Healer Fever

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That’s it! I’m writing about Healer or Ji Chang-wook for that matter here on my blog even if it looks like jumping into the bandwagon or riding to its popularity in dramabeans. The comments ballooned to thousands which regularly a popular one would get around 300++. The time that I finished watching episode 10, the comments reached more than 800 already and I even tweeted dramabeans on how am I supposed to read them less respond? So this post might contain spoilers. I'm saddened that it seems to be not getting much love in Korea. 

Ji Chang Wook. I thought my gushing over him ended already. In less than 2 minutes he captured me in the way he said his first few lines in Empress Ki. It was enough to let me watch till episode 21 and with Healer I'm sure I'll finished it. I dropped Empress Ki to watch Warrior Baek Dong Soo but for me Yoo Seung Ho is the one who shined the more on that drama. I'm glad I didn't erase Bachelor Vegetable Shop on on hard disk.

Episode 11 aired already and I am not of a great writer to put into words the impact of one particular scene. Beanies at dramabeans are going nuts and I wonder and fear about withdrawal syndrome already. I thought I’ll be nursing my longing for Misaeng, but here goes Healer for’ya. I totally agreed with the recent recap for episode 12 that you'll me lost for words for Healer. Its not a perfect drama but the whole thing is just magical. Also the community that it built, at least over at dramabeans is overwhelming. Last night I watched the live stream of episode 12 and watching it was so fun since there is a chat box on the side and everyone is typing their reactions and sometimes someone will translate. So I imagine seating in a living room with all the members of Healer club all over the world, feeling giddy, excited and left almost crazy with that episode 12 cliffhanger. And as we exit from the living room, all is saying "Isn't it Monday yet?"

So I said magical so what made it magical for me? Let me count the ways.

1.  Meeting the non expectation. Thus surprising and not disappointing (hopes this will not jinx the drama). I haven't said my apologies yet to my dear JCW for not tuning in to his drama as soon as it was shown. I didn't even know that its on a Monday-Tuesday time slot and that it was the show after Tomorrow Cantabile. During that time, I'm so engrossed with Misaeng and entertained with Modern Farmer. After that, I picked up where I left Liar Game because they (beanies) can't stop talking about it. Oh and there's Pinocchio which if Healer is not around will be my favorite currently airing drama. Reading about Healer with another reporter/people in media setting, didn't get me excited especially there's Pinocchio. So with all those factors, it kept me away from this awesome show for a month. I didn't expect it to be awesome but it is! I didn't expect to see Park Min-young and like her, adore her is more apt (I didn't watch New Leaf because I can't get to like her there, so bothered with her nose job). So I approached Healer with just seeing an intro on one of the recaps on dramabeans as "compelling". I didn't expect it to have some mysteries, action, loads and loads of cuteness, funny moments and of course heart, but Healer got it all going on each episodes.

the action

funny and cute

Healer's alter ego Park Bong Soo

2.  Ji Chang Wook. I don't know if I need to say more. As I posted above I was captivated by this guy long before Healer. But seeing him all sweaty in a virtual tennis match and talking with her virtual opponent is enough to get my interest. I really like how he portrays a klutz to bad ass errand guy. With JCW he can be overly cute and playful but if it calls for a drama, he is convincing and effective. 

from JCW Instagram

3.  Back Story. Nothing beats than a backstory rooted on friendship gone sour or rather unfortunate hence the drama. Four guys, one girl and a little boy in tow. Their friendship is as tight as a family but for some reason, two ended up dead, one crippled, one so powerful (and evil?) and one served some time in jail. The show is unraveling each part of the back story in a good pace, just exactly what you need to know for the moment. 

the friends

4.  Soundtrack. I'm a sucker for drama OSTs. I never knew that Michael Learns to Rock has this song "Eternal Love". I love it whenever it plays of course that is when Healer and Young-shin (Park Min-young) is on screen! Its like "Love is the moment" in Heirs but not annoying.

5.  Hug. No not the DBSK song that Young-shin was singing while our hero is under her bed. Initially its just a way avoid her from looking into his face but later on for comfort and luuuuv.

6.  Kiss. Acck! Every drama has its own kissing scene and if a drama is tagged as a romcom its something that I watch out for. After being rescued from the elevator. Man that elevator scene is something! Anyway as Healer ushered Young-shin to safety, she called for him. He leaves but hesitated, he came back and kissed her! 

