So sorry you struggled to keep dramabeans running! Happy to hear from the team an I hope it's smooths sailing again with a new editor. Welcome to db @stroopwafel! These sweet treats are for you, cheers.

Really happy to see this site continue. It is a nice kdrama oasis on the interwebs that is thankfully free of many of the fanboi/girl excesses that kdrama often attracts. xxx

I know monetizing websites is an issue and am glad things are okay now. The Fug Girls have also been open about the problems "keeping the lights on" and The Toast is all archives due to finances, so we get it.
Stroopwafel is a welcome addition!

I am not good at expressing my thoughts but i want to salute you girls for not giving up on your hard work, it must’ve been tough, but you did well.

Thank you for sharing your struggle with us. Good luck and Fighting.

Welcome @stroopwafel. I know that they have stroopwafels everywhere these days but I'm still wondering if you're originally from my part of the world...

Thanks @Javabeans and @Girlfriday for telling us what's been going on and for doing your utmost to continue the site! I'm hoping that your new jobs are going to work out and still leave you time to fangirl here with the rest of us. I love this site and if I ever need a pick-me-up, I listen to some of your old podcasts as they always make me smile instantly.

So many others have already said it, but this is such a special little corner of the internet, and it's all due to the community that you guys have built.

Very happy to see the site continue like so many people. Without dramabeans, I would have never gotten into dramas. I am so thankful for this great community, the recaps, the editors and writers here. I may not be here often but I still do love dramabeans. Welcome @stroopwafel!

yyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!
thank you, @girlfriday and @javabeans for all your hardwork (and the transparency) !
and welcome, @stroopwafel !
All hail the return of the Uber-Awesome Dramabeans!
All Hail !

*and now back to work for me, because I got bills to pay and chatting on DB ain't helpin...*

Soo glad you could keep it going!!
Going on this blog has been a daily thing for me since 2007 when I stumbled upon it.
Thank you for all you do :-)

Thank you all so, so much for the warm welcome! The Dramabeans team and the Beanies are the best, so here's to watching and talking about all the K-dramas together! :lifts a tiny yogurt drink:

Welcome @stroopwafel! 🎉🎉 Glad you have joined us. Looking forward to seeing more of your articles. I actually had no idea when your username meant until I Googled it. XD;; Now I just need to try it…

Thank you @javabeans and @girlfriday for not giving up! 💗💗
I would be crushed if Dramabeans ever had to shut down.

All that i wanted to say has already been said by my beloved Beanies; but i am grateful and thank you @javabeans and @girlfriday for not giving up on DB.

Welcome to our editor @stroopwafel 🎉🎊👏👏🎉🎊 oh we like the same kdrama oppas!!! (Lee Jun-ki, Kang Ha-neul & So Ji-sub) 😍😍😍

I was so happy to read this article... it feels like DB now has a new lease of life! Thank you Girlfriday and Javabeans for hanging in there for us though there must have been days it got really tough for you. Like many Beanies here, DB is my happy place and I drop by almost everyday. I would have been devastated if DB suffered the same fate as DF.
Congrats @stroopwafel on getting that dream job! You will be great at it (I know it because we like the same oppas 😜).

It's been said again and again but it's worth repeating again and again: we fully appreciate the hard work and endless ressources that have been invested in Dramabeans and we all are ever so thankful for this wonderful website. It would have completly broken my heart to see it shut down and it is a wonderful relief to see that it will continue for a while. I hope Javabeans and Girlfriday have found wonderful work opportunities where they may use their many skills developed on this website, so that real life can be as much fun as drama life. Thank you for sheding some light on the matter and I'm looking forward to the coming months on Dramabeans!

This comment is all too late and I doubt I have anything new to say that hasn't been added already but I am so glad you guys held on to DB even when things looked bad!

