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

I decided to follow the rest of my peeps, and do my top 12 drama boyfriend list.

In response to cranberrysheep's Drama Boyfriend Playoffs, I listed my top 12 (well, technically it was 13, but who's counting) ideal drama boyfriends. And then ambergold and princess_dexter made more detailed posts, and well, I decided to as well!

And because I wanted pictures (and since a lot of my choices are from dramas I watched ages ago, when I didn't know how to screencap) I didn't have any ready to use caps, so I spent awhile going through my big ol' folder of drama discs. But this also meant I spent awhile rewatching my favorite parts of various dramas. But I'll get to that later.

Amusingly about half are from twdramas. Apparently I still love me some Taiwanese men after all ;P. Oddly, a lot of my choices are from unpopular dramas as well. And I totally have actor repeat offenders (three of them, actually!)

Anyway, list! (Note, the frst 5 aren't really in any concrete order. I love them all too much to choose between them)
( Top 12 drama boyfriends )

What with everyone doing their picspams for picspammy, I was like "I want to do one tooooo", so I did!

This is the first one I thought of. It's not a scene, rather a sequence of scenes with one common theme. Be warned MAJOR spoilers for the end of Love Contract. It's most of the last episode.

( Love Contract, episode 20 )

I warn people when watching Love Contract, because the ending is abrupt, tragic (and the other two endings are seriously odd), but it's worth seeing. I think Mike is most beautiful here, when he's not too perfect. Ariel is fabulous, as always, playing totally against type. And wow, their chemistry. Amazing.

Now I want to rewatch it...

Since my last post on current taiwanese tv got a good response, I figured I'd post a continuation. Out of all asian entertainment, I know the most about Taiwan. Taiwanese entertainment is my passion. Overall, people generally tend to prefer Korea or Japan, so I thought I'd give some love to my favoritest place in the whole world; Taiwan.

( Upcoming Taiwanese Dramas )

I'm sure I missed a lot (including Momo love, Aaron Yan's upcoming drama), but whatever.

By the way, I totally did something similar to this in December. I've posted it below. (Notice the lack of fangirling on Boys Before Flowers? I thought it was going to suck)
( Upcoming 2009 dramas! (Dated from 18Dec08 )

It's good to see that the Edison Chen scandal didn't totally ruin Cecilia Cheung's life!
Deborah Lai confirmed Cecilia's second baby; Patrick Tse wants twins

*Dies!!* My dream of cross agency co-operation is coming true!! Mike, Joe, AND Qiao En in a commercial! So excited to see it when it comes out on youtube! (Article also totally mentions Mike's birthday! I meant to do a picspam celebration (mostly as a present for me...), but didn't get around to it.)
Mike He and Joe Cheng both appear like strangers

I'm now EVEN MORE excited for Starlit. Previously, the print ad was enough to make me want to see it, but these trailers make it so much better!! Jerry Yan + piano + tragic car accident involving broken hands + Terri Kwan without the ridiculous extensions they made her wear in WtSYA + angst = DRAMA GOLD.
4 New Trailers for Jerry Yan's "Starlit"; "Starlit" OST

I like the title of this story (it totally make Qiao En sound like a prostitute!) Plus, I ♥ Qiao En! She has a western boyfriend! How adorable! I'm still MingEn all the way though...(I know I'm being redundant in my news, but I thought this one was interesting because I never knew that Mike and Joe had issues with their friendship.... ohhh now I see why. (Hehehehe! Brokeback relationship! Even if Joe was in love with Mike, which I very much doubt he is, it'd be adorable! Joe is rather androgynous, and Mike is so pretty. So it works out...)
Chen Qiao En wanders between two men, passionately hugs Joe Zheng to earn money, rushes towards foreigner boyfriend

Um, crazy fans much?! Poor Alan! Apparently he can never get any action from his female costars, or else his fans will rebel and freak out... I know it's Asia, and things are different there, but COME ON?! It's ACTING.
Show Luo french Kisses with Alice Ceng, Wife fans accuse him of having an affair.

