JenL

On 3/3/2023 at 12:41 AM, abs-oluteM said:

He was in VIP ( but this is one cray cray makjang drama where his role was insignificant).

The one I would recommend is My Unfamiliar Family. That was an interesting show and I think he had a meatier role. He was in plenty of my favourite dramas but his roles were quite small though...

1. A Poem A Day

2. Prison Playbook

3. Gogh Starry Night

4. Page Turner ( This was a short drama but it's a main role )

Hahaha I'm going to check out some of these dramas when I get a chance. I started Prison Playbook awhile ago, but you know when you're watching the first episode and then get distracted and so you don't get invested...that's what happened to me. But I feel like it's something I'd love if I got into it, so I'm still going to watch it one day!

On 3/3/2023 at 12:41 AM, abs-oluteM said:

 

The traffic and parking can be quite a pain in Seoul. But will be a fun adventure. Can do a day trip to Nami Island and its surroundings if you didn't do it the last time. But skip Petite France. Not worth it.

https://thetravelintern.com/nami-island-day-trip-gapyeong/

 

Hahaha, I went to both Petite France and Nami Island. I actually don't mind Petite France and the Italian Village, but I was only there for an hour. It's cute, but it just seemed a bit dated. Nami Island is pretty, but at the tail end of winter it was a little sludgey with melted snow. I did the zipline into the island which was fun and we followed the animals around (there were lots of rabbits and a white peacock), but I don't know if there was that much to do at Nami Island either. I also didn't watch Winter Sonata, so I didn't have the drama nostalgia that a fan would have if they visited. The place I liked the most was The Garden of Morning Calm. Apparently they shot scenes from The King's Affection there. The garden doesn't have many flowers in the winter so they put on a huge light show instead. It was my favourite part of the tour. 

On 3/3/2023 at 11:00 PM, mademoiselle said:

Soooo good. @JenL some enticing clips :D

https://youtu.be/h9WcXJRxlCk?list=PLPJzFoOSNF-OCw_IAMyGCdUybEmo2wphv

https://youtu.be/eaeX_TMYC6w

 

Noblesse Men

Oh you found the clips with Shin Jae Ha in it! I am hghly tempted now!!! Actually, as you might know I do like dramas with classical music themes so this is up my alley. I just kinda avoided it though during the Jisoo school bullying era. But I think the punishment has been served and now I actually like one of the actors in the drama soo...

On 3/4/2023 at 10:11 AM, mademoiselle said:

Let me know how is Nagoya because in the response to LJW and IU's trip to Nagoya, the Japanese were wondering if they did anything fun/interesting and enjoyed a good time because to them, it doesn't seem like Nagoya is the place to visit... LOL. Will you go to the Science Museum? What about Legoland. I've trauma from Legoland coz my sis & family spent 6 hours in there making me and dad wait outside (and we actually went and watched a movie to kill them!)

Hahaha Nagoya reminds me of Melbourne! But to be fair I personally didn't do annything there except visit a friend who was living there. But it felt peaceful and kind of slow. Wow, wonder why all the stars choose to go to Nagoya? 

On 3/4/2023 at 10:48 PM, abs-oluteM said:

@mademoiselle I chose Nagoya cause we’ve not been 🤣. I have done all the big usual ones Hokkaido, Osaka , Kyoto . Did a lot of day trips including Hiroshima, Kanazawa, Nara etc and many smaller off the track places too. We will go to the Science Museum and The Train & Maglev Park . Not gonna do Legoland. We’ve done our fair share of theme parks in the past ( and I cannot stand waiting in line 🤣) Also considering a day trip to Shirakawa-go ( I believe that was the World Heritage Site you were referring to) . Have you decided on your itinerary ? 

Are you going to Japan too @mademoiselle???

How was Hokkaido @abs-oluteM?  I think of the above, that's the only city I haven't been to, but hopefully next trip I can make it out that way. And maybe Kobe for BBQ. Always thinking of my stomach 

31 minutes ago, mademoiselle said:

@JenL I did try Unlock the Boss but just couldn't get into it after a few episodes.

 

Yeah I also wasn''t super into the first episode, so didn't really contnue, though also just didn't have access to it on my travels since it wasn't on Netflix (easy to download episodes for the plane).  

But yeah, hopefully third time lucky with CJH's recent projects. I think the last thing I really liked him in was The Witch's Diner and it wasn't even a very long series  But I've liked almost all of Park Eun Bin's projects that I've seen, so hopefully if she's picked to be in it, it's a worthy project for him as well

32 minutes ago, mademoiselle said:

@JenL I did try Unlock the Boss but just couldn't get into it after a few episodes.

 

Hahahahahaha I saw a lot of Oppa too in Seoul. Huge Kim Soo Hyun, Park Bo Gum and Jo Jung Suk at Myeongdong. Lee Jong Suk at MRT. I didn't have a selfie stick with me then so I didn't take photos with them. Lee Min Ho made it here... I see his face in Crown and the city, LOL!

