Special thanks to ♥Ssangchu Heaven♥ for this blog's lay-out inspiration. I was truly inspired by your blog ^^; I found your blog neatly designed. Kudos to you Ssangchu Heaven.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I am KWEN. In the fanfic writing circle, I am known as kwendgreat. You can view my flailings at http://asianfanfiction.com. Herein, you can call me the unfathomablesisa or just SISA.
Current Obsession
Gah! Easy Fortune, Happy Life is ♥ ♥ ♥.
I know that it is a typical idol drama, but I love how natural the two actors act and how romantic and intellectual their scenes are thought out.
Da Feng: Blue Lan Fu An: Qiao En Chen Dong Jie: Roy Qiu Zhen Zhen: Jocelyn Wang
Artist of the Month
2PM
Ta-da!!!The artist of the month award goes to 2PM. Well, I am slowly liking this band. They are a group of TALENTED. Yes, let me stress that again... TALENTED, singers, dancers, and rappers. I like to see them do more projects.
M-net Scandal is a must-see because of them. Hope you guys will keep on doing better. AGAIN and AGAIN!!!
Tandem of the Month
Yi Jung and Gaeul
Boys Over Flowers will always be remembered because of these two sweethearts. They look good together on-cam. No wonder why many supporters are asking for their team-up.
Pretty Boy + Pretty Girl = Great Tandem!!!
Drama of the Month
"The life of Go Eun Chan (Yoon Eun Hye) is not easy; she works many jobs to pay off debts and even gave up her feminine image. Choi Han Kyul (Gong Yoo) is the heir of a big food company, but his grandmother wants him to settle down, so she arranged many dates for him. After Eun Chan bumped into Han Kyul and was mistaken for a boy, Han Kyul decided to hire Eun Chan to be his gay lover in order to avoid the arranged dates. Desperately in need of money, Eun Chan had no choice but to accept. Han Kyul's grandmother also made Han Kyul in charge of a filthy coffee shop in danger of being bankrupt. Eun Chan begged to work at the coffee shop, and not long after, feelings start to spark, except, how would Han Kyul accept his "homosexuality"?" -- DramaWiki
Dramas I've Watched
*the italicized dramas are my highly recommended*
1st Shop of the Coffee Prince 9 Ends 2 Outs
A Love to Kill
All In
Alone in Love
Attic Cat Autumn in My Heart
Bad Couple
Bad Love
Devil Beside You
Express Love Fated to Love You Full House
Glass Shoes Goong
Goong S
Irene It Started with a Kiss
Love or Bread Love Story in Harvard
Lovers in Paris
Lovers in Prague My Girl My Lucky Star
My Precious Child
Remember Bali
Save the Last Dance
Snow White
Spring Waltz
Stained Glass
Stairway to Heaven
Sweet 18 They Kissed Again
Winter Sonata
We love Korean dramas and movies because they are plain addicting. Years of watching Korean dramas made me more critical. I mean I love romantic-comedies the most, but I've grown this drama critique self (rather, ALTER EGO) who can't help but appreciate and laugh at Korean drama stereotypes. (Below is the critical in-depth report on Korean dramas).
What is a stereotype?
A stereotype is something one is familiar of. It is often regarded as a trademark of a group or a class. However, the term often refers to something negative. It is like branding a group because of its members' characteristics. Stereotypes have been delved on in Psychological studies. Researches spurred in pursuit of understanding such phenomenon. I think the media, in general, are a vast field of research and theories. Hence, TV dramas can be well scrutinized using theories and psychological studies.
What is a stereotype in Korean dramas?
As I have said earlier, a stereotype is something dubbed as the representation of the group (simply speaking). Therefore, when we imagine Korean dramas there are precepts and concepts embodying the group. We often associate images based on the frequency of characteristics we see on different dramas. However, there is also 'atypical paradox' in line with stereotyping. In the book The Psychology of Stereotyping, David J. Schneider said that there also 'unrepresentative' phenomenon happening in the group:
"The typicality paradox is that when a person holds a strong stereotype, an individual who disconfirms it may be seen as unrepresentatve of the group and hence no stimulus for general change; the person perceived to be the typical member, on the other hand, may not disconfirm the stereotype. Atypical exemplars may well change perceptions of the dispersion of the group without affecting the feature's perceived central tendency (Garcia-Marques & Mackie, 1999). Exposure to atypical exemplars does lower availability of stereotype information, but this very lack of access may inhibit generalization. [Schneider, 2005: The Psychology of Stereotyping]."
This only means that we, as viewers, generalize Korean dramas based on the stereotypes and paradoxes we see. We are exposed to stimuli (Korean dramas) and learn their similarities and differences. In the end, their similarities are what we often see. This is why people generally see how Korean dramas showcase death of characters through having leukemia and other life-threatening diseases.
