Paroma
@thedramanotes.bsky.social
Dog and cat butler for life. Talks on youtube about Asian dramas (mostly K and C).
@thedramanotes everywhere.
@thedramanotes everywhere.
This scene in Would You Marry Me takes men's feminist solidarity back 10-20 years. Why is a random guy pushing aside a doctor MID CPR and telling her to cover up instead of publicly shaming the pervert filming her?
No beating him up in secret later does nothing.
No beating him up in secret later does nothing.
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This scene in Would You Marry Me takes men's feminist solidarity back 10-20 years. Why is a random guy pushing aside a doctor MID CPR and telling her to cover up instead of publicly shaming the pervert filming her?
No beating him up in secret later does nothing.
No beating him up in secret later does nothing.
Making people believe that their one vote is the only power they have is the biggest political scam. Your power is in dissent, agitation, vocal questioning, vigilance against corruption. There is no passive participation in a democracy.
If you’re in a party that consistently relies on high voter turnout to win, ensuring people come to the polls becomes part of your job. Otherwise, you did not do your job, and no amount of whining about and blaming others will get your job done 🤷🏻♂️
I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
October 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Making people believe that their one vote is the only power they have is the biggest political scam. Your power is in dissent, agitation, vocal questioning, vigilance against corruption. There is no passive participation in a democracy.
My friend @anisa.bsky.social wrote this excellent piece on the presence of serial killers in romantic K-dramas for MENT magazine a while back, and then we recorded a pod talking more about it:
I'll link the article in the post below. Here's our podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I'll link the article in the post below. Here's our podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Rise of the Murder Rom-Com in K-Dramas
Podcast Episode · Dramas Over Flowers · 10/23/2025 · 1h 37m
podcasts.apple.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My friend @anisa.bsky.social wrote this excellent piece on the presence of serial killers in romantic K-dramas for MENT magazine a while back, and then we recorded a pod talking more about it:
I'll link the article in the post below. Here's our podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I'll link the article in the post below. Here's our podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Would you marry me, so far, has been such a nice revisit to 2017s romcom kdrama era.
Minus the unnecessary stress. Our male lead is a grumpy teddy bear with sense and sensitivity. Our female lead is mildly bumbling but not a fool. Every time she stands up for herself she leaves a mile long burn.
Minus the unnecessary stress. Our male lead is a grumpy teddy bear with sense and sensitivity. Our female lead is mildly bumbling but not a fool. Every time she stands up for herself she leaves a mile long burn.
October 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Would you marry me, so far, has been such a nice revisit to 2017s romcom kdrama era.
Minus the unnecessary stress. Our male lead is a grumpy teddy bear with sense and sensitivity. Our female lead is mildly bumbling but not a fool. Every time she stands up for herself she leaves a mile long burn.
Minus the unnecessary stress. Our male lead is a grumpy teddy bear with sense and sensitivity. Our female lead is mildly bumbling but not a fool. Every time she stands up for herself she leaves a mile long burn.
A commenter asked if a sweet male lead's stalking counts as stalking, and so I did some legal research.
Turns out that while different rules apply for fiction and reality, the logic underpinning both is the same.
youtu.be/uiS5eocM70s?...
Turns out that while different rules apply for fiction and reality, the logic underpinning both is the same.
youtu.be/uiS5eocM70s?...
Is this stalking or love? (Replying to a comment)
YouTube video by The Drama Notes
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A commenter asked if a sweet male lead's stalking counts as stalking, and so I did some legal research.
Turns out that while different rules apply for fiction and reality, the logic underpinning both is the same.
youtu.be/uiS5eocM70s?...
Turns out that while different rules apply for fiction and reality, the logic underpinning both is the same.
youtu.be/uiS5eocM70s?...
An additional question I have is why all Jinns get their own names except Song Hye-kyo, who is only referred to as Jiniya ('female Jinn' acc to the drama). No name. Like why?
Anyway, here's a video on a show that confused me frequently.
youtu.be/Lev6N7aUwt8
Anyway, here's a video on a show that confused me frequently.
youtu.be/Lev6N7aUwt8
Genie Make a Wish tests your patience before it gets good. (Spoilers)
YouTube video by The Drama Notes
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
An additional question I have is why all Jinns get their own names except Song Hye-kyo, who is only referred to as Jiniya ('female Jinn' acc to the drama). No name. Like why?
Anyway, here's a video on a show that confused me frequently.
youtu.be/Lev6N7aUwt8
Anyway, here's a video on a show that confused me frequently.
youtu.be/Lev6N7aUwt8
Genie, Make a Wish!
