#korean television

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

“Physical 100” is such a crazy concept to me because if you were to make an American equivalent to the show, you could end up with an episode where NBA’s Steph Curry gets into a wrestling match with NFL’s Brock Purdy. Or the YouTuber “Yoga with Adrienne” wrestling with WWE’s Becky Lynch.

[prongsmydeer]

The Most Romantic Lines in Mr. Queen:

King Cheoljong to Bong-hwan: “Why did it anger you so much?” “So? Did you figure it out?” “No, I cannot seem to figure it out. So, I decided to accept it, although I cannot understand it. That a blessing to others, may not be a blessing to you.”

King Cheoljong to Bong-hwan: “I’ll comfort you tomorrow.” “Your existence is comforting enough.”

Bong-hwan to Byeong-in, about Cheoljong: “You asked me why it has to be the King. Let me answer that question now. If someone has to be King, I think he’s the best one. He’s the most king-like out of everyone. So don’t stop me from going and casting a precious vote to the King.”

King Cheoljong to Bong-hwan: “When you weren’t in the Palace, I was surrounded by darkness, like there was a blackout. Oh, ‘Blackout’ means...” “No need to explain. I understand how you feel. I felt the same way.”

Bong-hwan to King Cheoljong: “If you really are from the future, then you must know the ending of this fight too. What happens?” “You’re going to lose. But I’m going to bet everything I’ve got on you.”

Bong-hwan to King Cheoljong: “So, you put all the eggs in my basket.” [Laughs] “Yes. All in. I went all in on you.”

[daebakreviews]

Spice Up Our Love

An accident leaves author Nam Ja-Yeon trapped inside her newest R-rated novel, she must find a way to get out and without falling for the CEO.

If you read my review of No Gain No Love, you know I loved that show. Well, this is the two-episode spinoff that focuses on Nam Ja-Yeon as the main character in her novel Spice Up Our Love. She's shocked to find that the CEO in the story is not her first love Yeo Ha-Joon like it was when she was writing it. No, he is now CEO of Kkulbee Education Bok Gyu-Hyun.

I loved Bok Gyu-Hyun and Nam Ja-Yeon's relationship in No Gain No Love, so I was excited to see how they would pull this off and whether it would still make sense to the original story. I can say with absolute certainty that they pulled it off.

The way they made it fit into the original story was perfect and since it takes place in Ja-Yeon's head, the outlandish parts were funny and really helped sell the story. I loved her realizing why Bok Gyu-Hyun had become the CEO in the story and how it all worked into her feelings for him.

It was a quick two episodes but I was so satisfied. Stay for the after-credits scene to see some behind-the-scenes footage, including Lee Sang-Yi singing the song from the OST! I am a huge Lee Sang-Yi fan so it was a nice surprise. You can watch both episodes now on Amazon Prime Video!

[braemjeorn]

some thoughts abt teuk n sora

because i enjoyed being exposed to an overwhelming amount of sugar and dimples, apparently

watched the episodes a few years ago but my korean wasn't that good yet so i didn't really get into them

but these days my korean got better! so i know the gist of what they're doing, what's going on, what are they saying to flirt with each other etc. i ended up watching their cinema meeting part #1-#10 without realizing it and was so pleased at understanding 70% of their awkwardness!

i saw "sunny" but i didn't know it was sora! the more you get into hallyu i guess…

i was thinking that sora had such an innocent and youthful look about her, then i look her up and was like… oh it's a seven year gap! the only other i've seen having that much gap is between choi minyong and jang doyeon (8 years) which we'll talk about those two in another post!!

well that gap didn't matter either as leader teuk was so flustered around her 70% of the time lol

rising cheekbones and red ears galore!

their piano performance exchange

the stolen glances during their early courtship in 2011 omalord

teuk: crashing her drama shooting and her flight because why not

man i don't know if i'll ever date irl, but i learned a lot (and mayhaps lives) through these episodes

HAND HOLDS

sora carrying around a big bag for her events (us girls being overpackers, i relate, even tho hers is for a show)

the way she just have a bundle of stuff prepared for him

when they went to his school and the students were like "you wanna kiss each other right?" had the two on gunpoint i swear

back to eye contact, even up to their trip to nami island leeteuk still had a hard time meeting her gaze if she's before him, protect this gentle man

and the special christmas episode, when he just sends her a comforting message by flipping his board nonchalantly AAAAKFJKFJAL SIR????

