Little Boy - 1315k - 19th November. What a upmove.

1415k - 19 December.

Not so best of a week.
Laptop > Metallic Body > leaking current > giving me slight zap each and every day multiple times > Just had to change the power adaptor

> turned into a game > patience > don't show anger > don't get frustrated > control > calm > and bang goes 1 punch to the metallic body.
1st battle > goes to the laptop
few minor battles > laptop
Better or worse i persisted and was about to have my own taste of victory and then i lost control and 1 more punch to the laptop i lost the whole game. All efforts, all struggles and no +ve outcome.
Lose the game > pay the price
Price > HDD > struggles 3 days to repair and recover logical bad sectors but few physical bad sectors had also popped up and after that > lost all data > files+data+passwords > Intentionally kept nothing elsewhere. In real life, side plans don't pop up to save you so why keep this plan here, it was all in all fun battle with a set price.
Foolish approach with lot material losses. Fun none the least.

It was reported this week that Korea's main TV networks will be cutting back the number of 2021 dramas. On average, 10 to 12 dramas are produced per network. In 2021, it will be below 9. TV networks no longer self-produce dramas. It was also reported that drama production budgets will be cut meaning that there will be less highly priced stars leading projects.

Yonhap News reports the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the trend toward mobile-based binge-watching of content, e-commerce firms, like Coupang and online portal operators, including Naver, have revealed plans to break into the highly competitive streaming market. Naver, South Korea's No. 1 online portal operator, has been also expanding into the entertainment sector by joining hands with entertainment and logistics titan CJ Group. At the same time, Kakao, the operator of the biggest chatting application Kakao Talk, has come up with plans to invest 300 billion won ($268.8 million) by 2023 to produce original content for its live-streaming channel Kakao TV. It has started with reality TV shows.

Netflix, which launched its service in South Korea in 2016, got a head start in the country's online video service market, with its paid subscribers topping 3.6 million as of October.

Wavve, led by terrestrial broadcasters like KBS, and tving, run by entertainment giant CJ ENM, have also made their presence felt thanks to their original shows and drama series that are popular in Asia. In July, Coupang, a leading delivery service provider in South Korea, acquired Singapore's streaming service operator, Hooq, a joint venture established in 2015 by Singapore Telecommunications, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros, as a way to diversify its business portfolio.

Less productions and more local distribution channels will mean that it will be harder for international fans to get new k-dramas.

Hope everyone is well! I have nothing exciting to share except that I recently finished watching Hospital Playlist and WHOLY MOLY AWESOME SAUCE! Loved it so much...just read an article saying filming for season 2 will start this December! Weeeee

happy friday beanies!!
drama updates: i have 2.5 episodes left of BTIMFL, and i DON'T WANNA LEAVE!! asfghfs specifically, i do not want to leave lee minki, and am dreading finishing the show just for that reason.

i told myself i would watch one episode of my ajusshi on monday, ended up binging 3 eps, and now i've finished 5 episodes in total. the drama is just so interesting, and idk i can't really put it into words what i like about it? it's not super funny, but i always smile at funny scenes, it's just very heartwarming, and when i watch iu or lee sunkyun walk the streets alone, i almost feel like i'm cold too. i think binging the show has made me a bit sad, so i think i'll space out the episodes more.

my reply 1988 rewatch is going great, it really makes me feel so happy! i thought i knew everything of what happened, but it's honestly like i'm visiting old friends. plus, i pick up on easter eggs now, which is fun. gonna watch ep 3 today, excited for the sobangcha dance!! and to see oppa again, ofc ◡̈

life updates: well, covid numbers are rising like crazy, so i'm happy i saw my friends last week bc i've put myself on lockdown now. school is okay, just screen time is a lot, so i've ordered blue light glasses. and ugh i have to finish my apps due sunday and dec 1, but i'll get there. i'm already 25% done with the school year, which is WEIRD!! i just hope i'll get to spend at least a few days of school in person eventually?? but idk if that will happen ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

anyway, wish you guys all the best! enjoy the weekend!
love and hwaiting,
shachi <3

Tale of the Nine-Tailed's Jo Bo-ah received a honorary firewoman/firefighter as part of Korean Fire Prevention Week. Congrats Jo even the TofNT team!

Source: https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-news-jo-bo-ah-receives-commendation-as-an-honorary-firefighter-146701.html

Only bad news happens on TotNT this week:

"In order to ensure an improved and more complete quality of production, ‘Tale of the Nine-Tailed’ will take a break from airing for a week. On November 18, a special highlight broadcast of ‘Tale of the Nine-Tailed’ will air, and on November 19, the show ‘Future Class’ will air instead. Episodes 13 and 14 of ‘Tale of the Nine-Tailed’ will air on November 25 and 26."

