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You're also watching Secret Love? I thought you were only watching the three dramas you mentioned. For me, I am watching for the revenge theme; I am a sucker of that genre to the point that I watch some melodramas (which I usually avoid) for its sake. Secret Love is too melodramatic and now that the revenge and the stalking are no longer there, I can't wait for it to end. It's not horrible and the acting is quite good but if you don't like melodramas then don't watch this.

Believe me, in the case of Ice World the romance becomes a main factor and the reason behind mystery. It was really fun for me to watch.

Well, you can always watch Infernal Affairs 3 afterwards, it doesn't ruin the watch but if you want to see Leon Lai in something else then you could check "The Empress and Worriors", it has action and romance combined in it.

Which of Andy's movies are getting your interest?

As I said before, Shao Qian is one of my favorite characters. he can be quite fascinating, you're okay with the whole relationship between them? I found it quite different from other same plot-dramas. As for the business background, it's not as intense as GE and it does turn out predictable at some point but it's better than other dramas' business.

I will still stay away from it because I know that Miike can go very wild with those types of movies.

Do you like Samurai movies? Delinquent movies? He also has couple of movies that are similar to Audition; I think you would like them: "Three Extremes" and "Lesson of the Evil"

You're still in movies phase until now?

I also asked a friend who saw it and she told me that she has it on DVD bought from Japan :(
I am sure that the remake will be also good because Miike is really great at making remakes. Oh, and I was wrong about Hira, I actually saw him in two dramas before :D

Don't worry about the late reply, I knew you were busy with work. It's festivals, right?

I understand your feelings about Tae Joo because I shared them at some point; I wanted him to win no matter what and I was rooting for him since he came from the bottom and created himself from scratch but then, I started to get disappointed with his actions but I never actually hated him.

Min Jae is also a character that I never managed to hate, I always liked his way of climbing back in even if he was pushed far away. I understood his hartred against the Chairman because he was unfair to him and his father.

As for romance between SY and TJ, I would've felt way better if they didn't mention it in the synopsis; I was expecting it at some point but then I was glad that the writers didn't include it.

I take from your reaction about Golden Empire that you rated it high? For me, it's one of the top dramas of this year.

Leaving GE aside, what else captures your interest this period?

You really haven't seen "My Little Bride"? I thought it was popular, I guess I was wrong. It's a Korean movie not Chinese drama. It has practically the same permise as Sweet 18.

The only reason that makes me enjoy episodic detective drama is because each individual case is interesting. Or I would've been bored. I recently started Kurokouchi, it's really great so far.

I hate the fact that he doesn't get many interesting lead roles and that he's not active these years :(

You're welcome and it's nice to meet you too, it's great to meet Japanese dramas fans in MDL (:

Je l'ai commencer aujourd’hui! Oui, c'est juste que j'ai voulu que d'autres épisodes sont valables et j'ai eu ce que j'ai voulu. Au moins je l'ai commencé avant toi :p

Dans ce temps là, je n'était pas contre les Drames Coréens comme je suis à présent mais peut être dans le future, je vais la donner une chance. On verra :D
Et non, je ne regarderai plus de drames familiales, est ce que tu rigole? Mdr!

Hmmm, this time it's Anthony Wong as Ip Man, I like that guy.
At any rate, I won't miss any Ip Man's sequel for the world. I will buy this one soon (:

I knew that Ip Man couldn't be the same without Donnie but still, Dennis To did a great job as the younger version. This film was quite acceptable from a Martial Arts fan's point of view even if it wasn't at the same level as the previous two.
I will never give up on Ip Man's sequels.

Oh, I see. I knew that 13 Assassins is a remake but I never stumbled around the original; I think it's hard to find but I never actually looked so hard for it.
As for Harakiri's remake; I am also going to watch that one soon, I just need to clear my list a bit. I heard about Hira but I haven't gotten around his works yet.

I thought of that possibility as well but I still can't ingest the fact that she began to love him overnight like that. Well, it's Kdrama melo; I can't be fully pleased with it.

Yosh! Today Sunday 10 November is the date we established the "Anti rom-com" club *dancing* *Happy songs* *loud claps*

Yes, in every season of currently airing Korean dramas there are many "best dramas ever" while Japanese/HKC dramas are being ignored. It's the Hallyu wave, what can we do about it? Oh, and I agree. At least we have some friends who understand the meaning behind good balanced taste in dramas and movies.

Are you kidding? Miike is one of my favorite dorectors, he's aliving lengend and yes I watched many of his movies but I don't watch his horror oriented ones, I really tend to avoid them as much as I can even if I love the director.

As you told me before, you also don't like pure romance dramas and you prefer them mixed up with other genres instead.

I actually like School dramas every once in a while so I will try to give Suzuki Sensei a go at some point in the future, it does seem intriguing.

Don't worry, even though Legal High is about the law, it isn't serious like a business drama or so. It's very funny and the main character is quite weird and hilarious.

Do you appreciated HKC dramas? I like them because I love Martial Arts/Wuxia movies so it's a given that I would watch the dramas. I would say My Bratty Princess is a great one; I liked it.

About 13 Assassins, I finished it a long time ago and it's one of my favorite movies. It's just that I saw Hirayama's picture when I was roaming around in my PC and remembered how much I fell in love with his badass character so I decided to put it as my avi (:

You've only seen 13 Assassins out of the newer Samurai films?
And you don't like Yoiji's trilogy? It's focuses on the human side of Samurai stories, it's enjoyable even if it can be somewhat slow.

Yes, I am quite sure that I wouldn't loved it the same if it was played by another actor that's not Ihara; I must agree he's really an awesome actor.

Of course! That's why I buy all Martial Arts movies DVD's, I have Jet Li, Jackie, Donnie, Bruce, Tony Leung and Andy Lau's full collections so that I can always rewatch on the big screen. I am also buying many Samurai movies these days, they're less available than Martial Arts movies though.
Oh, but Leon Lai is in the third installement of Infernal Affairs.

So you've seen the first episode? Yes, his character is quite intense and hateful in a good way. I must warn you that the lead actress is seriously bad at acting.

At first, I didn't actually paid her attention when I saw her around but she grew on me afterwards; her improvement is noticeable and her acting deserves the praise.
Keep up the good work Yui-chan.

I will definitely let you know about them in details in a pm since it may get long.
As for Secrets, I did like the sweet moments but I still got a little lost, I mean when on earth did she fall for him? But anyhow, I want it to end and Erin you better prepare yourself for a great possibility of a sad ending.

Yes, I am totally graduated from that dumb school and I feel so proud now. It's really awesome to get rid of those dramas!

Thanks! although I finished the movie where that guy comes from a very long time ago (13 Assassins) but once I randomly saw his picture in my PC, I remembered how much I literally fell in love with that guy and his badass nature that I got excited, I just love those types of characters.

If you're interested in Wuxia, Crime or even romantic movies then you will have your pie of Leon Lai; he had many movies of those genres. Also, have you seen Infernal Affairs?

Oh, you're starting Sealed with a Kiss? I wrote episode reviews for that drama so if you want to discuss it (especially the male lead's character) then I am here for you (: