Rain as "Clockwork Orange" Alex???

Some people never stop amusing me, and Korean singer and actor Rain is one of them. For his new album, he has released some promo pictures, appearing with "Clockwork Orange" eyelashes and hairstyle (but lacking the hat). The thing, of course, is that "Clockwork Orange" is banned in South Korea (and further investigation revealed that "The Shining ", "Reservoir Dogs" , "Hannibal", "Heavenly Creatures", "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me", "The Thing" are/were also banned in South Korea). Banning certain films in one or another country is an interesting phenomena. I am fine with "Clockwork Orange" being banned, it was banned almost everywhere, it seems, but what was wrong with "Shining" (it was un-banned in 2004, it seems)???? Surely it is not more scary than "A tale of two sisters", for example?


The question remains - is the similarity intentional or not?

The Worlds Within: episode 1

It has been a while since I have watched anything with Hyun Bin (aka the prettiest man in Korea), and giving in to dangermousie's ravings about "Worlds Within", I decided to get back to this drama. I started it as it aired, watched 4 episodes, got bored and dropped it. Now I am trying again.

I have finished the episode 1 properly today. I think I cautiously like it, because I love:

+ Hyun Bin, I have missed him
+ Secondary guy, Uhm Ki Joon , I liked him in "Hero" and his budding OTP with a perky young actress already seems intense.
+ "Older" couple (with Kim Gab Soo, recently seem as the Father in "Cinderella's sister")

On the other hand, it all flooded back to me and I remembered all the problems I had with this drama in the first place:

- the main herouine is selfish. As in: she is a director, she films a scene, a stunt man is injured, everyone is freaking out, she hides in a CHAT ROOM. And then the next day innocently asks "Oh, what did I do wrong?", in full seriousness. And then her doctor boyfriend tells her that he lost a patient and she tells him emotionlessly "these things do happen". Plus it seems that we are supposed to see her behaviour as cute and indeed much cute pouting is done by Song Hye Kyo, who is the Queen of Pouting. But I personally have a huge big problem with selfish people.

- We are presented with what supposed to be a working place, a place where people do dramas. You know, no wonder Kdrama is going down the drain, because it is not a working place, it is a mental institution! Everyone runs around, tapes are lost, people are shouting, people HIT EACH OTHER. At their working place.

I am not giving up on this as I am very much invested in the secondary couple (the guy seems to be the only professional in the place). I hope the herouine will shape up and show some human traits. Her stopping constant pouting would be nice too.