This weekend, the 'Loof' will be on fire!

Can you tell, by the title, what I'm talking about?

Just in case here you go....

Sorry I couldn't help myself, Himchan you are so cute!

And I am back, to my topic today.
This weekend is the BAP concert in Indiana. But not alone...

We even have a countdown widget for it,
 that's how excited we are to see each other.

Oh that's right, Uri Dongsaeng is going with me, along with another one of our friends.  That's right Unnie & Dongsaeng will be together this weekend and seeing BAP live in concert!!!!

How awesome is that?!?!  Probably not as big of a deal to you guys as it is to us.  What have I been doing in preparation for her most daebak arrival?  Getting more & more excited!  Tomorrow morning I will head to the Metra station in Illinois to pick her up & then Saturday she & our friend will be leaving kids here w CA, & heading into K Town in Chicago & then down to Merrillville, IN for the concert!  Beyond excited!!  I SO NEED THIS ONE DAY VACATION, KRAZY AHJUMMAS ONLY!!!

Unless you know BAP wants to hang with us too, that would be allowed.  Yup totally doable...uhhh that sounded better in my head.  Sorry.  I meant we would be completely okay with the idea of hanging with the guys.

If you're there & you bump into us & recognize us, please feel free to come up to us & say "Annyeong!"  We'd love that!  We can hang, talk K Pop, K Drama, biases, whatever!

Until then I will continue my BAP playlist of MVs on Youtube.  In fact, I will share some of my fav BAP MVs to help your day go by faster.  Then back to tidying up the house & prepping for her visit.  

Starting with their latest...

1004 (Angel):

Warrior:


Power:

And probably my favorite of them all...
Badman (filmed in my own home town Detroit, MI)

Okay, this last one is one is pure joy to me. To listen to AND watch.  How could you not love a song where a cute boy sings, "the 'Loof' is on fire"?!?!  Come on!!

Hurricane:


Coffee Shop:


So do you have a BAP Bias? It's all about Yong Guk for me.  That deep voice is meltworthy.  The others are adorable & I want to crush on them too, especially Daehyun & Youngjae, BUT they are a little too young for me.  I have got that invisible line of which to be aware.  I hope all of you are having an excellent week.  I'm back to work around here.  Oh and enjoy Easter!  You know if you celebrate Easter etc...

Unnie's Wednesday Write Up: You ask, I answer.

Almost a week ago one of our readers posted a list of topics & asked our thoughts on each of them respectively.  

From B:

What are your thoughts on the following subjects:

* Why is Big Bang's comeback taking so long?

* Will JYJ ever be seen on Korean TV, even with the new rulings? 

* Why were "Nail Shop Paris" and "Monstar" sooo ridiculously bad?

* Who's enlisting next? 

* What do you think of the chemistry on Master's Sun?

*What was the best K-Drama of the summer?

*What was the best song of the summer?

*Is KHJ way over auto-tuned?

Well, that right there is a lot of questions...  

So I'm just going to tackle them in order.  But remember these are mostly MY Opinions based on news info &/or rumors.  

1.) Big Bang's Late Comeback.  I think the guys have been all too busy working on their own individual projects to focus on group activities.  Also they did make the announcement that TOP will be entering the military sometime either later this year &/or very early next year.  Followed by GD & Taeyang shortly after but nothing has been set in stone.  Personally, I doubt a comeback of any kind, as a group, anytime in the near future.  This is why Papa YG has been grooming & preparing more young group's for debut this year, to keep fans interested & active on YG, while the guys fulfill their compulsory service requirements.  

2.) JYJ...sigh...my beautiful JYJ boys.  I would love to be able to say that now that the rulings came out in their favor & now that the injunction against SME & their cronies have been laid to rest, to keep them from actively interfering in my beautiful boys schedules etc... we should definitely see them on TV again.  But alas I have become somewhat cynical in this area.  So while I hope with all my heart this is true a bigger, more bitter part of me, believes it will be a long time still before we the spectacularly talented guys we love so very much on South Korean TV.  SME has a long reaching arm & is quite capable of continuing to intimidate the others in the industry for a long time.  While the rulings, injunctions & fan love they receive at home & abroad is wonderful & is helping to make headway I just don't think it will be enough, at least not for a while.  Yoochun is off filming movies, Junsu is on stage again, reprising his phenomenal performance as "Death" in Elizabeth & releasing spectacularly awesome albums, Jaejoong is releasing his own super awesome solo albums & working on building up his acting career as well.  Plus, Jaejoong & Junsu just recently announced their own plans to enlist soon, no specific date, yet.  Will Yoochun go with them, as they originally planned?  I don't know.  I hope so but it's all so up in the air.

3.)  Now this one will be easy.  I did not...yes I did NOT watch either Monstar OR Nail Shop Paris.  I know a total gasp moment.  I think Shannen watched Monstar so I will leave that one to her.  But for this one I cannot give you any opinions.  

4.)  Who is enlisting next.  It is almost that time for a lot of my favorite 1986 born idols to start turning their minds towards that goal.  Today Song Joon Ki formally started his MS.  I already said that tentative plans for enlistment have already been announced for BB & JYJ.  But no matter who it is they won't have the cushy positions that celebrities previously held.  They will now be split up & sent wherever the military deems it necessary & appropriate.  Thanks to the scandals of celebrities not following the rules & sneaking out to happy ending massage parlors.  But honestly I am a Navy Brat & I was not a fan of special treatment for the celebrities.  Concessions for health issues I can understand but for simply being a Hallyu Star, not so much.

5.) Now for my favorite question....  The chemistry on The Master's Sun.  OMO!  I LOVE it!  I am thoroughly loving & shipping the OTP on this show & am really hoping for a second pairing of the model & SIG's character.  Their chemistry reminds me a lot of Jaejoong & Ice Cream Girl in Protect the Boss.  But So Ji Sub & Gong Hyo Jin are perfectly matched to each other.  Their timing, the way they play off each other, the way they compliment each other's acting styles is perfection.  I am LOVING them so much & loving reviewing this show.  

6.) Best KDrama of the summer...  I think it's safe to say that I Hear Your Voice was pretty phenomenal.  But I wasn't sure, since I spent a good portion of my summer playing catch up on the ones I missed at the end of the school year, also known as 'Spring' to those who don't have school aged kids in their house.  So, I polled some great K Friends to see which shows they loved the most this summer.  And IHYV had a slight lead over Monstar.  Which tells me not everyone thought Monstar was "ridiculously bad".  Sorry sweetie.  

