Crow never tasted this yummy!

All my ripping on Mary Stayed Out All Night and now the proper, 6min trailer is out and...ummm...ehhhh...ummm IWANTTHISSOBADLYNOWNOWNOWNOWOMGLOOKSSOAWESOME.

Granted, I still think whoever styled this should never be allowed near hair or clothes on pain of death (only place for him is nudist colony for bald people) but THE DRAMA ITSELF LOOKS BEYOND ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks funny and tongue-in-cheek but not too cracky for my tastes (problem I sometimes have with funny jdramas). And I like everything and everyone in it. Plus (OK, now I really need to go hide), I adored Jang Geun Seok in it. Even his look (which I still find bizarre :P) totally fits the oddball diva character. And he was so funny and snarly and mmmmmm his voice. It's sort of as if Tae Kyung from YAB had a rebel rocker cousin :P Moon Geun Young is adorable like a housefull of kittens - she sort of makes me think of a cross between Lee Da Hae in My Girl (my fave romcom of all time) and Go Ara in Who Are You (another drama I adore). And (eating my words again), the Geuns have such wonderful chemistry - I am so going to ship them like mad. Despite what Kim Jae Wook wore for promos and presscons, he looks GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT and every inch the icy chaebol. I want him and secondary girl to hook up - the guy deserves an OTP of his own at last.

Anyway, short version = I was wrong wrong wrong mea culpa and this looks beyond adorable and I want it to be Monday already please please please.

Trailer:

I have never been so pleased to be wrong before :)

Goong writer, I shouldn't have doubted you :P (Hmmmm, Goong had horrifying fashion too - coincidence - I think not. I think the writer has a secret campaign against fashion :P)

Crow never tasted this yummy!

All my ripping on Mary Stayed Out All Night and now the proper, 6min trailer is out and...ummm...ehhhh...ummm IWANTTHISSOBADLYNOWNOWNOWNOWOMGLOOKSSOAWESOME.

Granted, I still think whoever styled this should never be allowed near hair or clothes on pain of death (only place for him is nudist colony for bald people) but THE DRAMA ITSELF LOOKS BEYOND ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks funny and tongue-in-cheek but not too cracky for my tastes (problem I sometimes have with funny jdramas). And I like everything and everyone in it. Plus (OK, now I really need to go hide), I adored Jang Geun Seok in it. Even his look (which I still find bizarre :P) totally fits the oddball diva character. And he was so funny and snarly and mmmmmm his voice. It's sort of as if Tae Kyung from YAB had a rebel rocker cousin :P Moon Geun Young is adorable like a housefull of kittens - she sort of makes me think of a cross between Lee Da Hae in My Girl (my fave romcom of all time) and Go Ara in Who Are You (another drama I adore). And (eating my words again), the Geuns have such wonderful chemistry - I am so going to ship them like mad. Despite what Kim Jae Wook wore for promos and presscons, he looks GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT and every inch the icy chaebol. I want him and secondary girl to hook up - the guy deserves an OTP of his own at last.

Anyway, short version = I was wrong wrong wrong mea culpa and this looks beyond adorable and I want it to be Monday already please please please.

Trailer:

I have never been so pleased to be wrong before :)

Goong writer, I shouldn't have doubted you :P (Hmmmm, Goong had horrifying fashion too - coincidence - I think not. I think the writer has a secret campaign against fashion :P)

Crow never tasted this yummy!

All my ripping on Mary Stayed Out All Night and now the proper, 6min trailer is out and...ummm...ehhhh...ummm IWANTTHISSOBADLYNOWNOWNOWNOWOMGLOOKSSOAWESOME.

