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Can someone please *cough Javabeans* run over to Popseoul and verify for me that the banner is indeed of So Ji Sub..?
I don't know why but I seem to be the only one who does not believe that it is him..
Thanks ^^
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November 16, 2007 at 7:55 PM
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hey Gramps, I know what you mean by Insoon's mother being "self-assured on the surface". That is why I decided to edit my comment above because I realized that just like Insoon, the mother lacks self-confidence. But thanks for correcting me and for your great insight on the subject. This is fun=)
Eun Hye and Gong Yoo are simply wonderful actors and are warming our hearts with their realistic portrayals. His boyish playfulness and his willingness to lead with his heart rather than with his head are tremendously appealing. I'd love to get a Mini-Cooper and pretend to be driving around in his car. Ahh, what a doll!
I'm glad I'm not the only one, too! But I am happy to see dissenting opinions, since I don't want to be the Debbie Downer for the series -- if you enjoy the show, that's cool. I just couldn't shake my feeling that whatever special thing that drew me into Episode 1 had dissipated by Episode 2. It wasn't that I outright hated anything; like thunderbolt, I was just left feeling unmoved and detached. Hopefully it picks back up.
I absolutely loved My Name is Asher Lev! I read it in 9th grade for summer reading. I usually end up disliking the summer reading books but asher lev was different. chaim potok is amazing. but jonathan safran foer (the author of everythign is illuminated) --for me-- ehh not so much.
sometimes i wish i can categorize my reading tastes and go, "why yes, i'm rather fond of 17th and 18th century british literature" but i haven't found a favorite genre/period yet. i read everything. i love Jane Austen tho. my favorite book of hers has got to be Emma. probably because that was the only book i read BEFORE watching the movie. sad, but true. i liked P&P the movie better than the novel. i liked sense& sensibility... scratch that, i did not like sense&sensibility at all.
i will admit i still like children's books: roald dahl rocks the hizzouse. right now, i'm rereading The Golden Compass by Philip pullman. i'm soo excited that the movie's coming out! hopefully, they don't screw this up like they did with 'narnia.' natalie kidman as the lady with the evil golden monkey? she's exactly who i envisioned the character to be.
I do like Kazuo Ishiguro, although in my mind I'd classify him more as a British writer than Japanese... His novels do reflect Japanese elements to varying degrees, such as Pale View of Hills, but it's worlds apart from writers like Mishima, Oe, Tanizaki, Murakami... My goal is to eventually be able to read the same novel in English, Japanese, and Korean, just as an exercise in how language and translation alter the telling of a story. If it does.
thundie, you've got to read Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World -- I consider that Murakami's masterpiece. It's brilliant, tightly plotted, incredibly genius. I like Wind-up Bird too but Hard-boiled is amazing.
Speaking of JA, have you read Everything Is Illuminated? Really well-written and laugh-out-loud funny.
"i also love modern japanese fiction! (did a special study in college.) my fave author of all time is Haruki Murakmami. (dickens ranks just below.)"
I love Murakami's Norwegian Wood.
I want to get back into the reading habit too. I still keep buying books and have a stack that's a foot high on my bedside table (Murakami's The Wind-up Bird Chronicle is in there^^) but by the time I'm done surfing the Net, watching kdramas and editing subs, it's 2 a.m. and my brain's barely functioning. I want to read more because I think my writing's deteriorating. I'm forgetting basic grammar stuff, lol.
Because I grew up reading Dickens, Austen and the rest you mentioned, I opted to do more American Lit in college. Just to widen my horizons, sort of. My favorite genre is Jewish-American and among my favorite JA authors (I have so many), Chaim Potok ranks right at the top. I loved "My Name Is Asher Lev" (has anyone else read this, btw?) so much I went out and grabbed every Potok book I could find. Right now I'm reading (revisiting actually) Timothy Mo's "Sour Sweet." I'm a Mo collector.^^
Dramabeans, please carry on writing! Korean dramas do tend to go slow in the 1st few episodes - I call it warming up. I love the 2 main actors: Kim Min Joon ( since Damo) and Kim Hyun Jun (since Glass Shoes). They have 2 ability to make their characters alive, and feel for them.
I read the spoilers in soompi for Epi 3 and 4 but am not able to watch since I'm from Malaysia.
Keep up the good work. BTW, I never miss your blog.
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Kim Jae Wook’s “ice fortress”
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its_trish
November 16, 2007 at 7:59 PM
Both song and MV impressed ME.
The colour combinations seemed to perfectly match up with the melody.
*BTW, cool preview function ^^
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its_trish
November 16, 2007 at 7:55 PM
OFFF Topic..
Can someone please *cough Javabeans* run over to Popseoul and verify for me that the banner is indeed of So Ji Sub..?
I don't know why but I seem to be the only one who does not believe that it is him..
