Hi Hamkkeclan! It’s so exciting to tell you that we just finished a marathon in the kitchen and the result is this scrumptious dish we are about to give you. On that note, welcome to the Hamkke’s Chat Room!!

In this chat room, we intend to bring together Korean enthusiasts to tell us about their various Korean experiences based on all things Korean! (*Whispers*, you inclusive 😜)

It’s the first edition, so let’s start with something light, shall we? Today, we bring you three newbie K-Drama watchers who just entered the K-Drama world not quite long ago, so we decided to welcome them 👏.

In this chat room, we have LaQueen👸, Abigael 👩, and Gbemisky👩‍🦱, and they will be answering questions we have prepared for them. I can’t be the only one who’s so excited to do this!

Let’s get right in.

Q: When exactly or approximately did you start watching K-dramas, and based on this answer, would you consider yourself a K-drama newbie, intermediate, or addict?

Laqueen: I started watching K-dramas like 3 to 5 years ago but it’s always been on and off and I resumed recently. I’ll say I am still a newbie, not yet a K-Drama freak. Lol. But if it has a great storyline, count me in🫲.

Gbemisky: For me, my love for K-dramas started in 2016, but I was not really into it until 2021, so I can probably call myself an addicted newbie, can I👀?

Abigael: If I should say precisely, I started watching K-dramas in 2017 and it’s been an addictive journey so far. However, compared to some people’s knowledge and watch list, I am a newbie, but I will call myself an addict in my own way🤷‍♀️.

Q: Which drama was your first, and what can you say about it?

Laqueen: I can’t say precisely, but my first drama should be ‘Jumong’ and because it’s been so long, I can’t say much about it. However, one thing I remember vividly was that I stopped watching it in Season 4. The storyline was becoming too long and confusing for my newbie self and I did not have the patience to continue 😂, but I think it’s a nice series.

Gbemisky: I can’t remember what my first Korean series was because my love for K-dramas was not love at first sight and I have watched several of them but one of my favorites is Crazy Love. I loved the fact that an angry and seemingly wicked boss transformed into Mr Lover😍.

Abigael: My first Korean series was ‘Boy Over Flowers.💐’ The Gun Jun-pyo syndrome had me falling in love! It was so nice that it sealed my love for everything K-Drama😘.

Q: How did you become a K-Drama lover?

Laqueen: Am I a K-Drama lover? 😅😅I am not sure, but let’s say it's between Yes and No because there was this girl who recently rekindled my love for K-dramas that I find myself watching them in my spare time 😫.

Gbemisky: Like I said earlier, my love for K-dramas was not love at first sight🫢, so falling in love with K-drama happened because I was trying to kill boredom by watching a lot of them and then I ended up always wanting more.

Abigael: Loving K-dramas started by watching my first series. I don’t think there’s anyone who watched ‘Boys Over Flowers’ that won’t fall in love with it or love K-dramas generally

(Author: Yeah, right!🤗)

Q: Do you consider K-dramas time-worthy or time-consuming🙄?

Laqueen: Uhhh, I can’t say precisely since naturally, I am the type of person who watches movies to relax🤷‍♀️. This means I only watch dramas when I have time. But yeah, I still can’t do long series because I rarely have the luxury. So let’s say yes and no again🚶‍♀️.

Gbemisky: K-dramas? They are both time-worthy and time-consuming 🤧. Time-worthy because of all the fun that comes with it, however, it can be time-consuming when I find myself watching K-dramas when I am supposed to be working or sleeping.

(Author: The One More Episode Syndrome 🥴🥴).

Abigael: K-dramas are definitely time-worthy 😻. Although it consumes time and leaves me lazy most of the time, it is always an amazing moment for me whenever I am watching an amazing series👊.

Q: Finally, do you have a favorite actor and actress yet? If your answer is yes, who are they and why?

Laqueen: Gosh! I am bad with names🙈. I’ve never tried to know their names because my teeth fit remove😂. But I like the lead actor and actress in ‘Business Proposal’. Did the same actress feature in Crash Landing on You? 🥺

There’s another actor though, but I can’t remember the series he featured in. Also, let’s not forget about Vincenzo, please! 😍(Author: Song Joong Ki😒) That guy is so foiinnnneeeee💃 let’s not lie. There’s no other reason I like them aside the fact that they are handsome and look perfect in all of their series🤷‍♀️

Gbemisky: Yes, I have a favorite actress. The lady in Crazy Love (Krystal Jung😼). I love her acting zeal, and I think she was the one in Knight Flower, too. And Vincenzo

(Author: Let me say this in pidgin 'Song Joong Ki don suffer for all of una hand'😹😹)

Abigael: I seriously don’t have a particular favorite, I love them all, just feature in a K-Drama as the lead and you are already the love of my life but if I am going to choose precisely, I will go with Song Joong Ki.

(Author: Anyone with that Oppa’s contact line? He should come for these newbies👀).

Would you rate each of our newbies on a scale of 1-10?🥺