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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
You're Beautiful
No, I wasn't talking about you.
It's the latest K-drama I've finished watching, and it's one of the best I've watched so far (although in all honesty, all the K-dramas I've watched to date have been pretty darn good).
I finished You're Beautiful (also known as He's Beautiful or 미남이시네요) in the early hours of this morning, and it's the first K-drama from the Hong sisters that I've watched. And the good news? There's so much more where this came from: there are approximately 6 or 7 more K-dramas written by the Hong sisters, and from what I've heard and read, they're all worth a watch! It helps that some of these dramas star actors that I like watching, so now it's just a problem of too many K-dramas to watch, too little time!
You're Beautiful is also the first K-drama I've watched with Jang Geun-Seok and Park Shin Hye as the mains. I'll admit that I was not very interested initially (this prolly has a lot to do with a local station dubbing the drama into a different language and Jang Geun-Seok's rather girly image), but I caught a little snippet of an episode (with original language) one random night, and I was really quite pleasantly surprised: the episode was funny, and Jang Geun-Seok turned out to be quite a manly kinda man, in this drama, at least. So I decided to give it a shot and searched the first episode out on Youtube, and man, has it been an eye-opener.
Jang Geun-Seok and Park Shin Hye are great in this drama, along with a very able and adorable supporting cast. I feel like the boys in this drama could pretty much give the guys from Boys Over Flowers a run for their moolah! And the story itself is really good: there have been moments where I have almost burst out laughing because the plot took me by surprise, and was not what I would expect of a 'typical' K-drama (you know what I mean, I'm sure). Very good writing, and I'm beginning to understand the fame of the Hong sisters. I also began to understand the popularity of Jang Geun-Seok, and why he was originally intended to play the role of Gu Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers. This guy, he can act, and he can sing too! Which leads me to another element that makes this drama so great, in my opinion: the soundtrack is not only amazing, it actually forms a vital part of the plot, i.e. the songs are relevant to the storyline, and not just background music like most other K-dramas. The music is so beautiful, some quite hauntingly bittersweet, but that's the way I like my ear-candy!
This is pretty much all I'm gonna say about this drama, no spoilers and all, but this is what I have to struggle with now: this 'discovery' of Jang Geun-Seok and the Hong sisters means a whole new world of K-dramas has opened up for my viewing pleasure, and now I'm stuck. I don't know which K-drama to watch next. I still have about 10 episodes of Chuno to watch, but at the same time the thought of all these other great dramas out there, just waiting for me to click 'play', is constantly playing at the back of my mind, taunting and teasing.
I just hope this doesn't drive me crazy.
But that might not be such a bad thing: if they lock me up in a mad house, I have more time on my hands, which means I get to watch more K-dramas!
Muahahahahaha! Cheers you all!
It's the latest K-drama I've finished watching, and it's one of the best I've watched so far (although in all honesty, all the K-dramas I've watched to date have been pretty darn good).
I finished You're Beautiful (also known as He's Beautiful or 미남이시네요) in the early hours of this morning, and it's the first K-drama from the Hong sisters that I've watched. And the good news? There's so much more where this came from: there are approximately 6 or 7 more K-dramas written by the Hong sisters, and from what I've heard and read, they're all worth a watch! It helps that some of these dramas star actors that I like watching, so now it's just a problem of too many K-dramas to watch, too little time!You're Beautiful is also the first K-drama I've watched with Jang Geun-Seok and Park Shin Hye as the mains. I'll admit that I was not very interested initially (this prolly has a lot to do with a local station dubbing the drama into a different language and Jang Geun-Seok's rather girly image), but I caught a little snippet of an episode (with original language) one random night, and I was really quite pleasantly surprised: the episode was funny, and Jang Geun-Seok turned out to be quite a manly kinda man, in this drama, at least. So I decided to give it a shot and searched the first episode out on Youtube, and man, has it been an eye-opener.
Jang Geun-Seok and Park Shin Hye are great in this drama, along with a very able and adorable supporting cast. I feel like the boys in this drama could pretty much give the guys from Boys Over Flowers a run for their moolah! And the story itself is really good: there have been moments where I have almost burst out laughing because the plot took me by surprise, and was not what I would expect of a 'typical' K-drama (you know what I mean, I'm sure). Very good writing, and I'm beginning to understand the fame of the Hong sisters. I also began to understand the popularity of Jang Geun-Seok, and why he was originally intended to play the role of Gu Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers. This guy, he can act, and he can sing too! Which leads me to another element that makes this drama so great, in my opinion: the soundtrack is not only amazing, it actually forms a vital part of the plot, i.e. the songs are relevant to the storyline, and not just background music like most other K-dramas. The music is so beautiful, some quite hauntingly bittersweet, but that's the way I like my ear-candy!
This is pretty much all I'm gonna say about this drama, no spoilers and all, but this is what I have to struggle with now: this 'discovery' of Jang Geun-Seok and the Hong sisters means a whole new world of K-dramas has opened up for my viewing pleasure, and now I'm stuck. I don't know which K-drama to watch next. I still have about 10 episodes of Chuno to watch, but at the same time the thought of all these other great dramas out there, just waiting for me to click 'play', is constantly playing at the back of my mind, taunting and teasing.
I just hope this doesn't drive me crazy.
But that might not be such a bad thing: if they lock me up in a mad house, I have more time on my hands, which means I get to watch more K-dramas!
Muahahahahaha! Cheers you all!
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