Taking a break from my usual manga rec posts...to do a Korean drama post! I've been so addicted to this series lately, so very addicted. If you follow me on twitter, you're probably ready to tell me to STFU about it.
You're Beautiful
Starring:
Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Nam / Go Mi Nyu
Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung
Lee Hong Ki as Jeremy
Jung Yong-hwa as Kang Shin Woo
A kdrama about a crossdressing nun and a boyband? Count me in! I initially checked out this series because darkeyedwolf's lj entry about it made me laugh so much that I knew I had to see it for myself.![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
darkeyedwolf's post is definitely worth checking out if you want to see just how hilarious the first two episodes are. In fact, why don't you go check it out? Go on--I'll wait for you here.
You back? Okay. You're Beautiful is probably the best fluffy drama I've come across this year. Its strikes the perfect balance of comedy and drama for me and never feels at all forced. Like, although Go Mi Nam finds herself in some pretty ridiculous situations, I never find myself cringing at them. I'm just completely charmed by this series.
Anyway, like Mizuki in Hana Kimi, Go Mi Nam is pretty unconvincing as a boy appearance-wise (and her singing isn't all that manly either, lol), but since this is TV, it slides. Mi Nam is a fairly naive character who sees only the good things in the world and tends to act before she thinks. And oh yeah? That "eye surgery" her brother is recovering from? He wanted to make his eyes wider and now he can't shut them. -_- Yeah, I guess the acting-before-thinking trait runs in the family. And in typical gender-bending fashion she binds her chest. Normal, right? But not only that, she stuffs her pants with rubber balls---glow in the dark ones. ADJFLJDFL. Seriously, girl, couldn't you find some other method of packing?
As for A.N.JELL (Angel? Get it?), its made up of Tae Kyung, Shin Woo, and Jeremy. Tae Kyung is the leader/main vocalist of the group and is completely and utterly grumpy and arrogant. Also: very (very) obsessive-compulsive. Go Mi Nam's habit of causing things to go wrong in his presence makes him hit the roof on a regular basis. Shin Woo is A.N.JELLS's bassist (or maybe its guitarist) and Tae Kyung's total opposite; mild-mannered and calm, he accepts Mi Nam into the group the quickest. Jeremy, the drummer, is happy-go-lucky and perhaps just a tad too energetic.
( More ramblings over the relationships in You're Beautiful that's probably a little on the spoilery side. )
I've been watching subbed episodes of You're Beautiful from this channel on viikii. I'm pretty sure aja-aja has them as well. Or you can download episodes throughasian_doramas (must be a member to view entries). anjells is good for episode discussions, icons, and various behind the scenes videos/pictures.
WATCH OUT THE BIDET IS DANGEROUS
All gifs in this post courtesy ofasami15.
Starring:
Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Nam / Go Mi Nyu
Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung
Lee Hong Ki as Jeremy
Jung Yong-hwa as Kang Shin Woo
Go Mi Nyu is a nun-in-training looking forward to entering a nunnery in Rome...until she's forced to step up in her twin brother's place as the new vocalist of the idol group A.N.JELL while he recovers from eye surgery. Now as Go Mi Nam, she has to keep her true identity a secret from the other A.N.JELL members and deal with the everyday experiences of being an idol until her brother can return.
--crappy summary by me (hey, at least I tried this time)
A kdrama about a crossdressing nun and a boyband? Count me in! I initially checked out this series because darkeyedwolf's lj entry about it made me laugh so much that I knew I had to see it for myself.
darkeyedwolf's post is definitely worth checking out if you want to see just how hilarious the first two episodes are. In fact, why don't you go check it out? Go on--I'll wait for you here.You back? Okay. You're Beautiful is probably the best fluffy drama I've come across this year. Its strikes the perfect balance of comedy and drama for me and never feels at all forced. Like, although Go Mi Nam finds herself in some pretty ridiculous situations, I never find myself cringing at them. I'm just completely charmed by this series.
Anyway, like Mizuki in Hana Kimi, Go Mi Nam is pretty unconvincing as a boy appearance-wise (and her singing isn't all that manly either, lol), but since this is TV, it slides. Mi Nam is a fairly naive character who sees only the good things in the world and tends to act before she thinks. And oh yeah? That "eye surgery" her brother is recovering from? He wanted to make his eyes wider and now he can't shut them. -_- Yeah, I guess the acting-before-thinking trait runs in the family. And in typical gender-bending fashion she binds her chest. Normal, right? But not only that, she stuffs her pants with rubber balls---glow in the dark ones. ADJFLJDFL. Seriously, girl, couldn't you find some other method of packing?
As for A.N.JELL (Angel? Get it?), its made up of Tae Kyung, Shin Woo, and Jeremy. Tae Kyung is the leader/main vocalist of the group and is completely and utterly grumpy and arrogant. Also: very (very) obsessive-compulsive. Go Mi Nam's habit of causing things to go wrong in his presence makes him hit the roof on a regular basis. Shin Woo is A.N.JELLS's bassist (or maybe its guitarist) and Tae Kyung's total opposite; mild-mannered and calm, he accepts Mi Nam into the group the quickest. Jeremy, the drummer, is happy-go-lucky and perhaps just a tad too energetic.
( More ramblings over the relationships in You're Beautiful that's probably a little on the spoilery side. )
I've been watching subbed episodes of You're Beautiful from this channel on viikii. I'm pretty sure aja-aja has them as well. Or you can download episodes through
asian_doramas (must be a member to view entries). anjells is good for episode discussions, icons, and various behind the scenes videos/pictures.WATCH OUT THE BIDET IS DANGEROUS
All gifs in this post courtesy of
asami15.