Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
#Prayforsouthkorea #sewolferry #StayStrongSouthKorea
And also with that moment of silence/prayers for South Korea let us also take the time to have a moment of silence/prayers for the Malaysian flight that is still missing....
KDrama Themes: Rachet Moms ( and Step moms and grandmas)
If you thought Cinderella's step-mother was the worst, KDrama moms make her look like Mary Poppins. I re-read that sentence and thought: "Am I exaggerating," and realized no I am not.
Yeah Right "Boys Over Flowers give Drama-addicts life!
So let's start there:
First let me just state this, starting this blog and attempting to work on it the way that I really want to made me realize I haven't watched enough Kdramas. I am trying to figure out how I can watch more so that I can provide better examples, because one day we will all be tired of references to "Boys Over Flowers."
SIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So let's start there:
Goo Jun Pyo's (Lee Min Ho) mother... Kang Hee-soo aka President Kang. Seriously this woman is known for some of the most down right awful situations. Her son Goo Jun Pyo, the rich boy, meets Geum Jan Di, the poor (I would say middle class because they were making it, to me I think it is ok for a teen to have a job, makes for good work ethic skills, regardless she was quite poor for the likes of President Kang). Kang was very controlling of Goo Jun Pyo anyway, but then he had to go and fall in love with the poor girl. Mother couldn't have this. She put so many obstacles in from of Goo Jun Pyo and Geum Jan Di, like how about the time she had her kidnapped.Or the fact that she had kept her husband who was in a coma but alive in a secret place, but told everyone include her children that he was dead, which really drove both of her children to literally hate her. As the K-Drama audience we kind of hate her, but it it wasn't for her the main characters really wouldn't have any obstacles that literally make the show worth while (aside from the sexy F4).
2013's drama That Winter The Wind Blows (starring the super handsome oppa Jo In Sung and one of our beloved F4 members Kim Bum), is another drama with an Evil Matriarch.Wang Hye-ji – Officially a secretary, she runs the company and is Oh Young's caretaker. She is not really her mother but step's into the role after years of being in an affair with the father. Of course Oh Young was sort of a "bitter blind b*tch" as she wasn't very kind to this secretary, but Ms. Wang deserved it as she knew the condition Oh Young was in with having something on the brain causing her blindness but never had it taken care of with a simple surgery. This made Oh Young rely on Ms. Wang even though she didn't fully trust Wang. That's a pretty difficult life to live to be blind and know the person caring for you is the reason you are blind and behind the divorce of your parents.
We see evil mothers and step mothers but how about grandmothers? In Moon Embracing the Sun, there was, Queen Dowager Jung-hui,
Mother of King Sungjo and Grandmother of Lee Hwon (Played by Kim Hyun Soo who was in the recent hit "You Who Came From the Stars") Talk about Bad Grandma...this lady put a hit out on the girl her grandson had fallen for, because of political reasons. Luckily the "shaman" who was ask to take the little girl out had been asked by her late sister to keep the girl safe. So instead of killing her she made it seem like the girl died then hid her for many years. But Karma is can be a bigger b*tch than these evil mothers. Let's just the Queen didn't fair so well in the end.
Other mothers aren't evil so much as they have just made poor decisions or good decisions that their son or daughter mistook for a poor decision such as in the drama Padam Padam, where we the character Yang Kang-chil, played by sexy Oppa Jung Woo Sung (go to Netflix and watch his movies you laugh, you will cry, and you will fall in love with him) calls his mom for help and watches her basically hang up on him. He took it as his mother didn't love him and abandoned him, come to find out his mother only didn't want him around as there was a detective that came around looking for him and mom was trying to protect him.
There are MANY other evil mothers, but this sort of gives you a clue about the evil mothers of Kdrama. We hate them but let's face it without them we wouldn't have the obstacles that out beloved main characters must get thru during the storyline.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Inspiring Generation Finale Episodes 23-24
OK REYEON dies... she knows that Hwangbang had poison for Jung Tae and because she couldn't bare to see anything happen to him she switched cups and drank his, then died in his arms shortly their after. She dies and Jung Tae goes as I like to say "Ape Shit" running all through Bamsamtong to Hwangbang, until Jung Jae Hwa talked sense into him. Then Jung Tae began to use his mind and came up with a plan.
Throughout episode 23 and 24 we see Jung Tae scare the crap out of the leader of Hwangbang. In Episode 24 it seemed that Hwangbang had gotten the upper hand setting a trap for the Bamsamtong gang. Shin Jung Tae could be compared to a super hero as he fights a guy who is apparently famous and known as the tiger style of fighting master. Shin Jung Tae must be the master because he took him out. Still it seemed like Hwangbang was about to take Bamsamtong but some General and the military comes out of no where and takes ALL of them Bamsamtong and Hwangbang. He talks to the leader of Hwangbang who lies, but the general already had documents proving he was lying and locked him up. Now all Shin Jung Tae asked for was for the Joeson people of Bamsamtong have a safety area. The General said he would see what he could do... in the mean time WHAT ABOUT THE IL GOOK HWE????
