Congratulations! That is indeed one of the happiest moments in a kdrama addict's life. :)
It happened to me a few times, and it was all great until they started raving about dramas I consider trainwrecks. I would then diplomatically switch to talking about another drama LOL.

Oh yes it’s awesome. I have a KakaoTalk group of friends I made from here and we gush and squee; but they’ve also kept me sane on bad days and support me. Kdrama watching friends are special, they really are. Congrats for finding them!

Lucky you! ♥️ I only really have one good friend irl who will really sit down and discuss dramas with me, and she is my solace. In fact, I was supposed to meet her today and discuss Camellia (and convince her to watch Extraordinary You) but our plans fell through and we missed each other :(

My sister is a kpop fan, so she’s no stranger to Korean entertainment, and my mum is slowly opening up to watching some dramas thanks to Netflix. My dad, on the other hand, is quite sceptical and a little snobby when it comes to Korean content, unfortunately 🙃 Can’t win them all, I guess!

Congratulations!

I definitely know how it feels. Recently met someone who loves kdrama as much as I do too. Here's too hoping we meet more real life kdrama fans!

Lucky you! I would kill to meet a real life kdrama fan (no, i wouldn't..i really wouldn't..they are too precious..). Recently, after I finished watching the last Extraordinary You episode, I was so full of gushing, but no one to gush to. I have been trying to get my husband to watch it with me but he only watches them after a lot of persuading (nagging) from me and he hasn't read any manhwas, so he doesn't get it..sigh..

I also was very happy, and still am, since I know face to face uri @swunnie 🙂😇😃😄

Yup! Clean out the old to make way for the new. Or just declutter to simplify. Glad you feel better!

Bravo! I’m in the midst of a deep clean myself. What started as a simple home office tidying ended up with half the house in disarray as I reorganized my son’s room and my office. Piles of books and miscellaneous flotsam are piled on the sofa. But my desk drawers are *ting* *ting* sparkling!

Like you, the change of seasons along with lack of sunshine dulled my happiness for weeks. Cleaning—even if it’s just the surface in front of me—is often a shot in the arm for me.

There are no wrong answers to this, it really depends on who and where you are in life- my work and family require an overwhelming amount of human contact, so I am always excited to go off and enjoy time alone. My partner however, telecommutes, and is the opposite- he's happiest when he's surrounded by an entourage (kids, dogs, strangers....anything works!)

Btw, the storyline of Graceful Family reminds me a bit of Shining Legacy, where its the world against our heroine! Definitely give it a try!,

I recharge by being alone, but some people are the opposite .

@michykdrama, you should totally watch Graceful Family. I hate makjang-filled dramas and this is full-on makjang but I loved every second of this drama. They did it right imo. And honestly I think it would be the best drama to watch when you are alone. You can laugh your head off and gasp dramatically at Fish Funerals without fear of judgment.

I live for alone time because I am an introvert but I also love the deep conversations I have with people I have allowed into my space. It doesn't have to be anything world-changing but it just can't be "Weather's good today huh?". Small talk makes my eye twitch. K-drama talk is totally acceptable. I mean what's more acceptable than squeeing over a very girly guy's abs(ala Nokdu) with people that are feeling the EXACT same way as you.

Aww I’m sorry about the downs you experienced during the week. I hope next week is better!

I’m very introverted, so I like being alone, but I also love being around people I’m close to. Maybe I’ll grab some coffee with a friend and chat for a few hours before retreating into the quiet comfort of home! My sister on the other hand thrives off of company and going out and being active, so it’s really a question of what makes you happy and comfortable.

I hear you on the small talk, though. It’s just so painful and cringey sometimes!

I’m not watching Graceful Family, so I can’t say, but by far the CRACKIEST drama I’ve ever watched was Flower Boy Ramyun Shop. It was so weird to me, I don’t even know if I can recommend it. I just always remember it as that one wacky drama I somehow finished 😂

I am really weird as I am all about my solitude. I live with my 2 sisters, who I do love, but I fantasize so often about living alone. My ideal would have 5 days being all alone with nothing but myself and my pets and then spend the other 2 days with family and friends.

As for Graceful Family I've only seen the first episode but it already hooked me. And that was because the FL was kickass, and from what I hear she continues that way through the rest of the drama.

i love having other folks around but since i live with hermits who don't talk i find that if i'm with normal people for too long a time that i get antsy.

