KDrama Addicts Anonymous (thread 3)

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A quiet corner of MN for serious addicts of Kdrama, or the Kdrama-curious. Most of our viewing is drawn from Netflix and Viki, but the more seriously addicted have other sources, including dramabus.

Previous Threads, with discussion of what we’ve enjoyed and what to avoid:

First thread

Thread 2

Here are some suggestions for shows that we’ve enjoyed - those marked with an asterisk are more uniformly loved:

Because This Is My First Life (Viki)*
Black (Netflix)*
Chicago Typewriter (Viki)*
Don’t Dare to Dream (Netflix, or as Jealousy Incarnate on Viki)*
Fight For My Way (Drama bus)*
Healer (Netflix)*
His Master’s Sun (Netflix)
I Hear Your Voice (Netflix /Viki)
Last Train to Busan - film (Amazon Prime)
Live (Netflix)
Love from a Star (netflix)*
Pinocchio (netflix)
Prison Playbook (Netflix)*
Goblin (Viki)
She Was Pretty (Dramabus/Netflix)
Something in the Rain (Netflix)
Strong Girl Bong Soon (Netflix)
Suspicious Partner (netflix)*
W (Viki & Netflix)*
What’s Up With Secretary Kim (Viki)*
While You Were Sleeping (viki)

We have some lovely occasional posters who have lived in Korea, are Korean or have Korean partners/family members who pop in from time to time to provide the context for some of the more baffling cultural references.

If you want to know your oppas from your unnis try this helpful guide to Korean terms of address and honorifics.

We are generally fans of all things Korean, so equally happy to talk about Korean cookery, film and kpop when the mood takes us. To get to grips with the lingo, try dramaloveaddicts.proboards.com/thread/24/korean-word-day?page=1

If you want to join us down the kdrama rabbit hole, welcome! Pull up a chair, say goodbye to early nights and get stuck in…

Ah the lovely male nurse in Dr Romantic was played by Kim Min Jae

Can’t find the cheating ratbag unless he was the cheating doctor in Dr Stranger who fell for LJS’s sidekick?

I coukd be misremembering...

Ladies! Ladies!... Watch The Rebel next!.... 👍👍👍

At least they didn’t piggy back the allergy woman to the hospital

Indeed, small mercies.

Romance ITBB: do we think Gangnam Leopard is a mistranslation of cougar? 😂 The context woukd suggest so.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Dan-I’s big night out. They are hilarious.

Oh you beat me to it!!! I was just coming on to say that! Ms Go is fab & I loved seeing the girls in the nightclub.

Plus it has to be the first time a FL lead has said she hasn't had sex for ages and needs to get laid

I am loving Romance IABB

Could be cougar too but I thought it was because of her leopard skin skirt.

I love all the characters in the office, and the way they were giddy with excitement at getting a hand-written script was so sweet.

I like that Ms Go’s apartment is a pit. She’s so fastidious at work.

Arghhh! What a cliffhanger. It’s painful having to wait a week.

I know! I did NOT want the episode to end. I was watching the whole thing with a smile on my face.

The Rebel has Pinnochio Toastys lovely brother in ML .. On ep5 it is really lovely.. Really lovely relationships and just a good one!... So far.... Highly recommend it!!👍👍😁😍

When do you think all of Romance will be up!...?... ❤️😍

8 episodes up so far so maybe another 8 unless they extend it so....4 more weeks?

I am going to take a look at Rebel now

👍👍😍

FINALLY finished P&P . It could've done with more CKH in knitwear on rooftops.

Enjoyed the first ep of Rebel

The Rebel reminds me of a Sergio Leone film

Ep 9 the rebel! It's great! I love the outlaws and the lovely lovely relationships!
Woo hoo! It's binge worthy!

Still soldiering on with Temperature of Love. Its dragging a bit in the middle - 16 episodes instead of 20 would probably have sorted it. Doesn’t help I keep nodding off & having to rewind...

Dh away!.... I'm staying up ALL night! Woo hoo! 😁😱😂

Not really!!... But I'd like to!! 😍😁

Tsk tsk! It’s a 🥾🍑for me! Enjoying Rebel although still no sign of Toasty’s brother from Pinocchio

There's a LOT of build up!... Think ep 3 he turns up!
Its a cracking story and the characters are loverly!! That's the main thing for me if I like them I care about them... And there's plenty to love in this one!... ❤️👍

Arrrggghhh! I've just noticed! (silly i know!) That The Rebel has 30 eps!!!! 30????
How on earth will i manage not to spoil for myself by reading recaps (Dramabeans do very good recaps! That are amusing too!) or skipping!!!!

Help!

Do any of you truthfully watch a whole drama without spoiling for yourself?

Do any of you truthfully watch a whole drama without spoiling for yourself?

Me! The only exception was googling to find out which oppa the FL in Reply 1994 ended up marrying, because the constant teasing got on my wick. I then proceeded to watch it all the way to the end with no skipping.