So on this blog I'm following, called Blag Hag, she (kinda) recently posted something that brought back my childhood.
The Kill, Sleep With, or Marry game. >D
I don't think I played it with those rules exactly...I remember my friend Kirsti and I would just go back and forth with 'Would you make out with BlahBlah?' and 'Would you sleep with BlahBlah?'. Of course, back then, sex was still kinda gross. But the media told us it was good, so it was kinda fun wrestling with our inner conflict between cooties and coitus. :)
So! For fun, I thought I'd list a few of my preferences (who I'd kill, sleep with or marry) from various series, books, dramas, and even real life! :D Here we go!
Harry Potter
Kill: Dolores Umbridge
Sleep With: Fred Weasley (pre-death)
Marry: Also Fred. Or George, since Fred died. :'(
Twilight
Kill: Victoria
Sleep With: Jacob :)
Marry: Jasper <3
Artemis Fowl
Kill: Opal
Sleep With: Butler
Marry: Artemis Fowl
Atashinchi no Danshi
Kill: Tokita
Sleep With: Sho
Marry: Satoru
Coffee Prince
Kill: Mr. Ku (the butcher)
Sleep With: No Sun-Ki
Marry: No Sun-Ki or Hwang Min-Yup
Hana Yori Dango
Kill: Sakurako
Sleep With: Hanazawa Rui
Marry: Mimasaka Akira
Hana Kimi
Kill: Hanayashi Hibari
Sleep With: Nakatsu
Marry: Sano Izumi
Tumbling
Kill: Hino Tetsuya
Sleep With: Tsukimori Ryosuke
Marry: Mizusawa Taku (if he wasn't gay) or Kiyama Ryuichiro
In Real Life:
Kill: Sarah Palin, Racist People, People that talk to me like I'm stupid
Sleep With: Kim Jae Wook, Antonio Banderas (before he started looking like Santa Claus), Hero
JaeJoong (sp?)
Marry: Seto Koji, Kim Jae Wook, Yanagishita Tomo, Yuki Shiido (oh, wait, we're already married! :D)
Those are my lists!! Feel free to call me a nerd. XD But that was really fun! Comment with your lists of who you would Kill, Sleep With or Marry. You can use the series I used or you can come up with your own. This is fun! :D
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Recreational Recommendations 1.1
Alright, so it's kinda late, but here's the second part of my Recreational Recomendations posts. This will be the drama list!! :D
I'll try to keep it short, and not babble too much, since I've watched a LOT of dramas, and just putting the list on here will make it long enough. XD Although, looking through all the dramas on various websites, looking for the dramas that I have watched, I found a shocking amount of dramas that I haven't watched. This must be amended. >D
Get ready for Recreational Recommendations 2.0!
But until then, here's the list of dramas that I have watched so far, and a rating from 1-5 on whether or not I liked it. :)
*(KOR) means it's a Korean drama. If not marked, it's Japanese.
Abarenbo Mama (4) Very cute!
Absolute Boyfriend/Zettai Kareshi (4) Cute, but weird at times.
Akai Ito (2) Didn't finish this one--VERY DRAMATIC
Akihabara@Deep (2) Didn't finish--confusing...
Antique Bakery (KOR) (500000) BEST MOVIE EVER WATCH IT
Atashinchi no Danshi/AtaDan (5) Cute, funny, enjoyable
Bad Guy/Bad Boy (KOR) (2) Good premise, weird execution
Coffee Prince (KOR) (5) Cute, heartwarming, lovable
Death Note Movie (5 if you're a Death Note fan, 2 if not)
Ghost Friends (3) Not bad. Nishi was cute.
Hana Yori Dango (JP) (5) Great! So cute and fun.
Hana Yori Dango Season 2 (5) I was surprised to like a sequel series this much.
Hana Yori Dango Final Movie (5) Cute ending to a lovely series. :)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e/Hana Kimi (JP) (5) Great! Definitely a must-see.
Happy Boys (1) Little to no story. Just an excuse to say 'Oh, look at Seto Koji! So cute!'. As much
as I love him, I'd like a story, please.
Hard Gay (3) He's a comedian. Very funny! But it's a weird sense of humor.