(A first impressions thread)
4 minutes in. Holy info dump. Even in the lovely voice of Kim Woobin that was a lot.
Did I really need to know my hero's entire motivation before the story even starts?
(A first impressions thread)
4 minutes in. Holy info dump. Even in the lovely voice of Kim Woobin that was a lot.
Did I really need to know my hero's entire motivation before the story even starts?
October 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Genie, Make a Wish!
(A first impressions thread)
4 minutes in. Holy info dump. Even in the lovely voice of Kim Woobin that was a lot.
Did I really need to know my hero's entire motivation before the story even starts?
(A first impressions thread)
4 minutes in. Holy info dump. Even in the lovely voice of Kim Woobin that was a lot.
Did I really need to know my hero's entire motivation before the story even starts?
Good friends on the internet have been recommending a k-drama to me for the last month. And it does seem like the perfect thing. Except for the ML being played by a dude who SA'd his friend (got acquitted then lost the defamation case ag the woman cause judge ruled she didn't lie).
I don't want to+
I don't want to+
September 29, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Good friends on the internet have been recommending a k-drama to me for the last month. And it does seem like the perfect thing. Except for the ML being played by a dude who SA'd his friend (got acquitted then lost the defamation case ag the woman cause judge ruled she didn't lie).
I don't want to+
I don't want to+
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I told you I would keep you updated about the #BurningSun creeps so you can make conscious decisions about who and what to support:
One of the perpetrators in the Burning Sun incident and former YG Ent. employee, #HeoHyun, has been appointed as the CBO of Muse M, in charge of the China branch.
One of the perpetrators in the Burning Sun incident and former YG Ent. employee, #HeoHyun, has been appointed as the CBO of Muse M, in charge of the China branch.
September 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I told you I would keep you updated about the #BurningSun creeps so you can make conscious decisions about who and what to support:
One of the perpetrators in the Burning Sun incident and former YG Ent. employee, #HeoHyun, has been appointed as the CBO of Muse M, in charge of the China branch.
One of the perpetrators in the Burning Sun incident and former YG Ent. employee, #HeoHyun, has been appointed as the CBO of Muse M, in charge of the China branch.
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So ymmv but I don't care at all about cheating scandals unless there's some kind of abusive behavior involved. This is one of those big cultural disconnects for me, I'll never get over how cheating can nuke a person's career in Asia. #jdrama
#SakaguchiKentaro who scheduled to appear at press conference of movie #BanjoNoHimawari at Busan International Film Festival on September 18th has been cancelled due to his recent scandal.
September 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So ymmv but I don't care at all about cheating scandals unless there's some kind of abusive behavior involved. This is one of those big cultural disconnects for me, I'll never get over how cheating can nuke a person's career in Asia. #jdrama
See this is what takes me from liking a drama to suddenly loving it. 'When Destiny Brings the Demon' was chugging along just fine being cute and funny and dealing with immortal cannibalism... ☠️👀
UNTIL! (cont)
#Whendestinybringsthedemon #cdrama
UNTIL! (cont)
#Whendestinybringsthedemon #cdrama
August 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
See this is what takes me from liking a drama to suddenly loving it. 'When Destiny Brings the Demon' was chugging along just fine being cute and funny and dealing with immortal cannibalism... ☠️👀
UNTIL! (cont)
#Whendestinybringsthedemon #cdrama
UNTIL! (cont)
#Whendestinybringsthedemon #cdrama
What do you mean it's not high brow? 😄 It's funny as heck and follows logic in its plot mechanisms.
Yes people be flying everywhere but at least their motives are consistent and you're not trying to strangle characters through screen out of frustration!
I call that high art.
Yes people be flying everywhere but at least their motives are consistent and you're not trying to strangle characters through screen out of frustration!
I call that high art.
Started #WhenDestinyBringsTheDemon on a whim and I love it!
The FL just wants to be a slacker.
The ML has trust issues.
There's a sweet giant serpent, a grouchy fire flower, and a sketchy bestie.
So much fun! I hope it's this good the whole way.
#cdrama
www.viki.com/tv/41144c-wh...
The FL just wants to be a slacker.
The ML has trust issues.
There's a sweet giant serpent, a grouchy fire flower, and a sketchy bestie.
So much fun! I hope it's this good the whole way.
#cdrama
www.viki.com/tv/41144c-wh...
When Destiny Brings the Demon | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Immortal master Chen Fei Yu awakens after 500 years, but doesn't want to do anything. Find out if Wang Ying Lu can help him change in When Destiny Brings the Demon!
