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[Time loop]

8 minutes ago, leeminhosny said:

@Time loop what is this web site? This is so meaningless, it can't be true

 

I thought it was a practical joke myself I had to re-read it again and again to verify what I was reading was real. The person who wrote it is definitely an avid Kdrama fan not that much into it 

[leeminhosny]

Just now, Time loop said:

 

I thought it was a practical joke myself I had to re-read it again and again to verify what I was reading was real. The person who wrote is definitely an avid Kdrama fan not that much into it 

Still meaningless , it doesn't make sense

[Nikaa]

 I AM SHOOK!!!!  I need to drink water... What???  LOTBS S2?? 

 

Cha Siaaaa!! what? what is happening?

 

Meaningless!! 

 

Is this the news we were looking forward to discuss about it? LOL 

 

No news of interview, Magazine, Movies, Drama, IG update BUT we get NEWS of LOTBS S2??   rEEEllyyy?  

[Time loop]

13 minutes ago, leeminhosny said:

Still meaningless , it doesn't make sense

 

I agree it doesn't make sense but I think the author is an avid Kdrama fan and doesn't follow it closely

[Joojix]

Thank you for tagging @Nikaa94

 

i have enjoyed the dramas of 3) Noh Hee Kyung from Worlds Within (Song Hye Kyo and Hyun Bin) and it’s Okay that’s love (Gong Hyo Jin and Jo In Sung), TWtWb adaptation (Jo In Sung and Song Hye Kyo)

loved IOTL, realistic  and cried buckets in that drama. Her dramas are more realistic and cerebral.
 

But I have to admit  I would Love to see the 2) Hong Sisters but im afraid they can be a hit and miss. Although I liked the Masters Sun, Gumiho, greatest love and the rest! Stress free, light dramas where I don’t have to analyze as much and just watch and enjoy

 

1) Kim Eun hee: phantom was a good drama, with So Ji Sub in the lead! Signal when it came out there was a lot of buzz and critics loved it, plus esteemed actress Kim Hye Soo was attached to the drama giving it more credibility. I remember TVN (Cable) was getting hit after hit, because it was more “Indie” or if not indie gearing towards “mainstream Hollywood” and not the usual drama tropes produced by SBS,KBS. That year tvn just kept on churning good dramas (reply 1988, Signal, Cheese in the Trap, Another Miss Oh, etc) Tvn started it then Chicago typewriter  came in and the rest was history. And look at the success of Kingdom in Netflix, so would also be good if this was also considered. 
 

 

 

[leeminhosny]

Some fans speculated S2 after Heirs too and so many poor quality web portal reported these as news, I don't take serious irrational news 

 

@Nikaa94 Kim Eun Hee even said she can't write romance , "romance is KES's job"

[Nikaa]

18 minutes ago, leeminhosny said:

Some fans speculated S2 after Heirs too and so many poor quality web portal reported these as news, I don't take serious irrational news 

 

Imagine KES announces her come back drama "The Heirs 2" with LMH-PSH!   so what can be the story?

 

Story begins 7 years after ... A lot happened but we don't know what.. Kim Tan and En Sung got separated due to some issues. They are now 25 years old with new problems.. Kim tan has New burden on his shoulder and has to withstand the crown he wants to wear.. Eun Sang's sister comes back from USA and brings trouble for her ...Eun Sang's mom passes away... Rachel and  Kim Woo bin start new romance... Tan and Eun Sang's youthful romance transitions into some complex and dark story ...

 

How do you like my story?   JUST FOR FUN!! 