I totally live for alone time. I can only take a couple hours of "social" time at a time even with close friends and family. My friends do wonder why though. They didn't get why being alone is fun. I love to just watch dramas or read when I am alone. I love that feeling of solitude. :)

For me, the times I've had health issues and been home alone during the day, I found that just getting through the day occupied me enough, without having other people around. i.e. managing to take a shower, eat some food, and sleep a lot.

In regular life, I think I never got past one of the childhood stages of development called side-by-side play or parallel play. I'm perfectly happy when there are other people around, but we all do our own thing mostly rather than chatting a lot, aside from mealtime, etc.

I really hope you're able to be physically and socially comfortable during your time at home. Did you watch Melo is My Nature? That was pretty amazing!

I too have been making adjustment as I took the reference my company offered after 23 years with them as I was so burnt out and tired. So for the last 2 1/2 months I have been at home just chilling and some days I do not interact with others. I have always enjoyed alone time but have also enjoyed having a meal with small groups of friends. Good thing there has been a slew of new dramas to keep me busy while I start to declutter and do some cleaning. The weather here in Texas has been very hot over the summer which kept me indoors mostly and it is just starting to cool down which will get me outside more. Currently watching
The Great Show - just concluded
the flower Crew
Nokdu Take
The Graceful/Elegant Family - just concluded
When the Camelia Bloom
Miss Lee
Running mates - trying to catch up from E5
Vagabond
Pergasus Market
beautiful Iove, wonderful life
Melting me softly
Leverage

Nonvoters are criticised for the mistakes of Voters. i got voting rights but never voted in either local or national elections. I'm more than confident that the I won't in next few elections.

Its easy to say - nonvoters are irresponsible, have no accountability, lack sense of duty and blah blah blah. Blurt out any no. of regressive views you can bigots.

When you have only 2 options and both of them are factually almost same then it becomes a game of dice. That's why you need an alternative and that's why Non-voting is a significnt form of protest. Well, bigots won't understand who consider politics injurious while living in a world governed by the policies made by the ruling party.

I wonder if the plastic surgeries filled entertainment industry affects badly on Korean society's standard of beauty that they are perceived. When my daughter was younger than ten, there was a Korean girl in her school who said that she cannot wait to have a cosmetic surgery done once she reaches certain age. My daughter was so shocked. She thought that the girl is pretty but I do know that her look is not a typical of so called Korean beauty. I must say that I can see some promising beauty in the girl and find very sad that she cannot see that and she will eventually feel that she is inadequate for her look as she grows up. I feel very sad and at the same time quite angry that the society( not only Korean society but everywhere) feeds all those nonsense beauty standards to vulnerable young people.
I see some Korean girls that are apparently manufactured by plastic surgeons on the street. Some times it is so apparent and though she thinks that she achieved the beauty, I find her look a bit off and pain to look at. I mentioned this incidents to my son and he
said," Korean men do not mind dating those girls knowing she has done PS as far as they think that those girls are pretty.'
By the way, we can tell if a girl is Korean or not on the streets , cause that their skins are so pale but while some are genuinely pale, other looks artificially pale. I often wonder if this skin whitening method can damage their skins.
Those phenomenon are in my opinion quite frightening. I do not consider this PS obsession in Korean society an isolated symptom but it derived from their psyche.

When I watch Extraordinary You, I find main cast of male students are exceptionally tall. I wonder if someday short male with their exceptional acting skills wont be able to get a role.

I love mushrooms but I'm terrible at differentiate them.
Isn't the whole process automated? Why are you suspecting it's fake?

Me trying to cope: (reads Extraordinary Beanie posts) —> (watches bts videos) —> (lurks on Lee Jaewook’s Instagram) —> (watches random Rowoon videos)

Repeat until Thursday 😂

I keep seeing fanwall posts. I am actually just bad with rewatching, I can't rewatch an episode/drama. I was thinking I just may start the webtoon too to fill up the days. Does anybody have an English translation link?

Well I watched the latest two half-episodes mostly raw and I'll be rewatching them when fully subbed. ;) I also browsed the Rowoon tag on Tumblr.

Book Schmook(says the bibliophile). You are honing your critical thinking skills by spending time making up crazy theories.

