Kdrama General - *tips flat cap* Edition Previous thread: >>207174700Torrents: Shows: https://pastebin.com/HwuShnKH Movies: https://pastebin.com/BPZ45xHw
>>207216714*tipsfedora*
1. Translation is About Art, Not Just UtilityCultural Fidelity: A well-crafted translation respects the source material. This is not about idolizing Korean culture (koreaboo tendencies), but about preserving the artistic and cultural intent of the creators. Media is a reflection of the society it comes from, and stripping it of culturally specific elements diminishes its depth.Respect for Global Media: Translation is not just linguistic but cultural. Caring about how translations are handled shows respect for the diversity of storytelling and the effort creators put into their work.2. Audiences Can Demand Better StandardsSophistication in Global Viewership: Many viewers are invested in media beyond passive consumption. This isn’t blind fandom but rather an engaged and critical approach to media literacy.Precedent from Other Cultures: Concerns about translation accuracy aren’t unique to Korean media. Fans of Japanese anime, Chinese dramas, or even literary works have long critiqued translations for losing nuance. If this concern is legitimate elsewhere, why dismiss it here?
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Inclusivity vs. OversimplificationNot Just for “Fans”: Concerns about over-localization reflect an interest in preserving accessibility without erasing cultural markers. Caring about whether oppa gets translated to a name isn't just a niche concern—it reflects broader issues of how media is presented to global audiences.Shared Responsibility: Advocating for better translations isn’t about being overly obsessed with Korean culture. It’s about holding translators and platforms accountable for doing justice to the stories they present.The Bigger Picture: Cultural ImperialismErasure of Difference: Over-localizing translations can be seen as a subtle form of cultural imperialism, where non-Western cultural nuances are erased to fit Western consumption norms. Caring about these issues is a pushback against that tendency, not an overzealous obsession.Valuing Diversity: The appeal of global media lies in its differences. Fighting for better translations ensures that viewers can appreciate stories in a way that respects their origins.
>>207216714Maybe torrent bro will add My Girl
>>207216714why was mid-00s fashion so much better than now?
removing oppa is cultural imperialism
jannies are gonna get big mad if we're doing thread wars
>>207217162uh oh
Lovely Runner won kdg DOTY
>>207217215unnie we haven't done the poll yetone of the questions will definitely be translate oppa or leave oppa untranslated
Nobody cares about Lovely Runner, John. You should kys.
>>207217215Wrong its The Trunk
>>207217078>>207217181two anons made a new thread at the same time, it happens, don't be retarded about it.
>>207217299https://time.com/7201080/best-k-dramas-2024/
>>207217299how do you know my name
>>207216943We will never get back these goofy but soulful outfits... it's over. Le fancy casual minimalistic look won.
>>207217299
>>207217803IM SOOOOOL
>>207217756All the glasses with no lenses...If nothing else, old kdrama styling is interesting to look at even when ugly.
>unnies
>>207216849>meltyshut the fuck up you piece of shit
>>207218548struck a nerve? you must have frequent meltys
>>207217461he's talking to me
>>207217756
for me it's marry me mary
>>207218840What goes on in it?
>>207218852
>>207218975>love square
>netflix running something into the ground many such cases
>>207219209How do we stop them?
>>207216714Ya bitch fuck china dickHer hat is cool
>>207219838where the fuck did this meme come from
Why the hate for Netflix? Mask Girl, the glory, the frog, and the trunk were kino
>>207220609violent slop
>>207220609The Trunk was cucked as hell.
>>207220837The Glory also had cuckholdry.
>Why the hate for Netflix? Mask Girl, the glory, the frog, and the trunk were kino
>>207220609this is your brain on american slop
anyone watching Check in Hanyang?
>>207221359I'm gonna check it out eventually. Been awhile since I've watched a cross-dressing sageuk (not counting Knight Flower as one) but I'm watching too many things right now
looks like gumiho slop is back on the menu
>>207222035IM SOL!
>>207222035finally!
>my x is a gumihoreeeee why didn't they translate gumiho reeee all references to korean culture must be sanitized reeeeee
I wish gumihos were real.