Granted, I still think whoever styled this should never be allowed near hair or clothes on pain of death (only place for him is nudist colony for bald people) but THE DRAMA ITSELF LOOKS BEYOND ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks funny and tongue-in-cheek but not too cracky for my tastes (problem I sometimes have with funny jdramas). And I like everything and everyone in it. Plus (OK, now I really need to go hide), I adored Jang Geun Seok in it. Even his look (which I still find bizarre :P) totally fits the oddball diva character. And he was so funny and snarly and mmmmmm his voice. It's sort of as if Tae Kyung from YAB had a rebel rocker cousin :P Moon Geun Young is adorable like a housefull of kittens - she sort of makes me think of a cross between Lee Da Hae in My Girl (my fave romcom of all time) and Go Ara in Who Are You (another drama I adore). And (eating my words again), the Geuns have such wonderful chemistry - I am so going to ship them like mad. Despite what Kim Jae Wook wore for promos and presscons, he looks GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT and every inch the icy chaebol. I want him and secondary girl to hook up - the guy deserves an OTP of his own at last.

Anyway, short version = I was wrong wrong wrong mea culpa and this looks beyond adorable and I want it to be Monday already please please please.

Trailer:

I have never been so pleased to be wrong before :)

Goong writer, I shouldn't have doubted you :P (Hmmmm, Goong had horrifying fashion too - coincidence - I think not. I think the writer has a secret campaign against fashion :P)

How to make me watch your drama in ten easy steps

1. Come up with a cool idea. There are a ton of dramas coming out all the time. An idea that catches my attention is a lot more likely to get a look-see. "Cursed prince fights against his destiny" sounds a lot more fun than "come and watch the lives of gynecologists." I may not like what I watch once I do check it out, but at least I will check it out, which is more than I can say for a boring idea.

2. Please cast people who can act or at least not make me cringe. Corollary: My interest in your drama is inversely proportional to the number of idols you cast.

3. Try not to make your posters and promos look like those done by first graders. Posters/promos are the first glimpse of your drama. No matter how awesome the drama itself may be, if your posters and promos look horrible, how would I know the drama is nothing like that? (Tamra is a huge sufferer in this. Great drama, worst posters/promos ever).

4. Please don't make your first episode a nightmare of pointlessness. I don't require the first episode to be something I adore (though that helps) but at least make sure it's not so horrifying I tune out and never come back. The drama may improve tremendously by ep 2 but how will I find out if ep 1 scars me enough to never want to continue?

5. My patience is not limitless. I give the average 16-24 ep kdrama about 4 eps (and longer dramas anywhere from 8 eps to couple eps after adult characters appear, whatever is longer) in order to fall in love. If you can't get me attached to your drama after a quarter of its length, you are wasting my time. Life is not long enough for me to watch a 20-hour drama is hopes it gets better eventually.

6. Drag = bad. A certain amount of fast-forwarding is inevitable but if I enjoy about two minutes out of every ep because you are stalling in the middle of the drama, I am going to drop it like a hot potato. Life = too short for this. This also applies to overall drama length. I like some longer dramas (my all-time favorite drama is 50 eps and I am currently obsessed with 60-ep Giant) but there better be a damn good reason for all those eps. As I would like to point out, if Legend could cover 3000 years of epic fantasy in 24 eps, you should be able to tell your boring family story in that much.

7. If you are doing a love story, please make sure I don't hate one of the participants. Not only does this make unappealing to ship the couple, it makes me wonder about the sanity of the other participant. I can deal with being indifferent to one part of a couple (then I just fixate on the character I like and wanting him/her get what he/she wants) but outright dislike is another matter.

8. Don't insult my intelligence. I realize drama world is the kind of place where amnesia is common, twins get separated at birth and people get eye cancer through car accidents. But the story has to be internally consistent - if A suddently starts being weak and meek from being strong and outspoken, you better explain why. And some common sense must be present. If someone tries to kill A's Mom, you better justify A moving on and being pally with a wannabe killer. The situations may get insane but the human reactions shouldn't be.

9. Make the story go somewhere. You know what sucks? Watching a cute drama, waiting for expected character changes or plot developments and then realizing this is going to remain static and go nowhere - you might as well skip watching it then - see Oh My Lady and You're Beautiful.

