Matsujun's New Drama on NHK

I haven't been updated with my most favorite Japanese actor lately and this article from TOKYOHIVE was the recent one I read about Matsujun. His new drama "Hajimari no Uta " on NHK will start to air this September 23. Too bad I don't have NHK anymore. I bet it's not available on the NHK World app. Bother.

Sounds promising though. It's work-related again, and most of his past dramas revolved around a certain occupation too. Remember him being a cook/waiter, actor and newbie detective? I always love watching his jdoramas not just because of HIM, but because of the themes of it. Really inspirational for someone like me who's constantly searching for direction.

I dunno if I'll be able to watch this show. I would love to change the layout of this blog if ever. But anywho, I wish Matsujun good luck! I bet it would be another good one for his impressive list of dramas!

Hope to get my hands on a copy someday! :)

If I...

Since I've lost the passion to make reviews of the last few dramas I've watched last year...I'll just share something else until I gain passion to write reviews again (hopefully soon).

If I were given a chance to act out a certain role from dramas, which role would I choose? (Yes, I am talking to myself...lol)

• Yoon Eun Hye's role in Princess Hours
• Song Hye Gyo's role in Full House
• Kim Tae Hee's role in My Princess
• Yoona's role in Love Rain
• Tsukushi Makino in Hana Yori Dango (yes, not Boys over Flowers or Meteor Garden)

Okie! Haha! I dunno if these are my ultimate fave dramas, but these are my dream roles. Haha! It's not bad to dream right? There are other roles, but these are the ones stuck on my mind.

Hope to get back in reviewing soon! Ja ne!

The Princess' Man on GMA

I've finally caught a glimpse of The Princess' Man now dubbed in our local language! The only disappointment I have so far is Kim Seungyu's voice. Oh well...

Well I caught my most favorite scene last night. The swing scene! Awww!!!! It's the very last scene they'll be really really happy. Free from the pain the future will bring to them.

Since I saw that scene again, won't watch the next episodes again. Too painful!!!

I just remembered. I haven't made a decent review about this! Waaaahhh!

Belated...

Belated Otanjoubi Omedetou to Matsujun-kun!!!!! The one who launched my love and craziness in Jdoramas! Loved all his doramas but SMILE would be the most touching! Filipino-Japanese Hayakawa Vito! ^^

Man From the Equator (적도의 남자) (Kdrama) - The FULL Review

Lee Jangil only had to say...

But that didn't happen til the final episode. Taking note of what he did to Seonu, it all started with the mere unacceptance of Jin Nosik about having a Seonu as a son with his former fiancee, resulting in a tumultous battle between all main characters and everyone involved with them. That was hell. Years and years of fear, anger, hate and suffering. Let me quote Master Yoda from Star Wars..."Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate and hate leads to suffering." That sums up what happened for the whole series.

I already made a review for the early episodes that featured the early years of the main characters played by young actors and actresses. Now I'll have to connect them.

Seonu was right...he looked way prettier when he was young. Lee Hyun Woo is way good looking than Uhm Taewoong. Hahaha! Oh well, at least it was acknowledged. LOL But come to think of it...there are some scenes that make them resemble each-other. No wonder Lee Hyun Woo played a younger version of Taewoong in Queen Seondeok. It's not that visible, but there is something about them that makes it acceptable. Bravo to Uhm Taewoong! He really is a dramatic actor! Haha! To think I first really saw him in "2 Days and 1 Night"! Hahaha!

On the other hand. Jangil turned into a celebrity-worthy prosecutor played by Lee Junhyuk. Sorry Siwan, Lee Junhyuk wins in this round in the looks battle. :) I think I'm biased. LOL I wish to see more of Lee Junhyk as a less serious character soon. I wanted to him him smile...genuinely. :)

I just knew recently that the character Han Ji Won played by Lee Boyeong was the same main lead in the drama Becoming a Billionaire! From stern rich but thrifty girl to down-to-earth woman, these actresses really know how to act! I'm so impressed, I know she looked familiar, but because I was engrossed in her current character that I didn't realize I saw her in a different character before. Her young counterpart was perfect for her. That really showed continuity. I could really tell they looked like the same person. Nice!

Lim Jeong-eun as Choi Sumi was good too. She's the character you would love to hate and have empathy with. She was blinded by her love for Lee Jangil. To think the only that that kept Lee Jangil away from her from the start was when he overheard her father telling Seonu not to be friends with him (because of his eyes...whoah).  The young Sumi doens't really look like the old Sumi, but heck the young Sumi has lots of dramas under her sleeve. She was also casted as MiHo in Love Rain. Talk about taking over KBS for a week. Haha!

The actor who played Jin Nosik was undoubtedly a veteran. No complaints. His voice alone makes you know how well he is. He also played a huge part in The Princess' Man as Seryeong's father. Nice roles for him. Mun Taeju was supposed to be an important character but he always took the supporting scenes. But he did have significance in the story. If not for him, Seonu won't be David Kim. We won't also forget Kim Gyeongpil...who would? It's his death where the story revolved in. And lastly Jangil's dad (who also had a great part in Wild Romance) is the epitome of a father who only thinks about his son. He'll do anything, even if it is bad. His love should be emulated, but not the actions itself. 