Well Aoki set up a plan to take over Bamsamtong before it could become a safety zone, unfortunately for him Gaya loves Jung Tae too much for him not to be warned. He comes and takes of the rest of the guys that Jung Jae Hwa didn't get and then fights Aoki who never could fight. Then the official message comes in that Bamsamtong will be a safety zone and Il Gook Hwe has to leave them alone. And in the end Gaya brings Chung Ah to Shin Jung Tae.
Now I really loved Inspiring Generation it was a great drama. It had so much action and melodrama. There was romance and there was hate, but for me it sort of failed towards the end because it seemed rushed and I think that throughout the drama they tried to put way too many story arcs in it. I really wanted to see more with Jung Tae and Chung Ah but they only gave this situation like two minutes and the show was over. Jung Tae gets neither girl as Ok Reyeon dies and Gaya goes on bout her business with Aoki and the Japanese. I guess with any drama you have to just say that the rest of the characters went on to live happily ever after.
Overall I was pleased to see Kim Hyun Joong as a character like this, fighting, and being like a man. He has always been a flower boy, but Jung Tae is a long cry from Ji Hoo; although we can fall in love with both. Was his acting better than before? I am not sure. I love Kim Hyun Joong so I am bias, BUT I can say his eyes act well. I am not sure. He still seems just as stoic as he has been in other programs. He is never given a character that is multifaceted but then again you can't say he plays the same characters either. Ji Hoo was a hopeless romantic who was rather stoic. Baek Sueng Jo was a child genius who was set in his ways and spoiled (to a degree) also very stoic. BUT then again looking at the word stoic, Shin Jung Tae wasn't stoic he was also ways showing emotions, especially anger.
Inspiring Generation seems like it was going to be a long road of fights and more fights, but now looking back I feel like it was really short. Now I am wondering what I will do on Wednesday and Thursday night?!?
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Kim Hyun Joong: OST Inspiring Generation "When Today Passes"
WHAT DO YOU THINK????
Inspiring Generation!!! 17-22!!!
So I have to apologize... I went to a comic convention and never had a chance to #1 watch any episodes of Inspiring Generation and #2 I never had a chance to blog. So I have quite a bit to go over. So I'll do it the best I can with lots of pics...Episode 17:
Jung Jae Hwa had his grand re-opening of the Shanghai Club. Ok Reyeon gets to sing but backstage. It is during such time that Hwangbang threatens Leader Mo and forces him to fight Shin Jung Tae in order to regain some of his stability and to keep Hwangbang from killing his family. In a weird turn of events Shin Jung Tae beats Leader Mo. Also during this the Director of Intelligence Aoki has arrested Ok Reyeon in which Shin Jung Tae goes to get her, but gets caught by Aoki.Episode 18/Episode 19:
In this episode Shin Jung Tae has gone after Ok Reyeon, but gets caught by Aoki. Shin Jung Tae then fights Aoki who punks out and brings out the firing squad, but before they can shoot Gaya sets the place on fire and they have to go take care of that, in the mean time DoGgo has
Episode 20:
In this episode Shin Jung Tae and Jung Jae Hwa have to fight. Shin Jung Tae beats Jung Jae Hwa and was trying to uncover what Hwang Bang had done by bringing the Mongolian who attack the town to confess who had told them to do it but before they could get it out the assistant leader of Hwang Bang killed them. Meanwhile at Il Gook Hwe the Boss is mad at everyone from Gaya to Aoki. He messing up Shinichi pretty bad making him unable to us his arm. He also puts out a hit on him, basically letting any and everyone know that if you see him take him out there is a reward. Gaya also comes at the big boss wrong as she talks all about how her mother loved a Joseon man (Korean) and was killed for it and she also says that she loves a joseon man (shin jung tae). Il Gook Hwe is falling. Also Ok Reyeon draws a map for Shin Jung Tae so that he can know his way through Hwangbang. While Shinichi brings some very important docs to Hwangbang. A fight ensues.
Episode 21: First I just have to say Shin Jung Tae is a beast!!! He is a strong fighter and he thinks on his feets. He ninjas to HwangBang to save Ok Reyeon but ends up only really saving Gaya. (Go figure) But it is in this episode that with him, Leader Mo and the help of others he is able to create a plan that will cause HwangBang and Il Gook Hwe to attack each other in hopes to deplete Hwangbangs men while taking down Il Gook Hwe. We see Shin Jung Tae and friends blitz Il Gook Hwe. It is in this episode Shin Jung Tae and Gaya their first tender moment since their last when they were kids. AND!!!!! KIM HYUN JOONG's OST plays in the background yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OOOOOOOO and by the way AOKI kills Il Gook Hwe's leader Denichi. Takes him right out! Episode 22:
The Plan goes into action and it is a success, they deplete both Hwangbang and Il Gook Hwe. In the light of victory Shin Jung Tae ask to marry Ok Reyeon and they are wed. That is the most Important aspect of the episode to me LOL!!! BUT what will happen next. I have seen some spoilers for episode 23 so I am ready to cry my eyes out :(
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