Author: thoughtsramble

Monstar Part ll

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There's just something better when they have wet hair. — Anyway, I must let out some of my pent-up rant right here. I may be biased because 1. I like Seon Woo's actor and 2. He's better looking to me. However, it's just not understandable why Se Yi would ultimately go with Seul Chan instead of Seon Woo. If you carve a main male lead's character, you should at least make him appealing. But he's just annoying when he likes to shout at Se Yi and hide his real feelings inside, or grab her wrist, or shout at Seul Chan when it was his own mistake to start with ("Are you a spy?" "Are you kidding, you know Hyo Rin could sing and you didn't say anything?" Hello, who was the one who told the All For One group that you guys are going to sing for the competition. Yes you, Seul Chan, so don't point your finger at someone else) I can't see what's appealing about this character other than the fact that he …

Monstar Part l

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A show with one of my favourite people from The Heirs, and such a cute, pretty female lead? Bring it on man. Haha, *totally ignoring the main lead as of now* *you should have seen my reaction when I saw the second lead, I was like "WHY IS HE NOT THE MAIN LEAD* *but it's okay, maybe it will all change, just like my feelings towards JB:P* <3thoughtsramble

Behind The Scenes: You who came from the stars — Secrets revealed

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So I just stumbled across this subbed clip where the interviewers polled a number of viewers and the production crew answered a few questions that they (we) all have. #1: Where is Do Min Joon's planet in actual fact? Well, in reality, KMT 184.05 doesn't exist. It's a made-up name where KMT stands for the name of the telescope and the numbers stand for stars which the telescope has discovered. #2: Did the UFO really appear in ancient Joseon times? Apparently, there is concrete evidence detailing sightings of UFO way back in Joseon times. So yes, there's very clear support. #3: How did they film the scene where the UFO was sighted? Uhmm….instead of a UFO, they shot the scenes with a helicopter, so everyone would look at the helicopter and pretend that they saw a UFO. HAHA. #4: How did they film the stop-motion scenes? Wow, this is really amazing, they use 60 cameras to capture the scene and when they overlap the film together, it will look like everything has stopped. Other interesting …

You who came from the stars Part V

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"You should say your farewells ahead of time, because when the time really comes…you won't have time to say your farewells." Somehow I love it a lot that the script went back to this line. It's like an echo that resonates. Even though he loves Song Yi, and not the girl who looks like her, that girl from a long time ago does play a part in his 400 years on Earth. Him remembering his experience and lessons from the girl has a much nicer significance than if the girl was just a fleeting crush-of-sorts. I teared a lot from this episode because we are finally nearing this point, the point when he leaves. It's tomorrow in the show, and quite literally, tomorrow when the episode releases. [or today, not sure when I'm gonna post this post exactly] <3thoughtsramble

HELP

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Now that I've finished Dream High 2, and am currently waiting for new episodes on Pretty Little Liars and You Who Came From The Stars, I need new dramas to watch!! This is a dire situation (lol), anyone can recommend anything? <3thoughtsramble

Review: Dream High 2

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Before we go on to how I feel about this drama, we need to look at how cute JB is again. When he got a text from Hae Sung And when they broke up:(( Aww look at his sad face:(( Unfortunately, I was too taken with finishing the rest of the episodes that I didn't take any more screenshots. So what do I think about this drama? I am glad I watched it many years after Dream High. There's no sense of comparison when I watched this and I think that's good, because this is quite a good feel-good drama. As I have already classified it as a feel-good drama, I have chosen to ignore plot intricacies that honestly aren't that small a flaw, but rather obvious holes. For one, I feel that the ideas they have are good, but they need a better script to bring out the characterisation. Till the very end, they left relationships iffy and unsettled, which can be a good thing — you know how friendships can exist between males …

Dream High 2 Part 2

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I really liked Yoo Jin from the start and I didn't like JB at all. However, my heart has warmed greatly towards him and I shall explain why in another entry. So here's some screenshots of him: When the principal turned around and said "I like you" Hurhur I was truly amused at his expression. This couple is quite cute actually!! Love their performance here. Then adorable JB appeared when he tried to cheer Hae Sung up. And when he just suddenly turned up with black hair, that was strange. I really enjoy watching this series but I can understand why the ratings were bad. I think it's of no fault of the cast because they all acted pretty well. JB's crying scenes probably need some brushing up but hey it's his first time. Besides, I never expect much from a idol cast, regardless of what show it is. I think the fault pretty much lies in the scriptwriting. There's so many loopholes and changes in dynamics I can't keep up with the counting anymore, …

