My latest crazy infatuation - City Hall [Korean Drama]

Woah.... So long didnt post anything in this blog. Life is hectic as always. Just recently my Korean drama fever is back after almost a full year of lack of interest. It was Cain and Abel who intrigued me and now replacing the same time slot, City Hall. Both are so addictive but I must say City Hall turned me head over heels over the drama. I plan to write up my own review on City Hall but it has to wait until I have all the subs in my hot lil' hands. As for now, please enjoy the fanvids from City Hall.

Feel the great chemistry between this awesome couple!

Upcoming Kdramas

Finally after few kdrama let downs. I'm excited again by some upcoming new kdramas.

Caught a glimpse of new kdrama on youtube title Beethoven Virus. Seems like a Nodame Cantabile type of drama minus tht anime acting.



Another drama is a new drama by Jang Hyuk. I'm always excited by any drama by Jang Hyuk. Though "Robbers" was a major let down. I'm still going to keep my mind open for his new drama titled Tazza. Dang, tht guy is so HOT! >.<

Another new for Goong main leads, they may be teaming up again for a new drama. Yoon Eun Hye taking the role as a restless girl who wants a gay (male) friend coz to her it's cool to have those kind of friend. Meanwhile Joo Ji Hyun will be playing the gay role. Oh, don't worry, the character is not really gay, he'll be acting as a gay coz he needed a place to live. Hence YEH comes into view becoz of her interest of having a gay friend. This drama sounds really cliche huh? Well, I dont really care coz I'm really deprive of any interesting kdrama for the past few months. This one hopefully will make up to it. ^^;

The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince a.k.a Coffee Prince

As of now I'd just finished watching Coffee Prince. I know... I know.... Some of you might think why did it took me so long to watch it since the drama was thought to be one of the best Kdrama in 2007. FYI, I had it with me for quite sometime now. It had been nicely tugged in my CD storage collecting might I say some dust already.

First of all for those who haven't watch it, let me just give you some insight on this drama. It started of as a story about Go Eun Chan played by none other, rising star actress Yoon Eun Hye. Btw, she was the leading role in Goong and Vineyard Man. Eun Chan is a tomboy who had to give up her feminine image due to her being the breadwinner of her family. Eun Chan stumble upon Choi Han Kyul played by Gong Yoo and was mistakenly took Eun Chan as a man by Han Kyul. Han Kyul who is an heir to a company was kept pressured by his grandmother to settle down by being forced in going to arranged blind dates. Out of Han Kyul's desperation to avoid those arranged blind dates and Eun Chan's pressing monetary problems, Eun Chan was hired by Han Kyul to be his gay lover. Later, Eun Chan managed to beg for work in Han Kyul's coffee shop. Eventually feelings between Eun Chan and Han Kyul start to spark making Han Kyul question about his own 'sexual orientation'.

Yoon Eun Hye did played her role brilliantly and so does Gong Yoo. They both do have on screen chemistry. Right from the 1st episode I'm pretty confident that YEH is going to be brilliant in that role because starting from Goong to Vineyard Man and to Coffee Prince, she practically had the same characters of which she managed to pull off easily. It's always the 'happy go lucky - not a care in the world' characters.

As for YEH co-star, Gong Yoo which I have little knowledge of.... I was quite skeptical at first. He didn't seem to be a really... really drop dead gorgeous guy to be playing opposite YEH. I wasn't really convinced whether he could pull off Han Kyul character. Although I think there are a lot more drop dead gorgeous actors out there, Gong Yoo managed to intrigued me with his drop dead gorgeous charms. Which is more important that drop dead gorgeous faces, I might say. His charms made me view him with a different light or angle. His charms outshine his looks. I am soo.... looking forward for his next drama.

Now lets get straight to the point. Was it as great as people been talking about? Herm.... my personal opinion, Coffee Prince was good but it wasn't great. You might be thinking why does she says that when I've been praising the leading roles. Well.... I do admit that Coffee Prince do have great leading and supporting actors and actresses, brilliant insert music and a good basic story plot. What make me say it was just a good drama but not a great one? To tell you there truth I was slightly disappointed which the developing plot. What? WTH is she talking about? Am I confusing you? Let me straight it out for you. I said it had a GOOD BASIC STORY PLOT but they didn't really have a strong developing plot. Everything was great up until the 12th or 13th episode but afterward it seems to be going down hill from there. It seems that the drama suddenly lost its momentum. In the end, I was like.... huh?! Is that it?

So.... Coffee Prince turn out to be a rather good but not great tasting coffee despite it was brewed from the best coffee beans. If only the barista had brewed it better, Coffee Prince would have been a very pleasurable drink so that I would have the taste implanted in my taste bud for a very long time.... (>.<)

Robbers....

Upcoming 2008 KDrama....

Coming 2nd Jan 2008, Jang Hyuk and Lee Da Hae new drama title 'Robbers' going to be aired on SBS. Found a clip for the drama's preview. This is the remix clip that's presented by AmberFanArt. Credit to them. From the preview, it look like a very promising drama and I'm really looking forward to this drama.



Btw, I got a really shocking news from Jang Hyuk. Well at least for me. Apparently he has been in a relationship with a woman 2 years senior from him since 2002. And they are getting married in June after she had recuperated from giving birth to Jang Hyuk's child. They are expecting their child in February. Boy.... Jang Hyuk sure knows how to put a tight lid on his love life. Neway, congrats for ur wedding and the baby, Jang Hyuk....

There goes another hottie being pull off the eligible list, ladies.....

Bad Couple

KDrama Review....

