It’s s little spoilery, but today’s episode summary is what reminded me about this: “This marriage is a failure! Shocked by Ji-uk’s true looks, Hae-yeong vents her frustrations and becomes suspicious of him for knowing so much about her. Rumors about her handsome husband spark her coworkers’ curiosity about her proposal story. Hae-yeong asks Ji-uk to propose to her, only to be treated like a weirdo again. Hae-yeong’s wedding plan to erase all memories of her husband begins!”
…but one thing that’s great about Prime is that I think they’re the only service that has Korean closed-captioning, so you can check if you heard correctly!!
Just a note to say that I am enjoying some SERIOUS second villain syndrome here in episode 7 of Secret Royal Inspector and Joy!!! This dunder-headed “real” brother is simply amazing as a character. I don’t know that I’ve seen his like, certainly not in a sageuk. His downfall seems assured, but every time he shows up on the screen I perk the heck up!!
It is of course also nice to have my 2PM trifecta for this week: Junho in Chief Kim, Chansung in Bitter Sweet Hell and Taec in the above (he’s such a GOOF).
Ahhhh!!!! So glad you’re enjoying Inspector and Joy, @attiton!!!! Taec is in his goofy element in this one, and the villains are a TREAT, especially hot/misguided Bead Boy (the DB moniker for him, I think courtesy of Sicarius?), and then his unhinged, spoiled brother… I remember just eating up this drama!!! I’m catching up on DB after being away at a retreat this weekend. It was slightly closer to camping than I would have preferred (Lol we were in a lodge at least!!), but it was a great experience.
LOL!! I’m with you–ending up surprised in a situation “slightly closer to camping” that you expected sounds like a NOT good situation 😆
I’m in the midst of my own vacation weeks, but did feel a burning compulsion to make the following two gifs, anyway. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!!
Ooh I hope your vacation time is relaxing and rejuvenating!!! Haha yes, I think I can confirm that I’m not the camping type… but it was a great weekend with nice people!
OMO OMO OMO thank you for the gifs – you’re AWESOME!!!! 🤗❤️ I love them both – I’m currently giggling right now 😂 They’re downloaded and ready to go in my texts!!! 😆👍
Lol I gasped and then my dog checked on me 😂 I love the twists and surprises!! Just saw the scene with Han-soo taking a photo with shutter click – him “I’m sorry it was my fault” Me: yes it was 😑 He’s annoying but everyone else is awesome. Dae-ung is FASCINATING and I can’t get enough! That exec complimenting his nice nice hair though 😂👌
Just finished! What a fun ride. 👏 Loved that Seo Jin played a more active role in this! (Kinda only wished she stopped the baddie in the show down in the end, idk, maybe by throwing something in the right moment? Well, canβt have everything at once I guess!)
Convenient how they seem to serve up one case per 2 episodes, too. Doesnβt feel too rushed, leaves room for adequate amounts of action scenes. 💥🦇
Ok I just finished too, @sonai!! Wow what a ride!!! 👏👏👏 By the end, Han-soo was annoying me less, so good job 😂👍 I LOVE Seo-jin! She’s competent and thinks before acting or speaking. I’m curious to learn more about her loyalties. So Dae-ung is not her dad????? Is he her uncle (“samchun”), or did he just look after her and her mom??? This drama is so good with reveals and reversals.
@hopefulromantic That reveal in the end took me by surprise as well! So they donβt live togetherβ¦ I also suspect heβs her uncle then? 🤔 But they seem super close, even though sheβs already starting to emancipate herself. Those scenes where she took his calls or called him, I always thought βNooo! Donβt do it! He will meddle in the worst way!β – and so it happened. 🙄🤣
@sonai yes agreed!! I wonder how far he will influence her, or will she influence him? Or is he playing a long game and acting the villain in some places in order to goad people into doing what he REALLY wants??? I’m fascinated. Also fascinated every time the drama showed him doing Normal Dad Stuff (*like fixing her door*) 🤣 Also, at the rate this drama is going, I bet we’ll get pyrotechnics at some point!!!
He is adorable with her! She means a lot to him, thatβs for certain. I guess we will get a very late redemption arc for him, where she will guide him to the light etc. 🤓😂👏 (I suspect a Chief Kim Seo Yul situation!) And together, theyβll take down the CEO. He was too suspiciously happy about this caseβs round up, and asking if βthe vice president is really neededββ¦ so suspicious. 🧐🧐🧐
I think he is her dad who may have come into her life in a supportive way later. A single mother situation initially. Hence the housing upgrade. But his house looks pretty fancy.
I like your theory! The two houses thing was a surprise, because I had assumed they lived together in the apartment. I’m intrigued by how ambiguous the drama is leaving things!
Ambiguous is the word! Years of kdrama training mean I usually peg characters pretty quickly. (Admittedly itβs not hardβ¦ ) But I have nobody sorted yet. Iβm liking the twists.
Yesterday\’s episode of My Sweet Mobster with its rendition of the trapped in a freezer and must stay warm trope got me thinking: what are the oddly specific tropes we all love? Specific to dramaland and often rare, they\’re a delight when they pop up unexpectedly. I\’ll start off with three of my favorites:
1. Yes, it\’s trapped in a freezer and must keep warm (most recently seen in My Sweet Mobster; previous favorite appearance in Wok of Love). Self explanatory.
2. Washing the ML/FL\’s hair (Most recently seen in Frankly Speaking, also appearing in Do Do Sol Sol and Cinderella and Four Knights). Often prompted by the ML/FL having an injury and the other helping them to wash their hair with *romantic subtext.*
3. Surprisingly Bad Art. (All kinds of dramas! Favorite instance was in Sh**ting Stars). Usually we see a character doing their very best to draw someone, and when the drawing is revealed, it is Very Bad. Variations include Surprisingly Good Art (Psychopath Diary) and Surprisingly Unexpected Art (Kokdu Season of Deity). Hinges on the element of subverted expectations.
Beanies, what are your favorite oddly specific tropes?
This is something I’m always curious about, because there are SO MANY tropes in dramaland, and some of them are more rare than others… it’s always fun to hear the tropes and themes others enjoy!! 😊
Ooh this is such a cool one, Cera!! I feel like it’s something I might think about during the drama, but not think about as a connecting trope across dramas. Thank you for sharing these examples!!! 😊♥️
The connecting Jewelry is international; apart from family jewels and wedding rings, it was actually common to give a broken coin together with the child when children where placed in orphanages and maybe weren’t entirely orphaned; their mum would just lose her job as a maid if she was found out to have a child, and also couldn’t care for the child while upholding her job.
Sometimes it was a broken pendant in a necklace, but obviously the mothers of those children mostly didn’t have that kind of money, or they would have kept their child.
I was having a hard time placing the clip… I was thinking it was Park Seo-joon?
I’m so ready for the Cinderella/Freaking Fairytale show… the only things holding me back are the seven other shows I’m currently watching (yikes), and the inconvenience of accessing it 😂
Oooh, yes itβs PSJ: itβs actually from good old WHATβS WRONG WITH SECRETARY KIM. She went with her sisters to the coast, and they collected clams or something. 🤔 Of course he had to join in – it was the only βletβs work in the countryside and get a chaebol muddyβ gif I had at hand! 😂
Sadly, I wasnβt able to watch Cinderella yet either ☹️
Thank you for tagging me in this intersting post, HopefulRomantic <3
Some of my favourite tropes (They are my fav because I think they help the story move forward):
– The female and male character sharing un umbrella in the rain and one side of the male character getting rained on because the umbrella cannot cover them fully (I believe many dramas have this, but one I can think of right now is All about Eve).
– When the ML getting a panic attack or something similar and the FL taking care of him (Taxi Driver – Kim Do Gi got a panic attack when seeing a frozen corpse, See you in my 19th life – Seo Ha got a panic attack seeing the approaching truck, Forest of Secrets 2 – Hwang Si Mok got a headache during a meeting and Yeo Jin covered for him and bought him a coke).
Thank you for sharing some of your favorite tropes, Claire!! ♥️ The umbrella is always a good one, but when the ML tips it over to cover the FL is a lovely one. I hadn’t thought about that part (getting rained on while covering the other) specifically, so I’m so glad you mentioned that!! I think that recently, the MLs in My Sweet Mobster and Dare to Love Me have both done this. I also love the comforting during a panic attack trope. Thank you for sharing!! 😊
In Kotaro Live Alone that I saw before seeing it in K-drama, he specifically explained that for a man to hold an umbrella correctly for a woman, his shoulder must get wet.
So I accepted it as a total fact of “how to” and I notice that they always zoom in on that shoulder (or sometimes, their back).
I giffed it in Reply 1988 as part of a discussion once …
I was going to put the gif here, but you’ll have to make do with a link: https://imgur.com/D7KrZ6d
It’s been very “optimalized” so I just need to say that in the original, you very clearly see the rain falling on him – maybe even cats and dogs, eller “skomagerdrenge”, shoemaker boys, as we say in Danish.
Even if the close-up of the shoulder is provided by me, with the original quality it was very clear that showing him being rained on was an important testament to the nobility of his soul.
_ Sharing earphones and listening to the same song. Usually on the bus, but not necessarily.
_ Eating boiled eggs during train or bus travels. It seems it’s a tradition in Korea.
_ Sending the wrong message, emoji, sticker or image. It was hilarious in My secret Terrius.
_ Having to wash or change their clothes in their love interest’s house. As in Yumi’s cells.
_ One of the main leads leaves notes (post-its, notes in books, audios…) or other things in order to be remembered. Imo the cutest was a board game the ML created for the FL in Flower Boy Next Door.
Wow these are great, Isa!! ♥️ The sending the wrong message/emoji one is SO FUN when it happens!! 😆 And I hadn’t thought about the “having to wash or change clothes in their love interest’s house” – I feel like that’s one of the more rare ones, but always spices things up 😂 And that board game YSY left for the FL in Flower Boy Next Door was so sweet. Thank you for sharing, Isa!! 😊
Oh my, βone of them leaving notesβ: most heartbreaking one on CLOY (😭), most fun βchat conversation onesβ in TOUCH YOUR HEART. I really like those, too, Isa! (Even better, if the addressee takes the note and puts it somewhere for safekeepingβ¦ *cries in THE MATCHMAKERS*)
Even though it rests on the medically inaccurate assumption that getting wet or cold outdoors automatically leads to you getting a virus, I have a huge soft spot for the fever trope. As in, FL gets cold and/or wet in the rain and gets a high fever and the concerned ML catches her as she’s about to pass out and tends to her until she’s better, all the while realizing that he has deeper feelings for her than he realized.
Oh my gosh, I not-so-secretly loooooove this one, too!!! 🥰 Lol I’m always slightly disappointed if they get rained on and DON’T catch a cold that requires romantic caretaking 😆 Thank you for sharing, LaurenSophie!!
Hmm. Oddly specific tropes? I’ll think about it over the course of today.
I can name a few more examples of your tropes though, if that’s of interest!?
Freezer: Brain Works Hair Washing: We don’t get to see it, sadly, but there was hair washing in Mobster too!! Bad Art: I remember someone drawing surprisingly bad sand art recently…do you remember what that was??
Thank you for these examples!! 🫶 And omo I think you’re right about the bad sand art in HeartBeat!! I guess I still try not to think about that one 😂 And hmph I feel robbed not getting to see the hair washing in Lovely Mobster 😤
1. I like it when someone thinks that someone else is a dream and talks to them honestly….but PSYCH they’re not a dream!! Like the end of BTLIOF.
2. I love it when folks are roaming around outside, thinking about someone else, and their feet takes them to where they need to be…and when they look up, they realize what they needed to know.
Thank you Seon-ha!!! 🤗♥️ I love these!!! “Dream but not a dream” can be so romantic when done right. And the serendipity of winding up where you need to be is always nice… there’s just a lot more time spent outside in the average Kdrama, which is magical in itself. Thank you for sharing!!😊
I am leaving out the big ones like ML falls first.
1) The ML somehow ends up shirtless. FL somehow ends up seeing him naked. And somehow they fall on top of each other. I donβt care how ridiculous it is, but I love it.
2) The ML takes a sip of the drink from the same glass/bottle/cup. Can be intentional or an accident. But the implied βindirect kissβ meaning is something I learnt from kdramas. I especially love it when itβs done intentionally.
3) The hand touches just before hand holding. I love the little brushing of hands. The hesitant yet wanting feeling of hands being so close. I love it!!! It can be poetic when done well.
Oh I’m so sorry, Blue, I meant to tag you!!! 😥 Anyone can participate, I was just tagging people I’ve been chatting with recently on the wall. Thank you for sharing these examples!! ♥️ I love love love each of these tropes!!! They’re all so romantic, and are things that really drew me into the romanticism of dramaland. Beautiful!! 🫶
These are awesome Sonai, thank you!!! ♥️ Secret second life is such a fun one when done right… I think Her Private Life was the first time I saw this! Such a fun one! Neighborhood hangout spots are the best 👍 And aww proud Halmeonis are awesome 🥰 I didn’t finish Knight Flower, but I DID get to see *the tiger* – such an excellent example!!! 😂 😂 😂 Thank you for sharing, Sonai!!
You could almost say that Koreans Grandmother Kim Young-Ok- grandma you were referring to- is a toupe in her own right! If she shows up itβs definitely a mark on your bingo card. 24 movies, over 95 dramas-as counted on Asianwiki
I started watching K-drama after a long bout of Brooklyn 99, and Boyle repeatedly says that “Washing each other’s hair – it’s the most romantic thing that exists!”
And so, when I started K-dramaing, I met it so much, in my head calling it “A Boyle Moment”.
I think Bong-Soon washes Min-min’s hair, too.