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7. The Date. Healer is an errand guy and apparently you can email him and ask for a date. Well that is if you're Young-shin. I love how Young-shin stayed true to her promise that she will not utter a word, or even try to look for/at him. Like a real date, Young-shin dolled up herself and sneak out of her house. She stayed and waited in the cinema for hours only to be asked to leave because they are closing. But the revolving door suddenly spun like an invitation for her to come in. This is all I believe with the help of ajumma! I've seen a dozen secret dates but this one is daebak!

8.  Interlocked fingers. As the movie (they saw the latest movie of Lee-Seunggi) ended, Young-shin turns to leave but her arms was grabbed by Healer. Many despise that gesture in most Korean dramas, but in here no harm down and is rather sweet. That holding hands. When I saw it I could feel that my cheeks turned red and there is a tingling sensation down to my spine. **fans self** I was biting my pinky as I watch this scene. 

Episode 12 left us with a killing cliffhanger. I didn't lurk into dramabeans today as much as I did yesterday so that I will not sink deeper to this mania because apparently I have a life.

Loving Monstar!

My Kdrama life continues, though my last entry was about Flower Boy Next Door. So far I've finished "Unexpected You" while I'm on vacation its a 50+ episodes, yes I can't believe myself either that I was able to finish that show. Its a good one and its bearable to watch till the end. 

Right now I enjoy watching Monstar! Its being shown every Friday only, which is a total pain, though each episode is longer that the usual 2-episode a week drama. I love watching high school drama plus this is a musical! No, its not just another Dream High or Glee (whatever happened to that show? because I stopped watching). I've been loving every episodes but last Friday's episode is a blast for several reasons (might contain spoilers):

1. Less bickering between Se-yi and the star, Seol-chan. Ha! I love it when he says "I'm a Star"
2. More background stories for the other characters 
3. Nana lighting up, see everyone has a soft spot, I think she has a big crush on Sun-woo
4. The duet of Do-nam and Kyu-dong of 2NE1's I am the Best! 
5. Do-nam's beatbox perf.
6. Seol-chan back-hugging Do-nam to stop him from leaving, and how others stopped him as well. Awwwww moment for me.

Monstar has been covering popular Kpop songs and I will try to get them all! Right now I manage to rip and convert to mp3 the I am the Best duet of Do-nam and Kyu-dong and the beatbox too! I will use this as my ringtone!

For recap of this drama, you know where to go to, dramabeans! To see it online go to dramacrazy.

Appreciating Nice Guy Finale

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I don't know how you watch a drama, a Kdrama. For me I watch it as it is, and refuses to understand every detail and for me that is entertainment, less use of brain cells. However, as I frequently read dramabeans' recaps and my co-readers comments, I somehow see the need of watching into certain details of the drama, analyze it or even worse, rewrite the ending. For me that is not entertainment anymore. Or maybe I just lack analytical skills? is that bad?

[SPOILERS]

Anyway, Nice Guy, ended last Thursday and I want a happy ending. Kang Maru is such a nice guy to simply end up dead as a resolution for his character and Eun-gi live a sad life to simply have her love of her life dead. I just realized that only one person died in this drama, just the president.

The bad guys ended up in jail that in this drama crimes seems to have a lesser year of punishment. I was about not to watch the remaining quarter of the finale for my heart is already sore. Seeing Kang Maru, bleeding to death and lying on cold pavement with nobody around. I still wish to know some other details like most readers commented and even the writer of the recap, WHAT HAPPENED TO TAESAN? 

Surely, Eun-gi is not the president as she is now a shop owner of a rather not so nice pastries. Just finishing up that sentence makes me wanna go to dramacrazy and watch the last quarter of episode 20 for the happy ending part is rather short, though I am still satisfy, but I want more. The drama used amnesia sparingly here. Atty. Park while in coma made me think "Oh, he will donate something to Maru, for Maru to live" but realized that Maru needs a new brain or something. Not an eye, heart or kidney. It will be nice to see Eun-gi sensed that something is so wrong with Kang Maru and rushed back to him and seeing Kang Maru almost dead but she managed to bring him to the hospital and as he gain his consciousness, asked "Who are you?" to Eun-gi and his vision blurred only hearing Eun-gi screaming at him "It's me Kang Maru, Eun-gi-ya, let's run away..." 

happy ending!
image credit: dramabeans

Still I like the ending for it gave us a happy ending, seeing them in a peaceful countryside. We don't know how long Kang Maru had his memories back. But it doesn't matter for its back. The child which I initially thought to be their daughter, for it the name is "Kang". I am thinking, maybe one of the side effects, were remembering then, forgetting. Maybe at one point they have a kid, then eventually forgets everything, then remembering again... hahaha!

