Tuesday 29 December 2009

Code Blue













(Dramawiki)

Like any other medical dramas, Code Blue is very human. I almost cried a lot of times while watching every episode and a few scenes really did make me cry, because even though they didn't seem like a big deal, the humanity of the scenes touched me. It's a very good drama. Prepare tissues, though xP. Watch the SP too! And there's gonna be a second season next year; I can't wait :D.

I think humans are very strong. Everyone has a past, but they live on, carrying their own burden. And everyone is flawed.

Medical dramas always make me think a lot. When one sees his loved one suffering, he may say/think that he'd want to trade places with that person. But if that really could happen, when he's the one who is suffering, he might regret it. And when one sees her loved one caught between life and death, anything else doesn't seem to matter; the only thing that matters is that that person survives. But when he really makes it, the post-surgery conditions, like paralysis, might eventually tire her out. She might then wish that he had been dead instead. These sound cruel, but am I wrong? Of course, I'd like to think that because of love, one would still be relieved that his loved one doesn't have to suffer like he is suffering, or he would be thankful that that person survives, even while he is shouting in pain, or while he's complaining that he's tired. But is it too idealistic of me to think that way?

Aizawa seems like a really cold, hardened person. Like Kuroda-sensei said, he's "cool-headed, skillful, doesn't get too emotionally involved with the patient. He might just be a born surgeon. Including his arrogance." Yes, he is a very good doctor; there's a stark difference in the level of competency and confidence between his and his fellow trainees'. But it's kinda scary how emotionless he seems most of the time :/. He gets better with each episode though. And I think he's a bit obsessed with himself; he keeps looking at his fingers LOL. Yamapi is a very good actor :)). And he's so good-looking xDD.

Shiraishi is a textbook doctor; she knows the theories inside out. She's very kind, but she gets too emotional sometimes. Aragaki Yui is very pretty!

Aizawa and Shiraishi make up the OTP in this show. Even though there aren't any sparks of romance between the two, they always end up working together, so we know that they are supposed to end up together. (I learnt that lesson from Atashinchi no Danshi LOL.) Well, there's also the Aizawa/Saejima pair, but I think that two people who are so similar to each other shouldn't be together ^^;;.

Hiyama is quite a bitch, but she's actually not a bad person. And I like her; she's openly a bitch when she feels like it, but is unexpectedly nice in her own way when others are feeling down.

Fujikawa is over-confident and is kinda incompetent, but he's a very nice person. He's always cheerful and is quite adorable :3. I like how he always wishes others well, even when he's feeling sucky himself. He's the type whom people would find annoying when he's around, but would be missed when he's gone. I like him!

The senior doctors are all really tough. They're all so sugoi, ne. Kuroda-sensei is the no-nonsense, fair person. And he's such an awesome doctor; I admire him a lot *__*. Mitsui-sensei is straightforward but thoughtful. Morimoto-sensei is funny, but poor him; no one listens to him lol xD. The other characters are very likeable too, like the director of the hospital and the helicopter pilot x).

I think I cry more and more easily as I get older :S. And you know, I really do want to be a doctor.
I don't believe I can't get it right >:[.

Sunday 27 December 2009

當時好傻好天真

Saturday 26 December 2009

張芸京 ‧ 讓我照顧你



I love her voice! It's deep and very nice :3. This song is very nice. I like the MV a lot, especially how natural 阿京 and that guy seems to be ^^. I kept re-watching the MV, lol. (That guy is a good actor! And he looks like Mine from Nodame LOL.) And well, I have a huge girlcrush on her xDD. She's like Ella -- pretty as a girl, but would also be 帅 as a guy. And I think her eyes 很会电人; so pretty *__*. I've been watching her on 娛樂百分百, and she seems to have a good personality. And she's very talented :D!

Friday 25 December 2009

list of mangas i read.

