I have entered the world of Korean dramas again!!!!!! Oh, the agony of it all.....all of the emotions, all of the time spent.....just watching Korean shows on the Internet!!!! I know..sounds VERY funny but it's something that a good majority of my Korean-American friends do. Actually, almost every Korean mom I know watches them in VCR tape form and I always just laughed at that part of life that just become "normal." Nowadays, there are different ways to watch Korean dramas. You can rent video tapes, DVD's, or watch them on the Internet. They are even subtitled for people like me that can understand about 95% of the dialogue but miss things here and there due to my extended vocabulary deficiency. And, the episodes come out once a week if it's a new drama. So, people wait agonizing for the week...waiting for the next, new episode to be available. My mom would go to the Korean video store each week to get the new tape.....while my friends can't wait to see it online. I can't wait week by week...so I wait until the whole drama is over and then watch the episodes at my leisure. BUT, I told myself I wodl'nt do this...get all wrapped up in it.....so much "wasted" time. But here I sit now...still thinking about the episode I watched last night.
So, in Korea, their dramas are not like American soap operas that run for 10,20, 30 years. They actually come to and end...and after watching the storyline for almost 20-30 hours...you get attached to the characters. So, when the drama ends, you actually feel a little...empty...or miss the show. So, not only have you emotionally invested yourself, you have also spent hours of your precious time with nothing to show for it except your thoughts. SO..that is why the last Korean drama I watched was 8 years ago. It was a love story (most are) with huge drama, emotional tension, self-denial, and tragedy. The last couple of episodes, I watched until 2-3am and cried my eyes out. I mean...they were red and swollen the next morning. I cried and cried and told myself that I won't put myself through that again. So, fast forward 8 years...and this new drama called Boys Before Flowers just came out and EVERYONE who has seen it has loved it more than I can even say. They talk about it, discuss this and that...I mean..it's crazy. See, there was a HUE drama called Full House like 5 years ago that was all the rage...and well, I was strong and didn't watch it because I didn't want to go down that path again....staying up late, crying, thinking about it the next day, wanting to see the next episode, etc. But I kept hearing about Boys Before Flowers......over and over...from people from the East coast to the West coast. And then my sister rented Full House. It is was game over. Even though it was 5 years ago...it was still so good. I couldn't wait to put in the next DVD...at the end of one disc, I was running (yes, running) to put in the next one. It was sad.....Jay laughed at me many times. And now, I've watched 2 episodes of Boys Before Flowers on the Internet....and I can already tell that I will be a wreck soon. You won't even believe how sad I was that the Full House drama was over when it ended. There are rumors that they want to make a Full House 2.....I am keeping my fingers crossed. (Even though the leading male role, Rain, won't be back....I really like him!!! He's so cute...even though he's "yesterday's news" in Korea.)
I cannot believe I have started watching these dramas again. Addictive...and I know most people won't understand what I have just rambled on about...but that's where I'm at. I'm becoming more and more like my mother. Korean drama habit and all. sigh.
I know...so cheesy right???????? What has become of me!!!
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