Catch-All post

[dangermousie]

I haven't had much time for dramas in the last few days but on the plus note, Baby Mousie is now trying to shape consonants with her mouth, really really hard - I think she is trying to say the letter "p". Her babble now sounds a bit more like talking.

1. I did catch up on ep 12 of Black and White which was (big shock, here) awesome. The confrontation with Zai Tian and Chen Lin = winning my heart. I confess I am getting more and more obssessed with interesed in Zai Tian and less and less in Ying Xiong - the latter is cool (and hot) but much less messed-up and not a mystery.

2. Where are the subs for Smile? I can't find any past ep 2. It's Matsujun, people. Matsujun. You are telling me that if a subber is slow others won't pick up the slack? *emoface*. Must have more Bito and Hana as am in mad withdrawal. This is the first jdrama I've been interested in, in a year+ and with my luck it's the one with irregular subs. If the subs are not coming out ever again, fine, I'll watch raw (because that's how much I love it) but still, *repeat emoface*.

3. Speaking of jdramas, I really need to continue Byakuyakou. I stopped a bit back but I loved it - must watch more. Ditto for Ice World. Am clearly lamo with no attention span.

4. Still haven't had a chance to start Brilliant Legacy but this pic of the leads cracked me up immensely:






5. Is it just me or does this promo shot for Swallow the Sun makes them look like Asian version of G.I. Joe?



I especially love the dude in the pimpalicious yellow jacket. It's his cammo when he infiltrates the color-blind. But, oh boy, how is Ji Sung so darn pretty? He remains the only kdrama star, besides Hae Hee, who looked good even with the military haircut.

6. I have just discovered (yes am backward) the streaming feature on Netflix. Buh-bye world as I shall be occupied by it: they have all sorts of things there, from silent movies to anime (I am sure subbed but even if I prefer dubbed, I don't prefer it enough to not watch via streaming)

7. I think we have someone auditioning for being Young Voldemort:



I haven't seen pop star TOP (what kind of a name is it anyway? Is there another member of his band named BOTTOM?) in anything, but this pic, ott moody as it is, got me even more excited for IRIS, where he plays an assassin, presumably after our awesome leading man, Lee Byung Hun.

8. Because one can never have too much of the adorable Yoon Kye Sang (Sister in law is 19, Crazy for You, Who are you), here is a pic from upcoming Triple:




9. Dumas' The Women's War is quite entertaining - I don't care for the hero (don't hate him or anything but he is not particuarly compelling) but not only are the poltics fun, the two female lead characters, the "well-behaved" Claire de Cambes (who nontheless rides around dressed as a man and is actively involved in a Civil War) and Nanon de Lartigues (a very clever, ambitious lover of a powerful old Duke. She is portrayed positively, which I loved) are very very awesome. I think they should stop competing for the love of a rather light-weight hero and instead have an awesome lesbian affair.

10. Get to see Star Trek this weekend. So excited!

Comments

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

IIRC the subbers for SMILE have stopped subbing as their files ended up on streaming sites against their wishes with their credits removed etc.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figured out where I can find them right after I posted *my duh moment for the day, sadly* :D. I am wondering what happened to arashi.vox however - she seems to have stopped too.

[your-insomnia.livejournal.com]

I'm having mixed feelings about Brilliant Legacy. It's somewhat enjoyable but already heavy and dramatic. The main lead is totally unappealing to me both physically and character wise. Well obviously, he is such a spoiled asshole (and somehow not in the sexy 'bad boy' kind of way. or maybe I just like my Domyoji? lol)...I don't even know what they will have to do to redeem him. But somehow I want to watch more. Han Hyo Joo is adorable and I want to see how her character will deal with all the obstacles coming her way. Still, right from the beginning, the plotting and directing is far from being good. And I fear that there won't be any improvements and developments and after characters are fully introduced and the romance line established they will rely solely on kdrama cliches to move the plot.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I adore Han Hyo Joo to bits. She was awesome in Spring Waltz. I wanted to squush her and the hero of SW into a cute, baby-making sandwich. *wait, did that even make sense?* Never saw the male lead in anything but as long as he gets a comeuppance, I'll be OK - what I hate isn't when the male lead is a jerk and not even when he never learns or gets punished for jerkiness but when he ends up being passive (which is what drove me mad in BOF - if Jun Pyo was any more passive, he would have been comatose). So we'll see how it goes. Alas, it's unlikely to be another Hanadan and Domyouji but then what and who is? It sounds like a fun way to pass the time though and I need it among all the untraditional dramas I am watching this season.

