Beethoven Virus (Drama)

Synopsis:

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance

Kang Gun Woo (Kim Myung Min) is an orchestra conductor in his 40's. He is an elite workaholic conductor who has a very bad reputation. He is known as someone who will do absolutely anything in order to create the very best music. However, due to his self-righteous and stubborn personality he thinks that only his thoughts are correct which makes him unable to form good relationships with those around him. He meets Du Ru Mi (Lee Ji Ah), a violinist, and a trumpet player (Jang Geun Suk), who has the same name as him, and together they form a love triangle.

I got intrigued by this one because of the poster actually. I checked it out and it's a drama with a lot of music in it! PLUS! After 'googling' this drama, I found out that Jang Geun Suk (Do Re Mi...) is in it!! How cute! He looks and feels different between the two movie/drama he's done... Enjoy!

Code Blue (Drama)

Synopsis:

Genre: Drama, Medical

The drama's full title is "Code Blue: Doctor Heli Kinkyu Kyumei." The concept is based on Japan's proposal for an emergency medical service using helicopters to quickly reach those in need. A special bill was passed in June 2007 that should foster widespread adoption of the system. Yamashita Tomohisa, Aragaki Yui, Toda Erika and Asari Yosuke, star as young doctors-in-training, working under the guidance of an experienced "flight doctor" (Toshiro Yanagiba). Some scenes will be filmed with a real helicopter, adding to the show's tension. Credits: tokyograph

[CM] Code Blue 30sec (English subtitles)
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My Progress: I wasn't really keen on watching this one due to my feelings of how Yamashita-san and Aragaki-san acts. But hey, I'm watching it! And oddly, they might have excelled in acting for this one. I am yet to see how this one goes, but it looks very promising. And with all the medical jargon they are saying, I'm glad I understand most of them...hehehe... yay!

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do

Synopsis:

Genre: Drama, Romance, Music

Based on the internet novel of the same title and written by Guiyeoni, Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do is a touching love story with bittersweet elements. Jung Won (Cha Ye Ryeon) works at an amusement park as a dragon mascot. She pours soda over Eun Gyu (Jang Geun Suk) who made fun of her. Later, she finds out that Eun Gyu has moved into the house next to hers. Eun Gyu now threatens to tell Jung Won’s parents that she works part time at the amusement park. To keep Eun Gyu quiet, Jung Won agrees to carry his guitar for a week. Jung Won then starts developings feelings for Eun Gyu, who is the lead singer in a band called Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. Eun Gyu also starts to develop similar feelings for Jung Won. The two soon become a couple.

With an odd twist of fate, Jung-won goes to the bands rehearsal room and meets a familiar person from her past, a boy named Hee Won (Jeong Ui Cheol). Their relationship makes everything make more complicated. 10 years ago, Jung Won and Hee Won were close friends, but because of a personal matter stopped talking to each other completely. Jung Won is now surprised to learn that her ex-close friend is now best friends with her boyfriend.

Hee Won admits that he still likes his bestfriend and he wants her back. Now Jung Won is torn between her friendship with Hee Won and her love Eun Gyu.

It was a feel good movie with two eye candies!! I think that the two male characters were better than the female character, but heck, it was an o.k movie with good music. Oh! And the guy who played the doctor in Snow Queen is here as the girl's younger brother... he looks so young and he fits the role, even though he's 20-ish!... Uwaah... cool!

My Lovely Sam Soon (Drama)

Synopsis:

Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy

A Le Cordon Bleu trained patissier, a pushing 30 Kim Sam Soon (Kim Sun Ah) is battling obesity, the humiliation of her name, someone whose heart was broken, and is jobless. She then meets the 27 years old, rude and hunky owner of a French restaurant, Hyun Jin Heon (Hyun Bin). After a lot of bickerings and conditions, she agrees to be the patissier of the restaurant. She then finds herself in need of a large amount of money and turns to the big head Jin Heon. To distance himself from his mother's blind dates, he lends Sam Soon the money on the basis that she becomes his girlfriend, plus conditions. Then, the elusive 'ex-girlfriend', Yoo Hee Jin (Jung Ryu Won) arrives from America, and her handsome American doctor (Daniel Henney) follows. Things get heated up, messed up and and blown out of proportions in this funny, romantic comedy for the people who know what it means to love, be humiliated, be left out and be in the middle of everything. A must see for everyone.

