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lopposting · 2 months

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Some more Lies of P translation notes!

Some cool translation details that I thought were fun that didn't fit anywhere else.

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[Spoilers]

In the Korean version, Geppetto is speaking an "old-fashioned"/archaic form of Korean to reflect the time period that the game is set in

Set around the turn of the century (late 1800s), mimicking the Belle Époque of France's industrial revolution, we can guess that the game's events take place during the late 1800s. Given Geppetto's status as "old geezer", we can guess that he's closer to 100 than not, so he would have been born around the early 1800s. I might not be completely accurate - basically, he's speaking as an elderly person might speak in current time to culturally reflect his age; other times I notice he's using some words that are now out of use.

From the game's initial trailer:

깨어나거라, 아들아. 이제 이 아비를 기쁘게 해다오. Wake up, son. Make this father happy/proud.

The word he uses for "father" is "Abi" (아비), which is an archaic word for "father". In current day, korean speakers would generally use "Abeoji" (아버지).

The -gura(거라)/-DaOh(다오) conjugation is also an additional syllable that has since fallen out of use, or is considered archaic, in current korean:

아들아, 네 심장을 다오. Son, give me your heart.

하지만 알아 다오, 나는 너도 사랑했단다. But know this, I loved you too. English VA version: In my own way, I grew to love you.

This is also apparent in Geppetto's final letter at the end:

우릴 방해할 자는 이제 없을 거란다. 너를 위한 크라트를 다시 만들어주마. (-juma, Supposedly, only a "superior" speaker can use -juma) 그때까지 호텔에 조심해서 머물러 다오. 너를 누구보다도 아끼는 아버지가.

He also uses the -Oh ending again. (although he does call himself "Abeoji" 아버지 here and not "abi" like the trailer. He uses "Abi" again in another instance when responding to a guesture)

It's a very cool detail to me. I think it's a bit missed opportunity that, as far as I know, the english version doesn't seem to reflect this! Although to be fair, I'm struggling to imagine how they would. 19th century english/french maybe isn't as different or isn't different in the same ways from "modern" english that 19th century Korean would be from "modern" Korean. [Well, my only education on this stuff is from watching episodes of Dae Jang Geum]. I haven't checked to see if any other character (like Antonia) speaks this way. [Pls message me if Geppetto also speaks like this in your or any other language version!!]

Lies of P, Blood, puns, and the P-Organ

The P-Organ, in Korean, is referred to as the P기관. 기관 (gi-gwan), however, doesn't necessarily correlate directly to the word "Organ": It's quite an interesting word to choose because it can refer to any system of moving parts, both organic or mechanical; and it can mean an organ, a machine, or even a governmental body or institute.

As you may have heard by now, the game's titular pun revolves around the fact that the english character for P sounds the word for "blood" in korean (피), making the title (P의 거짓 P-ie Geojit?) read like Lies of Blood, in a nutshell. The title Lies of Blood then fits into the becoming-real flesh-and-blood themes of the game, perhaps also suggests that the deception in Krat has cost the lives of many - and, of course, references the lying of the titular character, who is inferred to be none other than (P)inocchio! So, in Korean, the P-Organ (P기관) becomes something like the Blood Engine. Which rather sounds like a euphemism for a heart!

[Perhaps: It's also a bit of narrative that Geppetto refuses to refer to it as our heart, unless he refers to it as belonging to Carlo.]

In English, this wordplay no longer exists, and so it's rather awkwardly literally translated (as the P-Organ).

How do you say, "NEOWIZ"?

I've seen a few people ask about the pronunciation of NEOWIZ (Lies' publishing company). Hangul is phonetic, so you could (technically) say the official pronunciation of NEOWIZ (네오위즈) is Nae-Oh Wiz and not Neo (like the Matrix character) -wiz.

However [in my opinion], I don't think this matters, because when something is translated to another language, it often takes the pronunciation of the language it is read in. Kind of like how in english you would read the capital of France correctly as Paris (with an S sound at the end), and not "Pari" (french pronunciation).

Also, Krat is consistently pronounced by in-game characters as "Krot" (Long O, rhymes with "Cot" or "Not") in the english version. In the game korean releases, "Krat" is written as 크라트, which would be pronounced and read as "Krat" (short A, rhymes with "Rat" or "Cat").

[I think the devs also say "Krat" too. The rounder "O" pronunciation of "A" in words seem like more of a European pronunciation in general]

The "Youngest of the Black Rabbit Brotherhood" and Gender

In Korean culture, Age is particularly significant in both Korean social hierarchy and language, and the role/position of being the youngest in a group is a particular role known as being the "maknae" (I mean, I definitely think this also exists in the western world, people definitely would understand being the "youngest" one in your family, but it's slightly different from that).

Despite being a member of the brotherhood, she refers to her brothers as "Oppa", which is when the word "brother" is used by female speakers to an older male subject (Remember Gangnam style?) [A male speaker would use "Hyung". I debated putting this one in, because to me, it seemed kind of obvious, but I did see others asking about this.]

[Given that the developers are from a korean studio, I am choosing to believe that the subtitles provided by the game's "korean" version are the text/script as originally written intended by the developers!]

#lies of p #liesofp #lop #thanks for reading #I hope ppl enjoyed #im not sure how interesting this is to other ppl!! but its neato to me #translation #translations #localization #korean #spoilers #lies of p spoilers #p machine p engine p system... all of it sounds worse lol #neowiz #also... maybe geppetto being the only one speaking in that archaic way shows that he is stuck in the past? idk

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audreydoeskaren · 2 years

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what do you think of the costumes from the drama Royal Feast/尚食 ? It's set in the kitchens of the ming dynasty. The higher ranking ladies in charge of food have a really interesting hairstyle, but I couldn't find anything about it

Firstly I think the costuming in this drama is very much in the repertoire of "dramas that use costumes from all over the Ming Dynasty anachronistically regardless of the actual time setting", so it isn't historically accurate by any measure. I'm sorry I can't be bothered to find the ladies you're talking about because this drama and stuff surrounding it annoy me to no end. The story is allegedly set between the Yongle and Xuande eras (1404-35) in the early Ming, but as always many of the costumes are taken from the late Ming and even the Qing. I shouldn't need to say this but the Ming Dynasty was long, and what people wore in 1404 obviously wasn't going to be the same as what they wore in 1620. Well, this drama doesn't care. This kind of anachronistic mishmash of Ming fashions was fresh and cool when Song of Youth did it first, because at the time the bar for costuming was so low and people were so starved of Ming representation that it was impressive for dramas to have costumes that have even the slightest twinge of connection to the Ming, but now I'm starting to see a trend and it's disturbing. If I'm watching something set in the early 15th century I want to see the early 15th century, not the 16th or 17th or even 18th for God's sake. I think the Chinese period drama industry needs to actually have standards now, because otherwise instead of improving the quality and accuracy of costuming, it's just going to replace guzhuang norms with a new but equally bullshit set of norms.

Looking at what the guy is wearing here, this kind of gunfu robe with colorful roundels and hat with the gold decorations were not seen on formal portraits of emperors until Emperor Longqing (reign 1567-72) 150+ years into the future. This is already enough for me to rest my case.

I strongly urge some of these costumes to go back to their respective corners of the Ming Dynasty since few of them are from between 1404 and 1435. Aside from the anachronism, some of the costumes are badly constructed and come from nowhere in the Ming. It's repeatedly mentioned on online sources that the costumers referenced 明宪宗元宵行乐图, which I find hilarious that they think it's a good thing because that artwork is from 1485, 50 years in the future (not to mention that the full skirt look of that era was distinct and not existent earlier).

@guzhuangheaven posted a gifset from this drama that looks almost 100% 18th century (Qianlong era, as always. I'm not even surprised at this point)

On top of the bad costuming, the producer Yu Zheng again does what he does best and tries to play the nationalism card by picking fights with Korean people online (whether they are genuine Koreans or hired actors/photoshopped screenshots I will never know) who claimed some elements of the costuming and plot plagiarized iconic 2003 Korean drama Dae Jang Geum. I don't even care whether it was true, it's this attitude of always trying to artificially manufacture hatred against Koreans to make himself look good. It's like he's much less concerned with making an actually good drama than generating clout. I am so sick and tired of his shenanigans I just want a drama with decent, non time travelling costumes is that too much to ask for.

#ming dynasty #hanfu #royal feast #costume analysis

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nacregames · 1 year

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Can't believe you watched Empress Ki 😭. My mom used to watch that every night and I always stayed up watching with her. Now she doesn't watch any K-dramas because she doesn't like getting addicted to it.