7.) Best song of the summer...okay I know {{AND YOU KNOW}} I am biased & so you shouldn't be  too surprised when my pick for BEST SUMMER SONG OF 2013 is KHJ's Unbreakable.  It's honestly my favorite of all his songs to date I loved it that much.  But I would be remiss if I didn't also add that I adored Junsu's summer party song, "Incredible" as well.  Seriously, a sincerely close 2nd to KHJ.

And last but not least....

8.) IS KHJ using over using Auto-tune?  Hmmm... objectively I'd have to say that I think, in general, Auto-tune is overused by way too many artists, so if he is over using it, he certainly isn't the only one.  Most use it in their songs as an artistic tool but some have gone beyond that & use it as a back up to not having any vocal talent or faith in their vocal talent.  I do wish it were not allowed in a LIVE setting but sadly many artists have confessed to using it in performances, "just in case".  While many more artists are anti-auto tune.  I think honestly that he doesn't use it any more or less than many of his peers.  I know he lacks confidence in his talent, as a singer a lot of the time, which is probably why he uses it.  When really he has a naturally beautiful singing voice on it's own.  He even said as much while auditioning on the singing episode for the 3 main music teams, Epik High, Dynamic Duo & Double Sidekick.  When he asked to wear his sunglasses because he looks down when he gets nervous & loses confidence in his abilities.  Also, in a society where perfection is the ultimate goal in all things I think there are a lot of Korean groups that over use this feature a lot, most likely as a result of following the company's orders.  So yeah, he probably does, due to company influence & his own lack of confidence.  Does he need it?  Absolutely not.  

And to give you guys some really fun MVs to get your self up & moving here are a few of this summer's releases...

Starting with ....  Duh....KHJ.  :)

Junsu: Incredible

Two from 2NE1 this summer:

Seungri's latest is HAWT!  Big Bang's maknae is growing up quite nicely indeed.


EXO had a comeback as well this year.


CNBlue just released this sweet, fun song.  I LOVE these boys almost as much as BB & JYJ!


And BAP seriously impressed me with the gritty Badman, set in the sad, crumbling once great music city of Detroit MI.  As a native Michigander, it breaks my heart what Detroit has become thanks to the line of corrupt politicians.


And last but not least we can't forget how BAP set the "Loof" on fire in Hurricane. :)

I hope you all having a great week AddiKts.  This week has been super busy for this ahjumma.  Kids start back to school next Tuesday.  I'm throwing a party to celebrate it that day.  I am finally ready for them to go back. It was a beautiful, relaxing summer...time to get back to the schedule though.  

See you Thursday & Friday for my Master's Sun reviews.  

Until then....

Saranghamnida,
 

Unnie's Wednesday Write Up: One of Those Days

I know I am not the only one on this wide beautiful planet to have "one of those days".  I blame it on the end of summer blahs that are setting in, here in Wisconsin.  When I lived in AZ, I LOVED winter.  Couldn't get enough in fact.  Hated summer, dreaded it.  And would almost always go crazy come October when it was still in the 90s.  I was ready for fall by October but fall was not ready to arrive in AZ.  Oh I drove my husband batty about it, "This isn't fall!  Fall is crisp air & cooler temps & falling leaves!"  Bless his poor heart, I was a huge whiner.  So when he was offered a job in Wisconsin I was ready for the change.  But having spent a predominant amount of my life in a warm, super sunny, climate has made my transition to colder, wintry, snowy, icy, gray days a little bumpier than I expected.  Don't get me wrong, Fall is AH-MAZING here.  So beautiful!  But fall is then followed by 6 months of miserably cold temperatures, Snow up to your waist, Ice, and more gloomy, gray, cloudy days than this So Cal chick can handle & I discovered I suffer from seasonal depression because of this winter climate.  This last winter here was hard, as it seemed to go on forever still getting snow storms in mid to late April.  I spent most of last winter begging my husband to look for a job back in AZ.  Yep that was me, a complete 180 on my previous viewpoint about AZ.  Again I say my husband is a saint.

I couple this 'blah feeling', on the fact that today, my eldest, child went to his high school freshman orientation.  Tomorrow there is a freshman cook out & dance in the evening.  His first high school dance.  As he left this morning, I felt conflicted.  I was so happy for him.  Yet so sad for me.  First, he's not my baby anymore and he was sincerely such a cute baby.  Yes, all mom's think their baby is the cutest & the best.  Second, it also means I am the mother of a high school kid, which makes me feel old, boring, useless & really quite unattractive.  I picked the wrong addiKtion.  I picked an addiKtion that focuses on being young & perfect & beautiful.  None of these things can be used to describe myself.  Normally, I still feel like I am in my early 20s.  I don't look like I am but I feel like it.  Today, for really the first official time, I actually feel like an ahjumma.  Which has its perks, apparently on a city bus or subway in Seoul, I can be as loud & obnoxious as I want, because I am an ahjumma.  So there's that.  kekekeke...

While today has not been a bad day per se, it has been one of those days where I feel blah.  Darn you end of summer, oncoming winter & darn you to kids getting older ergo making their parents feel their age!  I spent the morning watching Barefoot Friends & getting my KHJ fix, which again as an ahjumma today I feel very weird liking a man 10 years younger than me.  And I feel like I should apologize to KHJ for creeping him out. LOL  The good thing is I picked a bias that doesn't really pay attention to the virtual world very often so woohoo he has no clue a pervy old lady drools over him.  ^^  That helps my ego some.

But there are good things about being in the place I am age wise.  I am past the diaper era, the potty training era, the having to sit & watch the many, many repetitive kid shows era.  I can wear jewelry without worrying about them breaking it with little hands, that pull and tug, with the force of a sumo wrestler.  My kids can dress & feed themselves, are perfectly content entertaining themselves, help clean up the house, & don't need to be constantly watched anymore.  In short I can stop stalking them.  Plus, my kids will all head back to school in a couple of weeks & I will get the house to myself again, at least for most of the day.  Looking forward to peace & quiet throughout the house again.

To help cheer myself up from the 'blahs' I gave myself a treat on my Jess Unnie Profile on FB.  A thread dedicated to Kim Hyun Joong.  Sigh.  And I encourage all of you who have already friended that profile to go check it out & add your own favorite videos to the thread.  The world needs more KHJ.  So even though he is completely unaware that he turned my mood from blah to happy I want to say, Kamsahabnida Kim Hyun Joong-ssi for just being you.   Jjinja.  This old lady thanks you for your smile & your talent.  It brightened an otherwise blah day.