Dream High 2 Part 1

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I would do up a review soon but am currently on Episode 10 and loving this guy over here hehe: His smile. Is. So. CUTEE!!! *mindless fangirling* The puzzling thing is I haven't yet figured out who is going to end up with who haha. Also, his sudden crush on Hae Sung is quite sudden hmm. <3thoughtsramble

thoughtsramble #0

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As you guys know, I was really busy for the past two years that I pretty much stopped a lot of recapping projects. It was all about surviving life for me (of course watching dramas still continues as that is part of me surviving life:P) However, this idea popped into my head a few days ago and I decided that I would just go along with it. I really miss writing. As life takes a toll, there was really no time for to express myself anywhere. Writing in a diary takes so much time I only limit the writing to really emo entries. A few days ago, I was in a lousy mood again and I thought — hey I really want to share my feelings here. It offers me the anonymity which is such a beauty because then I can be myself and maybe more people can relate. So, if once in a while, you see these entries titled (as of now) Raining #(a number), it's probably one of my more reflective entries, usually …

You who came from the stars Part lV

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I finally caught up with the last three episodes and I really love them:') I felt that Episode 14 was brilliantly executed even though there was a significant dip in tension for 5/6 of the episode because what we are really doing is just filling in the gaps in Episode 13. Yet I still appreciate that episode because it puts a different perspective, or a more enhanced understanding of what we see in Episode 13. Likewise, I really like the epilogues at the end of every episode — they are insightful, and sometimes even explain certain behaviour in the previous episode, or simply just to add humour. For example, Song Yi's dad acted like he knew who she was talking about right in Episode 15, and the epilogue showed us the Meet-The-Parents session that Min Joon has with her father. It was sweet and lovely, right down to the line "I like her very much." Ooh:') And that kiss at the end of Episode 15 was really sweet with all the lights (I didn't really …

First kisses

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This is not really a drama-related post but just a personal reflection thing. So…I've been quite interested in this topic and have been asking for some opinions on What do you consider to be a first kiss. Here are some stories that I've collected/heard: An accidental first kiss when the girl wishes to peck the guy on the cheek but the guy unintentionally (or so we think) turns his face A promise that was fulfilled when the couple reached their second month anniversary A slow, intentional descent onto the lips when the couple was alone in the girl's study room A first kiss lost (given?) after a few dates with a nice boy I've only been asking really close friends so of course I don't have that many anecdotes. But even as I read online and ponder upon the depiction of first kisses in dramas, there seems to be varied opinions as to what a first kiss entails. For the more liberal, first kiss is just something sweet and perhaps non-consequential. Nothing big about it. For …

Sorry

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I’ve been sooo busy trying to my life to the fullest that I don’t have much me-time, which is quite ironic and regrettable. Haven’t gotten the chance to watch the latest episodes of You Who Came From The Stars and also Pretty Little Liars *gasp* haha. Anyway, I have a few posts in mind that I would love to share with you guys(: So till then, here’s just an update that I’m still around!   Hope everyone has been well^^   <3thoughtsramble Posted via LiveJournal app for Android.

You who came from the stars Part lll

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Hahaha what I'm best at after being in love with a show, hope this didn't clog up your page! stalked from Facebook and Tudou, these aren't my photos of course. The first two photos ahhh hahaha they simply sizzle on my screen. I found out Kim Soo Hyun and Jun Ji Hyun have co-stared in Thieves before, maybe I should give that movie a shot! And then the next two (this greatly reminds me of post Moon syndromes, I distinctly remember that my page was filled with Kim Soo Hyun's face) hehe. Then some behind the scenes! I can't wait for the next two episodes to come out. <3thoughtsramble

