High's star-studded cast with amazing OST and good storyline that kept me hooked behind my laptop every week for a new episode, I was quite certain that "Monstar" would try to be just another copy-cat of Dream High and live off its success... I have to admit, I ate my words after the first two episodes and was hooked even quicker than I started to like Dream High! Eventhough I wasn't very fond of Yong Joon-Hyung both as a singer and even more as a newbie actor, I was impressed with his acting of a cocky singer, who was used to having everyone worship his every step on the way and he impressed me even more with his singing skills (with the OST's he sang) since I could hear for the first time his unique voice alone, without the exaggeration of auto-tunes and background singers.
As for Ha Yeon-Soo, this was reported to be her breakthrough role, her first as a main character and she really pulled it off with both her quite passive acting and singing skills. She was great and truly deserved all the compliments she got and I was really happy to hear that she has already been cast into new drama and movie roles! Good luck to her, Monstar was truly the best drama with an awesome storyline to get her career going! (she kind of reminded me of the success of Park Shin Hye in "You're Beautiful") :)
And of course, my favourite characters (couple!) in the drama, who made me love the perfect drama with the perfect OST even more: Kang Ha-Neul and rookie actress/singer Da-Hee, who were both awesome in acting and singing, although I loved their singing and hidden chemistry more than anything else, since their voices were simply awesome and the heartbreaking one-sided love from Nana was such a tear-jerker throughout the series.
I truly wish the series would have last much longer than the 16 episodes that aired, since there was so much more to show, so many more side-pairings (Nana and SunWoo) to develop into something more than just He's-wearing-her-jacket-he-must-love-her-back-right? *frustrating* At least give us a kiss, goddammit! -_-
Ugh, and yeah...the OST was perfect, the storyline nicely executed, no episode was boring, acting was spot-on and as it touched the lives of teenagers and topics from everyday life it truly moved so many hearts in front of the TV/laptop... and of course, the drama made me fall in love even more in Korea, Korean language and Kpop... "To You Who Hopes for My Despair" is still one of my nr. 1 OST's of this year... such a tearjerker it is, but so damn true that it hurts more every time I listen to it...
Oh...I'm so sorry for this comment being so damn long, but yeah...I truly was impressed by this series and am crossing my fingers for a sequel with the same cast in it! :) *keeps fingers crossed*
So yeah, I truly hope I will get the OST of my favourite drama of the year (so far, since I am quite certain the hot star-studded cast of Heirs will swoon my heart even harder than Monstar did, can't wait! :D) and thank you so much for the opportunity! :)
Your faithful follower, Kelly
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78 Fruzsina
August 26, 2013 at 7:18 AM
Hello everyone,
First of all I'm writing to you from the other side of the planet, to be precise, from Hungary (tiny little country in Central-Eastern Europe) and I would like to say a huge thank you to start with. I'm saying this, because although I never made a comment before, and I haven't been reading this site for ages like most of you do but you help me get through each and every day with your posts and comments. Just like I hear your voice ( this is the CD that I'd like to win), you give me hope and reassure me that life is great and full of love and maybe there's still someone out there for me as well.
I don't want to get too cheesy and sad here, but my boyfriend of 3 years / fiancée of 6 months just decided to send me back home from France where I visited him. I got off the plane on the 15th of July in Nice, and just 2 hours later he said it was over for him. I cannot really put this into words, but I felt like the world is going to stop and that I lost a family member. He ruined all the trust and hope I ever put in the human kind and love and made me feel worthless and hateful. And then at that point I got to know I hear your voice and as I was trying to escape reality by watching it day by day I started to feel a bit warmer inside and let myself be sad, angry, happy, crazy and all the rollercoaster feelings you can imagine...So here I am just one and a half months later, still struggling to get through each and every day, but I listen to the songs from I hear your voice every day almost non-stop, even when I go to sleep I have the music on, Why did you just come now?, Echo, Echo Strings, and so on...So this drama is special in my life, because it helps me get through the toughest period of my existence so far and I really try to make myself believe that things will eventually get better and there is justice and love in this world.
Hugs, Fru
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Enz
August 26, 2013 at 7:51 AM
I just wanna say sorry for the pain you are going through. Give time time. And be kind to yourself. Hugs from malaysia
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Sharon
August 26, 2013 at 8:40 AM
Hugs from Singapore x-(
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Amit
August 27, 2013 at 3:02 AM
Hugs from India..
