Extravagant Challenge aka Skip Beat EP11

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Extravagant Challenge aka Skip Beat Ep10

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Extravagant Challenge aka Skip Beat EP09

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I soo love this TwDrama!

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TwDrama: In Time With You

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One of my most liked Taiwanese Actress is Ariel Lin. I’ve seen her in Love Contract with Mike He, Tokyo Juliet with Wu Chun, It Started with a Kiss and They Kissed Again with Joe Cheng. She also had Love or Bread still with Joe Cheng but I didn’t watched it. She was out of the dramaland for a year or two due to her physical health. Her latest TwDrama: In Time With You, might also be her last. I will surely miss her if that would be the case.

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Title: 我可能不會愛你 / Wo Ke Neng Bu Hui Ai Ni
English title: In Time with You
Genre: Romance
Broadcast network: FTV / GTV
Broadcast period: 2011-Sep-18

Synopsis
On her 30th birthday, Cheng You Qing received an email on "the symptoms of premature aging" from Li Da Ren, her best friend of 14 years. Unable to accept that Li Da Ren is like a fine wine that will get better with age and she is like a grape that will dry into a raisin as years go by, she made a bet with Li to see who will get married first before they turn 35. As she looked around for a potential husband, she discovered that she was surrounded by unacceptable candidates, like gay assistant or cheating ex-boyfriend. The only man who could love her despite her ill temper and stubbornness is her best friend. The only problem was that they both swore that they were not or will ever be romantically attracted to each other.

Cast
Ariel Lin as Cheng You Qing 程又青
Wilson Chen as Li Da Ren 李大仁
Chen Kuang Yi (陳匡怡) as Maggie
Wang Yang Ming (王陽明) as Ding Li Wei 丁立威


Source DramaWiki

Music Monday, OST Pick: DTLY Opening Song

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I love the tempo of this song, though I really don't know the title but it was sung by Magic Power or is it the title of the song? If you know, pls correct me.

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Weekend Drama List

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My weekend KDrama/ TwDrama list:

Drunken To Love You - ep18 (ending)

You've Fallen For Me - ep14 & 15 (ending)

Myung Wol the Spy - ep11

Protect the Boss - ep1 to 5

Scent of a Woman - ep1 to 4

With two dramas ending this week (DTLY and YFFM), I started two new KDramas, Protect the Boss and Scent of a Woman. Myung Wol the Spy has 7 eps to go (if they go with 18eps).

I am also looking for one more to add to my 'currently watching drama list', maybe a TwDrama. Any suggestions?

Ending for DTLY

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Finally after 18 weeks = 18 eps, a fitting ending to Lin Xiao Ru (Raine Yang) and Song Jie Xu (Joseph Chang). We followed their complicated exes and their drunkeness, even being a drunkard during the process.

Look at their cute groom and bridal car!

Impatient Drunkard

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My current addiction is the TwDrama: Drunken To Love You and the OTP Xiao Ru-Jie Xiu.

And while I was accustomed to KDramas having 2 eps a week, I was shocked that DTLY is only shown one a week! I started watching with 13 eps out, now the last 5 eps are making me impatient!

I need to sober up!

The Drunkards!

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I didn't know I will be one of them!

Well, the addiction this time is not on alcohol but the TwDrama: Drunken To Love You. Thanks to 'The Drunkards' @ viki.com for the fast eng subs.

I must say I ate my words (AGAIN) having a not so good first impression on the title and Rainie Yang.

I am loving DTLY, RY, Joseph Chang, the OST, the secondary casts, the pace, what else did I miss?

Can't wait for ep 14!

TwDrama: Skip Beat

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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!

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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: Love Keeps Going

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I really enjoyed Mike He’s last TwDrama Sunny Happiness so I hope this would be better.

Will my love for Mike He keeps going or not?

