Friday, January 1, 2016

Kill Me Heal Me

Kill Me Heal Me, where do I begin? This show is both sad and funny, just the right combination. The show starts off being funny while still taking itself seriously. Why it was so funny had a lot to do with the personalities of Cha Do Hyun.
For those of you that don't know about Kill Me Heal Me or don't know what it is about, let me explain. This show is about Cha Do Hyun and his struggle with multiple personality disorder. Do Hyun ended up going back to Korea because of his personality Shin Se Gi. Se Gi is the bad boy personality. He gets into some trouble right away because of Se Gi. He gets a job as VP at one the business that his family owns. Since he is back in Korea he has to keep is disorder a secret while also receiving treatment. Not an easy thing when your uncle and cousin are out to get you. This is where Ri Jin comes in. She is the only one that tame Se Gi and she for some reason the other personalities react to her. I wonder why that is? You have to watch the show to know the reason.
Do Hyun and Ri Jin have to work together to keep his secret safe but to also get rid off his alter egos. Cha Do Hyun has six other personalities inside him, Shin Se Gi, Perry Park, Yo Na, Nana, Mr.X and Yo Seob. All these personalities is what makes this show great.
Now that I gave a little of the background, sort of. *I'm sorry I really such at summaries.* Now I can talk about the acting for this show. The acting was really good, I was not disappointed at all. I first watched this show when it was airing and as I watched this show I watched Hyde, Jekyll and Me. When I compare those two shows Kill Me Heal Me is far more superior to Hyde, Jekyll and Me. The acting is far better and the story is better too. When thing that I love about Kill Me Heal Me is that Ji Sung, who plays Cha Do Hyun, becomes all the personalities. He not only changes the way he dresses, his hair style, but also the way that he talks and approaches people. Every time he switches personalities it does seem like it is a different person, even though you know it's the same actor. I know by just watching this show that Ji Sung is a really good actor for being able to pull off what he did in this show. He is a good actor. The acting this show is really good to begin with, I know I always say that, but I mean it. This show is top notch. You can also feel the chemistry between the actors. When you can feel that you know that it's a good show.
The story for this show is something that I haven't seen in a K-drama. Not only does it deal with DID, but it also deals with abuse. As you watch the show the pieces slowly come together and form something horrific. My eyes watered so many times watching this show. As Kill Me Heal Me progresses the story gets a little but darker. You learn about Do Hyun's past along with Ri Jin's. I'm not going to give any spoilers. You have to watch the show to learn more about why it's so sad, so I will leave it off there.
The music for this show really completes it. Without it it would be naked. While the OST may not have a lot of songs to it it does its job well enough. The OST is one of my favorites by far. It captures your heart as you watch the show. Not to mention that with some of the songs I think of Se Gi. The OST brings back memories from the show and that is what am OST is supposed to do. It brings back all these memories from the show.
Kill Me Heal Me is in my top five favorite dramas. It is a definite must watch. Take some time out your day to watch this show, because you won't regret it.
 

