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We went to do more sightseeing yesterday, with a new tour guide. She's much better I feel, in terms of smiling, friendliness, English, knowledge of good places to go and initiative. Aniwaes, we went to Lotte World, which I absolutely loved but didn't get to ride anything except for the pharoah 3D virtual show. =( It's a place to go with friends, not family. Not a family who's afraid of the smallest things. Aniwaes, I also saw the hot air balloon ride featured in Creating Destiny. XP I think it's really destiny coz on the previous tour, I walked past this shop in Insadong that was used as Yeo Jun siter's pastry shop in the show.

After Lotte World, we went to this precius stone workshop where gm bought some jewelry. Then it was to 63 Building to view the nightscape!
 

We went to the Wax Museum next!
     
I'd be happier if it was Yong Ha's role instead of Yon-sama's. I didn't even watch Winter Sonata lah! But, just for fun!

I recently (ok a few wks ago) participated in a YB Project, and the results of that project is out here!

Basically, in response to JGS's msg on SBS's msg board (he reflected if it was because he didn't do a good job that the ratings weren't high, because he felt the rest of the cast was superb), international fans of YB got together and compiled messages to send to the YB team. What started out as a simple email idea somehow got included into a visit by Korean DC Gallery members to the set. In that blog are an account of the visit, photos of the cast with the project and much others. Go have a look!!

It's really, worldwide. Like I haven't been surprised by Arashi enough...but this is just a drama. It's not a band or grou or anything. Yet, the following is..amazing.

Once again, the power of the Internet. ORZ. I fall at your feet.

Here are the videos containing those messages.

I've participated in numerous such events, to arashi, SS501, Raymond...but this is the first time I actually feel that "I was part of something that made a difference!" 장근석, 100야! Fan-service.

Oh and I it's funny how JGS actually wrote in DC Gallery some spoilers for upcoming episodes, but because he had no proof (eg a photo of himself), no one believed what he said and even told him to go play elsewhere. LOL..I've seen plenty of such messages around, and usually don't bother to click, because they're either crap or if real, things I don't want to get spoilt about.

[edit] More videos of the visit on DC (This is mainly on JGS, for the rest, click the links below the video).

Boy, I sure love JGS's voice!!!! But not when he's shouting, like what he's been doing in the last part of ep 11 till that of ep 12. Seriously, can I ever get a kdrama without someokne shouting and yelling? Look at hk dramas! Tsk.

I should have known!!! YAPPARI!

Our Taekyung isn't that weak!!! Though he does care for Minam, it's not a deep love yet, and it's not like him to give in.

OMG I so love the screenwriters. Many were complaining about the kiss (see cap below) last ep, and though I saw it as Taekyung's sacrifice for Minam, I was sorely pained too.

HAHA! This is going into my big list of 'You're Beautiful turn-around cliches'.

It's faked!! An angle problem!! And I guess this once again depicted just about how much we should get heated up or excited over what appears in tabloids, even those backed by photos. And the funny thing is, everyone's mind kind of affected by typical drama plots such that no one really stopped to think "Hey but we didn't see their lips touch!". We just filled in the gaps with what we expected things to be. The human brain works in amazing ways. Either that or we're just too poisoned by drama plots.

Ok, I'm gonna go continue the ep before sleeping! Oh gosh, I've gotta wake up in 6 hours time!! =S

 

From dramabeans

SBS’s idol drama You’re Beautiful may only be second in its timeslot (after IRIS on KBS), but its soundtrack is a big hit. Now only a week after its release, it has already sold about 20,000 albums; the day it came out, it was a top seller on all the various online sites (Melon, Dosirak, Mnet).

To give you a sense of what that number means, it is unusual for OST albums to sell more than 10,000 units. The drama’s ratings are modest at best, but the strong sales of the soundtrack point to its status as a solid mania hit. The album was written and produced by Han Sung-ho, who also worked on the dramas Lovers, On Air, and Brilliant Legacy.

With the actors all showing musical talent (two are from idol bands and the other two also sing in the series), some are even wondering whether the idol-group-within-the-drama will pursue activities for real; according to a source with the production’s marketing team, “The viewers want A.N.JELL to perform for real and the members are in accord, so they are currently discussing it. At the moment, their schedules are packed tight so it’s difficult to make a decision. When the drama nears its close, they’ll be able to solidify plans for possible activities.”

Via BNT News, IS Plus

Well, I'm still waiting for Jan to come. Wanna buy the OST when I reach Korea...but I've downloaded the album already and it is really addictive, although there're only that few songs (many of them had various versions by different people). The thing is, they CAN sing. JGS is pretty decent for a non-full time singer, and I totally loved his version of 들리나요 in beethoven virus. Hong Gi and Yong Hwa are singers and you know most korean singers, even idol ones, can sing. Surprisingly, Park Shin Hye has a good voice too!!

I totally wouldn't mind, in fact, I hope, that they release another OST/album under the ANJELL name...but I guess it's highly unlikely for an actual group to come out from this because they all have their own commitments outside ANJELL, like FTIsland, which I'm sure is very busy, other other dramas etc...Even if they had some outside-the-drama activities, it'll most probably be short-term.

Aniwaes, I'm surprised that the OST was produced by the same guy who did On Air's, coz I loved On Air's OST to bits too! 

I'm currently addicted to this Korean drama called You're Beautiful (미남이시네요). It stars many people I don't know, except for this guy from the cute movie Baby and I. But apparently Hong Gi from FTIsland is in there too. It's like a mix of Hanakimi and Hanadan. Plus it's super funny without being too chessy and typical. Tons of good looking guys, to meet all needs. There's a gentle one (think Rui), there's a brash one (think Domyouji minus 1 level prior to meeting Tsukushi), there's a cute one (think Nakatsu) and a pretty one (think of most pretty idols).

Basically, the story is this. The female lead has a twin brother living apart from her. One day, someone came along and told her her brother got through an audition to join this very popular Korean boyband called A.N.JELL. However, due to some freak reason, he had a surgery and needs to recover from it. So, the man, his manager, asked her to help by signing the contract on his behalf. And following that, he asked her to pretend to be him for the month till he recovers.

So, we have a female in an all boys group. But the story's not that much about how the female lead copes with hiding her true gender and all the funny things that happens. At ep 2, the two males in the 3-person group already know about that. The remaining one thinks that the gentle member, who treats her very well, is gay and likes her, and that the brash member, whom she keep pestering, is a victim of her 'gayness;. And his imaginations are like the best. Super funny. The female lead, surprisingly, looks very much male in many scenes....she can definitely pass off as a male in the pretty flower boy idol world of ours.

And, the subs come out super fast! Like, in just one days' time!

Aniwaes, I love the OST...they have a very good mix of songs from all over the world that surprisingly fit different scenes quite well. I like these two, performed by the band in the drama. Try listening! And I translated the lyrics too!