kdrama - he's beautiful (rewatching 2nd time: ep 13)

Park's outfits in episode 13

 

impressions of episode 13
noob love
this can only happen cos of convent girl and clueless boy: he is happy to give her permission to like him, and she is happy to be his fan.

the girl is mine

cos the reporter turned up with the greenhouse photo, Mi Nam has to now play dual roles of the twins. Go Mi Nyu is her real name anyway :)

once again, hairpin = girl. Tae Kyung gives her the hairpin he picked up from her bag

Shin Woo concoots their "love story" out of the truth of past events. but instead of calling him "hyung" she has to practise calling him "oppa"


the question: first kiss. when? today.








pig rabbit joins the (fan) club

Tae Kyung ponders over fan loyalty and warns pig rabbit not to be fickle.

then he finds out Mi Nam just joined the fan club! after all, the nickname she uses is pig rabbit. duh!

Tae Kyung tests her out with a series of questions.
1) how much does she know about Tae Kyung? 7 (Tae Kyung was hoping 9)
2) how is Tae Kyung? 5 (Tae Kyung wants to smack his fan!)
3) 4
4) 7 (Tae Kyung now thinks 7 is a high score)
5) 2
so far, he is doing average of 5. lol
6) how much do you like Tae Kyung? 100!

she is rewarded with fan-meeting!

jang guen suk sings "fly me to the moon" in english! and park shin hye accompanies him!
  

home cooking
He Yi complain she never had a meal with Tae Kyung before, so she decided to change things.





list of criminal charges:
salt - Shin Woo
sugar - Jeremy
vinegar - Tae Kyung

then Mi Nam turns up and He Yi was saved. Jeremy became the scapegoat. After that, the boys made proper fried rice for everyone.

during the meal, He Yi noticed Shin Woo's attention over Mi Nam and followed him out to his car and saw his presents for Mi Nam. when the opportunity came, she forced Mi Nam to wear the shoes and carry the flowers in.

Shin Woo saw and stunned speechless. He Yi wants Shin Woo to say who he bought the presents for, but he couldnt. He could only ask Mi Nam to throw the presents away.

This was the last straw for Tae Kyung so he called it quits with He Yi. cos if He Yi exposes it, she wont be able to clear her part in it either.


dummies r us
Shin Woo was the sad one, but he ends up comforting Mi Nam!




Busan trip for 2
Tae Kyung has to redo the song and hates it, so he wants Mi Nam to keep him company. but Mi Nam needs to go Busan with Shin Woo today, to meet his parents! Manager Ma, Miss Wang and Jeremy are going too. They will only be back the following day, cos they are going to eat sea eel, and sightsee. Tae Kyung tries to bribe Mi Nam with sea eel in Seoul.

Manager Ma and Jeremy had another appointment, so it ended up just the 2 of them going to Busan. Another 'idea' from the manager.

Shin Woo has to go first, then Mi Nam change into girls clothes and join him.

Shin Woo asks if Mi Nam wants to convert their false relationship to real, since the ones they love cant love them back. Mi Nam has no response.

Shin Woo has started to like Mi Nam. If she can start to like him back, to join him on the plane.

Tae Kyung, in the meanwhile, has gone to the airport to catch his fan, but cannot find her. he is about to drive to Busan when they meet in the carpark.

he hugs her. and gives her a score of 100. i guess that is another step improvement from the man.

kdrama - he's beautiful (rewatching 2nd time: ep 12)

Park's outfits in episode 12

 

impressions of episode 12

after the kiss

after the kiss, Mi Nam breaks the mood by pressing her piggy nose, which makes Tae Kyung pissed off.

Tae Kyung takes off in shock, while Mi Nam is now in a daze, her star having exploded into a thousand pieces.

Mi Nam imagination goes wild:
Why did Tae Kyung kiss her?
Anger? No
Lust? No
Love? Lol, no.

He Yi goads Tae Kyung into saying "i dont think of Mi Nam as a girl" when she catches sight of Mi Nam in the background.

Tae Kyung is still pissed with piggy nose after the kiss = didnt affect Mi Nam

hurt by Tae Kyung's comments coming right after the kiss, Mi Nam goes to a dark corner to cry her heart out, leaving Shin Woo to pick up the pieces as usual.

but Shin Woo is angry with her, too tired to put her first anymore. he turns on the lights and then finds out Mi Nam has been crying and his anger melts away..

