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@Latte_Anyday @Tango27 Omo, omo, omo.... Ep 6 Putting my thoughts in spoilers in case you haven't watched it yet. @Latte_Anyday your theory regarding the scar was correct. They showed in ep 6 how he got it. @joccu did you drop this drama? It's just getting better! Ep 5 and 6 were stellar. @rocher22 Join my ship

@MayanEcho @joccu Look forward to an event about noona romances soon. Been working on it for 7-8 hours today. Witch's Romance Something in the Rain High School King of Savvy Ep 6 of Hide was soooooooo good! 474

Noona Romances With The Best Chemistry Love them or hate them, noona romances have been popular in kdramas for a long time. In some dramas we had huge age gaps (e.g. Witch's Romance and Secret Love Affair had 20 year age gaps). In some dramas the Female Lead really struggled internally with the age gap before giving in (e.g. I Hear Your Voice, Dal Ja's Spring, Oh My Lady!). In some dramas the younger men allowed the Female Lead to start anew (e.g. Something In The Rain and The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry). In some dramas the Female Lead had a one-night stand with a younger guy, only to find herself in a dilemma when she found out that she's pregnant and the father is much younger (e.g. I Do, I Do). In some dramas the Female Lead got stuck with an immature and obnoxious younger guy, but couldn't resist falling in love with him anyway (e.g. Empress Ki, My Name Is Kim Sam Soon). Whatever the premise for the noona romance is, these couples have often had amazing and even explosive chemistry. Which ones did you think had the best chemistry? Which were your favorite noona romance dramas? 1. I Hear Your Voice (Lee Bo Young & Lee Jong Suk) (2013) 2. Secret Love Affair (Kim Hee Ae & Yoo Ah In) (2014) 3. Lost (Jeon Do Yeon & Ryu Jun Yeol) (2021) 4. What's Up Fox? (Go Hyun Jung & Chun Jung Myung) (2006) 5. Dal Ja's Spring (Chae Rim & Lee Min Ki) (2007) 6. Flower Boy Ramen Shop (Lee Chung Ah & Jung Il Woo) (2011) 7. Something In The Rain (Son Ye Jin & Jung Hae In) (2018) 8. Hyena (Kim Hye Soo & Ju Ji Hoon) (2020) 9. My Name Is Kim Sam Soon (Kim Sun Ah & Hyun Bin) (2005) 10. She Would Never Know / Sunbae, Don't Put That Lipstick On (Won Jin Ah & Rowoon) (2021) 11. I Do, I Do (Kim Sun Ah & Lee Jang Woo) (2012) 12. Search: WWW (Lee Da Hee & Lee Jae Wook) (2019) 13. Encounter (Song Hye Kyo & Park Bo Gum) (2018) 14. Empress Ki (Ha Ji Won & Ji Chang Wook) (2013) 15. Hello, Me! (Choi Kang Hee & Kim Young Kwang) (2021) 16. High School King of Savvy (Lee Ha Na & Seo In Guk) (2014) 17. Oh! My Lady (Chae Rim & Choi Siwon) (2010) 18. The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry (Park Jin Hee & Kim Bum) (2010) 19. Angry Mom (Kim Hee Sun & Ji Soo) (2015) 20. Witch's Romance (Uhm Jung Hwa & Park Seo Joon) (2014) 21. Why Her? (Seo Hyun Jin & Hwang In Youp) (2022) 22. Another Miss Oh (Ye Ji Won & Kim Ji Suk) (2016) 23. Romance Is a Bonus Book (Lee Na Young & Lee Jong Suk) (2019) 24. When the Camellia Blooms (Gong Hyo Jin & Kang Ha Neul) (2019) 25. Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (Go Ah Ra & Lee Jae Wook) (2020) 26. Temperature of Love (Seo Hyun Jin & Yang Se Jong) (2017) 27. Let's Eat (Lee Soo Kyung & Yoon Doo Joon) (2013) 28. I Need Romance 3 (Kim So Yeon & Sung Joon) (2014) 29. Melancholia (Lim Soo Jung & Lee Do Hyun) (2021) 30. Forecasting Love and Weather (Park Min Young & Song Kang) (2022) 31. Search: WWW (Im Soo Young & Jang Ki Yong) (2019) 32. Now, We Are Breaking Up (Song Hyeo Kyo & Jang Ki Yong) (2022) 33. Wok of Love (Jung Ryeo Won & Lee Jun Ho) (2018) 34. The K2 (Song Yoon Ah & Ji Chang Wook) (2016) 35. Pale Moon (Kim Seo Hyung & Lee Shi Woo) (2023) - nominated by @Tango27 Bonus question: Which dramas had great chemistry with real life age gaps, but not being considered a noona romance (as the couple was portrayed as the same age in the drama)? 1. King2Hearts (Ha Ji Won & Lee Seung Gi) (2012) 2. 18 Again (Kim Ha Neul & Lee Do Hyun) (2020) 3. Faith (Kim Hee Sun & Lee Min Ho) (2012) 4. Crash Course in Romance (Jeon Do Yeon & Jung Kyung Ho) (2023) 5. Tomorrow (Kim Hee Sun & Lee Soo Hyuk) (2022) 6. The Glory (Song Hye Kyo & Lee Do Hyun) (2022) 7. Alchemy of Souls 1 (Jung So Min & Lee Jae Wook) (2022) 8. Reunited Worlds (Lee Yun Hee & Yeo Jin Goo) (2017) 9. One Spring Night (Han Ji Min & Jung Hae In) (2019) If you feel that a couple is missing, please let us know and we will add them to the poll. Remember to do it before you vote. Your Event Organizers, @partyon @confusedheart @agenth @Sleepy Owl tagging: All image / gif credits go to their owners

