Hey everyone!!
Just a quick note to let you guys know that Shahz's guest post is going live in 9.5 hours, as I type this! Woot! 🥳 That would be 8am, my time, on 12 Dec!
This is what the schedule looks like right now:
12 December: Shahz
13 December
14 December
17 December: Jennifer
18 December
19 December: Trent
20 December: Elaine
23 December
<... 2021-12-11 14:34:02 +0000 UTC View PostE1. I like this one, and right away, you guys. It's likely because of a bunch of different things, but I am just feeling this one, and so easily too. It's.. kinda surreal. If Show keeps this up, I think I'm going to be a very happy camper.
First thing I'd like to say, is that I am digging the dialogue. You know how I've mentioned that in several recent shows, I've felt that the dialogue is too snappy to feel plausibly real, and that then comes across as fake and try-hard to my ears?
... 2021-12-11 00:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostE2. Remember how I said I was just ok with episode 1, but expected to get into Show more, if Lee Jun Ho was allowed to serve up some consistent smolder? Muahahaha. The smolder is here, my friends, and I am here for it! 🤩😁
I mean, there is a sense of tropeyness running through this episode, but somehow, I found this episode very amusing and very enjoyable. And that smolder? Totally made everything more delicious, heh.
The way we are properly introduced to adult Yi Sa...
2021-12-09 07:56:27 +0000 UTC View PostE1. This is one instance where I feel like this first episode was solid, but also, that the entire thing was just an opening act, to get us to the actual story. As a result, even though I feel like I've watched a lot of happenings on my screen so far, it somehow also feels like I haven't actually started the story proper yet. Does that make sense?
To be brutally honest, I found this opening episode just ok. It didn't blow me away, nor did I feel extremely engaged (versus the opening epi...
2021-12-04 00:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey dear friends!
Thanks to everyone who responded to my previous post, asking if you guys would like to turn your year-end picks into guest posts for the main blog!
Who's playing?
So far, these are the people who've expressed that they're game to give this a go (thanks to MC for this summary!):
1. Shahz
2. Jennife...
2021-12-03 16:31:48 +0000 UTC View PostE2. I actually really like this episode, except for one small thing that niggles at me, and which I'm trying to ignore, because, for now, at least, it feels more like an execution-related issue than an intrinsic narrative issue.
Essentially, I love the idea that Yoon Su is in love with math, and loves to inspire others to love math. I also love the idea that Seung Yoo is a disillusioned math prodigy, who basically needs someone to understand him and nurture him towards embracing his gen...
2021-12-03 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
I saw from your Drama Exchange chats, that you guys are coming up with individual year-end lists, and this morning, the thought suddenly occurred to me, that it might be fun for you guys to turn your individual year-end drama picks into guests posts for the main blog.
At least, it sounds fun in my head, because this will give you a chance to flesh it out into a full post, complete with pictures / screenshots, and would give you a bigger audience to share your thought...
2021-12-02 01:01:44 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
Here's your Deep Dive zone for December!
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...
2021-12-01 00:17:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Here's your spoiler-free zone for December, 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.
KF...
2021-12-01 00:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostE1. Well, just based on this first episode alone, I'd say that I'm.. intrigued, enough to want to see what else Show has in store, and what story Show wants to tell.
To be honest, there are a number of things in here, that push Show into the category of drama that I wouldn't normally reach for. The biggest one being, I am terrible at math, and always struggled with it, when I was in school. 😝
Math and I are.. the opposite of soulmates, and Show does this thing, where it portray...
2021-11-28 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
..and getting married!
I have to confess that I didn't see this coming, mainly because I managed to miss the fact that they were even dating in the first place! 😅Whoops.
Anyway, I thought you guys would be interested to know this piece of news, and that's why I'm sharing it here.
Congratulations to the couple on a new and exciting milestone in their lives!
KFG ❤️
2021-11-23 04:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostE2. I'm still feeling cautiously positive about this show, in that, I really liked the rest of the childhood portion of our story, but I'm a little thrown by the tonal shift that we get, as we transition into the adult portion of our story.
I'll talk more about the tonal shift later, but first, let me say again, that Choi Myung Bin is the bomb. She literally carries the entire early portion of our story, and with aplomb, too. There is so much that Dam Yi goes through, this episode, and ...
2021-11-17 07:48:08 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Just a quick update to let you know that the collab with VOGUE India is done, and in less than 12 hours, a Dear KFG post will go up on the blog, with a link to the VOGUE India article, as well as a full rundown of my interview Q&A, because she only quoted me selectively, for the VOGUE article.
Just between you and me (ie, please let's keep this as a private discussion here on Patreon), the blog almost didn't get linked for the collab.
When Hasina, the journa...
2021-11-13 13:49:49 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Looking at my schedule for the first week of December, I feel like I need to do something, in order to make the week survivable. 😅
Basically, without any intervention, this is what the week looks like:
1 Dec, Wed: Final Open Thread, Stranger + Patreon This Month
2 Dec, Thur: My Name review + Group Watch announcement
3 Dec, Fri: Hometown Cha Cha Cha review
4 Dec, Sat: 2021-11-13 07:43:57 +0000 UTC View Post
E1. What a solid, solid opening episode. I am cautiously hooked, you guys.
While I was most attracted to this show because of the dreamy trailers that promised a cute, sweet romance between Park Eun Bin's Crown Prince and Ro Woon's scholar, I understand that there is a lot of necessary context for why our female lead would be in a position to pass off as the Crown Prince. That context is fraught with secrecy, and that secrecy is, as expected, everything to do with political scheming and...
2021-11-12 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi 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! 2021-11-01 00:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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! 😉
Thanks again to Merij, who came up with the idea!