How do I summon a gumihoe?
Finished Light Shop, enjoyed it greatly. It had the exact kind of storytelling that I really enjoy. I have some minor gripes but overall a super solid watch. Easy 8.5-9 for me. The deaf woman and the detective guy were my favorites
>>207224174Does it end properly, or is it half a season? I don't like watching shows without an end.
>>207222035monster girl romance is a top kdg tag
>>207224615It's got a proper ending I'd say. There's avenues to further explore the overall setting, but the drama feels complete in terms of story. Definitely not a half season
Goodnight unnies, gonna go watch some when you were sleeping
>>207218796Sovl. How is that show btw? I've had it on my watchlist for a while now.
>>207216943I actually find those outfits and especially haircuts a bit silly.My age can play a part here.
Thread dying as usual.White truck doing the needful.
>>207218796hul 30% nationalwide ratinggonna watch it someday
Watched the first couple of episodes of this, seems good
>>2072276762 spooky
>>207226021goodnight chingu
>>207226021*ruins your show in your path*
>>207228393>*smashes your waifu's back doors in*>heh, nothing personalhe's living the dream
>>207228489>back doorsYou mean another ML. Tall, milky white, androgynous with silicone enhanced dick sucking lips; smash "his" "back door"
BL is criminally underrated here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9MVqx3KfjYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p85vRQ3boY
>new slop just dropped
>>207229232What is it called unnie?
>>207229725>>207229188
Will Im Sol end up replacing Minah as our gumiho?
>>207230154
>>207230154Who's that?The next gumiho is Kim Hye Yoon, the same girl of lovely runner.Anyway she has nice dimples too, apparently is a requirement to play a gumiho.
>>207230887Someone in here >>48398014 probably knows.
>>207230971Shin Min Ah was the star of My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, the definitive gumiho kdrama. You should watch it. It's a classic and the pure action director character in it is great.
>>207231025>>>/jp/48398014
>>207231059koreans didn't have makeup 20 years ago?
>>207231110being brown was cute and comfy back then
>>207231059>It's a classic and the pure action director character in it is great.yeah he's great.
>>207231110Shin MinAh in her 20s didn't really need any.
>>207231110>*mogs your plastic waifu*
>>207231146same for jun jihyun
>>207231136nice phrase to pick up a girl
>>207231199this unnie is prettier than>>207231059
>>207231235both noonas are good
Why aren't kdrama FL's this cute anymore?
>>207231199This chick is super good at comedy too. Did she win the genetic lottery?
they're so brown
>>207231302>Did she win the genetic lottery?if so it's even better that she reproduces instead of bein an old cat/dog lover like han jimin or kang hana
>>207231351>>206952317 >>206952492
>>207231351and that's a good thing!!!!!
>>207231371powerful...
>>207231286all new dongsaengs are dr kim'ed and feminists
>>207231302Is comedy skill genetic?
>>207231520not that hyung but i believe it's kinda truesome traits are really preferred for some occupations and being born with such charismatic skills aren't needed but important and will help you to achieve success easier in your profession
>>207231351It's to keep away people like you.win win
brown mentioned
>>207231779She looked way better in Revenant. What went wrong?
>>207231883>What went wrong?didn't have any rug munching scenes.
>>207230154she does look like a fox
I enjoyed more cdrama's than I did kdrama's this year. It wasn't a good year for korean shows.
>>207232054What were the top cdramas of the year and why did you like them?
>>207232054tell us what you watched i actually enjoyed Reset and Hidden love very much but beside that other cdramas are rather meh or okheard that Falling into Your Smile is also good but haven't watched it yet
>>207232182Joy of Life - amazing actors and writing.The Legend of Shen Li - best xanxia I've seenThe Double - just mindless, popcorn funCurrently watching Blossom and it's damn good.>>207232182Agreed, Reset is amazing. Falling into Your Smile wasn't this year. It's an e-sport idol romcom with a high rating from the fangirls of the ML. Saying that, for it's type, it is definitely one of the better ones.
