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....

Do you still have my LOVE LETTER?

If you are in Japan then you have been listening to Jun. K's Love Letter since 11/25/15 (25/11/15 for my foreign friends). You may have even had the chance to see him in concert and I am super jealous. Luckily I pre-ordered Love Letter and got it today 11/30/15 (30/11/15) and I am pleased... of course. His voice is so smooth. One thing I love about Jun. K is that he does the kind of music that he wants to do and I am just glad that JYP allows him that freedom... but that probably has a lot to do with the fact that JYP is Jin Young Park aka JY Soul. His music is on the R&B vibe as well.  Looking at Love Letter is exactly that...
A smooth Love Letter sang by one of Kpop's most soulful voices having grown up looking up to American Singers such as Stevie Wonder, R. Kelly and Whitney Houston. At times his voice reminds me of  KC from Jodeci, but smoother and powerful making forget that 95% of the album is in Japanese, leaving the hooks in English. I am kind of surprised because I feel like Love Letter is much more mellow than his first Solo Mini Album Love Hate aside from Love Letter first single which is the track Love Letter, which listening to the song sound like a trip in time to Judy Garland's 1949 film, In the Good Old Summer Time, which showcases american standard, orchestra backed songs. In the video we see our lovely Jun. K cosplay as Charlie Chaplin and meshing 1920s-30s with 2015. I am just like how does he and Super Changddai come up with this sound AND how did the director come up with a video concept going along with it??? Moving on.... After  Love Letter the following four songs remind me of songs that would play on the radio station my parents listened to on our way back from Philly.  Better Man is simple,  beginning with an acoustic guitar allowing us to really hear Jun Min's (Jun. K's real name) voice. The english lyrics explain "You make me want to be a better man." I don't understand Japanese at all but you can hear a vulnerability in his voice. The simplicity of the composition allows for the listener to catch all his runs.  Following Better Man is a mid tempo jam that sounds like Jun. K and Changddai were inspired after a night of listening to the B side of various albums of the 80s and 90s. I don't know what the sound is called. Its Pop. Its got that 80s flavor, but 90s mid tempo... it doesn't know if it is a dance track or a slow jam. Regardless it is catchy.  Track 4 is called Walking on the the Moon. After Mr. Doctor on his first mini album I thought Walking on the Moon would be similar in the psychedelic hip hop trip that was Mr. Doctor (a song featured on Hot 97, like seriously a Japanese rap song on an American Hip Hop station that is a major accomplishment) but with his raspy voice I was again reminded of singers like KCi and Sisqo. Jun. K and another producer BoyToy put together a composition of trumpets, pianos, and drums creating a melodic true R&B/ Hip Hop infusion that although isn't as Psychedelic as Mr. Doctor it is still funky. Which leads us to the last track "Hold Me Tight" which is 100% slow jam, but because its Jun. K it is a little cabaretish too.... I get lost in his vocals, I can't help it. 

Jun. K with his dogs Denver and Noopy

Unfortunately I have to go buy the B version so I can get the songs Sorry and Love Game.... Jun. K always makes me feel warm and fuzzy.. like fuzzy socks... 

Gangnam Blues...

So I decided I better go ahead and use my Dramafever premium and I watched Lee Min Ho's big screen "Gangnam Blues."  I am so glad to have seen Lee Min Ho in as a character that WASN'T a FLOWER BOY!!! The movie was basically all about gangsters and how politicians used the gangsters to get where they wanted to be politically to build Seoul into a better capitol after the Korean War.  I have to say I really appreciated Lee Min Ho's acting in this movie. Of course I am so use to him and his acting so a lot of times when I come to a Lee Min Ho drama I avert my attention from him and look at others. I notice other actors. Lee Min Ho seemed to be a main character but the focus wasn't on him. Basically Lee Min Ho is in the movies and I am sure that help sell tickets but if you really want to see him on screen MORE than watch his dramas. Did I like the movie? Yes. Do I think you should watch it? Yes. Of course. I am all about getting people to watch k drama. I just have one question??? Why no love scene for Lee Min Ho? Seriously this movie had several love scenes because there is a forbidden relationship and the love scene has NOTHING on the love scenes that you would see in America, well I guess that depends on the movie. I really feel like there isn't as much on scene thrusting as there are in foreign films. American movies may have some female on top scenes, but the female is usually covered up. If I am wrong well sorry. American movies with more sexual encounters with nudity get different ratings. Anyway I am getting away from my question. Lee Min Ho did not get a love scene. I don't even think he got a girl. He did kiss a women but I think that was for "reasons" as my brother would say, but no love scenes. I wonder it has something to do with his future career. Because once you do a scene like the other actor Kim Rae-Won

