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I wanted to have a discussion about OST's:

1 - What is your favorite instrumental piece used in a drama?
2 - What is your favorite vocal piece used in a drama?
3 - What is your favorite / most listened to OST overall?

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My answers:

1 - I like the piano piece "From The Begining" from Winter Sonata - just the first note or two brings me back to one of my favorite early KDramas.

2 - "Looking At You" from SeGa. I fell in love with this song long before I ever saw the drama. Still love it.

3 - OST - It was a toss up between BOF and YAB. YAB wins because so much of it is singable.

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1- the 1 sad piece from 'the princess man'. kinda break my heart a little even tho i havent watch the drama yet.

2- Lim Hyung joo - Haeng Bok Ha Gil Ba Rae. his vocal is so powerful. even my 'not-kdrama/kpop-fan' little brother love the song.

3- secret garden OST.

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ops, left the drama out for no 2. it's the hong sister's 'Delightful girl Chun Hyang (sp?)

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TPM - [sigh] The BGM was soo good in that series.

Good choices, all.

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1 - I loved an instrumental piece from The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry, although, for the life of me, I can't find it anywhere. I'd happily buy that song - it's the one with the guitar, that sounds a bit like Explosions in The Sky.
2 - Adult Child - Sad Thing from Coffee Prince OST. It's just such a beautiful song. I often listen to the song from Love and Marriage, too, though.
3 - Hmm, it would probably be a toss up between Coffee Prince and City Hunter.

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I've never watched TWWSWTM, so I've never heard the soundtrack. I'll keep it in mind though, thanks.

And yes, there's a lot of good music in both CP and CH, although the BGM is much darker in CH. I preferred watching CP, for all of LMH killing someone with a spoon. lol

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@Shukmeister,
CP had a wonderful soundtrack, with all of the indie songs, and White Love Story was very good for a pop ballad, especially in the context of the story (ughhh, I still love that song so much!). I had Across The Ocean as my ringtone for over two years, too! At the same time, I love the Sad Run track from CH OST, and I use it as an alarm on my phone - wakes me up immediately. I also have this inexplicable fondness of Rainbow's You & I, even though I don't think it was ever actually played on the show. Sounds like your typical K-Pop song, but the vocals and the lyrics make it stand out for me.
I completely forgot about Kim Sam Soon in my previous post, but I just realized that Ee Byul Mot Han Ee Byul is in my Top 10 Most Played tracks on iTunes. :D

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is the song you're talking about the starting theme for the woman who still wants to marry? I think that's the only one missing from the ost.

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1- Gakkou no Okujou de from Nobuta wo Produce AND this uplifting piano piece in Soredemo, Ikite Yuku (E1)

2- Baek Ji Young's That Man (SeGa).

3- Tatta Hitotsu no Koi and The King 2 Hearts.

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I liked Nobuta, although I can't say any one piece of BGM caught my ear. Never saw / heard of Soredemo.

I can't think of anything on the SeGa OST that I didn't like.

And I listened to both of your OST choices.

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I liked the track from Nobuta because of its association with one of my favourite scenes of the show: when Nobuta & Akira choose to trust Shuji w/o any proof after he becomes a pariah. <3

That said, currently am enjoying a few instrumentals off of the RMPW OST. One of them is played when Hyuga first admits to the priest that Natsui gets to him and the other's when he cries upon thinking of the loved ones who abandoned him.

Re Soredemo: I've waxed poetic about it in comment #40. A sentence more and I'll be deemed abnoxious, heh. It's a good one!

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Ooooh nice topic. I always like listening to other people's recommendations for music. Particularly for drama OST because I always associate certain songs with a certain scene.

1) It's a toss up between Queen In-hyun's Man gayageum song & My Name is Kim Samsoon "Inside My Heart" piano version. That gayageum song, gaaah, it's like the musician was plucking at my heart strings.

2) Dream High from Dream High OST sung by the JYP idols. Perhaps not the most sentimental, but it's just a song that gets me in a good mood and want to dream hiiiiiiigh! Reason enough for me to be using it as an alarm every morning for the past year.

3) I don't think I go for entire OST to make a good enough call on this one. But the only OST I have a physical copy of because I was just so in love with all the songs on it is the Coffee Prince OST.

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Hi Mud!

Thanks! I occasionally pop up and ask people questions like this just to see what people like and to see if there's anything I should listen to.

The last poll I did was in July, when I asked people their most memorable series the first half of the year. That got some excellent responses too.

I think the OST's for Asian dramas are interesting, mostly because each one is unique to a show and they produce so many, so there's always a "flavor" of soundtrack that an individual can enjoy.

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1. I can't get enough of Father from the Golden Time OST when the electric guitar string picks up after the piano at 00:27 I'm just in country music bliss.

