[Staff Spotlight] Get to know Starrygazer

22 September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

[Staff Spotlight] Get to know Starrygazer

by starrygazer

What is the first drama that you watched (or the first drama that made an impression)? The very first K-drama I watched that sucked me into dramaland was The Guest. I usually lean towards supernatural dramas in general, but this left a huge impression on me. I could not stop watching it, and now I can’t find it streaming anywhere in my region which is a real shame as I would love to watch it again. (Yes, I can be a serial re-watcher if the mood takes me.)

What was your major in school?
In university I completed my BA in Communications and then a postgraduate degree in teaching. As for my previous employment I used to be a primary school teacher (funnily enough) before my life changed. It is impossible to keep up with the 50-60 hours a week needed for teaching now, and even though I enjoyed it — I love this job more. It’s nice to do something I genuinely love that is just for myself, and I can fit it around my everyday life.

What drama genres do you especially like/dislike?
The dramas I tend to stay away from are either high school drama (don’t get me wrong, some are good), or slice of life dramas (just because I like to escape when watching a drama). I will watch most things, though.

As for genres of drama that I like – just to name a few: supernatural, thriller, comedy, horror, action, historical, legal, melodrama and romantic comedies. (Who doesn’t need a good rom-com cleanse every now and again?)

What’s your favorite drama you recapped?
My favorite drama that I’ve recapped so far was Red Swan, just because it was so out there and all over the place and was a fun watch every week. If you can suspend belief while you’re watching a melodrama and just get sucked in, it can be a wild ride.

Which Hallyu celebrity would you actually want to meet and spend an hour with?
If I was going to meet a Hallyu star for an hour – I would probably like a coffee and a chat with Kim Young-ok. I’ve seen her in so many dramas, and I think the older generation (in general) have awesome stories to tell. Kim Young-ok has been working for so long I bet she has some tales to share.

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1 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️ Underpants buddies for life. 😎

September 18, 2024 at 1:25 PM

👋🏾Thanks for sharing @starrygazer.

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starrygazer

September 19, 2024 at 2:46 AM

🙂

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2 tabong

September 18, 2024 at 3:25 PM

Oh, I envy you starrygazer. The Guest is a great drama. My introduction to kdramaland isn't this cool...

I have a friend who doesn't like kdramas but she watched and finished The Guest all on her own. I just told her about it and next I knew she had finished it like two weeks later (that's super fast for her).

And you're right, Kim Young Ok probably has the entire history of kdramaland in her hands. A cup of coffee wouldn't be enough.

PS. If you say it like that Red Swan sounds pretty cool. I low-key want to watch it now.

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starrygazer

September 19, 2024 at 1:58 AM

What was your introduction...? I'm curious haha.

I am not surprised your friend loved The Guest, it was one of those I stayed up way too late to watch "one more episode" that turned out to be three more episodes.

You're probably right a three course meal probably wouldn't be enough to get all of Kim Young-ok's stories.

September 18, 2024 at 7:17 PM

It's the scariest Korean drama I've ever seen, scarier than zombie dramas like All Of Us Are Dead and Happiness, but you know what, I enjoyed The Guest a lot more than those dramas. It's worth watching.

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tabong

September 18, 2024 at 10:53 PM

Yes!! 💯

Btw, The Guest is actual horror, right? Or at least more classic horror (I don't know about horror LOL).
Happiness and AOUAD are more like apocalyptic/zombie type of theme. So I would say The Guest is a different experience.

September 18, 2024 at 6:33 PM

Hello and welcome Starrygazer! The Guest is a great intro to kdrama thrillers!

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starrygazer

September 19, 2024 at 2:06 AM

It really is!

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9 Kurama

September 18, 2024 at 9:28 PM

Hi and welcome @starrygazer !

I understand your frustration to ne be able to rewatch The Guest. It's why I download the dramas I like! I love to rewatch them.

You didn't get the mutant question! (if your favorite and hated dramas had a baby, what's the plot).

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starrygazer

September 19, 2024 at 2:19 AM

I wish I had thought to do this! I can't find it anywhere and I often get the itch to re-watch it.

I did get it but I couldn't decide. Probably The Guest meets The King: Eternal Monarch (which I found a hard slog to get to the end.) A Detective, Shaman, Priest and King trapped in a bamboo forest being chased by an evil spirit. The spirit possesses the king and takes them all back in time to the Japanese colonial time. I think I may need that coffee or a three course meal with Kim Young-ok to flesh it out haha.

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Kurama

September 19, 2024 at 2:26 AM

Thank you to give the original dramas, sometimes I had difficulties to find the parents of the baby mutant 😅

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