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Yesterday I found "Prince's First Love" on Dramafever.com. It was broadcast in 2004. Has anyone else watched it yet? I thought the main leads were very well cast, but the cinematography reminded me of many Tawainese dramas, where there is a lot of music/songs playing and wasted visuals of the characters no dialogue.
I supported the wrong guy throughout. Didn't know who was the lead actor. Found out only in the last ep who it was. That was the guy who won the girl. The one I thought was the lead didn't get the girl. First and only kor drama which left me gasping at the end.
Wow. First thing I do, check the news before I go to class, and then, earthquake in Japan. Wow. In the past few years how many big natural disasters have happened? I know it's silly, but an apocalypse in 2012, like in the movie, doesn't seem so farfetched when we are facing "mini"-apocalypses, so to say, in the present. It is reassuring that Japan is one of the countries that is best with dealing with this sort of thing, contrasted with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, where people were completely thrown off guard and mass chaos ensued....
In other news, I think the lack of a real crack drama these days has pulled me into a downer mood so I've been watching melodramas or darker dramas (Midas and Thornbirds) or rewatching stuff that made me cry previously (various dramas)... Midas is weird. I don't sympathize with Jang Hyuk at all. In fact, I know where the story is going to progress and all I want to see is Noh Minwoo end up with Lee Minjung, even though I feel like that might not be endgame, although it could be possible, considering my predicted endgame as of now is... Jang Hyuk ending up alone and poor by himself. Huh. As for Thornbirds, Joo Sangwook's character confuses me. Like which person are you actually into?! Don't get it. And the entire time I sorta just have this urge to punch Kim Minjung's character.
Is anybody else into Chinese historical dramas? Like, seriously, I mentioned this a few OT's back, but ppl ignored me (I know, it's pretty easy to do that for me, LOL)... but yeah. If you are, I would highly highly HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Da Ming Gong Ci or Da Ming Palace or whatever. It is probably my favorite drama of all time. The speech/dialogue is so Shakesperian and beautiful. The cinematography is beautiful, too. The entire drama has a ponderous theme... omg I seriously love it so, so much. It's like so beautifully tragic.
But yeah....... I started rewatching another Chinese drama, Da Qing Hou Gong... watched it a long time ago. LOL. And made me cry many, many tears. Why am I in a weepy mode? Sheesh.
It's interesting that just yesterday I was reading on Yahoo.com about the moon changes. And then, "BOOM!" a huge earthquake/tsunami occurs. Even though they say there is no links... Interesting coincidence.
I am with you about Midas- for some reason, I just cannot relate emotionally with JH character or even LMJ character. I like Chinese historical dramas. If you like war ones, I would recommend Three Kingdoms or sometimes called Romance of the Three Kingdoms.It is supposed to be over 80 episodes. I am into 30 episodes so far. I will try Da Ming Palace- thanks.
I feel bad for LMJ, but I'm not connecting with her really. So basically I feel nothing for the main couple. Total problem with this drama. I am almost always the hardcore "main lead" shipper, but in this case the drama totally made me gravitate towards NMW and LMJ.
I mean, why are we supposed to even support JH as a protagonist? He gives up on his failing relationship with LMJ rather easily, runs after money and power with greed, does some stupid things that totally break his relationship with LMJ... I mean are you an idiot for going into a hotel room with some other woman not your fiancee??
NMW on the other hand... not only is he great eye candy, I feel bad for his character. And while he's not like his sister and completely manipulative due to his birth circumstances, I feel like he's yet to be, well, pushed to his potential.
And also, YES! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Da Ming Palace. LOL.
I've seen Three Kingdoms, both versions of it. I saw the older version when I was a kid and the recent new one.. I have mixed feelings about the new one. While it was obviously a lot more visually stunning (this is from a technological standpoint), it also changed up the storyline in ways I'm not sure I was comfortable with. And some of the acting was a little weak... but it was very very beautiful and nice to look at.
Yeah, I want LMJ to end up with NMW...if the drama would ever let them have more scenes together..sheesh.
I have to confess I have no clue what's going in the drama (only a very basic idea) but I'd be so much more invested if they let the second lead actually get the girl. lol
I know, I'm doing the half-watch-half-pay-attention thing and tune in only when Noh Minwoo and Lee Minjung take the screen. LOL. I just stopped caring about Jang Hyuk's character's MUST-GET-MONEY-AND-POWER gimmicks, because honestly, I'm just not very invested in that.
Yup love them...but they're often hit or miss for me. Really digging the new fusion historical dramas (i.e. young, pretty actors who can actually act with gorgeous cinematography and TONS of scheming). Really started off with Huang Xiao Ming's Da Han Tian Zi. Check out some of the new stuff: Schemes of a Beauty and Palace Lockheart. Not bad.
On that note, there's a new one coming out called Bu Bu Jing Xin, the original novel (I think) that started off this whole time-travel-back-to-Qing-dynasty trend that seems to be prevalent.. It has Li Shi Shi and Wu Qi Long as well as Aaron Cheung (who I love from watching too much TVB stuff LOL). It's pretty much the same as Palace Lockheart (and technically Palace Lockheart got its idea from Bu Bu Jing Xin) in which the girl time travels back to Qing dynasty and then is stuck between the 4th prince (the future emperor) and the 8th prince, although I think she chooses the 4th prince here.
There's also been a huge resurgence with the palace plotting theme. I feel like this trend pretty much smarted with the success of TVB's "War and Beauty." And then everything else sorta was rehashes of it in different settings or other modifications. I really liked Da Han Tian Zi, though - that was where Huang Xiaoming won me over.... and made me totally forget how forgettable he was in Princess of Returning Pearl. I think that was also a sort of turning point in his career, too.
IMO, the above-mentioned are lighter historical dramas that I really watch for entertainment and one where I put to silence my "reasoning historical" brain, which would be whining about historical inaccuracies. While Da Ming Gong Ci definitely has its flaws, I don't think it falls into this category. I watched DMGC like.. years ago. When I was still in junior high. It is just so...... elegant and beautiful without the total sombre tone that pure, pure historical dramas have. It's very, very Shakesperian.
Poor clichique. I'm tilting my head in sympathy for your being ignored. So I'm replying to your post.
The only historical chinese dramas I watch were a long time ago. Enter the Empress starring this pretty girl with dimples....she was called Qian Qian in the show? I liked that one. Started off happy but ended up a tearfest. There was a sequel but the lead actor was replaced by this short, pudgy looking actor. So I stopped watching it. I love historical chinese movies though. Watched Chow Yuen Fatt and Michelle Yeoh in Crouching Tiger. Moved me to tears. So beautiful. Also watched Hero with Jet Li. Loved it too. So whimsical with so many layers and colours, literally and figuratively. Saw 14 Blades recently but thought it was just meh.
