Villagers, lend me your ears!

Marion didn't stay out all night. (part 2)

    Slight, unpleasant smile appeared on her angelic face. Her father wanted her to marry some frightened boy who could tell how much is two times two, but he didn't say she can't marry the idea of beauty...

But she blushed as her eyes met the eyes of a fair boy standing few steps away. He tried not to look at the beautiful lady, but his heart fluttered, even though he knew he couldn't accompany her even as the lowest out of all troubadoures.

-- Would it be you came for the rhyming contest? -- she asked, taking few steps in his direction.

-- Yes, milady...

-- The hell with milady! Call me Marion. My father locked me in this horrible castle for my wild behavior at some tave... ehm... nevermind.

-- The castle is not that terrible. It does have some plush pillows and silken curtains.

Marion squinted her eyes and asked:

-- Would you like to stay here? So compose the best ballad tonight and I will grant you that wish.

Ju Jihun

Time for a statement. 

Ju Jihun

주지훈

Born on May 16, 1982.

Currently in the military.

One of my first true Korean crushes from before. Yes, because neither JJY nor KNG, nor ACH were my "crushes". They are gods. Period.

First thing I saw with Ju Jihun was The Devil. No, not Goong. After that, I watched Goong right away in 2 days, getting blood eyes like the evil Ha In Soo (from SKKS, but I was blinking at least, ekhem). And after that Antique came. This movie deserves special post and so will be. Jihun is this one person I have deep in my heart because of few reasons.

When I was watching him in Goong, I was: "Damn, this doll has the most beautiful smile in the Universe!", but in the same time I thought he was completely restrained, blocked and awkward. Some scenes were just perfect and some looked like if he played in some school play. After some research I got to know it was his first drama where he was a lead. OK, his first drama, don't count the previous one. In The Devil he was much better, more versatile, although the character he played was even colder than Prince Shin. More complicated, to just add. Mawang was blue, cold blue and I remember clearly this freezing gaze he appeared with. After this time, after watching many dramas, I still find The Devil (Mawang) as one of the bests.

Goong was totally different. It was teen, it was cheezy, bustling with youthfulness of Yun Eunhye crushed by the coldness of the lonely Prince. If we were to analyse Goong closely, it's not all that sweet drama at all.

More manly voices

   No, no Mr. Hong Kwangho this time, but I found few other videos of that enchanting gentleman and I will present it in a short time^^...

First, Kim Dongwuk. We were talking with Peggy on D-A about some singers (mostly old ones, cause we share the same passion for the music of 20's, 30's and 40's) and she mentioned one video featuring his song. Seriously, I fell from my chair recognizing the song. Because this song, in a different arrangement was used in a dancing scene in No Regret. And since I love this movie to bits, the love for JK (Kim Dongwuk) followed.

His voice is coarse, sandy, strong. It may not be everyone's cup of coffee, if you prefer delicate, balls-less, airy singing - stay the hell outta here. Because Kim Dongwuk shows how to convey the emotions - despair, love, loneliness, happiness. Technically he's great. He is not afraid of experimenting with his voice, sometimes he leans on the tune, and sometimes the music leans onto him.

One obsessed noona...

... is writing here, the rest of obsessed noonas is someplace else. Ehehe. I have to write something to distract myself from the situation I suddenly fell into. No place, no will and absolutely no need to tell everybody about it. But, to make myself feel better I started to watch Sungkyungkwan Scandal. I was soooo biased. I was tempted, on the one side because it's a period drama, but I was so strongly against it on the other hand. Why? I don't trust idols. It's as simple as Kim The Table Hyun Joong's spectrum of emotions. Am I hatin' again? No, I have nothing against his personality, we had this talk on D-A (in different places), but he's no actor, let's face it. During this year since BOF he developed one more facial expression. My godss of the Netherworld! In 20 years he will have so many of them!!

Anyway, SKKS is about a young girl who is very talented as a writer, but in order to support her family (mother and ill brother) she writes certain stuff (like letters) in somebody's stead, or she delivers forbidden books in a secret. (I'm stupid, of course, forbidden = secret, you moron!).

But then, thanks to: part of her clumsiness, part of her sacrifice and part of her courage, she (as a boy) got admitted to the school. But the life in school is hell. Oh well, nothing new, phew! Bullying sunbae, lots of things to learn, out-of-book teachers, plus fluttering heart. Oh, and some nice boys that like to sleep naked when drunk. Really hard to... I mean, OK, I will stop here.

What's new in Movie World?

First, Happy Birthday to Kim Younghwa (director of Take Off). Speaking of Take Off... On Friday, September 17, in Japan started 3rd Old Town Taito International Comedy Film Festival, and this move was an opener. The movie itself will have the premiere in Japan October 23.

Another Film Festival in New York: http://koreanfilmfestival.org

Featured movies: 

"The Housemaid - 2010" (하녀)
2010. 106 min
Director: Lim Sang-soo

"Good Morning President" (굿모닝 프레지던트)
2009. 132 min
Director: Jang Jin

"A Frozen Flower" (쌍화점)
2008. 133 min
Director: Yoo Ha.

"JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" (전우치)
2009. 135 min
Director: Choi Dong-hoon.

"Sisters on the Road" (지금, 이대로가 좋아요)
2008. 91 min
Director: Boo Ji-young.

"Eighteen" (회오리 바람)
2010. 95 min
Director: Jang Kun-jae.

"Bestseller" (베스트셀러)
2010. 117 min
Director: Lee Jeong-ho.

"Land of Scarecrows" (허수아비들의 땅)
2008. 90 min
Director: Noh Kyeong-tae.

The Green Fairy

**heavy sigh** 

I lost everything I had on my PC when it crashed. I tried to salvage what I could in a safe mode since Wednesday, but on Friday I lost all my hope. And I would be happy if only... if only the CD I tried to burn all my stuff on wasn't now inaccessible.

As I said it few times: I would be hit by a brick in the wooden church. And I start to think I'm the most unlucky person. Come, on, KNG, bring it on, now you can't brag about the title! 

And I don't want to cry over those thousands of pictures and videos, many dramas and movies still on HD, but the articles I gathered for the last 1.5 year, the dictionaries and books, and most of all, my damned research stuff.

OK, pitiful of me, but I really needed to write, and I really need to drink. Heavily.

Cats^^

   Not much Asian stuff, unless we count Burmese Cat as one. Just to do them justice. I have always felt my "caternal instinct", that is why in the past I had 7 cats. Not in the same time. But if we believe in curses, I was living in a cursed house, and all of my kitties just died. I love all the cats (I have even the compassion toward those Sphinxes, poor naked cats...), normal and usual, European kitties, and those of a high breed. If  I had a stable (read: boring) future ahead, my own apartment and lifelong job, I would immediately take one from the shelter. But since I plan to go overseas, far, far away to snatch the other kitten (mehehe, that's funny even for me), a cat now is not an option. It didn't stop me to befriend all neighbouring kittens. And I'm not like most of the people who melt over seeing a young kitteh. I admire adult cats. Because only grown up cats can fully display the grace they embrace. They are the epitome of grace. I love everything about them. I love their slyness, their indifference, their commitment, their strong will and perseverance. Yeah, they are dumb sometimes.

18th Icheon Chunsa Film Festival

   IGGIIIIIIII!! OK, I'm calm, I am. Iggi gathered in total 7 awards, including the Best Picture Award. But I guess you just sighted with relief for no news on this movie hehe. And no, here I am again. After 3 cups of coffee in a row, so maybe I'm overreacting.

KNG... video, sadly one

   Maybe few videos. If this works. I planned to put some others earlier, but it looks like they overwrite each other and instead of 5 different, I have 5 exactly the same ones.

That's my luck again. Blogger hates me, I guess.

Nope, it doesn't work...

Nothing works today.

After frustrating hours at work, that's not the end of my adventures. I bought a ticket for a street-car, and validated it right after entering (yes, I don't want any encounter with nice, big gentlemen who check the tickets occasionally^^), and as I wanted to play some music, I put the ticket between lips (starts like a good por... emm... erotic. Damn, such picture on the left and "erotic" is just... nevermind...) and since I'm stupid and was in no hurry, I wrote a message to my dongsaeng, I started the music player, got the earplugs, and finally put my phone in the pocket. Then I took the ticket. The tingling sensation on my lips was as if I ate a lemon, but I paid no attention, since "I'm going Slightly Mad" started to play. After some time I caught terryfied gaze of two small girls (I can't tell the kids' age, forgive me, for me they are all 5 and then 18). I tried to smile at them (because I know what impression I can make, haha!), and then I felt metallic and salty liquid on my teeth. Quick look at the window-glass... and yes, <----------- that was me. Maybe without fangs. With the ticket, I removed the skin from my lip. Funny as hell.

I mean, why even such things keep pouring on me??

What have I done in my previous lifes?

Or, I know, not being an oppa-girl, and genetically brain-deprived kyaaa breed has finally paid off.

Yesss... more live music

   Since I'm on my daily dosage of some nice, powerful performances, and I managed to track down which TV  station actually broadcasted the musicals, I am so heppey! Less heppey knowing that one of those is SBS. Here I come!

After seeing new FT.Island MV, the manly looking, manly singing men are like a heavensent. I like Hongki, but his hair in the Love Love Love video... well... just awful. Am I the only one who thinks like that? I guess, for the girls who call him oppa, it's cool to look like Angelina Jolie in Changeling. There is just this minor problem that oppa-girls tend to overlook. Miss Jolie (damn, another YAB reference, I am so clever! {Keunsuk style} chuckling) is a woman. A woman! Hongki is not. As far as I am informed, but still, 8 hours of the time difference, so everything can happen. Still, he's cute. Cuuute^^

Anyway, back to less cute but more talented men. For now, one man.

Tomorrow, if the schedule permits, I will present another singing man, the one I was pointed to on D-A by Peggy. Somehow I didn't realise I knew so many of his songs, but his husky, sandy, sometimes even hoarse voice lingered somehow at the back of my head. The Devil OST, No Regret OST, aww...