I've just finishing watching Bad Couple. A KDrama that was recommended to me by a friend since I haven't watch any KDrama lately. Well by trusting her judgment I went on watching it. My early impression of the drama. Herm....not bad. But later after progressing a few episodes, I concluded that Bad Couple was severely underrated since it didn't get its deserving publicity.


This drama is all about a single career woman named Kim Dang Ja played by Shin Eun Gyung, suddenly having the urge to have a baby of her own but she doesn't want marriage just the baby. So she went on 'sperm hunting' since Korea doesn't allow single women to have test tube babies. Dang Ja set her eyes on only the best genes. She finally found what she wanted from a botanist cum university professor named Choi Gi Chan played by Ryu Soo Young. But unlike man nowadays, Gi Chan only believe in sex after marriage. The drama tells about the hilarious ways done by Dang Ja in getting Gi Chan to do it without the commitment .

IMO, this drama didn't really appeal to a lot of people maybe due to the casts. Honestly I only recognized Ryu Soo Young. I first came to know him from 'Bright Girl' drama. He acted as Han Jun Tae, opposite Jang Hyuk and Jang Nara. Then I stumble upon him again in 18 vs 29. I love both of the dramas.

Dang Ja was played by Shin Eun Gyung, which relatively unknown to me. I didn't have any expectation from her since I've never watch her acted before and boy... was I suprised. She carries the character really well and that's one of the reason I was glued to this drama until the end. Well after googling about Shin Eun Gyung, I found out that, this drama was her comeback to the small screen after 8 years. Duh... No wonder I didn't know about her since I mostly watch Kdramas compared to KMovies.

Another actor that caught my eyes was Seo Jun Soo character played by Yoo Gun a.ka. U Gun. He was casted when Suh Ji Suk couldn't join the casts. U Gun's kinda cute to me but he still need a lot of improvement in his acting and I'm looking forward in seeing him again in the future.

This drama not only about putting big smiles on your face or hilarious acts, it also have the same amount of tear jerker in it. I think that is why it is so underrated, people don't know that it is such a multi-emotional drama. The drama is always a bit of smile, a dash of laughter and a pinch of teary-eye here and there. I believe that this is a good drama to watch. And a lot of people would love it also. Of btw you can watch it here. MySoju.

My version of the perfect genes...... Alex Wang Lee Hom!!! (>_<) (^_^) v

Thank You....

A KDrama Review....

Well I had been adding few drama reviews and it's all Jdrama. I haven't done any review on KDrama. Haven't been watching any new KDrama though, so I had no other choice but to put in past reviews that I had written in my Friendster Account. So here goes...

FYI, the title post wasn't about expressing my gratitude but it's actually the title for KDrama show that was starred by Jang Hyuk (but I do appreciate those ppl who spent time reading my blog. So, I THANK YOU for the bottom of my heart). 'Thank You' is Jang Hyuk 1st drama soon after he finished his 2 years stint in Korean National Service. His comeback was long over due and a lot of people have been painfully waiting for his new drama. The anticipation was high for this drama due to the highly successful projects from Jang Hyuk. Famously named, the hilarious 'Successful story of a bright girl', 'Please teach me English' and the teary-eyed 'Windstruck'.

The story goes.... Jang Hyuk played as Dr. Min Ki Seo. He travelled to Blue Island to fulfill his deceased girlfriend's last wish. That is to find a little girl that was infected by HIV due to her mistaken medical decision. She had neglected medical procedures when treating the little girl and had given her HIV tainted blood. His task was to deliver her apology to the little girl and her family. The mother to the little girl happens to be Lee Young Shin (played by Gong Hyo Jin), a single mom, who also had a hard time caring for her grandfather who has Alzeimer's and keeping her daughter's HIV condition a secret while teaching her how to live with it. Min Ki Seo was an arrogant person who looked down on people and after meeting Lee Young Shin who accepted her fate and tried to make the best of it despite all odds, slowly changed for the better and became a warm and caring person.

This drama try to expose viewers with the reality of life for HIV and AIDS patients. Showing how people would react towards them, the family bond that bind the patients and their family and also how they coped with the harsh treatments from prejudice and ignorant people. The show had some educational facts for HIV and AIDS and this is also a good way to convey info to the public on the topic.

I love watching this drama due to the quality of acting from both of the actors and actresses, the lovely scenery of Blue Island and beautifully crafted soundtracks. And as I've mentioned before this is Jang Hyuk 1st drama after finishing his 2 yrs stint in the Korean National Service, just wanna highlight that the trainings does give him some erm..... hehehe.... good side effects. You'll know what I mean when you watch the show. Let me give you a hint. 'Shower scene'. Hehehe....if you want to know what is it all about, I guess you guys just have to watch it and find out for yourselves then.

Jang Hyuk's acting skills had improved a lot since his project with Jang Nara. From comedy to sad story and to serious human drama. It is surely a big leap of improvement. Can't wait for his new drama coming this December named 'Robber' and he's going to pair up with Lee Da Hae of 'My Girl' and "Green Rose' fame. Make me curious about the actor and actress pairing. Just have to wait and see, I guess. Oh....not forgetting his new movie, Dance of the Dragon. He's acting along with Fann Wong, a Singaporean actress. If I'm not mistaken... (O_o) ?!.... The movie said to be 90% in English. Wonder how Jang Hyuk gonna sound. The movie is also said to be released early next year. So, Jang Hyuk's fans, you all have a lot to wait for.

BTW, Jang Hyuk had some facial hair this time around and honestly to me, guys with a slight facial hair are sooooooooo......... HAWT.... So that is a sure thing for Jang Hyuk in 'Thank You'. He's so totally H.O.T..... (^_^) v