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| Bright Girl's Success Story |
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| My Love Patzzi |
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| Romance |
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iceberri Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Total posts: 1538 Location: New Jersey Gender: Female |
 Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 7:32 pm Post subject: Vote for July's kSOTM Post Rating: 0 |
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Hello everyone,
It’s that time of the month again! The first kSOTM turned out to be a big success thanks to all the people who remained as seeders until the very end. The voting for June turned out rather unexpected, with some of the series taken off the list during the middle of the month. Again, we apologize for any wasted votes… and hopefully nothing like that will occur this month. ^_^
The winner will be announced on eitherJune 27th or July 5th, depending on when we decide to end this month’s kSOTM. The date right now is undecided because this will depend largely on how the current series, Hotelier, is doing, and how long the next predicted kSOTM will be. In either case, we will announce it Sunday night, and seeding will begin Monday.
We need volunteer seeders for Let’s Go to School, Sangdoo! and Propose, since it looks like these two series will finish sometime this month. We’d also need one or two more seeders for series like All In, ROYOW, and Since I Met You if you want those series added to the list as well. If anybody’s willing to help out with seeding some of these series, just PM me, or post in the “Seeders Wanted for kSOTM” thread. Also, another thing I’d like to note: All of these series have been taken from d-addicts, aznv.net, or jem’s site. If you have a drama that you bought or obtained from another source, it most likely cannot be used to help with seeding.
In some of the series’ descriptions, I’ve included picture links instead of the pictures themselves. This was done for one of two reasons: 1) I was not allowed to hotlink 2) These pictures are much bigger and of better quality. I could have included the thumbnails but they were tiny! =P
This month’s candidates:
Attic Cat: [ I ]
« Puccakiss79, Scyth3r, kumukurukuk, chisin, miriko, sjinhan, hakurey, In-sung, o0Tsukushi0o, aznkoodies, leeunit, sjinhan, Ang3lHart »
    
Beautiful Days: [ I ]
« iceberri, puccakiss79, aznkoodies, leeunit, nanda, Scyth3r, tai8318, aNTok, timbits »
Some pictures: [ I ][ II ][ III ][ IV ][ V ][ VI ][ VII ]
Bright Girl’s Success Story: [ I ]
« iceberri, in-sung, aznkoodies, nanda, seirin, Scyth3r »
Some pictures: [ I ][ II ][ III ][ IV ][ V ]
My Love Patzzi: [ I ]
« iceberri, aznkoodies, nanda, lizziebetha (June only), seirin, leeunit, tai8318, Scyth3r »
Some pictures: [ I ][ II ][ III ][ IV ][ V ]
Romance: [ I ][ II ]
« bludawn, nanda, seirin »
    
Winter Sonata: [ I ]
« iceberri, Puccakiss79, Scyth3r, kboy107, miriko, hakurey, o0Tsukushi0o, aznkoodies, leeunit, nanda, ph3412, tai8318 »
Some pictures: [ I ][ II ][ III ][ IV ][ V ][ VI ][ VII ]
FAQ for kSOTM
| Quote: | What is the Korean Series of the Month?
kSOTM is a featured series that will have seeding for a month.
Why have a kSOTM?
1. People will know what series is available and have seeds, rather than just waiting and hoping.
2. Seeders that have archived the winning series on DVD/CD's will know which series to pull off of DVD/CD, minimizing troublesome multiple DVD/CD loading.
3. Re-circulates older torrents back into view, and focuses bandwidth and demand toward those specific torrents, rather than having people request series across the board.
How does kSOTM work?
The first two weeks of kSOTW will be dedicated to the first half of the series. The last two weeks of the month would be dedicated to the second half of a series. For each half, the second week of dedicated seeding would be similar to the current SOTW second week; a week for peers to play catch up.
Will torrents from other sites be uploaded or linked to d-addicts?
Only aznV.net torrents will be included w/ other d-addict's completed kdramas. For aznV.net's torrents, f you click on the DL link on the torrent list, it will take you to aznV.net's site where you can d/l the torrents. If Winter Sonata is a winner, we will do the same for the first 6 torrents of that series.
How does a series get selected as a candidate for the poll?
There will be six candidates per poll, each needs to be completed and have enough volunteering seeds. You may nominate candidates for next month's poll in this thread. We have permission to include kdramas from aznV.net's and d-addict's trackers in our poll. |
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| Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 8:32 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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romance or beautiful days... lol hope beautiful days wins since this is it's 3rd time in
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| Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 11:34 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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Go Romance!!!
Did not like Beautiful Days one single bit.
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puccakiss79Joined: 22 Jan 2004 Total posts: 1725 Age: 29 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 5:34 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| habukie wrote: | can someone tell me some more about romance? i've read the summaries at both websites, but it didn't tell me what kind of story it is. (i'm referring to the kind of information similar to that found in the first SOTM poll where lots of helpful ppl wrote about the dramas that they've watched.) i checked, but i couldn't find where anyone wrote something about romance. if you don't know what i mean, i'm looking for something along the lines of genre (i.e. romantic comedy, romantic drama...) and what was good/bad about it. anything along those lines. thanks!  |
review?
written by V. "X" Naldi
After watching Romance, the success of teacher-student comedy My Tutor Friend (over 4.8 million admissions) seems easier to accept. Perhaps it was Kim Ha-neul's performance in this series prompting the producers to cast her in the film (an adaptation of an online story, retelling the struggles of a poor tutor having to deal with a spoiled rich brat who forces every teacher they throw at him to quit). She plays the young teacher who's still too inexperienced for her profession very well. And, with a few exceptions, her performance considerably improves the series.