A really really good drama to sit, watch and have fun with! A lot of laughs, awwws, and possibly tears... It's nice to see a clean, young and different Hyun Bin, and don't forget Daniel Henney ladies!!... Sizzle!!

We Got Married

Synopsis:

Genre: Comedy, Variety Show

Eight famous actors, actress and singers are brought together to be "married". The show follows every moment that the couples spend during their filming days. Each show has a "mission" and it's the couples' turn to do what they, or their partner, would want to do.

This show is very very very very very interesting! I loooove this show! At first, I thought it was boring and very scripted, but as I kept on watching, I soon dropped my previous feeling. Even though they are given 'missions' by the show, they themselves think of what to say and what to do. It's just so cute how they react to each other like real couples out there. If you need something that would be a funny relief from your stressful day, then try this funny show. You might be wondering why in the beginning, there's a couple that is the in the piccy, well, they "divorced", so the show added new couples, but it got too crowded and cramming a lot of the couples' air time, so they had to drop another couple. Yeaaah... but it's still very good! A!

Edit: Andy-oppa!!! Don't leave!!

Edit 2: Waaa!!! AnBi!!! and now, AlShin!! My two favorite couples!! Noooo!! It's not going to be the same again!!!

Edit 3: Now HwanYobi!!! Argh! It's seriously losing its magic, but it's still entertaining with Kang In and Yoon Ji...

Kimi ni Shika Kikoenai/ Calling You

Synopsis:

Genre: Drama

Aihara Ryo (Narumi Riko) is the outcast in school. No buddies, which means, no use for a cellphone because there won't be anybody to talk to. She then hears a cellphone ringing, and she 'answers'. Suprisingly, a young man, Nozaki Shinya (Keisuke Koide), says hello on the other end. A surprised Ryo then softens up to the man and follows his directions. A series of events that would interest the viewers of all ages.

This movie has been on my list for a while now, but I didn't get around to watch it until now. All I can say is watch it! It's unique and interesting! If you like Koizora or Tada Kimi, then I think you'll like this too.

Koizora/ Sky of Love

Synopsis:

Genre: Drama, Romance

Based on a popular true story cell phone novel in Japan, Koizora has taken over the box office.

Mika (Aragaki Yui) and Hiro (Muira Haruma) fell in love in highschool. During those three years, this couple would have to endure a lot of hardships during their young relationship. But something happens that would hurt both parties and move its viewers to tears.

I've heard a lot of comments on Koizora, so I got intruiged. There were no english subs when I tried to look for it, so I waited. And tadaaa, english subs are now available! I watched it immediately. Although the story is predictable in a way, this was a true story! Can you believe that? There were parts of the story that seems unreal to me (spoiler alert!) like the library scene (end of spoiler!). Anyways, this was a very good story and I could just feel the love between Mika and Hiro. A total love story... have some tissues handy ok!...>_<... Loooove it!

Absolute Boyfriend (Drama)

Synopsis:

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Izawa Riiko (Aibu Saki) has failed in love. She meets a man in a bar and gives her his card. He is a salesman and is offering Riiko the ultimate lover trial. She enters everything she wants in a man, as in everything. She receives a male robot, which she names Night (Hayami Mokomichi), programmed to what she wanted. At work, Asamoto Soushi (Mizushima Hiro), a young executive at where she works, begins to see Riiko differently, not as a co-worker working under him.

