Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku [aka Natsuniji] (Jdrama)

The title translates as "Summer Romance Shines in Rainbow Colors".

It is obvious why I watched this Jdorama...MATSUMOTO JUN!!!!!!!!!! After his stellar performance as Hayakawa Vito in SMILE, he finally came back with a new drama and again it is a refreshing role for him.

He played the role of Kusunoki Taiga, who is a struggling 2nd generation actor. He suffers from being shadowed by the fame of his father as a well-loved actor all over Japan. His talent was not at par to his father's abilities. He never got any lead roles and his scenes in dramas are just mere extras. Sometimes his only role gets cut off in the final production. What a pity. He studied hard but it seemed he lacked the emotion to portray roles.

Everything changes when he meets Kitamura Shiori-san. A widow and a mother to the very cute Umi-san. He struggles for his love for her...but in the end it was that love that helped him gain confidence for acting. He finally gets a chance in theater. It was a small role, but a very big chance for his future in acting.

All the other characters are loveable. Umi-chan is number 1 on my list for being such a cute a dependable daughter.I also like Taiga's older brother. Haha! I thought he was this very serious brother, but it turns out he is just a hopeless romantic. Buwahahahaha!

I also like Taiga's rival in acting. He doesn't look as handsome as Taiga but he is more popular than him. I don't know why, must be his acting skills? Whatever. It doesn't show. But they become friends in the end.

Sakura, the famous child actress in the past seemed like a spoiled brat celebrity. But I got to love her as time went by. I even wanted her to be with Taiga, instead of Shiori-san. But oh well...that's how the story goes.

Shiori-san is another leading lady of Matsujun who doesn't really look stunning and someone you can't hate either. But I don't like her. I might be biased...hahahaha!

I enjoyed it! It's perfect for 2nd generation actors. I can't wait for another Matsujun drama!

Dream High (Kdrama)

Haha! For most of the time I thought Suzy was IU! I kept saying I hated IU but it turned out it was Suzy! Got confused with the opening credits because their faces looked really similar! Don't blame me! But in reality I kind of dislike her. Haha! I think both of them. Oh whatever.

Well Taecyeon's character looked like the main guy in this drama before but it turned out to be Song Samdong, the country bumpkin. I also like the development of the relationship between Suzy and Samdong. I really didn't like Taecyeon for her (even though I dont like her that much). Taecyeon looked like your usual cool guy. Kind of dull already.

I learned to love Wooyoung! His cool style at first resembled Taeyang of Big Bang. Maybe that's why. Taeyang is my only fave in Big Bang. Buwahahahaha! Maybe that's why I also disliked IU. I dunno. Confused.

Storywise I also enjoyed it although it wasn't such that me giggle and hooked on my TV screen. I even missed some episodes and I didn't have the energy to look back on those. If it was trying to imitate Glee...well I would pick this over Glee anytime.

I also love the cameos. You get to see lotsa cameos by JYP artists and even Eunhyuk and Leeteuk of SuJu. It was fun to see those. Hahahaha!

The ending was kind of blah...you just knew who was this supposed artist named K that made it to the Grammy's. We get a glimpse of that already in the beginning and then it goes on a flashback where the whole story revolves.

President (Kdrama)

Well to tell you the truth, I only got interested with this because of Sungmin. Haha!

Sungmin was also named Sungmin in this drama. Haha! I dunno why, but at least it was easy for him to get used to his character. But he is sort of like the bane for his father. He wants to help in the campaign but usually ruins

it. He did become helpful before the end.

It is a very serious drama full of lies and shows how dirty politics can be. I began to realize that politics can never be clean, even in other countries. It shows how hard it is to be in politics and for the weak-hearted trying to

pursue a political career...they will surely fall afterwards.

The story revolved around the nominations within the New Wave Party. Yes within the party. That was the exciting part. The national campaign was dull compared to that.

I like Jang Iljun's character though. Well the way he speaks can really make you fall for his words. Haha! Such a perfect politician! And to think he is young and got the looks and knowledge that would make people vote

for him. But it wasn't an easy road for him. You can't imagine the scope of things that had to be done to let him be president. So many lives destroyed and sacrificed just to get him to the top. How frustrating it had been

but he had to move on for the people that sacrificed their lives. Thus he became president and who knows how he was as a president. Hope it was worth the lives lost. It ended when he won.

One thing to watch out for Yesung-fans like me...his song with Luna for Jay and his love interest! *cries*

Mary Stayed Out All Night [aka Marry Me, Mary] (Kdrama)

At first, I shouldn't watch this because it stars Moon Geun Young. yeah...MOON GEUN YOUNG!!!! My Yesung-oppa's ideal girl for 10 years already!!!! GRRRRRRRR!!!! But I couldn't help it...the teaser was cute. I had to watch it.

