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Qu Chu Xiao for NeufMode九号摩登

This is for everyone who loved Qu Chu Xiao in Shining For One Thing, just like I did. 

Thanks to Jennifer, who sent me the link to this so that I would be sure not to miss out. 😁

This isn't new, in that Qu Chu Xiao shot this for NeufMode九号摩登 in March 2019, but it's new to me, so I'm sharing.

I enjoyed this glimpse of broody, intense, badass Qu Chu Xiao, although I will always think of him first as our pure cinnamon roll, Zhang Wansen. 😍

KFG ❤️ 2022-11-06 01:50:01 +0000 UTC View Post

More subbed Wi Ha Jun goodness 😍

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This is a casual interview that Wi Ha Jun did for W Korea, and I like it because we get more glimpses of him as a person: pictures of him with his niece, pictures of him on vacation and the random poses that he ends up doing, his thoughts on how he dresses while on vacation, that kinda thing. 

The more I see of him, the more I feel like he's a pretty down-to-earth kinda guy, and somehow that endears him to me more. Or maybe I'm jus...

Trailer for upcoming cdrama "Love You Forever"

Sorry I couldn't find a subbed version of this trailer, everyone, but on the upside, there's very little dialogue in it, since most of this trailer is just overlaid with music?

Our story world is one with some fantasy to it, in that gods, goddesses and mythical creatures live alongside humans. So, folks who like fantasy might be extra inclined to put this on their list? 

Yang Zi stars as Princess Jiu Yao, who, after losing everything, settles in a town disguised as a man. The...

Subbed final trailer for cdrama "Lighter and Princess"

Remember when I first shared a trailer for this show (here)? 

It had looked all kinds of light and fluffy in that first trailer, but this trailer indicates that there's a lot more angst in our central couple's future, than the first trailer might have indicated. 

Show is 22 episodes, and started airing on 3 November on Youku and Viki, and is due to finish its run on 16 November....

Subbed trailer for upcoming TW-movie "Marry My Dead Body"

This looks like it has the potential to be ridiculous and perhaps quite fun?

Show's premise is that a police officer (Greg Hsu! 😍) finds a red packet (money envelope), and not realizing its significance, picks it up - which is when chaos and hijinks ensue.

Because, in Chinese culture, if you pick up a red packet like that, it's most likely been left in honor of a ghost's desire to be married.

And so, our straight police officer finds himself betrothed to a gay ghost (Aust...

Subbed extended trailer for upcoming TW-drama "Lesson In Love"

Uh, yeah, remember that initial trailer of this show that I shared (here), where we all agreed that this teacher-student romance looked and sounded quite dysfunctional, all-around?

Well, we get an extended trailer this time, which gives us a longer look at that teacher-student romance, and all the feels, angst and problems associated with this forbidden love.

I'm slightly weirded out by h...

Official trailer for upcoming J-dorama "First Love"

After the initial Super Teaser (here), we've now got a full-length trailer for upcoming J-dorama "First Love," which gives us a better feel and flavor for what the show itself might be like.

Already, this one's giving me poignant, coming-of-age sort of vibes, and it looks like Show could be quite sentimental and nostalgic.

Our story is about a couple who first meet as youths in the 1990s, ...

Subbed trailer for upcoming kdrama "Red Balloon"

Well, this already looks and feels on the heightened melodrama side of things, just going by the trailer alone.

Seo Ji Hye, Lee Sung Jae, Lee Sang Woo and Hong Soo Hyun star as four people attempting to achieve their various desires. 

This doesn't look like it's my kind of thing, at first glance, but at the same time, I've been known to slurp up some heightened melodrama, when it's done well, so.. maybe?

Show is 20 episodes and will air on Saturdays and Sundays, from 17...

First teaser for upcoming kdrama "Please send a fan letter"

Sorry I couldn't find a subbed version of this teaser, you guys, but it's pretty straightforward, and gives a decent feel for what this show could be like.

From what I can tell, this one looks potentially pretty cute?

Yoon Park stars as a father who writes a reply to his daughter, in order to make her wish - that she would receive a reply from her favorite actress - come true.

Sooyoung stars as the big star in question, and apparently, rom-com hijinks somehow ensue.

Sh...

2nd trailer for upcoming kdrama "The First Responders"

Sorry I couldn't find a subbed copy of this one, you guys, but it does still give you a flavor for the kind of show this drama wants to be?