What a ride for the whole drama. The plot was truly cliche with the revenge story, but it had it's own twist. That's why I loved it. The story will be loved by other Filipino audiences as well. I'm so sure. There was only one part I hated about it...the investigation of the murder. Questioning was kind of tiring. They weren't really able to solve the 2 murder cases. Well, I could forget that because of the ending.

I really love this part above. Bringing back their childhood memories as friends was a tearjerker. And to have the young and old characters in one scene was epic for me. Super! I also cried when Jin Nosik hugged Seonu. (T_T)

Lee Jangil...as Seonu said...we hope you are okay...wherever you are. :(

I loved the scene above too. Brought back Jangil to when he was more happy as Seonu's friend. (T_T)

I am now drowning myself with the main theme from this drama. Gives me goosebumps!

This drama deserves an applause! *applause* I literally applaused after the ending. Bravo!

Love Rain (Kdrama)

I better comment about this drama before I see episode 5 tomorrow...the start of seeing scenes in the 2012 setting.

First I would like to praise this drama for making me love the 70's. That setting was so surreal. You know, I even felt that I should have been born on that era. Well..I only felt that but I'm happy being alive in this era. It was so cool in the eyes, and since they filmed that part in autumn, the colors were just fantastic. The university (which was in Daegu from what I read) setting made me want to study there. SIGH.

Jang Geun Seuk's 70's role is an art student. Mahn, I wish I was an art student. Okay, but I didn't like his hair. So old school. LOL It was old school anyway. But his character made me want to punch him or slap him. Yeah, he's super fine but HELLO...I am kind of tired of the plot about characters being martyrs of love just because of a friend. If I made this review last week I may have exploded with more hate sentiments about Seo Ihna. Now since I got to see the other episodes, well all I have is empathy for him. I did fell for him at one point. I dunno about his 2012 character. Hmmm...

Yoona...I really liked her in the drama "You Are My Destiny", and I thought she deserved to be the mascot of SNSD because she exemplifies beauty in simplicity. But don't blame me if I hated her because Seunggi said she  was his ideal woman, ARGH! But no matter how I remember that, I can't help but adore her meekness in this drama. She really belonged to the 70's.

Can't forget to note that Donguk was cute too! Teehee!

Oh well, what's left to know is what happened in between...Ihna went to military and Yunhui went to America to get treated...after that we move on to 2012. So what's left is the middle, I'm sure we'll get the details as the drama progresses. But it's a given, Ihna and Yunhui did not end up with each other. Now it's up to their children. Ahhhh...destiny. So is this another "You Are My Destiny"? LOL

So far I loved the drama even if it made me angry and sad. Let's see how it will develop from here on.

Bring back the 70's!!!!!!

Man From the Equator (적도의 남자) (Kdrama)

A.k.a. The Equator Man.

I've skipped again for the nth time some dramas I needed to review and decided to post about this recent drama that got my attention. I wouldn't blog about it right away if it did not make me interested with it.

It has a huge competition with The King 2 Hearts airing on MBC and The Rooftop Prince on SBS topbilled by Hallyu stars Lee Seunggi and Park Yoochun respectively. You'll really say that the drama Man From the Equator can lose to the ratings battle since the previous actors mentioned have a young and large fanbase. Who do we have in this drama I'm reviewing? We have Uhm Taewoong, Lee Jun-hyuk, Lee Bo-yeong and Lim Jeong-eun.

For a young viewer like me who is a Kpop fan, I'm not really familiar with the actors here except for Taewoong-oppa who I regularly see on my most fave show 1박2일. This is the first time I'll really see him act in a serious drama. Have heard bits of pieces about him before about his role as General Yooshin in Queen Seondeok from my friend, but no more about his acting.

I was really watching The King 2 Hearts online via iMBC and I was happy at first. It has no subs but the video was clear. But the lagging was always there. I was happy to be able to watch Seunggi's new drama. But since the episode wherein he'll marry Ha Ji Won's character was aired when it lagged big time...I did not sulk. Because I don't wanna sulk while watching the said event. LOL I decided to give up watching it online and try watching it some other time with subs. I still need to get ready. LOL

So I decided to give this drama a try since it going to be aired on KBSWorld, my #1 Kdrama source. I am not really happy watching via streaming so it's a good thing to have KBSWorld on our TV. I also wanted to see some serious Uhm Taewoong acting.

So episode 1. We see some conflict already on the beginning and then POOF...flashback 15 years ago. Wee see younger version of Taewoong and Junhyuk played by Lee Hyun Woo and Siwan of ZEA respectively. Ohhhhhh....Lee Hyun Woo looked familiar at first...I thought he looked like Donghae of SuJu. Then I looked him up and realized he's Hong Changdu from God of Study! A drama I loved too! Gaaahhh!

It's supeeeeer dramatic! I've just watched the first 2 episodes and my heart aches for Seonwu's character. Lee Hyun Woo has captured are hearts. he's so good in this drama! This boy has a bright acting future ahead of him after this. Next week we'll see the older characters already so we'll have to say goodbye to the young characters soon. Huhu!

This drama has the makings of a drama Filipinos would really love. The lost son, the rise from the poor, the love triangles (or square), the lies hidden for long and rivalry between two friends etc etc. Well, I still want to give this a try even though the plot sounds cliche. It might have a good twist by the middle.

Whew! Seonwu fighting!!!!!