The Fierce Wife

the tv series

This is a Taiwanese drama series that I've watched in 2011 and I can highly recommend it to everyone. When I learned that there's a season 2 of this drama, I immediately searched for it but I discovered that it is not a series but rather a movie now. Still, it is the continuation of the story in the series. It is not shown yet in many countries but I do hope it will also be shown in the Philippines even just on television for those who have loved the series to see. The title of the movie is the same adding the last chapter of the drama. The Fierce Wife Final Episode

The story of this drama is about a happy married life of a very good housewife, an almost perfect wife whom I believe every man wants and a responsible and kind husband who turned out to be a cheater after they took care of the housewife's cousin. Though it may seem like it is like the other infidelity shows that are being aired nowadays in Korea and also in the Philippines, what I like most in this drama is the delivery, the story, the characters, the complication of the situations, the lessons, the acting and also the song though I can only understand it through its melody. I am always moved in every episode I watched and I always think of what if I were in the shoes of An Zhen (the wife). I also feel the other characters as if I were them. Every happening leaves a mark on me and it breaks and touches my heart. The story seems so real. 

What I liked most in this drama was when An Zhen decided to have a make-over, started her career and dropped the thought of getting her ex-husband back. Thanks to Lan Tian Wei a young executive of a car manufacturer who helped her get through all her hardships and fell in love with her regardless of her status, age and everything she went through. And when his ex-husband was asking to reconcile with her to start all over again but she disapproved. This time I feel sorry for the husband but if I were An Zhen I would likely do the same to him cause the scar was already imprinted and though he make up for all he had committed I don't think I can be happy again the way I did before because the pain was so deep and its not an easy to forget experience. But looking at Rui Fan's side (the ex-husband) it was really a remorseful thing that he had lost everything after realizing or learning that his true love was really An Zhen. 

the movie

The ending of the series which was continued in a movie through The Fierce Wife Final Episode started four years later after her divorce with Rui Fan. An Zhen became more beautiful and became an assistant manager in Hyatt hotel in Taipei. Still, Tian Wei was pursuing her but she cannot decide yet because of her fear to experience again what her marriage with Rui Fan had become. But finally in the end she got the courage to pursue her happines with Tian Wei. Her ex-husband who have thought of rekindling with her again wasn't able to continue anymore  after meeting his son with Wei En (the cousin who wrecked their marriage). At the end he was left with his daughter with An Zhen because they've let An Zhen pursue her happiness this time (with Tian Wei). Wei En and his son didn't stay too long and left for US. 

The ending is still sad for Rui Fan and their daughter. Though I do not want An Zhen to get married again, I also do not want her to lose Tian Wei. What a sad sad ending for the ex-husband. This will be a great lesson for husbands out there. Wives out there I think its best if you watch it together with your husband. Hehe.

Of course will I not share the song I loved in this drama? There's also a good one in the movie but I highly prefer this one that's in the series. There's none with scenes in its mv lets just get the meaning of it. I;m not really sure of the title if its Zhi Wang. Anyway this is a good one.

tin :)

Love Rain

Another K-drama that I finished and got hooked up. I've read on some sites that it received low ratings when it aired in Korea on summer of 2012. I don't know why because for me it's one of the best that I've watched. Not all K-dramas I've seen are posted in here. Just those that I really loved and would recommend to others that I know for sure they'll also love.

In here I've fallen in love with Jang Geun Seuk. I've learnt to appreciate his charms and personality. Before I only see him as "okay he's cute" and that's all. Now when I see him I have that "kilig" feeling and remember how he was in Love Rain. I've watched You're Beautiful but I didn't like him there. Though the personality of his character in You're Beautiful was quite similar with his personality in Love Rain, I like him in Love Rain more. If only I've watched Love Rain before You're Beautiful, I could have loved him earlier. And also I like Yoona of Girl's Generation as his love team and even his real life partner more than Park Shin Hye. I think they look better together and I just love them together. When I watched their scenes it looks so real and they are comfortable with each other. This drama also made me look for Yoona. And so, I became familiar of Girl's Generation songs.

More than the good acting of the actors and actresses of their characters and especially of course the sweet scenes of the two leads, I also liked the story of the drama. I was also undecided who I wanted to have the happy ending. The parents or the children? Well actually I wanted the children have it but I think the parents deserves it also because they have suffered so much. So how will it be? I'm glad cause it turned out good at the end. The parents gave way for their kids. Since they experienced the feeling of not having the one you love and for the sake of their kids, they let their kids to continue their relationship and the parents decided to be friends instead. The lesson in there is that you don't need to have a relationship to give your love to a person. And also, true love comes once in a lifetime. You may find another person to love but there will only be one person who'll have the biggest impact on you so when you feel it have the courage to fight for your love and do not let it go.

