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fangirl update

badmarkz — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:21:03 +0000

check out kim bum’s latest looks!

OMG, OMG, OMG!!!!!!!!!!

gaah, i’ve forgotten how much i like this boy when i saw him for the first time in bof. can’t say how many times i squealed at his smiles… kyaaaaaa!!
his current project is a wednesday-thursday drama, the woman who still wants to marry (yes, right, those all 7 words are in the title). here, he plays a role as a 24 year old musician guy, ha min jae, who will be paired with 36 year old news reporter, lee shin young (played by park jin hee).

i’ve watched some flashes of a few k-dramas that use this kind of younger guy-older woman pairing, such as my name is kim sam soon, dal ja’s spring, and what’s up fox. have to say that dal ja’s spring still be the winner. i don’t know will TWWSWTM break the record or not but i can see that this pairing has their own potential.

i think this role fits him better than his previous role in bof. i mean, if i looked back at yi jung,

all i could see is a charming looking teenager, dressed in suits, and trying to sway older womans–totally unconvincing (for me, at least). i mean, of course he’s playing his age, but, compared with the other hyungs around him… well, he’s just cute, but the cassanova? ugh, i don’t think so…

and now,
don’t know, but i think i can see him as a 24 year old.
the haircut and the props sure are helping.
not to mention the fact that he’ll sing the ost of the series.

now, time for some squeals.

kyaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

credit to:

dramabeans.com, ashtoh.wordpress.com, dramafever.com, and as tagged.

Filed under: hot issue, k-dramas Tagged: fangirling, k-dramas, kim bum

welcome (again)

badmarkz — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:43:52 +0000

hello there, if this is the first time you visit this blog, welcome! and if it isn’t then, welcome again! i’m on the process of re-making my blog (since i was too lazy to create a new one), so the customizing may seems a bit awkward. sorry for the inconvenience. i was thinking of re-using the previous themes, as i think to re-incarnate this blog (edit: but it seemed weird combined with my new header, so i thought i’d prefer to won my header over the themes, and used a new theme instead). i want to start again from the beginning, and we’ll se if i can be more consistent this time.

now, the new thing is, i think i’ll start to write this blog full in english (well maybe not all, some post maybe wrote full in english, while the others just half-english). i know, yeah, i’m not a native speaker (born in totally non-english speaking community) and my english is far from sufficient, so it’s very possible to create some misunderstandings. but, i thought, since this is (still) new year, why not give my self a try?

because somehow, this morning, i woke up and this line suddenly popped up in my mind: let’s start a (late) new year with a (re)new(ed) spirit!

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no!

badmarkz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:15:07 +0000

ouch, this is so heartbreaking…

Jang Geun Suk leaves message on ‘You’re Beautiful’ homepage
[태경♡] 황태경입니다! 2009.10.29 10:47:11

Hello viewers of ‘You’re Beautiful’. This is Jang Geun Suk, currently taking on the role of Hwang Taekyung in ‘You’re Beautiful’. I actually planned to write something here before the series began but because of filming and my tight schedule…

I was really late this time ^^

It has already been a month since ‘You’re Beautiful’ started airing. We don’t have many finished scenes; we just shoot right before the episode goes on air. Therefore, both the actors and the staff are feeling the strain. Maybe it’s because we’ve got great teamwork on the set of’ You’re Beautiful’ or maybe it’s cause of the young actors, but this has to the most fun and enjoyable drama I’ve ever filmed.
I suppose most of you know this but we finally hit the 2 figure mark last week (for viewership ratings). Although there might be people who doubt that we could do well since we’re a group of really young actors, or people who might be more interested in other dramas that are currently airing, there are now more people who will go ‘Ah~’ when the drama’s title is mentioned and more people who remember this drama. We might not have the resources and support to make this drama a magnificent one, but through our passion and great teamwork, we, the actors and the staffs are working hard to show everyone that this is a good drama. And the lovely words and interest that everyone has shown us has been a great source of strength to us.

