Sustaining My APink Habit With “We Got Married”

Taemin meets the Sister-in-Laws in WGM

 Ever since I finished watching all the Apink News Seasons, I have been going through a bit of withdrawal from not having the girls as part of my evening programming- when you consider that APink News Season One started before their debut, it seems like through both Apink News and Birth of a Family, I’ve been watching their everyday lives since the beginning, and to suddenly not know what they’re doing on a day-to-day basis has been heartbreaking!

Naeun and Taemin in We Got Married

   I’ve been consoling myself on the loss of Apink Goodness in my life  by watching Naeun on We Got Married along with SHINee’s Taemin, and was BLOWN away when, beginning with episode 182, I got to see my beloved girls once again when, first, Taemin got the EXO boys to deliver Naeun and the gals a birthday present and some fine beef cooking! 

EXO grillin' up the Meat for the Birthday Girl!

Funny that the performance Apink did of "NoNoNo" (which Taemin studiously checked to see if she was wearing the rosary bracelet he got her) was actually one of my very favorite perfs! And after, was hilarious to watch Apink checking out the latest episode of We Got Married on TV in the dressing room, to a bemused and embarrassed Naeun! Was even MORE funny to see the girls reactions when Taemin admitted to lying to Naeun about ever having a girlfriend, LOL

APink watching the latest telecast of We Got Married

"Whoa!" So He DID have girlfriends before!"

Then in following episodes 183-184, Taemin had once said that he missed Naeun so much he'd come visit her some day, and so delivered himself to their doorstep in a big cardboard box. Upon seeing Apink back in their living quarters, it was like I was back watching Apink News all over again! So cool to see Taemin meeting Naeun’s “Sisters” Chorong, Bomi, Namjoo and Hayoung, playing with them, eating pizza with them and pranking them all- just having a good time!

Apink and Food, always a good combination

And then the show got even BETTER, when, in the following episodes (185-186), they got EUNJI to join Naeun and Taemin on a double date with Taemin’s Shinee partner Key! 

Gotta be a Special Lady: Jung Eunji

...Here Comes Happiness!!!

Taemin, Naeun and Eunji Bemused, KEY very Nervous!

Man, did Key and Eunji have amazing chemistry and made the show so much FUN! Made me remember why I love Eunji so much, the brash Busan girl really is the “Happy Virus” she’s famed for- so full of life and warmth, a hearty laugh and an eye-smile to die for!

We are the Fun-Makers!

Awwww YEAHHHH! Energetic Eunji

Ahhhn, So COOL that I’m able to still “see” my beloved Apink Girls this way, because right now I’m still on a major high with them and I REALLY need my FIX every day!!!

Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com

It's All About Kim Ji Won

Kim Ji Won as Seol Han-Na in To The Beautiful You

  I only began watching the Korean version of Hanazakari Kimitachi E AKA “To The Beautiful You’ when I found out f(x)’s resident supercutie Sulli was playing the part of the lead “ Horiikita Maki” guy/girl part, but I have to say, as I finish watching episode 10, that my hands down favorite actress in this production just HAS to be Kim Jiwon, playing the part of the evil girlfriend protagonist Seol Han-Na.

Above and Below: Flawlessly playing the part of the "Bitchy Girlfriend"

 A stock charater like the “demanding, selfish girlfriend of the Hero” is made to be a one dimensional throwaway character, but something about Kim Ji Won’s portrayal of Han-na makes her totally sympathetic in my eyes, and at times I hate knowing that her destiny is to be cast aside to make way for the big “happy ending” of Minho’s TaeJoon and Sulli’s Jaehee finally getting together!

  I don’t know if the directors/screenwriters fo the show accidentally made her too likeable or if Jiwon herself is turning Seol Han-Na into a strong character by her terrific acting, but I think her scenes are the ones that are totally moving the story for me, in the latest episode, she was just breaking my heart!! Such an awesome lil actress- Can’t wait to see what happens next!

Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com

...And Rounding Up This Quarter's K-Pop Invasion: SHINee

About every four months or so I put together these j-pop compilations of all my favorite current tunes, something I've been doing on and off since the first j-pop mixes were made for me in 1995, and if there's one thing that's been really noticeable in recent mixes is the amount of K-Pop that's been making it into my fave playlists every month!

I mean, sure, there's always been room for groups like Tohoshinki, SNSD and the like doing "Japanese Versions of their Native Songs", but when 4Minute's completely Korean version of their awesome song "I My Me Mine" made it onto my last mix, I knew a new era of appreciation had arrived, and this month's mix features three Korean artists (with more already scheduled for the next mix!), so without further adieu, I present the final act in this quarter's collection, SHINee singing the R&B rockin' Juliette...