Though it did not received high ratings in Korea, I think it will click when it will air in the Philippines. And knowing that the ABS-CBN acquired it, Love Rain lovers wont be disappointed.

I just love Seo Joon and Jung Ha Na. Don't they look good together? They made me feel in love this February :)








Sweet remembrance......

Seo Joon (Geun Seuk) is such a turn on to me. Ha Na (Yoona) is a very lucky girl. 

I want. I want. I want. hehehe :p

Again and Again by Yozoh

Shy Confession by Milktea

Love Rain by Jang Geun Seuk

tin :)

Dream High.... High High

Why did I watched it just now? If not for Tous les Jours I still won't watch it until now. It's not in my priority list of k-dramas to watch for. But thanks to Tous les Jours, after hearing that they are one of the sponsors of this drama (because I had my part time job at Tous les Jours in Greenbelt) I decided to watch it cause I wanna see how Tous les Jours in Korea is.

Moving on, this drama introduced me new entertainers from Korea whom I have now love like Taecyon and Kim So Hyun and IU. I'm not really a fan of Korean pop music, just the drama shows and movies but now I plan to look for 2PM band because of Taecyon and look for IU's songs because she's really great. I love all the songs she sang in the drama. Taecyon is really handsome and he looks so nice. Kim So Hyun, well he got a talent knowing he's not really a singer or dancer, but he did so well in the drama. He looks like one of those that belonged in a band.

Dream High is a very inspirational drama. Its about looking for your dreams, surpassing all the obstacles and getting those dreams so I understand its ending why it did not focused on the romance of the leads. And also, it talks about friendship. The narrator and the teacher (I think they're just one) gave really good lines. Very inspiring. For the romance, I think its just good that they've pursued first on their dreams. But in fairness I also got confused on who to choose between the two guys. I do not contradict that Go Hye Mi choses Song Sam Dong, although they were not really together because Sam Dong had bigger opportunity than the rest.

I love all the things that happened in the drama. All the characters and of course the songs. This drama got me really addicted listening to its soundtrack. My top favorite OST song which is Creating Love of Perfect Taste has now been replaced by Someday, Maybe and Can't I Love You. But of course I like it much more if the actors who sang it in the drama sung it. These songs makes me wanna fall in love. Great melody, rhyming and lyrics.

I feel like a teenager again when listening to this song. I remember of my schooldays. Watching this drama felt like a student again. I think of my dreams and inspired by it. This song sang by the leads. It's really good. Love High.

My new OST favorites:

Someday by IU. This love song between Jin Kuk and Hye Mi and of course by its singer Pil Suk and Jason, the cutest couple in the drama. 

Maybe originally sung by Sunye of Wondergirls. Sung by Kim So Hyun and Suzy in the drama. I mean Sam Dong and Hye Mi. I remember Sam Dong here and his love for Hye Mi and because of that, Hye Mi was moved at the end. Well if it was me I would also be. :)

Can't I Love You sung by 2AM. A beautiful song with very beautiful lyrics. Perfect song for Go Hye Mi from Song Sam Dong. Also suitable for Jason and Kim Pilsuk.

This is where I first like this song. Kim So Hyun and IU sang it in acapella very beautifully. I think its better than the original hehe. I'm so addicted to this.

                                       

There you go. The reason I love Dream High. 

Tin :)

Secret Garden

Just when I thought I've seen the best ending of a Korean drama in Sungkyunkwan Scandal (for me personally), then now I think there's even better than that. Oh jeez! Now I'm seeing Korean dramas with happy ending. Usually the finale of most Korean dramas that I've watched are hanging. Though it's quite good too to leave the final impression to the viewers but still everyone wants to see a happy ending. In this series Secret Garden, it did gave a happy ending to the story between the two leads and the other characters. But I think I would be more delighted if up to the very ending of the film it had the happy scene instead of recalling the very first time they saw or rather the guy first met the girl at the funeral of her father. It was too sad that the drama would end and the ending is also saddening because of that last scene and the song. The song is good with Hyun Bin singing it. It is also good with Baek Ji Young. They both did justice to the song.

So regarding this drama series, I didn't thought that I would like it this much too. The first episodes where just okay to me. It made me laugh, giggle and fluttered especially by the main guy lead Hyun Bin as Kim Joo Won. He's the reason I hold on to this drama. Yeah, he is really the reason I liked it this much. I liked his character and his portrayal of the character. He gave so much justice as the rich, stubborn, obnoxious, arrogant, smart man who unexpectedly fell in love head over heels to a poor, orphan, warmhearted stuntwoman Gil Ra Im played by Ha Ji Won. And also when they switched their bodies and Joo Won would be Ra Im so he would act so strange doing Ra Im's habits. That was so hilarious. Moreover, I am always smitten to how Joo Won did everything for Ra Im just to see her, to be with her, to make her happy and to win her. He fell unexpectedly to a woman who was out of his standard. And this woman was not an ordinary one. What made him cling more to Ra  Im was her always dumping and ignoring him.

