I almost feel as though I should be blogging about my K-dramas. You see, I really have no one to discuss them with around me. There are a couple of people who are on Facebook but they don't really watch them like I do. I no longer watch American TV shows. So, my evening TV shows are either sports, music, or K-dramas. I usually watch the weekly shows - ones where I have to wait for the next episode but sometimes I don't have a show for that night so I go back and find completed episodes that could easily be binge-watched if I was totally alone (like I was in C'ville). DramaFever collapsing was a huge blow - not only was it a storage of shows watched and to be watched but it was an accounting of what I had enjoyed. There are some dramas that just aren't available other legitimate places (not going to the malware sites) so I do have a couple of dramas that are on DVD that I could never watch in other outlets. I still need to connect my DVD player in this place. It's not the best - or the smoothest - but it allows me to watch shows that are not formatted for the U.S.
Favorite actors? Hyun Bin will always be at the top of my list but I enjoy many others in their works. Ones who never fail to deliver: Park Shi Hoo, Lee Min Ho, Lee Joon Gi, Lee Sang Yoon, So Ji Sub, Lee Jong Suk, Song Seung Heon, Song Joong Ki, Park Yoochun, Lee Seung Gi, Kim Soo Hyun, and Ji Chang Wook (just to name a few). And then there are music idols who are extremely talented in their acting like Kim Jaejoong, Jung Yong Hwa, Kang Minhyuk, Lee Jonghyun, Lee Jungshin, Ok Taecyeon, Yoon Doojoon, Lee Junho, Lee Joon, etc. Looks like Lee Jong Suk has a new one on Netflix - only three episodes listed for the series so far. Thankfully, Netflix has picked up some quality shows: Mr. Sunshine, Memories of the Alhambra, Black, etc., and dubbed them as Netflix originals. I'm glad that they are seeing the value of Korean dramas and movies now.
Hopefully, I am picking up a lot of Korean phrases as I watch. Once upon a lifetime ago, I wanted to be a Russian translator. I used to have a knack for languages but only seriously studied Spanish and Russian. I have been waitlisted for a Korean language class here but I need to also set aside daily time just to read, write, and study the language. I'm still unpacking, organizing, deciding what to hang on my walls, and now am in full holiday mode: worrying about presents, projects, and Christmas baking. I'm going to try to enlist Little Man #1 in baking some Christmas cookies sometime this next week. We've signed up for my apartment complex's movie theater for next Sunday to enjoy some Christmas movies with the family - hoping to enjoy our own "Christmas Party!".
Coming soon - a list of recommended K-dramas for the beginner! Ones to get you hooked!