tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33484116143406224012024-02-07T13:56:11.421+08:00Simpleng Kaligayahanthe best things in life are simple.Layahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165474974974896915noreply@blogger.comBlogger335125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348411614340622401.post-85984826352202154992013-05-09T02:04:00.000+08:002013-05-20T13:53:29.097+08:00Five Dramas That Are My Equivalent Of Comfort Food, Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So, yes, well. I've added to my<a href="http://simplengkaligayahan.blogspot.com/2011/07/five-korean-dramas-that-are-my.html" target="_blank"> "comfort dramas" list</a> in the meantime. You know which ones I'm referring to... the dramas you tend to go back and rewatch when you're down, or you need to relax, or you need to laugh, or you just need some inspiration. Sometimes I just rewatch an episode or scene that I particularly liked, like spending some time with old friends.<br />
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Lol, I suddenly realized that four out of five of these dramas are gender-benders. :D<br />
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<b>5. Ma Boy</b><br />
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<b><i>Starring:</i></b> Kim So-hyun and TOUCH's Sunwoong<br />
<b><i>Why I like to rewatch it: </i></b>This is a light-hearted teen mini-drama that always leaves me smiling. It only has three episodes, which is good for a quick fix, and the premise is really well-executed-- at least, it's an improvement on the original manga that I'm sure it was based on. Kim So-hyun shows a lighter side after all the heavy drama roles we're used to her portraying, and Sunwoong brings his character to life very well, considering this is his first big role.<br />
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<b>4. Ouran High School Host Club</b><br />
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<b><i>Starring:</i></b> Kawaguchi Haruna, Yamamoto Yusuke, Daito Shunsuke, Chiba Yudai, Nakamura Masaya, Takagi Shinpei and Takagi Manpei.<br />
<b><i>Why I like to rewatch it: </i></b>The manga is one of my favorites, and I'm glad the drama and the movie sequel lived up to my expectations! It also introduced me to Kawaguchi Haruna, who has become one of the Japanese actresses I look out for. Don't have dire thoughts about the "host club" in the title, people... it's a great satire, and the characters' wacky antics always leave me in stitches. Choose your ideal from among the fast-talking prince Tamaki (do I detect shades of my favorite Elizabeth Peters character type, Sir John Smythe, in his makeup?), cold genius Kyoya, strong silent type Mori, boyish charmer Hunny, and naughty twins Hikaru and Kaoru.<br />
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<b>3. To The Beautiful You</b><br />
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<b><i>Starring:</i></b> f(x)'s Choi Sulli, SHINee's Choi Min-ho, and Lee Hyun-woo<br />
<b><i>Why I like to rewatch it:</i></b> Lovely colors, lovely soundtrack, lovely shots. Cute scenes. Light and funny stuff, and a familiar story. I might need to leave my brain elsewhere for a while, but then sometimes that's the point. And I guess, in spite of all the boo-boos, what always touches me about this (or any other) <i>Hana Kimi </i>adaptation is Jae-hee's unwavering faith in Tae-joon being a winner and Tae-joon gradually bringing himself around to justifying that faith.<br />
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<b>2. You're Beautiful</b><br />
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<b><i>Starring:</i></b> Park Shin-hye, Jang Geun-suk, CNBlue's Jung Yong-hwa, F.T. Island's Lee Hong-ki<br />
<b><i>Why I like to rewatch it: </i></b>Do I really need a reason to watch <i>You're Beautiful</i> aside from the fact that it's a crack-tastic drama about a young novice (yes, a nun) who somehow ends up pretending to be a member of a K-pop idol group? Fine, if you insist. Pig-rabbit. Shin-woo hyung. Jeremy's antics. The scrapes Minyeo gets into as Minam. Tae-kyung's facial expressions. Fanfic references. Music! That this drama also introduced me to CNBlue and FT Island is a big plus.<br />
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<b>1. ToGetHer (Superstar Express)</b><br />
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<b><i>Starring:</i></b> Rainie Yang and Fahrenheit's Jiro Wang<br />
<b><i>Why I like to rewatch it:</i></b> Rainie's my go-to Taiwanese actress, and I love her roles. I started watching this drama because of her, and then I got invested in the characters -- introvert Momo whose world gets turned upside down with the arrival of vain-to-the-point-of-being-silly, idol-star-on-the-downturn MARS. It's lovely seeing her bring out MARS's real, better self just by being herself, and seeing her learn to trust another person and let him into her world. Ultimately, the whole drama is about faith and trust, and that never fails to warm my heart. Oh, and the song which is a highlight of the drama is pure love. And... I can haz moar Jiro Wang pleez?<br />
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<i>Check out <a href="http://www.mydramalist.com/dramalist/laya/notes" target="_blank">my drama list</a> for more drama recommendations.</i><br />