Hahaha they were everywhere! This was a whole display at a phone store we kept walking past. It was set up for photo taking so I didn't feel too weird going inside to take a pic with it 

I feel like LMH and Song Joong Ki I've seen here. Too bad they're not my Oppas. I like the lesser known ones 

I'll definitely check this one out! I was excited since I heard the news @Tofu. I love both PEB and CJH and also they've worked together before in Hot Stove League, though their characters were not super close. He was such a rookie actor then. I remember watching him and thinking this guy is cute. And now he's opposite PEB! 

I think they've started doing poster shoots or something because I saw this drama location that someone saw PEB at and people were visiting it? Not 100% sure but it seemed related to this. 

5 hours ago, mademoiselle said:

Ooooh. I will check it out if the preview looks good. I have to say CHS's record is not really good right now because two dramas in a row I dropped. Did you ever finish Unlock My Boss? It's coming to NF too, this one.

I agree with you. I finished the badminton one, but I almost regret watching it entiirely. There's people who love it, but it really missed both the marks as a sports drama and a romance.

As for Unlock the Boss I missed it entirely, but I sort of started episode 1? Maybe I'll finish it at some point...but not if there's better stuff currently on. And the closest I got to meeting CJH in Korea was taking a photo with this....

I actually watched most of this on a binge on the plane home and so I only really have time to write what I thought about the last episode. I thought it was quite a cute ending. I wasn't overly invested in the romance, so while some people wanted more romance scenes, I was ok with what they provided and I thought CCY and HS's romance was very natural and realistic in many ways - not overly sappy, but flirty and caring. 

3 hours ago, mademoiselle said:

 I'd have been happier if they just left Hae Yi's romance as an open ending but I'm OK with how it is too since she took her time after being with both Sun Jae and Gun Hoo.

I think opposite to @mademoiselle I liked that they closed off Hae-E's romance storyline with Sunjae mainly because I thought Hae-E's behaviour in a relationship also mirrored her aunt's (ie. she's not mushy and she's not afraid to initiate) So I'm glad they included that scene.

What I thought was random was GH suddenly taking an interest in Su-a in like the last episode!!  I mean maybe not surprising since he knew that Hae-E would most likely not pick him and he seems to like smart girls. But was that even necessary?! I feel like that never resolved Su-a's storyline with her mental health and that bugged me. Like her mum was going to book a psych, but then she got caught up in expelling Sunjae and the affair with the dad and it was never expcitiedly explained if she went to therapy or just had to tough it up and get through the trauma herself 

To be honest, I picked up this drama less for the romance and more for the multiple storylines that happened with the various characters and the overiding school theme. Having gone to a competitive school, I also found it relatable and remember the pressure kids would put on themselves around exam times. Also the expectation that parents would have that their kids would become doctors. I don't think the Tiger mums here in the West are on the whole as bad as in Korea, but I have heard stories from friends. I have a friend who got into Law and her mum came to the uni to try to switch her into medicine. 

I thought everything was tied up nicely. Maybe a little toooo nicely. But there were 3 parts of storytelling that I didn't think were great:

-I don't like how they handled the Mr JI storyline - there wasn't an investigation into what made him the way he was? Like his character felt flat in that he would just die if he couldn't protect CCY?! And while CCY did feel sad, I don't think they really showed as much grief as they should have given that the guy was his right hand man for a decade. 

-Also thought the storyline with all the problem mums were rushed? The main one being Hae-E's mum. I feel like she said she just wanted to go to Japan to get her mum to leave, but they never really 'resolved' it. Like all of a sudden Hae-E and HS were fighting and then...they just got over it without so much as a conversation? Same with Sunjae and his mum and Sua and her mum - did they ever get to voice their feelings? The parents never admitted that they should change or at least have an awkward talk with them about the immediate issues they were actually facing to close the loop? 

-The third is the education themes - they seemed to want to explore the issues with stress with the student fainting in CCY's class, but they never really looked deeply into it

1 hour ago, abs-oluteM said:

I know right...I am like no way I will have her advise me on what to do. But then again she's consulting for an academy, isn't it and all these hagwons are all exam focused , so I guess they don't care about ethics and stuff. While this drama tries to highlight the problems with this culture, it doesn't spend enough time exploring the alternatives. Is it because such a culture is too ingrained in their society that it is almost impossible to change? Or perhaps the drama is trying to touch on too many themes? Anyway, the root of the problem is  because of the education system. Unlike in the west, the amount of things that a student needs to absorb and learn is a lot. Every day they practically learn a new thing , and no time is given for them to process. So that's why they all end up needing to go to academy after school.  The CSATs is no joke. 

Yeah I agree it didn't really consider what it would be like to have a different education system or to show that life will be 100% fine even if you don't become a doctor (sure, you don't make a lot of money, but maybe you have your mental health and a happier, healthier lifestyle ) 

Overall, a fun series to watch, not the greatest thing I've seen, but it was still enjoyable and fun and made me laugh at times when CCY and the uncle were 'bonding' 

1 hour ago, ktcjdrama said:

I think this is the main problem of the writing. But like @mademoiselle, I'm fine with it too since it's work of fiction, and I already don't expect too much from early on. 

