How'd the online mag get the photo? The story was easy to get really, but not that photo. I wonder if whoever gave Jung Hee the photo leaked the information. I've been wondering if he was the 3rd kid or if we'll be seeing him.
Personally, I wouldn't even think about putting the kiss scene at the end of episode 30 into any drama. However,…
I agree with you. Plus, maybe my family is weird or a little to emotional, but I kiss my siblings and I have 3 brothers. It's not sexual. It's a peck. I wonder if the music had of been different would the negative reactions been as severe. I found many to be childish tbh. It's definitely cultural.
I don't like Yoo Joo, but I really feel sorry for pregnant working women in SK if this is in any way indicative of how they are treated in the workplace. The other women are horrible, especially the bia trying to take her job.
I was ready to ask if you were one of my friends. We'd already watched most of the popular remakes, i.e. Hana Kimi's and Hana Yori's. BTW, you know there are 2 mainland Chinese Hana Yori's right? Then one year we got it in our minds to watch all versions including movies and God help us, musicals. We hunted down animes and watched LAs of Honey & Clover (still not done the Taiwanese version after 3 years or so), The Wallflower, etc. I soooo do not recommend doing that.
Byun Hye Young is my favorite character. I love her how fierce she is. I also love the looks she gives people. <3 We have the same favorite couple. I'm not much interested in the others, especially your least favorite for pretty much the same reasons.
In terms of acting the only 2 I will miss are Ji Chang Wook and Seo In Guk. Maybe Taecyeon since he grew up less than 90 minutes away. How dare they leave me at the window waiting for their return!
The end of the first episode has pissed me off so much that I'm not sure if I can continue. I hate it when a supposedly smart character does something so incredibly stupid.
I just found out he retired. I'm gonna miss Hiroki-kun. Whoever this "trusted friend" is, I hope they hit rock bottom! I hope in a few years he'll come back like Hiro Mizushima did.
One thing that a friend and I did a years ago was to watch all versions of a stories (including the animes if we could find them) as long as it was done by 2 nations.. We watched all forms of the Hana Kimis, Hana Yoris, Itazura na Kiss, etc. to see which ones we scored higher. We graded them on storytelling (not the story itself because it was the same but how it was conveyed), acting, cinematography, music, etc. Japan always won acting and storytelling from all of us. It was interesting in seeing the differences and similarities. I don't know if it would help sway people but you never know. I will say stay away from the Taiwanese version of Honey & Clover. It's horrible.
The only reason, and I mean ONLY reason, I seem to watch more Korean now over Japanese, Taiwan, and HK (wuxia) is because of the disappearance of not only the subbers, but of sites like d-addicts and mysoju. Just to touch upon or add to some of your points:
1. The actors are better looking in K-dramas.
Are you kidding me? Um, yeah, no. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for every attractive Korean actor, I can show a pic of an attractive Japanese one. And for every "ugly" Japanese one, I can definitely find a picture of a Korean one.
2. The acting in J-dramas is weird/ strange/ bad.
I don't even understand what that means. Perhaps it's a cultural thing. No clue. I find Japanese actors to be very good and their idols turned actors are better by far than the Korean ones. There are good actors. There are not so good that marketing has made people believe they are good (ie Lee Min Ho)/
3. The cinematography in J-dramas isn't up to par with K-dramas.
That is kind of true. The Japanese don't use digital for some reason. It's not like most ot the tech isn't made there. Perhaps it's just more cost effective. Once you get used to it, it doesn't bother and actually adds a more realistic quality as everything doesn't look touched up or perfect.
4.The duration of the shows is too short.
That can be frustrating, but the Japanese are master storytellers. They can wonderfully, and in my opinion do a better job telling a story in 8-10 episodes than the Koreans do in twice as many. AND they don't constantly replay scenes over and over with some crap song over it.
5. J-dramas lack escapism and are too real.
That doesn't even make any damn sense. Moving on.