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Who are You School 2015

I know it has been a while since I have posted. I'm not going to be posting a whole lot this year because of school. Sorry about that. I will try to post when ever I can, so bare with me.
For this post I will be talking about the k-drama Who are you School 2015. I know that this came out earlier this year and I just now watched it. Truth be told it was sitting in my queue waiting to be watched and I just never watched it. Till now that this. I am kind of sad that I didn't watch this during the summer, because this is show has ruined my life. Not really, but close to it. I can't stop thinking about it. The soundtrack it almost always stuck in my head. The story made me cry so many times. This show, at times, can be a really feels heavy show. Who are you can be serious and funny when it wants to be. It focused on bullying which I thought was really smart, because that is what goes on in schools. I love that they focused on bullying, because they should how hard it is on the victims. The bullying was want made me want to cry so much, because I felt so bad for Lee Eun-Bi. I kept thinking that she didn't deserve to be treated like that. I liked the fact that they put a twin because it gave Eun-Bi the chance to have friends that she never had.
Eun-Bi did have a hard time once her former bully showed up at the school that she was portending to be her sister. I swear that girl that bullied Eun-Bi is nothing but trouble. I hated her so much along with her mother. I mean her daughter was the one causing trouble but she insisted that Eun-Bi was the problem and that she should be transferred. As they say, like mother like daughter. That saying really applies to this show with those two. I am glad that they did have Eun-Bi and Eun-Byeol's secret reviled in the end. I also liked that everyone was open to getting to know Eun-Bi for who really was. I was also happy that the bully got put in her place.
Out of the two guys that were in Eun-Bi's life I shipped her with Kong Tae-Gwang, because I felt that he could relate to her better than Han Yi-An. Of course my ship did not sail, so I am very sad about that. In my head my ship sailed. I don't care what the show has to say about my ship not happening. I still believe in my heart that they got to together in the end. The ending was enough to satisfy me and I did really like the ending, just can't get over the fact that my ship didn't sail. It is like She's so lovable all over again. I really did love this show and I would say that it is a must watch. If you are in high school, like me you will find it relate able. There isn't really any romance so if you want a break from that stuff you could watch Who are You School 2015. I will write again when I watch another show or when She was Pretty finishes airing on Dramafever. Till next time!

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Himouto! Umaru-chan

I have noticed that my anime reviews get more views, so I shall do another anime review. This time on the Summer season anime Himouto! Umaru-chan. Let me start off by saying that this anime describes a lot of people, including me. This anime is about a high school girl named, you guessed it, Umaru. Umaru lives with her older brother. Umaru is also very very lazy when she gets home from school. She loves games, manga, anime, and junk food and cola. If it's junk food she'll eat it and if it's not junk food she won't. Umaru is a popular girl in school, she's good at sports and she gets good grades. You wouldn't even guess that she was lazy bum when she got home. Here's the catch though, no one but Umaru's brother knows about what she's really like. She can't show her true-self outside of her house.
It is kind of sad that I can relate to this show on many levels. I am basically Umaru minus the gamer part and being popular. I've never been one for games, I get bored of them fast. This show is pretty relate able on many levels. It's a short show too, only 12 episodes.
This show doesn't really have a lot of character growth to it, it is just a short, stupid comedy show. I wish that they focused a little more on her brother. They tried to show more of his life and his past towards the end, just wish they added more to it. Her brother does so much for Umaru, he buys her so much stuff. There were times throughout the show that I had to ask myself, "where does he get all this money?" You learn in the show that Umaru and her brother are from a rich family, but I can't help but question why her brother lives in a small apartment when he is rich.
I wish that this show had a few more episodes, because they never said why Umaru moved in with older brother. I was wondering that question throughout the entire show. Alas there is only so much that you can explain in 12 episodes. Maybe this show will get a second season. I know that a lot of shows lately have been getting a second season, so maybe this one will too.
This show might not have been the greatest, but it was still good. I will admit that I only watched this show because it seemed to be really popular. I an glad that I watched this show, I just wasn't expecting the show to mimic my LIFE! That was almost scary, I mean it. I won't say that you should watch this show like right now, but if you want something nice and light this is a good show to watch. This show is also a good source of some really stupid comedy.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Skip Beat!