Good point, but for me an actor's best assets are his abs. I'm shallow, I know. lol

Morning sweeties! Do you guys like noona romances? I was just thinking about which dramas had couples with "amazing chemistry" and where the couple had very large age gaps. Secret Love Affair - 20 years Witch's Romance - 20 years (Park Seo Joon and Uhm Jung Hwa had some great makeout scenes) Hyena, K2, I Hear Your Voice, Tomorrow, Search WWW, Romance is a Bonus Book, When the Camellia Blooms, etc had noona romances with 10+ years age gaps and some explosive chemistry. I've noticed that some actors / actresses consistently have better chemistry with someone who is older / younger than them. Which dramas had good noona romances in your opinion? 480

Agree with this! Great chemistry. Yes, I've noticed this too. That's why I find her chemistry with Lee Min Jae better than with Lee Moo Saeng. I was surprised to learn that Lee Min Jae is only 24 (he looks a bit older imho). We've seen many noona romances with big age gaps through the years. These have been very popular. Witch's Romance had a real life 20 year age gap. Secret Love Affair also had a 20 year age gap. Amazing chemistry in both! And well even though we didn't get a romance in The K2 between Ji Chang Wook and Song Yoon Ah (age gap 14 years), their chemistry was so good that people still wish they had ended up together.

I'm not complaining about his visuals - lol Anyone know if the scar on his cheek is real o just good makeup? Also, Lee Bo Young has good chemistry with him. Fun fact: I was just rewatching some clips of her husband Ji Sung and actress Hwang Jung Eum from their dramas Secret (Love) and Kill Me Heal Me. Those two have probably the best chemistry on screen and off screen of all kdrama couples I've seen. It's hard to believe that both JS and HJE were married/in relationships when appearing in these dramas. So, Lee Bo Young, please show us also good chemistry with your male co-star in Hide!

@joccu This also looks like an interesting drama: It's a Taiwanese drama that premiered today (am waiting for the subs; will only be 8 episodes). Synopsis: The story begins with an outfit clash. Two women who were born on the same month and the same day not only fell in love with the same man but also often bought the same clothes. They were rivals in love when they were young, and for 10 years, they have been using clues on Facebook to fantasize about each other's better life and feel jealous. Unexpectedly, they meet again. Apparently this is partially a mystery drama as well. And the cast is stellar: Tiffany Hsu and Ariel Lin star as the FLs. Will be available on Viu. 488

Will let you know if I see subs for it. It's a 27 episode drama. It also seems to have some supernatural elements and a lot of barf characters 492 EDIT: Oh, apparently Golf is playing the gay hubby's lover. So am guessing he wants to get rid of the FL. Why is Golf always playing evil characters?

