Hi my friends,
Jennifer alerted me to the fact that several of you have been experiencing disappearing comments here on Patreon.
This is the Patreon system recognizing the comments as spam. Leslie had a similar issue, which is how I found out about this quirk and what to do about it.
Those of you who’ve had comments eaten can reach out...
2021-10-10 12:06:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I just saw this casting news, everyone, and it's a jaw-dropping round-up of famous faces, and so I just had to share. Plus, the writer is Noh Hee Kyung, who's the writer behind shows like Padam Padam, It's Okay That's Love, Dear My Friends and Live.
It looks like it's going to be an omnibus format, so we likely won't be seeing ALL the famous faces actually sharing the screen at the ...
2021-10-07 03:58:34 +0000 UTC View PostE1. I can't believe that I enjoyed this episode so much, considering how skeptical I'd been, when this show's synopsis first came out. I hadn't thought that the live action mixed with animation concept would work that well in a kdrama, but whaddya know - Show makes it work, so well, and I loved this episode.
I love it coz it's cute, but I also love it coz it's clearly very carefully thoug...
2021-10-07 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostE7. Interestingly, I find my interest in this show growing, with each episode. I might have liked this episode more than all the others than came before. I hadn't expected that, particularly of a small little show like that.
Although I feel bad for Seon Jae, because he's suffering from losing Ga Ram, I also feel quite gratified, to see that Ga Ram actually means so much to him. After havi...
2021-10-06 23:55:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I came across this making-of video of what is arguably Gong Yoo's most famous shirtless photoshoot, and thought I'd share it with you guys, since, with his cameo in Squid Game, everyone's attention is on him, all over again. 🤩
I hope you enjoy!
KFG ❤️
2021-10-05 01:28:46 +0000 UTC View PostHi my dear friends,
Just a little update, that the guy from the BBC hasn't quite gotten back to me on when he'd like to do the interview. In the meantime, I've decided to write my own post while waiting, because he's only going to quote me selectively anyway, and I'd like a place where all my thoughts are consolidated, around this topic.
Therefore, I've got a Dear kfangurl post goin...
2021-10-02 14:01:55 +0000 UTC View PostE6. We get more context this episode, and it's woven into the events in the present day, and I rather like that effect. As our characters learn more about each other, so do we. And as it turns out, Seon Jae had known all along, that Hee Jeong had left him a note on her name card, and he'd tossed it out. He'd chosen Ga Ram anyway, which is something that I'd fully expected, but which doesn't mak...
2021-10-02 07:55:39 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
I'm so happy to see that you guys have been enjoying your chats on our inaugural Drama Exchange post in September! I try to peek at the conversations, but I honestly can't keep up, you guys are chatting about so much! (A very happy problem, if you ask me. 😉)
Here's your Drama Exchange for October! Have fun chatting dramas, or anything else that you'd like to talk abo...
2021-10-01 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Just a quick note to confirm that Lost E3 notes will be late, due to my sudden but necessary Squid Game marathon. 😅
I will do my best to still get the notes out sometime before the day is up, but failing that, I will put them up tomorrow, and I hope to stay on schedule for Lovers of the Red Sky E4 (meaning, that should be up sometime before tomorrow becomes the day a...
2021-09-30 05:49:34 +0000 UTC View PostE1. The hype is real with this one, you guys.
When I first read this show's synopsis and realized this was a death game sort of story, which means lots of violence, blood and death with the territory, I decided that I wasn't interested in watching it. I mean, it's just not my kind of show.
BUT THEN. This show just became more and more popular. Not only are drama fans talking about i...
2021-09-29 16:52:03 +0000 UTC View Post
You guysss. I received this email from someone from the BBC today, asking if I'm interested to talk about Squid Game with them. 😱I'm in shock, truly.
I wanted to share this with you, because of how supportive you all have been. I can feel you guys rooting for me, and I thought you'd get a kick out of this. Like, what is happeninggg? The BBC, writing to lil ol' me..? 🤯...
2021-09-29 14:09:11 +0000 UTC View PostHi my dear friends,
I'm working on my This Month on Patreon post for October, and realize that we'll be finishing our watch of Breakup Probation, A Week, on 22 October.
I actually have 2 possibilities in mind as potential replacements, and wanted to know what you guys think.
How To Buy A Friend
8 x 35 mins, it...
2021-09-29 08:46:26 +0000 UTC View PostE5. We get some important and interesting backstory this episode, and I now feel even more invested in these characters than before.
I really liked getting to see the beginnings of Ga Ram's relationship with Seon Jae. It's clear that he'd fallen for her pretty much immediately, and his reason for going to the art academy evolved pretty quickly, from trying to contact his ex-girlfriend, wh...
2021-09-27 07:35:39 +0000 UTC View PostE2. With most shows, I find that I'm able to just write out my thoughts right away. With this show, I feel like I need to give myself some time to soak, to let it all marinate for a bit, not just in my head, but in my heart as well.
One of the things that really strikes me about this show, is its handling. Everything feels very deliberate, like no choice was made lightly, and that makes t...
2021-09-25 09:13:05 +0000 UTC View PostE2. I don't think I've told you guys this before, and you've probably already got a sense of this anyway, but sometimes, I find that I have to work to like a show. Like, put in the effort to see what's good about it, so that I can find a way to enjoy it, even though I may not have instinctively taken to it like others might have.
I'm so pleased to say that that is not the case with this s...
