Here’s a sort of idea board for a K (or other) drama composed of favorite lines.
What’s the overall vibe? Traditional, sophisticated, casual, modern?
What’s the look? Bright and multi-colored? Muted and monochromatic?
What kinds of studio sets and/or locations? A few? Some? A lot?
What kind of cast? Well-knowns? Unknowns?
What’s the title of the thing?
@ninjas_with_onions strolled into the Badger production office, slightly dishevelled and covered in dust and leaves. With half a cup of Latte in one hand, he slowly makes his way along the once busy office that has now fallen silent as all heads tracked him across the office like a bank of security cameras.
He slumps into the seat that has been empty for the past week.
@entwyfhasbeenfound leans on the office door frame and asked in a rather angry tone “Where the hell did you disappear to? You muttered something about going somewhere to do some thinking and planning, then we don’t hear from you all week!”
“Good question.” replied Ninja, “I was in fact on a fact finding mission, to find what factors were instrumental to the other writing topics’ failure to gain traction.”
“And did you find anything?” asked MissWillow.
“In fact, I did!” Ninja replied.
Most were looking for creative writing. Some had open ended rules, some too restrictive, but most were like relay races, with the idea of the original poster starting something and then others would take up the baton and continue, often with the topic fizzling out after a couple of attempts. Why did they fizzle out when some of the writing were quite creative? One possibility is that others, seeing how high the bar was set may have been intimidated by the quality of the writing, probably a lot were not even English first language speakers.
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“That’s it? It took you a week to find that out?” lambasted MissWillow.
“Oh no, the fact finding was the easy part, only took a day, it was the deciding on the project that was the sticking point” explained Ninja. He slid the desk draw open and pulled out a slim white envelope, on the back of which were some scribblings, "I did have a synopsis from the very beginning,
Tsundere & Piggyback (+ service to make it flow)
but I sat on it for ages mulling over whether it was worth getting pitchforked by the netizens for being too controversial, but the more I thought about it the more it seemed a good vehicle to examine in-depth the possibility of humanity to ever find solutions to really difficult and complex issues." enthused Ninja as he unfolded another piece of paper from his pocket, “I’ve even changed the title with a more serious title and redrafted the synopsis and plotted a rough draft of the overall story arc and even thought of an ending we can use as a first draft.”
Synopsis
[Deleted for redraft]
Ninja waited a couple of minutes for MissWillow to take in the content of the piece of paper, “Well? It’s a good idea, no? What do you think?” enthused Ninja.
“My thoughts?” replied MissWillow looking up, pinching her nose, “What is with this?” pointing Ninja up and down.
“Oh, this?” replied Ninja, picking a twig out of his hair and flicking a dried leaf off his sleeve “This is when I found out the hard way that the expression ‘To poke a bear with a sharp stick to see what kind of reaction you’ll get’ is not to be taken literally, I guess I should go home first and take a long bath.”
and with that Ninja got out of his seat and proceeded to set off home, just as Ninja passed MissWillow he sniffs the air and casually asks “Is that Kimchi I can smell?”
@vivi_1485 bursts into the office, her hair all wet and windblown from standing on the street too long, hopelessly waiting for Lee Je Hoon to pick her up in his Range Rover. Everyone’s heads swivel around again, wondering why their afternoon snoozing has been interrupted for the second time.
"Should I just slink into my chair or face MissWillow’s wrath? " she asks herself, as she peeks at MissWillow and Ninja from behind a flower pot in the corner. She listens intently to the new idea Ninja has. A noona romance? International cultural conflict? Marketing department? Everything flew straight over her head.
“I just might have to sit this one out…” she thinks, as she watches Ninja walk out the door.
Suddenly, she looks up through the leaves… to stare directly into MissWillow’s eyes. Crawling out from behind the pot, she gives the writer a ninety-degree bow, spilling the coffee she’d just bought from @kdrama2020ali 's Segue Cafe in the process.
