More KDrama Reviews: Blood and Modern Farmer

Let’s start off with Modern Farmer. I had been wanting to watch this drama for the longest time, mainly because of Lee Hongki the lead singer of FTISLAND and Park Min Woo who was in Flowerboy Ramen shop and the reality show Roommate. 

I will try my best to not give any spoilers but with how it ended, I am not sure I can contain myself. But of course I will warn you.

Plot Line: The band members of Excellent Souls (ExSo, yes Exo fans were pissed at this name) were on their way to stardom until an unfortunate accident. Several years later, the boys have either settled for dead end jobs, going to medical school, a full time student, or being a bum. MinKi (Played by HongKi) was the lead singer of ExSo and the bum of the group. He found himself getting into trouble with a loan shark and in hopes to pay back his debt, he moves onto the farm his grandmother left to him, in hopes of growing cabbage and selling them. Of course he cannot do this alone, so he manipulates his friends into joining him. Their main goal being, to release an album and becoming famous.

My Opinion on Characters:

There are so many characters in this drama that I am not sure if I can name them all but I will try!

Minki: HongKi played this character very well. He is a little over the top but he is very selfish when it comes to what he wants. There are times when you love him, and times when you want to smack him in the face with an eel….watch the show you’ll get it.

Hyeok: MinWoo! I loved loved loved his acting in this. His character was so sad, but so loveable that I really wish he would have gotten the girl. Damn that secondary male role! 

HanCheol: This goofy character really stole my heart. He was so sweet and innocent and much like any other ordinary person, the worst possible things seemed to happen at the worst possible times for him. I was so happy with how the story ended for him. 

KiJoon: This was definitely a character I wish I could have had more time with. SPOILER: he falls in love with an illegal immigrant from North Korea who is trying to earn money to save her sick mother. He tries to be the tough guy but secretly is so sweet to her that when she gets deported it broke my heart.  

YoonHee: This is a role Ha-Nui was born to play. This tall, strong women was Minki’s first love who back then, was a dainty flower who is now the chief of this little farming villiage. She is spunky and strong. 

HyeJung: This women is the best comedy of the whole show. I swear. She is this very beautiful middle aged women who believes she is perfect in every way. But she is not. She cannot cook for the life of her. Examples: Seaweed Chocolate Fondue and Ramen Popsicles. 

MinHo: MinHo is YoonHee’s son. Minho is so adorable and looks up to MinKi as a father figure. It was cute. 

InKi: A strange man who speaks in grunts that can only be understood by his daughter SangEun. He turns out to be a very good character and I was very happy to see the actor return in Sensory Couple. 

SooYeon: This girl, my god, she was a character I loved to hate. HanCheol just wanted to get to know her and she would repeatedly shoot him down. 

SangDeuk: The village drunk, he was quite funny. Whenever he would be waiting for someone (who would always be late) he would always have to pee, so he would go in the middle of the street only to have the person he was waiting for pop up behind him. So random, but so good. Lol. 

ManGoo: This man also appears in Sensory Couple. But in Modern Farmer, he is a very odd strawberry farmer who is very wealthy and is married to a very beautiful foreign woman. He is stubborn and what is the best part is because of his looks, they assume his mother is his wife, and his sister is his daughter. 

HwaRan: An illegal North Korean Immigrant that works on one of the farms to earn money to send back to her family. She is very sweet, quiet, and shy and I think I loved her most of all. 

YooNa: >.> Dis girl. Oh man, I don’t think I have ever hated a character more than I have hated her. Seriously. Any villain in any of the drama’s or movies I have ever watched cannot compare to her. She uses Minki because if she cannot get what she want’s nobody can. She want’s everything and will do ANYTHING to get it. It’s disgusting.

Honestly, the ending was terrible, they got what they wanted, and yet it failed. I would recommend it if you want something with TONS of slapstick comedy, but the ending was terrible. 

I give it a 3.5/5

Now onto Blood. Blood I wasn’t sure about. Mainly because it’s about vampire doctors. Now, I don’t like to admit it, but I was a twilight fan when I was in High School (Don’t hate me I was young and stupid). But I was curious about how they would portray vampires compared to all of the hype of the last few years. So, my friend Katie and I picked Blood to try to watch together. I “accidentally” zoomed passed her in the episodes and finished before her. So now I will give my opinion on the show!

