Tuesday Collection

[clevermanka]

This week's it's Hyori's Bed and Breakfast. I love this show so much. I've watched both seasons twice and started watching again for a third time last fall when I started to feel down for a while. What I love about it:

Zero drama The producers jokingly attempt to insert tension with some of the inserted text. Anyone who watches Asian reality shows will be familiar with this effect, which is laughingly pointless on this show.

Beauty Everyone on the show is some variant of lovely--not necessarily physically beautiful (although Lee Hyori is absolutely gorgeous), but always gentle, kind, and considerate. The exact opposite of most unscripted television we see here in the U.S. Jeju Island, where it's filmed, is a major tourist destination so of course the show highlights the landscape. And the food, oh god the food.

Kindness I don't hide the fact that I'm not a people person. I don't often go out of my way to hang out with others, much less strangers, but there are scant few people on this show that I wouldn't get along with for a few days spent in the close quarters of the B&B. The one person I absolutely couldn't stand was (surprise!) the Fucking American that shows up late in the second season. Ugh, Jackson is the worst. Everybody else is great, though--even the kind of grouchy Elderly Couple in the first season turn out to be charming and endeared themselves to me by the time they left.

Someone on cm.net pitched the show to me last year with the description of ASMR television. It's the most soothing show I've ever watched. If you're looking for something plot-free with charm, and you don't mind (not great) subtitles, check it out on Netflix.

Let me know if you try it and like it. And if you have watched it, please talk to me about it! I have vanishingly few people to squee about it with.

Comments

[hdsqrl]

Ahhh, thank you! I shall look for this!

[clevermanka]

Yay! I think you'll like it. They have so many pets and Hyori is a vegetarian and animal rights activist!

[saffronhare]

I watched a couple of episodes and liked it very much. I find that I pursue ASMR television that I can get the kiddos to watch with me, though...not because *I* crave the company myself, but because it gives us a low-stakes thing to share that doesn't require a lot of focus, so we watch and chat and kind of spend unstructured time together. They get into the Great British Baking Show likewhoa, along with World's Most Amazing Homes and stuff like that.

The teens just think this one is a little too slow for them, alas. I save it for when I'm alone and want company while I do other things. :)

[clevermanka]

It is very slow. Maybe if they were familiar with her music they might be more inclined? But otoh it's nice to have a show to yourself sometimes, too.

If you like World's Most Extraordinary Homes have you tried Grand Designs? It's a little more stressful because all the projects are in progress but I still like it. I have a bit of a crush on the host.

[saffronhare]

Oh! I'll look for that - thanks.

[write_out]

That cat!

This looks really sweet. I'll have to check it out.

[clevermanka]

It's just so sweet and charming and low-stakes. I love it.