Pasta.

  "Pasta" covers the dreams and success of a young woman who aspires to become an elite chef at La Sfera restaurant. Seo Yoo Kyung started her career as a kitchen assistant at La Sfera restaurant. She eventually works her way up to become a chef. Choi Hyun Wook is the top chef at La Sfera restaurant. He studied the culinary arts in Italy and started out as a chef assistant at a hotel in Sicily. Hyun Wook eventually worked his way up to become the most widely recognized Italian chef in Korea.





                               Starring:                                 
Gong Hyo Jin, Byun Jung Soo, Alex, Lee Sun Gyun, Lee Ha Nui






I give this K-drama a 4 out of 5. The plot was well thought out and very interesting. The actors did very well and i truly enjoyed watching this drama. :)

True Beauty...

   You. Yes you. You are beautiful, and it doesn't matter how tall you are, or what size you are. If  you're black or white, or asian, none of that matters. What matters is that you be yourself, and be  confident with who you are. Now, that is true beauty.

TVXQ Music Video.

TVXQ!(東方神起) _ 왜 (Keep Your Head Down) _ MusicVideo

TVXQ.. used to be a group with the members of DBSK (another popular kpop group.) but they split up a little bit ago. This is a song with the 2 remaining members trying to keep the name TVXQ alive. I love this music video, the singers, the dancers, and the song itself. They're great and so talented and so good looking. ;) check them out. :)

'Paradise Kiss' Japanese movie. aired in 2011.

Yukari Hayasaka (Keiko Kitagawa) is a high school student who has become tired of her life of constant schooling. She then comes across a group of student fashion designers in need of a model for their "Paradise Kiss" clothing label. Yukari knows nothing about the fashion world and is taken back by the group's eccentric ways, but she soon comes to admire their free thinking ways and ability to pursue their dreams with a one track mind ...

This movie is a live-action version of an anime. I wasn't a fan of the anime, but the movie was really great. It was so cute and there was a really good flow throughout the movie. I had no idea that some of my favorite actors were in this, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw them. This movie was filled with beautiful and talented people, and the clothes were amazing. My favorite scene was the runway scene, the dress and the atmosphere was simply amazing, I loved it. Giving it a 4 out of 5 :)

The Cast List:

igarashi-shunji kitagawa-keiko mukai-osamu yamamoto-yusuke kaku-kento

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(movie poster)

Original 'Hana Kimi' aired in 2007

Based on a popular comic, this hilarious comedy follows the chaos, troubles and friendship at a boys’ boarding school after a girl-disguising-a-boy joins. Mizuki ASHIYA (Maki HORIKITA) has just come back to Japan from California where she was raised. She fell in love with a hopeful high jump hero Izumi SANO (Shun OGURI), but he has quitted after an accident. As she wants him to go back to the sport once again, she enters the same high school as a boy! With a short hair, flattened chest and lowered voice, she starts sharing the same room with Sano at the dorm. Living in a dorm at a boys’ high school is hard enough; changing clothes, bathrooms, etc., but things get even more complicated when Shuichi NAKATSU (Toma IKUTA) has a fancy feeling about Mizuki while Sano notices Mizuki is actually a girl and falls in love with her but she doesn’t notice he knows!

This Japanese drama is hilarious and adorable. Such a blast to watch, but to me, the ending felt a little empty, but it was totally worth it. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. This drama has a Taiwanese version and recently just came out with a Remake version in Japan. There is some news that even Korea is planning on making their own 'Hana Kimi' version as well. The Taiwanese version and the Remake are really good, and more or less the same as this original Hana Kimi (this one). I'd give both this version, the Taiwanese version and the remake a 3.5 out of 5. I hope the Korean version will come out soon, I'm excited to see their take on it.

Cast List:

horikita-maki ikuta-toma kamikawa-takaya konno-mahiru oguri-shun

The actors are great, such as Horikita- Maki, and of course the lovely, handsome and talented Oguri-Shun. :)

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(Drama poster)

'200 LBS. Beauty'

A Korean movie filmed in 2006.

Height, 1.69 meters and weight, 95 kilograms. These numbers stand for not only Hanna's body size but also her social status in a society where looks matter. In order to realize her dreams of becoming a singer and have the courage to love the handsome Sang-jun, she decides to go under the knife and turns into the fairest of the fair...

She learns the ups and downs of full on plastic surgery. And what it means to become a true singer and to truly fall in love. This movie is fun and endearing and has some great music. It'll make you laugh out loud and sing along. I am a huge fan of the main actress, kim-ah-joong, I strongly suggest checking out her dramas and movies. A personal favorite of mine is 'That Fool!' a drama she stars in. The other actors did well and it was filmed beautifully. I'll give this movie 3.5 out of 5. :)

Cast List:

kim-ah-joong joo-jin-mo kim-yong-gun lee-han-wie lee-won-jong

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(Movie poster)

'Secret Garden' Filmed in 2010.

The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty and body are the object of envy amongst top actresses. Their accidental meeting, when Joo Won mistakes Ra Im for actress Park Chae Rin, marks the beginning of a tense, bickering relationship, through which Joo Won tries to hide a growing attraction to Ra Im that both confuses and disturbs him. To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies.

This drama is funny and so cute. The actors and actresses are amazing and some of my favorites, and the storyline is unique, and the way they portrayed it was very well done. The chemistry between the 2 main actors will make your toes curls.

But, it felt a little weird to me after it ended, I can't really explain it. Even though it got great reviews and is one of the most popular dramas within this past year. It just wasn't it for me, I think it might be because it jumped around a little bit to parts that I wasn't fond of. When you watch it, you might understand how I feel or you will love this drama. Everyone is different. So with mixed feelings I'd probably give it somewhere around 3.5 to 4 out of 5.

Cast List:

hyun-bin ha-ji-won kim-sa-rang lee-philip kim-ji-soo

www.Mysoju.com

(drama poster)