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Love Rain rec post
A note about my life: Just a quick word—I feel a new wave of depression coming on. It may not turn out to be anything, but it may also be quite big. When that happens, I have an extremely hard time wading through my flist without feeling overwhelmed. So if there’s anything you post that you think I might especially like to see or that you’d really like me to check out, feel free to drop a link and I’ll get to it when I can (seriously, I always say that, but few people take me up on it, and I suspect it’s because they think I don’t mean it, but I DO!). I hate missing things, but sometimes I just can’t deal with my flist. (On a related note: I need to give myself permission to miss things on tumblr. I have this tendency to go back and back until I’m all caught up, and with the size of my dashboard, that is just ridiculous. I don’t know why I feel like I CAN’T MISS ANYTHING, but I do, and it kind of sucks.)
ANYWAY. This post is what I’ll be adding to my Kdrama recs post. Because Love Rain was wonderful, y’all!
Love Rain
Summary: "Love Rain" depicts a 1970's pure love and a love from the present day at the same time. It shows how the children of a previous ill-fated couple, who met in the 1970s, managed to meet and fall in love. Seo In Ha and Kim Yoon Hee, an art student and a shy beauty, met and fell in love with each other during college in the 1970s but unfortunately their love was fated to never be. Now in the present 21st century Korea, Seo In Ha's son, Seo Joon (a liberal photographer) meets and falls in with the daughter of Kim Yoon Hee, Jung Ha Na, a cheerful and energetic girl who's personality is different from her mother's. Will their love for each other keep them together or will they have to face the same fate as their parents? - dramawiki
Can be watched on: dramafever, viki.com.
Starring: Jang Geun Suk, Im Yoonah, Jung Jin Young, Lee Mi Sook.
Watch it if you like: drop-dead gorgeous cinematography (this is easily one of the most beautiful dramas ever), Yoona’s adorable face, a great soundtrack (especially in the 70’s era), complicated familial relationships, relationships where the couple is really good for each other, beautiful angst, adorable young love, dramas where the images are more important than the dialogue, being blown away at how Jang Geun Suk and Yoonah manage to create two completely distinctive characters each in the same drama, satisfying romances, a celebration of the seasons.
Why you might not like it: This is a straight-up romance. It’s classified as a melodrama, but I feel like after the first four episodes, it really isn’t, as the show gets much lighter (with just enough angst to have some actual plot) from there. If you aren’t in the mood for love, skip this one.
An important note: This is really two dramas in one. The first four episodes, focusing on young Yoon Hee and In Ha falling in love at college in the 1970s is insanely beautiful and quiet and lovely, though some people might find it slow (I didn’t). It’s also very much a romantic melodrama. But starting in episode 5, we leap forward to the present day, and the show is much lighter, the ship much more vivid, and the mood is very different. If the first four episodes aren’t really working for you, you can skip forward to the 5th without missing too much, imo. Definitely give the second generation a try if the first doesn’t work for you.
Well, that was just lovely! The pace didn’t really lag too much and we got a happy ending for Joon and Ha Na, which was really all I wanted out of life. I still can’t get over how good they were for each other, how adorable they were in love, what good people they turned out to be. I also still can’t get over how terribly awful Hye Jung was, but at least she was beginning to be won over by Ha Na in the end (anyone who wouldn’t be won over by Ha Na has NO SOUL).
I feel like that last episode was a bit uneven? There wasn’t anything I hated, but it felt like a patchwork of totally random stuff. There could have been so much better writing there. But it wasn’t bad, and I really have no specific complaints about it other than it felt disjointed.
Yoon Hee’s noble idiocy was totally in character, but I just hate noble idiocy, so. I also don’t see why, if Yoon Hee and In Ha are going to be over in America, they can’t just get married over there. NO ONE WILL CARE. Or maybe I’ve just read too much Derek/Casey fic and the idea of step-siblings getting married phases me not at all now.
At any rate, I was totally won over by Jang Geun Suk and Yoonah, and I love that they managed to create such distinct characters in the different generations. Geunk Suk in particular is just flat-out a good actor—the things he can do with facial expressions! Yoonah was great in this part—I don’t know how much range she has, but I have zero complaints about her acting in this role.
All in all, I loved it and found it very satisfying. It’s my third favorite drama of the year so far, after Shut Up! Flower Boy Band and Queen In-hyun’s Man. That may change when I get a chance to watch Bridal Mask, though, who knows.
