49 Days

(Dramawiki)

This drama is about Shin Ji Hyun, who fell into a vegetative state after a traffic accident and was given a second chance to live provided that in 49 days she could find three people (who had no blood relation to her) who would cry genuine tears for her. The other main character is Song Yi Kyung, who had been living like a dead person for 5 years following the death of a loved one (for "boyfriend" would grossly understate the importance of that person in her life), and who had been making several unsuccessful attempts to end her life. During those 49 days, Ji Hyun was to borrow Yi Kyung's body in order to find those 3 drops of tears, all while not revealing her identity.

The contrast between the two main characters was interesting; Ji Hyun desperately wanted to live, even when she was living as a spirit, while Yi Kyung wanted to die, for she found her life meaningless. I liked how through borrowing Yi Kyung's body, Ji Hyun was able to grow as a person, find out who were the people that really loved her and help her parents, and through getting to know Ji Hyun, Yi Kyung was able to stand back up and live.

The drama raised some thoughtful points about death and the afterlife, and one that I particularly liked was how the way one lives his life determines how he is treated after he dies, and subsequently his next life. All in all, it is a touching drama about love, goodbyes and life. I cried a lot watching it, especially in the last few episodes. So sad, but SO GOOD.

Initially I was interested in this drama because of Bae Soo Bin, who played the epitome of Mr Perfect in Brilliant Legacy. It took me a while to finally watch it because he acted a villain in this drama and I didn't want to ruin Jun Se oppa's perfect image in my head LOL. I dislike villains on principle, but I thought Bae Soo Bin did well acting-wise!

Throughout this drama I was going GAGA over Han Kang (Jo Hyun Jae), who was -to sum up- a typical good guy you'd see in dramas. It helped that he has that 30+ mature man look that is so my type hahaha *oops*.

The real winner is the Scheduler (Jung Il Woo), though. He made me laugh so much with his little adorable antics, and in the emotional scenes, he made me cry buckets. Great acting! I love his many expressions; he doesn't even need lines, for real. I think I'm gonna be watching out for him in the future :).

I love Han Kang! And I love the Scheduler! DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE ONE RAWR.

I had a dream last night. In the dream, I was crying. And I woke up, sobbing.

It's kinda funny how every time I listen to I Don't Care, I'm reminded of you and all the stupid things I did, and as I sing along to the chorus, a small voice in my head says, "But I do care."

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F.T Island - Hello Hello

OMG DAEBAK YAAAAA.

Okay I really love this song, so I'll start off with the not-so-good first. Initially I was so excited for this song as I was expecting an awesome guitar solo like the one in the teaser. So I was quite disappointed that in the full song, the guitar is just in the background and actually not a solo at all. BUT then again, I really like the whole song and the awesome guitar can still be heard, so I don't mind it much XD.

The verses of the song sound quirky with the acoustic guitar; love it! It's so unexpected. And like I said, I absolutely LOVE the guitar. Can't wait for Jonghun to kill it on stage! All the instruments are great, basically. Hongki sounds so AWESOME in this song. I mean, he always sounds awesome, but really, try having someone else sing this song and I bet it wouldn't sound half as good. The song is like made for Hongki to sing! Jaejin and Seunghyun's rapping are good too. And I like how this song doesn't sound that whiny and yet is really emotional. I like the lyrics too, somehow. I just love everything about the song, WHAT.

The boys are looking gorgeous too! Hongki's hair cut/colour and black nail polish remind me of his After Love look haha. Jonghun looks sooo good with that ponytail! Wished there was more Minhwan in the MV but he's looking good like everyone else is hehe.

I have a feeling this song is gonna do very well! FTI hwaiting ♥♥♥.

周杰倫 - 麦烝玮（我叫小麦）

LOL OMG JAY. I LOVE YOU.

Jay composed (he edited Lara's song, 我不再怕) and wrote this song and directed the MV. What can I say? Even such a song that was made for laughs sound so damn good! Jay's spontaneity is one of the many reasons why I love him ^__^. I've been listening to nothing but this song since I heard it a few hours ago, even though I was looping Beast's AWESOME new album then lol. Jay sounds totally good in this song too! If only I can strip away the autotune ^^;;. And both the song and MV are SO HILARIOUS LMAO. Sigh, only Jay can make me laugh so much with his songs :)).

