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For anyone in the NY/NJ/PA area, look into this:

http://subwaycinemanews.com/archives/412#comments

I'm going. So Ji Sub and Gong Hyo Jin will be there to present their movies and they get an award too. Tickets are only $13.50. I already bought mine. I probably won't understand a word. I need a Korean translator, lol.

But this will be my first experience with Korean media/celebrity. Someone go with me!

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I'm also completely hooked on Shining Inheritance. To the point where I used viikii for the first time ever. And started looking for spoilers.

I haven't done that since my Veronica Mars days.

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@1, mishane

I'm completely jealous. One more reason I'd really love to live in NYC instead of this crappy little town. If I were anywhere near there I'd go with you in a heartbeat! I hope you post all the details after the event!

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@1, mishane -

My my.... tempting tempting tempting....

At the IFC Center in NYC:

Monday 6/22
1:25p Antique Bakery - Joo Ji Hoon not in attendance, apparently he's busy.
7:15p Ip Man - the amazing Donnie Yen as the master who taught Bruce Lee the legendary kung fu of wing chun, with Sammo Hung choreography. Multiple Hong Kong awards winner, including best picture. IFC Center quote: "it is physically impossible for this movie to be any more awesome." LOL!

Tuesday 6/23
9:30p Rough Cut - So Ji-Sub in attendance

Wednesday 6/24
6:30p Rough Cut - So Ji-Sub and Kong Hyo-jin
9:15p Crush and Blush - Kong Hyo-Jin in attendance

...hmmm.. must convince Samsooki wife to go with...

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Wow.....NY is steaming....I wish Boston was equally fun in terms of K-Celebs and the like ^.^

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@ 1 Mishane.

Lucky, lucky you.....any chance of a showing in London ?

Please get right to the front, then take pics to send to JB for an article, with a full and detailed report....
Pretty please. lol.

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I'm going to try to take pictures, but I've never been to one of these before so I don't know if we're allowed.

Also, I'm pretty sure that most everything is going to be in Korean, so I won't understand anything. Oh well, I can stare at SJS!

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I agree with mishane, Shining inheritance while started out predictable has turned in to a drama honestly could go anywhere at this point and I for one can't wait. Im always waiting for the videos in serious anticipation, and I love discussing the drama, we all love to bitch about Seungmi and the evil stepmother, Im sure I wasn't the only one who went "Omg" at the preview, Seungimi's lies are just getting ridiculous at this point.

I did not like the brothers development tho, the whole thing was abit silly.

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@ mishane... ur so lucky!!! So JiSub in attendance? i'm tempted to fly out just to stalk him. (if only my husband would allow me to stalk my stars).

YAY! the weekend is here. i can't wait to go home and watch the most recent performance of "Hate You" by 2PM. i'm totally obsessed with those boys right now. can't get my fill.

my daughter's re-watching Save the Last Dance and i've just re-realized why Ji Sung is freakin HOT!!! his lips are so kissable!!! and then when he's got lip gloss on, he's so sexy!

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Wow, yeah, now I sort of want to go see Rough Cut and I don't know that the movie itself sounds like my sort of thing. But mmm So Ji Sub <3

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i'm only on ep 7 of shining inheritance and i absolutely love it. can't wait to watch more. still TEAM BSB as the main guy has yet to be anything other than a whiny spoiled brat. i have this urge to kick his sister's ass at this point too... and though Seungmi is currently not irritating me cuz i feel she's just caught up in all her mom's lies and deception, I don't doubt I'll have the urge to kick her ass sometime soon haha.

@4 Samsooki "Monday 6/22
1:25p Antique Bakery - Joo Ji Hoon not in attendance, apparently he’s busy." HAHA!! nice one :)

in other news - hooray for Friday! it has been a long ass week...

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@ Mishane
Rough Cut showing AND So Ji Sub in attendance!!!!!
O-M-F-G am so jealous (turning a shade of Kermit as I type this)! One of my fav movies of the year featuring two of my newly discovered fav actors who are awesomely talented: KJH (of course!) and SJS. AND the screenings are with SJS present too. *faints*.