For those of you that aren't on FB, &/or aren't interested in friending Jess Unnie on FB, here are some of my favorite KHJ performances.  Sigh what a nice voice he has.  The videos are not mine, they aren't official, they are from his fans because they love him.  And he appreciates his fans, even if just once he'd like to say, "Stop buying me food, I can do that, just buy my album instead."  Classic KHJ, honesty.  I bought your album.  Which means you owe me dinner dude. ;)

Have a great day AddiKts.  BTW The Master's Sun ep 5 is already almost finished subbing, I know what I will be watching while my son is at Tae Kwon Do tonight! Squeeee!!!  Yep, the day is no longer so blah.

Saranghamnida,




I'm Your Man Live

One More Time Fanmeet in Tokyo


Because I'm Stupid Live

Kiss Kiss MV
 




And from his latest album Round 3, {{available on iTunes}} here are 2 of his MVs from:
The Official Kim Hyun Joong Youtube Page.  

Your Story Official MV
   

Unbreakable Official MV

And one of my favorite moments of his. This interaction with his fan always melts my heart. He's so sweet & she is adorable. I LOVE the look on her face when Ho Dong moves the paper & her dream man is right there for her to stare into his eyes. She is so in love & adorable. Bless her little fan girl heart.

I hope this helped your day like it did mine.  <3 Unnie

Unnie's Wednesday Write Up: Casting Calls & Major Signings

Have I told you guise lately that I feel truly so blessed?  I really do.  I have made some amazing new friendships in the last year, some in person & some virtual, w fellow AddiKts all around the world.  Some have written me letters (emails) of encouragement, some have become great friends that I watch our beloved KDramas with while we live chat at the same time, some that have become "aunties" to my kids & send them treats.  Of course it helps that my kids are just so stinking cute. ;)  I even have my first Official Stalker, as of this week.  Kind of nice being the 'stalkee' as opposed to the 'stalker', for a change.  *giggle*   Of course the dealio is, if she gets to stalk me, then I get to stalk her back.  I look forward to getting to know her better.  She seems like a lot of fun & I like people who make me smile.  Being able to make people smile is a rare & beautiful gift & I appreciate people who can make me smile.  It was one the most attractive qualities in my husband.  He just makes me laugh so often & I LOVE to laugh.  To those of you who started as fellow addiKts but have taken that first tentative step toward reaching out to become a friend I thank you for being so much braver than I am.  Your friendship & your hearts are appreciated.

Well, now that we got all that mushy stuff over, how about we move on to more K Drama news?  This last week 2 big announcements caught my eye & I had to squee over both of them.  And one totally personal announcement for one of those awesome new "K"  friends I've made over the last few months.

Kim Hyun Joong officially cast as Male Lead for Age of Feelings

That's right!  My Kim Hyun Joong, whose latest album "Round 3" has hit the ground and taken flight w hit MVs for the tracks, "Unbreakable" & "Your Story",  has finally made it official that he has nabbed the leading male role in the new upcoming drama Age of Feeling.  Which has also announced that the 2 leading ladies have been cast as well.  I am very excited about this news & yet a little nervous too.  City Conquest broke me of becoming too excited, as they had even started filming & still had the carpet pulled out from under them.  If this goes that route too then I will seriously be irritated & will be flying myself to Seoul, even if I have to stuff myself in luggage.  At only 5'2" (or 156 cm) tall, I should easily be able to squeeze myself into a large suitcase, right?  If this show gets canceled like City Conquest, the people who are responsible better wear shin guards!  That's right I went there!  However, I was sad that he was their 3rd choice for leading male.  But as long as he is the one starring who cares that he was 3rd choice, maybe this will be the defining moment in his career that will make the ones who turned it down regret that choice & everyone will see KHJ shine.  Sending good luck vibes out to my bias, break a leg Kim Hyun Joong-ssi, you're gonna knock 'em dead.


Ha Ji Won (Unnie's Girl Crush) signs w UTA

The second announcement for my favorite actress, Ha Ji Won.  Who scored a  major coup this week, when she signed with United Talent Agency, UTA.  Only one of the US's largest & most influential talent agency.  An agency that carries other big name stars, like my ultimate & first ever crush & an incredibly talented actor, that is constantly changing himself into whatever character he needs to be, Johnny Depp.  This is BIG news!  This move on Ha Ji Won's part is being touted as a huge coup for Asian actresses everywhere as this wasn't just a meet & greet for a single project but an actual contractual signing, she now works with them!  This is her chance to break into the Hollywood scene & maybe beyond.  Now I hope & pray that they will not relegate her in to the typical Asian character but will give her real roles & real characters to play that showcase her enviable talents as a first rate actress.  I have to say I may have more than a little 'girl crush' on Ha Ji Won.  She really is my favorite actress.  So everybody wish her good luck too.  Ha Ji Won-ssi break a leg & show those 'Hollyweirdos' exactly what you're made of girlfriend.  You totally got this girl!

Hot Korean Pop Music every Sunday in Austin Texas!

And one more announcement...this one is for a friend.  A few weeks ago she suggested to her boss, at the radio station she works at, that they should do a one hour KPop program on their station, he was intrigued by the idea and asked her to work up the deets.  Excitedly she did & he liked her ideas so he gave her the 7-8 pm time slot every Sunday night!!  How exciting!  She works on the line up & program all week long & then bam!  A hit show every Sunday night.  You guys have got to check it out!  The show can be found, if you are in the Austin TX area on 103.2 The Fix on Mega HD2.  You can also tune in online here.  OR you can use the TuneIn Radio App on your device.  Shout to you Jen!  Bringing KPop to the US!  Kamsahabnida chingu!  This lucky lady is even attending KCon this month in Los Angeles & is hoping to get some time to talk to the KPop Stars.  What questions would you guise like her to ask GD or f(x)? (just examples)  Leave some comments on this blog post, my Unnie FB profile, the TCA FB profile OR you can even go to the Official Fix Kpop FB page & leave them there, don't forget to Like the page while you're there & show your support for our favorite music!  And then tune in Sunday nights to listen & get your Kpop Groove on!  I know Dongsaeng & I will be listening!

That is all for now AddiKts.  I hope you have a fabulous rest of the week.  Look for the next 2 installments in my reviews for The Master's Sun, this Thursday/Friday.  Can I say how much I LOVE this drama.  So perfect!!  Come on Hong Sisters don't let an Unnie down now, pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease?!?!?!?

Saranghamnida,

Unnie's Wednesday Write Up: I'll show you Low Brow!

So this was one of the topics I was considering last week as a WWU.  But decided against as I was just in the mood for fluff & fun.  At the end of July, the Wall Street Journal wrote an article covering, sort of, the fascination w Korean Dramas.  They talked about a study that was conducted by Seoul National University, where researchers studied Chinese TV viewership & found that K Dramas were very popular, thereby showing that the biggest draw for these shows are people w the little education & have a lower income.  Entitling the article, "South Korean Soap Operas: Just Low Brow Fun?"   This article happened to pop up in my News Feed on FB while I was on vacation with my family.  My poor CA, then had to listen to me rant & rave & give a huge breathless diatribe as to the veracity & intelligence of this article's author.  He's such a patient & loving husband, I'm a lucky woman.

