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Violeeeeet!!! :D
I'm watching Shut Up Flower Boy Band right now and since I thought it was brilliant from minute 1, I went reading a couple of reviews and found yours. Why didn't you tell me there was this gem of a drama in the forest of silly K-music things?
I love it!!
Off I go to watch episode 4. Hugs!
;)

Why did I think we were already friends? O.O

Finally someone who hasn't rated My Girlfriend is a Gumiho a 10. I still believe an 8 is too lenient, but your review is a pleasure for a detractor of that drama like me.
Thank you! :D

Ah, so it is one of those dramas... I'm not a fan of lies or misunderstandings dragged for too long, they frustrate me. I suppose goong will stay on my ptw or on hold list long enough. Honestly, I doubt I'll ever be able to make that list much shorter. New dramas appeal to me more (at least k-dramas). They are finally starting to create females who appeal to my taste more: less whining, stronger, and smarter. Or so it seems/I hope. :P

So, why did you give it an 8? :D

Indeed, we have a lot of taste in common. :D
Then let me be useful one more time and recommend you NOT to watch "The Intimate Lover". Not only it's very explicit, but it's also a totally pointless movie, with no plot other than those two exercising on every available surface.
I can't remember how I landed on that film for the life of me, LOL. But if any of your sources mentioned it, I suggest you elaborate your idea of disturbingly dark. ;););)

Sorry, I couldn't help but laugh at your latest review. I've read the other two about sexually explicit movies and I think you should either change your source of recommendation, or surrender to the fact that it's your destiny to warn us all. LOL
To clarify, I didn't laugh at your review, I laughed at the premise.
Your reviews are extremely well written, I always enjoy reading them. :)

P.S. Loved your review of Ikigami! :D

Thank you, Jeanie. :D I'm really glad you like and read them, they would be even funnier if I remembered everything she comments while watching, haha. It's a true pleasure to have someone in the flesh appreciating asian dramas: it's a new experience to me too, and makes me watch something I know well with different eyes.
The best part of it is that she watches with her normal critical sense but without prejudices and no expectations, except being carried away by a story and the way it is told. It's refreshing; no "ah, this is dragging", or "I wish the plot would go in that direction instead of the other one", no mention of chemistry or cliches. She reminds me of myself when I started watching. :D

Are you immersed in something good? ;)

P.S. This is for you:
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/NNKMjwXj/Olivia_Ong_-_My_favourite_thin.html?

In Secret Garden, on ep.2, Joo Won stands with his back to his library and the titles of the books appear in overlay, forming a sort of poem in itself. That is the moment I thought: this will be one of my favourite dramas.

I have never read Sei Shonnagon, but I've noted it down right away. Thank you for recommending it! :D

Novels and poetry references, on the other hand, are one of my deepest indulgences. It's always been, since I was a child and used to read the Donald Duck comix. Whenever they would mention a book, an author, a passage, I would go into a frenzy to find out about it.
One of my favourite psychologist is also a writer, his name's Aldo Carotenuto. He writes wonderful essays on the dark side of the mind, full of references to Dostoevskij, Levi, Nietzsche, Kafka and less known autors and poets, and to me it's like jumping into a pool of new doors to open and new things to discover.
One of the very first Asian movies I saw it's "Turn Left, Turn Right" with Takeshi Kaneshiro. In it, the female protagonist is a translator of Wislawa Szymborska, and this is how I got to know my favourite poet, 7 or 8 years ago.

Hahaha, thank you so much for your feedback, Bladey. By the way: do I have to keep on calling you this? Unless you tell me your real name, I'll start calling you Jae Shin, because for some reason when I think of you I imagine her. For both loving Si Kyeong, perhaps? ;);)
But what's in a name? Is a rose... etc etc.
Sorry, I'm not drunk, I swear.
With words, just like you, I have likes and dislikes which depend a lot from the people saying it, but now and then from the word in itself too, and its... wavelenght, probably. Ottokke on top of it is mainly used by dumb females not knowing what to do after splitting a fingernail. The kind of scenario I've seen too often in K-dramas and can very well do without. :P

Yes, I wrote this just a few minutes before you read it and replied. No new news on that front, ;)
Darn time zones...

Twinnie, I've just sent you a pm on hotmail.
Hugs! :D

She's a blast. You should witness her encounters with my man: they share the same kind of no-nonsense humour and their dialogues often sounds like JooWon vs. Oska, to give you an idea. LMAO
She's also very pragmatic, which makes her commentaries at times so surreal I'm left speechless. Hahaha.
When Si Kyeung kissed Jae Shin she commented: "finally! Was he waiting for her to start running towards him?"
So morbid, but I couldn't help it: I laughed.
Oh, and she absolutely adored their piggyback ride. She's totally new to them, and I have to say this one was one of the best piggyback rides ever. So sweet.
*sigh*

Thank you for reading, Violet. :D
Like you, I too could read about K2H again and again... it's like still having a bond to it.
I'll keep you posted on SG, don't worry. She has a lot to comment on it, hahaha. ;)

This is becoming a monster post, Violet. Mi an hae!
To give you an idea of the way she watched, she never said things like: "hmm, I like this episode less than the others". She didn't... split the story into episodes, although we watched 2 per week. She watched it as a flow, enthralled by the story and what would happen next. She also commented that, alas, the world of politics is really this rotten, and that such a big dream as a reunification would cause an uproad and negative reactions among the big powers in real life too.
This is why I am super happy she asked me to show her another drama: watching with her makes me view the whole thing in a different light. A story told, not a race to the audience approval.

One day I will tell you about my man's reaction too. Did I tell you I showed K2H to him too? He wAS ENTHUSIASTIC. ;)

North Korean Chief is a very attractive man, haha! I actually agree with her: he's old for my standards too, lol, but he has an... aura of something very intriguing.
She complimented the performance of the villain. Of course she raged about him and his cruelty, but said the actor did a stellar performance. She never said things like "they should have given more time to this, less time to that". It's been a great experience to watch with her, because she didn't use the usual judging criteria I sometimes read about, "why did they do this?/this was not necessary/it's dragging" and so on. She simply followed the story the way the authors intended it and... fell in love.
She found all the actors extraordinarily beautiful and graceful and admired the women's strength. Not once did she marvel at Hang A's tears: she got it from the start that she was a tough soldier but a child at love.

She faced the hardships with a lot more courage than I. I was so afraid to show her Jae Shin's going into hypnosis - that scene is incredibly heartbreaking for me. And of course my mom was shocked and horrified, but she somehow took it with more poise than I had expected. However, she kept on telling me "Rita, I truly hope these two have a happy ending, I couldn't withstand it if they were killed too, after all they have gone through". She loved the ending and on the end credits she said this is one of the best stories she has ever watched. One may think I influenced her. Obviously my passion for it is evident, but my mother must be the most honest and frank person I know: she would NEVER say she loves something if she doesn't.
She was captured by all the characters. She adored Hang A's father and she said