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    [Drama 2020] Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon, 유별나! 문셰프

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    I can shut my brain off and just enjoy this drama for the most part. I do find it really odd that the child randomly appears as if the stork just dropped her off a little late. After the first episode no one seems concerned about it. They just accept that she will live with them. We have no backstory or clues....No one asked her about her past, no DNA test, or so far the police don't seem to be involved. It's kinda weird. She's not a stray cat. 

     

     

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    [Drama 2019] Her Private Life 그녀의 사생활

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    I am not ready for this to end! It is rare for a drama to it on my rewatch list...I'm hoping we will see the leads cast together again in the future. I just love them. 
    Thanks


    If anyone can DM on a working streaming link I would appreciate it. My usual place isn't working any longer. 
    Otherwise thank you to all of those who post here..... I sincerely appreciate the moment by moment updates! I'll be waiting for them with a glass of red wine in hand for each one! Cheers! 
     

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    [Drama 2019] Her Private Life 그녀의 사생활

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    2 hours ago, Ondine said:

    While we wait, some fun text post memes by driffcompatible on Tumblr:

     

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    See the whole post here: https://driffcompatible.tumblr.com/post/185044172111/her-private-life-text-posts

    I've been to the grounds of the Soma Art Museum (where this was filmed) several times over the last week. It is hard not to let the imagination run wild when you walk through these walls.... ahhhhhh... this maybe a long term problem. 

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    [Drama 2017-2018] A Korean Odyssey/Hwayugi 화유기

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    1 hour ago, amiedelachimie said:

    In the original, at least the story I grew up with,  I believe the monkey and the monk are rewarded with Buddhahood. Everyone gets some kind of heavenly position. Definitely a happier ending in comparison to this drama.

    In this adaptation, SJ doesn't even really get rewarded :( If she becomes immortal and gets out of the underworld, it's because of OG, not because heaven recognizes what she did. 

    Thank you ... I was looking at wikipedia. 
     

    "chapter 100, the last of all, quickly describes the return journey to the Tang Empire, and the aftermath in which each traveller receives a reward in the form of posts in the bureaucracy of the heavens. Sun Wukong (Monkey) and Tang Sanzang (monk) achieve Buddhahood, Sha Wujing (Sandy) becomes an arhat  (worthy of nirvana), the dragon horse is made a nāga, and Zhu Bajie (Pig), whose good deeds have always been tempered by his greed, is promoted to an altar cleanser (i.e. eater of excess offerings at altars)."

    This ending really did take a different direction...Ugh...why the "sad love" theme. Goblin was the same, not only a sad love but the God's seem to behave  no different the as devil...Playing tricks, manipulating, controling, handing out harsh punishments for extremely long periods of time, and an unfair balance of justice.... 
    My understanding of the buddhist  "underworld" in China is no playground, 18 level maze of torturous hell.
    I wonder if it is the same when it comes to Korea. 

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    [Drama 2017-2018] A Korean Odyssey/Hwayugi 화유기

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    It's not the ending I wanted but I am curious... How does the Korean audience feel about the conclusion of EP 20??  Since the script is an adaptation of the classic 400 year old novel Journey Into West. There has to be a preset expectation on the ending for the general audience who already know the original well.
    How did it conclude...was the completely open?   Did they meet again?

    As a westerner... I need an example so I can relate to how on the expectations I would have if someone changed a 500 year old work like....Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. In those dramas/plays I would expect a tragic ending where everyone of importance dies, no matter the adaptation. If a writer changed the ending to a happy one, it would undoubtedly suprise or even shock me a bit...Changing the ending of the story, would change the entire story as a whole. 
     I have to ask myself...  Is my frustration with the Hong sisters a bit unreasonable. If I had a cultural and historical exposure to the story growing up in Asia instead of the west, would I see the ending with different eyes?

