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KDrama Addicts Anonymous (thread 3)

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boatyardblues · 27/01/2019 18:56

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…

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Bea · 01/02/2019 23:53

Go to bed or watch the last two eps??...

It's not a school night! Wahey!!

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boatyardblues · 01/02/2019 23:56

I have no peaches or boots tonight. Knock yourself out.

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bettys · 02/02/2019 00:00

Twisty end to ep 8 of P&P with the shoe in a box! Gonna have to watch ep 9 now.....

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 00:06

I’m just rolling into ep 19, but I’m flagging - end of a busy week and fighting a cold. It’s keeping me guessing to the end, though.

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Bea · 02/02/2019 01:55

Wowser! The Guardians finished!!... Not without fault but great fun!... And the ending!.........
Its 1.55! Time to give myself a peachy boot!!

Bea · 02/02/2019 09:04

Ey up! Something to look forward to!!
taciturn detective!

bettys · 02/02/2019 09:21

Oooh lovely Jisoo! Those Soompi articles are funny, I can't work out if it's the translation or the tone that stars always have to be so careful about.

Lovejoy looks much better without the curly mullet in the P&P flashbacks.

bettys · 02/02/2019 10:12

Daegu! Oh FFS!

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 10:29

Quite!

The end of episode 19 is Shock!!! Great plotting.

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 12:39

All done! Need to get lunch on now...

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 15:45

I checked Devilish Joy earlier. They’ve now subtitled the end of ep 15 and at least the start of ep 16. It’s a bit approximate but does the job. Funny how the subtitlers differ so much. There’s one on Netflix called Blake something who does a good job.

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 15:46

I didn’t pay attention to P&P, but the subtitling was good.

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bettys · 02/02/2019 17:51

Watched a couple more episodes of The Last Empress this afternoon, it is cheesy fantastic!! Choi Jin Hyuk has finally appeared in a sharp suit. I’m hoping I can spin it out until the last episodes, I think there are 42 available and it ends at 48 (half hour eps)

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 18:07

48 episodes! Shock Even at half an hour long...

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 18:08

How long does it take him to appear?

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bettys · 02/02/2019 18:33

Episode 6, or 3 if you count them in hours. Worth the wait Wink

I'm saving P&P for later tonight, it's like having a double Jin-Hyuk whammy

bettys · 02/02/2019 18:35

Actually on Viki it looks like there are 52 episodes Shock

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 18:35

P&P felt like it needed an extra half an hour to wrap things up properly, but it was a rollercoast ride up until the end.

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 18:38
Shock
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bettys · 02/02/2019 18:39

The palace bodyguards all look tough as hell in their black suits & earpieces but they're all walking around the palace in their socks!!!

bettys · 02/02/2019 18:43

Does Prosecutor Gu get the girl though??

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 18:47

Yes, Gu gets his girl. Not enough snogging though.

Is The Last Empress in a modern setting? If so, I may be persuaded.

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Bea · 02/02/2019 18:58

Ugh! Something would have to be spectacularly good for me to stick that long out!..😭

. Sort of dipped back into I Am Not A Robot... And I'm not sure I'm going to last as it feels a little tiresome... Which is weird for me as you know how much I like fluff!... Just not getting it at the. Moment.... 😒

Might goto P&P or.. D day on Viki.. It's got Kim Young Kwang in. 2ml in Pinnochio (the nice rich mummy's boy) and just been in The Guardians and I find him very watchable!... Not in contest with GRR or Toasty but he's very engaging! 😁😂

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 19:01

Well that’s annoying. The subtitles peter out half way through ep14 of Devilish Joy again. 🙄

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boatyardblues · 02/02/2019 19:03

Bea - If you’re not feeling it, step away from I am Not A Robot. That’s why I have my ten minute tasters, because its about matching your mood.

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