tw Hana Kimi, through ep 8
As I apparently am not going to finish the last Bifrost Guardians book tonight for various reasons(well, I may yet...but it's not ilkely as work things have me in a bad mood and make me want to go around singing "Why Can't We Be Friends?") I shall go ahead and post a little on the TW Hana Kimi. As I'm off tomorrow, I'll likely finish it then.
I apologize if I randomly switch between Japanese and Taiwanese names...I've been calling them by their original names for years, you know...
Randomly:
*How is it humanly possible to overact in EVERY SINGLE SCENE the way Jiro Wang does without being annoying? I mean, his character can be annoying(not here as much as ISWAK) but he never is. I swear, he must be the most immensely likable person in the world to get away with that.
*The S.H.E. song still wants to eat me alive...much like the show itself.
*I was bizarrely more weirded out by Rui Xi in the polka dot dress and the wig than I was by Xiu Yi in the nurses outfit, wig and pirate patch. There's just something wrong with that.
*While I understand why some ship Rui Xi/Xiu YI//Mizuki/Nakatsu, this really emphasizes why it would be the worst thing ever...there's half a brain between the two and it actually is a sharing situation.
*Like so many popular dorama guys, Wu Xun apparently is just too pretty for me to be attracted to him (not that I object to looking in the least, just no attraction.) However, as
miss_dianhas pointed out, he does have nice arms. They are, however, no comparison to Jerry Yan's arms. For Jerry Yan's arms, much bad acting was forgiven in Meteor Garden. Fortunately, the acting here doesn't really need forgiving.
*For a girl living in the same room as her crush, not to mention seeing him shirtless on a daily basis and spending hours watching him work out, Rui Xi has startlingly pure daydreams. They make Xiang Qin's look downright lurid.
*Rui Xi's brother seemed to be kind of a jerk here, but never really came across that way to me in the manga...just too stiff and over protective. I do, however, greatly admire a drama that gleefully acknowledges bad fashion.
*Rui Xi looked almost too much like a boy in the first couple of eps, but after that, I started wondering how anyone could be fooled. Her legs and the way she holds her wrists seem to especially stand out to me.
*Wu Zun's tattoo throws me every time. Doesn't suit the character at all. Though it does emphasize the arms.
*Dorm competition and boarding house. Best parts of the manga that I've seen, and best parts of the drama so far.
*In the manga, Sano, Mizuki and Nakatsu are pretty much my favorite characters. Here, though, it seems to be Shen Le and Mei Tian. Though Mei Tian's extension kinda freak me out(he looks like he was simultaneously filming a cheap wuxia or something.) Kagurazaka I always loved in the manga, but somehow I love him more here. I'm sure part of it is because, in the show at least, he looks kinda like a less adorable, slightly punkish Eddie Peng. Then there's also this:
For those who have no idea what that is, he's dressed like ed from Full Metal Alchemist(sans hair) with a pic of Ed in the background.
*I MIGHT end up changing it from "ISWAK is the only TWdrama I love and adore, the rest I just like," to "ISWAK and Hana Kimi are the only TWdrama I love and adore, the rest I just like." We shall see.
*People do not die or angst for more than 5 minutes here. For this, I am eternally greatful.
Also, random pic I really like:
"I will protect the pretty girl from the rain or die trying. And if I stand back here, maybe she won't notice my hair."
I apologize if I randomly switch between Japanese and Taiwanese names...I've been calling them by their original names for years, you know...
Randomly:
*How is it humanly possible to overact in EVERY SINGLE SCENE the way Jiro Wang does without being annoying? I mean, his character can be annoying(not here as much as ISWAK) but he never is. I swear, he must be the most immensely likable person in the world to get away with that.
*The S.H.E. song still wants to eat me alive...much like the show itself.
*I was bizarrely more weirded out by Rui Xi in the polka dot dress and the wig than I was by Xiu Yi in the nurses outfit, wig and pirate patch. There's just something wrong with that.
*While I understand why some ship Rui Xi/Xiu YI//Mizuki/Nakatsu, this really emphasizes why it would be the worst thing ever...there's half a brain between the two and it actually is a sharing situation.
*Like so many popular dorama guys, Wu Xun apparently is just too pretty for me to be attracted to him (not that I object to looking in the least, just no attraction.) However, as
miss_dianhas pointed out, he does have nice arms. They are, however, no comparison to Jerry Yan's arms. For Jerry Yan's arms, much bad acting was forgiven in Meteor Garden. Fortunately, the acting here doesn't really need forgiving.
*For a girl living in the same room as her crush, not to mention seeing him shirtless on a daily basis and spending hours watching him work out, Rui Xi has startlingly pure daydreams. They make Xiang Qin's look downright lurid.
*Rui Xi's brother seemed to be kind of a jerk here, but never really came across that way to me in the manga...just too stiff and over protective. I do, however, greatly admire a drama that gleefully acknowledges bad fashion.
*Rui Xi looked almost too much like a boy in the first couple of eps, but after that, I started wondering how anyone could be fooled. Her legs and the way she holds her wrists seem to especially stand out to me.
*Wu Zun's tattoo throws me every time. Doesn't suit the character at all. Though it does emphasize the arms.
*Dorm competition and boarding house. Best parts of the manga that I've seen, and best parts of the drama so far.
*In the manga, Sano, Mizuki and Nakatsu are pretty much my favorite characters. Here, though, it seems to be Shen Le and Mei Tian. Though Mei Tian's extension kinda freak me out(he looks like he was simultaneously filming a cheap wuxia or something.) Kagurazaka I always loved in the manga, but somehow I love him more here. I'm sure part of it is because, in the show at least, he looks kinda like a less adorable, slightly punkish Eddie Peng. Then there's also this:
For those who have no idea what that is, he's dressed like ed from Full Metal Alchemist(sans hair) with a pic of Ed in the background.
*I MIGHT end up changing it from "ISWAK is the only TWdrama I love and adore, the rest I just like," to "ISWAK and Hana Kimi are the only TWdrama I love and adore, the rest I just like." We shall see.
*People do not die or angst for more than 5 minutes here. For this, I am eternally greatful.
Also, random pic I really like:
"I will protect the pretty girl from the rain or die trying. And if I stand back here, maybe she won't notice my hair."