Love Buffet ends tomorrow. Too bad you didn't give it a chance. Hope she'll end up with the guy I like. After that, I don't know what I'm going to watch. Saw a bit of Mike He's show but couldn't get into it. I don't know, everything seems so forced....Mike He's not a very good actor, is he? And I think he had more chemistry with Rainie.
I hope you will still want to be best friends with me after I give you and update on Kim Rae Won. Apparently, I was wrong about it being only 20 months in the military. According to various articles on celebrities timeframes in the military. These Are only calculations based on the solid dates I found. So I estimate that Kim Rae Won will get out in June 2011 not April 2011 as originally stated in the last OT.
Date In Date Out # of Days Actor
3/23/2009 1/23/2011 671 kim jae won dates solid
8/13/2009 6/15/2011 kim rae won
8/24/2009 6/26/2011 lee dong wook
1/13/2005 11/15/2006 song seung hun
1/14/2008 12/8/2009 694 gong yoo dates solid
MJP! Of course I do!
I'm afraid you'll have to be my best friend for a very long time ^-^
You have to do something extremely unforgivable like stealing my numero uno guy (who is a very very top secret) before I heartbrokenly let you go.
But even when that happens in the end I might decide to share him with you.
Just ask Jomo if you plan to use that trick to break up with me. Once you've agreed to be my bestfriend I'll stick to you like a magic glue.
I think I should start calling you Chinggu with that particular tone used by the annoying friend in Kdrama ^-^.
today is a sad day for Japan & its neighbors, this a.m. i was awaken by my sister at 3 am Pac. time breaking the news about a possible tsunami here in the pac. ocean where i'm only 10 min. away from the beach! my heart was pounding & knees shaking literally, i was very pessimistic hearing it's devastated part of Japan! My heart goes out to the victims & this tragic e/quake reminds me right away of the ones in 2004 around Indonesia where 300, 000?? ppl perished. Thank God it's only 2 ft high that was supposed to hit the coastline so that's a relief!
My prayers to those victims of this devastating tsunami in Japan!
Donated some money, :( glad to hear people I know okay, but my heart is hurting for people who aren't.
In more light hearted news I saw the Hello Ghost movie around on the internet. I rolled on the floor for what seemed like hours. Cha Tae Hyun movies ♥♥♥ I wanna support the movies, but I also want to see them right now! (Is greedy) So yeah. I am excited about that.
I'm just reeling from the shock of it all really and yet I know no-one even remotely linked to Japan. Was going to ask if you do.
It's pretty catastrophic, can only hope and pray things will be OK once again for those affected.
In other news:
Saengchori 19. OMG! Janna! OMGGGG!
.... OK, just tryna be funny there.
But that was seriously an AWESOME episode! *squeee* Gripping stuff. And ever since Ji-min sunbae grew a little facial hair I've been like Min-sung... who? Ji-min Sunbae grew sexy overnight, literally.
Too late cos we're nearing the end.
And I'm eating my words... Momentarily. Dae Jo Yeong is no longer boring... It's INSANELY good, once again.
I mean, there's this one scene where Choi Soo-jong and Kim Myung-soo (aka. Comrades' Sergeant Lee and Yong-taek respectively -- who were fatal enemies in Comrades) stand side by side to fight against their enemy: Jo Pil-yeon... the latter stands alone outnumbered but manages to fight them off as best he can... Until at long last one of his men comes to his aide. And it's none other than *drumroll* Yoo Chan-seong. Hahahah! The meta! The Irony.
Interestingly enough, The American chapter of Red Cross has accepted donations through text messaging (and that's our laziest and best way of donating! Yeah texting!) But the UK chapter says that the Japanese Red Cross isn't asking for international support. I think that might change within the coming days/weeks. If not for this disaster, it'll be wisely banked for the future (I hope) so that's who I donated to.
Thanks girls. Just checked Red Cross.
Yup janna, that's the message I got too, I donated to their Disaster Relief anyway, if Japan doesn't want it the next few countries who've had the tsunami warning will be needing it. It really is catastrophic.
I've been following the recaps and started My Girl based on the ravings here.I wanted to watch Delightful Girl Choon Hyang but got sucked into My Girl.
Lee Dong Wook is HOT.Why does he have to smoke as well?I have been one traumatised KD fan since the whole Hyun Bin smoking photo (pun not intended) and discovered ALL my hotties smoke.SIGH.He is still hot though and I love his voice :-)
That is not why I am here..I have to ask a question because everyone here watches so much more dramas than I do.
Lee Da Hae.The question-is that how she normally acts?
The kind explanation I have is-her posture seems a bit odd.I've only seen it on :
a. tortoise sticking their neck out of the shell
b. when you want to appear thinner on a photo-they ask you to stick your neck forward so you don't have a double chin
c. older people with hunched over with osteoporosis and have that thrusting neck forward posture.
Is is driving me crazy!!I mean trying to see her as a romantic lead when she is all neck out front and sideways!!
The other girl who sorta sticks her neck out very obviously is the My Girl girl, the ex Miss Korea? She's so pretty but her posture is like she's hunched? I always notice it. Does anyone notice it, or is it just me?
CK, omg! I just realised we're talking about the same girl! I misread and thought you were writing about KTH, the MP girl. So you noticed it too, the sticking out head thing? It's so obvious! She's hunched so her neck juts out....so unattractive on such a pretty face. Pity.
I noticed that too! But I think that's the only drama when she sticks her chin/head out...
I watched Sweet 18 and Green Rose before My Girl and LDH's posture was normal there. (Well, as far as I can remember since this was years ago!)
I want to watch Green Rose too. My main concern was whether I'd end up wanting the strangle the female lead too. I mean, if she is anything as bad as she was in Chuno and Robbers...
She's actually ok in Green Rose but it was all about Go Soo for me! There is a Giant alum in there too...a certain lounge singer turned businesswoman...
Yeah, it's not bad. Go Soo and LDH are fresh-faced there, and I could see their acting potential... so I don't know what happened to LDH after My Girl, maybe she just made bad casting choices?
Someone brought up Baker Kim Tak Goo and it reminded me of a question I've had for a while now. There's a certain type of drama where the protagonist(s) learn a trade and plot follows their growth, triumph, and ultimate mastery of the trade (i.e. Kim Tak Goo, Gourmet, Dream High, God of Study). What is this type of drama called?
Okay I'm in a reminiscent mood and decided to re-pick up a TW drama favorite of mine.... My Lucky Star.
It seems like not that many ppl like it... or at least when people mention TW dramas this one seems to get left out. Personally, I forget about it, but I think it's b/c I've watched way too many dramas in my lifetime (I joke not.. I started watching dramas as a child; granted, at that time, my parents sanctioned it and they were usually wuxia or historical dramas and by like 12 I had seen about 100 or so dramas already so just image how many I've seen at my age of 20...).
Can I just spaz about it? About the great chemistry between the leads? Even though I have major problems with Jimmy Lin's weird stilted movements when he tries to emote (can it be... sometimes he's even worse than SSH, but I think it's b/c he looks like a little kid so it looks even worse, but gosh, this man does not age... he still looks 20 at the age of 40-something). But this is one instance where I like the guy seeking revenge on girl over marriage... UNLIKE AUTUMN'S CONCERTO. Which I liked. But that "revenge" plot was so...... childs-play. Left me feeling cheated because ultimately it just ended in nothing. And I could've written a better revenge arc.
BUT YEAH. MY LUCKY STAR. One of my favorite TW dramas hands down. Totally recommend it for those who have not seen it. Oh and it has Yoo Hana, you know, the girl in Paradise Ranch (which... seeing the comments on the OT, I'm almost tempted to start but can't after thinking about Changmin's eyes......)
Love My Lucky Star! Even though it was a TW drama, it was surprisingly tame (you know how acting/situations in TW dramas can be super overblown). Even though Yoo Hana's voice is dubbed, it was enjoyable enough that it didn't bother me. I heard that the producer picked Yoo Hana for auditioning after seeing her pic in some magazine. That was some great luck and intuition!
I remember Jimmy Lin when I was 7 and watching a video of him rocking that New Year's Song. Be still my little-girl's-heart. I think he was like 18 back then. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s5T8wp8jU0
His face is a bit rounder now, but I can't believe he's still so young looking.
Oh my god. HE LOOKS THE SAME. WHAT ARE HIS BEAUTY SECRETS?!?!?! I bet he could sell it to millions of women and make billions of dollars.
I don't remember what I first saw him in. It was so long ago..... Ridiculous.
AGREED, though. I love how My Lucky Star wasn't so over-the-top like the TW drama norm. It gets so tiring after a while. But also yeah that was some great judgment from the PD... the two of them have amazing chemistry too.... still makes me cry some scenes, after rewatching them.... sniffle sniffle
Hi! Long-time lurker, first-time poster in the free-for-all thread :)
I'm pretty new to the K-drama world, but I totally love Dramabeans. It's my go-to site for K-drama news and snark. I just want to thank Javabeans, Girlfriday and the rest of the DB crew for all the awesomeness on this site. You guys haven't led me astray yet!
Also (and I hope it's OK to plug here, since it's a free-for-all), I just wanted to invite everyone who's interested to check out my fanfic writing journal: http://akane47.livejournal.com/
I have a couple of You're Beautiful stories already posted there and am currently finishing up a Sungkyunkwan Scandal fic. I'm also up to my ears in plot bunnies (including one for a Dream High fic), so I don't think I'm going to stop writing anytime soon!
Happy weekend, everyone; and of course thoughts and prayers to those affected by the earthquake in Japan and the subsequent tsunami/s.
Cheers for the link h311ybean :) I love fanfics of all kinds and I'll check out yours too :) If you do write a Dream High fic you have a willing reader here!
Thank you! I've commented on episode recap posts before and it can get pretty heated :p so it's nice to see everyone just hanging out and having fun in the OT threads. I'll definitely come by more often!
Im checking out http://www.viki.com and found some fun light movies you all might want to try while there's a dry spell in kdramaland:
My Amnesia Girl - rom-com movie/Philippines
The Inheritance - period romance based on Louisa May Alcott's novel/USA
Love in Disguise - rom-com movie/Taiwan
A Very Special Love - rom-com movie/Philippines
You Changed My Life - rom-com movie/Philippines
Hello everyone, long time lurker here (since Coffee Prince days :P)!
I recently watched the movie, Au Revoir Taipei and it's really good - cute, quirky, and fun!
As for kdramas, oh my lord, isn't Gong Yoo terrific in Biscuit Teacher Star Candy? Whew! I watched it based on GF's recommendation.
Actually I never liked Biscuit Teacher (shock! horror!) and I think Gong yoo was the only (to me) saving grace of that drama. Was I the only one who was really distracted by the fact the students were so ovbiously not teenagers, and that they had so many side plots that dragged out the main storyline? I think he was much better in coffee prince.
Interesting fact: The show Broadcast period was 2005-Apr-13 to 2005-Jun-02.
At that time Gong Yoo was 25 years old(07/10/1979), playing a teenager. He is, in fact/real life, ten months older than Gong Hyo Jin(04/04/1980). She played "Na Bo Ri" his teacher who was also 25 years old at that time.
I love Biscuit Teacher Star Candy, too...but it's strange: you can't find it anywhere online...it's not in mysoju nor kimchidrama and the one in dramacrazy is broken...yikes! i have it on dvd...but my player is broken, haha!
Two weeks without the internet meant only one thing. Marathon of an old kdrama that I hadn't seen.
Choice: Baker king, Kim Tak Gu!
Why: It was the highest rated drama so it HAD to be good, right?
Verdict: It was fine .. until the end. LAME reason as to why the baddies let KTG and his mum go. Actually, a lot of the stuff that happened at the end was very frustrating. Not sure why it was so popular but I can see how the motto of the story was something that related to a lot of parents.
On the plus side, the other half sat through it all with me. Lots of quality time together. But am grateful that internet is back on. :)
Ah, dangit. I waited too long watching Black Butler on Hulu and now they've moved most of the episdoes to Hulu Plus. What's this got to do with anything? Uh, nothing. But it's Open Thread and I felt the need to complain.
Is anyone watching the Taiwanese drama, The Fierce Wife? It's getting ridiculously good and the acting is stellar and consistent. I'm starting to like it. Though it's not quite as addicting as Sunny Happiness, nor does it make me smile as much, I'm finding myself thinking about it a lot during my spare time.
Anyway, for anyone who wants to listen to the OST Soundtrack, here's the link for the downloads. :)
Thanks, endodo, for the tip. I just finished watching "Love in Disguise" also a taiwan drama. It's whimsical fun. In the first scenes it reminded me of the movie "Coming to America" with Eddie Murphy. And yes I enjoyed Sunny Happiness, too :-) It felt so much like Fated to Love You, also another tdrama. Will check Fierce Wife next time :-) Thanks!
janna:
You need to be watching Gisaeng Tales 15. Now.
Sonja has washboard abs, literally! That was hilarious!
Damo runs off to Japan and broods at some hot springs. Pictorial evidence -- such a pretty scene.
The Dr, (not 'Doc'. *sniff* I miss Doc) is back. Uh-oh! Do you know the actor playing him is Chae-rim's little brother?
And hey, because everyone and anyone ate out at posh restaurants last episode, this episode they made a point of everyone eating home-cooked meals -- at home. Omo! These people have kitchens!?
I'm going to go back to the first episode... and screen cap every cake eating scene. Why are they always eating cake? Cakecakecakecake. ffff. It looks like Sonja high-jacked someones torso with tv-magic. Does not compute.
The Dr. is in again. Maybe we'll see him more. I see the resemblance to his sister.
Plot progress still didn't make higher ratings, but yeah. I enjoy going more than a snails pace.
How did I know you'd have a picture of Damo. Literally while watching the scene I knew you'd be screen capping some of that.
Oh, we are definitely going more than snail's pace now, phew! Episode 16 was pretty much on fire!
If there's one breakout star from this, it has to be Rara. She is freakin' FANTASTIC!
How's about this for a love triangle: Gong-joo - Sonja - Rara!
Sonja... Always such a scene stealer.
All in all, this episode totally broke my heart. Awww, Saran. I have no empathy for Damo, sorry.
It's the lift scene that got me, more than anything. While they're still snarking back and forth, he steps in between them and in a kind of subtle/not too obvious way he shields Gong-joo from Rara. Oh My Goodness. I Love Him. <3 <3 <3
But... He's too young.
Was just browsing some Korean sites and more than anyone else it's Gong-joo who seems to be creating a really positive buzz. One netizen said she looks like a cross between Gong Hyo-jin and Tang Wei. Bang on target, yo. I could definitely see the GHJ resemblance but there was more and it was bugging me trying to pinpoint.
In other news, I'm more connected to Japan than I thought. My entire vanity is filled with Japanese products, and I get almost everything shipped from Japan.
Also I've been collecting the Starbucks Sakura tumblers every spring and I emailed the guy from Japan who I usually get them from to ask him how things are. He says Tokyo's luckily all well, there will be delays in services but pretty soon all will be back to normal again.
... But then the Tsunami hit areas... Ohhh... Man.
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51 MJP
March 11, 2011 at 2:09 PM
Yesterday I found "Prince's First Love" on Dramafever.com. It was broadcast in 2004. Has anyone else watched it yet? I thought the main leads were very well cast, but the cinematography reminded me of many Tawainese dramas, where there is a lot of music/songs playing and wasted visuals of the characters no dialogue.
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YY
March 11, 2011 at 11:24 PM
I supported the wrong guy throughout. Didn't know who was the lead actor. Found out only in the last ep who it was. That was the guy who won the girl. The one I thought was the lead didn't get the girl. First and only kor drama which left me gasping at the end.
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MJP
March 12, 2011 at 2:14 PM
I know...right? I had to skip to the end episode because I couldn't take the suspense of who was going to get the girl!
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52 clichique
March 11, 2011 at 2:12 PM
Wow. First thing I do, check the news before I go to class, and then, earthquake in Japan. Wow. In the past few years how many big natural disasters have happened? I know it's silly, but an apocalypse in 2012, like in the movie, doesn't seem so farfetched when we are facing "mini"-apocalypses, so to say, in the present. It is reassuring that Japan is one of the countries that is best with dealing with this sort of thing, contrasted with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, where people were completely thrown off guard and mass chaos ensued....
In other news, I think the lack of a real crack drama these days has pulled me into a downer mood so I've been watching melodramas or darker dramas (Midas and Thornbirds) or rewatching stuff that made me cry previously (various dramas)... Midas is weird. I don't sympathize with Jang Hyuk at all. In fact, I know where the story is going to progress and all I want to see is Noh Minwoo end up with Lee Minjung, even though I feel like that might not be endgame, although it could be possible, considering my predicted endgame as of now is... Jang Hyuk ending up alone and poor by himself. Huh. As for Thornbirds, Joo Sangwook's character confuses me. Like which person are you actually into?! Don't get it. And the entire time I sorta just have this urge to punch Kim Minjung's character.
Is anybody else into Chinese historical dramas? Like, seriously, I mentioned this a few OT's back, but ppl ignored me (I know, it's pretty easy to do that for me, LOL)... but yeah. If you are, I would highly highly HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Da Ming Gong Ci or Da Ming Palace or whatever. It is probably my favorite drama of all time. The speech/dialogue is so Shakesperian and beautiful. The cinematography is beautiful, too. The entire drama has a ponderous theme... omg I seriously love it so, so much. It's like so beautifully tragic.
But yeah....... I started rewatching another Chinese drama, Da Qing Hou Gong... watched it a long time ago. LOL. And made me cry many, many tears. Why am I in a weepy mode? Sheesh.
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MJP
March 11, 2011 at 2:30 PM
It's interesting that just yesterday I was reading on Yahoo.com about the moon changes. And then, "BOOM!" a huge earthquake/tsunami occurs. Even though they say there is no links... Interesting coincidence.
http://earthsky.org/water/whats-true-and-false-about-the-march-19-supermoon
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clichique
March 11, 2011 at 2:45 PM
Yeah the moon controls tides, but tsunamis come from earth plate movements/earthquakes that occur underwater.. But that is interesting
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Birdie
March 11, 2011 at 2:59 PM
I am with you about Midas- for some reason, I just cannot relate emotionally with JH character or even LMJ character. I like Chinese historical dramas. If you like war ones, I would recommend Three Kingdoms or sometimes called Romance of the Three Kingdoms.It is supposed to be over 80 episodes. I am into 30 episodes so far. I will try Da Ming Palace- thanks.
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clichique
March 11, 2011 at 5:35 PM
I feel bad for LMJ, but I'm not connecting with her really. So basically I feel nothing for the main couple. Total problem with this drama. I am almost always the hardcore "main lead" shipper, but in this case the drama totally made me gravitate towards NMW and LMJ.
I mean, why are we supposed to even support JH as a protagonist? He gives up on his failing relationship with LMJ rather easily, runs after money and power with greed, does some stupid things that totally break his relationship with LMJ... I mean are you an idiot for going into a hotel room with some other woman not your fiancee??
NMW on the other hand... not only is he great eye candy, I feel bad for his character. And while he's not like his sister and completely manipulative due to his birth circumstances, I feel like he's yet to be, well, pushed to his potential.
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clichique
March 11, 2011 at 5:37 PM
And also, YES! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Da Ming Palace. LOL.
I've seen Three Kingdoms, both versions of it. I saw the older version when I was a kid and the recent new one.. I have mixed feelings about the new one. While it was obviously a lot more visually stunning (this is from a technological standpoint), it also changed up the storyline in ways I'm not sure I was comfortable with. And some of the acting was a little weak... but it was very very beautiful and nice to look at.
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meenuby
March 11, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Yeah, I want LMJ to end up with NMW...if the drama would ever let them have more scenes together..sheesh.
I have to confess I have no clue what's going in the drama (only a very basic idea) but I'd be so much more invested if they let the second lead actually get the girl. lol
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clichique
March 11, 2011 at 7:17 PM
I know, I'm doing the half-watch-half-pay-attention thing and tune in only when Noh Minwoo and Lee Minjung take the screen. LOL. I just stopped caring about Jang Hyuk's character's MUST-GET-MONEY-AND-POWER gimmicks, because honestly, I'm just not very invested in that.
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Sly
March 11, 2011 at 6:52 PM
Yup love them...but they're often hit or miss for me. Really digging the new fusion historical dramas (i.e. young, pretty actors who can actually act with gorgeous cinematography and TONS of scheming). Really started off with Huang Xiao Ming's Da Han Tian Zi. Check out some of the new stuff: Schemes of a Beauty and Palace Lockheart. Not bad.
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clichique
March 11, 2011 at 7:15 PM
On that note, there's a new one coming out called Bu Bu Jing Xin, the original novel (I think) that started off this whole time-travel-back-to-Qing-dynasty trend that seems to be prevalent.. It has Li Shi Shi and Wu Qi Long as well as Aaron Cheung (who I love from watching too much TVB stuff LOL). It's pretty much the same as Palace Lockheart (and technically Palace Lockheart got its idea from Bu Bu Jing Xin) in which the girl time travels back to Qing dynasty and then is stuck between the 4th prince (the future emperor) and the 8th prince, although I think she chooses the 4th prince here.
There's also been a huge resurgence with the palace plotting theme. I feel like this trend pretty much smarted with the success of TVB's "War and Beauty." And then everything else sorta was rehashes of it in different settings or other modifications. I really liked Da Han Tian Zi, though - that was where Huang Xiaoming won me over.... and made me totally forget how forgettable he was in Princess of Returning Pearl. I think that was also a sort of turning point in his career, too.
IMO, the above-mentioned are lighter historical dramas that I really watch for entertainment and one where I put to silence my "reasoning historical" brain, which would be whining about historical inaccuracies. While Da Ming Gong Ci definitely has its flaws, I don't think it falls into this category. I watched DMGC like.. years ago. When I was still in junior high. It is just so...... elegant and beautiful without the total sombre tone that pure, pure historical dramas have. It's very, very Shakesperian.
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YY
March 11, 2011 at 11:40 PM
Poor clichique. I'm tilting my head in sympathy for your being ignored. So I'm replying to your post.
The only historical chinese dramas I watch were a long time ago. Enter the Empress starring this pretty girl with dimples....she was called Qian Qian in the show? I liked that one. Started off happy but ended up a tearfest. There was a sequel but the lead actor was replaced by this short, pudgy looking actor. So I stopped watching it. I love historical chinese movies though. Watched Chow Yuen Fatt and Michelle Yeoh in Crouching Tiger. Moved me to tears. So beautiful. Also watched Hero with Jet Li. Loved it too. So whimsical with so many layers and colours, literally and figuratively. Saw 14 Blades recently but thought it was just meh.
Love Buffet ends tomorrow. Too bad you didn't give it a chance. Hope she'll end up with the guy I like. After that, I don't know what I'm going to watch. Saw a bit of Mike He's show but couldn't get into it. I don't know, everything seems so forced....Mike He's not a very good actor, is he? And I think he had more chemistry with Rainie.
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53 MJP
March 11, 2011 at 2:24 PM
Dear Pipit:
I hope you will still want to be best friends with me after I give you and update on Kim Rae Won. Apparently, I was wrong about it being only 20 months in the military. According to various articles on celebrities timeframes in the military. These Are only calculations based on the solid dates I found. So I estimate that Kim Rae Won will get out in June 2011 not April 2011 as originally stated in the last OT.
Date In Date Out # of Days Actor
3/23/2009 1/23/2011 671 kim jae won dates solid
8/13/2009 6/15/2011 kim rae won
8/24/2009 6/26/2011 lee dong wook
1/13/2005 11/15/2006 song seung hun
1/14/2008 12/8/2009 694 gong yoo dates solid
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pipit
March 11, 2011 at 10:03 PM
MJP! Of course I do!
I'm afraid you'll have to be my best friend for a very long time ^-^
You have to do something extremely unforgivable like stealing my numero uno guy (who is a very very top secret) before I heartbrokenly let you go.
But even when that happens in the end I might decide to share him with you.
Just ask Jomo if you plan to use that trick to break up with me. Once you've agreed to be my bestfriend I'll stick to you like a magic glue.
I think I should start calling you Chinggu with that particular tone used by the annoying friend in Kdrama ^-^.
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jomo143
March 12, 2011 at 7:53 AM
So true! Pipit is very generous with her husbands, and they love her so much they do whatever she asks.
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54 applepie~
March 11, 2011 at 2:28 PM
So from the last OT, i got the stupid idea to watch another super addictive drama that will mess with my studying. Yay.
I'm not really complaining though, heh.
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MJP
March 11, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Which one are you watching now?
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55 JJ
March 11, 2011 at 3:06 PM
today is a sad day for Japan & its neighbors, this a.m. i was awaken by my sister at 3 am Pac. time breaking the news about a possible tsunami here in the pac. ocean where i'm only 10 min. away from the beach! my heart was pounding & knees shaking literally, i was very pessimistic hearing it's devastated part of Japan! My heart goes out to the victims & this tragic e/quake reminds me right away of the ones in 2004 around Indonesia where 300, 000?? ppl perished. Thank God it's only 2 ft high that was supposed to hit the coastline so that's a relief!
My prayers to those victims of this devastating tsunami in Japan!
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MJP
March 11, 2011 at 3:14 PM
I am so glad to hear that you are safe!
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56 ar_arguably romantic
March 11, 2011 at 3:41 PM
my mom is liking Baker Kim Tak Gu more than Secret Garden. It's pretty painful to watch.
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57 janna
March 11, 2011 at 4:16 PM
Donated some money, :( glad to hear people I know okay, but my heart is hurting for people who aren't.
In more light hearted news I saw the Hello Ghost movie around on the internet. I rolled on the floor for what seemed like hours. Cha Tae Hyun movies ♥♥♥ I wanna support the movies, but I also want to see them right now! (Is greedy) So yeah. I am excited about that.
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supah
March 11, 2011 at 6:13 PM
I'm just reeling from the shock of it all really and yet I know no-one even remotely linked to Japan. Was going to ask if you do.
It's pretty catastrophic, can only hope and pray things will be OK once again for those affected.
In other news:
Saengchori 19. OMG! Janna! OMGGGG!
.... OK, just tryna be funny there.
But that was seriously an AWESOME episode! *squeee* Gripping stuff. And ever since Ji-min sunbae grew a little facial hair I've been like Min-sung... who? Ji-min Sunbae grew sexy overnight, literally.