SAMEEEEEE ANON SAME MY MOM LEGIT DID THE SAME

I have this problem each time i watch k dramas too. it started with Dae Jang Geum (my first K-Drama ever) and then I watched the OG "I'm Sorry, I Love You" and didn't touch K Dramas for YEARS i still cry over it sobs

but now i set myself this mission to watch every existing historical k drama, they're just soooo good i can't help myself (even if i say NO MORE everytime too hsdfgsdijjdk)

#the crying is therapeutic #i dont watch dramas from other countries #they're just not as good as k dramas

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ponreviews · 2 years

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Itaewon Class: The Ultimate Revenge

Categories: Drama

Overall Rating: 6.5/10

Synopsis:

Park Sae-ro-yi had every reason to want to seek revenge on the massive corporation Jangga, as he was sent to prison after they messed with someone dear to him. What better way to take down the biggest in the food industry than opening a competing restaurant in the alleys of Itaewon? With the help of the friends he meets along the way, we see just how far Sae-ro-yi is willing to go.

[SPOILERS AHEAD]

Review:

If you asked me at the beginning of the drama, "Is Itaewon Class a good k-drama?" I would answer "YES!" with no hesitation. However, by the end I do not feel the same way. To start, the story has a great concept. Sae-ro-yi's father worked for Jangga, and he was killed by the eldest son (Jang Guen-won) of the CEO of Jangga (Jang Dae-hee) in a hit-and-run. Considering the already soured relations between Sae-ro-yi and Guen-won, things escalated when Guen-won wasn't punished for the crime and instead Sae-ro-yi was convicted for assault and attempted murder when confronting Guen-won. Instead of wanting to kill the two men responsible for his father's death, he chose another path of revenge, free-market competition. By opening up DanBam in Itaewon, he begins his quest for taking down Jangga by becoming their biggest competitor.

Sae-ro-yi easily became a favorite MC for me. I can easily say, Park Seo-joon did an amazing job with his character. Sae-ro-yi is kind of aloof, but he's educated. Yes, he didn't finish high school, but he had time in prison. He used that time to learn business so that by the time he got out, he would be prepared to open DanBam. Of course, it isn't perfect, hence Jo Yi-seo coming in. She was also one of my favorites early on. She's very blunt and strong-willed. I wish I could say that this is true through to the end, but unfortunately, I can't honestly say that now. Frankly, the two rival women in this series both annoyed the hell out of me by the end of it. Maybe part of it has to do with the age gap between Sae-ro-yi and Yi-seo, but most of it is how little Yi-seo develops in the story. I think if the drama didn't push the romance plot so much, the two main women wouldn't have been so annoying in the end.

I really wish that I can say I like the story too. I can say that the concept is there. It's why people want to watch it in the first place, but as the story progressed, it kept getting messier. On one hand you want to have a messy story. The drama is what everyone craves hence "k-drama," but like our bedrooms, we want an organized mess. Itaewon Class deviates from the organized mess to a junkyard, especially once the time skip hit.

If I didn't hate the story before, the time skip really did it for me. While the concept was impressive at the start, the execution especially towards the end took a nosedive. I cannot look you in the eye and say Itaewon Class is even a 7 because of this. I really wish I liked it, but all the little things add up. Of course, I will explain more of why I feel this way.

As I already mentioned the female leads are not characters I would root for. I've talked about the age gap briefly between Sae-ro-yi and Yi-seo, but it's not the only thing about their relationship that makes me uncomfortable. In fact, both Yi-seo and Soo-ah remind me of someone I know in real life in their own ways. Long story short, this girl is keen on the idea that she doesn't like my friend romantically and would rather keep things platonic. However, at the same time, she actively flirts with him when they're together and sees every girl he's friends with as competition and actively tries to keep him away from other girls. Now, the last part isn't like Yi-seo, but you can't deny that she did have Geum-soo wrapped around her finger. Soo-ah on the otherhand, fits that description to the T. She could never admit herself that she fell for him until it was too late. She led him on and couldn't accept it when he moved on.

It's hard to root for characters who remind you of toxic people in your life. Whatever redeeming quality they have is down the drain when you have a comparison like that. Of course, my opinion on the two women is just my own, and the reasons are specific to my experience (or more specifically, my friend's). My other qualms aren't as specific though. One thing that the show is prided on is the representation of the characters (a black korean man and a trans woman). While it's nice to see, the characters become tokens for their demographic.

The scene where the DanBam group tries to enter a club is one scene that felt really out of place. It's great that issues like racism and transphobia are being addressed, but it feels tone deaf. To-ni's character was unjustifiably prohibited from entering the club because he was black. Yi-seo was also not helpful in the situation as she sided with bouncer instead of To-ni (one of many reasons why I couldn't get behind her character). Even when apologizing it didn't seem genuine. Sae-ro-yi retaliated by tagging graffiti on the club wall calling them racist. Other than that scene, the only other relevance is the grandma admitting she was racist and didn't approve of his father seeing his mother because she was black. To-ni has such a small subplot that it barely has any significance to the plot and makes his character just a token black guy in the show. Every plot point surrounding his character points to him being black, and it just didn't sit right with me.

Then there's Hyeon-yi. Her character is handled a little better than To-ni's but similarly, it doesn't sit right with me. I was confused at the start because I knew from the beginning that she was a girl, but everyone else was referring to her with "he/him" pronouns. When it came to them running into her at the club looking very femme, the shock of her being trans didn't hit as hard. The narrative that she's trans felt forced. When she was absent from DanBam, it was explained that she had transitioned and was in recovery. However, when she came back the only thing that changed is her fashion sense. Suddenly she was able to afford luxury clothes that made her "look convincingly feminine." The way the story handles her character is messy. Honestly though, the fault would pretty much lie with casting and costume design. Granted, the actress, Lee Joo-young, is not part of the blame. She did her best to represent the character well, and in fact, Hyeon-yi is my favorite character despite my misgivings.

Still, casting chose someone who isn't trans to play a transgender woman in Itaewon Class. While there is the argument that this would mean actors would need to be out of the closet before getting casted into trans roles (completely valid btw), it all comes down to the environment in which trans people are not being fully accepted. We can go back and forth saying that Korea is still working on their ignorance when it comes to this topic, but regardless of their intention, it needs to be addressed, if not as critique, hopefully a lesson for future Korean adaptations/productions and the representation of LGBTQ+ stories. Sure it will take time for transgender people to be able to express themselves more openly in a country that's still very traditional, despite their modern practices. Creating the space that allows them to be themselves will open opportunities to accurately portray their experiences in Korean media rather than cis people picking at only what they know and filling the spaces with assumptions.

If anything, I still applaud the story for addressing issues like racism and transphobia in Korea. Without even an attempt, we wouldn't even talk about it on any platform. There's room to grow, but Itaewon Class is on the bottom of the progression ladder. The only thing we can do now is hope that it can get better from here. Unfortunately, it doesn't change my overall opinion of Itaewon Class. The main women are irredeemable in my opinion and we're talking about the same story that has Jang Geun-won and Jang Dae-hee.

#ponreviews kdramas #itaewon class #spoilers

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khuantru · 2 years

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25/10/2022: this one is new, no fixing old stuff today. Just finished episode 16.. so gutted the show ended, no season 2. If anyone is familiar with K show, most of their shows are based off from web toon series are usually one off shows. Some shows do get a season 2 and so on. For the most part, I quite like shows that have 16 episodes, 1 hour length per episodes with awesome acting from both actors & actresses, awesome story telling / writing, so there is really no need for a season 2. If they are able to tell a story in this format. Enjoy and greetings from north London. Cheers all Wiki: Lee Se-young, (이세영) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a child actress in 1997 and was best known for her roles in Dae Jang Geum, When I Turned Nine, Lovely Rivals, and The Wonder Years. Best Actress: ("The Red Sleeve") & Excellent Actress: ("Doctor John") 11/06/2020: Just one for this Thursday, portrait of Lee-Se-Young. I think you can catch a few shows of her via Netflix, the only one I can think of now is 'Hit the Top' - it's a light heart comedy Korean drama. Try it out if you need something to watch. Enjoy everyone. Reference: Lee Se Young (이세영)

#Lee Se Young #이세영 #actress #fan art #fan drawin #vector #illustration #photoshop #pen tool #london based #hobbyist #khuan tru

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scenics · 3 years

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okay i vaguely remember a while ago your comments about lee minho's acting? so i was curious if there are any korean actors/actresses you think are particularly good or their drama choices tend to be good? i have trouble watching things because so many of them seem hmmm

frankly, i think the standard of acting post boys over flowers (most dramas after 2010) has just gone down dramatically. i still watch korean dramas now but it’s more for the story (before the ending Always gets diced) than the acting when it really used to be about both. a lot of the actors are replaceable and they’re all the same flavor of acting, just shuffled from role to role. my mothers an avid watcher (why i’ve watched so many) and her complaint is that no ones charismatic anymore ..they don’t hold their own.

my fave korean actor of all time is lee young-ae, she’s known in the west for park chan wooks lady vengeance but she became a household name for the dramas she was in since the 1990s. her most popular drama is dae jang geum but she has more than that. she’s from what i call the older generation of actors. youn yuh-jung is among that generation even older but she used to play the mom/aunt on so many dramas when i was growing up…i feel like she only won in minari bcuz that’s the only thing the west has seen her in

#asks #my mother had an obsession w jang dong-gun but he can’t act #and lee byunghyun freaks me out #i just like yoo ah in bcuz i like my men bald iskakwjsjibne

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dangermousie · 3 years

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I just wanted to say I absolutely adore the Story of Minglan its by far my favorite CDrama as well which saved C-Drama's for me I had literally watched Queen Dugu and the Legend of Dugu prior to that and was annoyed by the dark endings was actually thinking of sticking to KDrama's because they seemed to have happy endings more Dong-yi is my favorite KDrama and often battles it out with Minglan for which I'm going to rewatch, when I want something that I dont have to be paying attention to subs

You have excellent taste because I really like Dong Yi and adore Minglan.

