Tips

Please take note of the fact that many fansubbing groups are trying their best to get their subs off any streaming sites like youtube, veoh, CR, dailymotion, etc. In order to keep fansubbing alive please respect their wishes as best you can by not uploading their work to any of those sites. I know that for some people it is more convenient to just watch it online rather than downloading it themselves because at times I too am grateful for those that do not listen to the rules. However, the fansub groups are working hard and taking the free time they have to provide us the shows that we otherwise would not understand and should abide by their rules. So this leads me to some tips into watching dramas:

For people who watch online

1. I have posted the links to some sites that have the video available or are currently in the process of uploading. If for some reason the link is dead or not working please inform me so that I can try my best to find a new one for you.
2. When doing searches for dramas make sure to try different key words. Some names that uploaders use can be the actual titles which are written in their original format, the English name of the drama, the initials of the title, some form of abbreviation of the title, and in rare cases some of them even label the group that subbed the series.
3. If you are not good at searching there are some sites that host the links of dramas/movies that people find. These sites have everything organized so that you can find what you are looking for quickly. The only two sites I know of are mysoju and dramaclick.
4. If you still cannot find what you are looking for there is a site called aznv.tv. In order to watch the dramas/movies, you need to sign up (it is free) and download winamp player (also free). Keep in mind this site only streams the drama through winamp and the quality is not always great unless you upgrade your account.

For people who can download

1. I have provided the link to some of the subbing groups that I know of. All you have to do is click that and browse their site to look for their releases. There is some where you have to join their forums in order to download.
2. Check out FansubWiki to find out if any group has or will release subtitles for a drama/movie you would like to see. That site contains the listing of many fansub groups that do subtitles not only in English but also in Spanish, French, German, and many other languages.
3. One thing to take into consideration is that many groups provide their stuff through torrents. If the file is a torrent you need to download a program called vuze which can help you open the file. Please I encourage as many people as I can to do this because we are always in need of more people to seed from. A great place to get the torrents of the fansubbers is at d-addicts.
4. When dealing with softsubs you need to download the raw video which at times is provided by the subbing group or can be found in d-addicts or veoh. If you do not know the difference between softsubs and hardsubs this is my best understanding of them: softsubs - external file that contains the subtitles and can play along with your video if you have the right program that allows you to play them (the program I use is gomplayer), hardsubs – the subtitles are directly encoded into the video. A raw is considered to be a video file of the drama/movie that was recorded or ripped off of the DVD. When you have the video and the file that contains the subtitles, make sure that they share the same name and are located in the same folder so that the player can automatically detect it for you. If not, just drag the file into the player so that it can open it and play it with the video.

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K-Drama: Love Truly

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Love Truly 진짜 진짜 좋아해 I Really Really Like You South Korea MBC April 08 - August 06, 2006 34 MBC America,

Main Cast:
Eugene … Yeo Bong-soon
Lee Min-ki … Nam Bong-ki
Ryu Jin … Jang Jun-won

Synopsis:
Bong-soon is a country girl from a mountain village. She has lived there all her life with her grandmother and never experienced city life. One day, Jun-won got lost and was saved by Bong-soon. She and her grandmother nurture Jun-won back to health. Bong-ki is Jun-won’s family’s bodyguard and is sent to pick him up. Upon arrival he is meets with Bong-soon who makes it hard for him to keep his temper under control. During their stay, Bong-soon’s grandmother passes away revealing that they are not blood related. This leads her to want to find out who and where her parents are. The only lead she has is the picture of her with her mother and another of a man who is holding her as a child. When she arrives to the city she notices the man in the picture on television. That man is none other than the President of Korea! Bong-soon is then determined to get into the Blue House and meet her potential father.

My thoughts: (4/5)
My favorite parts are when Bong-ki is talking gibberish when really he is not. The drama was pretty good. At first I did not expect much to come of it but I was surprised. The story line seemed to have progressed pretty quickly but overall the pace was good.