>>207232357I'm about halfway through Blossom and it's surprisingly great. Really came out of nowhere, a nice dark horse to end the year with. My top cdramas that aired this year were Heroes and To The Wonder, and if Blossom doesn't shit its pants it'll be up there too for sure
>>207232613>Blossomhistorical drama...
>>207232613I've heard good things about To The Wonder, I'll add it to my list.
>>207232707You need to learn the difference between a (fantasy) costume drama and a historical drama.
>>207232849what's the difference? one has historical things, and the other has historical things plus magic/superpowers?
>CCP shill brigade derailing yet another thread
>>207233054let's discuss ongoing doramasdo you watch any of them? like the phone or love your enemy
>>207233005A historical drama is one where it's based on real history - setting, people, story. By your definition Game of Thrones is a 'historical drama'.
>kdramas>cdramasno one watches jdramas?
>>207233054
>>207233134Nope, they are all shit. Japanese TV has stagnated / regressed and has low budgets. It is purely focuses on Japanese audiences and doesn't care about international viewers.
>>207233136>/kdg/ - Korean Drama General
>>207233186Take that stick out of your ass and knock yourself out with it.
>>207233183isn't netflix big in japan?
>>207233106i think i get what you mean. I would say that I am not a fan of historical settings - whether they are actually historical or just depict a historical atmosphere, such as clothes, customs, etc. The only such show that i liked was My Dearest
>>207233134Japanese TV is weird and pretty much dominated by anime. Newest Doctor X season that came out couple of years ago was probably the most recent japanese thing I've watched. Older series are pretty good though
>>207233134people do but they have their own boards and threads so we don't interfere i like First Love and Alice in Wonderland (waiting for s3), i bet there are some more cool jdramas out there but i don't know them much
>>207233263>First Loveunnie is this the netflix one?
>>207233217it's a 'bit' weird there not the same netflix you would see in other countries
>>207233299yephttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Love_(2022_TV_series)
>>207233134>>207233263Try He Who Can't Marry. Very comfy and enjoyable jdrama. The ML is literally us.
>>207233451>literally us.
just finished ep 7 of the phonedamn YYS knows how to kiss a girl properly since dr. romantic soobin's ears went red during their kissing scene almost instantly
can you believe Jeon Jong Seo is 30 years old? she hasn’t aged a day
>>207233670 finally some decent kisses he ate her mouth like i would eat chae's pussy
>>207233826this but kang ha-na
>>207233854unnies have you been kissed like that?
>>207234366yes
>>207233219When I first started watching dramas I avoided historicals like the plague. But silly hats endeared me over time
>>207233219> I would say that I am not a fan of historical settingsFair enough but honestly, whether its kdrama or cdrama, many of those shows are essentially modern dramas with different outfits. The politics of the palace is no different to a cheabol family in-fighting show.
>>207231942Disney dropped the rug munching to the vocal chagrin of lesbians desperate for some loving especially since the webtoon had plenty girl on girl.
>>207231779cute brown boy
>>207233134I watch many but I usually don't talk much about them because I'm not an obsessed spammer, currently watching usotoki rhetoric.It's not completely unrelated to kdrama, you can even find actors who did both, and some stories are remade on both sides. For example the kdrama "She was pretty" was remade in Japan, and the jdrama Legal High was remade in Korea.
>>207234784it's not a disney production.
>>207232054This is the year I gave up on cdramas. They just are not good. Stories, acting, sets, all amateurish. I liked the story and twist of The Double but the flying Duke just ruined it. So he spends the whole show either gently floating down from afar or vertical lift off. But it seemed was killed during face to face sword play so why didn't he just fly away to fight another day.Just abandoned The Story of Pearl Girl. All she ever wanted was freedom so she get it and decides to become the slave of man. She could run off and gets beat some but she is gonna learn something from the petty tyrant and then stand on her own ONE DAY.
>>207233826The asian power>Jeon Jong SeoShe would be a perfect gumiho.Just a bit lacking on the dimples.
