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Subbed trailer for upcoming drama "Big Mouth"

I've found the promos for this drama quite confusing, in that it's been referred to as Big Mouth, but at one point, was also referred to as Big Mouse. It's only now, as the drama is about to premiere, that I understand why. 😅

Basically, this story is about Park Chang Ho (Lee Jong Suk) a talkative lawyer who has earned himself the nickname "Big Mouth." He somehow gets involved in a murd...

Announcement: I'm dropping Why Her

Hi everyone,

First of all, apologies to all who might have been quietly loving Why Her. 😅

While watching E9 of Why Her, for what would have been today's Early Access post, I found myself losing interest in a big way, and I realize I don't really care to hang in there with this show, for 7 more episodes.

So I'm pulling the plug now, and plan to publish a Dropped post on the ...

Early Access: Yumi's Cells 2 E7

E7. I suppose it shouldn't be that much of a surprise, that Show speeds us up to a point in time, where things are starting to be less shiny and happy for Yumi and Babi, because Show does tend to reflect real life very well, and ups and downs are part of real life, after all.

I feel bad for Yumi, that she's not making any noticeable headway in her writing dreams, and that her finances are...

Early Access: Yumi's Cells 2 E6

E6. This was another great episode, with Yumi and Babi settling into their relationship, and crossing the various bridges that they encounter naturally, along the way.

This episode, the concept of stars representing our satisfaction levels with life, feels very relatable; I feel like many of us rate our days like this, whether consciously or not.

It's actually quite nice, to see the...

Drama Exchange: Spoiler-free zone (July 2022)

Hi everyone,

I'm sorry I'm late, it completely slipped my mind that we needed a new set of Drama Exchange posts for the new month. 🙈

Here's your spoiler-free zone for July, where you can exchange suggestions, tips, and other spoiler-free thoughts about dramas that aren't being covered here on Patreon!

You can chat about whatever you'd like here, basically, as long as you do...

Drama Exchange: Deep dive zone (July 2022)

Hi everyone!

I'm sorry I'm late, it completely slipped my mind that we needed a new set of Drama Exchange posts for the new month. 🙈 Here's your Deep Dive zone for July! 

Please continue to use SPOILER warnings, since you guys will be chatting about a variety of dramas. This will enable everyone to ninja their way through comments, while only looking at the ...

Yumi's Cells 2 E5

E5. What a rollercoaster of an episode this turned out to be; my emotions were all over the place, as Show took us on this episode's journey.

Show really is quite remarkable, in how relatable it is, and at the same time, how fresh it feels, too. I feel like I can relate to so much of what Show is serving up, AND YET, I feel like I can't quite predict where Show's going to go. That's the c...

Early Access: A Dream Of Splendor E3-4

E3-4. Ooh. I'm feeling the crack bite a little bit now, and I think I'm beginning to see why everyone seems to love this show.

The first positive, this set of episodes, is that Show is revealing more of Gu Qian Fan's decent core, and in a way that feels quite natural.

What this means is, while watching this set of episodes, there wasn't any particular point where I decided that he w...

Subbed trailer for "Cafe Minamdang"

I have to confess that I'm not sure what to expect from this show; it looks like it could be good - or it could be terrible, like it could go either way. 😅

Seo In Guk can be rather hit or miss for me, when he's playing comic, but I know that I'm in the minority on this one. LOADS of folks loved him in High School King and Shopping King Louie, and I liked neither of those shows.  2022-06-27 08:37:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Early Access: Yumi's Cells 2 E4

E4. Show continues to be as adorable as ever, and I must say, I am melting quickly in the face of Babi's sweetness.

Apparently, the webtoon story has more than 2 boyfriends in store for Yumi, ie, Babi isn't endgame.

BUT, since we don't know if the drama has more seasons planned, and since Babi's so lovely already, I'm holding onto the (possibly delusional) belief that Season 2 is al...

Early Access: A Dream Of Splendor E1-2

E1-2. This show originally hadn't been on my radar, but lately, it seems like everyone I know is raving about it - including my own mother and sister! - so of course I had to give it a look.

After these first two episodes, I have to admit that I'm not quite in love with Show yet, but it does seem very promising.

For a start, the production values are very high, as far as I can tell....

Early Access: Alchemy Of Souls E2

E2. Well this show is shaping up to be a pretty fun watch, if these first two episodes are anything to go by.

What strikes me, this episode, are the little spots of humor that are sprinkled through our story.

It's in little beats, like how Mu Deok plays along as Uk's maid, when Yul and Dang Gu come upon them at Songrim. Mu Deok's expressions alternating from fierce, to fake-docile, ...

Subbed trailer for upcoming drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo"

I have to admit that I hadn't had much interest in this one, based on the premise alone.

However, now that we've got an actual trailer, my interest is piqued.

We've had Oh Jung Se playing a key character on the autism spectrum, and now, it's Park Eun Bin's turn to try her hand at delivering a character on the spectrum.

Park Eun Bin plays Young Woo, who has an extremely high IQ...

Early Access: Yumi's Cells 2 E3

E3. Ahh. This was a great episode - though I really shouldn't be surprised by now, given Show's excellent track record.

I'd been wondering what Yumi would do, to stop that blind date from happening - but more true to real life, Yumi doesn't actually attempt to stop the blind date from happening.

Instead, she pretends not to care, while being hyperaware of every. little. thing. relat...

Early Access: Alchemy Of Souls E1

E1. I'd be the first to tell you that I'd originally had very little intention of checking out this show.

The reasons for that are:

1. It's been quite a long time since I've managed to truly enjoy a Hong sisters drama, and I'd honestly begun to think that perhaps my taste in dramas, and their style of dramas, just don't match anymore.

