tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330096222012-02-16T18:42:51.603+09:00This is a place where I share my personal views on the latest movie, drama, or album that I encounter. They are mostly media which come from the Asian region.Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-42992385810637990412010-06-27T23:46:00.002+09:002010-06-27T23:51:11.474+09:00

Ok, I know it's a bit late to react already as the last episode had been televised months before.  I just actually finished watching the last episode this weekend.  And it feels so sad knowing that that is the last of the Heroes episode that I will be watching.  As we would say in Japan, 残念。 I remembered the first time I watched the first season.  I was so hooked up with the series that I

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Year:2009 Country: US Genre: Action, Romance Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal Gemma Arterton Short Synopsis An orphan boy named Dastan who was adopted by the noble king of Persia and became one of his princes. One day, the Persian empire invaded the nearby city called Alamut and discovered a rare dagger that makes a person turn back time. The said dagger was protected by Alamut's princess named

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-13931646399744163392010-03-15T11:47:00.003+09:002010-03-15T13:12:26.563+09:00

Year:2006 Country: South Korea Genre: Romance,Coming Of Age Starring: Taegu Andy Kang Bokja Kim Short Synopsis This is a story about the relationship of a newly immigrated Korean girl,Aimie, and her best and only friend Tran, how both tries to maintain a buddy-buddy relationship despite having obvious feelings for each other. On the side, it also deals with Aimie and her relationship with her

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Year:2007 Country: South Korea Genre: Drama, Comedy, Family Starring: Jeong Jin-Yeong Oh Jung Kwan Short Synopsis: This is a story about a mentally retarded elementary school boy named Dong Gu (with IQ only 60) who tries to go to school because of his love of the water pitcher. Slow in the mind but purely innocent, he puts a smile in his face despite being ridiculed by fellow classmates and

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Year: 2008 Country: Philippines Genre: Drama Starring: Gina Pareno Jaclyn Jose Julio Diaz Short Synopsis Set in a rundown adult theater house somewhere in Pampanga, this tells the story of a family who runs the business and the individual hardships they had in their lives.  Nanay Flor (played by Gina Parreno) is the matriarch of the said movie house, where her entire family from Nayda, her

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Year:2008 Country: USA Genre: Romance, Fantasy Staring: Robert Pattinson Kristen Stewart Short Synopsis A novel-based fantasy movie, this is about a normal teenager named Isabella Swan (or Bella for short) who moved to a rainy small town in Washington called Forbes to live with his father, Charlie. On her first day in school, she met an unusual group of gorgeous looking high school students

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Year:2006 Country: South Korea Genre: Romance, Comedy, Surreal Staring: Rain Im Su-Jeong Short Synopsis This is a story about a girl named Young-goon who was hospitalized when she inserted a wired in her blood vessels and plugged it in the electrical outlet, thinking that that could recharged her as she thinks herself as a cyborg. She was then admitted into a mental asylum and there she meets

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Year: 2008 Country: Japan Genre: Death, Drama Staring: Masahiro Motoki Ryoko Hirosue Tsutomu Yamazaki Short Synopsis Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) used to be in a professional orchestra playing cello until it disbanded only 4 months after he got in. He proposed to his wife, Mika, that he wants to go back to his hometown in Yamagata prefecture and live in the cafe apartment his mother used

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Sub-title: What Girls Are Made Of Year: 2006 Country: Japan Genre: Romance, Drama, Coming of Age Starring: Yagira Yuya Erika Sawajiri Natsuki Mari Short Synopsis This coming of age movie sets in Fussa, a Tokyo suburb with an American feel, stars Yagira Yuya (from Nobody Knows) as Shiro, a 17 year old boy who has just graduated senior high school but decided to work in a gasoline station instead

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Year: 2005 Country: Japan Genre: Romance, Drama, Incest Short Synopsis (Though the main plot is the same, the way the story revolved around this version is quite different from the movie, so I'll still post this one) Yori and Iku are fraternal twins who were very close during their childhood but that changed as they grow older because Yori became more distant to Iku. Yori is secretly in love

