Just read the fan accounts of F.T Island's showcase on Soompi. It sounds really awesome! Hongki was really hyper as usual; jumping around the stage, working the crowd, flirting with the fans and cameras and even doing some ballerina jump across the stage. I shouldn't have been worried about him after all ^^;;. He belongs to the stage! Anyway, the lucky fangirls got to see them up-close (they were so close to the stage) and some of them directly interacted with Hongki! I'm so envious xDD. (Envious =/= jealous, okay!) More fan-accounts to make you go green: 123. ^^ (EDIT: The 3rd fan-account there explains why Hongki was in a bad mood. And apparently the rest of them, too.)
Musically, there seemed to be something off with the speakers? According to the fan accounts, the whole music was so loud that they doubted FTI could actually hear themselves. Hongki went off-tune on a few barely-noticeable notes, but other than that he was great; everyone said he sounds better live. And he didn't sound out-of-breath even though he was jumping and singing at the same time. (Why the hell is this post sounding all biased.) Not sure about the others 'cos the fans didn't really comment on the playing, haha. But from the fancams I've seen, it's all good :D. Minhwan made a mistake during Love Is, though; Hongki turned to look at him lol. (Why so adorable, Minhwan?)
They performed Because I Didn't Know How To Love OMG; I'd pay 100 bucks just to hear that ONE song. Okay that's kinda exaggerated, but still. Anyway, Jonghun played the piano for the song. They performed splendidly! The two fancams are of the full song, Hongki and Jonghun-focused respectively. Wished I could see Seunghyun's guitar solo (because well, other than this song where Jonghun the lead guitarist is on piano, he doesn't get any solo :S), but I'm happy that I can at least listen to the full song ^^.
Jaejin said, "I want Singapore girlfriend" after introducing himself, LOL. Obviously he didn't mean it, but it was cute x). He should have spoken more English 'cos like I said before, it seems that he's quite good at it. Instead they let Hongki speak, and it's so cute! He was supposed to introduce the Encore songs, F.T Island and Until You Come Back, but he stopped at "You.." for the later, gave up and said, "너 올때까지~!", LOL. Seunghyun and Jaejin were helping him haha. Seunghyun seems to be good too; his "be quiet" was perfectly spoken ^^. That aside, it seemed that there wasn't any spotlight at the back so Minhwan couldn't be seen at all :[. Jonghun was also in the dark half the time.
Jaejin and Minhwan sound really friendly :DD. Minhwan even gave an air-kiss to one of the girls!
The boys flew off to somewhere already. (I think they're touring?) Hope they'll come to Singapore again sometime! Someone should tell them that now is exam period so a lot of their fans weren't able to come, haha. I'm hopeful though; they're still young and have many years ahead of them, so one day I believe they'll come here again ^^. The same can't be said about Shinhwa; I missed that one full concert that might have been the only one ;__;. And by the way the Primadonnas are awesome; they prepared so much for the band. The boys wore the t-shirts they gave at the encore! (I don't know if Hongki's shirt was supposed to be sleeveless 'cos the rest aren't. Did he cut them himself? xP)
It's 3am now and I need to sleep. May Will find more fancams and fan-accounts tomorrow x). Night! :DD
EDIT: Apparently they went back to Korea first, and are going to Japan in July. They had a fanmeeting with the Pris! Looks like they had a lot of fun :). Pictures are up on Soompi. They were all wearing yellow and being all smiley happy; so adorable :DD. From the pictures, Jaejin played an acoustic guitar, Seunghyun played keyboard, Minhwan sang, Jonghun and Hongki did their usual stuff. I wanna read the articles or watch the videos to see what actually happened ^^.
And I'm getting confused 'cos most sites have the translation of the song 사랑하는 법을 몰라서 as Because I Don't Know How To Love, while others as Because I Didn't Know How To Love. And I've been using the later as when I first listening to their songs I used wiki for the song titles translations, lol. But whatever, it's not really important. (I'm just fussy and picky lol.) I swear I'm gonna learn Korean one day >:[.
