Absolutely spot on for #1. "Innocent/Nice Guy" should have been "Messed up in the head Guy" Just. Wow. Every episode was "I want to shake this person, slap that person, &etc."
HELP! I don't understand the relationship between Ox bone mom and Mi Ri's mom.... Were they inlaws before???
Yes. Ox bone soup mom and Mi Ri's birth mom were married to two brothers. This is why Sun Ja is called "hyung-nim" (she was married to the older brother) and Mi Ri's mom is called "jageun eomma" (little mother; she was married to the younger brother).
Sorry I can't remember. It is hard to find specific episodes, because there is a series by the same name but the sub-name has a number, like "the 23rd night", or "the 28th night". You want to search for "summer special 2011" or some form of that. Check all the streaming places you know, including youtube?
I feel like there needs to be a warning --- the poor dog. (Sorry if this is a spoiler in any way. I just. need. to know before I watch a movie if the dog dies. Because that kind of ruins the movie for me and I need to be prepared before I start watching).
It's adorable. Although it's very unbelievable that someone can learn to dance like that in 3 months, suspending disbelief yields an adorable romance story that hints at the shady side of life. No spoilers, but like, yeah, even legit jobs can get you sold to someone else (sorry, i can't stop thinking along shady lines ever since the Burning Sun scandal broke).
I had always heard how good Full House was, so I finally watched it. Whoa. More drama than you can shake a stick at, and it's the frustrating kind. It reminds me of watching the Taiwan version of "It Started with a Kiss" all those years ago - in that the male lead is very frustrating and you wonder if he's human. Worth a watch though if ridiculous couple fights are your thing. Also, watch for Rain's low cut shirts, shirtless shots, and some early 2000's nostalgia.
LOL. I love Gackt... but 18? (also, when did they forgive him for his money/tax scandal? srs question here. I never catch the celeb news so last I knew Gackt was hated because of tax evasion....)
I think wedding rings are relatively new in Asia. I teach English in Korea, and my coworkers told me that many couples don't have wedding rings. So, many people don't even know there is a "right" or "wrong" hand to wear the ring on! This comes in handy sometimes, as I wear a nice ring on my right hand ring finger. When the nosy fruit selling ahjusshi at the market wanted to know if I lived alone -- point to my finger. XD This teacher isn't going to on a blind date with your nephew, no sir.
I guess that goes under "Supernatural elements". However I see their Wuxia dramas as very much supernatural..…
Good point. I think all of their bans and blocks are an effort to maintain Chinese culture. Granted, it is their idea of the ideal Chinese culture. That is how some "supernatural elements" like in Wuxia dramas are okay (i too see those elements as supernatural) but things like aliens are not okay.
You forgot "no aliens". XD (My Love from Another Star was banned because the male lead is an alien. And so China's version made the male lead into some kind of magical immortal being, not an alien.) Korea's censorship is fine. Too much graphic violence makes my stomach woozy. (tho, i too laugh at blurred knives) But China's is downright crazy. You could deem anyone "immoral" or "has no class" and thus ban them.
It's messed up, and I think that's intentional.. but like. Next level messed up.
((i don't think he did it either... completely sounds like a scammer tried to get 10mil yen from him))
I think all of their bans and blocks are an effort to maintain Chinese culture. Granted, it is their idea of the ideal Chinese culture.
That is how some "supernatural elements" like in Wuxia dramas are okay (i too see those elements as supernatural) but things like aliens are not okay.
Korea's censorship is fine. Too much graphic violence makes my stomach woozy. (tho, i too laugh at blurred knives) But China's is downright crazy. You could deem anyone "immoral" or "has no class" and thus ban them.