Some ramblings

   Before I vanish again into the stuff I have to do for yesterday, I want to express my sincere hateful love for Life Is Beautiful drama. I have never thought any drama longer than 20 at most (yes, Goong was an exception) episodes could make me glued to the screen so much. Don't count taeha dramas. LIB was the first to do that and Assorted Jewels just followed. After that, only Seongkyunkwan Scandal made me feel rejuvenated again.

What has become out of me? I embarked on long journeys with New Tales of Gisaeng, Twinkle Twinkle and Royal Family (OK, this one is short). I'm helplessly enamoured with long, full of details and well paced dramas. So what if I have to wait for a proper "spark" between main couple 20+  episodes like in Family's Honor? So what if I have to endure all evil characters that apparently don't sleep only to come up with their ultimate plan to ruin somebody else's life? Long dramas have certain charm in their pace that no drama can fulfill. Or maybe I'm just getting old?

Yucheon praised^^

Ah, damn... I have good eyes. And yes, I'm bragging, I'm not humble. *shrugs*

But since I'm stupid, I started to translate this article during my "consultation hour", ekhem, but then by accident found out that hancinema reported it. So yes, my laziness took over.

My Love (내사랑 )

   

    I was drawn to this movie partially thanks to solid, very, very good cast, partially thanks to this poster which I find very nice, and partially thanks to my obsession with Kim Namgil-nim. The director's name is Lee Han. No? Still doesn't ring any bell? Well, this marvelous man used the stage name "Lee Han" up until 2008. Ekhem...

At first I was very sceptical to watch it. I thought "Damn, another movie about love, how am I going to go through this?". The answer is one - exeptionally well. I liked everyone in this movie, the characters were sketched, because not even portrayed fully, with finesse and freshness. The music was non-existant in some scenes which I also find nice. Plus, I found the way of directing and shooting also worth noticing.

It's not a perfect movie. There is nothing like a perfect movie. But as I said, I may like a total crap, because of my mood and inclinations, and I may bash a masterpiece because I don't like it. Simple as The Diva's mind. Ekhem...

Music, music

   I'm in a mood for some traditional Korean music, this is why I'm listening to old DBSK. Ekhem... no wait, wrong blog... Speaking of which, I read that their first album is on re-sale in Japan. Do they mean their acoustic one, ufufufu...?

Bad, bad army

   I'm frustrated. It's cold here (although today was +15 degrees, whoohoo!) in my flat, and the cold gets on my nerves too easily. And when I'm ticked off, I may be a little harsh. Oh, btw. new The Diva pics from Japan are all over the net. Kim Haneul looked all embarassed. She probably wasn't, but those stills gave such impression. Anyway, I have strong resolution to finish Secret Garden (at last), but my strong will may be crumbled by something else. I'm slacking lately with reviews, but have no time for this. Mondays became suddenly so heavy and tense, so I have to give up my weekends to prepare for it.

49 Days: official release

    SBS launched the website and of course released lots of stills.

That's good for me and those who are waiting for this drama. The word "possess" for me is like catnip for a cat. What can I do?

Plus, I can't refuse Jeong Ilwu, I like the boy.

The shortest web address ever: http://tv.sbs.co.kr/49/

JYJ - phantom petition

I tried to look for it very dilligently, and of course when I had time, that means not so much.

According to The Korea Herald the petition is nowhere to be seen. The petition was reportedly signed by over 80 thousands fans (86,418) and translated to 10 languages. Hell, if it could help, I'd translate too, but I simply couldn't find any source where I could sign it. Was it "under-the-counter" kind of petition?

Park Shihu - pictures - continuation

The main part of the meeting.

Park Shihu - pictures

 

Shanghai fanmeeting. As probably everyone knows, his Taiwan one was postponed to June. We had this talk, I don't quite understand the idea of fanmeetings either, but agencies would do everything to push their stars to maximum.

March 1st Movement - Samil Undong (삼일 운동)

Public offices and even some websites will be closed until Wednesday, March 2nd.

What is this about? Basically, this is a commemoration of fighting for freedom at the beginning of 20th century. In 1910, Japan annexed Korea and made it a part of the Empire. The process of denationalization of Koreans accelerated from that moment on.