2.The first song I had to have was Open Love/ Open your Love 사랑을 열다 from The woman who still wants to marry ost.
3. It has to be the woman who still wants to marry ost. There are others I enjoy almost as much but that one is the most listened to.

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Thanks for the response, 부럽지 않아!

Your name translates as "Not jealous" on google translate. lol

Your choice is interesting. I've never seen (nor listened to) anything from The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry, yet the BGM seems to figure prominently in most of the people that responded to my question

Alright, you piqued my interest. I'm going to track down the OST and add the series to my watchlist.

Kamsahamnida!

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good day everyone :)

Goosebumps!

i've been watching the earlier episodes of Strong Heart since morning and, in episode 8, a gag comedian wrote in her 'future diary' (meaning it was supposed to happen Dec 2012 when the episode aired 2010) that Kang Shim Jang (Korean name for Strong Heart) will now become Lee Shim Jang with Seung Gi hosting the show alone for 9 months since supposedly Ho Dong returned to his hometown and do ssireum again.

Then, Leeteuk also shared his own entry on his 'future diary' about how Boom had replaced Kang Ho Dong and Yoo Jae Suk as national MCs. At this, comedian Kim Hyo Jin piped up that 'to summarize there will be no Kang Ho Dong in 2012' which *tear

They all had a good laugh about it during the episode. who would've thought that it would really turn out that way. Darn that future diary! I was watching back episodes of Strong Heart and 1N2D to fill my Ho Dong void and some Seung Gi too. I miss them both Papa Bear most especially :'(

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just started on RMPW and shallow shallow me for being VERY distracted by the female lead's lips. they are UNREAL!!! like jessica rabbit's.

will still continue based on everyone's general recommendation but at the moment, 14 mins into the show, i just see LIPS!!!!

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LOL I just completed the whole series. In one go.

I share the same sentiment regarding her lips. They are hecka distracting.

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I just wanna puncture esp the top lip and suck out whatever she's put in. And why is she always cringing and so timid? Hope she develops a little in a few episodes

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I do think that that's how her lips are though. Doesn't seem like she put in any fillers. I think what makes it annoying is that without make up, the area around those upper lips seem so dark and... and... for lack of better words, yucky. She has that round-ish type of lips and would totally look good in red lipstick. Yunno, like Drew Barrymore.

Yea, she lacks self-confidence and that's why she comes off as timid. That is also why Hyuga is perfect for her. He brings out her confidence and she teaches him how to be in touch with his emotional side. Things will turn out for the better for the both of them. :)

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just finished epi 3. i still think the lips are plumped up. still distracting but will persist.

i dont understand why my sis can stand this woman and not yang eun bi in FBRS. i loved yang eun bi

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oohh - jung il woo just landed at the KLIA (airport) ! he looks good with a warm brown and mustard sweater with prints and black trousers and ... sunglasses ? its night il woo ssi.

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in case anyone wants to check the pics out

https://www.facebook.com/HolikaHolikaMY

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enz! how was it with Jung il woo?? im dying to hear you out. did u get to see him? is he as charming in RL as he is in TV? any pictures for us? should we wait till next OT to hear all about it?

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Jabberwocky, Enz and I couldn't resist that we gushed about it in this OT. Read all about it on the last two posts(57 and 58) on this OT.

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jabberwocky, i updated below.. but he was really REALLY REALLY gorgeous in person. like beautiful. honestly. he looks better in person than in his pics.

as i said below, he sparkled :) i shook his hands three times. managed to squeak out iljimae but not sure that he heard nor understood me. my vocal cords failed in the presence of beauty :(

and i didnt realise how tall he was (even standing beside him) until i saw the pics (group only la - so sad and not on my camera either) - i barely reach his shoulders

but at least when taking the group pic i had my pervy hands on his waist - was tempted to give a rub but worried i would be carted off!

if you follow the posts below, it will lead you to the pics. i dont have any pics of him and i anyway, so the official pics in holika holika malaysia fb page is much better.

he was REALLY REALLY HANDSOME

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I miss Gaksital!

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Me too; I might just have to go rewatch it.

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Big Bang tickets... :'( I can't go!

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Oh noes!! Sold out, already?!

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Tickets sold out pretty quickly. I wasn't lucky enough to get one either but I'm considering buying from someone who has an extra. Try calling ticketmaster on Monday, or stubhub if you're really desperate. There's also an FB page with people selling and requesting. Good luck :).

