Bullying or fandom astonishes me yet again.

(Yes, still about Hanadan. No, I don't want to stop).

I have seen some people complain that the Korean version tamed down the bullying a lot which makes it impossible to understand why Jandi hates Joon Pyo so. WHAT? Clearly these people are not on the same planet I am.

Let's see. If there was a guy who I saw bullying and humiliating people for the sheer pleasure of it and making others join in (and some of such bullying resulted in a guy being literally almost beaten to death and trying to jump off the roof as other students egged him on).

If that guy ordered me to lick his shoes, and he was not joking either. If he declared a bullying open season on me which resulted in people throwing eggs at me, caking me in flower, stealing my school books and defacing my desk as well as the pool I swam in, not to mention posting about what a slut I am on line and all over the school.

Oh, and did I mention that to curry favor with him, three guys almost gang-raped me, and would have succeeded except they got interrupted (even if he got pissed at them for it, Jandi doesn't know it, and more importantly, when he gave people carte blanche to do whatever it takes to humiliate her, he is responsible for the outcome).

Yeah, I think I would hate his guts and probably dream of decapitating him. Seriously, what planet do people live on? Now, I grow to love his character but that is because we get to know more about him and also because he grows up and also proves worthy of trust. Not because "oh well, how can the heroine not like him right away, he didn't break her legs" mentality.

Also, I finished ep 2 of Korean Hanadan, and oh, oh SUCH LOVE. Whether it's Joon Pyo being honestly puzzled by the fact that Jandi says that there is something money can't buy, his eager anticipation to see her on the school trip (which turns to irritability and then the hilarious boat scene. Hint: not the way to win her over), Shizuka's gorgeousness, Rui giving Jandi his shoes (she is getting quite a Rui clothes collection here), the awesome rugby/shower scene, JoonPyo beginning to realize she might like Rui and not him, the nosebleed thing, Soujiro and Akira being so amused and the only sane ones really, and (so delicious), JoonPyo literally dropping his plate when he sees Jandi in Shizuka's evening gown at the party (I love that earlier he was going over to help her, but Rui beat him to it). Jandi is such a darling but I confess my heart belongs to JoonPyo, because Lee Min Ho plays him with such a pitch-perfect mix of dorkiness and intensity.

GUH. I want eps 3 and 4 right NOW!

I will capsecond half of ep 2 later, but for now:



I love how he is trying to be kind but doesn't really know how.

Bullying or fandom astonishes me yet again.

(Yes, still about Hanadan. No, I don't want to stop).

I have seen some people complain that the Korean version tamed down the bullying a lot which makes it impossible to understand why Jandi hates Joon Pyo so. WHAT? Clearly these people are not on the same planet I am.

Let's see. If there was a guy who I saw bullying and humiliating people for the sheer pleasure of it and making others join in (and some of such bullying resulted in a guy being literally almost beaten to death and trying to jump off the roof as other students egged him on).

If that guy ordered me to lick his shoes, and he was not joking either. If he declared a bullying open season on me which resulted in people throwing eggs at me, caking me in flower, stealing my school books and defacing my desk as well as the pool I swam in, not to mention posting about what a slut I am on line and all over the school.

Oh, and did I mention that to curry favor with him, three guys almost gang-raped me, and would have succeeded except they got interrupted (even if he got pissed at them for it, Jandi doesn't know it, and more importantly, when he gave people carte blanche to do whatever it takes to humiliate her, he is responsible for the outcome).

Yeah, I think I would hate his guts and probably dream of decapitating him. Seriously, what planet do people live on? Now, I grow to love his character but that is because we get to know more about him and also because he grows up and also proves worthy of trust. Not because "oh well, how can the heroine not like him right away, he didn't break her legs" mentality.

Also, I finished ep 2 of Korean Hanadan, and oh, oh SUCH LOVE. Whether it's Joon Pyo being honestly puzzled by the fact that Jandi says that there is something money can't buy, his eager anticipation to see her on the school trip (which turns to irritability and then the hilarious boat scene. Hint: not the way to win her over), Shizuka's gorgeousness, Rui giving Jandi his shoes (she is getting quite a Rui clothes collection here), the awesome rugby/shower scene, JoonPyo beginning to realize she might like Rui and not him, the nosebleed thing, Soujiro and Akira being so amused and the only sane ones really, and (so delicious), JoonPyo literally dropping his plate when he sees Jandi in Shizuka's evening gown at the party (I love that earlier he was going over to help her, but Rui beat him to it). Jandi is such a darling but I confess my heart belongs to JoonPyo, because Lee Min Ho plays him with such a pitch-perfect mix of dorkiness and intensity.

GUH. I want eps 3 and 4 right NOW!

I will capsecond half of ep 2 later, but for now:



I love how he is trying to be kind but doesn't really know how.

Bullying or fandom astonishes me yet again.

(Yes, still about Hanadan. No, I don't want to stop).

I have seen some people complain that the Korean version tamed down the bullying a lot which makes it impossible to understand why Jandi hates Joon Pyo so. WHAT? Clearly these people are not on the same planet I am.