>>207235071
>>207235062You actually might like Blossom. I'd put it in the same wheelhouse as The Double but it's more grounded (far less dramatics) and with better writing imo. ML also has a more substantial storyline of his own. And doesn't fly around as much
>>207234921Rug munching is still verboten in Korea. It happens you just cannot say it out loud. With international distribution a story can be told that would not be told otherwise, though still diluted. Lets look at Tae Ri who will at some point be typecast as the lesbian go to actress in kollywood. She can lick pussy in every show she is in and have more work lined up with international distribution for millions of girl on girl fans. She will never have to hide her obvious distaste playing a straight woman in a relationship with a man.
>>207235332she looks like she's gonna eat me with kimchi
>>207235062> I liked the story and twist of The Double but the flying Duke just ruined it.Complaining about a Chinese show for having wuxia elements is like complaining about a Western because it features cowboys.> Just abandoned The Story of Pearl Girl.I think what you don't like is idol shows. They are produced because of the popularity of the actor(s), that's the shows entire focus. You are right, most of them aren't actually that good despite how popular they are.
Whisper is criminally underrated.
familiar wife is actually so kino
>>207235567Never heard of her
>>207235843What did they mean by this?
>>207235567the cast looks good but the ratings are below average
>>207235503>idol showsNo I get this and why they are done. China has a lot of demand and need to fill airtime with domestic content. Hell Elvis made a lot of movies and I have watched some of them but not 30-40 episodes. Anyway instead of watching The Story of Pearl Girl last night I got around to watching The Villainess and son of a bitch I sure as hell couldn't nod off that that.
>>207235906>ratings are below averagethe /kdg/ consensus is that good shows start at 7.8 and below
>>207235843it's funny how it portrays a couple with 2 newborns with 2 MLs having 2 kids irl and 2 FLs being cat ladies irl>>207235903first two episodes were literally me and my wife after the kids were born
>>207235965i'd say 7.5+ imdb and 8.0+ mydrama but some shows might be hidden gems
>>207235965only try hard contrarians say that
>>207235903Naega
>>207216714
Shin minah is never having kids
>>207235906It's the best enemies-to-lovers story ever, and they're actually enemies, not just people who dislike each other at first as in almost all dramas with the tag. I managed to get one anon to give it a try and he ended up loving it too.
>>207236650too old which is sadi like her and her partner so muchbut they guy got cancer which delayed them too much into having marriage and kids and now it's uncertain
>honorific translated as character's nameimmersion ruined
>>207236868john-oppa...
>>207236868>>207236891>characters' names reorderedJong-Il Kim...
>>207236994ew
>>207236868autism is a hell of a drug.
the best indicator of a kino show is the amount of seethe it generates in the comments on mdl
>>207217461>>207218641but...I'm Johngeveryone just calls me John
>>207237101depends on a drama, if they're all climaxing over the romantic show you might check it out like hidden love
>>207237101>>207237147Why do mdl unnies hate older dramas so much? All the new shit is very highly rated in comparison and comments don't seethe as much. .
>>207237186>older dramasyou mean historical setting ones?
>>207237186It's less that they hate them and more that they just don't watch them. There's fewer people watching the older stuff and they tend to rate on a slightly less inflated scale compared to those who only stick to the new stuff. Some people think a 7 is a decent rating, others see it as a shit one
>>207237541Ones made before 2014.
>>207237089we went over this. It's cultural imperialism and you're being ableist
>>207237555put some examples heirs, the innocent man, city hunter, reply 1994, that winter, the wind blows, etc i really like them
>>207237555We watch a couple of the quintessential kdramas made before 2014
>>207237603meds.
>>207236650>>207236865
>>207237706
>>207237706She cute as hell
I can’t believe they completely nerfed the second season after a highly unlikely defeat-all-odds type of successful first season only to add that actress who clearly doesnt even want to be there but acts like she is doing the show a favor
>>207238046What are you talking about
>>207238046>>207237668
>>207238163>>207238308?I’m talking about Ten. Thought it was obvious
i don't take meds tyvm
>>207238699your bad
Not a drama show but I feel like you’ve seen it hereWas anyone else completely underwhelmed by Exhuma? They made it sound like the second coming of The Wailing but for me it fell completely flat More evidence that Koreans can be sheeple when it comes to viral popular things just like the honey butter chip fad
>>207239081did you use the fansub? retail subs were trash
>>207239081I also was underwhelmed by it. (I used the fan subs)
What drama did you hate the most this year?Wedding Impossible for me
>>207239113>>207239148I didn‘t use subs I’m a native speaker
>>207239222my wife
>>207239222Lovely Runner
>>207235332>>207239222In one picture they made her look like an evil autist and the other an alien with a huge foreheadBut she is in fact some of the very best looking women on screen today
finished up light shop today, enjoyed it overall, not sure how I feel about the after credits reveal that it's the same world as Moving, I know it's the same creator/writer but still, I was enjoying it as it's own thing.