10. The end should not be the result of your LSD binge. There is nothing worse than a good drama with the ending episode(s) which makes the whole thing implode and not make sense - whether through the last few episodes which go off the rails (Bad Guy), an incomprehensible last episode (Powerful Opponents) or last minute bad ending out of nowhere (Glass Slippers). Don't check out until you finish that last ep, OK? If you leave me with a bitter taste, I am never checking out another drama of yours.

So, here are the ten steps. Ready, set, go! Now entertain me!

How to make me watch your drama in ten easy steps

1. Come up with a cool idea. There are a ton of dramas coming out all the time. An idea that catches my attention is a lot more likely to get a look-see. "Cursed prince fights against his destiny" sounds a lot more fun than "come and watch the lives of gynecologists." I may not like what I watch once I do check it out, but at least I will check it out, which is more than I can say for a boring idea.

2. Please cast people who can act or at least not make me cringe. Corollary: My interest in your drama is inversely proportional to the number of idols you cast.

3. Try not to make your posters and promos look like those done by first graders. Posters/promos are the first glimpse of your drama. No matter how awesome the drama itself may be, if your posters and promos look horrible, how would I know the drama is nothing like that? (Tamra is a huge sufferer in this. Great drama, worst posters/promos ever).

4. Please don't make your first episode a nightmare of pointlessness. I don't require the first episode to be something I adore (though that helps) but at least make sure it's not so horrifying I tune out and never come back. The drama may improve tremendously by ep 2 but how will I find out if ep 1 scars me enough to never want to continue?

5. My patience is not limitless. I give the average 16-24 ep kdrama about 4 eps (and longer dramas anywhere from 8 eps to couple eps after adult characters appear, whatever is longer) in order to fall in love. If you can't get me attached to your drama after a quarter of its length, you are wasting my time. Life is not long enough for me to watch a 20-hour drama is hopes it gets better eventually.

6. Drag = bad. A certain amount of fast-forwarding is inevitable but if I enjoy about two minutes out of every ep because you are stalling in the middle of the drama, I am going to drop it like a hot potato. Life = too short for this. This also applies to overall drama length. I like some longer dramas (my all-time favorite drama is 50 eps and I am currently obsessed with 60-ep Giant) but there better be a damn good reason for all those eps. As I would like to point out, if Legend could cover 3000 years of epic fantasy in 24 eps, you should be able to tell your boring family story in that much.

7. If you are doing a love story, please make sure I don't hate one of the participants. Not only does this make unappealing to ship the couple, it makes me wonder about the sanity of the other participant. I can deal with being indifferent to one part of a couple (then I just fixate on the character I like and wanting him/her get what he/she wants) but outright dislike is another matter.

8. Don't insult my intelligence. I realize drama world is the kind of place where amnesia is common, twins get separated at birth and people get eye cancer through car accidents. But the story has to be internally consistent - if A suddently starts being weak and meek from being strong and outspoken, you better explain why. And some common sense must be present. If someone tries to kill A's Mom, you better justify A moving on and being pally with a wannabe killer. The situations may get insane but the human reactions shouldn't be.

9. Make the story go somewhere. You know what sucks? Watching a cute drama, waiting for expected character changes or plot developments and then realizing this is going to remain static and go nowhere - you might as well skip watching it then - see Oh My Lady and You're Beautiful.

10. The end should not be the result of your LSD binge. There is nothing worse than a good drama with the ending episode(s) which makes the whole thing implode and not make sense - whether through the last few episodes which go off the rails (Bad Guy), an incomprehensible last episode (Powerful Opponents) or last minute bad ending out of nowhere (Glass Slippers). Don't check out until you finish that last ep, OK? If you leave me with a bitter taste, I am never checking out another drama of yours.

So, here are the ten steps. Ready, set, go! Now entertain me!

How to make me watch your drama in ten easy steps

1. Come up with a cool idea. There are a ton of dramas coming out all the time. An idea that catches my attention is a lot more likely to get a look-see. "Cursed prince fights against his destiny" sounds a lot more fun than "come and watch the lives of gynecologists." I may not like what I watch once I do check it out, but at least I will check it out, which is more than I can say for a boring idea.

