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You Are My Pet kmovie! based on the manga Kimi wa Pet (please never ever use the US title). Eun-yi (Sumire) is a hard-working career woman who is subject to jealousy from her peers. She picks up a young man, In-ho, in a box outside her apartment and he agrees to be her pet, Momo. There was a small change in how they meet in the beginning of the movie, and various changes throughout; mostly cutting out the side characters' roles. And yay, Jang Geun-suk (Momo) sings in this movie. The flaws lie with Kim Ha-Neul who plays Eun-yi rather unconvincingly. Eun-yi is less of the hard-arse career worman than Sumire was, and doesn't seem in love with either Momo or whatshisname. The movie also focuses too much on the fluffy parts of the story. It makes it rather tedious to sit through. On the upside, the movie is rather attractive and there's an unexpected musical element at the end, but I do prefer the tv jdrama. ~7/10 rating~


Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata 1! Masato is a regional manager of a chain of pubs played by Yamashita Tomohisa(heeey, it's been a long time since I've seen Yamapi in a drama). His father suddenly dies leaving behind the family funeral parlor business. Masato's older brother had disappeared, and he has three other siblings to take care of. The death of one of his subordinates makes him take on the business. He also befriends a policewoman which gives the drama a little more CSI feel. Episode 1 was interesting enough for this to go on my maybe-list.


Hungry 2! Eisuke finally has a concept for his restaurant and has normal guests. This continues to be lighthearted and yummy to watch. Plus, subs are done well and fast...it's a keeper.

A snowstorm and 70 degree weather in a week. :)


Antique kmovie! takes the best parts of the manga, anime, jdrama and throws in a bit of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the Johnny Depp version) in there. There's even a musical number. Charming movie.


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Although there were a few of making-of videos out, there's an actual trailer out for the Antique k-movie. I think 3 of the 4 actors look too young or fresh-faced to play the manga characters, but hey, they are hot. It seems that much of the original story will be included including the 'demonic gay' parts...which is what the trailer is about; gay bars + delicious cake = chick flick?.


Soul Eater 25! Shinigami gathers 4 of his 8 deathscythes. The kids play basketball. Cute episode. Interestingly, Maka's father is said to be a trusted deathscythe & senpai to others, but conversely, keeps on being portrayed as an idiotic father. He wasn't very active in Stein's hands, so I hope we see him powered up in latter fights.

There's a trailer out for the Hwang Jiny movie. Although the kdrama was pretty, it had its tedious moments. Looks like the movie livens up the story with some battles.

Here's an interesting link. It's a page that lists filming locations and how to get there. Click on other dramas to see some of the prettiest areas in Korea.

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Fly Daddy (kmovie) is a remake of the Japanese movie, Fly Daddy Fly. After that overdose on almost all of Lee Jun Ki's works months back, little did I expect his new movie would be running around on the internet so soon.
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Hwangjiny 13-14! I began rewatching the first few episodes with subtitles. The gisaeng training is more interesting and Eun-ho, is still bland, but I'm assuming his pure love is what remains in Jiny's memories after his death. In 13 and 14, Jiny and her rival squabble some more before the dance competition (not really a competition..can't think of the word right now). What happens?

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In other news, I got a cute rotary kit for myself....muwha hahahahaa.

Hitomi's new PV, Ai no Kotoba, was fun to watch. The dog scene is squeaky. The song is a cute, simple jpop tune; tons more likable than Hitomi's 'Japanese Girl' song.


Daisy - kmovie - finished watching this movie and it was pretty satisfying. A female painter living in the Netherlands becomes the love interest for a professional assassin and a member of the Interpol police. The director/writer, Kwak Jae-Yong, and the female actor, Jeon Ji-hyun, are from 'My Sassy Girl'. The two main male characters are average-looking guys with similar badly grown moustaches. It's obvious what will happen...someone has to die, but the story is told uniquely. Each character gets their moment of monologue time. The camera cuts are interesting and the pacing of the movie is good. The romance part of the romantic drama is pretty low, but it's believable enough that the characters 'love' each other. Although I think the super-nice-guy-with-the-cool-car assassin is the obvious pick, he does get an odd crazed look and then the normal policeman starts looking a little more hotter. Kwak's 'Windstruck' is next on my list. It also features Jeon Ji-hyun who I don't particularly like or dislike, but she seems to be movies that sound interesting and get decent reviews.

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The King and The Clown or The King's Man is thus far my favorite Korean movie. It used to be My Sassy Girl. I have to admit that I don't find many Korean movies truly entertaining. Kong-gil (played by Lee Joon-Ki who looks very cute on his homepage) is the object of everyone's attention in this period drama. Jangsung is the 'hero' character in this movie. The pair of them are street performers/clowns in Joseon Korea. After an incident, they head to Seoul and make it big by putting on acts that mock the king.

First impressions: Beautiful costumes and very nice scenery make this a visually stunning movie. Koreans' lewd and crude humor is prominent in the entertainers' plays. It's quite funny all throughout the movie. The dialogue easily keeps your attention. It's cleverly written and I like how they reveal explanations to everything in bits and pieces through the clowns' performances. The 'gay' is pretty much downplayed once the movie develops. The focus is mainly on the King's deterioration and the supposed 'corruption' in the court. Kong-gil's character is likable in that he seems to sympathize with the crazed King. Jangsung keeps trying to protect Kong-gil, but really Kong-gil was tainted already..(I guess that's a spoiler). Although they allude to more graphic action, the only action you see is a kiss that cuts away before you know what's going on. akujunkan mentioned a cut scene...which probably will depress fangirls. But...really, there was an incredible amount of restraint in regards to the homosexual subject matter; so much so that I thought near the end that the King's Man could have been referring to the scribe.

I was worried that this would be an uncomfortable, sad movie that Farewell, My Concubine was, but it wasn't. The whole movie portrayed a hopefulness with the clowns. It was inevitable what happened to the King, but the movie's editing left an optimistic feeling at the end. The movie was so well-made and enjoyable that it became the highest grossing Korean movie ever. I read that people thought the fangirls might have contributed to that number. I thought that Kong-gil had a flabby stomach in the beginning and wasn't as cute at the movie promo pictures depicted him as...ha ha. He could've used some sit-ups.

I thought that this movie was going to get a USA release, but haven't read any news regarding this yet. Maybe I only thought that because it was reviewed in the NYTimes a few months ago. Anyway, I recommend this to anyone who wants a funny, action-filled, historical drama with a touch of romance. (The foreign DVDs are out now) +++