I forgot about the ring. So he had it all along. Such a nice background, and I wonder where it could be? As I wrote my FB status this morning (I finished watching at 4 am) I am with a big smile. I am so happy for Nice Guy, Song Joong Ki. Daebak!

Current Love Affair - Arang and the Magistrate

So it started last night,  after a 3-hour extension in the office. I was supposed to go and have a little retail therapy but my heel isn't cooperating so I go home straight and just leaned into Doritos. I thought of rebelling on my diet (ha! I am not even starting and here comes "rebelling"), I ordered along with Ate Sardy's sprite, 2 Cokes in can.

Now as my Coke came, I ripped open my Doritos and played Arang and the Magistrate. I love Shin Min Ah in fact I envy her dimples. It just that when she was portrayed a very beautiful lady in Gumiho, boy, I was really convinced. But in this drama, I came to watch it because of Lee Jun Ki. And my.. my.. my.. does he has the perfect jaw line? I laughed hard as I read the comments in dramabeans about seeing his abs, post military abs that is! You don't need to go down to see those comments. One commented that LJK is not pretty but someone beg to disagree and posted beautiful pictures of him! And yes, I think he is pretty! 

Desktop - Clean with an aegyo from Joo Won!

Sigh, things I do when things sort of turned a little bad. I blame the one who gave me such unpleasant day yesterday and you know how they say that if your week started bad it will roll over to the rest of your week. For me its rather infecting with the rest of the week with badness. I prayed for the incident yesterday which was just over the phone for it not to ruin my entire day and the remaining part of my work week. It did not happen though,  and I'll view it as a test. When bad things happened I am so careful not to post anything on FB where all of my friends will get to see my frustration over a matter as if seeking sympathy. And no I would not do that for I have a Father that I can call on to anytime and would hear, understand and comfort me. I told it to 2 of my friends after, and tweet it (I have 2 followers, ha!) just to let it out.

Today, well as I said it rolled over to next day. I received an email that one of my post was removed (it was not really removed, the status was changed to "private" meaning its not searchable) due to DMCA something. I just posted a link and was not even hosting the site but that entry was killed. Which is rather sad. UGGGGGH! I just thought of something to say but it may end up a 10 paragraph bickering with the world that we cannot change.

I usually would do a tedious job to set aside anything from thinking about it. Now I "cleaned" my Desktop. Awww, I should have taken a screen shot of my old desktop and you can't help but gape on my desktop, as I like to deposit any type of files that I am working on in there. ha!

I read interviews of Joo Won and  Park Ki-woong posted in dramabeans and I saw that aegyo from Joo Won (there are tons of it) and I felt that it should grace my desktop.

I feel better. :)

Faith - Premieres Tonight!

Coby: Kdrama give my life back!

Kdrama: What life? As if?


LOL!

Lee Min Hoooooo! Am I gonna scream like that on my blog?  Honestly I am not a Lee Min Ho fan, though I cannot deny his hotness! I wasn't able to see City Hunter in full, as I refrain to add to the growing fangirls of LMH. Yea, yea.. I missed a lot for not seeing City Hunter, and its still in my list of "To-watch-if-I-have-time". Now I am going to join the whole LMH hulabaloo with Faith. Another sageuk (I love sageuks, the costumes, the props, the language) and yes with time travel. Now we'll see if it will live up with the hype, so far QIHM man holds my favorite when it comes to saguek-modern time drama fusion.

Its funny how it has a place now in dramabeans for the recaps. They love LMH so much! I thought it already started and that I missed it, only to find out it will be aired tonight!

Will I love LMH this time?

Gaksital Ep 13 & 14 - SO BAD!

