Currently Watching: Skip Beat

Tweet

Now that my work load returned to normal, I can watch and blog about my latest drama addiction which is Skip Beat or also called Extravagant Challenge. I’ve been waiting for this TwDrama adaptation since 2 years back. Initially offered to Ariel Lin and Jerry Yan as Kyoko and Ren, now they have a complete set of line up. I was quite hesitant at first, I have great hopes for this because I am a big fan of the manga and anime. When I saw the initial teasers, I said uh okay. But when I started watching it, I was hooked and begging for more! Initial telecast was Dec 18, 2011 and with one ep a week, it’s still on ep 5 (with English subtitle).

I still have difficulty in their Chinese/ Taiwanese name so I will use the Japanese name ( as in manga and anime) instead

Ivy Chen as Kyoko Mogami

Choi Si Won as Ren Tsuruga

Lee Dong Hae as Sho Fuwa

TwDrama: Skip Beat

Tweet

I’ve been keeping off writing an update on my highly anticipated TwDrama: Skip Beat. Why? Because I went gaga over the Manga on which it was adapted (the manga itself is still on-going). I have very high expectation on this one and hope I will not be disappointed anymore.

I already got disappointed early when the Ariel Lin-Jerry Yan plans, after getting so much hype (even donning a press con in Japan) got shelved.

Then they announced another Taiwan–Korea–Japan collaboration (same with Hayate the Combat Butler) with the script from a Japanese Manga, the male leads Ren and Shou from Korea and Kyoko from Taiwan. Will the names be changed? I hope not!

I am getting too excited again, now you know why I don’t want to post anything about Skip Beat!

---
Details
Title: 華麗的挑戰 / Hua Li De Tiao Zhan
English title: Skip-Beat!
Also known as: Extravagant Challenge
Genre: Romance, comedy
Air time: Sunday 22:00-23:30

Synopsis
Manga Synopsis - Sixteen year old Mogami Kyoko sacrificed her life to support her boyfriend, Sho, so he could become a successful singer. One day, Sho suddenly breaks up with Kyoko, leaving her with nothing, and Kyoko vows revenge. She decides to delve into the entertainment world and become even more successful than Sho to get back at him. Kyoko therein meets Ren, another actor in her agency, who helps motivate her to become a top entertainer.

Cast
Ivy Chen
Choi Si Won
Lee Dong Hae
Bianca Bai

Source Drama Wiki

TwDrama: Hayate the Combat Butler

Tweet

HTCB is one of the few collaboration dramas between Japan, Taiwan and Korea. It is a Live Action drama/ adaptation from a manga of the same title (there goes your Japan part), and the actors are mainly Taiwanese except for the female lead Park Shin Hye a Korean.

I am an avid manga reader and a drama addict so this is soo ME!

---

Details
Title: 旋風管家 / Xuan Feng Guan Jia
English title: Hayate the Combat Butler
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 13
Broadcast network: FTV
Broadcast period: 2011-Jun-19 to 2011-???-??
Air time: Sunday 21:40
Opening theme song: Bie Wen Wo (別問我) by William Wei (韋禮安)

Synopsis
George Hu plays a man who is buried by his parents' gambling debts. With no way to pay back the money, he thought about going to the dark side by getting into the kidnap and ransom business. But instead of becoming a kidnapper, he ended up saving a girl from a real kidnapping. The girl turned out to be the sole heir of a conglomerate who faced these kinds of threats every day. In a case of kidnapping gone wrong vs. mistaken love confession, she hires him to be her butler and helps repay his parents' debts. Grateful to have gangster collectors off his back, he vows to protect her from harms, which is no easy task.

Cast
George Hu as Ling Qi Sa 凌奇颯 (Hayate)
Park Shin Hye as Xiao Zhi 小芷
Tia Li as Maria 瑪莉亞
Li Yi Jin (李依瑾) as Gui Chu Ju 桂雛菊

Source Drama Wiki

JDrama: Otomen

Tweet

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?

---

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.

---

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.

ReRuns

Tweet

We had several extra days off this week so I decided to watch my favorite dramas.

KDrama: Coffee Prince

I’ve watched this Kdrama for more than 10 times but still I still laugh and fall in love like the first time with Eun Chan (Yoon Eun Hye) and Han Kyul (Goong Yoo).

KDrama: Princess Hours (Goong)

Same with CP, can’t get enough of this Kdrama. Not to mention I also reread the Manga from time to time.

TwDrama: Frog Prince

My second time to watch this, I know the storyline but forgot most of the scenes already. Main leads are Chen Qiao En and Ming Dao.

Pictures from wiki.d-addicts.com