Beanie level: Entertainer-in-training

Well, phhhttttt😛 the site won’t let me post a NYT Sunday Interview of Psy due to an β€œinappropriate word”. So if anyone’s interested, please know that it’s there and you can search for it.

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Today is the US holiday of Thanksgiving, a day we set aside to remember what we are grateful for and share what we have.
I am so grateful for Dramabeans and Beanies, every day! ❤️
Thank you all!

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    Happy Thanksgiving!!

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    Happy Thanksgiving to you @bbstl!

    I’m thankful I got to know you and many Beanies here. Though I’m not an American, I’m thankful for this space and Beans. Thank you!

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    I hope all benies in the US have a nice holiday.
    Happy day! And thank you for being for being part of this community <3

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    Happy Thanksgiving I hope you get to spend quality time with your loved ones and get some rest.
    I agree the beanie community is great and one we can all be thankful to be a part of.

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      Thanks! Personally I’m getting over knee surgery so it’s a day of exercises and resting. I’m grateful that my surgery appears to have gone well and my friends have taken excellent care of me.

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    Belated Happy Thanksgiving Wishes bbsti, I am a little late ⏰ but at least it’s still November!
    Cheers 🍻

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      Thanks! And I continue to be consciously thankful every day for improved health and helpful friends 😀

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All these folks need to get on the kdrama bandwagon!
https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2022/10/11163094/new-rom-coms-movie-trend

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Omo! 😧😧😧

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/23/south-korea-kimchi-crisis-shortage/

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These Black women are obsessed with Korean TV dramas. Here’s why.
Black K-drama evangelists began launching blogs, Facebook groups, Instagram clubs, podcasts and TikTok accounts dedicated to Korean dramas years before ‘Squid Games’ capturer the world’s attention.
By Soo Youn

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/09/14/black-women-korean-tv-drama-k-drama/

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    I was thrilled while reading this and wondering which of these fans are Beanies!

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    Thanks for sharing this. Noonas noonchi did two episodes on this very subject last year on her YouTube channel interviewing Black female fans she met on Clubhouse in K-dramatics club and I discovered K dramas have been popular in some African countries for years.

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Hi Beanies, I need some help, I have a β€œdate” with a US Veteran of the Korean War and can’t think of any dramas set in that period. Can you name some dramas/movies that would fit?

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Well.
I, for one, want to thank the Hong Sisters for SO MANY fakeouts that went beyond any fakeouts before this show. Pret-ty danged well done *nods in acknowledgment *

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Alienoid

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The boys together while making MNIKSS 😍😍 Looking forward to Confidential Assignment 2!
@daebakgrits and all the other Daniel Henney fans!
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Podcast interview w the head of Viki:
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/sam-wu-rakuten-viki-k-drama-1235343821/

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    Thanks for sharing. Is it me or did it sound like the company is growing because they get free high quality subtitles which means the international audience share is huge. These same people are so grateful to have access to a range of shows on a legitimate site that they share links to the content across social media. This means it’s win win for Viki as the savings mean they can buy more dramas.

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      It makes me so mad that I pay more for Viki than for any other streaming service and they can’t even pay their subbers. It’s just gross.

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        I have just got an ad for Wong fu productions BTS for the Viki channel. I am glad for Wong fu getting the recognition but shame they had to be associated with a channel that openly exploits their viewers generosity. The video showed how they get subtitles and is clearly going to suck people into wanting to join the volunteers. It’s a real catch 22 for us viewers we want to access the dramas and have the quality subtitles but want the channel to stop taking liberties and just accept the free days of free subbers should be ended now the channel is so successful and they can afford to pay them. They would still get the free advertising from fans spreading the word and would gain more market share as they have much higher quality subtitles and therefore could cover even more dramas and languages.

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Well. Some interesting opinions.

The Door Opened by β€œGangnam Style”
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-door-opened-by-gangnam-style

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    The writer takes a stance that is a bit harsh. But knowing several people who immigrated from Korea to the US, all of them say that living there is super competitive and difficult. They love visiting, but would never move back.

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β€œThis guy was talking about something very important (how the meta verse is taking over in every area of our lives) and all I could concentrate on was the abstract whales on the wallpaper behind him
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The largest woman- and minority-owned business in the US, a Korean immigrant:

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3183637/who-korean-billionaire-thai-lee-sixth-richest-self-made

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Article about the BTS visit to the White House to fight AAPI Hate, nice video too!
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/06/bts-white-house-visit-aapi-inclusion/661206/

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I’m only halfway through the hour but this show is just marvelous. CNN Nomad in Seoul:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/nomad-carlton-mccoy-itinerary-origseriesfilms/index.html

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Only as far as the start of Ep 2 of Our Blues but already thinking of @michh because I want to know where all these places are 🤗

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    Yes! I’m especially interested in the little bar that they ended the day at for the first love story. Adorable!

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    aww hi @bbstl!! super SUPER sorry for the late reply >.< been busy IRL! haven't had the chance to start on Our Blues (..eeps) but hope to at some point 🙆🏻

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      Hi again, and thanks! There’s certainly no shortage of dramas to keep you guys busy!

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        indeed! we’re trying our best to keep up πŸ₯²πŸ₯²πŸ₯²

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Dear DB Staff,
I just speed-scrolled down the page and flew right past Recent Posts because they’ve been moved to the top! Thanks for that! I think Beanies will like it 👍🏼

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How the β€˜Garlic Girls’ Overcame Abuse to Return to the Olympics
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/world/asia/olympics-garlic-girls-curling.html?referringSource=articleShare

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    @bbstl: I am so glad you read this too and posted it here. These young women are amazing individuals. They have survived abuse and have overcome so many obstacles to win those silver medals. Manse!

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@ally-le, thought of you & your Mom!
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-25/a-st-louis-woman-discovered-her-moms-secret-past-as-a-vietnamese-rock-star

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    Thank you! I sent this to my relatives, turns out my mom knew who she was! This was her childhood.

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