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dangermousieI think I found my cracky, fluffy drama of the season - the Taiwanese delight, Skip Beat.
SB revolves around Gong Xi (Ivy Chen), a sweet, optimistic young woman who has done everything for her boyfriend, the budding idol star Shang (Lee Donghae) - holding multiple jobs so he can live in style. But as the drama opens, she finds out that Shang has been only using her as a maid and has no feelings for her but is a horrible user. Gong Xi swears to get revenge on him by becoming a bigger star than Shang. And a new, determined, cynical Gong Xi is born. There is also He Lian (Choi Siwon), our male protagonist, who is Taiwan's top star and shares a past with Gong Xi.
I needed a light drama - after watching Padam Padam, Tree with Deep Roots, Me Too Flower, The Empress and What's Up - I needed something that wasn't bash-my-own-head-in depressing. And SB, which just aired its very entertaining first ep, fits the bill. Twdrama zany romcoms, especially when based on manga, always work for me.
The awesome Koala is recapping this and viki is subbing.
SB revolves around Gong Xi (Ivy Chen), a sweet, optimistic young woman who has done everything for her boyfriend, the budding idol star Shang (Lee Donghae) - holding multiple jobs so he can live in style. But as the drama opens, she finds out that Shang has been only using her as a maid and has no feelings for her but is a horrible user. Gong Xi swears to get revenge on him by becoming a bigger star than Shang. And a new, determined, cynical Gong Xi is born. There is also He Lian (Choi Siwon), our male protagonist, who is Taiwan's top star and shares a past with Gong Xi.
I needed a light drama - after watching Padam Padam, Tree with Deep Roots, Me Too Flower, The Empress and What's Up - I needed something that wasn't bash-my-own-head-in depressing. And SB, which just aired its very entertaining first ep, fits the bill. Twdrama zany romcoms, especially when based on manga, always work for me.
The awesome Koala is recapping this and viki is subbing.
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Date: 2011-12-20 02:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-20 04:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-22 08:40 am (UTC)Now I just wish Taiwan would adopt Korea's system of airing two episodes per week!
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Date: 2011-12-23 03:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-20 04:03 am (UTC)*bounces*
... that is, as soon as I finish my billionty Yuletide sign-ups.
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Date: 2011-12-20 04:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-20 08:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-21 01:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-21 05:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-22 12:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-20 09:43 am (UTC)Also, on a side note, it's so weird since the only other project I had seen of the actress was a wuxia adaptation of Gu Long's Meteor Butterfly Sword and her character was definitely NOT what she's acting here. It'll be a good change I think. I don't think that the drama will best my love of the manga though.
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Date: 2011-12-21 01:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-21 01:57 am (UTC)Also, need to re-read Skip Beat the manga since the drama is once a week so the wait for episodes is a lot longer...
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Date: 2011-12-20 12:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-21 01:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-20 02:42 pm (UTC)But after reading koala's rave about the first episode, I took a leap of faith.....and fell right into the bottomless pit!
I FFed through the last leg of episode one, where Gong Xi (what kind of name is that....sounds ridiculous in Chinese) threw away all fashion sense expected of a 21st century girl of her age. But, I left the episode craving for more! I am dropping Office Girl (getting draggy), but now I'm stuck with yet another 1-ep-per-week-drama. ARGHHHH
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Date: 2011-12-21 01:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-26 09:47 am (UTC)The dubbing isn't as bad as I expected! Then again, I was preparing for the worst...
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Date: 2011-12-26 10:29 pm (UTC)