Honey and Clover (Drama) (5) Cute! Love it. :)
Kamen Rider Kabuto (2) It's a kid's show. Hiro Mizushima is MUCH too dramatic.
Kamen Rider Kiva (2) A little better than Kabuto, but Seto Koji is kind of a wimp. :/
Koizora (drama) (3) SO DRAMATIC!! But I kinda liked it all the same. Seto Koji's in it! :)
Lovely Complex (5) SO GOOD!!! Cute, funny, incredible. Lovely Complex is a good manga, too, if
you're interested!
Mei-chan no Shitsuji (3) Not bad. Kinda weird. Hiro Mizushima was OVER DRAMATIC. But
cute.
Moon Child (?) I've never watched this myself, but apparently it's a must-see. Watch it alone, cuz
it's kinda ridiculous.
MR. BRAIN (5) SO GOOD!!! It's one of those mystery shows like House or Monk. So funny!
Nodame Cantabile (5) I nearly peed myself laughing at this one. SO GREAT!!
Otomen (4) Enjoyable. Cute. Never finished watching it.
Pink no Idenshi (?) I only watched one, and it was kinda crap.
Rinne No Ame (5) So good! So sad, though. Psychological.
Room of King (?) Never watched more than 3 episodes. Not very exciting.
Seigi no Mikata (5) So funny!!! The main girl reminds me of my friend Alyssa. :)
Tokyo Dogs (5) Great! Oguri Shun is magnificent, and even Hiro Mizushima's awkwardness fits
in really nicely in this one.
Tonari no Yaoi-chan (2) If you're a yaoi fangirl, or if you know any yaoi fangirls, you might find
this amusing. But in and of itself, it's not that great.
Tumbling (3) Dramatic! It's a sports drama, so there you go. Prepare for fits of masculinity and
shirtlessness.
There's my drama list! I didn't babble too much! I got a little more talkative toward the end, but I think I did okay. So there's my general opinion of all the dramas that I've watched! (and some others) Me and a friend have also started a drama review blog, and so I'll be working on that, some, too. Go see if you want detailed reviews of dramas, and some recommendations! :)
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I'll try to keep it short, and not babble too much, since I've watched a LOT of dramas, and just putting the list on here will make it long enough. XD Although, looking through all the dramas on various websites, looking for the dramas that I have watched, I found a shocking amount of dramas that I haven't watched. This must be amended. >D
Get ready for Recreational Recommendations 2.0!
But until then, here's the list of dramas that I have watched so far, and a rating from 1-5 on whether or not I liked it. :)
*(KOR) means it's a Korean drama. If not marked, it's Japanese.
Abarenbo Mama (4) Very cute!
Absolute Boyfriend/Zettai Kareshi (4) Cute, but weird at times.
Akai Ito (2) Didn't finish this one--VERY DRAMATIC
Akihabara@Deep (2) Didn't finish--confusing...
Antique Bakery (KOR) (500000) BEST MOVIE EVER WATCH IT
Atashinchi no Danshi/AtaDan (5) Cute, funny, enjoyable
Bad Guy/Bad Boy (KOR) (2) Good premise, weird execution
Coffee Prince (KOR) (5) Cute, heartwarming, lovable
Death Note Movie (5 if you're a Death Note fan, 2 if not)
Ghost Friends (3) Not bad. Nishi was cute.
Hana Yori Dango (JP) (5) Great! So cute and fun.
Hana Yori Dango Season 2 (5) I was surprised to like a sequel series this much.
Hana Yori Dango Final Movie (5) Cute ending to a lovely series. :)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e/Hana Kimi (JP) (5) Great! Definitely a must-see.
Happy Boys (1) Little to no story. Just an excuse to say 'Oh, look at Seto Koji! So cute!'. As much
as I love him, I'd like a story, please.
Hard Gay (3) He's a comedian. Very funny! But it's a weird sense of humor.
Honey and Clover (Drama) (5) Cute! Love it. :)
Kamen Rider Kabuto (2) It's a kid's show. Hiro Mizushima is MUCH too dramatic.
Kamen Rider Kiva (2) A little better than Kabuto, but Seto Koji is kind of a wimp. :/
Koizora (drama) (3) SO DRAMATIC!! But I kinda liked it all the same. Seto Koji's in it! :)
Lovely Complex (5) SO GOOD!!! Cute, funny, incredible. Lovely Complex is a good manga, too, if
you're interested!
