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  • Mawang (fin.)

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    I, um, ugly cried my way through the Mawang ending. It looked even worse than Oh Seung Ha’s ugly crying. I was literally clutching my pillow to my face for dear life and hiccuping for the last ~10 minutes of the drama. The ending itself was… ideal. It didn’t end the way I personally wanted it to, but it was for the best. I guess. Despite the fact that I feel my heart got stomped from here to Seoul.

    The only problem is that I thought Mawang was so good for a Korean drama. So good that I’m afraid to watch any others because I don’t want to be let down, ahah. They are also far too long for my tastes — twenty episodes? That’s a show, a sequel, and an SP for any Japanese series…

    I think I’m going to cheer myself up by watching The Naked Kitchen. You can never have too much Joo Ji Hoon!

  • HIDE & SEEK

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    I have finally started watching Mawang and while I’m only six eight episodes in (this would be half a series in Japan, but I’ve barely scratched the surface here) and I’m actually surprised that it’s good so far? What universe am I in?! Boys Before Flowers was so horrendous that I thought I’d never watch another Korean drama again.

    … and that is what I typed a couple nights ago. Then, I watched a couple more episodes. It got better.

    But last night I had a dream about it and that basically solidified the fact that I REALLY REALLY LIKE MAWANG. And not just because Joo Ji Hoon is fine as haaaaaaaale and he was the centerpiece of my dream … …

    I feel like the production values of Japanese dramas are slightly better than Korean dramas. I just finished watching Utsukushii Rinjin last night (which I will get to in another post) and the cinematography was gorgeous. Mawang on the other hand… is Atashinichi Danshin quality. Which is alright. And you know there’s a problem when you see the breaths of the actors when they’re inside a building, hahaha!

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    Lastly, I don’t know how I feel about Kang Oh Soo. What he did was pretty awful and I guess whoever this ~mystery villain isn’t going about this the right way, but dammit if Oh Seung Ha isn’t attractive/CREEPY. Those long stares. So awkward! And Joo Ji Hoon’s acting is kind of stiff, I don’t know if it was always like this since it’s been a while since I watched Antique.

    Also: “I don’t warn twice.” AWWW SHIT

  • A Boy and His Samurai

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    The way of the supermarket:

    “One takes a basket in which he carries the items to be purchased. Items on sale are best bought in bulk. Consider the reasons they were marked down. Note the expiration date on fresh produce, as items on sale are usually close to expiring.”

    Please watch Chonmage Purin. It will make your life… or at least your day. There’s delicious, delicious cakes. Nishikido Ryo being domestic and delightfully awkward as an out-of-place samurai. Nishikido Ryo being husband and dad material. (Oh, and the son is the CUTEST. ) And baking related movies are the best!

  • Mr. Milk & Mr. Coffee

    Can these two (Matsuda Shota, Nakamura Shido) just make commercials together forever?

    And if you don’t know what I mean, please enlighten yourself!

  • Two seasons, an SP, and a movie. I’M DONE

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    The Keizoku series is just…

    It starts off innocently enough, with (predictable) murder mysteries, but towards the very end of the series —and I mean INTO THE EIGHTH EPISODE, OF ELEVEN— it gets real! I know I overuse that expression a lot, but the you-know-what probably hits the fan like a billion times throughout. Really.

    Mayama and Shibata (omg) are nothing like Sebumi and Touma. For starters, Sebumi is not an asshole, hahahahah. And it’s probably because Nakatani Miki is the better actress, but Shibata’s “quirks” were ten times better than Touma’s. So lulzy.

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    I think I did enjoy SPEC a little more, but this one made me gasp a lot plus there was actual romance between the leads (you guys, my heart). AND IT WAS AMAZING.

    Phew.

  • High Infidelity

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    Would you look at that, two dramas this season dealing with affairs! Riveting.

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  • Japanese mayonnaise & cantaloupe

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    Finished SPEC. The “twist” in the final episode…. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

  • The Curious Case of Amemiya Hotaru

    Oh man. Takano Seiichi and Hotaru are cute. The dynamic in Hotaru no Hikari 2 is a little different this time around since they’re on the road to something much more (marriage), and there are so many choice moments!

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  • I CANNOT

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    I cannot begin to describe to you how awkward Himitsu can be. Shit summary: the family consists of Heisuke (dad), Naoko (mom) and Monami (daughter). Monami and Naoko take a bus to go visit their in-laws when they’re involved in a terrible accident. Monami survives but her soul has left her. As a result, Naoko’s soul is in her body.

    DISTRESS. AWKWARDNESS. EXTREME DISCOMFORT. My friend, who is quite a few episodes ahead of me (I guess being Japanese and stuff gives her an advantage, lol…) told me that it gets even crazier.

    ok

    so

    if Monami aka Naoko reaching her damn hand into Heisuke’s shirt while he was sleeping not bad enough…

    JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL

    (You’re probably asking, why am I still watching this drama? Well, I can’t help that I like the two leads and the original creator of the story — wait for it… it’s Keigo Higashino! — so I have no choice but to go on. It’s not like the drama is BAD, it’s just that the story makes me wtf with my entire body and soul that I really need to see how it all plays out. Really.)

  • A couple murders and a few tender scenes later…

    Well, I’m halfway through Guilty [Akuma to Keiyakushita Onna], and what better way to celebrate the fact than with some old fashioned tl;dr?

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