“Ummmm… I might not be qualified enough to write on a topic as grave and mature as this,” she says, with regret in her voice. “I just got over with my exams and I’m sorry I’m late. I’ll be on call any time for any lighter projects! Fighting!”
Splendid! 
Splendid! Splendid!
Giggling, laughing, and crying tears with more giggling, and laughter, at an original, original.
@ninjas_with_onions
@vivi_1485
Ingenious!
@misswillowinlove did not look up from her desk where she sat leafing through her collection of Asian restaurant take-out menus. “It is of no concern to me how anyone in authority in this organization chooses to spend time when not in the office.”
She raised her head high enough to look just past the left ear of the unaccountably tardy Onion-Sama-PD-nim.
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"My mother’s mother always said, ‘Genius enters just on time and thrills, but hard work never leaves and pays the bills.’
“Now that you have guaranteed our project overwhelming attention from major video streaming websites, I suppose you will want me to run out and buy you a case or twelve of cookies for you to have with your tea? Sorry to say we ate all the kimchi-flavored cookies while we were waiting for you. I built a model of the Great Wall on my desk to keep awake while the thermostat was turned down to Siberian summer!”
@leerla73 coughed slightly. @vivi murmured faintly. “That’s biscuit. He’s from the UK, you know?”
@misswillowinlove sniffed. “Yes, I know. Just arrived thanks to connections with the RAF. Aston-Martin parachute-dropped onto the roof of the Blue House. Bit of a chin wag with President Moon before a leisurely drive through Gangnam. Playing phone catch-up on the way with Minnie and Yoonie and Wookie . . .”
@kdrama2020ali sat bolt upright. “Wow, gotta call the rest of the fan girls into the office now that @ninjas_with_onions is here! This could be earth-shattering!”
Onion-sama-PD-nim said, “I think you’ll like the concept even more once you see the poster. And you’ll be dumping cookies and cream bikki sticks on me when it sinks in what we’ve got!”
(from The Diplomat)
@misswillowinlove nodded slightly. “Good. It’s a good concept. Now we won’t have to change our name to Dragons Falling Into A Ditch Productions. But let me tell you, the Marmite bikki sticks are ALL MINE!”
@ninjas_with_onions wakes from his slumber and heads into the bathroom and looks bleary eyed into the mirror, he is still partially wrinkled from having fallen asleep for 3 hours whilst soaking in the bath. He splashes on his old trusted bottle of Hai Karate from the 70’s (rebranded Kimchi Slap for the Korean market)
https://youtu.be/n7nPRFQFgmQ
Shots an imaginary double gun into the mirror with a cheeky wink “jgacccck! Still got it!” and heads back to the Badger production office, this time foliage free and with half a cup of white Americano.
He slumps into the seat that has been empty for the past day and calls the first meeting for the production of Take Me Home.
@ninjas_with_onions glances over to @vivi_1485 and wonders just how much pressure her recent exams were as she seemed to has developed a strange coping mechanism of flicking back and forth through the Range Rover catalogue as if looking for something or someone. He makes a mental note to keep an eye on his star screenwriter.
" @leerla73 if you so much as hear @kdrama2020ali from Castings coming up the corridor blaring ATEEZ again,
“This is how we’ll produce Take Me Home.”
I’ll release Episode 1 of Take Me Home, in it will be an initial draft which will be a rough of what that episode will have and give us an idea to develop towards. The draft can be added to or changed.
ANYONE is welcome to participate with ideas in any form they feel comfortable with as long as it communicates to others their ideas.
Anything from conversations about the subject, “how about this idea…”, sketches on the back of envelopes/cigarette packets/till receipts, a single line of dialogue that will make the episode unforgettable, to entire scene plots.
All with the aim of adding to or improving the episode and bouncing ideas off each other. (or just general chit-chat around the water dispenser!)