(I always check our search rankings on various portal sites ^^)

Truthfully, as the leader of AN Jell, I feel sorry to my dongsaengs. We wanted to show this drama to more people but the viewership ratings were lower than we expected. I started to wonder if it was because I didn’t manage to bring across the Hwang Taekyung character well or if it’s because of Jang Geun Suk that people cannot accept this drama….many such thoughts crossed my mind..

(Cause I’m an A blood type, you know) (T/N: Type As are known to be perfectionists)

But I don’t think that way now. I won’t dwell on just viewership ratings. Looking at the other younger actors striving so hard to embrace their characters makes me realize that I should be the one learning from them. I’ve thought of giving up because it was too tough. I didn’t expect it to be so satisfying leading this group of inexperienced young actors holding their scripts, joking on set and researching how to express a particular scene. ^^

This week’s episodes will be the half point mark for this drama. Recently, not just me but also all my co-workers have just been shooting continuously.

We’ll do our best all the way to the very end. Till then, please give us your love and opinions ^^

Jang Geun Suk as…..Taekyung preparing to shoot the 19th scene of episode 8 at SBS Ilsan Tanhyun G-Studio

translated by: Sparkskey @ LJ
credit: renfu_4lways @soompi

really, i can’t be more agree with all the fans of YAB around the world, this series is criminally underrated. seriously.

there’s nothing more to say, because everyone who has been watched it know, this is absolutely the drama that we have waited for so long, for it’s qualified writers, casts, crews, soundtrack… every single pieces of this drama is just so beautiful…

please, cheer up, jang geun seok oppa, and all the people behind this drama, we appreciate you and your hard work all this time. don’t let the ratings makes you down… because we’re here to support you, and eagerly waiting for every single episode…

hwaiting!

(p.s. if you’re able to read hangul and want to read the real article, avetsada @soompi gives us the link here)

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ow, ow, siapa diaa?

badmarkz — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:48:46 +0000

this is what happen when you mix kim bum’s baby face with lee min ho’s charisma

awesome!

tak perlu diduga-duga, saya memang sedang tergila-gila oleh pemuda ini, hehe. tadinya sih bertanya-tanya, siapa sih orang ini, saya kok belum pernah tahu. ternyata dia begitu sering berseliweran, cuma saya-nya aja yang gak sadar.
maksudku begini.

hwang jin yii, 2006

baby and me, 2008

hong gil dong, 2008

beethoven virus, 2008

and suddenly he was like, BUM

who’s that?
lol

ada gosip yang menyebutkan dia pernah operasi hidung (maybe that’s why i felt so unfamiliar with thus guy), tapi belum tahu juga bener gaknya. atau mungkin saya gak mengenalinya karena image-nya begiru berbeda, 2006, hwang jin yi–dia berperan sebagai seorang remaja polos yang masih baru saja mengenal wanita, lalu, lama saya tak mengikuti perkembangannya, tadaa, 2009, you’re beautiful–dia muncul sebagai vokalis grup band yang rada emo dengan mata di-eyeliner dan senyum sinisnya yang mak jleb.

i don’t know, apa ini gara-gara aktingnya yang emang oke, atau make up artist-nya yang jago, atau apa. yang jelas..

sekarang dia lagi main di drama yang lagi heboh banget, you’re beautiful, barengan park shin hye, lee hong ki, dan jung yong hwa. lucunya, belum lama ini jang geun seok terlibat dalam sebuah iklan etude house barengan park shin hye juga,

cute banget kan? lebih kocak lagi setelah mereka di you’re beautiful karakternya jadi begini

gyaha.

untunglah di episode 5 para kru-nya cukup bijaksana untuk mengembalikan ketampanannya!

asiiiiik… jadi gak sabar nunggu hari kamis… (sebenernya, drama ini tayangnya tiap rabu-kamis malam di korea, tapi berhubung internet saya lemot luar biasa, sangat gak memungkinkan untuk nonton streaming maupun mendownload dengan kilat. jadilah saya menontonnya kamis-jumat siang, hehe…)

credit pictures:

crunchyroll.com, allkpop.com, yedija.livejournal.com, dramabeans.com, dangyunhajisecrets.wordpress.com