Skip Beat! was one the very anime shows that I watched, so it holds a special places in my heart. If you don't know what Skip Beat! is all about than I shall give a brief summary. Skip Beat! is about a girl named Kyoko who goes to Tokyo with her childhood friend and first love, Sho. Sho becomes a famous signer and only views Kyoko as a plain, ordinary girl. Kyoko over heard Sho talking about how she was plain, so she said that she would get her revenge. Kyoko than enters the show biz world herself and things don't always go as she plans.
Skip Beat! is all about the humor of Kyoko and her getting revenge and most importantly her trying stop herself from loving Ren. As the show goes on Kyoko learns that she really loves acting, so she kind of forgets about her getting revenge on Sho. I love that as you watch the show or even read the manga you see Kyoko evolve into this bright, cheery girl that loves to act. Kyoko also is like an amazing actress, she can play like any character. Kyoko is really a lovable girl that you can't help but love. Her love of fairy tales and princess and the fact that she acts like a 7 year old can get old at times, but that is also the way that she is. All that she is obsessed with is part of who she is a character and that is kind of why you can't help but love her.
When I first watched Skip Beat! I wasn't that big of a fan of it. Yeah it was funny and it had a great story and all, but something kept me from loving it. Months later when I actually started to read the manga where the anime left off I became hooked. I couldn't stop reading it. I really loved the arcs that happened in the manga. After reading the manga I really do think that Skip Beat! should get a second season. It really deserves a second season. Where the anime leaves off is really awkward, I didn't care for it. The only way you could describe it would be a read the manga ending.
There are so many reasons as to why I love Skip Beat! and one of those reasons is because the characters are so great. They are so funny, but they can also be dead serious. They are the type of characters that when they are serious you will take them serious even though they have a corky personality 95% of the time. I like all the characters, but I think I love Yashrio the best. He's just the best! He is also the best manager ever! He really knows how to push Rens buttons. Yashiro is also like the ultimate fanboy. Another reason as to why I really like him is because he is like the ultimate Kyoko and Ren shipper. Yashiro was like the first one to figure out that Ren liked Kyoko and he keeps teasing Ren over it too.
If there is anything that I have to complain about it would be the fact that Kyoko and Ren are both really dense! They like each other but they won't do anything about their feelings! It's taking way to long for them to get together! I guess it's just going to take a while. It better happen sometime though cause if it doesn't than I will be very upset! I have read the manga for Skip Beat! like three times so I have grown attached to the characters and I have also become a major Ren and Kyoko shipper, so if they don't get together I will be very unset. I will most likely end up punching a pillow or something like that, I don't really know. I'm sure that the author will have them get together sometime in the near future. I'm sure of it, I mean the manga seems to going that direction right now. So I guess we just have to give it time.
I think that's all I really got to say about Skip Beat! I have no idea what show I will write about next. There are just to many good shows out there. I'm sure I will write about The Time We Were Not in Love when it wraps up in a few more weeks, before that I have no idea. Anyways till next time!
:)        

Monday, July 20, 2015

Healer


I know that drama reviews aren't the most popular and all but I really want to write about Healer. This show is so amazing that words can't even describe how awesome it truly is. It's a show that has action, suspense, a little comedy, some romance and best of all a really well thought out story. The story for Healer is amazing. I wouldn't change a thing about the story. The show is so good that I have been feeling a void since yesterday. If I was getting a void when I haven't even finished the show yet I knew it was going to be bad when I did finish it and here I am feeling empty. I am currently listening to the OST trying to get over the pain that I am in.
When I first heard about Healer I wasn't to sure of it. I put it on my list of shows to watch, but than I later took it off, but than after a while I saw some stuff so I got to thinking maybe it wouldn't hurt to watch it. So I put it back in my list and it sat there for months of course. It's not like I didn't want to watch it, it was just that I wanted to watch other shows. I am really glad that I watched it now, because if I watched this during the school year it would be bad news. I also made the right choice of not watching it when it was airing. If I did who knows what state I would be in. Summer truly is the best time to watch Healer. It also doesn't hurt that the shows title is Healer.
I don't really feel like explaining what Healer is all about. I will just say that it is a show that has a lot of twits and turns and there is never a dull moment. Oh, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. There is only one this that I would like to change and that would be the ending. The last episode didn't fall flat, it just wasn't fully there. It needed to explain a few more things. I'm not going to say what needed to be better explained because that would cause spoilers and I don't want to do that. One thing that I really loved about Healer was that I could sit down in bed and watch five or six episodes straight without making me tired or me wishing that the episode would finish. I never once wanted the episode to end. There aren't a lot of dramas that I have watched where I could lay down in my bed and watch episode after episode and not wish for it to end. There is another reason as to why Healer kept me so intressted. At the end of an episode it can leave you off with a nice cliffhanger and when they didn't give me a preview I had no choice but to watch the next one.
With all great shows comes a great OST. Healer definitely has a great story, great characters and a great OST. It is in my top drama OSTs for sure. I know that Mask has great music so I am waiting to see which OST is better, Mask or Healer. They will be battling it out for spot number two. Number one belongs to My Love from Another Star, I really love that OST. When you listen to the music for Healer you can truly imagine the show in your head. It's almost like you're watching the show again. I I also love the use of sting instruments throughout the soundtrack, they add so much to the soundtrack.
Healer is a must watch for sure. It is also a re-watch. I have plans to re-watch this show sometime. I wonder what would happen I re-watched it right now. Would my void grow larger, would it disappear, or would it stay the same? Just a warining if you do watch Healer, you will have major Boys over Flowers moments. It will get ugly, so have a pillow handy so you can punch and throw it. When I have Boys over Flowers moments having a pillow ready comes in handy. That's all I got to say for Healer. Bye.    