Yeah the writing was a bit off at certain part towards the end, sometimes really rushed, shoving in new events like Hae-E's mum. But at least it was a happy ending I guess!

@abs-oluteM @Tofu I keep seeing fan meet clips from Lee Je Hoon's Manilla fan meet and er, he is showing off those muscles  

Hello all! I've been a bit lazy to visit drama threads and had a huge drama break for a few months while I got through busy life stuff, but I'm back for Taxi Driver

See my dedication - it even extends to my display picture!!! Lee Je Hoon as Kim Do Ki (and even better Wang Tao Zi) is chef's kiss 

On 2/28/2023 at 4:31 AM, Tofu said:

No, @JenL!! You cannot like the possible villain in Taxi Driver 2! You must only love Lee Je Hoon! 

Hahahaha!!! Don't worry @Tofu! I started watching Taxi Driver again last night and the moment Lee Je Hoon whipped out his sunglasses, I was whipped ...I was like "...Shin Jae who?"

On 2/28/2023 at 4:31 AM, Tofu said:

I'm so happy you had fun, Jen! I've been paying attention to those LJW fanmeeting tweets and every time I see one, I think about you and how you would have loved to go to one.

Hahaha I've been watching them too. I guess it's just not meant to be this round of tours . But hopefully one day! 

I'm also going to be mega jelly of those Lee Je Hoon fans in Phillipines and I think Indonesia where he's due to appear soon.. @SilverMoonTea any chance you can kidnap him for me when he's there? 

On 2/28/2023 at 4:31 AM, Tofu said:

I'm glad you were able to go to the filming set of DDSSLLS. Ever since he lost weight for Alchemy S2, his features are more defined and he just exudes a different kind of aura --- maturity? sexiness? I don't know, but it's working for him. Haha!

 

Yep, at least I feel like I've satisfied my DDSSLLS obsession by seeing the actual places 

Hahaha LJW does look hotter. I think he's been working out...but I dunno. His face seems more angular as well. I think when I first saw him in EY, he seemed to have a slightly rounder face. But yeah, manliness  LOL

On 2/28/2023 at 7:20 AM, Tofu said:

@mademoiselle Rowoon! 

On 2/28/2023 at 7:23 AM, mademoiselle said:

This is the best wake up gifts I've gotten 🎁! Now I just want to lie in bed & ogle at him instead of going to work! Thank you @Tofu

Speaking of EY, these Rowoon gifs are pretty hot! What photoshoot are they from?  

On 2/28/2023 at 11:25 AM, Chocolate said:

Hahaha maybe it's a generational thing. My mum says the same. When she asks for recommendation, the criteria is "must be "lang jai"" which means pretty boy. Apparently SJK and LMH meets the criteria 😂

 

My mum says that too, but her idea of a "Liang Jai" is not my idea of a "Liang Jai" for sure 

But we do both love Gong Yoo 

On 2/28/2023 at 11:46 AM, SilverMoonTea said:

The fingernails look short & big 

Wang Kai's hands also very pretty

Hahaha hands are very important on Tea's criteria list!! 

On 2/28/2023 at 2:35 PM, abs-oluteM said:

@JenL glad you had a nice trip . I never met any oppas before in my previous trips - sadness  

That makes the 2 of us!  Hopefully on one trip we will run into one of our many loves! Maybe if they send Kang Tae Oh on a post military Asia tour, I'd purposefully buy a ticket to go and see him since I don't have any luck to naturally run into or catch the same flights as any Oppas.

On 2/28/2023 at 2:35 PM, abs-oluteM said:

I like Shin Jae Ha very much & watched a lot of the shows he was on. He often played good boy roles or someone’s younger bro . So am very glad he’s diversifying the roles his taking on . He’s got lots of potential 

Oh yay, someone who understands my newfound love of Shin Jae Ha!!!  I feel like I'm not the only one though. I've seen some Twitter posts about him as well from some Korean fans.

I feel like I might have seen him in past projects before too, but I can't recall anything specifically. What was a drama you remember him being in that you saw in the past abs? 

3 hours ago, mademoiselle said:

Hi @JenL ! I was wondering where you've disappeared to. Glad to know you enjoyed your Korea trip. Now, I need details on food! xDDDD

Hahaha yeah sorry I think I just disappeared suddennly, but it was so busy the week before I left  The trip was good - helped me to take a break and I finally had time to watch dramas at night again, which was great. Would not have caught up on Crash Course in Romance without loooong plane trips where the only thing to do was to watch dramas! 

The food was amazing. I think we did a good balance of Korean food/ Cafe food. Had KBBQ like 4 times including the Jeju Black Pork BBQ. I still prefer beef ribs best though  Had Kalguksu at Gwangjang market and the store was actually one who was featured on a Netflix documentary about Asian street food/ market food. Also had fresh fish and crabs in Mokpo since it's a fishing city ( I made my sister go so we could visit the Dodosolsollalasol set of course since the drama was filmed there ). And we visited lots of cafes - had this really amazing blueberry cheesecake which is not particularly Korean, but it was decorated in the Korean style. Also fresh banana milk with dalgona  Haha, ate so much  Oddly enough I didn't get  to try Egg Drop though!!!

