Kdrama Quotes

I think I realized a lot of things. When it comes to loving yourself, I think it’s about asking yourself a lot of questions and learning more about who you are. I think that’s the foundation and beginning of learning to love yourself” - Jimin told fans what he learned about loving yourself.

I don't care what you do to me. I'm going to achieve everything I dream.

I feel as if I’ve stepped into a scene from a K-drama. The main characters are Jaewoo, the stalwart class president, and Sori, the chaebol daughter of a huge entertainment company, which I guess would make Nathaniel and I the disreputable American side characters, there to disturb the otherwise idyllic life of the leads.

Your 1% can be someone's 99%

Didn’t know you liked K-dramas.” “Yeah, I’ve been waiting for this stupid guy to kiss this chick for about ten episodes, and if something doesn’t happen soon, I’m writing an email to the producers.” “It’s subtitled, and it’s a romance? Wow.” He takes in my open mouth. “I won’t judge you for eating a pound of bread when we met, and you don’t judge me for my K-dramas.

K-dramas are soft power in action; they subtly and overtly promote Korean values, images, and tastes to their international audience.

We don’t want anyone getting sick in Chung Yuna’s fine establishment. It would chase all the K-drama actors away.” He lowers his voice into a stage whisper as he waves across the room at Dohee and Chanwoo. “They’re notoriously weak-stomached.

Tú, que dijiste comer mucho porque te sentías sola. Tú, que dijiste dormir mucho porque estabas aburrida. Tú, que dijiste llorar mucho porque estabas triste. Te escribo a ti. Mastica tu acorralado corazón como arroz, porque pase lo que pase, deberás aprender a digerir la vida.

Tú, que dijiste comer mucho porque te sentías sola. Tú, que dijiste dormir mucho porque estabas aburrida. Tú, que dijiste llorar mucho porque estabas triste. Te escribo a ti. Mastica tu acorralado corazón como arroz, porque pase lo que pase, deberás aprender a digerir la vida.

You have to come try these banchan! Or I guess you've probably already tried them with your friend Sandy. But anyway! There's a kimchi made out of cucumbers stuffed with chili and onions and some kind of garlic chives? Whatever it is, it is amazing, and you must put it in your mouth right now!" I still felt bad about not answering the bartender. But when I turned back around to apologize or at least say something, he was off polishing a glass at the other end of the bar, conversing with one of the old men about the K-drama. So I went with her and put it win my mouth right then. And not just the stuffed cucumber kimchi. We ate seaweed salad with sweet vinegar, and crunchy sesame lotus root, and dried shredded squid with a spicy sauce, and steamed eggs, all with sticky white rice, and then we had bulgogi, thin grilled slices of marinated beef. It was all drool-worthy. I imagined I could taste Luke in every one: the extra shake of vinegar that took the seaweed right to the edge of being too tart but stopped just in time; the intentional lack of spice on the steamed eggs, necessary for a palate cleanser between all of the bright and spicy and sour.

When I met him in person at a fan meeting, I became addicted to seeing him in real life. It started after that.

Are you excited to see Beau?” I ask, needing the distraction. His smile warms, and it’s like seeing light glimmer in an ocean cave, an unexpected beauty in its dark and deadly home. It’s so disarming, so close to boyish happiness, that my worries vanish, just for a moment. “There’s a bottle of whiskey with our names on it. As soon as we get the civs set up, we’re pulling an action flick marathon—because apparently that’s all Jasper’s parents ever used to watch apart from the K-dramas, and that’s not happening.

Maybe when a person turns into a vampire, they acquire an encyclopedic and instantly updated understanding of how best to dress for purposes of blending into modern society and attracting victims." He gestured to himself, giving me a broad, dazzling smile. His eyes twinkled with amusement. "What you see before you is the result of millennia of vampire genetic evolution, Cassie. Nothing more." I raised a skeptical eyebrow at him and folded my arms across my chest. "Spare me," I said, though I was on the verge of laughing. "There is no such thing as vampire osmosis or I wouldn't be here. And we didn't buy you those clothes at the mall." He gave me another smile, more bashful this time. "Fine, fine. You've got me." He pointed at the television. "I've been watching subtitled Korean dramas on Netflix." A pause. "Korean dramas?" "Yes," he confirmed. "Did you know that about a decade ago, South Korea's government began investing massive sums in its entertainment industry? It's an entertainment powerhouse now. It has made a science of dressing its actors and actresses attractively. Between our trip to the mall and Crash Landing on You, I've learned an incredible amount." I hadn't seen any Korean television before. But if Frederick had learned how to dress by watching it, I wasn't about to complain.

Also, I can't believe that group calls themselves the Elite Four. That is absolutely hilarious." "Why is that hilarious? Seems more pretentious to me." "Because the Elite Four is a Pokémon thing. They're the top four trainers in their region. How do you not---" "That's funny, I didn't think of Pokémon, I thought of Boys Over Flowers. Like the F4," Elena said. "Me too!" I may not know much about cartoons and anime, but J-dramas and K-dramas? Elena was speaking my language.

When babies come into the world, they cry out of fear because this world is strange and new, and they know nothing about living. When humans leave this world, they sometimes cry out of fear because the world they are headed to is strange and new and they know nothing about dying.

Good shoes will take you good places

At the liquor store, we select a bottle of wine based on one very important factor: price. The cheaper the better. Then we head home, change into comfier clothes, pull out our plastic wineglasses (very classy), and start up a K-drama that we've been meaning to watch for ages. See? This is the great thing about being in your thirties, childless, and living with a roommate. You can do things like this, whereas Allison is probably wrangling her children into bed, trying to reason with them about monsters under the bed or similar.