Btw, I like heavy and dramatic (never came across that sort of thing that I didn't like, except for 90 Days where the poor hero has both an incurable desease and was in love with his cousin, who was also married. That got a bit too ott for me :) I love kdrama cliches too, when done reasonably well) but hope it won't get too emo - I want something relatively fluffy to watch not another Bali.

[your-insomnia.livejournal.com]

I like romantic cliches when they are well done too but that doesn't seem to be the case with BL (but of course it's only my opinion and I can't really judge yet either). I enjoyed Spring Waltz tremendously even though the romance was pretty kdramish and traditional. But the plot was solid, the developmental was believable and and the leads were so likable! I was hoping for the same thing in BL...
I also like a certain degree of jerkiness. What am I talking about, I love it! *remembers Mike He and his 'devil' characters* But! But! Usually if there are jerks and assholes it's because they are really hurt/lonely and actually have a really good heart. And their actions, however unreasonable and jackass, reflect that to a certain degree. But the guy in BL is so two dimensional for now and there is nothing beyond his utterly spoiled and disgusting behavior. I mean he already has done 2 things to piss the hell out of me and to deserve a slap from me (or a punch...the inner Makino in me has awakened!). 2 is a lot...I'm so annoyed! Okay, I'm off to watch some more. XD

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Which two things? *curious*

From what I read, the hero of BL doesn't have a sad/dysfunctional back story to explain the jerkiness (like the hero of Bali who came from an evil and abusive family, or hero of Spring Waltz who had a backstory from hell, or Domyouji who was basically brought up by wolves etcetc). Oddly, I find his more realistic explanation rather appealing - he got spoiled rotten by a doting grandma (because she felt bad for the death of hero's dad) and so now is a twerp. It totally makes sense even if it doesn't make him loveable. But that's why I am even more eager to see how and if finally having to grow up will change him. It might not (or the drama might not do a good job setting it up, Lord knows BOF didn't) but then I'll just think at least the adorable adorable HHJ got riches out of it even if they came with a jerk husband attached :)

[your-insomnia.livejournal.com]

Do you really want to be so utterly spoiled? Well I guess not so utterly since it's only from the first 2 episodes.

One thing is that he was revoltingly rude and condescending to the manager of the restaurant where his grandmother put him to 'work' (yeah 'work'! i wanna work like that) and then when the manager said something completely reasonable to him, he punched him! Maybe the jerk felt offended by the manager's logic, but I certainly thought it was sound. And again it wasn't the 'bad boy' kind of punch...where the guy punches someone who has insulted him in uncontrollable rage. It was more like he punched him because the manager dared to even talk to him! Wtf is that?

And then...oh my God! I have no words. The jerk saw HHJ's character working in a club (trying to make a living for herself and her autistic brother, the poor girl!) and tripped her for no good reason. He then dragged her and pushed against the wall (WHY???) and as a result her phone broke (the phone with which she desperately needs to contact her brother). Every action he does is vile and horrible. Forgive me, I'm sure my opinion of him will change once we get some character development.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I love spoilers!

He does sound like a Grade A jerk, which means that I am going to love his transformation into lovesick puppy provided they handle it properly.

I remember first time I came across Hanadan, I loathed Domyouji to bits and was appalled that Makino (who I adored) was going to end up with the snobbish, violent ****. By the end, I was in love with Domyouji myself. I also loathed the hero of Who Are You at the start (he was awful to the heroine whose Dad just died and was just a coldly mean selfish person) and hero of Something Happened in Bali (he treated heroine as a hooker, offering her $$$ for a night, even though he knew she was a tourguide in tough financial spot, not a call girl) but I ended up loving them both. So hopefully it will end up the same here.