3 hours ago, mademoiselle said:

And oh, we know who you are talking about. Shin Jae Ha. He's in Taxi Driver 2 as well which we also suspect he's up to no good.

Hahaha yes. I think he's pretty. I was also charmed when I saw this behind the scene photo in the spoilers below. ALSO whaaaat?! He's in Taxi Driver 2. I'm yet to start but I'm thinking of starting tonight or tomorrow night. i saw LJH twitter pics and I'm back to swooning over that Oppa 

Guyssss!!! It's been so long! I'm back from Korea. I'm sad to report I did not run into any of my (or your) Oppas . LJW was going in and out of the country for his fan meet tours, but as I was travelling with my sister I couldn't just hang around the airport for no reason just to maybe catch a glimpse of him for 2 mins  Man, my friend was so lucky when she went - she's saw Song Joong Ki, So Ji Sub on her first trip and one of the guys from 2PM on her second trip. All by chance! 

But the trip was fun! Went to so many Kdrama filming locations  I have seen the real DDSSLLS set, Hotel Del Luna museum and Woo Young Woo's dad's Kimbap restaurant   Also tried so many korean foods and went to Jeju for the first time!

I need to backtrack and read what's been happening, but how is life and oppa collecting? Who is everyone's current favourite oppa? 

I have a controversial Oppa - I like the bad guy from Crash Course in Romance  I knew he was going to be bad like a few eppisodes in. I can't remember what made me suspect him, but I was like surely not...he's so cute. And now he really is bad!!!  But I'm still considering adopting him. I won't put a picture just yet in case anyone is behind in the drama and doesn't want spoilers!

Hello everyone! Hope you've all been well...Here's an off-topic topic...If you've been to Korea, where would you say had the best food! Please recommend restaurants/ markets etc 

I tend to like visiting Cafes, but that means I miss out on good old traditional Korean food 

Please help feed me  (I'm about to head off to the country soon)

7 hours ago, twink_twink_ said:

 

Singer and actor Lee Seung Gi announced that he will be getting married to his girlfriend Lee Da In.

 

Dongsaeng Lee Seung Gi , congratulations on your wedding day and best wishes for a happy life together 💕

Whoaaa @SilverMoonTea your Oppa was serious about this girlfriend huh? 

Why is everyone suddenly getting married?! 

Heyyyy, here's a pairing I wouldn't mind at all for Lee Do Hyun. Might actually get him moved to a higher Oppa tier in my heart if the drama was decent!

On 1/26/2023 at 4:43 PM, abs-oluteM said:

@mademoiselle I cannot stomach the quality of the local Chinese dramas in Malaysia. And I did grow up in a family where everyone watched HK dramas. We  do speak Cantonese at home ( or a mix of it with English) .

This is exactly the same feelings I have with Australian dramas sadly  It's really not for me

Oh I didn't know you were a Canto speaker too abs! Though I guess this is not uncommon in Malaysia!

On 1/26/2023 at 4:45 PM, SilverMoonTea said:

I don't even have the free one. I think I lost the remote control to watch the local news / show... Don't even know how to turn the free one, last time we have 😂 

I thought I was the only one who didn't know how to turn on the TV to free show anymore, but it turns out there;s more people out there! You guys are my peoples 

On 1/26/2023 at 5:16 PM, mademoiselle said:

 

@SilverMoonTea HK dramas also a lot of makjang and family related kind. Revenge theme too. Hahaha. Gosh. Maybe that's why I had enough of drama / makjang these days.

This is totally true. I feel like my memories of Cantonese/ HK dramas is that they're pretty much all revenge dramas. Never cross us or we will never let it go...we will come at you with all our crazy plans 

On 1/26/2023 at 5:24 PM, abs-oluteM said:

By the way , Lee Je Hoon seems to look ageless. I forget he is 38 this year but can pass off as late 20s

I love this man so much! He just looks so cool, but he also looks friendly? Down to Earth? Like there's something very earnest about him....he's going to be in the Phillipines in the same week Lee Jae Wook is! Maybe they'll have a Move to Heaven reunion. Phillipino fans are so lucky with all their fan meets 

On 1/26/2023 at 6:47 PM, mademoiselle said:

OMG @Tofu @abs-oluteM @ktcjdrama

@mademoiselle who is this pretty man and what drama can I find him in?! 

On 1/27/2023 at 12:55 AM, Chocolate said:

With all your posts on the SG/TW dramas, I gather you guys are not that young too 😂

I started with Taiwanese dramas and still love them (the old ones were cringe but the quality has improved with certain studios and netflix backing in my opinion)  But more than the dramas, I think I just love the actors and the way they all openly interact with each other. They are wayyy less guarded than Kdrama/ Cdrama stars for sure.

