Things I've Noticed from KDramas

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:30 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

The token caucasian - will pop up in an episode to make the character look good, as the character mangles their way
through an English conversation, even though the character has spent time studying or running a business overseas.
Another variation is the scandinavian adornment, the guys is so succesfull/powerfull that he's has a blonde wife/girlfriend.

The near miss - I guess the series would have to finish a couple of episodes earlier if it was'nt for characters narrowly missing
each other.

The 5 mph car sequence - characters talking inside the vehicle as grannies with zimmer frames overtake them.

Getting caught in the rain - to share or better still offer up an umbrella.

The piggyback - the take home drunk or medical emergency.

To overhear a conversation - this one really gets me, as the person overhearing the conversation is trying to stay out of view,
even though they are only about 20 foot away, half hidden behind a tree or bush. There's no way with their head poking out that
they would'nt be seen. sometimes its quite a farce, probably due to restrictions on the set that they're behind a glass door or even
walking up to the pair's conversation.
The only way this really works is when the evesdropper is out of sight. i.e. Around a corner.

Korean actors need to - SHOUT. Maybe if the plot line hasn't progressed much in the last 10 minutes, lets wake up the viewers.

Korean actors need to - cry, seems to happen practically every episode.

The presentation - When giving a sales pitch, its always a good idea to stand in front of the projector and obscure the screen.

The 2/3's rule - we're nearing the end of the series, we need to keep our audience. Lets kill of one of the cast, usually an elderly member.

The Doh!! factor - the character does something that you just know is going to cause trouble later. Such as sitting on a problem or
not telling someone your true feelings or intentions.

Instant night to day - nightime scenes can become daytime in an instant and vice versa.

Continuity - things are not picked up but appear when needed, money, train or plane tickets.

Taxi drivers - rarely get paid.

Cherry blossom - only falls in the foreground.

Why bother the police! - so you got stabbed, take it like a man.

Also it looks like the PC brigade and H&S has'nt reached Korea yet.
Well, they're just the things I've noticed. Sorry if I've duplicated earlier postings.

ps. I cant help but stare at the glasses as well.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

dunno if it was said before but :
- Invisible char : if i am at least 1m of you, you can't see me :p
- No voice messages on cellphone : the cellphone can ring many hours if the owner don't answer or not remove the battery
- easy to turn off cellphone : It's easiest to remove the battery than just turn off the cellphone i think :p
- makeup ? : When the female lead is poor, if she start to use makeup, everybody see the difference... but dammit she is always using makeup since the start of the series... i never saw an actress not using makeup in kdrama :p

and like someone said before : yeah it's funny they never change cloth to sleep.
But it seems that they have high-tech bed that can iron any cloth :p

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:59 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Do Korean often shout when they talk to each other in real life? The men shout the women shout everybody shouts in Kdramas.
And when the girl is so heartbreaking that she bursts into tears but there's one thing she never forgets to do: With her tears running down nonstop and we can see clearly that her heart aches too but yeah, she still has the mood & force to YELL & QUESTION the guy.

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

some comments are quite insulting i think....if guys don't like these scenes n plots then why bother watching asian/k-dramas?things like the gf calling the bf 'oppa' is cultural not point to annoy other non-koreans viewers...i live in auckland n it's like mini korea here (that means there are like loads of koreans here) n some of my close friends are koreans (kiwi koreans) so i know that what's in the drama is straight from real life (though most of my korean friends speak kiwi-accented english)....the point of watching is entertainment...if the drama is so closely related to real life (eg average ppl,average looking all average all happy whatever 'real life' is supposed to be) then what's the point of drama?just sit out at the side of the street n watch real ppl in real time....but then again lots of comments are true...dying/death/cry/illness theme is quite common in these k-dramas...hehehe...they're alright i guess but i usually tend to steer clear of tear-jerkers...dramas like my girl,my name is kim sam soo n lovers are fun n touching at the same time so they are the best kind to me....so...give the k-dramas some break...they are meant to be like what they're supposed to be...

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i noticed there are a lot of korean dramas for older actors/actress. The young actors are always the young siblings, side characters, or younger version of the older actors. i don't see a lot of korean teen dramas with teen actors playing major character which i really do want to see because i'm sure there are some really great young korean actors out there ready to star in some teen dramas.

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

in all theirdramas they have to say " this is a scene from a drama"....they jus have to mention it....and dnt get me wrong but why dnt they guys shave their armpits?....is it cultural o?...hope no one gets me wrong am jus wonderin......