Five Reasons You Should Watch Full House (No, not that Full House.)

[topazera]

Okay, 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! ;)

Comments

[ladysaotome.livejournal.com]

It also annoyed me how the main guy tended to act like a 6 year old - his way of teasing was usually hurtful & I wanted to slap him half the time. But I really do need to give it another try.

Smiling Pasta really was based off of Full House. Kinda-sorta loosely, you know? The main girl ends up in a fake engagement rather than a marriage. The main guy was dumped for his brother but once the dumper thinks he's engaged she starts running after him again (but not nearly in such a selfish way - she's hurt by his brother & wonders if she made a mistake, etc.) Main guy teases main girl constantly but in a much kinder, gentler way that makes it obvious he's starting to fall for her to everyone but the two of them.

Even Main girl's evil friends are loosely in the drama - only as her brother & his wife - but that about ends the similarity.

Best thing of all, & what was missing from Full House so far I as saw, was tons of amourous tension between the two - the tons of almost kisses that make you squee, etc. Very good drama!

[topazera.livejournal.com]

Smiling Pasta really was based off of Full House. Kinda-sorta loosely, you know?
Ah, gotcha! It's sometimes hard to tell if people mean "there's generally similar themes" or "it's based on the same story". Thanks for clearing that up and for the quick summary! :D

Best thing of all, & what was missing from Full House so far I as saw, was tons of amourous tension between the two...
Ooh, sounds good! None of the dramas I've watched so far have had too much of a physical relationship, which I don't really mind, but man, I could go for some almost-kissing right about now! I'm not sure I want to watch Full House and Smiling Pasta back-to-back but soon! As I said in another reply, this pimp post has definitely helped me pick what to watch next! ;)

[ladysaotome.livejournal.com]

Almost-kissing is so frustrating but perfect all at the same time. I'd rather have a half dozen almost kisses culminating with one big smoocher at the end than real kissing constantly throughout. It builds the tension & makes the ending that much more satisfying. It's definitely my favorite Taiwanese drama so far & one of my top silly romance faves altogether. Hope you enjoy it!