Plot Line: Park JiSang is a pure blood vampire who was raised by his mother after his father was killed by evil vampires. His parents being scientists, trying their best to cure the vampire disease VBT, only to have research stopped after his mother was also killed by evil vampires. In Present day, JiSang lives with his human friend HyunWoo and together they work hard to find a cure, and discover who these evil vampires really are. In order to do so, JiSang must work as a surgeon in a hospital.

Honestly, the show wasn’t bad. But like most dramas, the ending sucked. Once again I will try my best to not give away any spoilers and I will warn you if I cannot help myself.

My Opinions on the Characters:

JiSang: Ahn JaeHyeon played this role very well. He was straight faced even throughout the funniest moments. Thank god he was not a sparkly vampire. Nope he was a tough vampire. Just how I like them. 

RiTa: This spunky girl is JiSang’s love interest and rival when it comes to performing surgeries. She is feisty and rather funny. She tries to be like any other girly girl, but knows she fails when Ji-Sang won’t play along. 

JaeWook: One of the Hottest vampire villains ever. Just saying. He is so evil, he makes Voldemort look like Mary Poppins. 

HyunWoo: This boy made me cry and scream at my television. I cannot tell you why because Katie will kill me if she reads this and finds out I spoiled it x.x. The torture is real.

Luuvy: LUUVY omg Luuvy is HyunWoo’s perverted robot that loves to take down women’s measurements and record things he probably shouldn’t. He is the best! More shows should have robot sidekicks.

GaYeon: >.> NOPE can’t even get through describing her without giving everything away. Let’s just say she rhymes with Knievel… 

KyungIn & SeokJoo: I put these two together because they are the aunt and uncle of RiTa. These two are so messed up it’s not even funny. The actress who plays KyungIn also was in Pinocchio so you might recognize her. I liked her better in Pinocchio. 

SooEun: SooEun is a trusty sidekick to one of the other doctors of the hospital that join forces with JiSang. She is cute and bets that if JiSang is a vampire, her boss will have to run around the hospital naked. 

IlNam: Making him a main character was pointless. They started to go along with this idea that he faked his way through medical school, only to drop it. His story line went nowhere absolutely nowhere and made no sense what so ever.

All in all, the entire series was good. The first episode really turned me off because it was big on the twilight vibe, but after that it was an interesting plot line with twists and turns that made you scream in shock (you have no idea how many times I scared my dog when she was sleeping by screaming). HOWEVER, the last episode was so rushed, it made no sense. When I asked others about it, they are hoping for a season two. Not sure if that will happen because my Korean sources tell me it was not very popular in Korea. BUT either way I enjoyed the plot of the show very much.

Slang: 

헛물켜다--To make fruitless efforts/chasing rainbows.

Romanization: heotmulkyeota

Pronounced: haut-mool-kyo-ta

Examples: If someone is trying to hit on someone who is already married. 

Korean Through Kpop:

핸드폰--Cell Phone

Romanization: haendup’on

Pronounced: Han-dew-pown (approximately)

Example: can You Turn off Your Cellphone by BTS

Thank you for reading!  감사합니다!!!!!

Kill Me Heal Me KDrama Review

Kill Me Heal Me Review

So lately, to releave stress, I have been bingeing on KDramas. I watched the last 5 episodes of the Heirs in one day, and even after that I was looking for more. After asking my friends (Kim YongJu & Baek WooSol) if they had any recommendations, they both had nothing bad to say about the drama Kill Me Heal Me.

I know Kill me Heal Me has been very popular in Korea when it aired, so I figured why not. I will give my review of the entire series hopefully without any spoilers.

Plot Line: The Lead Character is 20 something Heir Cha DoHyun who after a traumatic childhood has a multiple personality disorder that he keeps hidden from his family. After spending many years in the USA, he is dragged back to Korea (by one of his alter egos) in order to take his position as the rightful Heir to the family company. In order to keep his illness a secret, he confides in a first year psychiatrist, Oh RiJin to control his personalities and possibly heal him.

My Opinions on the Characters:

Cha DoHyun: This actor is AMAZING! His ability to portray these very…unique personalities is incredible! Varying from a violent soul to a 17 year old stalker fan girl, he plays each role in its entirety! 

Oh RiJin:…. Three words: Annying. As. Hell. Her fake laugh, over zealous personality is just painful enough to give me a headache. On a good note though, she does play the role of the “referee” between the personalities very well, and this annoying attitude does calm down about half way through the series.