Not a kdrama, but in Out of Africa, Robert Redford washes Meryl Streep’s hair and it is one of the most swooniest scenes by two amazing and beautiful actors at their prime.
Interesting… I think a lot of that type of commercial truck may just be white as the default color, but also visually, they stand out better for the drama viewer against the flow of other vehicles in traffic. But yes, our popular character seems to come in only one color!
A trope that I am liking less every time I see it is women and girls who are in love and yet turn their face downwards when a kiss is approaching even though they want to kiss. As if it wasn’t hard enough for the ML to get to the mouth, since the FL is often less than two thirds of his height.
I have one gif about it on my wall relating to Sh**ting Stars and another gif waiting for the right occasion in my stash.
Another one, which I don’t know if I can call “weirdly specific” but having the FL be extra small and the ML extra tall is, for me, a strange and unsettling preference. Unless it’s a special point about struggling against prejudice, (like in Hello My Twenties or a joke based on differences like in “Jaws”and his girfriend from the Bond franchise ( https://i.pinimg.com/736x/96/50/22/965022d31cde6a9cb8f50aa58e266f48–richard-kiel-bond-girls.jpg ), I find it much more romantic to have the OTP be of harmonic heights, him being like, half a head taller than her.
As with art, so with food – when Reply1988 and Seonha was brainstorming with me about K-drama bingo, someone making really bad food was suggested and made it to the bingo card.
Apropos bingo card: – Jumping the Palace wall – ML tearing the FL in to his arms, saving her from a passing motor vehicle – ML catching falling FL in a dramatic tango-like position.
Speaking incredibly … s l o w … l y . Especially towards the end.
And also – but I don’t know if it is really “weirdly specific” but midst all the “pretending to not like each other” and noble idiocy etc., couples need to keep in touch via unintended communication, and that means mostly one of these things:
– getting super drunk and spilling the beans
– thinking they are dreaming and hence spilling the beans (e.g. Destined With You)
– talking to themselves or someone else and being overheard
– – which includes talking on the phone, and the one they talk to is overheard. (Dr. Slump, all the f**king time).
These communication things happen to other combinations than the OTP, too, like e.g., in Dr. Slump FL heard The Villain say to others that she wasn’t fit for cooperation.
βI love fight scenes between (“fake”)couples where one of them doesn’t know what’s going on or how to feel about the fight, but at the end all those weird feelings mean that they’re deeply in love and they just didn’t know (Flower of Evil’s dishwashing scene is THE perfect example).
This trope is like a child of the “I didn’t know I was (still) in love with my wife/husband/βfriend” trope.
βSecond leads thinking they’re in love with one of the leads, but they’re actually not so instead of ruining the ship they end up with another person or living their best single life (Ho Gu’s Love, Protect the Boss).
βFriend group where someone is treated like the cute baby the other (or at least one of the) members have to protect (Reply 88, Fight For My Way).
I love that trope too. Even more when it’s well done and the actors can express all these different feelings with their eyes, their voices and gestures.
I love that protecting the one member of the group example as a weirdly specific trope. In Donβt dare to love/Jealousy incarnate the two bright boys protecting the less academically able girl who lived in their building was an example of that. Sometimes it is a love interest and sometimes itβs just friends together. I feel like I have seen it a lot but canβt think of other examples.
Prison Playbook is another good example! Oh My Ghostess too.
To me it doesn’t really counts between love interests, but it works between family members (usually siblings).
I kinda felt it in Cinderella. The three sisters are protective of their mom. And between them, the two sisters-roomates act more delicate and attentive with their big unnie.
Prison Playbook is the perfect example as they did it with two characters it was such a great drama. The drug addicted character was the gift that kept on giving and I loved how everyone thought the main lead was stupid yet he was spot on when it came to reading every situation.
My favorite example is Reply because in that case it wasn’t only Taek’s friends, but the entire neighborhood taking care of him.
But Prison Playbook is a great example too.
I think this trope is a thing with this PD. Hospital Playlist probably had it too but I don’t remember.
I am totally gatecrashing this party because it’s an awesome post. Tropes! My favourite part of experiencing K-dramas ❤️
* When one of them finds an old connection to the other through drawing/photos/books/paper etc – as in Our Beloved Summer; Just Between Lovers
* An animation that defines the drama for posterity – Yumi’s cells, Business Proposal, Lovely Runner
* The wrapping of a jacket around the FL’s shoulders – as in every single modern drama. This one thing brought a flood of emotions the first time I watched it.
* The halmeoni – Oh the grandmothers in K-dramas….I wish I could steal them from the screens.
All are welcome!! Thank you for sharing, Minnie!! 🤗♥️ I love the tropes in dramas, too – it’s like a little scavenger hunt to see and appreciate where they pop up. These are such good ones!!! Omo I loooove the “wrapping a jacket around the FL” – it’s such a caring and romantic gesture!
Hmm, so many fun ones have already been mentioned!
One that I love for its ridiculousness is we are about to get caught somewhere we shouldnβt be and the only way out of the situation is to make out trope. It gets made fun of in Crash Landing on You and then used legitimately!
I also love when a character is criticizing someone for being too flighty or having an outlandish idea and they say something like, βYou watch too many dramasβ. That little meta nod to the audience makes me smile every time!
Just thought of another! Doing laundry together, but in the old school way, agitating the blankets with their feet in a big tub outside. They have to stand close together to make it work, and there is a high chance of someone losing their balance and needing to be caught by the other person 😉 not to mention sudsy flirting! I know this happened in Home Cha, but I think also in Heartbeat?
Thank you for sharing, Unaspirated!! 🤗♥️ These are so good!!! I also love the “doing laundry together” trope, and it was one of my favorite scenes in HeartBeat 🥲 And the meta of “you watch too many dramas” never gets old 😆
The make up trope was used in Chicago Typewriter and had a special meaning because they both had to make out it meant nothing as a survival strategy for the situation they were in.
Thank you for mentioning the bad drawing. I canβt remember which drama had it but it had me crying with laughter because it was so bad and I am sure it was about trying to draw someone they needed to find urgently and the supposed artist had implied they were good at drawing so got everyoneβs hopes up🤣
That trope makes me laugh every time; it’s just so fun and surprising, especially when the “artist” has been built up by someone else or when we’ve seen them drawing with such focus before the reveal 😂
This is such a great post I canβt believe I came late to the party and all the good ones have gone. The one I was thinking about recently was the use of the βAsian squatβ in the middle of the pavement to show someone is so overwhelmed/upset they need to stop walking and drop low. I noticed it first because I was jealous of the ability to do the position with feet flat to the ground and maintain it for periods of time. It is usually combined with slow walking in distress or being too drunk to walk.
Thank you Reply!!! 🤗♥️ It’s been so fun to get to hear about the tropes that bring us those little joys when we see them in a drama! That’s such a good example… I wish I could do that squat, too, but I haven’t developed either the right muscles or the right balance to be able to do it with flat feet 😞 Thank you for sharing!! 😊
I canβt seem to share a link to a YouTube channel called Upright Health where he has several videos on how to train yourself so you can do the Asian squat whatever age.
That channel sounds familiar; I think I may have run across that video at some point??? Thank you for sharing that! I need to get into a consistent exercise/workout routine, so I should add practicing that back in, too 👍
I read an article about this recently and since then have been squatting once a day just to prove to myself that I can still move my body that way 😂 Itβs not comfortable for me to stay like that for a long time, but itβs nice to know I still have that range of motion! But itβs certainly not an automatic thing I do when Iβm feeling overwhelmed.
*SORT-OF SPOILERS FOR MISS NIGHT AND DAY and a rant*
I tried, but I\’m out. It\’s not a bad drama by any means; it\’s just not for me. After episode 4, the cons outweigh the pros for me. Even if I love both iterations of the FL, the SML, and the rest of the cast, this drama\’s chief failing for me is that I don\’t like the ML after week 2.
Cons: (1) I don\’t like the ML, (2) kidnappings/missing women, (3) the FL being set up by the narrative to be in grave bodily danger, (4) the FL PROBABLY being in the body of her PROBABLY deceased aunt, (5) mama-trauma of the NOT garden variety, (6) I already find myself not caring about the mystery, (7) murders and dismemberment, (8) dismemberment. I mean I have typed \’\’dismemberment\’\’ more times in the last couple of days than I ever wanted to.
Seriously, I didn’t think I could come to actually not want to see Choi Jin-hyuk’s face, but after the “get us dinner stunt” and the clear glee those two had in it…I think I’m out too.
You know what I’m going to miss most? The songs that are just that woman meowing melodiously.
Oh man that meowing music is so perfectly unhinged – I love it too! The music has been excellent. I’ll listen to the OST when it’s released and try not to think about the things that frustrated me 😅
I don’t know why I even bothered to tune into this week’s episodes. I’m just so disappointed that the cast is so good and the script is so ordinary. The actors are hard-carrying a script that doesn’t know if it wants to be a thriller or a super silly romp. I long for the stupid “hijinks” to stop and then I get serial killers and third rate drug panic. Weirdly, the only plotline I care about is the PTSD idol who just likes his cleaner ahjumma.
Your whole comment is exactly how I feel!!! YES – the cast is so good and the script is kind of… meh. ☹️ The serial killer and drug stuff is supposed to be gripping, but isn’t. The murders are far too dark and grim. I watched episodes 3 and 4 on two consecutive days and had already forgotten why he was investigating the drugs. The idol was my favorite part of this week, but even for him, I can’t stick around. 😢
Iβm not watching this show , and probably wonβt now, but boy this I love a good rant! 10/10 Gifs too. It is refreshing to see you expressing your feelings bad orβ¦bad. I have a hard time because I sometimes want to rant but feel I canβt for the betterment of DB. Thanks for showing me the right way
Haha thank you 23!! 🤗 I don’t do this often, but sometimes it’s a relief to be able to express your frustrations with a drama. If I do a rant, I try to label it clearly, so that if anyone is avoiding spoilers or avoiding rants they can skip it. I also try to stay respectful and stick to the facts of the drama as much as possible. 😊
Hopeful, I really won’t come down on the CJH-LJH fake-competition thing that hard…but Kurama set me up SO NICELY I couldn’t help myself. I promise you can expect to be able to say that he’s adorable and all the things sometimes (even MOST times) without me being a silly Beanie… Just wanted to let you know 😘
Thank you Seon-ha! 🤗♥️ And no worries – I know it’s just teasing (and I’m not hurt by it)! Haha I believe both our smiley boys can coexist peacefully as sunbae and hoobae this July!! 🥰
“Γv”, as we say where I come from, an excalamation expressive of disappointment.
TBH, I love the idea so much of that shift, and am already fanficcing the ML’s elation to ajummah-FL, so if I was smart, I would drop it like a dead mouse right away.
I can’t help hoping something fun will come out of it, but experience Strong girl Bong Soon should tell me to stop right away.
I would prefer the story without any murders – just the confusion, the pride & prejudice and the opportunities held out – and I am disappointed with the way the ML treats ajummah. If he had just looked a little disappointed, that would be an OK marker of him preferring an attractive secretary. The harassment was so over the top.
What is there left to watch? Am I still hoping something fun will happen?
I mean, at least ML panicked and fought his way in to save FL even if he thought she would be an ajummah. That was nice, right?
You expressed this so well, Cecilie. Yes, there’s more than enough story and themes to tease out with the setting and the dual-character FL without the murderer who kills in an incredibly brutal and sadistic way. And the ML seems to have been directed to play his character as realistically unkind/officious, rather than as caricatured or cartoonish… it’s off putting to say the least. Although, even with all my other complaints, I think I would have stayed watching longer without the murderer.
Quick question: Do you watch Korean BL at all? If so, I have both a recommendation and a request for a song identification/translation. If not, no big deal at all.
Hahaha, it was tragic. 😂 Not that it would hinder his intentions in any way, but the mortification is real!
(Also that shredded up paper, her βmanifestationβ in that conference room, and him totally ignoring his marketing bossβ¦ comedy gold! 😂🤣😂)
This morning I’m listening to the new album Hymns from the Dragon Lake by the Yangbans. They’ve been around since 2016, but I only just discovered them! They describe their alt-rock sound as Wind & Flow, coming from a “Korean spiritual tradition that celebrates the harmony of nature through music.” The album is a great listen for a slow summer morning!
Is anyone else excited for the variety show Agents of Mystery? It looks like a cross between two of my favorites – Busted! and The Great Escape – and with the PD of The Great Escape and a Netflix budget, I’m really looking forward to the scenarios they’ll put this cast through!
This feels very much like a Chinese variety show named βThe Truthβ (which I initially said has elements of βGreat Escapeβ, which China bought rights to remake its own version). So now the 2 countries have done a switcheroo and itβs S.Koreaβs time to buy the rights to remake their own version of a C-variety? 🤭🤭
If this new show ^ really is based off of Chinaβs βThe Truth, Iβm hoping this trend of trading ideas keeps up, and hopefully itβll then slowly turn to improving the relationship between the 2 countriesβ¦ Am I being too optimistic and hopeful?
Ooh I’ve seen you mention The Truth and it sounds fun! I really love whatever this genre of variety shows is (mystery? immersive epic-scale escape rooms??), and hope that more like this are made! I think that trading shows back and forth is a cool way of cultural sharing, and it can certainly help viewers to know and appreciate another culture/country better. I love your optimism and hope for this!
