MsLatte’s Daebak Cybercafé (kdrama #8)

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A quiet corner of MN for serious addicts of Kdrama, or the Kdrama-curious. (MsLatte is a Her Private Life reference.) Most of our viewing is drawn from Netflix and Viki, with a sprinkling of Dramabus (non subscription, maybe dodgy) and AmazonPrime.

The previous thread is here, but our ‘Addicts Recommend’ list below is cumulative so includes recommendations and favourites from all previous threads.

Shows marked with asterisk(s) are more uniformly loved or admired. In categorising series, its important to note most Korean dramas have multiple strands - e.g. supernatural, romance and a thriller; crime series with fantasy elements. Genre-busting mash-ups are normal. Series that are tagged as dark may also have moments of comedy or the absurd, likewise fluff can have heavier moments. View the categories below as best approximate & ask if you need guidance, eg about suitability for younger teens.

Comedy (with a side order of absurd)
I picked up a celebrity on the street (Viki)
My Fellow Citizens (Viki)

Crime/Thriller
Come and Hug Me (Dramafast)
Healer (Netflix)*
Heartless City (Viki)
He is Psychometric (Viki)
I Hear Your Voice (Netflix /Viki)
Life on Mars (classy remake of BBC series, Dramafast)
Live (Netflix)
Pride & Prejudice (Netflix)*
Prison Playbook (Netflix)*
Suspicious Partner (Netflix)*

Historical/Period drama (“sageuk”)
Crowned Clown (Viki)
Mr Sunshine (Netflix)

Romance - lighter & fluffier
Beating Again (Netflix)
Coffee Prince (Netflix)
Don’t Dare to Dream (Netflix, or as Jealousy Incarnate on Viki)*
Happy Once Again (Netflix)
Her Private Life (Viki)*
His Master’s Sun (Netflix)
Love from a Star (Netflix)*
Pinocchio (Netflix)
Radio Romance (Netflix)
Romance is the Bonus Book (Netflix)**
She Was Pretty (Dramabus/Netflix)*
The Beauty Inside (Viki/Netflix)
Thirty Not Seventeen (Viki)
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (Netflix/Viki)
What’s Up With Secretary Kim (Viki)**
You are my Destiny (Netflix)

Romance - heavier weight/more grown up themes
Because This Is My First Life (Viki)*
Chicago Typewriter (Viki)*
Descendants of the Sun (Viki)
Fight For My Way (Viki/Drama bus)*
Just Between Lovers (Viki)**
My Strange Hero (Viki)
One Spring Night (Netflix)
Red Carpet - film (Netflix, very adult content)
Search: WWW (Viki)*
Something in the Rain (Netflix)
The Package (Viki)

Supernatural/zombies/vampires/fantasy/sci-fi - lighter & fluffier
Goblin (Viki)*
I am not a Robot (Netflix)
Legend of the Blue Sea (Viki/Netflix)
% Orange Marmalade (Netflix)
While You Were Sleeping (Viki)*

Supernatural/zombies/vampires/fantasy/sci-fi - darker/more grown up themes
Black (Netflix)*
Hotel del Luna (Viki)*
Kingdom (Netflix)*
The Guest (Dramafast)
Train to Busan - film (Amazon Prime)
W (Viki & Netflix)*

Guilty Pleasures (for the joy, not the quality)
Hwarang (Viki/Netflix)
The Last Empress (Viki)
Sassy Go Go (Netflix)

Mad as a box of frogs/uncategorisable
Strong Girl Bong Soon (Netflix)

Not Korean but just try it

We occasionally branch out into Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese drama. The Chinese & Taiwanese stuff is much more variable quality-wise, so we’ve noted anything decent here:

Love O2O (Viki - Chinese)
Morning Call (Netflix - Japanese)

We have some lovely occasional posters with links to Korea who pop in from time to time to provide the context for some of the more baffling cultural references. (Although we may have scared them all away since our early threads with the fangirling. If you’re still reading, please say hi.)

We are generally fans of all things Korean, so equally happy to talk about Korean cookery, language, film and music when the mood takes us.

We have a few frequently used acronyms:
FL/2FL = female lead/2nd female lead
ML/2ML = male lead/2nd male lead
SLS = Second Lead Syndrome (where the FL/MLis too dense to realise how much better the 2ML/2FL is)
🥾🍑 (boot, peach) = kick up the arse to go to bed

We also abbreviate titles if they’re long, but usually only after using the full title & acronym together or an obvious abbreviation. Some favourite actors & actresses have been abbreviated for speed/efficiency, eg Lee Jong-Suk (LJS), Park Min Young (PMY), Ji Chang Wook (Ji Chang Wook) and his hotness Kim Jae Wook (HH KJW). Don’t be afraid to ask for help/clues if we’re not making sense or have descended into acronym soup.

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…

He looks so different when he smiles!! Adorable puppy boyf material instead of troubled edgy boyf

I know absolutely no one in RL who watches kdrama 😥 so this is my only outlet 😎

Me either, Betty. I have an acquaintance who likes Korean, Japanese and Chinese cinema but won’t commit to TV series because of time pressures.

bettys i have a husky/german shephard/akita cross. she was abused as a puppy and her owners left her tied to a post on a canal side. she's anxious around men but otherwise loveliest, soppiest dog in the world. i have equal love for all pets but a definite soft spot for bigger dogs.

im glad we have this space to talk about dramas! it's become a nice little community where there's no judgement. feels half way between a coffee morning and a pub lunch but definitely a comfortable place to be.

im glad we have this space to talk about dramas! it's become a nice little community where there's no judgement. feels half way between a coffee morning and a pub lunch but definitely a comfortable place to be.

Agreed. It’s been great to have new posters delurk and join the conversation recently. The more of us there are, the more ground we can cover. It’s all good. 👍

Thaaaar she blows: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/streamed_tv/3697294-MsLatte-s-Daebak-Cybercaf-kdrama-addicts-9?watched=1

Who else is looking forward to the darker nights so they can justify watching K Drama earlier in the evening?!

Not had chance for much viewing as been away lots but currently still plowing^^ through

^Weightlifting Fairy
Sec kim
Melo
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Have now finished Coffee Prince
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VIKI^ is proving challenging to watch as keeps asking me to re-purchase and I still haven't worked out how to stream on main TV ( much to DH delight I am sure)

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I just finished watching when the camellia blooms. And i love it so muchhhhh!! Do you guys know any other drama that are same with camellia ? I love this drama because it so heartwarming. The story not only tell anout love story, but also friendship, family and neighboorhood. Please recommend me if you know any drama that similar to camellia!!

Hi Justsomebody - we are on to thread 11 now. Hit the ‘Streamed TV’ link at the top of the thread to get the active threads in this section. Kdrama #10 and #11 are currently at the top. I’ve not finished Camellia yet, but some the other regulars have so definitely repost on the new thread.