A fancam at the Singapore Flier; credit to BattleParty@youtube. They went to Sentosa too!
Hongki cut his hair! It looks like his 2nd album hair YAY. But Hongki looks good no matter what, so~ WHAT. Everyone's looking fly, actually. Jonghun cut his hair too; it's is not all curly girly anymore :D!
But looks aside. From the fancam I was getting the feeling that Hongki was pissed; I don't know, he was just emitting a gangster aura which kinda scared me. So I went to Soompi and read the fan accounts, and apparently he had been in a bad mood all day. I don't know the reason (some people said it was because he couldn't go shopping lol), it might be because the fans kept stalking them, filming them, not giving them space to breathe? I don't know. But I hope the fans will restrain themselves and give them some privacy. After all, it's their first time here and they'd want to go sightseeing and stuff, without having their every movement under scrutiny.
If I were there, I think I'd just follow them around from a distance , not recording them, not calling out their names, not asking for an autograph; basically not doing anything. I'd be contented just to see them ^^.
But anyway. Everyone's been saying how friendly Minhwan is! Aww maknae is adorable :). I watched this fancam where the girls recording were commenting on how good-looking Jonghun is in person, LOL. I'm sure he is x).
I hope the performance tonight will be a blast! And hopefully Hongki will cheer up by then ^^;;.
In the morning light Half awake and half asleep Have you ever laid there thinking Was it all a dream? But you reach out and she's there Every moment, everywhere Have you ever been in love?
Have you ever felt How far a heart can fall Have you ever stayed up waiting For a telephone call Just to hear her say hello Cause you miss each other so Have you ever been in love?
Have there been times to laugh And times you really want to cry Finding reasons to believe her cause you'd die a little if she lied And when in times of doubt Have you ever tried to work it out But still she leaves you wondering What it's all about
And when she's far away Have you ever felt the need to stray And tried and then discovered It just doesn't pay Cause with her, you can be true And with her, you can be you Have you ever been in love?
Have there been times to laugh And times you really want to cry Finding reasons to believe her Cause you'd die a little if she lied And when in times of doubt Have you ever tried to work it out But still she leaves you wondering What its all about
And when the night comes down Can you call your house a home Do you dream you're still together And wake up alone Have you ever been in love The way that I'm in love Have you ever been in love? Have you ever been in love?
No, I have not x). But that is not the point; the point is, this is such a lovely song ♥. And of course, Shane and Mark's voices are awesome :D. I've been wanting to post this song eons ago, but I kept forgetting to do so since I was always distracted by other stuff.
Most of the time I'm very skeptical when it comes to love songs that aren't emo, but I really like the lyrics of this song. My favourite lines are:
Cause with her, you can be true And with her, you can be you
..and..
Have you ever been in love The way that I'm in love
As usual, don't ask me why, because I don't know either xP. I really do like this song and the lyrics, though! I don't wanna tell you how many times it's been played on my iPod 'cos I put it on repeat so many times; it's kinda embarrassing ^^;;.
Did you see Jiheon glancing at the camera at 0:23? I squealed a little and watched it again, haha ^^;;. I like his hair! Anyway, they all sound and look great :). And they won #1 again! Congrats, guys :)). There's no subs so I don't understand their thank-you speech, so I skipped to the Encore, which sounds good as well.
Anyway! F.T Island arrived in Singapore yesterday :). I only watched one fancam of them arriving 'cos I'm not a big fan of airport fancams, and they were wearing masks, haha. Was quite surprised to see screaming fangirls, though! I guess they must be popular enough here to be able to hold a showcase =]. Hope they'll have a blast performing tomorrow! And the lucky fangirls that get to go, please record many fancams of the performance! ^^
And one more thing! After Jaejin, Hongki was cast in a musical. He's gonna do GREAT, I just know it :DD. Hongki hwaiting ♥!
