Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna, in die illa tremenda

I'm dead tired tonight. I watched Lost (OMG LOST!! I love that show so much. It's like, the crazier it gets, the more I love it), and then finished reading the scanlations for Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru (Well, up to volume 5. The rest isn't translated yet). And then, I randomly found out that there was an OVA related to the series, so of course I downloaded it, and watched it. I really freaking adore Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru. More than I probably should. I heard about a similar story, Koi Kaze, but I don't know if I'll be able to read it. I'm not to fond of the mangaka's style.

Anyone seen this? I thought it was hilarious, and very well done. It's like a perfect mishmash of Korean BBF angst, and totally awesome gay Taiwanese movies/dramas. Plus, Bummie!! So cute!


Anyway, I'm going to sleep 'early' tonight (if you consider 1 am early... Earlier than normal, I suppose). So no dramas at all today (unless you count the bits of Hello My Teacher I caught while trying to find the Gong Yoo swim trunks picture (for my future reference, since I'm sure I'm going to want to show people that scene again; episode 13, minute 54)...

Stupid work computer won't let me watch stuff on veoh, or viikii... so I can't watch the rest of BBF 3 on my breaks. Eh! This adaption kills me. It's SO GOOD. I'm honestly very dumbstruck by it, that it could be so awesome.

I forgot to mention the one major disappointment I had with Hello My Teacher. I did not like the time jump(s). I never like time jumps (Seriously, never. It's a stale plot device that people seem to throw in when they can't think of anything else to do with the story). I admit, the first time jump here was justified to show character growth (unlike how it was in ISWAK, where they skipped 6 months (in the middle of an episode, no less) for no reason), but it still annoyed me. The second time jump confused me. How much time passed?! I can only figure something like 7 years (1 year pre college study, 4 years college, 2 years military), plus however much time was spent after that. That's a long time. And I hate not knowing how much time passes (I have the same thing with character ages, I NEED to know them... I don't know why, exactly, but I do)

Also, now, thanks to princess_dexter, I am ridiculously obsessed with this song. I adore the mv too, because, um, Seung Ri is unbelievably hot in the MV. It's the suit... But holy shit, do I feel WICKED pervy, because he's 18. But one thing I freaking love about the song; G-Dragon's rap at the beginning... he says "brah"... I didn't know Korea was so up on surfer dude lingo. I've been listening to their second full album, Remember. It's pretty good. I like the acoustic Haru Haru a ton. Mostly I just really like TOP's voice, and how it mixes with G-Dragon's. Sounds terribly pretty.

Wtf Korea?! I don't understand! I mean, granted it's not the best idea in the world to go to your underage (kinda sorta? I'm not really clear on Korean ages and which age is the "age of maturity" so to speak) (ex)student's house the night before you're going to marry his uncle... But it's not like they DID ANYTHING. They were fully dressed! She was in her wedding dress, so it's very natural to think that she just fell asleep after trying it on (which she did... after a lot of alcohol was ingested, but that's not the point). Brides are under a lot of stress, so it's reasonable she'd randomly fall asleep places. But noooo... they're like "Oh noes, you SLEPT with him"... It's confusing as all hell.

But hehe! Hyun Woo was wearing a black tux with white gloves.. Oh! Speaking of dubious fashion choices...

What kind of shirt hybrid hell is Bo Ri wearing?!


Normally I really like the clothes she wears! They're soft looking, and girly, which is very my style. But man, this shirt is UGLY.

Other random from Hello My Teacher => I LOOOOVE that Jo Pil has/saved a kitten! So cute! But I cringed when the girl (um, Da In, right?) shoved the kitten back at him. Poor thing looked like it got jarred. I have no idea about the Korean perception of animal welfare/rights, but it's reasonable to think it's like Taiwan and Japan; in that animals are not treated nearly as well as they are in the US (which is horribly unfortunate, considering they're not treated all that well here). But I won't go into my politics right now...

I'm on episode 14 (almost done!), and it looks as if Bo Ri realized she loves Tae In. FINALLY, ne?

OMG Hello My Teacher is even more Gokusen-esque than I thought! Bo Ri is totally saving Tae In from a gang! (BTW, the fake fighting in this show is HILARIOUS. I adore the punching sound effects)
( Random thoughts from episodes 4-7 )

I didn't liveblog my thoughts on it, BUT so far, I'm really liking Hello My Teacher. I've only seen episode 1 so far, but it's quite enjoyable!

I really like Bo Ri, she's an awesome heroine. I like how she's tough, yet girly. I like how she has a bunch of female friends, and I like that they go out and drink beer and sing karaoke as a celebration. I like how she made something of her life, despite being expelled from school. I like how she managed to break my heart when she was crying after they kicked her out of the school. I just like her. Gong Hyo Jin is lovely, and it seems like she can act pretty well.

Gong Yoo is fabulous too. He's SO GOOD at playing that playboy with the devil-may-care attitude. Tae In's kinda an ass, but an enjoyable one. I LOVED when he jumped over the bar thing at the airport, and managed to fall on his ass, and was like "... that was embarrassing". I like how he's all troubled (omg, his family really does suck), but instead of being beat down, he fights against them. And hello, the dancing in the "rain" (... sprinklers) scene... fanservice anyone?

I'm already half in love with Hyun Woo (the requisite 'other guy'), because he's so sweet, and he's actually nice towards Tae In (which can't be said about anyone else in the family). The sensible part of me is kinda creeped out that he's drawing pictures of his former student though (the non sensible, totally romantic part of me finds it's ridiculously amazing and adorable). Kim Da Hyun reminds me a TON of Hiraoka Yuta. I think it's their eyes... or maybe because Da Hyun's character in Hello My Teacher is a lot like Yuta's in First Kiss.

And actually, I do not hate Jem Ma... at least not yet. She seems pretty awesome, actually, what with the breaking the law and taking a picture with the traffic camera, and the amusing scene where she thought Tae In was getting her a dress, when in fact he totally wasn't... I don't hate her because she's that girl who one sidedly loves the guy she'll never really have.

I'm excited to see how this show progresses! I'm going to watch it simultaneously with My Girl. I also might start watching Hot Shot (because, duh, lots of hot guys!)

( Drama/Anime/Manga List update 10Jan09 )

I added a couple more kdramas to see, and edited the ones I've started watching.