Too late cos we're nearing the end.
And I'm eating my words... Momentarily. Dae Jo Yeong is no longer boring... It's INSANELY good, once again.
I mean, there's this one scene where Choi Soo-jong and Kim Myung-soo (aka. Comrades' Sergeant Lee and Yong-taek respectively -- who were fatal enemies in Comrades) stand side by side to fight against their enemy: Jo Pil-yeon... the latter stands alone outnumbered but manages to fight them off as best he can... Until at long last one of his men comes to his aide. And it's none other than *drumroll* Yoo Chan-seong. Hahahah! The meta! The Irony.
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supah
March 11, 2011 at 7:03 PM
Btw, just been looking for who to donate to, who did you just donate through? I'd like it to be someone who's like on site now.
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janna
March 11, 2011 at 7:33 PM
Interestingly enough, The American chapter of Red Cross has accepted donations through text messaging (and that's our laziest and best way of donating! Yeah texting!) But the UK chapter says that the Japanese Red Cross isn't asking for international support. I think that might change within the coming days/weeks. If not for this disaster, it'll be wisely banked for the future (I hope) so that's who I donated to.
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janna
March 11, 2011 at 7:34 PM
Also I did not watch Saengchori yet SPOILERZ
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supah
March 12, 2011 at 6:58 AM
Thanks girls. Just checked Red Cross.
Yup janna, that's the message I got too, I donated to their Disaster Relief anyway, if Japan doesn't want it the next few countries who've had the tsunami warning will be needing it. It really is catastrophic.
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clichique
March 11, 2011 at 7:36 PM
I think you can text a number to donate money to the Red Cross... but I don't remember what it was. I'm sure you can find it online.
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supah
March 12, 2011 at 7:06 AM
OK, replies are going all over the show today, pardon me.
Hey, I didn't post ANY spoilers about SC, just that their penultimate episode was AWESOMEEEEE!
Well that and Ji-min sunbae's facial hair and gravelly voice really adding to his appeal.
I mean... look at that cuteness: http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy176/supah5/Drama%20Special/vlcsnap-2011-03-12-01h00m41s190.jpg
But I still adore Min-sung too. How can I not? Have you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bif7X7MsvE
Hilarity!
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58 ck1Oz
March 11, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Hello OT readers 'waves'
I've been following the recaps and started My Girl based on the ravings here.I wanted to watch Delightful Girl Choon Hyang but got sucked into My Girl.
Lee Dong Wook is HOT.Why does he have to smoke as well?I have been one traumatised KD fan since the whole Hyun Bin smoking photo (pun not intended) and discovered ALL my hotties smoke.SIGH.He is still hot though and I love his voice :-)
That is not why I am here..I have to ask a question because everyone here watches so much more dramas than I do.
Lee Da Hae.The question-is that how she normally acts?
The kind explanation I have is-her posture seems a bit odd.I've only seen it on :
a. tortoise sticking their neck out of the shell
b. when you want to appear thinner on a photo-they ask you to stick your neck forward so you don't have a double chin
c. older people with hunched over with osteoporosis and have that thrusting neck forward posture.
Is is driving me crazy!!I mean trying to see her as a romantic lead when she is all neck out front and sideways!!
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YY
March 11, 2011 at 8:16 PM
The other girl who sorta sticks her neck out very obviously is the My Girl girl, the ex Miss Korea? She's so pretty but her posture is like she's hunched? I always notice it. Does anyone notice it, or is it just me?
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YY
March 11, 2011 at 8:20 PM
CK, omg! I just realised we're talking about the same girl! I misread and thought you were writing about KTH, the MP girl. So you noticed it too, the sticking out head thing? It's so obvious! She's hunched so her neck juts out....so unattractive on such a pretty face. Pity.
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saraha
March 11, 2011 at 10:42 PM
Park Shi Yeon is the ex-Miss Korea and the ex-girlfriend in My Girl.
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YY
March 11, 2011 at 11:44 PM
I thought Lee Da Hae is also an ex Miss Korea? Wow I didn't know PSY is a former Miss Korea...the one who acted in Coffee House?
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saraha
March 12, 2011 at 2:19 AM
I think Lee Da Hae joined a smaller modeling pageant (anyone, correct me I'm wrong), but Park Shi Yeon joined Ms. Korea.
http://www.koreainsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/miss-korea-paegent-park-shi-yeon.jpg
saraha
March 11, 2011 at 10:44 PM
I noticed that too! But I think that's the only drama when she sticks her chin/head out...
I watched Sweet 18 and Green Rose before My Girl and LDH's posture was normal there. (Well, as far as I can remember since this was years ago!)
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ck1Oz
March 12, 2011 at 2:01 AM
Thank goodness.I am already pretty shocked she is only 26 now.My Girl was years ago so she would have been so young then.
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jomo143
March 12, 2011 at 7:10 AM
Should I watch Green Rose?
My (not real) husband is in that.
Will I want to strangle the female lead?
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supah
March 12, 2011 at 7:51 AM
I want to watch Green Rose too. My main concern was whether I'd end up wanting the strangle the female lead too. I mean, if she is anything as bad as she was in Chuno and Robbers...
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Kristal
March 12, 2011 at 7:57 AM
She's actually ok in Green Rose but it was all about Go Soo for me! There is a Giant alum in there too...a certain lounge singer turned businesswoman...
supah
March 12, 2011 at 7:32 PM
O rly? :D
I'll be right on it.
saraha
March 12, 2011 at 8:18 AM
Yeah, it's not bad. Go Soo and LDH are fresh-faced there, and I could see their acting potential... so I don't know what happened to LDH after My Girl, maybe she just made bad casting choices?
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jomo143
March 12, 2011 at 9:01 AM
Thanks! I am starting this evening then.
59 Sly
March 11, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Someone brought up Baker Kim Tak Goo and it reminded me of a question I've had for a while now. There's a certain type of drama where the protagonist(s) learn a trade and plot follows their growth, triumph, and ultimate mastery of the trade (i.e. Kim Tak Goo, Gourmet, Dream High, God of Study). What is this type of drama called?
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supah
March 11, 2011 at 7:02 PM
Ah, you mean 'success story'?
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jomo143
March 12, 2011 at 7:13 AM
Professional odyssey?
(I can't believe I spelled odyssey the right way the first time.)
(Plagiarizing Brookeve from another thread.)
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60 clichique
March 11, 2011 at 7:32 PM
Okay I'm in a reminiscent mood and decided to re-pick up a TW drama favorite of mine.... My Lucky Star.
