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 ^^