I don’t mind unhappy endings at all but it’s nice to get a happy ending :)

Hmmm, now I am racking my brains to think what other ones would fit the vibe. Dae Jang Geum perhaps, but that one is old so kind of hard to find.

ETA: I don’t know if modern ones are your thing but modern cdramas are a lot more likely to have happy endings than period ones.

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exoxoido · 4 years

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200407 | Cooling down of Korea-Japan relations, ‘100 Days My Prince’ melting it

TVN drama 100 Days My Prince is likely to cause a new Hallyu boom.

100 Days My Prince (2018) produced by Ace Story and Studio Dragon will be broadcasted on Japan’s NHK General TV on 10th next month at 11pm. Not only will it play the role of a medium to ease the cooling Korea-Japan relations after the series of provocation of Abe government, but it’s highly likely to emerge as a new Hallyu.

Ace Story representative Lee Sangbaek told Newsis over the phone on 7th “It’s been more than 2 years since Japan’s main network NHK broadcast a Korean drama since “Flowers of the Prison”, adding “It’s meaningful to schedule Korean dramas on Japanese public broadcast when anti-Japanese sentiments are getting worse and Korea-Japan relations are cooling down. Everytime Korea-Japan relations became serious, Japan broadcasting stations used to exclude Korean dramas from their schedules, so you can call it a reconciliation gesture.”

100 Days My Prince was sold at $200,000 (250million won) per episode. Considering the 16episodes, the total is about 4billion won. Above all, NHK is Japan’s public broadcast, which is as meaningful as Korea’s KBS and China’s CCTV. 11pm was also the broadcast timeslot for drama ‘Winter Sonata’ (2002), the beginning of Hallyu, ‘Dae Jang Geum’ (2003~2004) and ‘All in’ (2003).

Representative Lee said “Japan airs Korean drama on cable broadcast first and if the responses are good, they will schedule it on main network.” Adding, “100 Days My Prince schedule too was confirmed on main network NHK after receiving overwhelming explosive reactions after it was broadcasted on cable network CS Channel and NHK BS Premium. It will be aired once a week for 16weeks. I am more looking forward to it since it will air at 11pm on Sunday nights, which is the timing when Hallyu broke out in Japan,” he explained.

“Up till now, not many drama actors appear on historical dramas. This timeslot is watched by many older people but since the main male lead is Doh Kyungsoo, member of idol group EXO, we can also target the young viewers. Not only are the main actors young but the comic elements are also well mixed, so the greatest advantage is that it can be watched by men and women of all ages.”

100 Days My Prince is a 100 days’ romance between the perfect Crown Prince who suddenly got reduced to a useless man Wondeuk (Doh Kyungsoo) and Joseon’s oldest maid, Hongshim (Nam Jihyun). The distinction of the power struggle in the palace at that time was realistically portrayed and the Crown Prince and oldest maid’s marriage gave freshness. Starting with 5% viewership ratings for the first episode (based on Neilson Korea’s National paid households), it obtained 14.4% for the final 16th episode.

It’s the first time that a drama sold by CJENM has been scheduled by Japan’s NHK. Just like “Kingdom” series produced by Ace Story, it may be able to target the world through video streaming on Netflix but it has strategically dominated the Japanese market with CJ.

Representative Lee said “We could have gone with Netflix but we forecasted that it would create a bigger sensation if 100 Days My Prince is exported to Japan since Doh Kyungsoo is a Hallyu Star. We were able to prepare for a long time and increase the level of perfection for 100% pre-production with Studio Dragon. I’m just grateful for Studio Dragon’s aggressive investment. There are still many Japanese customers who are buying the DVDs and CDs. If we break into the DVD market too, it will further ignite the Hallyu fever,” he said, expecting.

[FYI: Hallyu = Korean Wave]

Translation by exoxoido🐧

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obsessivedilettante · 6 years

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Dramaland Forecast: October 2018

Previously: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept

Completed:

Your House Helper -- I was really worried about the ending since the few eps before the final weeks were starting to focus on the main romance which was the least interesting part of the show. But it wrapped up pretty well (although I think we can all agree So-mi’s resolution with her step brother was a total cop out), and I loved this little show for tackling difficult issues in a thoughtful way and bringing me another group of female friends to love and adore.

Meteor Garden 2018 -- I did it! Finally! I’ll admit I didn’t play close attention to the last dozen episodes or so, but dammit I watched all 49 eps and now I can move on with my life.

Currently Watching:

The Ghost Detective -- I’m two weeks behind but I still plan to get caught up, eventually.

Devilish Joy -- I’m two weeks behind and plan to get caught up, eventually (oooh, deja vu!). I’ve only been paying attention to Hoya’s parts, though, because yes I am that fangirl (and lbr he’s the cutest thing in this).

The Guest -- I was watching this despite my squeamishness when it comes to horror because I’m an OCN fangirl and a Handsome Oppa fangirl, but episode 6 made me realize that things are getting good and I’m eager to see how our characters work together to defeat literal evil.

Player -- I just started it and make no promises but omg it’s totally my jam! I’m a sucker for stylish heist stories with a bizarre collection of characters that have very specific skills. I’m still hesitant since there will undoubtedly be a loveline between Song Seung Hoon’s and Krystal’s characters (because lbr this is still Dramaland, even if it’s OCN). But gdi I need all the Robin Hood heist stories I can get my greedy hands on.

Dropping/Skipping:

Everything else! There were just so many premieres, I couldn’t keep up even if I wanted to. I’m still tempted by a few, but I can’t even watch what I already am trying to watch.

Upcoming dramas of interest:

Where Stars Land -- the last thing this writer and director created together was Gu Family Book, which I feel like should be a warning, but I actually was one of the few people who genuinely enjoyed that show. I do like this writer, though (Dalja’s Spring, King of Baking Kim Tak Goo, Romantic Teacher Doctor Kim) plus the cast is great, so I’m willing to give it a chance.

The Greatest Divorce -- what an excellent cast! (You know how much I love me some Lee El, so Cha Tae Hyun and Bae Doona are almost like a bonus.) I haven’t watched the original Japanese drama, but I’m already trying to figure out how to squeeze this into my schedule.

Dae Jang Geum is Watching -- I’m such a sucker for food shows, and this one looks cute and sweet. I’m rooting for sitcoms to make a comeback, anyway (especially shorter ones!), so this might find a way into my already overly-packed viewing schedule.

Room No. 9 -- my kneejerk instinct is to stay far away from this (a lawyer and a doctor? But legal and medical dramas are my least favorite!). But then they’re gonna throw in bodyswap hijinks that involve Kim Hae Sook and Kim Hee Sun -- and oh yeah, there’s a woman’s prison. So I’m conflicted.

Bad Detective -- it’s a remake of BBC’s Luther, which makes me both excited and wary. I really like the cast, though (Shin Ha Kyung is a total ahjussi crush!), but I don’t know enough about the production team. This could be a disaster of Criminal Minds proportions or a Life on Mars success. I want to check it out, anyway.

Miss Ma, Goddess of Revenge -- this is supposedly based on Agatha Christie’s “Miss Marple” series but the synopsis makes me go, “...are you sure? Because it just sounds like a random mystery series based on nothing I remember about Miss Marple. But okay, you got my mystery-loving attention...”

As always, any drama not listed means I have nothing new to add since the last mention and/or it’s not something I care about enough to add to the list.