No, and not planning to. I just really don't like the theme of the documentary. Did you watch it? Hide ep 5 was good. Have you watched it yet? These two characters intrigue me the most. Read an article about the original drama that <SPOILER> Btw, read somewhere that this Thai lakorn from 2021 is being subbed at the moment: https://mydramalist.com/68727-reuan-rom-ngiw I find the synopsis quite interesting: A tragic love story unfolds when Malaai agrees to marry the owner of Rom Ngiew House, Luang Wisarn, unaware that he is gay. Apparently it's based on a novel. Golf plays the ML and I'm guessing he might be the brother of the gay guy the FL marries? Switching to Team Sub. 496

@Tango27 @Latte_Anyday Well, well, well.... Anyone surprised about the ending of ep 5? Putting my comments under spoiler tags if you haven't watched the episode yet: I still wish we would get more scenes of Do Jin Woo. He intrigues me for some reason. And Moon Young should totally dump her useless hubby and get closer to Jin Woo instead.

Chingu, it's the fish sauce taste I can't deal with. It's.... <censored> Wow! That's dedication! Then again I don't EVER use a cup, spoon, glass or even an electric kettle in a hotel room. After I found out how people wash their socks and underwear in hotel room electric kettles AND apparently also in Nespresso machines, I was like, nah, not touching one ever again. Not really strange I would say, more like practical. 1) I always check for bed bugs before settling in the room. I always keep my suitcase off the bed and floor - always shut. Just don't want any critters home. 2) Like I said, I never use any glassware or electric kettles in hotel rooms. For longer trips I will actually bring my own mini kettle, tea bags, coffee and mug with me when traveling. 3) I always carry a small bottle of hand soap or liquid soap in my purse when traveling in developing countries. It's not a given that a public bathroom will offer soap, and using hand sanitizer is not enough. 4) I never walk barefoot or in socks in hotel rooms. I will always have with me some slippers (since a lot of hotels don't offer them anymore - especially outside of Asia). 5) I never drink nor brush my teeth using tap water from the bathroom ANYWHERE outside of my own home (or relatives' or friends' homes). 6) Hygiene is key when traveling - so wash hands with soap and water often. 1000 Congrats Team Add

Is everyone out of energy today? This is me right now: Btw, I tried to watch Ripley on Netflix but gave up after one episode. Not sure why everyone is raving about it. Me: 998

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Name of thread: Third Marriage Name of poll: Third Marriage: Poll time 1. Who will find out about An Na? Da Jung - 1 Se Ran - 5 Someone else. Who? - 12 2. Who will expose Se Ran's birth secret? DJ - 1 Chairman - 4 Uncle will slip & talk - 7 Orphanage director will come back do it - 5 Someone else. Who? - 1 3. Will we get an answer to ‘third marriage’ at the end? Yes, it is Yo Han’s and DJ’s marriage - 11 Yes, it is Chairman Wang’s and Noel’s marriage - 0 Yes, it’s both YH&DJ’s and Chairman Wang &Noel’s marriages - 2 No, DJ decided to remain married to the old man Chairman Wang, YH’s ex-wife asked him to give her a second chance and Noel, still haranguing her daughter. - 0 No, DJ and Chairman divorced. He found another side piece, YH and AN return to the US, DJ takes over Bobaejung, JH met a few beautiful women. Noel opened another branch. - 5 Something else. What? - 0 In total: 18 votes Played: February 2024

Scrap That Ending! My OTP Should Have Ended Up Together.... It's time to reveal the winners of the "My OTP should have ended up together" poll. 😎 #1 Start Up - Seo Dal Mi (Suzy) and Han Ji Pyung (Kim Seon Ho) - 11 votes Dimple Oppa should apparently have gotten the girl according to a lot of you! #2 K2 - Kim Je Ha (Ji Chang Wook) and Choi Yoo Jin (Song Yoon Ah) - 10 votes Dear drama gods, please reunite these two who had such amazing chemistry. We want to see Ji Chang Wook oppa in a noona romance again. Jebal. 😍 #3 Kill Me Heal Me - Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) and Shin Se Gi (Ji Sung) - 9 votes We want more bad boy romances! 💖 Thank you to everyone who participated in this event. As always, if you have event ideas, don't hesitate to contact us. @africandramalover @Ameera Ali @nohamahamoud2002 @kingpin @Biology Lesson @LeftCoastOppa @Dhakra @sweetroad @willenette @lebeaucouple @Lmangla @rocher22 Your Event Organizers, @partyon @confusedheart @Sleepy Owl @agenth