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Fruzsina
August 29, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Thank you guys again for your support :)
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79 MIMI
August 26, 2013 at 7:21 AM
I would love to win the Gu Family Book OST and DVD.
I loved everything about this drama: Lee Seung Gi and Suzy's characters, the first 2 episodes (awesome), even Ma Bong Chul.
Thank you
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80 Ann
August 26, 2013 at 7:23 AM
I would really like the IHYV OST. The scene where Lawyer Cha is demonstrating how frustrating it is not to be able to communicate made me cry. I am a speech/language pathologist, and almost everyone I have worked with has had this same issue, even if they have different disabilities. One of the best parts of my job is watching the relief on someone's face when they realize someone is going to take the time to understand what they are trying to say. I even used that scene as an inspirational story for my Toastmaster's club. The theme of the show really resonated with me, and I hope other dramas can follow its example.
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81 Ri
August 26, 2013 at 7:27 AM
I would love to win the I Hear Your Voice OST! :) Before I Hear Your Voice, the last k-drama I actually followed religiously was Answer Me 1997 so that puts about a year (?) between dramas for me. Call me picky but I prefer Inexplicably Low Tolerance For Drama Nonsense. :D This went on for so long I was wondering if it really was just me.. until I Hear Your Voice that is. I remember watching the first ep even before Girlfriday decided to start recapping and immediately liked it, which was weird considering it had a noona romance which I usually avoid at all costs. Nothing against noona romances, I was just so sure it would end in heartbreak for the noona romancer. But before I could even get on the OTP bandwagon, the storyline just sold it for me. I suspect it had a lot to do with low expectations (marketed as yet another semi-supernatural, kid-who-can-hear-thoughts drama? please.) but it didn't hurt that Lee Bo-young and Lee Jong-suk were great separately and amazing together. Clearly by avoiding noona romance-centric dramas I've been missing out on something big.
Before long, the almost-forgotten but all-too-familiar feeling of I MUST KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT-itis slowly started to seep in. So slow til I didn't even realise it til I lay in bed at night wondering if there was really a possibility that Hye-sung would end up with Soo-ha and how the writers were gonna swing that? Oh drama obsession, my long-lost friend! :)
To be honest the OST obsession came much much later in the game. I never really noticed it until the scene where Hye-sung admits her feelings to Soo-ha, prolly around the 4th or 5th time I watched it? ("I like you as a brother, a friend, and.. a man." SWOON.) Haha. I realised how the lyrics were so apt, how the lightness of the melody totally contrasts the more poignant meaning of the words while altogether expressing both Hye-sung's and Su-ha's feelings. In a totally separate yet related issue, everytime I hear the OST I remember visiting Seoul for the first time in summer a couple of years back. I am not entirely sure why!
Anyhoos, if you're reading this thanks for reading /skipping all the way to the end ;) More so than winning the OST, I'm just happy to relive a bit of IHYV thru this (slowly recovering from MAJOR withdrawal symptoms after it ended.. still have not found another drama to replace obsession with. sigh!)
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82 Nellie Kim
August 26, 2013 at 7:34 AM
I would like to win the "I Hear Your Voice" OST.
The reason? I already have the other 3. The drama was awesome, but the music was better.
I own a CD collection that numbers close to 800 and about 60% of those are Korean drama and movie OSTs... I started from Hur Joon and haven't stopped. I have almost every drama OST ever printed so I would love to have this one as well.
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83 Nica Nimeno
August 26, 2013 at 7:37 AM
I'm one of the many people here in DB community hoping to win Monstar OST (yay) and poster (double yay).
I have this principle in watching Kdramas: A drama that entertained me and made me hooked by it is a good drama. Okay, I saw many reviews in Monstar. Some were saying "Wow! It's so nice. Well-written...", but some were criticizing it as if the drama is a crap. But as much my principle goes, Monstar is a good drama. I'm proud to say I'm addicted to it and I totally recommend it to those people who are looking for a refreshing watch and an entertaining ride. Watching it will give you a realistic atmosphere with a nice touch of MUSIC.
Songs in Monstar, whenever I'm listening to them, made me feel that everything will be fine. After all the sadness I experienced, it will be another day and that day will bring so much happiness to me. Just like Monstar, yes, at first all the characters have dark pasts and experiences but they learned how to move on and told their new wonderful stories using music with a positive outlook on their future.