So bad that it let me bit my nail, scream dali, dali! (faster, faster!) and worse, even said the F word!  The word that I managed to get out of my vocabulary simply blurted out of my mouth. Never watched a drama that I got so involved.  There's some spoiler below, better watch it with subs at kimchidramas.net or dramacrazy and to be entertained with recaps and viewers comments, go over to dramabeans.

After the brief romantic scene of Gaksital and Mokdan, its all business now!  The Oplan Ruin the Annexation Commemoration Celebration is to be realized.  And yes, Shunji yells, GAKSITAAAAL!

Its all success for the Gang and Gaksital but Damsari was caught.  Really with that kind of security and lack of gadgets like what we see in M.I. how can you escape.  I really like how Kimura found Kang-to lying on the floor beaten as well.  I don't care how he managed, that but our Kang-to did!  hehe!

It just killed me upon seeing Leader Jo, inside the torture cage with big spikes all over!  And to top that, Shunji is rocking the box with Leader Jo inside, looks a little bored and is like giving his legs an exercise! (this is the part where I said it) When a liquid flowed under the box, I thought that he peed due to to pain and die, but its just blood and he still alive and agreed to cooperate.  Dunno if its part of the ingenious plan (I hope it is) of Mokdan to lure Shunji and rescue his dad.

This show is so bad that they left us with Shunji, overhearing Kang-to asking Damsari where is Boon-Yi and that she is in danger! Show why? Why would you left us with that and let us yearn for Wednesday to come, totally ruining my other dramas.

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I can't wait for Wednesday and I bet everyone that watches Gaksital, screams for the same thing!

The King 2 Hearts Episode 10 - Made my noodles very soggy!

Well that's what you will get if you tend to multitask with kdrama on the other hand, not just any kdrama, but its The King 2 Hearts! I was cooking an instant stir fry noodle that supposed to be cooked within 2-3 minutes and I think I cooked for 15 minutes since that's how long each part of The King 2 Hearts when you watch it online! hahaha! serves me right! As a penalty I ate it I just put a little oyster sauce and and hard boiled eggs (which is hardly hard boiled because up to now I don't know how long does an egg gets hard boiled).  I finished it with TK2H and its delicious! haha.. But still I would not suggest that you watch kdrama and do something else like cooking.

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 The subs are available now yay! Enjoy! Can't wait for next week's episodes!

photo credit:  dramabeans

Shut up Flower Boy Band - I'm hooked!

Judging from the title, I would never touch this drama, until girlfriday of dramabeans said so.  I remember coming across that drama while I am enjoying Flower Boy Ramyum Shop, again a drama that I would not consider because of the title.  I got a feeling that I've got enough of flower boys, well until javabeans said so.  I took her advice and just like her, I was hooked!

The drama offered something raw to most drama cliché.  An early kissing scene, the holding of hands that is more meaningful than kiss...swoon!  I right away longed for one and grabbed Yong my panda bear plush toy for embrace.

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Shut up Flower Boy Band reminded me of my high school days which is centuries ago.  The silly me. I must admit that I once had a dream fantasy of marrying Basti Artadi of Wolfgang (a Filipino band) and would not mind death threats from my fellow fans that have the same fantasy as mine! haha! I suddenly missed my best friend.

It totally had me when Ji-hyuk said, "Don't look for it, I'll sing it for you.."  aaaaawwwww.  The OST rocks! Now every drama that will put "flower boy" I will definitely not judge it.   And I have to say that I am now a fan of L (Kim Myungsoo) of Infinite!

You can download each episodes with English subs at doramax264.

Fashion King - Episode 1 and 2!

Fashion King aired last March 19.  I didn't see a glimpse of it.  I will watch this drama because of Yoo Ah In. Its already up in dramacrazy.  Episode 1 complete with subs while Episode 2 is still raw.  If you care about recaps, there's one in dramabeans for episode 1.

I wonder how can I get my life back with all these dramas!  Up for tonight is Rooftop Prince and The Kings 2 Heart!

Did you see Fashion King? Are you excited with Rooftop Prince and The Kings 2 Heart?  After a week it will be Love Rain too!

The Moon that Embraces the Sun Episode 17 is up but RAW...

Its up via tuduo but its super slow for me :( Maybe I just have to wait tomorrow and hopefully its subbed already.

Edit: Now in dramacrazy.

Its so nice to see the King riding a horse! Full recap by our reliable girlfriday is posted in dramabeans.