MIRAGE: matsujun's mouth... and purpose of dramas
when i was bored and PATIENTLY waiting (while reading spoilers) for ep4 of subbed Hana Kimi, i developed a sudden fascination with matsumoto jun's mouth. it's not nice or anything, but here it is:
purpose of dramas... to me (i really couldn't think of anything else to talk about)
i REALLY should be banging away on the keys of my piano, as my mother diligently (painstakingly?) reminds me of my pending exam in august, but i just don't feel like doing anything but type (plus, im due for a TALK-TALK update for my #2 friend, he/she's (shh, i can't tell which) getting restless)...
so ANYWAY, what do dramas mean to me? over the years, i've watched so many dramas, some were just awesome, others were bleh. my all-time favourites are: japanese = hana yori dango 1 and 2, NOW WATCHING hana kimi, taiwanese = the rose (slow but worth the wait), love contract (contrary to popular belief, the ending wasn't so bad) it started with a kiss (SECOND ONE OUT SOON YAYYY, even tho not so keen about sequels), korean = my name is kim sam soon, delightful girl choon-hyung (FINALLY shows that are original without brother/sister incest love affairs, unrelated cancers that ALL somehow lead to nose bleeds and future deaths AND possible organ transplants with your bf/gf that SOMEHOW just seems to match ur body and blood type, the phrase "be blissful???", cinderella-themed (yes with a prince and stepmom and all that violent slapping... and they claim to be family shows), the name of the show based on a city or country that was the setting for only the first and last episodes and all that jazz........... BTW anyone interested in the aforementioned qualities of korean dramas can watch "Tree of Heaven", which is BASICALLY the cliches of literally everything, but ALL IN ONE, just watch yourself smash the tv into pieces)
wow after all that i still haven't answered my own question... well, they serve more than a source of entertainment or something to kill time, but more like a pillar of support. once i get completely absorbed into a drama, i feel like my emotions and everything else shifts and moves accordingly. it becomes a sort of a motivation to get me thru the day and surprisingly, i really want to go home at the end of the day, to know whats gonna happen next. before i knew it, i finished my homework faster than ever, i get easily amused, ie. im happy when i find icons or spoilers or caps...
but then sometimes i start to wonder, do i have a life anymore? well of course i still do (shuttup taeus), i still do what i usually do, go out with friends, movies, piano, school, eat, and so on, but it seems like all of my attention is geared or centred towards the drama itself, and everything else SORT OF becomes mere tasks that i have to mull through before i watch some more. when the characters are happy, im happy, when they're sad, im sad, and that doesn't mean that when i want to be happy, im just going to watch a comedy, or when i want to bawl my eyes out i watch one litre of tears (my eyes were in MAJOR PAIN for 3 days straight for this show)...
its not so much as living in an alternate reality, (un)fortunately, i don't fantasize about four rich, powerful, and HOT guys who are my best friends, or fall in love with a seemingly cold jerk who happens to be a total genius and completes my idiotic (but ADORABLE) personality. BUT i guess on the surface, like i said, its like a motivation, something that i really look forward to, that gets me thru the day, thru things i HAVE to do, even if i don't want to, and to me, perhaps the mere satisfaction that i completed what i was supposed to do and STILL have time to enjoy myself AND have something to anticipate for, was enough. but deeper, i guess when its the time to cry in the show, i cry my heart out and along with that, lose all the stress and anger and crap i i was not able to release. when the characters are happy or being retarded, i laugh and literally, AS CHEEZY as it sounds, feel all warm and fuzzy inside. when someone dies in the show, i die a little too but HEY, (i like to end with a cliche to make myself sound korean cooler) what doesn't kill you, and in this case, what makes u smile more, laugh more, cry more, sob more, exercise your fangirl screaming KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA and drooling symptoms more... only makes you stronger. (at least i'd say so)
purpose of dramas... to me (i really couldn't think of anything else to talk about)
i REALLY should be banging away on the keys of my piano, as my mother diligently (painstakingly?) reminds me of my pending exam in august, but i just don't feel like doing anything but type (plus, im due for a TALK-TALK update for my #2 friend, he/she's (shh, i can't tell which) getting restless)...
so ANYWAY, what do dramas mean to me? over the years, i've watched so many dramas, some were just awesome, others were bleh. my all-time favourites are: japanese = hana yori dango 1 and 2, NOW WATCHING hana kimi, taiwanese = the rose (slow but worth the wait), love contract (contrary to popular belief, the ending wasn't so bad) it started with a kiss (SECOND ONE OUT SOON YAYYY, even tho not so keen about sequels), korean = my name is kim sam soon, delightful girl choon-hyung (FINALLY shows that are original without brother/sister incest love affairs, unrelated cancers that ALL somehow lead to nose bleeds and future deaths AND possible organ transplants with your bf/gf that SOMEHOW just seems to match ur body and blood type, the phrase "be blissful???", cinderella-themed (yes with a prince and stepmom and all that violent slapping... and they claim to be family shows), the name of the show based on a city or country that was the setting for only the first and last episodes and all that jazz........... BTW anyone interested in the aforementioned qualities of korean dramas can watch "Tree of Heaven", which is BASICALLY the cliches of literally everything, but ALL IN ONE, just watch yourself smash the tv into pieces)
wow after all that i still haven't answered my own question... well, they serve more than a source of entertainment or something to kill time, but more like a pillar of support. once i get completely absorbed into a drama, i feel like my emotions and everything else shifts and moves accordingly. it becomes a sort of a motivation to get me thru the day and surprisingly, i really want to go home at the end of the day, to know whats gonna happen next. before i knew it, i finished my homework faster than ever, i get easily amused, ie. im happy when i find icons or spoilers or caps...
but then sometimes i start to wonder, do i have a life anymore? well of course i still do (shuttup taeus), i still do what i usually do, go out with friends, movies, piano, school, eat, and so on, but it seems like all of my attention is geared or centred towards the drama itself, and everything else SORT OF becomes mere tasks that i have to mull through before i watch some more. when the characters are happy, im happy, when they're sad, im sad, and that doesn't mean that when i want to be happy, im just going to watch a comedy, or when i want to bawl my eyes out i watch one litre of tears (my eyes were in MAJOR PAIN for 3 days straight for this show)...
its not so much as living in an alternate reality, (un)fortunately, i don't fantasize about four rich, powerful, and HOT guys who are my best friends, or fall in love with a seemingly cold jerk who happens to be a total genius and completes my idiotic (but ADORABLE) personality. BUT i guess on the surface, like i said, its like a motivation, something that i really look forward to, that gets me thru the day, thru things i HAVE to do, even if i don't want to, and to me, perhaps the mere satisfaction that i completed what i was supposed to do and STILL have time to enjoy myself AND have something to anticipate for, was enough. but deeper, i guess when its the time to cry in the show, i cry my heart out and along with that, lose all the stress and anger and crap i i was not able to release. when the characters are happy or being retarded, i laugh and literally, AS CHEEZY as it sounds, feel all warm and fuzzy inside. when someone dies in the show, i die a little too but HEY, (i like to end with a cliche to make myself sound korean cooler) what doesn't kill you, and in this case, what makes u smile more, laugh more, cry more, sob more, exercise your fangirl screaming KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA and drooling symptoms more... only makes you stronger. (at least i'd say so)