Same!! I love this genre of show, too, but I think it has to be done right. I tried another mystery solving C-variety show named βWhoβs the Murderer?β and I just count get into it, that one seemed to scripted. On the other hand, I absolutely love love love the Chinese version of βGreat Escapeβ, and itβs too bad I discovered it first before I found out itβs actually a remake of the original Korean, which I then tried but just couldnβt get into 😅
I havenβt seen full episodes of βThe Truthβ from either seasons (currently, Season 2 is airing), but I have seen clips and whatnot and like what Iβve seen. Youβre correct in saying that itβs definitely more immersive than the shows simply about escape rooms, and I think the 2 also differs in that βGreat Escapeβ China always ends their βcaseβ or the particular escape room theme with a positive message (e.g. gently telling parents to take a chill pill and not be so hard and so strict on their children), but I think βThe Truthβ is actually more about case solving and the mystery behind each of the cases. I should probably start watching βThe Truthβ to see haha 😆
Lol from that description the C-variety Great Escape sounds so much like the recent Apartment 404 K-variety show, complete with a message at the end of each episode! The Truth sounds really fun, though!! I just loved both Busted! and The Great Escape and loved seeing the entertainers struggling and succeeding to solve puzzles, and also getting freaked out by the scenarios (Lol 😂), so I’m really hopeful that Agents of Mystery will be similarly fun!! And regardless, it has Hyeri, who is super funny 😄 Hopefully more of these continue to get made!
Yayyyy!!! I’m hoping for plenty of comedy – with Hyeri, it’s bound to be fun! The cast mix is pretty interesting… I think they’re mostly variety newbies? The concept definitely looks like it will create funny scenarios! If you haven’t watched Busted! yet, I highly recommend it… if nothing else, it’s absolutely STACKED with star cameos!
P.S. I also looooove The Great Escape, but it’s a lot harder to find… the only legit place I’ve found for it is the CJ ENM subscription channel on Apple TV. The first episode is very boring and can be skipped, but the rest is very fun! It came as a huge surprise to me, but the episodes where they’re trying to evade zombies are my favorites! (They get very freaked out and it’s HILARIOUS)
My boys are back!!! 😍✨️ ATEEZ just released their latest EP, GOLDEN HOUR: Part 1, and it’s awesome 😎❤️🔥
I love that their music is such fun. This release definitely has the most dance tracks of any of their recent releases! If “WORK” isn’t quite your style, “Blind” has a salsa/bachata beat, “Empty Box” has a summery mellow-pop sound, and “Shaboom” has a calypso/EDM sound. “Golden Hour” is also my favorite of all their era intros. Excited for their new sound for their Golden Hour era!!! 🌅☀️🌻✨️
@lapislazulii also shared their “WORK” MV earlier 🤗❤️
Yes it’s perfect for a solo dance party!!! (*ahem* speaking from experience 😂). I love all the Beanie music posts, too – it’s such a fun way to learn new things or find new artists to appreciate!!
Lovely runner has some beautiful original songs, but maybe my favorite is the “I think I did” rendition by Yoo Hwe Seung (another member of N.Flying).
That song has exactly the mood of pre-2010 dramas.
I love that gif, it’s perfect for the occasion. Well done on your levelling up, you worked hard so relax and enjoy the extra outdoor space hopefully it’s too high up for ants and flies to spoil the joy of eating outdoors.
Here’s a view from a rooftop (sort of) in San Francisco…hope your place is equally panoramic, Hopeful!!!
PS: I’m on episode 12 of Crazy Love and L.O.V.I.N.G. it, even though I still think you sold me a false bill of goods Ha Joon-wise 🥹 There’s still time, but it’s not looking good for my little hamster-man. I mean HE is looking good–his eyeglasses wardrobe is on point and may get a Fan Wall post…
Thank you Seon-ha!!!🤗❤️ Wow that’s a GREAT view!!! 👍 I hope you had a FANTASTIC time at Eurovision and that everything was joyful and a blast!!!
YAYYYYY!!! I thought you’d like it – so glad to hear you’re still enjoying Crazy Love!! That is 100% the most I’ve ever liked Krystal – it was a perfect role for her. And seeing Kim Jae-wook in this role was 🫠🥵😍 and why isn’t he the romantic lead in more dramas??? Ha Joon had a tough assignment with that role… He looked really good doing it, though!! I can’t remember when the angst REALLY hits, but the very end is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE endings EVER. ❤️👍
As always, thanks for your good Eurovision wishes…it was AMAZING. As a reward (???) here’s a shot of Lithuania on my trip to the Grand Final Jury show…had tickets down on the floor. Once in a lifetime experience, frankly–but I’m too old to stand for 4 hours anymore π
I admit I’m not much an Eurovision person, but this song was one of the better ones for me. I also really liked the winner this year, what surprised me, I’m usually totally outside the choice of the masses. 😆
Well, I didn’t end up having time (as I thought I wouldn’t) to meet @ceciliedk even though I did take her up on her AMAZING DINNER recommendations in Copenhagen…so unless @kurama wants to come to the show, I find that I’m too big of a Eurovision dork for DB meetups. I CAN ONLY DO ONE CRAZY FANDOM AT A TIME!!! 😂👊🥹
Wait, woah, though, you’ve seen Her Private Life, yes? I need to ensure you have done so, given your comment about Kim Jae-wook. He’ll always be Lion/Ryan to me, no matter what else I see him in–NO ONE CAN TAKE OFF A WATCH SUGGESTIVELY LIKE THAT MAN.
Oh, don’t worry, I’ve seen Lion Ryan 😍😍😍 I know he’s done a lot of villain roles, but after Her Private Life and Crazy Love, I think it’s the casting directors who are crazy for not giving us MORE of that!!!
Phew. I mean it. Phew. He does also tend to have some of the most tearful ML childhood traumas in his romantic lead roles. It’s all a bit, um, OTT. But hey. 😏
I’m loving how that glowering picture of Si-na over his bed becomes so dear to him…
@attiton The picture!!! 😂 It’s so good. I really liked the growth of their relationship. It felt natural within the narrative of the drama and had some REALLY nice moments. There are two moments in particular that stick with me, but no spoilers, because I don’t think you’ve gotten there yet 😉
Oh, hopeful romantic, you made it! I’ll be serving up your carryout orders, maybe I should buy your used scooter. It might be faster than the one I have which is a clunker!
Congratulations!!!
What a great party 🎉🎉
I can’t say no to a BBQ . Thank you!!
Btw, I also got my rooftop two weeks ago. I had not noticed but Mother Bean gave me the news and Healer’s and Cera and Shi Yoon joined the celebration 😅
Now we have to encourage the rest of errand boys. Fighting!
Thank you Isa!!!🤗❤️ Oh no did I miss your post? Belated congratulations on your move!!!🥳 Haha I found out about my move thanks to Mother Bean letting me know, too!!🤗
It’s funny that Mother Bean is the one who told you too. In fact, I didn’t have a post 😅
Mother Bean wrote in my last post (Fan Wall) to tell me I had got my rooftop. I had no idea. So the mini-party was in that post 😅
Congrats! Cannot say I’m fun at parties, but I can make great BBQ… and chop wood, if needed.
P.S. Just had a shocking revelation that I am now a rooftop person myself… When did that happen?
Thank you Zindigo!!!🤗 Oh wow that’s quite the spread!! It’s really been cool to have Kdramas/Kpop as a shared interest with my mom. My mom is a late baby boomer and I’m a late millennial, but we tend to have similar taste in things – I’ve been trying to introduce her to more Kpop artists, but she’s not so much a fan of ATEEZ (*yet*) 😂 But I know she’ll still have fun!! I hope you’ll get to have similar experiences with your kids! It sounds like they would be game to try things together! And there’s always more 5th/6th gen Kpop groups debuting that they may be into!
Wow that’s so cool that you have such a deep connection to music in your family! I love listening across genres and discovering new music and artists, but Kpop has really become my music love language (but I also love opera and classic rock!). 70s/80s music is awesome – so cool that you and your kids can share that interest together!!!
Sorry to jump in on a random post I just wanted to congratulate you on finally making it to your rooftop🥳 I hope you will have a wonderful time at the BBQ party.
Sorry if this was mentioned elsewhere.
Whoa, I had no idea!!!! 😮 Thank you for telling me and for the congratulations, Reply1988!!! 🤗❤️ The timing is cool, since I joined the site a year ago… I’ve so enjoyed getting involved in the site and meeting kind people like you. Thank you for the warmth and kindness you welcome new Beans with and how you interact with us across the site!!😊❤️
Wait, what?! How did I miss this post? I felt like a checked forever and finally gave up. The current check is for Like Flowers in Sand. Sigh. Why do some come out the day of the last episode and others take months?!
I’ve been checking daily for Like Flowers in Sand, too!! 😂 I feel like the OST release schedule has become a lot more sporadic lately… sometimes it’s taking months, which is sad!! ☹️ But yay, I’m glad you’ll get to enjoy the Moving OST! I really loved it – it’s so unique! It reminds me a bit of the soundtrack to TRON: Legacy.
Freestyle: Hopeful\’s 2023 Dramas in Emojis
Happy New Year Beanie friends!! 🥳🎉 I hope 2024 is filled with joy and blessings for you all. 2023 was a great drama year for me! I joined Dramabeans in May (yay!), watched fifteen 2023, and 52 dramas in total. 2023 provided me with THREE dramas (*to date*) that ended up in my top-ten list!! (#2 Call it Love, #3 Unlock My Boss, and #10 Twinkling Watermelon) – and The Matchmakers is headed for #1 or #2 just as soon as I finish. I\’m rating dramas I watched this year on emoji metrics. 😁 **Note: I\’ve watched The Matchmakers through ep. 5**
How much it touched my heart:
β❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Call it Love Like a soothing balm, it seemed like there was something that spoke to my heart in every episode.
β❤️❤️❤️❤️Twinkling WatermelonThe joys and sorrows of youth writ large until it\’s a story about life… heart-warming and cathartic.
β❤️❤️❤️Unlock My Boss Chae Jong-hyeop being the kindest ML, a unique cast of characters, and the best redemption arc I\’ve seen.
β❤️❤️The Matchmakers The hope of love and the sweetness of falling in love.
β❤️From Now On, Showtime! A fantasy rom-com with a heart of gold and the sweetest ending.
How much it made me cry:
β😭😭😭😭😭Joseon Attorney
β😢😢😢😢HeartBeat
β😥😥😥Twinkling Watermelon
β🥺🥺Call it Love
β🥲The Starry Love (C-drama)
How much it made me laugh:
β🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Gauss Electronics
β😂😂😂😂From Now On, Showtime!
β😆😆😆Bring It On, Ghost!
β😄😄Twinkling Watermelon
β😁Stealer: The Treasure Keeper
How squee-worthy it was:
β😆😆😆😆😆The Story of Park\’s Marriage Contract
β😆😆😆😆*RowoonΓ2*
β😆😆😆Perfect Marriage Revenge
β😆😆Dali and Cocky Prince
β😆Sh**ting Stars
How crack-y it was; i.e., *GIVE ME ANOTHER EPISODE RIGHT NOW*:
β🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Perfect Marriage Revenge
β🔥🔥🔥🔥Psychopath Diary
β🔥🔥🔥365: Repeat the Year
β🔥🔥Arang and the Magistrate
β🔥While You Were Sleeping
How beautiful it was; i.e., like watching art in motion
β🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨The Matchmakers
β🎨🎨🎨🎨Our Blooming Youth
β🎨🎨🎨See You In My 19th Life
β🎨🎨Call it Love
β🎨Sword Snow Stride (C-drama)
How frustrating it was; i.e., dropped it like it\’s hot: \”μ? WHY?\”
β🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬Kokdu Season of Deity
β😡😡😡😡My Lovely Liar
β😠😠😠Behind Your Touch
β😤😤Bo Ra! Deborah
β😩Delivery Man
I love how all of Rowoon’s shows get clustered for their squee–but it’s quite telling that 2x of Rowoon doesn’t beat 1x of dimple-boy!!! Is that ’cause he has TWO DIMPLES?? 😂
I think dimples to the power of 2 are quite powerful!! 😂 Also, the entire plot logic of Park’s Marriage Contract is built around squee, while Rowoon carried 100% of the squee in DWY, and The Matchmakers is more subtle than squee – I’d call it magic moreso than mere squee. 🥰
They were such fun watches!! I’m really glad I got to enjoy them this year! I hope 2024 brings more true comedies – it seems like that genre is too often in short supply.
This is an awesome round up, love the emojis as ratings! (This really reminds me to keep track of my ongoing watches in 2024β¦ 👀🤔😃) So many beanies mentioning UNLOCK MY BOSS, I guess I need to bump it up a few places in my watchlist. 👏
Wishing you (and your family) a very happy new year, hopefully bringing us many squeeworthy swoony moments and fun discussions here on DB!
Thank you so much Sonai!!! Happy New Year to you and your family, too!🥳 I hope 2024 is filled with joy for you, and I’m looking forward to more fun conversations and swooning over dramas with you here on DB!! 😊❤️
21- The OST you are obsessed with.
There were a lot of good OSTs this year, I think! Usually I concentrate on instrumental tracks, but this year had a lot of good vocal tracks I liked, too.
🎶Favorite Vocal OSTs🎶
β Twinkling Watermelon (favorite track: \”About Loneliness\”)
β See You In My 19th Life (favorite tracks: \”Silence\” and \”Star\”)
β Call it Love (favorite tracks: \”Flower\” and \”Going Home\”)
β Unlock My Boss (favorite tracks: \”Lie to Me,\” \”Home,\” \”Over You,\” and \”Nobody is Perfect\”)
🎶Favorite Instrumental OSTs🎶
β Our Blooming Youth (atmospheric and immersive)
β Call it Love (soothing and sentimental)
β Numbers (makes the work day epic!)