I'm watching Hyungjoon and Hyunjoong DJ-ing on Music High now. Hyungjoon is the permanent DJ of the show while Hyunjoong was guesting. I don't know, they're just really adorable together! No wonder DoubleHJ is my OTP is SS501, haha x). Hyungjoon is such a cute kid and even more so when he's with Hyunjoong-hyung ♥♥♥.
^gif made by kamepi_chan@lj! She made a lot of them, and I saved almost everything, lol. If I know how to make gifs I think I'd have made like one hundred of them, just from this show alone xPP.
Hyungjoon laughed a lot here, because of Hyunjoong, hahaha! I'm literally squealing as I watch the show, LOLOL. That scene where Hyunjoong answered a question about Hyungjoon being his favourite "thing" was sdgfgjkalkadorable omg; my mouth almost split from grinning too widely. The person who asked the question even included "love DoubleHJ" in the message xP.
I'm afraid I'd continue editing this post every one minute, LOL. So one line to sum up: seriously DoubleHJ makes me dieeee xD.
M is back! I didn't like the song at first, but after a few listens it grew on me. It is catchy! M technology~. Minwoo composd, wrote and arranged the song himself. It has a techno feel, which is different from his usual style of music. It's M's innovation, all right ^^. The MV is kinda crowded, like too many different concepts in one video, but what can I say? Minwoo is hot xP. I love his hairstyle! And his dancing is always top-notch :).
Here's an interview at the MV filmsite. Minnovation was inspired by seagulls, LOL. He designed all the costumes (even the dancers') himself and came up with the "antenna dance" shown in the MV the day before it was filmed. Wow, isn't he mad talented or what x).
I'm liking his mini album -- other than this song, there are 3 other new songs which sound great too ^^. This is his last work before going to the military :S.
By the way, apparently Minwoo broke up with Amy last month? I only knew today o____O. I don't have any fondness or dislike towards Amy, but I was happy that Minwoo was attached. Now he's single again :(. But well, I guess if their personality didn't match, it couldn't be helped. They broke up after 8 months of dating.
So! Rather than feeling sad over that^, here's a video of Andy being asked about the (then) rumour that Junjin and Shiyoung were dating. Andy is adorable haha xD. He didn't answer the questions but said that rather than being curious about the rumour, he was more hoping that he'd get a girlfriend. Solbi is just a phone call away, Andy! But anyway. I hope the Junjin-Shiyoung couple can last for a long time :)).
I'm demanding you to watch this in HD, like, RIGHT NOW.
In the beginning of the MV, we see Hyunjoong, Kyujong and Jungmin pointing their guns at each other.
Then a girl came out of a car and a gunshot is heard, following which there were some scenes with a lot of blood. All the guys seemed to be bloody, but the girl appeared unscathed.
But that's the preview of what's gonna happen in the next episode. In present time, Hyunjoong and Kyujong are assassins. Hyunjoong was ordered to kill Jungmin, while Kyujong was to kill Jungmin's girlfriend.
After the two assassins shot their targets, Hyunjoong kidnapped Jungmin's girlfriend. He bandaged her wounds, gave her food and basically took care of her everyday, but of course she, being held captive, wasn't too happy with him. One day she hit him on the head with some wooden/metal clock, but he didn't even seem to feel it. (And I ROFL-ed.)
There's that split second where he looked angry, like his instincts were to strike back, but he restrained himself. Very well done, Hyunjoong!
I think Hyunjoong kidnapped the girl because he knew that someone was trying to kill her, but if he didn't even know who she was, why want to protect her, then? Hmm. I think Hyunjoong fell for the girl, and eventually, vice versa. He gave her some chain with a ring, which she put on herself. (A bloody one, at that.) I don't know, let's just see what happens in the next episode x).
Hyunjoong's acting is really good! (BOF did him some good, indeed ^^.) I love that insane glint in his eyes; he looks like a mad assassin, especially when he was fiddling with the gun and knife.