On 1/27/2023 at 8:51 PM, mademoiselle said:

 

@ktcjdrama How do you guys even remember who your first love is? LOLLL! I was told I love Andy Lau when I was really young but I've no memory of my love for him.

 

Then that's not love!!!  

My first love in Tw dramaworld was probably Wu Chun. I'm told he's in Melbourne for the tennis!!! I keep looking out for him, but haven't seen him yet. Though I also haven't been to the tennis, so probably not going to see him 

My first love in Kdramaland was Gong Yoo and I still love him. He's one of those aging backwards Oppas that could fit with @SilverMoonTea 's list 

Mmm, and then I don't think I was interested in Asian dramas before that, or my family would watch and I'd zone out, so I don't have any crushes on any older ahjussi Oppas before the ones above.

On 1/27/2023 at 11:00 PM, ktcjdrama said:

First love never dies 

You always remember your first time  

(...Having a crush on an Oppa. Not other things. Get your minds out of the gutter )

On 1/27/2023 at 11:26 PM, SilverMoonTea said:

He's in other cheesy c drama @JenL

Are you going to try this? 

Hahahaha ohhhh nooooooo. 

I'm definitely not watching this. My loyalty to Jasper is just that I like him despite his questionalbe choices in C Dramas 

I just want him to act in Taiwan, but I know it might be years (if ever) before he goes back. Still, I live for all the reunions he has with the Tw drama industry. All those photos from that last fashion show warmed my heart. Puff and Jasper's friendship is etched in deep everytime I see them together 

On 1/27/2023 at 11:53 PM, ktcjdrama said:

First Love never dies, but someone also said that True Love can bury First Love. So go find your True Love now  

Where can find?...what if my love for Gong Yoo is true???

On 1/28/2023 at 12:16 AM, abs-oluteM said:

But the person whom I thought was my true love also had some crazy stuff going on...

 

I can't have true love with someone who has too many crazy real life dramas and baggage. Can barely handle makjang dramas, let alone a makjang life 

On 1/20/2023 at 5:26 AM, Chocolate said:

I stopped at ep8 then caught the last episode to see how it wraps up.

 

Don’t watch it. You will regret. 🤣

 

Hahahaha I will take your advice @Chocolate. Although we have different tastes, I trust you on warning us on the baddd dramas 

On 1/20/2023 at 11:16 PM, mademoiselle said:

@abs-oluteM Will you now watch Pachinko for him? LOL!

@JenL I finally got into the mood to watch Pachinko.

 

When watching Pachinko this Noh Sang Hyun caught my attention too 😅 but just not enough to be adopted as Oppa. As for the drama, I don't think I'm interested enough to watch S2. I'd say if they change the formatting of going back & forth, I'd be more interested to carry on — I am not interested of the present day story. I only want to watch Sunja's story development.

Hahaha I'm glad you watched Pachinko even if you won't watch season 2. At least you saw my boy in his hot pastor state 

On 1/21/2023 at 12:23 AM, SilverMoonTea said:

 Smoking hot! Btw how they age reverse their appearance? Seems the trend is all the oppa ahjussi look even younger now ... 

 

Hahaha I believe surgery has gotten even better. These days they're so subtle, you can't even tell when they've gotten the works done...have to see them live to see if they have any signs of aging 

On 1/21/2023 at 1:15 AM, abs-oluteM said:

@SilverMoonTea he is super hot if not I won’t adopt him . Amazing he’s like in his 40s.  I saw that video too . If they both weren’t married, I’d ship too . Let’s just say they understand the power of fan service 

 

@mademoiselle I don’t know if I like him enough to wanna watch Pachinko. How did you find the story ? 

Nothing is more important than servicing the fans! If you forget to service them, they forget about you...= 

Pachinko = the story is slow and sad, but if you're ok with more cinematic storytelling then it's not so bad. It seems less like a Korean drama and more like a Korean American film though. I'm kinda use to watching movies like this, so it doesn't bother me, but it also doesn't feel that much like your typical Kdrama. 

On 1/21/2023 at 1:48 PM, Tofu said:

@JenL I'm only on episode 5 of Unlock My Boss. I'm so behind with drama watching. Juggling two jobs has been really challenging, but I finished this big project this week so I'm hoping it'll get easier. 🤞

 

@Tofu Hope you've gotten more time to watch dramas now! I'm in the same boat. It's been really busy at work, my social life picked up suddenly and then I'm busy planning for my trip to Korea. I've also been overwhelmed with favourite Taiwanese drama crew making a come back vs. whole Kdrama world that I don't know what to do or watch everytime I have time = there's too much content which is both good and bad (since I end up clicking on everything and nothing!)  And then the angst of there being sooo many good fan meets after the pandemic, but not making it to a single one due to nothing aligning...But my sister who I'm travelling with is really not into Kpop or Kdramas and I have a hard time convincing her to do anything relating to it anyway 

I've decided I'll download episodes of Unlock the Boss and watch it when I'm on the plane. And then I'll tryyyy to get back into my normal drama schedules once I come back! 