If I gonna win the OST, I promise to give soju to all of you (lol). I badly want to win this!
PS: I would like to thank Gummimochi for introducing Monstar to my life. :)
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84 Colors
August 26, 2013 at 7:38 AM
Oh, a giveaway price about music!
I usually am a fan of OST without lyrics, partly because I don't understand Korean but also because it's hard to watch a drama with good music that can get through to you despite the language barrier.
That's what Monstar was to me. It was all the more surprising because the show was a mix between apparently famous "old" songs in Korea and some thrown into the mix for promotion purposes, but well, the show was aiming at teenagers and yet was well-written and the promotional music was fine, so let's forgive this faux-pas. And let's look at the English translation online when learning the Korean by heart, shall we?!
And because I just like the music of the show, if you were to choose me, you can send the poster to another fan of the show, a passionate hard core fan maybe.
But, well, there's no need to be greedy anyway because I'm the type of person who never wins competition or money at scratchcards and the lottery and all, or win give away prizes. So I keep trying.
So there is it, stealing a beloved English song for the sake of other Korean ones, 'cause who knows!:
Monstar, this is just a simple song,
To say what you done.
I though you 'bout all those teen moments
And you reenacted them for me.
You sure must be well-written
And you were a nice music drama being modest.
While I grew up in Western Europe,
I swear that you understood me,
Your characters and the music,
And a feeling that I kept
For the whole of my 22nd summer,
Apart from the present
But for dramabeans' recaps.
I know that things can really go wrong
When the plot and directing are boring
Don't go thinking you gotta be strong
And be like all conventional.
Could be there's nothing else in our lives so critical,
As those teenagers' feelings.
My Fridays in front of a screen
And I felt for your characters.
You brought me a great big smile,
And you gave me teary eyes.
Show, what a gift.
Will you tell me with your music
And your melodies were in my head
And I even lost rhymes, forced ones included.
When you are a nice music drama being modest.
Remember giving other viewers a smile,
A tear on the cheek.
I made a fumbling play for your OST
And it may struck a spark.
You wore a charm on the plot that I watched
Just for the songs.
Music's such a delicate thing that we do,
With feelings to arise,
Which I hopefully won't forget.
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85 blissfulennaira
August 26, 2013 at 7:41 AM
I really love the Gu Family Book OST! :)
Love Is Blowing by Lee Ji Young is my fave in the album because for me this is the song that starts the Kang Chi-Yeo Wool love story.
Listen to the other songs a couple of times and still loving it. Lee Seunggi, Suzy and Baek Ji Young are also contributors for this album so you will never doubt the awesomeness of this ost.
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86 MDC
August 26, 2013 at 7:45 AM
Hi Dramabeans!
Thanks for such a great opportunity. I would love the Gu Family Book OST. The opening theme made me interested in the drama and I think I listened to it on YouTube probably 10 times in a row, haha.
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87 esther
August 26, 2013 at 7:45 AM
I love watch this drama because the story is different. the actor, Yoon Shi Yoon make me supries with a different performance from Baker King. Park Shin Hye made it complete a good show. So from now on if i listen Lee Jung "wish it was you" i always remember how the Flower Boys Next Door always makes me smile .......
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88 strawberry.paper
August 26, 2013 at 7:47 AM
I would love to win the I Hear Your Voice OST.
This one of those drama's that you watch the credits of the final episode until the very end because you want it to not be really over. But more than that the soundtrack behind this drama is gorgeous. I never skipped the intro to the show because I loved to hear the song every time. For me, the OST really cements the drama in my heart, because these background lullubies of various genres allow the drama to become alive, and its like a smell you can't forget; always when I hear the songs from this drama I will think about the characters, the story, and how much I love it. It would be awesome to have a CD to listen to all that awesome always!
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89 Sajen
August 26, 2013 at 7:48 AM
I would very much like the Flower Boy Next Door OST, DVD, and photobook.
Why you ask, that's simple because despite the fact that I am male Go Dok Mi is the character in, at least the last 3 years of Kdrama history, I relate to the most. Now I have valid psychological explanations for why I am the way I am and ultimately she didn't Dok Mi was still for all intents and purposes a female me. I had never felt that way about a character in film or television before or since. Also the show very much made me want a female version of Enrique to challenge me and get me out more. So I'd like to win the OST to bring back fond memories of one of my favorite dramas of this year.