I just hope that if ever (though I hope that day never come) something wrong happens again, you guys open the stage up to voluntary donations cuz Dramabeans is such a big part of the life of us beanies that we would have definitely helped! I know some of us are not financially stable but I would still have wanted to do something! I guess you might have had reason for doing so and I trust you guys to take the right decisions anyway 💗

Welcome to the DB family @stroopwafel! Hope you have a blast of a time with us! I wonder if you were present on DB by some other username before, seeing as how you love Dramabeans :)

Nice to hear from you both - never doubted you guys for a second. So typical of real life to interfere with Kdrama commitments *shakes fists at reality*. @dramabeans and @girlfriday fighting!

Thank you @javabeans and @girlfriday for choosing to keep the site going. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to brining us awesome kdrama content. Doing this and having a full time job is amazing. がんばってね！
Welcome @stroopwafel!

OMG I'm shook just by the fact that DB WAS in danger of being shut down! 😱
All of us beanies would've been homeless & lost in this cruel world I can't even imagine *shudders*

Thank you for your hard work to keep this site alive JB & GF. 😭

Also, welcome to the new senior editor into the overlords family. 💕

Lots of love & support for entire DB family 💜

Congrats to all!

Just popping in to say a big THANK YOU!!! ❤ For all that you do, for keeping the site alive, and even for sharing with us the reason why things happened the way they did.

I am so grateful for DB, haven't looked back since 2009; so I was as fearful as the other beanies during those dark times. I always reminded myself (still do!) what a GIFT this site is that you were so GENEROUS in sharing with us that I feel I should always be grateful for whatever content you share, regardless of quantity. I'm just happy DB exists at all. Period.

Good luck with your other jobs, and welcome @stroopwafel !

Excellent! Impressive! Full steam ahead, stroopwafel!

Wooaaah, thanks for keeping DB alive, guys! I just can't believe if you shut DB down, where else can I find this kinda content? I've tried to find other sources outside DB, but found none. No other website, give a consistent recap on dramas, and have a strong community like DB. So thanks again for keeping DB alive! Keep up the good work!

Welcome stroopwafel! Wow, so much has happened (behind the scenes) since I last posted/signed in! I noticed when I popped in once in a while that the site seemed more quiet...I thought maybe kdramas had reached a state of saturation...or viewership was down...or yes, life happened (it did for me too). I can’t believe this site could possibly have been no more! I can’t imagine a world without Dramabeans! Without Javabeans or Girl Friday and all their minions! I’ve been a long time reader, sometimes participant, other times just silent lurker but this is a site very dear to my heart! Even if I don’t watch anything for a while ( my last kdrama was Lookout!) I still like to stop by and see what is happening, stay in the loop sort of. Thank you so much for still being here! And finding ways to stay alive! Things may change, people change, life happens etc. but your passion and dedication have always been unwavering, which is why we love this site and will keep coming back! This site has heart, and I am glad it is still beating strongly! And this is such a coincidence, or fate!, but I discovered wafels recently and have been addicted to them ever since! So welcome again stroopwafel! To another addition—and I was doing so well...

Welcome aboard! I don't know when I first started following Dramabeans, but it was pre-Girlfriday. It's nice to see the site evolve and grow as the interest in Korean culture grows. And, it's nice to see the site continue to stick to dramas. Korean pop culture sites do a fine job covering other elements of the entertainment industry, but it's nice to have a site that solely covers dramas, and the occasional movie. Thanks for the major commitment!

I have to say that, after having worked with her for a little while now, @stroopwafel is AWESOME!!! She fits in perfectly (and wrangles me pretty well - I require lots of wrangling, I'm so sorry), and we're so lucky to have her!

I pretty much don't internet without all manner of "don't bother me extensions and add-ons," but I also hate having to work for money, so please let me know what I can click on, view, or otherwise "engage" with to put some dollars into your accounts.

So glad you guys stay and welcome @stroopwafel! It's just baffling why the South Korean Ministry of Culture has not sponsored this site yet. Because of dramabeans I watch a lot more dramas, make kimchi, and have tons of ramen in my house for late night drama watching.