Shin Woo was gonna touch his gf's heart with flowers, gift and song.
Mi Nam is sure they would do the trick.
Shin Woo says the flowers and gift are long gone, but he can still sing to her.

Tae Kyung finally gets off his butt and goes looking for Mi Nam, but spots her and Shin Woo together.

dinner with parent
Tae Kyung learnt the guy his mom loves was long dead, otherwise, he would have been big bro to twins. so he said he'd do the song to congratulate her when she has found the twins.

owned by phone
she tried to say she is unaffected by the kiss, so as to not put him under pressure, but sent wrongly typed msg instead!

so she had to sneak into his room and retrieve his phone to delete the msg. but it is password protected!

she got a bruise on her forehead in the process. so he gave her some ointment to put on, as they have photoshoot the next day. clumsy girl ended up rubbing some into her eyes and he had to wash it out, then lead her by the hand to her room.

photoshoot - princess in suit vs girl princess
princess in suit gets surrounded by the guys, while girl princess is alone.

He Yi consoles herself that this is only for a while longer, then Mi Nam will be shut up in a convent again!

He Yi is now queen of threats. if you dont you're dead.

pretty woman
yeah right, rain on a sunny day. but whatever it takes to make the scene, man

rainy day fairytale, spoilt by evil queen bitch

Shin Woo reveals he knows about Mi Nam and Tae Kyung, cos he dont want her to cry anymore. Mi Nam thought she had covered her tracks well, but Shin Woo has been looking at her from the start, so it didnt work on him. He asked if she wants Tae Kyung to know, but she said no (cos Tae Kyung said Mi Nam meant nothing to him).

Tae Kyung lost! he got mad with Mi Nam
Manager Ma tries out piggy nose when he saw a shot of Mi Nam doing it. Tae Kyung finally knows the meaning of the piggy nose from the creator of the acupuncture point.

Tae Kyung maps pic of pax to nose and finds it points to himself. Ma interprets it as Tae Kyung gives Mi Nam a lot of pressure, and says he could have bought her a better hairpin.

Tae Kyung checks her bag and finds the hairpin he had dropped at the auditorium.

in the meanwhile, Mi Nam went to see her mother superior for comfort, who is happy for her cos she found love.

Tae Kyung comes to pick her up from the convent. however, he is still evolving. he can only allow her to like him.

scenes between Mi Nam and the 2nd lead, Shin Woo. so here are the ones from episodes 10 to 12

 

kdrama - he's beautiful (rewatching 2nd time: ep 11)

Park's outfits in episode 11

 

 

impressions of episode 11

now they know she is a girl
After Shin Woo's revelation, he takes them both to safety.

Jeremy is in a state of shock. still he is in better shape than the poor hairpin, which is now broken.

Tae Kyung finds out He Yi is the cause of the problem, but he has more urgent matters to attend to now.

Shin Woo pretends to be shocked. He says he's not going to be nice to her anymore - it's a new beginning for the 2 of them.

Tae Kyung takes responsibilty and asks the guys to decide if they are in or out. Shin Woo says he's already in it (after all, he said she is his gf in public). so it's just left with Jeremy. Turns out he is the happiest! that she is a girl and he is not turning gay! and wants to hug her and has to be restrained from molest charges!

turns out the most stunned is Mi Nam cos she didnt expect the boys to be so nice to her after the longest lie.

Tae Kyung ropes in Manager Ma and Miss Wang to help cos Mi Nam and Jeremy are useless.

Yippee! they are now all on Mi Nam's team!

Tae Kyung knows there is one person who has to be silenced. He Yi appears, wants to pretend but Tae Kyung exposes her. She then turns nasty. Now the whole group has to be nice to her!

i just love the way He Yi switches between angel and devil.

Jeremy and Shin Woo finally realise that Tae Kyung has been covering up for Mi Nam all this while

Jeremy's Party time!
but first, grocery shopping, in disguise! Tae Kyung went as the policeman but he is super annoyed Mi Nam is being monopolised by the other 2 guys, so he makes the best snide comments:
Mi Nam to Shin Woo: i cant pick apples by smelling them
Tae Kyung: Why not, you have a piggy nose
Mi Nam to Jeremy: i will make fresh juice every morning (holding carrots)
Tae Kyung: i will see a rabbit making carrot juice every morning

Jeremy is so happy he wants to hug Mi Nam again. Tae Kyung zips him up!

awesome fun! re-enacting ads they did for food products!