ANYWAY. This post is what I’ll be adding to my Kdrama recs post. Because Love Rain was wonderful, y’all!
Love Rain
Summary: "Love Rain" depicts a 1970's pure love and a love from the present day at the same time. It shows how the children of a previous ill-fated couple, who met in the 1970s, managed to meet and fall in love. Seo In Ha and Kim Yoon Hee, an art student and a shy beauty, met and fell in love with each other during college in the 1970s but unfortunately their love was fated to never be. Now in the present 21st century Korea, Seo In Ha's son, Seo Joon (a liberal photographer) meets and falls in with the daughter of Kim Yoon Hee, Jung Ha Na, a cheerful and energetic girl who's personality is different from her mother's. Will their love for each other keep them together or will they have to face the same fate as their parents? - dramawiki
Can be watched on: dramafever, viki.com.
Starring: Jang Geun Suk, Im Yoonah, Jung Jin Young, Lee Mi Sook.
Watch it if you like: drop-dead gorgeous cinematography (this is easily one of the most beautiful dramas ever), Yoona’s adorable face, a great soundtrack (especially in the 70’s era), complicated familial relationships, relationships where the couple is really good for each other, beautiful angst, adorable young love, dramas where the images are more important than the dialogue, being blown away at how Jang Geun Suk and Yoonah manage to create two completely distinctive characters each in the same drama, satisfying romances, a celebration of the seasons.
Why you might not like it: This is a straight-up romance. It’s classified as a melodrama, but I feel like after the first four episodes, it really isn’t, as the show gets much lighter (with just enough angst to have some actual plot) from there. If you aren’t in the mood for love, skip this one.
An important note: This is really two dramas in one. The first four episodes, focusing on young Yoon Hee and In Ha falling in love at college in the 1970s is insanely beautiful and quiet and lovely, though some people might find it slow (I didn’t). It’s also very much a romantic melodrama. But starting in episode 5, we leap forward to the present day, and the show is much lighter, the ship much more vivid, and the mood is very different. If the first four episodes aren’t really working for you, you can skip forward to the 5th without missing too much, imo. Definitely give the second generation a try if the first doesn’t work for you.
Well, that was just lovely! The pace didn’t really lag too much and we got a happy ending for Joon and Ha Na, which was really all I wanted out of life. I still can’t get over how good they were for each other, how adorable they were in love, what good people they turned out to be. I also still can’t get over how terribly awful Hye Jung was, but at least she was beginning to be won over by Ha Na in the end (anyone who wouldn’t be won over by Ha Na has NO SOUL).
I feel like that last episode was a bit uneven? There wasn’t anything I hated, but it felt like a patchwork of totally random stuff. There could have been so much better writing there. But it wasn’t bad, and I really have no specific complaints about it other than it felt disjointed.
Yoon Hee’s noble idiocy was totally in character, but I just hate noble idiocy, so. I also don’t see why, if Yoon Hee and In Ha are going to be over in America, they can’t just get married over there. NO ONE WILL CARE. Or maybe I’ve just read too much Derek/Casey fic and the idea of step-siblings getting married phases me not at all now.
At any rate, I was totally won over by Jang Geun Suk and Yoonah, and I love that they managed to create such distinct characters in the different generations. Geunk Suk in particular is just flat-out a good actor—the things he can do with facial expressions! Yoonah was great in this part—I don’t know how much range she has, but I have zero complaints about her acting in this role.
All in all, I loved it and found it very satisfying. It’s my third favorite drama of the year so far, after Shut Up! Flower Boy Band and Queen In-hyun’s Man. That may change when I get a chance to watch Bridal Mask, though, who knows.
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. I have this tendency to go back and back until I’m all caught up, and with the size of my dashboard, that is just ridiculous. I don’t know why I feel like I CAN’T MISS ANYTHING, but I do, and it kind of sucks.
*pat pat* I have the same problem with LJ. So far as I know, I haven't missed anything here on the fannish LJ in, hmm, three years? Because I can't bear to have things happening without me! OTOH, I do not have that problem at with Tumblr; every two months or so I say, "Oh, I have a Tumblr!" and then I go and poke around for half an hour. :D
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I'm glad to know that other people have the "Don't do anything fun without me!" syndrome. I wish I didn't have this issue with tumblr. *sigh*
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the perils of not being an american – no viki or dramafever for me!
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Viki doesn't work outside the US, either? DRAT. I hate that sort of thing. The internet has no boundaries!