On 1/21/2023 at 5:03 PM, mademoiselle said:

 

@Tofu I've given up on Unlock My Boss. Let me know how it end please. Are you still going to watch Poong?

 

Is it really bad? I'm still going to watch because of CJH though 

On 1/21/2023 at 5:54 PM, SilverMoonTea said:

I think JSJ not yet adopted before lols. Im lazy to check my list. Such a long list 

Teaaaaa I have missed talking Oppas with you. How many have you adopted 1 month into 2023???  I'm not even watching dramas so I'm on 0 so far 

On 1/26/2023 at 4:11 PM, abs-oluteM said:

@mademoiselle I have zero knowledge of Singaporean actors - never watch any of their stuff. I don't even watch Malaysian ones. But if you ask me about Hong Kong actors, there's a higher chance I will know them. 

Me too! I feel like my extended family just had it on during dinner time, but were not invested in the shows. And then they mostly had Hong Kong dramas on since we speak Canto 

On 1/26/2023 at 4:38 PM, mademoiselle said:

P.S. I shouldn't say. I also don't watch any local shows here 😂. I did used to watch Neighbours since there was nothing to watch at that time slot, other than Home & Away, but boy it was super loooooong series. Life definitely got so much better when we started to have ADSL.

Hahahaha @mademoiselle I definitely NEVER watch Australian dramas now that I'm older. Haven't watched for like 20 years, They're so boring. Also so many affairs....when I was a kid my brother sometimes put it on during dinner. And all I remember was that Carl cheated on Susan in Neighbours like 4 times!!! And she took him back every time. How is this realistic?! 

A Little late, but still within the first few days...

Happy Lunar New Years!!! 

May this year of the rabbit bring you many handsome and gentle Oppas 

16 minutes ago, abs-oluteM said:

Don't watch ahahahahaha...the concept was good and the actors are great but the plot had issues towards the middle. You can read my rants on the drama thread. Pity @ktcjdrama @Chocolate cause I was constantly saying something not too positive.  I stuck on because of NSH's character in the show.  

Damn, that's a shame. I've been so lazy to go on drama threads, but I'll go for a read soon. Did you both like the drama/ finish it @ktcjdrama and @Chocolate?

27 minutes ago, abs-oluteM said:

I guess given that he's from Boston, it makes sense that his English pronunciation is pretty good. 

 

Yessss....he's a foreign Korean so perfect English. Reminds me of Steven Yeun a little 

On 1/19/2023 at 12:05 AM, abs-oluteM said:

So far I haven't really found any new oppas to be really crazy over. But this actor has definitely caught my eye 

On 1/19/2023 at 12:24 AM, Tofu said:

 

That is @JenL's oppa. Hahaha! He was in Pachinko. He is friends with Kim Jae Young's BFF.

On 1/19/2023 at 12:29 AM, abs-oluteM said:

 So @JenL how did he become your oppa.

 

Hahahaha @Tofu is correct - he is my Oppa from Pakincho. I felt nothing for Lee Min Ho, but the main character has an affair with LMH and then marries a paster played by this actor, Steve Noh or Noh Sang-hyun. He's so hot...I was like, if pastors are this hot I would definitely be a pastor's wife  

@SilverMoonTea...I posted about him months ago....pages ago on this very thread... He was one of the very few Oppa I adopted last year. Can't believe you only noticed his beauty now!  But I forgive you because this is just like the Jasper situation again where you only noticed him after you went crazy for Before we get married 

On 1/19/2023 at 12:29 AM, abs-oluteM said:

This Noh Sang Hyun was in Curtain Call & had a important supporting role. I actually wished his character was the main lead because the story for CC would have been so much better if that was the case. Anyway I find that he has unique look ...and of course his got a hot body :D

How was Curtain Call?! I've been so out of the drama world for the past few months, except AOS and fawning over the Someday or One Day Movie. What are some good dramas coming up??? I only know I'm keen for a lot of sequels this year like Taxi Driver 2 and All of Us are Dead 2

I still have to watch Unlock the Boss @Tofu 

23 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

Nothing that is X Rated ....

Are you sure??? 

23 hours ago, ktcjdrama said:

So when are we binging Behind The Star? 

 

What is Behind the Star??? If Steve Noh is in it, I'll watch just to see hiimmmm 

23 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:

He and the actress (Kwak Sun Young ) had some amazing kiss scenes and fire chemistry. Just watch the elevator scene. 

Ok, seems important. I'll watch 

12 minutes ago, abs-oluteM said:

@JenL since you're here....

Hahahaha I am enjoying the (hidden) view 

7 hours ago, SilverMoonTea said:

It's okay no need to differentiate You can love all of them to your heart content 

hahaha but what if he (or any other Oppa) ends up having a scandal? 

"It's ok, I only ever liked the character" 

On 1/7/2023 at 3:58 PM, mademoiselle said:

Yeah, I kinda think it's concerning he's so good at kissing at such a young age, given we all knew him when he was only 18 (Memories of the Alhambra) and already smooching Lee Da Hee in Search WWW. Must be quite experience in that department from a young age! Tsk tsk tsk. Kids these days.