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Fairy Tail

If you are an otaku, like me, than you know that FT is one of the most popular anime shows/manga right now. Fairy Tail is all about family and sticking together through thick and thin. For some people FT might to long a show for them, but if you take the time to watch it you will realize that it is a fantastic show. I first watched FT two years ago when it had 175 episodes. I watched it in a week or two. I can't really member. Once I finished the anime I picked up the manga and started reading that. I started with the chapter where the anime left off on. Before you judge me for watching the anime and only reading the manga from where the anime left off from, let me say this. I did actually did read all of the FT manga, just not right away. When I found out that FT was getting picked up again for another season, last year I was so happy. When the first trailer was released I watched that thing so many times. I love that they upgraded the animation. I like the newer animation than the older animation.
Now like all long running anime shows there is a ridiculous number of characters in FT. The list keeps growing too. You would think that with as many characters as this show has that it would affect the show, but it really doesn't. If anything it adds more variety and depth to the plot. Not to mention that some how some of the characters are connected. An example of this would be Natsu and Zeref. Fairy Tail never fails to surprise me. The arcs do get a little long at times. That is mainly because it's a weekly manga and they tend to be about 20 pages or so.
FT has very unique characters. I'll focus on a few of the main characters. Natsu is all about protecting his FT family, he tends to go a little over broad when it comes to fighting. He once destroyed part of a town! Okay, he destroyed a lot of things, that's just what he's like. Natsu has never been one to back down from a fight no matter who it is or how strong they are, cause Natsu will always will beat them. Lucy is I think is the only real "normal" character in this series. She keeps Natsu, Gray and Erza all in check. She can be a little big-headed at times, but that what makes a good match for Natsu. I'm a NaLu shipper. Gray is a guy that can't keep his clothes on. He is constantly stripping, because it's a habit of his from when he was training to be an ice mage. Erza, don't ever touch her cake. If you do you are sure to die, oh and she is one of the strongest FT mages. I know those aren't good descriptions, but I've been all that good at describing things. Sorry.
FT is one of my fav. anime show, mostly because it never fails to surprise me. I am actually behind on the anime, but I did read the latest chapter. The latest FT arc is so good right now. I can't wait for the next chapter. When you put Zeref in it makes for a good story. I still don't know whether I should hate Zeref or not. He's kind of in between, I guess. While FT does fall short for me sometimes, it is still a good show to watch. Yes, it is a long running show, but that shouldn't mean you shouldn't watch it. I was unsure if I watched to watch it because I watched Bleach and that has 366 episodes. I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch another really long show. When I started it, I didn't regret a thing. Am I going to watch another really long show again, I'm not sure. I don't think I will, but never say never.
That's all I got for Fairy Tail. Till next time. Bye.

