I am in the middle of ep 9 of Giant (we have family over so drama time is limited) and it hit me. The OTP is not at all like Dong Chul/Grace from East of Eden (which is how ockoala reeled me in). No, what it is, is like Dong Chul/Hye Rin only if EoE went that way at the very start and did it so very perfectly. The heroine of Giant is everything Hye Rin ( Read more... )

I had a chance to check out first eps for all three dramas I planned to watch (if they proved to be to my liking) in August. The verdict for all three is an overwhelming yes.

Giant - I believe I am hooked. First ep was mainly childhood scenes but unlike a lot of people, I happen to like childhood portions of epic narratives (must be all the ( Read more... )

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Because I am so obsessed with the possibly uncanonical ship of Tae Sung/Jae In, I decided to bring you MVs from some ships which started out uncanonical (or at least looked this way to me) but ended up being the main OTP ( Read more... )

Ugh. I really should know better than read fan threads with a drama where ultimate shipping is uncertain - it's insanity. Unlike people on my flist who, whichever their shipper preferences, always come across as reasonable and making sense, insanity reigns on the boards.

I've been reading threads related to Tsuki No Koibito and am so irritated ( Read more... )

I keep thinking about Queen Seon Deok's glorious glorious ending. It was so awesome that I am actually going to go back and rewatch the whole freaking 62-ep drama. It's going to join such dramas as Damo, IRIS, Capital Scandal and Legend (among others) in my pantheon of PERFECT drama endings ( Read more... )

So, year 2009 has been very good for me OTP-wise, providing many a drama OTP for me to swoon over.

But let's see how I did in the "happy ending for the OTP" stakes - do I go for the tragic ones that break my heart or fluffiness?

( Here - obviously spoilers for endings of dramas in my tags )

This is yet another in my series of "Dangermousie ranks all the kdramas she has ever seen" posts. (I have seen over 70 kdramas and, being addicted to ranking, have decided to rank them all). For previous posts go here. Below the cut are dramas ranked 42-30: these range from dramas I like a lot to dramas I love. All of them have flaws that keep them ( Read more... )

Gentlemen, gentlemen! Does nobody settle their differences with a peaceful game of domino nowadays?


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Yes, I know, I am still working on my 5 favorites meme thing.

( Here are my 5 favorite drama OTPs behind the cut )