#dramaland forecast #kdrama #i want to watch all the october premieres #someone get me a time turner so i can make this happen #your house helper #meteor garden #meteor garden 2018 #the ghost detective #devilish joy #the guest #ocn the guest #hand: the guest #where stars land #the greatest divorce #dae jang geum is watching #room no. 9 #bad detective #miss ma goddess of revenge

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sailingsoo · 6 years

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October Overview

Monthly Drama Review: October 2018 Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep -

warning spoilers!

Completed:

A-Teen: This is actually a web-drama, but to not leave this column empty I’ll put it here. Despite being a web-drama, it’s already better than most dramas that came out in 2018. I love each and every character, they all have their own story and it’s really cute how they all come together as friends. I would recommend everyone to watch this, it’s super easy to binge! Sweet, but will make you cry (at least for me). Also everyone can at least relate to one character!

Ongoing:

My Only One: Oh Uee, the dramas I watch for you. Although I have to admit, this is not that bad of a daily drama compared to what I watched before (cough Man Who Sets the Table sorry Sooyoung). I can’t wait to see Do Ran and her father get together as a family just so she can flex on her step-mother LOL. I don’t mind the step-sister, I just wish she would speak out against her mother because she knows that her mother is wrong! Da Ya, another character I’m extremely frustrated with. If you know you know. I can rant about most of the characters in this drama, but I’ll just state right now that the only ones I like are Do Ran, the grandma, the father, the grandma’s son, Da Ya’s brother, and the maids. Dae Ryook and his mother on and off for me.

The Third Charm: So you know how I was in love with Joon Young last month, but this month was kind of annoying. Did they really have to add the love triangle? The jealousy and the insecurities -- although are realistic, I would have preferred if they toned down the amount of time spent focused on Ho Chul. Other than that Young Jae and Joon Young definitely have problems they need to sort out so maybe it wasn’t that bad for Ho Chul to come in the middle of it. I just really hate love triangles.

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes: I love the story so much, but just that one part is just ruining everything for me. I haven’t watched the Japanese version and was only spoiled about two things in the ending, but for the most part I’m watching this without knowing what will happen. I feel bad for Jin Kang’s friend though. She never deserved anything to happen to her, she just was with the wrong people ):

Room No. 9: We’re already half way through the show and Hae Yi and Hwa Sa still haven’t teamed up to defeat Ki San/Chu Young Bae boooo. Other than that, it’s an amazing thrilling drama can’t wait till everything gets revealed in the end.

Dae Jang-Geum Is Watching: Yuri <333 She’s doing such a good job. Not many people like her character, but I think her character is okay. She’s just trying to adjust to her new job. I think who truly stole the show though was the sister. Also love the food parts, this is way better than Wok of Love.

Dropped:

Miss Ma: I felt that because I’m already watching Room No. 9 I didn’t want to watch this one. I remember watching Mistress and Secret Mother at the same time and kept overlapping their stories.

The Ghost Detective: I wanted to continue it, but it got hard for me to wait weekly for the next episode that I lost interest.

The Beauty Inside: I didn’t understand how this drama would work in the first place, and I’m not that curious.

Matrimonial Chaos: Again, not interesting enough for me to pick up.

Fox Bride Star: ^^

Bad Papa: Looked very angsty and I’m already watching My Only One and Room No. 9.

When Time Stops: I was going to watch this, but then I saw the cast and idk I can’t support the male lead. I’m just gonna leave at that. They should have known better than to cast him, then maybe they wouldn’t have a 0.6 viewership rating.

Upcoming:

Empress’s Dignitiy: This actually sounds kind of interesting. It’s set in modern day, but they still have a monarchy. I might check out the first episode.

Encounter: Bad summary, but it’s Song Hye Ko and Park Bo Gum.

Red Moon Blue Sun: Summary is also kind of lacking, but I think I’ll check this one out too.

Happy If You Died: Not a fan of office dramas.

Mama Fairy and the Godmother: Not interesting enough for me.

Quiz From God: Reboot: Probably won’t watch this as I haven’t watch the other seasons.

Top Star Yoo Baek: The teasers look entertaining! I’m all for strong woman!

SKY Castle: Kind of reminds me of Secret Mother and Mistress with the four leading woman. I feel like I’ve watched enough of these dramas too, so probably won’t check out.

Priest: I’m not religious enough for this lol.

Bad Detective: Probably won’t watch.

Clean With Passion For Now: Probably won’t watch tbh, if you need a cleaning drama just watch Your House Helper.

#dramaland thoughts #a-teen #my only one #my only ally #the third charm #the smile has left your eyes #room no. 9 #dae jang geum is watching #posting early bc tomorrow is halloween and i don't got the time #honestly i'm more into webdramas rn

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I thought Royal Feast was riding the plagiarism line fairly hard (to Dae Jang Geum) but apparently there's another drama that is accused of plagiarizing Dae Jang Geum instead? I want to watch Delicacies Destiny now. Interesting.

Seriously, although details are changed, the general plot, characters, themes, and even some of the dialogue of Royal Feast seemed lifted straight out of DJG. Although I guess, Yao Zijin ended with the Emperor instead of the magistrate. (If that had happened in DJG, I would have gone nuclear.)

I'm not hating. I enjoyed both dramas.

#can't watch delicacies destiny because it's on disney plus #oh well #not paying for that

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My Korean Drama List

I've been watching #KDrama for quite some time already and I have my fair share of drama list to watch out for (I'll be posting my top 10 list on another post).

For now, here's my complete list of #KDrama I've watched so far.

1. The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (Coffee Prince)

2. 38 Revenue Collection Unit

3. All about eve

4. Angel Eyes

5. Arang and the Magistrate

6. Are you Human?

7. Bad Guys(2014)

8. Big

9. Black

10. Black Knight: The Man who guards me(dropped)

11. Blood

12. Boys over flower

13. The Bride of Habaek

14. Cheo Yong (Ghost Seeing Detective)

15. Cheo Yong 2 (Ghost Seeing Detective)

16. Cinderella and Four Knights

17. Circle

18. City Hunter

19. Criminal Minds

20. D Day

21. Dae Jang Geum

22. Defendant

23. Descendants of the Sun

24. Doctor Crush

25. Doctor Stranger

26. Emergency Couple

27. The Emperor: Owner of the Mask

28. Empress Ki

29. Encounter (on going)

30. Endless Love

31. Faith

32. Falling for Innocence

33. Fated to love you

34. Fight for my way

35. Forbidden Love

36. Full House(2004)

37. Gangnam Beauty

38. The Ghost Detective (2018)

39. The girl who sees Smells

40. Guardian: The lonely and great god (Goblin)

41. The Guest (2018)

42. Gu Family Book

43. Gunman in Joseon

44. He Hymn of Death (2018) ongoing

45. Healer

46. Heirs

47. Hey Ghost, Let's Fight (Let's fight ghost)

48. High Society

49. Hospital Ship

50. Hotel King

51. Hwarang

52. Hyde, Jekyll, Me

53. i'm not a robot

54. I can hear your voice

55. Iljimae

56. the innocent man

57. Introverted boss

58. iris

59. iris 2

60. Jealousy incarnate

61. Jumong

62. The k2

63. The King2 hearts

64. The King in love

65. A Korean Odyssey (Hwayugi)

66. The Last Empress (on going)

67. Lawless lawyer

68. Legend of the blue sea

69. A love to kill

70. Love in the moonlight

71. Man to man

72. Marriage not dating

73. Medical Top Team

74. Moon embracing the sun

75. moon lovers; scarlet heart ryeo

76. My wifes having an affair for a week

77. My Secret Terrius (Terrius behind)

78. My secret romance

79. My sassy girl

80. My love from the star

81. Mr. Sunshine

82. Oh My Ghost

83. Oh my Venus

84. On the way to the airport

85. Orange marmalade

86. Partners for justice

87. Personal taste

88. Pinnochio

89. Player

90. Playfull kiss

91. Pride and Prejudice

92. Prime Minister and I

93. Princess Hours (2006 )

94. Prison Playbook

95. Queen for seven days

96. Queen In Hyun's man

97. Radio Romance

98. Remember; war of the son

99. Rooftop prince

100. Saimdang, memoir of colors

101. Sassy girl, chun hyang

102. Scholar who walks the night

103. Secret garden

104. She was pretty

105. Shopaholic louis

106. Signal

107. Sketch (dropped)

108. The smile has left your eyes (dropped)

109. Something in the rain

110. Special affairs team TEN(2011)

111. Special affairs team TEN 2 (2013)

112. Stairway to heaven

113. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

114. Suspicious Partner

115. Sweet Stranger and Me

116. Switch: change the world

117. Temptation of wife

118. Tunnel

119. two cops

120. two weeks

121. uncontrollably fond

122. vampire detective

123. voice (2017)

124. voice 2(2018)

125. w-two worlds

126. weightlifting fairy kim bok joo

127. whats wrong with secretary kim

128. where the stars land

129. while you were sleeping (2017)

130. whisper

131. who are you(2013)

132. winter sonata

133. woman with a suitcase

134. Yong pal

135. You're all surrounded

136. live up to your name Dr. Heo

137. Dr. jin

138. Romantic Doctor kim

I don't usually drop series that I've already watching even if the story doesn't suits me or the plot was so boring unless something came up and that I've forgotten to watch it again. Though, I'm planning to pick up where I left.

