Breaking News: Jung Il Woo...ticking time bomb...

The curse of 2016 hits again. The whole year seems to be death, destruction, and depression. The Korean actor that introduced me to Korean Drama was diagnosed with a deadly brain disease. According to Koreaboo.com, he is to enlist into the military but has been also diagnosed with a cerebral aneurysm. The article says: 

"The condition is considered a ticking time bomb as if the blood vessel ruptures, the fatality rate varies from 30% ~ 40%. According to The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, “Aneurysms may burst and bleed into the brain, causing serious complications, including hemorrhagic stroke, permanent nerve damage, or death. Once it has burst, the aneurysm may burst again and bleed into the brain, and additional aneurysms may also occur.'"

30-40% is kind of low, but given the nature of the brain and how any little blow could really cause it harm, there is still that possibility of complications. 

As fans, we can only pray for our Flowerboy Ramen Shop and Moon Embracing the Sun Prince. It's like as if it wasn't bad enough that he had to enlist now he has this diagnoses. I just hope he stays safe and healthy. ALSO I hope that he knows you can live a full life even when you have to live with a disease.

 Please watch his dramas to support! 

Jung Il Woo Dramas: 
Cinderella and Four Knights 
Diary Of A Night Watchman 
*Golden Rainbow (His role was great)
The Queen of Office (cameo)
*The Moon Embracing The Sun (So good)
High Kick! 3 
*Flower Boy Ramen Shop  (Favorite)
*49 Days (AWESOME)
High Kick! 2 
My Fair Lady 
Moon River 
High Kick! 

Also the Web drama: High End Crush 

2pm...Korean Comeback...6th album...Gentelmen's Promise

So on the heels of Jun. K's Korean Solo Debut, 2pm with be out with music this month. I am excited even though I am still buzzing from Jun. K's hotness!!!!

In celebration of this AWESOMENESS I would like to do a top ten of my fave 2pm videos/live performances....starting with Number 10.... 

Missing You... and Number 9...Back 2 U

So um yeah I know its 10 and 9 BUT WHOA!!!

Number 8...

I Hate You

Past member Jay Park is also seen as this was one of their first songs.... 

Number 7...

My House

They know it would be a fairytale to be with them LOL... This track was written and produce by my love Mr. No Love... Jun. K 

Number 6...

Without You

Raining on their bodies, and the dance moves....this song makes me like fall into a trance... LOL 

Number 5...

Don't Stop Can't Stop

This is my fight song....  (Cause I can't stop) 

Number 4...

True story I am not the biggest 2pm Japanese album fan, but this song is catchy and the dance is so cute... and Jun. K's voice is.... yasss... and this particular performance is over the top.... 

Number 3...

I'm Your Man
Let's just say... Summer School 2015 my student found out how good looking Jun. K is in blue LOL!!!! 

Number 2...

Again and Again

I just want to go to the skating rink and ask the dj to play this so I can skate to it.... Love this song.... 

AND NUMBER 1.... 

 ADTOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY FAVORITE EVER LIKE EVER!!!

Go ahead and enjoy the spoiler... for the sixth album Gentlemen's Game 

Think About You... #YASSSSSSSSSSSS Jun. K

Galaxy of 2pm (2pm's Latest Japanese album and possible last before their military service) was released on April 27, 2016.  With that album pumping, 2pm's Jun. K's Love Letter (Japanese mini album) from December of 2015 along with a track called 50/50 by 2pm members TaecYeon and Jun. K, I was good to go. I actually have all of 2pm's music and even though my bias is Jun. K, I was waiting to hear more about 2pm's JunHo, who was releasing a Japanese mini album after the Galaxy of 2pm tour. I also started watching, "TaecYeon's Kdrama, "Let's Fight Ghost". I HAD NO IDEA of what JUN. K was up to.... 

Jun. K in Allure Korea

I noticed he was working out, with pics of him on instagram posted showing him in the gym and with some trainers. I was like oh great my sweet Jun. K is becoming a muscle head drinking protein shakes. Then there was a post of him in Allure Korea Mag. And I saw skin showing....which was different for my Jun. K. ALL of us who have Jun. K as our bias know that he NEVER shows skin. LIKE NEVER!! The last time we saw Jun. K's skin was like 2010 for the Caribbean Bay Ad. 

For those that don't know he is the one in the long blue and white diamond shorts. They are promoting  a water park so they had to be very goofy. (LOL) WAIT there was the time in 2013 with their Korean Album "Grown" which he looks somewhat crazy and not necessarily sexy.

I mean we see that he is muscular but unlike his bandmates, he is not looking sultry, but more manic. 

ANYWAY I have digressed because the point is to discuss current Jun. K. I was so consumed with teaching summer school and all the trips I must take this summer that I had not really read the articles about my Junnie I just saw the pictures and thanked the Lord for producing such as man. Next thing you know BOOM he is on the cover of Mens Fitness Korea. And I am just like wow, of all the members I NEVER expected Jun. K on the cover of Men's Fitness, not because he isn't sexy or healthy but because he has always been so MODEST, if anything I thought Jun Ho would be next. NOPE Jun. K...

