After all the smart-ness in #CaptivatingTheKing, I needed a #kdrama that didn't require any thinking. #ALoveSoBeautiful has the emotional and mental depth of an after-school special, and 20 minute episodes! Winning.
Except the ML is a total JERK to the FL. And the 2ML is thoughtful, supportive, considerate, kind, emotionally aware... exasperated sigh
It is a Korean remake of a #cdrama and ... I can tell?
I don't save too many Kdramas on disk anymore.
Delete sometimes if I am sure I won't regret it later.
But Knight Flower is for the keep !
What a good, meticulously made drama this is !
I would like to give the whole team flowers for their work.
I could not make a choice, so I bought them all.
Since I'm upgrading to Plus in a couple of weeks for my trip & hoping the downloads work. I will add this to "My Dearest" & "Queen of Divorce" list of Plus shows to watch!
Our insurance provider, Blue Cross, terminated its contract with a large health care provider here in Arizona. That means that we can no longer go to the hospital that is less than 2 miles from our house. We now have to travel more than 7 miles to arrive at an emergency room our insurance will accept.
Now I have to figure out which doctors we can still see.
@LaNaehForaday
Yes. When I purposely selected my neighborhood for its proximity to a hospital, and now the choice to use it is financially unfeasible, I will complain.
People who don't want universal healthcare point to how limited our choices would be. I was trying to point out that the US' current system of health insurance limits our choices more than universal healthcare would.
For the 1st time, I am seriously considering fast-forwarding through a drama during a 1st watch.
The FL's character in "Don't Dare to Dream" / "Jealousy Incarnate" is so awful (thru eps 13 / 24) that I can't stand when she's on the screen - how can a person be so clueless?
It is so bad that it was going to be the 1st drama that I drop. But I went & read reviews & so many people loved it that I think I'm going to resort to fast-forwarding.
I've seen this actress in "When the Camellia Blooms" & in "It's Okay That's Love" & although she grew on me a bit in the last one, I didn't particularly love her in either - she picks annoying characters (or makes them that way).
I've recently finished up several so my list feels like it's getting manageable.
*** Finished - Need to Write About (or I won't remember) ***
Alchemy of Souls (1)
Marvelous Women
My Demon
Welcome to Samdal-ri
*** Watching w/ a Watch Party ***
Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light & Shadow (eps 1 / 10)
can't wait for this story to continue!
Gyeongseong Creature Season 1 (eps 1 / 10)
1st episode was fantastic!
*** Personal Watching ***
The Uncanny Counter (eps 11/16)
took it off hold & am trying to finish up
Call It Love (eps 11/16)
unexpectedly deep
Jealousy Incarnate/Dare to Dream (eps 9 / 16)
FL, Gong Hyo Jin doing her part to remove stigma from medical problems. I have the worst 2nd lead syndrome ever & it seems I may get my wish???
Marry My Husband (eps 7 / 16)
Park Min Young does not disappoint. It's marvelous.
i remember when i used to avidly read conversations about #CDrama and #KDrama eagerly looking for more to add to my watch list.
Now I just keep reading until I find the post which tells me I won't be able to cope with it and this is another series I should probably miss.
How do you stress addicts manage it? Like seriously. How do you cope with all of the cortisol and stress reactions from your entertainment?
I bet it's kind of like people who love roller coasters & people who don't.
I love them - not because they don't bother me, but because they do. The getting all nervous as you approach the crest of the ride is just as fun & scary as the descent.
For me, it's the same with dramas. I do like a nice calm, little conflict drama as a palate cleanser, but then give me the fear & angst & despair so that I can be comforted, healed, find hope again, or learn a lesson. It's the journey through those emotions that makes it fun for me.
In reality, do I like feeling fear, angst, & despair? No. But in a form of entertainment, I love it.
Liking Perfect Marriage Revenge a lot. After a slew of #KDramas that just didn't hit it off with me it's good to start enjoying something again 😁
It's a transmigration, second chance at life story where a woman decides to change her life after dying tragically in her first life.
You know, one of the most interesting criticisms I heard of #KDramas this year was that it's becoming too "Westernised". (This was in some forums I've been in.) TBH, I didn't understand what they mean, but when I watched #TheVigilante, I got an inkling. It felt unnecessarily violent, gory & had little heart. It was well-executed but I just didn't feel moved by the main lead's murderous motivations.
Don't know, something feels off with Kdramas lately but I can't put my finger on it.
I feel that in addition to the violence, there is more dumbing down. (My guess is to appeal to the large U.S. market).
For example, the "Strong Woman/Girl" shows. In SWDBS (the original) there were multiple storylines all centering around one motif, but in "Strong Girl" we're taken down to 1 main story line with a couple of shallow side stories that do not provide any support or contrast for the main story.
Also noticed in "Welcome to Samdal-ri" there is the same simple main story line with a couple of side stories, but they don't seem to be intertwined at all. I haven't noticed much symbolism or anything deeper yet & we're more than 1/2 way through. It's not bad, but it doesn't feel right.
@kdrama End of the Year Drama Challenge Day 2: Favourite actress discovered in 2023 Kim Mi-Kyung and Kim Young-Ok For me, one of the most amazing aspects of #kdrama is all of the supporting characters and their stories. These 2 women add SO much depth to all of the shows where they play eomeoni/mom, Ajumma/auntie, halmeoni/grandma, and Court Lady Favourite show for Kim Mi-Kyung: Healer Favourite show for Kim Young-Ok: Hometown Cha Cha Cha
Thanks to @jillithd@whoosh@kdrama I'm going to try this. End of the Year Drama Challenge Day 1: Since when have you been watching dramas? I joined a Discord watchparty group 2023/04/15, started slowly with 1-2 episodes week of It's Okay to Not Be Okay. After I returned from a road trip in late June, I started watched more and more shows as well as taking Duolingo #hangeul lessons. Now, #kdrama is a major, full-time obsession and my Korean listening comprehension is growing exponentially.
Duolingo is great for learning Hangeul. I just finished the Rookie section yesterday & at the end of that they started just saying sentences without showing the words. I feel that helps the listening a lot.
I also have used Drops for learning vocab - you have to listen well there.
Taking class through the Korean Cultural center has been great. The teacher just started speaking in Korean, so we had to listen.
Thanks for sharing that! Turns out I'm a "Social Watcher." I like to talk about the shows I'm watching. No wonder I post & read here and join watch parties! :blobcatfluffowo:
'"Strong Girl Namsoon" and "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon" will reportedly have a follow-up K-drama!'
If I hadn't gotten to episode 12 of Strong Girl (& still watching), I would have thought another "Strong Female" show highly unlikely. Although I wasn't too keen on SG Nam Soon at first - really due to the FL being way too cutesy - the last 2 - 3 episodes have been good.
I'll be curious to see what they do with a 3rd drama in the franchise.
@AnnaAnthro
I'm going to wait because I just stupidly started 2 currently airing dramas. But I am very excited to see Pyo Ye Jin in a lead role. Loved her in "Our Blooming Youth" & "What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?"
Ok I need to stop putting it off and start looking around to see where I can get a #Novavax jab the next couple of weeks. I had my last one a little over a year ago, no side effects, and am a little more confident in their formula than the mRNA's jabs, for vague stereochemical reasons... And so, the Great Search begins.