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Layahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165474974974896915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348411614340622401.post-39036911689478891832013-05-08T02:50:00.000+08:002013-05-09T02:19:36.688+08:00Fifteen TV Series Soundtracks That I Can't Get Out of My Head, Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Geurae. It has been a while since I made<a href="http://simplengkaligayahan.blogspot.com/2012/06/fifteen-tv-series-soundtracks-that-i.html" target="_blank"> that last post</a>, and I've added quite a number of songs to my playlist in the meantime. Oh, who am I kidding. It's been almost a year! New songs get made, old goodies get rediscovered. So how have I updated my playlist in the meantime? You know my playlist is mostly made up of songs I've heard in dramas, right?</div>
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<b>15. <i>One More Time</i> - Tree Bicycle</b></div>
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Drama: <i>Boys Over Flowers</i></div>
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Country: South Korea</div>
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I know, it's an old song but it grew on me after I listened to it a few times. The melody is really catchy. I found myself humming it and singing some of the lyrics and then I had to go back and recall what song I heard them from. So I figured I might as well put it on my playlist.</div>
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<b>14. <i>Living Like A Dream</i> - Jaejoong</b></div>
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Drama: <i>Dr. Jin</i></div>
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Country: South Korea</div>
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Because basically whenever Jaejoong is in a drama or sings one of the OSTs, I end up listening to the soundtrack. I wasn't able to finish <i>Dr. Jin</i>, but the song has stayed with me. </div>
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<b>13. <i>For You It's Separation, For Me It's Waiting</i> - Jaejoong</b></div>
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Drama: <i>Sungkyunkwan Scandal</i></div>
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Another Jaejoong song, but then I love <i>Sungkyunkwan Scandal</i> so much-- the drama is one of my all-time favorites. </div>
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<b>12. <i>Geurae Useobwa (So Give Me A Smile)</i> - M Signal</b></div>
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Drama: <i>Heartstrings (You've Fallen For Me)</i></div>
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Country: South Korea</div>
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Yes, so why wasn't this on the first list? It's because it took me a while to appreciate it, with all the CNBlue songs on the YFFM soundtrack. But now it's the song that starts off my playlist because it's a nice way to start the day.</div>
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<b>11.<i> I Will Protect You</i> - Jaejoong</b></div>
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Drama: <i>Protect the Boss</i></div>
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Country: South Korea</div>
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The first Jaejoong song that made it to this playlist, actually. Why are his songs so pensive? But this one is nice when you need a background to think to.</div>
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<b>10. <i>Let's Walk Together</i> - TOUCH</b></div>
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Drama: <i>Ma Boy</i></div>
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Country: South Korea</div>
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Well, I really don't know if Ma Boy has an official soundtrack, but since this song does appear in the drama, and I tend to associate it with the drama (especially with the music video), it ended up on my drama playlist. I liked Ma Boy, and this is a nice upbeat song.</div>
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<b>9. <i>I Should Love You</i> - Jiro Wang</b></div>
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Drama: <i>Drama Go Go Go</i></div>
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Country: Taiwan</div>
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Ah, Jiro. Where have you been all my life? :D I'm currently on a Jiro Wang kick, so I've been catching up on his dramas, and naturally, the soundtracks. <i>Drama Go Go Go</i> tends to get draggy after a while, but the song is good! Can't find an authoritative translation, but if you watch it subbed, there's a good translation.</div>
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<b>8. <i>NAMInoYUKUSAKI</i> - The Ricecookers</b></div>
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Drama: <i>Keizoku 2: SPEC</i></div>
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Ah yes, this song grew on me after I started watching <i>SPEC</i>. Which, I admit, I'm watching (I'm not through with it yet, these things take time) mainly because I'm also catching up on Kamiki Ryunosuke's work. That kid is something special when it comes to acting, and he's what, nineteen? This song is awesome, as well. Love the beat. </div>