Mei-chan no Shitsuji (3) Not bad. Kinda weird. Hiro Mizushima was OVER DRAMATIC. But
cute.
Moon Child (?) I've never watched this myself, but apparently it's a must-see. Watch it alone, cuz
it's kinda ridiculous.
MR. BRAIN (5) SO GOOD!!! It's one of those mystery shows like House or Monk. So funny!
Nodame Cantabile (5) I nearly peed myself laughing at this one. SO GREAT!!
Otomen (4) Enjoyable. Cute. Never finished watching it.
Pink no Idenshi (?) I only watched one, and it was kinda crap.
Rinne No Ame (5) So good! So sad, though. Psychological.
Room of King (?) Never watched more than 3 episodes. Not very exciting.
Seigi no Mikata (5) So funny!!! The main girl reminds me of my friend Alyssa. :)
Tokyo Dogs (5) Great! Oguri Shun is magnificent, and even Hiro Mizushima's awkwardness fits
in really nicely in this one.
Tonari no Yaoi-chan (2) If you're a yaoi fangirl, or if you know any yaoi fangirls, you might find
this amusing. But in and of itself, it's not that great.
Tumbling (3) Dramatic! It's a sports drama, so there you go. Prepare for fits of masculinity and
shirtlessness.
There's my drama list! I didn't babble too much! I got a little more talkative toward the end, but I think I did okay. So there's my general opinion of all the dramas that I've watched! (and some others) Me and a friend have also started a drama review blog, and so I'll be working on that, some, too. Go see if you want detailed reviews of dramas, and some recommendations! :)
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Recreational Recommendations 1.0
So I recommended a few dramas to a friend the other day (Kristen! :)) and I suddenly got the urge to make a big drama list for all of the dramas I've seen and recommend, or the dramas that, in my opinion, are not that interesting. Most of them are the former, fortunately. :)
I really enjoy comedies, personally, so a lot of these are comedies. Some have other elements, but for the most part they're pretty funny.
This post is kind of half-planned, half-off-the-top-of-my-head, so if I think of anything more to add, I'll post another of these with amendments, additions, etc.
This will be a very long post, so I'm splitting it up into two parts: Tips for Choosing Dramas and Actors That I Like, and Recommendations of Dramas That I Like.
TIPS FOR CHOOSING DRAMAS:
1. Figure out which genre you like: Comedy, Romance, Horror, etc., and search for dramas that are under that genre. You probably won't like everything you find, but don't give up! There's a good chance you will like something in that genre.
2. Find an actor that you like. Be warned, though: THIS IS NOT FOOL PROOF. Seriously. This does not work all the time. My favorite actor is Seto Koji, (I may have mentioned this once or twice) and I like MOST of the dramas and movies he's been in. Not all. MOST. Often, this is a good way just to find new dramas, no guarantee if you will like them or not, but if you want to find a new one, this is an alright way to go about it. Sometimes certain actors will act in very similar dramas (typecasting) so if you liked one drama they were in, you'll probably like the rest of them. But sometimes, some actors act in a huge variety of dramas, which is good if you like variety, but bad if you like the same thing. I've used this method quite a lot and it works some of the time, and other times, it sucks. It's kinda hit-or-miss.
3. If you go to any drama websites (links at bottom of post) they usually have recommendations and new dramas that are out. These are always great options. The list of new dramas is, once again, kind of hit-or-miss, but the recommended dramas are usually good.
4. Talk to people! Word of mouth is a great way to find out about new dramas or movies. Friends are a great source, since lots of times your friend has the same or similar taste as you. Even if you have opposite tastes (i.e., they like horror, you like RomComs) they may recommend something you like, you might recommend something they like. Share the love!
4.5. Forums. This kinda goes with the above one--talking to people. Personally, I've never really been into forums, but they are great places to get recommendations, to talk about dramas you're watching now, to rant because OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED!!!11!!1!, or just to connect with other people who have the same hobby.
