The Music of Answer Me 1997

I'm taking a break from the long posts I wrote for my drama obsessions this month and just enjoy the music that came with it. The music is, as much as the story, the key part of every drama. It is what heightens the emotions and the general atmosphere of every scene.

[K-Drama Review] To The Beautiful You

Now it’s time for me to write what I have to say about To The Beautiful You a.k.a. Hana Kimi Korea!

I finished the 16-episode drama just last week. Well, actually, I marathon-watched the last eight episodes because my sister didn't stop pestering me about it and my inner ShaWol accused me of betrayal to the fan girl oath of loyalty. Also, I am tying up some loose knots so I can move on to a new drama obsession in the form of I Miss You.

[K-Drama Review] Answer Me 1997

a.k.a. Reply 1997

The thing about K-Drama and I is that the more excited I become for it to premiere, I’d end up disappointed on how it turned out. And the more I am oblivious that such a drama exists before it premiered, I’d end up satisfied and it’ll turn out to be one of my favorites  With K-Dramas everything is a game of chance. It’s either an epic waste of time or an epic win like the gem that is Answer Me 1997.

Embrace the drama of Melodramas

Moon Geun Young In Cinderella's Sister

That drama is full of angst and it made me realize that I really don't like watching melodramas. It takes a lot of energy watching a drama where you get so frustrated because of the plot and you end up hating everyone in it for being a bitch, an a-hole, a do-gooder and all that.

But I take exemption...

[Book Review] The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

The Mark of Athena is the third book in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. The main characters in The Lost Hero and The Son of Neptune are brought together in The Mark of Athena to fulfill (at last!) the Prophecy of Seven that foretold the doomsday of mankind if the seven half-bloods from the Roman and Greek Camps failed to make peace with their differences and work together for the greater good. It follows the journey of seven demigods from San Francisco to the ancient city of Rome in their quest to defeat the giants and their mother Gaea.

Narrated by Annabeth, Leo, Piper and Percy, the stakes are higher and sacrifices are bound to be made. This is the latest book on my favorite book series as of the moment!

[KPOP Review] Catch Me MV by TVXQ

I don’t have much to say about TVXQ's Catch Me music video because:

• It’s not a mini-movie kind of MV. I want my video to have a story so I can decipher it at every angle and bash the girl who gets to romance Yunho and Changmin. Bummer!
• It’s more of a dance routine MV. What am I supposed to say about it?  I am no dancer!

But I'm going to improvise and write my own story for this video because I can. Consider it as a fan fiction written by a hallucinating fan.

Let the crazy begin!

TVXQ is back!

I remember a couple of weeks ago, Yeoshin (a Cassie friend) and I had a little chat. We talked about our fandom and I told her that I could really use a new Korean album from TVXQ right now. For the first half of 2012 the boys are active in Japan and there's hardly a new KPOP song from them. It was January last year when they released Why (Keep Your Head Down) and that's, like, 20 months ago.

I need a new Korean song from TVXQ! I need a new Korean music video to write about!