Anna Marshall
@amarshll.bsky.social
Exhausted liberal; social scientist and lawyer by day, mediocre knitter and KDrama fan by night.
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice . . . I hope.
Oh, and tell your dog I said “Hi.”
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice . . . I hope.
Oh, and tell your dog I said “Hi.”
#EYDC2025 Day 3: Favorite actor discovered - Choo Young Woo by a mile. He did 4 new #kdramas this year, playing 6 different characters (bc he had dual roles in 2 of those). He stole every scene he was in. And now, I will watch him in anything.
#TaleofLadyOk
#TraumaCode
#MercyForNone
#HeadOverHeels
#TaleofLadyOk
#TraumaCode
#MercyForNone
#HeadOverHeels
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#EYDC2025 Day 3: Favorite actor discovered - Choo Young Woo by a mile. He did 4 new #kdramas this year, playing 6 different characters (bc he had dual roles in 2 of those). He stole every scene he was in. And now, I will watch him in anything.
#TaleofLadyOk
#TraumaCode
#MercyForNone
#HeadOverHeels
#TaleofLadyOk
#TraumaCode
#MercyForNone
#HeadOverHeels
#EYDC2025 - Day 2: I first saw Im Ji Yeon in #TheGlory (and was terrified of her). But this year she grabbed my attention in #TaleofLadyOk and #NiceNotToMeetYou. She can pretty much do anything — villain, hero, historical, and even slapstick comedy. Fan for life!
December 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#EYDC2025 - Day 2: I first saw Im Ji Yeon in #TheGlory (and was terrified of her). But this year she grabbed my attention in #TaleofLadyOk and #NiceNotToMeetYou. She can pretty much do anything — villain, hero, historical, and even slapstick comedy. Fan for life!
#Dramajoychallenge D18: Heartwarming Friendship. Easy — my favorite friend group in my fave #kdrama, #IntotheRing. Goo Se Ra & her high school friends [support][criticize][fight with][love] each other, pass the Bechdel test every episode. Just one of the perfect things abt this beautiful drama.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#Dramajoychallenge D18: Heartwarming Friendship. Easy — my favorite friend group in my fave #kdrama, #IntotheRing. Goo Se Ra & her high school friends [support][criticize][fight with][love] each other, pass the Bechdel test every episode. Just one of the perfect things abt this beautiful drama.
D15 #dramajoychallenge: Found Family
Too many to choose from, but I pick #TaleofLadyOk — a story about a group of people who cling together through some serious adversity. Made me a fan for life of Im Ji Yeon and Choo Young Woo.
Hon Men to storeowners in Geumga Plaza! #Vincenzo.
Too many to choose from, but I pick #TaleofLadyOk — a story about a group of people who cling together through some serious adversity. Made me a fan for life of Im Ji Yeon and Choo Young Woo.
Hon Men to storeowners in Geumga Plaza! #Vincenzo.
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
D15 #dramajoychallenge: Found Family
Too many to choose from, but I pick #TaleofLadyOk — a story about a group of people who cling together through some serious adversity. Made me a fan for life of Im Ji Yeon and Choo Young Woo.
Hon Men to storeowners in Geumga Plaza! #Vincenzo.
Too many to choose from, but I pick #TaleofLadyOk — a story about a group of people who cling together through some serious adversity. Made me a fan for life of Im Ji Yeon and Choo Young Woo.
Hon Men to storeowners in Geumga Plaza! #Vincenzo.
#Dramajoychallenge Day 12: Cameo
Vincenzo represents Hong Hae In in the divorce in #QueenofTears. Couldn’t catch my breath, I was laughing so hard.
#kdrama
Vincenzo represents Hong Hae In in the divorce in #QueenofTears. Couldn’t catch my breath, I was laughing so hard.
#kdrama
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#Dramajoychallenge Day 12: Cameo
Vincenzo represents Hong Hae In in the divorce in #QueenofTears. Couldn’t catch my breath, I was laughing so hard.
#kdrama
Vincenzo represents Hong Hae In in the divorce in #QueenofTears. Couldn’t catch my breath, I was laughing so hard.
#kdrama
Posing as a Cubs fan at a Mets game that happens to be at Wrigley. LETS GO METS.
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Posing as a Cubs fan at a Mets game that happens to be at Wrigley. LETS GO METS.
Day 13 #dramajobchallenge — close call with Cho Hyeon Ju of Squid Game.
But it has to be these two. DP is riveting, brutal, tragic. And Ahn Joon Ho and Han Ho Yul are affected by their work. (Played masterfully by Jung Hae In and Koo Kyo Hwan.)
I can make myself cry just thinking abt S2-Ep3.
But it has to be these two. DP is riveting, brutal, tragic. And Ahn Joon Ho and Han Ho Yul are affected by their work. (Played masterfully by Jung Hae In and Koo Kyo Hwan.)
