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the fucking shire
i think we're finally past all the yelling for yelling sake, well at least most of it. The characters are really fun. as the episodes go on they are less the architypal charactitures we met in Ep.1 and inch closer and closer to Real(ish) people i love how Tian Qi winces when Xiao Bei starts shrieking. i feel ya dude!
However the whole "My princess" schtick is getting OLD.
However the whole "My princess" schtick is getting OLD.
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if the show can continue in this generally calmer vein then i think i could really get into it.
finally the characters are getting through and they're fun to get to know. i REALLY like that the female leads are just a little different than what you usually see. sure Xiao Bei is innocent and good, but not perfect. she's not above extorting someone and she's not nieve. Zhi Qing is also refreshing. she's not the she devil we usually see for the second female lead. Zhi Qing's lack of devil horns is intriguing to me b/c i often think they make the 2nd FL so awful so they dont have to worry about making the 1st female lead all that likeable, you'll like her by default b/c the other chick is just so EVIL.
do the writers of THIS show intend to give us a heroine we can actually like as a person?
finally the characters are getting through and they're fun to get to know. i REALLY like that the female leads are just a little different than what you usually see. sure Xiao Bei is innocent and good, but not perfect. she's not above extorting someone and she's not nieve. Zhi Qing is also refreshing. she's not the she devil we usually see for the second female lead. Zhi Qing's lack of devil horns is intriguing to me b/c i often think they make the 2nd FL so awful so they dont have to worry about making the 1st female lead all that likeable, you'll like her by default b/c the other chick is just so EVIL.
do the writers of THIS show intend to give us a heroine we can actually like as a person?
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i can see it! i'm thinking i might have to sit through one max two more episodes before this settles down into the real story.
this episodes really just solidified the starting point for the four main characters, as such there was heavy focus on the animosity b/w xiao bei and tian qi.
so far i dont like Xiao bei a whole lot. she has her moments but she spent a great deal of the episode yelling. sure, up to a point she has her reasons, but then after that she's just being contrary and childish. that and her voice! i think this is the chick they get to do minnie mouse in china.
There's a fair amt of over acting, which shouldnt surprise or bother fans of the genre. that about wraps it up for this episode except to say i think Xiao bei's little brother look JUST like a tiny slightly chubby Lee Jun Ki, he's even got the k-pop mullet!
this episodes really just solidified the starting point for the four main characters, as such there was heavy focus on the animosity b/w xiao bei and tian qi.
so far i dont like Xiao bei a whole lot. she has her moments but she spent a great deal of the episode yelling. sure, up to a point she has her reasons, but then after that she's just being contrary and childish. that and her voice! i think this is the chick they get to do minnie mouse in china.
There's a fair amt of over acting, which shouldnt surprise or bother fans of the genre. that about wraps it up for this episode except to say i think Xiao bei's little brother look JUST like a tiny slightly chubby Lee Jun Ki, he's even got the k-pop mullet!
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though the first half is still an uncomfortable shriek-fest the second half starts to let you get to know the characters and how they relate to each other. it's much more watchable but it hasnt quite convinced me yet.
The dubbing is a slight problem, but mostly just on the actors that i have seen in other shows like Wen james and Chiu Roy. i've only seen one other asian drama with dubbing and this is done alot better.
The dubbing is a slight problem, but mostly just on the actors that i have seen in other shows like Wen james and Chiu Roy. i've only seen one other asian drama with dubbing and this is done alot better.
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finally Yuki gets his time to shine and though he bawls believably on the treasue bus i still skipped most of the sceene. his crying seemed real but for some reason it just didnt grab me.
Mio's emotional range is also starting to fall a bit flat and is getting to be repetatvie.
Ren on the other hand hits his emotional cues perfectly EVERYTIME. his delighted smiles when ever Mio shows how much she likes him are not only adorable as all get out, but very realistic, as his is pain when he cries.
with only 2 more Episodes left i still really like this series.
Mio's emotional range is also starting to fall a bit flat and is getting to be repetatvie.
Ren on the other hand hits his emotional cues perfectly EVERYTIME. his delighted smiles when ever Mio shows how much she likes him are not only adorable as all get out, but very realistic, as his is pain when he cries.
with only 2 more Episodes left i still really like this series.
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Ren and Mio are, of course all kinds of adorable. the supporting cast is really useless. none of them get enough screen time for the viewer to really care about them. this really only becomes a problem b/c despite the fast pace there isnt enough going on. sure Mio and Ren are progresssing nicely but that's all just sweet looks and the ocassional hug. and that's pretty much IT. everything else that's happening goes by so fast you barely catch it. in the korean version the supporting cast broke up the arc in such a way that you had a lot to entertain you even if it wasnt directly to do with the love story.