Oh RiOhn: RiOhn is RiJin’s “twin brother”. I. LOVE. THIS. CHARACTER. He is so charmingly silly it makes me wish the show was about him. RiOhn is known as the “villiage idiot” when secretly is the bestselling author of this murder mystery series.

The best part had to be the ending! They wrapped everything up and it was perfect! The only other thing I could say is watch out for YoNa. Seriously, that girl be cray.

Overall I give this drama a 4/5. Now onto this weeks words!

Slang

홀--(The equivalent of Holy Crap)

Romanization: Hol

Pronounced: Hole

Example: Friend: I just won the lottery

Me: Hol!

Korean Through Kpop

괜찮아--I’m Ok

Romanization: Kwaench’ana

Pronounced: gewn-cha-nah

My Example comes from Eric Nam’s Song (I’m ok I’m ok)

Thank you for reading! Until Next time!

Kill Me Heal Me Review

So Lately, to release stress, I have been going a little over board on Kdrama's. I watched the last 5 episodes of The Heirs in one day, and even after that I was still looking for more. After asking my friends 김 영주 (Kim Yongju) & 백 우솔 (Baek woosol )if they had any recommendations, they both had nothing bad to say about the drama 킬 미 힐 미(Kill Me Heal Me).

I know Kill Me Heal me has been very very popular in Korea for the past few months so I figured why not.

I will give you my review of the entire series hopefully without any spoilers.

Plot Line: The lead character is a 20-something Cha Do Hyun who after a traumatic childhood experience developed DID, Dissociative Identity Dissorder also known as Multiple Personalities Disorder. After spending many years in the US, he is dragged back to Korea in order to take his position as rightful heir to the family company. In order to keep his illness a secret, he confides in a 1st year psychiatrist, Oh Rijin to subdue his personalities.

My Opinion:

The plot was something very unique! After having growning up around people with bipolar disorder, I was curious to see how this would play out. Obviously it the main actor could have been terrible at switching personalities at the drop of a hat, or was going to be so amazing it would knock me off my feet.

Characters:

Cha Do Hyun: This actor is AMAZING!! His ability to portray these very...unique personalities is incredible! Varying from a Violent Soul to a 17 year old Idol Crazy girl, he plays each role in its entirety! What I find funny is that in a way, he is the main character and the second leading male. If you watch it you will understand why.

• Seggi: The violent heart throb of the bunch, he is the personality that is that bad boy you want to love but know you shouldn't.
• Yoseob: A 17 year old boy who has his heart set on killing himself and taking everyone with him.
• YoNa: Yoseob's twin sister who is obsessed with the color pink, pretty things, and meeting all of her "Oppa's" (Idols).
• Perry Park: A trouble making old man who loves to drink and play with explosives.
• Nana: A young girl.
• Mr. X: A mysterious magician with a father-like quality.

Oh Ri Jin:...Three words: ANNOYING.AS.HELL. Her fake laugh, over zealous personality is just painful to watch in the beginning of the show. Once she is knocked off her high horse though, she becomes tolerable. On a good note though, she does play the role of the "referee" between the personalities very well.

Oh Ri Ohn: Ri Ohn is Ri Jin's "twin brother".  I. Love. This. Character. He is so charmingly silly it makes me wish the show was about him. However, he does have a sense of mystery  about him that makes his character not just silly, but also deep and serious.

After just recently finishing this drama, I have to say I was most impressed with the ending. Most of the drama's I have seen in the past either:

1. Don't wrap things up and leave you hanging.
2. Try to wrap things up but fail miserably by forgetting like major points of the story line.
3. End perfectly. Everything is clear, and there is no open ending.

Of course the 3rd option is a rare occurrence, but for Kill Me Heal Me, it was perfect.  So perfect I cried I might add, considering I never cry. 

The only other warning I have for you is watch out for Yo Na....Seriously, that girl is crazy.

Overall, I would seriously recommend this drama to everyone I know! Even the ones that do not have the patients for subtitles. This show would probably change their minds. 

Now...onto this weeks words!

Slang

홀-The equivalent of "Holy Crap"

Romanization: Hol

Pronounced: Hole 

Example: 

Friend: I just won the lottery

Me: 홀!

괜찮아- I'm ok.

