Hey, remember that meme I was doing?
30 Day Kdrama Challenge
Day 11: Your Favorite Dialogue
This meme is way too obsessed with dialog that I CAN'T REMEMBER. Because I can't speak Korean. Hmm... Can I just say like every bit of dialog ever from Beethoven Virus? Because I seriously loved that show's use of language. Every single inspiring speech from Kang Mae, every witty back and forth between Kang Mae and Ru Mi or Kang Mae and Gun Woo, the ahjumma drunkenly taking out all of her frustrations on Kang Mae and telling him that she can play the cello beautifully, Kang Mae defending the orchestra from the mayor, Kang Mae teaching the orchestra how to play Nella Fantasia from the heart, Kang Mae arguing with the little kid and telling him that he would burn inside the flames of Hell if he didn't listen to adults and call the Art Center the Classic Nara, the dialog between Kang Mae and Ru Mi in the last episode when she's laying down on the stage and tells him to say something honest, Ru Mi telling Kang Mae that she likes him (both times). I LOVE THIS DRAMA.
Day 12: Your Favorite Story
Now, see, this is a tough one because most k-drama plots are terribly contrived and unoriginal, but I think that's why I like them. No, seriously. I like it that way because it allows the characters to become the focus rather than some exuberant plot. While I loved IRIS, its plot was terribly confusing and I still don't even know what that show was about, but that's one where they tried to have a fancy plot and kind of failed, because that show was at its most awesome when it figured out that the characters were more important than the conspiracies. 49 Days had a great plot to start off with, and I think it would have been my answer for this one had it not focused so much in the end on the love stories. I hated the love stories in that one, which was a switch since I usually watch these shows for the romance, but I actually think this show would have been better had it focused more on the familial and platonic relationships, and went into more detail on the workings of the afterlife (I guess I was wanting a Korean take on Dead Like Me). So, yeah, that one had a lot of potential but went far too off course for me. And then there's White Tower, which had a very detailed plot and really delved into the psyche of its seedy anti-hero and the people who supported or opposed him, but I think this one had way too many scenes dealing with politics, which we had to watch in order to keep up with the plot, but were rather boring. So. But I loved the idea of this seemingly unstoppable man being taken down by the very disease that he had spent his career getting rid of in other people. And I loved how his ambition just drove him to spin so many lies and cover up so many things, to the point where he actually became a worse surgeon because of it. I like that he was unapologetic. I like that he was so amazing that he had all these admirers even though they knew that he fought dirty. I like that the show made us fall in love with such a dastardly doctor. So... yeah, White Tower. But I also want to say Bad Family, simply because that's an example of a ridiculously contrived plot that ended up being fantastic.
Day 13: Your Favorite “I Love You”
Oh gosh, do you know what's sad? Even with my k-drama OTPs, my favorites are the ones who never actually say the words "I love you" to each other. It's just, you know, implied. I guess if we're going with outright confessions, then I think it might be from Sungkyunkwan Scandal: Sun Joon confessing his love to Yoon Hee when he still thought that she was Yoon Shik. Just, the courage that took. He's a man telling another man that he loves him in a time where that was strictly forbidden. Not only that, but he's telling his best friend that he loves him, and that's what worries him more. He doesn't want to lose that friendship, but he also thinks that something is wrong with him and he doesn't want to alienate Yoon Shik, so he promises to go away, and just... that moment is filled with so much naked honesty and it's beautiful. Oh look, it's on YouTube!
I forgot that it even contained the ever popular single tear of manpain.
Day 01: Your Favorite Kdrama
Day 02: Your Favorite Male Lead Character
Day 03: Your Favorite Female Lead Character
Day 04: Your Favorite Male Third Wheel Character
Day 05: Your Favorite Female Third Wheel Character
Day 06: Your Favorite Song from a Kdrama OST
Day 07: Your Favorite Line/s by a Male Lead Character
Day 08: Your Favorite Line/s by a Female Lead Character
Day 09: Your Favorite Line/s by a Male Third Wheel
Day 10: Your Favorite Line/s by a Female Third Wheel
Day 11; Your Favorite Dialogue
Day 12: Your Favorite Story
Day 13: Your Favorite “I Love You”
Day 14: Your Favorite Kiss
Day 15: Your Favorite Ending
Day 16: A Kdrama you started but can’t finish
Day 17: A Kdrama you’ve watched more than once
Day 18: The Worst Kdrama that you’ve watched until the end
Day 19: Your Best Actor
Day 20: Your Best Actress
Day 21: Your Worst Actor
Day 22: Your Worst Actress
Day 23: Your Best Couple
Day 24: Your Worst Couple
Day 25: Your First Kdrama
Day 26: Your Recently Finished Kdrama
Day 27: A Kdrama loved by many but you don’t seem to like
Day 28: A Kdrama not loved by many but you seem to like
Day 29: A Kdrama which made you so happy
Day 30: A Kdrama which made you so sad
Day 31: A Kdrama you plan on watching next
In other news, everyone who watched Secret Garden should watch this video. Or if you just like watching cute boys kissing each other, then you should watch this video:
[ENG] Secret Big Bang (Secret Garden Parody) by vvipjamie
I suddenly understand the popularity of k-pop boybands now. THEY WRITE THE SLASH THEMSELVES.