Once episode 1 is done and the topic fizzles out then we’ll release Episode 2 with the same criteria to keep things moving.
As already mentioned, I have 2 plot points to aim for and an ending to the the drama, so whatever happens then at least Take Me Home will not end up a one pass relay race with the baton dropped because of no participation.
We’ll keep going until we succeed, run out of money from the unlimited budget, get sued into oblivion, achieve notoriety by being on the front page of Soompi for some scandal or other. Which ever comes first.
I am so already floored 
from reading such talented personifications of characters. I’m blinded by tears of laughter . Why do we weep when we laugh
@porkypine90_261, @gaby_heitmann_975, @sweetybirdtoo, @simi11, and all originals 
lend us your talents! If these threads, keep threading. 🪡 
🪡 
We’re gonna be famous!! 
Yeyyy!!
And for others . . .
Central Hottie Casting.…
It seems that I’m @kdrama2020ali a part of CASTING (Of Course) but remember
WINDOW SHOPPING ONLY - as again I have been accurately accused of the HOTTIES all being…
And I seem to be the go to from the café to give out snacks…
While we listen to…
ATEEZ
and I would add 2PM
@ninjas_with_onions @vivi_1485
while I’m on the phone rounding up all the FAN girls
@entwyfhasbeenfound
@my_happy_place
back me up here!!!
The phone in my hand springs to life as the Australian accent of my GPS guide assures me that I have reached my destination. I glance up and realize that the urgent text from @kdrama2020ali has brought me to the Badger Productions office. I’ve heard tidbits of rumors about this place and the dramas that they’ve been attempting to get greenlit. I wonder why Ali would ask me to meet her here?
The receptionist at the front desk greets me as I enter the building and directs me to the offices of the lead production team, after I inquire about where I might find Ali. I can hear her voice coming down the corridor as soon as I step off the elevator. She seems pretty animated about something, and as soon as I hear the name ‘Junho’, it becomes clear - she is campaigning on behalf of one of the hotties in her factory full of hotties again.
“But don’t you think it would help your creative process to know who your leading man is going to be?” I hear her say just as I step inside the door. She senses my presence, then, and turns to me, grabbing my arm enthusiastically. “Tell them, Happy. Tell them that Junho would be perfect for this role!”
I stand in stunned silence, trying to take in the scene in front of me. I find myself the focus of all the eyes in the office who are probably just as curious about my arrival as I am about why I am here. “What in the world, Ali? I have no idea what’s going on,” I whisper nervously. I grab the hand that she still has on my arm and hold on, trying to find my bearings. She knows that being the center of attention makes me feel uncomfortable, so why would she call me here in front of all these people?
My tight squeeze on her fingers finally shakes her out of the fangirl daze she’s in, and she realizes that she’s just pulled me into the fray without any context. “Oh my gosh, I’m sorry. I got carried away for a minute,” she offers as an apology. She takes a minute to make introductions and explains that the company is developing a project that she thinks would be perfect for Lee Junho.
“I can’t wait for Junho to put out another project,” I enthuse, “but what does that have to do with me?” I take a sidelong look around the room, still trying to assess the situation.
“You’re my right-hand-gal when it comes to advocating for Junho,” she says, giving my arm an encouraging shake, “so I thought you could help me convince them to cast him. Tell them how great he would be. Tell them how his strong dancer legs are just what they need for a leading man who will be carrying young ladies on his back all day!” She can’t keep the fervor out of her voice, and I have to admit it’s undeniably infectious. And she has a point. Without knowing anything else about the direction of this potential project, I do know that Junho is tall, has strong legs, broad shoulders, and the stamina that comes with being a stage performer; and if a guy needs to be able to transport someone on his back, he’d make a great choice. He’d be my choice.