2. Please cast people who can act or at least not make me cringe. Corollary: My interest in your drama is inversely proportional to the number of idols you cast.

3. Try not to make your posters and promos look like those done by first graders. Posters/promos are the first glimpse of your drama. No matter how awesome the drama itself may be, if your posters and promos look horrible, how would I know the drama is nothing like that? (Tamra is a huge sufferer in this. Great drama, worst posters/promos ever).

4. Please don't make your first episode a nightmare of pointlessness. I don't require the first episode to be something I adore (though that helps) but at least make sure it's not so horrifying I tune out and never come back. The drama may improve tremendously by ep 2 but how will I find out if ep 1 scars me enough to never want to continue?

5. My patience is not limitless. I give the average 16-24 ep kdrama about 4 eps (and longer dramas anywhere from 8 eps to couple eps after adult characters appear, whatever is longer) in order to fall in love. If you can't get me attached to your drama after a quarter of its length, you are wasting my time. Life is not long enough for me to watch a 20-hour drama is hopes it gets better eventually.

6. Drag = bad. A certain amount of fast-forwarding is inevitable but if I enjoy about two minutes out of every ep because you are stalling in the middle of the drama, I am going to drop it like a hot potato. Life = too short for this. This also applies to overall drama length. I like some longer dramas (my all-time favorite drama is 50 eps and I am currently obsessed with 60-ep Giant) but there better be a damn good reason for all those eps. As I would like to point out, if Legend could cover 3000 years of epic fantasy in 24 eps, you should be able to tell your boring family story in that much.

7. If you are doing a love story, please make sure I don't hate one of the participants. Not only does this make unappealing to ship the couple, it makes me wonder about the sanity of the other participant. I can deal with being indifferent to one part of a couple (then I just fixate on the character I like and wanting him/her get what he/she wants) but outright dislike is another matter.

8. Don't insult my intelligence. I realize drama world is the kind of place where amnesia is common, twins get separated at birth and people get eye cancer through car accidents. But the story has to be internally consistent - if A suddently starts being weak and meek from being strong and outspoken, you better explain why. And some common sense must be present. If someone tries to kill A's Mom, you better justify A moving on and being pally with a wannabe killer. The situations may get insane but the human reactions shouldn't be.

9. Make the story go somewhere. You know what sucks? Watching a cute drama, waiting for expected character changes or plot developments and then realizing this is going to remain static and go nowhere - you might as well skip watching it then - see Oh My Lady and You're Beautiful.

10. The end should not be the result of your LSD binge. There is nothing worse than a good drama with the ending episode(s) which makes the whole thing implode and not make sense - whether through the last few episodes which go off the rails (Bad Guy), an incomprehensible last episode (Powerful Opponents) or last minute bad ending out of nowhere (Glass Slippers). Don't check out until you finish that last ep, OK? If you leave me with a bitter taste, I am never checking out another drama of yours.

So, here are the ten steps. Ready, set, go! Now entertain me!

I appreciate having my heart stomped on, drama world. Clearly.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The two kdramas I am following are both making me tear out my hair.

First, Daemul. How dare you do this to Do Ya, evil pig people! (I am referring to dirty politicians, not the writers :P) He's lost his job and is in jail and omg evil evil evil evil evil evil EVIL. I am so fucking mad! How dare they! He really worked hard at and for his job and was really good at it and it was a perfect fit, and now both his career and his life are basically over, all because he tried to fight the corrupt political machine. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SO FUCKING MAD. I am a little too overinvested in these fictional people.

Second, Giant. My Min Woo/Miju! You know what is the cherry on top of the angsty sundae for them? Fucking Daddy Satan gets the birth test for Wooju faked to indicate he is not Min Woo's son. WHAT THE HELL?! As if Min Woo is not fucked up as he is, now he is going to believe the one person he ever loved and who he knew was true and good, basically the sole light in his bleak life, actually cheated on him??????? HOLY FUCK. And poor Miju. Even though Miju pushes him away (stop it, silly! You guys can't live without each other), this quite different from her having to put up with his viewing her as a cheating slut. God, my OTP. My poor screwed-up OTP. If after all this mess you do not give them a happy ending, I am flying to Korea, God help me.

