最近比较忙

Wah sorry man, too busy watching dramas to blog. Ha Ha Ha. But forgive me lah, cos its been like ages since I last ‘chased’ a drama serial, cos with work and stuffs. I literally had to slowly and properly select the right show to watch, so that I don’t waste time over those which are not worth the effort and time to sit and stare at my computer screen.

First up, of course the wildly popular ‘Boys Over Flowers’ from Korea. I’ve watched both the Taiwan and Japan version, so thought I should 意思意思 give this a shot too. Reviews both online and print had been quite enthusiastic, of course not denying the fact that they had gotten a pretty satisfactorily looking cast. I tell you, its not easy to do casting for the so important F4 fellas. You already have like 言承旭 setting such a sky high standard for the F4 leader. As for 花沢類 I find the Japanese actor Shun Oguri a tad better performing than 仔仔. But if you ask me, of course the first version of whatever is always the most 印象深刻 one lah. True, the Japanese version is most authentic, given that the comic had originated from Japan, and there is better acting in it too. But somehow, I didn’t get the 兴奋 and excitment when I watched it. But fortunately it was better paced and faster moving than the Taiwanese version. Dunno why, Taiwan dramas have the tendency to start off with a loud bang, and then later at the end, become so slow moving that you want to tear your hair out, but cannot stop watching cos you have already gone this far. Oh, but soundtracks wise, both are good. I love the Japanese theme song Planetarium and Flavour of Life by Otsuka Ai and Utada Hikaru respectively. Fitted the show to a tee.

Ok anyway, I’m supposed to talk about the Korean one. Need to confess first, I watched the first episode on TV, then watched episode 16-25 online. The rest I haven’t watched. Don’t ask me why, but I felt a bit sian having to sit through the same plot and lines over and over again. The Korean version plot is pretty much the same with the Japanese one, so I guess the Taiwanese one must have been the most ‘made-up’.

 

First things first, I’m not too crazy over the change of names though. Both the Taiwanese and Japanese version had stuck faithfully to the original names in the comic, hence I don’t understand why the Korean version cannot do the same. I know the names might have sounded weird in Korean, but the Taiwan one also what. And it still did not stop people from going gaga over the show.

Cast wise though, I think its the most perfect out of the 3 versions (love the school uniforms!). I especially liked Kim Hyun-joong as Ji Hoo (花沢類 – the guy on the most right hand side). My first impression of him was…wah lau, young version of Bae Yong Joon lor. Very 耐看 and can pull off a pretty decent 花沢類. As for 道明寺, well last I heard, Lee Min-ho has finally gotten the popularity he desired after acting as Jun Pyo cos it seems like he had not received much attention and praise from his previous works. Not bad lah, but GREAT body man! Haha, you watch and then you’ll understand what I talking about. Wonder if he was selected for his uncanny resemblance to the ultra drool-licious Jerry Yen. Really look like lor (minus the bulky frame). And interestingly, I thought Lee looked the most un-Korean, among all the Korean stars I’ve seen. If you said he was Chinese, I would not have been surprised. Hence it felt a bit weird hearing him talk in Korean, when his face look so Chinese. Haha. Just my thoughts.

As for the female lead, I think all of us would have seen Koo Hye Sun in a not too distant Korean drama which had ended its run here this year. Think she acted as a country bumpkin, who (of course) catches the eye of the heir of some big corporation. Sounds like Boys over Flowers anyway. In here, so-so lor. Aiyah, so many guys to drool on, think I didn’t pay much attention to her as Jan Di anyway. Hur hur. Not too bad acting, but nothing to shout about too. Just like the female protagonists in the earlier 2 versions as well.

Soundtrack…rather impressive and one of the positive features of the show. But generally, I always think well of Korean drama OSTs. Cos I feel the producers do spend some effort in selecting interesting and appropriate songs for their dramas. For this show, I thought some of the BGM sounded eerily like those which was used in another wildly popular drama “Goong”. Both used a lot of violin classical music during the sad scenes. But its ok, cos I love the violin. Hah.  

Ok, all in all, I think the show’s quite worth the time to watch and 追. I’m now contemplating between spending some time catching the earlier part of the drama, or to continue watching the Taiwanese drama 敗犬女王. Show’s not bad, and very easy to buy the OST. Cos they practically used all the songs in Fish Leong’s newest album. Haha. Corinni introduced 情歌 to me, and I’m now addicted to the song. Nearly teared while watching the MTV. Touching mah.

Ok, last thing. Not sure whether you guys caught any episodes of Britain’s got Talent 2009? I know Susan Boyle like blew the audience away, with her amazing voice and frumpy image. There were a couple of other gems unearthed during the show, and one of them is the 12 year old Muslim fella Shaheen Jafargholi.

I cried while watching his audition. Serious. Watch this, and tell me you are not impressed.