Beanie level: Rooftop room dweller

I have just finished ep.5 of Virtuous Business and yes! You go, Jeongsuka! Leave that selfish b@st@rd behind! 💃

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I love you Lee Sangyi… but not in THAT moment!! 💋
#NGNL 8

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    I loved that moment when he sang for her. He ran with her. Didn’t ask her anything. Was just there for her.

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      Oh, I loved him THEN.
      I just wish he didn’t interrupt the main couple 💋💋 moment. 😄
      (Apologies if I was too vague. )

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      What was the chapt 51 comment that made her so angry or is strong plot point for her to get over the third lead

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        We don’t know yet, but presumably it has something to do with her parents/background

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That hand with the wedding ring helping to open the necklace was so sexy and swoony… 😍
#Epilogue NGNL 7

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Muahaha, I didn’t know Jiwook was one of us! He just levelled up from Errand Boy to Rooftop Room Dweller!! 😂

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Monday, NGNL day! 🎊💃

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And after the preview I’m very very very excited for the next episode! Bring the extra tropes and KISSES!! 💋☺️

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    I was very impressed that the “he puts on her seatbelt for her” trope was replaced by fancy BMW electronic seat manipulation PPL 😆

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      If there has to be PPL in a drama, I don’t mind when it’s executed with the self-awareness of NGNL.

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        This is a rare case when I actually WAIT for a PPL! 😄
        They hardly ever disappoint. 😄

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Ha ha ha, that Baby (with sounds) at the end!! 😂😂😂
NGNL6

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    The sound effects is so spot on!! I laughed so hard. This loser ex is so funny. Their first bed scene and what a twist 😂😂😂
    This writer is a genius.

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      And the way it was set up by his clinginess in the preceding episodes was genius. He wasn’t so annoying without reason or payoff.

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NGNL 5
Ha, they totally got me with the ending, I expected ex-boyfriend troubles or being busted by that colleague…. but not that talk turning against them. 😆
Jihyuk’s I’m her husband was then oh so swoony. 😍

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    That was beautifully executed!! KKULBEE is truly an awesome company to work for.
    Soooo swooony!!!! squeeeeeeeeee.

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    I’m enjoying the way the show continues to surprise. It was expected the workplace charade wouldn’t last long, but I never expected it to end that way. And then to have it tie into the job interview scene from the very first episode was 😘

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      The writer really knows what they are doing.
      Also, I love the fake outs of every time we are lead to believe that Ms.Kwon found out about her husband dating FL.

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      It was… amazing. 😍
      All coming together.

      I was also enjoying the random scene in the fitness centre, with all those Korean mini flags 😁… and then… then they tightened it to the next scene with Fainted Writer. 😂

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What? That drinking water in a bee costume was NOT a PPL??
What a missed opportunity for some mineral water company! 😁
NGNL 5

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I have not watched 7&8 yet as I was in mood for something else and planned watching it later. The Fanwall though is tempting me to postpone it even more. What’s happening with this show??? LND

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    You never know! I say give it a go and find out for sure. Nothing wrong with watching it like a weekender, either. Pick and choose who you want to pay attention to and skim the rest!

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    LND is more like a weekender than a trendy romcom. With that in mind, I enjoy watching it and the Jung In-hae-Jung So-min pairing is a main draw card. The second pairing is adorable too in addition to the good veteran cast as parents.

    It’s the same story writer as Home Town Cha Cha Cha and the drama suffers similar issues as HTCCC – convoluting plots and characters. But if you watch it with a family weekender’s expectation. It is fine.

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      I’m watching mainly for the actors, especially the older ones. Though I also like Jung Somin, from her Bad Guy days, ha. 🙂
      Weekender viewing lenses? @attiton suggests the same. Though I didn’t have that feeling from 1-6 …yet? 😁

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      I’m actually really interested in the second couple but it sounds like they have hardly any screentime?

