[Discussion] Skip Beat

PinkDiamond wrote: I only watched the first one to see if I wanted to watch the rest of it! LOL

I'll watch two or three before deciding if I want to drop it or stick with it...You know my fear of Taiwanese dramas...LOL

I am officially joining the Skip Beat thread. :)
Actually I had half-heartedly promised to myself not to watch a Taiwanese/Chinese drama
in the next five years, never, ever - but um, my curiosity got the better of me and here I am.

I've never been an avid fan of Skip Beat, but I read the manga til a certain point and I thought
it was quite alright, though, I was sometimes bothered by the overwhelming over-the-top comedy -
but it's my punishment for starting a manga which is cearly entitled as "comedy". Anyway....

Surprisingly I find the first two episodes of the drama more enjoyable than I would have thought possible.
Surely, it's typically Taiwanese, but usually I am not quite fond of the very surreal and immoderate
acting of Taiwanese Idols but it does not strike me as odd with Skip Beat which is supposed to be this way.
I am on terms with the lead actress. :)

Um but I am having two issues regarding Skip Beat:
1. I want her to end up with Sho. Me do not like Ren.
2. What the heck is with these freaking white angelic-computurized-not-in-drama-fitting figures which
float around? Huh? Who thought that would be "cool"? Ergh :S

Oh I agree with PinkDiamond, if I hadn't known that the voices are dubbed I wouldn't even have paid attention. :)

dnerdrecluse wrote: Before beginning this live action adaption of Skip-Beat! I tried my best to head into it without any biases and to remember typical Taiwanese drama style and quality. And without the manga and/or anime influences, I think it could be up to par? But something that couldn't leave my mind was that Skip-Beat! is a huge title with a huge following. In order to produce an adaption of such work, you really need to bring your A-game, in which I find GTV a little slacking.

What I personally liked was the casting of Ren's manager and Kyoko. Jin and Ivy seem great for those roles.

However, what I didn't like was the casting of Siwon and Donghae, mainly because of the voice-overs. When it comes to role portrayal I feel Donghae captures Shou well enough, but Siwon...I'm not liking his acting in this. I'm aware the Ren has a very stoic and reserved personality in the beginning, but Siwon's acting here for me hasn't yet fit the bill. But I'm willing to continue the series to see if once the all the characters have been fully introduce if maybe their interaction will ease out Siwon's role.

Kyoko apparitions were fine enough, but it bothered me a little that they didn't follow her hair transitions.

Looking forward to the next episode! ^-^

I agree with you that Donghae is quite convincible as Shou, but Siwon ... originally I was rooting for Ren (manga) but
now I am head over for Shou. :D
Actually I am interested in what is going to follow - so far they have copied the manga almost perfectly, but
Taiwanese dramas usually introduce coupledom very early in a drama but I remember that in the manga they/Kyoko
were not even close to even realising their feelings. (I might be wrong here, I stopped reading shortly after Shou's
kissing attempts).

Anyway, I was trying to watch episode three today - but the viki channel was deleted. :S

PinkDiamond wrote: I only watched the first one to see if I wanted to watch the rest of it! LOL

I just watched 2 episodes and it's a keeper...lol

PinkDiamond wrote: The subbed voices weren't that noticeable for me, at least in comparison to Hayate the Combat Butler. They were absolutely wrong for the voice they gave her. But for Skip Beat, in my opinion they found voices that aren't too...umm...what's the word...anyway they aren't voices that make you absolutely and definitely say WTH?!

I agree. I've watched some very, very, very bad dubs and this one definitely did not turn me off the drama. And I saw one episode of HTCB...

smilexbabex33 wrote:

I just finished episode 3 and honestly I'm not really a fan of Taiwanese dramas but of course since my favorite anime/manga-Skip Beat was going to be a drama I couldn't resist! I'm surprised by the fact that I really like the drama ;) and

I really like Siwon as Ren =) haha, I can't wait till he starts getting jealous XD Anyways, loving the drama so far^^


Also, the voice dubbing, honestly I didn't really notice anything till I saw an article on it and I beleive they're cancelling it...
http://www.viki.com/channels/162-extravagant-challenge/posts/14320-gtv-to-switch-the-dubbing-for-choi-siwon-in-skip-beat

I watched the anime around a month or two before this aired and I loved it, so I decided to give it a try since I'm not really a fan of Taiwanese dramas myself. Siwon was also a plus for me...lol

This one has even pulled a few smiles from me. I like it so far.

I really like Siwon as Ren as well *High 5!* And I'm glad I'm liking this drama after I had to drop Poseidon...lol

Hmm, I wonder who'll be the dubber now. I didn't mind Kun Da's voice at all for Siwon, I thought it was fine.

PinkDiamond wrote: I tried using that...It ususally works for me but not today. :(

That's where I'm watching it now.