#ilovekdramas

[motylxek]

Wieczór motylki i gąsieniczki bo gdyby był dobry to bym już leżała w kałuży krwi chuda jak kościotrup 💋🫀

[theessentialvenus]

“La palabra “extraño” da la idea de distancia y desconocimiento. Pero la verdad es que todos somos extraños para otros. Distantes pero conocidos, desconocidos y familiares a la vez, eso somos nosotros, tal vez por eso llevamos una cantidad de historias no contadas en el corazón..”

-Romance is a Bonus Book

“The word “strange” gives the idea of distance and ignorance. But the truth is that we are all strangers to others. Distant but known, unknown and familar at the same time, that´s us, maybe that´s why we carry a lot of untold stories in our hearts”

-Romance is a Bonus Book

[eternallysunshine]

My history with Kdramas, Kpop and Korean television entertainment

I am posting blog posts from my old wordpress to Tumblr because I want to keep my fangirling to this awesome fan loving Tumblr viewers.

Posted from May 13, 2020:

Back in the undergraduate days, I had a lot of free time to watch television and be online besides working at my fulltime job. My social night life was starting to windle down as I got tired of going out to meet people. Internet was a very slow back in the mid 2000s and it was sometimes a headache to wait for videos or music to download. Watching a PBS channel at night was my go to past time to view international shows and movies.

I don't remember exactly what day it was (probably was a weekend), while that evening I was waiting for an international movie to come on the local PBS channel, an Asian show came on. It was a bunch of young people wearing traditional Asian and modern clothes . The acting was a bit stiff but the storyline was actually kinda cute and funny. I rooted for the two main leads to get along and be a good couple.

This show was called Princess Hours also known as Goong. The main actress, named Yoon Eun-hye, made her character lovable and funny. I was won over...

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I had forgot to mention this but I guess I better before I keep going with this story.Back in the first years of college, I had a lot of time to do many creative things. Many hours were spent at my friend's house who loved Japanese mangas, anime, and video games. She was the first person to introduce me to Asian culture. I don't remember how many Japanese anime we watched or Japanese music we listened to but it was enough to make me fall in love with this culture. I binged watched anime, bought some bootleg dvds from eBay and also tried to save money to buy manga, which was kinda hard to find and expensive. I practiced my anime drawing skills during this period and even tried to learn Japanese.

Through my journey of discovering Japanese arts and entertainment, I somehow came across Korean soap operas. I watched a Japanese dorama called Hana Yori Dango/ Boys over Flowers.

This show was called Princess Hours also known as Goong. The main actress, named Yoon Eun-hye, made her character lovable and funny. I was won over...

******************************************************************** Then I found Goong and that's where my story starts. Somehow, I stumbled across My Name is Kim Sam-Soon while looking for korean dramas. I found many websites that would download video files that I had to convert to mp4 or avi just so I can watch subtitled versions of Asian soap operas. So many hours were spent online to have my fill of Asian soap operas. There were so many and there was no way I was gonna have time to watch them all.Through this kdrama journey, the one thing that stood out to me was some of the soundtracks of the shows. My Name is Kim Sam-Soon had the Clazziquai song "She is", Coffee Prince had Tearliner's "Ocean Voyage", and Que Sera, Sera had W&Whale song' "Midnight". I loved the OST of these shows. They were so modern for that time and not using the same style of soundtracks as other kdramas. I found radio stations that played international music as well as on Napster and Limewire. Lots of hours were devoted to streaming music for my curious ears. I explored Japanese pop such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro and Utada Hikaru . As for Korean pop music I listened to S.E.S. , Baby V.O.X., Lee Hyori, Rain, Shinhwa, Clazziquai, BoA, Son Dam-bi, BigBang, SS501, Super Junior and 2NE1, and probably others I can't think on the top of my head.Through this exploration of music, I got introduced to popular actors/actresses and also to variety shows like X-Man and We Got Married. We Got Married became a show that my partner and I loved to watch.

By 2010, I had slowed down my jpop and kpop listening because I had focused more on getting back into offline world like getting a job after being abroad for a couple of months and socializing with friends and family. I also did not listen to it as much because around that time, accessibility to Asian music and shows were only programmed for paid cable;something I did not have.

Over the years, technology became more accessible as were international shows. I found DramaFever and Viki, both apps that listed Asian dramas. I had my fill of dramas to watch, and there were so many, but so little time. I started to be more mindful of what I watch, whether it's American or anything international. I make time to watch it only if the series really truly interests me enough for 16 to 26 episodes. (It's different for the Chinese dramas, since they are wayyyy longer).