Thanks ^^
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Insoon Is Pretty: Episode 2
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November 16, 2007 at 7:55 PM
hey Gramps, I know what you mean by Insoon's mother being "self-assured on the surface". That is why I decided to edit my comment above because I realized that just like Insoon, the mother lacks self-confidence. But thanks for correcting me and for your great insight on the subject. This is fun=)
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Coffee Prince: Fourteenth Cup
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Solange Lee
November 16, 2007 at 7:44 PM
Eun Hye and Gong Yoo are simply wonderful actors and are warming our hearts with their realistic portrayals. His boyish playfulness and his willingness to lead with his heart rather than with his head are tremendously appealing. I'd love to get a Mini-Cooper and pretend to be driving around in his car. Ahh, what a doll!
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Kim Jae Wook’s “ice fortress”
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anonymous
November 16, 2007 at 7:29 PM
soothing and interesting at the same time. thanks for sharing! ;D
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Insoon Is Pretty: Episode 2
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Javabeans
November 16, 2007 at 7:28 PM
I'm glad I'm not the only one, too! But I am happy to see dissenting opinions, since I don't want to be the Debbie Downer for the series -- if you enjoy the show, that's cool. I just couldn't shake my feeling that whatever special thing that drew me into Episode 1 had dissipated by Episode 2. It wasn't that I outright hated anything; like thunderbolt, I was just left feeling unmoved and detached. Hopefully it picks back up.
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Rory
November 16, 2007 at 7:04 PM
I absolutely loved My Name is Asher Lev! I read it in 9th grade for summer reading. I usually end up disliking the summer reading books but asher lev was different. chaim potok is amazing. but jonathan safran foer (the author of everythign is illuminated) --for me-- ehh not so much.
sometimes i wish i can categorize my reading tastes and go, "why yes, i'm rather fond of 17th and 18th century british literature" but i haven't found a favorite genre/period yet. i read everything. i love Jane Austen tho. my favorite book of hers has got to be Emma. probably because that was the only book i read BEFORE watching the movie. sad, but true. i liked P&P the movie better than the novel. i liked sense& sensibility... scratch that, i did not like sense&sensibility at all.
i will admit i still like children's books: roald dahl rocks the hizzouse. right now, i'm rereading The Golden Compass by Philip pullman. i'm soo excited that the movie's coming out! hopefully, they don't screw this up like they did with 'narnia.' natalie kidman as the lady with the evil golden monkey? she's exactly who i envisioned the character to be.
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Javabeans
November 16, 2007 at 6:43 PM
I do like Kazuo Ishiguro, although in my mind I'd classify him more as a British writer than Japanese... His novels do reflect Japanese elements to varying degrees, such as Pale View of Hills, but it's worlds apart from writers like Mishima, Oe, Tanizaki, Murakami... My goal is to eventually be able to read the same novel in English, Japanese, and Korean, just as an exercise in how language and translation alter the telling of a story. If it does.
thundie, you've got to read Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World -- I consider that Murakami's masterpiece. It's brilliant, tightly plotted, incredibly genius. I like Wind-up Bird too but Hard-boiled is amazing.
Speaking of JA, have you read Everything Is Illuminated? Really well-written and laugh-out-loud funny.
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thunderbolt
November 16, 2007 at 6:24 PM
"i also love modern japanese fiction! (did a special study in college.) my fave author of all time is Haruki Murakmami. (dickens ranks just below.)"
I love Murakami's Norwegian Wood.
I want to get back into the reading habit too. I still keep buying books and have a stack that's a foot high on my bedside table (Murakami's The Wind-up Bird Chronicle is in there^^) but by the time I'm done surfing the Net, watching kdramas and editing subs, it's 2 a.m. and my brain's barely functioning. I want to read more because I think my writing's deteriorating. I'm forgetting basic grammar stuff, lol.
Because I grew up reading Dickens, Austen and the rest you mentioned, I opted to do more American Lit in college. Just to widen my horizons, sort of. My favorite genre is Jewish-American and among my favorite JA authors (I have so many), Chaim Potok ranks right at the top. I loved "My Name Is Asher Lev" (has anyone else read this, btw?) so much I went out and grabbed every Potok book I could find. Right now I'm reading (revisiting actually) Timothy Mo's "Sour Sweet." I'm a Mo collector.^^
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Insoon Is Pretty: Episode 2
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Chaboh
November 16, 2007 at 5:56 PM
Dramabeans, please carry on writing! Korean dramas do tend to go slow in the 1st few episodes - I call it warming up. I love the 2 main actors: Kim Min Joon ( since Damo) and Kim Hyun Jun (since Glass Shoes). They have 2 ability to make their characters alive, and feel for them.
I read the spoilers in soompi for Epi 3 and 4 but am not able to watch since I'm from Malaysia.
Keep up the good work. BTW, I never miss your blog.
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