There you have it, my complete drama list. Just to let you know guys, that I've watched some of this dramas few times more than the others (Just like #SWDBS, #HOSPITALSHIP, #RomanticDoctorkim)

I'll be doing reviews of some of the drama listed here next time.

#kdrama #KoreanDrama #kpop #fangirl

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I love how you don't limit stuff and I want to see more groups written about so may I please have a story with (even a little scenarios thing or whatever) with Siwan of ZE:A when his girlfriend is a couple months older than him but he still wants to be called oppa since they are both born the same year...? Please, thank you and have a lovely day!!

Hello, Thank You for sending in your request!! It was an honor writing for a group that I really care about because they rarely get any love. Forgive me for any mistakes and N’joy!!

PAR T_T IME

Admin AJ

A phone sat away from its owner, as it vibrates on the table trying to get the attention of its owner who sat not two feet away. Its screen lit up as the messages popped up at an urgent pace.

New Messages:

Kwanghee:

Hey! You were suppose to be here already!

Kwanghee:

Remember Yongjin MBC Dae Jang Geum Park! 3 p.m!

Hyungsik:

(Y/N), you are still coming right?

Kwanghee:

You are late!

Kwanghee:

HELLO? WHERE ARE YOU?

“(Y/N), you phone keeps going off.” a coworker calls to you, pulling you out of your busy mind.

You were so engrossed into your work you didn’t even hear the continuous vibrations coming from your phone beside you.

You didn’t even read the messages, your eyes zeroing on the time displayed on your homescreen “Oh my God! I’m late!”

You panicked trying to gather your work supplies. Throwing basically everything from your desk into you bag.

‘Im can not believe this, I’m sooo late.’ you thought to yourself as you tried to quicken your pace.

Skipping the elevator, as constant motion felt better to you as opposed to waiting, you sprint down the stairs leading to the parking complex. Your phone continuously ringing, a constant reminder of your lateness, as you fumble for your keys to unlock your door.Plopping into the driver’s seat you attempt to catch your breath before answering the annoying device.

*Kwanghee

Pressing the answer button you hear Kwanghee firing questions at you before you even have the phone to your ear.“Finally! We’ve been messaging you! Where are you? Did you forget. You precious Oppa will be disappointed if you are not here.”

“I’m on the road.” You say, trying to get him to quiet down, however, you make the mistake of slamming your door.

“Lair,” he says as he catches your bended truth. You can see the smirk through the phone and in order to regain a little dignity you say, “Well now I’m on the road Kwanghee. I’ll see you soon.”

“YAH!! Don’t hang up, I’m not done with you yet!” You hear shuffling before you another voice, one much softer on the ears, comes through the phone. “Drive safe noona, see you soon. Bye.” You hear more shuffling and yelling as Kwanghee attempts to grab the phone back. “Bye Hyungsik, I’ll see you soon.”

Hanging up you pull out of the parking lot making your way to Yongjin MBC Dae Jang Geum Park.

Luck was on your side today with minimal traffic lights and after work traffic as you made it to the set in less than an hour.Exiting you car you pull out your phone ready to call the two Ze:a members, “Noona!”

You look up to see the tall lanky member from Ze:a running towards you lifting you off the ground with a hug.

“Hyunsik!”

“Come on Noona. Hyung is waiting for us” he said as he turned and walked in the direction in which he came from.You let him lead you through the set.

“The main palace is blocked with the filming crew so we have to take a side route.”

“Look who finally showed up” Kwanghee said in mock annoyance as he caught the both of you approaching from the side.

“I’m not the one here to study up on my acting” you teased back.

Saving you from hearing any more of Kwanghee’s nagging, a voice interrupted, “If you wanted pointers Kwanghee you could’ve just asked me.”

You didn’t even have to turn to see how had made that remark, you just knew. Like most things that involved him, you smiled and turned to greet him. He stood before you looking rather regal in his blue outfit as a scholar tutor.

“Aish y/n you should let his ego get any bigger. He’s still unknown compared to me. Everybody knows me, I am Kwanghee from Ze:a, number one visual, singer, and actor.” Kwanghee

rises from his chair his voice traveling across the set.

“Hyung, people are looking at us now.” Hyungsik timidly hides behind you as the stares of the staff focus on your small group.

“Anyway I’m glad you came.” Siwan says taking your hand “It means so much to me.”

“Oppa us too, right?” Kwanghee shoots in

Siwan rolls his eyes “Don’t call me that but yes, thank you everyone for your support.” As he does a mock bow to Kwanghee sitting in his chair. Pleased with Siwan’s gratification, Kwanghee nods in satisfaction. “No, thank you hyung for letting us come” the youngest of the group does a bow of his own.

“Im Siwan, we are ready for you on set.” the director called out in a monotone voice.

“Thank you, I’ll be right there.” Siwan replies to the staff before turning back to the group. Rubbing the back of his neck releasing a sigh. He didn’t have to say anything for you to know he was a little nervous. “I guess I’ll see you guys later.”

“Good luck Siwan.You’ll do great.” squeezing his hand in reinsurance. “Im Siwan Fighting!” shouted the two Ze:a members gaining the attention from the staff once again.

Siwan’s luck seemed great today. So great, in fact, that you were wondering if it had been that very same luck that got you to the set in a timely manner. Today’s scene required the cast to play a football match involving the Prince and his royal court.

“I feel as if we are watching the very first Idol Sports Championships not a historical drama.” Kwanghee sighs from his chair.

“Come on Kwanghee, this is Siwan’s big break in acting. This means alot to him.”

“Aish don’t get all sappy for your Oppa”

“Why do you call him that?”

“Call him what?”

“You know the opposite of hyung….”

Kwanghee stares at your expectedly

“Which is…?”

“Come on don’t make me say it Kwanghee!”

“The question is why don’t you?”

Your jaw went a little slack at Kwanghee’s comment, and you felt your ears getting warm. ‘No matter how many times I tell them, they never know when to just accept it,’ you thought before going on to vocalize the same thing you always say, “We already discussed it before. We are born born within the same year and I’m even a few months older than him.”

“And?”

Before you could answer cheers erupted through the playing field.You were amused to see that Siwan was still able to move with his outfit. His nerves must as settled as well since the scene didn’t demand much from him. He also started to get more involved with the game. He then received the ball making his way toward the goal, scoring a point. He turns to your group with the biggest smile as your group cheers from the sidelines.

“Okay that scene is finished” staff

The staff, crew, and actors all thank each other

Siwan makes his way over to your group.“You did great out there.” He throws his arms around you and pulls you in close for a hug. You smiled at the contact and almost laughed as Kwanghee gasped at the open display of affection.

“I did better knowing you were here.” Siwan said with a smile as he pulled away from the hug and looked at you.

“Well I need to get out of this,” looks to his outfit “thing. And I need to go over the script once more with the director.”

Siwan then turns his gaze to Kwanghee, gaining the others attention.

“Kwanghee care to help?”

“Me?”

“Yes I’ll give you those pointers you need.”

“I don’t need your help but after seeing you today, it’s obvious that you need some advice.”Kwanghee stated with an eye roll. Ignoring him Siwan turned and said to you,

“I’ll see you at the entrance then.” Siwan brings your knuckles to his lips before leaving with Kwanghee in tow.

You and Hyungsik wait at the entrance as you were asked to. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t long until they finally returned.

“y/n!” a voice yells, grabbing your attention immediately.

You turn to Kwanghee stomping toward the entrance with Siwan running to catch him.

“Your oppa wants to rehearse some lines! Apparently I’m doing an awful job and he can’t get into character! Fool who does he think he is blaming me!”

“Here! You deal with him!” Kwanghee shoved the script into your hands grabbing Hyungsik.

It took you a moment to process everything he had said, since he talks so fast. With one look at the script in your hand, it finally clicked, ‘You were no actress…’

In order to try and reverse what happened you called after the man attempting, and succeeding, escape.

“Hey Kwanghee wait!”

He just continued to drag Hyungsik down the walkway.

Siwan caught up to you

“Is he going to be okay?” y/n

“He’ll be fine.” Siwan

“I’m more worried about Hyungsik.” y/n

Both of you laugh

You turn your attention back to Siwan. “So you need to rehearse?”