Common Stereotypes in Korean Dramas
People are surveyed or asked about what they think of when talking about Korean dramas and the data gathered showed the following as the significant results. Out of 500 people asked, these answers came out (in no particular order) as the 20 common things they think of when talking about Korean TV series:
1. The female and the male lead are always different from each other in attitude or character.
2. The female lead always has a strong appetite.
3. The male lead is always good-looking.
4. Soju is an everyday commodity for Koreans.
5. Piggyback-rides are common when a female character gets sick and gets drunk.
6. Death is always in form of diseases.
7. There is always a negotiation between the lead stars.
8. There is always an intervention from the leads' families.
9. The lead actor does not like the female lead at first but later on loves the girl.
10. Love triangles (or quadruples) between cousins, best friends, and brothers.
11. The villain is always a victim of love (i.e. former girlfriend of the male lead).
12. Cellphones are not turned-off, but the batteries are pulled out.
13. There is less traffic in Korea.
14. Someone is slapping somebody.
15. The male lead will, at some point, drive a car while talking with someone on his cellphone.
16. Suits and formal attires for the guys.
17. Makeover sessions for girls (wherein, the guys will find the lead actresses very attractive).
18. There is always a 'wild goose chase' before the two leads admit they love each other.
19. Male leads are great in sports and physical combat.
20. Female leads are often poor while male leads are often rich.
This blog is a capsule of the author's (unfathomablesisa) obsession. She is currently addicted to anything and everything East Asian. She likes K-Poop music K-Pop Music. Hence, readers can find music needs and reads in this blog. Also, she is into dramas and films.
Enough with the effin' third person point of view. har har har. Well, I don't claim my blog to be a professional source of information for you guys. I just like to share things that I love and things that I am crazy about. Browse my page and comment guys!!! Aja! Ganbatte! Jaiyou!
WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE:
1. Joongbo. Hehe. Of course, Joongbo is my top priority in this blog. I hope I can keep up with the demands of updating things I think of and enjoy about my beloved on-screen couple.
2. Easy Fortune Happy Life. Right now, with episode 6, I think the drama is kindda slowing down its pace, but the HECK I care. hihihi.
Fact of the matter is I like the plot (not the pacing, though), the actors, the characters, and OMG the SKINSHIPS. More kisses for Ciao En and Blue. Please. Please.
3. Korean music stars. Basically, I blog about Korean music. You'll see posts about 2NE1 (I love them), Brown Eyed Girls (another good girl group), SS501, and of course 2PM (my fave hotties). ^^
4. Somehow related to #3, bashing on SNSD. *JOKE! Hahaha!
Let's just say that I don't like them, but I don't hate them.
I find some of their songs COOL, while GENIE bores me to death (can't even think of a decent reason why it stayed on top of weeks).
I hope I can give good critiques on this group's performance 'cause honestly, I am waiting for a HIT from this group.
SNSD fans, sorry they are not that appealing to me (music-wise).
They are pretty (yes, some of them) but they are just not my FAVE. I know this is PREJUDICE, so suck it up!
5. Drama Reviews. This, I think, is the hardest of the tasks I burdened myself to do in order to maintain this blog. I hope I can make summaries and reviews.
6. Tops. This blog also features lists of 'randomness'. I hope I can supply pertinent info. on my faves and my raves.
7. Fan Fic-dom. Yep! I am not a good writer, though, but I want to maintain fan fics. I like writing things about my favorite couples. I hope I can make you guys happy with the stories I write...
<$BlogItemTitle$>
Fanfic
Here is my creative spot. I have a lot of romantic ideas stories that I want to share to the whole wide world. Hope you'll all read them and comment some more. ^^;
Random One-Shots
Mile and Kristoff
This is my first non-celebrity fan fic. Not that I'm playing cupid or what, but I just love these people and I will definitely be happy if my fic will happen to them. Hope you will all read my fic. ^^
Can a heart that has been waiting and wishing be relieved? How can a one-sided affection prosper? What can happen in three minutes?
JoongBo
Beneath the Muddled Sheets
A collection of fan-fiction from my beloved JOONGBO. I was not able to complete other fics that were on working progress during the "Hong Kong scandal" Hyun Joong had. I will still post them, though. Although both Hyun Joong and Hwangbo might not share something special between them in reality, part of me still lives in their fantasy--in their make-believe love relationship.
People say that physical needs need to be tended for men to survive. Does that include having a one-night stand with your former co-star? What might happen if two pretend couples spend a steamy night together? Whose back will be broken? Whose heart will be stolen?
Months of hearing nothing from Hyun Joong, Hwangbo suddenly received a strange phone call. Living alone is really getting into her, as fear succumbs every part of her.
Dr. Temperance Brennan and FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth have something in common: they are attracted to each other, though they are not aware of it. This section of my "fanficdom" will be all about my favorite pair. Go! Go! Go! Booth and Bones
Men have long held a powerful figure in history. Up until today they are still considered powerful. But, who is more powerful between Booth and Bones? Who rules over the other? Who is in control, when both of them taunt each other and the couch is the only one that knows the winner?
Disclaimer: I do not have hold hosting capabilities, obviously, in this blog [other than posting entries and blurbs]. I just post links herein, so copyright infringment is not intended. I thank the people who upload MP3s. Just inform me if links are broken. Hope to help you all find the music you need.
The Brown Eyed Girls is a Korean girl group consisting of 4 members : Jea (Kim, Hyo Jin), Ga-in (Son, Ga-in), Narsha (Park, Hyo Jin) and Miryo (Cho, Mihyea). Though the group debuted in 2006, it was not until 2008's release of their mini-album (WITH LOVE) that they've become known and supported by fans.
Their new album, "Sound G", was released on last July 23. People can expect funky music in their album, especially with their now famous and disputed single, Abracadabra.
Artist : Brown Eyed Girls Language: Korean Genre: Pop Released Date : 23 July 2009
Tracklist:
Disc 1.
1 Glam Girl
2 Abracadabra
3 중독 (Poison)
4 Candy Man
5 Moody Night
6 이상한 일
7 못 가
8 여자가 있어도
9 잘할게요
10 Abracadabra (Instrumental)
11 Candy Man (Instrumental)
12 잘할게요 (Instrumental)
sisa
Monday, June 8, 2009
3:15 AM
0loves
<$BlogItemTitle$>