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    [Drama 2017-2018] A Korean Odyssey/Hwayugi 화유기

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    18 minutes ago, stargazer187 said:

    Stern and Ogo who spent a happy night confirming each other's love. Ogon plans to summon the Black Dragon during her sentence somewhere to save her stern. However, when Sukmy finds out that he is going to die on his behalf, Stern visits the Suvori investigation and confirms that he will do his third calling. On the other hand, the widow who is trying to show her strength keeps awakening the dragon with continuing the ceremony to awaken the dragon with the Kang Dae Sung ...

     

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    SM and OG who spent a happy night confirming each other's love. OG plans to summon the Black Dragon during her sentence somewhere to save her stern. However, when SM finds out that he is going to die on her behalf, SM visits the SBR investigation and confirms that he will do his third calling. On the other hand, the widow who is trying to show her strength keeps awakening the dragon with continuing the ceremony to awaken the dragon with the Kang Dae Sung ...

     

    That was google!! So dont feel annoyed with that ya. Haha

     

    I was focusing on they spent the night,awww... hahaha

     

    Until a human takes on the translation...Here is NAVER's version....

    SM and OG spent a happy night checking each other's love. OG plans to fight with the black dragon by summoning her for help somewhere else. After finding out that OG was about to die on her behalf, SM visited SBR and decided to stand by SJ command. On the other hand, a girl who wants to show her strength has continued the ritual of waking up the dragon with Kang Dae-sung and wakes up the Black Dragon ... 

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    [Drama 2017-2018] A Korean Odyssey/Hwayugi 화유기

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    7 minutes ago, Cayu18 said:

    Ahh so I think sog's ggg can be taken off the moment he no longer wants to take it off because he is already in love. The moment he stopped trying to take it off he was in love. I thought as much since at the being he couldn't go against but should define and resistance to the power of the ggg. but for while not he has not.

    I agree. The 2nd GGG didn't stick on SM's head because she is already naturally obedient servant dog.  It makes total sense that OG will be able to remove it now on his own, now that his heart is already completely in with love for SJ. 

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    [Drama 2017-2018] A Korean Odyssey/Hwayugi 화유기

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    Has anyone touched on the topic of the white crane/heron seen by the "little brother" when he was talking out loud to himself about bringing OG breakfast, it was while OG and SM were talking in his room....  


    White cranes/ storks/ herons have several meanings, this is just a few... 
    Longevity (they were believed to live 1000 years), good fortune, wisdom, they carry the dead souls to higher enlightenment, springtime/rebirth...they also mate for life so they are a symbol of fidelity. 

    In christianity which I know this lore doesn't center on but I find interesting....they are symbolic of cleansing the world of the devil's influence.

     

     

    Also....Ratings bounced up a little today: 
                                           Nation wide/ Seoul 

      February 18, 2018 4.250% 4.565%
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    [Drama 2017-2018] A Korean Odyssey/Hwayugi 화유기

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    13 minutes ago, haymochi said:

    Don't worry about the rating

    they have olympic+lunar new year

    lots of dramas ratings went down too

    like MGL which usually score s40%++ only score 31 

    Misty scored an effing 7.1 hahahahhaa

    There are a few different rating systems that do the counting in Korea. 
    I was commenting based on the following post....
    "On February 16, despite being only five episodes into the show, “Misty” managed to score an average viewership of 5.4 percent, its highest rating yet. The previous two episodes of “Misty” recorded ratings of 3.9 and 4.8 percent respectively, indicating that the drama’s viewership appears to be on the rise. " - https://www.soompi.com/2018/02/17/misty-achieves-highest-ratings-yet/

    I see it was reported today to be 7.081% nationwide. 

     

     

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    [Drama 2017-2018] I am not a Robot, 로봇이 아니

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    The ending was adorable! Everyone who should have had a good ending got one, those who shouldn't didn't.
    The military service made sense under the circumstances, I would have liked to have seen them in the future with a family. 
    Overall I am satisfied!

    Thank you to everyone who shared updates, translated scenes and insights. I love watching dramas, but the soompi community makes the experience 100 times more enjoyable. 

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