Day 11: Your Favorite Dialogue
This meme is way too obsessed with dialog that I CAN'T REMEMBER. Because I can't speak Korean. Hmm... Can I just say like every bit of dialog ever from Beethoven Virus? Because I seriously loved that show's use of language. Every single inspiring speech from Kang Mae, every witty back and forth between Kang Mae and Ru Mi or Kang Mae and Gun Woo, the ahjumma drunkenly taking out all of her frustrations on Kang Mae and telling him that she can play the cello beautifully, Kang Mae defending the orchestra from the mayor, Kang Mae teaching the orchestra how to play Nella Fantasia from the heart, Kang Mae arguing with the little kid and telling him that he would burn inside the flames of Hell if he didn't listen to adults and call the Art Center the Classic Nara, the dialog between Kang Mae and Ru Mi in the last episode when she's laying down on the stage and tells him to say something honest, Ru Mi telling Kang Mae that she likes him (both times). I LOVE THIS DRAMA.
Day 12: Your Favorite Story
Now, see, this is a tough one because most k-drama plots are terribly contrived and unoriginal, but I think that's why I like them. No, seriously. I like it that way because it allows the characters to become the focus rather than some exuberant plot. While I loved IRIS, its plot was terribly confusing and I still don't even know what that show was about, but that's one where they tried to have a fancy plot and kind of failed, because that show was at its most awesome when it figured out that the characters were more important than the conspiracies. 49 Days had a great plot to start off with, and I think it would have been my answer for this one had it not focused so much in the end on the love stories. I hated the love stories in that one, which was a switch since I usually watch these shows for the romance, but I actually think this show would have been better had it focused more on the familial and platonic relationships, and went into more detail on the workings of the afterlife (I guess I was wanting a Korean take on Dead Like Me). So, yeah, that one had a lot of potential but went far too off course for me. And then there's White Tower, which had a very detailed plot and really delved into the psyche of its seedy anti-hero and the people who supported or opposed him, but I think this one had way too many scenes dealing with politics, which we had to watch in order to keep up with the plot, but were rather boring. So. But I loved the idea of this seemingly unstoppable man being taken down by the very disease that he had spent his career getting rid of in other people. And I loved how his ambition just drove him to spin so many lies and cover up so many things, to the point where he actually became a worse surgeon because of it. I like that he was unapologetic. I like that he was so amazing that he had all these admirers even though they knew that he fought dirty. I like that the show made us fall in love with such a dastardly doctor. So... yeah, White Tower. But I also want to say Bad Family, simply because that's an example of a ridiculously contrived plot that ended up being fantastic.
Day 13: Your Favorite “I Love You”
Oh gosh, do you know what's sad? Even with my k-drama OTPs, my favorites are the ones who never actually say the words "I love you" to each other. It's just, you know, implied. I guess if we're going with outright confessions, then I think it might be from Sungkyunkwan Scandal: Sun Joon confessing his love to Yoon Hee when he still thought that she was Yoon Shik. Just, the courage that took. He's a man telling another man that he loves him in a time where that was strictly forbidden. Not only that, but he's telling his best friend that he loves him, and that's what worries him more. He doesn't want to lose that friendship, but he also thinks that something is wrong with him and he doesn't want to alienate Yoon Shik, so he promises to go away, and just... that moment is filled with so much naked honesty and it's beautiful. Oh look, it's on YouTube!
Click to viewI forgot that it even contained the ever popular single tear of manpain.
Day 01: Your Favorite Kdrama
Day 02: Your Favorite Male Lead Character
Day 03: Your Favorite Female Lead Character
Day 04: Your Favorite Male Third Wheel Character
Day 05: Your Favorite Female Third Wheel Character
Day 06: Your Favorite Song from a Kdrama OST
Day 07: Your Favorite Line/s by a Male Lead Character
Day 08: Your Favorite Line/s by a Female Lead Character
Day 09: Your Favorite Line/s by a Male Third Wheel
Day 10: Your Favorite Line/s by a Female Third Wheel
Day 11; Your Favorite Dialogue
Day 12: Your Favorite Story
Day 13: Your Favorite “I Love You”
Day 14: Your Favorite Kiss
Day 15: Your Favorite Ending
Day 16: A Kdrama you started but can’t finish
Day 17: A Kdrama you’ve watched more than once
Day 18: The Worst Kdrama that you’ve watched until the end
Day 19: Your Best Actor
Day 20: Your Best Actress
Day 21: Your Worst Actor
Day 22: Your Worst Actress
Day 23: Your Best Couple
Day 24: Your Worst Couple
Day 25: Your First Kdrama
Day 26: Your Recently Finished Kdrama
Day 27: A Kdrama loved by many but you don’t seem to like
Day 28: A Kdrama not loved by many but you seem to like
Day 29: A Kdrama which made you so happy
Day 30: A Kdrama which made you so sad
Day 31: A Kdrama you plan on watching next
In other news, everyone who watched Secret Garden should watch this video. Or if you just like watching cute boys kissing each other, then you should watch this video:
[ENG] Secret Big Bang (Secret Garden Parody) by vvipjamie
I suddenly understand the popularity of k-pop boybands now. THEY WRITE THE SLASH THEMSELVES.