📣Special shout-outs to:
β Park Sejun, primary composer of the Call it Love instrumentals that I had on repeat, and of The Crowned Clown instrumentals, which I listened to a lot this spring as I finished my dissertation, for making it into my Spotify Wrapped Top-Five artists for the year! 🥳
β Sunwoojunga for being the queen of dreamy vocals on my favorite OSTs of the year ✨️
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
September 12, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Me watching the (actually very hilarious) autopsy scene in ep. 2 of Seoul Busters 😂
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
September 8, 2024 at 5:37 AM
The music in Romance in the House has been so good, and I love the OST by SHAUN, one of my favorite singers!!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
September 2, 2024 at 5:52 AM
#NoGainNoLove
So Prime subs are weird, but whoever writes the (spoilery) episode summaries should get a medal – they\’re hilarious 😂 👍🏅
Kurama
September 2, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Could you show an example?
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
September 2, 2024 at 6:07 AM
It’s s little spoilery, but today’s episode summary is what reminded me about this: “This marriage is a failure! Shocked by Ji-uk’s true looks, Hae-yeong vents her frustrations and becomes suspicious of him for knowing so much about her. Rumors about her handsome husband spark her coworkers’ curiosity about her proposal story. Hae-yeong asks Ji-uk to propose to her, only to be treated like a weirdo again. Hae-yeong’s wedding plan to erase all memories of her husband begins!”
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
September 2, 2024 at 3:55 PM
🤣
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
September 2, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Thanks for sharing 🤣
Seon-ha
September 3, 2024 at 7:10 PM
…but one thing that’s great about Prime is that I think they’re the only service that has Korean closed-captioning, so you can check if you heard correctly!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
September 4, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Oooo that’s a great tip!!! 👍
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 17, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Gaho is back with a new single with his band KAVE!!
Seon-ha
July 19, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Just a note to say that I am enjoying some SERIOUS second villain syndrome here in episode 7 of Secret Royal Inspector and Joy!!! This dunder-headed “real” brother is simply amazing as a character. I don’t know that I’ve seen his like, certainly not in a sageuk. His downfall seems assured, but every time he shows up on the screen I perk the heck up!!
It is of course also nice to have my 2PM trifecta for this week: Junho in Chief Kim, Chansung in Bitter Sweet Hell and Taec in the above (he’s such a GOOF).
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 21, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Ahhhh!!!! So glad you’re enjoying Inspector and Joy, @attiton!!!! Taec is in his goofy element in this one, and the villains are a TREAT, especially hot/misguided Bead Boy (the DB moniker for him, I think courtesy of Sicarius?), and then his unhinged, spoiled brother… I remember just eating up this drama!!! I’m catching up on DB after being away at a retreat this weekend. It was slightly closer to camping than I would have preferred (Lol we were in a lodge at least!!), but it was a great experience.
Seon-ha
July 21, 2024 at 11:46 AM
LOL!! I’m with you–ending up surprised in a situation “slightly closer to camping” that you expected sounds like a NOT good situation 😆
I’m in the midst of my own vacation weeks, but did feel a burning compulsion to make the following two gifs, anyway. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 21, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Ooh I hope your vacation time is relaxing and rejuvenating!!! Haha yes, I think I can confirm that I’m not the camping type… but it was a great weekend with nice people!
OMO OMO OMO thank you for the gifs – you’re AWESOME!!!! 🤗❤️ I love them both – I’m currently giggling right now 😂 They’re downloaded and ready to go in my texts!!! 😆👍
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 14, 2024 at 12:23 PM
The Auditors ep. 4
The drama: 🛗
Me: \”yesss elevator YEAH!\”
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 14, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Double dump trucks!!! 😱 🚚🚚
sonai
July 14, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Hahahaha!!! I was about to say: βFor me it was the revival of the Evil Trucks of CLOYβ 😂🤣😂👏
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 14, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Lol I gasped and then my dog checked on me 😂 I love the twists and surprises!! Just saw the scene with Han-soo taking a photo with shutter click – him “I’m sorry it was my fault” Me: yes it was 😑 He’s annoying but everyone else is awesome. Dae-ung is FASCINATING and I can’t get enough! That exec complimenting his nice nice hair though 😂👌
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 14, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Oh my gosh Han-soo is acting like Robin again “if I fall please call 911” 😂 🦸♂️
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 14, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Shin Ha-kyun is Batman!!!! 🦇🦸♂️ Look at him running after a car and FLYING ONTO ITS HOOD!!! 👏👏👏
sonai
July 14, 2024 at 1:03 PM
😂😂😂 Rookie mistake, that shutter click! However, considering his improvement in wall climbing – maybe heβs not Robin but rather Spider-Man to-be?!
Very satisfying to know that the mane of glory isnβt only appreciated by drama watchers, but drama characters as well 💯🔥👏
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 14, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Lol yes – Spiderman is more apt 🕷 🤣
Absolutely – that hair needs appreciation!!!
Have you finished ep 4? I don’t want to spoil you if not
sonai
July 14, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Just finished! What a fun ride. 👏 Loved that Seo Jin played a more active role in this! (Kinda only wished she stopped the baddie in the show down in the end, idk, maybe by throwing something in the right moment? Well, canβt have everything at once I guess!)
Convenient how they seem to serve up one case per 2 episodes, too. Doesnβt feel too rushed, leaves room for adequate amounts of action scenes. 💥🦇
Iβm still waiting for explosions though!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 14, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Ok I just finished too, @sonai!! Wow what a ride!!! 👏👏👏 By the end, Han-soo was annoying me less, so good job 😂👍 I LOVE Seo-jin! She’s competent and thinks before acting or speaking. I’m curious to learn more about her loyalties. So Dae-ung is not her dad????? Is he her uncle (“samchun”), or did he just look after her and her mom??? This drama is so good with reveals and reversals.
sonai
July 14, 2024 at 1:40 PM
@hopefulromantic That reveal in the end took me by surprise as well! So they donβt live togetherβ¦ I also suspect heβs her uncle then? 🤔 But they seem super close, even though sheβs already starting to emancipate herself. Those scenes where she took his calls or called him, I always thought βNooo! Donβt do it! He will meddle in the worst way!β – and so it happened. 🙄🤣
Good stuff indeed!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 14, 2024 at 1:47 PM
@sonai yes agreed!! I wonder how far he will influence her, or will she influence him? Or is he playing a long game and acting the villain in some places in order to goad people into doing what he REALLY wants??? I’m fascinated. Also fascinated every time the drama showed him doing Normal Dad Stuff (*like fixing her door*) 🤣 Also, at the rate this drama is going, I bet we’ll get pyrotechnics at some point!!!
sonai
July 14, 2024 at 1:56 PM
He is adorable with her! She means a lot to him, thatβs for certain. I guess we will get a very late redemption arc for him, where she will guide him to the light etc. 🤓😂👏 (I suspect a Chief Kim Seo Yul situation!) And together, theyβll take down the CEO. He was too suspiciously happy about this caseβs round up, and asking if βthe vice president is really neededββ¦ so suspicious. 🧐🧐🧐
This βalmost live watchβ was fun!!! 🫰🍿👏 😃
🔥💥🔥
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 14, 2024 at 2:03 PM
I hope you’re right, @sonai, I would love that direction for the plot! And yes, CEO is very sus 👀
Yay this was fun!! 🤗❤️ I’m glad our watches lined up today!!
Nothingmuch
July 14, 2024 at 8:48 PM
I think he is her dad who may have come into her life in a supportive way later. A single mother situation initially. Hence the housing upgrade. But his house looks pretty fancy.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 15, 2024 at 4:08 AM
I like your theory! The two houses thing was a surprise, because I had assumed they lived together in the apartment. I’m intrigued by how ambiguous the drama is leaving things!
Nothingmuch
July 15, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Ambiguous is the word! Years of kdrama training mean I usually peg characters pretty quickly. (Admittedly itβs not hardβ¦ ) But I have nobody sorted yet. Iβm liking the twists.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Oddly Specific Tropes
Yesterday\’s episode of My Sweet Mobster with its rendition of the trapped in a freezer and must stay warm trope got me thinking: what are the oddly specific tropes we all love? Specific to dramaland and often rare, they\’re a delight when they pop up unexpectedly. I\’ll start off with three of my favorites:
1. Yes, it\’s trapped in a freezer and must keep warm (most recently seen in My Sweet Mobster; previous favorite appearance in Wok of Love). Self explanatory.
2. Washing the ML/FL\’s hair (Most recently seen in Frankly Speaking, also appearing in Do Do Sol Sol and Cinderella and Four Knights). Often prompted by the ML/FL having an injury and the other helping them to wash their hair with *romantic subtext.*
3. Surprisingly Bad Art. (All kinds of dramas! Favorite instance was in Sh**ting Stars). Usually we see a character doing their very best to draw someone, and when the drawing is revealed, it is Very Bad. Variations include Surprisingly Good Art (Psychopath Diary) and Surprisingly Unexpected Art (Kokdu Season of Deity). Hinges on the element of subverted expectations.
Beanies, what are your favorite oddly specific tropes?
@attiton @elinor @seeker @isaGC @claire2009 @jls943 @Reply1988 @sonai @enriquequierecagar
πΈ Seeker πΈ
June 28, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Wow!! Hopeful what a wonder prompt. Thank you!
πΈ Seeker πΈ
June 28, 2024 at 6:06 AM
* wonderful 🤭
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 6:10 AM
This is something I’m always curious about, because there are SO MANY tropes in dramaland, and some of them are more rare than others… it’s always fun to hear the tropes and themes others enjoy!! 😊
πΈ Seeker πΈ
June 28, 2024 at 6:14 AM
One of my favorite tropes is a meaningful piece of jewelry or item.
– Like the rabbit in the moon key chain of the FL in Still 17.
– The star constellation necklace of Robin (Hyun Bin) in Hyde Jekyll, Me.
– The Yin Yang ☯️ Jade charms of the OTP in Alchemy of Souls.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Ooh this is such a cool one, Cera!! I feel like it’s something I might think about during the drama, but not think about as a connecting trope across dramas. Thank you for sharing these examples!!! 😊♥️
Isa is always time travelling
June 28, 2024 at 6:51 AM
The necklace Shancai was desperately looking for in the water in Meteor Garden.
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
July 8, 2024 at 5:02 AM
The connecting Jewelry is international; apart from family jewels and wedding rings, it was actually common to give a broken coin together with the child when children where placed in orphanages and maybe weren’t entirely orphaned; their mum would just lose her job as a maid if she was found out to have a child, and also couldn’t care for the child while upholding her job.
Sometimes it was a broken pendant in a necklace, but obviously the mothers of those children mostly didn’t have that kind of money, or they would have kept their child.
πΈ Seeker πΈ
August 11, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Hopeful this is the pendant Gu Jun Pyo designed for Geum Jan-di.
The rabbit in the moon key chain.
Robin’s necklace.
The Yin YangΒ ☯️ Jade charms.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
August 11, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Oh I love it!!! If I could find it, I’d like to have a reproduction of that rabbit in the moon Keychain 🌙 🐰
πΈ Seeker πΈ
August 11, 2024 at 5:14 AM
That was my idea too!! I compromised by keeping a screenshot in my phone. 😅
redfox
June 28, 2024 at 6:30 AM
my favorite trope is when they go to the countryside and end up doing dirty work together
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 6:36 AM
That’s a good one!! Especially fun if one of them is a chaebol who’s never gotten his hands dirty before haha!
sonai
June 28, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Hahahaha oh yes, such a classic!!!
Midnight
June 28, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Oh my god! Is this from Cinderella??🥹🥹 My patience is now right at the last millimeter of its threshold!! Next week come quick!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 11:34 AM
I was having a hard time placing the clip… I was thinking it was Park Seo-joon?
I’m so ready for the Cinderella/Freaking Fairytale show… the only things holding me back are the seven other shows I’m currently watching (yikes), and the inconvenience of accessing it 😂
sonai
June 28, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Oooh, yes itβs PSJ: itβs actually from good old WHATβS WRONG WITH SECRETARY KIM. She went with her sisters to the coast, and they collected clams or something. 🤔 Of course he had to join in – it was the only βletβs work in the countryside and get a chaebol muddyβ gif I had at hand! 😂
Sadly, I wasnβt able to watch Cinderella yet either ☹️
Midnight
June 28, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Ooh I thought he was Jun! Now I feel ridiculously relieved!! 😂
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Yes this is one that never gets old.
Healerβs
June 28, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Thank you for tagging me in this intersting post, HopefulRomantic <3
Some of my favourite tropes (They are my fav because I think they help the story move forward):
– The female and male character sharing un umbrella in the rain and one side of the male character getting rained on because the umbrella cannot cover them fully (I believe many dramas have this, but one I can think of right now is All about Eve).
– When the ML getting a panic attack or something similar and the FL taking care of him (Taxi Driver – Kim Do Gi got a panic attack when seeing a frozen corpse, See you in my 19th life – Seo Ha got a panic attack seeing the approaching truck, Forest of Secrets 2 – Hwang Si Mok got a headache during a meeting and Yeo Jin covered for him and bought him a coke).
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Thank you for sharing some of your favorite tropes, Claire!! ♥️ The umbrella is always a good one, but when the ML tips it over to cover the FL is a lovely one. I hadn’t thought about that part (getting rained on while covering the other) specifically, so I’m so glad you mentioned that!! I think that recently, the MLs in My Sweet Mobster and Dare to Love Me have both done this. I also love the comforting during a panic attack trope. Thank you for sharing!! 😊
Isa is always time travelling
June 28, 2024 at 6:55 AM
“One side of the male character getting rained on because the umbrella cannot cover them fully”.
I have recently seen it in the Drama Special A moment of romance.
Blue (@mayhemf)
June 28, 2024 at 8:04 AM
We saw it in Mobster too! In ep 5 I think.
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
June 28, 2024 at 8:43 AM
In Kotaro Live Alone that I saw before seeing it in K-drama, he specifically explained that for a man to hold an umbrella correctly for a woman, his shoulder must get wet.
