Bladey

I think i may get on with soyoung soon. I need a break from historical dramas. But tell me, what was the original hur joon like? It comes from the writer of jumong so I am assuming the writing is good?

also thank you for your friend request and it's nice to meet you :D

well I don't think it was unromantic, because in a way it was: I think they wanted to make it romantic- him running towards the bus after reading the letter, what's unromantic about the man stopping her at the klast minute before losing her forever- i think it's this kind of thinking that led writers for this finale. In this case I just felt there was lack of comunication whatsoever, she was shouting at some point while he was pouting - they weren't understanding each other, and the whole thing ended with a letter and dramatic running towards the bus. That's why I felt it was a little unjustified, especially that in the past episodes they did seem to try and work things out. Japanese dramas tend to have a more down to earth kind of ending and I personally really like that, in this case, though, I felt the ending was half-baked even for a japanese drama.

Hi! Hello there! not at all! well, these days in general I think I may have been a little over generous to the drama. I like it, it has good ambience, the story overall was nice and I felt genuine sense of difficulties sometimes, I liked the attitude of the lead, he even went to her dad to make things open. The ending was a little lacking, though, there was a lot going on in the final episode. I felt like they were playing cat and mouse with each other again, one making decisions, the other pouting, and then the relationship was saved by a letter? They should talk things out, and they weren't really communicating at some point. I think sometimes drama writers are really getting desperate to try to be original in leading to a happy ending. But overall I liked it.

it's pretty good, actually, though there are moments which i feel are completely misplaced, like the ping pong maths with completely unrealistic cheesy insert-animation. I quite like the lead and how he tries to motivate everyone. but i haven't finished it yet.

i had a look, it doesn't even look nice. I think I"m too used to the taiwanese version, and if anyone I really see Joe and Ariel as the epitome of these two, they doid so well, erven though the story is...well, not so nice.

don't get too depressed about this, Yeona. We all need a little bit of fiction in our lives ti brighten our days so let's just stick to fiction :) they do give us nice characters and plots to relate to it;s the characters rather than actors themselves we can invest more emotions into, they offer a little bit of relief. This is also why I dislike behind the scenes specials- I am not really interested in the actors, I am interested in the characters and the stories they portray.

I think we have to verify our expectations a little. They are still interesting to follow- in terms of ideas they have for fictional stories. I think of celebrities as fictional characters too, no matter where they come from, it;s just that they are not quite what we poctured them to be. Thy are like people everywhere. They make the same mistakes. The celebrity culture is the same as everywhere else. I thing things are fine as long as we accept this.

I don't think it;s so much a matter of culture when it comes to actor but a matter of image. They are doing it on purpose. celebrities everywhere are really much the same...except in Korea it has been really kept under control, or so it seems. They have much to lose. As for Koreans hunting down, not sure this would apply in all circumstances. I think maybe it;s because there is a need or greed for perfection. Korean women want to look perfect-my friend lived in Korea that's what he tells me at least.

True enough and I don't disagree. But I'm not going to justify him. A man is a a man but should be a GENTLEMAN. Better yet, he should have a permanent girlfriend. This really marred his image. The worst thing is we will not know the absolute truth ever so we can only speculate. However, this is the very reason i don't like idol worship.they are constructed by media, we don't know what attitude they have to life in reality, and fans can be just as well led on a string and be told anything just to keep the mythical image alive. This is a lesson for management companies as well, to keep their buisness inside. It is still possible his previous company has had a hand in all this.

eedited out I edited the previous message too to inclide the link.

Just news on koala's blog. Well there is a site called parsihoo4u were everyone goes so far as to compare him to Jesus Christ, they are making a martyr fgure out of him, I think this is what makes me really angry. IF he's guilty, he deserves it. What do you mean by culture? I don't think it's only a matter of culture, but of basic human ethics. Besides, ollywood stars do the same, except it's more of a sad "norm" in hollywood. http://koalasplayground.com/2013/04/01/police-officially-announce-park-shi-hoo-failed-lie-detector-test-and-will-likely-be-indicted-for-rape/ I am interested to know how it will all end.

Also, I am angry because some of the fans seem to be saying he was entitled to a one night stand on his birthday. I can't believe I am reading this- this is perpetuating sterotypes and treating women as playthings. Makes me angry. If the woman A was more pronounced on this issue then I would have less of a problem with it, but..... fasct is we will NEVEr know. it;s ridiculous. and all the lawyers are doing is resort to dirty tactics.

That's good to hear. :)
You know what, I"m ceasing to be bothered by someone who is stupid enough not to respect his own work, the work of his PR reps. Even his family is trying desperate to cover up for HIS mess. I won't even bother with this movie or any of his possible future work, if there is any. I've been rewatching The princess man lately, he really isn't that good of an actor anyway, there are far far better actors in the industry. But I hope he learned a lesson. I am still curious to see how this case will end, police is being ery inefficient, have they been bribed perhaps to create further mess? The guy makes me angry. And his super defensive fans even more so- by creating this mess in the first place he btrayed them too.

Apologies for the typos...I sometimes write really fast and so make errors. I really liked how the main character grew by the end of the drama. Yes, I seem to be floating towards saeguks lately. I haven;t watched tree with deep roots yet but I will eventually. Horse Doctor was really nuce ad Yi san as a character captured my heart. I would hope so too, Sunflower, these characters do deserve a bit of sunshine and hope in their lives after all the winter wind blowing, so to speak. But I think Kim Bm;s role is too similar to that of in padam and less significant. He deserves some lead roles too.

Hello Sunflower ^^ Just passing by to say hello. I've been watching konatsu lately, it's a sweet little story. So how are you feeling before That Winter....finale this week?

Hi Yeona, I hope your today's exam went well.

I have such periods too, Edinaa. Especially when I am tired. Then other times I just have enough of one thing and so naturally I move to another. I do watch movies from everywhere else as well. There are times when I"m so busy I don't watch anything but after that whenever I get free time I try to catch up on dramas as much as possible and when I have time- then I have time to marathon episodes one by one. That's how I satisfymy drama hunger until I"m full and then I can go on another break. Konkatsu is a simple little story, very classic japanese drama I would say, but maybe it can offer you a little breather from all the intense dramas out there. What non-asian films are you watching recently?

^^ and I really liked your comments on HD page. I find it interesting that you have eyes of Dawn as your top favourite- I still haven't seen it but I am very curious about a drama that had such incredibly high viewership ratings and moreover sounds like a very intense story.

Ohhh I couldn't agree more when it comes to Jejoogwon. The series has been underappreciated in general and unnoticed, I guess 2010 just wasn;t a good year to release it in maybe, or maybe it's just the fate of some dramas. I really loved the story, the way each elements was handled and well mixed, they certainly didn't waste much in that drama...hwang jung represents one type of hero I really like- "rookie surprises all", and there was much power in PYW's acting.. I'm not even going to start with Seok Ran and her father or Dr Allen and the female physician who later came, her name escaoes me at the moment. The entire OST was brilliant too, and I rarely like entire OSt in dramas. Except for the ending, I sort of felt it was a little misnhadled with the suden time leap. Anyway, it's very nice to meet you and thank you for your friend request. I am always happy to meet people