Source: https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004694771

Another TvN news roundup:

Second season of Hospital Playlist will begin filming early next month (December 2020) with main characters returned and new characters during this season next year (2021).

Sources: https://www.soompi.com/article/1437643wpp/hospital-playlist-reported-to-begin-filming-season-2-this-year-tvn-responds, https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000870617 and https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000355895

I think this week's schedule of Kairos and Fly Dragon was only one episode per this week because of Korean baseball season fever. Let's hope to have a successful Korean baseball season like K-dramas did in the past.

It is not a Happy Friday for me 😾 Windows asked to run a tiny update, which I stupidly decided to do, 30 minutes before work. As you can expect, the update was successful, my computer restarted, and voila: I had no internet. Networks disabled. I remember reading @lordcobol’s fanwall rant the other day and didn’t think much of it, but now I can’t even open the Device Manager and get system error messages at every turn. I hate Windows 10. Give me back my Windows 7. 😭

I finally felt like I'm officially dropped DDSSLS after only ten episodes (T-T) and became my only underrated K-drama of 2020 that ended with my drop. I didn't care how my prediction that Lala will kidnap or Lala's missing but unfortunately the next episodes, she didn't kidnap, I think. Also my reason on dropping this show is the confusion of number of stalkers... I don't know if how many stalkers did affect Lala's life but unfortunately, I felt my loss of DDSSLS and considered DDSSLS as one of the worst titles on K-dramaland. DoSolLa's writer... please be very careful the next time with your next drama to write an appropriate title to understand with an audience.

Happy weekend Beanies and keep Beaning On!

Anyone interested in the end of the year review in December?🧐

For the Rookie Beanies among us: a long time ago, early 2017 to be exact, Dramabeans got a new website and made it possible to register. Many lurkers like me grabbed this opportunity to become more visible on Dramabeans, and one way to do that was participating in the theme of the month that our Dramabeans overlords picked at the beginning of each new month. Lucky Beanies would see their K-drama related submissions (about favorite OTP, food, soundtracks,…) get posted on the website during that month. The theme of the month somehow ceased to exist this year, and some Beanies started doing (Music/Book/Movie/K-drama) month challenges on the fan walls, but that also has died down.

Every December the theme of the month would be the end of that year review, measured by the K-dramas you watched that aired in that same year. Basically, this year you should write about the K-dramas that aired in 2020 that you did watch and the impact these shows left on your person, your life, your 2020.

Initially I was not going to bring this up, because the pandemic happened and nobody should have to relive 2020. However, I have been writing about my struggles on OT and in these end of the year reviews ever since I registered as a Beanie back in 2017, and that somehow turned into a source of comfort for me and many other Beanies. This year nobody got spared, so I guess even more Beanies might need that comfort and a space to talk about their struggles right now.

I am not taking credit for this idea, because I am only the nth Beanie to bring this up this year. I could just fly solo and post it on my fan wall, but I think it would be a nice end to this year for many of us if more Beanies participated and helped to establish the rules.🤗

Well, this is not good.

tvN’s “Tale of the Nine-Tailed will not air new episodes on November 18 and 19.

On November 13, a source from the drama stated, “In order to ensure an improved and more complete quality of production, ‘Tale of the Nine-Tailed’ will take a break from airing for a week.

This year's Christmas made me sad even the New Year 2020/2021 because of Covid-19. Let's be happy for us when I still struggling with my happiness so I'll try my best.

I'm eagerly waiting for Start-Up new episodes this weekend.

I loved DDSSLLS still. It has many heart moments, and those small heart-warming moments brought me ultimate joy. It's when I was reminded that best gifts normally come in small packages.

I made Jjapaguri for the first time yesterday. It was pretty easy to make though I forgot to boil the water first before I put the noodles in. The noodles so became a little bit too soggy, but it was still very delicious and has unique flavour.

I'm unavoidingly drawn to the actor Kim Seon-ho. I slept pretty late these days not because I had to prepare for work the next day, but because I couldn't help myself stop searching for everything him. He is indeed a very interesting person. He is also very funny and charismatic in 1 Day and 2 Nights.

Oh.. if Ji-pyeong is gonna be heartbroken one of these days I'll be heartbroken too. How am I gonna cope with that?

I detest the news channels in my country. Too much shouting and no actual discussions. They have verbal fights and my parents just love watching the debates. My head hurts and I don't get sleep ugh I hate it.

Hello Beanies! I’m way behind on all my k-drama watching, because the rest of my life is so busy right now. Hope to catch a breather soon.

I hope you’re all well and staying safe and healthy! Happy Friday.

Hey Beanies, and happy Friday!