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90 Joyce
August 26, 2013 at 7:54 AM
HELLO! I would like to win the ost of Monstar drama. I love all the songs in that drama and it's my all time favorite drama although it's not my first drama. (I watch way too many dramas before :b ) When I first watched the ep 1 of Monstar, I was so hooked that I re watched it for 5 times while waiting for ep 2. I remember i was so frustrated 1) with myself for being impatient 2) that the drama only airs 1 ep per week. ONE episode!:( Hahahaa I was that hooked.xD And I would always check out the MNET channel for the short videos of the songs they sing in the drama. My fav is when se yi sings with Radio in class. That and Light Sleep (her dad's song) is my fav!^^ so I would really appreciate and be very grateful if I can get the ost of Monstar. Thank you! :D
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91 MizzMizzEka
August 26, 2013 at 7:55 AM
The one and only OST that I wanted so bad was I HEAR YOUR VOICE. The warmth and great stories I have ever seen. Thanks so much 4 Dramabeans, you always be my bestiest page ever when comes each of episode. Whenever the recaps article comes, I could be happiest person of the day. I loved how you could described the recaps so far. Untill this time, I'm always watching over and over again, I'm also keep dramabeans recap page about I HEAR YOUR VOICE, and also keep reading over and over again!
just watching and reading it again make my day become more colourfull, I love how the story starts and ends, so naturally and fallin in love with Lee Jong Suk - Lee Bo Young chemistry. I also think that if Bo Young wouldn't married soon, Lee Jong Suk maybe would date her, cause Jong Suk even commented several times that he loves and misses Jjang Byun character and become so suprisingly about his self could be so opened with alots of emotions to So Haa character.
This is was my 1st serial that make me become Lee Jong Suk & Lee Bo Young's news shipper.
One of my favorite scene was a voiceover "what the difference Soo Haa from Min Joon Gook" by Cha Lawyer when So Haa arrived at hospital by ambulance and so crazy looking for Hye Seong. So touching!
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92 Madamdemdam
August 26, 2013 at 7:58 AM
I Hear Your Voice. This was the drama which made me fall absolutely in love with Lee Jong-suk. One day I was watching it in the library at the uni with my ear buds on, and some guy walked past then backtracked, and asked me if that was I Hear Your Voice. And the rest was history. This is the first time I'm dating someone who's shared similar interests (actually this is my first college bf) and I am super excited. If I get this, I'll give it to him for his birthday in October.
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93 bangsstory
August 26, 2013 at 8:03 AM
I would like to win the Gu Family Book OST because it hits me so hard. I just love it so much that sometimes the intro is enough to make me feel the sadness of the lyrics. The OST is beautiful as is the universe of Gu Family Book. I was just as disappointed as a ton of people with the ending but the journey was nice. I never really watched saeguks/fusion saeguks before. I just think that it's not for me. But with Lee Seung-gi and Sung-joon together on-screen definitely got me on the wagon. Despite the ending I thought saeguks aren't so different. I re-watched all my favorite scenes from time to time *coughBROMANCEcough* My tears are as shallow as a fish bowl and the OST certainly made me a bawling and wailing mess every chance it had. :D 'Till now, I listen to the OST almost everywhere and it always reminds me of the beautiful things that Gumihouniverse had offered Daddy-and-Mommy-love and all. :)
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94 Sajen
August 26, 2013 at 8:03 AM
We're supposed to make two comments for two requests right?
Anyways I'd also very much like to win the Monstar OST and poster.
I don't really have a story for this one except I loved the show and thought the music was pretty much perfect. I especially loved the MOT song Gyu Dong, can't remember the actors name, both the cover and original have earned permanent spots on my youtube playlist. Also September 25th is my birthday and I'd love an early present.
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95 owl
August 26, 2013 at 8:04 AM
Giveaways? Wow girlfriday, thanks! FBND for me please ~ I became a Yoon Shi Yoon love-and-adore-fangirl all the way watching FBND. To feed my addiction, I would watch 1,2, then 1-4, 1-6, 1-8, etc. as more episodes aired. Jin Rak and sleep-deprived editor gal kept me smiling along the way, too. For me, this drama is the one I've made the least fun of, and found it just plain feel good watchable all the way. The fb dramas are my favorite in terms of kdrama culture, viewed in this order: BoF, FBRS, SUFBB and FBND.