Generally, it looks like tension tends to run high, as our various first responders - from the fire and police departments - work to save lives.

Show is 12 episodes, and will air on Fridays and Saturdays on SBS, starting 11 November. Word on the street is that Disney+ will carry this one.

KFG ❤️

Subbed second trailer of upcoming kdrama "Revenge Of Others"

And here's the subbed third trailer, in case you're interested.

These trailers give us a better sense of the story, and it looks like our protagonist Chan Mi  (Shin Ye Eun) suspects that her twin brother was killed as a result of school bullying, and sets out to find out the truth.

Show looks slick, but it also looks dark, so.. not my cup of tea, exactly, but it might be yours?

Show is 1...

Early Access: Under The Queen's Umbrella E1, E2

E1. Well, color me very pleasantly surprised.

I honestly hadn't been suuper interested in this one when it was first announced, because the premise just didn't grab me all that much, to be brutally honest.

HOWEVER. Show is proving to be so much more than I'd expected, and right away too.

Immediately, I feel engaged and interested, and I found myself glued to my screen through the entire episode, even though it's a long-ish one, at 1 hour 15 minutes.

Mainly, I feel that...

Drama Exchange: Spoiler-free zone (November 2022)

Hi everyone,

Here's your spoiler-free zone for November, where you can exchange suggestions, tips, and other spoiler-free thoughts about dramas that aren't being covered here on Patreon!

You can chat about whatever you'd like here, basically, as long as you don't talk about spoilers! 😉

For deep dive discussions that include spoilers, you can go here!

I hope you guys enjoy.

KFG ❤�...

Drama Exchange: Deep dive zone (November 2022)

Hi everyone!

Here's your Deep Dive zone for November!

Please continue to use SPOILER warnings, since you guys will be chatting about a variety of dramas. This will enable everyone to ninja their way through comments, while only looking at the spoilers that they're interested in. 😉

Have fun chatting dramas, everyone!

For spoiler-free discussions, you can go here!

Ha...

Qu Chu Xiao for SIZE潮流生活

This isn't a new thing, in that Qu Chu Xiao shot this for SIZE潮流生活 for its March 2019 cover, but it's new to me, to see this side of Qu Chu Xiao (or Wansen, as I am still thinking of him, in my head), and thought you all might like a look too. 

I gotta say, he looks a lot more street-savvy with the dreadlock inspired look, and that in itself is slightly discombobulating. The intent smolder is also something I'm not used to seeing from him.

Most importantly, though, we...

A subbed peek into Wi Ha Jun's bag

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Again, this is for Elaine, coz when I came across this clip, I couldn't help but think of her and her fangirl love for Wi Ha Jun. 😁

I don't know if you've already seen this one, Elaine, but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway!

I found this clip down-to-earth and enjoyable, in the sense that I felt like I was getting a glimpse of Wi Ha Jun the person, not just Wi Ha Jun the actor. Even though he says that his bag contents are boring, I don't fin...

Subbed trailer for current cdrama "Almost Lover"

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I have to admit that I'm curious about this one, mainly because I really enjoyed Victoria Song in Find Yourself, and she's the female lead in this friends-to-lovers themed story.

I kind of like the idea that after being oblivious to our female lead's feelings for him for a long time, our male lead (Timmy Xu) comes to realize that while he's been away, the person whom he really misses, is his best friend. 

I'm curious about how he will e...

Subbed trailer for upcoming variety show "Korea No. 1"

This looks like it could be interesting and educational.

Korea No. 1 is Netflix's new variety show, where celebrity hosts (which features a Yoo Jae Suk and Lee Kwang Soo reunion, after Running Man!) meet masters of various aspects of Korean traditional culture, and have hands-on experience to learn what makes these masters the best at their craft.

It's unclear how many episodes this will be (MDL only lists 1 episode, which.. doesn't sound quite right?), but Show is due to premiere...

New subbed trailer for upcoming movie "Ditto"

Aw, man. The more I see of this movie, the more I want to watch it, seriously.

This new trailer gives us more of a flavor for the movie itself, and I'm already rooting so hard for each of our characters, their love lives, and the magical friendship that's growing between our leads. 🥰

Show stars Yeo Jin Goo, Cho Yi Hyun, Kim Hye Yoon, Na In Woo and Bae In Hyuk, and is slated for a release in theaters on 16 November 2022.

Gosh, I hope this movie becomes available on streami...

