Playful Kiss

They look good together, don't they?

Truth be told, I hate hyped things with a passion and this drama sure has been hyped online for a few months. I wasn't planning on seeing it because I've seen ISWAK and it's hard for me to watch remakes. Somehow, I can watch Pride and Prejudice told a billion ways (BBC miniseries, Bridget Jones, Theatrical Release even the damn Bollywood version) but it's a whole different ballgame for dramas.

But regardless, I'm being drawn into it. I was a JoongBo fan of WGM but I got over it 2 years ago. I remember hearing that Hyun Joong was awful in BOF but when I watched it, he wasn't that terrible. That might have been because I'd heard he was so bad that I was expecting much worse. I don't know. I've seen one of the trailers for Playful Kiss and while he had "dead eyes" his acting was passable.

What I hope for is an interesting retelling of the story and chemistry between the leads. If I can get both, then I most likely can live with subpar acting. It's a freaking teen manga drama so whatever.

But don't they look way too old to be playing high schoolers? In the press picture above, Hyun Joong very much looks his age (mid-twenties) and she doesn't look too young for him. But it's going to be funny watching the second lead since I just saw him in TODAW playing a jealous, ruthless criminal.

Anyway, I'll give it a shot when it airs next week. Hopefully, it'll be able to keep my interest. If not, it's on to the next drama.

Am I really going to post a new chapter today?

For real? Is that true? Is it possible?

REALLY?

lol... looks that way. Seems that once I was able to lower the sweetness and make it a tad angstier, I had more interest in working on it.

I wrote the first draft of this chapter way back in June. LOL. What is wrong with me and why can't I just enjoy writing sweet scenes? Why must I always have drama? LOL

List of Dramas that are supposedly good...

... but I just can't get into them. There are some dramas that made me feel this way that I eventually managed to get through and liked them like Delightful Girl and Hana Yori Dango. So maybe I'll cross some off this list at a later date. But for now:

1) City Hall. Everyone says it's so good and blah blah... and each time I try to watch it, all I see is blah blah. I must have attempted this drama at least 10 times by now but no go.

2) When at Night. I like Sun Ah which is why I try her dramas. But so far, MNIKSS is the only one I've managed to watch. Good thing cos it's my fav.

3) Gourmet

4) Pasta. Sorry but BORING.

5)Capital Scandal. I've seen 6 episodes so far and it took me like 20 hours in total to watch them :(  Intellectually, I can tell that it's a good drama but I'm just not feeling it right now. Maybe I'll revisit at a later date.

6)Soulmate. I'm yawning thinking about it.

7)Golden Bride. It might be good. But why is it so long for crying out loud?

... will update post as I remember.

I'm still in love with Kang Ji Hwan

As someone who didn't previously find him attractive, I think what's so attractive about him is his charm. Certain actors like Kimura Takuya and Shah Rukh Khan (even though I don't like him) have this certain charm they bring into all their roles despite their looks.

I am not saying Kang Ji Hwan and the previously named people aren't attractive. They are. But I think there are some people who are stereotypically attractive like Won Bin or Takeshi Kaneshiro who can just smile and melt your heart without bringing anything else to the table. LOL

But with someone like Kang Ji Hwan, I think his acting talent and inner charm overshadow everything else. I hope that he one day finds fame like Kimutaku and SRK have found in their countries.

Anyway, here's a pictorial from Singles Magazine. I don't know what's with this gigolo look. Not feeling it but he's still a sexy beast. Credit is DC Gallery.

Time of Dog and Wolf...

... is turning out to be quite nice.

There were some parts in the middle that I felt it was dragging but once he regained his memory, it was exciting again.

This drama is supposedly angsty but it didn't feel that way to me. Maybe because while the characters were left in suspense, the viewers weren't. We knew that he was an undercover agent and not dead. We knew exactly when he lost and regained his memory. We knew Ji Woo and Min Gi wouldn't work out. Things like this made it far less suspenseful than it could be.

The love triangle in this drama is what I call a 'waste of time love triangle.' And what I mean by that is that it was obvious that she would never love Min Gi like she loved Soo Hyun. Plus the fact that Soo Hyun wasn't dead meant that they would reunite at some point. So I call this a "waste of time love triangle" because I feel like the writers were taking us down a path we knew would lead to nowhere.

Stuff like this happens in almost all kdramas. Like in Coffee House, how in the world would she have married her ex? It was a waste of time bringing in that storyline. But I think that because they are so prevalent, in a story like TODAW, while I just wanted Min Gi to grow a brain and stop barking up the wrong tree, it wasn't that annoying.

Anyway, I'm at epiosde 14 and so far, it's a good drama and worth a watch. Lee Jun Ki sure is a sight for sore eyes.