That's all I can think of for tips as of right now... I'll put up more next time if I think of any! :)
ACTORS THAT I LIKE:
First off, since this list is shorter than the drama list, I'll put my list of actors. Order is not from best to worst or favorite to least favorite, it's just alphabetical. They're all great! :)
Horikita Maki- one of the few female actors that I really like. She is SO PRETTY, and she's got pretty strong characters. She acts in a wide range of dramas and movies, mostly dramatic pieces to my knowledge, and is pretty enjoyable to watch.
Kim Jae Wook- My current crush. :) He is HAWT. Oh, and he's a good actor. Heeheehee. He is the only Korean actor on my list, but he speaks Japanese because he lived there for...7 years, I think? He was SO lovable (in a manly way) in Coffee Prince (KOR) and he was SO PERFECT in Antique Bakery (KOR), which is the show that made me fall in love with him. :) And he's not gay! I have a chance.... ;)
Matsumoto Jun- This guy gets a lot of hype because he's super OMG hawtness, but personally I think he's a bit arrogant in his acting. He is attractive, though, and he's definitely not a bad actor, so go ahead and check him out.
Mizushima Hiro- Hiro was my first HUGE crush on a Japanese actor...(Look him up! His EYES...-faints-)...but then he got secretly married to the singer Ayaka, and my fandom kinda faded away. I couldn't even hate her for it....she is a really good singer, and she's got Graves Disease, so she's got sympathy points.....ANYWAY. Hiro is a pretty good actor, really awkward sometimes, but really, really, cute. His dramas are kind of hit-or-miss, some being really good and some being really, horrendously bad. :/ Go ahead and check him out!
Mukai Osamu- ...is a hottie. :) That's pretty much it. He's a pretty good actor. He was adorable in Atashinchi no Danshi. Oh, by the way, I don't know if I mentioned...HE'S HOT. :) He's also a good cook, so he's been in a few cooking dramas.
Oguri Shun- Awesome actor, but I really haven't seen too much of his work. He's been amazing in everything I've seen so far, though, so definitely check him out. He's also been moving into directing lately, so if you follow directors, check him out.
Okada Yoshinori- Amazing actor. Very versatile. He's pretty much played every kind of character, and played it perfectly. (My blurbs are getting shorter and shorter...sorry! I just hate repeating myself and they're all pretty much awesome actors, which is why I like them so much.)
Seto Koji- LOVE
Yamamoto Yusuke- Once again, kind of arrogant in his acting, but he's really become popular lately, and he's been in quite a few dramatics and comedies of various quality. He really does put a lot of himself into his characters, and (even though he's kind of arrogant now that he's popular) he is a relatively honest actor and is pretty enjoyable to watch.
That's all for the actors that I like! Or if I don't like them, at least they're popular and worth checking out. Please keep in mind that these are MY OPINIONS on the actors. I'm not trying to personally offend you or anyone who likes them, and I'm not saying they're BAD actors, I'm just giving my take on them from my point of view as an avid drama-watcher/ex-theater student. Check them out! If you don't like them, that's totally fine, I won't take offense, I promise. ;)
Links for drama websites:
www.dramacrazy.net
www.mysoju.com
www.dramafever.com (kinda glitchy)
If these don't work or don't have the dramas that you want to watch, try looking on
www.veoh.com
www.youtube.com
I really enjoy comedies, personally, so a lot of these are comedies. Some have other elements, but for the most part they're pretty funny.
This post is kind of half-planned, half-off-the-top-of-my-head, so if I think of anything more to add, I'll post another of these with amendments, additions, etc.
This will be a very long post, so I'm splitting it up into two parts: Tips for Choosing Dramas and Actors That I Like, and Recommendations of Dramas That I Like.
TIPS FOR CHOOSING DRAMAS:
1. Figure out which genre you like: Comedy, Romance, Horror, etc., and search for dramas that are under that genre. You probably won't like everything you find, but don't give up! There's a good chance you will like something in that genre.
2. Find an actor that you like. Be warned, though: THIS IS NOT FOOL PROOF. Seriously. This does not work all the time. My favorite actor is Seto Koji, (I may have mentioned this once or twice) and I like MOST of the dramas and movies he's been in. Not all. MOST. Often, this is a good way just to find new dramas, no guarantee if you will like them or not, but if you want to find a new one, this is an alright way to go about it. Sometimes certain actors will act in very similar dramas (typecasting) so if you liked one drama they were in, you'll probably like the rest of them. But sometimes, some actors act in a huge variety of dramas, which is good if you like variety, but bad if you like the same thing. I've used this method quite a lot and it works some of the time, and other times, it sucks. It's kinda hit-or-miss.