God is good and all the time God is good. 

#Yasssssssssssssss 

I was still clueless about what was next. JYP (2pm's label) was discussing a JYP nation tour (that's when all the groups on the label do a big show) So on July 28th Junnie posted a schedule of upcoming events and I was like...

Basically he would be releasing his first Solo album in Korea (his previous mini albums were Japanese) Then on August 2nd JYP releases: 

 An I was like: 

   (Well really they released a remake of a Jun. K song called 가지마  (Don't Go) featuring Baek A Yeon, a female artist from JYP. I actually thought that was for her promotions.) 

And just when I thought I had recovered JYP teased me (us) with this:  

And I was like: 

OMG look at BAE!!!!!!!! #YASSSSSSSSSSSSSS Jun. K out here slaying, and snatching edges like Beyonce. Most of us concluded that his hair was a little different but we let him have the weird hair because he was showing us so much more. Even his bandmate Jun Ho was like and I am paraphrasing: "I lived with bruh for 6 years and never saw him shirtless." Yes Jun. K had wtf'd us all. Jun. K had female and male fans like this: 

Even bandmate Nichkhun was like... "seeing him perform made me want to cry." (They are fanboys of each other, so supportive.) Anyway the album was basically release digitally. I know you can buy "Think About You" on iTunes, and there are apps available if you speak/read hangul (korean) and if you have won ₩ (korean money)  that have his music available. I had to do it the old fashioned way...first I pre-ordered the CD. I don't want there to be any confusion about that... I PRE-ORDERED the cd. Actually CDs won't be released until August 12th, so it probably won't arrive to my doorstep until August something.... (If I  can figure it out I am going to buy a copy in LA this weekend) but in the meantime I did a little conversion and have been listening to the album since Monday.... it is great of course his voice is just as another fangirl said: Buttery.... 

I wish I could edit this so instead of toast he would say Jun.K like "Do you want some Jun. K, its buttery." LMAO!!! 

If you don't love Jun. K I suggest you start loving him. If you already love him then *highfive* I feel like Jun. K is the most underrated Kpop star out there.... so I will leave with the full length of the two videos he has released thus far... If I am not consumed in my teaching life I will do a unveiling of the cd for all my Jun. K lovers out there! The album is call Mr. No Love.

I am Sam...High School Drama...

A few weeks ago I was able to finish the high school drama I am Sam. I started this drama like two years ago. I am not sure how I got through it, because it was long and dry at times. The reason why I continued to watch it was I needed to see it till the end. The over all theme of this program left me needing the end. Basically we have a grown man who is a teacher somehow became entangled in this bratty high schoolers life.  She develops a crush on him and that is pretty normal for young girls to crush on male teachers. BUT it seemed like he crushed on her back. Now I don't have issues with Oppa/Dongsaeng relationships but this went too far for me as in this situation he was a teacher and she was a student.  The WHOLE time it is mentioned here and there how bad it looks or would look and they try to appear to not like each other, but they do. 

Now I understand true love and I am all for it, but teacher student relationships in America is forbidden. I know what you are saying, but what about the Teacher student relationship in Flower Boy Ramen Shop? There is a difference... The female lead ended up quitting her job as a teacher and since the male lead was 19...he was able to consent. Now in I am Sam I don't actually remember the age of the female lead BUT I can assume she was at least 18 but it still made me uncomfortable. Now there wasn't any "skinship" really, but it was weird that the second male lead played by, T.O.P. never got further with her instead, the show ends with the teacher and the student after like four years had passed, still being much like they were before. It was weird, but I guess 4 years later its ok.... I don't know.  I recommend this drama if you are a Lee Min Ho fan and want to see his earlier work, or if you are into high school drama's. I mean I did enjoy watching the plight of this teacher. It's not a horrible drama and it is FUNNY! So give it a chance if you are bored looking for a throw back. 

PS: I also liked some of the gangster aspects....                                                              

K-Drama, K-Pop, and world devastation...

Of course here we are amidst another terrorist attack... It is so frustrating that this is happening all over  the world over and over again. AND the one thing that being a fan of K-Drama and K-Pop does for me is to realize and recognize that the fans are ALL over the World. 

I feel like due to the fact that being a K-drama/Kpop fan is spread out, meaning it is easier to find a fan of an underground artist in the United States than it is with K-Drama/Kpop. That happens at random if ever.  MANY of the people I have chatted with about K-Drama and Kpop live outside of the U.S.

Many of my readers are living in different countries... so when these terrible things happen the first thing I think of are the K-Drama/Kpop fans. 

My thoughts are with those who were effected by the attacks in Istanbul and the previous attack in Brussels. All my K-drama and kpop fans let's come together in prayer and thoughts for our fellow K-drama/kpoppers. We may not have anything in common, but one thing brings us together is the love of Korean Drama, Korean pop and Korean culture. 