LEADER *____________*. I take back everything I said about his hair. He looks really hot. (Which is why, HD ftw!) Kyujong and Jungmin also look great, even though they didn't have much screen-time. (No pictures because they really didn't appear much, okay!)
Don't tell me that the first 4+ minutes of this MV is the MV for Youngsaeng's solo song, 'cos I'm really gonna flip since he appeared only for what, 3 seconds o__O. (EDIT: Apparently the full MV is everyone's MV, so each member will have only a few seconds where they are actually singing the song. But still, only 3 seconds for Youngsaeng is so unfair. Hope he has an acting role in the second episode.)
The next episode is out next Monday! Can't wait to see what's gonna happen. And I want more screen-time for the other members, please! Even though I sure don't mind staring at Leader for as long as I need to xD.
DBSK version of the PV! Nothing much; just the boys walking around singing the song, like any other PVs for their ballad songs . This time we get a lot of them in one scene, though, so that's something different ^^;;. I like the black set of clothes! (Junsu's sleeves look see-through, though; that's kinda weird xP.) But I'm posting this, because seriously, I can't pimp this song enough ♥♥♥♥♥.
They performed the full song here! Very good performance :)).
And their appearance on Music Fair on 090620 is now subbed! Jaejoong and Junsu are hilarious as always :DD. I think Junsu is just naturally funny (and adorable xD), like he may not realise that he's being funny, while the way Jaejoong says things is funny sometimes. The host is funny too haha! I realised I haven't watched their stuff in a long time xP.
(Can you tell that I'm trying to keep everything short? I'm gonna run off to study after hitting the "publish" button xP.)
큰일이다 (In Trouble) performances: 090618 @ M!Countdown -- Does Jiheon sound kinda strained at some parts, or is it just me? Good performance as usual, though. Jiheon's hair looks good! But what happened to Kyungrok's DD:? Anyway, they got #1 that day! Congrats, guys :))! Jiheon was about to cry, awww. But they still performed the encore perfectly fine ^^.
090619 @ Music Bank -- Something is wrong with Hyunjoon's voice! He didn't sing his "hmmm~" part in the beginning and most of his solo parts were sung by Kyungrok. It's obvious that his voice wasn't in its usual condition 'cos usually he'd belt out and sing a lot of adlibs. Mann :(. Other than that the performance was fine, though.
090620 @ Music Core
Hyunjoon's voice is back! I'm so relieved ^^. Everyone nailed their parts, as usual :). Anyway, Music Core has been really putting in effort to decorate their stages, huh?
Performances aside, I've been listening to To Luv..., another song off their new mini album.
It was composed by Hyunjoon and features Jaebum from 2PM (the leader and the cute dorky guy with the 6 packs xP). Hyunjoon can dance, anyway, so that may explain why the songs he composes are more upbeat ^^. I like how V.O.S is not just about ballads. I love the song; it's so addictive and makes me wanna dance! LOL. I like the rap parts too! Jaebum's rapping reminds me a bit of G-Dragon's last time before it evolved to how it is now, lol. I like his "argghh" at 1:38 too somehow, hahaha! I might start listening to the 2PM's songs that are just lying there doing nothing in my music folder xP.
I like V.O.S :). I think my favourite voice is Kyungrok's, which is kinda hoarse and is the lowest amongst the three. He expresses the emotions of the songs very well, I feel. And he's hilarious, at least in the cuts I've seen xD. (Wished there were more V.O.S videos subbed. Or any, at all =[.) Jiheon always does the falsettos, which are so crazily high omg o___O. Hyunjoon does the adlibs and the non-falsetto high parts. I love his adlibs, really; they always make me go *_________*. And for that reason, he's my favourite member xD. I still don't know who is the best singer though; they all sing so well!
---------------------------------------------------------------------- 090619 SS501 - Deja vu @ Asia Pacific Modeling Contest -- It's lipsynched, so I won't say anything about the vocals -.-. It was a good performance, though! Everyone looks fly and the dancing is all good. Youngsaeng has been working on his !sexy expression, huh ^^. My favourite part in this song is the one where Hyungjoon jumps over Hyunjoong before his rap part; super cool :D. I don't mind Hyungjoon's hair so much now, I think he looks okay with it. Hyunjoong's hair isn't all curly, thank goodness x).