3. If you go to any drama websites (links at bottom of post) they usually have recommendations and new dramas that are out. These are always great options. The list of new dramas is, once again, kind of hit-or-miss, but the recommended dramas are usually good.
4. Talk to people! Word of mouth is a great way to find out about new dramas or movies. Friends are a great source, since lots of times your friend has the same or similar taste as you. Even if you have opposite tastes (i.e., they like horror, you like RomComs) they may recommend something you like, you might recommend something they like. Share the love!
4.5. Forums. This kinda goes with the above one--talking to people. Personally, I've never really been into forums, but they are great places to get recommendations, to talk about dramas you're watching now, to rant because OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED!!!11!!1!, or just to connect with other people who have the same hobby.
That's all I can think of for tips as of right now... I'll put up more next time if I think of any! :)
ACTORS THAT I LIKE:
First off, since this list is shorter than the drama list, I'll put my list of actors. Order is not from best to worst or favorite to least favorite, it's just alphabetical. They're all great! :)
Horikita Maki- one of the few female actors that I really like. She is SO PRETTY, and she's got pretty strong characters. She acts in a wide range of dramas and movies, mostly dramatic pieces to my knowledge, and is pretty enjoyable to watch.
Kim Jae Wook- My current crush. :) He is HAWT. Oh, and he's a good actor. Heeheehee. He is the only Korean actor on my list, but he speaks Japanese because he lived there for...7 years, I think? He was SO lovable (in a manly way) in Coffee Prince (KOR) and he was SO PERFECT in Antique Bakery (KOR), which is the show that made me fall in love with him. :) And he's not gay! I have a chance.... ;)
Matsumoto Jun- This guy gets a lot of hype because he's super OMG hawtness, but personally I think he's a bit arrogant in his acting. He is attractive, though, and he's definitely not a bad actor, so go ahead and check him out.
Mizushima Hiro- Hiro was my first HUGE crush on a Japanese actor...(Look him up! His EYES...-faints-)...but then he got secretly married to the singer Ayaka, and my fandom kinda faded away. I couldn't even hate her for it....she is a really good singer, and she's got Graves Disease, so she's got sympathy points.....ANYWAY. Hiro is a pretty good actor, really awkward sometimes, but really, really, cute. His dramas are kind of hit-or-miss, some being really good and some being really, horrendously bad. :/ Go ahead and check him out!
Mukai Osamu- ...is a hottie. :) That's pretty much it. He's a pretty good actor. He was adorable in Atashinchi no Danshi. Oh, by the way, I don't know if I mentioned...HE'S HOT. :) He's also a good cook, so he's been in a few cooking dramas.
Oguri Shun- Awesome actor, but I really haven't seen too much of his work. He's been amazing in everything I've seen so far, though, so definitely check him out. He's also been moving into directing lately, so if you follow directors, check him out.
Okada Yoshinori- Amazing actor. Very versatile. He's pretty much played every kind of character, and played it perfectly. (My blurbs are getting shorter and shorter...sorry! I just hate repeating myself and they're all pretty much awesome actors, which is why I like them so much.)
Seto Koji- LOVE
Yamamoto Yusuke- Once again, kind of arrogant in his acting, but he's really become popular lately, and he's been in quite a few dramatics and comedies of various quality. He really does put a lot of himself into his characters, and (even though he's kind of arrogant now that he's popular) he is a relatively honest actor and is pretty enjoyable to watch.
That's all for the actors that I like! Or if I don't like them, at least they're popular and worth checking out. Please keep in mind that these are MY OPINIONS on the actors. I'm not trying to personally offend you or anyone who likes them, and I'm not saying they're BAD actors, I'm just giving my take on them from my point of view as an avid drama-watcher/ex-theater student. Check them out! If you don't like them, that's totally fine, I won't take offense, I promise. ;)
Links for drama websites:
www.dramacrazy.net
www.mysoju.com
www.dramafever.com (kinda glitchy)
If these don't work or don't have the dramas that you want to watch, try looking on
www.veoh.com
www.youtube.com
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