Name of thread: Scrap That Ending! My OTP Should Have Ended Up Together.... Name of poll: Scrap That Ending! My OTP Should Have Ended Up Together.... 1. Which drama OTP couple should have ended up together? (choose as many as you like) Start Up - Seo Dal Mi (Suzy) and Han Ji Pyung (Kim Seon Ho) - 11 K2 - Kim Je Ha (Ji Chang Wook) and Choi Yoo Jin (Song Yoon Ah) - 10 Kill Me Heal Me - Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) and Shin Se Gi (Ji Sung) - 9 True Beauty - Lim Joo Kyung (Moon Ga Young) and Han Seo Joon (Hwang In Youp) - 8 She Was Pretty - Kim Hye Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) and Kim Shin Hyuk (Siwon) - 8 Hwarang - Ah Ro (Go Ara) and King Jinheyung (Park Hyung Sik) - 8 Hotel del Luna - Jang Man Wol (IU) and Goo Chan Sung (Lee Do Hyun) - 7 Heirs - Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye) and Choi Young Do (Kim Woo Bin) - 6 Autumn In My Heart - Yoon Eun Suh (Song Hye Kyo) and Han Tae Suk (Woo Bin) - 6 Shine or Go Crazy - Wang So (Jang Hyuk) and Shin Yool (Oh Yeon Seo) - 6 Fated to Love You - Kim Mi Young (Jang Nara) and Daniel Pitt (Choi Jin Hyuk) - 5 Mr. Sunshine - Go Ae Sin (Kim Tae Ri) and Gu Dong Mae (Yoo Yeon Seok) - 4 100 Days My Prince - Hong Shim (Nam Ji Hyun) and Jung Yae Yoon (Kim Seon Ho) - 4 Her Private Life - Sung Deok Mi (Park Min Young) and Nam Eun Ki (Ahn Bo Young) - 4 Boys Over Flowers - Geum Jan Di (Koo Hye Sun) and Yoo Ji Hoo (Kim Hyun Joong) - 4 Nevertheless - Yoo Na Bi (Han So Hee) and Yang Do Hyuk (Cha Jong Hyeop) - 4 Reply 1994 - Sung Na Jung (Go Ara) and Chil Bong Yi (Yoo Yeon Seok) - 4 Sungkyunkwan Scandal - Kim Yoon Hee (Park Min Young) and "Crazy Horse" Moon Jae Shin (Yoo In Ah) - 3 Cheese In The Trap #2 - Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun) and Baek In Ho (Seo Kang Joon) - 3 Who Are You: School 2015 - Lee Eun Bi (Kim So Hyun) and Kong Tae Kwang (Yook Sung Jae) - 3 You're Beautiful - Go Mi Nam (Park Shin Hye) and Kang Shin Woo (Jung Yong Hwa) - 3 Born Again - Jung Sa Bin/Jung Ha Eun (Jin Se Yeon) and Kim Soo Hyuk / Cha Hyung Bin (Lee Soo Hyuk) - 3 Alchemy of Souls - Mu Deok / Naksu (Jung So Min / Go Youn Jung) and Seo Yul (Hwang Min Hyun) - 3 My Girl - Joo Yoo Rin (Lee Da Hae) and Seo Jung Woo (Lee Jun Ki) - 2 While You Were Sleeping - Nam Hong Ju (Suzy) and Han Woo Tak (Jung Hae In) - 2 Cheese In The Trap #1 - Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun) and Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin) - 2 Chuno - Eonnyeon (Lee Da Hae) and Lee Dae Gil (Jang Hyuk) - 2 Love Alarm - Kim Jo Jo (Kim So Hyun) and Hwang Sun Oh (Song Kang) - 2 Reply 1988 - Sung Deok Sun (Hyeri) and Kim Jung Hwan (Ryu Jun Yeol) - 2 Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo - Jung Joon Hyung (Nam Joo Hyuk) and Song Shi Ho (Kyung Soo Jin) - 1 Love In The Moonlight - Kim Ra On (Kim You Jung) and Kim Yoon Sang (Jung Jin Young) - 1 Feel Good To Die - Lee Luda (Baek Jin Hee) and Kang Joon Ho (Gong Myung) - 1 Hit The Top / The Best Hit - Choi Woo Seung (Lee Se Young) and Lee Ji Hoon (Kim Min Jae) - 1 Something else. What? / None of the above - 7 Something else. What? / None of the above - 4 In total: 29 votes Played: April 2024