"he/she wasn't my type but became my type" lawd

AND WHEN SHE GAVE HIM A SOFT "please hurry back" INSTEAD OF AEGYO AKDSAFSASLFK

also when he had to find her hand blindfolded UGAgAIIAD

telling her to just shove the jjajjangmyeon quick to his mouth coz it's yeneung! it's variety! we gotta win! lol the entertainer soul aint leaving him.

sora packing sujus lunch after SS4 concert and gave teuk a medley show with his suit

oohohohoho speaking about that episode, the doryeonims kkKAJDLA

"appearing when it's awkward, we're Fighting, JuniORS!" aka teuk's annoying lil brothers sung-eun-hae-kyu

(tho sungmin was the bane of their existence TT)

ohOOOOO hyEONGsuniiIIM

sora asking them to take care of teuk and them succeding barely

thank you for introducing me to "superman" tho, it was a good song

OH the house and furniture purchasing stuff was also fun!!

[not at me liking the vid to refer to how to rent a house in korea by leeteuk]

ESPECIALLY when they had that drunken agassi and police detective roleplay

like sora was so goOOD what an actress, like the aegyo, ma'am?? i was taking notes! you got the man weak in the knees!!

the caption pointing to leeteuk was like "weak for (when called) 'oppa'" GAKSDJSLDK

sora was like "oh detective, i see no one but you! all the things in my life culminated into our meeting!"

THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE THING HE ALSO WOULDN'T EVEN MEET HER EYES I CANNOT--

they also adopted four nemo fishies

[apparently they call donghae nemo in Korea???...why is jeno a samoyed and he a fish….?]

OHOHO they also went to everland! and became donghae's hype guy n hype girl for his date! and just ducks around the store trying not to get seen! and sora threw donghae her purse coz, man, really?? unprepared for a date??

ANd SORA's SHOE ACCIDENTALY FLEW OFF HER FOOT I CACKLED SO HARD leeteuk had to retrieve it during their hide-and-seek effort?

she was a little clumsy then. somehow i think if she did actually became suju's in-law she'll be just fine with that energy

'then' because there's this compilation clip of teuksora "meeting" for 2017's(?) golden disk, and man...

their glow up in that late 3rd gen-early 4th gen's styling?? sora's voice got deeper and she was so ladylike and beautiful and elegant and leader teuk just rocked that sakura (grapefruit?) hair but was still the wild suju's leader lol AGHH my heart

anyway back to 2011-2012 in the next post coz wow I ranted a lot

[fearietqles]

Haeyi saying my mere existence is a nuisance made me cry :( Its sad that despite all the love she's surrounded with she only thinks of herself as a burden

[fredmundo]

no but truthfully watch out i'm about to be so annoying about bloodhounds. can already tell it's going to send me into a fucking tailspin slump television depression. cannot wait. I already know i'm watching it again immediately. and then again with my husband. and then again whenever season 2 is about to come out. and then–

[kdramafeeds]

Cinderella And The Four Knights Masterlist

Cinderella And The Four Knights funny moments 

Cinderella And The Four Knights moments 

Cinderella And The Four Knights OST 

Cinderella And The Four Knights quote 

Kang Ji Woon x Eun Ha Won 

Kang Hyun Min x Park Hye Ji

Lee Yoon Sung x Eun Ha Won 

Kang Ji Woon x Kang Hyun Min x Kang Seo Woo 

Kang Ji Woon moments 

Eun Ha Won moments 

Kang Hyun Min moments 

Kang Seo Woo moments 

Lee Yoon Sung moments 

Park Hye Ji moments 

[draceundertaker]

All techniques are worthless before my eyes

[koreaguides]

Top K-Dramas on Netflix in 2021

1. Sisyphus: The Myth 

Worldwide Rank: 81 

Actors: Cho Seung Woo & Park Shin Hye 

2. Hospital Playlist 

Worldwide Rank: 67 

Actors: Jo Jung Suk, Jeon Mi Do, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jung Kyung Ho, & Kim Dae Myung

3. Nevertheless 

Worldwide Rank: 66 

Actors: Song Kang, Han So Hee, & Chae Jong Hyeop. 

