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   Jill (jillsjoy@nerdjoy.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 23:13:39 JST Jill

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   February 6: most memorable bandaging

   In the #cdrama #SheAndHerPerfectHusband, Yang Hua and Qin Shi become a fake couple for Reasons. Qin Shi is first introduced to Yang Hua in a fancy evening gown as a put-together lawyer.

   In ep 5, Yang Hua visits her home for the first time and sees she's actually a clumsy slob. She is limping from stubbing her toe.
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yunrGFFe0aY&t=1795

   In ep 6, we find out he quietly bandaged her toe while she slept.
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNDB1XgTV6k&t=1165

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     February 5: Most memorable child actor (under 13)

     Zhang Xi Wei, who I loved as the young FL in the #cdrama #HiddenLove and as the younger sister in #WillLoveInSpring

     https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1_SVapKD6TI

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     February 4: most memorable sidekick

     Dr. Doh Jae-Hak in the #kdrama #HospitalPlaylist. I love how much he loves and supports and encourages and takes care of Jun-won in the cardiology department. Jae-Hak is endearing and smiling and exuberant to Jun-won's aloof prickliness.

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dffHfgA2n1g

     (So many other "sidekick" characters are really whole secondary characters (Woo Do-Hwan as the Unbreakable Sword in TKEM), but Jae-Hak really is the Robin to Jun-won's Batman.)

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     February 2: Drama dropped, picked up again and enjoyed

     The #cdrama #TheUntamed

     It starts with a battle, then a time jump to the future, then a time jump to the past. When I tried watching it the first time, I wasn't familiar with all the names the same person could be called in Chinese culture. (Wei Wuxian, Wei Ying, A'Ying, ...) By episode 7, I was too confused to continue. But the fandom is HUGE. So I tried again, knowing 30 eps are a flashback. That helped!

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     February 3: most memorable line

     This is silly, but it makes me smile and I think about it often. In the #kdrama #RunOn, the male lead is very clueless about pop culture and somehow becomes friends with a guy whose name is LITERALLY the same word as "movie" and they become "E.T. chingus (friends)". They touch pointer fingers to start a heart-to-heart talk.

     SO CUTE! Male friendships in kdramas are some of the best.

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     Jill (jillsjoy@nerdjoy.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 23:13:43 JST Jill

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     February 1: most memorable use of sound

     I love how there can be theme songs for certain characters.

     One I especially like is the saxophone for Seo Dan Ah in the #kdrama #RunOn. She is clever, plotting, with an odd sense of humor. She is fully confident in herself, too.

     Here is the official audio for the "CEO Seo" theme music.
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2JmT2n3d4I

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     January 31: most memorable grandparent character

     The #kdrama #Navillera is about a 70 year old man who, after the death of his friend and against his family's wishes, finally decides to do what he has wanted to do his whole life: dance ballet.

     A beautiful story about whether or not it is too late to follow your dreams.

     Trailer:
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtK3Vtw4rno

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     January 30: Most unexpected twist on a trope

     A very common kdrama trope is for childhood friends to become lifelong romantic partners, true loves.

     2521 doesn't do that. I feel they foreshadowed it well with the beach trip - Adult Hee-Do not remembering it, but a huge event for Teen Hee-Do. Young love was outgrown, too.

     Many people HATED this ending. I think it was perfect. And realistic.

     #kdrama #TwentyFiveTwentyOne

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     Jill (jillsjoy@nerdjoy.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 23:13:46 JST Jill

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     January 29: Funniest scene

     I think one of the funniest #kdrama scenes is in the second episode of #BadProsecutor, where they need to stop a plane. But here is a compilation of some of the MANY jokes in the first two episodes.

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7CvhXeAgNE

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     Jill (jillsjoy@nerdjoy.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 23:13:47 JST Jill

     For Lunar New Year, a fun challenge: #ADramaLunies2025 for Asian dramas you've watched.

     It starts today!