KDrama: Gaksital or Bridal Mask

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I'm really not into action themed KDrama but I'm intrigued with the positive raves...hmmm, should I watch it then?

Details
Title: 각시탈 / Gaksital
Also known as: Bridal Mask
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2012-May-30 to 2012-Aug-??
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

Gaksital is a famous manhwa set in the 1930s, during the Japanese occupation. The hero, Lee Kang-to, is known as 'Gaksital' because he wears a mask to hide his face — one of those traditional play masks, specifically the rosy-cheeked one reserved for the female role, aka the bride. He's an unassuming young man in real life, but when he dons his superhero mask, he fights injustice and rights wrongs during one of the darkest periods of Korea's history… 

Cast
Lee's Family
Joo Won as Lee Kang To
Shin Hyun Joon as Lee Kang San
Song Ok Sook as Han Sii (Kang To's mother)
Lee Il Jae (이일재) as Lee Sun (Kang To's father)

Dam's Family
Jin Se Yun as Mok Dan
Jun Noh Min as Dam Sa Ri

Kimura's Family
Park Ki Woong as Kimura Shunji
Chun Ho Jin as Kimura Taro (Shunji's Father)
Park Joo Hyung (박주형) as Kimura Kenji (Shunji's brother)

Source DramaWiki 

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

Skip Beat Crazy Quotes #01

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Sorry you'll be hearing a lot about my latest craze TwDrama Skip Beat. I so love Kyoko and Ren! Okay for the TwDrama version, i love Gong Xi and Lian!

 (enter the new Gong Xi)

Did you think I'm still the Gong Xi that considers you as the center of my life?

that innocent and naive me in the past has long disappeared!

I will definitely make you regret it till the day you die.

(in your face Shang!)

Extravagant Challenge aka Skip Beat EP11

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Extravagant Challenge aka Skip Beat EP09

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I soo love this TwDrama!

credits: sublimesfansubs.com

Currently Watching: Skip Beat

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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