You who came from the stars Part ll

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I finished the existing 8 episodes and I really really like this show! I get so annoyed sometimes because I stream this drama online, and the subs are just horrible. I sound like an ungrateful brat but it really grates my nerves when they miss out subtitles for an entire chunk (oh, and even worse the crime when they did it during Min Joon's lines haha). Nevertheless, with the help of recaps and other streaming sites (which I don't like as much due to the ad pop ups), I manage to finish the show and I love it. Just some of my thoughts, not written in a very coherent progression: I read somewhere previously that girls like their guys to be brooding and cool. While this statement remains debatable in reality, I suppose it holds some truth in our dramaland. And especially so when it comes to Min Joon because I just love how cool and in control he is. Then I started thinking about why I like Kim Soo Hyun's character so much. Granted, …

You who came from the stars

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I love it!! Well Kim Soo Hyun was a big yes for me, having loved all of his shows so far. I was very happy to learn that Yoo In Na was acting here. Even though she will be slightly evil, but I think her role is a very dimensional and grey one which you can hardly just label her as a 'good' or 'bad' character. So far I'm on Episode 4 and enjoying every bit of it. The flashbacks are done tastefully and reveal enough without being draggy (cos flashbacks are always draggy). I shall finish the rest of the episodes in a jiffy haha. <3thoughtsramble

Happy New Year

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Happy New Year!! I know this is really belated but the past week has been lots of fun. I didn't have much time to touch the other books I'm reading, mainly Nora Roberts' and Nicholas Sparks' but I can't wait to start! In the new year, I hope I will get to watch lots of nice dramas and read good books. Haha. I'm about to finish Calvin's drama, Lucky Touch, and after that I'm gonna continue on Jang Guen Suk's Pretty Boy Bel Ami! I can't really identify with Bo Tong and that sucks a bit because identifying with the leads is one major factor in drawing me into any drama. I'm so excited for Pretty Little Liars yipee! <3thoughtsramble

Lying Game series review

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Truthfully I've not been very in touch with the dramaland for the past week. In fact, I have reunited with my old love — reading. For the past few days, I've been obsessed with finishing Sara Shepard's Lying Game series (the book, not the tv drama) and I love it right till the very end. There were bits that I didn't like. For example, it started falling into the same pattern every time Emma found a new suspect. She would identify someone who wasn't a bit right in the head, and then start to link every small bits of clue to the suspect. Ethan would edge her on and then they would hit a dead end when they found an alibi for the suspect. Even though I suspected that Ethan was the murderer very early on ever since the third book, it still feels like there could have been variation in the way it was written. However, I do like the fact that each time a suspect was cleared of guilt, we also learn more …

The Heirs

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I've finally catched up on the last 2 episiodes of the Heirs…and I think I'm quite pleased with them. There was not much climax between the two episodes, but I love watching a good fairytale happy ending anyday, with characters that I'm pleased to watch. The finale was cute, with every pair being on marshmallows and clouds. I especially love the times when Won and Tan appear together, because I really like the casting done for these two characters — one stoic and stern, but soft at times, and the other warm and kind. They look really similar too to be honest! I wish that Hyun Joo and Won didn't have such a sad ending. Even though it makes sense, and ultimately it is Won who wears the crown and has to bear the weight of it, it still sucks because it doesn't feel like a poetic justice kind of ending. My favourite kind of ending, no matter how cliche, is that the bad guys get their bad endings (the bitch slap, or jail, or …

Pretty Boy

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I'm still not getting into the groove of doing recaps sooo just gonna talk about my thoughts: Pretty Boy Bel Ami! I've watched up to halfway of Episode 5 and I quite like the show so far, but I'm concerned with how they are taking this further. It's okay to come up with the idea of Ma Te conquering each woman and learning new things each time, but I have a problem when I don't see any growth in Ma Te's character. In Episode 5, he feels for the first time how it's like to earn money with "his own strength" –but technically he didn't. It was Bo Tong's hard work and Electric Fairy's manipulation. All he did was to rub noses with Electric Fairy. Also, I think it will get rather boring if the way he is going to conquer each woman is to dazzle them, there's got to be some limit to this? Also, he's pretty infuriating the way he treats Bo Tong, like a puppy that he owns or something. If anything, …