090620 DBSK - Stand by U @ Music Fair
First performance of the song! Love Jaechun's harmonization in the beginning. Jaejoong sounded a bit off in the first chorus, Yunho was slightly off-tempo in the bridge and Yoosu had like one pitchy note, but other than that it was all good! I'm not liking something about how Jaejoong sounds, but I can't pinpoint what :S. (Like uhm, too much air and the voice doesn't come out as clearly? IDK.) Changmin totally nailed his parts :D. Junsu is still the only one who sounds sad, lol. But at least they all look quite sad xPP. Yoochun's hair o_____O *is speechless*.
Minwoo and Dongwan answering some questions about what they want most. The video is just 2+ minutes, but you have no idea how much I laughed, LOL. They are really hilarious!
Some highlights: 1. Dongwan wants to be a good father! I'm sure he will be :). 2. Minwoo asked Dongwan what if Dongwan's son has wrinkles around his eyes like him, and Dongwan said that he'd tape his son's face so that he wouldn't have wrinkles. His face was so funny, LMAO. But really, I love Dongwan's wrinkle when he smiles :D. 3. Minwoo said he has a lot of bad habits and he wants to be a good person, and asked Dongwan, "I'm a bad guy. Right?", who smiled, took his hand and said, "You actually do know?". I don't know, it was just really sweet, somehow. 4. After all that talk, Dongwan said what they really want is to "grow taller", LOLOL. He continued saying in a crying tone that he wanted to be taller, "just 5cm more", while Minwoo consoled him. Dongwan made me laugh so much omg *gasping for air*. 5. In the end they said they'd marry a really tall woman (Dongwan: 185cm, Minwoo:250cm) HAHAHA. Then Minwoo demonstrated how they'd have to jump to kiss the girl, so he made jumping movements and kissed Dongwan on the cheek, who ROFL-ed.
OTP ♥♥♥♥♥♥. They're my OTP because well, you can see for yourself how comfortable they are with each other. They aren't suspicious and scandalous (like some other pairing *ahem*), but when they are together you can literally feel the love in the air.
I miss Shinhwa so much *______*. No other boybands can make me laugh like Shinhwa does, really. My wallpaper is still that photo of their hands toasting, haha! I'm actually a realist almost to the point of pessimism, but I truly believe that Shinhwa is forever. I really do ♥. At least, I believe that they won't break up while the members still remain in the entertainment industry. And their bond will remain, even after that.
Minwoo is having his comeback soon, anyway! Teaser for the new mini album, Minnovation. I'm not sure what to make out of the song yet, but damn he looks really good. I think it's the hair :DD.
A V.O.S post always has a LIVE performance, at least in this blog x).
^performing With U and 큰일이다 (In Trouble), the singles off their new mini album Routine Free. Both songs are good! With U is really upbeat and happy-sounding, while In Trouble showcases their vocals well. Don't they sound as great as ever? Love how they harmonize perfectly, especially in the chorus, and also how they look at each other during the duets. It's amazing how in one line one member can be singing the main vocal while the rest sing the harmonization, then in the next the roles are switched, without missing a beat. Their power vocals during the bridge are just wow ♥. I think Hyunjoon's hair looks funny, as if he took a bowl over his head and cut his hair ^^;;. And I noticed in the performances he's been wearing pants that look slightly too short? But he's cute, so whatever xD. Jiheon and Kyungrok's new hairstyles look nice and Kyungrok is totally rocking the specs :D. They all look great :).
Unfortunately, they have only performed one chorus of With U so far, so here's the MV, where you can listen to it in full. The members are not in it, though, so you can just listen to the song and don't watch the video xP. I really love the song. It was composed by Hyunjoon, by the way ^^.