Hahaha I'm not surprised. I've seen photos from his awkward stage when he was a kid, but after that he pretty much looked like how he does now...so I feel like this boy would have had many girlfriends, given his pretty face and height game. Therefore a lot of practice from a young age 

On 1/7/2023 at 3:58 PM, mademoiselle said:

Don't kill me but I am sure you knew I felt nothing for him with Go Ara, but this one from the moment I saw their posters I was like → → . I won't ship them in real life but as a drama couple, oooh yes, so matching. Their interactions bts is cute as well.

Nah, I think drama pairings speak differently to different people. I like him and Go Ara, but I think it was mostly because of the pull of the drama characters and storyline. They're also both extroverts and so get along really well/ don't have an issue doing like fan service selfies etc. But in terms of LJW putting his co-stars on his own feeds... I do think it hits differently when he's not paired with acting seniors, but with actresses in his own age bracket. Heh, so much more playful!   He's less reserved when his pairing is not a senior that' for sure. I think hs playfulness wiith Go Youn Jung is even more intense than those times with Hye Yoon though she wasn't his pairing I guess.

On 1/7/2023 at 6:15 PM, SilverMoonTea said:

Ya but like @Tofusaid maybe one day I will 🤣 Never said never I guess 😆

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Hahaha I await the day you fall for Lee Do Hyun and see the beauty that we all see 

But first he needs to pick a decent project with a belivable pairing

On 1/7/2023 at 8:56 PM, mademoiselle said:

@JenL Hahaha yes, pretty much everyone I converse with mentioned Man From Nowhere for Won Bin. I don't think he will return to the screen anymore. It's been 13 years he could get by without acting. Even his wife, Lee Na Young, who only did a film in 2018 and a drama with Lee Jong Suk in 2019 and disappear again. Maybe he didn't like the dark side of the entertainment industry so prefer not to return.

Yeah Man from Nowhere was the best. I loved it so much when I saw it. Man, 13 years is a long time. Yeah, I don't get it but I suppose he has more than enough to live off and if he wants to enjoy his life, so be it...I will enjoy other Oppas 

On 1/8/2023 at 10:57 AM, Tofu said:

Lee Jae Wook 

He's sooooooo beautiful 

On 1/8/2023 at 4:32 PM, mademoiselle said:

@Tofu You've just reminded me I want to rewatch the scene of him and Crown Prince discussing about Bu Yeon's lover

Man, Jang Uk and Crown Prince scenes were always the best. Since you and @Tofu didn't watch the first seasoon, have you both at least seen the first interaction where they are drawn to each other because Crown Prince has the other jade stone? I laughed sooooo hard when I was watching that 

On a different topic, I'M SO SADDDD. Why are all my fann meets not aligning wiith my Korean trip  

The trio from Someday or One Day are going to Korea this month for the Korean preimiere and I don't go tiill next month. And then LJW is going to be in Hong Kong and Indonesia when I'm in Korea 

@Tofu I didn't even realise this was out 

I'll need to catch up on alllll the episodes!!!

Watching Episode 9 now and I just want to say there is one 'relationship' that I love more than the main pair...

It's the bromancey banter and silliness between the Crown Prince and Jang Uk 

I cannot when they open their mouths! Revenge for the turtle, trying to figure out Jin Bu Yeon's "lover" 

Part 2 Episodes 1-8

So I finally caught up for the big finale this week! I thought AOS Part 1 was ok, but it's really been part 2 that I've loved. And while I don't mind Jung So Min, I have to say I really fell in love with Naksu in the form of Go Youn Jung the moment I saw her in Part 1 when she said that line about how they call her Naksu coz heads roll everywhere that she goes. What can I say, I just love a badass character! 

I do kind of wish they had split the seasons evenly in the form of 15 episode and 15 episodes because I can't help but feel like there was a long set up to the tradgedy that led to this second season, but not enough time with the hot and cold romance between Jang Uk and JIn Bu Yeon, both who are not aware that she is actually Naksu. The intensity and push and pull of their relationship has been fun and even though sometimes these sorts of hot and cold romances can really irk me (especially when the guy has been in love with someone else), it was entertaining in this series mainly because the person Jang Uk has been pining for is literally in front of his eyes, with her true identity and he's in love with the same person anyway. There's a good level of irony and all this time wasted because they didn't know things also feeds into that sense of impending tradegy 

I really didn't mind Yun-Ok in the fiirst Part, but in Part 2 her character is so annoying! I mean, sure I feel bad for her unrequited crush, but honestly she's not meddling to save anyone. Sh'es meddling out of jealousy and it's messed up. Speaking of Unrequited love, this series really is so full of doomed, unfulfilled crushes  Seo Yul towards Naksu, Sol-i towards Seo Yul, Naksu in Jin Bu Yeon form towards Jang Uk who pining over Naku in Mu Deokie form, Mu Deok being the real Jin Bu Yeon...