I'm such an otaku, LOL ^^;;. There are some mangas I read for the story only, art only, or both. So (A) represents mangas that I'd recommend for its art only, (S) story, and * for both or just generally good (meaning good story with not-so-bad art, and vice versa). Skip Beat! is my favourite, as you know, so it's entitled to extra stars x). Oh and Bakuman too! ^___^ I didn't rate most of the ongoing ones, for now, 'cos I can't rate them yet. This list is for me to keep track of what I'm reading, 'cos sometimes I can't even remember the what I'm currently reading, HAHA xP.

Completed
+Anima *
7th Period is A Secret
AAA
Absolute Boyfriend ***
Alice 19th
Ayashi no Ceres
Badminton Girl
Bakuman *****
Beast Master
Bloody Monday *
Boyfriend
Card Captor Sakura
Chocolate Cosmos
Fly High!
Full Metal Alchemist **
Full Moon wo Sagashite (A)
Fruit Basket
Fushigi Yuugi
Hana to Akuma
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e **
Holyland (S) **
Imadoki ***
Ion
Kaichou wa Maid-sama! **
Koukou Debut
Let's Get Married! **
Love Berrish
Marmalade Boy
Momo
Nagatachou Strawberry
Nine Puzzle
Nodame Cantabile (S)
Ouran High School Host Club *
Prince of Tennis
Rurouni Kenshin ***
Saboten no Himitsu
Seiyuu Ka! **
Shinshi Doumei Cross (A)
Shugo Chara
Slam Dunk (S)
S.L.H - Stray Love Hearts!
Special A
Spiral - Suiri no Kizuna
The Sleepy Residents of Birdcage Manor *
Tokyo Ants
Tokyo Crazy Paradise


Ongoing:
Aozora Pop
Baby Steps ***
Beelzebub **
Crayon Days
D.N. Angel ***
Dengeki Daisy ***
Detective Conan *
Haikyu!! *****
Hajime no Ippo **
Hiyokoi **
Last Game
Liar Game (S)
Love So Life **
My Prince-sama
Naruto *
One Piece ***
Orange ***
Shingeki no Kyojin
Shitsuji-sama no Okiniiri
Shokugeki no Soma ***
Skip Beat! *****
T.R.A.P.


Dropped:
Arisa
D.Gray-Man
Dear My Girls
Dolls
Fairy Tail
Million Girl
Rockin Heaven
Switch
Vampire Knight

Thursday 24 December 2009

090616 娛樂百分百 曹格 百分百聽證會



part 2 3 4 5

Cao Ge sings really, really well. It's not just that he has a good voice, broad range and great techniques, or merely nice songs; it's the amount of emotions he put into singing that really allows him to shine when he sings. We can see that he means every word he's singing.

数到五答应我 is such a sweet song; it lets one have that 幸福的感觉 :D.

Cao Ge is very cute ^^. I'm really happy for him that he's had a family of his own now :)). And it's cute how he's close with Xiao Zhu and Xiao Gui! Random: I like his shirt xP.

And by the way, XIAO ZHU IS SO HILARIOUS, OMG xDD. I can't emphasise this enough. I'm so glad that I can understand Chinese without subs, just because I can watch this show x).

世界上只有开心是最重要 :).

Mr. Children - Hanabi



What value left is there in this world I live in?
I start thinking it's all meaningless
Or maybe I’m just tired?

In exchange for something I got
I gave up a number of precious things
But it’s not such a peaceful world
That I can lament each and every one.

What kind of dreams should I envision?
What kind of hopes should I take with me as I go forward?
These seemingly impossible to answer questions
Get buried in my day-to-day life.

If you were here I wonder what you would say?
You’d probably say I was being “gloomy” and have a laugh.
I just wish i could see your gentle smile to blow away my melancholy.

Even if it’s a light like fireworks
That can never be caught
One more time, one more time, one more time, one more time
I want to reach out for it.

We all carry sadness with us
But we hope for a better tomorrow
I wonder to what extent we can love a world
Gripped by fear, thrown into unrest?

I get choked up on the words ’cause I think too much
I hate how clumsy I am
Yet oddly enough, I hate more how skillfully I can pretend.

Whether we spend the years laughing or crying
Time passes the same for all
The future is calling to us
Are you, now, hearing it too?