My coping method: fretting about my lack of time to watch anything, let alone start episode 3 while *gasp* episode 6 has aired already. :O
I thought having zero time to watch was the worst, but no. Having zero time to watch, while being obsessed is the actual worst. :(

- Rewatching episodes
- Watching BTS videos, interviews
- Watching MV
- Twitter + instagram

Watching the previews on repeat and crying is the method I'm implementing right now, although I can't claim it works! 😂

@azzo1 @mayhemf @msrabbit @sensationalfantasy @chasingbears @13infamyss @choijunu @samurai

Tagging beanies who like the show as much as me

Salute! *cue: DoTs soundtrack*

I am like you. I am zombie YY, wandering aimlessly till next week comes along, and I can see my favourite scenes and feel my heart flutter over over:

Range of fluttering heartbeats, on a scale of 0 to 10, 10 for Emergency, 0 for Flat (Read: Dead from Indifference)

1. Kyung sobbing. 10/10
2. Kyung scowling. 10/10
3. Kyung kicking water in a jealous rage. So. Hot. Om, my gosh. 100/10
4. Kyung smirking. 10/10
5. Kyung smiling tenderly. That preview. Omigod. So. Hot. 10000/10
6. Sweet Haru tugging the straps of Danoh's backpack. Omg. I stopped breathing. 10/1₩
7. Haru saying, You. Why does he keep doing that? And why does my heart keep fluttering when he does that? 100/10
8. Candy Juda still in love with her errand girl tormenter. 100/10. So.....romantic....and soooo heartbreaking. Some things never change. Even off stage.

I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH. BRING IT ON, WRITER.

Yes to that.

And people realizing that words hurt and how one says something is as important as what one says. If you wouldn’t say it to the person’s face then maybe you need to say it another way, or not at all.

RIP Sulli.

❤️

This is so important.

You are an amazing soul (for posting this) *hug*
This is how we all should aspire to be and why I love Dramabeans. :)

Your post reminded me of this video I encountered.This 12.5 minutes long. I'll recommend turn on the caption. He talks really fast, so you may even need to rewind. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXy__kBVq1M&list=PL3199D5D65E7E0BC6
Following the advice at the end of the video, here's to all beanies. Thank you for your support and for creating such a great environment at DB! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you

*group hug*

Thank you. You matter and are loved too. 💕

The sad and ironic part of it is that Sulli experienced horrible cyberbullying and toxicity. But then people turn around and throw that same toxicity at those mourning her right after what happened. It's a sad world that even those mourning the deepest can't have a moment of peace.

RIP Sulli.

Thanks so much for this info!

So excited!

I watched The Chicago Typewriter this sommer and really, really loved it. It made me obsess, and laugh and cry like crazy, totally recommend it! And Yoo Ah In is an amazing actor, this drama got me looking for his other work and he always manages to disapear into the roles...
I've also been waiting for Signal on Netflix! Got my partner to promise to watch it me, it's the first kdrama I get him to watch since Kingdom, so I'm kind of hoping to get him hooked on kdrama, it's a far shot, though,*sigh*

Thanks for sharing this! I find it really hard to search for Kdrama on Netflix. I usually search "korean" but I've noticed that with this search term a lot or kdrama's are not actually shown to me.... and a lot of things that do show up are not even korean shows lol.

I'm waiting for My Ajusshi.

In no particular order either, and very much related to the dramas I enjoyed the most:

1. BIRD, BIRD, BLUEBIRD - Forestella (Nokdu Flower). Soul-stirring.
3. RUN - Yook Joong Wan (Special Labor Inspector Jo). Fun like the drama.
3. MY DREAM - Yoonmirae (Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung). Very soothing. It grew on me.

Usually I have a long playlist by the end of the year, but this year I have none! I find myself listening to older soundtracks like CHUNO a lot.

The Love Alarm OST! I have an OST playlist and almost all of my 2019 additions have been from Love Alarm.

I love OST !

Hotel Del Luna : Done For Me by Punch
When the Devil Calls Your Name : Say to Myself, You bring no sadness and The Road You Left (Live Ver.) by Sondia
One Spring Night : Is it You and No Direction by Rachael Yamagata, Spring Rain by Oscar Dunbar
WWW Search : WOW by Mamamoo
Watchers : Horizon by Ha Jin and Outsider by Yi Sung Yol