Over-thinker. Easily distracted by shiny things. Oooh. Shiny.
5. Favourite Trope
Forced cohabitation
15. An Actor/Actress You’d Watch In Any Role
Kim Jae Wook, curse him and all the crappy dramas he’s been in
21. Favourite Sidekick
Hyun Soo from Heartless City
33. Actors You Wish Would Work Together
Kim Jae Wook and Park Won Sang (cheekbones brigade, unite!)
35. Oldest OST You Still Listen To Regularly
I don’t listen to anything that could be considered “regularly” but probably Coffee Prince
Haha for me it was my first week of school: and that weird year where my little sister’s timeline overlaps with our (I’m a triplet :D) timeline and all go to the same school. We’re still figuring things out in our sleep-deprived state, but I’m loving seeing my sis early in the day and attempting to love 30 minutes in the car with just the four of us twice a day… but it’s interesting, and I hope it’ll be wonderful last year of high school for us 🙂
Congrats on being a senior! And this only child has no idea what it’s like being a triplet(!) much less having a younger sister, but I hope you are all enjoying the family time before you graduate this year! ^_^
toquegirl replied to your video: Here’s Feeldog’s stage – he got 159 points to…
I wasn’t sure what to expect from him, but I loved his mix of genres and overall style!! Although Hoya was the one to win my heart XD The ladies were rocking it- this theme, more than “devils”, had me hooked into every performance^^ What did you think of last week?
I liked last week! It definitely felt “cuter” than this week. U-kwon’s puppy/kitty stage was adorable and I enjoyed Ten’s jive (plus I’m a fan a Penatonix, so yay for using their version!). Ten’s stage wasn’t as in sync as I’d like, though, as fun as it was. Chung Ha’s was good, too, although I think I had more respect for the choreographer than the dancing. Not that the dancing was bad! I just noticed the choreo more than the performance itself, if that makes sense.
As for Hyunseung. It started out well and I think I liked the concept, but the dance itself didn’t work for me (but at least he kept his hoode up to hide whatever that monstrostity he’s got growing on top of his head). I felt like it tried too hard to be “sexy” but it just didn’t connect with me.
(Unlike Hoya’s stage, which was definitely sexy, but also incredibly beautiful and moving. So I’m glad he won!)
I think the best performances were this week, though, and this week was probably the best week of performances since the beginning. I’m kinda bummed that the guys are overshadowing the ladies right now (well, the “official” contestant guys because all their female crew dancers have been stealing the show).
Hyoyeon is a great dancer but for some reason her stages just haven’t really connected for me. Her first stage felt so cluttered with her backup dancers and I didn’t feel like she was showcased enough. And this week it was… I don’t know… I guess I’m expecting something a little more elevated from a professional dancer wanting to show off, if that makes sense.
But I loved Momo’s stage – the aesthetic and the “story” and everything. I like it much more than her first stage. I also adored Bora’s stage in the first episode – it’s still one of my faves and I think it deserved a higher score.
Honestly, the “Devils” performances were entertaining but they disappointed me a little because I’d hoped this show would focus on the dancing and giving the idols to explore different styles of dance that they don’t normally do, but a lot of it felt still very performance based. This time, though, I felt like the dance was more important than merely puttingon a good show. So I’m happy and looking forward to next week!
I am loving Task Force 38 (aka Squad 38, which is how I generally refer to it here). It helps that I’m generally a fan of the con/heist genre, and I enjoy watching a bunch of loner con(wo)men gather together to use their various strengths for a big con that will help the underdog.
There’s a cinematic quality to the show, which makes sense, because it’s from the same director as Hidden Identity (where the excellent cinematography was the saving grace). The script is excellent, too, in that it weaves an interesting con with the human drama, and there are curves and surprises along the way. Also, the “bad guy” is smart. I love that, like, genuinely really respect a show that gives us an intelligent bad guy who can outwit the good guys (even though I always hope and expect the good guys will win in the end!).
Plus, Ma Dong Seok is fantastic, although that’s to be expected.
That said, while the ladies are awesome and I lub them dearly (they are so kick-ass and good at their jobs, and I’m still waiting for more of Sooyoung’s character to have more of an impact, since it feels like she hasn’t been utilized as much as I’d expect in the past five episodes I’ve watched so far – although it’s clear her character is important, I just want more of her, y’know?), the show is focused on the main (male) characters as portrayed by Ma Dong Seok and Seo In Guk. That is to say, awesome ladies, but not female-centric, even though they save the day or call out the crap our “heroes” are trying to do.
This is the kind of show OCN does best, and the emotional human drama part of it also means it would fit as a tvN drama. If that makes sense – OCN doesn’t have the nickname of “Only Crime Dramas” for nothin’, and while they have the procedural down-pat, this isn’t exactly a procedural so far as I can tell, even though it could easily have been. There’s a deeper conspiracy here that gets explored layer by agonizing layer each week while there are mini-cons that build on the larger con, and the larger con builds on an even bigger one (or so I’m presuming, just based on the fact that six episodes in and we’ve only just completed the first big con).
Anyway. I love it. It’s my favorite show airing at the moment, now that DMF is over (and I haven’t watched those eps yet, so I swear if anyone spoils the ending for me until I have a chance to watch them, may the drama gods have mercy on your bias and your soul).
That said, I know it’s not for everyone (no drama is!), and just because it suits my tastes, doesn’t mean it will necessarily suit everyone else’s, so I won’t be offended if you give it a chance and decide it’s not to your liking.
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