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-29531201484961309232009-10-20T15:52:00.007+09:002009-10-21T16:16:17.768+09:00

English Title: I Love My Little Sister Aka: My Sister, My Love Year: 2007 Country: Japan Genre: Romance, Drama, Incest Starring: Jun Matsumoto Nana Eikura Short Synopsis This is a story about fraternal twins, the older Yori (Jun Matsumoto) and younger Iku (Nana Eikura). The twins were close as children but Yori began to be distance as they grew up. Yori is actually in love with his sister

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Year:2008 Country:South Korea Genre: Western, Adventure Starring: Song Kang-ho as the Weird Lee Byung-hun as the Bad Jung Woo-sung as the Good Short Synopsis Set in the early 1900s, this is a story about a certain map, which presumed to point to a big treasure of the Qing Dynasty. The Bad, played by Lee Byung-hun, was tasked to get the map from a certain Japanese named Kanemaru, who is

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-35636376393163327642009-10-02T21:59:00.001+09:002009-10-20T16:10:46.838+09:00

New video from my favorite techno-jazz band Clazziquai!! Yehey!! This is from their new album, Mucho Punk. I hope they visit Japan soon to promote!!! I'll definitely go!!!

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Aka: The Worse Man In My LifeYear: 2007Country: South KoreaGenre: Romance, ComedyStarring:Jung-ah Yum Jae-hun Tak Short SynopsisJu-eyon and Seong-tae are friends for almost 10 years since college. Their friends often tease then about marrying each other, but both would just laugh it off. One day, the 2 being drunk, ended up sleeping with each other. After two occasion of accidental one night

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Year: 2009Country: South KoreaGenre: Action, Comedy, RomanceStarring:Kim Ha-NeulKang Ji-hwanShort SynopsisSu-ji (Kim Ha-Neul) is a undercover agent who has been on the job for 6 years. She had to lie to her boyfriend, Jae-joon, regarding the job, thereby making several excuses during her mission trips. Getting tired of her unusual excuses, he leaves her for Canada. 3 years later they meet

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Year: 2008Country: South KoreaGenre: Romance, DramaStarring:Jang Geun-sukCha Ye-ryeonJeong Ui-cheolShort SynopsisThe story of this film is based on a Korean internet novel with the same title which stars Jang Geun-suk, Cha Ye-ryeon, and Jeong Ui-cheol. Jeong-won (Cha Ye-ryeon) while in a dragonsuit met Eun-gyu (Jang Geun-suk) in an amusement part where she is doing her part-time work. Eun-gyu

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Year: 2008Country: South KoreaGenre: Comedy, Mystery, Gay romance Starring:Joo Ji Hoon Kim Jae Wook Short SynopsisKim Jin Hyeok (Joo Ji Hoon) plays a rice young man who quit his job to build a sweet shop called Antique. For him being a hater of sweet stuff, it was weird of him to build this kind of shop. He hires a renowned patissier named Min Seon Woo (Kim Jae Wook) who coincidentally was his

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Wow! It's been a while since I wrote in this blog. It had been warm outside lately, and I lost my time to watch some movies.. err.. excuses I know.. hahaha..This weekend was one of the weekends where I really stayed home.. and forget the outside world (well, it was rainy anyway to go out.. ) Rain, my lappy, and music is the best companion for me in a weekend where I don't have to do anything

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Year: 2008Country: South KoreaGenre: Romance, ComedyStaring:Kim Joo-hyukSon Ye-jinShort SynopsisDeok-hoon meets In-ah, a freelance programmer working at the company he is working at, on a subway. The two happens to be soccer fans that has gotten them close. They eventually went out, however, due to In-ah's too carefree life, Deok-hoon decided to ask her to marry him thinking it will stop In-ah

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Year: 2007 Country: US Genre: Romance Staring: Norah Jones Jude Law Natalie Portman David Strathairn Rachel Weisz Short Synopsis It tells a story about a girl named Elizabeth, who just went into a painful break-up with a boyfriend who cheated on her. She goes to the cafe her boyfriend used to go which was tended by an English emigrant named Jerome. She goes there every night, eating the

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Year: 2007Country: USGenre: Fantasy, Adventure, RomanceStarring:Charlie CoxClaire DanesRobert De NiroMichelle PfeifferShort SynopsisTristan Thorn is a shy young boy who is a resident of a town which is called The Wall. He is in love with a girl named Victoria, who is known to be the most beautiful girl in town. One night, when both were enjoying a glass of champagne, they saw a falling star.