Yay

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I'm officially free nowww(: Still gonna be busy enjoying the new found freedom with friends, but I hope I will be able to spend more time here! I've finished catching up with The Heirs in the past few days, with the help of recaps, but I've decided to stop reading them around episode 12 because I figured this drama isn't thattt bad as the recap made it sound to be. I just have a small complaint — why make Ye Sol the target of school gossip? Why make her all repentant and apologetic towards Eun Sang, only to have her scoffing later on when Eun Sang reveals herself to be from the Social Care group? In that sense, I feel like this character hasn't grown at all and that's such a waste of our time and drama time which could be better spent developing other characters. She was STILL gossiping about Hyun Shin and Rachel and still had the same old scaredy-oh-no-did-she-hear-me face. I don't like that:< On the other hand, I really like Lee …

Just a bit moree

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Hahaha I've been gone for way too longgg but it's just a bit more to go. In less than two months, I am gonna be freeeee and I can watch all the dramas I want to!:D Not sure if anyone still comes here, but when that time of freedom comes, I will work hard at making this place alive again^^ Just finished watching episode 18 of Just You, and I'm gonna be sad when this drama ends. It has been my only staple of drama food ever since Pretty Little Liars went on a break and I've gone from hating it (like why is she shouting again?!!) to really really liking it. Behind the scenes are just as exciting as the show itself, and watching Aaron and Puff is always a treat. Aaron and Puff are such good friends that I really hope they will keep in touch, even if they don't get together!(: Oh man, the drama blues are gonna be badddd:P <3thoughtsramble

Double Yay

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The two of them are so cuteeee. I was hoping to find/screenshot high resolution photos of this particular scene but I couldn't — it's a really cute scene of Qi Yi and Liang Liang knocking their heads while squatting to pick up stuff, and Aaron/Qi Yi was like "you are an idiot". A few seconds later, Liang Liang and Qi Yi reached out for the same piece of paper and Qi Yi said "give it to me lah" which was really funny because I could almost hear the tremor of laughter underneath, which somewhat gave the feeling that Aaron was amused himself…if that makes senseXD Anyway, I read somewhere that episode 15 has achieved super good ratings. I'm so happy for Aaron!(: <3thoughtsramble

HEHE

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They are so cute!! I think I've replayed the behind the scenes for about four times; it was really sweet watching both Qi Yi and Liang Liang and Aaron and Puff off screen! Now all the girls can cry in a corner and wish for a guy who would walk across the street and then stare at you with intense eyes, and pull your head close for a kiss. 😛 (it was quite funny watching Aaron running after Puff though, you could almost tell that Aaron was trying to run slowly hahahaha.) <3thoughtsramble

YAYYYY

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It's finally going to be here:') I always work myself into some fangirl frenzy when these scenes happen to my favourite couples (mmhmm I've grown to quite adore these two! Both Qi Yi/Liang Liang and Aaron/Puff — their behind the scenes are super cuteee) it was nice seeing Qi Yi run across the street and then give Liang Liang a passionate kiss on the lips:P I think I replayed the preview a few times hoho. At times like this I wish so much I could be writing recaps! <3thoughtsramble

BUSY

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This whole month has been crazy guys(: Hope the readers who still come here are well and happy! As usual I'm still keeping up with a few favourite dramas, namely Pretty Little Liars and Just You(: Just You has improved quite considerably and I think Puff has really learnt how to tone down on the shouting. The behind the scenes are reallyyyy cute as well so you guys should totally check that out!! School is crazy:( <3thoughtsramble

Just youuu

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A series of screen shots I took the other day, thinking I would have the time to write a recap, but nope:( That was about Episode 3 I think? And then it didn't compel me to watch… it's not that it's bad, but if I have only one hour of free time, and you want me to choose, I would choose Pretty Little Liars over this and Lucky Touch. And so that was the case for the past three weeks, but I have a bit of time right now and I decided to do a catch up! And it's getting better now I'm so glad:D This scene made me laugh really loud (when Liang Liang decides to help Qi Yi bathe because she caused his arm injury and I was wondering just how on earth they are gonna do it) HAHAHA. That was right after Qi Yi awkwardly told her she could scrub just a bit harder, and she scrubbed vigorously, causing him to yell, "Do you think I am a toilet bowl?!" and she …