Various, but largely drama-centric
I overslept Veronica Mars last night! I was so exhausted, I sort of collapsed and that was it. Dammit, it sounds like it was a great episode too. Oh well, will obtain it ASAP.
How pathetic is it that I am excited it's Wednesday as it means only two days until the new Hanadan ep. My life is saaaaad. And speaking of Hanadan. Everyone should head ( Read more... )
How pathetic is it that I am excited it's Wednesday as it means only two days until the new Hanadan ep. My life is saaaaad. And speaking of Hanadan. Everyone should head ( Read more... )
Those Wu Zun/Ella pics and the interview are indeed laying the RPF action thick. But I suppose those sorts of rumors REALLY help these shows as the fans probably love to think of the actors as a RL couple as well. I doubt it in Wu Zun/Ella's case, they seem really so much like two friends goofing as two friends who work together would, teasing each other. The whispering pictures are adorable, though. Aww!
Omg Wu Zun's blog has an automated mp3 playing in the background! Gahh!! *turns off speakers* But reading it, he's all about thanking fans and being humble in an adorable sort of way. Maybe that's why he gets so many comments - and of course that he's hot, famous, stars in dramas etc etc. I love you, Mousie, but you need to work on being more Asian, hot and male if you want to receive 8,000 comments. ;)
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Well, I am definitely hot, but being Asian and male is something that I am afraid will forever elude me. But that fact makes Mr. Mousie happy so I guess it's OK.
But I suppose those sorts of rumors REALLY help these shows as the fans probably love to think of the actors as a RL couple as well
If the soompi forums are any indication, then definitely yes. I haven't seen this much hopeful rpfing anywhere else in my life. (Considering the fact that Vic Zhou and Barbie Hsu are a RL couple makes me giddy, for some weird reason, I'll cut them some slack :D)
I really need to know why folks are drooling over this Vic Zhou guy. I've seen some random pictures but the hotness didn't seem to translate.
Hmmmm. Not even here?
(go here for more Vic in Silence pics)
He has never looked better than in Silence but though it's an excellent drama, I will not recommend it to you, as it maxed out MY angst capacity (talk about dry hiccuping sobs) and I have yet to watch all of it as the thought of going back to middle eps is horrifying.
Re: Mars. YAY! So glad! I hope you'll like it. Taiwanese dramas usually don't look as glossy as Korean ones (though I find them prettier than the Japanese ones) but this is so worthwhile. I really hope you like *anxious*
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I know what you mean about lack of glossiness in twdramas. Coming off the glossy extreme of Goong, ISWAK seemed positively low-budget during the first episode to me. But I got used to it, since the actors are still pretty as hell and had pretty clothes and well, it did look good in the end.
As for jdramas, well, I was kind of turned off when I ran into some post on d-addicts where some REALLY big Japan fangirl bashed ALL Korean dramas in a really snooty way (and praised jdramas in the same sentence). And anyway, so far there hasn't been a Jdrama that has had the sort of synopsis to really pull me in. Not that I've really looked into it but yeah. Maybe I could like some cracky ones, or then maybe not.
(Considering the fact that Vic Zhou and Barbie Hsu are a RL couple makes me giddy, for some weird reason, I'll cut them some slack :D)
I do think real life star couples ARE cute so I totally get where the shipping comes from. I mean, I'm not nuts about any that I can recall right now but some are pretty adorable. Like how I find Aamir and his small wife the most adorable real life BW pair EVER. And Amitabh and Jaya in their young days, gosh the cuteness! But somehow the temptation to buy into all the rumors is even bigger with dramas because you see so much of the actors together in their characters so I guess it just becomes natural and easy to assume they're also dating. And when they feed it in promotion purposes, yeah, happens.
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I don't really have this particular dichotomy as to me, handsome=hot, but whatever works :)
But I got used to it, since the actors are still pretty as hell and had pretty clothes and well, it did look good in the end.
The newer the twdrama, the glossier. Silence was quite quite glossy. Grrr, that drama frustrates me so. It would be a perfect drama to recommend: gorgeous people, good acting, neat production values, Victorian style love story. Scenes in the rain. Except for the fact that this is probably one of the most depressing things I've ever seen in my life so, no go.
ran into some post on d-addicts where some REALLY big Japan fangirl bashed ALL Korean dramas in a really snooty way (and praised jdramas in the same sentence)
I think I may have run into the same post and it really annoyed me. Don't even get me started on the whole 'kdramas are drawn out and have cookie cutter stories and jdramas don't always have happy endings and are deeeeep.' Leaving aside that kdramas are as likely as not to have miserable endings and that I prefer the kdrama pace with more room for development, there are plenty of awful jdramas and different stories often turn out odd in them. While my second favorite drama is jdrama (Pride) overall I much prefer Korean ones.
I wish I could rec a good jdrama to you but all my faves have a fair sahre of angst. Though I really think you should check out Pride. It's about hockey and all, not a subject I am much interested in, but the character interactions and the love story and the acting is fantastic. And you might like Kurosagi which seems almost anime-like. I want to kidnap Yamapi and keep him in my basement. Only I don't have one. (Basement OR Yamapi).
And when they feed it in promotion purposes, yeah, happens.
Exactly.
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I dunno, to me it's attraction that's not strong enough to become fangirling. Ie "Yes he's good-looking but I wouldn't jump into bed with him."
One Jdrama I will probably check out once fansubs are out is Nodame Cantabile - sounds funny, fluffy and quirky. I'm no fan of classical music but who knows, maybe I'll dig it a lot in context.
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Re: NC. I prefer my dramas with an intense dose of angst (Hana Kimi is sort of an abberation) so NC didn't really grab my attention.
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I have Mars on DVD, by the way, if you want to borrow... *tempts*
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Truuuuust us, fivil....
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And I have Kurosagi as well, if you are interested in that. No kissing, but massive amounts of UST between the leads. Plus Yamapi is hot!
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