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It's my 1 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

Cannot believe it's been a year since I created this page. I am going to do my best to be more active. 😊

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Boys Over Flowers

No one ever forgets their first. For me, "Boys Over Flowers" was the first K-Drama I had ever watched.

I still don't know how I ended up watching this, but I know that I was surfing through Netflix in 2017 when I stumbled upon it. And man, what a ride it was.

As someone who grew up watching Bollywood movies with subtitles, watching a show where they spoke Korean was no big deal. I was able to follow along well enough.

According to Wikipedia, the show first aired in 2009, and it definitely shows. Many aspects of the show would not go over too well in current times. The whole bullying thing, the so called friend side story, Dan-di's parents just leaving her to fend for herself.... so many things to nitpick about. However, I guess for the time it came out, it didn't matter.

Despite all that, if you can accept the not really acceptable right now parts, the show itself is a gateway to K-dramas. It is the quintessential Korean Drama with all its typical troupe archetypes.

First, you have the rich and elite group of boys who rule the school. Everyone wants to be them and in their orbit, despite their not so kind reputations. Then you have the poor girl who doesn't put up with any of their crap, thus capturing the attention of the group's leader. It's a tale as old as time.

Not going to lie. Gu Jun-pyo is a walking red flag, and the way he weedles his way into Geym Jan-di's life should not be emulated at all. I will give the credit to the guy for slowly growing up and maturing, but still. The things done and said, holy Jesus.

Another thing this drama introduced me to was Second Lead Syndrome, or better refered to as SLS. Second Lead Syndrome (SLS) is when the second Lead male or female character is a better match for the leading male or female character. This show definitely had that in spades.

I still have no idea why Jan-di didn't just get with Yoon Ji-hu who was her support whenever anything got too much in her relationship with Jun-pyo and with other things going on in her life. Their relationship was based on trust and comfort, progressing as natural as breathing.

While I didn't particularly feel much disappointed in the ending, since Jun-pyo matured as the series progressed, I still kind of wished Ji-hu was the one that got together with Jan-di.

Overall, while the show wasn't perfect, it was still a decent enough watch once you get over the outdated parts. The filming aesthetic will bring late 2000s nostalgia on like whoa, and the characters grow on you, once you remember that these characters are still just high school students trying to discover themselves and learn through life's ups and downs.

Keeping that all in mind, my rating for this drama is a B. 😊

BOYS OVER FLOWERS

Starring: Koo Hye-sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Bum, Kim Joon, Kim So-eun.

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An Introduction of Sorts

I stumbled into the world of K-Dramas back in 2017 by accident. I had been looking through Netflix for something to watch, and ended up clicking on one just for fun.

At the time, I had no idea how much I would enjoy watching. I swiftly binged through the first one, and immediately watched another one that was randomly recommended.

Then, a couple years went by until I ended up watching another K-Drama at the end of June right as I was getting over Covid. And down I fell into the rabbit hole.

From June 2022 to now (January 2023), I have watched at least fifty different K-Dramas, and have no plans on stopping. I have gotten a lot of questions as to why I love watching them so much, and have yet to find a concise way of explaining. However, here is my attempt to try to put it in words.

I think the thing about K-dramas that I love is that unless a second season is announced, I know exactly how many episodes to expect. With English shows, it is not always predetermined how many episodes they will get to tell their story. With K-Dramas, you know that in typically 12-20 episodes, you will get a finished story. Sure there are ones that end open-ended and definitely need a couple of more episodes to make sense and tie up loose plot threads, but at least you know what you signed up for.

The most obvious criticism I get in regards to watching K-Dramas is the need to read subtitles. Although for me, it isn't a deal breaker at all. Ever since streaming became a thing, I even put subtitles for shows that are in English.

Anyways, this space will be my space to nerd out about all things K-drama, so please feel free to follow me if you'd like to know my thoughts. :]

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