Disappointed to see the rating drop below an 8. I rated it a 10, because I think it was solid from start to finish, but it's obviously not going to be everyone's jam, and I get that. It still very much deserves an overall rating of 8 from MDL users though.
I watched Shizuka-chan to Papa, and I would not categorize it as a sitcom. It employs some light humor, but it's more of an emotionally driven show, exploring the impact of deafness on the person living with it and on their loved ones. It's also not episodic in nature, like sitcoms are.
I'm 4 episodes into this season, and I'm not really impressed so far. The living in nature to cure cancer bit didn't bother me, because I don't think we were meant to take it quite as seriously as a lot of people on here did, but I also think it went on too long. Buk Goo left after finding out what happened to them, and I lost all interest in their nature escapades after that. More importantly though, I'm just not laughing nearly as much as I did with season 1. A lot of the humor so far just...isn't funny.
Of course it was about money, because he deserved it. He worked for it and according to his contract should have…
I believe him when he says it wasn't just about the money. It's about what's right, and if he's been used in this way, then smaller artists have probably been treated even worse. Sounds to me like he wants to stand up for those artists.
This kind of illustrates the reason Lee Seung Gi is so respected in the industry. He carries himself in a way that is respectable and that shows respect for others. Mad props to him for not only holding Hook accountable, but also for using this as an opportunity to help others. I hope his case is successful.
This is impossible for me to vote on since there are multiple dramas on this list that disappointed me, and they kind of all disappointed me equally, lol.
This was so satisfying to watch. Every case kept me intrigued, the wins were always earned, our trio made such a great team, there were so many heartwarming moments, a lot of interesting and important topics discussed, and family was almost always at the heart of the story. I loved seeing our two leads overcome challenges and develop a strong work partnership alongside a meaningful friendship. Highly recommend this drama.
The ship didn't sail, though they kept promising to lift up the sails every episode. EVERY episode. Even at the…
The last episode made it clear, at least for me, that the writers were pretty intentionally playing with expectations and doing a twist on the usual formula. So instead of a romance happening between the leads, which would have been expected, what grew between them was a strong work partnership/personal friendship. They definitely got me questioning the direction the leads would go in at multiple points, but I like that they didn't end up together. As much as I enjoy a good opposites attract, two people bickering to love, trope, we see it often. We don't see many dramas where the leads just become friends or good work colleagues. And I think these two make very good friends/colleagues.
I don't know what I expected out of this drama (well, I expected romance, obviously), but whatever my expectations were going in, they were definitely not met (especially in terms of the romance). The writing/directing team really failed here in conveying their vision and making me care for the main couple. In fact, I care about them so little, that my biggest disappointment with the whole thing is that we didn't get nearly enough screentime between Ji Wan and Chef John/Joon in the finale eps. I don't even care about all the other flaws in this drama. I just wanted more cuteness between our secondary couple.
This drama is just like that Cdrama Go Ahead. Family, lots of heart, lots of crying parts-- all good stuff! A…
My favorite parts were the female leads father (he's such a calming presence in the story) and the female lead's romance. The romance in this drama is way slower than in dramas I was used to watching at the time, but it unfolds vey naturally, and is really quite romantic.
I wonder if they cut the drama short due to COVID so they never got to finish it
It started airing in February, and I don't think they do live-shooting in Japan, so it was most likely already completed when they started airing it on TV. The speculation is that they intended to air it, see the audience response, and then do a second season to finish the story. But then covid happened.
Koreans have a strange way of handling matters like this. Because of saving face and the hierarchical setup of…
I think the US publishing industry is pretty similar, actually. I've been doing lots of research on traditional publishing versus self, as I want to publish children's and young adult books, and while I see the advantages of traditional, I also see a lot of things that give me pause.
Annyeong Haseyo means hello. It's the formal version.
The translation isn't based on the formality of hello in English, just on the usage of Annyeong Haseyo in conversation. The actual, word for word, translation is actually something along the lines of to be at peace or to do peace. But its usage is typically in line with the greeting of hello.
This article gives a good breakdown: https://www.saranghaekorea.com/2020/05/the-real-meaning-of-korean-greeting.html (The only mistake in this article is saying annyeong can also mean goodbye. That's not correct. At least where I lived, there were two ways of saying goodbye based on whether you were the one leaving or someone else is, and they were different words from Annyeong haseyo. I never heard anyone say Annyeong as a goodbye. It's also not quite as much of a catchall as they imply.)
I don't know about other English-speaking countries, but we don't really have a formal way of saying hello in America, so hello (and hi, for that matter) is just the catchall phrase for most situations. We definitely don't say Greetings when meeting people. That would be kind of weird, lol.
I lived in Korea for a year teaching English in an elementary school with four Korean co-teachers, and they were the ones who explained the different levels of formality for saying hello in Korean, and Annyeong Haseyo is definitely the most formal version. Koreans actually say it so much during the day (because you are expected to greet every co-worker upon first seeing them, plus the little head nod) that it ends up shortened to abbreviation Annyaseyo to make it easier.
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F's in the comment, guys, f's in the comments.
This article gives a good breakdown: https://www.saranghaekorea.com/2020/05/the-real-meaning-of-korean-greeting.html (The only mistake in this article is saying annyeong can also mean goodbye. That's not correct. At least where I lived, there were two ways of saying goodbye based on whether you were the one leaving or someone else is, and they were different words from Annyeong haseyo. I never heard anyone say Annyeong as a goodbye. It's also not quite as much of a catchall as they imply.)
I don't know about other English-speaking countries, but we don't really have a formal way of saying hello in America, so hello (and hi, for that matter) is just the catchall phrase for most situations. We definitely don't say Greetings when meeting people. That would be kind of weird, lol.
I lived in Korea for a year teaching English in an elementary school with four Korean co-teachers, and they were the ones who explained the different levels of formality for saying hello in Korean, and Annyeong Haseyo is definitely the most formal version. Koreans actually say it so much during the day (because you are expected to greet every co-worker upon first seeing them, plus the little head nod) that it ends up shortened to abbreviation Annyaseyo to make it easier.