Mi Nam has to glue pin by herself, and being the usual clumsy girl, gets herself stuck. just then, Tae Kyung returns to help her. she says it's a precious cup to avoid revealing its the pin.

girls just wanna have fun
bored with practice, they go out for some sports fun. Mi Nam needed to get away from being too close to her love.

Tae Kyung is jealous (but he dont recognise it) when she prefers to spend time with the other guys, and turns vindictive. At badminton, he smashed every shot at Mi Nam without mercy, and says she sucks. only when Tae Kyung stands back, can Shin Woo play it nice and easy with Mi Nam.

Mi Nam proves that she is good at something. hanging on the pole.

now it became a challenge to make her let go. Tae Kyung's direct order  failed. Jeremy fails too. Shin Woo's turn. he kissed her (halo, only forehead ok?) but she was shocked and released. To Shin Woo, this is just the beginning. Tae Kyung, on the other hand, almost had a heart attack! lol

2nd lead is 2nd
Shin Woo goes in another of his elaborate plans. hasnt he learnt his lesson by now? NO!

Mi Nam prepares to go meet Shin Woo and his 'gf'. Manager Ma, FOR GOD'S SAKE, DON'T STOP HER!

oh well, he didnt. he got Tae Kyung to do it instead

end up having a fight and then he grabs her and give her a long long kiss?

kdrama - he's beautiful (rewatching 2nd time: ep 10)

Park's outfits in episode 10

 

impressions of episode 10

continuation from ep 9: although Mi Nam never answer, He Yi know the correct answer.

funny lime scenes
Tae Kyung: they're not for me
Shin Woo: they're good for colds
Jeremy: it's for a sick friend

the high fever scene.
she refuse to enter hospital, because she promised not to get caught. so he has to take care of her at home.

5am. and her fever is gone. poor Tae Kyung!

the 5 finger scene. 

she identify it as his palm. he said it is the number 5.

and now he accepts Mi Nam completely as part of the group! including taking responsibility if the secret is leaked out.

Shin Woo waited all that time while Tae Kyung was taking care of Mi Nam.

Manager Ma epic fail legendary story 
Trying to concoot a story for Mi Nam, as Bruce Lee or Indian prince or having a famous mystery mom.

shopping for girl's clothes!
to avoid hospital issue again, Tae Kyung goes shopping for girl clothes for Mi Nam

confession time.

Tae Kyung assumes Mi Nam has done something wrong again

He Yi fakes vomitting - ie preggy - to stop the confession, since the boys reaction will be favourable to Mi Nam

He Yi stops Mi Nam from confession, on the pretext that she needs to confess to everyone - hence, at the premiere of the MV

Tae Kyung takes her phone and finds he isnt No 1. it's her dad and he's a scary guy. Tae Kyung sends off SMS to her dad: "daddy, i'm pregnant"

Tae Kyung tells the rest nothing happened, that He Yi was unwell.

Mi Nam now changes her tune and makes apology for being sick yesterday

past history sequence
Mi Nam's aunt gossiping with her pals. 20 years ago, Tae Kyung's mom (of course, they dont know he is her child) at her peak took a long break, same time as when the twins were born.

Tae Kyung's mom playing the song Mi Nam's dad wrote for her - she feels he loved only her.

at the same time, Tae Kyung has to redo the song and it bugs him cos this song caused him to be abandoned by his mom.

he talks to pig rabbit about his situation! and wish Mi Nam was there to snap him out of his bad mood

stars and more stars
Mi Nam is out on the balcony, wondering why she cant see the stars. Tae Kyung comes up and tells her to turn off the lights. now she can see the stars but Tae Kyung cant see anything

they talk about the premiere tomorrow. she will go solo so that the spotlight wont be taken away from her by the boys

Mi Nam says the boys in the band are like stars, so far away.

a lot of see and cannot see analogy.

Tae Kyung wants Mi Nam to be always within his visual distance

Mi Nam wants Tae Kyung to pretend he cannot see her when she returns to being a girl. ie. go separate ways.

Tae Kyung, too proud to admit otherwise, agrees.