Yes, way overinvested. But then I didn't need that heart anyway.

I appreciate having my heart stomped on, drama world. Clearly.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The two kdramas I am following are both making me tear out my hair.

First, Daemul. How dare you do this to Do Ya, evil pig people! (I am referring to dirty politicians, not the writers :P) He's lost his job and is in jail and omg evil evil evil evil evil evil EVIL. I am so fucking mad! How dare they! He really worked hard at and for his job and was really good at it and it was a perfect fit, and now both his career and his life are basically over, all because he tried to fight the corrupt political machine. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SO FUCKING MAD. I am a little too overinvested in these fictional people.

Second, Giant. My Min Woo/Miju! You know what is the cherry on top of the angsty sundae for them? Fucking Daddy Satan gets the birth test for Wooju faked to indicate he is not Min Woo's son. WHAT THE HELL?! As if Min Woo is not fucked up as he is, now he is going to believe the one person he ever loved and who he knew was true and good, basically the sole light in his bleak life, actually cheated on him??????? HOLY FUCK. And poor Miju. Even though Miju pushes him away (stop it, silly! You guys can't live without each other), this quite different from her having to put up with his viewing her as a cheating slut. God, my OTP. My poor screwed-up OTP. If after all this mess you do not give them a happy ending, I am flying to Korea, God help me.

Yes, way overinvested. But then I didn't need that heart anyway.

I appreciate having my heart stomped on, drama world. Clearly.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The two kdramas I am following are both making me tear out my hair.

First, Daemul. How dare you do this to Do Ya, evil pig people! (I am referring to dirty politicians, not the writers :P) He's lost his job and is in jail and omg evil evil evil evil evil evil EVIL. I am so fucking mad! How dare they! He really worked hard at and for his job and was really good at it and it was a perfect fit, and now both his career and his life are basically over, all because he tried to fight the corrupt political machine. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SO FUCKING MAD. I am a little too overinvested in these fictional people.

Second, Giant. My Min Woo/Miju! You know what is the cherry on top of the angsty sundae for them? Fucking Daddy Satan gets the birth test for Wooju faked to indicate he is not Min Woo's son. WHAT THE HELL?! As if Min Woo is not fucked up as he is, now he is going to believe the one person he ever loved and who he knew was true and good, basically the sole light in his bleak life, actually cheated on him??????? HOLY FUCK. And poor Miju. Even though Miju pushes him away (stop it, silly! You guys can't live without each other), this quite different from her having to put up with his viewing her as a cheating slut. God, my OTP. My poor screwed-up OTP. If after all this mess you do not give them a happy ending, I am flying to Korea, God help me.

Yes, way overinvested. But then I didn't need that heart anyway.

A monk warrior + immortal earth goddess = OTP OTP OTP OTP OTP OTP!

We have achieved OTP! It's probably no surprise I do not find the main OTP particularly interesting - they are of the immature/bikering/then fall mold which isn't really my thing.

But the secondary OTP. Ah, the secondary OTP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



She is an immortal goddess descendant of Earth Mother Nuwa and she has been lovers with him for 200 years and two lifetimes. It didn't end well in either of them. So now, he is on his third lifetime and he is a Taoist monk and the monks sealed his past-life memories (WTF? I thought you wouldn't remember your past life anyway, but I suppose their lurve was too potent or something) so he wouldn't go seek her out again and are all "OMG he is so super awesome he has a chance to escape reincarnation circle and if this woman appears again, it will wreck it" (booooo! love is better than escaping the wheel of suffering. Only one of the two has sexing :P)



And she promised to stay away from him only Demon Lord is about to kill him so she appears to save him and OMG DESPITE MEMORY SEALAGE (and the whole 'you shouldn't remember your past life anyway, duh' he remebers her in his delicious delirious state. And to heal him she gave up her immortality. Did I mention the healing procedure involves kissing?



