11 Struggles That Only Filipino K-Drama Fans Will Know

When it comes to watching Korean dramas, Filipino fans are on a league of their own.

From binge-watching and finishing a whole drama in overnight to memorizing common K-Drama phrases like “eotteohke” or “ya!”, here are top eleven struggles that only Filipino K-Drama fans can relate to:

1. People calling K-drama lame

“Ang jologs ng kdrama”
Me: pic.twitter.com/38r4gJSmeB

— Halamans Of Manila (@HalamansOfMnl) May 22, 2017

When your aunt who used to tell you to stop watching K-Drama because it’s “jologs” (lame) suddenly posts about calling Lee Min Ho her “oppa”, you know you’re actually making great life decisions.

2. No boyfriend? No problem

At least this way, your 44 “oppas” won’t cheat on you.

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This doesn’t mean you don’t feel a slight twinge of hurt when you find out that they’re actually taken in real life.

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3. “Just one more…”

You tell yourself “isa na lang” (just one more) when you know it’s a lie.

4. K-Drama episode stops loading when there’s an important scene

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Did he confess to her, or did he not? The suspense is killing you.

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Try unplugging your internet router, re-plugging again and refresh the video after 30 seconds to find out.

5. Video looks like it’s shot by a potato

when u’re watching a really good drama but the internet connection is slow asf pic.twitter.com/3LZd03q5jU

— ‏ً (@etherealkdrama) May 22, 2018

The internet’s so slow, you can’t even see the lead actor’s pores or the villain’s trademark smirk since everything is all blurry.

6. Waiting a day after the drama’s release

Since you need the English subtitles to properly understand the story.

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Maybe you’ll just watch it raw?

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7. Finishing an entire season overnight

Study hard or start a new series? You know what to do.

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8. Searching for flights to South Korea

It’s one of your greatest life dreams to go to your favorite K-Drama star’s entertainment agency.

Maybe you’ll run into them accidentally?

9. Getting shocked upon seeing the prices of flight tickets

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Is it too much to wish for 6 kidneys so you could sell 4 without any problems?

10. Falling for the second lead

when the 2nd lead gets treated like trash after all of those times #ChallengesOfAKdramaFan pic.twitter.com/IBLTOH09qD

— mots⁷ (@JIMINisUWU) April 13, 2017

You know they won’t end up together but you can’t help yourself anyway.