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almost at the half way point and still really liking the show. it's really all about Ren and Mio and everything that happens outside of that relationship is really poorly developed, as if the only reason the supporting cast is there is b/c it's impossible to tell this story in a vaccum. theses characters are really there to give Ren and Mio things to act around and that's IT.
also noticing that this version doesnt have as much glitz and glam as the korean version. not a bad thing strictly speaking, but i do find i miss it a little.
also noticing that this version doesnt have as much glitz and glam as the korean version. not a bad thing strictly speaking, but i do find i miss it a little.
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the angst and misunderstandings are piling up faster than flannels at a nirvana concert. there will surely be more tears to come.
the kinder gentler Ren is stealing my heart again, fishing for compliments from Mio and acknowledging that she's not just another fan. it's obvious he cares about her even if he's not ready to admit it yet. still really enjoying Mio. her quiter calmer portrayal is far less nervewracking.
as for the supporting cast they are really in the periphery, except when shu gets his five minutes and pokes his head out the rabbit hole to try to slither in between Mio and Ren. Yuki is getting less and less funny. this is really unfortunate b/c though jeremy really wasnt important to the plot at all he was great comic relief and nice to look at. Yuki is neither.
another thing i am noticing is the soundtrack. those 3 or 4 songs that defined You're beautiful's OST arent nearly as pervasive. by the end of YB i had heard those songs (GREAT SONGS) so many times it made me want to go listen to "almost paradise" just to get them out of my head. here, there are a couple of new ones and they arent on that super heavy rotation, so when you do hear them, even after a few episodes you are'nt rolling your eyes moaning "Again??"
the kinder gentler Ren is stealing my heart again, fishing for compliments from Mio and acknowledging that she's not just another fan. it's obvious he cares about her even if he's not ready to admit it yet. still really enjoying Mio. her quiter calmer portrayal is far less nervewracking.
as for the supporting cast they are really in the periphery, except when shu gets his five minutes and pokes his head out the rabbit hole to try to slither in between Mio and Ren. Yuki is getting less and less funny. this is really unfortunate b/c though jeremy really wasnt important to the plot at all he was great comic relief and nice to look at. Yuki is neither.
another thing i am noticing is the soundtrack. those 3 or 4 songs that defined You're beautiful's OST arent nearly as pervasive. by the end of YB i had heard those songs (GREAT SONGS) so many times it made me want to go listen to "almost paradise" just to get them out of my head. here, there are a couple of new ones and they arent on that super heavy rotation, so when you do hear them, even after a few episodes you are'nt rolling your eyes moaning "Again??"
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For me this episode was all about Shu and the phone date. Sure Mio an dRen continue to be cute and bond, but that's not really different from the first two episodes is it?
the phone date is one of my favorite parts of the original and i must admit that i was a little dsiapointed that it was so short here. Despite not having enough screen time to fully realize the character, the actor does a good job of conveying Shu's thoughts and feelings for Mio with his looks and body language. he looked much better in his disguise than he previously did.
in the original much of the audience cheered for ShinWoo and you felt his pain, hoped against hope that he would get the girl and wanted to punch mi nam in the face b/c she kept picking that insufferable jerk! in this incarnation i feel Shu is the one intruding where is is not needed. when ever he looks at Ren and Mio together you dont get the feeling of "underdog" you get the feeling of "leave them alone!"
this shift for me is not better or worse in terms of story, but it is definately a good thing for the remake b/c, as i mentioned in the Ep 1. review it is these little differences that will keep fans of the franchise from feeling like they are watching "you're beautiful" dubbed in japanese and therefore tuning out.
the phone date is one of my favorite parts of the original and i must admit that i was a little dsiapointed that it was so short here. Despite not having enough screen time to fully realize the character, the actor does a good job of conveying Shu's thoughts and feelings for Mio with his looks and body language. he looked much better in his disguise than he previously did.
in the original much of the audience cheered for ShinWoo and you felt his pain, hoped against hope that he would get the girl and wanted to punch mi nam in the face b/c she kept picking that insufferable jerk! in this incarnation i feel Shu is the one intruding where is is not needed. when ever he looks at Ren and Mio together you dont get the feeling of "underdog" you get the feeling of "leave them alone!"
this shift for me is not better or worse in terms of story, but it is definately a good thing for the remake b/c, as i mentioned in the Ep 1. review it is these little differences that will keep fans of the franchise from feeling like they are watching "you're beautiful" dubbed in japanese and therefore tuning out.
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