What I found interesting was the viewing choices of people of higher education & income, so the article claims the study says,

"The high-education-and-high-income group showed a preference for the subject matter’s novelty, fast pace and suspense — often found in U.S. TV shows, the report said. “The Big Bang Theory” was the most popular feature for fans of American TV."

What this article does not point out, sufficiently, in my opinion, is that this study was conducted in China, exclusively.  The author of the article does not mention that K Dramas are beloved the world over, including this country.  So what would the study determine from the many K Drama fans in the US?  Of which I can only gather there are a great many, going from the counters on our blog, which tallies US readership higher than any other country at a whopping 109,552 views to date since we opened our metaphorical doors, of course most of those readers, nay those fellow AddiKts, may not yet be willing to admit their closet addiKtion, btw negative articles like this do not help K Drama fans come out of that "K-loset" either.  Who would when the stigma of "Low Brow Fun" is attached?

I happen to live in a lovely suburban area of the Midwest.  I have an education & while yes I am a stay at home mom, & therefore earn no money, for my endless work, my husband works a wonderful job, that is more than capable of taking care of this large family of 6.  I also happen to LOVE The Big Bang Theory as much as I LOVE my K Dramas.  What does that say about me?  Am I "Low Brow"?  Keep in mind, before you answer that question,  I'm an avid reader, a fan of the opera, ballet, & the theater too.

The thing I find most appealing about my AddiKtion, is the cleanliness found in K Dramas.  They are funny, intense, exciting, dramatic, entertaining & clean.  I do not have to wait & watch after my kids have gone to bed, as a precaution to them walking in on a nude scene or a sex scene, which is prevalent among US TV shows.  In fact my kids like to watch with me.  Even The Big Bang Theory, imho, is far too mature a show for my teenage son to watch, with its ribald humor & innuendo & make out precursor to sex scenes, that are rife throughout each episode.  Great adult fun & laughter, sure!  Not exactly safe for my kids!

So while I was at first very offended that I was considered Low Brow.  I was also insulted for the Chinese who were called Low Brow as well, how dare they not make more money & have higher education!!  Let's shame those who do the best they can, who work hard from sun up till sundown w little pay, by telling them have lousy taste in TV shows & are obviously too poor & stupid to know better.

As I thought more & more about it, I decided as it was the author who deemed it necessary to label our beloved K Dramas as "Low Brow Fun", I can only assume they have their own low opinion of the rise of K Dramas in this country & are trying to shame people from watching them, without actually giving them a chance, or they are trying to insert their opinion rather than allowing people to decide for themselves.  But wait they would have had to do some research to discover they were insulting a great many of their very own readers & obviously they did no research for this pathetic attempt at journalism.

And that right there, that lack of research, of forethought, of intelligence & obviously that pseudo intellectual belief that they are better than others, based solely on their level of education & what people like to watch for entertainment, that is why I was offended.  Yes, it is this form of sloppy, opinionated journalism that I actually take offense to.  What happened to relating actual news w some actual reporting included?  This is why I was so irritated with this person's article.  It was lazy, sloppy, & showed no actual research whatsoever.  A mere criticism of something they didn't take the time to study in greater depth & detail.

They found a study & slapped an insulting title to it & BAM, Voila!  Sensational journalism, at it's worst, rearing its ugly head!  I can understand this from quick entertainment news outlets, that focus on the shallow surface of stories for sensationalism; but this is an article in what I used to believe was a reputable newspaper.  Apparently even they are guilty of shoddy, lazy journalism.  Color me disappointed & dismayed.

Shame on you WSJ for posting that article.  Shame on you for criticizing something you know nothing about, as is obvious from the lack of journalistic integrity in this article.  Maybe your reporters should take a step off of & away from their high horse & realize that humanity is a varied & interesting species.  With many different & eclectic tastes & preferences & judging people on shallow items such as what they watch on TV to determine their intelligence & background is elitist, pompous, puffed up & arrogant.  Need to me to use other synonyms?  I can you know, cause I can spell!  And yes I watch Korean Dramas. I watch them so much I barely watch US TV at all.  I watch them so much I started a blog w my best friend all about them.  I watch them so much I am trying to learn another language.  WAIT!!  That can't be right?!?!  Only intelligent people learn to speak other languages.  Korean Drama watchers aren't intelligent ergo I couldn't possibly be trying to learn another language.  BTW WSJ....this will be my 3rd language.

I have a suggestion for the WSJ reporter who decided to label me & my fellow AddiKts as "Low Brow", why don't you say it to my face, you pompous know it all? I dare you.

Have a great week addiKts.  I don't know about you, but I feel better.

Saranghamnida,

Unnie's Wednesday Write Up: Kim Hyun Joong's Unbreakable

Dear AddiKts,

I'm writing to you, today, to let you know our beloved Unnie has finally succumbed  to the mental descent into a world filled with nothing but her bias, Kim Hyun Joong.  Yes, Unnie is in her heaven & she's much happier there.  I should go back to earlier in the week & help explain just what happened to put our Unnie into such a state of obsessed mania, the final snap in her mental acuity so to speak.

It all started late Wednesday night.  Unnie had just finished drama-thoning All About My Romance & was checking FB one last time before retiring for the night.  If only she hadn't thought to check, she might still be with us.  But alas, check FB she did.  We all know how much our Unnie loves Kim Hyun Joong but this time her love for him is what ultimately led to this mental break.  As she opened her newsfeed to FB, one of the first posts she found belonged to the Official KHJ Facebook Page, it was the announcement for his latest single/MV, "Unbreakable".  Unnie excited at the prospect of seeing her bias singing & dancing in all his sexy glory on her iPad was too much for her to wait until morning.  So she opened up the MV in Youtube & that's when Unnie left this real world forever.

What a sight greeted her upon her arrival.  Oh if only they had stopped at images like this....

But no the powers that be wanted to not just enthrall but enrapture our Unnie to the point of no return & so they continued on & on until finally these images are what did our Unnie in....

And ending with the following mind blowing, ovary exploding moments of the video.

