Beanie level: Rooftop room dweller

I’ve been avoiding DB the past two weeks cos i’m so behind on my dramas and year-end posts readings because… i just spent 5 winter days in Korea! This tropical girl got to experience a new season of k-land and somehow did not encounter a single protest in my way. I got back just in time for Hong Hee Jo to be thrown off the cliff, and as i waited for her rescue (despite other unfinished dramas) the YT algorithm sucked me into binging Idol:The Coup from 2021. No regrets there as i thoroughly enjoyed the scenes between Kwak Si Yang and Hani. Thought i’d share a few random pics from my trip before getting on with the year-end stuff.
P/s Yes even this post is a mash of updates 😆
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    Cool! Excited for you!

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    How wonderful!! Thanks for sharing. Hope you enjoyed some amazing food while there.

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    Looks like a great trip. Thanks for sharing. 😊❤

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    LOL yes, you’re right on time for her rescue. 😉
    I hope you had a great time there. And I’m excited to read your year-end posts!

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      Oh dear, I hope i get inspired to write something other than my bean count! I’m so bad at remembering my dramas, even the ones i loved to bits during watching.

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        Happens. I’ve been having trouble with some of the round up posts because I don’t know if I keep forgetting stuff or if I just didn’t watch them.

        Like today, I can’t think of one good womance/bromance of this year. Or friendship was less than a side note this year on kdramaland, or my memory is trash. 😂

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    I am excited for you! Thanks for sharing those great photos from ur trip! 😊

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    How fantastic that you were able to spend some time in Korea! Thanks for sharing the photos! πŸ™‚

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The nation’s spokesperson was once β€œSaliva Yeonseok”. No wonder some celebs are terrified of variety shows.

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😍 Brewing Love, trope avoidance girlie part 2: Dodge the ML’s shining knight moment.












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😍 Brewing Love, trope avoidance girlie part 1: Dodge the head-pat
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Brewing Love reminds me of that low-key, quiet friend who turns out to be a totally fun wacko, interspersed with moments of sweetness.
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So is the phone still gonna ring now or what??

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    I deleted my previous comment thinking I should give a spoiler alert. @db-staff we would all really appreacite some spoiler tag formatting on this site. But here’s the usual spoiler alert:
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    I don’t think it was revealed that she calls him. I’m guessing by the preview for next episode that he is yet to know that. But now he knows that she can talk.

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      But didn’t he know that she can talk after he came to the police station, shown in the epilogue?

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        We don’t know what’s actually happened yet, he just saw her holding the phone at the end. She can still recover cause her mother voice calls her too instead of video call so it’s not out of the ordinary for her to listen to a call.

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    I almost accidentally spitted my boil rice. lol

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Young ji is such a mood, i love her chaotic energy!

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Doctor Slump ✅ shud have been 14 episodes but now i need PHS in a full on comedic role.

When the Phone Rings 🔥🔥🔥
So thrilling, so funny and the leads are just slaying this.
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Well, he was a zombie before, so maybe that’s why..
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When the writer’s drama is not aligning with the drama in your head.



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It’s me, i’m the plant-watering person who’s adopted abandoned office plants.
The windowsill is the best spot for sunning.



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10 and a quarter episodes into Dear Hyeri and my constant question throughout the show is why is she so unhappy and why did she bounce back into happy mode so quickly in episode 11?

Why does she (and her colleagues it seems) consider herself unsuccessful? The woman had 3 shows under her name at an established network, and while it may not be prime time, it’s certainly not something to be dismissed either.

I was excited at first cos i thought show was really going to explore mental health but this just looks to be another Love Cures All drama. And it’s not even self-love! Girl really went from β€œi hate myself” to β€œthe secret to being happy is to be with the one you love” cue happy cuddles with the problematic on-off boyfriend.

What’s a single girl to do then.

