Alexandra Leaving

I think I am in complete minority with Korean BoF. ( My thoughts behind a cut )

Below is my attemp at a purely scientific poll I tried to make to find out your preferences:

[Poll #1363046]

Hanazawa Rui (from Japanese drama Hana Yori Dango) is my favourite fictional toy boy of the moment. Purely in fictional sense :D. I adore this character, and not only for his dreamy good looks and elegant attire. He is loyal, well-read, deep, very perceptive and to add to all this plays a violin like a virtuoso. But of course one of the key things is that he is permanently dressed in white which colour suits him amazingly well. And another key thing is that Oguri Shun makes angst to be breathtakingly beautiful.



( Some of my favorite Hana Yori Dango screencaps of Rui )

"1 Percent of Anything"
Sweetest fluffiest drama which is promising to become my Korean "It started with a kiss" (with the Korean depth of emotions as additional plus). I have seen 6 episodes out of 26 so far.



He: Lee Jae-in (Kang Don Won) Young and successful businessman with some very cute temper issues.

She: Kim Da-hyun (Kim Jung Hwa) Bright and kind school teacher who helps older people on buses and is loyal to death to her friends. Plus she is adorably scatter-headed.

Story: Da-hyun meets Jae-in’s grandfather (a head of a powerful corporation) on a bus, gives him a seat and helps him to get to his late wife’s grave. And I don’t blame grandfather for he decides to bring his grandson and Da-hyun together, with the help of his death will. BTW, he is the same grandfather as in “My girl” and though he is quite a tough cookie in “1 percent of anything”, it feels from the very beginning that he really wants everyone’s best and adores Jae-in (in his way).

What is so wonderful so far : Much sparks and tantrums between the main couple, and OMPH! Some very cute secondary romantic pairings in sight.

( Just look at this scene!! (episode 4) )

( And as the drama develops and Jae-in starts to change he becomes unbearably cute. More Pictures )

( And if this is not enough, (spoilers for the ending) )

Hana Yori Dango Is wonderful, I think this is the first Japanese drama after "Kurosagi" which really "gets" me. And I think this is mainly because of incredible powers of Hanazawa Rui who is beyond cool. How cool , just let me count: White clothes, graceful movements, mysterious demenour and heart-wrenching romantic storyline. Plus he reads books all the time. :D

Ayashi no Ceres I finished it, it gets all thumbs up from me (and Toya is my first and favourite anime character). Thank you dangermousie and meganbmoore for the rec. There were bits that disturbed me, ( spoilers )

PS Cross-posted in dorama_chat, here