And this^ one has to be embedded 'cos it's their best performance of the song so far, I think. And doesn't the stage look super cute? One of the best-looking stages I've seen, haha xP.
I also watched their other recent performances in Sukira (Beautiful Life | Guilty), and they're all good. Beautiful Life never gets old! Love how Hyunjoon changed a lot of his parts. In these videos it's apparent that he really resembles Jaejin, haha. Guilty was good too; their English sounds surprisingly decent x).
I couldn't find an appropriate opportunity to say this, so I'll just say it here: their voices really make me die ♥♥♥.
They actually came for the K-Pop Night last year?! MAN, I missed out. By the way, their fanclub name is Soulmate xD.
Look, V.O.S now has their own tag :D. And I still don't have a single picture of them yet, LOL.
2. Posting 123456789 gifs of DBSK. But I can't do it now 'cos it'd take to much time to upload. But because I can't resist the crack, here's one non-gif picture that only takes 2 seconds to upload.
LOL.
3. Linking you to the many songs I've been listening to recently. Lotsa new releases *__*. But for now:
Teaser for Hyunjoong's MV for his solo song, 제발 잘해줘 (Please, Be Nice To Me), off SS501's upcoming special album, SS501 Collection. The full song is already leaked and I'm really tempted to link you to the full song, but I'll restrain and post the full MV when it's released, because well, it's smexy Leader dancing xD. (Ignore the womanly clothes, LOL.) The song itself is REALLY good, by the way! It's my favourite from the members' solos that I've heard so far. I'm sorry oh my girl~~. So catchy! And speaking about Hyunjoong, he needs to release that acoustic version of Because I'm Stupid like, yesterday. I like that version almost as much as the original :).
First day that I did some actual work in these 2 weeks, haha. Did Maths for the whole day, but didn't actually accomplish much. It was really frustrating and depressing that I didn't know how to do so many questions; got stuck at almost every question and even gave up doing some worksheets completely. I seriously fear for my life midyears. But whatever, I'll just do what I can. Gotta finish Maths by latest Thursday midday, then start on another subject. Jiayou :).
Still listening to Stand by U. I love the song :). And the lyrics. I think I wouldn't have liked the song itself nearly as much if it wasn't for the lyrics, haha.
Where are you now? Who are you with? What kind of clothes are you wearing? What are doing and laughing at?
I don't know why, but those lines really spell out "I miss you", even more than when those words themselves are spelt out.
I am right here Even now, I am right here
I LOVE THESE 2 LINES. Along with the way they're sung, it's just really really sweet somehow.
I realised that I'm using "somehow" a lot, LOL. Some feelings are difficult to explain, haha x). I feel that the main theme of the song is "reminiscence", coupled with "regret" and "longing" on the sidelines. But I think the warmth and happiness from reminiscing, together with the hope from longing, lessen the pain caused by regret. Maybe that's why the song doesn't sound that sad. Or maybe I'm just talking crap, lmao.
Since the day you left without a word of goodbye I feel that the scenery around me has changed The promise I made that I would become your everything and the incomplete memories have also changed
When you were crying by yourself back then if only had I run to you you would still be by my side If I was given one more chance I would tell you once again that I love you But the words that contain my overflowing feelings cannot reach you anymore
Where are you now? Who are you with? What kind of clothes are you wearing? What are doing and laughing at? I am right here Even now, I am right here And I still believe that we will see each other again This feeling won't change You are the only one I'm thinking of
At my back with your tied hair, just once more I want you to stand asking me "Guess who it is" and expecting me to say out your name Just the two of us being silly like that day after day
I can't forget you But the truth is, I don't want to forget you Because you're not by my side I can't feel even a bit of happiness No matter how hard I try I'll end up crying and my tears just won't stop
Where are you now? Who are you being with? What kind of clothes are you wearing? What are doing and laughing at? I am right here Even now, I am right here I still believe that we will see each other again
Therefore, I am right here singing the song by myself Even though I don't have any reason to embrace this pain anymore I can't help doing it
Even if I know that the days when you were by my side making my world shine won't come back again No matter what will happen no matter how far I'm lost I never ever want to forget that my heart has chosen to love you
Where are you now? Who are you with? No matter what you are dreaming of or what you are doing and laughing at I will be here forever Even now, I am right here believing in a day that we will meet again
This feeling won't change You are the only one I'm thinking of This feeling won't change You are the only one I'm thinking of
DBSK's newest single, to be released next month. I haven't even listened to their The Secret Code album more than once (and did they release anything else after that? I think they did, LOL.), but that's beside the point. I listened to this song just because everyone's been singing praises for it. At the first listen, it wasn't anything special, just soothing and pleasant to listen to. As I listened to it more, it grew on me. Then I watched the PV with the translated lyrics, and that basically did the trick. Somehow I really love the lyrics *________*. Don't ask me why, 'cos I don't know, haha.