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      Like a crappy* weekender.
      Sorry, I just feel like the good weekenders don’t deserve to be compared with this show (I’m a family drama lover). 😂😅

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        Oh no… after Curry Cooking Hyoshim and Never-ending Abuse of Dora I don’t want another one! 😅😆

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          Imagine those or any of the other disappointing weekenders in their episodes 30-49 when the writer can’t keep up with all the nonsense they wrote before. 😂 That’s episodes 7 and 8 of this show.

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I do have one complaint though, Show.
Why to keep the leads so long apart?
I want more of them! I want forced cohabitation, with the cat, of course. I hope you compensate next week, Show!
#NGNL4

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    More tropes! More tropes! MOAR T-ROPES!!! God, the entire rest of the plot just so plainly and obviously opened up before us at the end of episode 4 and I still want to see what this writer does with it!!!! I laughed until I ended up in a coughing fit.

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Chaebol Family never disappoints! 😂😂
Father leaving the office was just a cherry on the top. 😂🤣😂
#NGNL4

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    It made me laugh out loud it was just so unexpected and yet so perfect that he couldn’t do the grand exit he had hoped to pull off🤣

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      Right? 😂😂

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      Right after calling his son stupid too..
      He was so charismatic and tough as another chairman dad in the Lee Jae Wook drama so to see him fall in this one was even funnier.

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    That was so funny. Especially I am so used to seeing that actor play a bad guy. So this comical role is even more funny.
    The way he tripped had me ROFL. 😂😂

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      Exactly! 😄
      I think the actor has a blast playing this role. 😁

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Who should we pair with Unni?
The hilarious Secretary? 🙂
#No Gain No Love

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    Yes!! The other noona romance I need in this drama

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    I think that’d be kind of weird for Ja-yeon though, since it looks like she had a crush on him for the years. But, yes, she deserves a fabulous love!

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I’m still amazed at how good No Gain No Love is. It makes me chuckle, it makes me laugh, it makes me cry (oh, Mom 😪) and it fills my romcom (contract marriage) heart till the brim. That proposal scene was EVERYTHING! 😍❤️
#NGNL E3

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    This drama has my whole HEART 💙

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      I don’t think I want to watch another romcom right now because I feel it’s just going to suffer in comparison to NGNL. Ep 3 made me both laugh out loud and tear up.

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        Yup. I dropped all other dramas with love next door slowly going towards the exit door. I would rather rewatch this episode a few times.

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          I actually did something like that! (well,before E3 aired)
          After I finished E6 of LND I went through E1 of NGNL an replayed all my favourite scenes (wedding photoshoot, all main couple bickering… and Chaebol Family 😄).

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    💯 it can be wacky and silly, but is grounded by genuine heart too. Just the perfect kind of romcom 🥰

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    Episode 3 was excellent!!! And the proposal was really sweet and took a lot of effort, even though he protested 😂❤️

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    I was just saying that it’s a been a long time since I’ve cared about almost every single character in a drama. Lately I’ve just been rolling my eyes and waiting for the leads to come back on screen, but not this one!

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Chaebol Family… I’m in stitches 😂🤣
(Shin Mina at the photo shoot at the wedding was not bad either 😄)
I’m really having fun so far!
#No Gain No Love E01

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    It is really funny, the best of all the low stress watches currently airing, I am loving it🤣 I was all in part way through episode one but then episode two came and it was even funnier. Enjoy.

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      Omo!! This is high praise from Mother Bean and now I’m even more excited to watch ep 2!! 😆🙌

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      It is so much better and funnier than I expected…. and there are promises of layers… and… and I may even like it more than MF Son?
      (Ep2 is for tomorrow for me, good to know I can look forward to it! 😊)

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        Lol I definitely like it more than MF Son 😅 It’s definitely fun so far, and imo, it’s nailing the bickering chemistry between the leads much better than in MF Son. Hope you enjoy ep 2!!