Watch it online:
Crunchyroll

K-Drama: Princess Hours

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Princess Hours 궁 (宮) Goong / Palace South Korea MBC January 11 - March 30, 2006 24 MBC America, With S2, Silent Regrets

Main Cast:
Yoon Eun-hae … Shin Chae-kyeong
Joo Ji-hoon … Lee Shin
Kim Jeong-hoon … Lee Yool
Song Ji-hyo … Min Hyo-rin

Synopsis:
Based on the manwha, Goong
Chae-kyeong is an ordinary girl who has no status. Her life was very simple until she begins to have some run-ins with the Crown Prince Shin. The main one being when she happens to overhear him propose to his girlfriend Hyo-rin. What they do not know is that Chae-kyeong and Shin are going to get engaged because of a promise between both their grandparents. When they finally get married, Chae-kyeong has to adapt to palace life and say good bye to the life she once knew. Their lives then turn more chaotic upon the arrival of Yool, the ex-Crown Prince and Chae-kyeong’s original fiancé. Yool has returned with a secret motive to steal Shin’s position as Crown Prince and get back everything that was taken away from him including Chae-kyeong.

My thoughts: (5/5)
Loved the drama! It is like a Korean Cinderella story. This drama turns me into such a girl because of all the cute little moments between all of them. I also enjoyed the song that played when they were both being stubborn and not admitting how they feel.

Watch it online:
Veoh

K-Drama: Couple or Trouble

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Couple or Trouble 환상의 커플 Fantasy Couple / Couple of Fantasy South Korea MBC October 14 - December 03, 2006 16 MBC America, With S2

Main Cast:
Oh Ji-ho … Jang Cheol-su
Han Ye-seul … Anna Cho
Kim Seong-min … Billy Park
Park Han-byeol … Oh Yu-gyung

Synopsis:
Based on the American novel, Overboard.
Anna is a very rude wealthy Korean-American woman who never does anything nice for anyone. She is also a controlling wife to her husband Billy. Billy decided to take care of their business in Korea so that he could get away from her. After not returning to the U.S., Anna decides to go to Korea herself. Upon her arrival, she begins getting her share of bad luck. She has her first encounter, out of the many soon to be encounters, with a man named Cheol-su. Cheol-su is an ordinary guy who is raising his three young nephews after the death of his brother. His only employment is as a handyman and he can fix anything that needs to be fixed as long as it means getting paid for it. Every unfortunate time he meets up with Anna, though, Cheol-su gets injured and has no income coming his way. Their hatred and annoyance for on another has made them be each other's worst enemy. Cheol-su soon gains the upper hand when he sees Anna in the hospital suffering from a bad case of amnesia after she had fallen overboard from her yacht. In order to take his revenge and gain the possible income he would have received if not for her, Cheol-su tells her that she is Sang-shil, his lover. His plan is to have her clean up after his three young nephews and maintain his house clean for at least a month to regain the money he had lost. What will life be like for these two enemies? What will Billy do when he discovers what has happened to his wife?

My thoughts: (4/5)
Most stories that are about someone having amnesia revolve around an act of kindness and love. In this case, it is an act of revenge that makes the story so intriguing to watch. For Cheol-su, who is a very kind man, to take such measures of revenge is unexpected yet exciting.

Watch it online:
Veoh

K-Drama: Ireland

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Ireland 아일랜드 South Korea MBC September 01 - October 21, 2004 16 MBC America, totuta

Main Cast:
Lee Na-young … Lee Joong-a
Kim Min-joon … Lee Jae-bok
Kim Min-jung … Han Si-yeon
Hyun Bin … Kang Kook

Synopsis:
Joong-a was put for adoption oversees at a young age. She was adopted by an Irish family who loves her and cares for her as one of their own. Due to some incident, she has decided to return to her motherland of Korea in search of a new life and away from her tragic past. On her way she meets Kook, a young man who wants to be a great bodyguard. Through their many encounters Kook has fallen for her and wants to help her find her real family. Jae-bok is a freelancer. He has nothing really going for him but is satisfied with his life. Si-yeon is an actress who is not very self confident but after meeting Jae-bok, she is finally finding happiness. Jae-bok and Joong-a however begin to fall for each other only to find out that there is a possibility that they are brother and sister. All Jae-bok knows is that his sister was put up for adoption by his mother. He however refuses to accept any possibility of it being true.

My thoughts: (1/5)
I love Hyun Bin so that is my only reason for watching it. As for the drama, it was just not that appealing and the story was… nice? I don’t know how to describe my thoughts for it but give it a try if you want.

Watch it online:
Veoh