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August 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
What do you mean it's not high brow? 😄 It's funny as heck and follows logic in its plot mechanisms.
Yes people be flying everywhere but at least their motives are consistent and you're not trying to strangle characters through screen out of frustration!
I call that high art.
Yes people be flying everywhere but at least their motives are consistent and you're not trying to strangle characters through screen out of frustration!
I call that high art.
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I know two people who are planning podcasts/videos comparing Marry My Husband Korea and Japan. I love that I'm not the only person intrigued by all the differences. And by intrigued I mean it's my new obsession 😅 I've been all over my socials hyping the new version 👇 #Kdrama #Jdrama
July 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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There's a 2001 Jang Hyuk movie called Volcano High that I found on Internet Archive & omg what a crack watch. It's like a live action manga with lots of wire work & very funny. Shin Min Ah is the FL & Gong Hyo Jin is in it too. Download the ISO file If you want to watch because it has subs #kdrama
Volcano High Korean Dub With English Sub : Kim Tae-kyun : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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May 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
There's a 2001 Jang Hyuk movie called Volcano High that I found on Internet Archive & omg what a crack watch. It's like a live action manga with lots of wire work & very funny. Shin Min Ah is the FL & Gong Hyo Jin is in it too. Download the ISO file If you want to watch because it has subs #kdrama
Anyone watching Haunted Palace on my tl?
April 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Anyone watching Haunted Palace on my tl?
I'm so late to this party, but the Apothecary Diaries is the best thing on my watchlist right now. You've got an FMC who's part chemist, part doctor, and all poison enthusiast trying to survive palace intrigues without getting beheaded. Maomao is my standard for historical heroines now.
April 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I'm so late to this party, but the Apothecary Diaries is the best thing on my watchlist right now. You've got an FMC who's part chemist, part doctor, and all poison enthusiast trying to survive palace intrigues without getting beheaded. Maomao is my standard for historical heroines now.
Hearing about performers taking their lives has become white noise for us #kdrama fans.
Each time, we say, it's a situation unique to the person. It's not an industry wide problem all of us need to worry about.
Anywho. This was a sad but lovely read:
crabbyfordramas.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/k...
Each time, we say, it's a situation unique to the person. It's not an industry wide problem all of us need to worry about.
Anywho. This was a sad but lovely read:
crabbyfordramas.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/k...
Thinking About Kim Sae-ron
When I was fifteen, I spent the entire summer watching dramas. No, for real, I don’t think I went outside. I was still fairly new to the obsession that would come to define the last decade of…
crabbyfordramas.wordpress.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Hearing about performers taking their lives has become white noise for us #kdrama fans.
Each time, we say, it's a situation unique to the person. It's not an industry wide problem all of us need to worry about.
Anywho. This was a sad but lovely read:
crabbyfordramas.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/k...
Each time, we say, it's a situation unique to the person. It's not an industry wide problem all of us need to worry about.
Anywho. This was a sad but lovely read:
crabbyfordramas.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/k...
Watch Fireworks Of My Heart they said. It's a cute Yang Yang romance they said. So why am I depressed 10 episodes in over career ending injuries and the thanklessness of rescue work? 🙈
Don't mind me. I love #cdramas like this. But I'm ready for that com in the romcom now.
Don't mind me. I love #cdramas like this. But I'm ready for that com in the romcom now.
February 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Watch Fireworks Of My Heart they said. It's a cute Yang Yang romance they said. So why am I depressed 10 episodes in over career ending injuries and the thanklessness of rescue work? 🙈
Don't mind me. I love #cdramas like this. But I'm ready for that com in the romcom now.
Don't mind me. I love #cdramas like this. But I'm ready for that com in the romcom now.
Watching My Dearest Nemesis and love Moon Ga-young as the brave, competent employee who needs the job but won't take power trips from her bosses.
Choi Hyun-wook though is a mix bag. His younger man, forced to hide a love of bad fashion + rock music, can't quite pull the fake stoic chaebol off 🧵1
Choi Hyun-wook though is a mix bag. His younger man, forced to hide a love of bad fashion + rock music, can't quite pull the fake stoic chaebol off 🧵1
February 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Watching My Dearest Nemesis and love Moon Ga-young as the brave, competent employee who needs the job but won't take power trips from her bosses.
