I have decided that it was about time for me to update and expand my favorite kdrama primer yet again (which I first did some months ago). Not only were there a bunch of kdramas I wanted to add to the list, but I wanted to rearrange the order of some of the dramas on the list already (except for the first three or so, the placement of the other ( Read more... )

2008 is almost over and Hong Gil Dong is still my favorite kdrama of the year: hilarious and heart-breaking, politically fascinating and romantically swoony. If somehow you managed to friend me and yet avoid reading about HGD, it's a 24-ep period drama (though I use that term liberally as it is very tongue-in-cheek with both the sense of time and ( Read more... )

Since Powerful Opponents made me think about drama endings. Now, we all know about those infamous ‘last minute unhappy endings’ which seem to be tacked on to inflict utmost misery (Glass Slippers’ infamous ending, I am looking at you) or those dramas which would pretty clearly end happily as are giggle-fest or unhappily, as they involve hot people ( Read more... )

I have decided that it was about time for me to update and expand my favorite kdrama primer (which I first did some month ago). Not only were there a bunch of kdramas I wanted to add to the list, but I wanted to rearrange the order of some of the dramas on the list already (except for the first three or so, the placement of the other ones within ( Read more... )

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'Nae Sarang Ha Neul ( Read more... )

SECONDARY GIRL I WANT YOU TO FUCKING DIE NOW IN THE MOST PAINFUL FASHION POSSIBLE!!!!

DIEDIEDIEDIEDIEWHYWON'TYOUDIE!!!!!

Argh. The last time I hated the 'other girl' so was the Tennis Girl in My GirlThe waves of rage emanating from me could probably power a small city ( Read more... )

I have just finished episode 15 of One Fine Day and I completely, utterly, and irrationally hate every single character who is not the OTP with the strength of a thousand suns. I want them all to DIAF:

( Shippy squee and rage )

I have all sorts of meta about One Fine Day (am through middle of ep 15 now and it's still amazing) but it's late and I am exhausted, so instead, all I bring you is this awesome GD/YN mv from eps 18-20.

Spoilers galore and so is heartbreak:

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*sniffle*

Am up to episode 12 of One Fine Day and it continues beyond awesome, even down to the automatic hurty feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever Ha Neul or (especially) Gun are hurt. For me this happens only with the best dramas ( Read more... )