I can make myself cry just thinking abt S2-Ep3.
September 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Day 13 #dramajobchallenge — close call with Cho Hyeon Ju of Squid Game.
But it has to be these two. DP is riveting, brutal, tragic. And Ahn Joon Ho and Han Ho Yul are affected by their work. (Played masterfully by Jung Hae In and Koo Kyo Hwan.)
I can make myself cry just thinking abt S2-Ep3.
But it has to be these two. DP is riveting, brutal, tragic. And Ahn Joon Ho and Han Ho Yul are affected by their work. (Played masterfully by Jung Hae In and Koo Kyo Hwan.)
I can make myself cry just thinking abt S2-Ep3.
Day 3 #dramajobchallenge — Favorite Actors.
2 of my comfort dramas feature roles of actors. Kim Young Dae in Sh**ting Stars doing what he does best - comedy. And Choo Young Woo as the dreamy storyteller in Tale of Lady Ok.
2 of my comfort dramas feature roles of actors. Kim Young Dae in Sh**ting Stars doing what he does best - comedy. And Choo Young Woo as the dreamy storyteller in Tale of Lady Ok.
September 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Day 3 #dramajobchallenge — Favorite Actors.
2 of my comfort dramas feature roles of actors. Kim Young Dae in Sh**ting Stars doing what he does best - comedy. And Choo Young Woo as the dreamy storyteller in Tale of Lady Ok.
2 of my comfort dramas feature roles of actors. Kim Young Dae in Sh**ting Stars doing what he does best - comedy. And Choo Young Woo as the dreamy storyteller in Tale of Lady Ok.
Day 2 of #dramajobchallenge:
I love medical dramas — big fan of Dr. Romantic and Hospital Playlist. But these three are my new favorites — #TraumaCode had everything I like about medical dramas, but they turned up the chaos and the funny. Sequel please!!!
#kdrama
I love medical dramas — big fan of Dr. Romantic and Hospital Playlist. But these three are my new favorites — #TraumaCode had everything I like about medical dramas, but they turned up the chaos and the funny. Sequel please!!!
#kdrama
September 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Day 2 of #dramajobchallenge:
I love medical dramas — big fan of Dr. Romantic and Hospital Playlist. But these three are my new favorites — #TraumaCode had everything I like about medical dramas, but they turned up the chaos and the funny. Sequel please!!!
#kdrama
I love medical dramas — big fan of Dr. Romantic and Hospital Playlist. But these three are my new favorites — #TraumaCode had everything I like about medical dramas, but they turned up the chaos and the funny. Sequel please!!!
#kdrama
Late start on Day 1, where I’ve seen some of my faves — Atty Woo and Suspicious Partner. So I pick #TaleofLadyOk (brave, fierce, fighter for justice) and #JudgeFromHell (hilariously evil at first, the way most judges feel, I guess).
#Kdrama #dramajobchallenge
#Kdrama #dramajobchallenge
September 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Late start on Day 1, where I’ve seen some of my faves — Atty Woo and Suspicious Partner. So I pick #TaleofLadyOk (brave, fierce, fighter for justice) and #JudgeFromHell (hilariously evil at first, the way most judges feel, I guess).
#Kdrama #dramajobchallenge
#Kdrama #dramajobchallenge
And don’t sleep on his magical performance in Tale of Lady Ok. His best of 4 amazing performances.
July 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
And don’t sleep on his magical performance in Tale of Lady Ok. His best of 4 amazing performances.
#ShowMeYourKnits My temperature blanket. Mitten squares for each day showing the range of temperatures that day. Borders will be of days “left over.” Took forever but I’m pretty happy with it. Gifting it to nephew and niece.
May 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#ShowMeYourKnits My temperature blanket. Mitten squares for each day showing the range of temperatures that day. Borders will be of days “left over.” Took forever but I’m pretty happy with it. Gifting it to nephew and niece.
It also reminded me of my parents who found each other early in life and were married for 50 years. Through all the joy and tragedy, having 2 daughters, in the end, they loved each other most in the world. Miss them every day.
April 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It also reminded me of my parents who found each other early in life and were married for 50 years. Through all the joy and tragedy, having 2 daughters, in the end, they loved each other most in the world. Miss them every day.
#kdramachallenge Day 4: Powerful Performance. The cast of The Glory was amazing, especially the bullies. And of the bullies, Park Sung Hoon and Im Ji Yeon really stood out. (Thank you, Tale of Lady Ok, for making it possible for me to appreciate Im Ji Yeon as something other than a villain.)
March 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
#kdramachallenge Day 4: Powerful Performance. The cast of The Glory was amazing, especially the bullies. And of the bullies, Park Sung Hoon and Im Ji Yeon really stood out. (Thank you, Tale of Lady Ok, for making it possible for me to appreciate Im Ji Yeon as something other than a villain.)
