mentlkase wrote:... these japanese haven't changed....
It's okay to talk about racist implications from the drama in a civil way. But please do refrain from making such comments that might offend the targeted race. The drama might be racist, but you don't have to be one too.
kodoko wrote: Yet a Japanese actor is portrayed as a Prince Charming and and Korean actor is portrayed as a BEAST.
WARNING: might contain minor spoilers from STH
If we ignore their races, it's still the same old recipe of your typical season dramas. Weren't some of the supporting actors in kdramas portrayed as prince charmings too? Same thing goes with the eccentric leading men...we had a few of them before. Even Lee Wan's role from STH is
weird. It's almost like the carbon copy of Yoon-suh's weirdness in this drama. I could recall one scene by the balcony of young Jung-suh's room(STH), where I can't figure out if he was trying to hug her(I doubt it) or if he was shoving himself into her. It sorta looks like the scene in ep04 of Heaven's tree, but they're doing it againts the wall.(Ah, that sounds dirty
). Back then, I thought it was just innocent struggling, but when I saw similar scenes being played out in this drama...hmmnn
maybe it's just the director's style. There was also a rape attempt in STH but it occurs during the grown characters and has a rational basis for it. Back to the Japanese Prince Charming, I actually find him annoying...most of the Japanese actors are annoying, especially both old bald men from school and the one in the hotel. I'm sorry to say, but Soonim is overacting now. Still cute though.
PSH is also starting to get on my nerves(Yoon-suh oppa! Yoon-suh oppa!) as CJW did with her Sung-joo oppa!!! Oppa!!! The resemblance doesn't stop there. I mean, give me a break..does she really have to cry every other 5 minutes???? I know she can control her tear glands but don't overdo it. Okay, I shouldn't blame her. I should blame the director...he already killed my admiration for CJW with her performance in STH, and now he's making me dislike PSH too. Doesn't she find it odd that the guest suddenly grew 4 inches of hair overnight? You stupid girl.
I love watching kdramas because even if they are sometimes draggy and prone to bad endings, they are seldom corny. PFL and Summer scent are corny, but that's thanks to the horrendous acting. This drama has good actors, but the lines and the way the scenes are shot make it soooo cheesy and fake! I wouldn't say, "I want to fall in love...a love as white as the snow," in front of the class, in a serious and dreamy expression. (Somebody get me a barf bag pls
).
Lee Wan's back profile shots on the sidewalk during stalking dont fit in as well. It's like I'm watching a scene from Batman or Zorro. The whole whistling thing is hilarious. I could just picture someone from the background shouting, "Start whistling now!"
I'm not even gonna start on how the director loovvvveesss escalators, elevators and track competitions.
But running in high heels, gotta give the girl some credit for that.
kodoko wrote:Are they trying to make fun of the Korean by implying they have LOW EQ by behaving like a beast when rejected by love?
Again, not new...we already saw a few supporting leads in kdramas act to the point of insanity when the main girl(guy) picks another guy(girl).
We also have the usual loansharks, the evil mother and daughter, the lost parents, a semi-doppelganger twst, and of course, the star of the show...our downright pitiful heroine--just her against the world. Oh, of course, don't forget her oppa.
The writer, producer, director are all Korean. There might be some changes demanded by the Japanese side, I dont know. I shouldn't touch on something I'm not aware about. Anyway, the Japanese already saw a few similar kdramas of this type...I myself saw a few kdramas and jdramas. And I noticed that housewives in my personal circle of kdrama watchers, including my mom, like these sappy dramas.
They even joke that they wanna divorce their husbands and find themselves a Korean man coz they love like crazy. Haha...the power of kdramas.
I'm just proud of myself for having survived the first 5 episodes. It's wrong to call this drama a tearjerker. There is a lot of
crying involved. The problem is I couldn't sympathize nor relate at all. I was cringing and laughing the whole time with the absurdity of it all.
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. Plus now that Lee Wan is in the gang--the ending just seem 
and wednesday and thursday were the days i looked forwarded too most too!! 
I just watched the first episode (with out subtitles so I didnt really know what was going on other then OPPA) it looks really good but Lee-wan is so scary 
and its so sad 
I was just about to close my browser and watch ep03, then comes the next sentence. 
Are they trying to make fun of the Korean by implying they have LOW EQ by behaving like a beast when rejected by love? 
And no I'm not 15 years old. Probably lot older than you. I see both points as I don't sit around try to judge people for what they're worth.