If there was a way I could zip to the other side of the world to attend I would. Can I be there in spirit to drool at, oops I mean see , SJS too? Pretty please? :) Can you imagine the situation if BOTH leads were to attend? (Samsooki would have to be kept far far far away then....like somewhere in Antarctica perhaps?! Maybe that is why KJH is not going? :P )

Currently watching 'Cain and Abel' - and yep So Ji Sub is pretty awesome. It's not MISA-standard (hmm yet??) but definitely hooked. Had read some people's opinions about C and A (thanks *waves*) and was not sure if I could/would watch it all the way through. But really the way SJS was so adorable in episode 1 - well hell I had to watch the rest.

Back to the NYAFF
Word of advice to anyone thinking of catching 'Empress and the Warriors'. If this is the same Leon Lai/Kelly Chen (disaster of a) movie I think it is: Save your money! Watching grass grow is more enjoyable and much better use of your time.

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@ mishane - OMG, if only I didn't live 10 hours away! *whines* SJS~~~~

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It's FRIDAY! One more day until the new Brilliant Legacy episode! *dances* I'm so addicted to this show, OMG.

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So, I know I'm late to this particular party, but who here is watching Atashinchi no Danshi? I (finally) finished Ryuusei no Kizuna last week (I dropped it during finals week and just now got around to picking it back up), fell in love with Kaname Jun, realized he was in Atashinchi no Danshi, and my fangirl heart freaked and said "MUST DOWNLOAD!" So I did, and I've now watched all available episodes. Perhaps predictably, Sho is definitely my favourite brother, but Takeru comes pretty close. And I have to say all of those sauna scenes with Fuu just make my heart go dokidoki. So. Hot. OMG.

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And to my fellow Americans: Did anyone watch Kurosawa night on TCM last night? I found out about it 45 minutes into Seven Samurai, and stayed glued to the couch until the end of Kagemusha at around 2:30. I'd forgotten how gorgeous Kagemusha was--that one scene with the army marching along the top of the hill, with the light from the sunset streaming between them and the soldiers waiting at the bottom of the hill musing about whether Lord Shingen really is dead or not.. So beautifully shot, GUH. Kurosawa = god. Even my mother was intrigued, and she's generally not interested in Asian things.

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I'm on the Shining Inheritance drug, too. It started off really slow for me, but now I'm counting down the days until it airs each week. I'm crossing my fingers that this weekend Hwan will stop crying, and start changing his life--it's about time buddy. It's a REALLY good thing school has finished, because I'm spending way too much time over at Soompi.

@Kender
I haven't started watching Atashinichi no Danshi, but it's definitely on my list. I kind of hate myself for it, but I lurve Horita Maki. Everything she does is adorable.

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re: Shining Inheritance

I LOVED episode 12 and how concerned Hwan was over Eun Soo. And I LOVE that he's all, 'Why do you hate me?' and 'Does this mean that we're enemies?'. Man, he's so into her, and he's like such a little boy wondering why she still hates him.

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@9 lb_tmi - i feel ya on the 2PM craze. i just watched their mnet performance of "Hate You" last night... and holay those boys are a fun and good lookin bunch. Though probably not their strongest performance (the choreography was kind of unimpressive, especially for a group that boasts such strong dancers) they sounded pretty decent and debuted yet a new look. I always look forward to what they put out cuz they're such an entertaining group. :)

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Atashinchi no Danshi is a show that just keeps on getting better, its light hearted fun but it can be quite touching at times, Im liking it.

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omg at the rate these comments are coming up, I am never gonna get back to work ahah... but...