I finally feel myself relax a little; talking about Junho always allows me to let down my guard. Nevertheless, I can still feel tension in the air and sense the incredulous looks from everyone else in the room, especially from @ninjas_with_onions , the man whom Ali introduced as the lead producer. He may have patiently tolerated my intrusion on the scene, but he has done so with an obvious look of displeasure.
Once he is assured that I understand the circumstances that I have walked in on, he finally breaks his silence. “Ladies, we appreciate your enthusiasm, but I will say again that we are nowhere near ready to be thinking about potential cast for this production.”
Instinctively, I quickly bow in apology. “I’m so sorry for interrupting. I had no idea why I was invited here. Ali gets a little carried away in her promotion of all the talented men she represents, and I realize she called me here as back up because I can get swept up in it too. I understand why she believes Junho should work on this project. It does sound like an excellent fit. Without taking anymore of your time, though, I will just urge you, as she obviously has, to keep him in mind as you reach a point where casting will be decided. If you’d like, we would be happy to put together a portfolio of his work that would prove why he is a good candidate. Until then, please accept my apology, and feel free to contact us any time if you have questions about Junho or any of the other leading men that Ali so vehemently recommends.” With that, I grabbed Ali by the arm and pulled her away.
“I love you for being such a loud cheerleader for Junho, Ali,” I compliment her as we wait for the elevator, “but maybe bull-rushing their offices was not the most effective option. I suggest we regroup at Hottie Headquarters and come up with a plan to secure this contract.”
She nods in agreement and immediately pulls out her phone and opens a new folder that she entitles ‘Operation Junho’s piggyback service’. Looking quite pleased with herself, she explains, “This is where we will gather all of the photos that will convince them that Junho is the man for the job.” Within seconds, exhibit A has already been collected, and by the time the elevator reaches the ground floor, dozens of additional pieces of evidence have been amassed. “I never get tired of looking at Junho,” she says wistfully, eyes glued to her screen, as I hold the exit door open and make sure she makes it through safely.
“Me either, Ali. Me either.”
I love this drama! He will get the part…
I’m rolling on the floor laughing - and my heart is pounding thinking he MIGHT BE IN THE BLDGING
@my_happy_place Meet me back at Hottie Posse
(I’ll take this out in a little bit to keep the flow of your show)
It has certainly been a problem at times with Ali, We haven’t even begun scripting episode 1 and we’ve already had to barricade the door on the side of the corridor leading to Castings with an extremely heavy redwood table, we’ve even piled a filling cabinet on to top for good measures but we still see the occasional photo of Junho or Lee Min Ho slide surreptitiously under the gap in the door, we have also noticed a sharp increase in the photocopier counter recently.
We still haven’t ask her to start scouting for possible candidates as it’s way too early in the production process to know requirements. Nor have we told her yet that the male lead (and possibly the majority of the male actors!) will be Japanese. Which she has apparently been showing to @mirjam_465 in the cafe down the road.
None of that surprises me.
And just to be fair, Junho is fluent in Japanese.
Doesn’t work on me…RIGHT??
I have an actor for ya!!! don’t tell @mirjam_465
@my_happy_place
and Junho is! He can gives us a theme song in Japanese (OST)
Have you read the synopsis to Take Me Home? Once we have a draft of episode one then I think you can start spinning you hottie Rolodex for the main lead.
Vivi slouches in her chair mumbling unintelligible words as she flips through her Range Rover catalogue, completely ignoring the chaos around her.
“I can already see the scandals coming our way with us foreigners trying to write about Japanese servicemen to the Korean people and other Korea-Japan conflicts… Our ratings are going to die in their cradle!!” she grumbles as she watches Ali, looking like a human tornado of Junho photographs, runs out the door with Happy. She looks at the mirror on her desk. “I’m too young for this project!” Vivi was still slightly annoyed over the fact that she hadn’t told MissWillow it’s “biscuit” in her country, too.
She looks out the window and sees the Segue Cafe open for business again.
“Might as well get another mocha so I can stay awake for however long this takes…” she tells herself as she gets out of her chair and tosses the catalogue away with one last, longing look.