It seems like not that many ppl like it... or at least when people mention TW dramas this one seems to get left out. Personally, I forget about it, but I think it's b/c I've watched way too many dramas in my lifetime (I joke not.. I started watching dramas as a child; granted, at that time, my parents sanctioned it and they were usually wuxia or historical dramas and by like 12 I had seen about 100 or so dramas already so just image how many I've seen at my age of 20...).
Can I just spaz about it? About the great chemistry between the leads? Even though I have major problems with Jimmy Lin's weird stilted movements when he tries to emote (can it be... sometimes he's even worse than SSH, but I think it's b/c he looks like a little kid so it looks even worse, but gosh, this man does not age... he still looks 20 at the age of 40-something). But this is one instance where I like the guy seeking revenge on girl over marriage... UNLIKE AUTUMN'S CONCERTO. Which I liked. But that "revenge" plot was so...... childs-play. Left me feeling cheated because ultimately it just ended in nothing. And I could've written a better revenge arc.
BUT YEAH. MY LUCKY STAR. One of my favorite TW dramas hands down. Totally recommend it for those who have not seen it. Oh and it has Yoo Hana, you know, the girl in Paradise Ranch (which... seeing the comments on the OT, I'm almost tempted to start but can't after thinking about Changmin's eyes......)
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ar_arguably romantic
March 11, 2011 at 8:30 PM
Love My Lucky Star! Even though it was a TW drama, it was surprisingly tame (you know how acting/situations in TW dramas can be super overblown). Even though Yoo Hana's voice is dubbed, it was enjoyable enough that it didn't bother me. I heard that the producer picked Yoo Hana for auditioning after seeing her pic in some magazine. That was some great luck and intuition!
I remember Jimmy Lin when I was 7 and watching a video of him rocking that New Year's Song. Be still my little-girl's-heart. I think he was like 18 back then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s5T8wp8jU0
His face is a bit rounder now, but I can't believe he's still so young looking.
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clichique
March 11, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Oh my god. HE LOOKS THE SAME. WHAT ARE HIS BEAUTY SECRETS?!?!?! I bet he could sell it to millions of women and make billions of dollars.
I don't remember what I first saw him in. It was so long ago..... Ridiculous.
AGREED, though. I love how My Lucky Star wasn't so over-the-top like the TW drama norm. It gets so tiring after a while. But also yeah that was some great judgment from the PD... the two of them have amazing chemistry too.... still makes me cry some scenes, after rewatching them.... sniffle sniffle
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saraha
March 12, 2011 at 2:23 AM
I will definitely check My Lucky Star out! I'm looking for Mainland or TW dramas to practice my listening in Mandarin. Thanks for the recommendation!
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61 nonski ⭐️A forever JIN who crash landed on Hyun Bins heart❤️!
March 11, 2011 at 7:38 PM
it's friday once again...
our prayers for the japan and its people as well as the other countries affected by the tsunami.
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62 h311ybean
March 12, 2011 at 2:56 AM
Hi! Long-time lurker, first-time poster in the free-for-all thread :)
I'm pretty new to the K-drama world, but I totally love Dramabeans. It's my go-to site for K-drama news and snark. I just want to thank Javabeans, Girlfriday and the rest of the DB crew for all the awesomeness on this site. You guys haven't led me astray yet!
Also (and I hope it's OK to plug here, since it's a free-for-all), I just wanted to invite everyone who's interested to check out my fanfic writing journal: http://akane47.livejournal.com/
I have a couple of You're Beautiful stories already posted there and am currently finishing up a Sungkyunkwan Scandal fic. I'm also up to my ears in plot bunnies (including one for a Dream High fic), so I don't think I'm going to stop writing anytime soon!
Happy weekend, everyone; and of course thoughts and prayers to those affected by the earthquake in Japan and the subsequent tsunami/s.
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angelpur
March 12, 2011 at 4:46 AM
Cheers for the link h311ybean :) I love fanfics of all kinds and I'll check out yours too :) If you do write a Dream High fic you have a willing reader here!
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h311ybean
March 12, 2011 at 4:56 AM
Thank you! Fanfic is great if you don't want to let go of the characters just yet :D
If site admins will allow, I'll post a heads-up on the free-for-all threads whenever I have a new fic up :)
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brookeeve
March 12, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Hey, I read your stuff! Great job!
Welcome to DramaBeans OT!
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h311ybean
March 12, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome and the nice feedback :)
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MJP
March 12, 2011 at 2:18 PM
A Happy "Welcome" to you!
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h311ybean
March 12, 2011 at 4:53 PM
Thank you! I've commented on episode recap posts before and it can get pretty heated :p so it's nice to see everyone just hanging out and having fun in the OT threads. I'll definitely come by more often!
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MJP
March 12, 2011 at 7:19 PM
"Heated" in different ways! :-)
Like a Heated Hand Towel?
Sorry, my silly kicking in...
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h311ybean
March 13, 2011 at 12:53 AM
LOL, the "heated" here in the OT posts are way more fun than the "heated" in relation to shipping wars and the like :-p
63 angelpur
March 12, 2011 at 3:02 AM
I watched Mamma Mia in the theatre yesterday. Kids were running around and I had to say they were more interesting than the story!
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64 samgetang
March 12, 2011 at 3:07 AM
Im checking out http://www.viki.com and found some fun light movies you all might want to try while there's a dry spell in kdramaland:
My Amnesia Girl - rom-com movie/Philippines
The Inheritance - period romance based on Louisa May Alcott's novel/USA
Love in Disguise - rom-com movie/Taiwan
A Very Special Love - rom-com movie/Philippines
You Changed My Life - rom-com movie/Philippines
enjoy!!!
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jomo143
March 12, 2011 at 9:02 AM
Thanks! We needed that.
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65 helterskelter
March 12, 2011 at 5:36 AM
Hello everyone, long time lurker here (since Coffee Prince days :P)!
I recently watched the movie, Au Revoir Taipei and it's really good - cute, quirky, and fun!
As for kdramas, oh my lord, isn't Gong Yoo terrific in Biscuit Teacher Star Candy? Whew! I watched it based on GF's recommendation.
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brookeeve
March 12, 2011 at 11:47 AM
Welcome!!
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angelpur
March 12, 2011 at 1:03 PM
Hello there :)
Actually I never liked Biscuit Teacher (shock! horror!) and I think Gong yoo was the only (to me) saving grace of that drama. Was I the only one who was really distracted by the fact the students were so ovbiously not teenagers, and that they had so many side plots that dragged out the main storyline? I think he was much better in coffee prince.
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MJP
March 12, 2011 at 2:12 PM
I liked Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy too.
Interesting fact: The show Broadcast period was 2005-Apr-13 to 2005-Jun-02.
At that time Gong Yoo was 25 years old(07/10/1979), playing a teenager. He is, in fact/real life, ten months older than Gong Hyo Jin(04/04/1980). She played "Na Bo Ri" his teacher who was also 25 years old at that time.