Even though we knew from the start
That we’d eventually have to say goodbye
One more time, one more time, one more time, one more time
And as many times as I can I hope to see you again.

I never imagined that simply meeting you
Could make the world seem so beautiful
Would you laugh at me for being simple minded?
I want to say “thank you” to you from my heart.

I wish my heart flowed fast and smooth like water
So that it would not settle in one place.

For all those times when I need to see you
For those times when I’ll miss you so
One more time, one more time, one more time, one more time
I want to burn your memory deep in me.

We all have our problems
But we hope for a better tomorrow
I wonder to what extent we can love a world
Gripped by fear, thrown into unrest?

One more time, one more time,
One more time, one more time.

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Soundtrack of Code Blue, that I'm currently watching. I love the lyrics :)). The song is very nice too.

i wonder.

Every time I see someone who's very good at his/her job, or is really serious about it, I'd think, "That's really cool." Because no one is born holding a scalpel. Before a doctor can perform surgeries, he'd have been doing errands during his trainee days, and even before that, he'd have studied countless hours. Similarly, no one is born with a six-packs, and even actors with pretty faces have to do something to keep their looks, like going to the gym everyday, or watching what they eat. It's not easy, to be good at what you do. And even though I'm embarrassed to admit it, I'm really quite useless, haha.

I used to think that I was quite mature, but I realised that all this time, I'm still acting like a kid. I'm not mature at all. Sigh, I wonder what I'm going to do with my life.

Wednesday 23 December 2009

Younha - Say Something



I love this song ♥♥♥♥♥.

You're Beautiful


















(Dramawiki)

This drama is about the idol group A.N.JELL, which consists of four members: Hwang Tae Kyung (lead singer), Kang Shin Woo (guitar), Jeremy (drums), and a new member Go Mi Nam (piano/vocal). However, the so-called Go Mi Nam is actually Go Mi Nyu, Mi Nam's twin sister, who was asked to step in for Mi Nam because he was recovering from his plastic surgery (LOL).

I really, really love this drama :)). The two leads, Jang Geun Suk and Park Shin Hye, did very well in all their scenes. The angst-y scenes were very powerful. Great actors!

Jang Geun Suk acts as Hwang Taekyung, the lead singer and leader of A.N.JELL, who, despite his seemingly perfect exterior (in terms of being a celebrity, that is; he has good looks and talent in music), is inherently imperfect. He has night blindness, is allergic to shrimps, a total clean and control freak, and I suspect he has a compulsive disorder. But those imperfections are endearing; they remind us that celebrities are normal human beings, just like us.








Personality-wise, he doesn't seem to be someone anyone would like -- he's arrogant, mean, glares at people, and pouts in a very not cute way.











However, he's actually a really good guy, who pretends he doesn't care, but fails badly at it (to the eyes of the viewers, anyway). And that, is what makes him likeable.






Not to mention that it's simply hilarious when the usually-calm-and-collected Taekyung does something totally out-of-character.







And he's actually a little kid at heart. He's cute when he smiles ^^. The first time he smiled was kinda freaky, though, 'cos it was so unexpected xD.













JANG GEUN SUK IS AN AWESOME ACTOR, PERIOD. Every one of his scenes are perfectly carried out, whether it's his tone, his facial expressions, or his body language. I think this role allowed him to show off his acting skills. I guess it's because it was the first time he took on the lead role in a drama? Really well done :)). The way he cried in episode 8 was just heartbreaking ;___;. The other angst-y scenes are very well done too; like the one where he cried in episode 15, that was GREAT. He should get a Best Actor award! His voice and singing are good too :).
























And Jang Geun Suk is just really good-looking, WHAT. (Jang Geun Suk has his own tag now, by the way ^^.)




















Park Shin Hye took on the role of Mi Nyu/Mi Nam. She's a really innocent and naive girl, which would have been quite unrealistic, if not for her background of being a nun. She's very kind and strong. I think her looks alone can pass off as that of a guy, but really, it's absurd how no one can tell from her high-pitched voice that she is a female. And the way she behaved around Shin Woo, especially when she cried, was nothing like a guy :S. But I think it was meant to be that way, to remind us that she's a girl, haha. Mi Nyu is very cute xD.






