So I accepted it as a total fact of “how to” and I notice that they always zoom in on that shoulder (or sometimes, their back).
I giffed it in Reply 1988 as part of a discussion once …
I was going to put the gif here, but you’ll have to make do with a link:
https://imgur.com/D7KrZ6d
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
June 29, 2024 at 7:34 AM
It’s been very “optimalized” so I just need to say that in the original, you very clearly see the rain falling on him – maybe even cats and dogs, eller “skomagerdrenge”, shoemaker boys, as we say in Danish.
Even if the close-up of the shoulder is provided by me, with the original quality it was very clear that showing him being rained on was an important testament to the nobility of his soul.
Isa is always time travelling
June 28, 2024 at 6:40 AM
Some of my favorite tropes (there are so many!):
_ Sharing earphones and listening to the same song. Usually on the bus, but not necessarily.
_ Eating boiled eggs during train or bus travels. It seems it’s a tradition in Korea.
_ Sending the wrong message, emoji, sticker or image. It was hilarious in My secret Terrius.
_ Having to wash or change their clothes in their love interest’s house. As in Yumi’s cells.
_ One of the main leads leaves notes (post-its, notes in books, audios…) or other things in order to be remembered. Imo the cutest was a board game the ML created for the FL in Flower Boy Next Door.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 6:48 AM
Wow these are great, Isa!! ♥️ The sending the wrong message/emoji one is SO FUN when it happens!! 😆 And I hadn’t thought about the “having to wash or change clothes in their love interest’s house” – I feel like that’s one of the more rare ones, but always spices things up 😂 And that board game YSY left for the FL in Flower Boy Next Door was so sweet. Thank you for sharing, Isa!! 😊
sonai
June 28, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Oh my, βone of them leaving notesβ: most heartbreaking one on CLOY (😭), most fun βchat conversation onesβ in TOUCH YOUR HEART. I really like those, too, Isa! (Even better, if the addressee takes the note and puts it somewhere for safekeepingβ¦ *cries in THE MATCHMAKERS*)
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Aww The Matchmakers… that scene was beautiful 😭♥️
bbstl π§Ή
June 28, 2024 at 8:05 AM
A good one in Witchβs Romance when he leaves his proposal hidden in her book because sheβs going to marry someone else.
Isa is always time travelling
June 28, 2024 at 3:08 PM
The use of that trope in CLOY was simply perfect.
Midnight
June 28, 2024 at 10:40 AM
I also love the shared earphones trope, my most favorite one being this one:
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Oh that’s so sweet!! I haven’t seen that drama, but that’s such a lovely use of that trope. 😊
Midnight
June 28, 2024 at 11:27 AM
It’s truly sweet. If it wasn’t for 3 distinct problems I have with this show, Memory would have been one of my most favorite shows ever!
tabong
June 28, 2024 at 1:39 PM
I love all these tropes too!
LaurenSophie
June 28, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Even though it rests on the medically inaccurate assumption that getting wet or cold outdoors automatically leads to you getting a virus, I have a huge soft spot for the fever trope. As in, FL gets cold and/or wet in the rain and gets a high fever and the concerned ML catches her as she’s about to pass out and tends to her until she’s better, all the while realizing that he has deeper feelings for her than he realized.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Oh my gosh, I not-so-secretly loooooove this one, too!!! 🥰 Lol I’m always slightly disappointed if they get rained on and DON’T catch a cold that requires romantic caretaking 😆 Thank you for sharing, LaurenSophie!!
Seon-ha
June 28, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Hmm. Oddly specific tropes? I’ll think about it over the course of today.
I can name a few more examples of your tropes though, if that’s of interest!?
Freezer: Brain Works
Hair Washing: We don’t get to see it, sadly, but there was hair washing in Mobster too!!
Bad Art: I remember someone drawing surprisingly bad sand art recently…do you remember what that was??
Seon-ha
June 28, 2024 at 7:26 AM
IT WAS HEARTBEAT! Right? In the last episode or so?
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Thank you for these examples!! 🫶 And omo I think you’re right about the bad sand art in HeartBeat!! I guess I still try not to think about that one 😂 And hmph I feel robbed not getting to see the hair washing in Lovely Mobster 😤
Midnight
June 28, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Hair Washing: Wok of Love
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Oh my gosh I can’t believe that I forgot it happened there, too!!! 😱 Wok of Love had a LOT of my favorite tropes!
Seon-ha
June 29, 2024 at 9:51 AM
I thought of two, Hopeful!
1. I like it when someone thinks that someone else is a dream and talks to them honestly….but PSYCH they’re not a dream!! Like the end of BTLIOF.
2. I love it when folks are roaming around outside, thinking about someone else, and their feet takes them to where they need to be…and when they look up, they realize what they needed to know.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 29, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Thank you Seon-ha!!! 🤗♥️ I love these!!! “Dream but not a dream” can be so romantic when done right. And the serendipity of winding up where you need to be is always nice… there’s just a lot more time spent outside in the average Kdrama, which is magical in itself. Thank you for sharing!!😊
Blue (@mayhemf)
June 28, 2024 at 7:24 AM
I am not sure if itβs only for tagged folks.
I am leaving out the big ones like ML falls first.
1) The ML somehow ends up shirtless. FL somehow ends up seeing him naked. And somehow they fall on top of each other. I donβt care how ridiculous it is, but I love it.
2) The ML takes a sip of the drink from the same glass/bottle/cup. Can be intentional or an accident. But the implied βindirect kissβ meaning is something I learnt from kdramas. I especially love it when itβs done intentionally.
3) The hand touches just before hand holding. I love the little brushing of hands. The hesitant yet wanting feeling of hands being so close. I love it!!! It can be poetic when done well.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Oh I’m so sorry, Blue, I meant to tag you!!! 😥 Anyone can participate, I was just tagging people I’ve been chatting with recently on the wall. Thank you for sharing these examples!! ♥️ I love love love each of these tropes!!! They’re all so romantic, and are things that really drew me into the romanticism of dramaland. Beautiful!! 🫶
Blue (@mayhemf)
June 29, 2024 at 6:43 AM
No need to tag me. I usually skip past posts with tags as it feels weirdly intrusive. Thatβs a me problem 😜
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 29, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Sorry for the confusion, and please feel welcome to comment on any of my posts, anytime! Tags or no tags! 🤗♥️
Isa is always time travelling
June 28, 2024 at 7:40 AM
I LOVE when their hands touch, even when it’s unintentional and doesn’t lead to hand holding… yet (example: The Matchmakers).
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Omo that is probably my favorite instance of the “hands touch” trope too, Isa!!!
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
June 28, 2024 at 8:31 AM
It was better than handholding – it was “prolonged pretending nothing is happening and not moving at all”.
Sizzle sizzle!
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Love this example of this trope☺️
sonai
June 28, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Such a fun prompt – and so many good tropes mentioned already!!!
Iβll add:
* FL having a βsecret second lifeβ, that the ML somehow stumbles across without her realizing, and he might even secretly support her in that (Knight Flower, Alchemy of Souls, Her Private Life, The Matchmakers)
* not a romance trope, but I just love it when the FLβs (somehow itβs never the ML?!) best friend owns a bar/cafΓ©/restaurant, so everyone naturally hangs out there – and in the end, itβs not only the original friends, but more people attached to their group (Into The Ring, Her Private Life, Our Beloved Summer, Search WWW if Iβm not mistaken, β¦)
* a hot blooded secondary couple 🔥🫠🔥 (Lovely Lobster, Business Proposal)
* and the last is super specific: FLβs halmeoni being super proud and showing off her grandchildβs love interest in the whole neighborhood, and in the end even getting him a savings account (KTL) 😂 That was grand!
LOL, the bad art!!! I can only think of the tiger drawing in Knight Flower, and still canβt get over it! 😂🤣😂
👏🫰👏
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 8:19 AM
These are awesome Sonai, thank you!!! ♥️ Secret second life is such a fun one when done right… I think Her Private Life was the first time I saw this! Such a fun one! Neighborhood hangout spots are the best 👍 And aww proud Halmeonis are awesome 🥰 I didn’t finish Knight Flower, but I DID get to see *the tiger* – such an excellent example!!! 😂 😂 😂 Thank you for sharing, Sonai!!
tabong
June 28, 2024 at 1:42 PM
All of these are wonderful tropes!!
The bestie owner is always great. 👌
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 6:37 AM
KTL saving account was so sweet
23new2kdramaπ«π± β€οΈWDHβ€οΈ
July 20, 2024 at 12:41 PM
You could almost say that Koreans Grandmother Kim Young-Ok- grandma you were referring to- is a toupe in her own right! If she shows up itβs definitely a mark on your bingo card. 24 movies, over 95 dramas-as counted on Asianwiki
sonai
July 20, 2024 at 12:55 PM
True! But every time she shows up, Iβm in agony if the writers will let her liveβ¦! 🫣🫣🫣
She got all the love in KTL though, and rightly so. Up to the birthday queen look 👏😃🫰
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
June 28, 2024 at 8:28 AM
I started watching K-drama after a long bout of Brooklyn 99, and Boyle repeatedly says that “Washing each other’s hair – it’s the most romantic thing that exists!”
And so, when I started K-dramaing, I met it so much, in my head calling it “A Boyle Moment”.
I think Bong-Soon washes Min-min’s hair, too.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 8:41 AM
😂😂😂 That’s awesome, Cecilie!! Haha Boyle was right!! 👍
Gum Shoe
June 28, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Not a kdrama, but in Out of Africa, Robert Redford washes Meryl Streep’s hair and it is one of the most swooniest scenes by two amazing and beautiful actors at their prime.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Ooooh thank you Gum Shoe!!! 😍 It’s such a swoony gesture when done right 🥰
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
June 28, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Talking about weirdly specific, that a Truck of Doom seems to have to be white, that is weirdly specific, isn’t it?
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Interesting… I think a lot of that type of commercial truck may just be white as the default color, but also visually, they stand out better for the drama viewer against the flow of other vehicles in traffic. But yes, our popular character seems to come in only one color!
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
June 28, 2024 at 9:07 AM
A trope that I am liking less every time I see it is women and girls who are in love and yet turn their face downwards when a kiss is approaching even though they want to kiss. As if it wasn’t hard enough for the ML to get to the mouth, since the FL is often less than two thirds of his height.
I have one gif about it on my wall relating to Sh**ting Stars and another gif waiting for the right occasion in my stash.
Another one, which I don’t know if I can call “weirdly specific” but having the FL be extra small and the ML extra tall is, for me, a strange and unsettling preference. Unless it’s a special point about struggling against prejudice, (like in Hello My Twenties or a joke based on differences like in “Jaws”and his girfriend from the Bond franchise ( https://i.pinimg.com/736x/96/50/22/965022d31cde6a9cb8f50aa58e266f48–richard-kiel-bond-girls.jpg ), I find it much more romantic to have the OTP be of harmonic heights, him being like, half a head taller than her.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 9:32 AM
These are interesting points, and I think a good example of how a lot of things come down to our personal preferences!
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
June 28, 2024 at 9:33 AM
As with art, so with food – when Reply1988 and Seonha was brainstorming with me about K-drama bingo, someone making really bad food was suggested and made it to the bingo card.
Apropos bingo card:
– Jumping the Palace wall
– ML tearing the FL in to his arms, saving her from a passing motor vehicle
– ML catching falling FL in a dramatic tango-like position.
Speaking incredibly … s l o w … l y . Especially towards the end.
And also – but I don’t know if it is really “weirdly specific” but midst all the “pretending to not like each other” and noble idiocy etc., couples need to keep in touch via unintended communication, and that means mostly one of these things:
– getting super drunk and spilling the beans
– thinking they are dreaming and hence spilling the beans (e.g. Destined With You)
– talking to themselves or someone else and being overheard
– – which includes talking on the phone, and the one they talk to is overheard. (Dr. Slump, all the f**king time).
These communication things happen to other combinations than the OTP, too, like e.g., in Dr. Slump FL heard The Villain say to others that she wasn’t fit for cooperation.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Another great set of examples, Cecilie!!! 👍👍
tabong
June 28, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Idk how specific this is but:
βI love fight scenes between (“fake”)couples where one of them doesn’t know what’s going on or how to feel about the fight, but at the end all those weird feelings mean that they’re deeply in love and they just didn’t know (Flower of Evil’s dishwashing scene is THE perfect example).
This trope is like a child of the “I didn’t know I was (still) in love with my wife/husband/βfriend” trope.
βSecond leads thinking they’re in love with one of the leads, but they’re actually not so instead of ruining the ship they end up with another person or living their best single life (Ho Gu’s Love, Protect the Boss).
βFriend group where someone is treated like the cute baby the other (or at least one of the) members have to protect (Reply 88, Fight For My Way).
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 2:33 PM
These are awesome!! Thank you Tabong!! 😊 👍👍 The “fights revealing real feelings” is such a good one.
Isa is always time travelling
June 28, 2024 at 3:20 PM
I love that trope too. Even more when it’s well done and the actors can express all these different feelings with their eyes, their voices and gestures.
tabong
June 28, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Yes! The acting is vey important in those scenes. And that’s one of the reasons why I can’t get over the fight in Flower of Evil.
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 6:45 AM
I love that protecting the one member of the group example as a weirdly specific trope. In Donβt dare to love/Jealousy incarnate the two bright boys protecting the less academically able girl who lived in their building was an example of that. Sometimes it is a love interest and sometimes itβs just friends together. I feel like I have seen it a lot but canβt think of other examples.
tabong
June 29, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Prison Playbook is another good example! Oh My Ghostess too.
To me it doesn’t really counts between love interests, but it works between family members (usually siblings).
I kinda felt it in Cinderella. The three sisters are protective of their mom. And between them, the two sisters-roomates act more delicate and attentive with their big unnie.
