#when you could be watching like crime thriller dramas or something. lmfao

[aahsoka]

this person just admitting theyve never explored dramas outside of a very specific niche of the romance genre

[koreandragon]

The sensuality in love and leashes made crave things in dramas I know we're never gonna get, I'm not talking about sex scenes the show didn't even go beyond a kiss, I mean the intimacy and sensuality of a touch a kiss etc the most romantic thing can be fingers interlacing together, a kiss to the neck just small things that show longing and yearning in a physical way they elevate a love story so much more but kdramss even when they give us kisses usually it's the grand sweeping moments with cameras whirling around and that's not what makes a great kiss they could do so much more without ever showing skin if they don't want to I'm thinking about the almost kiss and hand flex on pride and prejudice things like that someone inhaling someone's smell idk ane just showing people wanting to be close to someone in that way I'm rambling lmfao I hope I made some kind of point across also Netflix should think about investing in romances not just thrillers and zombie shows romance books sell as much as crime and scifi/fantasy books combined, romance is what made Korean dramas such a big phenomenon in the first place, it's what made Bridgerton their biggest show ever until squid game, it sells almost more than anything in the right circumstances but as usual since it's mostly men in the higher positions no matter the evidence to its success it will always be looked down on and not invested as much in if at all bc it's something mostly women enjoy and things we enjoy are surely inferior and not as important...

oh my god you're so right!!! no i totally get what you mean like the whole appeal and tension came from them doing bdsm without actually having sex and it was just so electrifying i cannot even form words rn.... ngl kdramas were always appealing to me because i did get tired of american shows always hyperfixating on sex. there were so many sexual innuendos and just unnecessary sex scenes in general that did nothing for the show that kdramas were a breath of fresh air. but yeah sometimes they are way too mild like 30 something people doing the fish lips kissing and calling it a day. i remember watching days when they kissed for the first time (which was actually one of the best kisses ever) and inguk did that little thing when he almost went back for more after they finished...now that was cinema!!!! or the finger flicking scenes in vincenzo. or when chayoung hugged him and he had to grab onto the chair to restrain himself!!! like it's about the tension and the longing!!

and yes as much as i enjoy gore I'd really love to see a really really really good romance. and you're right romance is always looked down upon because with the action/gorey stuff they can appeal to more people and bring in more views i guess but what about us... romance is the stepping stone, romance kdramas walked so these others could run!! anyways i really hope we get something good this year

[yni-why]

reading? psh.

  I remember when I was growing up, I never liked reading. Had always thought that it was boring, made me sleepy, it was for nerds and basically for people with no friends. So reading was not on my radar at all. Then when I got to middle school and then high school, back in Hawaii, the school board decided to make it mandatory that for the first 10 minutes of class, students were required to read. Silent, Sustained Reading is what they called it (SSR). Even MORE SO I hated reading because I was being forced to read instead of deciding to read. 

  I wanna say, it wasn’t until my adult life is when I actually picked up a book and committed to finishing it. The first book I read was back in 2014 and it was book called, Under The Lawmans Protection By Laura Scott. It was a crime, drama, thriller. It literally had me at the edge of my seat reading it and when I was finished I thought to myself like, “Okay bih that was a good ass read. See I can do this and have fun doing it. It aint for nerds” and everything I ever thought about what reading was, became irrelevant because I now knew that it wasn’t as bad as I ever thought. 

  That day I finished my first book, it led me to Missing You By Harlan Coben. It was another crime, drama, thriller. I wanna say it took me about a week to get through that book. I will say though, it did have a slow start at first, FOR ME, but by the end of the book I was like, “I am so glad I didn’t stop reading this” . Now this was back in 2014. Since reading those two books it was very hard for me to find ANYTHING to read that would capture my attention.

  Of course within that time I tried finding books to read. I just couldn’t find any that peaked my interest. That is until Season 7 of Game of Thrones. The hit HBO original show that is STILL to this day the number one watched show throughout the entire platform. So anyway, I get introduced to S7 of GoT (by a sad excuse I was dealing with at the time) and i’m like, “OOOOH! I fuhreeken love this show. How the hell have I not heard of this?” He then proceeds to tell me that it is a book series as well and that the author has some short stories and novellas out pertaining to this specific universe. OH SIS, he had me at BOOK okay? 

  So fast forward to that horrible audacity that the showrunners decided to call a series finale, once the show was done; the minute I was able to digest the chaotic nerve of a last season they gave us. I decided to start reading Game of Thrones and I have NOT been able to keep my nose out of GRRM’s books. I’m still reading the first book of his A Song of Ice And Fire series, don’t judge me. I’m taking my time orehays okay?! lol. HOWEVER, I put that on pause because i’m currently reading Fire and Blood AND I have A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms to read right after (which is just a short novella and just so happens to be another show HBO will be bringing to life as well) No but, I wanna get through Fire and Blood first before I finish A Song of Ice And Fire because, he is still working on the last book of ASOIAF so if I get through all those books, Ima have to wait anyway, so I might as well start a book that has a sequel coming out in a few years AND a show that will be airing mid 2022. 

  I also wanna finish reading it because I want to be able to say I read the book before the series and I can be apart of the book vs series conversation. I just feel like that would be very fun to participate in. Just hearing everyones POV’s and finding out things I probably missed while reading you know? So, YES! I WANNA BE THAT NERD GWORL! OKAY?! lmfao. Seriously though. Never in a million years would I ever thought that I’d be so invested in books. Crazy to think that what was once a joke to me is now something that actually helps with my self and mental health.

  In closing, I just wanna say instead of wasting time doing things that could potentially bring you trouble, doubt, worry or sadness. Pick up a book that interests you and just let your imagination be your movie as you read. I promise you, the experience itself will be worth it. 

Stay bless yall. :) <333