DBSK still sounds as good as they always do :)). Especially love the chorus of the song. I'm also glad that Yunho and Yoochun got to sing more in this song ^^. JUNSU~! I love how he sings ♥.
This song kinda reminds me of Doushite. (Which is one of my favourite songs of theirs, by the way.) Not the melody or the lyrics, but the fact that the lyrics are sad but the song doesn't sound sad. Still trying to find a trace of sadness in the way the song sounds, in their voices. Still failing. So I'll just listen to the song as it is, HAHA. At least it doesn't sound happy, like Doushite does, to me, lol.
EDIT: Is that sadness in Junsu's voice? I think so! But LOL I'm seriously gonna give up trying to decipher the emotion of their voices, 'cos if other people can hear the sadness and I can't, that's my own incompetency haha ^^;;.
^JiHoo's episode off the F4 special episodes, which supposedly show them 5 years after the drama. Most of this episode is reminiscing of the JiHoo/JanDi moments, but to make up for the obvious absence of JiHoo in the current time, we get a very adorable scene of JiHoo making a JanDi snow woman which wasn't shown in the drama :D. The background music is SS501's Sometimes, which is a very nice song :).
Anyway! I started this post with this^ video, because it sumarises why JiHoo is so awesome: he is the nicest, kindest person one can possibly find. (Basically the Hanazawa Rui character is just a really great person, that's why I fangirl-ed over every version xP.) And because of that, you can expect that this is gonna be a lengthy, spazzy post x).
WARNING: lots of spazzy fangirling ahead and picspam that might kill your bandwidth.
Usually I wanted Makino to be with Tsukasa, but at the same time I wanted Rui to be happy. But for the first time in watching the 3 versions of HYD, I actually wanted JiHoo and JanDi to be together. Which is all the scriptwriter's fault for putting in so many cute JiHoo/JanDi scenes, along with angst-filled JunPyo/JanDi scenes >:[.
One the main reasons why JiHoo is so awesome is that he was always there for JanDi, supporting and protecting her, even if he himself would be conflicted because he had feelings for her. He was indeed JanDi's "firefighter", for he knew when the alarms in her heart are ringing, and in order to extinguish the fire, he didn't care whether he would get burnt. I think it's amazing how he was always able to find her ^^.
He was always there for her, when she needed help, when she needed a shoulder to cry on.
JiHoo really cared for JanDi; always looking out for her silently, doing little things that are not very noticeable and might not seem like much, but really sweet all the same.
^Giving her his beanie so that she wouldn't catch a cold, medicine 'cos he knew that she was gonna be sick, his fork when she dropped hers; noticing her disappointed look at the prize they got and exchanged it for her; holding her hands so she wouldn't be cold; etc.
He wanted her to be happy, even if it was not with him, for when she was happy, he could be happy. Even after he was rejected, he was still there to hug JanDi when she cried thinking about JunPyo.
The days after, he was still being the old JiHoo, always looking out for her.
I especially loved the scene where JiHoo held F2 back when they were about to save JanDi when she was drowning, because he knew that JunPyo would eventually remember and save her. Even though every cell of his body must have wanted to jump in and save her himself. (The scene was very well done, on Hyunjoong's part =].)