Choi Hyun-wook though is a mix bag. His younger man, forced to hide a love of bad fashion + rock music, can't quite pull the fake stoic chaebol off 🧵1
Choi Hyun-wook though is a mix bag. His younger man, forced to hide a love of bad fashion + rock music, can't quite pull the fake stoic chaebol off 🧵1
What makes a female lead annoying to kdrama audiences? A woman being too loud, too aggressive, too independent?
But I've found people loving a lot of female leads who are all of that.
Ji Kang-hee seemed to hit a specific nerve though.
youtu.be/uNKVvj477aE?...
But I've found people loving a lot of female leads who are all of that.
Ji Kang-hee seemed to hit a specific nerve though.
youtu.be/uNKVvj477aE?...
Write More UN-likeable Heroines Like Her
YouTube video by The Drama Notes
youtu.be
February 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What makes a female lead annoying to kdrama audiences? A woman being too loud, too aggressive, too independent?
But I've found people loving a lot of female leads who are all of that.
Ji Kang-hee seemed to hit a specific nerve though.
youtu.be/uNKVvj477aE?...
But I've found people loving a lot of female leads who are all of that.
Ji Kang-hee seemed to hit a specific nerve though.
youtu.be/uNKVvj477aE?...
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24 years ago, Meteor Garden started a global phenomenon of massively successful Hana Yori Dango adaptations without which we literally would not be here. *points to handle*
And that iconic show made the equally iconic Barbie Hsu beloved to millions around the world. RIP to a legend 💔
And that iconic show made the equally iconic Barbie Hsu beloved to millions around the world. RIP to a legend 💔
February 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
24 years ago, Meteor Garden started a global phenomenon of massively successful Hana Yori Dango adaptations without which we literally would not be here. *points to handle*
And that iconic show made the equally iconic Barbie Hsu beloved to millions around the world. RIP to a legend 💔
And that iconic show made the equally iconic Barbie Hsu beloved to millions around the world. RIP to a legend 💔
I just realised #WhentheStarsGossip is still airing!
Everyone stopped talking about it so I kinda thought it was done. 😅
But it's only halfway through.
#kdrama
Everyone stopped talking about it so I kinda thought it was done. 😅
But it's only halfway through.
#kdrama
January 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I just realised #WhentheStarsGossip is still airing!
Everyone stopped talking about it so I kinda thought it was done. 😅
But it's only halfway through.
#kdrama
Everyone stopped talking about it so I kinda thought it was done. 😅
But it's only halfway through.
#kdrama
So I finally watched both Squid Games cause I wanted to understand the context of a scene in S2.
And director Hwang Dong-hyuk wasn't lying, was he?
He really did do season 2 for the monies (and rightfully so).
But that left us with such a sad imitation of S1. 🙈
#kdrama #netflix
And director Hwang Dong-hyuk wasn't lying, was he?
He really did do season 2 for the monies (and rightfully so).
But that left us with such a sad imitation of S1. 🙈
#kdrama #netflix
January 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Okay, Trauma Code EP 1 was an absolute banger but I'm traumatized by Netflix dramas with great first episodes that go to shit. 🤞 that it ends well @thedramanotes.bsky.social this is another reason for bad endings in dramas, investing all the $$ in EP 1 and not bothering with a coherent script.
January 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Okay, Trauma Code EP 1 was an absolute banger but I'm traumatized by Netflix dramas with great first episodes that go to shit. 🤞 that it ends well @thedramanotes.bsky.social this is another reason for bad endings in dramas, investing all the $$ in EP 1 and not bothering with a coherent script.
LaShaunda's post asking screenwriters why their #kdrama endings suck got me theorizing and ended with making my favourite video to date. I love this community. 🥲
Kdrama Endings – The Good And The Bad
I built a fun Kdrama community on the Threads platform. This week one of my fellow threaders used one of my posts to inspire her YouTube Video. It's about Kdrama endings one of my pet peeves about Kdramas. Here's what I said in my post: I would like to chat…
I built a fun Kdrama community on the Threads platform. This week one of my fellow threaders used one of my posts to inspire her YouTube Video. It's about Kdrama endings one of my pet peeves about Kdramas. Here's what I said in my post: I would like to chat…
Kdrama Endings – The Good And The Bad
I built a fun Kdrama community on the Threads platform. This week one of my fellow threaders used one of my posts to inspire her YouTube Video. It's about Kdrama endings one of my pet peeves about Kdramas. Here's what I said in my post: I would like to chat with Kdrama writers to see why they have a hard time with their endings.
lashaundahoffman.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
LaShaunda's post asking screenwriters why their #kdrama endings suck got me theorizing and ended with making my favourite video to date. I love this community. 🥲