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Title: 美樂加油 / Mei Le Jia You
English title: Love Keeps Going, Mei Le Go!
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes:
Broadcast network: CTV
Broadcast period: 2011-Jun-05 to 2011-???-??
Air time: Sundays 22:00 to 23:30
Opening theme song: 不哭 (Don't Cry) by Cyndi Wang
Ending theme song: 黏黏黏黏 (Sticky Sticky) by Cyndi Wang

Synopsis
It all started when Zha Mei Le was just a little girl; she was care free and not really bright. She overheard her parents agreeing to a divorce and deciding which child should stay with who, both of them didn't want Mei Le, so Mei Le decided to change that. She started doing her best at everything, being well behaved, caring, obedient and even smart! She had tons of certificates, everyone enjoyed to be with her at work, and her boss just admired her hard work. That's how she even met her boyfriend Han Yi Feng; through her kind and caring soul, even his family loved her.. except his brother, Han Yi Lei. Kind heart-ed Mei Le, was just doing a favor that her boyfriend asked: to pick Yi Lei at the airport, and right from the start, the two of them disliked each other. But on the other hand, Mei Le was also trying really hard to fulfill her boyfriend's dream of owning a bakery. But when she finds out the her relationship with Yi Feng, isn't as pure as she thought it was, she finds her self with his brother! See how this drama unfolds, when things begin to heat up! Find Out on Love Keeps Going!

Cast
Cyndi Wang as Zha Mei Le 查美樂 / He Yan Qin 何言沁
Mike He as Han Yi Lie 韓以烈
Shi Yi Nan as Han Yi Feng 韓以風
Zhang Shan Wei (張善為) as Zha Yu Cheng 查宇誠

Source Drama Wiki

TwDrama: Hayate the Combat Butler

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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!

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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

TwDrama: Material Girl

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I can only recall Vaness Wu as one of Taiwan’s F4 from the uber famous Meteor Garden (though I haven’t seen it).

He proved to be a more serious actor and not to mention a hunk with his last projects.

Material Girl seems to be a nice TwDrama filmed in Paris, oh I would love to go there! For the meantime I’ll watch MG.

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Title: 拜金女王 / Bai Jin Nu Wang
English title: Material Queen
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: CTS
Broadcast period: 2011-Jun-17
Air time: Friday 22:00

Synopsis
Lin Chu Man is a fashion model who does not prejudice against a man for being short, fat, ugly and old, as long as he is rich. So when she discovers that the young, handsome, wealthy "Mr. Norman" is only a hired body double for the real Mr. Norman, and his true identity is a penniless music student in Paris named Cai Jia Hao, she immediately dumps him. As karma would have it, she loses her job to a younger model, her rich lover kicks her to the curb and she finds out Cai Jia Hao will be her new roommate. Lin and Cai's unexpected living arrangement forces them to reconcile and to really get to know each other. As Lin becomes closer to Cai, despite her aversion to penniless man, her goal of nabbing Yan Kai Ming, a real estate tycoon, become less of a priority. And, she starts to question whether being happy equates to being rich.

Cast
Lynn Hung (熊黛林) as Lin Chu Man 林楚曼
Van Ness Wu as Cai Jia Hao 蔡家豪
Daniel Chan as Yan Kai Ming 嚴凱銘
Jessie Chiang (江語晨) as Lu Yi Xian 路伊嫻

Source Drama Wiki

TwDrama: Drunken To Love You

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My first impression was, can’t they think of another title without the ‘to love you’ phrase?

FTLY – Fated to Love You was one of my all-time favorite TwDrama and I hate to compare.

I’ve watched a lot of Rainie Yang’s TwDrama (2 of which is with Mike He) though I’m not a fan, I don’t hate her either. But most of her previous roles were comedic even to the extent of idiotic types.

So with DTLY ‘as rumored’ is her most mature role.

Let’s watch and judge.

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Title: 醉後決定愛上你 / Zui Hou Jue Ding Ai Shang Ni
English title: Love You
Also known as: Drunken to Love You
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast network: TTV
Broadcast period: 2011-Apr-17
Air time: Sundays 22:00 - 23:30
Opening theme song: Bu An Pei Li Chu Pei (不按牌理出牌) by Magic Power 魔幻力量
Ending theme song: Hao De Shi Qing (好的事情) by Yan Jue 嚴爵

Synopsis
Two strangers, both proposed marriage to their respective girl/boyfriend, were rejected on the same day. They decided that the best way to deal with the rejection was to get drunk, real drunk. During the 24 hours of their crazy drunkenness, these two stranger became fast friends and got married... to each other. When they finally sobered up, they embarked on a mission to undo every crazy thing they did while they were drunk and prayed that their girl/boyfriend wouldn't find out. However, it turns out that Jie Xiu's girlfriend, Ai Wei, doesn't want a scandal affecting her movie so she asks him to stay married to Xiao Ru for three months.