With you implied agreeance to help his eyes light up and a smile soon follows, giving you a glimpse of how happy he was to receive your help.“You’ll help me” he said in a manner, that made your heart skip. “Of course.” you replied with a smile of your own, helping him do something he loved was the most rewarding for you after all.

You are unaware of the plot of the drama, but what is handed to you is similar to romance drama.

“Okay we’ll start here.”

“When the beautiful moon is shining. My mind is restless and throughout the night I toss and turn with most nights sighing.”

“You make this look easy” y/n

“Is it only when the moon shines that you are….” You stumble over the lines at first but as you progress you find yourself into character along with him.

“It is not just the moon but gazing at the stars brings me to tears.”

“And may I ask why the night causes you to ache with these emotions?”

“I miss you so much that I can not fall asleep. Traces of you linger around me. During those bleak nights where I am unable to hold onto you I long for your warmth. Whether it be the moon or the stars shining they are nothing in comparison to your eyes and your smile. I keep thinking of the you. I could always hear the soft sound of your breath in my ears. And when are apart I can not hear your voice.”

He steps closer and reaches out to grab your hand resting by your side. He pulls you close looking into your eyes, and you couldn’t help but feel that this was not just some script. ‘How can some script make my heart react like this’ you think as he continues with his line, “So I am just here alone and it drives me crazy”

His performance left you speechless. You just stare in his eyes for a moment before embarrassingly pulling yourself away rushing through the script.

“I can’t hold onto you anymore. Don’t say that you miss me. Don’t say it It hurts too much It makes it hard to forget you Oppa…”

The last word snaps you back to reality. You get flustered covering your face with the script.

“Oppa?” Siwan just smiles at you.

“Yay it worked!” you hear Kwanghee and Hyungsik clapping from behind you.

“You set this up?”

“No he was the one.” Shaking his head pointing at Kwanghee

“Yah you wanted this. You knew she was never going to say it willingly!”

You couldn’t believe that they had set up something so elaborate but you didn’t realize how much it meant to him.“I don’t like being tricked “oppa”.”

That silences the bickering members and brings Siwan’s attention back to you.

He tries to give you a hug but you are still mildly upset about the whole situation.

You playfully hit his arm but he just kept smiling “Please say it one more time.”

“Don’t count in it Siwan! But we’ll see.”

#kpop scenarios #Ze:a scenarios #ze:a siwan #ze:a #im siwan #siwan #aj #anon #ze:a scenario #floppy disk

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My Top 5 Recommended Visually Spectacular K-drama Fantasy

~ E.M.Y.

Nowadays, many people like Korean drama, which is one of the most addicting televised dramas in Korean language for entertainment. I am one of those people who love k-drama. We all know that there are lots of genres under k-drama. Some examples are horror, romance, comedy, fantasy, crime, historical and etc. But today, we are going to focus on the fantasy genre k-drama and its visuality as said on the title header above. So if you like fantasy k-drama then keep reading…

#1 Hotel del luna

Plot:

This drama is about Jang Man Wol, who is the CEO of Hotel del Luna. The hotel is situated in downtown in Seoul and has a very old appearance. She made a big error many years ago and, because of this, she has been stuck at Hotel del Luna. She is beautiful, but she is fickle, suspicious and greedy. Goo Chan-Sung worked as the youngest assistant manager ever at a multinational hotel corporation. He is a sincere perfectionist. He looks level-headed, but he actually has a soft disposition. Due to an unexpected case, he begins to work as a manager at Hotel del Luna. The hotel's clientele consists of ghosts.

- mydramalist

Cast:

- IU as Jang Man Wol - Yeo Jin as Goo Chan Sung

Country: South Korea

Episodes: 16 (ongoing)

Aired: Jul 13, 2019 - Sep 1, 2019

Aired On: Saturday, Sunday

Network: tvN

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

My Notes:

- If you like ghost, then this k-drama suits you. - What I really like in this drama? I like the visual effects (CGI) on its every episodes because it gives impact to the story and gives more emotions. - According on what I’ve searched, this drama (Hotel del Luna) had the most fantastic CGI effects. And if you want to know more about that visit this link. --->>>> https://www.soompi.com/article/1346591wpp/10-memorably-fantastical-cgi-moments-from-hotel-del-luna

# 2 Goblin

Plot:

In ancient times, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) is an unbeatable general in wars, but the young King (Kim Min-Jae) is jealous of Kim Shin and kills him. Kim Shin becomes Dokkaebi (Goblin), possessing an immortal life. At first he thinks that he is blessed, but he realizes that he is cursed.

Closer to the present day, Kim Shin has waited 900 years for a human bride to end his immortal life. One night, he saves a dying pregnant woman (Park Hee-Von) who is destined to die. Meanwhile, the Grim Reaper (Lee Dong-Wook) is unable to find the dead pregnant woman. The woman gives birth to a baby girl named Ji Eun-Tak (later played by Kim Go-Eun). 9 years later, Ji Eun-Tak lives with her mother and is able to see ghosts. One night, her mother suddenly dies. On that night, she meets the Grim Reaper.

In the present day, Ji Eun-Tak is a high school student. She still sees ghosts and hears their whisper of “Dokkaebi’s bride.” She now lives with her aunt’s family, but she is mistreated by them. On her birthday, Ji Eun-Tak sits by the sea with a lighted birthday cake. At that time, Kim Shin suddenly appears in front of her. Kim Shin does not know why, but he can hear her voice and appears in front of her against his will. Coincidentally, Kim Shin lives with the Grim Reaper at the same house.

Now, Kim Shin appears in front of her against his will, whenever she turns off the lights. One day, Ji Eun-Tak tells him that he is Dokkaebi and she is his bride.

- AsianWiki

Characters:

-Gong Yoo as Kim Shin - Lee Dong-Wook as Grim Reaper

- Yook Sung-Jae as Yoo Duk-Hwa

- Kim Go-Eun as Ji Eun-Tak - Yoo In-Na as Sunny

Episodes: 16 (finished)

Release Date: December 2, 2016 - January 21, 2017

Genre: Fantasy / Romance

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

My Notes:

- One of must watch k-drama, this will make you cry at the same time have a romantic feeling and excitement.

- In terms of visuality, I’ve ranked Goblin second because it was really good. In terms of computer graphic effects, even the camera position and lightnings to evoke emotions to the audience were great.

Trivia:

One of the most remarkable scenes to me even to the audience in the Korean drama Goblin is the sword that was stubbed into Kim Shin(Gong Yoo)’s chest, but did you know how that it was made? According to what I have searched online, “the show’s crew said in Saturday’s episode.

To create the illusion of being impaled, Gong was required to wear a suit, crafted by the art team and pasted with pieces of the sword. Computer graphic effects were added later to shroud the sword in green smoke.” – Rumy Doo , https://www.thejakartapost.com

# 3 Legend of the Blue Sea

Plot:

Sometime during August, 1598, newly appointed governor Dam Ryung (Lee Min-Ho) stays for a night at an inn run by Mr. Yang (Sung Dong-Il). During that evening, Mr. Yang shows Dam Ryung a captured mermaid named Sim Chung (Gianna Jun). Later that night, Dam Ryung releases her into the ocean and, before she swims away, Sim Chung reaches out her hand to Dam Ryung which he briefly holds.

In the present day, Joon-Jae (Lee Min-Ho) is a smooth talking conman with magician like abilities. He works with Nam-Doo (Lee Hee-Joon) and Tae-O (Shin Won-Ho). For their next score, Joon-Jae impersonates a prosecutor and swindles a large amount of money from a wealthy suspect's mother. Joon-Jae then travels abroad and stays at an oceanside resort. Meanwhile, Sim Chung is swept up in a tidal wave and washed ashore near the oceanside resort. She sees Joon-Jae.

- AsianWiki

Cast:

- Jun Ji Hyun as Sim Chung/Se Hwa - Lee Minho as Heo Joon Jae/Dam Ryung

- Lee Hee Joon as Joo Nam Doo - Shin Won Ho as Tae Oh

- Shin Hye Sun as Cha Si A -Sung Dong II as Ma Dae Young

Network: SBS

Episodes: 20 (finished)

Release Date: November 16, 2016 - January 25, 2017

Country: South Korea

Language: Korean

My Notes:

- If you love mermaids like me then this drama will be the best to watch.

- I admire Jun Ji Hyun when she acted as Se Hwa and her eyes were full of emotions and when it came to Sim Chung I liked it to because she made me laugh when she had no clue about the outside world since she was a mermaid.

- It was true that this drama has a top-caliber production elements, because when you watch some of the behind the scenes of legend of the blue sea in YouTube you can see there that it’s not easy for the whole team in order to produce this Korean drama.