2. The last time I'd ventured into a magic...

Announcement: I'm dropping Love All Play

Sorry, guys.

I know I said in my last Love All Play post that I wasn't planning on dropping it, but as I was watching episode 11 for what should've been today's Early Access post, I found my interest flagging in a big way.

I just don't have enough interest to push through the angst, which is reportedly going to stay for several more episodes, before the finale wraps up things in a h...

Early Access: Yumi's Cells E2

E2. Gosh, I am enjoying this show so much, that I'm already wishing that this one had 16 episodes instead of 14. Or more. I'd happily watch 20 episodes of this, maybe even 30. It's just that good. 😍

The fangirl in me is slightly deflated that Yumi turns down Babi's confession, because that confession had been legit as earthy as it is swoony, BUT, it really is the smarter, more rational...

Sweet Home Seasons 2 AND 3 coming soon!

After ending on the cliffhanger, I felt that Sweet Home needed at least a 2nd season to give us some closure, and now, Netflix has just announced that they're making Seasons 2 AND 3, to continue the story!

Yay, more blood and more monsters..? 😅

They've also confirmed that Song Kang, Lee Jin Wook, Go Min Si, Lee Si Young and Park Gyu Young will return to reprise their roles from S...

Early Access: Yumi's Cells 2 E1

E1. Yumi's Cells is BACKK, and it's picking up exactly where it last left off, both in terms of story, and in terms of awesomeness, and I find myself picking up exactly where I'd last left off too, in terms of just how much I luff this show.

Heart-eyes activated, within mere minutes of pressing play, y'all.

I mean, it is definitely sad and poignant, to revisit the breakup between Wo...

SUCH a great parody..

..that if this were a real drama, it'd be a contender for the makjangiest makjang that ever makjanged. 😂

Please enjoy!

KFG ❤️

Early Access: Why Her E2

E2. Overall, I'm gonna hafta say that I thought this episode felt weaker, compared to episode 1.

I think it has something to do with Show's shifting tones; it almost feels like episode 2 is kinda-sorta almost from a different story world, than episode 1.

Of course, that is very likely because we are still in the early stages of our story, and Show is still in the process of getting ...

Early Access: Why Her E1

E1. Well, consider me cautiously intrigued.

To clarify, I find myself more intrigued by Soo Jae and her personal journey, than by the actual case which forces her to do time as a law professor, for a semester.

I think Show does a decent job of alluding to the fact that Soo Jae isn't as naturally cut-throat as she appears to be, at work.

We see that she'd been a lot more timid,...

Drama Exchange: Spoiler-free zone (June 2022)

Hi everyone,

Here's your spoiler-free zone for June, where you can exchange suggestions, tips, and other spoiler-free thoughts about dramas that aren't being covered here on Patreon!

You can chat about whatever you'd like here, basically, as long as you don't talk about spoilers! 😉

For deep dive discussions that include spoilers, you can go 2022-06-01 00:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Drama Exchange: Deep dive zone (June 2022)

Hi everyone!

Here's your Deep Dive zone for June!

Please continue to use SPOILER warnings, since you guys will be chatting about a variety of dramas. This will enable everyone to ninja their way through comments, while only looking at the spoilers that they're interested in. 😉

Have fun chatting dramas, everyone!

For spoiler-free discussions, you can g...

PSA: 2PM's 2021 fanmeeting is now available on video-on-demand!

Ahhh!!! YOU GUYS. I am so stoked, that 2PM's fanmeeting, <Dear. HOTTEST> which they held last year in (I think it was) September, is now available on a VOD basis, on Beyond LIVE!! 

I'd been wishing that this would become available somewhere, since I joined the 2PM band...

Subbed trailer for "Yumi's Cells 2"

Eee!! This looks cute, you guys! 😍

I know Season 1 got us all bonded with Woong, but it looks like Season 2 is going to do a solid job of endearing Bobby to us, if this trailer is anything to go by?

I am definitely looking forward to this one.

Show is 14 eps, and will air from 10 June to 23 July, on Fridays and Saturdays, on tvN, iQIYI and Viki.

KFG ❤️

Subbed 2nd teaser for "Why Her?"

Finally, a subbed teaser, heh! If the subs don't show for you, just make sure to enable cc. and select English.

I think I'm coming around to the idea of this professor-student pairing, I find that I'm less uncomfortable with the concept, than when this show was first announced.

Also, from the trailer, the vibe doesn't lean squicky (yet?), so I'm actually genuinely curious to give th...

Trailer for upcoming drama "Doctor Lawyer"

Sorry everyone, again, I couldn't find a subbed version of this trailer, but it does give you a decent flavor for what to expect from this show, I think.

So Ji Sub plays Han Yi Han, an elite surgeon whose career gets derailed when one of his patients dies on the operating table. He then makes a comeback 4 years later, as a lawyer specializing in medical litigation, with a mission to uncov...

Teaser for upcoming drama "Insider"

Sorry, you guys, I couldn't find a subbed version of this teaser, but you should still be able to get a good flavor for this show's vibe.

Kang Ha Neul plays Kim Yo Han, a judicial trainee who goes undercover for an investigation. It's unclear whether he ends up in prison accidentally, or if going to prison is part of going undercover, but he fights to obtain a particular hand of cards tha...

Subbed trailer for "Welcome To Wedding Hell"

Hmm. I'm not sure I'd be into this one, but just a heads-up that this drama's already started airing, a couple of days ago.

Lee Jin Wook and Lee Yeon Hee play a couple in their 30s, navigating the various milestones to preparing for their wedding.

This one's touted to be relatable, and initial reactions are reasonably positive so far.

I do like Lee Yeon Hee, but I've yet to en...