---> DEKICHATTA KEKKON (Shotgun Marriage)

When Chiyo met her sister’s friend Ryu for the first time, they had a one night stand and she ended up pregnant.  Immediately after learning of her condition, they decided to marry despite the objections of her father and both of them not really knowing each other very well.  Of course,  reality follows and problems arises between the two and to the colorful characters around them.  Welllllll, that’s basically the premise of the story ^^

Common sense dictates that we shouldn’t commit to spend the rest of our lives with someone we barely know.  SO,  do people really do that in real life? i would like to say OF COURSE NOT but, we all know not everybody in this planet is... sensible... let's leave it at that ^^ Anyway,  if you’ve read my reviews in the past, this review will not be a surprise for you.  For some reason, I’ve always been very forgiving of romantic comedies… specially Japanese romantic comedies.  To the average viewer who’s not familiar with them,  doramas are more often than not ridiculous and absurd and out-of-this world but what the heck,  to me they are anime/manga pretending to be a live action drama. 

As odd and weird some of the lines and it’s delivery may be,  the characters, the actors that portrayed them and the message of the story are good.  When Chiyo said that… to women marriage is their ultimate goal and happiness while men regard marriage as the end of their life…  what struck me was that… hey,  there is a huge amount of truth in that statement.   Ok, ok, before the other half of the population protests,  or, lest I be accused of being overly cynical,  im not saying all men and women think that way but, let’s face it,  most think that way right?

I dunno exactly what it is but individually,  im “in like” with the 2 main leads.  Is it their,  “no make up” look?  On him, more like scruffy/rugged looking, on her, it’s the fresh face appeal.  Is it the relaxed natural way they tackled and portrayed their roles?  Or, was it the characters Ryu and Chiyo itself that I liked?  Hmmm… I think, its all of the above ^^ you all know how I feel about those scruffy looking, casual and carefree bad boys that play lead roles in dramas… well… I equally like sleek, rich and snobbish bad boys too *bad boys being the common denominator^^* … anyway, I love ‘em, and when I saw how unconventionally cool Ryu gave that ring to Chiyo… i was more than “in like” with the actor and the character^^ I also like how 20 year old Chiyo is sooo adorably young and childish and cute sometimes and she has this elusive chemistry with her onscreen love interest, 30 year old Ryu that is delightful to watch.  I’ve always love this particular game that couples play,  you know when the girl in a fit of anger or tantrum decides to go home to the parents and all the while anxiously waiting if or when her boyfriend will fetch her.  Its silly and cute all at the same time ^^

yet another simple dorama for you to watch even if it was aired ages ago... almost 13 yrs ago... still relevant, well acted and entertaining enough.

---> the MAN from the STARS

yes peeps, i'm still watching asian dramas.  not as often nor as excited in doing the exercise, but STILL watching 'em.

i felt the need to write or at least update when i checked and found out that people are still visiting and  reading.  so, lemme gather my thoughts and write a few words *and i mean it this time* about what i remember watching these past few months. let's start with a mega blockbuster... The Man Who Came From The Stars.

i cant for the life of me remember korean names very well*except for a few* so please excuse my "her" and "him" and the "his" and "hers" and "he" and "she"...  anyway, we all know who im referring to, right?

love the leads stars, specially her but im sorry... although it seems like im the only one with a contrary opinion on this but i still want to say that there's something "off" about this onscreen pair for me. they just dont' do it for me*even if they recently just received an award in korea as best pair in a drama*.  she is just way too good at what she does and kept me entertained for the most parts that i didn't find myself eventually abandoning the drama.  but the idea of her and him... specially with him being an alien and all... aaahhh... why did i love My Girlfriend is a Gumiho and i cant get past this one when they are practically on the same league?

im a bit disappointed in him actually.  it was a lackluster performance.  his role was in all intents and purposes that of a superhero and yet i wasn't inspired, charmed nor impressed by him.  in fact, the male character that stood out to me is that of the main villain... maaannn,  that guy with just one look gives me the creeps... he spells pure evil!!!  sooo effective as an actor *clap, clap*

other than what i have written above what more can i say about this drama?  it did so well when it was aired so it goes without saying that it is still entertaining for your average kdrama fanatic but as for me... i'm moving on to write my next piece...