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Mask(thoughts so far)

So I started this drama a little later than I would have liked. I was going to watch this drama when it first came out but I just never got around to it for some reason. I finally got around to watching it a couple of weeks ago. When I watched the first few episodes I kind of wished that I started it a whole lot sooner, but I was also happy that started it later. I don't think I could have handled the suspense. I can hardly handle the suspense now that I've started watching it. Mask is show that really knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat and that's one of the things I love about it. So for this entry I will talking about what my thoughts of Mask are so far.
The Korean drama Mask has 14 episodes right now and is getting a 20 episode run. The first episode or so are kind of confusing, in my opinion. As the show goes on it gets less confusing, which is nice. This show is about the main female lead(Ji Sook) dying(not really) and becoming Eun Ha, a rich heiress and the daughter of a senator. Ji Sook and Eun Ha happen to look like identical twins, in other words they are doppelgangers. So the legend of when you see your doppelganger is who ever sees who first will be the first to die. In the case of this show that legend happens to be true. Eun Ha saw Ji Sook first so therefore she was the first to die. You would think that this wouldn't be that big of a deal but since this a drama her death was a very big deal. Ji Sook ends up taking Eun Ha's place and marries Min Woo. In order for Ji Sook to take Eun Ha's place she would have to "die". I think you figure out what happens next throughout the show.
Now that I explained what the show is about I can now talk about all the other things without trying to give away spoilers. I will try my best, but it will be hard. Lets start with what I like about the show so far.
1. The acting is really good. The second female lead(Mi Yeon) reminds me of the second female lead from My Love from Another Star.
2. The OST is to die for and I am not exaggerating at all. There aren't a whole lot of shows that I've watched that have really good OSTs. My Love from Another Star and Blood are the two shows that I really love their music. It's a shame I can't find Blood OST anywhere. It had really good music.
3. The fashion is pretty good, some outfits might not be my taste but still good fashion.
4. Min Woo's OCD at the beginning of the show was pretty great. Just saying. The OCD had its moments.
5. Seeing who much Ji Sook has grown from episode 1 to episode 14 and the fact that she finally got a backbone in like episode 10.
6. Seeing the love slowly start to blossom between Ji Sook and Min Woo.
I'm going to leave off with that. There are so many more reasons why I love this show, but I'll just name a few. Now I shall go on to the don't like list. Be prepared.
1. Seok Hoon, I'm going to leave it at that.
2. Mi Yeon, I don't hate her, but I don't fully like her either. I know that she does care for Min Woo as his sister but she can be a little off? at times. I don't really know how to describe her.
3. The fact that Ji Sook had no backbone what so ever for 9 episodes.
4. I really hate how Seok Hoon has to be in on every single thing that Ji Sook does. I get that you don't want her secret to be found out and all, but still you don't know every single thing she does.
5. I really hate that Seok Hoon has all these cameras set up to spy on Ji Sook. How do you think she would feel if she knew that you were spying on her?
6. Another thing related Seok Hoon. The fact that he treats Mi Yeon so coldly and tells her all these lies is disgusting. He didn't even look all that happy when Mi Yeon thought that she was pregnant. Some husband he is.
The rest of the list is mostly comprised of Seok Hoon. What can I say I just don't like him. Some how
I think that I would like Mi Yeon so much more if she wasn't married to him. I guess we will never know. Some people might hate on the actress who plays Ji Sook because of the type of character that she is playing. Some people might say that she can't act because of this show. I actually think that the actress that plays Ji Sook is a really good actress. It's not that she can't act it's the way the character Ji Sook is. The character Ji Sook reminds me a lot of Mi Young from the korean remake of Fated to Love you. It's not that the actress is bad at acting it's just the way that the character is and the way that they portray that character. So don't hate of the actress that plays Ji Sook. If you were in Ji Sook's place you would have a hard time acting like someone else. If you were in her place you might even act just like her. You just have to look at it from a different angle.
I will leave off with that. I hope that I can get back to writing again. I haven't been all that great once summer got here. Sorry about that. Till next time. ;)