Beanie level: Noble idiot

Does anybody else miss sageuks? Not those partly modern, almost prop like shows ( i love those too) but full on 50+ episodes of Dae Jang Geum like sageuks 😭😭

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    Dae Jang-geum is the only long Kdrama I have watched (and rewatched). And I agree, nothing can match it. But yes, I love those prop like shows too 😅.

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    I honestly don’t miss the shows. There were SO MUCH filler, so many unnecessary scenes, sentences being draaaawn out to fill more minutes, 3 maids repeating the same story to 3 evil characters, random side characters dropping in and out with little to no explanation, I seriously don’t have patience for that type of storytelling any more. Those were the only shows I ended up watching on x2 speed.
    HOWEVER, with all that said, I DO miss the very precise historical writing. I mean in Dae Jang Geum’s era if a character said: Do you know such and such means this and that in royal palace rules (or traditional medicine, or ancient lore, or whatever else) it was usually true. I completely believed and stored that information in my Korean Knowledge Brain Drawer. But nowadays so much of such dialogues are usually just from the writer’s imagination that I simply gloss over them all, and this makes the stories very very unserious to me, no matter how seriously the story itself is presented.

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      Wow sorry I didn’t mean to write so much and with no formatting!
      Just wanted to add this is probably the reason NOKDU’S FLOWER was the only show I have loved as much as old sageuks in recent years.

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      Yes I get what you’re saying! But I really liked the gorgeous sets, all the historical information and also just the formal way of speaking…i remember tree with deep roots and six flying dragons as the last two that I thoroughly enjoyed. It feels like because of how our watching patterns have changed especially with all the binge watching on Netflix (that I am very very guilty of), long drawn out dramas are not palatable anymore.
      Or maybe I am just too old haha

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        But I know I’m not too keen on fusion dramas that mix up sageuk settings with modern shenanigans.

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        I binge-watched back then too so I don’t even have Netflix as an excuse. But I know what you mean. It was an epic gorgeous era.

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    FYI. The 81 episode Goguryeo sageuk from MBC JUMONG (2006/07) is on Viki US’s “Coming Soon” list with episode one available in two days. On Viki US it will be under the title: JUMONG, PRINCE OF LEGENDS.
    I intend to pass on all the possible fusion sageuks this year.
    I am waiting for:
    1. The airing date to be released for Kim Nam-gil’s period drama from Netflix, SONG OF THE BANDITS; and
    2. The arrival later this year of a ‘true’ sageuk: KBS’s 32 episode THE GORYEO-KHITAN WAR.

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Woo Young Woo episode 10 is giving my heart the exercise it deserves. Oh god how does one contain their squealing in every interaction young woo and Jun Ho have

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Okay the fact that one of the lead characters in a prime time show is probably gay has me shook. Yay for LGBT representation. Sorry if i spoiled it for anyone but woahwoahwoah #mine

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    I’m so happy. All my comments wishing for something gay in the drama wasn’t delusional. As a queer woman, this is something I never even imagined happening in a drama and I’m so glad to be wrong.

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Lord. I don’t understand a word…but still ep 11 is making me cry like crazy. The tears are not just stopping.



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My new “Cutest couple ever”. Please make this ship sail
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Could Yoo Jin Goo be any more perfect!? Or this drama for that matter…Its making me cry and smile at the same time..I am just so ready for the noona romance and revelations to begin






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Wait. How can an almost kiss be THIS Sexy!!
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https://www.soompi.com/2017/07/04/song-joong-ki-song-hye-kyo-get-married-october/

Joong Ki Oppa is getting MARRIED 💑

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I don’t know what I love more about this MV..BTOB or Dong Man- Ae Ra…either way, lovin’ it!

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Kdramas really really make me hate rich people (not that I was very fond of class attitude earlier)

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    Awe, not all Kdrama chaebols and rich people are bad.

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      mostly…well even if they are not bad, intentionally or unintentionally they tend to impose their desires on others..chaebol parents spoil their kids, girls don’t know how to do a thing in life and men, well they also don’t know a thing apart from being impressed by poorer girls and force themselves upon them. I don’t know..maybe I am bitter with certain characters:P And super exceptions are always there

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Its a shame I didn’t know of this before!! A brilliant take on BOF (that I hate, absolutely) by SHINee!

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omo omo omo!!!! I am dying with happiness right now:D Not even complaining about no preview. Roaches can do some good too 😛
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It would be nice if there were subtitles…but its still pretty to look at:D

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Waaah! Beanie Level up:) By the way, noble idiocy is my thing to embarrassing levels.

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Oh My God! This is HILARIOUS!

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    Now, THAT’S more like it! I love the tone of this teaser. It’s so witty and fun. Reminds me of a CF.

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    How in the world did Nam Joo Hyuk even film that with a straight face?? Beats me LOL

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When you don’t understand a word, but JCW’s voice, grin and face is enough to help you survive the day before the episode airs.

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    That moment when you realise it’s only Tuesday and there’s still a whole 24 hours ’til the next episode of Suspicious Partner 😢 I feel your pain!

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I am sure Bong hee wasn’t the only person who stopped breathing






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Woah. So ready for this

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Andwae! I cannot. No, should not get addicted \”Father is strange\” It might go on for 50 episodes or more. That was what I thought of thinking 7 hrs ago. But then the drama started.

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    Is it that good? I’ve been thinking about watching it…

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      It’s the kind where you know exactly what’s going to happen next and then you enjoy your predictions come true:P

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        Hm. Let’s see how long it will take for me to give in. 😛

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I was wrong to be sad about lack of preview in the last episode. And now I cannot wait. Wednesday, be quick please.

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