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<b>7. <i>Pretend We Never Loved</i> - Jiro Wang</b></div>
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Drama: <i>Absolute Darling</i></div>
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Another Jiro song (and I love the video). I haven't watched <i>Absolute Darling</i> or any of its previous incarnations because I can't bear sad stories, but I know what it's about and I did read the manga off and on. Just from his previous works that I've seen, Jiro's a good choice for the Naito character because he has this dual air of hotness and innocent charm-- a potent combination. No, that's totally not the fangirl in me speaking. The song is also spot on.</div>
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<b>6.<i> Closer</i> - Taeyeon</b></div>
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Drama: <i>To The Beautiful You</i></div>
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Another song that grew on me-- another addition to my lullaby playlist. Sweet and wistful and lovely to listen to. I know TTBY was a mess-- it was a pretty mess, though, the actors were cute, and the soundtrack is lovely.</div>
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<b>5. <i>Stand Up</i> - J Min</b></div>
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Another nice upbeat song to start the day. I already said I love the TTBY soundtrack, didn't I? :D </div>
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<b>4. <i>My Love</i> - Lee Jonghyun</b></div>
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Loved this song from the first time I heard it. I watched AGD off and on... mostly Collin (Lee Jonghyun)'s parts. :D Yes, I'm a CNBlue fan and it shows. Jonghyun won a Best Soundtrack award with this song, which makes me doubly happy. His songs (see I Will Forget You in the previous list for another example) are often sad, but they have this underlying strength, and there's always a ray of hope at the end ("Even if I cry now, I will smile a little later"; "My love whom I'm grateful for, who I will remember even if I erase everything else..."), which makes me predict confidently that they're going to be around for a long, long time. </div>
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<b>3. <i>In Your Eyes</i> - Onew</b></div>
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As always... this song grew on me. Lovely rendition by Onew, the melody is catchy, and I keep finding myself humming it at odd times. </div>
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<b>2. <i>It's Me</i> - Sunny & Luna</b></div>
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<b>1. <i>Mo Mo</i> - Fahrenheit</b></div>
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This is currently the most-played song on this playlist-- it both starts and ends my day. I already said I'm on a Jiro Wang kick, didn't I... and this is the song that started it all. I admit I started watching <i>ToGetHer</i> mainly because I like Rainie Yang, but I ended up watching it right through to the end because the characters were really something special. I love that drama, and this song is lovely and very important to the story. I like the Billasubs translation best, because I think it's the one that best expresses MARS's feelings for Momo, but I can't find a copy of it, so I guess those who want to see that translation will have to watch the drama first. </div>
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Last Song Syndrome (LSS) is a term that was coined to refer to that song you can't get out of your head, the one you find yourself humming or singing mindlessly all through the day. Sounds familiar? Because I love TV series so much, I find that their soundtracks are the songs that keep giving me LSS... so why not share the love? What's your LSS playlist? Here's mine.<br />
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15.<i> Me Huele A Soledad </i>- MDO<br />
Drama: <i>La Mujer De Judas (Altagracia)</i><br />
Country: Venezuela<br />
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<i>La Mujer De Judas</i>, or <i>Altagracia</i>, was shown in the Philippines in the early 2000s. That's how long I've been carrying this song around in my head! I loved this drama because it was something different - a romance mystery / suspense / ghost story. Also, there was Juan Carlos Garcia, who played Salomon. It's the first foreign-language song (aside from English) that I learned by heart.<br />
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14. <i>Himig ng Pag-ibig</i> - Yeng Constantino<br />
Drama: <i>Diyosa</i><br />
Country: Philippines<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/asin/himig_ng_pag_ibig.html">http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/asin/himig_ng_pag_ibig.html</a><br />
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I already loved the original version by Asin, but when I first heard this version, I loved it. I didn't watch <i>Diyosa</i> that much, but I could listen to this song forever.<br />
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13. <i>A Goose's Dream</i> - Suzy<br />
Drama: <i>Dream High</i><br />
Also sung by Insooni for <i>Beethoven Virus</i><br />