Cast
Rainie Yang as Lin Xiao Ru 林曉如
Joseph Chang as Song Jie Xiu 宋杰修
Tiffany Xu as Tang Ai Wei 唐艾薇
Huang Hong Sheng as Di Shuo Huai 耿爍懷

Source Drama Wiki

TwDramas on the roll

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My ‘to-watch’ list keeps getting longer and longer as days come.

And it is not only restricted to KDramas, lately a surge of TwDramas are sneaking on that list (I’ll publish that list one of these days).

Drunken To Love You
Skip Beat
Material Girl
Hayate the Combat Butler
Love Keeps Going
Absolute Boyfriend

When can I get some holiday to finish everything?

Another Blunder

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Again I was caught off guard.

I did actually liked Sunny Happiness!

I guess I am biased because of Mike He, guilty as charged, who looks so damned HOT. And his smile would melt any woman’s heart (mine sure did more than it can handle). He doesn’t age, he looks the same as he did in Devil Beside You and that was 2005!

Sure the story was so-so, but eventually it grew in me. The characters except for the bitchy ex-wife, are all endearing in their own little ways. I even liked the sisters now.

Janine Chang is a good actress, not just a pretty face. She reminds me of Joe Chen (Qiao En).

Other actors to take note of are the younger bro, Li Yi Feng and his finance Li Jin Ming (both are Chinese), their evilness and bantering are so cute. I can’t help but love them instead.

Looking forward to more of Mike He, Janine Chang or other Taiwanese drama to watch!

TwDrama: Sunny Happiness

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I really want to watch this drama.

Really as in really.

The main reason is the male lead Mike He – my forever ultimate crush.

But every time I tried,

I get bored.

And annoyed with the ugly step sisters antics

Not to mention their voices.

And I stop.

I started watching this even before My Princess and Dream High, both finished with flying colors.

Until now I’m in ep 2 – mid half not even through with it.

Please, anyone please convince me it’s worth watching!

Well, maybe I’ll try again later, just to see Mike He.





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Title: 幸福最晴天
English title: Sunny Happiness
Also known as: Happiness is like a Sunny Day / The Sunniest Day of Happiness / Sunshine Day
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 25
Broadcast network: Anhui TV / CTV
Broadcast period: 2011-Feb-09 to 2011-???-?? / 2011-Feb-13 to 2011-???-??
Air time: Everyday / Sundays 22:00 to 23:30

Synopsis
Xiang Yun Jie (Mike He) is rich man who was once divorced, and unknowingly had an eight year old son. He is also a young owner of a hotel. Fang Yong Yong (Janine Chang) is an orphan. She works as a housekeeper in the hotle that Xiang Yun Jie owns. The two of them started their fairytale like love story from a 'fake marriage'. Xiang Yun Jie's brother, Xiang Yun Chao (Li Yi Feng), is always hiding in the shadow, he is also the one who completes the love triangle.

Cast
Mike He as Xiang Yun Jie
Janine Chang as Fang Yong Yong
Li Yi Feng as Xiang Yun Chao
Zhou Zi Han (周子涵) as Wang Lan
Li Jin Ming (李今銘) as Kong Xin Jie

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TwDrama: Calling Big Star

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Finally it's here! I've been waiting for months for this Mike He TwDrama starrer. Up to Ep3 is up at Viikii.net or Mysoju.com.

Love you Bo-Ye!

Have you seen this Sansan?

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• Title: 呼叫大明星 / Hu Jiao Da Ming Xing


• English title: Calling For Love


• Genre: Romance, comedy


• Broadcast network: CTS


• Broadcast date: 2010-May-16


• Air time: Sunday 22:00 - 23:30

Synopsis

Bo Ye is a reluctant big star who entered the entertainment industry to support his family. Now that he has earned enough money and his contract about to end, he happily starts planning for the next stage of his life. Around the same time, unfortunate financial downturn struck his agent, his sister and his best friend. Feeling obligated to help them he contemplates on renewing his contract. Totally depressed by this thought, he buys a lotto ticket hoping that he can win the big one and save him from this dilemma. As luck would have it, he wins the jackpot but loses the ticket before he can cash it. Now he is chasing after a taxi driver, De Xing, all over town in order to get it back.

