Koreans bring the angst to the yard: Loveholic. Also, Kimi Wa Petto is still fun

Jan 23, 2007 00:14

Watched through episode three of Kimi Wa Petto and have a few brief, unspoilery observations ( Read more... )

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kitsune714 January 23 2007, 05:22:30 UTC
dangermousie January 23 2007, 05:24:14 UTC
SW has that adorable cute guy who looks like Korean Orlando Bloom so I am predisposed to like it already.

Re: Loveholic. It's good half an ep in. I'd hold off it (if you are looking for my rec, that is) until I am further in. A number of kdramas die in the middle, after all.

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kitsune714 January 23 2007, 05:35:55 UTC
dangermousie January 23 2007, 16:32:55 UTC
He is an angsty pianist, he wears pink sweaters, and he cries REALLY WELL. You'll love him.

SOLD. My next kdrama after Loveholic.

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meganbmoore January 23 2007, 05:30:36 UTC
MatsuJun IS insanely skinny here, isn't he? That was actually the thing about him that I noticed the most throughout. The pet stuff never actually bothered me...I think mostly because most of it seems to be coming from him(because hey, he's being pampered by a hot older woman...), with her doing it because it makes her feel needed.

I think, though, that what kept me from really loving it was the way it said that the man is weak and the woman is strong, or the man is strong and the woman is weak, but there's no middle ground...though there's stuff later with the therapist that turns that on its head a bit, and in the end, they basically say that the most important thing is what makes you happy.

Who's the guy in that kdrama? He looks familiar.

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dangermousie January 23 2007, 05:34:04 UTC
She is a sucky owner: she clearly didn't feed him :)

Yeah, I like the relationship of equals stuff. they don't have to be equally brainy or what not, but I have to get the sense that they aren't owner/pet.

The guy in the drama is Kang Ta. He is (apparently) a popular singer but I've never heard any of his stuff.

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kitsune714 January 23 2007, 05:37:25 UTC
calixa January 23 2007, 08:17:23 UTC
The lyrics for "Scandal" actually left me feeling slightly scandalised. That's saying something, for asian pop. Vanness's lyrics are sooooooo dirty sometimes.

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pashoshi January 23 2007, 05:46:32 UTC
Kimi wa Petto is definitely one of those shows that is better if you don't think about it too much. They do eventually deal with the issue of him not actually being a pet, but not for a while, and there's still the problem of power dynamics and gender issues and everything. But MatsuJun is irrestistibly cute in it, and they pull off some weird stuff in a surprisingly believable way, so I forgive them a lot.

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dangermousie January 23 2007, 16:33:26 UTC
But MatsuJun is irrestistibly cute in it, and they pull off some weird stuff in a surprisingly believable way, so I forgive them a lot.

Yeah, my approach to it, basically.

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miss_dian January 23 2007, 05:58:16 UTC
Hmmmm. Loveholic looks good.

And MatsuJun is a good dancer???? Eeeeeeeee! How come I didn't know this before??? Man, I wanna check out Kimi wo Petto now. And Hanadan 2!!! *dies*

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dangermousie January 23 2007, 16:33:52 UTC
He is totally a good dancer. And rather acrobatic.

And Loveholic is awesome.

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svilleficrecs January 23 2007, 05:59:34 UTC
A while ago I saw the first half of the first ep of a show I saw at (I think) your pimpage. Not entirely sure, but you're the person on my flist to ask... Starts out where there's this girl who tries to give a note to her crush, but accidentally gives it to some bully guy w/ a pompadour and a leather jacket... and he uses it to blackmail her...

any idea of the title or where I could track down eps?

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meganbmoore January 23 2007, 06:13:45 UTC
it started with a kiss.

try the jdramas community or d-addicts.com

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dangermousie January 23 2007, 13:48:53 UTC
It's 'A Devil Beside You' (not It started with a kiss, meganbmoore you are drummed out of drama-lover ranks :D)

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