Let's see. If there was a guy who I saw bullying and humiliating people for the sheer pleasure of it and making others join in (and some of such bullying resulted in a guy being literally almost beaten to death and trying to jump off the roof as other students egged him on).

If that guy ordered me to lick his shoes, and he was not joking either. If he declared a bullying open season on me which resulted in people throwing eggs at me, caking me in flower, stealing my school books and defacing my desk as well as the pool I swam in, not to mention posting about what a slut I am on line and all over the school.

Oh, and did I mention that to curry favor with him, three guys almost gang-raped me, and would have succeeded except they got interrupted (even if he got pissed at them for it, Jandi doesn't know it, and more importantly, when he gave people carte blanche to do whatever it takes to humiliate her, he is responsible for the outcome).

Yeah, I think I would hate his guts and probably dream of decapitating him. Seriously, what planet do people live on? Now, I grow to love his character but that is because we get to know more about him and also because he grows up and also proves worthy of trust. Not because "oh well, how can the heroine not like him right away, he didn't break her legs" mentality.

Also, I finished ep 2 of Korean Hanadan, and oh, oh SUCH LOVE. Whether it's Joon Pyo being honestly puzzled by the fact that Jandi says that there is something money can't buy, his eager anticipation to see her on the school trip (which turns to irritability and then the hilarious boat scene. Hint: not the way to win her over), Shizuka's gorgeousness, Rui giving Jandi his shoes (she is getting quite a Rui clothes collection here), the awesome rugby/shower scene, JoonPyo beginning to realize she might like Rui and not him, the nosebleed thing, Soujiro and Akira being so amused and the only sane ones really, and (so delicious), JoonPyo literally dropping his plate when he sees Jandi in Shizuka's evening gown at the party (I love that earlier he was going over to help her, but Rui beat him to it). Jandi is such a darling but I confess my heart belongs to JoonPyo, because Lee Min Ho plays him with such a pitch-perfect mix of dorkiness and intensity.

GUH. I want eps 3 and 4 right NOW!

I will capsecond half of ep 2 later, but for now:



I love how he is trying to be kind but doesn't really know how.

Korean Hanadan ep 2 comments and caps, part 2 of 2

This image for the preview for ep 3 cracks me up:



So, to continue with the second half of ep 2 thoughts and comments, i.e. more wackiness and awesomeness.

( Thoughs and caps )

Korean Hanadan ep 2 comments and caps, part 2 of 2

This image for the preview for ep 3 cracks me up:



So, to continue with the second half of ep 2 thoughts and comments, i.e. more wackiness and awesomeness.

( Thoughs and caps )

Korean Hanadan ep 2 comments and caps, part 2 of 2

This image for the preview for ep 3 cracks me up:



So, to continue with the second half of ep 2 thoughts and comments, i.e. more wackiness and awesomeness.

( Thoughs and caps )

Still obsessed with Hanadan

1. People at soompi are complaining it's unrealistic that Joon Pyo fell for Jandi after she kicked him in the head. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Really? A manga-based story about a plucky and plain poor girl getting the richest guy in the country to fall madly for her (as well as a whole other bunch of rich people after her), with amnesia, doppelgangers, teen pageants, kidnapping etc is unrealistic? Naaaaaaah. Nevah!

2. darkeyedwolf (and other Rui admirers): apparently he gets to make out with Shizuka next week :)

3. Yeah, only Joon Pyo would shower in front of a mirror. How else to better admire his own perfection?



4. I know booknerd14 already posted this, but eeeee! First date scene!



( A few more promo pics )

Still obsessed with Hanadan

1. People at soompi are complaining it's unrealistic that Joon Pyo fell for Jandi after she kicked him in the head. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Really? A manga-based story about a plucky and plain poor girl getting the richest guy in the country to fall madly for her (as well as a whole other bunch of rich people after her), with amnesia, doppelgangers, teen pageants, kidnapping etc is unrealistic? Naaaaaaah. Nevah!

2. darkeyedwolf (and other Rui admirers): apparently he gets to make out with Shizuka next week :)

3. Yeah, only Joon Pyo would shower in front of a mirror. How else to better admire his own perfection?



4. I know booknerd14 already posted this, but eeeee! First date scene!



( A few more promo pics )

Still obsessed with Hanadan

1. People at soompi are complaining it's unrealistic that Joon Pyo fell for Jandi after she kicked him in the head. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Really? A manga-based story about a plucky and plain poor girl getting the richest guy in the country to fall madly for her (as well as a whole other bunch of rich people after her), with amnesia, doppelgangers, teen pageants, kidnapping etc is unrealistic? Naaaaaaah. Nevah!

2. darkeyedwolf (and other Rui admirers): apparently he gets to make out with Shizuka next week :)

3. Yeah, only Joon Pyo would shower in front of a mirror. How else to better admire his own perfection?



4. I know booknerd14 already posted this, but eeeee! First date scene!



( A few more promo pics )

Fashion disaster of the day (i.e. "My eyes! My eyes!")

