Today’s challenge is very tough! We like some of the songs in certain soundtracks but not all of it. Mari decided that she only likes any soundtracks with Gummy in it! That is not acceptable, either! Obviously, we debated a lot big time! Mawie changed her mind. Initially, she decided on Dream High but later changed her mind because of a particular song.
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Taking A Dare! -Asian drama Style Day 26 to 31!
Day 26: Drama character you’d actually want to be.
Me: Call me crazy but I wanted to be as cool as paksa’s son from Cruel City. I don’t mind the beat up as long as I get 9 lives and still looks good *giggle*. Another character as cool cucumber as paksa’s son is Kim Do Hyeong from My Beautiful Bride. Yes, I’m drawn to these calm, cool, badazz, and collective characters!
Mari: ahh this is hard!! I want to responsible with this choice…. But honestly, I have to go with Cheng You Qing from In Time with you. She had amazing fashion taste, a good job, a great family (sometimes) and she had the best man ever in Li Da Ren! He was her best friend & the one person that was never afraid to tell her the truth! We all need a Li Da Ren in our life
Erl: Kim Hang-ah from The King 2 Hearts. She’s so badass but she’s also vulnerable and she has a cute puppy for a hubby.
Sada: Do I wanna be smart as Choi Seo Yeon, capable as Miss Kim, fangirl as Sung Shi Won, unstoppable as Kim Hang Ah, devoted as Yuan Xiang Qin, lovable as Chun Song Yi or just Makino Tsukushi? Hmmm…
Day 27: Your top three bromances in dramas.
Me: Dae Gil and Jun Choi in Chuno, Ki Tae and Yeo Reum in Marriage Not Dating, AND Dong Soo and Yeo Woon from Warrior Baek Dong Soo.
Mari: all the Reply series had excellent forms of guy friendships but 1988 had my favorite. Those kids adored each other so much.
Erl: Yoon Yoon-jae and Kang Joon-hee in Reply 1997, Samcheonpo and Haitai in Reply 1994 and Yoon Dong-ha and Yong Soo-cheol in A Witch’s Romance.
Sada: Hana Yori Dango, Flower boy ramyun shop-Shut up flower boy band, Cruel City, School 2013, Bad guys…it’s easy to name boys.
Day 28: Your top three sisterhoods in dramas.
Me: Shi Won and Yoo Jung from Reply 1997, Bong Seon and Sun Ae from Oh My Ghost, AND Soo Kyung and Jin Yi from Let’s Eat
Mari: The 3 girls in The woman that still wants to Marry. I don’t remember them ever fighting over anything major. The first I need romance, also had 3 good friends. It’s sad that I can’t think of more. Female friendships are so rare in dramaland
Erl: Park Gae-in and Lee Young-sun from Personal Taste, Na Bong-sun and Shin Soon-ae from Oh My Ghost, Sung Shi-won and Mo Yoo-jung from Reply 1997.
Sada: Protect the boss, Wild romance, Marriage plot…hmmmm…why is this difficult.
Day 29: Drama that everyone else absolutely loved and you absolutely did not.
Me: Descendants of the Sun. Seriously? *shrugs* Don’t shoot me, I’m just following my heart.
Mari: I don’t know how well loved it was while it aired but I constantly hear people praise it and I hate it with such a passion I want to throw stuff at it What Happened in Bali, then Full House
Erl: My Love From Another Star and no, I seriously do not want to explain myself.
Sada: I can’t say I hate it..but I never saw City Hunter. I was loved, I was indifferent towards, Blade Man as well. The list goes on…
Day 30: Caption a screencap from a drama you’re currently watching.
Me: Good Morning Call. A 2016 Japanese drama I’m currently watching from Netflix. *wink*
Mari: I’m currently watching Back to 1989 and this is the most adorable girl in the planet Zhen Zhen
Erl: Doctors. So far, still interesting in my opinion. Although I suggest a new title – Irresistible Hye-Jung or Guy Magnet Hye-Jung. It’s apropos.
Sada: The Good Wife – K version
Taking A Dare! -Asian drama Style Day 16 to 20!
Day 16: Drama that ruined your fondness for an actor/actress you previously liked.
Me: Two dramas. Healer with Ji Chang Wook and Descendants of the Sun with Song Joong Ki. They didn’t do anything wrong, to be honest. BUT too many of them on my screen, social media (Instagram especially) really turn me off. Right now, I tend to avoid Joong Ki since his stock is still hot. But once the crowd slow down their fondness on him, I believe I’ll be back to appreciate him more. Just like when Chang Wook slows down on his appearance on tv, magazines, etc.
Mari: I’ll continue to drool for that man because he is Sex on legs but I’m not very excited about anything with Hyun Bin since Hyde, Jekyll, Me. I dropped it after 3 episodes and this was a first for me! I usually stick around if I like an actor ( Yes, Warm & Cozy, I did finish you!)
Erl: Descendants of the Sun – Song Joong-ki. It’s unbearably overwhelming seeing him almost every-freaking-where! One of the reasons that I can’t even finish the “stalking” post I promised to a sweet, sweet, friend. He’s no fun to stalk to anymore, the rarity is gone. And I adore this actor so much before the whole Descendants of the Sun craze. In my heart, I know I still adore him to pieces, but I can’t stand one more photo. I’m sorry Joong-ki, I still love you, but I just need to be free of you for now.
Day 17: Your favorite sidekick character in a drama.
Me: Haitai from Reply 1994! How can’t you not like him?
Mari: the whole cast of “Reply 1988” including the parents! Yes, they were technically not all sidekicks but I love them all so much I love their stories. This also goes for all the characters in “High Kick through the roof: Revenge of the short-legged” every single character in the show was love!
Erl: Yong Soo-Cheol (Yoon Hyun-min) – A Witch’s Romance. He’s soooo cute and I was really envious of his relationship with Yoon Dong-ha. They’re just completely goofballs together.
Day 18: Your favorite second female lead character in a drama.
Me: I really can’t think of any… They are mostly evil!
Mari: Bai Xue Fen from “In a good Way” she was pretty, popular, and genuinely a nice person. She was madly in love with Shan Feng but quickly accepted it was not going to happen and moved on. She also never hated Jian En and the two girls became best friends .
Erl: Shin Soon-ae from Oh My Ghostess. I love how Kim Seul-Gi portrayed that character. I mean who wouldn’t love a perverted ghost?
Day 19: Drama that started your obsession towards a particular actor/actress.
Me: Operation: Proposal. This drama should take responsible for my obsession with Yoo Seung Ho. I saw the drama many times and since then on, I’ve been a hypnotized by this boy. Glad he’s no longer under 21! Otherwise, this noona is in truuuhble!
Mari: “The Devil Beside You” After watching this show I fell in love with both Mike He & Rainie Yang. Mostly with her, I went on a binge of all her dramas “Why Why Love” “TogetHer” “Sunny Girl” and my favorite of hers “Drunken to love you“. I also watched that movie where she plays a girl that does show online/lesbian. In other words, I love her in anything! Mike He, I love but I can only watch Devil & “Sunny Happiness” with him since his other dramas are not that great.
Erl: Baker King Tak-Gu, the drama that started my Yoon Shi Yoon obsession. I’ve watched it about 4 times already and still, it never fails to make me cry.. That puppy.. And after his stint as a Marine.. Oh la la, come to noona! Anybody watching Mirror of the Witch would know what I’m talking about.
Day 20: Your favorite drama from a non-romance genre.
Me: Hmmm… Signal, My Beautiful Bride, Cruel City, Nirvana in Fire, The Disguiser, Siren, Warrior Baek Soo Dong. I know there are a lot more but these are my current favorites.
Mari: Signal, Cruel City, Pied Piper, Mawang, The village: Achiara’s Secret
Erl: Nirvana in Fire. I can’t even put into words the love I have for this drama. I was completely satisfied with it. I loved everything about it.
Currently Watching: Cruel City
Confession: the reason I decided to watch Cruel (Heartless) City is because I got influenced by my Twitter friends. Fortunately for them, I am loving every minute of it. Somebody please slap me in the face coz I didn’t expect this drama to be this fabulous. I’ve seen dark thriller dramas but this one is beyond any fangirl could ever ask for. It’s noir crime-thriller meet crazy ka-pow with some serious drug trading game. But you know, Cruel City offers so much more! It has action! It has scandal! It has bureaucracy! It has romance *very light*! It has everything you asked for in this dark yet thrilling drama. My heart was beating at maximum speed when I saw this scene and I was so blown away that I had to stop, rewind and hit play again and again. If you don’t believe me, watch it!
How do you feel now? Did your jaw just drop? Yeah, mine too. This action pack scene reminded me of Jason Bourne minus beefy body. Yup, that is Jung Kyung-Ho as Shi-Hyun. But we fangirls call him by Baksa (Doctor’s Son). His moves were so swift, calm, cool and classy I wanted to keep him all for myself! Ok, I have to admit he is on a thinner side but who cares… As long as he can delivers what we want to see, that’s all I care for now. I certainly will not give up on him. This dude got swag. He always in suit which makes him even more desirable. Men and suit? Yes! Yes! And then we have Yoon Hyun-Min as Soo, Baksa’s right hand person. This fella is a step down from Baksa yet still cool. I love his style of dressing. Unlike Baksa, always in dark, fitted suit, Soo on the other hand is very preppy yet casual. He dresses colorfully and it is so fitted with the season we are in. At least, he brought balance into the darkness. When you combine Baksa and Soo together? Well, it is not your typical bromance unfortunately, but they do care for each other… in a manly way, of course. But throughout the show, Baksa’s “tenderly concerned” and kindness for Soo is more deeply than Soo’s to Baksa. I really hope Soo will soon realized how sincere Baksa is even know we all feel for Soo too… He’s been beaten up quite often which makes him somehow the punchbag at times.
Cruel City reminded me of Bridal Mask. The concept is similar in the sense that there is not much going on in romance world but more focusing on the fight itself. So for any of you expecting romance, don’t put too much hope on it. In Bridal Mask, the fight for the country was so deep we all could feel it. And in Cruel City, it sort give you a similar premis with different plot in which the fight for the highest rank in drug dealing industry is so cruel, brutal and utterly cutthroat they make death seems so worthy in this business. I think it is! I mean come to think of it, it involves money, reputation and class! It’s a big, big deal in drug dealing world. I have been looking for something exciting ever since Bridal Mask ended and Cruel City is the answer to my emptiness.
This 20-episode, still airing drama has attracted many fans around the world. Everywhere you go, you’ll here people talking Baksa. Because Cruel City is still airing, I’ll not reveal anything much but this: undercover police within undercover. How deep and crazy is that? Crayyyyy! So, what to expect from this drama? BETRAYAL and REVENGE. This is a MUST WATCH drama. I marathon it within a day because the story itself is very engaging and addictive. I promise you’ll not be disappointed.
That face… That hand
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