[Heretorant]

16 hours ago, Nikaa94 said:

1-Yoo Young-A (Movie: Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982, On your wedding day, because I love you, Drama: Encounter, entertainer) 

 

2- Im Sang-Choon  (Fight for my way, when camellia blooms)

 

3- Jung Hyun-Jung (Romance is a bonus book, Five Enough, Discovery of Love, I need romance 3)  

 

4- Jo Gwang-Jin (itaewoon class)

 

5- Song Ji-Na  (Faith, Healer)

 

6- Yoo Hyun-Mi (SKY castle)

 

7- Jang Young-Cheol (Vagabond, empress Ki, History of salary man)

 

8- Song Jae-Jung (W, Memories of Alahmbra, Nine: 9 Times Time Travel)

 

9- Jin Soo-Wan (Chicago typewriter, Kill me Heal Me)

 

10- Park Hae-Young (My Mister, another Miss oh)

 

11 Kim Eun Hee (Signal, Kingdom) 

 

12- No Hee-Kyung  (Here (new), Live, Dear my friends, that winter the wind blows, It's Ok, That's love)

 

13- Kim Eun (Something in the rain)

 

14- JOO Hyun (The world of the married, Revolutionary Love)

 

1) I have never seen her work but I like the idea of a movie/drama that goes against the grain. I tell you, Gong Yoo certainly earned my respect for taking on the role in Kim Ji-Young. It’s a risky move but I’m up for it.

 

2) Have I said I love Camellia Blooms? 
 

Btw, I forgot who said this in the chat room the other day but Camellia Blooms is NOT makjang lol. It’s one of the most heart warming stories I’ve ever watched. By the end of the drama, I noticed that I cared for each and every character and loved the entire village. It was thrilling, hilarious and sweet. In my opinion, every minute of it was enjoyable.  

 

3) Unpopular opinion: Bonus Book is boring. I watch all of ljs’s dramas and bonus book was my least favorite. 
 

4) Itaewon Class had so so so much potential. The first four episodes were solid! But the show fell flat the rest of the way. The whole story was loosely held together. There was not enough character or plot development. Things jumped around and in the end, I walked away wondering, “wait, nothing actually happened.”

 

5) Rewatching Faith and remembering that I loved Healer makes me want a reunion. She writes good characters and interesting stories. But I’m afraid what happened with Faith scarred both the writer and actor and a reunion is unlikely. 
 

6) I have not watched Sky Castle but I heard it’s good. I can’t judge. 
 

7) I was not impressed with vagabond.

 

8) A definite NO for me. I want lmh to stay away from fantasy for now. The only drama I liked from her was Nine. 
 

9) I liked Kill Me Heal Me. 
 

10) I heard My Mister was really good. Another Miss Oh was a fun watch but not memorable. And I think ML wasn’t as strong as FL.

 

11) I approve (even though season 2 of Kingdom disappointed me)
 

12) She writes heavier scripts. But she has a way of writing strong ML! I approve!

 

13) Never watched her work.

 

14) I didn’t watch World of the Married but I heard it’s good. Of course, who here didn’t hear it was good? TKEM fans heard it every week lol. 

[leeminhosny]

5 minutes ago, Nikaa94 said:

 

Imagine KES announces her come back drama "The Heirs 2" with LMH-PSH!   so what can be the story?

 

Story begins 7 years after ... A lot happened but we don't know what.. Kim Tan and En Sung got separated due to some issues. They are now 25 years old with new problems.. Kim tan has New burden on his shoulder and has to withstand the crown he wants to wear.. Eun Sang's sister comes back from USA and brings trouble for her ...Eun Sang's mom passes away... Rachel and  Kim Woo bin start new romance... Tan and Eun Sang's youthful romance transitions into some complex and dark story ...

 

How do you like my story?   JUST FOR FUN!! 

Heirs S2's chance even is more than LOBS 

[Time loop]

11 minutes ago, Nikaa94 said:

 

Imagine KES announces her come back drama "The Heirs 2" with LMH-PSH!   so what can be the story?

 

Story begins 7 years after ... A lot happened but we don't know what.. Kim Tan and En Sung got separated due to some issues. They are now 25 years old with new problems.. Kim tan has New burden on his shoulder and has to withstand the crown he wants to wear.. Eun Sang's sister comes back from USA and brings trouble for her ...Eun Sang's mom passes away... Rachel and  Kim Woo bin start new romance... Tan and Eun Sang's youthful romance transitions into some complex and dark story ...

 

How do you like my story?   JUST FOR FUN!! 

