Year In Review: 2024

If you’ve been waiting for this year-in-review to come out, thank you for your patience. 🥰

This year, we’ve had 10  guest year-end wrap posts (they’re all listed here!), with one more still on the way; yes, our friends on Patreon have been very generous in sharing their drama years! 🥲

Now, it’s my turn to share my drama year, and I hope you guys find it worth the wait. 🥲

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Review: Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born

THE SHORT VERDICT:

Given that Show is, at its heart, an homage to pansori and gukgeuk, it is surprisingly approachable; ie, you don’t need to actually already know or love pansori or gukgeuk, to enjoy this one.

The underdog theme running through, the characters and relationships, and the excellent performances of our cast, make this easy to get into – and then the pansori / gukgeuk education comes as a bonus.

Show isn’t perfect, but it manages to be engaging and absorbing, in spite of any flaws, and on balance, I liked this very well.

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This Month On Patreon: November 2024

It’s November, my friends! 🤗  It’s literally time to start thinking about stuff like our EOY drama posts! 😮 I hope you are all doing great, while still enjoying your dramas! 🥰

In this month’s post, I cover:

1. Why I’m on Patreon, and why I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon;

2. Which Patreon-related reviews are due this month;

3. What shows I’m considering for coverage on Patreon, to replace shows that have completed their cycles, and

4. What you can expect, as a member on Patreon.

I hope you guys find this helpful &/or informative, and I hope you’ll consider supporting me on Patreon! ❤️

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Early Access: Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born Episodes 1-2

Hi everyone!

I hope you guys enjoyed my episode 1-2 notes on A Virtuous Business (here!) and my episode 1-2 notes on Family By Choice (here!).

Today I’m sharing my episode 1-2 notes on Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born, because I am taking to it very well, and I was wondering if you’d like to join me? 🤗

These are my episode 1-2 notes, exactly as they appear on Patreon, ie, without screenshots (I’m saving those for the actual review).

I hope you all enjoy, and I hope you’ll consider joining us over on Patreon, for the rest of the discussions! ❤️

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