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There wasn't any Kai during my uni days either! :( Matter a fact, I don't think there are many Kais in the world at all. Sad to think about it ... haha (not that we women are a bed of roses either). But that's why we have dramas, right. They're our balm! lol I'll put up a review of OD soon. I love it so much it gets priority above all the other reviews I've been planning to do. I'll probably watch Tatta next since you speak so highly of it. And I'm going to check to see if Eriko has written any movies. I may very well become a fan of her too!

I finished Orange Days this morning and loved it! I adored the hero who I thought was an amazing guy, so patient and kind. Never heard of Honey & Clover, but I'm gonna check it out! I've been looking around for a drama similar to Orange Days because I think OD had a perfect balance of realism & escapism. I love shows & movies that have a good combination of both the best. And I agree with you, wasn't a good idea to let the lovely Mr. Gong Yoo play two roles in that movie. It was kinda weird. But I just for him (I don't like the heroine) I'm going to finish it. Thx for the rec! :-)

Hey, saw your review for Sweet Room and wondered where you saw this film? I really want to see it, but can't find it in any of my usual spots (gooddrama, dramacrazy). I found one of the films on youtube, but the others are missing. Thanks for your help.

I absolutely LOVED Orange Days. This drama really touched my heart. Maybe because I identify so much with the characters! I graduated uni in 2010 and I had so many of the same questions and fears about the future (still do! haha). And I've never been deaf, but somehow I understood Sae's struggle and like Kai I just wanted to give her a hug when she became overwhelmed and lashed out at people. Speaking of Kai, I don't think I've ever come across a more lovable, patient, kind, just all round absolutely wonderful hero like him in long while, if ever! This guy was very easy to love. It's a definite 10 for me. Thanks for getting me to finally watch it! I wish there were more dramas like this around. :-)

Nope, after watching Coffee Prince & being "introduced" to Gong Yoo, I wanted to see more of him so I decided to watch Finding Mr. Destiny thinking I'd get 2 for the price of 1: comedy & eye candy. The eye candy was definitely there, but I didn't really care for Yoo in the role he played in the movie. Actually he played two separate roles, but one role (the one I don't like) was more dominant than the other. I've put it on hold for now & have started watching Orange Days. It's actually quite okay. It's about a group of college kids trying to figure out how they're going to navigate adult life now that graduation is looming. It's very relatable since it wasn't so long ago I was in the same situation.

Interesting list of actresses you avoid. I'm curious to know why you don't like them? I'm also not a fan of Kim Ha Neul. I don't know why but there's just something about her acting style that bugs me. Same goes for Ha Ji Won. I've seen her (Ha Ji Won) in a number of films and she gets to me all the time. I guess those are the two actresses I dislike the most. Otherwise I don't really notice actresses that much! lol

Hey Junessi! How is it going? I see you're watching A LOT. Anything on your list that stands out? :-)

Haha, thanks Addy! I didn't really like him either. I found him a bit ugly ... no, ugly is perhaps too strong a word. Let's say, unattractive. But he had his moments. He grew on me by the end. :-)

Thanks Rita! And back at ya. I love the way you express yourself in your reviews. :-) I have seen where our opinions have differed on certain shows, but also others where we have totally agreed. This is true for shows we've both reviewed and those you've reviewed, but I haven't. I have an ambition to review at least 70% of all shows I watch, but it's not always achievable when I have so many things going on at once! :)

Yeah, all 4 of them had really nice chemistry, didn't they? And I'm sooo with you, if there was any love triangle among the brothers I don't think I would've enjoyed it as much. It's just my bad luck that one of the plot devices I hate the most ALWAYS pop up in every single Asian drama I watch! Yeah, I'm a fan of Ryu So Young (Tae Bum). He's like the Asian Hugh Grant for me. That being said I did not care for his wife in OB! I liked her so much in the beginning but by the time their story played out I pretty much hated the two of them. :( Tae Sik, ironically enough, is perhaps my favourite. I loved seeing him with Gok Su & the guy's facial expressions are priceless! LOL Every time he screws up and he is found out I almost died with laughter! Just remembering makes me laugh. By the way, your assessment of RMPW is pretty spot on. I'll put up a review later.

LOL, well, you're not getting younger, but you're still a kid! From now on you can call me Unni! haha That should give you an idea how old I am! :-)

Oh dear, how old are YOU? I've seen where you said you're in college so I'm guessing you're a young'un, aren't ya? lol

I majored in producing at film school, but I also write & direct. Producing is more business-oriented (like being a project leader) whilst writing/directing are more creative functions. Rather than work for others I'm attempting to go independent (though from time to time to boost my income I produce other people's work too). Independent filmmaking is NOT easy at all. My biggest challenge is getting the money I need to make the film I want because there's so much competition & I'm still relatively inexperienced. But still it's fulfilling work because I'm doing what I love. Right now I'm working on 3 different projects simultaneously (not unusual in this biz). Two short projects and one long one.

::Giggles:: As a producer myself, that's good to hear. We producers have to fight too many assholes to get things done. lol

Isn't that airing now? I wanna wait until it's all out. I hate waiting week after week for episodes to come out. I'm not patient like that. Besides to avoid disappointment I want to wait & hear if the ending suits me.

Gamsahamnida, Elisabetta. Your words are wise and a source of strength to me. These days I've adopted "Let go of the things you can not change" as a mantra. When I feel myself losing it because my latest funding application for my movie was denied or when someone I hire to do a job let me down and etc and etc I try repeating that to myself and it helps somewhat. I also try to be thankful for all the good in my life. Even though I'm lazy and haven't been working out I'm in excellent health & so are my loved ones for the most part. When I focus on those things I realize I have a lot be grateful for. As for weather, here in Oslo it isn't much better! These days the temperature is more tolerable, but just last week we were hitting - 15 or more. When that happens, I desperately want to run away to some place warmer and never come back! :)

Yeah, I didn't like that all the guys were sort of stuck in one sided love triangles with women who don't seem to appreciate them. I mean, have a little pride, dude. Eun Chan's sister was horrible, but I boiled that down to immaturity (after all, I wasn't too much of a catch personality wise when I was 18 either). Yoo Jun on the other hand was grown. She should know better. I'm not condoning what Han Sung did, but his little mistake is nothing compared to what she did and yet she felt she had the right to behave so righteously? What a hypocrite. That's why I always disliked chick flicks, esp ones like Sex & the City and so on. I hate how they portray women as arrogant, control freak tyrants & the men as spineless wimps who tolerate all kinds of crap. I don't subscribe to that type of feminism. No ma'am. Treat people the way you want to be treated is my philosophy. ;)

It's always interesting to hear how different people deal with stress. I wish I could think so rationally about it as you, Elisabetta. But as I get older (the BIG 3-0 looming in just one week's time) I'm starting to realize just how emotional I am. I internalize a lot things I see on tv especially when I'm stressed in my own life. So if I watch a melo, in particular with a heavy dose of slice of life, all kinds of crap happening to characters and so on it just makes my own problems seem worse (exactly because it's so relateable).

Haha, I LOL'ed just reading your review.

Sounds awesome! Can't wait to read it. :)