Country: South Korea<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://kreah-craze.com/gooses-dream-lyrics-singer-insooni-beethoven-virus/">http://kreah-craze.com/gooses-dream-lyrics-singer-insooni-beethoven-virus/</a><br />
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I think Insooni sang it first, but I first heard it in <i>Dream High</i>, so I'm going with Suzy. That scene where her character Hye Mi reprises the song for Eun Jung's character Baek Hee is one of my favorites in the drama. Plus, it's a song about having dreams and standing by them, so all in all, it's not a bad song to have stuck in your head.<br />
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12. <i>Love is Punishment</i> - K. Will<br />
Drama: <i>Shining Inheritance (Brilliant Legacy)</i><br />
Country: South Korea<br />
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It's a sad song and rather sentimental, but <i>Shining Inheritance</i> is special to me because it caused my k-drama addiction and made me a Lee Seung Gi fan. :D<br />
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11. <i>Star</i> - Kang Min Hyuk<br />
Drama: <i>Heartstrings (You've Fallen For Me)</i><br />
Country: South Korea<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://cnbluestorm.com/2011/07/06/audiolyricstrans-cnblue%E2%80%99s-kang-minhyuk-%E2%80%9Cstar%E2%80%9D-for-%E2%80%98heartstrings%E2%80%99-ost/">http://cnbluestorm.com/2011/07/06/audiolyricstrans-cnblue%E2%80%99s-kang-minhyuk-%E2%80%9Cstar%E2%80%9D-for-%E2%80%98heartstrings%E2%80%99-ost/</a><br />
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A simple song, really, but very infectious. Plus, Kang Min Hyuk has a charming voice. This drama accounts for a lot of my LSS songs, really, so kudos to whoever chose, wrote, and composed the soundtrack!<br />
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10. <i>Promise</i> - A.N. Jell<br />
Drama: <i>He's Beautiful (You're Beautiful)</i><br />
Country: South Korea<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://www.emagasia.com/korean-songs-and-lyrics-anjell-promise">http://www.emagasia.com/korean-songs-and-lyrics-anjell-promise</a><br />
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A.N.Jell is the name of the band in the drama, made up of Tae Kyung (Jang Geun Suk), Shin Woo (Jung Yong Hwa), Jeremy (Lee Hong Ki) and Minam (Park Shin Hye). I love this drama because it's funny and cute, and the song always makes me go and watch it again. Oh, and it made me a fan of the JYH-PSH couple, and also of CN Blue and FT Island. Talk of the ripple effect, yes?<br />
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9.<i> Jaywalking</i> - Sung Joon<br />
Drama: <i>Shut Up Flower Boy Band</i><br />
Country: South Korea<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://chacha-31.blogspot.com/2012/02/hangulromanization-sung-jun-jaywalking.html#axzz1y4NpCPxu">http://chacha-31.blogspot.com/2012/02/hangulromanization-sung-jun-jaywalking.html#axzz1y4NpCPxu</a><br />
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I regret I still haven't watched SUFBB yet, but from all accounts it's quite good. This song is a little too rock than my usual listening fare, but it's catchy, and there's always that last verse: <i>Nae nae nae nae gaseumi teok...</i> My my my my heart goes thud. Thud indeed.<br />
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8. <i>The Person Living In My Heart</i> - Yi Soo<br />
Drama:<i> Shining Inheritance (Brilliant Legacy)</i><br />
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Another song from <i>Shining Inheritance</i>, as it's also the first K-drama whose soundtrack I paid attention to. This is more upbeat than <i>Love Is Punishment</i>, at least; a song I find myself humming when I feel happy.<br />
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7. <i>Dream High</i> - <i>Dream High</i> cast<br />
Drama: <i>Dream High</i><br />
Country: South Korea<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://elduaha.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/lyrics-dream-high-ost-hangul-romanizationtranslation/">http://elduaha.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/lyrics-dream-high-ost-hangul-romanizationtranslation/</a><br />
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Another song from Dream High-- its title theme, in fact. Also another upbeat song about dreams... I guess we can never have enough of those.<br />
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6. <i>I Will Forget You</i> - Park Shin Hye<br />
Drama: <i>Heartstrings (You've Fallen For Me)
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Country: South Korea<br />
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Another interesting bit of meta in this drama, because this song was originally by CN Blue, whose lead singer Jung Yong Hwa plays Lee Shin. The CN Blue version is sung by Lee Jong Hyun, though, not Yong Hwa. It really is so LSS-inducing that I found myself memorizing it without meaning to! There's also an English version,<i> <a href="http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/cn_blue/tearsdrop_in_the_rain.html" target="_blank">Teardrops in the Rain</a></i>, but the lyrics don't have the same meaning... it's pretty, but I like the Korean lyrics better.<br />
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5. <i>Winter Child</i> - Suzy<br />