Park Shin Hye's acting is very good, and she's great at crying scenes. I really felt for Mi Nyu when she was suppressing her feelings for Taekyung. And she's so pretty :)). Especially when she cries, lol xP.








The Tae Kyung/Mi Nyu couple is the OTP in this drama; the other pairings never stood a chance x). It's hilarious how Tae Kyung got jealous LOL. And he really cares for Mi Nyu :).













































As with every k-drama, there's always the second guy; the nice guy who always looks out for the girl. In this case, Shin Woo is the one. He's very nice! He helped Mi Nyu get out of difficult situations which would have threatened to reveal her secret, and constantly took care of her. (Fanvid) There were a few times where I disliked him a little, like when he didn't tell Mi Nyu the truth about him knowing about her identity all along. And I don't feel sorry for him as much as I think the audience should ^^;;. I like it when he pats Mi Nyu's head; very cute :3. (Reminds me of JiHoo doing that to JanDi. I like JiHoo a lot more, though xP.)

































On a few occasions, I thought that Jung Yong Hwa's acting was lacking, especially in the earlier episodes where he was supposed to show Shin Woo's conflicting feelings. He got better in the later episodes though. His voice is nice :). And apparently he's the one who raps in Promise! Wow ^^.


Lee Hongki acts as Jeremy, the maknae of A.N.JELL. He's totally hilarious! He's so bubbly and cheerful ^^. I love the way he calls his dog, Jolie, in that super high-pitched voice HAHA. He has tremendous love for parties and celebrations! And he has over-active imagination LOL.





















Apparently he is very dense, so even when he started feeling and seeing weird things about Mi Nyu, he still didn't figure out that she's a girl. It's funny how in the beginning he struggled with his feelings, for as far as he knew Mi Nyu is a guy, but at the same time it's saddening; it must have been really painful for him.













Because of the weird feelings he was having, in the beginning he bullied Mi Nyu a little and was very suspicious of her, but he was very guilty because of that, haha.













And when he finally found out Mi Nyu was a girl, he actually kissed her on the forehead and went into euphoria! I totally LMAO-ed, HAHAHA! I SO love that kid x).






He may seem very much like a kid, but he really cares for Mi Nyu and his hyungs. He's a good kid x). But I LOL-ed when he scolded his dearest Tae Kyung hyung, "Stubborn butt-hole" HAHAHAHA. He's very honest with his feelings, which I like a lot. I'm really sorry, Tae Kyung, I like you a whole lot, but Jeremy is absolutely my favourite character from this drama xD.

I think Jeremy and Mi Nyu make very good BFFs ^^.














Hongki is so, so ADORABLE :)). Jeremy has crazy/weird hairstyles, but it doesn't matter 'cos he's cute all the same xD. (In a way, it's a good thing that Jeremy didn't get to keep his beautiful hairstyle in the earlier episodes, otherwise I'd be too busy staring at him to watch the show xPP.)












And his eyes sparkle! :D I ain't gonna lie -- whenever Jeremy had any chance to sing, I'd re-watch the scene at least twice, grinning like a mad idiot at that xDD. His voice, is pure gold ♥♥♥♥♥. And he's really adorable; did I forget to mention that? His acting is great too! (I'm being very objective, okay.) Never once did I feel that there was anything wrong/awkward with the way he acted Jeremy out. One can tell how Jeremy is feeling, just by looking at Hongki's expressions. I'm so proud of Hongki :)). And I love how he was hugging everyone after the last filming; he's such a sweet kid :3.

I think he's super adorable when he's shocked 8D.













A few extra pictures of Hongki being gorgeous, just because xDD.



















