Aryael

Watched the first episode last night. Good start. Looking forward to Episode 2 this coming Sunday night. :)

Haha... my twin got sassy with me when I finally revealed my secret and she swore that she will make gifs out of him like crazy! I told her to lay off her bro-in-law or I'll be flirting with her KNG in return! So, likewise, ams... keep to Binnie. I heard his first film since getting out will be out soon. Counting down the days??? ;)

Brain comes back to you with age and maturity. At your age, hormones and emotions rank higher. I suppose everyone will have to go through this phase in life. I was a pretty hormonal and passionate younger lady. Now in my middle age.. I mellowed somewhat and brain took over. My preference in dramas and movies changed. Therefore, I agree with brain all the way, though I understand what you are going through too. :)

Hear hear! You must admit that my hubby looks good in "Perhaps Love". Oh, btw, ams... meet THE man whom I had been faithful to for over 20 years! You were only partially right to say he was chinese/taiwanese! ;) Paradise Kiss was good too and I agree that He Was Cool was an absolute flopper! I can think of at least a dozen Korean romantic movies that are waaay much better than He Was Cool.

KDramas are popular because it appeals to the younger female cohort (teenagers to 30s). Because the younger age group are the ones who prefer Korean dramas, you hear more about it in the online community such as blogs, youtube, social medias etc because it is the younger women who would gush about dramas online and would engage in idolism. The older generation use less of these online methods, hence you do not hear much from them in the virtual world. Therefore, just because there are more "noise" in the virtual world about KDramas, does not neccesary mean that KDramas are the best preferred drama around. I can vouch for my age group (middle aged to elderly ahjummas) that many of my peers still prefer the "long-winded" drama from HK, China and Taiwan over KDramas (not to say we do not watch KDramas... we do, but perhaps not the same sort of KDramas that appeal to younger women).

A Little Thing Called Love and Love You You are good picks. Wonderful romance movies for a relaxing weekend. If you are looking for another nice Thai romantic movie, you can try "Suddenly It's Magic". It is a collab between Thai and Phillipine and there's enough English in the movie that the average non-Thai, non-Phillipina viewer could understand even without subs. It is acted by the same actor who acted in A Little Thing Called Love. :)

Li Da Ren in In Time With You is not Korean, he is Taiwanese. Anyho, I prefer the silent lovers. :) I am lucky enough to have married one. :)

Good picks. Watched all of them. A bit of warning for young viewers; Lust, Caution has very explicit sex scenes. Tang Wei was boycotted by certain quarters after filming Lust, Caution and Tony Leung was ridiculed for showing his privates in the movie. Some have actually called it a XXX-rated movie. I would advise young viewers (yes, you teenagers and young adults with no or minimal sexual experience) to avoid watching this movie. Lust, Caution is definitely for those who are more sexually matured. My favourite of the 3 is Infernal Affairs. There are Infernal Affairs 2 & 3. "Mou Kang Tou" (Infernal Affairs in Cantonese) is a real classic in HK. Ask any HKers about "Mou Kang Tou" and they would give high praises for the movie. I had watched Infernal Affairs 3 - it was good. Perhaps, you can try watching IF 1,2 & 3 for the weekend. Happy watching!

Always a blessing to have an intelligent and bright child, though can be quite a headache to parents at times. I am lucky that all of my kids are very independent in their pursuits. I never really had to worry about their studies, applications, extra-curricular etc. They would bounce ideas off me but they always would go ahead and pursue what they want themselves. Sometimes, they would surprise me with what they had achieved; like the time when my son got a rather prestigious scholarship that I did not even know he had applied for! He was surprised himself when he got it; said he applied just for the sake of applying. That was years ago. I think my kids learned from me and hubby about hard work and independence. Not sure if it is a good or bad thing.

Came back last week from a month's leave. Went to HK for my daughter's wedding; to Japan for a week, and to Singapore before coming home to Aus. Slowly sifting through work and housework. Exhausted. And how about you? Life's been good and busy for you?

knock knock knock!!!

Clearly, the results portray the demographics of the voters rather than a true appraisal of the dramas.

Hola Est. Como estas? I am interested to write for MDL but I must admit that I am not a frequent user here due to work commitments. Whenever I do stop by, I write reviews only. Contributing to a a few articles should not be a problem. My area of 'specialisation' is Taiwanese, Chinese and Hong Kong dramas and movies as I am an experienced subber for these languages. I do watch Korean and Japanese dramas, but I can see that you are not lacking writers in that area. Let me know if I can help.

Taiwanese/Chinese ones: you missed George Hu (he turned 30 this year), Kingone Wang, Ethan Ruan (turned 30 last month), Ming Dao, Wilber Pan, Peter Ho, Huang Xiao Ming, Yuan Hong, Hu Ge, Nicky Wu (he's in his 40s but hot -belongs to the same generation as Jimmy Lin), Wang Leehom (talented singer, composer, actor AND a major cutie!) and super-delicious and yummy Roy Qiu. There are quite a lot of mature (>30 yo) and super good looking MEN in the acting industry in China, Taiwan & Hong Kong. Can't name them all! As for the Korean ones, you left out two of my favourites, talented and VERY handsome - Jo Jin Moo and Jang Hyuk. :)

Love Shuffle is one of my fav too. I have a few JDramas that I like but somehow, they never make it to the Top 5. I think the word here is 'impact'. The short and straightforward episodes of JDramas somehow affected the longevity of emotions the audience attach to it. The storylines are brilliant, but the emotional effect is not as 'wow!' as K,T & CDramas where you get couples with unbelievable chemistry, memorable scenes and comedy situations and bucket loads of tears. For example, when you mention Secret Garden, I would sigh and remember the emotions but when you mention Love Shuffle or Buzzer Beat, I would remember that they are good dramas with excellent storylines....one appeals to the emotional memory, another to the mind; hence the difference of impact. Ppl tend to attach more value to emotional memories. That's just my opinion.Feel free to disagree. :)

Mine are: Fated to Love You, Secret Garden, Autumn's Concerto, Bu Bu Jing Xing (Startling at Each Step) and Scent of a Woman.

thumbs up from me!

For me, it is not just about the looks and hotness factor, but also acting skills, the image and character of the person. There are many good lookers in the industry but are rotten to the core, spoilt or have bad behaviours, eg: playboy, addicted to sex, cheater, pretender etc. Those negatives totally turn me away from following these unworthy entertainers. However, you have a pretty decent list there - with a few of those hunks in there with questionable character, but everyone's entitled to their preference. Good job.

Thank you for the suggestions. I'll check them out. ^_^

hi, akai! good to read you here! i do not come here as often as to DC simply because i am quite busy and only review whenever i have the time. You can see the dire state of my account here to know i am not a very active member. LOL Anyho.... welcome and good to see you here!