When it was on the last four episodes I started to get hooked with the story because of the events that occurred. I cried so hard like the way I cried in My Girlfriend is a Gumiho. I really loved Joo Won on those episodes. I then also liked the love story between Oska and Director Yoon Seul.

Like any other drama I liked the songs that was played in here. It really added so much to the drama. Now I am really eager to study Korean language.

I think I will be addicted to this for some time until I watch a new series that I would really liked like this one and the others that's been posted here. Well, I just can't get enough.

That Man by Hyun Bin. This is the song that at the ending and at the episode where it was really heartbreaking. I've searched for the translations and it really has a good lyrics. It expresses Kim Joo Won's feelings towards Gil Ra Im.

This is why I liked Kim Joo Won.

tin :)

A Gentleman's Dignity

At the age of 40, ang pinakaiingatan ng isang lalaki ay ang kanyang dignidad.

It’s another Korean drama I that just finished watching and loved. It didn’t appeal me that much at first but because ABS-CBN always shows its trailer on commercials I was convinced to watch it since it doesn’t look bad at all. So I watched the pilot episode as it is also in between of Paraiso and Secret Love Sungkyunkwan Scandal which airs every weekday afternoon at ABS-CBN. It also became a part of my afternoon habit.

A week after finishing Faith of Lee Min Ho I looked for something funny to watch at the internet.  And a week after watching A Gentleman’s Dignity on TV, I was hooked and thought why not watch the full series already. And so I did. I loved it from the beginning til the end. It was so funny and romantic. I only cried on the part that are really too touching and laughed the whole time. There was never a dull moment. I love how the main male lead gets jealous and the female lead acts when she’s always caught on her lies.

The characters are all awesome. The friendship of four men is admirable. I think those kind of friendship are rare nowadays. It’s funny how their friendship started over a nonsense fight when they were in high school. And though they have great individual differences they remain and even became stronger as decades passed by. And their leading ladies made a great role in making these guys a real gentleman. Moreover, they are still very charming specially the main lead despite of their age. Their immaturity are cute as well.

I really like this drama because of its story. It made my intent of becoming a bachelorette firmer. It shows love knows no age. So live your life to the fullest and enjoy your youth. Be good cause what you’re doing in the present and have done in the past will have an effect in your future. 

   

I also love the dialogues in this drama. But this one retains in me because what I admire is the friendship more than the romance of each character in the drama. "Sometimes adolescents fight for no reason and become “we” for no reason. When adolescents become "we", they’re also called another name, “friends”.  Only then do adolescents become special."  : )

Reminiscing.....

The ladies of our gentlemen.

“Adolescents never become mature. They just get older. However, adolescents who have gotten older know how to go a different way and how to shine a different colour. Thanks to these women, we were given the opportunity to be gentlemen instead of just ordinary men. That’s why we’re able to say “Goodbye, boys”."

- Kim Do Jin 

One of the funniest scene. So cute how Do Jin got jealous because Yi Soo is smiling with a man in the car so he bumped it intentionally. 

Im Tae San and Hong Se Ra.  A wealthy  hot-tempered engineer and a professional liberated golfer.

Lee Jeok Rong and Park Min Sook. A flirty cafe and bar entrepreneur married to a strict and feisty wealthy landlady of the whole street.

Choi Yoon Yi and Im Meah Ri. A smart and kind but lonely attorney and a young woman who dream of marrying this man all her life.

Kim Do Jin and Seo Yi Soo. A flirty successful architect and the goddess of ethics teacher. My favorite love team in the drama. 

I want a video of the four gentlemen together but there was none in Youtube right now. So I'll just leave this video soundtrack of AGD.

Everyday    

My Love. I got lss in with this song. 

Lee Min Ho

In Boys Over Flowers, I was not really that attracted to him yet. I actually prefer Kim Bum over him in F4 that time. When I watched Personal Taste I begin to notice his sharp nose. Then the way he smiles and acts. I find him really handsome this time. In City Hunter I became addicted to him. This is the time that I said I want him. I fell in love with his moves and his charms in City Hunter. He's the first Korean actor that made me go crazy.  He's overly handsome and manly and I especially like his nose. Watching his interviews and behind the scenes in his dramas, I saw a glimpse of his personality. He is a gentleman, sweet, caring, humble and very nice person. He goes along well with other people and fun to be with. With these traits and his looks I can say that he is my ideal man.