Drama: <i>Dream High</i><br />
Country: South Korea<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://kpopquote.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/lyric-winter-child-suzy-miss-a-hangul-romanization-english/">http://kpopquote.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/lyric-winter-child-suzy-miss-a-hangul-romanization-english/</a><br />
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The first Korean song I memorized. There. :D Short and sweet, and because I was born during the Christmas season, I've kind of appropriated it for my own.<br />
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4.<i> Smile (Comfort Song)</i> - Jung Yong Hwa<br />
Drama: <i>Heartstrings (You've Fallen For Me)</i><br />
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The second Korean song I memorized. When I have trouble sleeping, this is the song I listen to, because it's so sweet. And it's the biggest reason why I love this simple little drama so much!<br />
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3. <i>Suddenly</i> - Kim Bo Kyung<br />
Drama: <i>City Hunter</i><br />
Country: South Korea<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://michyeoga.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/city-hunter-ostpart4kim-bo-kyung-suddenly/">http://michyeoga.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/city-hunter-ostpart4kim-bo-kyung-suddenly/</a><br />
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And just like that, this song was suddenly in my head. :D I like Kim Bo Kyung's voice because it sounds tough and sweet and full of emotion, and I find myself humming this song at odd times. It drives me crazy because I then have to go look up the lyrics since I can never get them right. LOL.<br />
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2. <i>You've Fallen For Me</i> - Jung Yong Hwa<br />
Drama: <i>Heartstrings (You've Fallen For Me)</i><br />
Country: South Korea<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://irena040506.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/jung-yonghwa-youve-fallen-for-me-lyrics-translation/">http://irena040506.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/jung-yonghwa-youve-fallen-for-me-lyrics-translation/</a><br />
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The happy song for me. :D It never fails to lift my mood (gomapseubnida, Jung Yong Hwa-sshi)-- so when I'm humming it, that means I feel good!<br />
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1. <i>Alone</i> - Shimokawa Mikuni<br />
TV Series: <i>Gensomaden Saiyuki</i><br />
Country: Japan<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/gsaiyuki/alone.htm">http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/gsaiyuki/alone.htm</a><br />
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Ha. Bet that threw you for a loop. This has got to be the most-played song on my personal playlist, that's how much I love it. It's from my favorite anime, and it's the only Japanese song that I've learned so far.<br />
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Special mention: <i>You'll Be Safe Here</i> - Rivermaya<br />
Drama: <i>Spirits</i><br />
Country: Philippines<br />
Lyrics: <a href="http://www.elyrics.net/read/r/rivermaya-lyrics/you_ll-be-safe-here-lyrics.html">http://www.elyrics.net/read/r/rivermaya-lyrics/you_ll-be-safe-here-lyrics.html</a><br />
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I know, I said "fifteen." But even if I don't hum this song that much nowadays, it's still very powerful and LSS-inducing. People might even forget the drama, but this song lives on.<br />
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Yes, I like this series... I like Midnight Louie, although at times for a male, he can be rather... shall we say, catty. I also wish I had Temple Barr's shoe collection. And those Fontana brothers!<br />
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<i>I pulled a silly face back at her. She can be a real priss queen sometimes. "Yeah, but he has to be </i>reasonably<i> cute," I said.</i><br />
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<i>"No, no, no, no!" she said as she turned her face away and leaned against the rock. This dream was too real, and if it was real, it was something that she did not want.</i><br />
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Found this book on our bookshelf-- it was one of my aunt's purchases while I was away. Thought I might as well read it. :D<br />
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<i>"I look like a chocolate meringue pie," Kady said as she grimaced at her reflection in the tall three-sided mirror. With her dark hair and ivory skin above the absolute white of the frothy wedding dress, she did indeed remind herself of chocolate and whipped egg whites. Cocking her head to one side, she reconsidered. "Or maybe a chicken dumpling. I can't decide which."</i><br />