>>207239700yea i found out while reading MDL comments.
>>207231226this is better.
>>207240688bold
>>207240606who is this cutie?
>>207241172Seo Hyun-jin
>>207240606dr romantic the beauty insideanother miss ohblack dogand our favourite The Cunck she's still single btw
>>207241481>black dogOne of my favourite dramas
>black dogyou mean a good day to be a dog.
>>207241481>>207240606she looks way worse in the cunck. she got looksmogged by the cunt SFL.
What the fuck, none of you fuckers told me that Fiery Priest 2 is airing. Also my wife Jang Nara won Daesang at SBS awrads
>>207242572we don't like season 2s here
>>207242572>Also my wife Jang Nara won Daesang at SBS awradsgood partner was good.
>>207242572>>207242859considering she's been around for such a long time I've actually seen very little of jang nara's stuff, I watched good partner this year and saw sell my haunted house, but I think that's about it, what are her best shows?
>>207243299are you advertising your own fb page? jesus christ.
>>207239222i dropped brewing love because it was so bland and unfunny
>>207243319Fated to Love You. She and the ML have 10/10 chemistry.
>>207243691I tried it but it starts off extremely girlbossy. Does it get any better?
>>207243840
>>207243861i dropped it at episode 4. the characters and the story were so uninterestingthe show tried to be Im not a Robot but failed
>>207243881delete this misleading image
>>207243319I remember liking Go Back Couple
>>207243977She was so cute in that scene
>>207244200she's very cute in much of the drama. adorable even.
>>207243881is this one of those shows/movies where you take off her glasses and style her hairy differently and she's a literal 10/10, but I'm supposed to pretend she's been ugly the whole time?
>>207244645no. she just becomes less awkward, but not a bombshell or anything >>207243840
>>207224174my only complaint is park bo-young didn't have more screentime.
>>207244753She should go back to doing comfy romances.
>>207244825>throwing the webm I made at meno she just needed more screentime. imagine being in a coma and she whispers CHEF in your ear
>>207244955>imagine being in a coma and she whispers CHEF in your ear
>>207244825
>>207245448how can one smol woman be so cute
>>207245448
incase you hadn't saved them all from when I made them at the start of the year when these threads were just taking off and not schizo.
>>207245586I had saved them all. That one and >>207244825 are my favorites. Thanks for making them chef.
>>207244753she was really good in daily dose of sunshine.
>>207245640>Thanks for making them chef.well somebody has to
>>207245898our rapist
>>>207245906yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpME_TlsC9Uairing later today
worship filthy animal arthdal kim ji-won, imagine the smell.
>>207246335when's the last time she bathed
>>207246335This drama reminds me of an old MTV show
>>207246335is the show worth wwatching even though she's not in the second season?
>>207242184I loved this show. My sister and I both liked it
>>207243474thread culture seethe more
>>207216714Any more soulful dramas like my girl?
>>207246471during the descendant of the sun era
>>207221231watch something long enough and it becomes just that.
>>207243474does that fb page even exist still lol it's a very old pic
>>207245898kek
I didn’t want to say anything but it’s very apparent to me that this thread has a thing for 40+ over the hill actresses
>>207220053its just an indian spammer, ignore it
>>207248702The only 40+ actresses that kdg universally love are Lee Bo young, song hye Kyo, and jang nara.