Kim Chae-won (Kim Ha-neul) is a bright young teacher in her mid 20s, but she still has a hard time adapting to her profession. She accidentally meets young singer and high school senior Choi Kwan-woo (Kim Jae-won), and they instantly form a bond. Of course, they're lying about each other's age: Kwan-woo says he's a college senior, and Chae-won doesn't reveal she's actually a teacher, and considerably older than him. When Kwan-woo is forced to move to Seoul because of a family problem, their lies start to produce consequences. Kwan-woo has to enroll in Chae-won's school, and she'll be one of his teachers!
The setup is familiar, and even if a little controversial, it's well played out. The series thankfully doesn't rely excessively on the typical themes of 'impossible romances.' Parents are kept at a distance until the main characters are developed enough to let us care about them, and it's not until their relationship becomes serious that the usual obstacles are put on their way. The first part of Romance is very good TV: the chemistry between Kim Jae-won and Kim Ha-neul is excellent; the supporting characters, while certainly stereotypical, are fun to watch. Also, with the exception of Kim Hae-sook's predictable typecasting as the troubled ajumma, the parents are actually a little more colorful than expected. Chae-won's mother runs a jeans company, and is a bit of a nut, shouting 'Oh My God' at random and sporting wild haircuts. Her father is obsessed with the formalities of the father-daughter relationship, such as insistence on deferential tone. He will later play a big part in Kwan-woo and Chae-won's future as a couple, and is a well developed character.
What helps the series in its first part is the fact there's very little urgency. The writers feel no need to reveal a major plot development every week, which usually forces viewers to keep tuning in to understand. The drama is introduced slowly, and doesn't completely upstage the comedy, which makes for better viewing. Characterization, at least by TV drama standards, is quite good, although a few missteps along the line don't allow this drama to reach the depths of shows like Ruler of Your Own World. For example, the 'bad girl/guy' character isn't played out like a constant obstacle to the main characters' romance. The writers try to make a case for those characters as well, and most of the time --at least for the first half-- they succeed.
Then, things suddenly change when the series moves 3 years ahead. It's clear they couldn't go anywhere with Chae-won and Kwan-woo anymore, without becoming repetitive. While the focus on secondary characters is understandable given the main couples' forced division, their complete takeover of the show ruins the pace and atmosphere. Kwan-woo's sister (Kim Yoo-mi), and Chae-won's former love affair and soon-to-be husband (Jung Sung-hwan) become centerpiece, and the parents' importance grows exponentially. The relationship between the main characters is updated slowly, every week building to the big finale. In theory, it's good writing, but when acting isn't there, the series is likely to become dull.
Kim Yoo-mi is pretty good, given her character's development and the way her problems come into play. But Jung Sung-hwan is terrible. He's not able to go beyond the same facial expression, no matter how important his reaction is to make the scene compelling. As a result, even if his character is not played out as a caricature, he doesn't allow it to come alive, and hurts the series' middle portion. Also, the constant use of fatalist, ultra-emotive mothers who faint at every sign of difficulty feels out of place for a breezy, lighthearted series like Romance. Kim Hae-sook is a good actress, and has become reliable in portraying this type of character, but she disappoints here.
I admit I liked the rather predictable and quasi cop-out finale, but in light of the final 2-3 episodes leading to it, I can't really say they built it as well as they could. The urgency level was upped by 300% in the series' third act, only to make it more conventional. Romance is a good series, marred by little inconsistencies and a mediocre supporting cast. If you need any reason to watch this show, it's the chemistry between newcomer Kim Jae-won (who's great as Kwan-woo) and Kim Ha-neul. Every time they're together the series improves a few notches, and even if Kim Jae-won understandably shows inexperience -- and Kim Ha-neul still overacts on occasions -- at the end they make this show worth watching.
| habukie wrote: |
it's so hard to choose!  i just watched a few episodes of my love patzzi, and i love both KRW and KJW, so now i think i would also like to watch attic cat AND romance. oh, and bright girl has jang nara! so what to do? i guess i'll wait until near the end and see which of these four dramas i can help win...  |
the first step to recovery is admitting you're an addict 
just kidding
i haven't seen Romance and of the others...i liked Beautiful Days and Bright Girll the best
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| Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 8:02 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| romance should win since its a relatively new entry to daddicts i think.
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| Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 8:36 am Post subject: KSOTM for July Post Rating: 0 |
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| i had just voted...hope that my early voting strategy will have an influcence on the outcome for next month series....hehehe....best of luck to all...and let the best series win......LITTLEteaPOToo17
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ah well her funny acting in Romance is still good even with the wierd hairdo 