6. Japan is not good at romance dramas.
This made me laugh. I love pointing out the fact (and have been in several, uh, heated conversations over it) that in the beginning of their new emergence MOST of the Korean dramas, especially your famous ones like Boys Over Flowers are based off of Japanese stories. The Koreans and the Taiwanese broadcast stations made their money redoing Japanese stories. I pointed out to a friend and once diehard Korean only drama watcher even the early on stories by the beloved Hong Sisters were Japanese stories they modified for Korean audiences and she got pissed but when I went through titles she had to admit it. I don't remember titles off hand nor will I go look. The information is easily found though.
7. Too many idols in J-dramas.
I feel the exact same way about Korean dramas. They have idols all over the place. There are dramas with predominate Korean idol casts. I don't even know how someone can make that point with a straight face.
8. Japan is stuck in a time warp.
I don't understand this either but considering who you say it comes from, it's perfectly stupid. I've watched mostly accidentally due to youtube's auto play some Hallyback videos. I find them irksome. I think she's too old to be the fangirl that she is. Listening to her is literally like listening to Charlie Brown's teacher to me. wha? Huh? what did she say? I bet if she did a list of her top 10 Korean dramas damn near half would be Japanese stories and/or remakes. If you don't watch Japanese dramas, how would you know if they're stuck in anything. *rolleyes *
Anyway, I agree with your article and I think you made some valid points.
OMG! Did she just receive a one of a kind hand made bra and take it completely apart? She dissected it! * sigh * She is pathetic. I guess she'll change soon enough, but I can't see what would make her choose the fashion industry. She should have just gone to a textiles company.
Understand exactly what you mean about Goblin and I agree. I finished it because I enjoyed the bromances perhaps too much. I liked "It's Okay.." I do know what you mean, but I still found it enjoyable. I never had any interest in the others. I'm thinking I probably will never gain one now. LOL
1. The actors are better looking in K-dramas.
Are you kidding me? Um, yeah, no. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for every attractive Korean actor, I can show a pic of an attractive Japanese one. And for every "ugly" Japanese one, I can definitely find a picture of a Korean one.
2. The acting in J-dramas is weird/ strange/ bad.
I don't even understand what that means. Perhaps it's a cultural thing. No clue. I find Japanese actors to be very good and their idols turned actors are better by far than the Korean ones. There are good actors. There are not so good that marketing has made people believe they are good (ie Lee Min Ho)/
3. The cinematography in J-dramas isn't up to par with K-dramas.
That is kind of true. The Japanese don't use digital for some reason. It's not like most ot the tech isn't made there. Perhaps it's just more cost effective. Once you get used to it, it doesn't bother and actually adds a more realistic quality as everything doesn't look touched up or perfect.
4.The duration of the shows is too short.
That can be frustrating, but the Japanese are master storytellers. They can wonderfully, and in my opinion do a better job telling a story in 8-10 episodes than the Koreans do in twice as many. AND they don't constantly replay scenes over and over with some crap song over it.
5. J-dramas lack escapism and are too real.
That doesn't even make any damn sense. Moving on.
6. Japan is not good at romance dramas.
This made me laugh. I love pointing out the fact (and have been in several, uh, heated conversations over it) that in the beginning of their new emergence MOST of the Korean dramas, especially your famous ones like Boys Over Flowers are based off of Japanese stories. The Koreans and the Taiwanese broadcast stations made their money redoing Japanese stories. I pointed out to a friend and once diehard Korean only drama watcher even the early on stories by the beloved Hong Sisters were Japanese stories they modified for Korean audiences and she got pissed but when I went through titles she had to admit it. I don't remember titles off hand nor will I go look. The information is easily found though.
7. Too many idols in J-dramas.
I feel the exact same way about Korean dramas. They have idols all over the place. There are dramas with predominate Korean idol casts. I don't even know how someone can make that point with a straight face.
8. Japan is stuck in a time warp.
I don't understand this either but considering who you say it comes from, it's perfectly stupid. I've watched mostly accidentally due to youtube's auto play some Hallyback videos. I find them irksome. I think she's too old to be the fangirl that she is. Listening to her is literally like listening to Charlie Brown's teacher to me. wha? Huh? what did she say? I bet if she did a list of her top 10 Korean dramas damn near half would be Japanese stories and/or remakes. If you don't watch Japanese dramas, how would you know if they're stuck in anything. *rolleyes *
Anyway, I agree with your article and I think you made some valid points.