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hi fellow beanies (or is it beanuts?) - SUCCESS!! managed to be one of the top spenders today which entitled me to get an autograph from jung il woo.

he REALLY REALLY is a gooooood looking boy. my gosh.. his skin IS flawless and honestly sparkles. i think he looks better in person than in pictures. today he was wearing a white shirt under a navy blue plain sweater - fitting.

i got to take a group pic with him BUT none on my own camera - sob sob - and this pervy noona was close enough to hold his waist at pic taking :)

went up to get his autograph two times and was only able to manage dumb grins at him. i did say i love iljimae but i dont know that he understood what i said

AND thats how i spent this sunday :)

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aryast, were you there?? did you decide to go in the end or not?? he had a really warm welcome. and the fans sang happy birthday to him in korean, english and malay :)

i so wanted to say thats pretty and wink but i managed a little wink and the vocal cord kinda seized up at his beauty!

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OH MY FUKIN GOD I just read this. And a big fat feeling of regret and envy just waft over me. I'm so green right now. And incredibly mad at myself for not being able to wake up in time to make it! That said...

AAAHHHH AHHHH AAAAHHHHH AAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!! *SPAZZ* He was THIS close. THIS CLOSE but even THEN I couldn't make it! Am freaking pissed at myself.

You mean he sparkles like Edward freakin Cullen??? Ahh I was anticipating his smile... Especially that Cha Chi Soo-esque wink.

I'm glad you had fun tho Enz! :D I'll make it next time for sure. Should such occasion involving him or another actor/actress comes here for product promotion. Was it crowded?? Did you get elbowed?

Looking at the pics as I'm typing. CUTE ADORABLE BUNNY BUNNY HOP KITTENS MITTENS I WANT MOAR. Holy shit he is adorable.

I'm so sorry for the cussing. Just feeling so confused right now.

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He sparkles like yang eun bi did to cha chi soo!! Honest to goodness ... There are lots of pics on the holika holika Facebook page. And newskaki.com fb page. . I have one pic of a group with him and I am the only one looking to my left when everyone looked in the right direction.

He is beautiful. Sighhhhh

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Went through the pics on newskaki fb page to try to gauge which one you are through your description but all I see is JIW. In every single photo he is smiling and so genuinely too. His smile warms my heart and brightens my day like a polystyrene hat!

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Ooh wait. I think I spot you. :P

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I commented on my pic. Am wearing a silk blouse in kinda brown with flowery prints on it and looked like i was melting! There is a woman in purple on JIW's right, right at the end. SHE was the one who spent 1500rm! :)

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Yupp I knew it's you because of the comment. Your name really is pronounced Enz. :)

Far out! RM1500!! Did she buy every single product that was available? LOL Is that her daughter? They're both wearing purple and have the exact same hair cut. Talk about being uniform...

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Know what? I was just looking at a photo of said brand's Egg Soap and it had his face plastered all over the product's info tag and thought Holika Holika made a very smart choice picking JIW as their ambassador. His skin is perfect! And seeing that, consumers will certainly be convinced of its effectiveness. Wise.

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ya, i have absolutely no imagination when it comes to picking names - so its enz, which is short for my full name :)

i didnt think he was that tall when i was standing next to him but looking at the pic, i am just barely at his shoulder level.. swooooonnn

ya, i think that must have been a mom and daughter combo there. app she was invited by the holika holika owner - was just surprised she didnt get a special one on one with JIW

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His skin is AMAZING. That's it. I don't wanna be a woman no more. I refuse this.

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Enz, I just saw the pics and Berjaya Times Square was so crowded! See... Never underestimate the power of the handsome JIW. Well, more like the fangirls. I'm still berating myself for my reversed sleeping habits.

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Aryast!!my group pic with Jung il woo was the one that came out in the Chinese newspaper here!! AND this time, HE is looking in my general direction although I prefer to imagine that his eyes were inexplicably drawn to the top of my head!! Hahaha

Aw, I wish they got half my face instead of three quarters of it.. That would make my face look less umm meaty :p

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Ha! What what what? Which Chinese newspaper and date of it? I'll head over to my uni lib tomorrow just to check it out. LOL Nah, you don't look meaty at all. It's just that these papers have the tendency to stretch pics sometimes. HA!

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Kong Ming . Yesterday, which was 25th ! My mom called me at work to tell me :)

I posted it on fb, having taken a pic of the picture with mostly him and me and half face of the girl in between With a caption " he is TOTALLY Looking at me!" and really, I could almost believe it :) haha

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Honestly HIS SKIN IS FLAWLESS!!! Even standing next to him, his skin still is FLAWLESS. NOT A SPECK .. He smiled so much too.

Why oh why couldn't I even manage "Jung il woo, hwaiting". WHYYYYYY??!

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Honey I don't think any woman would've been able to say anything corrigible if they were in your position either. He's so beautiful it makes you mute! Haaaa. Ahh.. Still his smile is the best. I think he's genuinely happy with the reception he's getting.

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