Winning the FBND OST would make my kdrama day :)
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96 Annie Ang
August 26, 2013 at 8:04 AM
I would absolutely love to have Monstar: OST + poster although I *ahem* already have some of the songs on my phone and computer by the judicious use of technology. I re-watched the first few episodes several times, watched it raw and cried and stayed online early Saturday morning to read anything that could be found on the internet about the episodes.
Did I cry watching every episode? Can't remember. Did I become a fangirl for Kang Ha-neul and Kang Eui-shik? Yes, I totally did. I will watch the next project they are in, even if it is crap that drains my brain cells.
I absolutely love what Mnet has done with Youtube playlist for this drama since it conveniently plays the songs I like and the highlights of the drama (in a loop if I so wish and on my smartphone!)
I don't know a word of Korean but I prefer Monstar over Reply 1997 because of how the music is part of the plot and characters rather than setting the time frame. I was humming a song the other day and wondering what the heck was I singing. Youtube's history kindly jogged my memory that it was Dahee's Swamp which Nana sang in Episode 6.
Confessionally a lurker, this could be my first comment and definitely my longest one.
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97 Chuu
August 26, 2013 at 8:12 AM
I would like to win the I Hear Your Voice: OST because it is one of my favorite dramas of all time and probably the best drama of 2013 (atleast so far). Not only was it solid from beginning to start, it kept me wanting to watch more. I loved the relationship between lee jong suk and lee boyoung, it was not only natural but also cute as well. Even though Oska was cute too, I was shipping Suha and Hyesung since the beginning. They are too cute for words. I loved the way that it dealt with common Kdrama tropes and the pacing was still really good even with the extension.
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98 Peridot
August 26, 2013 at 8:13 AM
Oh wow! This is so exciting. I would like to win the "Flower Boy Next Door: OST + DVD + Photobook (Special Edition)."
This was such a well-written drama whose central female character was one with whom many drama viewers (myself included) could identify. While the show admittedly lost some of its magic and steam in its latter portion, I was always drawn to the lives of its central characters. I loved the attention to detail, such as the way each character's apartment was furnished and filled with items. Each space was so unique and felt fully/truly lived in (as supposed to being part of some film set). Both male leads, Enrique and Jinrok, were wonderful and imperfect in their own ways. I loved the irritable Jinrok who had a soft spot for a certain Dokmi. Although his tendency was to elevate Dokmi on a pedestal of perfection, his actions were rooted in kind intentions. And what can I not say about the effervescent, 4-D Enrique? Even if all over the place, he is definitely one of my favorite male leads among all of the k-dramas I have watched.
This is a drama that I was able to enjoy with my mother and one of my sisters. It is intellectually engaging, with a good balance (in general) between the dramatic and the comical.
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99 minah
August 26, 2013 at 8:14 AM
Flower Boy Next Door: OST + DVD + Photobook (Special Edition).
I couldn't stop replayed the karaoke scene with Enrique and Jin Rak singing 'Becoming Dust' even after the drama ended. Their impersonations of Roy Kim and Jung Joong Young were so funny and spot on! Just can't stop myself from going on youtube and replaying funny scenes from that drama!
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100 dulcedeleche
August 26, 2013 at 8:14 AM
I would looooove the "I can hear your voice" OST.
"I can hear your voice" is not my first drama. I've been in this scene for way too long but that's also why I can appreciate where the writing takes you in "I can hear your voice." The story is zippy - the writer takes you there before you're ready to be there (excluding the slow down because of the extension.) Never has amnesia worked so well in a drama!
The characterization in this drama is done really well too. You have a mom, that is the best mother in dramaland, hands down. You have the villain who just chills you to the bone but has his moments of vulnerability too. The heroine is kick-ass; she's petty, stubborn as hell but you love her anyway. SU-HA loves her anyway.
SU-HA. OOMPH. Just break my heart kid, over and over again. Because that's what happens when I see your heartbreak over and over again.
Cha-byun. Oh you with your white socks and enthusiasm. For a second there you almost went typical 2nd lead on us - but I guess that's what makes you a great character. You came back to your normal self and became awesome again.
I seriously can't discuss every single character because they're all awesome (the Judge, Shin Byun, etc) but the frenemy relationship between Hye-sang and Do-yeon is the best development ever. Going from shutting the elevator on each other to sending pics with goofy faces (even if Hye-sang thinks it's the most disturbing thing in the world.)
I could go on and on and on about this drama. But I'll end it here.
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