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Re: K-Drama: 노란손수건 (Yellow Handkerchief)
Watched ep 13 yesterday. I thought I had watched this drama but I don’t remember this ep. Maybe I fast forwarded this. I don’t think so though. I generally don’t do that.
Anyway, it was quite powerful. Many of you know that BB was/is my favorite K-Drama, and one of the reasons is that I always felt I was the proverbial “fly on the wall”. I certainly felt that with the death of JaYoung’s mother. It seemed so realistic. Very well done ep, but as I’ve mentioned before, I’d rather not experience those sad feelings if I don’t have to.
It does bring a question to mind… There are a number of dramas that are sad from start to finish; e.g. Sad Love Song, My Rosey Life, etc. I mention these because I watched them, not knowing what they were going to be like. I finished watching them because I wanted to know what happened, but I can’t say that I enjoyed them. Other people watch these and enjoy them. What am I missing? Do some people intentionally want to be sad? Why?
BTW, My Rosey Life was the first time I saw LTR. And WOW! …. I won’t go into detail as to what my thoughts were. My wife might read this. Dear, if you’re reading this, it’s the same reaction I had when I first saw you..... Honest!
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7/19/2009, 7:07 am
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Adwatcher you bring up an interesting point . I generally avoid Kdramas that I know will be sad . I do not watch the first run dramas anymore - I fell out of the habit when I got so busy , and now I never know when they are starting .
I deliberately avoided "Rosy Life " because I knew what the subject matter was . However , one night about 1 year + ago , I was surfing and found myself on KBS America . They were reshowing Rosy Life , and it was an episode somewhere in the late middle portion ...anyway , just the bit I saw was SO compelling that I had to continue to watch it - so I finished the series . Then I had to find a copy so that I could see it from the beginning .
To be honest , if I had watched Rosy Life from ep 1 , I probably would have quit before it got too intense . BUt the story was so well done , the acting so fine - that it almost makes me feel that we learn something about life from stories like that . I think that MRL is one of the best dramas ever made .
I share you feeling about YH being so realistic that I also feel like I am in the room . I cheated and watched todays episode already - I will have to wait til Tuesday before I can watch 15 .
There is still alot going on , but I think MiJoo must be blind - I don't see SungMin as anything more than a automoton on their shopping trips . And she remains clueless to the slights she continues to heap on her family ...she will have her own karma to deal with , and I must admit I am curious about their marriage . We will definitely see about that .
MyRung has her faults , but I see her taking TY to the kareoke as a caring thing to do . She just remains a selfish , unlikeable character in other aspects of her life . I still think she is barking up the wrong tree . I wouldn't take bets on it , though , this drama continues to surprise me . I can't believe we are only on 14!
I feel bad for SM's dad , but I already know from experience that the casualties from a breakup like this are the families . My next thought is what will happen when everyone finds out JY is pregnant ??
Or will they find out ??
An interesting twist is now Gramm's friend and her grandson ........it will be hard not to keep watching
--- S & J FOREVER
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7/19/2009, 9:20 am
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nsheldon, Young joon. Loved this character.
My korean friend (and her family) think I like sad dramas because I liked Winter Sonata so much. I don't. I never watch the sad ones, except I'm like addie--I sometimes get hooked in the middle of a really good one. Why I was so hooked on Winter Sonata--it totally suspended my belief--to me it felt very real, especially the first 15 episodes. And it made me incredibly angry. I was still learning about the korean culture.
This one I was hooked, totally hooked. Hang in there, Adwatcher, there are some scenes that are hilarious, but you have to wait a bit! My absolute favorite scene of all time.
Have to admit I haven't had a chance to watch much, but it's amazing how much I remember. I was totally glued to the set every night at 8:30, and I loved every minute back then, so it's stuck with me.
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7/21/2009, 8:47 am
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Hi all
I am back after watching episode 15 , and the first thing that hit me was what a heartless jerk Sung Min is .
Yes , he has been both harsh and heart less in his rejection and treatment of Ja Young and her mother .
It is incredible in retrospect to think about what he did to Ja Young's mother . It is enough to do what he is doing , but to be so cold and unfeeling towards her situation vis a vis her health ! I truly believe that while he shouldn't have all of the responsibility for her death , he may well have been a contributing factor .
In todays episode , SM's father has found out that JY's mom has died . He is mortified that he didn't know , and was unable to pay his respects . I don't know - but the way SM was talking to his father was just TOO MUCH > I also thought it was interesting the way SM wanted to accuse JY of calling his dad to tell him the news . I thought " Man , he is paranoid , too ".
SM talks to his father without even the pretense of respect , in fact , he yells and talks back to him regularly .
I don't see their relationship improving . I had to laugh at MiJoo trying to buy dad a new place - now that was funny !!.
I can totally see TY and SJ together , but since TY already feels inadequate PLUS now that he knows SM is marrying SJ's sister = another obstacle . As far as MiRyung goes , since she has the emotional maturity of a 5 yr old - I just don't think so . Besides , doesn't that other guy in MR's dads office like her ? I don't think
I am imaging this .....
We still have a lot of drama ahead - and I am on my way to being hooked .
--- S & J FOREVER
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7/21/2009, 7:51 pm
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More fallout from my move.... I can't find my YH CDs!!! I had the next couple of eps on the CD in the player (to ep 14). But I just put things in boxes and moved various pieces to another room.... But, where did my CDs go to? I've been looking for a few days now, but I'm going to have to become systematic now. Well, it's just down to three rooms and a garage. I'll return here when I find them.
Looking for....
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7/22/2009, 12:00 pm
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I have the OST, too--takes me right back, especially to a scene about half way through. I think this one was just so intense and I was so involved in it that the scenes have just never gone away--I think of it often.
I first saw the actor who plays Sang min's father in something else where he was just great--it was hard for me to watch him at first in this one. He's one of the reasons that so impressed me about the versatility of korean actors.
Min joo decides what she wants and takes it. I don't think she sees Sang min at all--he's just something she wants. Of course, she has the power over him in several ways, sexually and professionally, and that feeds what she wants. Besides that, even when I saw this the first time, I thought that the Sang min actor was the weakest--not until almost the very end did I think his ability to portray Sang min improved.
(nsheldon, you need to make iced coffee--that's what I do!!)
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