tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post6963222156583519388..comments2023-09-11T07:28:53.751-06:00Comments on KDrama Fighting! : To Drop or Not to Drop? 5 Reasons to Abandon a KdramaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410627517583515240noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-67785054050748897252014-08-15T14:48:04.335-06:002014-08-15T14:48:04.335-06:00I had the same Oska hangups as you when I started ...I had the same Oska hangups as you when I started My Fair Lady, but just a few episodes and I was totally sold on him as the leading man. I say give it another try :)lindybnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-15397916686155566432014-06-02T12:53:02.991-06:002014-06-02T12:53:02.991-06:00I suffer intense drama-dropping guilt, but I'v...I suffer intense drama-dropping guilt, but I've been purposely forcing myself lately to drop dramas when I stop enjoying them. Because it's better to suffer a little residual guilt then absolute agony over a story that's never going to get any better, lol.Toriohttp://www.youtube.com/user/bugly1?feature=mheenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-72684961758384936192014-04-22T19:48:48.736-06:002014-04-22T19:48:48.736-06:00I always love a good ending especially one episode...I always love a good ending especially one episode before the ending. I will admit. So I do hate when they try to rush everything in the last 15 minutes of the end. Like the main couple getting together! Grrr Evelyn Grangenonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-31988008557117986962014-02-17T15:15:17.996-07:002014-02-17T15:15:17.996-07:00If you stopped Scent of A Woman before the ending,...If you stopped Scent of A Woman before the ending, you missed the best part. Yes, we all know what was going to happen, but it was incredibly moving to me, and is the perfect culmination of all the character development that took place before.bergenianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-77811664459440387332014-02-02T17:24:36.155-07:002014-02-02T17:24:36.155-07:00I think the quality of a Kdrama depends on how goo...I think the quality of a Kdrama depends on how good the actors are and yes, definitely the chemistry between them. I loved You're the Best, Lee Soon Shin because the acting and chemistry were excellent. (and that was ALOT of episodes!)Karen Evenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-63681196767512891102014-02-02T17:14:58.964-07:002014-02-02T17:14:58.964-07:00Wow!Wow!Karen Evenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-20532874630173383532013-12-11T23:53:52.657-07:002013-12-11T23:53:52.657-07:00I have never dropped a drama. The main reason is I...I have never dropped a drama. The main reason is I always want to know exactly why I did not like it. The WORST drama I have finished so far was Vineyard Man. I have watched ALOT of Kdramas and I have only not totally finished a few (by an episode or 2) .<br />Sweet 18 - too annoying cute, <br />Manny - I was unable to put that in a genre. was it romantic? comedy? tragedy? melodrama? <br />The Secret Lovers - There were no lovers to be kept a secret<br />The Princess's Man - How can you not kill the person who kill your family?<br /><br />I must admit though I only got through some of the dramas by watching 2 episodes with episodes of dramas that were great. So what would take usually take me 4-7 days to watch would take 3 weeks instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-89155066862248990002013-10-20T16:12:47.132-06:002013-10-20T16:12:47.132-06:00You should have stuck it out with Faith. Everythin...You should have stuck it out with Faith. Everything that was confusing or puzzling was resolved in the final chapter which also had a happy ending!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-31340271124274608842013-10-14T20:34:36.561-06:002013-10-14T20:34:36.561-06:00Great reasons listed. I would add evil character &...Great reasons listed. I would add evil character & the super victim a la 100 Years Inheritance. I tried b/c I saw good reviews. Couldn't do it. Feel bad whenever I abandon but feel I have paid my dues after allowing my post BOF crush on KHJ to make me endure ALL of Playful Kiss. Hated it. shabazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211084852035688703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-60483944503004754352013-10-07T19:51:08.418-06:002013-10-07T19:51:08.418-06:00Love this post! I too suffered a bit of guilt when...Love this post! I too suffered a bit of guilt when i first started thinking I should drop the dramas. But now I don't care. If something really ticks me off and there is no change or character growth I'm gone. I'm still working through 'The Manny' for nearly half a year already. Love the lead and the kids. I think he actually had more chemistry with the wily sister than the whiny mom. And I'm not even on the episode where they confess their feelings!VoyagerGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203350059685279886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-74750002503335967272013-10-06T19:21:55.543-06:002013-10-06T19:21:55.543-06:00No, not another BOF, it's another high school ...No, not another BOF, it's another high school drama staring Lee Min Ho that comes out next week, Heirs. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410627517583515240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-83765327985441287182013-10-03T23:55:37.740-06:002013-10-03T23:55:37.740-06:00I too have a couple dramas still sitting in my Dra...I too have a couple dramas still sitting in my Dramafever queue and after reading this article and the comments feel much better about not finishing them. I find that if I can connect with the storyline then I'm good or if I can live vicariously thru one of the characters that makes it enjoyable. BTW, I am so happy I found this blog!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-73831030814221962432013-10-03T20:42:17.490-06:002013-10-03T20:42:17.490-06:00I stop watching a drama when the leads have no che...I stop watching a drama when the leads have no chemistry (When a Man Loves) or if it fails to hold my attention. I will usually watch at least two episodes and as many as five before throwing in the towel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-9676487051309791702013-10-02T21:08:30.111-06:002013-10-02T21:08:30.111-06:00I couldn't finish Faith with Lee Min Ho. I was...I couldn't finish Faith with Lee Min Ho. I was so determined to watch almost everything he had been in before Heirs came out so that I'd have proper comparisons, but that show was going everywhere and no where at the same time and it was killing me. I keep telling myself I want to finish it, but when I think about those first 7 episodes, I just can't imagine caring about it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744373388410348138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-67646200028391205282013-09-28T23:30:31.651-06:002013-09-28T23:30:31.651-06:00Nooooooo, you HAVE to give it at least 8 episodes!...Nooooooo, you HAVE to give it at least 8 episodes!!! Oh my GOSH, you have to get past those cliches in My Girl. IT GETS SO GOOD I PROMISE YOU!