Subbed official full trailer for "The Villainess is a Marionette"

Since this is a trailer for the webtoon and not a full drama, this long trailer is as close to a live-action drama as we're going to get, with this cast.

It really does look like this could have been a flagrantly wild, dangerous, beautiful-yet-dysfunctional drama, if they'd wanted to make it?

Enjoy the Pretty - and then maybe check out the webtoon, if that's your thing?

KFG ❤️

Subbed new trailer for upcoming drama "Reborn Rich"

This new trailer is offering a better sense of Show's story and vibe, and I hafta say, I'm more interested now, than at first, when all we'd had was that odd teaser of our key actors reading the synopsis.

I do love me some Song Joong Ki and some Lee Sung Min, and this feels like a set-up where they will face-off against each other, in all of their acting glory.

I'm now eyeing this one for...

New subbed trailer for upcoming drama "The Fabulous"

I have to confess that this trailer has piqued my interest more than the initial teaser that I shared here.

With this trailer, somehow, this drama world and its characters is starting to pop for me, a little bit, or at least, is demonstrating that it could very plausibly all pop for me, if I were to check out the show.

Now I'm seriously considering this for coverage here on Patreon, most ...

Handsome Gong Yoo! 🤩😍

Just Gong Yoo being cute and handsome and all-around adorable, to brighten up your day. 🫠

Please enjoy.

KFG ❤️

Qu Chu Xiao for lululemon

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I find this collab between Qu Chu Xiao and lululemon quite refreshing, because even though he's wearing lululemon in the clip, and it's stated that he's wearing lululemon at the end, I still believe his voiceover (his voice! 🤩) where he talks about staying true to himself, and finding himself in the peace and quiet.

I've only ever seen him in Shining For One Thing, but these little additional clips make me feel like Qu Chu Xiao is a very intere...

Subbed trailer for cdrama "Seal Of Love"

For those of you missing "Love Between Fairy and Devil," this little mini drama promises to offer similar feels along similar story lines, which you'd be able to pick up from the trailer alone.

Show stars Richard and Ming Jia Jia, and at just 24 mini episodes of just 5-7 minutes each, is ready for you to binge on YouTube here. 

KFG ❤️

Subbed trailer for upcoming cdrama "Under The Microscope"

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This one.. looks and feels different from the average cdrama that comes our way.

I'm not sure how to describe it, really, so here's the synopsis from Soompi:

"This drama is adapted from Ma Boyong 's novel of the same name. The novel features six long-standing stories from a series of rare folk archives in the Ming Dynasty. The story focuses on one prefecture, one county down to one village, and records the real political life of the lowest-l...

Subbed trailer for upcoming cdrama "The Ingenious One"

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Well, this one looks stylish and polished, just going by the trailer alone.

Show looks like it's an action-adventure sort of deal, with lashings of romance thrown in for good measure.

Our protagonist Yun Xiang (Chen Xiao!!) meets various people on his travels, and realizes the warmth of friendship. Yun Xiang eventually unearths some appalling secrets, and he fights to uphold justice.

I'm also quite thrilled to catch a glimpse of Wang J...

Subbed trailer for upcoming TW drama "Lesson in Love"

Uh, so the premise for this one, combined with the somewhat hot 'n heavy lashings in the trailer, is giving me pause.

It's a forbidden romance between a teacher (Tiffany Hsu) and a student (Edward Chen). 

To make it even more messed up, the synopsis on MDL says that the student, who's a trouble-making gifted young man, starts bullying the teacher, but that their confrontations soon develop romantic undertones. 

Altogether, this is sounding extremely dysfunctional. ...

First teaser for upcoming drama "The First Responders"

It's been a while since we've seen any promos for this drama, but here's another teaser, after the first one that I shared in September (here).

Starring Kim Rae Won, Sohn Ho Jun, and Gong Seung Yeon, Show will be about fire and police department folks who work together to solve cases.

Show is 12 episodes, and will air on Fridays and Saturdays on SBS, starting 11 November. No word yet on w...

Subbed 2nd trailer for upcoming drama "Weak Hero"

A couple of you expressed interest in this one when I posted the first trailer a while ago (here), so here's the 2nd trailer as well.

This does give us a longer look at the world of our story, and more of a glimpse of Choi Hyun Wook as well, for whom I have a lingering affection, thanks to Twenty Five, Twenty One.

My interest in this one is still in the tending-low sort of range, but it's...