Finally got around to this



Following the cut you will find a ranking of my least to most favorite of the dramas (Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese) that I finished this year.

I think the whole this is pretty safe, though I do make a few allusions to plot points. So, I'm just going to cover my bases and say potential spoilers for Coffee House, Dal Ja's Spring, Fantasy Couple, Gumiho: Tale of the Fox's Child, Hotaru no Hikari 2, Iris, Kekkon Dekinai Otoko, Liar Game 2, My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku, Oh My Lady, Playful Kiss, Prosecutor Princess, Shokojo Seira, Smile You, Smiling Pasta, Something Happened in Bali, Sunao ni Narenakute, Tsuki no Koibito, and Yankee-kun to Megane-chan.

It's one big ol' image. JSYK )

Final Thoughts: I have to say, 2010 was a bit of a disappointment for me on the drama front. Nothing I watched this year merited a five star ranking on my own personal Drama Rankings. Maybe I'm just getting bitter in my old age, because my top two dramas I adored yet just couldn't bring myself to call them nearly perfect. But honestly, I wonder if I rewatched some of those 5 star dramas if I wouldn't demote them now. I watched them when the world of dramas was still mostly shiny, new, and wonderful. I thought everything was great back then. AH WELL.

What I can say is that there was a crop of excellent female characters, it's just too bad they were stuck in such middling (Eun Young, Coffee House) or straight-up awful (Maemi, Tsuki no Koibito) dramas.

Here is hoping for better results next year! I'm going to start 2011 off by finishing up Joseon X-Files and then either Chuno, Secret Garden, Story of a Man, or City Hall.
I don't think I can put into words how happy I am that winter is coming to an end. I've self-diagnosed myself with S.A.D. as when the sun finally appeared after weeks upon weeks of dreary grey sky I could physically feel my spirits lift. Plus, I only had to wear a jacket to work today! This is awesome! Although now that the snow is melted I can see all the leaves that didn't get raked up :(

This weekend was fairly productive as I got a start on my spring cleaning. I've decided to stay in the place I'm living (I've moved the last three years once my lease is up) so I figured it was time to start unpacking. I first tackled my desk area which had become a resting spot for all the crap I didn't know what to do with. The next think I'll tackle will be the wardrobe I refinished last summer this is currently housing bins of books, crafts, and misc items. It's a mess. Also! I put up curtains!

After watching Fantasy Couple and compiling the subsequent Anna picspam, I've REALLY wanted to try jjajangmyun. So, that was my other mission besides cleaning this weekend. This called for a trip to the international grocery store on the other side of town. I'd only been in there once before just to look around, but this time I had specific needs in mind. In particular, I needed black bean paste, which I learned is not in fact made from black beans, but rather fermented soy beans. I also decided to try my hand at ddukboki while I was at it so I grabbed some red pepper paste and rice cakes.

Success? )

Spoilers for Dal Ja's Spring )

Randomly watched the end of the Oscars last night since I couldn't sleep. SO happy The Hurt Locker won for Best Movie. Avatar looked spectacular but there really wasn't any meat there. After watching The Hurt Locker... let's just say I don't remember feeling quite so tense after finishing a movie in quite some time. It really pulled you into the landscape and the emotions and didn't even need 3-D to do it.

Finally got around to watching The Hangover this weekend and it was pretty funny. Not the be all and end of al comedic movies as other people were proclaiming, but enjoyable. Watched 17 Again and that was a goofy time. That Efron kid is actually pretty funny.

<3

Mar. 2nd, 2010 12:23 pm
OK, so I'm pretty excited with THIS news that Kimura is going to star in an upcoming romantic drama. I'm on a serious romance kick recently so this was VERY well received. It also reminds me that I need to get back to working my way through his catalog of dramas. Though after Long Vacation I've cooled a little on the idea since it was kind of 'blah'. Anyway, YAY!

I've made it through ep 17 or 18 of Dal Ja's Spring. I honestly can't remember right now since I never really paid attention to begin with >_> . ANYWAY, it still continues to be cute and fun. Dal Ja and Tae Bong are fantastic as a couple. How can they be so precious?

HOWEVER, there have been some reactions on the part of the mothers that have kind of taken me out of the story. Both of the mothers find out that Dal Ja and Tae Bong have been living together... AND DON'T GET OUT OF BED FOR TWO DAYS. REALLY? That just seems like a smidge of an overreaction. I get being traditional, but did it truly shake your world THAT MUCH? I just couldn't buy it so I found that whole plot point tiresome and I'm hoping we'll soon move on. Get over it.

From the look of the previews, there is going to be some trouble in paradise and I am less than excited about it. Maybe I need to take a break from this drama. I've been going full steam and just want everyone to be HAPPY already, so the episode count has gotten to me. Maybe watching 40+ episodes of Smile, You has destroyed my tolerance for the length of kdramas at the moment?


LOST tonight. I'm fully prepared for some real answers and no more pointless Jack's alternate reality son storylines. We get it: EVERYONE HAS FATHER ISSUES.

Also, I'm sick of this dull headache plaguing my days... DX

ETA: A meme courtesy of [livejournal.com profile] sailorgaia since I filled it out on her journal:Read more... )
I started watching Dal Ja's Spring and it's just as breezy and fun as I thought it would be.



She's 33 and unmarried? THE HORROR )

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