Posted in k-dramas Tagged: jang geun seok, k-dramas, you're beautiful

newly released: you’re beautiful

badmarkz — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:00:55 +0000

apparently, My Fair Lady was turned out to be dissapointing. I couldn’t even help myself NOT to continue the series after 11eps. so when i found a good recap about this one, i’m totally on it.
sebenernya sih, waktu pertama denger tentang drama ini, sama sekali gak tertarik untuk nonton.
serius deh, posternya aja so exaggerating,

katanya sih, stoyline-nya mirip j-dorama, hana kimi. gak tau juga bener apa enggak, baru mau nonton(hana kimi) sih.
anyway, let’s back to the subject.
judulnya,미남이시네요 (Minam Isineyo a.k.a. You’re Beautiful or You’re Handsome) ceritanya berkisar tentang Go Mi Nyeo, seorang (calon) suster yang crossdressed jadi seorang anggota band rock, A.N.JELL (haha, namanya kayak posternya, noraaak!), demi gantiin sodara-cowok-kembarnya (Go Mi Nam) yang lagi ada halangan (salah operasi plastik–huahaha).

wait, crossdressing? doesn’t it sound familiar? coffee prince? yoon eun hye?
ya dan enggak.
ya, memang ada acara samar-samaran pake ‘perban’ di bawah kaos. tapi gak ada acara ‘am i gay?’-nya han gyul di sini. perlu dicatat, serial ini baru tayang DUA episode dan DUA tokoh utama prianya udah tau kalo tokoh utama wanitanya nyamar. dan ini juga (katanya) beda dari hana kimi. kalo di hana kimi si cowok-yang-udah-tau itu lantas menyembunyikan identitas si cewek, di sini, si tokoh utama cowok bahkan langsung meng-confront si cewek, right after he found out the truth. memang sih, jadi agak mengkhawatirkan. apa masih bakal ada cukup cerita buat dilanjutin sampai 16-20 episode? tapi di sisi lain, justru melegakan karena kita terlepas dari jebakan cerita klise di mana klimaks cerita adalah ketika tokoh utama pria tahu semuanya dan lalu ngambek dan lalu menyadari apakah-aku-bisa-hidup-tanpa-dia dan lalu–tada–mereka jadian, happy ending. buat yang udah biasa nonton k-dramas, ini jadi semacam fresh-twist, ‘let us keep wondering what would happen next!’, dan nonton k-drama gak lagi sekedar eye candy, tapi bener-bener dramatis.
maksudku, bukannya aku mau bilang kalau ini adalah drama yang menye-menye. in fact, setiap beberapa menit ada aja adegan yang bikin kita ngekek, atau bahkan perut sakit nahan ketawa (kalo nontonnya di warnet).
selain itu, another nice sets! setelah coffee prince yang setting tempatnya bikin ngiler (desainnya lucu-lucuuuuu!!!), kayaknya yang ini bakalan serupa juga. liat aja interior dan eksterior mansion mereka.. asik bangeet!!!

(plus, those are my favorite color composition, yay! if only i could have that kind of sets–with those boys inside for the bonus, heheh).
as for the casts, nicely fitted, menurutku. paas banget.

(left to right) ada jung yong hwa as kang shin wu, park shin hye (stairway to heaven, goong s) as go mi nam/go mi nyeo, jang geun seok (belum pernah nonton dramanya dia) as hwang tae kyung, dan lee hong ki (personil f.t.island) as jeremy. (btw, ada yang nangkep gak, kayaknya ini foto mlesetin madonna of the rocks deh… hehe, mantan pembaca da vinci code nih…).
anyway, let’s just hope it won’t ended badly like my fair lady. keliatannya sih enggak. kalaupun storyline-nya payah, asalkan cukup banyak ngekeknya, kayaknya sih aku masih bisa tahan. hopefully.

pictures and recaps source: dramabeans.com.

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