Sungkyunkwan Scandal (Kdrama)

I was screwed. I knew it. It was inevitable. I had to hide from Changmin everytime I saw Micky Yoochun aka Lee Seon Jun in this drama.. I already had enough beating from Minnie for being unfaithful to him because of Yoochun before, and this drama made it worse. Uh-oh. *hides from Changmin*

The role Yoochun had was really perfect for him. I don't understand why a review came up that critics saw Yoochn's acting as dry for the first episodes. I found it logical for his role to be dry...DUH! He was Lee Seon Jun, who was the prime minister's only son who was brought up with a prim and proper demeanor just like a prince. You are lucky to see him smile for a few times in some scenes (well it's a different story in the eps nearing the end). I personally believe his acting was good, niot just because I'm a Cassiopeia, but because he really was good. He really had potential even before he debuted in a drama (taking reference from their Banjun Dramas and Vacation).

Park Min Young who played the role of Kim Yunhui that posed as Kim Yunsik (her brother/ resembles Park Shin Hye so much. She also played a role of a girl who pretended to be a boy in another hit drama 'He's Beautiful" She looks so much like a girl though and kind of makes it unrealistic how she could have passed as a cute guy. It was just forced to the viewers that she did look like a guy from the perception of the characters. But she is a loveable character, that's why i can forgive her.

Geol-oh and Yongha completes the Jalguem Quartet (aka F4 of the Joseon period). Geol-oh is the guy who looks so handsome when he dons the rugged look (hehe, I don't like him having a clean cut style) and Yongha (aka Yeorim, or ladies' man) is the most colorful character in this drama (yes, literally). Both characters are loveable as well. Thsi drama is truly eye candy for the ladies. Hehe.

Other characters worthy of recognition is the Prime Minister who is Lee Seon Jun's father. I actually thought he would be this normal nagging father to his only son. But he was the opposite. Of course there were clashes between them, but you could still see he loves his son very much. He does not tie him up to abide to his own ideas.

The King in this drama is also a very kind-hearted man. He has real concern for his people. You don't see him get angry at people until the end only. That was really scary...to see him so angry.

There's also the gisaeng, Choseon who is the most beautiful of all. Kim Yunsik captured her heart because of his/her pure heart. It must have been a shock for her to know that Yunsik was actually a girl. Poor her, she was willing to up the glamorous life of a gisaeng just for Yunsik. In the end, she still had kindness for her.

Ha Insu, the student council president of Sungkyunkwan had only eyes for Choseon. He looks so handsome, he was just a big-headed guy at first and always had that frowning and angry look on him and with the way he spoke. But in the end because of Choseon, he also had a change of heart.

What i also liked about this drama is that it had a different flavor in it. It was a period drama unlike the usual ones. It focused on the youth and had political, romance and comedy in between. Other period dramas are such heavy dramas, right?

The soundtrack too was so beautiful because of course of JYJ (but it would have been better with DBSK...sigh). I also loved the background music. It gives you a Joseon period feel. I truly recommend it to your OST collection!

Sunao ni Narenakute (Jdrama)

I really thought at first it solely revolved around Twitter, on how it works and all. It turned out to be just a bridge for 5 different people who have their own different stories to tell. It shows how Twitter can connect lives, and not just how it relays information to people.

Linda, Doctor, Nakaji, Haru and Peach are the five users who became friends after their first gathering. This is not your typical high-school get together. These are adults who are mature and working on their own. You can expect some complications from these type of characters.

It all started with a lie. Everybody has their own lie to tell. The story also revolves around the feeling of not being able to express true feelings, thus the title "Hard to Say I Love You".

It mainly revolves around the love story between Haru and Nakaji, with the other characters being entangled with them into an love triangle, or should I say love pentagon? LOL

Haru and Nakaji seems to be the reincarnation of the love that Haru's mother and Nakaji's father weren't able to push-through, just because they weren't honest with theirselves.


Personally I watched this Jdrama because of Kim Jaejoong. I don't know who the heck the other characters are. It was nice to see Jaejoong have a big role, eve though it is not a lead role in a Japanese drama.

His character Park Seonsu will make you feel pity for him. He lied he was a doctor. but actually he is only a medical equipment salesman. He strives to become a good employee but gets unlucky most of the time. His character seemed tailor-made for him too since his character comes from Korea, who migrated to Japan with his sister.

I hated Haru for not liking Seonsu aka Doctor wholeheartedly. I kept telling myself, "He's Jaejoong! Nobody can say no to Youngwoong Jaejoong! Just look at him, how could you not love someone like him?" But of course he was not Jaejoong in the drama, he was Seonsu, the unfortunate one. LOL

It's more mature than what you think. Not your typical teeny-bopper drama. It discusses a wide variety of issues other than Twitter. I personally think it was a well-made drama. I'm happy that Jaejoong was a part of this cast.