For deep dive discussions that include spoilers, you can go 2021-11-01 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
So I literally JUST got this DM on Instagram, you guys.
Apparently VOGUE India wants to do an online article and would like me to contribute some insights / perspectives. Ahhh! Their previous mention of the blog really wasn't a fluke, heh!
What can I say, right now I have more confidence in VOGUE India than in the BCC, based on my experiences of each one? 😉I mean, I've already en...
2021-10-29 13:08:59 +0000 UTC View PostHi my dear friends,
I recently (like, just a couple of hours ago) published episode 1 notes for My Name, under Early Access Extras, for the Ultimate Tier (in case you didn't know, Early Access Extras is a bonus look, for the Ultimate Tier, at E1 notes of shows that I'm not actually covering on Patreon).
Now, chatting with Trent about E1, I had the idea of introducing coverage of My Name, as a bonus show 2021-10-28 07:42:43 +0000 UTC View Post
E1. So the reason I was curious to check out this show, is because I've heard that this is quite the breakthrough role for Han So Hee.
I thought Han So Hee did a good job of playing "The Other Woman" types in World of the Married and Money Flower, but it did feel like Han So Hee was getting typecast; she kept getting cast as pretty young things with romantic fixations. That applies to both World of the Married and Money Flower - and it also applies to her role in Nevertheless. So, a gri...
2021-10-28 04:31:04 +0000 UTC View PostE3-4. This show is really growing on me, you guys. I'm so glad you all loved it so much that it pushed me into checking it out, coz I might put it off indefinitely otherwise. 😅
Thanks for all of your lovely words of support, and your genuine curiosity to know more about Mom's stories. I will share more for sure - starting with this set of episodes, heh.
One of the things Mom asked me to share, is about the naming of the kids, which some of you asked about in the last set of epi...
2021-10-26 09:11:38 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
I thought I'd just give you guys a quick update, that the guy from the BBC, who'd asked me to speak with him about Squid Game, never came back to me.
I don't know what happened; he just stopped replying after asking for a phone interview. I did follow up 3 days later, to check in with him, and see if he got my last email, but he did not reply.
I think it's safe to say that he changed his mind and did not think it was necessary to inform me, OR, that he bec...
2021-10-26 01:40:59 +0000 UTC View PostE1-2. When my mom started watching this show, she couldn't stop talking about it, right from episode 1. I'd shushed her after a while, asking her not to tell me too much, because I planned to watch this show too, and didn't want spoilers.
Now that I've watched the first two episodes for myself, I finally understand why Mom couldn't stop talking about it.
You guys. This isn't just any regular drama, for me or Mom. This is basically Mom's childhood, translated into drama format.
... 2021-10-21 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
This is just a quick note to let you know that it's very likely that someone (bots, probably) is trying to hack into the main site. The reason I know this, is because the site stats have been spiking today in a big way, and only on the homepage, rather than a particular post, which is a strong clue that it's likely a cyber attack.
Here's a peek into my dashboard. See how the stats for today have spiked? And then see how it's only the homep...
2021-10-20 10:08:48 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Here's your spoiler-free zone, where you can exchange suggestions, tips, and other spoiler-free thoughts about dramas that aren't being covered here on Patreon!
Thanks again to Merij, who came up with the idea!
For deep dive discussions that include spoilers, you can go here!
I hope you guys enjoy.
KFG ❤️
2021-10-20 02:26:39 +0000 UTC View PostHi my friends,
Just a quickish announcement post to touch on a few things:
1. Spoiler-free zone + Deep Dive zone
A couple of you have been discussing the benefits of there being 2 general spaces to talk about dramas that aren't being covered here on Patreon, with one being a spoiler-free zone, and the other being a place where you can deep dive into various dramas, spoilers and all.
Given how the Drama Exchange has evolved since its inception, this sou...
2021-10-20 02:22:48 +0000 UTC View PostE9. This turned out to be a really poignant penultimate episode.
The fact that Seon Jae knows what Ga Ram is dealing with, and realizes why she wants to break up with him, makes all the difference.
From his acquiescence to her request to break up, to asking her for one final day together, to bringing her flowers on their last date, everything that Seon Jae does this episode, feels so bittersweet. Given that we see Seon Jae visiting the store that he'd first managed, and than...
2021-10-16 23:50:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
This tidbit comes from our very own Jennifer, who found out that there's a new collaboration between our Favorite Five, and Na PD (who hilariously did NOT cameo as himself on HP2), where we'll get to see our Fantastic Five continue to hang out together, away from the hospital environment of HP2. Ahhh. Just the thought of seeing them together again, makes my heart happy. 🥰
Apparently this follows the format of Na PD's "Three Meals A Day" series, wh...
2021-10-15 12:37:04 +0000 UTC View PostE2. One of the great things about this show, is just how relatable it is. I mean, I laugh at all the overthinking and foibles, but the true value of seeing this on my screen, is a sense of vindication, that, ah, I'm not weird after all, we're just ALL like this. 😅
I know I said last episode that I was glad that Yumi got herself that flower festival date with Ugi, but this episode, while watching that date, I found myself bracing again and again, because I just knew in my gut, that th...
2021-10-12 09:20:08 +0000 UTC View PostE8. This is definitely turning out to be a somewhat slow-burn type of show, where sticking around feels rewarding.
I'd expected that Seon Jae would meet Y in that supernatural office place, since the implication is that Y brought him there, but instead, Seon Jae gets a chance to enter X's office, and sees X's contract with Ga Ram for himself. Nothing like seeing it for himself, to understand what's really going with Ga Ram, eh?
That rock-edged anthem that plays every time X is in ...
2021-10-12 09:17:20 +0000 UTC View Post