Beanie level: Noble idiot

Dooshik, why so adorable?
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This is just too much pretty in one show! Ah I can see getting second lead syndrome 😐
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Just read that SM bought out Key East 😐 I fear this means we are going to getting a lot more their idols packaged into dramas *groan*

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    The gif @jillian posted about no wifi for 2 weeks is my reaction to this T………………..T BAE YONG JOON, YOU WERE ALWAYS SO SMART IN YOUR BUSINESS-MAKING DECISIONS, SO WHHYYYYYYYYYYYYY!??!?!?!?!??!?!

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      Business wise it was smart- he made like $50 million from the sale and bought a whole bunch of SM stock (which probably skyrocketed in value with the merger) and was made Director of some division in SM.

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    Okay, so basically in The Great Seducer, only Kim Min-jae isn’t from SM now.

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    I am not sure if this happens,
    I mean SM inhouse production is shall we kiss 1st, jealousy incarnate and my lawyer jo deul ho while the great seducer is mbc production. They have idol related as 38 task force, missing nice and miss korea [the actress is from SM at the time].

    The collaboration that done imo is also with Should We Kiss 1st that Kim Sun Ah [Key East] plays in Should We Kiss 1st [SM C&C production].

    I don’t think this means we are going to have more idol packaged since jealousy incarnate, jo deul ho, missing nice, should we kiss 1st, miss korea isn’t idol related and from a long time ago, the idol is always on the face for teens-young adult drama.
    Hwang jeung um, yoon eun hye, eugene and even seo hyeon jin started as an idol.

    Idol will always be the face of teens drama and love story central because they are popular but this SM collaboration actually funded big budget for Park Shin Yang comeback, Ma deong seok and Kim Sun Ah in their in-house production so I don’t feel that it’s going to be more idol related but more of in-house production with key east actor ala swk1st.

    SM idol [for me] also work in their own frame like joy with teens drama. I am not even sure if SM has any young idol except joy at this moment.

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      I think they’ve gone both ways with their in house productions; Jealousy incarnate had Moon Gayoung (although not an idol), Missing 9 had an Exo member, To the Beautiful You had Sulli and Min-ho, and Prime Minister and I had Yoona.

      Dramas not produced in house that seem to have a package: The Great Seducer (Joy, MGY, WDH- I’d think it would be naive not to assume this merger was in the works way before it was announced) Hwarang (Go Ara-Min-ho), Descendents of the Sun (Kim Minseok-Onew) and these are the ones I can only think of on top of my head.

      Sm still has Exo(I think they’ve all acted at this point), shinee ( which I think all have acted too), Krystal,few members of GG and whatever group they will put out next.

      Sm is definitely not the only company to do package deals, they all do but this merger creates almost creates a monopoly for them in which their clout will increase.

      I hope you’re right because Teen -young adult dramas are my guilty pleasure and I enjoy when they become breakout vehicles for rookie stars (that have the talent and skills) like Lee Minho and Jung So-min

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        By no new actor is that no one is on lead actor calibre [their new idol], they usually a supporting actor ala onew or minho that can be relevant but not usually needed since the drama these days always want an idol to rake up the buzz [by giving them smaller role].
        So far, their in house pd is solid for lead actor, jo deul ho, miss korea [lee yoon hee is really fitting here], D-Day, The Merchant: Gaekju, Neighbourhood Lawyer, Jo Deul-ho , 38 task force, jealousy incarnate, Missing 9 and Should We Kiss First give the impression that they have the budget that not necessarily just for the idol. The impression that I get from people is how SM will stick their idol as main lead everywhere and paired them up when the reality, for now, is that they prefer actors as the lead in their in-house pd. I hope they continue this trend too. On the other hand, it’s their actors that actually start being everywhere more than their idol, which kinda their job.

        Jung So Min [if we are talking about father is strange] was in SM until 2017.

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          I don’t think them sticking Idols in lead roles is the only concern people have. It’s the amount of clout their agency will have with the sheer number of talent under them and they can withhold certain actors from projects to get their demands met.

          The only publicly known incident I can remember (not SM though) is when Jang Hyuk was pretty much was comfirmed for Secret Garden but pulled out when his agency mate Jay Park wasn’t given the small side character role of Sun.