 

7 years is just to long time. There is a window where season 2 is acceptable and if that window closes then the train left. There is no way possible Heirs could have continued due to shortage of material it was a one season thing.

 

20 minutes ago, leeminhosny said:

Some fans speculated S2 after Heirs too and so many poor quality web portal reported these as news, I don't take serious irrational news 

 

You have to strike the iron while it's hot and this is my thinking regarding TKEM S2 and I geninuely feel like this is it. We are finally here where both KES and LMHxKGE commit to this for atleast 2 more seasons. I just feel like it would be such a missed opportunity if they were to move on

[leeminhosny]

LOL Really I'm speechless, Knetz and K-media killed TKEM without wait even EP4 and They said rating is rising after Ep3 , 77973826M  title of article  were just about rating but currently a drama is same ,titles of articles "attack views, warms views etc" They wrote for title TKEM's lowest rating but now they write highest moment rating not avarage rating ..................

[CarolynH]

39 minutes ago, Nikaa94 said:

 

1) I haven't watched Misaeng, I don't have comment 

Oh, a must watch Nikaa!  It's a little old, but very good.  It's been a long time since I watched it, but I think only the ending was meh, for me.  Otherwise, one of the best.

40 minutes ago, Nikaa94 said:

Sky castle was dark, meaningful, and exciting: We all talked about this before that it will be nice if LMH's next work will be darker and less comedy? This writer seems good BUT sky castle had a lot of characters, which I don't want for LMH anymore. It will be nice if she creates a dark and exciting story with 4-5 characters max.

It depends, for me, if we're going for ratings.  It seems ensembles seem to do well, Hospital Playlist for example.

42 minutes ago, Nikaa94 said:

Forest of Secrets: I haven't watched it but heard the name, exciting story? mystery?  

Season 2 is coming out soon.  When we first heard TKEM was scheduled for July, I saw it would have been up against FOS.  That got me worried, because I know a lot of people, including myself, liked FOS.  I'd have to watch both.  I think they just finished filming, so it may get pushed back in the schedule.  The leads were great.  No real romance, but great chemistry between the leads.  It is a mystery.  Leads are a prosecutor and detective.  

 

1 hour ago, leeminhosny said:

Lee Min Jung is my favourite while I was watching BOF,

That was the gf chosen by President Kang for GJP?  Then, yes, she would look good with LMH.  But, I haven't seen her in anything since BOF.  I also like the actress who portray GJP's sister.  But, maybe the audience would associate her as the sister in BOF and start complaining that they look more like brother sister.  I do like the idea of a LMH character being "tamed" by a woman.  

[lupeace]

i just need to say that since you are discusing his next project  i hope he doesn't chose it based on writers but rather on the story itself and the script even if the writer  hasnt had a hit before. cause al. the writers who are famous right now werent good from the start.

 

although i liked TKEM but still KES did disappoint me in some aspects (you wouldn't think that she's the one who wrote Mr. sunshine)

 

i just dont want our boy to fall in the same mistake once again

[leeminhosny]

18 minutes ago, Nikaa94 said:

 

Imagine KES announces her come back drama "The Heirs 2" with LMH-PSH!   so what can be the story?

 

Story begins 7 years after ... A lot happened but we don't know what.. Kim Tan and En Sung got separated due to some issues. They are now 25 years old with new problems.. Kim tan has New burden on his shoulder and has to withstand the crown he wants to wear.. Eun Sang's sister comes back from USA and brings trouble for her ...Eun Sang's mom passes away... Rachel and  Kim Woo bin start new romance... Tan and Eun Sang's youthful romance transitions into some complex and dark story ...

 

How do you like my story?   JUST FOR FUN!! 

Maybe Kim Tan break up CES and he loved Rachel so you can give us new drama with Kim Ji Won

[Joojix]

24 minutes ago, Heretorant said:

 

14) I didn’t watch World of the Married but I heard it’s good. Of course, who here didn’t hear it was good? TKEM fans heard it every week lol. 

Yes we did hear it every week  it was a mini “ouch” moment for me I must admit! In anticipation of a drama where there was a countdown every month for TKEM till D Day then TWOM comes in! 