---> FYI - 2 <---

It’s been a looong time…

I think this is the longest that I’ve stayed away from watching asian dramas…

Lemme  just explain why…

Dramas has become sooo uninteresting to me lately…

There seems to be an over supply of Korean drama productions but most seems all gloss and no substance…

There’s not enough hardsubbed Japanese dramas out there,  at least not enough for me to judge if they are any good…

Mediocrity in scriptwriting is all over the place…

Plots have become sooo predictable and boring…

 I kept seeing the same cinematic shots over and over and over and over again… poor sakura/cherry blossom tree,  how many times have you been used as background when in bloom. I know its breathtakingly beautiful and a sight to behold but hey,  even beautiful become ordinary when you it is in your face all the time…

A dime-a-dozen girls acting cute and sweet and virginal and slutty at the same time while screaming “oppa!,oppa!, oppa!” every 5 minutes is not cute, sweet and virginal but definitely slutty to me…

Too many prime roles ending up in the hands of non-actors, more often than not sporting a “perfect” overhauled face that drive me to insanity  each time I see their perfectly uneven nostrils.  Ahjussis and old ahjummas that would you believe wears a fringe/bangs at their age,  or worse, permed bangs that doesn’t move.  Oh and I forgot to mention their botox and collagen infused faces and boobs loaded with silicon that looks totally out of place in those skinny bodies, looking as round as a ball.  Everything screams, fake, fake, fake!!!…

…ok imma stop the rant now,  or this entry may end up in my main blog ^^  but really,  am I the only one with such thoughts?  I’ve talked to someone a few months back and he told me he is taking a holiday from dramas ‘coz nothing seems good to him.  Halleluja, im not alone ^^

I took a breather so to speak… well… aside from personal  issues that kept me busy… what I wrote above is basically the explanation for my absence in Asiandramadom.   No worries though.  I’m currently writing the review for Shut Up Flower Boy Band and soon,  I’m planning to watch A Gentleman’s Dignity.   

Until then,  I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this two dramas will not disappoint,  otherwise, I may decide to go on hiatus again. 

---> FLOWER BOY RAMYUN SHOP

Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-31 to 2011-Dec-20

well, this sucks, just read the reviews for this drama and it is not too rosy. my own sister who's more of a kdrama expert than i am gave this a BIG thumbs down. some people from The Site *Yes, they are STILL alive^^* says the same thing... that the leads have no on-screen chemistry. how am i suppose to enjoy a romantic comedy when they say the leads dont look good together??? now i'm in a dilema, To Watch Or Not To Watch, That Is The Question ^^ hmmm, but then again, isnt that the best frame of mind to be in when youre about to start on a drama... when youre expecting the WORST... it has no way to go but up^^ to give it credit, this drama did very well in the ratings considering that it was aired on TVN, a cable channel. Korean entertainment media explained and speculated that it must be the “IL Woo Effect” *he’s really THAT popular there? ok, im not gonna say anything EXCEPT, please loose the Bieber hairstyle oppa, I seriously want to brush the uber long fringe/bangs off ur face ^^*
lately, its becoming increasingly difficult to write an extensive drama review. REASON: because good dramas are a rarity these days. I just find no inspiration to fuel my literary/creative juices into writing something worthy enough to be read by anyone. Nevertheless, im writing this to give you an idea what to expect from this drama.
the first few episodes are very much like the usual korean rom-coms but then it slowly defined itself and suddenly im seeing something new^^ i wonder if this was done by a new and young director? … Chi Soo and Eun Bi, the spoiled brat student and the intern/trainee teacher. expectedly, as the usual practise in TVdramas, the rich guy's family threatens to ruin the girl and her family... well, the same twist and turn in this kind of story applies here too, no surprise there but definitely its an entirely different approach. its a version where you will not hate anybody, where no blood was lost nor lives needed to be taken, where no buckets of tears needs to be shed, where no screaming and hysterical dialogues needs to be uttered^^

