Notices by Jill •-□🎶 (jillsjoy@nerdjoy.social)

#3GoodThings

1. When a cat scritches their ear with their hind foot, putting their body in a weird contortion, and their ear makes a soft "fwip fwip fwip" noise

2. The gentlest of soft little licks from a dog you held your hand out to to greet

3. A finch fluffing its feathers and giving whole body shakes as it bathes in a bird bath

Taemin Talks First U.S. Tour, Taking Control of His Career

https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taemin-ephemeral-gaze-us-tour-interview-1235911050/
#kpop #Taemin #태민 #SHINee #샤이니

@lookitmychicken have you figured out the significance of the brand itself?

@lookitmychicken is that an 'F' tattooed on the side of his middle finger? 🧐🤭

This week's #KPopMonday theme is #LettingGo - breakup songs.

"Don't leave me loving you...
If you tip toe out in the morning, I need a warning..."

This music video was directed by Jackson himself, and I love how it includes behind-the-scenes at the end.

Jackson Wang - LMLY (Official Music Video)

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

#kpop #MandoPop #JacksonWang

@lookitmychicken if you find one, let me know!

@lookitmychicken your hair looks SO GREAT 😍

The Chinese movie #LegendsOfTheCondorHeroes opens in the US starting Friday, 2/20, including one theater in Minnesota! It stars Xiao Zhan who is famous for his roles in #TheUntamed and other #cdrama shows.

Maybe there's a showing near you?

https://www.fandango.com/legends-of-the-condor-heroes-the-gallants-2025-239368/movie-overview

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

It starts today!

#ADramaLunies2025
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

#ADramaLunies2025
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

#ADramaLunies2025
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

#ADramaLunies2025
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

#ADramaLunies2025

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.

#ADramaLunies2025

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!

#ADramaLunies2025

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.)

#ADramaLunies2025

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

#ADramaLunies2025

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

@lookitmychicken I didn't realize you were so close to the stage! Awesome!

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