Is it any wonder our Unnie couldn't stand up to the mind blowing dancing, sexy, thrusting images of her bias as he danced & sang his way into her soul?  Poor Unnie *sigh* she never saw it coming.  And that is why we mourn her mental loss but we celebrate her happiness.  She has gone beyond our world & is in a much happier place.  Do not cry for her, do not pity her, no head shaking or saying "I told you so" for her, no we must be happy for our Unnie.  For those interested the "Asylum" WILL give her care packages, after all she isn't a danger to herself or others. But please no KHJ items as they send her into a renewed frenzy & then they have no choice but to sedate her further.  The physicians are working around the clock to bring our Unnie back from her mental breakdown.  Will she be the Unnie we've all come to know & love so much?  Only time will tell.

Sincerely,
The Management

*****Disclaimer #1: No this was NOT a real letter, I am find & dandy.....sort of...****

******Disclaimer #2: All of the images were found on the KHJ Official Facebook page, they are not mine.*****

KHJ's newest MV was phenomenal!!!  And I have watched it myself, at least 40 times, give or take, since it's release!!  Seriously, they should have put a warning on that video!  I blame Keyeast for not properly warning viewers & fans of the danger to their mental well being if they viewed Unbreakable.  So before I share it on here I will add my own warning label.


*************WARNING***************
The following video is will cause hot flashes, ovary explosions & quite possibly pregnancy.  Watch at your own expense!  You've been warned, proceed with caution.


And if that weren't hot enough, they also released the video of his latest photo shoot w Star1, the day before the MV released.  And yeah....so incredibly handsome.  Thank you Lord for Kim Hyun Joong!!  Thank you so much!



Let's just say I had to give a warning to my friends & family on Facebook, following my private profile, that I was going to be blowing up my Pinterest Feeds, & that for any of them following me, they might want to "Un-follow" my Pinterest acct for Jess Unnie.  I pinned somewhere around 300 pins that day, of just KHJ.  Bringing the grand total for my probably really unhealthy addiKtion to 2766.  *SMH* See it's admissions like this, that keep me from wanting to meet my bias in real life.  Just sayin'.  What do you say to the guy you have almost 3000 pictures of?  "Um...yeah Hi, I swear I'm not as cray cray as I seem online."  I figure that my pinning pics of him may be unhealthy BUT I do it for his safety & I consider it a bonus that keeps me from being arrested for creating an International "Incident" & of course goes without saying, the inevitable restraining order.  Win Win.  ^^

Well, that's it for this week's squee fest for KHJ.  Come back next week, I'm pretty sure I'll still be squeeing away.  In the meantime would you please go VOTE for Unbreakable at EYK for his video to be reviewed for one of their awesome KPop Music Mondays?  Pretty Please?!?!  As of Saturday night, when I actually wrote this post he was #7 on the charts.  When I get back from my vacation I'd really like to see him in the somewhere in the Top 3.  Thank you guise.  I KNEW I could count on you to help me out.  I've never seen a KHJ review on EYK.  They may have done one, a long time ago, but I've not been able to find it in the archives.  It would be really nice to see my #1 getting some spot light from them.

Have a wonderful week ladies & gents.

Saranghamnida,



P.S. Do you see how they are killing me?!?!?!

This is me at this point...

This picture found on Pinterest though. 

(x.x) <---Me - *Ded*

Unnie's Wednesday Write Up: {{Fan Girling All Over the Place!}}

I don't have a lot of time AddiKts.  My parents are in town, 4th of July was yesterday, my youngest's 7th birthday is today, & I'm trying to help my teen get packed for 2.5 weeks of sleep away camp in Northern WI, which he leaves for tomorrow morning, at the crack of dawn.  It's been just a tad bit busy in this house this week.  Okay it usually is pretty busy but this week is on steroids!  So Just 2 things of great importance that I am squeeing about & have to freak out & let my fan girl go Krazy for & no other place, I can think of, I can go, & have a little KPop happy dance, is better than this here K everything blog.  ;)

Now unless you were in a cave somewhere, incapacitated by a coma, or off planet, then you know that Junsu's latest single, off his latest album, finally dropped in iTunes around the world.  Along w the most amazing MV!!  If not then let me tell you all about it & listen to me while I go totally fan girl insane!  No really.  Ask my kids.  You guys know I heart The Junsu.  Like seriously, I heart him as one of my favoritest of the favorites!  He has the most divine voice & he is so cute, funny, talented, incredibly sexy.  There is KHJ, Bae Young Joon, Junsu, Kang Ji Hwan & then GD.  My TOP 5 crushes.

So I watched his MV first thing Tuesday morning, still laying in bed dazed & trying to wake up fully while I  watched the MV.  Which of course, since I was still waking up meant that I HAD to watch it only about  5000 times in a row {{& somewhere in there purchase the single off  iTunes}}.  It's still being played repeatedly over my iPod.  Oh Junsu your voice is ah-mazing!  The MV starts off the 1st half in total a Capella.  Just the purity of Junsu's beautiful voice.  Then the piano comes in very softly & at the same time the filters on the MV change very subtly.  It was mesmerizing.  Perfectly suited to the song & the feelings they were going for.  Now Dongsaeng postulated that it would be awesome if the person playing the piano were none other than, JYJ group member Jaejoong, her idol.  I thought that would be perfect too.  So fingers crossed it is JJ.

Now the most amazing part of this video is two fold; one Junsu is singing completely LIVE w just nature sounds in the back ground & two the MV was done in ONE single shot/take.  No fancy editing.  just Junsu. Raw, emotional, moving & brilliantly talented.  I have to admit that lately MOST of the MVs that have been coming out have felt, to me, very cookie cutter, very random & chaotic with too much crap shoved it of everything that is supposed to be cool in an over the board attempt to be cool.  but when you try that hard to be cool well it isn't cool.  So I honestly haven't that big a fan of a lot of the MVs recently.  But this one blew my mind.  It was spectacularly simple.  Brilliantly simple.  I LOVED it.  As for the song itself...I think, again this my opinion, it's the perfect sad, break up , unrequited love song.  Perfect for gloomy days, sad days, days when I need a good cry.  It has an OST feel to it.  I could totally picture this song being used in one of those horribly sad breakup, lost love scenes in a K Drama.

But enough fan girling here is the MV.

Junsu 11 am MV


{{BTW, if you want the translation of the lyrics into English, click on the 'CC' button at the bottom of the MV}}...  Enjoy!

Junsu, even my 14 year old son, who prefers Dub step & Big Bang LOVED the MV, he was blown away.

And this brings me to my 2nd Fan Girl Krazed moment of today.  I got home from shopping with my kids to pick up the last of my teen's needs for camp & helping my 7 year old pick out his birthday present & found that a big announcement came through for my very first crush.


KIM HYUN JOONG is COMING BACK TO K Dramas!!!  


