SoultoSeoul

I knew what is was 3 weeks ago...the symptoms were classic.

With over 40 million monthly viewer for one channel and 8 million for the other, someone is interested in what is being produced. The subbing for Viki and DF are reasonably fast. DF's are out before 9pm EST and Viki as soon as the "volunteers" are able to complete them, on average it takes a few hours at most a day. The cost of paying for them covers legal licensing, most other websites pull from the legal pages or uploaded them without the licensing. Those who pay for a subscription are committed to keeping the door of these dramas open, this can only happen when it's done legally.

Viki uploads it minutes after it airs in Korea, the subbers start working on it right away...They usually have it completed in a few hours max.

DF is growing with service to North & South America, the UK, Australia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Viki licenses almost every nation but N. Korea.
When it comes to the translation: I find DF's subbing toned down and simplified. I watch both channels for that reason. I might get the basic clean understanding of what is said on DF but Viki translators tend to give more details and root/cultural meanings....The subbing has a little personality to it at times.

15 dragged...16 was horrible... Watched 17 just to finish it....6 out of 10. Disappointed!
I usually love Lego Li dramas but this one left me with much to desire in the end.

13 provided a space for 14 which I personally really loved..The CEO was able to be her hero, it showed her how loved she was even when she didn't have her power. Though her identity came into question for herself, we see a glimpse that she is more than her strength and capable of finding true happiness.
I am sure people who lose a limb encounter the same questions and challenges.

Yes it is active users. The numbers for the 40 million and 8 million are 2 years old, both companies have grown immensely over that time period in regions and popularity.

DramaFever The company reports that the majority of users are young, urban and educated.[11] As of May 2015, the website had around 8 million monthly active users. wikipedia

https://www.statista.com/statistics/386327/viki-messenger-monthly-active-users/

Viki: In the year following its acquisition by Rakuten (September 2013),[8] Viki went from about 22 million monthly active users with 10 million on mobile to 35 million monthly active users and 25 million mobile users.[15] Wikipedia

Personally I adore it, but it wasn't until I watched 1&2 again along with 3, then I was super eager for the 4 and on.

I loved Introverted Boss, it's a future rewatch for me. One of my favorite drama couples, I would love to see them work together again.

LOL but it looks like there is threat coming tomorrow.

Keep in mind the two companies don't communicate with one another about which programs to offer their members, the TV networks decide what they will offer and to whom.
VIKI is 5 times bigger in size with 40 million worldwide (other than a few small places like North Korea) compared to DF which covers the North & South America, the UK, Australia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey markets with close to 8 million.

I prefer to watch dramas on both Viki and DF in the same day when possible. I find Viki's subs to be more warm and personal but less clear on occasion...also Viki subbers who are volunteers tend to reference the cultural meaning or relevance when certain word or phrases pop up which is interesting... on the other hand DF hires professional translators who tend to toss out a lot of the extras and boil the dialog down to the simplest understanding or concept, which has can be helpful.

I watched 7 raw, I'm seriously feeling impatient for subs!!! LOL...I am pretty sure DramaFever they won't be up for at least another 6 hours...AHHH... I guess I should become a little more committed to studying Korean. Ahhh!

I loved all of the sweet interaction between the leads in 5 at YSR house...I am curious what will happen now that pandora's box of revelation is starting to bubble up...6 should be engaging.

When she meets and falls for him, he leads her to believe he is an average guy who likes to write music, not the producer of her favorite music group and the recent ex-boyfriend of a kpop artist.

wow...I has no idea I would love this drama as much as I did. I never skipped ahead, which is rare....Engaging,Sweet, sexy, funny,... The bromance was amazing...One of the more mature dramas I have seen so far. It's made it to my future rewatch list.

It makes sense. Seems like the dramas in mandarin in general take longer to sub. It's my understanding the teams are smaller and they live in opposing time zones much of the time.