Juniko

I just completed NINE, and I understand why you don't want to watch episode 20, if like me episode 19 left you crying and sobbing and fearing the ending. So I'm telling you this

WATCH EPISODE 20 !

That episode itself is pure daebakness...and confusing in that special WTFish way that show mastered for 20 hours. It will simply blow your mind.

Yes, that was about time !

What happened was unexpected : he stops. BY HIMSELF ! Finally showing some self-control, now that he' done that she's doomed to love him.

And you see, the writer DID give us something^^

spoiler ep 33 :
Those two seem to be linked by the Revival Kiss Syndrom.

Can we have a real one, please ?

Well, now that she's realizing she has feelings for him and feels betrayed by the king, this will probably come next week. ^^

(part 3)

But I noticed changes in his behaviour.

1 - He actually said he wanted to see me and asked for us to meet at a café, outside the campus.
2 - He chose the table but offered me the best seat.
3 - He didn't let me pay for any of my drinks.
4 - He held the door as we walked out.
5 - At some point he actually touched me (as we were joking around he grabbed the back of my neck for like 3 seconds, but as you know he's japanese and before that he never laid one finger on me, so I noticed)
6 - He nearly walked me home because I know where he lives and I know that when he decided to say goodbye I only had 150 meters left and he easily had 40 minutes of walking ahead of him and he could have avoid it.
7 - He texted me 3 time that night after, to tell me he enjoyed meeting me, to plan another time, and to tell me I looked nice without my glasses.

So, what do you think ?

(part2)

As for my love life, I do have something to say. I am single, it's true, but yesterday something happened. Hiro texted me last Sunday (I didn't get in touch with him for the last...2 months because of the holidays and exams, and I thought he had forgotten me. I wasn't heartbroken about it, just too busy. Anyway.) In his text, he said he wanted to see me, and we decided to meet after class at a café the next day around 7PM.

After 2 minutes, it was like we've never been apart. As usual, we both spoke in French/Japanese so no one could follow our conversation, and as I am something of a shy girl, maybe that's part of why I was more at ease. We chatted and drank a couple of beers and he got me home around midnight, so we actually talked for 5 hours.

(next one)

Hi ! So nice to hear from you again, I was acutally going to PM you. No really, it's true.

I'm glad to see you got some action on your V-day even without 'patronizing comercialism' How were the Olympics by the way ? ^^

I hope we'll know more about that friend and her dramaesque life-story. I too have older friends, and I know that they can be really fun and agreable. Plus you can learn from their experience. Not that she's a granny or anything, but you know...12 years ahead it's already something.

I know the feeling of not being able to finish a drama because you're afraid of the ending. It took me 2 years to finally complete Koizora and 3 month to watch the last episode of Gu Family Book. Righ now I'm stuck at the 11th episode of NINE because I don't want the story to change !

I had a good time, my cold was not that bad and I could enjoy seing friends and family. (...next one)

@Jupiter, @Steph-ravita,@Forever : thanks a lot, I like maying drama predictions. I shoudl write fanfictions lol.
@Raincat ; I thought that Wang Yu was a fictional king because the actual king from that time was a crual womanizer ?

Watched episode 32, and it was incredible. The ending especially. TaHwan is right, this hide and seek has to stop, it's time for them to go on and make babies lol.

My prediction of episode 33 :
She rejects his kiss at the last moment or somebody come in and stop it from happening. (because the begining of a kiss scene in a cliffhanger means it's not going to happen...it's always like that)then, there is this hunt scene when Nyang is attacked by the Queen and Wang Yu is going to rescue her. After watching them return, Wang Yu helping Nyang, Ta Hwan feel hurt and betrayed and give her the good old BBF line "So this is your answer?" kind of scene and nothing happens. Unless Nyang finally come to her senses and realize Ta Hwan is the man for her...but would that be too much to ask ?

So, after watching episode 31, this is my prediction :

The Empress hide the prince and raise him in secret while everyone think he's dead (hence Wikipedia saying her only child died in infancy). Nyang and the Emperor start their life together and she give him the baby we're all waiting for.

Time lapse, the two boys meet by accident and become friends. Nyang one day realize it's her child and there is a big problem with Wang Yu who hear about it and claim his son. Seeing her son again reminds her of her former affection toward the King, and there goes some new love twists.

The Empress is executed for fooling everyone. One the day of the wedding, Wang Yu leaves with the boy, which explains her crying, even though she IS in love and happy with the Emperor, she just have a few doubts. The emperor is jealous of that and will always fear to lose her. The end.
Far fetched ? Maybe lol.

Me too, I'm not leaving this ship even if it sinks I don't care.

@4winkay try Warrior Baek Dong Soo. He's also amazing here, a completely different person.

he reunited with Matsumoto Jun in the great drama SMILE, where he is the bad boy and MatsuJun is the good boy, only in a much more serious situation. Very good acting as always.

Astonished he didn't have a stalker guide already. He's been one of my favorite J-actors for years. The good, the bad and the weird, he can act them all. And apparently, he can also be The Woman. Damn that picture is gorgeous. To me he's Japan's Johnny Depp.

Yes, and very promising. ^^

Yeo Jin Goo is growing bigger and bigger in the industry AND in real-life. Soon he'll be a first lead in a drama, and not just a child version. The performance he did in HwaYi and his famous kiss scene in Potatoe Star show how far he'll go. Fighting !

*drools* thank you !!!

Well I don't know how to answer without spoiling. In the drama you'll soon find that there are 2 worlds : the world of Wang Yu, full of tricks, politics, and action and the world of Togon Temur who's more emotional and s trying to overcome his shortcomings. I feels that the romance is happening on the Emperor's side, but that's not entirely true. It's just that the Emperor is putting his emotions first when Koryeo's King is more focused on his duty. In the middle you've got El Temur and his family, who are focused on gaining as much power as possible and to maintain the power they already have. And finally, Nyang, who's torn between her affection and loyalty to the King, and the constant need of attention from the Emperor.

So far I'd say that politics and romance are well balanced. This is not one of those dramas that use the politics as a pretext for a shallow romance that's for sure.

You're not bethering me at all^^ And yes I am an avid Empress Ki watchers. (I don't really like the korean name they gave to the Yuan character, to me Ta Hwan should be Khan Togon Temur, Yeon Chul should be El Temur, etc...)

How do you like the drama so far ?

The empress Dowager is Ta Hwan's mother, and Yeon Chul...well I don't know if they already have a blood relation but he did kill Ta Hwan father and tries to make a coup and to end up having his own clan at the head of the Empire.

Hi MrsLee ! How are you ? Any plan for tomorrow ? (I don't have any and it doesn't really bother me)
I started (and by started I mean watched 11 episodes) of Nine and it's as awesome and WTFesque as they say. So I'm glad this was not oversold to me, I'm really not disappointed. But I'm stuck at episode 11, cause I fear for what is to come. Also, I like his younger version nearly more than his ~40 version. He's cute and interesting even though I think that so far the actor has an issue with his "sad face". What do you think ?

Also, this morning I was drenched by pouring rain for 30 minutes when I went to the university, and then again when I went back home for lunch, and now two hours later I'm shivering so I think I might be going down with something. And that's not good because I have an appointment tomorrow and guests the night after...

So, how are you doing ?