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Apr
Lately I have been more – you could say, “productive” – with my entertainment life; watched some dramas, played some new games… school going on as usual. Mum also came back from China to keep an eye on me visit. Next time she leaves will be in September, along with my dad and sister (they will be back this summer first). Anyway, so since my mum’s here now, I have been gaming less (the last time I touched FFXIII was more than 2 weeks ago), and watching more (’cause they make me feel less bad /lol).
Current asian dramas I am following…
In The Eye of the Beholder (秋香怒點唐伯虎) -TVB- | Information
I have always been a fan of costume dramas, and this one is no exception. This drama is actually really similar to the one Stephen Chow starred in back in 1993, except with a few plot modification and twists. Moses Chan and Johnson Lee are a great acting pair and they totally cracked me up throughout the drama. The level of humor in this though is definitely not as great as the Stephen Chow one, but you should watch it just to see how the witty Tong Bak Fu goes about in solving problems.
Tou Xin Da Sheng P.S. Nan (偷心大聖 P.S. 男) -SETTV- | Information
I found out about this drama from a friend. Only 6 episodes are aired since late February, so I don’t really have much to say about it… However, it is still pretty interesting to watch the character developments. I like how I am learning something new each episode, you can never predict what will happen next. Most of the actors/actresses in this drama are all new to me, especially Lan Cheng Long, he’s just plain hot /haha.
Down With Love (就想賴著妳) -GTV- | Information
Another new comedy, this one’s a very light and cheerful drama starring Ella and Jerry Yan. Ella’s acting never fail to make me laugh, she’s like the perfect person when it comes to playing tomboys. The story is like any other typical asian drama: poor girl meets rich boy, and after a series of encounters they fall for each other, but then there’s always something preventing them from being together… Etc etc, then happy ending. The story is OK-original, so if you also like Ella definitely give this a try!
Smile, You (그대, 웃어요) -SBS- | Information
It’s been a while since I last watched a family drama. Watching the two families in this drama trying to adjust to life living under the same roof, it’s hilarious at times and occassionally frustrating – especially when you see the commoner family get bullied by the spoiled ex-chaebol1 family. What makes it interesting is the fact that the family the chaebol family moved into is actually their ex-chauffeur’s. There’s also the romance portion, but I haven’t reached that point yet. :P
Fated to Love You (命中注定我愛你) -SETTV- | Information
I am sure at least some of you have heard about this show, I remember watching a couple episodes when it was just aired back in 2008, but eventually stopped because I got tired of waiting for new episodes. My first impression on the show was their opening theme: all the fluffy clouds and pinkness, I thought it was so cheesy and probably appeal to girls only (you can imagine how surprised I was I found out a bunch of my guy friends were watching it too). Anyway so I recently started watching it again from the beginning, so far so good! I really like the heroine, Chen Xin Yi; because in some ways, her and I are quite similar.
Anyway so those are pretty much the dramas I am following at the moment. Wow, this post took me like 5 hours to write ’cause I kept getting distracted with work stuff (wrote this at work hahaha); I don’t think I am gonna write another “impressions” post in the next little while, so hard to get my words together.
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The only time I’ve seen Blue Lan was in Meteor Garden, he looks so different, though still recognisable. I haven’t watched an entire drama for a good year or so now but I’m waiting on a few movies.
I remember Stephen Chow’s movie version of that drama, it was hilarious
I think there was another drama made based on that story that came out a while back, but I haven’t seen it.
Of your list, the only one I’ve seen is Fated to Love You, and I really liked that. My friend also recommended Down with Love, so maybe I’ll give that a try soon. Thanks for sharing!