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Y'all, Spring Waltz is SLOOOOOWWW.

I'm talking try-to-do-the-Running-Man-in-3-feet-of-water kind of slow.

It is so painful that after two episodes, even Daniel Henney can't keep me coming back for more.

Watching his 30-second Bean Pole commercials in repeat for an hour would be far less irritating.

*sigh*

My favorite:

No. 1
This movie was weak.

No. 2
This movie was weak.

No. 3
Lee Dong Gun still looks like a Korean Lance Bass.

No. 4
This movie was weak.

The most interesting part of My Boyfriend is Type B is how LDG managed to look so innocent while being such an ass. My friend was dating a guy like that once. It took me a bit to realize what an absolute moocher he was. They broke up and got back together over and over for about a year or so before she gave him his walking papers. Like the character in the film, she hadn't really had a boyfriend before and she was a traditional Asian girl accustomed to doing whatever she was told to do.

That premise alone is enough for the movie not to resonate with me even if it had been a little better written. (There was hardly any conflict much like Seducing Mr. Perfect in which Daniel Henny was the only saving grace.) Characters who refuse to stand up for themselves always grate my nerves. If it wasn't for my inability to not watch something with Rain in it, I wouldn't have made it through Full House for precisely the same reason...

So, in a moment of boredness, I hit up my old friend Crunchy Roll for a fix. Since I've already seen Full House, I decided on Bi's other drama, Sang Doo! Let's Go To School.

In addition to all the excitement of the drama's storyline: baby mamas and gigolos y'all!--I'm on episode 3 and this beats Full House hands down--I've discovered that even my nonchalant study of Korean has enabled me to understand a few words other than "yes" and "no."

The first is sunsingyim. I know I didn't spell that right but point being, in a Pimsleur Korean lesson, I heard the word used as a substitute for sir or ma'am as in, "Excuse me sir." (shile hamnida sunsingyim.) In the drama, I hear Bi screaming it to describe his long lost love's profession. SHE'S A TEACHER! Nice.

The second one that stood out was the highly fabled ajoshi and ajumma. I had heard mention of both as if they were distinct species but this was the first time I noticed either word being used to address someone. The first was ajoshi. One of the kids sees Bi in the hallway and addresses him as ajoshi. I'm like, Can he do that? I mean, dude's clearly under 30. I get ticked when little kids call me ma'am! Later, in an obligatory scene, Bi takes his love to a love motel where he addresses the woman in charge as "ajumma." It seemed much more appropriate on that occasion because the woman was obviously middle aged.

While I'm glad to know my soap opera watching has some value, I really wish I could shake the impression that Lee Dong Gun looks like this Lance Bass. It's both distracting and disconcerting.