@13 Kender - i love Atashinchi no Danshi. I started watching it because of Mukai Osamu (Sho) after I saw him in Meichan no Shitsuji and I am hooooked. It's quirky and fun and I love the chemistry Horikita Maki has with all the brothers, esp Sho :) I am definately a Shosato fan :) And yes Fuu is hot hot hot, but to me he doesn't have the charm of Sho :)

@15 mishane - so hwan is redeeming himself already eh? good to hear - can't wait to watch it!!

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1. With respect to the IFC Center movies and So Ji Sub - It is about 50% likely that we will go to at least one of the days. But I also want to see Ip Man, which means that we have to go at least twice. Regarding Ip Man - if I could come back as a martial arts fighter, I would come back as Donnie Yen. Fluidity and power personified. Then people would say, it is physically impossible to be more awesome than Sifu Samsooki.

Heh, if KJH does make a surprise appearance to Rough Cut, and we get to meet him, you can bet that we'll be bringing him down to k-town for soju and sullang tang. We'll do our own drinking interview and then we'll draw up adoption papers.

2. This week, we switched from Cablevision (3 korean channels - all screwed up with none of the titles matching what's actually showing - "SBS News" = Temptation of Wife, etc.) to AT&T U-Verse.

U-Verse carries only 1 korean channel - but it's MBC America! And that means that we get to watch real time Korean dramas! YAY!

...but... this week, apparently, all we are getting is ....Cinderella Man.... lol. We have the first few episodes recorded now, but I am underwhelmed after watching the first two episodes. It IS watchable, but I can honestly say I am indifferent between, say, re-watching anything I own on DVD or watching a new episode of Cinderella Man. It's not bad but I am just not compelled to watch it. And Kwon Sang Woo is not the right person to play the role.

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@lovenyc52--2PM's first performance was not very impressive. choreography was really simple? plain? i can't find another word to describe it. the song is pretty awesome tho.. except for the autotoning stuff. their live singing needs some work for this one, but i'm POSITIVE they'll nail it. i COMPLETELY fell for the dorks since watching Idol Army. and i really dislike the hair on Junsu and Junho. and Khun's outfit is like WT?? Taec, Wooyoung and even maknae are HOT tho.

question... where can i watch Shining Inheritance w/ subs? does dramafever have it?

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Shining Inheritance is on viikii with subs. I think it's under a different name though? Beautiful Life or something like that. Search 'Shining Inheritance/Brilliant Legacy'.

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@mishane--thanks! i'll have to check it out. 'preciate it!

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I'm watching Atashinchino Danshi. It's nothing serious like A story of man(which I love what a creative story telling, I haven't been able to guess what would happen next)so far... ended up watching the ep.20 without subtitles. even donated $4.00 to Viikii and I might start subbing Jap. dramas if they are not legal or medical stories with all the technical stuff) but is a good entertainment with all the cute boys. And yes, I love the sauna scenes! I guess it's just one more episode? or two more on next Tuesday... I'm amused and impressed by Japanese TV producers coming up with such original plots like this one,Bokuwa pet and Love shuffle and so on. Ryuseino kizuna , I really loved it because Higasgino Shogo's style is known to be really dark and takes you to to the underworld(to me, that's what it feels like)... But the the TV version was carried on with much more humorous lighter mood. Actually because of that, my sister ended up not watching it(in Japan). Different expectations... I'm waiting for paperback to come out to read the original. My brother's a big fun of the writer and he's been giving me the books after hoe's done, so I've been patiently waiting. After leaving japan 30 years ago, I'm starting to really appriciating Asian TV programs and thing. Thanks to the computer, it's possible without having TV! Anyway, I'll be going downunder for 6 days on business and have to get going. Thanks, Javabeans for this site, I check it everyday.

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@19 lb_tmi - BL is probably on mysoju.com, or you can get the softsubs from D-addicts.

Ugh, my computer rebooted itself last night (stupid Windows updates), so I didn't get to finish downloading Triple. It also interrupted my 12-hour upload, which I've now restarted. *le sigh*

I miss school internet. Everything is so much faster on campus. ㅠ_ㅠ Maybe I should just start following my mother to work so I can steal her campus' internet. Hrmm, there's a thought.