Double S 5-0-1...I mean 3-0-1

Sweet Peas!!! TripleS!!! Our boys are back, well 3/5 are back. Kim Hyung Jun, Heo Young Saeng, Kim Kyu Jong have come together to bring their trio back. We last saw this trio back in 2008-2009 when leader Kim Hyun Joong and another member Park Jung Min were pursuing acting careers.  

Young Saeng finished his mandatory military duty not to long ago and Kyu Jong finished his about a year or so ago. Kim Hyung Jun has been working pretty much as a solo artist during this time. Now that the three are available they have signed with CI ENT and are set to release "Eternal 5," hinting at the fact that even as 3 they will always be 5. 

I just wonder if this is true for Kim Hyun Joong whose popularity grew with his acting on the oh so popular Boys Over Flowers and with his solo career. Unfortunately his recent personal issues has tainted his Mr. Perfect image.  

Regardless of being without their "brothers" the 3 sound awesome and have released, Pain, the first single for the album. Check out Pain and other songs from the album... http://officiallykmusic.com/ss301-are-finally-here-to-ease-our-pain/

FINALLY... I made it to the Rainbow

Finally finished Golden Rainbow and all I can say is... that was an ordeal... It almost made me question why I watch Kdrama in the first place.
  I was going to write on and on about the drama and even have spoilers, but you know what if you want the experience of Golden Rainbow then go for it.  I am still stuck on the fact that I watch about 5-10 episodes of Kdrama where the main couple fall in love or something, only for that whole thing to be dismantled through 6-10 more episodes OR even more only for everything to end, happy or sad.
 Golden Rainbow... everyone was happy, someone was um how can I not spoil it...less mobile, but they were happy. I guess that is a spoiler, but when you take a Kdrama journey you already no you will be in for some twists and turns, one dead or five, love, loss, lost, amnesia, dementia, suicide, comas, etc etc etc etc....I mean there was one drama I watched and the dog died.
Anyway the point is... its a journey you take with the characters. The Golden Rainbow journey was just a long one. AND sometimes boring one, but I am glad I did it and finished it. 
My Kdrama excitement isn't there like it use to be. Maybe because I am in my own Kdrama, by the way of a long distance relationship with a Korean Man. (Korean by the way of Baltimore, Maryland LOL.) That happens as you grow and gain some things, a job, a relationship, friends, etc... you sometimes don't rely on the things that use to help you deal with the lack of thereof.... 
Korean Drama definitely came into my life when I was lacking in a more social life. I was working on my master's and could only see that in my future. Kdrama became my social life as I could live through the characters. What really made me happy about K-Drama is that it showed me a culture I had never experienced or maybe its not the best reflections of Korea BUT it took me away.
Flower Boy Ramen Shop made me laugh. Boys Over Flowers made me wish for a man to love me as deep a Goo Joon Pyo loved Jandi. It taught me to always watch my back and have evidence just in case that evil vile woman or man had it in for me who ever they are.... It took me to the Joseon Era, It made me cry when  Cheon Song Yi proposed to Do Min Joon, It made me cry when... a lot of times actually.... SMH.... I wanted to get through Golden Rainbow hoping that by finishing it I could move on to another drama that would give me feelz, but honestly I just feel overwhelmed to watch more and unfortunately I don't have the hours to sit and watch them like before. 
I was only able to binge watch Golden Rainbow because of a snow day.  Now I will not give up Drama I just need to learn how to watch it differently. When Kim Hyun Joong's drama came out, Age of Feelings, I was watching as the videos were available, which were Wednesday and Thursday. I need to get back to doing something like, every night have Drama time.  I will watch two episodes and stop. Wow I really am addicted. LOL!!! Golden Rainbow did have an impact on me... It made me look at how i need to start a new drama habit, and that i am getting old and should take care of myself, too bad i learned this in episode 41. Another thing i needed to remember is that all the drama will not be like Boys Over Flowers.... As much as I really wish they would be... OMG those rich boys took Jandi EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 Well Let's see where the next one takes me... The weekend is not over yet and I am still snowed in so what's up with that drama, "High End Crush" I think that is what it is called... I think us Drama heads are getting lucky because S.Korea is starting to go into web series that are shorter than the normal drama.... Until next time....  

Golden Rainbow...never again

Seriously I can't... I was supposed to finish this drama like last year and it has blocked me from starting other dramas. Never again will I ever watch a drama this long again... 41 episodes.... But that is not the only problem... toooooooooooooo much deceit it is killing me with the evil in it. I mean I feel like the "father" in this one is worst than Goo Joon Pyo's mom.... See Jin Ki I believe is his character's name.  In real- life his name is Jo Min Gi. I swear to goodness this he is killing me through the last 10 episodes of this drama. I am really trying to get through this mess tho. I love Jung Il Woo who plays Young Do, but this drama taught me that I can't watch a drama based on who is in it.       

I will get through it. I WILL!!!!!! I WILL!!!!!!!!! Only my love for Jung Il Woo will help me through it LOL!!!!! And then maybe I will finish Emergency Couple TOO!!!... I also want to finish to get to this one drama called... High In Crush, staring Jung Il Woo LOL!!!!!! HWAITING! 


SORRY Golden Rainbow fans/Jung Il Woo Fans....