[leeminhosny]

9 minutes ago, CarolynH said:

 

 

That was the gf chosen by President Kang for GJP?  Then, yes, she would look good with LMH.  But, I haven't seen her in anything since BOF.  I also like the actress who portray GJP's sister.  But, maybe the audience would associate her as the sister in BOF and start complaining that they look more like brother sister.  I do like the idea of a LMH character being "tamed" by a woman.  

Lee Min Jung is currently married woman so she doesn't match with LMH  and I liked GJP's noona but she looks little old now so she doesn't match with him 

[Nikaa]

37 minutes ago, Heretorant said:

1) I have never seen her work but I like the idea of a movie/drama that goes against the grain. I tell you, Gong Yoo certainly earned my respect for taking on the role in Kim Ji-Young. It’s a risky move but I’m up for it.

 

2) Have I said I love Camellia Blooms? 
 

Btw, I forgot who said this in the chat room the other day but Camellia Blooms is NOT makjang lol. It’s one of the most heart warming stories I’ve ever watched. By the end of the drama, I noticed that I cared for each and every character and loved the entire village. It was thrilling, hilarious and sweet. In my opinion, every minute of it was enjoyable.  

 

3) Unpopular opinion: Bonus Book is boring. I watch all of ljs’s dramas and bonus book was my least favorite. 
 

4) Itaewon Class had so so so much potential. The first four episodes were solid! But the show fell flat the rest of the way. The whole story was loosely held together. There was not enough character or plot development. Things jumped around and in the end, I walked away wondering, “wait, nothing actually happened.”

 

5) Rewatching Faith and remembering that I loved Healer makes me want a reunion. She writes good characters and interesting stories. But I’m afraid what happened with Faith scarred both the writer and actor and a reunion is unlikely. 
 

6) I have not watched Sky Castle but I heard it’s good. I can’t judge. 
 

7) I was not impressed with vagabond.

 

8) A definite NO for me. I want lmh to stay away from fantasy for now. The only drama I liked from her was Nine. 
 

9) I liked Kill Me Heal Me. 
 

10) I heard My Mister was really good. Another Miss Oh was a fun watch but not memorable. And I think ML wasn’t as strong as FL.

 

11) I approve (even though season 2 of Kingdom disappointed me)
 

12) She writes heavier scripts. But she has a way of writing strong ML! I approve!

 

13) Never watched her work.

 

14) I didn’t watch World of the Married but I heard it’s good. Of course, who here didn’t hear it was good? TKEM fans heard it every week lol. 

 

1)I watched born 1982 and I liked acting of the leads a lot. Especially Jun Yoo Mi's acting. she is very talented and veteran in movie industry. I always thought it will be nice if LMH and her act in a movie. 

 

2) yes, we know it!    Agree Camellia is NOT Makjang!! No way!! 

 

3) it may not be unpopular. Drama was kinda boring, not the type you would want to watch again

 

4) didn't know about this, I haven't watched. Just heard about it. 

 

5) Agree with this! I don't think she will contact LMH, LMH is now even more of a big name. LMH is a conservative and cautious person when it comes to work, I doubt he will work with her.

 

6) I also think this way.. It is true the writer wrote SKY castle and became hit but we don't know if her next drama will be good too. You know Korean writers mess a lot here and there! Never guarantee!! 

 

7) No comment, I just wrote her name there 

 

8) Agreee!! TKEM was fantasy!! No fantasy for next project!!

 

9) Same I also said I liked Kill Me Heal Me--> she seems like a good choice and don't have any project yet

 

10) didn't watch it LOL

 

11) she is good, do we have to wait until 2021? 2022? God, no!

 

12)  Yes, other Minoz here like @leeminhosny and @CarolynH and @Joojix chose her too!! She is good writer. But I hope she won't choose a lot of characters and focus more on ML and give us some deep and dark romance AND also make OTP locally and internationally popular. She doesn't seem to care about this though! ( I think winning best couple award and making big shipper fan base is good for actors' profile) I think her goal in making drama is different from other writers. But it will be a Good change for LMH because the writer doesn't put emphasis on rich ML and we want LMH to shed that image of Heirs and BOF.   By the way, this writer doesn't bring much ratings like 20%. I want 30% rating for LMH's next project. Am I greedy?  Give me a writer with out of this world script and Godly ratings!  