Out of Sheer Boredom...

... I've decided to create a post with all my drama ratings. As well as perhaps write some reviews like I did for Nodame Cantabile. I must really be bored.

Gosh... is this going to show me just how much of a loser I am when I list ALL the dramas I've seen? lol. Should be fun and a good time waster.

Since this blog has been dead for a while...

... it's interesting to come and find all these adbots trying to sell viagra in my comments. Does this marketing scheme actually work? Just wondering....

I guess boredom makes me post in a blog no one reads?

2010 kdramas I've watched so far:


Pick the stars/Wish Upon A Star: Started off well. About a materialistic girl who ends up having to take care of her siblings after her parents are murdered. Fun and cute till it went bad. However, they gave us a nice ending. It's a shame that they ruined the drama but I didn't feel like I wasted my time... it was on to the next drama.


Birth of the rich. About a poor guy who believed he was the son of a rich man and was on a quest to find his father. Got some negative comments on dramabeans (but who cares?) but I really enjoyed it at first. It got extended because of the good ratings and to be honest, because subs were kinda slow, I won't say I completely finished this drama... it didn't end as well as it began but it was alright. It was on to the next drama.


Oh My Lady. Had an interesting looking couple and seemed cute and nice enough. About a spoilt brat idol and the ajumma who lives with him and takes care of the daughter he never knew he had. The first episodes were boring to me. But I liked both actors and stuck it out. It got a little better when they kissed in episode 6 (lol) but extremely slow with very slow progress and they forgot there was a romance till the last episode. No pay off in this drama. A waste of time. BAD!


Prosecutor Princess. I watched half way through and lost interest. I didn't mind that she was very materialistic and such but I didn't like the main guy (and whatever secret he was hiding) so one day, I just lost all interest. LOL. It happens like that sometimes.


Coffee House. About a crazy writer, his publisher and a girl who becomes his secretary. I was entirely addicted to this drama and it ended the way I wanted. There are things that the writers should have handled better. For instance, he left because he needed to deal with issues he had with his past. When he returned, there was no mention of them at all. He didn't even say, "Now, I'm okay." Sure he was back and his actions showed he'd moved past them (driving, cell phone) but I would have loved him to vocalize it. A little clarification on if his wife committed suicide or if it was an accident. It looked like suicide but I would have liked to hear them say for sure. Also it would have been nice if the characters had told us if they really had liked one another "10 years ago" or not. It looked like he might have but we don't know about her. Also far less time on the secretary and more time on the final couple. All these things probably should make me like it less but I absolutely loved the chemistry between the main couple -that's what kept me hooked on this drama. Not the plot but the chemistry.


2010 twdramas:
Down With Love. I didn't expect to like it but I enjoyed it. It was not an addiction for me (CH was the only one) but it was simple and cute. And the couple had chemistry.


PS Man. I just saw like two middle episodes. I planned on watching but boy was it dragging. Not going to bother with it.


Zhong Wu Yen. I like Cheryl after My Queen but the characters in this drama are really annoying - especially the guy so I lost interest real quick. Only saw 1.25 episodes.


2010 jdramas:
Yankee-kun to Megane-chan. Haven't finished it yet because I chose to wait for subs but fun and silly so far. Will probably finish it.


Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku. So far so good. About an unsuccessful wannabe actor and a single mother. One thing I like about jdramas is their stories are often about average people. Unlike kdramas (and twdramas) where some rich guy and poor girl hook up. 


Tsuki no Koibito, I saw the first episode and it wasn't bad. But the reviews are terrible so I've been turned off big time. Maybe I'll try it for myself later on. 

Today was such a slow day...

... and I still didn't write shit. I surprise myself sometimes.

Funny.... I was quite excited about Hotaru No Hikari 2...

... but the plot doesn't make sense!

Fine, they didn't kiss at the end of the first season. It was odd but somewhat understandable considering the plot of the drama.

However, six episodes into season 2, they still haven't kissed. What kind of relationship is this?

For starters, they agreed that they loved each other at the end of the first season. At the beginning of the second season, three years had passed and apparently, Amemiya had been working abroad the entire time and didn't contact or respond to any of Bucho's letters and what not. So three years, no contact. Why did she do that? No explanation.

She moves back into their home and next thing I know, he proposed they get married. What? To someone you haven't even had any relationship with in three years? And not because she was in a coma but because she just didn't reply?

Fine. Bad enough. Now they are "working towards marriage" a marriage without passion it seems, because 6 episodes in, there's still no physical intimacy despite the fact that they actually live together.

I've only seen 3 episodes so far and while it's funny and still has the Season 1 vibe, the fact that their romance is still like this is off putting for me. So for now, it's on the back burner. Will I pick it up again? Remains to be seen.