- One of behind the scenes of legend of the blue sea link on how does there visual effect work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB5sIHPDAZE

# 4 The Bride of Habaek

Plot:

When the narcissistic Water God Ha Baek (Nam Joo Hyuk) visits earth in order to find a magical stone powerful enough to help him claim his throne, he seeks out the help of his servant and destined bride, psychiatrist So Ah (Shin Se Kyung), whose family is fated to serve the water god for generations. The problem is that she has no belief in the gods and initially mistakes him for a total lunatic suffering from delusions. Things get even harder for Ha Baek, when the Wind God Bi Ryum (Gong Myung), the Water Goddess Moo Ra (Krystal Jung), and a hotel CEO/Demi-God Hu Ye (Im Joo Hwan) show up to complicate things and stop him from reaching his goal.

-DramaWiki

Cast:

- Nam Joo-Hyuk as Ha Baek (Water God) - Shin Se-Kyung as Yoon So-A

- Lim Ju-Hwan as Hoo Ye -Krystal as Moo Ra

- Gong Myung as Bi Ryum

Also known as: Bride of the Water God 2017

Genre: Fantasy, romance

Episodes: 16 (completed)

Broadcast Network: tvN

Broadcast Period: 2017-Jul-03 to 2017-Aug-22

My Notes:

- If you are a fan of Nam Joo Hyuk then you should watch this.

- In terms of visuality I really like the CGI effects in this drama the fact on how they make effects on the water thing it was so awesome and it seems realistic for me, I love it.

- If you watch this k-drama there are so many stunning visual scenery one of them is the Realm of the Gods in water country…. This scene was so remarkable and so lovely.

# 5 Mama Fairy and Woodcutter

Plot:

In the Goryeo period, Sun Ok-Nam was a fairy. She came down to this world and took a bath at a waterfall on Gyeryong Mountain. While she took the bath, a woodcutter took her fairy clothes and hid them. Because of this, Sun Ok-Nam could not go back to Heaven. She then married the woodcutter and they had two children together, but her husband died from falling off of a cliff. Sun Ok-Nam tried to find her fairy clothes, but she still could not locate it. Needing her fairy clothes, she decides to wait for husband to be reincarnated. Now in the present day, she makes coffee at a cafe on Gyeryong Mountain and waits for her reincarnated husband. Finally, after 699 years, she gets a feeling that one of the two men visiting her cafe from Seoul is her reincarnated husband. Sun Ok-Nam is not sure which one of the two men is her husband. She decides to follow them to Seoul to find out.

- AsianWiki

Cast:

- Moon Chae-Won as Sun Ok-Nam -Ko Du-Shim as Sun Ok-Nam

- Yoon Hyun-Min as Jung Yi-Hyun - Seo Ji-Hoon as Kim Geum

- Jeon Soo-Jin as Lee Ham-Sook - Kang Mi-Na as Jeom-Soon

Other title/name: Tale of Gyeryong Fairy

Network: tvN

Episodes: 16 (completed)

Release Date: November 5 - December 25, 2018

Country: South Korea

Language: Korean

My Notes:

- This story is really nice to watch because it is full of mystery and plot twist about the fairy and his reincarnated husband. But she is not sure which one of the two men is her husband. So she decided to follow them to Seoul to find out.

- It was also fun to watch because there were a lot of CGI effects used in this drama, and I think it was nice in some part but there are some parts also of the drama that are not really good for me, but all in all I like how the drama was created.

- Oh! What am I curious about in this drama is why do they decide to put ______hahaha !! guess what??? like that inside the egg.??? If you want to know what was it, and know more about this drama just watch this k-drama.

- If you want to know more about the memorable CGI moments in k-drama visit this link https://www.dramacool.info/8-bizarre-cgi-moments-mama-fairy-woodcutter.html

So that was all My Top 5 Recommended Visually Spectacular K-drama Fantasy, hope that this will help you to find new k-drama for you to watch on. Especially when you are new in watching Korean dramas I will highly recommend the top 3 on my list and by that see you on my next post.

Sources:

https://www.soompi.com/article/1346591wpp/10-memorably-fantastical-cgi-moments-from-hotel-del-luna

https://mydramalist.com/32925-hotel-del-luna

http://asianwiki.com/Goblin_(Korean_Drama)

http://asianwiki.com/The_Legend_of_the_Blue_Sea

http://asianwiki.com/Mama_Fairy_and_the_Woodcutter

https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Bride_of_the_Water_God

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB5sIHPDAZE

https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2017/02/06/special-episodes-reveal-goblin-behind-the-scenes.html

https://www.dramacool.info/8-bizarre-cgi-moments-mama-fairy-woodcutter.html

#ICT #Fantasy #fantasykdrama #koreandrama #RecomendedFantasyKdrama #hotel del luna #Goblin #legendofthebluesea #bride of habaek #mama fairy and woodcutter

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Rebel, Saimdang, and the romanticization of class and nobility in sageuks

At this point, it’s actually a little sad that Saimdang: Light’s Diary and Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People are airing at the same time. Mind you, it’s not because one is easily one of the most hyped sageuks in years and isn’t performing well, while the other seems to have just been thrown out there as an afterthought and is pulling in good ratings, as well as better critical and popular response, it’s the content and themes. Personally speaking, I spent almost 2 years impatiently waiting for Saimdang, and was pretty sure it was going to be the best sageuk of the year when it did come out, something that I thought would hold true after watching the first two episodes. In contrast, Rebel was barely on my radar, and on my “watch now” list instead of “watch if people say good things while it airs” primarily because I liked Hwang Jin-Young’s previous sageuk (and only previous writing credit aside from a special) King’s Daughter Soo Baek Hyang. Halfway through their runs,Saimdang was moved to “I really like it but it could be better” status (with a lot of anger for how SBS execs screwed the show and LYA over, and now they’re taking their screwups out on the show, but I’m not going to dwell on that today) while Rebel has become the sageuk I just can’t see another sageuk surpassing it for a while. (Particularly since they all seem to at least partly center around the tropes and worldview that Rebel critiques.)

This requires some background. Saimdang and Dae Jang Geum, aka, one of the most iconic sageuks ever that also served to help solidify Lee Young Ae’s iconic status, take place at roughly the same time. This is something SBS is very aware of, and while it doesn’t have the endless DJG references we probably would have had if the show had aired on MBC, it very much tried t rely on DJG nostalgia to sell the show, and the sageuk plotline in Saimdang has much more in common with sageuks of a dozen years ago in terms of characterization, tone and pacing than anything from this decade. Unfortunately, people came for Lee Young Ae in a sageuk from this decade, not the first half of the last decade.

Now the ACTUAL background begins DJG is largely known in western fandom for helping in to make sageuks far more female-centric, and for helping to establish the basic formula that most of the popular and/or commercially successful “long and stuffy” sageuks have sageuks have followed since. The rest of this is partially hearsay, as I’m going by what others have told me about pre-DJG sageuks, as DJF is the second oldest I’ve seen. The oldest is Damo, a show that is less iconic than DJG, and that essentially created the formula for the genre that we consider to be fusion sageuks. (Depending on who you ask, DJG and it’s predecessor, Heo Joon, are also fusion sageuks, but they’re an entirely different kind of fusion sageuks and Damo and its successors.) Like DJG, Damo centered around a female lead in a plot that would typically feature a male lead. Both shows are also known for taking the focus away from the throneroom. DJG is still a palace intrigue drama, while Damo steps away from the palace completely, focusing instead on police officers investigating a rebellion, though it does check in with the palace intrigue. But in stepping away from the throneroom and inner palace intrigues, both did something most sageuks avoided: they tackled the issue of class. Both shows featured a heroine of noble birth-Chae Ok, the heroine of Damo was a young noblewoman who became a slave as a child after her father was accused of treason, while Jang Geum’s parents both went into hiding as commoners before she was born, though for different reasons. From what I’ve been told, prior to these two, the main audience for sageuks was middle aged men, and because of this, the focus was almost exclusively on war and palace politics, usually featuring, well, middleaged men. Then, in 2003, there was suddenly a spurt of several successful series featuring female leads. They certainly weren’t the first to do so, it just worked out so that there was a concentration of several at once. Part of what made DJG and Damo stand out was that they were meant to appeal to a wider audience, had higher production values, sweeping (and very different) romances, and broader plots (I mean it wasn’t JUST “maybe our ratings will go up if we try to appeal to women,” but that was certainly a part of it). But they also stood out because the positioning of their heroines-one being made a slave and the other growing up as a commoner-meant that these stories weren’t only about the nobility. The servant class in the city featured heavily in DJG, while rural commoners and their perspective of civil unrest and the nobility featured heavily in Damo. Of course, ultimately, both heroines and their love interests WERE of the nobility, but the door to including the perspectives of other classes was open, and most sageuks since then have taken advantage of that door being open.