          Jung So-min was actually in a different agency when she broke out in Playful Kiss and Bad Guy. She then took a hiatus before signing under SM and then leaving for current agency.

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            > It’s the amount of clout their agency will have with the sheer number of talent under them and they can withhold certain actors from projects to get their demands met.

            SM C&C is just subsidiary, people like to mix the SM [idol agency] and SM C&C [their entertainer variety agency]. the artist under the original agency definitely have their own contract about their artistic freedom and from what we’ve seen from SM C&C who also produce Knowing Brother and Hyori B&B, they are more into the drama itself than putting the idol, even when Yoona in B&B, it happens on season 2 and she is a good fit nonetheless. Kang Ho Dong repeatedly said that he was under SM C&C and not really into the idol management.

            I just against that it’s all bad when the good things also happen. Like it’s all the company fault that the drama is ruined when many factor is there, especially the crucial part; directing and writing, Reply Series is credited to the team as much as their actor and SM C&C team so far has been good. What I hope the most is that Key East artist can get the budget, production and marketing from SM C&C.

            Jung So Min bigger breakout is Father is strange and that happen when she was under SM [the credit can go both ways]

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Moon Gayoung, girl I’m sorry I ever doubted you. I can’t help but see the skill level difference between her and Joy in their respective scenes with their moms. Ugh I’m gonna team Suji aren’t I? 😐
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    She was so good in this KBS drama special, Waltzing Alone, so I never though she’d be bad. But then, that’s the only show of hers that I’ve seen and that was recent.

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    Hello.. She is my fav since waltzing dance alone…

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The size of that tub of ice cream though 😯
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Ahh found baby Sol on Instagram!
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I probably won’t be watching this but if it hasn’t been posted yet, here’s the link for the 1st trailer for Mr. Sunshine:
https://mobile.twitter.com/NetizenDrama/status/964080723027283968

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Omg this baby knows how to serve some serious side eye



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Woohoo Waikiki is hilarious 🤣 I think the last time I laughed this much watching a drama was Strong Woman Do BongSoon
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I enjoyed the drama a lot more than I expected to! The cinematography is so beautiful 😍 I can’t wait for the next episode, hopefully it’s just as good. Oh and Tae Hee Oppa had a nice little cameo
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So I just got my order of tamanu oil in the mail and it says product of Vanuatu on the bottle and I was like why does that sound so familiar? I realized it\’s the island So-ah wants to go live on

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Did anyone else catch that the man’s voice we hear from Hu-ye’s memory when So-ah is holding him definitely sounds like the voice of the actor that plays her dad?






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When you come home to find out the power will be out until tomorrow but can’t risk draining your phone battery to watch Bride of the Water God
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Never thought I would want to be a blue plushie but here we are lol



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puhaha this is so me, I can’t help but run from embarsssing situations



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I feel like for the individuals watching this drama we all feel like Namsuri; can we please get some details at this point? Can we know what you guys are talking about too 😒
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    My thoughts exactly. Though based fr the preview, nxt ep will offer some answers

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      I hope so ☹️ We’re halfway through the drama and barely know anything concrete

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      It seems that previews are actually scenes that will be shown next week. I stopped believing previews tbh. They kept failing me.

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        I had a feeling! I hate when dramas do that with their previews, it’s like they know you’re about to quit but then they show you juicy tibits so you keep coming back

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Ah, I just noticed I reached Water Maid Status!



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They might not look 100% like Gong Yoo or Kim Go-Eun but you would give them a second glance over



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I am also enjoying the reverse Cinderella/ wardrobe makeover scene where for once the guy has to try on an annoying amount of outfits



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    And the best part was he never got to but any of the fancy outfits he tried one 😂 Love Soo-ah for doing that

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      Her pettiness cracks me up 😂 But NJH really does good in anything with his model proportions

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I’m not even going to pretend like this isn’t my favorite scene from this drama so far lol



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    Mine is the one where they’re imagining swimming in the water together. That was so cute.

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      The two of them lying in the grass and imagining swimming in the ocean was such a beautiful and serene scene, totally makes you appreciate nature 🌱🌿🏝

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    haha same…was telling my coworkers at lunch about it 😉

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