Romanization: kwaench'ana

Prounounced: gwen-cha-nah

My example comes from Eric Nam's most recent song called "I'm ok I'm ok"

Gelous & Ever Last Nail Polish Review

Hi everyone! So lately I have had the urge to paint my nails. But of course I forgot how easily my nails chip (because I type on a keyboard like a speed demon and work with my hands). No lie I will do my nails in the morning, and by the evening I am usually picking at the chipped pieces of polishes that remain on my nails.

I tried gel polish a few months ago, and sure it lasted a week or so, but it also made my nails really really weak. There was no way I could use that on a regular basis.

After watching some reviews on youtube (and finding most of them to be a bunch of bs) I decided to go to Sally's (beauty store). Lucky me I found two products:

• Gelous Advanced Nail Gel Coat, which a couple youtubers raved about saying it lasted up to 11 days (needed to see if that was accurate.)

• China Glaze Ever Glaze, which is a new product I decided to try because there was a sale of buy one get one free. 

First I decided to try the New China Glaze product. With China Glaze being one of my favorite brands, I had high hopes for this product.

Here were the instructions:

• There is no base coat for this brand, so clean your nails and apply 2 coats of the Ever Glaze polish of your choice. 
• Once your base coat is dry apply the Ever Glaze "Active top coat"

So here is my week of wearing China Glaze Ever Glaze:

Day 1: 

After prepping my nails, I applied two thin coats of the polish coastal mist (left) and NY slate of mind (right). I found it didn't take to long to dry before I could put on the top coat.

Also: The nails were soooo shiny! (in the pic's they may look a little matte. That is because stupid me out of habit I applied my opi nail envy in Matte ontop of it. ) So far so good.

Day 5: 

The polish is still standing! Besides some small, itty bitty chips that you wouldn't notice unless you grabbed my hand & held it to your face; It's still looking pretty good. I am pretty impressed considering all of the typing, sewing, and roughhousing with the dog I did in that week.

So on Day 5, I figured it was proof enough for me that this product really works! With that in mind, I cleaned my nails and tried my other option: Gelous Advanced Nail Gel Coat.

Because there are no instructions on the bottle (and it didn't come in a box) I assumed you used it like a regular base coat.

That's where I went wrong.

The polish I used was the quick dry by Sally Hansen and after applying a top coat, not 2 hours later, my nails chipped.

I was so pissed off! How could those people say this product could help your "mani" last up to ELEVEN days!? So I went back to my computer and found out that I was using the Gelous base coat all wrong!

So here is my new process. I cannot recall who's video I got this information from but thanks! 

1. 2 coats of Gelous base coat
2. 1 coat of regular polish
3. 1 coat of Gelous base coat
4. 1 coat of regular polish
5. 1 coat of a top coat of your choice.

So really, it's all about the layering.

Ok, here we go! Here is my week:

Day 1: 

Ok so I followed the instructions and topped my polish off with my essie top coat. The color of my polish is Mauvie Night by pop-arazzi (a new brand at CVS).

It's super shiny and they even survived my dog gnawing at my fingers for a good hour.

Day 3: 

So literally, all I did was pull on a pair of jeans and my nails chipped. my fingers were chipped along with the polish on my thumb came right off. I am not sure if it was the gelous that was weak or this brand of nail polish.

So either the Gelous base coat isn't as perfect as they claim, or I am so violent with my nails that I could be arrested for abuse.

The Verdict:

The winner is clearly the China Glaze Ever Glaze! In fact, after day 3 of the Gelous I got so upset that it chipped that I repainted my nails with Ever Glaze. 

Here are the pro's and con's of the products:

Ever Glaze:

Pros:

• Long lasting without any touchups.
• Very shiny
• Beautiful colors

Cons:

• Because it's a new product there is a limited color selection.

Gelous:

Pros:

• Very shiny
• you can use it with any regular polish.

Cons:

• Not long lasting for those who work with their hands.

 So here is this weeks "vocab":

Slang (As taught by Hyea: The Slang Master)

까불지마! - Don't get smart with me!

Romanization: gabuljima

Sounds like:gobble-ji-mah

Example: When a child talks back to their mother, the mother would say, " 까불지마!" 

Commonly Found Words in Kop

생각해 - Thinking of you.

Romanization:saengakhae

Sounds like:sang-gak-hey

Example: Thinking of you - Loco ft. Jay Park.

Well, thank you for reading! Later!

Happy Easter and Happy Passover if you celebrate ^^