It's hilarious how they got a buff, tanned buy to act as the real Go Mi Nam's body, but with Park Shin Hye's face. But that attitude is definitely a guy's; see, I knew she'd look fine as a guy :DD. I wanted to see more of him; that guy who supposedly "has Tae Kyung's charisma, Shin Woo's gentleness and Jeremy's brightness". And I wanted to see how he would interact with the rest of A.N.JELL! He liked Yoo He Yi; LOL how ironic hahaha. But I guess if we saw more of him we'd nitpick on the girly voice, etc, so maybe that's why he wasn't shown much ^^;;.

















I like Manager Ma and President Ahn too! Manager Ma is hilarious; President Ahn is cool :D. Mo Hwa Ran is evil >:[. She drinks so much alcohol I bet she'd get liver failure one day. I knew all along that she was the one that was delusional the whole time LOL, but she's quite pitiful. Mi Nyu's aunt is annoying. Yoo He Yi is one of the villains so by principle I don't like her, but she's kinda dumb and hilarious, and I understand that she did everything because she liked Tae Kyung, so I don't hate her either x). UEE did very well! A.N.JELL fanclub is awesome, by the way :D.


Major complaint: there should have been more scenes that show how close the members of A.N.JELL are; after all they (the 3 original members) released what, 5 albums together. It kinda felt like the members all revolved around Mi Nyu, which shouldn't have been the case :/. Seriously, thank god for Jeremy! He's the one that at least tries to talk to and seem to adore all the members; otherwise there'd be a gaping hole between Tae Kyung and Shin Woo lol ^^;;. And they should have more chances to perform together! They only performed like twice :(. But at least we have a few scenes of the members caring for Mi Nyu :).




























Favourite scenes:
1. The conversation Tae Kyung and Mi Nyu had under the stars in episode 7. The scriptwriters are awesome! Park Shin Hye did very well in that scene :).








2. Jeremy and Mi Nyu's day out in episode 8. Jeremy is sooo sweet!







3. Jeremy singing Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer in episode 9. (here) I actually wondered since when that song has become that nice lol. I just have a severe Hongki's-voice-bias, WHAT. He only got to sing two lines, but it was so nice *sigh*. And Jeremy making pig's oink sounds is just adorable x).

4. Mi Nyu hugging Tae Kyung and saying, "Thank you for being born," in episode 9.








5. The scene where Tae Kyung found out he liked Mi Nyu, and vice versa, in episode 12. I loved it when Tae Kyung mused to himself, "That's right. I want to deny it, but those words are correct. I was startled to see her in that state, angry that someone else was with her, and after seeing it, I.. felt pain. And feeling pain, I lose." Like I said, the scriptwriters awesome :).

6. Jeremy's bus scene in episode 14. (WATCH!) My heart ached for him when he cried after knowing that Mi Nyu liked Tae Kyung, while he sang the song, and again when he acted all fine when he got off the bus, and again when his smile faded for one second before he put it back on. Jeremy is awesome! I downloaded the audio rip of the song he sang, and seriously I almost cried 'cos he was really crying and it sounded so sad ;__;. Hongki did really, really well :)).














Most hilarious scenes:
1. The fantasies by various people! Seriously, they all have over-active imagination xD.








2. Tae Kyung swaying in the rice field and being chased by a pig in episode 7. I totally LMAO-ed, hahaha!







3. Tae Kyung performing "surgery" on pig and rabbit soft toys to make "pig-rabbit" in episode 9. TAEKYUNG YOU'RE SO WEIRD LOL.








4. The three A.N.JELL members acting out a fanfiction about a love triangle in episode 14. (here) I had to hold my breath and cover my mouth so that I wouldn't burst out laughing HAHAHA. Fan-service FTW!













Behind-the-scenes pictures. I love how close the cast seems, especially Jang Geun Suk and Hongki; JGS has said a few times that he likes Hongki is a junior he likes a lot xD. And Jang Gun Suk and Park Shin Hye should just get together already :DD!













































































































































I posted several songs from the soundtrack before, anyway! (1 2 3 4 5) The songs are very nice :)). Here are some behind-the-scenes clips and interviews (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8), parodies (1 2 3 4) and a few fancams of their last concert (1 2 3).