....ing.

[movie]



synopsis:

Min-ah is a high school student who has just been transferred from another school. She is quiet and keeps to herself as she has a deformed hand and has spent most of her life in the hospital battling a life-threatening disease. She lives with her mother Mi-sook, who is widowed. Mother and daughter share a close and intimate relationship, and Mi-sook wishes for Min-ah to experience all aspects of life, including first love.

Min-ah befriends Young-jae, the new neighbour downstairs, and starts to experience her first love. However, everything is short-lived as Min-ah finds out that she is dying...

i view:

i came across this movie a lot of times already but i never paid attention.
i didn't think it was good.
but as you can see, i've managed to watch it already.
i liked it.
it was nice.
i nearly cried at the end.

off topic:

there's an addition in my side bar...
spotlight.
check it out...
i will change it from time to time with no definite schedule... =)
and.. Happy Birthday Jeon Ji Hyun!

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i rate:

8/10

.my wife is 18.

[movie]



synopsis:

Sup-Som Cheung (Ekin Cheng) has been working on his psychology dissertation for 8 years and is still unable to pass. He has chosen women as his topic, yet although he is now 30 years old, he knows little about women. His long time girlfriend also dumps him. It turns out that Cheung is expected to enter into a an arranged marriage to please his senile grandmother who raised him. His advisor suggests that even if he doesn't pass, he might still have fun. Yoyo Ma ( Charlene Choi) is the daughter of the other family interested in arranging the marriage. She has just turned 18 and so is summoned to England to marry Cheung. When Cheung sees Yoyo he is not really interested in her, but he marries her to please their families. Once married they agree to divorce at the end of one year and they write and sign an agreement on the back of the marriage certificate.

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i view:

this movie has a nice feeling to it although nothing outstanding can be pointed out.
and i remember my little bride's plot here.
although the happenings are quite different.
the actress was cute.
i'm more likely to assume she's just 11 years old. haha!
she keeps on jumping everywhere.
i'm 18, but not as energetic as her.
oh, and i watched it with 1 part (10 min.) missing. ='c

i rate:

7/10

.sexy teacher.

a.k.a. Who Slept With Her?



synopsis:
Beautiful, sexy Ji-young is placed at an all boys’ high school as student-teacher. Teenage boys in puberty think of her as a sex goddess and fantasize about her. Then from one of the classrooms, Dean of Students sees a silhouette of a couple embracing and hears a woman moaning. He goes to the classroom only to discover a pair of red stilettos. He suspects Ji-young and is resolved to protect the boys from her sexual charms.

i view:

i've watched this movie months ago.
i just forgot about posting it here.
anyway, i guess this is a funny movie after all.
but other than that, there's nothing else to say...

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i rate:

7/10

.hanazakari no kimitachi e.

a.k.a. Hana Kimi (Japan)

[drama]



synopsis:

The drama is based on the popular manga of the same name by Nakajo Hisaya, which has already been dramatized in Taiwan. Horikita plays the protagonist Ashiya Mizuki, a Japanese girl in the U.S. who one day sees the young athlete Sano Izumi (Oguri) compete in the high jump on television. She begins to idolize him, and decides to move to Japan to attend the same school as him. However, Izumi goes to an all-boys school, so Mizuki disguises herself as a boy to achieve her dream of being with her idol.

i view:

this is definitely one of the best jdoramas ever!
you'll get hooked!
that's for sure!
this drama is more on comedy rather than romance...
i love it. i love it. i simply love it!
you have to watch this!
you'll miss half of your life!

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i rate:

10/10

.boku wa imouto ni koi wo suru.