Cast

• Charlene Choi as Chen De Xing 陳德馨


• Mike He as Bo Ye 柏野


• Chen Zhi Kai as Zhong Wei Li 鍾威力


• Zhou Cai Shi as Yang Wei Chen 楊惟晨

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TwDrama: Because of You

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I think…I think I’ll gotta love this one.

I was checking what’s new in Taiwan ’s idol drama scene and this got my attention because of Baron Chen. Remember him as Dylan of Fated To Love You? Well I do because at some point I wanted him to end up with Xin Yi.

But the problem is I have too much drama series (both US and Asian) in queue, so I guess it will go again to my Watch List.

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• Title: Xing Guang Xia De Tong Hua
• English title: Because Of You
• Also known as: Fairytale Under the Starlight
• Genre: Romance

Synopsis

Sun Fan is a stunt double who dreams of becoming a big star. When he suspects Fang Zi Hao, a famous singer, trying to steal his girlfriend, he beats the living daylight out of Fang. His attack against Fang incurs the wrath of Yu You Tong, who is a die-hard Fang fan. She mobilizes the fan base to attack him online. But to her dismay, instead of ruining him, the internet makes him an overnight star as people praise his skillful fighting moves. Because of one fight, four strangers suddenly become entangled in more ways than one.

Cast

• Baron Chen as Sun Fan
• Megan Lai as Yu You Tong
• Lego Li as Fang Zi Hao

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Featured Artist #1: Mike He

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Of course, the top on my list of the hottest Asian celebrity is Mike He!

Most of you may wonder and even raised an eyebrow but hey, he is my ultimate crush and this is my blog so let me have it my way. Please?

I first watched his drama Devil Beside You and from then on I have been a huge Mike He fan (he had me at hello or rather with his boyish charm). I researched and watched all his dramas, and waited patiently for his newest project Calling Big Star or Calling For Love, whatever the title may be.

Mike He

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§ Name: 賀軍翔 (贺军翔) / He Jun Xiang

§ English name: Mike He

§ Also known as: 賀小美 / He Xiao Mei

§ Profession: Actor and model

§ Birthdate: 1983-Dec-28

§ Birthplace: Taiwan

§ Height: 180cm

§ Weight: 66kg

§ Star sign: Capricorn

§ Chinese zodiac: Pig

§ Blood type: B

Biography

Mike He Jun Xiang started his career in appearing in a minor role in an idol series in Taiwan. He attracted a lot of audience and went popular after hosting the entertainment news on T.V.. Mike also modeled for magazines and TV commercials and became popular for his attractive figure, handsome looks, and charming smile. Mike then appeared in a few music videos with Valen Hsu and Angelica Lee before given major roles in acting. Mike does continue to feature with some other MVs, the more popular include his appearance in Ariel Lin’s and Rainie Yang’s MV.

Mike's first TV mini series was Seventh Grade in 2003/2004. Mike was already given the leading role alongside Ariel Lin despite being his first acting appearance. Modeling was something he still stayed active in and posed for advertisements as well as TV commercials. One of his most famous ads of all time is for an underwear company, which received mass reviews and praises from media and fans. Mike reunited with Ariel Lin again in 2004 TV drama Love Contract and had a short but catchy appearance in Say Yes Enterprise.

2005 was the breakthrough year for Mike, his leading TV mini series Devil Beside You with Rainie Yang and Express Boy with Xu Wei Lun were 2 of the best rated TV series in Taiwan. His TV dramas were popular overseas as well.

TV Series

§ Calling For Love (CTS, 2009)

§ Infernal Lover as Feng Yi (2009)

§ Bull Fighting (TTV/SETTV, 2007)

§ Yukan Club (NTV, 2007)

§ Why Why Love (CTS, 2007)

§ Marry Me! (CTS/TVBS-G, 2006)

§ Express Boy (TVBS-G, 2005)

§ Devil Beside You (CTV, 2005)

§ Love Contract (TVBS-G, 2004)

§ An Shi Ai Mei Hui (2004)

§ Say Yes Enterprise The Graduate (TTV, 2004)

§ Seventh Grade (TVBS, 2003)

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