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Satoshi was great in Maou as well, so I'm not surprised to hear it. I'll have to add that one to my PTW, so thanks a million for your insight about it. Ah, Nazotoki was more like a live action anime? Well, considering the synposis I guess I shouldn't be surprised, haha.

Ah! I've heard a lot about You Who Came From The Stars. Somehow I keep getting distracted by other shows, else I'd have tried it already. Right now, I'm sort of eyeing Miss Korea.

Thank you very much for the friend request! Pleased to meet you. I noticed you have quite the diverse taste in dramas and actors. :) That's pretty awesome.

See, I utterly adored that imagery. It worked so well, especially in the middle, and the ending does suit the story because of it. I have not actually seen that version, but now would like to; I rather liked the type of character Lee Bum Soo was also. Very glad that you decided to try Prime Minister and I out. Honestly, I'd have probably rated it much higher had the emotional stakes pulled together better. Until the last few episodes, investment was very deep. Dunno why or how the energy seemed to pop out like that. >.<

Thank you so much for the friend request! I'm happy to accept and pleased to meet you as well. :) You seem to be watching quite a lot right now, anything caught your eye more than the others?

It's very nice to meet you also! I noticed you were working through Miss Korea. You seem to be enjoying it, right? It's been on my radar for a little while now, but I'm still not sure whether to try it out.

Thank you very much for reading and enjoying that article, then. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Can We Love?, and I daresay you'll enjoy it. Tae Woong's character is just wonderful.

Oh, Return of Iljimae? I've heard so much about the version with Lee Jun Ki, but have never seen either. Apparently one is more historically accurate than the other, but I couldn't say which.

Hopefully you do find a drama which interests you deeply! That feeling when you're not watching any at all is discouraging, ne?

Ah, that's right! They switched the female lead. I never really understood why they felt the need to do that; Kou was just great. Ah, that reminds me that I should watch Kagi no Kakkata Heya. There are so many Arashi detective dramas, it seems. How are you liking Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de? I'd actually considered that one next, having liked Sakurai Sho's acting in Kazoku Game.

Ah, thanks so much for the friend request! :)

I have yet to see the second Galileo. How is it? Fukuyama Masaharu is a personal favorite, but he rarely acts. Always feel the need to conserve his dramas for a rainy day. XD

Oh, I know right? Actually, I just completed a show that might have scored higher without the romantic subplot. It was just a big no, on that front.

Ah, thanks so much for the friend request. I'm pleased to meet you. Are you enjoying any particular dramas more than the others at the moment?

And you're a fan of Uhm Tae Woong! Great choice. ;)

Thanks so much for the friend request. Don't worry about making little mistakes in reviews; I tend to do the same when I get excited about a show. :)

It's neat that you can speak well! Part of my family is Japanese, so I've got a little proficiency myself. Certain ones, like detective and medical, give me trouble, though. Not many of those words are used frequently. Totally feel you on K-dramas; I like romance, but sometimes it's shoe-horned.

Hello there! I wanted to stop by and tell you how much I enjoyed your informative review of Kurokouchi. Your writing is very clean and clear. :) You mostly prefer Japanese dramas, I take it?

Good to hear it. Actually, I just picked up a drama starring one of his Thorn Birds costars, Han Hye Jin. Her acting has me a little put-off, which is unfortunate news for the future; she appears to be in several dramas I'm planning on, like Jejoongwon.

Movie actors are definitely much better. It helps that films usually have bigger budgets, and so can afford the best talents. And they also don't have to obey the public via live shoot, thank goodness. XD

Ah, Dr. Frost? I don't think I've heard of that or about the Oguri one either. What is the premise?

It's your birthday today, right? I saw Fukuyama-san on the front page, and instantly remembered! Many happy returns, my friend~

Oh, certainly. Rupert Friend had that charming and friendly air about him, whereas the gentleman from P&P '95 oozed sleaze. You could tell that guy was trouble from the word go, eek. Poor Lydea.

Yup, I've seen that Persuasion! It does deviate slightly from the book (all versions of this story do, for some reason), but the atmosphere and tone are both perfectly captured. Sally Hawkins is the perfect Anne Elliot for me, and Rupert Penry-Jones might be a little too smooth for Captain Wentworth, but boy do they have chemistry. XD Definitely worth seeing.

Northanger Abbey.... Probably my least favorite Austen, but also the most unique. From what I recall, there are some fine actors cast in the most recent version of that. JJ Feilds, I think his name is, plays the leading man, and he's crazy charming. :)

I hope I gain two inches then; it'd be fun to be able to reach cabinets better XD

Thorn Birds sounds really makjang. It was, right? Sang Wook probably chooses well, considering handsome young men tend to break big doing romantic comedies. Honestly, I wish he'd be more selective, perhaps do more films. From his interviews, though, it sounds as though casting always try to shuffle him into the same one or two parts: haunted authority figures and aloof managers. XD

I could go for another season of TEN also. OCN can be forgiven for now, since that new Ghost Seeing Detective looks incredible.

Was the ending sad then, in the Japanese version? :o

Drama extensions rarely work, ne? I think I've seen exactly two that helped the series, but in those cases the writers had planned for that eventuality from the start. Hopefully it goes all right this time~ I haven't actually picked that one up yet, but it seems popular.

Right now I'm really enjoying Can We Love? and In A Good Way. Since I've finished so many shows recently, it's time to select new ones soon. Really looking forward to Joo Sang Wook's new drama later this month, too.

Oh, good then! The Young Victoria might please you then. I'm not aware of many film or television adaptations of their story otherwise, but there was one called Victoria & Albert several years back too.

Hey, we're the same height. I'm exactly 5' on the mark and still deciding whether reaching things or trying to keep up with taller people while walking is the biggest bane of my existence. XD

There's a definite evolution in Lee's acting skills, but not to worry. I started with The Fall too. When you do watch it, let me know; there is so much trivia about that stored up in my brain, haha.

Thranduil, yes! Out of all of the films, he looked most like what I believed an elf should (at least while reading the books). So tall, ethereal, graceful. *_*

Most of the male leads are terribly charming, right? I've actually never seen Sung Soo in anything before, but I'm 100% sold on him now. And the "real-ness" of this drama, especially in romance, is what appeals to me too. :)