Of course, that is only if they handle it properly - most kdramas, whatever their flaws, usually work for me when it comes to OTP stuff - I am pretty easy to please that way. But we'll see. *crosses toes*

[your-insomnia.livejournal.com]

After I reread my comment I realized that it all doesn't so horrible. Punching a guy just because he annoys him? Classic Domyoji from the start of the drama...I just don't know, I get a different vibe from the jerk in BL. He seems really malicious and spoiled, more so than other assholes I've encountered in a dramas. Maybe it's the circumstances surrounding the whole thing...The characters seem more real and so their losses seem more tragic too. And so when a jerk like that comes around, he too comes off a lot more vicious and disgusting. I think that Handan (especially the Japanese one) was fairytale-y so it was easier to tolerate Domyoji's ruthlessness. But I see what you are saying...If they don't mess up his development, the romance will be delicious!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I first saw the Hanadan anime, before anything else, and seriously, had epic rants.

Here is a sample:

http://dangermousie.livejournal.com/309593.html

I hated both Domyouji and Rui and I love both now. LOLOLOL. If anybody told me I'd love Domyouji, I'd have thought they were insane.

I get you on the "more realistic" thing - that usually grabs me more, too.

[your-insomnia.livejournal.com]

Lol @ your rant.

The thing is though I never hated Domyouji too much, not even in the Korean version. But I loath the guy in BL. I bet you are really curious about him now =)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup, I definitely am :)

[vierran45.livejournal.com]

stormy_team is still subbing the drama, but they nowadays release their subs only in their LJ community due to the streaming thing. You have to fill out a membership application here before you get in.

Who knows, arashi.vox might have real life issues that make her late? Fansubbing is very much based on the subbers life schedules, after all :).

Edit: Oh, and B&W is EXCELLENT! The ending to episode 12 literally had me screaming out loud. I'm very much looking forward to the next episodes.

They are doing a wonderful job of building up tension without really revealing that much. All the hinting and not revealing is doing a wonderful job of addicting it's viewers :D.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I joined the comm (or applied, at any rate). We'll see how it goes. I definitely should have taken Japanese instead of Welsh in college.

12 was so good! Also, it's pretty obvious Chen Lin didn't blow up but I am also wondering if she somehow made it back to Zai Tian's roof because in the preview we see him go out with a gun out there as if someone had arrived unannounced.

I mean, we need to have this scene from the trailer sometime:



No way they are siblings. I can't see TPTB having them make out repeatedly and then turn out to be sibs.

[vierran45.livejournal.com]

Yeah, NO WAY they are siblings! I think the writers are just messing with us :P. Just like with the explosion at the end of ep. 12. Even though it looked shocking, I don't believe Chen Lin got hurt hurt at all.

I definitely should have taken Japanese instead of Welsh in college.
I so agree with this feeling. Maybe I should have attended to my healf-hearted language studies a bit more when I was still in the university :P.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

The sibling thing would be totally ridiculous. The only thing I've ever seen where siblings actually had make-outs was the Matsujun incest movie and that was labeled as such. So yeah, no way at all.

[vierran45.livejournal.com]

This Summer is turning excellent drama-wise. In addition to the Takki/Nishikido Ryo drama, it looks like there is going to be a new Yamapi drama (basketball something) and a new Nagase drama (as a comedic superspy!) as well!!! I'm so excited!

[astrothsknot.livejournal.com]

What are you and Mr Mousie calling yourselves? Babies try for that first, "mama, papa, dada" are the easiest things to say at first and parents want to hear Mummy/Daddy first.

Swallow the Sun looks and sounds like a boyband

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I call myself Mama (it's Russian). Mr. Mousie calls himself the American term "Daddy". I refer to him as Papa though (Russian :D)

I bet the first words will be either that, her name (which I use a lot when I talk to her), "da" (yes in Russian) which I also use a lot, or "lapa" (a Russian endearment I use a lot).

Though who knows. My first word was "lampa" (lamp) and I doubt my parents used it a lot - seeing her fixation with lights, that might be her first word too :)

We speak two languages in the house and sometimes I play Mandarin/Hindi/Korean/Japanese language things without headphones so she might be a rather confused munchkin.

