Piping Hot Spoiler Pictures for Upcoming Episodes of Big

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• Dear ockoala:
  Thanks for doing all the latest updates for Big!
  Seriously, in forums like Baidu and krdrama, everyone is critical of this drama, claiming that Hong sisters already lose their edge while you and a lot of others, including me, hold the completely the opposite opinion. Now everyone is crazy about A gentleman's dignity and remains nostalgic towards Rooftop prince, but seriously, for me, Big is a real gem, not only from Hong sisters, but also from Kdrama produced this year.

  For me, Big is appealing not only because the narrative is much more nuanced and substantial, but also because the directing and cinematography adds much depth and dimension to the narrative. You talk about the motif of hands, but there is constantly blurring of narratives, which presents potentially radical different facets of characters and realities, depending on the perspectives of each different character. The image is equally telling as the narrative, which is really rare in Kdrama land, where image usually becomes the subordinate to the narrative. I feel like that this time, Hong sisters give much more space and patience for the images as well as characters to connect or diversify. I am not talking about the beauty of the images, but the meaningfulness and the precision of each take. Very often, Hong sisters' drama can easily turn to excess and deteriorate into an embarrassing farce, but this time, surprisingly the narrative and the image constitutes a symbiotic economy where moderation is pure gold.

  I still couldn't believe that Big is written by Hong sisters! I am so glad that they are willing to break the mold!

  • I second this totally. A script of substance and great casts. To me, it is also potentially the Kdrama of 2012. Its such a intricate balance of which everything has to come together for a drama to be great. Scripts, directing, music, acting.. and to me Big has done it and I hope it continues to deliver.

    Opus One! I want to get a bottle of Caymas when Im watching episode 5.. and life will be perfect...

  • Totally agree, there is just so much more in this drama. While I'm a Hong Sisters fan and they have made me laugh so hard that..... well in any case that doesn't mean that a lot of times they haven't made me groan and ask my self "why do I keep watching this!!?" . The thing is that so far in Big, while I'm still laughing I'm getting so much more there is a connection to the characters, I'm looking at the entire scene not just a two characters bickering back and forth. And I don't know how to describe it but there is just some sort of mood to this drama which I had never before seen in a Hong Sister Drama, its airy like spring but at moments so intense like summer and then those moments can turn as nostalgic or full of feeling like fall................ and I wanna shoot my self with the seasons analogy but I just don't know how else to even begin to explain it.....

  • At this point, I like Big so much I almost want to stop watching it--there's no way it can live up to the sheer awesomeness of the first four episodes. I love how it's slowly revealing its plot and characters, and always manages to keep you guessing. If the quality doesn't fall off a cliff sometime in the near future, I can see it not only becoming my favorite Hong sisters drama, but my favorite drama *period.* Gong Yoo and the Hong sisters deserve a big kdarma back-hug for this one ;)

• Lovin' the suit with the flip flop sandals.

• Was not really a Gong Yoo fan - even with Coffee Prince. I know, I know, I'm a crazy woman. However... That first picture of him with the baseball bat and I'm a total spazzing fangirl (and I use the term 'girl' quite loosely.) Holy Moly. Please, no one mention how old he is, so that I don't feel so creepy. Why did I have to discover KDramaland so late in life? *sigh*

  • Hi Tammie. You know what? I am past 50yo but I still adore gong yoo, not his body but his acting, his voice, his charming personality. everything about him. i was before not a kdrama fan but when i came to watch coffee prince (i think that was ep 5) my liking, or call it admiration, for him started since then. i then looked for his profile in the net, and started searching for his past movies, past dramas, and even tv guesting. when he joined the ms, i also listened to him via live streaming at kfn. and now, here comes BIG. it really makes me look forward to Monday and Tuesday nights as i have to watch his drama. and as of now, i have started downloading the drama and watch the past 4 eps over and over again. CRAZY? ok then, but i am HAPPY and Gong Yoo makes me so. If i may ask, is the age gap of a man and a woman a big factor in korea?

    • Your reply made me smile. Sometimes I feel like the oldest one on these boards. *sigh* If I know I'm not the only older ahjumma here, I feel a bit better about myself as I admire these young men whose features are so pleasantly arranged. (My old lady way of saying they're HOT!) Good thing my hubby just rolls his eyes at me and is secure in the knowledge of my love for him... :) Because I'm a fan of Big and GY now, Mondays don't look so bad... I'm off to google GY and see what other stuff he's done. Wish me luck! (I hope I make it to work on time!)

• A Gentleman’s Dignity I could not get pass ep 1, for some reason I thought the men were kind of gross. I love BIG, & I Do I Do. I judge a drama by how it makes me feel with diverse emotions.

  • I love Big and A gentleman dignity but do not like I do I do..So, I am a minority....

    • No my dear +1...

    • Exactly. You are never alone in your drama thoughts, but the minority does get pretty lonely sometimes.

    • @unnichan
      Lonely...pffff...shake it! Fighting ;)

  • You can't judge a drama for a mere episode only, you should watch several episodes of AGD and I'm sure by Episode 6, you'll be hooked. Like AGD, Big is also very entertaining and I like it a lot but for I do, I do, I don't really like the story at all and i hate the characters.

    • I'm loving Big, but I haven't even tried to watch AGD because I think the lead guy looks odd. I know plenty of others go ga-ga over him, but I just don't see the appeal. But then, I didn't see the appeal of Cha Seung Won throughout all of Best/Greatest Love. Then I watched City Hall and went "Okay, I get it now!" LOL I may try AGD at some point, though I'll probably wait until it ends to make sure it doesn't lose its mind before investing my time in it.

      As for I Do, I Do - I'm an unwed mother. Though I wasn't a career woman in my late 30's when I got pregnant (I was a college student in my early 20's), I can still strongly identify with Kim Sun Ah's character. Her story is what gets to me, much more so than the romance.

    • @never2muchcoffee
      I like you nickname;for me it's never to much coffee... ;)

• Can they do something about hair, in the most of dramas guys are having better hairstyles then girls!
  If it's wedding I want all included! ;)

  • Yup, they need to the works, makeup, hair, nails and everything else.... KY looks good and love GY inthe first pic. Although, sooo much better without the shirt... :)

• Mrs Koala,

  Would it be ok to add a special warning sign/comment right before the 3rd pic? Because Gong Yoo leaning against the wall, looking upward in a somewhat whimsical daze, with his hands in his pockets, could seriously endanger our lives, with our hearts skipping a beat. Mine did. Several times actually, whenever I dared taking a look at the pic again. :D

• Lucky girl, you got me at a bottle of Opus One...

• Oh Ms Koala ....
  You spoil us.......you really do. It's almost like you are a drug pusher.

• I'm so biting my nails......

• After Queen In Hyun's ended, l really do not have any other Kdramas that interest me. Since QIHM was soooooo good, i just couldn't find any other drama to replace it. Anybody who dont watch it yet, please do,..and you will definitely not dissappointed.

  But since l'm a fan of Gong Yoo, l'll definitely wont pass Big.Anyway, l dont have any other dramas to watch to. l'm sorry but other than Big, i find that other dramas just not for me. l dont like AGD, l do l do - to light for drama, Bridal Mask - too serious even l'm a fan of Joo Woo, no chemistry between the leads. Dr Jin also not for me but still read recaps bcos my beloved Soong Seung Heon.

  Still, Big is the only drama l watching now, its kinda of funny.