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Prison Playbook is the perfect example as they did it with two characters it was such a great drama. The drug addicted character was the gift that kept on giving and I loved how everyone thought the main lead was stupid yet he was spot on when it came to reading every situation.
tabong
June 29, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Yes!
My favorite example is Reply because in that case it wasn’t only Taek’s friends, but the entire neighborhood taking care of him.
But Prison Playbook is a great example too.
I think this trope is a thing with this PD. Hospital Playlist probably had it too but I don’t remember.
Minnieπ«π©π»βπPioneer and Teacher π©π»βπ«π±πΉ
June 28, 2024 at 3:03 PM
I am totally gatecrashing this party because it’s an awesome post. Tropes! My favourite part of experiencing K-dramas ❤️
* When one of them finds an old connection to the other through drawing/photos/books/paper etc – as in Our Beloved Summer; Just Between Lovers
* An animation that defines the drama for posterity – Yumi’s cells, Business Proposal, Lovely Runner
* The wrapping of a jacket around the FL’s shoulders – as in every single modern drama. This one thing brought a flood of emotions the first time I watched it.
* The halmeoni – Oh the grandmothers in K-dramas….I wish I could steal them from the screens.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 3:22 PM
All are welcome!! Thank you for sharing, Minnie!! 🤗♥️ I love the tropes in dramas, too – it’s like a little scavenger hunt to see and appreciate where they pop up. These are such good ones!!! Omo I loooove the “wrapping a jacket around the FL” – it’s such a caring and romantic gesture!
Unaspirated
June 28, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Hmm, so many fun ones have already been mentioned!
One that I love for its ridiculousness is we are about to get caught somewhere we shouldnβt be and the only way out of the situation is to make out trope. It gets made fun of in Crash Landing on You and then used legitimately!
I also love when a character is criticizing someone for being too flighty or having an outlandish idea and they say something like, βYou watch too many dramasβ. That little meta nod to the audience makes me smile every time!
Unaspirated
June 28, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Just thought of another! Doing laundry together, but in the old school way, agitating the blankets with their feet in a big tub outside. They have to stand close together to make it work, and there is a high chance of someone losing their balance and needing to be caught by the other person 😉 not to mention sudsy flirting! I know this happened in Home Cha, but I think also in Heartbeat?
Minnieπ«π©π»βπPioneer and Teacher π©π»βπ«π±πΉ
June 28, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Yes, and Doctor Slump! That was her confession moment!
Unaspirated
June 29, 2024 at 4:35 AM
I thought there was one in DS, but then I couldnβt think of when it was! Thanks for confirming!
Minnieπ«π©π»βπPioneer and Teacher π©π»βπ«π±πΉ
June 29, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Episode 6 in the beginning π
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 29, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Thank you for sharing, Unaspirated!! 🤗♥️ These are so good!!! I also love the “doing laundry together” trope, and it was one of my favorite scenes in HeartBeat 🥲 And the meta of “you watch too many dramas” never gets old 😆
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Yes I love that laundry trope too especially as a form of stress management.
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 6:49 AM
The make up trope was used in Chicago Typewriter and had a special meaning because they both had to make out it meant nothing as a survival strategy for the situation they were in.
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Thank you for mentioning the bad drawing. I canβt remember which drama had it but it had me crying with laughter because it was so bad and I am sure it was about trying to draw someone they needed to find urgently and the supposed artist had implied they were good at drawing so got everyoneβs hopes up🤣
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 29, 2024 at 6:30 AM
That trope makes me laugh every time; it’s just so fun and surprising, especially when the “artist” has been built up by someone else or when we’ve seen them drawing with such focus before the reveal 😂
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 6:58 AM
It is definitely the focus of artist that builds the expectations up🤣🤣🤣
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 6:56 AM
This is such a great post I canβt believe I came late to the party and all the good ones have gone. The one I was thinking about recently was the use of the βAsian squatβ in the middle of the pavement to show someone is so overwhelmed/upset they need to stop walking and drop low. I noticed it first because I was jealous of the ability to do the position with feet flat to the ground and maintain it for periods of time. It is usually combined with slow walking in distress or being too drunk to walk.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 29, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Thank you Reply!!! 🤗♥️ It’s been so fun to get to hear about the tropes that bring us those little joys when we see them in a drama! That’s such a good example… I wish I could do that squat, too, but I haven’t developed either the right muscles or the right balance to be able to do it with flat feet 😞 Thank you for sharing!! 😊
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 7:21 AM
I canβt seem to share a link to a YouTube channel called Upright Health where he has several videos on how to train yourself so you can do the Asian squat whatever age.
His phrase is pain sucks, life shouldnβt.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 29, 2024 at 7:25 AM
That channel sounds familiar; I think I may have run across that video at some point??? Thank you for sharing that! I need to get into a consistent exercise/workout routine, so I should add practicing that back in, too 👍
Unaspirated
June 29, 2024 at 2:44 PM
I read an article about this recently and since then have been squatting once a day just to prove to myself that I can still move my body that way 😂 Itβs not comfortable for me to stay like that for a long time, but itβs nice to know I still have that range of motion! But itβs certainly not an automatic thing I do when Iβm feeling overwhelmed.
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
June 29, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Well done you 👍🏾
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 29, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Yes!! That’s great!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 23, 2024 at 7:08 PM
*SORT-OF SPOILERS FOR MISS NIGHT AND DAY and a rant*
I tried, but I\’m out. It\’s not a bad drama by any means; it\’s just not for me. After episode 4, the cons outweigh the pros for me. Even if I love both iterations of the FL, the SML, and the rest of the cast, this drama\’s chief failing for me is that I don\’t like the ML after week 2.
Cons: (1) I don\’t like the ML, (2) kidnappings/missing women, (3) the FL being set up by the narrative to be in grave bodily danger, (4) the FL PROBABLY being in the body of her PROBABLY deceased aunt, (5) mama-trauma of the NOT garden variety, (6) I already find myself not caring about the mystery, (7) murders and dismemberment, (8) dismemberment. I mean I have typed \’\’dismemberment\’\’ more times in the last couple of days than I ever wanted to.
@attiton
Seon-ha
June 23, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Seriously, I didn’t think I could come to actually not want to see Choi Jin-hyuk’s face, but after the “get us dinner stunt” and the clear glee those two had in it…I think I’m out too.
You know what I’m going to miss most? The songs that are just that woman meowing melodiously.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 24, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Oh man that meowing music is so perfectly unhinged – I love it too! The music has been excellent. I’ll listen to the OST when it’s released and try not to think about the things that frustrated me 😅
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent and reminded of the slow march of death
June 24, 2024 at 3:02 AM
I don’t know why I even bothered to tune into this week’s episodes. I’m just so disappointed that the cast is so good and the script is so ordinary. The actors are hard-carrying a script that doesn’t know if it wants to be a thriller or a super silly romp. I long for the stupid “hijinks” to stop and then I get serial killers and third rate drug panic. Weirdly, the only plotline I care about is the PTSD idol who just likes his cleaner ahjumma.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 24, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Your whole comment is exactly how I feel!!! YES – the cast is so good and the script is kind of… meh. ☹️ The serial killer and drug stuff is supposed to be gripping, but isn’t. The murders are far too dark and grim. I watched episodes 3 and 4 on two consecutive days and had already forgotten why he was investigating the drugs. The idol was my favorite part of this week, but even for him, I can’t stick around. 😢
23new2kdramaπ«π± β€οΈWDHβ€οΈ
June 24, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Iβm not watching this show , and probably wonβt now, but boy this I love a good rant! 10/10 Gifs too. It is refreshing to see you expressing your feelings bad orβ¦bad. I have a hard time because I sometimes want to rant but feel I canβt for the betterment of DB. Thanks for showing me the right way
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 25, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Haha thank you 23!! 🤗 I don’t do this often, but sometimes it’s a relief to be able to express your frustrations with a drama. If I do a rant, I try to label it clearly, so that if anyone is avoiding spoilers or avoiding rants they can skip it. I also try to stay respectful and stick to the facts of the drama as much as possible. 😊
23new2kdramaπ«π± β€οΈWDHβ€οΈ
June 25, 2024 at 11:59 AM
You have taught the lesson!
Label it
Respect
Stick to facts.
I want to get emotional which is the wrong way
Thanks!
Seon-ha
June 26, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Hopeful, I really won’t come down on the CJH-LJH fake-competition thing that hard…but Kurama set me up SO NICELY I couldn’t help myself. I promise you can expect to be able to say that he’s adorable and all the things sometimes (even MOST times) without me being a silly Beanie… Just wanted to let you know 😘
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 26, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Thank you Seon-ha! 🤗♥️ And no worries – I know it’s just teasing (and I’m not hurt by it)! Haha I believe both our smiley boys can coexist peacefully as sunbae and hoobae this July!! 🥰
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
June 28, 2024 at 10:02 AM
“Γv”, as we say where I come from, an excalamation expressive of disappointment.
TBH, I love the idea so much of that shift, and am already fanficcing the ML’s elation to ajummah-FL, so if I was smart, I would drop it like a dead mouse right away.
I can’t help hoping something fun will come out of it, but experience
Strong girl Bong Soonshould tell me to stop right away.I would prefer the story without any murders – just the confusion, the pride & prejudice and the opportunities held out – and I am disappointed with the way the ML treats ajummah. If he had just looked a little disappointed, that would be an OK marker of him preferring an attractive secretary. The harassment was so over the top.
What is there left to watch? Am I still hoping something fun will happen?
I mean, at least ML panicked and fought his way in to save FL even if he thought she would be an ajummah. That was nice, right?
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 10:43 AM
You expressed this so well, Cecilie. Yes, there’s more than enough story and themes to tease out with the setting and the dual-character FL without the murderer who kills in an incredibly brutal and sadistic way. And the ML seems to have been directed to play his character as realistically unkind/officious, rather than as caricatured or cartoonish… it’s off putting to say the least. Although, even with all my other complaints, I think I would have stayed watching longer without the murderer.
Seon-ha
July 1, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Quick question: Do you watch Korean BL at all? If so, I have both a recommendation and a request for a song identification/translation. If not, no big deal at all.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
July 1, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Hey Seon-ha! 😊 No, I don’t watch BL, or else I’d be happy to help. Good luck with the song identification!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 20, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Ji-hwan: \”I got home fk\”
😂 😂 😂
sonai
June 20, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Hahaha, it was tragic. 😂 Not that it would hinder his intentions in any way, but the mortification is real!
(Also that shredded up paper, her βmanifestationβ in that conference room, and him totally ignoring his marketing bossβ¦ comedy gold! 😂🤣😂)
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 21, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Oh my gosh that whole sequence was so funny, so relatable, and so sweet!!!
Seon-ha
June 21, 2024 at 5:57 AM
MAJOR kudos to the translator too. My Korean’s not all that good, but it was clear that many of the subtexts were indeed translated!!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 21, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Agreed – the translations have been realllllly good for Sweet Mobster so far!
tabong
June 20, 2024 at 11:18 PM
He’s so cuuuuute.
I love that he called her to prevent a misunderstanding!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 21, 2024 at 4:00 AM
He’s adorable!!! I loved it too that he called her right away! He has good communication skills 👏
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 14, 2024 at 5:07 AM
It’s going to be a HOT summer day, so let’s listen to That Summer by one of my faves, SHAUN!
Isa is always time travelling
June 14, 2024 at 6:09 AM
I love this song π
I’m a Shaun’s fan too.
Happy Summer, beanies!
zindigo
June 14, 2024 at 6:17 AM
I really enjoyed this one! It’s going to be HOT where I am too, so I’ll listen to this a few times today 😉
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 14, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Glad you liked it!!! 🤗 Stay cool Zindigo!!! 😎
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 14, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Yayyyy another SHAUN fan!!! 🥰 Happy summer, Isa!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 12, 2024 at 5:08 AM
This morning I’m listening to the new album Hymns from the Dragon Lake by the Yangbans. They’ve been around since 2016, but I only just discovered them! They describe their alt-rock sound as Wind & Flow, coming from a “Korean spiritual tradition that celebrates the harmony of nature through music.” The album is a great listen for a slow summer morning!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 3, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Is anyone else excited for the variety show Agents of Mystery? It looks like a cross between two of my favorites – Busted! and The Great Escape – and with the PD of The Great Escape and a Netflix budget, I’m really looking forward to the scenarios they’ll put this cast through!
Nessa (Bebe) πΉ
June 3, 2024 at 6:24 PM
This feels very much like a Chinese variety show named βThe Truthβ (which I initially said has elements of βGreat Escapeβ, which China bought rights to remake its own version). So now the 2 countries have done a switcheroo and itβs S.Koreaβs time to buy the rights to remake their own version of a C-variety? 🤭🤭
If this new show ^ really is based off of Chinaβs βThe Truth, Iβm hoping this trend of trading ideas keeps up, and hopefully itβll then slowly turn to improving the relationship between the 2 countriesβ¦ Am I being too optimistic and hopeful?
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 3, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Ooh I’ve seen you mention The Truth and it sounds fun! I really love whatever this genre of variety shows is (mystery? immersive epic-scale escape rooms??), and hope that more like this are made! I think that trading shows back and forth is a cool way of cultural sharing, and it can certainly help viewers to know and appreciate another culture/country better. I love your optimism and hope for this!