2021-09-24 07:42:59 +0000 UTC View PostE4. Even though this is a mini drama, it does feel like it has more weight to it than the average web drama. I think this has a lot to do with our story's tone. Where most web dramas tend to lean light and breezy, this one leans poignant and even a little melancholic. It feels like Ga Ram has a lot of soul-searching to do, even as she navigates her last few available days before the expiry of h...
2021-09-22 07:30:15 +0000 UTC View Post
The blog got a mention in VOGUE India's recent article on kdramas!! 😱
I consider this a huge honor, because not only is the blog mentioned in the same breath as MyDramaList, it always used to be the case that Dramabeans would be the first site to be on the lips of folks who are looking to mention a place to read about dramas, and yet, in this article, it was my little baby that got men...
2021-09-22 06:07:21 +0000 UTC View PostE2. Well, the thing about this show being more magicky than any other sageuk I've watched to date, is that I have no idea what our story world's rules and limits are. That in itself adds a layer of unpredictability to the watch experience, which I'm not at all opposed to. The limit is basically writer-nim's imagination, isn't it?
I think I ought to get the main thing on my mind out of the...
2021-09-21 06:53:17 +0000 UTC View PostE1. I know this show doesn't look super appealing at first glance, but I hafta say, this one feels pretty promising, right off the bat.
In broad strokes, it reminds me of My Mister, and I consider My Mister a masterpiece that all drama fans should watch, if possible.
Similar to My Mister, this one feels rather melancholic at first glance, and when we meet them, our two main characte...
2021-09-20 00:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostE1. I'd actually been rather nervous to start on this one, because I'd heard a smattering of negative things, and I'd wondered how I'd feel when I watched those specific items for myself. Also, there's the thing where some people are loving this show, and others are like, eh, this is a show about nothing. The last show that I'd tried to like, that everyone else seemed to like, was You Are My Sp...
2021-09-19 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostE3. Given that Ga Ram's supernatural experience is really not the sort of thing you'd expect to encounter in real life, it's believable that she would convince herself that it was all a dream. This episode, however, she's rudely awakened to the realness of that not-a-dream, by our supernatural executor, X.
At the moment, I'm thinking of X as a neutral party who has a job to do, although i...
2021-09-17 07:45:03 +0000 UTC View PostE1. Well, that was certainly A LOT more mysticism and magic than I'd expected, coming into this show. For some reason, despite Show's promos revealing Ahn Hyo Seop's character's red eyes, it hadn't connected in my brain that the reason for his red eyes, would be related to mysticism and magic. Although, now that I look back on it, what other reason could there be, eh? 😅
So far...
2021-09-16 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostE2. Ooh. This little show is shaping up to be pretty darn solid, from what I can see so far. It definitely feels like it's delving deeper into relationships than the average web drama, and it also feels thoughtfully conceived. Both very good things.
This is kinda-sorta vibing like a do-over story, with the way Ga Ram goes back a week, from the date of the accident, and is given a chance t...
2021-09-12 07:33:41 +0000 UTC View PostHi my dear friends,
I just wanted to let you know that I've just activated the yearly subscription option on Patreon, after a reader expressed interest in it.
The upside to a yearly subscription is that I've built in a 5% discount for all yearly subscriptions.
The downside, however, is that this does take away the flexibility of choosing...
2021-09-07 03:03:30 +0000 UTC View PostE1. I've heard fans of this show describe this show as poignant and beautiful, which immediately gets my attention. Poignant and beautiful is just the sort of thing that I'd lap up, drama-wise.
I like the idea that a long-time couple, who've settled into the low-grade irritation of everyday life, is galvanized into seeing each other in a fresh light, because of a life-threatening event. T...
2021-09-07 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
This is a new feature that I'm starting here on Patreon, at Jennifer's suggestion. Basically, Jennifer mentioned to me that with all the various drama recommendations and related discussions going on, on the various episode notes threads, it gets a little confusing to keep track of where a certain drama is being talked about.
That's where this monthly p...
2021-09-05 09:35:45 +0000 UTC View PostE12. Oof. Show serves up the angst this episode, and it's of the raw, hit-me-hard variety. This was a tough episode.
First of all, I dislike Hwi Oh's ex, so much, you guys. She really is a miserable person. The way she keeps acting all condescending to Hwi Oh, and makes herself out to be the bigger person, when she'd been the one to abandon him in his time of need. I'm r...
2021-09-02 07:04:45 +0000 UTC View PostE3-4. It's tough being in Ruoxin's shoes, and the thing that makes those tough scenes even harder to watch, is that it all feels quite true to life. This really is the kind of stuff that women at the workplace - particularly women in middle management like her - have to deal with, in a male-dominated society. Plus, it's a rude wake-up call, in terms of how it's a dog-eat-dog world out there, wh...
2021-08-29 07:54:29 +0000 UTC View PostE11. Oof. This turned out to be a difficult episode to watch. I mean, we do get some flashes of warm and cozy, but by and large, this was a challenging episode for our OTP.
For a start, I'm glad that Min Kyung wasn't actually being threatened by the guy in the gas mask, but from the looks of things, it does seem that Min Kyung's suspicions are on point, this time. That supposed woodworkin...
2021-08-28 07:51:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I just love this country song that's all about being addicted to kdrama, and now that I've heard it, I need everyone else in the dramaverse to hear it too! 🤩
I didn't know until after putting it out on Facebook and Twitter, but this song was born right here in Singapore! I don't know these songwriters, I just think it's brilliant, and I think you guys would get a kick out of it! 😉 2021-08-26 15:22:34 +0000 UTC View Post