>>207248785i like han jimin but she doesn't look het agealso dates a guy 10 years younger than her such a korean cougar
>>207248702and young actors
>>207248702
>>207249220some of them are cute i like the ones that don't look like the typical gangnam korean
>>207248785mommy feet
>>207249628more like JOmon
>>207249657Why is this thread obsessed with feet?
>>207249897
>>207249921What are those sort of feet called?
>>207249921is this the most popular pic on /kdg/?
we want park bo young not park bo old
>>207250001my mouth type of feet
>>207248702>he doesn't like MILFsget a load of this fucking pleb my god
>>207249657>>207250501
if the main FL is older than 32 I won't watch it
>>207250586noona waestop molesting young girls
Thoughts on Love All Play?
>>207250962not a fan of spokon
What are we watching to night unnies?
>>207251900new episodes of the phone and love your enemy
>>207251900check in hanyang
gonna check light shop today it's better be good you keks
Did all of kdg finish the trunk already?
>>207252486Yes we can now post trunk meme
>>207252486yeah never felt that cucked in my whole life
give me a k drama thriller to watch right now
>>207252588Welcome to Samdal-ri was worse
>>207252627the worst of evil if you like noirmouse, beyond evil for classic thriller/detective
>>207252627the Bequeathed
>>207252653cheers. thanks
>>207252486only halfway throughgoing to finish it tomorrow watching some turkish drama I stumbled upon on netflix that's weirdly comfy slop tonight
>>207252661unnie this is to harsh for a newfag
>>207252688>watching some turkishnoona post your feet please
>>207252699I'm a pasty white male you dont want my feet pics anonit was in my international drama recs and I was drunk enough one night to actually start watching on a whim
>>207252688What turkish drama? I like those sometimes. They've done a bunch of kdrama adaptations too
>>207252627Mouse
>>207252747so it's an ONS drama
>>207252749black money loveit's kinda makjang esque for me with the convoluted plots, but it's comfy enough for me I keep watching. though I roll my eyes at the crying porn with how often every fucking woman seems to cry, that and if you think taiwanese drama music is repetitive you haven't seen anything yet
>>207252638it was subtle there at least
>>207252846Oh yeah I know that one, never knew it got to Netflix. Kinda makjang but oddly comfy describes just about every turkish drama I've ever tried kek. They do love their misery porn and excessive episode counts...Enjoy your watch chingu
What the comfiest 2024 drama? Not best but comfiest.
>>207253340hard to say, love next door was a comfy slice of life with no antagonist and multiple couples' stories
>>207253340The Trunk and The Frog
>>207253441
>>207253340Lovely Runner
How popular is Christianity in South Korea?
>>207253340trunk for as messy of a plot as it has is very comfy vibes wise imo
Pinocchio is the best kdrama ever.
>>207242715I do. Its different than the first but enjoy the characters and humor
>>207252846women crying don't bother me its in kdrama men cry the whole show. Kdrama today. FL older than ML. ML prettier than FL. Pretty ML screams and cries the whole show.
The only thing I don't like in Kdramas and Cdramas are when women get raped
>>207254172Suk made it unwatchable for me. He, and I use that pronoun loosely, too oddly faggy for a ML in a romantic entanglement with a woman.
>>207254997Its a lot of that. Watching a kdrama and the ML considers himself so irresistible he thinks a womans discomfort as he sexually intimidates her funny. I'm surprised but this is a current show. Real tall young punkass male that is prettier than a tiny mousy female
>>207254958noona you're kinda weird
good morning sirs.
>>207253998their biggest religion but wae
>>207256782we're hyungs here
>we're hyungs here
>>207257216this one looks like sunbaenim
>>207245475horny ghosts and yellow fever, simple as.
>>207227676>>207228016Damn that shit got real sad real quick kekThought I was just in for some weird horror
>>207258083the scene with the candy in the final episode hit like this cutie.
light slop
>>207258173slop shop
>slop shopkorean entertainment industry
Anyone seen You are my Destiny? Any good?
>>207258348Which one? There are like 4 recent shows with that name.
Aviztasbros, desperately needs magnet for Kingyo Tsuma/Fishbowl Wives.
>>207239081You're all a bunch of retards.This shit was meant for girls. Why dont you stop watching this and go lift some weights.