The Problematic of the Unproblematic

I'm sure we've all had them.  I just had one last night.  It was weird and unsatisfying and thus I must share.  I dreamt I was an undergrad (thank you, Cheese in the Trap) and a Candy (so, so far from the truth, but so is being an undergrad at this point) and that TOP was my Oppa. Mind Blown! TOP was working as a delivery Candy Boy, but was secretly a rich Heir:  TOP wasn't in Heirs, so Kim WooBin is filling in. and he was that nice Oppa that I relied on for an occasional "Fighting!" Like in IRIS. And I was the only one who knew he was a rich Heir in disguise, Kim Woobin again. and not a delivery boy.   Self-explanatory. Min Hyorin was there too.   I didn't recognize her in Persevere, Gu HaeRa. looking like she did in that Song Jieun video where she sets BAP's Himchan Again, self-explanatory. on fire, Yep, she burned that face alive. and she was the Unni I trusted and who I needed eventu...

[ Disclaimer : these views are my (kakashi's) own. The other bloggers on this site have not been consulted] Dramafever did something shitty? I support you! Something a little outrageous is happening under the radar right now. Dramatic Eye, Mr. X's excellent newish Kdrama website (yes, it's subscription based, subscribe if you have not yet done so, it's utterly worth it) has received a DMCA website from Dramafever, claiming he infringed on their copyright. For .... using a poster. I assume, because there is nothing else on there that would even be remotely copyrighted. This is the site in question http://www.dramatic-eye.com/k-drama/k-drama-hub/2015-the-virtual-bride/ (yes, the offending image has since been removed - I thought we post it on here instead).

"Our" mary has developed something genius again: A KDramas Against Humanity Game! Hot damn. Some people are talented.  She's so smart!  I love her to bits!  Next challenge:  Mary, make a game called RimJeob. Here are the instructions: https://kdramalaws.wordpress.com/2015/07/29/kdramas-against-humanity-a-game/ And here is the game! http://kdramasagainsthumanity.com/

Hi Squeelets! Tired of whiling away the hours on Google, while refreshing the page every 15 minutes to see if new episodes of your favorite squeecaps are up? Here's a fun little game you can play against yourself to see how many gifs you recognize. Because really, who doesn't get satisfaction out of saying "oh, oh, oh, I know that one!" even if you are the only one who hears it? Most of the gifs are from PotUP, but there are a few random ones thrown in at the end. So as not to ruin it for the others, you can list in the comments how many you get + ones you had trouble with. Answers will come in a future post. Happy Guessing! 1. 2.

Hello, here speaketh the mother hen! I am still on holidays, but with internet, which makes the holidays even more pleasant. I hope our mary will have power back soon (assuming that it why she has been offline for so long) and hoping for less extreme weather events in her parts of the world - and anywhere in the world. And hoping for world peace. bcook: Yes. Coz the world is kinda depressing right now.

On Yoo Na's Street Mary: (Not sure if this should go first. Please move this to the proper section? Thanks!  Oh, mary can go first, of course! Maaaaary, you go!!!! )  Yoo Na's Street!  That's what I'm watching right now and it's such a gem of a show.  It stars  Kim Ok Bin as the titular Yoo Na . She's a legendary pickpocket who lives in a compound with other neighbors who... uhm... don't work on the right side of the law either.  (Loved her in Blade and Petal and want to check this out just to see more of her.)

Is it the weekend again? That's crazy!  kakashi: The OCD in me tried to organize the ramblings of the SqueeCappers. Uhm ... well. It's better than it was before, believe me!

Hello, everybody!  kakashi: How is everybody? My life consists of book writing, book writing, book writing, with football all around me. Let's just say I'm looking forward to a normal life again, it's exhausting (and I promoise to bitch about it soon. I do). I'm still not watching a lot of KDrama, which makes me appreciate Jangbori all the more. I'm so glad Kim Ji-hoon delivers, I'm so glad the drama is much better than I expected, I'm so happy about the sweet love story! I'm so glad it will continue until the end of September! So much KimJiLove! JoAnne: Yes, I like this part, the growing awareness of attraction to each other - it's very sweet. And Bi Dan, you can put her on my screen any time. kakashi: And now, I will watch Joseon Gunman raw... 1 second in and I already like it. Oh yes. 5 minutes in I have tears of joy in my eyes. It is good. It is really, really good! And now stay that way, will you? Thanks! Shuk: Did you watch it subbed? ...

