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topazeraOkay, so flist, you may or may not know that I'm currently in love with asian dramas. It's like American TV, but much crackier! And since they have a set amount of episodes, they never have a chance to fall off-track and become terrible! Seriously, it's so great to just a 12-16 episode season to watch of pure fun.
If you're new to dramas, I'd have to recommend you actually start with Hana Yori Dango as that's the show that hooked me. It's a recent classic for reason! However, there have already been great pimp posts about that show... so here's one about my current show that needs more love/fandom: Full House. It's about an aspiring writer, Han Ji-eun who, through a series of plot twists, winds up sharing a house with Young Jae, a famous actor.
You should watch Full House if you like:
1.Terrible Amazing Amazingly Terrible Fashion. While Young Jae can't quite compete with the ~outfits~ put together by Chuck Bass or Domyouji, he does like to expose at least 30% of his chest at all times. And, as far as they go, it's a very nice chest. :D
(That lime green crocheted v-neck is still seared on my retinas.
Btw, all ~looks~ come from just the first two eps. XD)
2. Han Ji-eun is both adorable and not afraid to kick some ass/be generally immoral. Like, conning some celebrity (...okay, it's Young Jae) she just met out of some money because she really does need it! Or headbutting him in the face. Also, her profession is an "internet novelist" which is just how you put "fanfic author" on your resume. She's one of us!
(Yes, Han Ji-eun will headbutt you in the face and chase you down in three inch heels.)
3. Couples who aren't too cool to like playing on a swingset. Seriously, the main couple enjoys psedo-dates would make many 13-year-olds say "Please, that's so lame" but are really adorable activities.
(Examples: learning to ride a bike, going ice-skating and, of course, playgrounds.)
4. There's a scene in which both our male and female lead try to make the other nervous by stripping off some clothing. It's as awesome and hilarious as it sounds!
(Two words: strip chicken.)
5. You need the sweet, sweet crack that only asian dramas can provide. Trust me, you do.
(Warning: Do not watch for the plot.)
ALSO: You might recognize the actor who plays Young Jae from his infamous rivalry with our very own Stephen Colbert. RAAAAAIIIIN! ...This brought me so much joy.
If you're interested in downloading this, or any other, Asian drama, you should go join [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]. It's an awesome community that's provided me with many hours of entertainment. <3
Coming up next, icon posts. And why you should go watch Nodame Cantabile, because I'm going to be flailing about that one too. It has more plotty elements in addition to the adorablity and crack. Pfft, if that matters to you or something! ;)
If you're new to dramas, I'd have to recommend you actually start with Hana Yori Dango as that's the show that hooked me. It's a recent classic for reason! However, there have already been great pimp posts about that show... so here's one about my current show that needs more love/fandom: Full House. It's about an aspiring writer, Han Ji-eun who, through a series of plot twists, winds up sharing a house with Young Jae, a famous actor.
You should watch Full House if you like:
1.
Btw, all ~looks~ come from just the first two eps. XD)
2. Han Ji-eun is both adorable and not afraid to kick some ass/be generally immoral. Like, conning some celebrity (...okay, it's Young Jae) she just met out of some money because she really does need it! Or headbutting him in the face. Also, her profession is an "internet novelist" which is just how you put "fanfic author" on your resume. She's one of us!
3. Couples who aren't too cool to like playing on a swingset. Seriously, the main couple enjoys psedo-dates would make many 13-year-olds say "Please, that's so lame" but are really adorable activities.
4. There's a scene in which both our male and female lead try to make the other nervous by stripping off some clothing. It's as awesome and hilarious as it sounds!
5. You need the sweet, sweet crack that only asian dramas can provide. Trust me, you do.
ALSO: You might recognize the actor who plays Young Jae from his infamous rivalry with our very own Stephen Colbert. RAAAAAIIIIN! ...This brought me so much joy.
If you're interested in downloading this, or any other, Asian drama, you should go join [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]. It's an awesome community that's provided me with many hours of entertainment. <3
Coming up next, icon posts. And why you should go watch Nodame Cantabile, because I'm going to be flailing about that one too. It has more plotty elements in addition to the adorablity and crack. Pfft, if that matters to you or something! ;)
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Date: 2009-02-18 07:04 pm (UTC)Seriously, I've been looking for a picture of that green v-neck since *forever*. I haven't seen Full House in awhile but I STILL remember that v-neck. It was so horrible/awesome/horrible/awesome that is is imprinted on my memory.
Yay pimp post! I really feel that everyone should watch (at least) Hana Yori Dango and Full House. They are the asian drama classics!
(Also, you watched/are watching Nodame?! I love that one too! Have you seen the specials yet? I cried! I think I might have liked the two specials better than I actually liked the series because they were so amazing.)
RAIN!!! "Hey Rain! It's raining!" He produces such deep, meaningful music. I love him so much. Young Jae/Ji-eun is so cute and OTP and I love them so much. Also that is such an awesome call on the fact that she is basically just a glorified fanfic writer. Hee!
And since they have a set amount of episodes, they never have a chance to fall off-track and become terrible!
I'm starting to think that this might be one of my favorite things about Asian dramas. Imagine, a whole series that is good all the way through because it's not forced to carry on for years and years past what it's premise can handle. So instead of one or two good seasons and then many seasons of suck in which to become bitter about the show, you get one or two AWESOME seasons and then it ends! No bitterness involved! Imagine if Veronica Mars had followed that mold?!
(OMG I am so dorkily exicted for the icons that will come of your Full House obsession Have I mentioned how happy I am you're into Full House? Because it makes me very happy. Only one other person on my flist watched it and that makes me sad! Do you mind if I pimp out this pimp post on my journal?)
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Date: 2009-02-18 07:42 pm (UTC)Seriously, I've been looking for a picture of that green v-neck since *forever*.
Ahaha, I live to serve! I've been capping these eps anyway for iconage. Hmm, maybe I should upload them somewhere in case someone else wants to make use of them! It's totes understandable that the green v-neck sticks out in your memory. It's a ~treasure~ of fug.
I am in the process of watching Nodame! I only started it a few weeks ago but I have a date with a piece of brie and the final ep this weekend! I don't know if I'll get watching the specials then too but I've heard such good things about them. Seriously, Nodame is my next obsession after Full House. :D
RAIN!!! "Hey Rain! It's raining!" He produces such deep, meaningful music. I love him so much.
Considering Young Jae is such a teenybopper idol, I totally just think of Rain as interchangable with his character. But giving me way more joy with his art of cheesy pop and fab dancing. RAAAIN.
No bitterness involved! Imagine if Veronica Mars had followed that mold?!
Exactly! That's always been one of the worst things about American TV. I haaate it when shows become pale mockeries of themselves. I can't even say how many shows I've quit and never watched the ending. Hello season three VM! Let's just loosely lay out the whole series and go out strong.
OMG, I'm just so excited that there's some anticipation for what I'm making! Except for my flailing at you through comments, I feel like I'm watching this show in a vacuum. It's strange after being in healthy fandoms for a while. And please, pimp away! We're going to reel people in, slowly but surely. XD