Just wanted to chime in and say I love DB to bits and thank you so much @javabeans and @girlfriday for the amazing, incredible, brilliant commitment you and all the other editors/minions (@lollypip @mary @saya @sunny @helcat , everyone else I can’t seem to remember but still love * shoots finger hearts*) put to keep the site running when the going got tough. This site is everything- a haven, a community, a home and I appreciate everything so so much.

*showers y’all with ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️* *standing ovation*

Also welcome @stroopwafel 🙌👋

This made me log in to my DB account again. After who knows how long time ago it has been. Thank you @javabeans and @girlfriday for not giving up on the site. Been really missing you guys around here. Before everything that happened, I was a regular because I love to read JB and GF. And I’m so excited to read you guys again!

I am immensely relieved and very happy to hear your news, JB and GF!....huge puffs of breathes...smiling widely...

Thank you for staying strong and fighting to keep Dramabeans alive!! 🎉🎉

I have been a “quiet” but attentive supporter of DB and the two of you. As with the many beanies and readers, I have been so worried about you both and the status of this site...

I have commented before and will continue to say that you both are wonderfully talented writers! Your recaps and comments have made me chuckle or laugh heartily, sigh and smile hugely, and tear up with intense emotion...all the while—enjoying reading the recaps and articles...

Please stay strong and do let us—-and there are many of us fans and supporters agreeable with the idea—-help with personal “donations” or a subscription fee should it be necessary to keep this site alive!

Also, a warm Welcome to Stroopwafel! 😊

Knowing the high standards of JB and GF, you must be awesomely capable and talented! Best wishes with your new role!!

don't shut downn, pleaseeee....this is only kdrama forum that 'discuss' drama seriously. soompi is cool, but tooo much fangirling, and annoying full size screenshoots...

Thanks for letting us know and for fighting to keep the site going!!!!

"And that’ll still be the case now; I’m still editing, reading, watching, living and breathing dramas. Maybe just more quietly now."

Even though I commented earlier, I want to thank javabeans and girlfriday for, well, everything you do to make K-drama viewing enjoyable, understandable, and just plain fun! You've worked hard! ♥

So thankful for your commitment to the site. I've been following dramabeans since high school and would have been really devastated at the loss of this great community. I love reading all the posts and comments here and feel really at home here in this virtual nook where all the kdrama lovers flock. As much as I love my friends, they don't get my love for dramas and the ones that do, I don't see often so it's great to come here and see the discussion on the latest drama. I also feel like this is a really safe place to discuss dramas because as we all know how mean/scary comment sections can be... when I read the comment section, I feel that everyone's pretty respectful and supportive of each other whether they agree with each other or not. Again thanks for all that you do and your commitment to this community! :)

Um, THANK YOU for working so hard everyday to keep this platform alive. I know how busy life can get so I do appreciate how much endurance, love, and bawllz went into keeping DB alive. I would no lie be devastated to see you go, so I am so relieved to know that something worked out in the end. Best of luck with it and hope all goes well ;)

Yikes! What a scary concept to face - I can't even imagine a life without Dramabeans in it!! Like others have said, if there's ever trouble in the future (or even now, really) I hope they choose to open up a Patreon or Kofi account. I would gladly donate to help keep the site alive, just like I'm sure many others here would.

So glad that the mystery of the missing javabeans and girlfriday is solved! And congratulations to @stroopwafel! :)

Aww, I'm a little late to commenting, but I gotta admit, this was really sad to read. But what a huge relief in that we still have Dramabeans to go to and express our opinions and love of dramas!
We are sad to hear all the story that is happening in the background but happy that no matter what, it hasn't stopped dramabeans. :)

@javabeans @girlfriday
Aww, we will miss your content but are so thankful that you did all that you could to keep Dramabeans alive! Thank you, we don't know what we would do if we didn't have Dramabeans to express our love and opinions for things!