@Samsooki - Hey, at least you GET Korean channels. They aren't even available down here in my state.

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Oh, I'm enjoying Shinning inheritance as well, It's a bit redendant but good fun. another reason I've contributed to Viikii.

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@ Kender
And to my fellow Americans: Did anyone watch Kurosawa night on TCM last night?

I did! *raising hand*

But, I only got to watch Seven Samurai, and I was in and out of the room (I was baking). My boyfriend however sat through it – including intermission. He loves that film, he has watched it numerous times. He also likes the american version.

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hello everyone!
@mishane: LUCKY! make sure you're protected I"m sure there will be a lot of screaming fans of SJS. Won't hurt to scream too. ^^

@samsooki, i was really surprise to see you browsing at (soompi) City Hall thread, I hope you will give it a couple of shots to see how we are so in love with this drama. You're a celebrity now! hehe

OMG! City Hall is getting better and better every episode! Love their HOT kissing scene inside the car! I said this to my friend......err....come to think of it, i shouldn't say it here. It's PG-15! haha!!

Happy Weekend Everyone!

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For the people that DO watch Shining Inheritance, will you tell me why you like it?

I've been trying to figure out why I'm so hooked. It's not my type at all (I HATE rich boy/poor girl storyline as well as evil parent storyline and evil secondary girl storyline and nice secondary male storyline). In other words, I hate cliche'd storylines.
Also, the acting isn't amazing. Han Hyo Joo is good in the funny scenes and in the crying scenes, but in the in-between, normal serious scenes, she feels a bit awkward. Sometimes I feel she only has one expression (head tilted to the side, questioning look in her eyes). I still think she looks adorable and she adds little touches to the Eun Soo character that makes Eun Soo special (but again, only funny little touches).

But for some reason I'm hooked. I don't understand it. I really don't! Why??!!?

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@Samsooki:

Ip Man is one of the best Chinese action movie I've watched for a LOOOONG time. The way Donnie Yen carried the character to perfection. But the English title if pronounced English-ly. My friends and I kid among ourselves, calling it I.P. Man. At first, I thought it was a new action figure movie.

Cinderella Man gets more digestible in Epi 3 onwards. I found Epi 1 & 2 meh. I got a little more interested in the later episodes. The problem, imo, isn't KSW. It's Yoona. I watch this because of KSW really. It's good to see him in a non-crying role after that mess in Bad Love.

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BTW, got a question:

Can anyone please tell me any Korean songs suitable to be sung in weddings? K-ballads has usually really sad lyrics. Preferably not trot though.

Thanks!

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Anyone watching Queen Seon duk?! OMG. The kid actor playing duk man is so great! I keep waiting impatiently for the next episode. It is just that good!

Thanks Samsooki for the heads up on the drama. I have been watching it on viikii. I am on episode 6 now. It is so suspenseful!

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@28,mishane-

"I’ve been trying to figure out why I’m so hooked. It’s not my type at all (I HATE rich boy/poor girl storyline as well as evil parent storyline and evil secondary girl storyline and nice secondary male storyline). In other words, I hate cliche’d storylines."

I think it all depends on how it is done. A well done script, with superb writing and editing, and good performances and directing, with a kick-butt sound track, and I'll be hooked as if it were the very first time I saw the rich boy / poor girl / snobby rich parent / evil rich secondary girl who dumped rich boy but wants him and back now and just won't let go / nice secondary male who stays on the sidelines and cries by himself story line.

Good writing + good directing + good acting + good soundtrack = fueling of my addiction. hehe.

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Arghhhh, too much work to do today, I can't hang out here as much as I want!

Ip Man - really good movie! I wish I could have seen it in a theater as opposed to my laptop. First introduction to Donnie Yen - very impressed!

Story of a Man - I too watched the last ep unsubbed because I was (SOB) completely spoiled on the ending. I can't even start ranting about that or I'll never stop. :-( Still waiting on the subbed version to rewatch but the minute this comes out on DVD, I'll be buying it. Absolutely amazing drama, I just can't say enough good things about it.