According to Han Cinema he is anyway....  It doesn't say when BUT he IS coming back...provided that KDramaland doesn't disappoint us again.  {{AKA The City Conquest Debacle}}  The title of his next drama, date unknown, is "Generation of Youth".   Shanghai 1930s Film Noir.  I look forward to more details & will give them on the FB page or my Unnie FB/Twitter pages when I know more.

I CANNOT WAIT!!!  Is the understatement of the year!!


I have loved being able to see him every single week on Barefoot Friends.  I thoroughly enjoyed watching him lose his swim trunks this week racing (& losing) against little pro in training divers.  I have no idea what the BFF concept is for the show as it keeps changing its format & concept each week.  But I LOVE the cast, yes especially KHJ, & I believe they are finally getting comfortable with one another & the newbies are getting comfortable with a camera in their faces too.  So if you haven't BFF check it out when you get the chance.  The first few eps are slow & long but it has picked up its pace quite nicely, even though they still haven't figured out the purpose of the show.

And one last KHJ squee worthy video...


Finally he sings/performs Gwiyomi for his fans.  So cute!!!

Okay now I really need to get back to my family.  Have a great week & my parental units leave next Tuesday morning, I will work on getting those GFB reviews out to you as fast as I can starting Tuesday.  Thank you for your patience!

Saranghamnida,

Wednesday Write Up: {{ I show you my Krazy }}

So for this week's WWU I have had on my mind several different things all at once actually...just curious of my fellow AddiKts about a few things that I have experienced, since I started K Dramas & want to see if any of you might have too...

Up first, those moments when you are so caught up in the story that you find yourself screaming at the TV in anger & frustration, laughing like a maniac, cringing at the the stupid thing your character is about to do; that will lead to their own humiliation &/or trouble.  Many a night I have woken up CA with my, I'm sincerely  trying to stifle, albeit unsuccessfully reaction, to what is happening on the screen.  Not to mention the many times my kids have just stared at me as though I'm insane for the same reason.  And it isn't always dramas that have this effect on me.  Barefoot Friends, Running Man, 1N2D, Strong Heart have all left me in stitches because I couldn't stop laughing like a lunatic.  Just recently while watching Incarnation of Money's 2nd to last episode I was so grateful he wasn't at home, that I was alone as I went all crazy ahjumma screaming at my laptop & practically bouncing up & down in my manic breakdown.  I was a complete nut job.  Had a hard time falling asleep after that episode too.  Awake for hours!   Yeah, coffee is nothing, if you need to stay awake, compared to what an intense cliffhanger ending of a single K Drama episode can do to you, especially you already know that the answer to the cliffhanger will air the next day.

Up next, a good portion of us that love K Dramas, especially here in the US, do not even speak Korean & therefore rely, quite heavily, on those awesome wonderful subbers, who enable our K Drama fetish so nicely, by translating them for us.  But there are a few things I have found myself doing, my moments of 'lost in translation' madness, if you will.  In the beginning of this new found passion, I always noticed the subs.  But I had watched a ton of foreign films, so I was also used to them.  Now when I am watching K Dramas I don't even realize that they are there.  The first time I realized this was happening to me, about 3 months into this addiKtion, for just a split second I could swear I spoke perfect Korean.  Yes, I did for a split second I thought, 'Wow I am really beginning to understand this language!' & then I realized I was reading the screen & immediately thought, 'I am so glad I didn't say that out loud to anyone!'

I am a TRIED & TRUE K Drama Fan!

Then a few days, weeks, who knows how long later, my kids were home while I was watching & they were being excessively loud & I couldn't hear the K Drama and I yelled, I actually yelled at them, in exasperation no less,  "HEY!!  GUYS!!  Can you please hold it down or take it outside I can't hear what they're saying!!"   They all stopped & stared at me, looked at the computer screen & then back at me & it was my daughter who, at the time, was 7 years old, was the 'voice of reason' when she said, , "Mommy you can't understand what they're saying, you're reading the screen, why do we have to be so quiet for you to read?"    O.O    "Well....   ummm....   just...   just go outside & play!  Geesh!"  She had me right then, it wasn't until later that I finally had a come back, she was in bed though, so it did me no good.  But the next day I told her, "Mommy likes to hear the music & the way the characters say their lines so I can get a better understanding of what the feeling is in the scene."  I thought I was so clever, Oh yeah!  I bested my 7 year old, but apparently she had already moved on, at least that was my interpretation of her simple shrug & eye rolling as she walked away from me to get ready for school.  

My next example is one we're all too familiar with, at least I hope others are as familiar with it as I am...that desperate need to see the next episode, of an already finished airing in Korea drama.  We tell ourselves, "I'll be responsible I'll just watch one more episode & then I'l..."  But 5 hours later & we're still glued to the screen of our computer.  It could be Lord of the Flies in our houses but we've been sucked into episode after episode after episode.  What the crap?!?  How do they do that???  I have finally learned when to walk away from a K Drama.  The perfect time to turn off a K Drama is in the middle of an episode, after the problem of the last episode has been solved & before the next one begins, the happy/boring setting up the next plot device part.  It could be 10 minutes in, 20 min or even only 10 min left in the whole show...that is when you turn it off & either get sleep, feed yourself or take care of those around us or our myriad other responsibilities we've ignored while we were staring like a band of slack jawed, decaying zombies, at the screen.  But in the beginning & every once in a while when it's a really great drama, yes I'm talking to you Sungkyunkwan Scandal, that I can't stop myself from loading ep after ep on my iPad or laptop or Hulu on my TV or .... you get the idea, I won't go on.

And last but not least, that desperate need to look up the actors in the Dramas you're watching, particularly the ones you are just seeing for the first time.  You become obsessed with their past dramas, movies, & forget about it if they are also KPop stars then you have to hear their music & watch their MVs.  I won't make any reference here ...  {{*cough*cough*Dongsaeng & her *cough*cough* obsession cough* cough* with Jaejoong after she watched Protect the Boss*cough*cough*}}  Was that subtle enough? You don't think she'll notice my coughing fit do you? o.O  Oh no!  I won't mention names mostly because I am guilty of it too.  The first time was Kim Hyun Joong after watching Boys Over Flowers which led to Playful Kiss & SS501 & then him as a solo artist, then it was Hyun Bin in Secret Garden, which led to Sam Soon & The World Within & then it was Jung Yong Hwa in You're Beautiful which led me to have to watch Heartstrings.  It's what led me to KPop to begin with.  With each new drama & new drama star (even the girls) if it was a good drama or if I liked the chemistry, acting or whatever magical thing it was, I have to see what else they've been in & see if they were as good in that.

Don't tell my husband!!  O.O Gasp!!