That's journey into Asian shows in a nutshell. It's already 2020 and the most current drama I am keeping up with is The King: Eternal Monarch on Netflix. I'm a fan of both Lee Min-ho and Kim Go-Eun so am glad they were paired up for this drama.Now back to my regular tv watching programming. ;)

[iambengsulayao]

Thank you my Queen! 😘👸 #iLoveKdramas @thefaceshopph @qj_rsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B0d2LfvjjigQPN1wyPSB8unFW0O0DXR7bZQfk40/?igshid=rxdcqiscv09p

[kawaiibluegamer]

Me with K dramas

Drama: Two boys likes a girl Me: Choose that guy he is cute and funny and knew you longer!!! Drama: Girl chooses opposite person Me: Stops watching

[worldofkorea4]

She is Epic 😂❤️ Our Queen ➥** I just want to say that if you have'nt started this drama yet, then I request that you start this drama**😂❤️👈🏻 Drama Name- Mr Queen Runtime: Sat. & Sun. 21:00 ➥Kim So-Yong ➥King Cheoljong Follow me Please @worldofkorea._ ⛅❤️ Tags🔖🏷️ #kdrama #mrqueen #kimsoyong #kingcheoljong #cheoljang #lovekdrama #ilovekdrama #kdramaaddicts #thekingeternalmonarch #kdramaaddicts #kdramaholic #followme #leeminho #leejungsuk #fashion #makeup #따르다 #배우 #음식 #대한민국 #사랑합니다 #드라마 (at Seoul, South Korea - 서울) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ9G5VhASKp/?igshid=5xnmbqho7gsq

[yinwkok]

New K drama Fight For My Way (쌈 마이웨이) #parkseojoon #kimjiwon #fightformyway # 쌈마이웨이 #kbs #kdrama #bexco #bcm2017 #busan #ilovekdrama (at Bexco)

[japanman1994]

Also did you guys know i was in a korean drama? Yup! I was sorta a big deal 🤷🏽‍♂️😎🥰 #korea #koreandrama #kdrama #hyung #hookhyung #lol #funny #oldiebutagoody #classic #fun #humor #ilovekorea #ilovekdramas #kpop #aomg #gray https://www.instagram.com/p/BqkrfhlAZI6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wwkm9tf4nhq9

[borarye]

Thank you to the cloudy day I can stay watching kdramas. Episode 5 yuhuuuu!!! #설렘주의보 #flutteringwarning #kdrama #borarye #ilovekdrama https://www.instagram.com/p/BrI82PzFHPm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nf6ee8xejtg4

[nikico24-blog]

Kaya gustong gusto q ang kdrama ey. 😊 Especially Medical ang genre. Done watching #obstetricsandgynecologydoctors #kdrama2010 #episodes16 #jangseohee #gojoowon #seojiseok #songjoongki #kdramalover #kdramafan #ilovekdrama #kdramaislife💕 #kinainnangsistema

[musicismyweapon]

Even if you fall down, don't cry. Even if you bust your knee, you'll pick up some change. So if something goes wrong, something else will get better.

Oh my venus

[yinwkok]

Fight For My Way (쌈 마이웨이) is an upcoming Kdrama starring Park Seo-joon and Kim Ji-won. #parkseojoon #kimjiwon #쌈마이웨이 #bcm2017 #busan #kdrama #fight_for_my_way #ilovekdrama #kbs #newdrama #romance #comedy #박서준 (at Bexco)

[freakydeaky-taebreze]

Qotd- Do you watch korean dramas? If yes, which one's your favourite?😀😀 #kdrama #korean #drama #qotd #ilovekdramas #yayy #love #mikey #michael #michaelclifford #cake #5sauce #5sos #5secondsofsummer #narry #1D #onedirection #multifandom

[noellelovesbooks]

Waaahhh! My monkey won't take me to LA to stalk #leeminho and #parkshinhye as they do some filming in LA and Malibu. #sadface #haha #kdrama #ilurvkdramas #ilovekdramas #Californialove #takemetothebu #stalkeralert #hapagirl #slightobsession #theheirs

[nikico24-blog]

I love the characters 😘 Done watching #hwayugi #akoreanodyssey #20episode #kdrama20172018 #leeseunggi #ohyeonseo #leehonggi #chaseungwon #leeseyoung #kdrama #kdramafans #kdramalovers #ilovekdrama #kdramaislife💕

[nikico24-blog]

Revenge is not a good thing. Tsk tsk. 😔 Done watching #imsorryiloveyou #16episode #kdrama2004 #sojisub #imsoojung #jungkyungho #kdrama #kdramafans #kdramalovers #ilovekdrama #kdramaislife💕