The character I feel is probably the most interestiing due to compelxity is probably the Crown Prince, who is obvious smart and likes Jang Uk, but also simultanously fears him and feels a sense of jealousy in some ways for the things he wishes he could have. It's unfortunate that every time he encounters a girl he likes it's Jang Uks...and the person who cann challenge hhis entire position iib the world is Jang Uk. His actions in part 2 seem cowardly. But somehow, even though he is keeping Jin Mu alive, I can't hate him or not find him somewhat relatable in his humanness. 

Finally, the romance is soooo pretty in part 2 and I think even though Lee Jae Wook does pretty well acting along side actresses who are far older than he is, it hits diifferently when he gets to act wiith someone in his age group. It's so cute that they get along so well and their visuals are everything  But also I feel like their chemistry is strong and the banter/ comedic timing is nicely paced between them both. I'm a fan of it all 

BUT I DON"T WANT THEM TO HEAD TOWARDS TRADGEDY 

On 1/3/2023 at 12:29 AM, Jane said:

 

Yes, they will be! One of the chains just teased it but no release date yet. I think they will time it for CNY. How about Melbourne?

Yes!!! That sounds like such a nice treat for CNY. We're apparently getting it next week in our Chinatown cinema!!! I'm so excited 

Also I subbed this video because it was such a funny Greg and Alice interaction 

Today's fan meeting  I was sad that I wasn't there that's for sure! 

On 1/4/2023 at 11:33 PM, mademoiselle said:

@ktcjdrama Yeah, people want Won Bin back on screen but this guy refused to return. LOL. He's still doing CFs though so it's not like he doesn't have income. He "retired" before I picked up kdramas so even though I've not seen his works, I know about him. Haha. Maybe if he's still around @Chocolate will fall for him (coz he's ahjussi).

I pretty much only know, but love, Won Bin from Man from Nowhere - But that fiilm came out in 2012 so it seems a bit crazy that he hasn't really acted since then?! It was a really good action film - intense - and featured a cute Kim Sae Ron before she grew up and started drinking so much :(

 I feel like Won Bin might have dug his own grave buy not accepting roles unless he felt they were amazing or whatever it is he said. Because it put a lot of pressure on himself to pick an amazing role and so he would lose face if he picked something that didn't make amazing ratings. He sounds like he might have given in to perfectionism. But since CFs make more money than acting and he still gets them, maybe he really doesn't need to act anyway? 

On 1/6/2023 at 12:29 AM, SilverMoonTea said:

I have some serious new crush... 

Hahahah who is it this time? 

4 hours ago, ssteph said:

@JenL among Taiwanese artists took photo with Jasper, I only know Ella. I remember her with Selina and Hebe ☺️

Haha, not surprised! I think a lot of older drama watchers don't know the newer actors since Kdramas and CDramas eventually overshadowed Tw-dramas and J-dramas. Also Tw entertainment went from having mega entertainment power to having their stars poached by the CDramaland since they give Taiwanese actors main roles and good pay if they already have a decent fan base 

S.H.E was a real powerhouse though and the fact that all 3 of them as real friends makes them still popular and relevant. Ella has a really fun personality too  

4 hours ago, SilverMoonTea said:

But I'm still not attracted to Lee Do Hyun even after watching The Glory 😆🤣

I feel like you're never going to like LDH, which is surpriising since I think he's quite dainty which is the way you like your guys! 

My baby in Taiwan for the LV party!

Hahaha I was going to say I'm dying from all the content with my different Oppas - they're all soooooo active at the moment in both Kdramaland and Taiwanesedramaland that I don't even know what content I should look at first 

On 1/3/2023 at 9:34 PM, mademoiselle said:

I'm into @JenL's VIP Oppa's drama right now because... look at this!

@mademoiselle What can I say, my boy LJW is an expert at making out. Hahaha, should I be concerned that he's so good at 'his job?'  It's ok because I'm very into this pairing and so I approve because these scenes are sooooo beautiful 

ALSO I can't believe that Jasper was back in Taiwan!!! It was sooooo nice to see him with all his friends at the LV party. It's funny because I haven't cared about a Jasper project in soooo long. But I instantly died over these seflies. I knew that Jung Hae In was in Taiwan and that him and Jasper had been messaging/ commenting on Instagram, but wasn't expecting Jasper to rock up!

From Jasper's Instagram:

Hey @ssteph it's your baby and my baby together!

@SilverMoonTea it's PUFF + JASPER  I wonder if there's interviews with the 2 of them. Any interviews together is always so funnn

@Tofu It's Jasper and Patrick. I'm dying here given that SOOD is soooo back on my grid now. I'm kinda surprised they know each other, but also kinda not since Patrick spent the last few years in China too. I feel like a lot of the Taiwanese stars end up crossing paths in China during working there. ALSO JASPER'S DIMPLE IS CUTTING INTO MY SOUL 

I'm also really into Ella and Jasper hanging out. I feel like they're both such fun people. But I forget how they know each other. Like everyone knows Ella, but not sure if he's been in any of her music videos or if they were in a movie together or something. But also what is this sultry expression they're both pulling???