Chingu, what type of exercise do you do? I also had a gym class this morning. Feeling pooped now. Will need a lot of coffee. Tell me you were in the US without telling me 🤣 Last food poisoning I picked up was from there in January. 😬 Holy smokes! 😱 Aigoo... I am glad that I refuse to brush my teeth in tap water when I'm traveling. May I ask you in which country you were traveling when this happened? I was checking the latest vaccination recommendations, and apparently they're not recommending typhoid vaccination unless you are spending more than a month in the country where it's endemic AND you're not in a city. Yoongi gummy smiles to cheer up everyone's day OMG! I've heard stories of this. In my country apparently villages and towns were wiped out by the Spanish flu, killing most children in school classes. Spanish flu was way worse than covid is. 992

Awww.... You have a sweet spot for Kwakkie too? That's my boy. 988

I try to play it safe as well. We have excellent tap water in many parts of Europe, and it's generally healthier than the bottled kind. So in the countries with good tap water I'll always drink that. OMG! Were you vaccinated? How was it compared to normal food poisoning or the norovirus? Chingu, am not vaccinated against those. I would have to get vaccines every 2-3 years and it's just not worth the hassle. Cholera vaccine is generally not advised anyway anymore unless you're going to a country with an ongoing epidemic (which hasn't been the case for me). With typhoid I got really bad symptoms from the vaccine in pill format, so I decided to stop taking that. Nah, I have all basic vaccinations, hepatitis A and B, yellow fever, etc. And use antimalarial prophylaxis when traveling in countries where it's required (last 10 years I've only been using it in African countries). Am not touching laksa again Noooo.... That's horrible! You must have been miserable. Chingu, sorry for asking, but did you get food poisoning in the US....? I feel like that's where I come down with it a lot. 984

Wirklich? That is some fast running, I say. Impressive to do it without teleportation...

Am sure they will enjoy the food in SG. Minus the laksa maybe I eat most foods, but when I'm traveling I do tend to be quite careful as my stomach gets easily upset. I will only eat fresh food like salads and sushi in specific countries (e.g. here in Western Europe, also in Australia, NZ, Canada, Singapore, Japan etc.) I am prepared to eat salads in 5 star hotels or restaurants in some other countries too (e.g. Eastern Europe, South America, parts of Asia), but will stay away from it 100% in developing countries that have very strong bacteria. Sometimes I still can't manage to keep healthy despite taking every precaution. 982

Chingu, are you telling me they don't like salad? Or sushi? 982

Thanks for sharing this video! @sweetroad @agenth @Ameera Ali @kingpin did you already watch it ? It was very nice! Kwakkie is! He is amazing in comedy roles, and he's such a hoot IRL. He was like the only extrovert in Young Actors' Retreat. Him and Hwang In Youp were keeping the lights on in that variety show @agenth and I had a lovely time fangirling him. I would love to see him take on a truly evil role. He's extremely versatile and talented as an actor. By the way, can anyone let me know if Song Joong Ki and Kwakkie met when SJK was doing the cameo as Vincenzo in Queen of Tears? The writers/producers would have struck gold if they had let the two meet in Queen of Tears too. They were the most loved couple in Vincenzo: SPOILER FOR VINCENZO: When Kwakkie's character died in the end, it was just too heartbreaking. Vincenzo lost a dongsaeng. Having Vincenzo see a glimpse of Kwakkie's character in Queen of Tears would have been so heartwearming Ya! Why is this lady always slapping him around?!?!?!?

Oops, edited. I went off to post in the Queen of Tears thread and forgot to fix the math. Looks good! What is the second pic? Crêpes with salmon fish roe / caviar and smoked salmon? Would probably be nice with a dollop of sour cream or crème fraîche as well and maybe some fresh dill? I feel like I've tried it when traveling to certain European countries? Talking about crêpes and pancakes, there is a huge variety of them even within Europe. I feel like every European country has their own version of them. I love ordering them for breakfast when traveling - just so I can try them all. I've definitely not tried all of them yet Which is your favorite kind? 980