Nessa (Bebe) πΉ
June 3, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Same!! I love this genre of show, too, but I think it has to be done right. I tried another mystery solving C-variety show named βWhoβs the Murderer?β and I just count get into it, that one seemed to scripted. On the other hand, I absolutely love love love the Chinese version of βGreat Escapeβ, and itβs too bad I discovered it first before I found out itβs actually a remake of the original Korean, which I then tried but just couldnβt get into 😅
I havenβt seen full episodes of βThe Truthβ from either seasons (currently, Season 2 is airing), but I have seen clips and whatnot and like what Iβve seen. Youβre correct in saying that itβs definitely more immersive than the shows simply about escape rooms, and I think the 2 also differs in that βGreat Escapeβ China always ends their βcaseβ or the particular escape room theme with a positive message (e.g. gently telling parents to take a chill pill and not be so hard and so strict on their children), but I think βThe Truthβ is actually more about case solving and the mystery behind each of the cases. I should probably start watching βThe Truthβ to see haha 😆
Iβm hopeful 🥰🥰🥰
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 3, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Lol from that description the C-variety Great Escape sounds so much like the recent Apartment 404 K-variety show, complete with a message at the end of each episode! The Truth sounds really fun, though!! I just loved both Busted! and The Great Escape and loved seeing the entertainers struggling and succeeding to solve puzzles, and also getting freaked out by the scenarios (Lol 😂), so I’m really hopeful that Agents of Mystery will be similarly fun!! And regardless, it has Hyeri, who is super funny 😄 Hopefully more of these continue to get made!
zindigo
June 3, 2024 at 7:52 PM
I just now found out about it and came to DB to see if anyone was talking about it! Looks like a lot of laughs!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 3, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Yayyyy!!! I’m hoping for plenty of comedy – with Hyeri, it’s bound to be fun! The cast mix is pretty interesting… I think they’re mostly variety newbies? The concept definitely looks like it will create funny scenarios! If you haven’t watched Busted! yet, I highly recommend it… if nothing else, it’s absolutely STACKED with star cameos!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 3, 2024 at 8:07 PM
P.S. I also looooove The Great Escape, but it’s a lot harder to find… the only legit place I’ve found for it is the CJ ENM subscription channel on Apple TV. The first episode is very boring and can be skipped, but the rest is very fun! It came as a huge surprise to me, but the episodes where they’re trying to evade zombies are my favorites! (They get very freaked out and it’s HILARIOUS)
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 31, 2024 at 8:05 AM
My boys are back!!! 😍✨️ ATEEZ just released their latest EP, GOLDEN HOUR: Part 1, and it’s awesome 😎❤️🔥
I love that their music is such fun. This release definitely has the most dance tracks of any of their recent releases! If “WORK” isn’t quite your style, “Blind” has a salsa/bachata beat, “Empty Box” has a summery mellow-pop sound, and “Shaboom” has a calypso/EDM sound. “Golden Hour” is also my favorite of all their era intros. Excited for their new sound for their Golden Hour era!!! 🌅☀️🌻✨️
@lapislazulii also shared their “WORK” MV earlier 🤗❤️
πΈ Seeker πΈ
May 31, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Thank you for sharing.
I love ALL musical posts by Beanies.
It really makes my heart sing ♥ 🎶 … in this case my legs too. 💃
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 31, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Yes it’s perfect for a solo dance party!!! (*ahem* speaking from experience 😂). I love all the Beanie music posts, too – it’s such a fun way to learn new things or find new artists to appreciate!!
πΈ Seeker πΈ
May 31, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Yes, we discover amazing artists who we would have ordinarily not heard unless they did an OST.
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
June 28, 2024 at 9:40 AM
That is the cutest gif ever!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
June 28, 2024 at 9:44 AM
They are such a fun group, and so cute, too! 🥰
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 26, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Jongho, the main vocalist for ATEEZ (my favorite Kpop group!!!), just released this video of his track A Day for the Lovely Runner OST!!! 😍😍😍
zindigo
May 26, 2024 at 9:30 AM
This is one of my favorite songs on the soundtrack! 🤩 It’s such a perfect match for the tone of this drama.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 26, 2024 at 9:56 AM
It’s a lovely ballad!!! The OST for Lovely Runner is GOLD – I’m usually more ambivalent toward vocal tracks, but I love ALL of them in the OST!!
zindigo
May 26, 2024 at 10:45 AM
This OST is definitely in my top tier of all soundtracks I’ve collected over the years 🤗
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
May 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Oh wow, thanks for sharing. The words are so perfect for the couple he really captured their love. He has a wonderful voice.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 26, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Yes his voice is gorgeous!! 🥰 He’s done a few solo ballads and OST tracks, as well as some covers on YouTube. His range is amazing.
Isa is always time travelling
May 27, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Lovely runner has some beautiful original songs, but maybe my favorite is the “I think I did” rendition by Yoo Hwe Seung (another member of N.Flying).
That song has exactly the mood of pre-2010 dramas.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 27, 2024 at 4:07 AM
That one is beautiful, too!! The vocals of everyone in N.Flying are SO GOOD 👍
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 8:24 AM
🎶 Started from the bottom now I\’m here 🎶 I\’m trading in my scooter for a room with a view! 🌇 Everyone is invited for a Rooftop BBQ party!! 🥳
bbstl π§Ή
May 12, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Congratulations! 🧻🧽🪣 Hereβs some traditional housewarming gifts, Korea-style!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Thank you bbstl!! 🤗❤️
Midnight
May 12, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Congratulations!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Thank you Midnight!! 😊 ❤️
Blue (@mayhemf)
May 12, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Yay!!! Enjoy the amazing view!
Letβs party!!
🧻🍻 here is some housewarming gifts!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Thanks for joining the party, Blue!! 😁❤️
β‘Peach_Mochiβ‘
May 12, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Congratulations, Hopeful! 🎉
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Thank you Peach!!! 🤗❤️
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
May 12, 2024 at 10:03 AM
I love that gif, it’s perfect for the occasion. Well done on your levelling up, you worked hard so relax and enjoy the extra outdoor space hopefully it’s too high up for ants and flies to spoil the joy of eating outdoors.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Aww thank you very much Mother Bean!! 🤗🥰
Cori
May 12, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Congratulations Hopeful 🎉 Here’s some food to celebrate 🥓🥬🍨 (these two better not bring any snake juice lol!)
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Thank you Cori!! 🤗 ❤️ Lol no Snake Juice at this party!! 😂
πΈ Seeker πΈ
May 12, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Congratulations dear Hopeful. Hope lots of friends and your Prince Charming come to hang out on your Rooftop.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Eek!!😍 What an excellent gif(t)!!❤️ Thank you dear Cera!!!🤗✨️
Dorotka
May 12, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Congratulations!! 🥳 🎊 💃
And 🧻🧻🧻as the housewarming gift 🙂
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Thank you Dorotka!!!🤗❤️✨️
owl π¦ π«°
May 12, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Traditional housewarming gift, perfect!
Seon-ha
May 12, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Here’s a view from a rooftop (sort of) in San Francisco…hope your place is equally panoramic, Hopeful!!!
PS: I’m on episode 12 of Crazy Love and L.O.V.I.N.G. it, even though I still think you sold me a false bill of goods Ha Joon-wise 🥹 There’s still time, but it’s not looking good for my little hamster-man. I mean HE is looking good–his eyeglasses wardrobe is on point and may get a Fan Wall post…
Congrats again!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Thank you Seon-ha!!!🤗❤️ Wow that’s a GREAT view!!! 👍 I hope you had a FANTASTIC time at Eurovision and that everything was joyful and a blast!!!
YAYYYYY!!! I thought you’d like it – so glad to hear you’re still enjoying Crazy Love!! That is 100% the most I’ve ever liked Krystal – it was a perfect role for her. And seeing Kim Jae-wook in this role was 🫠🥵😍 and why isn’t he the romantic lead in more dramas??? Ha Joon had a tough assignment with that role… He looked really good doing it, though!! I can’t remember when the angst REALLY hits, but the very end is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE endings EVER. ❤️👍
Seon-ha
May 12, 2024 at 2:06 PM
As always, thanks for your good Eurovision wishes…it was AMAZING. As a reward (???) here’s a shot of Lithuania on my trip to the Grand Final Jury show…had tickets down on the floor. Once in a lifetime experience, frankly–but I’m too old to stand for 4 hours anymore π
Here’s the song for reference–it’s been in my head ALL DAY: https://youtu.be/OrL668EQRu0
Next year in Switzerland!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 2:19 PM
OH. MY. GOSH!!!!! 😮 What an AMAZING experience!!!! So cool and I’m so happy for you!!!!
Dorotka
May 12, 2024 at 2:29 PM
I admit I’m not much an Eurovision person, but this song was one of the better ones for me. I also really liked the winner this year, what surprised me, I’m usually totally outside the choice of the masses. 😆
So… next year you have a meet up with @kurama ? 🙂
Seon-ha
May 12, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Well, I didn’t end up having time (as I thought I wouldn’t) to meet @ceciliedk even though I did take her up on her AMAZING DINNER recommendations in Copenhagen…so unless @kurama wants to come to the show, I find that I’m too big of a Eurovision dork for DB meetups. I CAN ONLY DO ONE CRAZY FANDOM AT A TIME!!! 😂👊🥹
Kurama
May 12, 2024 at 8:54 PM
@dorotka and @attiton
Oh, it would be nice to see Seon-ha but I’m not an Eurovision person enough, so I don’t think I will watch it even if it’s in Switzerland.
Seon-ha
May 12, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Wait, woah, though, you’ve seen Her Private Life, yes? I need to ensure you have done so, given your comment about Kim Jae-wook. He’ll always be Lion/Ryan to me, no matter what else I see him in–NO ONE CAN TAKE OFF A WATCH SUGGESTIVELY LIKE THAT MAN.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Oh, don’t worry, I’ve seen Lion Ryan 😍😍😍 I know he’s done a lot of villain roles, but after Her Private Life and Crazy Love, I think it’s the casting directors who are crazy for not giving us MORE of that!!!
Seon-ha
May 12, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Phew. I mean it. Phew. He does also tend to have some of the most tearful ML childhood traumas in his romantic lead roles. It’s all a bit, um, OTT. But hey. 😏
I’m loving how that glowering picture of Si-na over his bed becomes so dear to him…
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 2:56 PM
@attiton The picture!!! 😂 It’s so good. I really liked the growth of their relationship. It felt natural within the narrative of the drama and had some REALLY nice moments. There are two moments in particular that stick with me, but no spoilers, because I don’t think you’ve gotten there yet 😉
owl π¦ π«°
May 12, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Oh, hopeful romantic, you made it! I’ll be serving up your carryout orders, maybe I should buy your used scooter. It might be faster than the one I have which is a clunker!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Thank you Owl!!! 🤗❤️ Let me give you my old scooter – gently used!! 👍🛵
owl π¦ π«°
May 12, 2024 at 2:27 PM
☁️ Putt putt 🛴 ☁️
aaannnnddd ~ I’m off! Thanks 👋
Isa is always time travelling
May 12, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Congratulations!!!
What a great party 🎉🎉
I can’t say no to a BBQ . Thank you!!
Btw, I also got my rooftop two weeks ago. I had not noticed but Mother Bean gave me the news and Healer’s and Cera and Shi Yoon joined the celebration 😅
Now we have to encourage the rest of errand boys. Fighting!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Thank you Isa!!!🤗❤️ Oh no did I miss your post? Belated congratulations on your move!!!🥳 Haha I found out about my move thanks to Mother Bean letting me know, too!!🤗
Isa is always time travelling
May 13, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Thank you! 🥰
It’s funny that Mother Bean is the one who told you too. In fact, I didn’t have a post 😅
Mother Bean wrote in my last post (Fan Wall) to tell me I had got my rooftop. I had no idea. So the mini-party was in that post 😅
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 13, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Ahh!! Mother Bean is definitely a fairy godmother for the site!🤗✨️❤️
DK-Drama π« Giffing n Space Cadettingππ±
May 12, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Theme Party On the Roof!
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HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Ooooh I love it!!!😍🥳 Thank you DK-Drama!!🤗
Minnieπ«π©π»βπPioneer and Teacher π©π»βπ«π±πΉ
May 12, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Congratulations!!! Hope you have lots of rooftop pork BBQs going ❤️
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 13, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Thank you Minnie!!!🤗❤️
RenOIshi
May 12, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Congratulations! You have broken that hard to attain invisible barrier! Well done!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 13, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Thank you RenOlshi!! 😊❤️
korfan
May 12, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Yay! Congratulations!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 13, 2024 at 3:51 AM
Thank you Korfan!! 😊❤️
Healerβs
May 13, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Congratulations!! The Hopeful part really paid off. Now itβs Romantic time 😊💐💐
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 14, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Thank you Healer!!!🤗❤️ Haha I hope you’re right! 🙌
loveblossomπΈ
May 13, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Yay congrats!! 😄🎉🎉
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 14, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Thank you Loveblossom!!! 😊❤️
Cecee is done DramaQueening
May 15, 2024 at 6:42 AM
I’m late, but I’m bringing the gogi!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 15, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Yay!!! Thanks Cecee!!! 🤗👍🍗🥩🥓
Gikata
May 18, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Congrats! Cannot say I’m fun at parties, but I can make great BBQ… and chop wood, if needed.
P.S. Just had a shocking revelation that I am now a rooftop person myself… When did that happen?