MV premiere
Mi Nam puts her confession plan in action as per agreement with He Yi

Tae Kyung finds the hairpin missing from the stuffed animal, and the girl clothes he bought her were gone too. so he puts 1+1 together.

at the darkened auditorium, Tae Kyung has to ask his buddies to help out. to look for a girl in an ivory coat and pink skirt! that's when jeremy finally finds out the truth!

he shouts, dont be in a place where i cant see you. that stuns her, cos she didnt expect he would be here.
the lights come on, but everyone is looking at Tae Kyung. before anyone recog the girl, Shin Woo has her covered.

Shin Woo: she's my gf!

dorama - Freeter, Ie o Kau

official website:
http://www.fujitv.co.jp/ie-wo-kau/index.html

drama title:
Freeter, Ie o Kau / フリーター、家を買う

main cast
Ninomiya Kazunari as Take Seiji
Karina as Chiba Manami (girl he likes)
Takenaka Naoto as Take Seiichi (his dad)
Asano Atsuko as Take Sumiko (his mom)
Igawa Haruka as Nagata Ayako (his elder sister)
Otomo Kohei as Oetsu Sadao (his boss)

synopsis:
ordinary guy just graduate from uni gets into average company. however, he left after 3 months cos he couldnt get used to the salaryman way of life. thereafter, he continue to fail at job interviews, as well as temp jobs.

due to his fallout with his dad, he has to work to pay for his living expenses at home, so he finally got a temp job that pays enough - in construction, doing menial hard labour.

the story is how he turns his life around and also about his mom's depression.

my score: 7 out of 10.
japanese moms get a lot of pressure, when their kids dont do well, especially sons, cos they are supposed to carry on the family name. so did the mom get depressed cos the son failed to get a job after leaving his 1st one, and continue to stay depressed cos his temp job is a construction worker?

why you should watch it:
ninomiya is the key. in general, everything he does is good to watch. he has an everyman look, even if he is a superstar with Arashi and in his own right as an actor, so his portrayal as a freeter is very realistic. well, he could do with a few more muscles towards the end, lol.

kdrama - My Fair Lady (not the remake of Yamato Nadeshiko)

official website:
http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/ladycastle/index.html

drama title:
아가씨를 부탁해 / Take Care Of the Lady
oso known as My Fair Lady / Lady Castle

main cast:
Yoon Eun-hye as Kang Hye-na
Yoon Sang Hyun as Seo Dong-chan (Butler Seo)
Jung Il Woo as Lee Tae-yoon
Moon Chae Won as Yeo Eu-joo

synopsis:
spoiled rich girl meets her match in butler seo and changes for the better, while falling in love with him. but of course, there are the difficulties in falling in love and also in getting family approval for wrong caste relationships. 2nd male lead is naturally the young and eligible bachelor.

my score: 7 out of 10.
it's ok but not that fantastic. storyline is a bit stale. yoon eun hye didnt give the right impression of an 'elite' since she has a bit of a speech problem. but yoon sang hyun is just right for the butler role. however, i think he is a bit too old - can see his many wrinkles around his eyes.

why you should watch it:
eye candy and yoon sang hyun sings many many songs and he is lead!

well, yoon eun hye has yet to do a crappy drama. this one isnt bad at all. they dont call her drama queen for nothing. plus, she gets into gross situations again!

movie - Lolita

IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056193/

movie title:
Lolita

main cast:
James Mason as Humbert Humbert
Shelley Winters as Charlotte Haze
Sue Lyon as Lolita Haze
Peter Sellers as Clare Quilty

synopsis:
brit prof decides to come to america to teach, and stays in a boarding house run by a middle aged widow who has a hot daughter. mom wants prof but prof wants girl triangle. mom marries prof and finds out he is into her daughter. but before she does any damage, she is killed in an accident. prof ends up with girl as her guardian but he is more than that, obviously. but girl engineers a deception and escapes with the help of the one she really prefers (loves?) - clare quilty.

my score: 5 out of 10.
supposed to be a R(A) sort but since it was shot in 1962, the script was massively watered down and as a result, suffered. no R, A or otherwise - nil sex scenes between older man and young girl. i guess a dated movie is a dated movie. and should be left undisturbed to rest in its grave.

why you should watch it:
i watched it to save you the trouble, so do not watch this movie!