RANTS. Chi Soo’s highschool “girlfriend”… THAT GIRL!!! ughhh, each time she utters the korean word "oppa!", trying to be cute and “feeling” pretty, when as far as im concerned, CUTE and PRETTY are the last adjective i would use to describe her! she reeeally gets on my nerves. what i cant stand about the two-timing b*tch is i have this feeling that she actually believes that SHE IS PRETTY... hello, just have a close look at her freakin' nose_ _ _! nvm ^^dear lord I’m sorry for being mean *Orz* …
finally, i told myself i wouldnt rant about this but i cant help it, i have to... just a little... not the 6 year age gap of our leads but the fact that he's a high school kid!!! *ORZ...look, he's still in his high school uniform* hello, hello, hello, i dont care how in love you think you are but if youre a freaking HS student,anything can happen to that love you think youre feeling after a few years. Sure, in some cases it “may flourish” but of course more often than not, it actually “vanishes”!!! i'm not saying it never works, i'm only saying, let the statistics speak for itself! *haha, sorry for being a cynical b*tch ^^
RAVES. This is the first time I’ve seen him in a drama but… i think... im seriously becoming a Cha Chi Soo/IL Woo fangirl^^ why, because i find the absurdities of that character totally CUTE^^ the lovesick rich kid is totally in denial that he likes the "intern". he didnt know what hit him, when in fact its very simple... he cannot get the object of his affection out of his system... hmmm, this is like the high school version of hyun bin's character in secret garden^^ for HIM I guess the attraction stems from the fact that for somebody who get his own way at all times to be confronted by a some sorta dominatrix like HER, HIS world got a major shake-up! For HER, what could have been the attraction? The money perhaps… the flower boy looks and charm… or the fact the HE follows her around like some lovesick puppy… its prolly… all of the above ^^ im in total "like" with both characters^^
...and here's one of my fave scenes when he was sooo frustrated with his heart, literally and figuratively, because he thinks its sick and wont listen to him. ahhh, Cha Chi Sooo, youre just in love boy ^^
i really like chi soo's dad, i like the character and how it was portrayed. first time i've seen that kind of an appa/aboeji in kdramaland. there are a lot of notable scenes but one that stands out to me is when chi soo's dad had a talk with ramyunshop president and all of the boys came out including Eun Bi surprising both of them. in that scenario you'd think a big dramatic/action scene is about to unfold and yet that was the last thing that happened... nicely executed ^^ the cute lovestory of eun bi's bestfriend and the love confession of the coach on her wedding day...hmmm, kyopta^^

i have come to like the lead girl here from the 2 movies i've seen where she was the lead. I have to say though that from fan comments that I’ve read, she’s the reason why they don’t like this drama. they feel no chemistry from the main leads, hmmm… I may have to agree up to a certain degree. To me she did a pretty decent job portraying that role but then I also wonder… would another actress look better next to Jung IL Woo, I can only speculate. Its enough for me that I don’t hate this particular girl^^ the girl can be cute too, see...
To sum up what I think of this drama… its ridiculous and silly and yet highly entertaining, quite stupid and yet makes sense, its juvenile and yet mature, at times can be predictable and yet be unexpected, nothing extremely complicated just a plain and simple… romantic comedy for you with a stupid *ok, erase that word its too harsh* with a shallow title that has little to do with noodles/ramyun^^
Let me leave you with a pretty cool statement from the resident brat Cha Chi Soo… "LOVE CAN'T BECOME COOL" ^^ so I take that he meant…love has no pride. Don’t ask me if there’s truth in that *what do I know :p* BUT I have strong feeling that it is indeed true^^ *credit to the uploader: luchiaichigogirl *

now im off to download and watch the next drama of the “Flower Boy Series” of TVN… Shut UP, Flower Boy Band *looks very promising^^* which incidentally is STILL being hardsubbed by our friend Jlink from The Site, and that inspite the huge mess created by the whole Megaupload brouhaha… oh well I never for one moment doubted Jlink’s “never say die” attitude. I knew a “tiny” incident like the closing of the biggest file hosting site on the planet can get in the way of her love for Asian Dramas and sharing that love with us. ^^ Sending my virtual hugs to the awesome SD-AD peeps, TQ, CHARLDGREAT, JLINK, ARWA & DRAMACRAZES *hugs, hugs* fighting!

---> SMILE DONG HAE

Broadcast period: 2010-Oct-04 to 2011-May-13

Short Synopsis: Dong Hae was born and raised in America by his mentally deficient mother Anna Laker. His father is a man he has never met and known only to him as “James”. He came to korea to compete in a sporting event and to meet up with his girlfriend. A series of unfortunate incidents happened and now he found himself betrayed, heartbroken and facing a complete career change to make a living. Soon, he met a good woman to love and met people that will forever change his life.