Happy Friday y'all.

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@27 mzpakipot , Love City Hall!
They've been teasing us, making us wait for these 2 to kiss. So here they are, in the car like a couple of teens, tensions building you know he's going to kiss her and then he just gives her a peck on the lips! While I'm thinking "all that buildup just for that" wham PG15 censored kiss! So be warned all you parents out there if you're watching City Hall make sure all kids under 15 are out of the room! Just kidding! I think it's funny that they felt that kiss was worth the PG15 rating.
Happy viewing everyone!

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@ mzpakipot and other City Hallers

City Hall is getting better and better indeed! The kiss scene (I mean the long one) is the best I've seen in any Korea drama - not so much about the real action but the witty dialogues and romantic staging that precede the quick peck and the long one. And the intrique of the storyline doesn't stop. At the beginning, I thought it would be quite a predictable story but it keeps surprising me, especially in how CSW's high mighty character got swept away though his admiration of and respect for KSA's MR. I really enjoy seeing MR's journey from a nobody to a somebody who is now having a profound effect on the aleady-somebody JG. Still don't know how the story will pan out for the remaining 6 episodes.

And what can I say about KSA and CSW..... both are just sensational. KSA's performance here is several notches up from MNIKSS and close to perfect with loads of charisma. You honestly will vote for her to be your own mayor. CSW: seriously the sexiest lead. His eyes and expression are priceless - he can swift from one mode to another in a split second. The two of them just make their characters the best possible couple one can hope for in a drama.

Right now, I cannot and will not be able to watch other dramas due to the CH fever. Three more weeks and then I will be a free person ..... with Triple in sight. I will be so sad to see CH finish - never this hooked since Coffee Prince.

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@ mishane

I too am hooked on Shining Inheritance and can't work out why either. Funny, that. As you've pointed out, we all hate the cliched plots and the acting isn't stellar, but there's a certain sort of something that makes me tune in every weekend and stalk out on viikii for the subs. Oh well, sometimes things are best left unexplained and should just be enjoyed for pure entertainment value.

Have downloaded Triple and am eager to watch it this weekend, work permitting.

On another note, have been cooking Korean food furiously over the past 2 weeks. Don't know why. Have been inspired by the many Korean recipe websites that I've come across. In the end, Korean cooking isn't so hard.

Work has been crazy these past few weeks. So much so that I've been confusing colleagues in different countries! Aish! Too many Europeans with strong English/American accents. They all start to sound the same! :D

Hope everyone has a great weekend. I'll be working, so think of me. :D

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@20 lb_tmi - i definately agree about the autotoning - they are having issues hitting those high notes... but i am in love with junsu's voice. it just has a different texture to it than the rest of the group (probably why he's the lead vocal). i did NOT like his hair tho. shoulda kept it how it was in again & again - the side swept thing works for him. and poor khun just looked awkward in his outfit (though still undeniably adorable). taec and chansung looked smokin' tho... i'm so glad chansung changed his hair from his training days - the shorter look works for him quite well :)

as for shining inheritance w/subs - yes it's on viikii but last i heard the viikii server crashed and lost a bunch of videos, so they're working on reuploading those. i think shining inheritance was one of the ones lost cuz i wasn't able to find it last night.

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-Shining Inheritance!!!
I just finished episode 5 and I LOVE IT !!
I'm watching it on youtube, but i cant find episode 6...
Does anyone know where else I can watch it or something like that...
please!
I don't need subs for it, if that makes it easier!

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@28,mishane-

“I’ve been trying to figure out why I’m so hooked. It’s not my type at all (I HATE rich boy/poor girl storyline as well as evil parent storyline and evil secondary girl storyline and nice secondary male storyline). In other words, I hate cliche’d storylines.”