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Year: 1998-1999 Country: Argentina Genre: Romantic Comedy drama Stars: Natalia Oreiro Facundo Arana Short Synopsis This is a story about a girl named Milagros who grew up in an orphanage after her mother died while giving birth. The head priest calls her Cholito, after a famous Argentinian soccer player of the 60s, because of her dedication to the sport. When she turned 18 and is not allowed

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Year: 2007Country: South KoreaGenre: Romance/Comedy/DramaStars: Lee Mi-yeon Lee Tae-ran MarcoShort SynopsisThis is a story of two women who are of different careers and different perception on love but are best of friends. Jeong-wan (played by Lee Mi-yeon) is an independent career woman who doesn't believe in marriages and thinks that sex is the way to a relationship. Her friend Hee-soo (

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This valentine weekend, while everyone have been lofting around restaurants and motels, I was at home watching movies and enjoying myself. To my surprise, I chose 3 very beautiful movies that is worth mentioning.So for this entry, I'll be writing 3 review on these amazing movies.Movie 1:Fireflies, River of the Light (japanese title: 蛍の星 hotaru no hoshi)Year: 2003Country: JapanGenre: Drama/

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-50543032243039206422009-02-04T15:44:00.003+09:002009-10-20T16:15:02.776+09:00

Country:KoreaEpisodes:16Year:2006Stars:Oh Man Seuk - Jang Taek GiYoo Eun Hye - Lee Ji HyunMy latest drama addiction is a South Korean drama entitled "The Vineyard Man". Having a strong judgment on the drama based on its lead characters (if they are good looking or not), this drama didn't attract me at first. However, it grew on me after some episodes.It tells a story about a farmer with a

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-324861963769718182008-11-25T16:04:00.004+09:002009-10-20T16:15:31.292+09:00

Year:1994 Genre:Romance, Action Staring: Takeshi kaneshiro Brigitte Lin Tony Leung Faye Wong This is my second Wong Kar-wai film after 2046. It was recommended by a friend while asking around regarding 2046. I read that this is Wong's most famous film and you can see how unique his style is. I would probably guess that the director of 2046 and Chungking Express are the same by just looking at

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-35407570330813674552008-11-19T18:02:00.001+09:002009-10-20T16:14:14.406+09:00

Year released: 2004Genre: DramaStars: Issei Ogata, Rie MiyazawaI got interested at this film due to the fact that the story was written by Haruki Murakami, my favorite author. It was included in the book that I am currently reading, which is a collection of his short stories. Among that batch, I like this story the best. That is why when I learned that it was put into a movie.. I looked

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Year released: 2004Genre: DramaStars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (SMAP), Miki Nakatani, Lee Jun Ki, Joo Eun JiBeing a fan of artistic films, I was glad to have a copy of this masterpiece. This was shot in monochrome (not B&W as opposed to the reviews over the net) in Russia during an unknown year. The first time you'll watch this will give you a little confusion. Is this a Korean film or a Japanese

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-14516017383703675432008-11-04T11:11:00.001+09:002008-11-04T11:11:56.659+09:00

There is one thing that I hate whenever I watch dramas. It's how I become so attached to it that my way of thinking, my outlook in life, and my goals changed dramatically after watching a drama. The feeling is great..but depressing because you end up wanting something, which is not within your reach and is not entirely practical to have. Watching dramas made me want to just curl up in the bed,