She was paired-up with Jang Geun Seunk. Nice pair. They should be together then. Hahahaha! No seriously...they looked cute together. And in fairness...I couldn't hate Geun Young-ssi as Mary. She really can pull off any role. From an overly seriously character from Cinderella's Stepsister to one cute cat in this drama. Yeah, she looks like a cat. Meow! My friend even calls her Garfield. LOL

As for Jang Geun Seuk...he's another guy to envy! For goodness sake...how can I guy look like that? My gosh...girls would get insecure if they hang out with him. Grrrr. He truly is Heechul-oppa's friend. And I think He is also Yesung-oppa's friend. Oooopppsss...there's a connection! Andwae!!!!

My heart went for Jeong-In-oppa though. In a way I wanted him to be with Mary, but on the other hand...I just wanted him for myself. Hahahahaha! LOL Is there such a guy like him living on this earth? Please send him to me!!!! LOL

The storyline gave so much giggles at first. It started to drag towards the end. Must be the change of scripwriters that made it dull towards the end.

I got amused about the ending though. HAPPY DIVORCE! LOL But seriously, I just don't understand...if you registered for marriage but haven't administered an actual ceremony may it be civil or through church...is that considered marriage already? That's the only thing that made me confused though.

Oh well, I still enjoyed it and I want to say thank you to KBS World for airing 4 episodes for two nights per week. Kamsahamnida!

My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox (Kdrama)

You know when I first heard the title of the drama...only one thing cam eon my mind...Nine-Tails from Pokemon. Hihi!

There's only one reason why I tried watching this show. LEE SEUNGGI!!!!!!!! OMG!!!! Hahahaha!!!!

After his stellar performance in BRILLIANT LEGACY (aka Shining Inheritance), of course I wanted to watch this drama, although it took me a while to do so. Hahaha! So many hindrances on the way. Like Micky Yoochun's Sungkyunkwan Scandal. Hehehehe!

When I first heard about his lady love este gumiho love Shim Min Ah, I wanted to hate her. But after seeing her in the drama, I couldn't hate her! Well that means how loveable her character was.

It was kind of a mirror of The Little Mermaid's original story. Gumiho (nine-tailed fox) wanted to become human and had to sacrifice a lot. But of course their endings were different.

It had its share of crying and laughing moments. There were also action moments. Hahaha!

Seunggi at first was so handsome...I just don't know why he looked so stressed towards the end. Must be his oh-so busy schedule. But my admiration didn't change. He's still THE Lee Seunggi. Can't wait for him to have another drama.

Well other viewers became fans of Rose (formerly from TRAX). Who wouldn't love a face like that? How on earth did a guy like him had a face like that? I felt bad for his character, but he seemed got the hang of it.

At one point there was a scene of Dae Woong's friends (Seunggi's character) were drinking in a bar. Just amused that they were drinking San Miguel Beer. Hahaha! SanMig already has fans in Korea. LOL

The music was good too. I must download it asap. It keeps playing in my head! Also Seunggi's song! Waaaahhh!

Heading to the Ground (Kdrama)

I was super late on watching this drama. It was shown last September 2009 and i downloaded it afterwards. But I got to watch it 1 year after. And to think my review is super late as well. Haha!

First of all I watched this because of U-know Yunho. He's not my most fave DBSK member, but I still wanted to support him. This drama aired in the midst of the controversy of DBSK's break-up that materialized in the end of 2009. :(

The storyline focuses on football (also known as soccer), which is a refreshing take for Korean dramas. I expected this to be a hit since first of all it will DBSK's leader on the show, and secondly it is about footbal...Korea's favorite sport. But I was worng in that aspect though. It wasn't a hit after all and was forced to take on 16 episodes (from the original 20 eps).

The ratings game has jeopardized the flow of the story. I feel bad for it because the story was actually good! Cha Bong Goon was an aspiring football player and we get to see how many hardships he had to face to get to the top in the Pros.

Yunho's acting was quite weird at first. Maybe it was the acting blues. But as time has gone by...I got used to it...or maybe Yunho did improve. I was comfortable with his acting already.

I really really hated Jang Seung Woo. Who wouldn't hate that type of character? I'm glad he had a slap on his face in the end...but still that wasn't enough. Again, the compression of the storyline ruined it. Fine.

For the two gals in Cha Bong Goon's life, I really voted for his friend...the girl he calls Oh Potato, but f course sparks flew with Go Ara's character. Oh well. It was nice to see a female agent though. Quite unusual.

I also got amused with the female fans of Cha Bong Goon. Even though they were just three gals, they reminded me of Cassies. Hahahaha!

So again...I loved the story and it was really exciting. the ending was just ruined. Sigh. But it is a great watch, especially for DBSK fans...and for those who love leader Yunho so much!

So Many Dramas...No Time to React

I've watched loads of dramas after Sungkyunkwan already!

• Heading to the Ground
• My Girlfriend is a Gumiho
• Mary Stayed Out All Night
• The Fugitive Plan B
• Dream High
• President
• Natsuniji
• Paradise Ranch

But I still don't have time to react. Huhu! I haven't even finished Dream High...and having problems watching last few eps of President. Still not finished with Natsuniji and Paradise RanchOh dear. Then new dramas will come out again. Sigh.

Time is toooooo SHORT!