This sounds exactly like 'Terms of Endearment" and "Be Strong, Geum Soon". From the sound of it (rich boy/poor gir), I don't like it either but it really depends on how the drama is directed, the acting, the actors/actresses, soundtracks, etc. I'm not the type into melodramas and I couldn't finish "Stairway to Heaven" because the story is so unreal. Also I'm never a big fan of Kwon Sang Woo or Choi Ji Woo. But I love TOE and BSGS because they have both humor and sorrow. They can make you laugh one minute and cry the next.

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I don't really think SI is your typical poor girl/rich boy drama especially since its kind of the other way round now lol. The reason I like the drama is because its addictive, its the drama in which you go "Omg I can't believe she just did that". The story is well paced and engaging, the acting is fine imo and its quite amusing at times aswell, esp LSG. And we all are eagerly awaiting the next ep because we don't know what could happen next, its the unpredictability thats kept me hooked, everytime I think I've figured what will happen next then I start doubting myself. Esp BSB Oppa, I think theres something darker lurking there, I wouldn't be surprised if he turned nasty.

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hello everybody! happy friday! My, am i late or what!

I want to watch ROUGH CUT too! urg! that's 4 hours away from boston! urg!

mmm.....seems like everybody is watching the brilliant legacy! I just started watching it few days ago but i stopped. I want to finish A MAN'S STORY first before i go to it....dont wana get confused! haha!
But omo, omo, omo!!! with A MAN'S STORY! cant wait for the next ep! I really really really like Chae Doo Woo!! I know he's crazy! Nonetheless, LOVE him!! LOA! that's why am so excited to see what happens to him! hope it's a good ending! ^-^

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@29 chajjye -

"Can anyone please tell me any Korean songs suitable to be sung in weddings? K-ballads has usually really sad lyrics. Preferably not trot though."

Well, if you remember the song sung by Gong Yoo on the roof top, while on the phone with YEH, that's a good one. Especially if you get the tabs and play the guitar along with the singing. The song is from Han Dong Joon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un8iCSRCEP4

Actually, watching that again just now, man, that just kills me. Sometimes, a drama is worth the hype and sometimes it isn't. CP was just great, wasn't it?

LOL, I also thought of another song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUYaHDoDo0Y

The carrot song! Oh man, another great drama worth the hype that just killed me in certain scenes.

And finally, there is this song from a certain drama that still brings tears to my eyes, and I keep this song and this drama in my heart forever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1UpxEGkC5M

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*Deep breath* Okay, I'm better now. :)

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@ mishane - I'm actually considering flying to out to NY just for next Wednesday...

As for Shining Inheritence/Brilliant Legacy - I love the secondary guy(is it BSB?)!!! I totally want him and Eun Soo to end up together!!! I'd love it if kdrama surprised me for once and let the secondary guy win over the main lead!!! Right now, I'm not liking SG/Hwan - he's just sooooo whiny!! And immature!

One of the reasons why i find this show addictive is that I like the pace of this show. Its not dragged out like some of the daily dramas(OMG - Heart of 19 was just painfully slow!!!)

Another reason - the show doesn't hit you over the head(BOF), but nor is it too artistically dramatic(Story of a Man) - its a 'face-value' show, what you see is what you get kind of thing. After most kdramas - its a nice change.

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@41 SAMSOOKI

Just need to let you know am laughing! youre such a softie!!!

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@41 SAMSOOKI
you remind me of that stuffed toy Hyun Bin bought! (finally watched that series), very cuddly and cute!

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@43 MEIKO**** ^-^ -

LOL. Yeah, I'm a softie at heart, but who cares. I just like my dramas.

Maybe I should have used Samshiki rather than Samsooki then. But I thought that if I was Samshiki then people might think I'm like that arrogant character played by my Binnie.

:)

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So, I decided to give Shining Inheritance a chance, and I was hooked from the very first episode. I love angsty family dramas and Koreans know how to play up the angst.