You could try here. I'm not sure if it'll work for you, but the streaming seems to be decent here (it's where I'm watching Queen In-Hyun's Man). And if it doesn't work, let me know--I am going to hunt down some LR for you if it's the last thing I do!
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viki works, they just don't have many korean shows licensed outside of north america, we get a paltry selection. ;\ tv shouldn't!!!
it's a bit grainy. :c it doesn't seem right to watch such a pretty show in bad quality! no rush! :3
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they just don't have many korean shows licensed outside of north america, we get a paltry selection.
Sad! I really don't understand why things can't show up everywhere. They need to get wise to the fact that the internet is a global community.
Hmmm...do you do torrents? Will that work if I hunt one down for you?
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it's bad business sense! businesses seem to be freaked by change, especially the technological/globalisation kind. smh.
i can have another go i guess; i tried one but it wasn't really going anywhere – which is why i hate torrents on principle! yoona's so cute she stormed snsd's subunit's encore stage a few weeks back in her love rain clothes look at her look at her!!
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I'll probably fall into my usual summer hole of kdramas any day now (even though it's cyclical and almost exactly follows the US TV off-season, I actually think I get really drama crazy in the summer because I hardly read any books in the summer months) and this is going on the list because you've been talking it up. And melodramas rarely appeal to me, but this one looks so pretty that I just have to give it a shot.
Of course, now that all the LJ comms are gone, it's gonna be hell getting started. I usually only get into torrenting/drama sites a few weeks into it when I'm caught up with the current shows and the waiting game begins.
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And melodramas rarely appeal to me, but this one looks so pretty that I just have to give it a shot
I am not a melodrama fan, so I kind of kept expecting it to take a turn and make me hate it at any moment, but I ended up loving it. I have haaaated melodramas in the past (Tree of Heaven made me want to murder everyone remotely involved with it), but this one surprised me.
Of course, now that all the LJ comms are gone, it's gonna be hell getting started
It sucks so much. I've managed to find just about everything I've been looking for (except Marriage Plot) via torrents or streaming, though, so I've been lucky. I get spoiled, living in the US.
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On a related note: I need to give myself permission to miss things on tumblr. I have this tendency to go back and back until I’m all caught up, and with the size of my dashboard, that is just ridiculous. I don’t know why I feel like I CAN’T MISS ANYTHING, but I do, and it kind of sucks.
I KNOW, RIGHT? This is a ridiculously huge problem for me at times - I am going to try to commit to only going ten pages back when I'm catching up, because otherwise I get sucked into a black hole of fandom feelings and .gifs and then before I know it, BAM, FOUR HOURS DOWN THE DRAIN. :|||||||||||||| It is the most terrible! I wish you the best in finding a system that works for you.
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because otherwise I get sucked into a black hole of fandom feelings and .gifs and then before I know it, BAM, FOUR HOURS DOWN THE DRAIN. :||||||||||||||
THIS IS THE STORY OF MY TUMBLR LIFE. It's gotten ridiculous, it really has. We should start Tumblrholics Anonymous.
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Fyi, the image you inserted in the post didn't show up - instead there's an extraordinarily snarky "don't hotlink me, n00b" message showing.
Love Rain sounds excellent! I do so love a good romance, especially when it's Love Across the Ages.
I've watched my first-ever anime this weekend and it was waaaay way different from all western media ever. I'm kinda thrilled and weirded out at the same time. It reminded me of your culture clashes with kdramas and their fandom - and it helped to remember the utter joy kdramas bring you, so, you know, I guess it's generally worth it to sit through the brief tropes dissonance thing.
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It's the worst. Thankfully it hasn't been too bad--mostly just resulting in "blahs," really, whenever I'm doing anything that doesn't make me joyful.
Love Rain is great! Adorable leads, not too saccharine!
I'm kinda thrilled and weirded out at the same time.
I totally understand. It's weird and wonderful discovering new tropes and figuring out what's a big deal in another culture.
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I'm not doing anything exciting fannishly lately (except perhaps working on the performance in The Hunger Games paper), but I can pm you whenever I do life updatey things if you like.
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I hope your paper's going well! Sounds very cool!
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Also, sorry to hear you're feeling a new wave of depression D: Hope it's not too bad. {hugs}
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It's not too bad! Not good, but not bad, and I can live with meh. *hugs*
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go easy on yourself.
thanks for the kdrama recs! your tumblr posts are making me want to watch but i had no idea where to begin.
(is there a particular place you watch/download them?)