Weee!! I've read and loved the manga and now a live action series!... It's starting to grow on me... so let's wait and see...>_<

Last Friends (Drama)

Synopsis:

Genre: Drama, Friendship

Last Friends tackles issues that afflict the current generation. Aida Michiru's (Nagasawa Masami) mother has brought a man back to their home and she is bullied at her workplace where she works as a beauty parlour assistant. She starts cohabiting with her boyfriend,Oikawa Sosuke (Nishikido Ryo), a good young man who works at the Child Welfare Division and the only person who can give her emotional support, but ends up the victim of domestic violence and becomes fearful of love. The boyishly charming Kishimoto Ruka (Ueno Juri) was a classmate of Michiru's in junior high school. She has performed brilliantly as a motocross racer and aims to win the national championship, but as the story progresses, a deep worry that she can neither confide in her parents or close friends grows evident. Mizushima Takeru (Eita) is a hair and makeup artist acquainted with Ruka. He is a good confidant to females due to his kindness and perceptiveness, and finds himself attracted to Ruka but has a phobia of sex as a result of a past trauma. The three of them become house mates and through their associations with others, gain the capacity to be positive about life. by jade_frost

[CM] 20080320 Last Friends (45sec)
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This song is catchy! I like it!...>_<

My Progress: I got attracted to this one because of the amount of talent from the actors and actresses that are in here. Come on! Can't you see who is in here?! Ueno Juri and Eita from Nodame Cantabile, Nishikido Ryo from 1 Litre of Tears, and Nagasawa Masami from Crying out Love, in the Center of the World. I am yet to finish this one. but it looks very promising!

Fated To Love You (Drama)

Synopsis:

Genre: Romance, Comedy

A really unfashionable working class girl Chen Xin Yi (Chen Qiao En) has the desire to tie down her handsome boyfriend to be with her. Due to certain reasons, her boyfriend gets her to go on a love cruise and she started to ponder on how to lose her virginity and tie down her boyfriend. Xin Yi ended up taking cold medicine which made her drowsy and went into "their" room. Cun Xi (Ethan Ruan) is the sole male heir to his family's company and has been in love with his girlfriend, Anna (Bianca Bai), for a long time. He planned to propose to Anna on the cruise. An island owner added drugs into Cun Xi's drink and Cun Xi became disoriented and returned to his own room. Xin Yi and Cun Xi end up having a one night stand. With a lot of things going on, what will happen to this troubled couple and everyone around them?

Love it!!!

Delightful Girl Chun Hyang (Drama)

Synopsis:

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lee Mong Ryong (Jae Hee) was transferred, along with his parents, from Seoul to Namwon, a rural part of the country. There, he meets Sung Chun Hyang (Han Chae Young), a very smart and determined girl from school. Things happened and they end up in the same bed. To supress everything, they were forced to get married. Along comes Byeon Hak Do (Uhm Tae Woong), the CEO of a famous entertainment company that every girl wishes to be with, Chae Rin (Park Shi Eun), Mong Ryong's first love, College, Marriage and Love. Chun Hyang helps Mong Ryong in almost everything but he never turns to look at her, where she is forced to keep her love for herself. When everything is turned around, Mong Ryong now finds himself looking at Chun Hyang. With everything happening all at once, will the two ever be together as a couple married by their own choice?

So... someone suggested that I watch this one... and thank you!! I love it! There are a lot of funny scenes, romantic scenes, piss off scenes and much more! I think the two lead characters have chemistry and their facial expressions are just so funny...>_<

Winter Sonata (Drama)

Synopsis:

Genre: Romance, Drama

Winter Sonata begins when Joon-sang (Bae Yong Jun) moves to a new high school in search for his biological father. Yu-jin (Choi Ji Woo) and Sang-hyuk (Park Yong Ha) have been close childhood friends; though Sang-hyuk wants to be more than a friend, Yu-jin sees him merely as a brother. On a trip together with other high school mates, Oh Chelin (Park Sol Mi), Jin-suk (Lee Hye Eun) and Yong-kuk (Ryu Seung Soo), Yu-jin is saved after an accident by Joon-sang. Afterwards, they become close to each other and she opens up his cold heart. However, circumstances and fate dictate that their love will never be. He abruptly disappears from their lives.
Ten years later the old High School buddies gather together to celebrate Yu-jin and Sang-hyuk's soon-to-be wedding. Yu-jin, who was deeply in love with Joon-sang, still has a fire in her heart for him even though he's been out of her life for a decade. But at the party, Oh Chelin's new boyfriend arrives, who appears the same as Joon-sang. Could it be him or is Yu-jin only dreaming?