One word: 屌!

I CAN'T WAIT FOR JAY'S NEW ALBUM OMG. But Jay, don't you dare autotune your new songs okayyyyy! Consider yourself warned LMAO XD.

Beast 1st Album - Fiction And Fact

Finally, after four mini albums, Beast has released a full-length album! I thought they were never going to release one and just keep releasing mini albums lol.

I can't get over how awesome all the boys sound SIGH. They all just sound really amazing and their songs now have a distinctive Beast flavour that sets them apart from the other gazillion songs in the KPop scene now. So I'm just gonna put this first: I love this album. It's great, it's awesome, it's SO BEAST.

I think Dongwoon is now officially the 2nd main vocal, along with Hyunseung :). They take turns singing the first part of the choruses, while Yoseob sings the second part. It's such a big upgrade for him since even up to Lights Go On Again, he used to be the member with the least lines. It just goes to show how much he has improved and that the company recognises that as well ^__^. I still remember how he used to sound kinda stiff in Beast's early days. Look at how great he sounds now; I'm so proud of him!

A complaint, though: it's great that Dongwoon is getting a lot more lines, but in exchange, Kikwang is getting sooo little lines! It's like equivalent to what Dongwoon used to get. Cube, can't you just distribute the lines a little more evenly? x___x

1. The Fact

As always, Beast's intro songs are good. Yoseob kills me with his part omg. My favourite part is probably Kikwang's repeated "It's a lie" and "This isn't the truth" though lol. It's kinda haunting.

2. Fiction

I already spazzed about it at length here, so I won't repeat it here. But I didn't mention how awesome the boys' falsettos are. And Doojoon sounded like he was about to break down during his part at 3:17; it sounds so sad :(. Anyway, I really love this song ♥.

3. Back To You

At first this song didn't do anything to me, to be honest. But after a few listens, it grew on me. It's such a catchy song! Don't be fooled, though; the lyrics are sad :/. Love the heavy beats in the bridge! OMG there's autotune in the chorus! Beast never used to use autotune, but since it's really not much and it complements the song, I guess it's alright ^^.

4. You

Such a sweet, warm song! Dongwoon's voice in the beginning sounds so good ^__^. Ahh I love this song. "You, you, you~"

5. Freeze

Junhyung personally composed, wrote and arranged this song! He's always done a great job writing his raps, so it's a not a surprise that he'd write good lyrics, but it's so unexpected that he'd compose such an adorable song lol SO CUTE XDD. He did a good job though :). I'm looking forward to seeing more of his works in the future!

6. Virus

One of my favourite songs in the whole album! It's reaaally good. Love the distinctive beat and the whole feel of the song. Yoseob's rock-ish voice in the last chorus = LOVE. I always spazz over it every time I listen to the song; I can never get over that, so don't bother telling me to XD. That high note near the end is omg! I think that's Yoseob, but I'm not entirely sure. Whoever it is, it's amazing yo~. And I love the lyrics even though they're so sad sigh.

7. 불러보지만 (Calling You)

I like the rock-ish edge in Yoseob's voice in this song ^___^. And his long note near the end is great!

8. 비가 오는 날엔 (On Rainy Days)

THIS SONG. It's one of the songs in my "poison" playlist lmao. It's SO SAD. The lyrics kill omg. But it's really, really awesome. The members expressed the emotions of the song really well. There was news saying that the recording of this song had to be stopped a few times 'cos the members cried. Sigh, I totally understand. Anyway, Yoseob's falsettos give me goosebumps. And the whole song sounds so peaceful; just like the title, it's the perfect song to listen to during rainy days. Love the guitar throughout the song.

9. Lightless (Unplugged Ver.)

Beast sang this during their concert! I really like this version. Love how the heavy beats in the original song are replaced by guitar and percussion, and the more soothing way the members sing the song. Dongwoon sounds so emotional in his part. I loved the original song, but I really like this too! I can't decide which is better so DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE.

10. Fiction (Orchestra Ver.)

One word: AWESOME. It's an orchestra version, which means lotsa awesome instruments. And because the beats are all stripped down, the boys' voices really shine here. I usually don't even bother listening to remixes/whatever versions of the same song 'cos I usually like the original version the best anyway, but Beast make reeeeally good new versions of their songs.

I'm so proud to be a B2uty :).