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</div>Layahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165474974974896915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348411614340622401.post-45375811729674415612012-05-01T12:48:00.000+08:002012-05-02T00:57:14.935+08:00First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday - May 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The air was soft and warm; a light breeze belled out at the corners of the block and whisked bits of paper, dust, and cellophane from the trash cans. Down the block, framed against the late dazzle of the sunset, Stevie Prokop was waving to him: Come on, come on. Whatever the game was was less important than the getting there, being part of it. For a moment John just stood, poised to run, feeling the June warmth, the breeze, the sights and smells and sounds of the block run through him like fuel. Every building on the street-- the low, dignified brownstones, the blockish granite apartment buildings, even the dark stone church on the corner-- was familiar and loved. Each doorway was filled with possibilities. He felt like he was perched on a special moment.<br />
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John waved back, grinning. Another minute and he'd run after, join whatever the game was. Another minute. He breathed in deeply, feeling the air stir the inside of his nose and fill his lungs. It tasted of a thousand things: the dank, swampy smell of steam vents; the warm smell of sun on the black locust tree in front of his house; the perfume of the woman who'd just walked past; sun on brick and sun on asphalt; the river smell of the Hudson, and rain not far off. The air tasted like everything, forever.<br />
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<center style="text-align: left;"><i>He kept them on the far side of the avenue; Central Park made him anxious; he remembered the icy feeling of death in the park the morning he had walked across it, unrelenting eerieness that made the skin crawl and the hair rise. Looking across into the park he was surprised to see trees flowering, not just the first tentative springtime greening of new leaves, but extravagant masses of blossom.</i></center><center style="text-align: left;">-p. 120, <b><i>The Stone War</i></b> by <b>Madeleine E. Robins</b></center><center style="text-align: left;"><br /></center><br />
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</div>Layahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165474974974896915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348411614340622401.post-43208107605447414342012-04-24T04:10:00.000+08:002012-04-25T04:11:20.130+08:00First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday - April 24<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>The teashop was located on one of the dingy discouraged streets on the wrong side of the Thames, not far from Waterloo. Its interior appearance matched the neighborhood. Torn plastic mats failed to conceal the streaked grease on the tabletops, and the floor was strewn with the crumbs of a thousand vanished biscuits. The afternoon sun of September fought its way in through windows begrimed with dust.</i><br />
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<i>What if I'd totally misunderstood? What if that earring had been nice rhinestones instead of diamonds?</i><br />
- p.148, <i><b>Death's Half Acre</b></i>, A Deborah Knott Mystery by <b>Margaret Maron</b><br />
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I just got this book yesterday, so I haven't read more than a few pages yet. I like this author, though.<br />
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<i>Inside the windowless Church of Jesus Christ Eternal, the Easter Sunday sermon is drawing to a close. Although Mr. McKinney has been known to preach for two hours or more when thoroughly aroused, services usually end around noon. Thinking that she hears a winding-down tone in his voice, the teenage pianist quickly turns the pages of her hymnal to the closing hymn the preacher selected at the last minute. An odd choice for Easter, she thinks. Not that it is hers to question, but the other hymns celebrated the resurrection while this one harkens back to the cross and is less familiar to her than some.</i><br />
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<i>The sounds bothered Meg most. Calling them auditory hallucinations helped a little-- a phenomenon is less alarming when it has a proper, technical name. Meg had always thought of hallucinations as something one saw. She had those, too, but for some illogical reason it was easier for her to accept visual illusions as nonreal than to ignore the hallucinatory sounds. When you were concentrating on typing a letter and a voice said something in your ear, it was impossible not to be distracted.</i><br />
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<i>"The Dictaphone was absolutely impossible. I couldn't hear what Mr. Phillips had said. Voices kept mumbling, drowning out his voice. Once the whole Mormon Tabernacle Choir cut out the second paragraph of a very important memo."</i><br />
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<i> As Meg watched she had a curious impression that he was not alone. Another shadow seemed to walk with him, step by step, until he vanished into the night. </i><br />
-p. 38, <b><i>House of Many Shadows</i></b> by<b> Barbara Michaels</b><br />
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"You have my leave to tell me anything you choose! How unjust it would be in me to refuse to grant you leave to do so when it has never occurred to me that I should ask your permission to say that I find you a dead bore, which I've been doing for years."</i><br />