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-87356819686273947072008-09-26T23:46:00.000+09:002009-10-20T16:17:24.858+09:00

An hour hasn't even passed since I watched Heroes' season 3 premier episode.  I was expecting more emotion out of me... but it seems like there was something lacking.  Was it because of too much excitement?  Was I expect too much from it?  Was the premier episodes actually bad?  I really don't know.When I first watched the first season of Heroes, the feeling was never like this.  Back then, it

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Starring: Yui Aragaki Haruma Miura Year: 2007 --------------------------------- I'm going to write this while it is still fresh in my mind. I finished watching the movie not just an hour ago. I have different opinions about this film but generally, I can rate this movie as one of the most unforgettable ones that I had watched for this year. Little synopsis If you have watched Sekai no

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-29663143790496225872008-07-17T12:12:00.003+09:002009-10-20T16:14:14.407+09:00

Starring cast:Hayato Ichihara Juri UenoYu AoiWakana SakaiAmi SuzukiShoko AidaI told myself to write about a film that I recently watched that had made an impact on me as fresh as it is on my mind. Yesterday, during my first internet-abstinence day, I decided to play one movie from my collection out of boredom. I had flipped on 3 videos before reaching this one. At first, I didn't plan on

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-34592247006865621152007-04-16T01:56:00.000+09:002009-10-20T16:15:02.776+09:00

I'm again putting this part of my blog into life..And my korean addiction into life as well..I've been in struggle with a very dreadful addiction, and now I found out an anti for that addiction.. well, the drawback is.. I am loosing my normal life again...hay.. Anyway, that is not what I am here for.. -------------About the dramaI really don't want to go into formalities in explaining what this

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Hmm.. no reviews as of this moment.. maybe some latest on my 'drama' watching. I am listing all the dramas I've finished as of this date for my future reference when I'm ready to review them.-My Little Chef-Konna Koi No Hanashi (inc.. but can't find the remaining eps)-Kimi Wa Petto (a rerun for me)-Goong-Ruler of your own world (watched only the 3 last episodes.. if they'll do a rerun I'll watch

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-1157552088270116542006-09-06T22:39:00.000+09:002009-10-20T16:16:45.050+09:00

I just recently finished "Blackjack ni Yoroshiku" or more commonly known as "Hello Black Jack". Here's the complete details on this drama in d-addicts wiki.hereThe story revolves around newly graduated medical doctor, Eijiro, played by Tsumabuki Satoshi. The episodes were grouped together according to the round's Eijiro is assigned to in the university hospital. I personally liked the entire

Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10924988531111512003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33009622.post-1156778414658865202006-08-28T23:58:00.000+09:002009-10-20T16:17:09.524+09:00

I don't feel like putting up a short summary so I'm just posting d-addicts' wiki for the Which Planet Are You From synopsis. Click hereThanks to my Palm T3, I was able to finish the remaining episodes I've missed ever since YouTube imposed strict rule on the videos published. This story for me is light, and it's a good break from tear jerker dramas. Jung Ryu Won really did a great job in this

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I can't believe I'm already starting my second post.. haha...Maybe because I got too much time in my hands.. there's no work tomorrow anyway =PI already finished watching Densha Otoko while laying in the bed with my Palm T3, where I was watching Densha Otoko. I was already told by my cousin about this drama before. It strike me an interested but I forgot all along until I got my own DSL and

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Classical + Jazz + Groove = ClazziquaiThat is how often Clazziquai's music is described. It's a mixture of classical music, jazz, and groove. Their music ranges from the extreme mellow jazz to the groove dance music. Their Canadian influence had made them marketable overseas with the English lyrics executed with no trace of any of their Korean roots. Although I haven't gotten myself one of their

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Well well.. this is the first junior of my primer blog, the sad world blog. I hope I would be able to update this as frequent as my personal blog. I plan to hold a review of all the dramas I'm currently watching. I won't just be writing reviews of all the dramas I've watched, I'll also be reviewing some of my current music discoveries..Ja, ikimashou!

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