[movie]



synopsis:

The twins Yori and Iku were very close to each other during childhood as Yori smiled and stated to his parents "I love Iku, I'm going to marry Iku when I'm older". However in recent time, now both being teenagers, Yori has started to stay away from her. She thinks her brother hates her but his distance results in his feelings towards her which are stronger than simple sibling feelings. This causes him sleepless nights since they both share the same bedroom. He tries several things to erase his feelings which includes applying to attend a boarding school in another city and even going out and sleeping with Iku's best friend, Tomoka. However when Iku starts to get interested in boys, Yori becomes overly jealous and now wants his sister more than anything else. So he confesses to Iku wanting them to stay together and is willing to do everything to stay together. However Yori wants Iku as a lover not as a loyal sister and as he presses on she begins to gain feelings for him as well... but nothing ever goes as planned.

i view:

the movie was incredibly soundless!
it could use more dialogue and the story could move a bit faster with shorter pauses.
more background music would also help.
if it weren't for matsujun's good looks, i won't even bother watching it.
while watching the trailer (months ago), i expected much.
i thought the story was nice considering it's a forbidden love and i was curious as to how the story will go.
anyway, to sum things up, i just don't think it met my expectations.
by far, this would get the lowest rating i've ever given.
sorry.

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i rate:

4/10


[anime]



synopsis:

see synopsis above.

i view:

this OVA's so much better than the movie.
the flow of the story's not that slow.
iku's character is more cheerful!
it's nice.
although it's really weird to see siblings doing this and that...

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i rate:

7/10

.she is nineteen.

a.k.a. My Sister-in-Law is 19 / My 19 Year Old Sister-in-Law

[drama]



synopsis:

This series is about a 19 year old girl, Yoo Min who was being abandoned after the death of her mother. She lives alone with her adopted brother, Kang-Pyo. She accidentally meets Seung-Jae, the younger brother of Min-Jae. By chance, Yoo Min actually had a crush with Min-Jae, a doctor who treats her brother's illness for a long time. To fight off his mother demand, Min Jae gets in an engagement contract with Yoo Min and they all end up living at Min-Jae's house. Unexpectedly, Yoo Min and Seung-Jae are going to the same high school. From there, Seung-Jae secretly loves Yoo Min. On the other hand, Yoo Min's father who got amnesia from a car accident is looking for her again after 15 years old she had been abandoned by her neighbors. The conflict comes when the people who living in Min Jae's house are actually related to Yoo Min's abandonment. They are the neighbours who stole the inheritance and abandoned her when she was four year old. View relationship chart for better understanding.

i view:

a really nice series!
funny and cute story!
i got hooked!
so nice...
it stars jung da bin...
it's sad to know she's already gone.
she looks so lively in this series...
it's as if, she has not yet departed.
awww, this was released on the year 2004, three years before the tragic event.
oh well, this one's a must-see!
trust me!

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i rate:

9/10

.rozen maiden träumend.

[anime]



synopsis:

The second season of Rozen Maiden, subtitled träumend (トロイメント, toroimento?) has a slightly darker tone. Träumend is German for "dreaming." The episodes are more plot-driven and deal with topics such as "Father" — the Rozen Maiden's creator — and the inevitable conclusion to the "Alice Game." Jun does not yet attend school (he has much work to make up before he can go back), but studies at home and at the local library. He is much more willing and eager to go outside the house, and seems to have even grown fond of the ever-present dolls. Shinku has also been changed, thanks to the events of the previous season, but she is generally as aristocrat-like as ever, lecturing and punishing Jun at every opportunity. Several new non-doll characters are introduced, including a riddle-spouting, tuxedo-attired anthropomorphic rabbit and two mysterious men who operate a doll shop, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to Rozen. The final group of dolls also appear this season: Kanaria, the second doll, Barasuishou, who introduces herself as the seventh doll, and Kirakishou, the true seventh doll.

i view:

i really like rozen maiden from the theme song to the story line.
i even like "kunkun"!
haha!
the second season's nice.
there are new characters but sadly, there are parts that will really make you cry.
i NEARLY did.
i really like hina ichigo.
she's so cute!
love her! love the anime! love it!

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[via crunchyroll]

i rate:

9/10