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-66410331990934840282013-09-28T07:30:14.850-06:002013-09-28T07:30:14.850-06:00I had a rule of never dropping a drama if there...I had a rule of never dropping a drama if there's enough eye candy, which got my through Flower Boys Next Door. But recently I dropped Panda and Hedgehog which, in spite of the great eye candy, had a lack of chemistry between the main leads and also the female lead was an awkward side character from Playful Kiss. I'm surprised I remembered her because there was nearly a 2yr gap since watching it but she's just so awkward and dull.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870162334520958289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-21521076168927262412013-09-27T22:34:18.298-06:002013-09-27T22:34:18.298-06:00Thank you for commenting! We love comments around ...Thank you for commenting! We love comments around here! <br /><br />The Moon that Embraces the Sun seemed to be so popular at first, and then I heard a lot of fans dropping off towards the end, which is why I never got around to it. Vivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518010523528252915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-10349026483905208112013-09-27T22:28:57.622-06:002013-09-27T22:28:57.622-06:00Let us know when you break your streak! Manny was...Let us know when you break your streak! Manny was the first one I quit. It took quite a while of kdrama watching to get me to the quitting point.Vivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518010523528252915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-21626369939774106502013-09-27T22:27:28.141-06:002013-09-27T22:27:28.141-06:00Wait, not enough shower scenes ISN'T a valid e...Wait, not enough shower scenes ISN'T a valid excuse? If you want shower scenes, go with History of a Salaryman. The second male lead broods waaaaaay too much, but at least he sometimes broods in the shower.Vivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518010523528252915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-42267899717182690682013-09-27T22:25:46.835-06:002013-09-27T22:25:46.835-06:00That sounds terrible! I will put it on my "D...That sounds terrible! I will put it on my "Don't Bother" list immediately.Vivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518010523528252915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-84283961766813824492013-09-27T22:24:55.107-06:002013-09-27T22:24:55.107-06:00I sometimes start a new drama right at the end of ...I sometimes start a new drama right at the end of another one so that I can alternate without getting bored. Not a bad way to go!Vivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518010523528252915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-3629478420988016082013-09-27T22:19:37.327-06:002013-09-27T22:19:37.327-06:00Ohhhhhh noble idiocy! I hate it so, so much.Ohhhhhh noble idiocy! I hate it so, so much.Vivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518010523528252915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-3621609630953592712013-09-27T00:48:41.723-06:002013-09-27T00:48:41.723-06:00I don't usually ever write comments on blog po...I don't usually ever write comments on blog posts (so you shouldn't feel too bad about comment numbers, though I shouldn't assume to know how you feel), but I have to now. <br /><br />I think that this was very well-written and to-the-point, with clear examples. I could relate to all of your points, particularly the last one (I stopped watching FBRS at the same place). And I also am ruined for any future Yoon Eun-hye dramas because I can't get her tomboyish Coffee Prince character out of my mind. I'm also currently about to drop The Moon that Embraces the Sun because I'm simply happy with where it's at and I don't need any more drama...literally AND figuratively. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-73991339531028712142013-09-26T14:47:08.602-06:002013-09-26T14:47:08.602-06:00I'm guessing I haven't seen as many shows ...I'm guessing I haven't seen as many shows as everyone else (I'm almost through just my tenth, Operation Proposal), so that may be why I haven't run into this yet. I'm pretty surprised I haven't, though. In fact, I was fearing that my first experience (Playful Kiss) was the exception rather than the rule, but show after show has delivered, even through all their flaws, big or small. (OP, for example, has had some of the worst and more numerous clanger emotional moments I've seen.)<br /><br />Reason #2 is one I particularly fear, but I've found it will probably more likely come from the story or casting. My first chance was with Lee Seung Gi after seeing him in "Gumiho" and then in Brilliant Legacy. It took me a while to warm to the new (very different, far more snobby) role, but sticking with it paid off. Then it was Kim Hyun Joong in BOF after PK. Kinda the same feel in that they were both the quiet type, but of course one came across meaner than the other. (I take the unpopular line that Seung Jo was just a little misunderstood. :) )<br /><br />Then with Yoon Sang Hyun in My Fair Lady after Secret Garden. I liked him in MFL almost immediately. The guy has got bags and bags of charm. I totally bought him in the role, as a love interest, and the chemistry between him and Yoon Eun Hye. I loved MFL in large part (perhaps even the largest part) because of Sang Hyun. He's someone I might be able to watch in anything.<br /><br />I think there may have been times with some of the shows where I was wondering if it was going to happen for me (maybe Secret Garden? now probably one of my top five), but I've so far always come around quickly enough.<br /><br />What's weird about my current one (OP) is that there haven't really been any spots I can think of that brought me to tears or choked me up until episode 14. That's really unusual for me. There are usually plenty of spots along the way that get to me.<br /><br />At any rate, I'm still waiting for that show to come along that makes me go, "I knew the streak had to end some time." Sounds like Manny might be a good place to look for that.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508570571353025466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846709423440845137.post-45784364651820367772013-09-26T11:45:43.133-06:002013-09-26T11:45:43.133-06:00I'm completely on board with all of your drops...I'm completely on board with all of your drops (although I never even started My Fair Lady, because I knew Oska was never going to do it for me as a male lead). My problem is that now that I'm comfortable with giving up on a drama, I drop things for totally frivolous reasons. Like not enough shower scenes. What's wrong with me?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062557298628072047noreply@blogger.com