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 18, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Thank you Gikata!!! 🤗✨️ WHOA congratulations!!!! 🥳🎊 Let’s take this party over to your new Rooftop abode!!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 3, 2024 at 9:46 AM
I’m so happy I could cry – I’m going to get to see my boys perform live this summer!!! 😭❤️😍😆🫠🎊✨️(*Their MV for Bouncy might be my favorite!*)
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 3, 2024 at 9:58 AM
…I forgot to say – I’m bringing my mom along too!!😁❤️
πΈ Seeker πΈ
May 3, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Super-awesome!! 😍😍♥️♥️
Have loads of fun. Make many many happy memories. 🙌
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 3, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Thank you Cera!!!🤗❤️
Seon-ha
May 3, 2024 at 2:20 PM
I am so happy for you…and your mom!!! I can only hope she’s as excited as you are!!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 3, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Thank you so much Seon-ha!!!🤗❤️ I know we’ll have a BLAST!!!🤩✨️
zindigo
May 3, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 3, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Thank you Zindigo!!!🤗 Oh wow that’s quite the spread!! It’s really been cool to have Kdramas/Kpop as a shared interest with my mom. My mom is a late baby boomer and I’m a late millennial, but we tend to have similar taste in things – I’ve been trying to introduce her to more Kpop artists, but she’s not so much a fan of ATEEZ (*yet*) 😂 But I know she’ll still have fun!! I hope you’ll get to have similar experiences with your kids! It sounds like they would be game to try things together! And there’s always more 5th/6th gen Kpop groups debuting that they may be into!
zindigo
May 3, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 3, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Wow that’s so cool that you have such a deep connection to music in your family! I love listening across genres and discovering new music and artists, but Kpop has really become my music love language (but I also love opera and classic rock!). 70s/80s music is awesome – so cool that you and your kids can share that interest together!!!
tabong
May 4, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Awww. I’m so happy for you! Enjoy it!! ☺️
And I really like this song!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 4, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Thank you so much, Tabong!!! 🤗❤️ This EP was a really fun one… I’m looking forward to their new EP (Golden Hour) that will release on the 31st!!!
Reply1988 -β£οΈMother Beanβ£οΈ
May 12, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Sorry to jump in on a random post I just wanted to congratulate you on finally making it to your rooftop🥳 I hope you will have a wonderful time at the BBQ party.
Sorry if this was mentioned elsewhere.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
May 12, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Whoa, I had no idea!!!! 😮 Thank you for telling me and for the congratulations, Reply1988!!! 🤗❤️ The timing is cool, since I joined the site a year ago… I’ve so enjoyed getting involved in the site and meeting kind people like you. Thank you for the warmth and kindness you welcome new Beans with and how you interact with us across the site!!😊❤️
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
April 15, 2024 at 4:06 AM
It\’s Carry Sun-jae and Run day!!! 🏃♂️➡️❤️
Dorotka
April 15, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Yay! 🥳🏃♀️
πΈ Seeker πΈ
April 15, 2024 at 5:27 AM
⌚ 🏃♀️ ☔ pali pali!!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
January 19, 2024 at 3:51 AM
PSA for Music Beanies: The soundtrack for Moving has finally been released!! Search for it as \”Moving (Original Soundtrack)\” by DALPALAN. 🎶✨️👍
πΈ Seeker πΈ
January 19, 2024 at 7:04 AM
👏 👏 👏 Awesome!! Thanks. 🙏 😊
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
January 19, 2024 at 7:10 AM
You’re welcome!! 😊 Disney’s OST policy seems to be – wait MONTHS after a drama has aired, and THEN release the OST 😅
πΈ Seeker πΈ
January 19, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Call it Love was a tough wait.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
January 19, 2024 at 9:09 AM
OH MY GOSH it was so loooooong 😩 BUT at least they did the right thing and eventually released the full instrumental OST!
πΈ Seeker πΈ
January 19, 2024 at 9:21 AM
That was definitely one good thing they did.
zindigo
February 22, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Wait, what?! How did I miss this post? I felt like a checked forever and finally gave up. The current check is for Like Flowers in Sand. Sigh. Why do some come out the day of the last episode and others take months?!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
February 22, 2024 at 6:43 PM
I’ve been checking daily for Like Flowers in Sand, too!! 😂 I feel like the OST release schedule has become a lot more sporadic lately… sometimes it’s taking months, which is sad!! ☹️ But yay, I’m glad you’ll get to enjoy the Moving OST! I really loved it – it’s so unique! It reminds me a bit of the soundtrack to TRON: Legacy.
zindigo
February 22, 2024 at 9:54 PM
I will listen to it tomorrow! So glad I ended up seeing your post!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 31, 2023 at 10:43 AM
Freestyle: Hopeful\’s 2023 Dramas in Emojis
Happy New Year Beanie friends!! 🥳🎉 I hope 2024 is filled with joy and blessings for you all. 2023 was a great drama year for me! I joined Dramabeans in May (yay!), watched fifteen 2023, and 52 dramas in total. 2023 provided me with THREE dramas (*to date*) that ended up in my top-ten list!! (#2 Call it Love, #3 Unlock My Boss, and #10 Twinkling Watermelon) – and The Matchmakers is headed for #1 or #2 just as soon as I finish. I\’m rating dramas I watched this year on emoji metrics. 😁 **Note: I\’ve watched The Matchmakers through ep. 5**
How much it touched my heart:
β❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Call it Love
Like a soothing balm, it seemed like there was something that spoke to my heart in every episode.
β❤️❤️❤️❤️Twinkling Watermelon The joys and sorrows of youth writ large until it\’s a story about life… heart-warming and cathartic.
β❤️❤️❤️Unlock My Boss
Chae Jong-hyeop being the kindest ML, a unique cast of characters, and the best redemption arc I\’ve seen.
β❤️❤️The Matchmakers
The hope of love and the sweetness of falling in love.
β❤️From Now On, Showtime!
A fantasy rom-com with a heart of gold and the sweetest ending.
How much it made me cry:
β😭😭😭😭😭Joseon Attorney
β😢😢😢😢HeartBeat
β😥😥😥Twinkling Watermelon
β🥺🥺Call it Love
β🥲The Starry Love (C-drama)
How much it made me laugh:
β🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Gauss Electronics
β😂😂😂😂From Now On, Showtime!
β😆😆😆Bring It On, Ghost!
β😄😄Twinkling Watermelon
β😁Stealer: The Treasure Keeper
How squee-worthy it was:
β😆😆😆😆😆The Story of Park\’s Marriage Contract
β😆😆😆😆*RowoonΓ2*
β😆😆😆Perfect Marriage Revenge
β😆😆Dali and Cocky Prince
β😆Sh**ting Stars
How crack-y it was; i.e., *GIVE ME ANOTHER EPISODE RIGHT NOW*:
β🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Perfect Marriage Revenge
β🔥🔥🔥🔥Psychopath Diary
β🔥🔥🔥365: Repeat the Year
β🔥🔥Arang and the Magistrate
β🔥While You Were Sleeping
How beautiful it was; i.e., like watching art in motion
β🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨The Matchmakers
β🎨🎨🎨🎨Our Blooming Youth
β🎨🎨🎨See You In My 19th Life
β🎨🎨Call it Love
β🎨Sword Snow Stride (C-drama)
How frustrating it was; i.e., dropped it like it\’s hot: \”μ? WHY?\”
β🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬Kokdu Season of Deity
β😡😡😡😡My Lovely Liar
β😠😠😠Behind Your Touch
β😤😤Bo Ra! Deborah
β😩Delivery Man
Dorotka
December 31, 2023 at 11:02 AM
I love your ratings. 🙂
Happy New Year! 🎊
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 31, 2023 at 11:04 AM
Thank you Dorotka! 😊 Happy New Year to you!! ❤️
Dorotka
December 31, 2023 at 11:24 AM
Thank you. I still have about 3.5 hours to go 🙂
Seon-ha
December 31, 2023 at 11:54 AM
Happy New Year, Dorotka!!!!
Dorotka
December 31, 2023 at 12:15 PM
Happy New Year!
(I’m still planning to post wishes when the midnight strikes here. 🙂)
πΈ Seeker πΈ
December 31, 2023 at 11:25 AM
Your post is like a beautiful painting with emojis. Perfect ratings. 😀
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 31, 2023 at 12:02 PM
Thank you!! 😊 ❤️
Isa is always time travelling
December 31, 2023 at 11:27 AM
So 2023 has been a good year of dramas for you! ☺️
I’m very grateful to 2023 for Twinkling Watermelon, The Matchmakers, Fake it till you make it and Meet Yourself.
Happy new year!! 🥳
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 31, 2023 at 12:03 PM
Yes it was a great drama year for me!! I’m glad you found some gems in 2023, too!! I have Meet Yourself on my list. Happy New Year!! 😊❤️
Seon-ha
December 31, 2023 at 12:01 PM
I love how all of Rowoon’s shows get clustered for their squee–but it’s quite telling that 2x of Rowoon doesn’t beat 1x of dimple-boy!!! Is that ’cause he has TWO DIMPLES?? 😂
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 31, 2023 at 12:07 PM
I think dimples to the power of 2 are quite powerful!! 😂 Also, the entire plot logic of Park’s Marriage Contract is built around squee, while Rowoon carried 100% of the squee in DWY, and The Matchmakers is more subtle than squee – I’d call it magic moreso than mere squee. 🥰
Seon-ha
December 31, 2023 at 12:16 PM
ROWOON DID WHAT in DWY??? HE CARRIED HOW MUCH OF THE WHAT????
You get a Miss Piggy Harrumph for that one, chingu…
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 31, 2023 at 12:23 PM
Lol lol lol I knew that comment would call forth a spirited defense! 😆😂 I hope 2024 brings more high quality SMLs for you!! 🥰
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 31, 2023 at 12:28 PM
P.S. Did you see your boy won a KBS award for top excellence in a long-form series? 🏆
Seon-ha
December 31, 2023 at 12:32 PM
No, I’ve not been keeping up…those awards (may I be frank?) rub me the wrong way because they seem so gosh-darned arbitrary.
My boys always shine, tho. ✨
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 31, 2023 at 12:39 PM
@attiton yeah they’re EXTREMELY arbitrary lol 😂 But he did well! 👍
πΈ Seeker πΈ
December 31, 2023 at 12:50 PM
Like most awards worldwide the seem to give it to those who attend. But when our favorites win we like to pretend they “deserve” it.
Kurama
December 31, 2023 at 2:11 PM
He gave a big hug to Ha-Joon after the ceremony. He was very happy to see him!
πΈ Seeker πΈ
December 31, 2023 at 12:10 PM
Or just that he’s Bae and therefore by the power of his name has to be “before anybody else”.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 31, 2023 at 12:15 PM
BAE In-hyuk 😍
Dorotka
December 31, 2023 at 12:31 PM
Bae-st
(And Bae-utiful)
tabong
December 31, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Gauss Electronics and From Now On, Showtime! 💚 Those are some of my favorite shows from last year! I’m glad you liked them. ✨
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 31, 2023 at 4:23 PM
They were such fun watches!! I’m really glad I got to enjoy them this year! I hope 2024 brings more true comedies – it seems like that genre is too often in short supply.
korfan
December 31, 2023 at 6:24 PM
Happy New Year!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
January 1, 2024 at 4:05 AM
Happy New Year Korfan!! 🥳
emsel
December 31, 2023 at 9:23 PM
Happy New Year, HopefulRomantic!!!🎉
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
January 1, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Happy New Year Emsel!! 🥳
Ally
December 31, 2023 at 9:44 PM
You and I have similar taste in dramas. I love your lists, and I will be sharing them!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
January 1, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Thank you Ally!! 😊 Aw cool – it’s fun to know we have similar tastes in dramas!!!
sonai
January 1, 2024 at 2:28 AM
This is an awesome round up, love the emojis as ratings! (This really reminds me to keep track of my ongoing watches in 2024β¦ 👀🤔😃) So many beanies mentioning UNLOCK MY BOSS, I guess I need to bump it up a few places in my watchlist. 👏
Wishing you (and your family) a very happy new year, hopefully bringing us many squeeworthy swoony moments and fun discussions here on DB!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
January 1, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Thank you so much Sonai!!! Happy New Year to you and your family, too!🥳 I hope 2024 is filled with joy for you, and I’m looking forward to more fun conversations and swooning over dramas with you here on DB!! 😊❤️
lapislazulii
January 1, 2024 at 3:48 AM
This is the cutest and most efficient rating system ever Hopeful, I love it!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
January 1, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Thank you Lapis!!! 😄💕✨️👍
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 21, 2023 at 6:31 AM
#2023RoundUp!
21- The OST you are obsessed with.
There were a lot of good OSTs this year, I think! Usually I concentrate on instrumental tracks, but this year had a lot of good vocal tracks I liked, too.
🎶Favorite Vocal OSTs🎶
β Twinkling Watermelon (favorite track: \”About Loneliness\”)
β See You In My 19th Life (favorite tracks: \”Silence\” and \”Star\”)
β Call it Love (favorite tracks: \”Flower\” and \”Going Home\”)
β Unlock My Boss (favorite tracks: \”Lie to Me,\” \”Home,\” \”Over You,\” and \”Nobody is Perfect\”)
🎶Favorite Instrumental OSTs🎶
β Our Blooming Youth (atmospheric and immersive)
β Call it Love (soothing and sentimental)
β Numbers (makes the work day epic!)
📣Special shout-outs to:
β Park Sejun, primary composer of the Call it Love instrumentals that I had on repeat, and of The Crowned Clown instrumentals, which I listened to a lot this spring as I finished my dissertation, for making it into my Spotify Wrapped Top-Five artists for the year! 🥳
β Sunwoojunga for being the queen of dreamy vocals on my favorite OSTs of the year ✨️
Seon-ha
December 21, 2023 at 8:13 AM
First of all, of course it does.
Second of all, I didn’t know this!!! Will start today and listen!
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 21, 2023 at 8:23 AM
I hope your day is EPIC, Seon-ha!!! 😎📑🚗💥👨💼
Seon-ha
December 21, 2023 at 8:43 AM
This is hilarious, Hopeful. Now I know why my fall was so unproductive. I DID NOT HAVE THESE SONGS.
HopefulRomantic π¦ Tigermoth π¦
December 21, 2023 at 12:08 PM
Now you, too, can enjoy the sounds of the cool world of accounting!! 😂