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I've grown to love the works of Carole Nelson Douglas. Especially the Irene Adler series-- fan fiction can be great when done right. :D <br />
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<i>I am used to lurking and watching, to setting events in motion.</i><br />
<i>The events tonight, I know, will have nothing to do with what I want or wish or arrange. </i><br />
- p. 180, <i><b>Chapel Noir</b></i> by <b>Carole Nelson Douglas</b><br />
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This series has kind of grown on me. I envy the lead character's shoes so much, both figuratively and literally. LOL.<br />
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<i> Imagine her shock when a Fontana brother in a dead black suit appeared before her like a well-tailored angel from a 1940s Frank Capra movie, only this was the angel of death.</i><br />
<i> "Rico?" she guessed.</i><br />
-p. 264,<i><b> Cat in an Orange Twist</b></i>, a Midnight Louie mystery by<b> Carole Nelson Douglas</b><br />
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</div><div>I haven't actually watched this yet-- it's on my list of dramas to watch. And not just for Jung Il Woo. What is it with the noona romances these days? :D This is the first installment of the Flower Boy series, predecessor to <i>Shut Up Flower Boy Band</i>. I hear it's actually quite good, so if you don't mind spoilers-- click on to get to the recaps of <i>Flower Boy Ramyun Shop</i> on my favorite site, Dramabeans. </div><div><br />
</div><div>We have Lee Chung Ah as Yang Eun Bi, who's preparing for her civil service exam because she wants to be a high school teacher. She does get a job as a sub at a school, but runs afoul of one of the students, Cha Chi Soo (Jung Il Woo), who happens to be the son of the university owner. Meanwhile she also meets Choi Kang Hyuk (Lee Ki Woo), a friend of her ramyun-shop owner dad. Throw in Eun Bi's staunch defender, neighborhood tough Kim Ba Wool (Park Min Woo), and Chi Soo's laid back BFF Woo Kang Woo (Jo Yoon Woo), and you've got Flower Boy Ramyun Shop.</div><div><a name='more'></a><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/princesselaya/9780380798285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/princesselaya/9780380798285.jpg" width="196" /></a>Today's featured book from my collection is Kathleen Woodiwiss's<i> Petals on the River</i>. You've got Shemaine O'Hearn, a beautiful, red-haired and green-eyed Irish colleen aboard a convict ship bound for the American colonies from England. Despite the fact that she is obviously a young woman of good breeding (read: rich and accustomed to luxury) and keeps insisting that she's innocent and the fiancee of a wealthy lord, she'd been convicted as a thief and is to be sold as an indentured servant.<br />
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</div><div>You've got Morrisa Hatcher, another woman convict aboard the same ship, scheming to have Shemaine injured or killed, for no apparent reason other than she dislikes the girl. You've got Gertrude Fitch, the ship captain's wife, who's happy to oblige Morrisa because she thinks her husband wants Shemaine for himself (and she's right). Shemaine escapes these black-hearted women, however, when the ship docks at the town of Newportes Newes and she's bought by Gage Thornton, a widower looking for a servant to keep house for him and look after his young son. Only, there's another woman, Roxanne Corbin, who's none too pleased about this because she'd already marked out Gage for herself. Some of the people in the town dislike Shemaine simply because she's a convict and because Gage had been accused of murdering his first wife. Others, however, accept and like her, including widow Margaret McGee and the town hunchback and outcast, Cain. </div><div><br />
</div><div>So how do all of these people and circumstances fit together? Who is Shemaine, really? Who is Gage? Who killed Gage's first wife Victoria? What was Shemaine's "crime"? All of that--- you find out as you read the book.</div><div><br />
</div><div>For those who have read Woodiwiss's book <i>Shanna</i>, there's a connection between this book and that one as well, and I don't mean the similarity between the names Shemaine O'Hearn and Shanna Trahern. Although, yeah, that might have something to do with it, it really might. But that's up to you to discover as well.<br />
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Haven't gotten around to reading a lot lately, but at least I always have a mealtime book. I read this one mostly for the food descriptions, I promise.<br />
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<i>"What? Goats? As in farm animals?"</i><br />
-p. 162, <b><i>The Main Corpse, </i></b>a culinary mystery by <b>Diane Mott Davidson</b><br />
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:<br />
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* Grab your current read<br />
* Open to a random page<br />
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page<br />
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)<br />
* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!<br />
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