4. The King’s Affection 

Worldwide Rank: 48

Actors: Park Eun Bin, Rowoon, & Nam Yoon Su 

5. My Name 

Worldwide Rank: 47 

Actors: Han So Hee, Ahn Bo Hyun, & Park Hee Soon 

6. Hellbound

Worldwide Rank: 46 

Actors: Yoo Ah In, Park Jung Min, Won Jin A, & Kim Hyun Joo 

7. Hometown Cha Cha Cha 

Worldwide Rank: 26 

Actors: Kim Seon Ho, Shin Min Ah, & Lee Sang Yi 

8. Vincenzo 

Worldwide Rank: 15 

Actors: Song Joong Ki, Jeon Yeo Been, & Ok Taecyeon 

9. Squid Game 

Worldwide Rank: 1

Actor: Lee Jung Jae, Park Hae Soo, Jung Ho Yeon, & Wi Ha Joon 

[onenakedfarmer]

Currently Watching

THE SILENT SEA [고요의 바다] Korea, 2021

Director Choi Hang-Yong

Writer Park Eun-kyo

[offscreendeath]

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

“Physical 100” has strong chunin exam energy. Really entertaining if you’re into reality shows, Ninja Warrior, or Squid Game.

Also, of all the Korean/international reality shows I’ve watched, this feels like the one that is most likely going to get an American equivalent. Good lord, just imagine the American version of “Physical 100”, it’d be “Fitness Influencer: The Series”.

[prongsmydeer]

Please watch Mr. Queen

[daebakreviews]

My Sweet Mobster

After a run-in with former mobsters while at work, Go Eun-Ha's life gets turned upside down. But former mobster Seo Ji-Hwan is hiding a secret from Eun-Ha.

Go Eun-Ha, played by Han Sun-Hwa, is a children's content creator and loves her job but after witnessing former mobsters get into a fight at a children's event her life becomes more complicated.

Seo Ji-Hwan, Um Tae-Goo, is the son of a mobster but he gave up his life after turning his father to the police. He starts a company employed by former felons to help them get back on their feet. But his past might just catch up to him.

When I first saw the previews for this romantic comedy I wasn't sure it would be something I would love. But I gave it a chance and I am very glad I did. From the beginning, My Sweet Mobster was funny and I couldn't help but fall in love with the characters.

I really loved the relationship between Eun-Ha and Ji-Hwan. Their chemistry was really great and that always helps to sell a romance. Learning about their past was enjoyable and the love triangle with Jang Hyun-Woo was enjoyable.

There are definitely funny moments but there are also moments that will make you cry. Learning all the mobster's backstories was great but I do wish they gave a little more information. The ending was also good, I think it could have been a little better but overall I enjoyed it!

My Sweet Mobster is on @viki.

[braemjeorn]

more thoughts on teuksora bcoz sora ogling teuk's arms is #mood

man is even more built now gosh

[sometimes I'm like HE's 40!! followed by AND SO WHAT ABT IT???]

that is the whiplash that happens when sakuya is a 07 baby...anyway

the tango lesson where he just did squats with her in his arm

then the night after, i think it was their second night together in that house? like lawd, jangwoo-eunjeong visited them for their 50th ep while teuksora only had 29 ep, do you know how sad i am by that they had that little time together?

the matching pajamas and massages owo

just me noting that i wouldn't be that calm if a man was massaging my calf like that honestly but i guess being an actress with frequent skinships help you

AnD AHHHH THEIR PHOTOSHOOT

when they lay down in bed like sleeping prince and princess and the eye contact got them shy again and teuk just tucks her into a hug

MY HEART

THEY WERE SMILING SO HAPPILY

WHY ITS NOT AMONG THE RELEASED PICS

ALSO

to kiss or to not kiss, that is the question

istg the panelists and staff were just dying to see them kiss and then the fluffy retriever dog crashed in on them