[astrothsknot.livejournal.com]

Maybe you were trying for lapa. Both Lampa and lapa would be very easy for a baby to say. Oddly enough, the only Russian from school I can recall is "turn off the light."

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Heee. Lapa wasn't an endearment my Mom used so...:) But who knows. The ones she does use for me would be very very hard for a baby. "mp" is a bit hard even for a Russian baby though, I'd think, but am not a speech person.

[kikintae.livejournal.com]

you can also download smile sub at
http://community.livejournal.com/ourhour/
but you have to join.
it getting good and depress, angst all together and i addict to it. i totally in for hana and bito. they so cute, i haven't been in otp obsess since hyd.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I found it there. So excited and plan to watch soon.

Smile really is so very good!

[uisceros.livejournal.com]

I love those photos of TOP! They're so bizarre and angsty. And weirdly smokey. I'm actually really excited to see that movie/drama/whatever it is... But then, I'm a Big Bang fangirl, so whatever.
Though I must say, I like Seung Ri's pictures better because they're about 10 times more ridiculous.

I'm super excited for IRIS too! TOP as a curly haired, green suit wearing assassin!
(Btw, I think "TOP" is an improvement over his old stage name "Tempo"... Oh Koreans and their fabulously odd stage and band names!)

I love yellow jacket man too!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

His name was Tempo? LOLOL. :)

[ambergold.livejournal.com]

TOP!!! YOON KYE SANG!! MM. My daily shot of mancandy to the heart is compete:) I love TOP, actually(I'm a huge Big Bang fan) so I'm really excited, and wow, that picture...I confess I wasn't expecting him to actually be hot int he drama since he vacillates between oddly ugly and smokingly sexy in RL imo, but looks like they've managed to pull off the latter in the drama so SQUEEE!! And one can never get too much Yoon Kye Sang.

[ambergold.livejournal.com]

ps. I very very very rarely find bad guys sexy, with the rare exception of Edward Norton as he's sexy in EVERYTHING, but I might have to make an exception here..

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I really really love YKS so am very excited he is in another drama

[sodahands.livejournal.com]

After watching the teasers on your post for Brilliant Legacy I started the first ep and it's fairly typical but weirdly addicting. I went and watched all the available eps in a day and it's really fun. But the hero is such a major asshat. All the things he does to the heroine and other people who are "beneath him" I expected but in ep 3 (I think) he did something I found incredibly horrible (and that's coming from someone who still defended Jun Pyo after all the crap he pulled in the second half of the drama). I don't know if it's just me or something but I just found what he did so awful. I'm not sure how they're going to redeem him but I can't wait to see the adorable heroine beat the snobbery and sense of entitlement out of him.

OTOH I love the secondary guy. He's actually kind of Ji Hoo-ish but I'm really liking him. But that might also have something to do with the heroine who doesn't sit around and mope and take advantage of the other guy's niceness and tells him time and time again that she can take care of herself and she does. And I don't find him all stoic and boring.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

BL is pretty entertaining - I just started.

And I don't find him all stoic and boring.

I think you are just enamoured of his sexy sexy hair :)

[village.livejournal.com]

You don't know how much I am laughing at the guy in the yellow blazer and burnt red scarf. It's like, everyone called each other about they were going to wear that day but forgot to call him.

Oooh, what is this Triple you speak of!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Triple is an upcoming drama with YKS, Lee Seon Gyun, Lee Jung Jae as male leads and a bunch of actresses I am unfamiliar with as female leads. It's by PD of Coffee Prince and has advertisers and figure skaters.

[moth5dream.livejournal.com]

Lee Seung Gi and TOP in one post. I am a happy girl! XD

Yeah, TOP's original name was Tempo, which I think was better. I don't know if you know Se7en, but he had something to do with the name. I guess TOP is shortened from Tempo...it's just weird, but I don't mind. I still am trying to finish the other drama he (TOP) was in (I Am Sam), but I haven't got back to it yet.

Have you seen My Sister-in-Law Is 19 ? I have that on my list to watch, and am wondering if it's good or not.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Se7en is the oddest name, too :)

MSILI19 is cute - not amazing but cute.