“When do we begin, MissWillow?” she asks as she walks out the door.
@leerla73, you could be in charge of publicity!! 
Cheese and Japanese. The foundation of a cold open, a title sequence, a male lead, and an OST. And in Asian symbology, a rat always bodes well.
https://www.spoonforkbacon.com/korean-cheesy-corn/
https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/blog/world-cheese-culture-japan/
Not meaning to be culturally insensitive, I have to relate how I explain the strange ethnic soup that is my home state of Texas, a mess of indigenous, African-American, Hispanic, non-Hispanic folks, Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese, and other folks who, depending on their arrival time, conquered, re-conquered, struggled, fought, submitted, found acceptance, were discriminated against . . .
I explained to someone what I call the history of the modern world, but it’s actually just history.
Group A takes over a piece of territory mainly for economic and political purposes. Group B comes in and takes the territory from Group A. Group A gathers allies and takes the territory back from Group B and subjugates its allies and anyone wandering through at the time.
Rinse and repeat for 200 years, and then everybody gets officially married.
My semi-hemi-demi-quasi-historical research regarding any potential celebrities of Korean and Japanese parentage has turned up these two men:
(Kangnam of M. I. B from Wikipedia and Simon of DMTN from Kpopmap)
Simon born 05/29/86 in Seattle, Washington; Korean father, Japanese mother (American name Simon Park, Korean name Park Junho, Japanese name Sakai, studied at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Kanagawa, Japan).
Kangnam born 03/23/87 in Tokyo, Japan; Korean mom, Japanese father (name Yasuo Namekawa).
These two guys were born long after the difficulties of war, politics, and general human selfishness made life intolerable for so many. They are who they are; they are loved by their families and friends; they have found a place and a purpose in life.
And since human history has made an alphabet soup of all of us since early on in the history-recording process, I at this point think, OK, it is what it is. Or we . . . is what we is?
If you want to watch a movie that messes with the idea of average people of Asian ethnicity speaking truth to power, I highly recommend Foreigner with Jackie Chan playing a Vietnamese guy trained during the Vietnam war by the CIA. He owns a Chinese restaurant and ends up going after Pierce Brosnan as some sort of minor official representing the British government in Northern Ireland (Ulster) where a large number of my ancestors on both sides come from.
I saw it three years ago on Netflix. Wow is he a fantastic actor!
But back to the issue at hand. Cheese and Japanese and rats.
I think that there is lots of room for panel trucks, scooters zipping in and out of traffic, exploding buses, rocket launchers, charcuterie, diamond rings dropped in the Han river, cherry blossoms, meet-cutes on the Ginza at midnight with bottles of champagne and chunks of fromage, drones, mistaken identity, and (just when the tension gets to be too much) an incensed obaasaan and helmoni running out in traffic to subdue unsavory characters with whacks from golf umbrellas.
And having given my perspective, I now take my leave to go sleep on the conference room table and dream of the clean, pure ocean flavors of transcendental food.
Impossible, I’m in betwix being in awe, dwl, 
the echos of “Storm the barricades!!” must have been ringing in kdrama2020ali ears. The PD explicity asked my assistance on that score, but Alas! I was again floored, while missing no details, no clapbacks, or any witticism, all while experiencing a bit of a @frustratedwriter complex. And then this too #2 
This PD has actually lost sleep over this project, knowing full well the office of Badger production is mostly female, there is now a very large imaginary female bear that has managed to gain control of the sharp stick that I provoked it with, and it is now metaphorically holding the pointy end against my ribs ready to stick it to me at any moment!
With that said. I think I have an idea how to release the draft for ep 1 of Take Me Home.
(and no, they will not be servicemen, definitely NOT military)
As I see it, this Atonement Idol contest is for Japanese guys to carry Korean people on their back? Why would anyone get into a contest to do that?