KDrama Addicts Anonymous (thread 3)

[boatyardblues]

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…

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

Depends.
If it is something I am revelling in 100% and I have the luxury of time I won’t skip or spoil eg Because This Is My First LIfe, Black, Healer, DDTD

If it is dragging or I have a busy few days ahead & can’t binge I will read a recap or check out the end & then go back & feel more relaxed about getting through it. I’ve just done this with Temperature of Love

I do love a good binge but sometimes time pressures don’t allow for it & I just can’t wait to know!!

However sometimes it’s better not to know the end or you might not start what is a fun ride for the most part - I’m looking at you The Last Empress 😡

Oh Boatyardblues... You truly are Head Girl at KDrama Academy! 😂😁😍😂😂

I can't resist! I'm sooo bad... Had a quick glance at end of The Rebel and I'm pretty sure everyone gets their comeuppance!.. Thus I'm very happy to continue the journey... However.. I juuuussssst want to get to the end! 😳😳😯.

Ssssh! Oi! Bettys! Fancy a quick surf through Dramabeans for recaps! Meet you behind the bike shed at breaktime! 🤫🤭🤫🤭🤫😉😁

Started watching The Third Charm (netflix)... Anyone watched this before... Looks fun..

Boatyardblues... You truly are Head Girl at KDrama Academy!

To be honest, just lately I’ve been questioning my purist stance. There have been a couple of duff endings which have really annoyed me and made me question my approach. Let’s just say that the bike sheds are starting to look appealing. The problem is that you can’t always tell which ones are going to be sneaky turds or absolutely magic.

😭😭😭😭... Just watched first ep of The Third Charm and it seems quite lovely and fluffy and very promising!... However! Just had a quick glance round the back of the bike sheds and lots of viewers are very disgruntled with the rubbish ending!! 😭... Don't think I can watch the rest of it now!! Booo!

It might be Sneaky Turd for The Third Charm!..
(altho I really like the leads!) ... Whilst The Rebel is going to be Absolute Magic I think!... Love the new ratings Boatyard!

Yep I was round the bike shed earlier & also spotted the Third Charm 💩 possibilities. Up to ep 10 so far of Rebel & now need a break from Robin Joseon Hood so am going to have a bit of CJH in Tunnel and maybe a peek at Sky CAstle

Ep 10!!... Have you been watching all day!!? 😱😱😱
There an ep coming up that just made me go NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

It's good isn't it bettys!!... I'm loving so far but it's exhausting as I know there's going to be lots of angst before I'm satisfied!! 😭😭

I’ve been doing a little bit of ffwrding through the flashbacks plus at one point it took over 45 seconds for him to open a door.
I had a long journey today so was able to watch a bit

Yes! I've noticed things take triple the amount of time it should! For dramatic purposes I suppose!... It could probably be all done and dusted in 20 eps! 😁😂

Grrr. I hate ML’s manipulative pain in the arse mother in Temperature. I’ve pause the Vietnamese restaurant scene* to rant, because I can’t bear her.

• I googled the film locations for this series and ML’s roof terrace is part of a Vietnamese restaurant IRL. Ibsuspect this scene is shot in the main restaurant as a quid pro quo for use of the roof terrace. It’s vair modern. Food looks nice, if a bit on the teeny portions side.

She is annoying and she was in DDTD too, she was the older female news anchor mum.

Lovely rooftop!

Nam Ji-Hyuk has just turned up in Coffee Feiends so I’m happy 😆

Betty - I haven’t caught up on The Last Empress this week. Knowing what we know now, is there any reason to go back? The earlier dojo training scenes spring to mind.

You may have to refresh my memory on that.

It’s not out yet, but I will watch just cos I’m curious how they’ll wrap it up. After the dream sequence I’m not sure what they’ll do, but apparently a lot of shippers want the empress & looney tunes to get together again 🤨

Dyou mean the dojo scene to give her self defence in case he’s not there?
I wonder if she might be pregnant, anything is possible after finding out who killed grandmother

I wonder if she might be pregnant, anything is possible after finding out who killed grandmother

OK Betty, you may well have just inadvertently hooked me back in with that teaser. And yes, I did mean the martial arts training scenes. I’m a bit sad I’ve watched most of CJH’s currently available output on viki and Netflix.

I was a bit WTAF after the who killed grandmother exposition so don’t say I didn’t warn you!!

I think there’s still Inheritors & I NEed Romance left on Netflix for CJHing . I started Emergency Couple on YouTube last night but it was such bad quality I gave up.

Oh my goodness! I am absolutely loving The Rebel..❤️
. It's got a cracking plot... Goodies... Baddies... Family... Romance... Vengeance... Loveable rogues.. Noble Good vs evil... It's really building up slowly (I suppose they can do that because of the 30 eps! 😱)
Characters are complex and compelling and given enough to room to grow...
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍
Meanwhile! BTS are going to play Wembley!! Squeel! 😳😳😳😳

Oooh quite excited about BTS!!

Did you spot that the girl crushing on Gil-Dong was the robot in I'm Not a Robot? Took me ages to place her.

It is good but I'm watching along with recaps. I love the band of Hong brothers and want Mori to be one too!

Yes! Poor old mori!! He would have been a Hong if he'd met Master first! There's still time for redemption!

I don't know if I could bring myself to go to a BTS concert.. It might be one step too far! 😱😱😱😁😁😂😂😂

😱😱😱 Robot girl! Yes! You are too good at spotting Bettys! Would never have got that in a million years!! House points to you! 🎖️🏅🥇🥈🥉🏆

Evening all. I’ve been held up at work, but the BTS news seems fairly exciting. I think it would be worthwhile just to experience the screaming tween fangirl madness. Are they doing any other UK dates/cities? If ot eas nearer I’d probably go with DS2 for the lolz, but I can’t bebothered to go to London.

Only Wembley so far!... I know I'd love to go just to experience it! It looks like it would be cracking fun!