Stupid Taiwanese press, trying to make Ella look bad! I'm sure S.H.E can easily win awards with or without the presence of Twins.
S.H.E rely on Twins' absence to win awards? Ella gets angry

Qiao En and Ming Dao are doing a new drama!? MEEEEHHH! How did I not know about this?! Maybe it's just a rumor though, since I can't find any evidence... (Also, MingEn loves!!)
Chen Qiao En has Ming Dao; almost forgets about boyfriend

Awww the cuteness! I know Wu Zun is Ella's rumored boyfriend, but I had no idea Jay Chou and Alan Luo were rumored to be Selina and Hebe's boyfriends...
S.H.E holds Christmas party; fans imitate their rumoured boyfriends

Awesome Joe Cheng quote;
"Cosmo: So to you, what you like to do most for the environmental issues?
Joe: People around the world will wear nothing and will only eat vegetables! (Laughed)"
Joe Cheng’s sincere Q&A session

Oh wu Zun! You kill me your your adorableness! Wearing skirts, and joking around with Alan Luo (... about wearing skirts)! Adorable! It's kinda too bad that Taiwan doesn't have the crazy obsession with cross dressing that Japan does....
Wu Zun wears short skirt; invites Show Luo to compare femininity

I adore Ariel and Joe so much (I'm definitely an Arjoe fan), and they're so cute in this article. They also randomly talk about the US. And how Joe wants Christmas wishes from the leader of Mars....
Ariel Lin and Joe Cheng's Merry Christmas

Yay Extravagant Challenge!! And they're just WANTING us to suffer now, with the teasing that the second male lead is ALMOST confirmed! I'm dying to see who will play Shou!
Jerry Yan's new drama 'Extravagant Challenge' ; Director Niu says filming will begin soon

ANNNNNDDD Done!

I'm STILL at work. Because apparently my computer doesn't want to play Bull Fighting, I decided to rewatch some of Love Contract. Rewatching it makes me realise just how goddamn much I love it

( Love Contract: Ending anaylsis! Also, comparisons to Summer Snow and Honey and Clover, and the differences between different asian countries dramas )

Now that I'm done analysing dramas (I can't help it, I analyse everything. Incidentally, why I'm so damn good at sorting out meaning from poetry, and film... and stuff. That, and I think in metaphors)...

By the time I get out of here, I'll have spent nearly 11 hours at this place. Gah! And dear God is it cold here....

OMG do I love Chinese rap and metal! I especially like when they combine.

And geez, can the S.H.E. girls sing! Hebe and Selina have really nice voices, but Ella's voice is the best. It's really lovely! I wish I could sing (well). BTW, Ella is the Mizuki character in the taiwanese Hana Kimi.

Lisa-> I totally wrote a response to your email yesterday, but lucky me, accidentally deleted it. And now I like, don't have the energy to rewrite it! I'll respond... eventually!

Am watching first kiss. I'm not sure if I like it or not yet. I'm also exhausted, and might just go to sleep super early.

Also, I seem to be going through a tiny bit of Mike He withdrawl... so I might download Bull Fighting at some point, even though it wasn't on my list. I could download Marry Me, but I'm not sure I'm down with the premise. Then again, I wasn't really into the premise for Devil Beside You or Why Why Love either, and I really enjoyed both of them. I wish Rainie, Mike, and Kingone would do another drama together. They're so great together! I wish Ariel and Mike would do another one together too, but that's wishful thinking.

BTW, Lisa, did you ever watch anymore of ISWAK? Isn't the opening/commercial insert song kinda hilarious. I love the chinese rap! And I totally have the ISWAK OST.... because I'm a dork.

And apparently even though Meteor Garden is like, the most popular Taiwanese drama EVER, it's like, impossible to find. EHHH.

So that drama just kicked my ass. And the end was weird and sad... Like, Mei Li Ahyi died, then Xiao Yun and Miki-san left, then Xiao Bai died, then Xiao Feng and Ah Ken died, and then everyone else died! What's with the dying?! I mean, yeah, they're in heaven and stuff, but man... Poor Xiao Bai...

And again I understand noone knows what the hell I'm talking about, but it doesn't matter. It's my blog, damn it! I need something funny and cute to watch now. I've had my share of horribly dramatic things for the moment. I love the Taiwanese dramas, but they ARE pretty dramatic. I think next I really WILL watch Summer Snow. And then who knows. Probably another japanese one. But, knowing me, I'm download Why Why Love... because I love Mike He.