Well worth it!! It took me several tries to get the rhythm, but I loved the final result.
February 8, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Well worth it!! It took me several tries to get the rhythm, but I loved the final result.
#SquidGame2 Character Poster.
In the latest in a series of amazing roles, #ParkSungHoon is Player #120. I haven’t recognized him in the trailers, but I wasn’t really looking for her.
So. Excited.
#KDrama
In the latest in a series of amazing roles, #ParkSungHoon is Player #120. I haven’t recognized him in the trailers, but I wasn’t really looking for her.
So. Excited.
#KDrama
December 5, 2024 at 2:48 AM
#SquidGame2 Character Poster.
In the latest in a series of amazing roles, #ParkSungHoon is Player #120. I haven’t recognized him in the trailers, but I wasn’t really looking for her.
So. Excited.
#KDrama
In the latest in a series of amazing roles, #ParkSungHoon is Player #120. I haven’t recognized him in the trailers, but I wasn’t really looking for her.
So. Excited.
#KDrama
In the final stretch of a temperature blanket for 2023 (I’m slow and easily distracted). I’m up to November 3; hoping to be done by Xmas. #knitting #knitsky #showmeyourknits 🧶
November 26, 2024 at 7:31 PM
In the final stretch of a temperature blanket for 2023 (I’m slow and easily distracted). I’m up to November 3; hoping to be done by Xmas. #knitting #knitsky #showmeyourknits 🧶
One more. Michael Jordan’s “Shot” — Tar Heel Edition.
November 23, 2024 at 12:06 AM
One more. Michael Jordan’s “Shot” — Tar Heel Edition.
My favorite pitcher from the 1969 Mets -- Jerry Koosman -- after pitching a complete game to win the World Series.
November 22, 2024 at 8:52 PM
My favorite pitcher from the 1969 Mets -- Jerry Koosman -- after pitching a complete game to win the World Series.
I watched all 20 episodes with my jaw clenched. That one show had the full spectrum of characters in everyday life in an office — the heroes and villains and everyone in between — with an amazing attention to detail — down to the sound of paper rustling. One of my life dramas.
November 19, 2024 at 8:52 PM
I watched all 20 episodes with my jaw clenched. That one show had the full spectrum of characters in everyday life in an office — the heroes and villains and everyone in between — with an amazing attention to detail — down to the sound of paper rustling. One of my life dramas.
This one is easy. Park Sung Hoon as a menacing, dangerous bad guy. (The photo is from The Glory but could be from a half dozen other, slightly different roles.) AND as the greenest of green flags and best-ever boyfriend in Into the Ring.
November 14, 2024 at 11:19 PM
This one is easy. Park Sung Hoon as a menacing, dangerous bad guy. (The photo is from The Glory but could be from a half dozen other, slightly different roles.) AND as the greenest of green flags and best-ever boyfriend in Into the Ring.
#EYDC2023 Day 20: Kdrama that made me cry — D.P. 2. Every episode. Many of them loud ugly sobbing. (Did not realize the impression D.P. made on me until doing this challenge.)
December 20, 2023 at 11:02 PM
#EYDC2023 Day 20: Kdrama that made me cry — D.P. 2. Every episode. Many of them loud ugly sobbing. (Did not realize the impression D.P. made on me until doing this challenge.)
Every time Goo Se Ra (Nana) and Seo Gong Myeong (Park Sung Hoon) lock lips. Two best below. (I am on a mission to make everyone on the planet watch Into the Ring.)
December 15, 2023 at 7:22 PM
Every time Goo Se Ra (Nana) and Seo Gong Myeong (Park Sung Hoon) lock lips. Two best below. (I am on a mission to make everyone on the planet watch Into the Ring.)
#EYDC2023 Day 9 — non-2023 KDrama: Mostly 1st seasons — Taxi Driver, Dr. Romantic, DP. Signal’s also great. But the best: Into the Ring — good pacing, good story, best women friends, believable villains, and THE perfect romance; the FL and ML simply adore each other, no matter what. My life drama!
December 9, 2023 at 1:40 PM
#EYDC2023 Day 9 — non-2023 KDrama: Mostly 1st seasons — Taxi Driver, Dr. Romantic, DP. Signal’s also great. But the best: Into the Ring — good pacing, good story, best women friends, believable villains, and THE perfect romance; the FL and ML simply adore each other, no matter what. My life drama!
#EYDC2023- Day 8 — Best Kdrama Supporting Role: definitely Jang Sung Min in DP2 (played by Bae Na Ra). Thought about that story for days, and that performance just lingered with me. Beautiful!
December 8, 2023 at 2:44 PM
#EYDC2023- Day 8 — Best Kdrama Supporting Role: definitely Jang Sung Min in DP2 (played by Bae Na Ra). Thought about that story for days, and that performance just lingered with me. Beautiful!