Asian drama update

[alexandral]

I have watched quite few different things recently:

Slow Dance. I gulped it in one go on Thursday which resulted in huge under-sleep on Friday. This is a lovely drama if you are a fan of the story how "an older woman helps a younger man to find himself and after that they marry in a very happy way". To be fair, the drama felt a little as if it was made to cater for the needs of over-thirty working ladies. But I didn't mind this at all because any drama that has both Fujiki Naohito and Tsumabuki Satoshi brooding, angsting and falling in love is wonderful by default.

I would appreciate recommendations of any dramas with Fujiki Naohito and Tsumabuki Satoshi very much.

Money's Warfare I have almost finished it, I just don't want to watch the last episode because I don't want the drama to finish. I have fallen in love with it's crazy ways completely. It scooped Baeksang awards for the best drama and the best male perfomace by Park Shing Yang. I must do a full post on "Maney's Warfare" to try to lure others into watching it :D, but at this time I have to mention that the episode 13 had the best kiss in the history of Asian drama. :D

Powerful Opponents (Kangjeok) I loved the first two episodes for the sake of the female herouine who is the cutest thing and the secondary guy, Yoo Gwang Pil who is wonderfully gloomy. He rocks my socks with his reserve. On the other hand, this drama has the ugliest lead male I have ever seen up to date. The President's Son has: Rabbit Teeth, Scared eyes, Bad dress sense and the haircut of Hong Gil Dong. I intend to call him Rabbit Teeth (or RT in short) from now on.

See what I mean: (Update: I watched more of "Powerful Opponents and Rabbit Teeth is improving on me).



One question: Do female bodyguards wear high-heels? Wouldn't this interfere with the duty? Don't they have "sensible shoes" dress code??????

Zettai Kareshi Love, pure love. If anyone have read the manga, please spoil me - Whom will the herouine (Riko) will choose at the end? The Robot? The Cheeky Manager Guy? I am rooting for the Cheeky Manager.. because he is human and the Robot (a gorgeous looking guy, no doubt!) is not and Riko won't be able to have many cute babies with the Robot, right?

Around 40.
Big plus: Fujiki Naohito!
Big minus: He plays a militant ecologically conscious guy and this self-righteous type annoys me to no end. I have personal reasons. :D
Some more big plus: I have only seen two episodes but so far I like the way the drama is dealing with the questions of "What is more important for a woman? Her career? Her family? Her friends? And should a woman marry and live in her marriage without love, just for the sake of the social acceptance?". The main female herouine is awesome and absolutely free of any stereotypes.
The result: I would recommend this to any fan of grown-up range of Japanese dramas.

Comments

[winterspel.livejournal.com]

I avoided this post because I didn't want to be spoiled for anything! :)

I just have to say though that (as you know), I also love Fujiki Naohito, and you should try out Hotaru no Hikari, which was one of my favorite dramas from last summer. It was just fun and cute and quite adorable. I also like Itoshi Kimi e, and I am definitely enjoying Around 40. I would not suggest that you watch Proposal Daisakusen because I really didn't care for it overall, but Fujiki isn't bad. I'm hoping that we get complete new subs for Antique, an old drama that Fujiki did with Takki which I have, but it seems to be a very bad translation of Chinese subtitles so the English subs are horrible - I got through 2 episodes and gave up, but I hear that someone might be working on new subtitles now.

Re: Tsumabuki Satoshi, have you seen Orange Days - it's a wonderful drama, and he's one of the main leads, along with the always-wonderful Shibasaki Kou (Good Luck!, Galileo).

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I avoided this post because I didn't want to be spoiled for anything! :)

I am so sorry – my posts are usually ridden with spoilers in comments. It is better when the comments collapse, though. ;D

I just have to say though that (as you know), I also love Fujiki Naohito, and you should try out Hotaru no Hikari, which was one of my favorite dramas from last summer. It was just fun and cute and quite adorable.

I will definitely watch "Hotaru no Hikari" but at the moment I am also enjoying "Around 40" so I am quite sarisfied with "drama about working women" direction. I am goignt to find " Itoshi Kimi e" and " Orange Days" as soon as I finish " Aishiteiru to Itte Kure" (it is so great I want to finish it as soon as I can. What a lovely drama). Have you seen it? It seems as something that you can enjoy, very gentle and thoughtful.

I'm hoping that we get complete new subs for Antique, an old drama that Fujiki did with Takki which I have, but it seems to be a very bad translation of Chinese subtitles so the English subs are horrible - I got through 2 episodes and gave up, but I hear that someone might be working on new subtitles now.

This would be great – both Fujiki and Takki in the same drama!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

It is about gay bakers, btw, so I think it doesn't sound too exciting (especially since they took the 'gay' part largely out of the drama, which is based on a manga where that angle is explicit).

They are making a Korean movie based on the same thing, with Joo Ji Hoon in Fujiki Naohito's role.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Joo Ji Hoon as a gay baker?? This might just lure me into the land of gay romances!!! But I confess, generally the genre is not something I am interested in. On the other hand -JO JI HOON!!!!!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

LOL.

I did a post about it.

http://dangermousie.livejournal.com/1142198.html

Though apparently, JJH's character isn't gay, he is just the object of his pattiserie's affections (the guy ends up hooking up with someone else). JJH has some issues though resulting from when he was kidnapped as a child. Oh, and i think he has a female love interest?

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

JJH has some issues though resulting from when he was kidnapped as a child.

This sounds like something interesting!