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          The bickering with everyone is next level. The stairwell scene when he went to kneel and she put her foot out to stop him had me laughing out loud.

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            YES!!! I want to see that icky, smarmy, cheating ex taken down QUITE a few pegs in the drama!! She’s off to a good start!! 😂👍 At first glance, the ML and FL actor pairing is odd and unorthodox, but the casting director knew what they were doing, because it is working so far!! As another Beanie said, Shin Min-ah/the director is getting a good performance out of Kim Young-dae… a good actress can really elevate an “ok” actor; plus, I think he just excels at comedy more than other genres. What a fun opening week!

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            I agree, he excels in comedies. I liked him in Extraordinary You and loved him in Cheat On Me If You Can.

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          The bickering self is not a problem for me, I like it with both couples, it is just different, in MMF Son there is a history and layers and just generally different vibes in the bickering (some masking of the true feelings and hurt included).
          Here it is, so far, straight rom com bickering done right. I love it.

          The problem with MMF Son is nearly everything else (CoD?? 🙄), while here everything clicks and moves swiftly and I laugh and feel entertained.

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            Lol Dorotka “the problem with MMF Son is nearly everything else” ⬅️ 🤣🤣🤣 I know a lot of people are loving it, and I don’t want to be a killjoy and be a complainer, but I feel the exact same way 🙃 I don’t find it funny at all, and it leaves me feeling cold. I’m not sure how or why, but it actually stresses me out when I’m watching?? If I weren’t doing a friend watch I think I may have dropped it after ep 4, but I’ll be sticking it out and hoping it wins me over 😅

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    I don’t think I could underestimate HOW THRILLED I WAS seeing Lee Il-hwa looking so beautiful and being so hilarious at that breakfast scene.

    She’s the down-trodden mom in the current weekender, as you may or may not remember, and I love her to tears in winged eyeliner being sassy.

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      Of course I remember!
      And the contrast is amazing!
      I was laughing and then squeeing at her royalness. 😍😊

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      Me too! She’s so great and I love seeing her ruling the roost 😆

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        Especially knowing that the husband actor usually plays those dominating evil characters. 😄😄
        (I think both actors were quite enjoying the scene, well probably all three. 🙂)

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          Yes, the husband who’s always a cruel, devious chairman! I hope we see a lot of her keeping him in his place 🤔

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    I feel like this is the romcom I’ve been waiting for. 🥺

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I can watch Jung&Jung banter for hours. 😍
#Mom’s Friend’s Son

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    IKR!! I didn’t even feel like I had to warm up to the story or their characters. it just felt right!!

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I’m sorry, second leads, but you are totally redundant. I can only see Chae Yonghyeop and Kim Sohyun. They are brilliant.
#Serendipity

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Dear Chingus
Just posting shortly that Real Life got too busy, I even missed my favourite What We Were/Are Watching this week (Cinderella and Mobster are my happy pills!!).
I miss you all and hope crazy June will calm down soon and I can get back to my addictions and more interactions with you!❤️

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    I hope you’re doing well and that everything is going OK!! 🤗♥️ I’ve missed seeing your updates on the What We’re Watching! So glad you’re enjoying a couple of fun rom-coms – it’s such a delight to have multiple rom-coms to enjoy right now!!

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      Thank you chingu! 😘
      It is just the end of the school year here and some other Real Life stuff which needs to be taken care of…. both romcoms are perfect for distressing right now! 😍

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    Looking forward to airing your views when you are back. In the mean time I hope you enjoy the happy pills we have the joy of experiencing these days.

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    So on my list!!!

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    We’ll be waiting for you!! ☺️

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It had to follow the order of events… and I admit I cried a couple of times, but I think they found a nice way how to give us the cake as well. 🙂
#Atypical Family

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Little chubby Donghee was so cuuuute! 😍
I\’m glad Show finally openly acknowledged that eating and weight were NOT the problem… and even suggested the opposite.
#Atypical Family 11

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