Thank you for coming in my life Lee Min Ho. And thank you too for coming in Manila. So glad that I had the chance of seeing you in person though I wasn't able to get really near you.

I didn't expect that I'd be this gaga over him, really. Imagine after knowing that he'll visit Manila I ran to Bench store immediately to shop just to get invites to see him. I even lined up in a very long line in Araneta Coliseum which I don't have a patience in doing so but I did just to see him. And then the Fun Meet left me hanging so I also went to Mall of Asia for his mall tour. His fun meet in Manila left me more admired of him. I just witnessed how nice he is aside from being handsome. He knows how to treat his fans very well. He made me want him more and I'm sure everyone else in the event too. He was so game and enthusiastic to play with his fans. He's so humble despite of his popularity. He's honest in answering all the questions thrown at him. And he's caring too, he always thinks of the safety of his fans. Such a sweet man. He always make a connection with his fans despite of the language barrier. And that left his fans like me screaming unendlessly in every move he does and every word he speaks.

Here are some scenes in the Fun Meet at Araneta Coliseum.

Our invites and tickets

Pictures of Lee Min Ho being played continuously while waiting for him to come. What can you say? So handsome right?! Picture pa lang pamatay na.

Performances of K-Pop Music. Such are Nobody of Wonder Girls, Sorry Sorry of Super Junior and the newest hit Gangnam Style.

And here he comes.

Lucky winners who got  up close to him. He even gave each one of them a hug, a handshake and a photo op.

He really loves his fans so he asked to have a picture with them all.

And as he said and as suggested by his fans he had Adobo for dinner that night. A man of his word. 

Saranghae neol saranghae

Saranghae neol saranghae. This is a part of the lyrics of the song I've been really addicted so much up to now. Before I  sleep I would play it on my phone and when I wake up I'll listen to it first before I get up. Though I don't understand the meaning of each word, I know what is it about. I love how the singers sang it and the instrumentals accompanying the song. Well what else could this song be? It's the Chajatta or Found You in English by JYJ, a group which Yoochun my love is in. Why is this song so addicting? Here listen to this:

Its the soundtrack of Sungkyunkwan Scandal. A korean drama by Park Yoochun and Park Min Young with Song Joong Ki and Yu Ah In. Its a historical drama about love, friendship, ethics, morals, principles and politics. Its very educational too its not just an ordinary story between a guy and a girl. I got really addicted with this drama and I think it surpassed my number one favorite which is the My Girlfriend is a Gumiho. Every episode got more and more interesting. The twist and every occurrences in the story was awesomely  delivered. Its really breath-taking and it never failed to surprise me. 

I love the cast as they suit their role very well. Each of them gave an impact to the audience. As to Park Min Young it is given, she's really a very good actress. She's so blessed for being matched with Lee Min Ho who became her real boyfriend and to Park Yoochun, the two guys I admire so much. I wish I could be in her place hehe. 

Now I would like to talk about the boys. The Jalgeum Quartet. If I was also living in that time with these guys around I'll go gaga for sure. They are so handsome and of course Yoon Shik who is a girl is so pretty. Each of them has a distinctive character which made their friendship bloom unexpectedly. This drama is a good debut for Yoochun. I love him more because of this, he did it very well for a first-timer lead. An upright nobleman who stands for the right and the truth. He who has never had friends, he who has lived his life in books has finally experienced living a life when he entered Sungkyunkwan and met Kim Yoon Shik. Geol Oh Moon Jae Shin who never cared for anyone even in his self has become compassionate and soft when Kim Yoon Shik arrived. And despite discovering the true identity of Yoon Shik, he did protecting her more. Now my favorite character Yeorim Gu Yong Ha.

Yeah, picture of him alone cause he's my favorite character. Like everyone else who has seen the drama, I too was captivated by his charms. The way he moves, the way he speaks, the way he thinks, the way he acts, the way he dresses I love them all. From the start he have thoughts that Yoon Shik is a girl and though having no proof he just secretly remained silent about it but observant of it. He's so admirable for making unexpected or surprising things specially when they are always being caught. He creates ways to get out of the very tight situation in which you never expected. He's one of what makes the drama interesting. He is Gu Yong Ha.

While watching Sungkyunkwan Scandal, I felt like I was also one of the scholars. You'll get lots of learning from this drama. I'll give a 100% grade for them. From the beginning til the end you'll never be disappointed. You'll fall in love in every episode. Especially at the finale. The best ending that I've watched so far. 

Here are pictures of some scenes in the drama.

True friendship

This is when Yoon Shik slept in one room with their other friends

Ayyyyiiiieeehhhhh

That's a man

Waahhhh the best finale

I love Sungkyunkwan Scandal so much! 

tin :)