It's been a rough week at work. How to tell one's boss: "It may not look like it, but I really am trying so hard to move things forward!" I'm struggling not to sacrifice my general well-being to the giant soul-sucking imoogi behemoth of futility that is the Corporation, but it seems that all "support" functions (and those "" contain all the sarcasm they can hold) are designed to be as inflexible, inconsistent and calcified as possible. I should have stayed home and married the boy next door, I guess. Got some cats, learned to garden and enjoy life, etc.

Anyway, with lockdown still in full swing and no real end in sight (if I read between the lines of the PM's recent speech), I have at least been reading a book that makes me laugh out loud; enjoying my Korean class, albeit now moved online; started working on a new embroidery project-as-present; and caught up with my little nephews back home on FaceTime (one being VERY verbal, the other making up for his limited but solid 10 or so intelligible words with oodles of 22-month-old enthusiasm and barely-curbed desire to instantly press the red button on any phone he sees).

I know it's going to be okay. But it's just been a little hard. I've been spending a lot of time here this week to add some sunshine to my days, and you guys never disappoint!

Stay safe, be well, happy watching and happy weekend to all!

Happy Diwali to my Indian beanies 🪔 ✨

Are there any Ha Hyun Woo fan here? He sang one of Itaewon soundtrack, Diamond. I have been listening to his performance in King of Mask Singer, he hold the record of 9 wins!, and with his band Guckkasten. His voice has such unique quality with a lot of power and range. Here I wish mire that i can speak Korean. There's no subtitles when you listening to music :(

Happy Friday, Beanies!
This week I decided on purpose not to watch any Kdrama or whatever video on YouTube, except those on stretching because I am continuing doing some yoga and stretching and light weight lifting and stuffs... at home, since all gyms are closed due to the lock down.

You see, I am trying to lose weight and finally doing something about it... I am 1,60 meters high (5,24 feet) and my weight has always been between 57 to 60 kilos (125 to 132 pounds), but according to whatever nutritional statements I should be thinner. Also, my legs are fat, they have always been... 🙄

So, let me tell you, in the last three or four years, I have been in between 60 and 63 kilos, and in the last two months up until 68 kilos!!!!😱
Only once in my life I was 69 kilos (152 pounds), and that was when I was 19 years old and heavily depressed because my life sucked back then. Different reasons, mostly family reasons. My mother was awful.

Now, I just couldn't believe I gained too much weight after I moved, but well, the gyms are closed and I was really frustrated for different other reasons.

At this moment, after being 4 weeks already doing intermittent fasten and avoiding carbs, I am again in 63 kilos. But I have the goal to be again 57. Simply, to be able to wear the clothes I had in college. That's all....
Most of my clothes are right now in the basement..not fair. 😒
I want to wear some of them for the last time, make pictures, and let them go after some 10 or 15 years of service.
Go minimalist, let it go.

But I still need to lose 6 kilos.
Please! At least, give me some encouragement😂😂😂
Next week I will come back to the two dramas I am watching.

Thank you all for being there!!! 😍

Happy weekend beans!

Some updates:

1) I reached 10000 posts on DB. This comment will be my 10001 post 🤣.

2) Kairos is still exciting to watch. The acting is great, the directing/cinematography is sleak and modern, the plot is still tight, the music is on point. All in all I'm a happy watcher as of ep 5. Can't wait for ep 6. I really hope it remains good through out its run.

3) Rok Monte is arriving soon. He showed his dressing room on IG. EMK Musical shared some practice pics. I'm excited to see more Rok Monte updates for Monte Cristo 2020. 21st Nov 2020!!!

There is a state-run free COVID test facility (regardless of symptoms, or not) near me. After it was set up some time in August, every time I drove by the entrance, nothing. No one was going in. I actually wondered whether it was open on weekends with the lack of traffic.

When I drove by the past Sunday, 2 cars drove in. I figured, "Finally!", with the fast-rising positivity rate. Today's TV news showed a 1/2-mile line of cars waiting to enter the facility. If I remember correctly, there is probably another 1/4-1/2-mile drive to get to the actual testing area. (I was there last autumn for a document shredding event.) Luckily I (unknowingly) chose against heading that way on my multi-store shopping trip.

Fortunately all that helicopter noise was about the line instead of like yesterday's car hit by train (driver killed) incident.

Happy weekend Beanies! ❤️

I just find it adorable that my dad is watching Start-Up and is on #TeamDoSan! I've given up on recommending him Kdramas before because he didn't like the ones I recommended (Stranger, Signal). My dad is the watch-TV-until-I-fall-asleep guy, and I figure crime dramas require his focus on the dialogue and reading subtitles, so he's not able enjoy them.

I'm thinking of recommending him Prison Playbook next, because he doesn't seem to be into romance like CLOY, DOTS or WWWSK that my mom binged before. Anyway, let me know if you also have suggestions!