A month ago, I asked the friend who hardsubbed this drama @SD-AD.net, a.k.a. “The Site”, to tell me if downloading and watching this 159episode drama is worth my time. Unfortunately for me, I only got to read his reply to my message weeks after and by that time, 70+episodes are already safely downloaded on my lappy and I have already seen half of it *Orz* still, im glad he was able to warn me of what to expect… when watching dramas, “forewarned is forearmed” is always good for my sanity^^ I always want to know in advance what im up against^^
*credit uploader "kimsik4"

Actually, I got interested in this drama ‘coz I saw some episodes of it in a hotel room in Taipei earlier this year. I kinda liked the cast and saw a good number of people from “The Site” are requesting for Smile Donghae. Must be good I thought, besides, it got some pretty decent ratings, awesome ratings in fact! Now that I’ve seen half of this drama, I know exactly why it was a hit with the general public(in Korea). It’s the winning mix of evil villains, the poor unfortunate hero/heroine, revenge, hatred, lies, secrets, and of course, the cliffhangers in every episode. Why those kind of stories, situations and characters appeals to the drama viewing populace is beyond my comprehension which makes me ask myself, why the h*ll do I consider myself a drama afficionado when i expect common sense, rationality and logic in dramas when I know for a fact that they are practically non-existent in most soap opera *Orz* forgive me people, clearly, the problem lies with me ;)

Haaay... *exhale* … I hate to admit this, but, my patience was defeated by this drama *Orz* im ashamed to admit this ‘coz this is only the 2nd drama that I could not bring myself/force myself to finish. Based on my tract record, I really, really thought I would/could finish this drama no matter what but, the final straw for me was when i took a peek at the last episode. It was a happy ending for the leads alright but my sense of justice was horrified at what happened to the villains. *no spoilers* I had to stop ‘coz I was seriously afraid I would go bald from pulling my hair out of frustration, trying to make sense of the scenes and situations im watching onscreen. Characters unnecessarily making a fool of themselves or choosing to make life difficult by making mountains out of molehills episode after episode after episode is, I have to admit, too much for me to watch. I could have stretched my patience had this drama been a little shorter BUT, 159episodes is uber much of a sacrifice for me, I wouldn’t/couldn’t do it even if the pope himself promise to canonize me for sainthood in the event of my death as a reward for my patience ^^

Nevertheless, asian drama fans all over the world, you don’t have to take the same route that I took, please go ahead and watch this if youre the type that likes those long running American/Mexican soap operas and the likes ‘coz Smile Donghae is definitely of the same mold. you have to please take note that Smile Donghae was NUMERO UNO(number 1) in the ratings for the longest time so most people will say there's nothing at all wrong with it and its me and my tastes who's got a problem *Orz* As for me, im looking for the next drama to watch, I haven’t seen a good one lately so here’s hoping and praying that the new year will bring great asian dramas for 2012. Until then, im leaving you with an MV starring the main love pair of this drama, watch it please for I’m positive you’ll like what you’ll see …

*credit uploader "wangshouyu"

---> BROTHER BEAT

Broadcast period: 2005-Oct-13 to 2005-Dec-22

The Story and the Script: Tatsuya, Riku and Junpei. 3 brothers who lost their father at a very young age. They were left in the care of their young mother whose growth may have stunted when their father died. Don’t think that this is an uber heavy melodrama you’re about to watch. It’s a light family drama with a little bit of everything thrown in. there’s laughter and romance and of course tears. Like most doramas that I’ve seen, this one is well-written and heartwarming without trying too hard ^^ despite the name-calling and fist-fights between the brothers, oh and of the mom too believe it or not^^ coupled with their “fond rudeness” to their mother, lies a deep love and respect for each other. What can I say, if it’s a dorama… more often than not, don’t take it too seriously.
The Director, Storytelling, Pacing: no need to expound on this too much ‘coz unless it’s a really bad production, doramas being 11episode max is usually paced just about right and this production is no exception. Kudos to the director for giving us an entertaining production.

The Casts and Characters: Tamayama Tetsuji as Sakurai Tatsuya, is the responsible eldest brother who always consider what their father would think in every decision he makes for himself and for the family. Hayami Mokomichi as Sakurai Riku, yes peeps, Mr. "Absolute Boyfriend" himself, is the free-spirited and charming middle child that is always at odds with his older brother. Nakao Akiyoshi as Sakurai Junpei, the youngest, has developed into a very able homemaker(because he had no choice!) thanks in part to their mother, Tanaka Misako as Sakurai Harue, who seems to have lost the inclination to keep house and whose maturity seems to have halted when her husband died. They are an unconventional, or is it more appropriate to call them dysfunctional... well whatever... my point is there’s a very good chance you’ll fall in love with this family inspite of and despite the chaos in their household.^^