And OK, I am beginning to sound like a 12-yr-old fangirl.

Of course, divine messenger drags her away before he wakes up BECAUSE THEIR LOVE IS AGAINST LAWS OF GOD AND MEN i.e. the best kind but something tells me it's not about to end right there.



All I can say is, you ain't going to be a monk for much longer, you confused sexy zombie
hunter, something tells me!



ETA: It just occurred to me. Monk = virgin. She = tons of experience, all with previous versions of him. LOLOLOL, ah dramas!

A monk warrior + immortal earth goddess = OTP OTP OTP OTP OTP OTP!

We have achieved OTP! It's probably no surprise I do not find the main OTP particularly interesting - they are of the immature/bikering/then fall mold which isn't really my thing.

But the secondary OTP. Ah, the secondary OTP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



She is an immortal goddess descendant of Earth Mother Nuwa and she has been lovers with him for 200 years and two lifetimes. It didn't end well in either of them. So now, he is on his third lifetime and he is a Taoist monk and the monks sealed his past-life memories (WTF? I thought you wouldn't remember your past life anyway, but I suppose their lurve was too potent or something) so he wouldn't go seek her out again and are all "OMG he is so super awesome he has a chance to escape reincarnation circle and if this woman appears again, it will wreck it" (booooo! love is better than escaping the wheel of suffering. Only one of the two has sexing :P)



And she promised to stay away from him only Demon Lord is about to kill him so she appears to save him and OMG DESPITE MEMORY SEALAGE (and the whole 'you shouldn't remember your past life anyway, duh' he remebers her in his delicious delirious state. And to heal him she gave up her immortality. Did I mention the healing procedure involves kissing?



And OK, I am beginning to sound like a 12-yr-old fangirl.

Of course, divine messenger drags her away before he wakes up BECAUSE THEIR LOVE IS AGAINST LAWS OF GOD AND MEN i.e. the best kind but something tells me it's not about to end right there.



All I can say is, you ain't going to be a monk for much longer, you confused sexy zombie
hunter, something tells me!



ETA: It just occurred to me. Monk = virgin. She = tons of experience, all with previous versions of him. LOLOLOL, ah dramas!

A monk warrior + immortal earth goddess = OTP OTP OTP OTP OTP OTP!

We have achieved OTP! It's probably no surprise I do not find the main OTP particularly interesting - they are of the immature/bikering/then fall mold which isn't really my thing.

But the secondary OTP. Ah, the secondary OTP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



She is an immortal goddess descendant of Earth Mother Nuwa and she has been lovers with him for 200 years and two lifetimes. It didn't end well in either of them. So now, he is on his third lifetime and he is a Taoist monk and the monks sealed his past-life memories (WTF? I thought you wouldn't remember your past life anyway, but I suppose their lurve was too potent or something) so he wouldn't go seek her out again and are all "OMG he is so super awesome he has a chance to escape reincarnation circle and if this woman appears again, it will wreck it" (booooo! love is better than escaping the wheel of suffering. Only one of the two has sexing :P)



And she promised to stay away from him only Demon Lord is about to kill him so she appears to save him and OMG DESPITE MEMORY SEALAGE (and the whole 'you shouldn't remember your past life anyway, duh' he remebers her in his delicious delirious state. And to heal him she gave up her immortality. Did I mention the healing procedure involves kissing?



And OK, I am beginning to sound like a 12-yr-old fangirl.

Of course, divine messenger drags her away before he wakes up BECAUSE THEIR LOVE IS AGAINST LAWS OF GOD AND MEN i.e. the best kind but something tells me it's not about to end right there.



All I can say is, you ain't going to be a monk for much longer, you confused sexy zombie
hunter, something tells me!



ETA: It just occurred to me. Monk = virgin. She = tons of experience, all with previous versions of him. LOLOLOL, ah dramas!