Many (I want to say “most” but it kind of hovers in middle ground, I think) will have the protagonist spend part of their life as either a commoner or a poor noble. The protagonist of noble birth who lives as a commoner comes in 2 main varieties: they were born in secret in one way or another, and only find out they have noble (or royal) blood much later in life, after establishing themselves one way or another, or they live as a noble or royal as a child, but are forced to live as commoners or slaves for many of their formative ears before reclaiming their true status. On a similar note, protagonists who actually are commoners with no noble or royal blood are considered exceptional. They’re special, they’re…NOT LIKE OTHER COMMONERS. But there’s also the flipside. The flipside is that all the corrupt and scheming politicians, the cruel masters are treated as individuals. Their social status may have contributed to their corruption an cruelty, but only in that the individual would have been that way anyway, they just happen to have more power, and they re many good and kind masters, and well meaning politicians, That the class system itself was a problem, that there was a social order that told people they were inherently better than others by birth, was not a consideration.

Shows have tackled this mindset over the years (Maids and Chuno come to mind for sageuks I’ve seen that try to push the standard approach, re: class, a bit), but none have fully committed to taking it on until now. Except that Saimdang is not the show that did so. Saimdang takes the same approach as it’s predecessor-and most sageuks in between-of romanticizing the nobility while also tackling the plights of the lower classes. But what was revolutionary 14 years ago is not revolutionary now. And then we have Rebel. One of the very first things Rebel does is completely obliterate any idea that Gil Dong has noble blood, in a flashforward at the beginning where King Yeonsangun confronts Gil Dong.

Yeonsangun: “I will ask you clearly. Answer me honestly. I heard you are a descendant of the demolished royal family of Goryeo. Is that right? I heard your anger comes from having a father of the noble class and a mother who is a maid. Is this correct? Then what is it? Who on earth are you?” (Gil Dong is shaking his head in amused contempt throughout this.)

Gil Dong: “I am not a descendant of the royal family from Goryeo. Nor am I a son of a minister, or from a poor noble family. I am only a son of my father. My father, a servant over generations, Amogae.”

Yeonsangun: *outraged, disbelieving laughter* “That’s impossible. It’s impossible that someone like you could’ve been born to such a lowly man.”

Gil Dong: “You were born to the master of this country. How did you turn out to be such a lowly man?”

Ok, first of all, THE BURN THERE, GIL DONG! THE BURN. I can only assume that the camera pans out and away so fast after that so that we don’t see Yeonsangun burst into flames from that one.

HOWEVER, while we didn’t know it when the episode aired 3 months ago, this scene is essential to the world view of Rebel. Because ever “noble” sageuk origin was just shot down, and the idea of the “special” commoner isn’t far behind it. And Yeonsangun NEEDS Gil Dong to have that origin. His worldview cannot allow for a “common” person to have more sway than him. Gil Dong doesn’t simply violate his person worldview, his very existence violates the established social order and divine superiority of birth, something that we come to full force for Yeonsangun at the beginning of the latest episode, and something that is beginning to consume him.

Of course, Rebel relies in part of a prophecy of a “mighty child” (Gil Dong) a child born with superhuman strength and healing powers, destined both to become a general and to suffer great losses if he does not control himself. However, it is not Gil Dong’s power that makes him special, it what he does with it. Gil Dong’s power is not what makes him special or what makes him a hero, but it is part of what makes him able to DO something. The “Mighty Child” is born of necessity, not because some random kid won the genetic lottery. (The “Mighty Child” status is also considered to be a curse, not a blessing.) We’re also given a second mighty Child as a counterbalance, and the second mighty child-of equally low birth and with possibly an even more tragic background-flounders because he can’t even manage to properly misuse his powers, much less achieve the Mighty Child’s destiny. I’ve said plenty about my feelings re: The Mighty Child(ren) in previous tumblr posts and will probably make even more posts focused on that aspect in the future, so I won’t dwell on that now.

Moving on from The Mighty Child: Rebel takes the stance that the class system isn’t simply a case of advantage and disadvantage with good ad bad people, but rather, the class system itself is an ideology, and that ideology is the enemy. It isn’t that there are bad apples (and remember, the point of the whole “bad apple” thing is that if there’s a bad apple among your apples, you need to just toss them all and get new apples, not that you just take out the one bad apple and assume all the others that came from the same place are perfect just because you can’t see their problems on the outside) it is that there cannot be good and there is no justice in a system that holds that one group of people is inherently superior to another, and you cannot expect the people who benefit from that system to help find justice in it. When Gil Dong’s father, Amogae, kills his master, Lord Jo to avenge his murdered wife, the widowed Lady Jo only hates Amogae in part because of her murdered husband. What she truly hates Amogae for, the reason she wants him destroyed, the crime she can never forgive, is that Amogae is an abomination that has violated the natural order.

THAT is the true villain of Rebel. The class system itself, the social order that tells one person that they are inherently superior to another by birth, that the higher your class is, the more the world exists to serve you, is the villain, and Lady Jo, her allies, and Yeonsangun are the manifestations of a corrupt and unjust system. This is something that we and the characters grow slowly more and more aware of, until it’s brutally driven home in episodes 21 and 22, and all illusions and any semblance of romanticizing nobility or royalty are ripped away and ruthlessly destroyed in the most devastating fashion. (Not to mention graphically violent, particularly for network TV standards.) Hwajung touched on this idea a bit with it’s ultimate assessment that it is impossible to be a good person and to be king, no matter how much you might want to both, and so there needs to be an opposing force to keep the king in check, but it does not more than touch on the idea, and very much has the typical sageuk romanticization of nobility and royalty.

In the most recent episode, Gil Dong has an exchange with the shaman who pops up every now and then about why oppressed people don’t fight back, and this is her analysis:

Shaman: “They are scared because they don’t know what it is like. All of them…have neither fought nor been victorious in anything in their entire lives. They are only used to running away, losing, and being cheated. They don’t know what it means to fight, or to win.”

She goes on to tell Gil Dong and his men that they can stand up and want to take on the king (the ultimate manifestation of the corruption of the class system) because they have been fighting. Their life experiences have given them the worldview that things can change. She started the speech and I was bracing myself for a NOT LIKE OTHER COMMONERS speech, and instead I got “dude their life experiences royally suck and tell them they can’t expect anything good.” There are only two things that set Gil Dong apart from other commoners: His strength, and the fact that his father was an “abomination” who violated the divinely designated social order. The latter, the rejection of class and the ideology that accompanies it, is the more important of the two, while the former is part of what gives him the ability to do something about it.

It’s from this approach and viewpoint-that the class system is an ideology, and that consuming ideology is the true villain-is the focal point for the many other themes of the show, most notably the conjunction of nature and nurture, the difference between the law and justice, and the endless complementary and opposing mirroring of characters against each other. Everything springs from that.

So, going back to the first sentence. over on SBS, Saimdang is ably doing the same thing Dae Jang Geum did 14 years ago without updating itself for the modern audience (with SBS execs sulking because they somehow managed to make a guaranteed cash cow not be a cash cow and punishing the show and LYA for it-it’s going to be a while before I’m over this) or attempting to expand on the ideas in DJG, while being set in largely the same time period as DJG, with the same core political event (Jungjong’s political coup and overthrowing of Yeonsangun) providing much of the political background impetus for the show. Mean while, over on MBC, the same station that DJG aired on 14 years ago, Rebel is airing on different nights but mostly over the same time period as Saimdang, is set one generation before Saimdang and will most like end with the same political coup, or with the beginnings of it taking root, and is critiquing and deconstructing the approaches to class that Saimdang takes while taking a progressive and revolutionary-for-sageuks stance on class, nobility, and royalty.

It will be interesting to watch this years sageuks after this. All the ones that are coming out look to be focused on royalty and palace conflict, and Rebel’s success has been largely word-of-mouth, a lot of which has been about hit’s approach to class and the fact that none of the protagonists, possibly excepting Eom (who isn’t from a common family, but is from a pretty low ranked noble one), are from the noble class. So. pretty much, all the upcoming sageuks are relying on things that this one is achieving acclaim for rejecting. If nothing else, I’ll be an adjustment for fans of Rebel to go back to “normal” sageuks.

Note: I understand that Six Flying Dragons does tackle similar ideas, but (a) I haven’t seen it yet and (B) it DOES end with the main character becoming the first king of Joseon, so obviously it doesn’t commit itself to the degree that Rebel does.

#rebel hong gil dong #saimdang light's diary #sageuk #rebel thief who stole the people #saimdang the herstory #saimdang #damo #this is 2631 words and took me 2.5 hours #ouch #will i stop being mad at sbs enough to watch their upcoming shows that i'm interested in?#time will tell

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