Hi! *waves madly *This is JoAnne! In my delirium last week, I had a moment where I thought, 'gee...what if we had a post where we could share brief thoughts on OTHER things we're watching, the things we don't have time to recap, or that don't fit our (admittedly rather nebulous) feel for what makes a good squeecappable show. Or stuff in English! Or movies! I tossed it out there and the others didn't laugh me down, so we're going to try this out. kakashi: I almost wished for more deliriums (= good ideas), but of course I want you to be sane and healthy! Uhm ... just healthy in fact.  Shuk: My computer is back, newly christened Lazarus, and I'm happier than a zombie at a nursing home. Of course, like any good/bad drama, it came back from the wars with a sadly altered personality and severe amnesia, but I'm convinced with a little loving care, it will love me again... The idea is pretty loose: we'll contribute or not as our schedules or interest...

THIS http://fishyeahkdramas.tumblr.com/ I'm just claiming mary as my own and pretend this really IS a spin-off :D Mary scares me a little bit.

(A little background on this WTF post: After Wei and I accidentally deleted our own posts due to Blogger's weird dashboard, I tried to test Google Docs integration with the blog and made this sample post with comment comment comment. When I woke up the next morning, a couple of silly squeecappers jumped in and added random totally necessary stuff. Now we can't delete it anymore. Because, OPPA! --Mary) Person1: Comment comment comment comment comment comment. Person2: Comment comment off color comment. Person1: Again comment comment comment. Person2: oooooh! A picture! Me likey.

bcook: 1 Million!! That's right! I feel I had a small part to play in getting here... but will have a huge part in the celebrations!!! Soju and Cake! kakashi: Hahah, bcook, what are we going to WRITE in this post?! Ah, I have no time, no idea, and no energy ... JoAnne:  It's just sitting here mocking us.

Now that Gu Family Book is drawing to a close *sigh*... ( Little Recap: DaddyHo comes back hotter than ever, his heart is small and black but his hair is full and his posture good. Kang-Chi and Yeo-Wool KISSS!!!! and then make googley eyes at each other for the next couple of episodes. Bad Guy *boo. hiss.* is exceedingly evil but kinda dumb and keeps getting thwarted. There's noble sacrifice and noble idiocy and HEA??? Episode 24 is airing as I write this so TBD. ) EDIT: $?# GFB crashed and burned in episode 24. I almost don't wanna watch...infact! I think I'm going to watch the last 10 minutes of the episode coz I wanna see LSG with short hair and green eyes.  Major thanks to GF at dramabeans.com for this pic (I have neither the skill nor time to take screenshots)

Hello everyone!  This is Shukmeister, taking a small respite from the SqueeCapping, I decided to look back and do a listing of some of my favorite KDrama lip-to-lip action scenes. They are in no particular order or timeframe of watching, but they have stuck in my brain and heart over weeks, months and years.  Enjoy! Secret Garden (2010) This one is a favorite for several reasons.  It's just a tiny kiss, with a little forehead to forehead action, but when Joo-won tells her that his company stock is crashing because the heir has fallen for a stuntwoman and ruined the merger of a lifetime - that just made me melt.  It's like the two little words, "I do", that, in the infinitesimal moment you say them, can carry over into a lifetime's commitment.