How do perfectly sane, normal people like you & I {{Watch it, all you smart alecs!  I am so sane!  My mother had me tested.  BTW: Did anybody get that reference there?  Here's a hint: you have to love brainiacs & nerds in order to get the reference.}} What is it?  What is the power behind the K Drama ability to make me act like I am a woman possessed?  How do they do it?  I see the subtle & not so subtle differences between US TV & Korean, I've already dished on that so I won't be going into it again.  I think it boils down to K Dramas have magical abilities.  That's it.  They're are using supernatural powers to make me their zombie slave.  And the funny thing is, I don't actually mind.  Not even a little bit.  Keep up the great job K Dramas, K Actors, K Actresses.  Just keep me entertained.  That's all I ask.  

I hope everyone had fun reading about how Krazy I actually am & I hope to hear soon some of the insane things K Dramas have gotten you to do since you started being hypnotized by their magical power.  Don't be shy guys.  I showed my Krazy, you show me yours.  Fair is fair after all.  

Saranghamnida,

P.S. And in case you didn't know Drama Fever announced the winners for the 2012 Drama Fever Awards there are even some really sweet acceptance speeches.

Enjoy AddiKts

Unnie's WWU: Spreading the love...of KDrama.

Hello.  My name is Jessica.  I am a K Drama AddiKt.

I have been watching K Dramas now for over 2 years.  I was introduced to K Dramas by my best friend.  (The better writer on this blog).  She had just started watching My Princess, thought it was cute & asked me to give it a try & I said, "Eh... Why not?!?  Sure."  I've always liked foreign films, why not give foreign TV a chance too.  Within 24 hours I was 12 episodes into the drama & surpassing my best friend & then waiting for the next episodes to air on Hulu.

Then we watched them together.  Our "Squees" could be heard throughout our perspective neighborhoods, I am sure.  Since my induction into the wonderful world of K Dramas I have branched out to J Dramas, Taiwanese Dramas & KPop & JPop.

Since I became a Korean Drama AddiKt in the early spring of 2011, I have completed 73 dramas & 15 movies, Korean, Taiwanese & Japanese combined.  According to MyDramaList that is 15 days of uninterrupted viewing obsession pleasure.   Honestly, I'd probably have more but I have 4 kids & a husband, who for some strange reason, think I should spend time with them too & not just the characters in my shows.  Whatever!  I have also converted 2 other women into becoming full time Korean drama addiKts as well.  Then I started this blog, with my best friend, so that we could help those who were either just discovering K Drama & wanted some help to understand it better.  Or to give those, like us, who watch but then had nowhere to go to vent our frustrations, our joys, our tears, our angst, our insanity, over these lovely dramas, a safe place to be an addiKt.  Who knew, right?!?!  I say to myself it's just a TV show.  Because, really, it is, Logically, I know, it is just a TV show.  And yet somehow it's infinitely more than that.

It's the "Je ne sais quoi" that keeps us coming back for more & more.  It's the romance.  It's the fact that it's cleaner than US TV.  It's the absurdity.  It's the drama.  It's the humor.  It's the shmexy, shirtless, shower scene men.  * wink/wink*  It's the nice break from reality. It's the different culture.  It's ALL of that & so much more.

This blog's purpose is to give other men & women, who are all alone in the addiKtion grip, a place they can go & squee & vent & rant & rave & commune with other crazed addiKts.  We're no Dramabeans.  We ain't got a crew of pithy, trained writers; well versed in Asian culture, who can dish on dramas in a well informed way.  Nah, we're still learning & discovering.  And we're no allkpop, we ain't got a crew of people willing to dig through millions of celebrity news blurbs, Twitter feeds, Facebook profiles, Instagram accounts, Weibo accts, etc...  Were just 2 lone women (moms/wives) living in the suburbs, in 2 completely different parts of the US, who wanted to talk K stuff.  We knew there were others, like us, out there that wanted to not feel so alone.  It was all dongsaeng's idea.  She knew there were others, like us, that needed to know they weren't insane.  Well, no more than we are, which really doesn't say much...  *see title of blog*    We aren't searching for notoriety or fame or a fandom.  Not that those things wouldn't be cool but mostly we just want to talk K Everything.  All the time & to anyone that is simple minded enough willing enough to listen to us blather on & on.

And we've discovered that we may just be a bit of a conundrum to those, who probably think we're even crazier than we do, no not our families although they really do think we're nuts.  You guys, our fellow AddiKts, don't say much to us, I think it's blogger's fault.  I know that the comment link at the bottom of the posts don't always show up on the blog. I haven't the foggiest idea why.  But we know you come & see us.  Blogger has a back door, or a dashboard if you will, for each blog owner, that shows which countries visit the blog on a daily basis.  Our biggest viewership comes from right here in the United States, which makes us say, "Yay!", since that was our original purpose. (To help other non-Asian peeps here in the US know that they are not alone in their K Drama love, over 76K views from the US alone, thanks guys!!)  But we get visits from other countries too, the UK, Canada, & Australia are good to us as are other European countries; France, Italy, Germany & Spain are just a few.  And oh South America you are good to us too.  But this isn't surprising as South America was on the K Pop bandwagon long before we were, they also get more KPop concerts than we do because of the huge fan base there for KPop.  You go South America!  But a huge portion of our visits, more than all those other places, come from Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, & Vietnam (combined over 28K visits from different parts of Asia).  And a growing number from South Korea itself.  Every time we see an Asian country show up in our counter we are ecstatic.  And when we see South Korea visit us, we are in rapture.  We haven't the foggiest clue what you are reading, why you are visiting us, what keeps you coming back, we don't know your gender, age range, or skin color, just the fact that you are viewing us from South Korea, & that rocks socks!  

We are doing our best to spread the K Love guys.  We want everyone to love you as much as we do.  We think you are pretty awesome, in case you couldn't tell.  And we thank you for your views.  Hopefully, you are happy to see such interest in  your country & it's culture.  Hopefully, we aren't insulting you & you aren't at this very moment trying to get an injunction to get us to stop talking about something of which we have no real clue.  Hopefully, we don't look too foolish.  We really do lead totally normal lives outside of this world, we have created, in this blog.  I have 4 kids, my dongsaeng has 2.  We help in our community, we volunteer at our kids schools, we have busy lives that have nothing to do with this part of ourselves.  But I watch very little US TV now.  I listen to almost all K Pop.  I order make up from Korea or go to the Face Shop in Chicago (over an hour away from my house) to buy my BB Cream & other skin care products.  I am exploring cooking Korean food & trying to learn my 3rd language...that last one is slow going...because again I lead a very busy life that has nothing to do with my addiKtion.