I think all the actors are doing a great job, especially the one who plays Eun Woo. You really feel for the main character Eun Sung, and boy can she do crying scenes well. I like the actress who is the evil step mother. Loved her in Golden Bride, and she is doing a great job in this role.

I just finished episode 3, and am trying not to go on a binge, but it just too good. I am really glad Triple started since I have been looking forward to it...it has an indie vibe to it, and I like those real life kind of dramas.

Hope everyone is off to a great weekend!

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@ mishane
Thanks for the heads up. Though I cringe to think what kind of fashion statement SJS might make at a NY showing, he's just too smexy to miss.

I just got hooked on the Shining Inheritance crack two days ago and I'm already up to ep 13. But, I had one moment in the first few minutes that was like o_O. Did anyone catch the echange between W and SM in the car when they talked about his time in America and H is establishing his bad boy swagger? I almost spit water all over my keyboard when SM said she heard that he shouldn't mess with the blacks because their easily provoked (loosely paraphrased) and then H was like they shouldn't have messed with him first. It was just hilarity to think of my sweet LSK throwing down with the bros on some city street somewhere.

I'm not sure who i'm shipping with as yet. Part of me really likes JS, but the other part is intrigued to see how H will be once he curbs the 'tude and realizes he's in lurv. I'll tell you one thing though, I am totally looking forward to the day the evil step-mom's house of cards comes tumbling down for real this time.

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@ b020

--As for Shining Inheritence/Brilliant Legacy - I love the secondary guy(is it BSB?)!!! I totally want him and Eun Soo to end up together!!! I’d love it if kdrama surprised me for once and let the secondary guy win over the main lead!!! Right now, I’m not liking SG/Hwan - he’s just sooooo whiny!! And immature!--

See, I usually always root for the secondary guy because the main guy is usually an ass. However, not here. I don't know what episode you're on so I don't want to spoil you, but I think the writers handled Hwan falling for Eun Soo in a perfect way, in a way that I'm not even rooting for Secondary Guy because I don't think he really has a chance.

Which is why I'm loving the pace of this because if it were just a 16 episode drama, Hwan would have fallen for Eun Soo TOO fast (which I hate! when we have 4-5 episodes of animosity and then immediate turnaround).

I think the characters are written well and I love the interaction and the play of emotions between Hwan and Eun Soo. On Hwan's side he initially disliked Eun Soo (for taking his bag) then really hated her (for moving in) and then felt really guilty (for the father thing) then even MORE guilty (for the brother thing) and then feels crappy (because he thinks she hates him) and there's going to be even more emotions at play soon! I like that he feels bad and wants to make things better but doesn't really know how to (and I'm excited for what else is going to come, when he discovers more about the family!).

And on Eun Soo's side, she absolutely HATES him (for the brother/father thing) but it's not in her nature to be completely vindictive. I don't think she feels bad for him, I think she just thinks he's a despicable human being.

Man, I CANNOT wait until Saturday! THIS is why I stay away from currently airing shows. :(

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@45 SAMSOOKI

hahaha!! yeah, he was arrogant...but he was hot too! ^-^ But Samsooki sounds better actually. Keep it!

And i sooo love that stuffed toy! hahaha! wana buy one!

RE: SHINING INHERITANCE

I started watching that and i have to say, it has those heavy drama scenes which am not really into, but other than that, seems like it has an interesting plot...

like HHJ's haircut!

and Eun Soo and Jun Se seem to make a pretty good pair! I know they will not be together but I like them both!

ill PROBABLY go back to watching it after A Story Of a Man is done.....

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Someone teach me things to say in Korean in case I get the 'hug' from So Ji Sub (apparently there's a meet and greet and a 'hug', that's what it says on the website, at least if you purchase the more expensive ticket, which was $15 instead of $13, lol).

How do you say "You've got the sexiest ass I've ever seen" in Korean?

or

"Pardon me, is this seat taken?" (while grabbing his butt)

or

"Do you know karate? Because your body is really kickin'."

(all pick up lines that have been used on me, unfortunately)

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