It's raining Liebster awards in the KDrama blogger community! I love the name (and wonder who came up with it?) and I love that I got nominated - or rather, WE got nominated, because I'm definitely not blogging all by myself... lafer, Shuk, JoAnne, bcook, latteholic , this is for you, too! *clap, clap, clap*  Thank you so much, kfangirl , for thinking this blog is mention-worthy! It means a lot to me to be nominated by you in particular because I love your blog - you do the best (and probably the longest) reviews ever. I particularly value the ones you did for Vampire Prosecutor and Vampire Prosecutor 2 because VP is among my Top 10 KDramas and I cannot wait for Season 3.  Friends of VP are friends of mine ... and good friends of VP are good friends of mine! So, the rules for receiving this award properly (after being nominated) are: List 11 random facts about yourself. Answer the questions designated by the blogger who nominated you. Place YOUR nominations for t...

How long have you been a Kraddict, dear reader? It's been three years for me. And I remember how I devoured everything I could get my eyes on in the beginnings of my addiction. Nowadays, I have become a bit more selective. In fact, I drop things faster than hot potatoes - which makes me a very bit more selective. And you know what? I have realized this is probably just as much related to my KDrama viewing behavior as it is to the quality of shows (which, some say, has been rather poor in the last few months ...). Below you find some thoughts on KDrama Viewing Methods as well as their pros and cons.    Marathoning Marathoning refers to the watching of an entire season of a TV series in a short period of time. The high art of marathoning is when you watch the whole series in one sitting. Pausing for toilet breaks and some food intake is allowed. Pros : Marathoning is probably the best method to watch Kdrama (and any other drama you want to consume). Why? Becaus...

Why this Drama? Coz it's called happy ending....It's actually pretty sad tho. But I like the title. One thing you can say about Kdramas their endings are always inspiring. Sometimes because they’re just so sweet and justified and right (most times because they’re just so gosh darn awful you can’t believe the actors didn’t perform hari-kiri when they read the final scripts). But they are always…always better than real life (RL). Don’t believe me? Imagine these scenarios.   1.       Your immediate boss is giving you hell and you’re ready to quit. You don’t care about the economy, you just want out! And you want out yesterday! RL ending: You hand in your letter of resignation and go home. As you’re eating seaweed ( Gim ) in bed and crying over the ending of Heartstrings you realize you haven’t finished updating your resume. FYL. Kdrama ending:   Just after you handing your letter of resignation the CEO...  (who...

You're a young trainee. You work your butt off because you know at the end of the day you'll be a star.   You'll try stand our from all your group mates... And your song will be on everybody's lips.... BAD BOY by BIG BANG BAD BOY by Mighty Mouth ft. Soya BAD BOY by Wonder Girls BAD BOY by Son Dambi BINGEUL BINGEUL (Round and Round) by Big Bang BINGEUL BINGEUL (Round and Round) by Crayon Pop BINGEUL BINGEUL (Round and Round) by Nami BINGEUL BINGEUL (Round and Round) by T-ARA BINGEUL BINGEUL (Round and Round) by U-KISS BINGEUL BINGEUL (Round and Round) by YB No! No! You're not with a company that churns out robo idols You're with YG!! Where you'll be allowed to show your individuality and sing original songs FIRE - 2NE1 FIRE - SHINee Oops. No? Ok. You're a musician in the western world, sneering at the kpop music factory. Your industry celebrates the individual and has unique concepts!! and your songs will ...

It is my birthday today! Yaaaaaaaaay! I love my birthday. I used to be one of those people who think they have to be depressed on their birthdays, but that was before I realized that birthdays are definitely not sad occasions. They are here to celebrate: Celebrate life, celebrate yourself, celebrate your friends, celebrate your family, celebrate whatever you can! It is worth it!  To get even more out of it, I start celebrating my birthday at least one day early. If necessary, I take a day off work. This year, I am particularly lucky because my birthday is on a Sunday. After celebrating for at least 36 hours with very little sleep, I am now beginning to show signs of exhaustion. No wonder, at my age...  Anyways, his is what I ate and drank on this awesome birthday weekend! I had Jjajangmyeon for lunch on Day 1 of the celebrations. Oh man, that stuff was good ... I'm going back soon for lunch. My husband had Maeuntang (or something like it ... it wasn't super sp...