We just really, really like you guys & your world.  We would dearly love to hear more from you, connect with you, get to know you better.  We've actually been so buy that we haven't properly celebrated our one year anniversary as The Crazy Ahjummas.  That's right it's been over a year since our first official TCA post.  We have no idea how we want to celebrate.  Now accepting ideas.  *giggle*

And with that I have to close.  I have laundry to separate & a sick child at home that is finally asking for some food.  No one told me I would have to feed my kids everyday!  Sigh.

I hope you guys have a great week.  This is our last week discussing I Miss You, I can't wait to see how it turns out!  I'll see you Friday Addikts.  And remember....

Saranghamnida,

Unnie's WWU: IOM & Choco Abs

There are certain moments in every K drama I watch, where they have hooked me.  Sometimes it's right off the bat.  Other times it takes an episode or two (or five) but once it does I go crazy waiting for my next episode to air or to continue marathoning if it's already aired or I am playing catch up.  Lately, I have to admit there haven't been many that have totally & completely captured my heart.  At least not yet.  Oh I liked FBND & enjoyed it (who wouldn't enjoy all that eye candy & silliness?) but I wasn't going crazy to see the next episode to the point where I was stalking Viki or Dramafever, carefully watching to see the percentage on the subbing progress.

Level 7 started out spectacular & then all of a sudden by episode 4, I was scratching my head at the sloppy writing & uneven characters/performances.  I ADORE Joo Won & he is pretty much the only reason I am still watching that one, although the last couple of eps have gotten better, not perfect but better.  Kang Choi Hee, whom I loved in Protect the Boss went from sassy & strong to I haven't the foggiest clue.  At this time last year, I was knee deep in 2 awesome dramas... The King 2 Hearts & Rooftop Prince.  Now RTP had uneven writing as well but it had the ever delicious Yoochun & I found myself totally in love with his character & couldn't wait to see more of him, it was pure romantic fluff for me.  TK2H just rocked!  Well until the 2nd to last episode & then I wanted to fly to Seoul & bust some writers heads for doing that to the most amazing man/character ever.  I won't say what happened, just in case there is someone out there who was OFF PLANET & unable to watch that drama yet.  BTW "Off Planet" IS the ONLY ACCEPTABLE reason not to have already watched TK2H, IMHO.  

But this year's early crop of dramas just haven't been able to keep my attention.  Until a couple of weeks ago when I watched the first 4 episodes in a row of Incarnation of Money.  Starring Kang Ji Hwan (from Lie To Me & Coffee House) & Hwang Jung Eum (from Full House 2 & Can You Hear My Heart).  

I am not going to review this one as I already have a drama I am reviewing but I seriously LOVE LOVE LOVE this drama.  They are already up to episode 12, this last weekend, & I am happy to say this is only the halfway point.  24 episodes of Pure Genius!  Kang Ji Hwan is phenomenal as Lee Kang Seok/Lee Cha Don.  And I am loving the story, the characters & their development.  It has humor, not over the top, it has heart, a few sexy scenes so far between the two leads, REALLY excited to see them fall for each other, REALLY hoping since Kang Ji Hwan is the male lead that the kiss scenes will be as exciting in this one as they were in Lie To Me.  If you haven't started watching this drama AddiKts I highly recommend you give it a try.  It has a little of everything.  Melodrama (but not too much), comedy well played & timed, romance but not blind falling in love at first sight, great dialogue & really interesting multi-dimensional characters.  

My ONLY complaint is that Hwang Jung Eum's hair REALLY REALLY SINCERELY needs to be changed.  This is the 3rd K Drama I have seen her in & it's the 3rd time I have wanted to scream at her for the mushroom cap style she keeps sporting.  IDK what the heck she is thinking!  I am all for cute, sleek, sassy, chic, short hairstyles on women but this.... this... stupid.... ridiculous looking mushroom cap thing has GOT to GO!!  NOW!!!  Hwang Jung Eum sweetie, take it from an Eonnie (this Unnie to be specific) it is not flattering!  It is mousy & ridiculous & stupid.  You look like a complete dork!  Especially compared to the other actresses in the drama that have far better hairstyles!  As the Main Female Lead you should have fabulous hair & style too.  Please please PLEASE for the love of all that is holy STOP w the Mushroom Cap Hairstyle!  The style of your hair in the pic above is cute.  The mushroom thing you've been sporting lately, same one as in Can You Hear My Heart & the later eps of FH2, looks lame.  

Kang Ji Hwan, you are perfection!  You can do no wrong in my eyes.  You are rocking all the different nuances of your character perfectly.  Charismatic, Sexier than ever, Funny, Clever, & Talented.  You have got it all.  I am so excited to watch your character seek vengeance & fall in love.  Thank you for getting back to work...I know it was just for me. (^_~)   Okay, maybe not ALL for me.  *giggle*  OKAY, not for me at all.  Aish, you guys are really not letting me live in denial are ya?  

What are you guys watching?  Which dramas did you start recently & then wondered what the heck happened?  And/or which drama hooked you right off the bat that you wanted to share w us here?  

In other news.  Dramafever has been so good to me this week, w/ 2 different posts full of half dressed men.  For which I am sincerely so, fall down on my knees & worship my new deity, grateful.  Kamsahabnida Dramafever.  Jjinja Kamsahabnida!  Dramafever, 감사합니다!!  친차 감사합니다!!  

Check them out for yourself:

10 Korean Actors Who Should Never Wear a Shirt....Like Ever! pt 1

10 Korean Actors Who Should Never Wear a Shirt Ever! pt 2

And they posted the categories & noms for their yearly Dramafever Drama Awards too.  Don't forget to vote for your favs.  

allKpop has also made me happy this week w their sexy choco abs post... Kamsahabnida to you too allKpop!  감사합니다!!

So much yumminess everywhere.  Happy, happy Unnie w all the yummies!!

Thanks for your support Rain. ;)

I think we should get some sort of petition started that if the guys have choco abs then they shouldn't be allowed to wear shirts at all, in good weather, in cold I agree they can cover up, I don't want sick oppas. :(   Seriously though, why work so hard on getting those delicious abs, if you aren't showing them off for all of us to swoon & squee in delight as much as possible?!?!  o.O  Whose with me?!?!  You know you want in on that petition!!  I know & you know & I know you know I know.  Confused yet?  Me too.  O.O

And thus ends another WWU.  Have a wonderful week AddiKts.   Chant with me... as we go into Wednesday....  "MORE CHOCOLATE ABS!!!!"  It'll just make you smile when "Hump Day" gets to be too long & boring...picture the good stuff.  Try not to drool though, especially at work, they tend to get suspicious of that at work.  (^_~)

Saranghabnida,  사랑합니다,