Among all the characters though, I have a bit of a problem with the “pride’less” Chisato played by Kuninaka Ryoko. If you have read any of my previous posts, this should’nt be a surprise to you. you guessed right if you think I would slap some sense into her if I knew her in real life and I’ll very likely kick Tetsuya in his shins too if I know him ^^ Chisato, Chisato, don’t let a guy know that your world revolves around him alone, that he is everything to and for you, that in your eyes the sun rises and sets with only thoughts of him in your head… while that is completely pathetic, I understand that “it’s hard to battle with one’s emotions” ^^ BUT puleeez, under no circumstances should you let him know that you are THAT pathetic, *ORZ* otherwise, he will take you for granted and walk all over you… which is exactly what he did. Haaay, you should take a leaf out of Ai’s book, she’s my girl in this drama, knows how to handle “difficult” men like Riku without loosing herself completely. Ai was played by actress Asami Reina.

The Eye and Ear Candy: the eye and ear candy is suppose to be the cinematography and musical score… and what do I have to say about this… nothing extraordinary on both subjects! Who needs ‘em, isn’t Hayami Mokomichi enough of an eye candy for you guys? Hehe… to me he is! I heard his mom is a Filipina, so, no need to ask where his looks came from… the mom, of course! ^^ Seriously, he is a handsome devil and kawaii all rolled into one ^^


The Ending: I love that they opted to feature the traditional Japanese wedding ^^ its good for the international audience like moi to be exposed to the uniqueness of other cultures. The way Riku’s character had evolved and how he turned out is a welcome twist and definitely sentimentally heart warming ^^ Tetsuya and Chisato, figuring out where they had gone wrong is nicely resolved too. Unfortunately, im a bit concerned with Junpei and the pregnant girl… there is a veeery fine line between love and feeling sorry for someone. Pity is an emotion that is often mistaken for something else. Thank goodness this is just drama and not real life.

Rants: not a lot to complain about in this production except for one maybe… the first time Tatsuya suddenly wanting to date Chisato in the earlier episodes is waaay too “put-on” for me to be anything but believable! Im like… “what the heck is that!!!” He now all of a sudden, “likes” her??? Didn’t see that coming from any of the scenes shown before that. Mr Director, if you’re gonna go there in that direction, please give some hints of some kind of an attraction first, okie? What I saw was feeling sorry for her, it seems more like it! Not that I don’t like her, in fact, she has the prettiest face in this drama… haaay, if only she would loose the eye glasses…*ORZ*

Raves: ladies and gentlemen, please allow this shallow fangirl to give an eardrum beating cyber-scream for a japanese god named Hayami Mokomichi, WAAAAAAAAAA… ok, I’m going to zip-it now ^^

---> WHAT'S UP FOX

Broadcast period: 2006-Sep-20 to 2006-Nov-09

Another OLD drama to review ‘coz frankly, im quite out-of-touch with the newer dramas these days. That shouldn’t be too much of a problem since it’s a drama that is worth the watch^^

A May-December affair that started with an accident. No, its not the kind of accident you have in mind but more like those that happens when one is in a drunken stupor and the other has a bad case of raging hormones^^ anyway, what made it exiciting is that it is the woman who is older in this case and the guy just happens to be the dongsaeng(younger sibling) of her feisty bestfriend. Should I also add that SHE and her best friend have been friends for sooo long that SHE was even there when HE was born? So for them to get together is almost incestuous isn’t it? And yet, I wasn’t put off by it, nor did I feel scandalized while watching it… not the tiniest bit repulsed by it actually***oh my, when you read further you'll discover i spoke too soon*** In fact, I was most of the time tickled pink by their struggles and was rooting for them to get together even if common sense and social norms dictates that she’s better off with the other guy. Haay, that other guy is afflicted with the “nice guy syndrome”, in the end, their kind never gets the girl T__T

The SHE/HER in this case is Ko Hyun Jung as Ko Byung Hee and the HE/HIM/HIS is Chun Jung Myung as Park Chul Su. So, to make it a little bit easier for me to do this review, lemme continue to refer to them as SHE and HE. No worries, I’ll make sure you will not be lost in the process^^

I was so sure that “the second look”, or is it “an afterthought” they both gave each other… SHE, when she first met the busty secretary in his workplace and HE, when the doctor picked her up in his garage, is quite meaningful and the start of trouble, the kind of trouble that makes life more exciting^^ but, I was wrong. In HIS case trouble started when… shhhh, I better zip it with the spoilers. there’s also this very important fact that both of them have in common that I wouldn’t reveal in this review ‘coz I wouldn’t want to take away some of the pleasure and excitement it will give you when you discover it yourself.