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    A single girl can draw the obvious moral from the first ten minutes of ep. 10 and remember that no matter what kind of dramalalala ending they make up, if a guy behaves hot and cold like that, to stay away from him or risk becoming seriously mentally ill, whatever the real diagnose would be called.
    And also, to go for Kang Forest Lake Eyes.

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      That “No” of Eun Ho in certain episode was so awesome as the “No” Jaime Lannister said to a desperate Cersei in the fourth book of Game of Thrones. I swear I clapped.

      Spoilers from Dear Hyeri and the end of Game of Thrones (TV show) ahead:

      Alas, Eun Ho went back to his ex and Jaime went back to Cersei (at least in the show. I hope the books are different).

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        That’s ok, i already checked the ending before starting ep 10 😆
        I liked Eun Ho at the start, now i’m just mehh..

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Drama Updates!

Umi no Hajimari – 10/10 recommended!
The drama is about a man who discovered he had a child after his ex passed away, and the journey of father-daughter getting to know each other along with their family, while also coping with their grief.

It’s fascinating to me how a j-drama can be so different to k-dramas. I feel like j-dramas are more raw and not too concerned on the aesthetic it presents but focuses on the message it’s trying to convey so the stories feel more realistic and even relatable. I highly recommend this if you’re looking for family based drama.

Dear Hyeri – caught up. It’s a mix of interesting and frustrating. There’s no particular character that I would absolutely root for but i end up liking the 2nd FL who started out so annoying!

I was deciding between What Comes After Love (looks too depressing, waiting for ending) and Midnight Romance (looks too eye-straining? I dislike shows with low grade lighting, what’s the point of Wi Ha Joon if i can barely see the guy 😅) but i opted to pick up where i left off Delightfully Deceitful at ep 3!

Ahhh November, i can’t wait to see Mr Plankton and the other Kentaro drama Beyond Goodbye.

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    YAY for Umi no Hajimari!! it is so sweet!

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    So too J-dramas are too raw. Also the pierce right thought to the soul they just sear themselves onto our innermost core and somehow change us as persons. Tbh it is a vibe and one has to be ready or reach a certain level to watch J-dramas. 😅 So glad you found a nice mix of things to watch. 😊👍

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Me, seeing Squid Game 2 promos cause I thought it was already out long ago. Turns out it’s just airing soon. What was that viral thing that i thought already showed then?
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What Comes After Love (Next Door)?

Woo i’m done with Love Next Door, that’s a relief! I don’t think I’ve had so much back to back romances in recent years; No Gain No Love, Spice Up Our Love, Cinderella at 2 am on superspeed, for Yoon Park – who turned out to be my favourite couple out of the 4 dramas..

So i guess What Comes After Love is My Dear Hyeri!

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Viewers, when the plot twist, twisted too hard?
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    It wasn’t as much of a plot twig here. There were plenty of clues that she was not seeing only one person. But I was somehow hoping that she was bi and seeing a girl on the side, and somehow stuck with her boyfriend of 10 years because she didn’t know how to come out as bi.
    I completely misread the clues and rolled with my hypothesis blindly!

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      Ah no, wait.. By plot twist, do you mean the kiss between the 2 leads? Yes, on second thoughts, you probably do! In which case, please ignore my previous, completely irrelevant, comment!

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Chef Taec, conquering hearts one tart at a time.

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    Wait, it Taec speaking in Korean and the other actor in Japanese? And they understand each other? When is this airing?

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      I think taec is mixing JP n KR n they will understand each other magically as if they’re speaking one language 😄

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Woman, when we have to hold our tongue and keep smiling.
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Woke up today thinking, it’s someone’s birthday today.
Ahh.. must be that old uni friend that i dont keep in touch with anymore, but somehow still remember.
Yet the co worker i see almost everyday for years, i still need a calendar for his birthday!
It was only during lunch, scrolling IG, that i realised it’s 2PM’s Anniversary! The Anniversary Live was missing Junho and Taec.. so i’ll just post Taec’s favorite song.

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Too late, I was impressed too & I Like You!
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Currently RecapPing

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