[APPARENTLY WE ONLY GOT A KISS KISS THEM IN THE LAST EP??? LAWDD]

him carrying sora and shouting out to her parents: THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS the SM passion flew out gakglkdfjlksl

the tarot card reading after the blind dates was also quite wild

about leeteuk: "man's gonna have twins" "just hold hands or a kiss, you'll get pregnant"

many factors are at play, but i was overthinking about how that reading also pointed out why we didn't get teuksora irl

it's a show, i know, i know! the possibility of any wgm couple getting together is 0.01%

but like leader teuk was 28 then, he not married yet until now (unfortunately) but at that age the desire to have a family is vewy normal

while sora was 21, normally you'd just be out of college

her career was blooming, she might want to try out things and all before settling downs (i think the tarot reader said that she should grab her chances for that year, i guess that meant she'll do well and all career-wise)

there's personal/family life too; i heard teuk also had a hard time in the military, though he managed to give a ment for their best couple award, which is why we could never know! these folks are professionals and we don't know so much about them!

i heard she supported him on his musical and occasionally he greets her as an MC, as an ex-husband, fellow entertainer, which is cute but then…

and also how i think marriage is just SO much more laxed in the k-actors sphere rather than it is for idols, I feel like you can count with your hands 2nd gen idols that are married with groups still active annually

again, that was a personal opinion (which is proved wrong after seeing a video pointing out how actors in their 40s arent married yet so i lose)

they might match up well with each other but maybe some wants and things are not that well aligned if you know what i'm saying??

[right person wrong time? mr kim namjoon sir i'm sorry i havent heard your newest baby yet]

she ended up passing over him in marriage i don't know whether to laugh or cry

back to the tarot card ep, still cackling over their conversation over pasta after where they're discussing "when's the right time for a kiss between us, we're getting to know each other and all?"

sora was like "when it's right, just naturally? when i feel you've become my man?" and teuk was like "like now?"

"but it's a broadcast…"

teuk, to the staff: "give us a moment, will you lot? leave a camera here and get out"

and at a later point, i forgot how did the conversation went there, but sora was giggling crazy at the thought of a kiss and teuk was like "you want it? twins? you remember what that tarot reader said, we have to be careful." WHY IS HE SAYING IT LIKE IT'S THE DOCTORS' INSTRUCTION--

very assertively and manly said, leader-nim, my heard did flutter

leeteuk has this composed air most of the time, combined with his gentle, calm voice and all

but then he does things like covering the face of sora's screen partner with a sticker and brings around a lifesized picture of sora around (and the things he says to flirt with!!?) i was just like… yeah he's suju's leader alright

i've watched a few clips of them, including their last ep, but i don't wanna watch it again that i've seen almost all of the 28 episodes chronologically…

i did after a few weeks, and i am utterly heartbroken

but they're both thriving, as suju and now sora as a mom of two

thank you two for doing the show, it was enjoyable, and i hope became a sweet memory for you two

and to leader teuk, to quote shakespeare… GET THEE A WIFE, MR LEADER OF A 19YO GROUP!!

him mcing eunhyuk's sister's and ryeowook's wedding instead lawd

[asianpopfan]

Big variety companies never face the repercussion for what they put celebrities into. This is not the first time accusations were thrown towards them because the hosts asked to do something or reply to something. It's one thing to hold idols accountable for not protesting/resist or being careless or even getting in trouble alone for what they things they say or do of their own will but it's another to limit yourself to swiftly call out the hosts but never push action taking towards them and the administration making money out of all that. They have never actually had repercussion on the problematic stuff they do or say unless they directly embarrass or hurt their guests. (Like Doni and Coni and some other cases) And even there the clip or episode is just deleted.

Don't continue call 4th Generation idols sellout because the companies choose to not promote on TV like your beloved 2th Gen (or 3th too) when the majority of accusations come from these programs (Half of which aren't even that spectacular as you paint them to be, just a couple, the others are decent at best).

The idols aren't even paid that much on average and are already overly criticized by default and get even more criticism, hate and loose money and fans with this stuff, the television companies and hosts never lose anything. Ever.

About BamBam's recent accusations.