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

dangermousie

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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allbloomedout January 23 2007, 06:19:01 UTC

I agree he's a good dancer. He definitely needs to eat. I was so creeped out to see all his ribs when he had his shirt off. He doesn't seem like he's as skinny in HYD but still needs to eat more. Maybe he doesn't want to get his nails dirty lol (I need to stop making fun of that but I can't help it). I actually thought the laying on the lap was kind of cute. But the bathing was really strange. Wow, Loveholic sounds really good. I think I've came across this drama before but what I read didn't sound as interesting as what you wrote here. :) I hope you'll see Spring Waltz soon though. It was my first official drama that started all this drama addiction. Suh Do-Young is amazing too. Of course Daniel is perfect eye candy as well. :)

dangermousie January 23 2007, 16:37:03 UTC

see all his ribs when he had his shirt off.

Oh yes. For God's sake, use the money you spend on nailpolish to buy a sandwich.

I really want to see SW. It looks so beautiful and dream-like.

Loveholic is great: there is angst and intense stares and forbidden love and hotness.

allbloomedout January 23 2007, 19:22:23 UTC

Oh yes. For God's sake, use the money you spend on nailpolish to buy a sandwich. LOL, seriously. :)

I really want to see SW. It looks so beautiful and dream-like. It's very beautiful. Have some pretty scenes of Austria (Salzburg) and Cheongsan Island scenes are really beautiful too.

WOW, that one sentence description is awesome. I should try not to pick it up now though. Too many dramas at one time. I'll definitely write down on to watch list :)

dangermousie January 23 2007, 21:53:27 UTC

You should watch it! I want someone to squee with.

And yeah, SW just looked sooooo...whoa. Very elegant.

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dangermousie January 23 2007, 16:35:56 UTC

That's a great write-up and yes, if I look at it this way, it is rather more complex and more interesting. YAY.

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dangermousie January 24 2007, 15:52:11 UTC

Thanks for the explanation. I was wondering about the name change.

alexandral January 23 2007, 11:22:15 UTC

I am stiil very cautious about "Kimi Wa Petto". A concept of a person being a pet (of any gender) sounds very weird and if I go into my ranty ways, damaging to the young (sorry, I could not resist). Even it is a joke. Plus I am not even into gender stereotype switches ** sigh ** , I like my men commanding and leading. :D

But Loveholics sound good. I like age disparities in fiction very much. :D

dangermousie January 23 2007, 13:50:23 UTC

I like my men commanding and leading. :D

In which case KwP is SO not your thing :)

So do I (though I made an exception for KwP I am not seeing MatsuJun sexy in it at all).

janlake83 January 23 2007, 16:04:43 UTC

actually in kimi wa petto they're also addressing in a way how in japan women doesn't have the whole equality thing and yeah i guess the whole boy as a pet is weird but think of it like when older women date younger guys (i.e. cher and the bagel boy) those boys are kept and in a way like in the series, but like here not much in the sex part.

i think i just overanalyzed something, yikes, have to stop waking up sooo early

dangermousie January 23 2007, 16:34:34 UTC

Yeah, I know. But the 'pet' thing is still different from a gigolo (not that I approve of the latter, either).

janlake83 January 23 2007, 17:36:40 UTC

i guess it is different from being a kept man, because instead of seeing a human being your thinking of labrador retriever, but yeah i don't approve of either.

village January 24 2007, 02:03:47 UTC

Kimi Wa Petto is somewhat ... odd. But it's actually quite a good drama. I never expected to like it but I really got into last year and I even have a copy of it for those days I just want to watch one of these shows on an actual tv.

dangermousie January 24 2007, 02:05:04 UTC

I enjoy it a lot, but I try not to think about the concept.

village January 24 2007, 02:18:04 UTC

Oh, it was very awkward to watch at first and there are still a few things that bother me about it but I was able to suspend belief enough to just sit back and enjoy it.

village January 24 2007, 02:10:59 UTC

Oh and yes, Matsujun is almost disturbingly thin in the show. I watched KwP after HYD and Gokusen, so I was pretty much weirded out a bit by his appearance. But it grew on me after a while (except during a few later scenes, that I'll bring up when you actually get to that point in the series).

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