There's also that scene where he told JunPyo that he knew where JanDi was, after she went to the fishing village without telling anyone. JunPyo plainly said that he wasn't interested, but JiHoo asked him again, and after he refused, JiHoo even gave him JanDi's address. If I were him I'd have just straight away gone to find her myself, without telling anyone. Sigh, he's too selfless.
^Doesn't it look like he wanted to hold her hand? ;__; Now that I think about it, JanDi lost that necklace twice, and both times, JiHoo was the one who eventually returned it to her.
Some of my favourite JiHoo/JanDi scenes, in no particular order, since there are too many of them that I like:
1. In episode 17, JiHoo, realising that JanDi and him were about to witness JunPyo and JaeKyung kissing, hugged JanDi so that she wouldn't see the scene.
It's the way his eyes widened when he realised what was about to happen, the protective way he held JanDi, that convinced me that I was in the right ship.
2. In episode 16, after that confrontation with JunPyo's mother, JanDi was totally deflated. JiHoo called her after JunPyo told him about the matter, so he called her to ask how she was. Of course, JanDi lied saying that she was at home and all fine, when she was actually somewhere else. As if having telepathy, JiHoo found her. She was mopping the floor, and knowing that she was keeping it all in, he took away the mop and hugged her while she cried, without saying anything.
This scene reminds me of the other scene where JiHoo said to JanDi, "Aren't you overdoing it?", telling her that she didn't need to act so strong in front of him.
3. "You are not that easy to forget", said JiHoo to JanDi, when she was down because of JunPyo's temporary amnesia. I don't know why, but I thought it was really sweet of him.
4. JanDi was crying 'cos JunPyo was about to get married, so JiHoo offered his handkerchief, but she pushed his hand away and said about her tears, “They’re so used to being wiped by you, sunbae. That’s why they stupidly keep acting all needy.”
INDEED. I actually think that what she said is really true. I have a feeling that the reason why JanDi was so weak in this version is that JiHoo was always there for her. Which is again, the stupid scriptwriter's fault >:[.
5. JiHoo was sick after being drenched in the rain, after the confrontation with his grandfather. He collapsed onto JanDi, who nursed him and later cooked him breakfast. One of the only times JanDi was able to do something for JiHoo, LOL.
Wow, I realised those^ scenes are all angst-filled, LMAO. So let's have the cute, angst-free scenes ^^;;.
^"Wedding" pictures! How I wish it's a real wedding ;__;.
I LOVE how he looks at her! Sometimes he'd look at her with concern-filled eyes..
..and other times he'd look at her and smiled slightly at himself.
That's love, I'm telling you.
Okay, enough of JanDi! JiHoo alone is pretty awesome too ^^. He's a very reliable friend for JunPyo (well, F2 have each other, so.. xDD), and cared for the people who mattered to him.
I think I have said this before, but I'M REALLY PROUD OF HYUNJOONG ♥♥♥. In the first 5 episodes I wasn't that fond of JiHoo as Hyunjoong was still kinda awkward, but after that, he really improved a lot. I wouldn't be fangirl-ing over JiHoo so much if he wasn't acting well, haha ^^;;. He (and the whole cast) must have worked really hard for this drama; in the later episodes he looked really thin =((. (But he's with the members now, so that's better ^^.)
He pulled off the expressions well, whether it's looking angry or emo-ing..
..or being cute..
..or just looking gorgeous. WHAT xD.
LALALA~ I'm done! I'm sorry I ended up spamming too much, hahaha. I love JiHoo loads :).
Lastly, I wanna say that instead of squealing over YiJung/WooBin or JunPyo/JiHoo, I'd opt for Hyunjoong/Kimbum. They're even neighbours, you know? And they love each other. LOL xDD.
AND one more photo of gorgeous JiHoo for you!
But really, JiHoo isn't real. Kim Hyunjoong is :DD.