did there is no return to doing High School drama's and let's face it Lee Min Ho has more High School dramas he could do even if you really want him to step away from High school drama and into more adult dramas, but I guess Lee Min Ho is different because his career is greater than high school drama even if he is best known for Boys over Flowers.  I wonder if we will ever see him do such a scene... he could always use a stand in lol!!! I decided to do a little research and found out the Lee Min Ho had a sex but it was cut out smh.... http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/68041/20150113/lee-min-hos-bedroom-scene-with-kim-ji-soo-was-edited-out-of-gangnam-1970.htm
  
To be honest I don't think I could handle a sex scene from Lee Min Ho as I stated he is most remembered as Goo Jun Pyo I don't want to tarnish my innocent memory of this character LOL!!! 

Finally getting closer to the end of the Golden

FYI: There are spoilers in this blog. So don't continue if you are planning to watch. I would read this if you have already started and need encouragement to keep going.

I started watching Golden Rainbow back in November 2013. I was excited to see Jung Il Woo in a new drama, but I did not know what I was in for and WHEW!! I tried to stay with it every week watching it but I would find myself falling asleep. The first 12 episodes and really 13, 14, and 15...were kind of boring. It started kind of exciting, A child from the the Golden Group is kidnapped. There is already history between the mother of the child and the grandmother who is the president of this golden group . Everyone appears to be an orphan and is looked down on as such. And  this continues with another bunch or orphans raised by the orphans. Are you confused? But it just so happens that one of the orphans is the kidnapped and thought to be dead granddaughter of the golden group. And of  course  unbeknownst to him Golden Group's black sheep son/grandson falls in love with his long lost 1st cousin. This is so wrong. I really wish I had of know it was going to take the writers of this drama so long to get to the climax right on episode 27. I mean I am a drama watching pro I have stayed up until 5am watching 10 episodes of a 16 or 20 episode drama.. With Golden Rainbow my fanatic drama ways are absent. But early this month (ironically November, 2015) I vowed to finish Golden Rainbow! It took a minute, but I am finally hooked. Although I am very very very worried because I am sure that this jerkface of  fellow orphan brother is going to kill his older orphan brother. BUT I am wondering how the writers were able to keep this drama going so . I don't understand some of the sub plots LIKE they fact that one of the orphans kids is gambling and has been with one of the golden group sons... like is that just to show how much the characters interact with each other?  And they all thought that Man Won and Baek Won were real blood related siblings but they aren't and Man Won loves Baek Won or as they like to say in Kdrama he now sees her as a woman.  I am sorry I love Jung Il Woo after all he was my first kdrama love BUT the guy who plays Man Won, Lee Jae Yoon IS HOT!!! 

Another thing that is funny about this drama is all the problems between the older people. Like this drama is not based on just the 20 somethings. One woman is being black mailed by a gold digger. That is another subplot. There is this uncle always trying to get over, his scheming wife is usually the one who gets it started and his fat son is busy eating.  The Golden Group's other son is a loser. Everyone is a criminal except Baek Won of course who was a police officer and Young Do ( or is it Do Young?) who is a prosecutor. Anyway I gotta get back into it. Episode 27 is going to be a game changer.....

Kim Jae Wook, where have you been?

He makes me want to sing Rihanna's song, because I haven't anything from him since he left his role in the Inspiring Generation, Kim Hyun Joong drama.  Where did he go though? He was spotted at an American Eagle event as reported by Kpopstarz. 

Apparently he was also in  the recent film Two Rooms Two Nights. 

This guy has stayed very low on the radar,  if the opportunity presents itself check out the mentioned movie and pray Kim Jae Wook will do a big drama and maybe he will casted as the lead. It seems he is stuck as the second lead....