My girlcrush on Shin Min Ah is gigantic but what she is wearing here is making me blind in about 10 different ways. Also, I think Joo Ji Hoon is, arguably, the most gorgeous Korean actor I've ever seen, but you would be never able to tell it from his look here, from the horrific hair (did he audition for the lead role in Hana Yori Dango?) to the horrifying outfit. My God! Were they dressed by blind people?

This said, I am so excited about their upcoming movie Kitchen (the photo is from a press event for it) because I adored and shipped them together so ridiculously much in Mawang (still my second-favorite drama of all time) and hopefully this time they will get to do more than to touch fingers.

Here they are in Mawang (aka The Devil):



Now, this is what they ought to look/dress like. Thank you. Minus the "messed-up woobie killer" and "psychic librarian" part.

Fashion disaster of the day (i.e. "My eyes! My eyes!")

My girlcrush on Shin Min Ah is gigantic but what she is wearing here is making me blind in about 10 different ways. Also, I think Joo Ji Hoon is, arguably, the most gorgeous Korean actor I've ever seen, but you would be never able to tell it from his look here, from the horrific hair (did he audition for the lead role in Hana Yori Dango?) to the horrifying outfit. My God! Were they dressed by blind people?

This said, I am so excited about their upcoming movie Kitchen (the photo is from a press event for it) because I adored and shipped them together so ridiculously much in Mawang (still my second-favorite drama of all time) and hopefully this time they will get to do more than to touch fingers.

Here they are in Mawang (aka The Devil):



Now, this is what they ought to look/dress like. Thank you. Minus the "messed-up woobie killer" and "psychic librarian" part.

Fashion disaster of the day (i.e. "My eyes! My eyes!")

My girlcrush on Shin Min Ah is gigantic but what she is wearing here is making me blind in about 10 different ways. Also, I think Joo Ji Hoon is, arguably, the most gorgeous Korean actor I've ever seen, but you would be never able to tell it from his look here, from the horrific hair (did he audition for the lead role in Hana Yori Dango?) to the horrifying outfit. My God! Were they dressed by blind people?

This said, I am so excited about their upcoming movie Kitchen (the photo is from a press event for it) because I adored and shipped them together so ridiculously much in Mawang (still my second-favorite drama of all time) and hopefully this time they will get to do more than to touch fingers.

Here they are in Mawang (aka The Devil):



Now, this is what they ought to look/dress like. Thank you. Minus the "messed-up woobie killer" and "psychic librarian" part.

Dangermousie's Top 25 Kdramas list: new and improved

I have decided that it was about time for me to update and expand my favorite kdrama primer yet again (which I first did some months ago). Not only were there a bunch of kdramas I wanted to add to the list, but I wanted to rearrange the order of some of the dramas on the list already (except for the first three or so, the placement of the other ones within the rankings is fluid and moves based on my mood) and very much expand it.

So behind the cut are 25 of my favorite kdramas, with summaries, reasons why, pics and vids. I have tried to keep it as unspoilery as possible.

No kdrama I have not finished is on the list because I want to have seen the complete drama before evaluating the fave status. Also, I watch a lot of dramas, but I have hardly seen all or most kdrama out there, and there are some very famous ones I have never seen. I am always open to recs and am always looking for said recs.

Now, without too much further verbosity, Dangermousie's 25 favorite kdramas list, new and improved.

( Lengthy post here )

Dangermousie's Top 25 Kdramas list: new and improved

I have decided that it was about time for me to update and expand my favorite kdrama primer yet again (which I first did some months ago). Not only were there a bunch of kdramas I wanted to add to the list, but I wanted to rearrange the order of some of the dramas on the list already (except for the first three or so, the placement of the other ones within the rankings is fluid and moves based on my mood) and very much expand it.

So behind the cut are 25 of my favorite kdramas, with summaries, reasons why, pics and vids. I have tried to keep it as unspoilery as possible.

No kdrama I have not finished is on the list because I want to have seen the complete drama before evaluating the fave status. Also, I watch a lot of dramas, but I have hardly seen all or most kdrama out there, and there are some very famous ones I have never seen. I am always open to recs and am always looking for said recs.

Now, without too much further verbosity, Dangermousie's 25 favorite kdramas list, new and improved.

( Lengthy post here )

Dangermousie's Top 25 Kdramas list: new and improved

I have decided that it was about time for me to update and expand my favorite kdrama primer yet again (which I first did some months ago). Not only were there a bunch of kdramas I wanted to add to the list, but I wanted to rearrange the order of some of the dramas on the list already (except for the first three or so, the placement of the other ones within the rankings is fluid and moves based on my mood) and very much expand it.

So behind the cut are 25 of my favorite kdramas, with summaries, reasons why, pics and vids. I have tried to keep it as unspoilery as possible.

No kdrama I have not finished is on the list because I want to have seen the complete drama before evaluating the fave status. Also, I watch a lot of dramas, but I have hardly seen all or most kdrama out there, and there are some very famous ones I have never seen. I am always open to recs and am always looking for said recs.

Now, without too much further verbosity, Dangermousie's 25 favorite kdramas list, new and improved.

( Lengthy post here )