 

14)  LMAO!!! 

[Heretorant]

7 minutes ago, lupeace said:

i just need to say that since you are discusing his next project  i hope he doesn't chose it based on writers but rather on the story itself and the script even if the writer  hasnt had a hit before. cause al. the writers who are famous right now werent good from the start.

 

although i liked TKEM but still KES did disappoint me in some aspects (you wouldn't think that she's the one who wrote Mr. sunshine)

 

i just dont want our boy to fall in the same mistake once again

To be fair to lmh, TKEM was such a fascinating story! I would have been intrigued by it too. Hit writer, interesting story, why not? He’s not to blame. If anyone should be blamed, it’s the writer or director. It‘s out his hands. He has to decide after reading only 1-4 episodes of the script. The rest is having faith the writer will develop the story beautifully. 

 

But I agree that he should stay away from writer Kim, the Hong sisters and writer Park. Unless writer Kim wants to write another critically acclaimed script, I don’t want him to collaborate with her again. The Hong Sisters are quite repetitive with their recycling of ghost stories and I am easily scared, so no to them. Writer park is the worst of the three. Her stories are shallow and lacks build up. I’ll give it to all three of them though, I generally enjoy their dramas when I watch it. But unfortunately, I never walk away loving it entirely and none of theirs dramas to date are my favorite dramas. 
 

Writer Kim’s best is Mr. Sunshine. I know she can write! I say she should take a break and polish her next script before coming back. 
 

I want our boy to venture into film before coming back to drama land. Hopefully he can establish his name as a movie actor and then come back to dominate the small screen when a good character, a good script and a good director is available. 

[CallieP]

 

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Currently, the most popular drama worldwide is 'The King: Eternal Monarch,' starring Lee Min-ho. If you look at Netflix's ranking of global online video service (OTT) by country, "The King" has been ranked No. 1 in Nigeria and has been ranked within the top 10 in Romania, Turkey, and India.

full article:

 

https://www.dailian.co.kr/news/view/900638?sc=Naver

 

 

 

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https://www.dailian.co.kr/news/view/900638?sc=Naver

I got this quote directly from the article:-

"Currently, the most popular drama in the world is'The King: Lord of Eternity' starring Lee Min-ho.  Psycho but it's okay' starring Korean wave star Soo-Hyun Kim, who was released to 190 countries through Netflix last week, is considered as the successor to the Korean wave."

 

I am upset that  the writer considers KSH a Korean Wave Star and a successor to the Korean wave, while completely ignoring LMH as the top Korean wave star.  One of the Korean wave originals is LMH which the writer failed to include after naming BTS and Parasite.

 

[Heretorant]

24 minutes ago, Joojix said:

Yes we did hear it every week  it was a mini “ouch” moment for me I must admit! In anticipation of a drama where there was a countdown every month for TKEM till D Day then TWOM comes in! 

It wasn’t a mini ouch for me. It was a bullet to my heart 

 

4 minutes ago, CallieP said:

 

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https://www.dailian.co.kr/news/view/900638?sc=Naver

I got this quote directly from the article:-

"Currently, the most popular drama in the world is'The King: Lord of Eternity' starring Lee Min-ho.

Psycho but it's okay' starring Korean wave star Soo-Hyun Kim, who was released to 190 countries through Netflix last week, is considered as the successor to the Korean wave."

I am upset that  the writer considers KSH a Korean Wave Star and a successor to the Korean wave, while completely ignoring LMH as the top Korean wave star.  One of the Korean wave originals is LMH which the writer failed to include after naming BTS and Parasite.

 

@CallieP don’t worry chingu, they didn’t mean the actor, they mean the drama is the next to follow TKEM’s international success. 
 

Both actors are great and played the biggest roles in the Korean wave. I praise these two for lasting as long as they did. None have been able to topple them.