My Progress: I have read a lot of good reviews about this drama and my cousin also recommended it. I'm still watching this one, and so far, it has attracted my attention. I wanted to finish this before my birthday (but it didn't happen!) but I wanted to post something on my birthday, so here we go!!

Aaaaah! Another sad drama! But in the end, ......, shhh.... can't tell! Hmm... there were a lot of crying in here, so I wonder if Choi Ji Woo's (Yu-jin) eyes were swollen the whole time... hmm... Anywayz, it's a pretty good drama, especially for the fans of Bae Yong Jun.

Moon Child

Synopsis:

Genre: Action, Drama

In the year 2014, Japan has collapsed economically and thus its people emigrated in large numbers and settled in other parts of the world. In a corner in Asia, there is a little city called Mallepa, a big melting pot where Asians such as Hongkongers, Taiwanese and Japanese live together. It was a place where people fought for order, food and freedom. It was there where Shou (Gackt), raised as an orphan and Kei (Hyde), who could live forever, met and became the best of friends. However, they were unable to escape from the fight for power involving gangs of different ethnicity on the city of Mallepa. How can one live when living requires a gun?

The poster does not really show anything that would be scary, so don't let the poster scare you away, ok! This was actually an interesting movie! Love the action scenes with Gackt and Hyde...hehehe... Sometimes it gets bloody but anybody can handle that... and there were a lot of killing, so be careful. But all in all, a pretty good movie... kind of sad too... awww!!... If you're a fan of Hyde, visit Kagen no Tsuki here on my blog!!

Virgin Snow

Synopsis:

Genre: Romance, Drama

Min (Lee Jun Ki) moves to Japan following his professor father. One day at a local shrine, he meets a beautiful Japanese girl with innocent eyes. Her name is Nanae (Miyazaki Aoi), and she is an aspiring painter. Min falls for her at first sight, and soon learns that Nanae attends the same school to which Min has just transferred. They become friends, and despite the culture and language barriers it is an intense friendship. When his grandmother suddenly falls ill, Min hastily returns to Korea but can't get in touch with Nanae beforehand. After his grandmother regains her health, he hurries back to Japan to reunite with Nanae, but she is nowhere to be found. Had his true feelings for Nanae not been apparent to her? Why has Nanae disappeared without a word?

Waaaa!! A Japanese-Korean collaboration!! It's so cool to see Lee Jun Ki speak in Japanese and Miyazaki Aoi in Korean!! It's a sweet movie! I love the collaboration!! So cool!! There were alos those little but funny bits of comedy that breaks the tension just a little bit. Hehehe...>_<

Love Letter/ When I Close My Eyes

Synopsis:

Genre: Drama, Romance

Watanabe Hiroko (Nakayama Miho) could not forget his fiance Fujii Itsuki who died in a mountain climbing accident two years ago. After celebrating his death, her supposed mother-in-law showed her his junior high yearbook. Curious about his past, she finds his address and writes it down. The mother told her that the house was taken down to make way for a highway. Unable to let go of her feelings, she sends a letter to the address, hoping to find some closure. To her suprise, Fujii Itsuki answers back. The writing then begins.

Wow!! Totally now what you would expect! If you think your gonna watch a sappy love story, think again. Even though on the outside, it's not as romantic as it may seem, the message underneath speaks loud and clear. Hopefully, you guys can hear it. Beautifully made for its time. And the actress really can act! Woosh!... Go and watch it!!