Paroma
@thedramanotes.bsky.social
Dog and cat butler for life. Talks on youtube about Asian dramas (mostly K and C).
@thedramanotes everywhere.
@thedramanotes everywhere.
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Upcoming film #EverydayWeAre, starring the late #KimSaeRon and #LeeChaeMin, releases first stills. The project is based on a popular webtoon of the same name and captures the tender emotions of youth, first love, and enduring friendship.
In SK cinemas on February 2026.
In SK cinemas on February 2026.
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Upcoming film #EverydayWeAre, starring the late #KimSaeRon and #LeeChaeMin, releases first stills. The project is based on a popular webtoon of the same name and captures the tender emotions of youth, first love, and enduring friendship.
In SK cinemas on February 2026.
In SK cinemas on February 2026.
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Taking bromance to the next level 😅
January 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Taking bromance to the next level 😅
You know Idol I and #Glory have made me realise that I don't actually hate the hidden identity trope. I hate how most dramas use it.
In Glory, the ML genuinely forgot his identity. By the time he remembered, he was already in love, and hilariously his first reaction was: "Oh shit." 🤣 (cont)
In Glory, the ML genuinely forgot his identity. By the time he remembered, he was already in love, and hilariously his first reaction was: "Oh shit." 🤣 (cont)
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
You know Idol I and #Glory have made me realise that I don't actually hate the hidden identity trope. I hate how most dramas use it.
In Glory, the ML genuinely forgot his identity. By the time he remembered, he was already in love, and hilariously his first reaction was: "Oh shit." 🤣 (cont)
In Glory, the ML genuinely forgot his identity. By the time he remembered, he was already in love, and hilariously his first reaction was: "Oh shit." 🤣 (cont)
Just wanted to note that there is some confusion about the writers claiming that the ML was completely fictional. He was a fictionalized version with a slightly different name. Like calling the great dictator Kitler. And then using the same major events as framework in their story. 🙈
This is a righteous rant by @thedramanotes.bsky.social asking why viewers glossed over the ML in Bon Appetit Your Majesty being a mass 🍇ist. I think most wanted escapist entertainment and were able to simply ignore anything uncomfortable about the story 😮💨 #kdrama
Bon Appétit Your Majesty: Did we watch the same drama? (Spoilers)
YouTube video by The Drama Notes
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just wanted to note that there is some confusion about the writers claiming that the ML was completely fictional. He was a fictionalized version with a slightly different name. Like calling the great dictator Kitler. And then using the same major events as framework in their story. 🙈
I think a video is a proper success when half my viewers run off to watch the #kdrama 5 minutes into me talking excitedly about it. 🤣
Here's my video on why you should ALSO be watching #SpiritFingers!
youtu.be/q5RRT9-IX38
Here's my video on why you should ALSO be watching #SpiritFingers!
youtu.be/q5RRT9-IX38
November 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I think a video is a proper success when half my viewers run off to watch the #kdrama 5 minutes into me talking excitedly about it. 🤣
Here's my video on why you should ALSO be watching #SpiritFingers!
youtu.be/q5RRT9-IX38
Here's my video on why you should ALSO be watching #SpiritFingers!
youtu.be/q5RRT9-IX38
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?...