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[2023 Year in Review] Bean of Squee

by DB Workers

The ability of squee — outlined as a phrase used to specific nice delight or pleasure — can’t be denied in dramaland. Whereas a drama can’t float for 16 episodes on squee alone (or can it?), a hearty dose of squee positive helps you get by means of a few of the extra sloggy bits of your drama. Largely saved for these OTP moments that make you go, “Eeeee!” at a frequency solely canine can hear, what drama introduced you essentially the most squee this 12 months?

To not be confused with the well-known Editors’ Picks, this bean collection is very similar to our different DB crew posts — every author sharing their feels. We’ve chosen our Bean of Greatness and Bean of Disappointment, and now it’s time so as to add your selection for Bean of Squee within the feedback, and be part of the Eeeeee!

 
missvictrix: Whereas I thought-about selecting Good Marriage Revenge right here (as a result of Web optimization Do-gook), I feel my most squee got here from Destined With You. And you recognize, Rowoon. A foolish position in a foolish drama might have stayed simply that, however there’s one thing about Rowoon as Jang Shin-yu that simply exploded my coronary heart. Kinda like he did with Sunbae, Don’t Placed on That Lipstick and The King’s Affection. This man is ready to persuade me of his timeless adoration for the feminine lead in each single drama he’s in, and it by no means loses its authenticity. And for positive, watching Jang Shin-yu fall in love — and all of the pretense and hypotheticals and conflicts we acquired throughout that journey — created all of the squee for me. It’s kinda impolite in a method. Dramaland pulls up a teenage fantasy (say, an excellent good-looking and superior hero is head over heels in love with you regardless of all objections and obstacles) after which creates a narrative round it to provide it legs. Lengthy legs.

mistyisles: I very almost gave this one to Castaway Diva, however I feel I would like a Bean of Tears for that present, as a result of it in all probability made me cry greater than squee (and I imply that in the most effective of the way!). So as a substitute, my Bean of Squee goes to Twinkling Watermelon! Whereas I award this bean to the present as an entire, although, Ha Yi-chan actually might have earned all of it on his personal. And if not on his personal, then he earned it for his stunning, earnest teenage romance with Chung-ah (“Magic Fortress” in signal language, anybody?). I’ve blended emotions in regards to the time journey and the main woman (character, not actress, to be clear), however general I had a beautiful time watching this present — and, particularly, watching its characters develop.

DaebakGrits: King the Land has earned my 2023 Bean of Squee as a result of I actually squeed continuous all through the entire dang factor. It was gentle, fluffy, and (principally) devoid of the standard drama and misunderstandings that attempt to separate the OTP and forestall them from turning into a pair. From begin to end, it was a rom-com centered on our couple assembly and falling in love, and the truth that it didn’t deviate removed from this style is essentially why I’m giving it my Bean of Squee. Plus, this drama had some prime tier swoony moments. For starters: the kisses. Severely, Sa-rang and Gained’s first kiss was so scorching that, if the sprinkler system wasn’t already dousing them with water, they’d have set that kitchen on hearth! And the best way he requested for consent! (*makes incoherent noises of approval*) However exterior the plain squee-inducing moments, there have been a whole lot of refined interactions that made this OTP certainly one of my all time favorites, like all of the little ways in which they each confirmed affection and demonstrated that they supported one another’s desires unconditionally. Their relationship was simply so wholesome and that alone is squee-worthy.

solstices: When a present’s title actually means “Flower Students’ Love Chronicles,” you recognize you’re in for a swoonworthy journey. The Secret Romantic Guesthouse had loads of heart-fluttering moments to go round, from our OTP’s amusing bickering to our facet couple’s heartfelt journey of forgiveness and therapeutic. Shi-yeol actually stole the present — and my coronary heart, too — along with his considerate sincerity and quiet selflessness! Past simply romantic relationships, although, what actually made this present my drama catnip was its portrayal of affection in all its varieties. I cheered when Dan-oh courageously protected her inn and her family members; I giggled when the Ihwawon household bantered and joked on the dinner desk; I gasped when our students confirmed up for each other time and time once more, proving that that they had each other’s backs even when circumstances threatened to tear them aside. This present was chock-full of coronary heart, and it deserved each final squee I gave it.

Unit: Is it attainable to provide this bean to a personality? As a result of Jang Shin-yu from Destined With You is my hands-down winner. I want I might say it was the drama’s romance that made me squee, nevertheless it was all Jang Shin-yu. Tacky Shin-yu, charismatic Shin-yu, conflicted Shin-yu, flirty Shin-yu, protecting Shin-yu, petty Shin-yu, puppy-eyed Shin-yu…principally, all fifty shades of the recklessly in love character. From his exasperated self-admonishment: “Get a grip, Jang Shin-yu!” to his corny one-liners like: “Don’t make that face. My coronary heart flutters,” I can’t fathom how the cringe and delivered-with-a-straight-face dialogue made me squee the best way it did, however I couldn’t assist being smitten. He was the one who drank the love potion, and I used to be the one who was enchanted. “My ft gained’t transfer as a result of I miss you.” No, my coronary heart has refused to maneuver on as a result of I miss you, Shin-yu. What are you going to do about that? You already know, the romance in itself wasn’t that unhealthy. It was truly candy, and the OTP gave me the 300 years of longing kiss that had me squee-ing into my blanket and forgiving all their previous, current, and future transgressions. However whenever you place Shin-yu (who “died” to finish noble idiocy) facet by facet with Hong-jo (who was all the time entering into some dumb hassle or the opposite), it’s clear at whose ft the majority of the squee lies.

Dramaddictally: Bean of Squee? Is there a selection right here? King the Land! Such a squee-worthy drama. From fan service to steam to the lead actor’s fits and smiles — I used to be stomping my ft and protecting my mouth to hide the high-pitched sounds that every episode provoked. Granted, something Junho-adjacent in all probability has me reacting this fashion. However I liked that this drama was unabashedly old-fashioned with its tropes and didn’t attempt to disguise its intentions. It was designed to be 16 doses of feel-good and I took the prescription with out grievance (effectively, at the very least the primary 12 doses), whereas the drama did its job and made me excited to return every week. To prime it off, protecting this drama was a blast. The quantity of affection within the feedback (amidst plentiful sick will for the present) was actually inspiring. The truth that so many Beanies had such enjoyable following alongside is sufficient to make any author squee.

alathe: Romantic Physician Trainer Kim Season 3! Cross the bovie one final time, as a result of this affected person is experiencing harmful ranges of squee! There’s nothing extra satisfying than sinking right into a present and feeling prefer it’s greeting you with a heat hug. I relished each second with Trainer Kim and his ragtag band of rule-breakers. Season 3 gave us formidable plot twists, extending past the ivy-covered bounds of Doldam itself, nevertheless it additionally left room for some iconic moments with the characters we all know and love. There was that silent, anxious surgical procedure when the facility went out! Eun-jae and Dong-joo going through off over rival remedy plans! Trainer Kim and Nurse Oh debating the character of management throughout Doldam’s ultimate hour! At this level, all the pieces I learn about medication begins and ends with the phrase ‘hemoperitoneum’… however all the pieces I realized about making a lovable ensemble solid? Properly, that’s all Doldam too!

 
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