Currently Watching: Switch Girl

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Are you one of us? I mean a switch girl?

I guess most, if not everyone is guilty of putting a mask (not necessarily a make-up) or putting a facade in front of other people. We want others to see our good side, highlight it and keep within ourselves, our family or friends what we are truly made of. I don't think it's technically lying but just putting your best foot forward.

This JDrama is a manga adaptation so it's a lot of non-sense and I actually enjoyed both the manga and drama. Ha! I admit to being a switch girl myself but i need not just an ON and OFF switch, maybe NORTH, SOUTH, EAST and WEST or even 1 to 10. That's how complicated I am.

Here Nika has an OFF and ON switch, while on OFF mode she's an otaku, cheapstake, messy, silly, etc at home. But while on ON mode, she's cute, stylish and proper. 

When Arata (the boy she likes) discovered her 2 personalities, that's where all the fun and craziness starts.

TwDrama: Absolute Boyfriend

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Another Jap-Kor-Tai collaboration. This is an adaptation from a manga and JDrama Zetta Kareshi. The lead actor is a Taiwanese and member of famous boy group Farenheit, Jiro Wang. The female lead is a Korean and famous for her role in Boys Over Flower, Goo Hye Sun.

Details
Title: 絕對達令 / Jue Dui Darling
English title: Absolute Boyfriend
Genre: Romance
Broadcast network: FTV/GTV
Broadcast period: 2012-Apr-08
Air time: Sunday 21:40
Opening theme song: Mr. Perfect by Fahrenheit
Ending theme song: Jia Zhuang We Men Mei Ai Guo Pretend We Never Loved by Jiro Wang
Related TV series: Zettai Kareshi

Synopsis
Manga Synopsis - Riiko is a girl unlucky in love. One day a strange-looking salesman gives her a business card for a website that sells "love figures" (androids designed for love-making). On the spur of the moment and without really understanding the implications, Riiko orders one for a 3-day free trial. She forgets to return him before the deadline, and must then work out some way to return the one million debt she now owes without anyone discovering about this embarrassing secret.

Cast
Jiro Wang as Wan Ni Te
Goo Hye Sun as Guan Xiao Fei
Chen Shi Ying as younger Guan
Kun Da as Yan Zong Shi
Xiao Xiao Bin as younger Yan
Cherry Hsia as Luo Mei Jia

Source: DramaWiki

JDrama: Ikemen Desu Ne

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Back to JDramas with Ikemen Desu Ne, adaptation of KDrama You're Beautiful.



Let's see which one is better.

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Details
Title: 美男ですね
Title (romaji): Ikemen desu ne
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Drama
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Jul-15 start
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: Everybody Go by Kis-My-Ft2
Related TV show: You're Beautiful
Synopsis
The original Korean version aired in 2009 and starred Park Shin Hye, Jang Keun Suk, Lee Hong Ki, and Jung Yong Hwa. The story revolved around a fictional boy band named A.N.JELL. Park Shin Hye played a nun-in-training who has to pose as her twin brother and take his place in the group, leading to a complicated relationship between the group’s members.

Cast

A.N.JELL
Takimoto Miori as Sakuraba Mio (Male) / Sakuraba Miko (Female)
Tamamori Yuta as Katsuragi Ren
Fujigaya Taisuke as Fujishiro Shu
Yaotome Hikaru as Hongo Yuki

A.J Entertainment
Takashima Masanobu as Ando Hiroshi
Yanagisawa Shingo as Mabuchi Hajime
Katase Nana as RINA
Nose Anna as Sawagi Yumiko


Details from DramaWiki

Monday to Sunday Drama Sched

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I was looking for another drama to watch together with KDramas Protect the Boss, Scent of a Woman and Myung Wol the Spy. These are all currently running dramas so there are gaps in between the actual airings and release of English subbed parts.

Mon & Tues – Myung Wol the Spy
Wed & Thurs – Protect the Boss
Sat & Sun – Scent of a Woman

And I found the JDrama adaptation of You’re Beautiful (Park Shin Hye and Jang Geun Seok) called Ikemen desu ne.

While watching the first ep, I can’t help but to compare and I know I shouldn’t since they are the same.

That’s why it is called adaptation girl!

Okay, my bad.

So no comparison from now on. The three original A.N.Jell members are Ren, Shu and Yuki, and the cause of all these confusion is Mio the brother of Miko. I am guessing their ages are 16-18 because they all look young, but when I checked their ages are 20-24, still young to my standards.

Fri – Ikemen desu ne

So that fills the schedule.

JDrama: Otomen

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I was looking for a new drama to watch last weekend when I saw this one. I read the manga before, the story is kinda cute and the main lead, Okada Masaki is a total hottie.

I was totally bent on watching it ay mysoju, but then I was directed to viikii, then to youtube, then to nothing! Waah! I can’t find it anywhere…

Can anyone suggest any other sites?

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Otomen

Summary from wiki.d-addicts:

The story centers around the popular high school boy Masamune Asuka (Okada Masaki), the top kendo fighter in the nation. However, beneath his cool exterior, he is actually fond of sweets and shojo manga, and is skilled in sewing and cooking. When he instantly falls for the transfer student Miyakozuka Ryo (Kaho), his secret is in danger of being exposed.

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I read somewhere that main lead Okada will play Takuma in the adaptaion of Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu, another cute manga. Gotta wait for this too.

Sticky Note: Playful Kiss , Korea ’s adaptation of Itazura na Kiss

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After Boys Over Flower, Korea will soon work on their adaptation of the manga and anime Itazura na Kiss. It has previously been made into JDrama and TwDrama.

Remember ISWAK? It Started With A Kiss that made Ariel Lin and Joe Chen a household pair, it was followed by They Kissed Again.

We expect Playful Kiss to get as much attention as BOF.

Who will play the lead roles? Wanna bet?

But we have to wait until next summer to watch it.