HE is sooo kyopta(cute) in episode 7, in that motorbike accident scene and she was overly worried and again a little later when they were having ramyun(noodles), OhMyGod, he was dashing and handsome in Cinderella Sister BUT he is sooo adorable here with a capital A specially when HE is in a jealous/sulky mood! didn’t I just almost fell off my chair when He sooo bravely and defiantly declared “this is the woman I love” to his supposedly busty girlfriend, I was thinking… I have never been attracted to guys younger than me, much less 9 years younger than me and yet I would absolutely understand why some women would feel flattered and loose their heads if they are confronted with these type of guys… YES, I totally get it ^^

After a few days of sulking… feeling s*ht and down and depressed after being rejected… HE came out of his room and even shared a few light moments with his “noona”. You’d think he realized, him and his noona, its not gonna happen and that it’s the start of the healing process for him… well, this is a drama ladies and gentlemen so… of course its not that easy and simple! Not by a long shot! You know how young people are, they are stubborn, they think using their overactive hormones instead of their brains. And of course I’m glad HE didn’t give up, otherwise i wouldn’t be able to see that scene when he drove his motorbike beside the car SHE was riding… aaahhh, sometimes, I really have to hand it to these Korean drama directors/writers, they can make your heart flutter with the most cheesiest scenes such as that one and there are tons of those kind of scenes here ^^ well, not unless you’re the conservative/prude type, then you would most probably be repulsed and disgusted by those scene… if its any consolation, SHE didn’t give in easily. SHE tried and tried and tried to talk some sense into him and avoided HIM and discouraged HIM… really, SHE tried everything and yet in the end, he wore her down specially after reading “the letter”… SHE lost her battle… I’ve heard this uttered before on boob tube by a very sweet and pretty celebrity who openly displayed her affection every night on primetime TV to a guy who is NOT her acknowledged celebrity boyfriend(she has one)… “its hard to battle with one’s emotions”.

Is it just me or was the excitement and fun in watching this drama diminished when they started hooking up? There is this "something" there that I could only describe as an “awkward sweetness” that is to a certain degree, somewhat difficult to watch, at least for me. Was it just my prudish side that is rearing its ugly head? It was ok when it was just HIM that’s going gaga over HER but when SHE started liking HIM for real and SHE acts cutesy and flirty towards HIM, I felt a bit uneasy and disconcerted. The 9 year age gap is not the problem with me … Its just that I cant get over the fact that HE is practically HER younger brother and when they start to make out… hmmm, while I have often aknowledged that I can be quite shallow, I guess I also have to aknowledge that in all my liberal mindedness, some parts of me is still “old school”.


If there’s one thing I truly appreciate here, it’s the fresh faces of the the leads. Although, forgive for saying this ‘coz its only a strong “feeling” on my part, and I wouldn’t exactly bet my lifetime savings on it BUT I suspect that the female lead has some work done on her nose bridge. It’s ok though, I wasn’t overly distracted by it, I was just happy to gaze at her make-up free face in almost the entirety of the drama. What can I say, it adds credibility in their acting and of course it helps that the two leads are legitimate actors to begin with and not some heavily made up idol who instantly become lead actors by virtue of their being in an influential management company!!!

I’ve already written extensively about this drama so I’ll be brief in my general assessment:

The Story and the Script: a very good story with a well-written script that challenge our sensibilities that could open an intelligent and interesting debate.
The Director: the general direction and fluidity of the story was paced like your average kdrama… which is most of the time, not too great but also not bad. Im sorry but I just have to mention that using the “Romeo and Juliet” theme song is a bit too much don’t you think??? Are you now trying to compare these two to the most famous star-crossed lovers of all time??? Are you kidding me :D :D :D
The Actors and Characters: I’ve already gushed and swoon over the male lead so you know what I think of HIM and his acting. I was sooo in love with HIS devil-may-care character, reminds me a bit of Ethan Hawke in “Reality Bites”^^ SHE is just as good, although not as cute as HIM. Very solid characterization and acting on both leads and on the ensemble cast. I was quite floored by the ahjusshi… the Fashion House president.
The Eye and Ear Candy: I cant remember any outstanding cinematography or any scenic shots and or songs that continuously rung in my ears after watching. Well, I know there is this one song, the love theme I presume that was also I presume sung by the male lead. But what the heck, I must confess, I cant fully appreciate music I do not understand.
The Ending: realistic but probably unsatisfying for fangirls… and boys^^