He is so young looking!
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jomo143
March 12, 2011 at 7:16 PM
Where did you watch BTSC, please? I cannot find it anywhere online.
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MJP
March 12, 2011 at 7:21 PM
Good old Drama Crazy. It is also know as Hello My Teacher.
http://www.dramacrazy.net/korean-drama/biscuit-teacher-and-star-candy-episode-1/
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jomo143
March 13, 2011 at 8:06 PM
AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!
It's gone from everywhere but veoh, but the subtitles are undreadable.
Amberh suggested I download it, but I don't have the HD space yet...
MJP
March 12, 2011 at 2:21 PM
Greetings! Welcome to the OT!!!
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samgetang
March 13, 2011 at 8:35 PM
I love Biscuit Teacher Star Candy, too...but it's strange: you can't find it anywhere online...it's not in mysoju nor kimchidrama and the one in dramacrazy is broken...yikes! i have it on dvd...but my player is broken, haha!
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66 crzycpl
March 12, 2011 at 4:44 PM
Two weeks without the internet meant only one thing. Marathon of an old kdrama that I hadn't seen.
Choice: Baker king, Kim Tak Gu!
Why: It was the highest rated drama so it HAD to be good, right?
Verdict: It was fine .. until the end. LAME reason as to why the baddies let KTG and his mum go. Actually, a lot of the stuff that happened at the end was very frustrating. Not sure why it was so popular but I can see how the motto of the story was something that related to a lot of parents.
On the plus side, the other half sat through it all with me. Lots of quality time together. But am grateful that internet is back on. :)
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67 beggar1015
March 12, 2011 at 5:10 PM
Ah, dangit. I waited too long watching Black Butler on Hulu and now they've moved most of the episdoes to Hulu Plus. What's this got to do with anything? Uh, nothing. But it's Open Thread and I felt the need to complain.
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68 endodo4ever
March 12, 2011 at 7:12 PM
Is anyone watching the Taiwanese drama, The Fierce Wife? It's getting ridiculously good and the acting is stellar and consistent. I'm starting to like it. Though it's not quite as addicting as Sunny Happiness, nor does it make me smile as much, I'm finding myself thinking about it a lot during my spare time.
Anyway, for anyone who wants to listen to the OST Soundtrack, here's the link for the downloads. :)
http://wp.me/p1evLz-fm
My favorite is "指望 Hope" by Yisa. So good. :)
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samgetang
March 13, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Thanks, endodo, for the tip. I just finished watching "Love in Disguise" also a taiwan drama. It's whimsical fun. In the first scenes it reminded me of the movie "Coming to America" with Eddie Murphy. And yes I enjoyed Sunny Happiness, too :-) It felt so much like Fated to Love You, also another tdrama. Will check Fierce Wife next time :-) Thanks!
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69 supah
March 12, 2011 at 7:27 PM
janna:
You need to be watching Gisaeng Tales 15. Now.
Sonja has washboard abs, literally! That was hilarious!
Damo runs off to Japan and broods at some hot springs. Pictorial evidence -- such a pretty scene.
The Dr, (not 'Doc'. *sniff* I miss Doc) is back. Uh-oh! Do you know the actor playing him is Chae-rim's little brother?
And hey, because everyone and anyone ate out at posh restaurants last episode, this episode they made a point of everyone eating home-cooked meals -- at home. Omo! These people have kitchens!?
But all in all... Hallelujah for plot progress!
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supah
March 12, 2011 at 7:34 PM
D'oh! Forgot to link: http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy176/supah5/Gisaeng%20Tales/1-2.jpg
*wink*
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janna
March 13, 2011 at 9:24 AM
She says she watches it for the "story"...
I'm going to go back to the first episode... and screen cap every cake eating scene. Why are they always eating cake? Cakecakecakecake. ffff. It looks like Sonja high-jacked someones torso with tv-magic. Does not compute.
The Dr. is in again. Maybe we'll see him more. I see the resemblance to his sister.
Plot progress still didn't make higher ratings, but yeah. I enjoy going more than a snails pace.
How did I know you'd have a picture of Damo. Literally while watching the scene I knew you'd be screen capping some of that.
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supah
March 13, 2011 at 4:31 PM
Yeah, the story. And the pretty, pretty sakura.
Oh, we are definitely going more than snail's pace now, phew! Episode 16 was pretty much on fire!
If there's one breakout star from this, it has to be Rara. She is freakin' FANTASTIC!
How's about this for a love triangle: Gong-joo - Sonja - Rara!
Sonja... Always such a scene stealer.
All in all, this episode totally broke my heart. Awww, Saran. I have no empathy for Damo, sorry.
And did you say something about cakes? Haha!
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janna
March 14, 2011 at 4:54 PM
If only Rara was drunk all the time.
Also? Bring it. You know Gong-joo would hit a girl again, but Rara has some fierce kicking. Sonja fixing the ladies hair.. haha "Now ladies..."
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supah
March 15, 2011 at 5:01 PM
It's the lift scene that got me, more than anything. While they're still snarking back and forth, he steps in between them and in a kind of subtle/not too obvious way he shields Gong-joo from Rara. Oh My Goodness. I Love Him. <3 <3 <3
But... He's too young.
Was just browsing some Korean sites and more than anyone else it's Gong-joo who seems to be creating a really positive buzz. One netizen said she looks like a cross between Gong Hyo-jin and Tang Wei. Bang on target, yo. I could definitely see the GHJ resemblance but there was more and it was bugging me trying to pinpoint.
In other news, I'm more connected to Japan than I thought. My entire vanity is filled with Japanese products, and I get almost everything shipped from Japan.
Also I've been collecting the Starbucks Sakura tumblers every spring and I emailed the guy from Japan who I usually get them from to ask him how things are. He says Tokyo's luckily all well, there will be delays in services but pretty soon all will be back to normal again.
... But then the Tsunami hit areas... Ohhh... Man.
*hugs janna* It's all hitting me too late.
70 missjb
March 12, 2011 at 11:15 PM
just want to share my MV I have made...
My Favourite KDrama Couple - Romantic Scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGPQYEVmdVg
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71 samgetang
March 13, 2011 at 8:03 PM
Japan earthquake: before and after
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm
Our thoughts and prayers remain with the people of Japan.
“ganbatte kudasai” – tough it out, be strong.
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/sympathy-for-japan-and-admiration/?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.mc_id=OP-SM-E-FB-SM-LIN-SFT-031111-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click
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72 MJP
March 13, 2011 at 9:31 PM
Here is a link to see which Japan Stars are account for:
http://www.jpopasia.com/news/your-idols-their-status-a-list-of-japanese-celebrities-and-their-status::5421.html
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