who keeps me up all night

with all the exhaustion from doing the strama digests and attending classes, i would really love to just sleep! but with the new korean drama, spring waltz, i can't resist the urge to watch it! haha! the story of spring waltz doesn't get me hooked that much, but who keeps me up all night is Daniel Henney! He's not the main character at the drama, pero he's just so gwapo!!!!! i didn't get to watch My Name is Kim Sam Soon before, so i don't really know him..until now!TAKTE! san ba galing yang lalakeng yan???!! haha! ayun he's just so gwapo..as in napapatili pko pag nanonood..haha...shallowness!:D

Daniel Henney (born November 28, 1979, Korean: 다니엘 헤니) is an American expatriate actor in South Korea. His father is an American of British descent and his mother is an American who was an adoptee from Korea. Henney debuted as a model in several Korean and foreign ads. He most famously co-starred in the Korean hit drama, "My Name is Kim Sam Soon".

Henney's first job in the entertainment world was modelling, in which he began in 2001 and has worked in Italy, France, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He rose to fame across Asia via his role as Dr. Henry Kim in the successful South Korean drama, My Name is Kim Sam Soon. Since then, he has starred as a multi-lingual American business executive in Seducing Mr. Perfect in 2006, the 2006 KBS drama Spring Waltz and the 2007 film My Father. *from wikipedia

"PICTURE PERFECT
Gwyneth Paltrow and model-actor Daniel Henney get close in London on Tuesday while filming a commercial for Korean clothing line Bean Pole. The ad, which will air only in Asia, is among Paltrow's first forays on-camera since giving birth to son Moses in April." *photo form people.com

in fairness ha, he was able to work with gwyneth paltrow already!

Witch Yoo Hee

i love watching korean dramas, but it is sad to say that i don't watch the current kdrama of abs-cbn which is entitled "Which star are you from?"..some friends of mine are watching it, and they find it cool..and they ask me, "why are you not watching it?", i guess that question involves curiosity. i love kdramas, and i am not watching that one?! anyway, these past months, ever since i had my ojt, i don't watch tv anymore...how pathetic right? its just that, i don't have the energy anymore to watch tv shows..i'd rather sleep...because i need to get up early for the next morning...anyway, for the past 2 months, really..i have no idea what are the events in the current tv soaps...

but there is this one korean drama that i would really watch once it will be aired here in the philippines..it is called Witch Yoo Hee..i saw the first 3 episodes of this korean drama through crunchyroll, and i totally love it..even before this drama was shown in south korea, i am really excited to see it because its cast include Jae Hee (from Sassy girl chunhyang--my fave korean drama ever..) and Kim Jeong Hoon (Troy or Yul from Princess Hours, another fave kdrama!)! imagine, two of your favorite korean stars in one korean drama, now that's something! the cast also includes Ahn Suk Hwan (Julian's uncle from My Girl), Byun Hee Bong (Julian's grandfather in My Girl) and Jo Kye Hung (Jasmine's guy friend from My Girl)..oh gosh...its like my girl part 2!

the director of this drama is Jeon ki sang, the same director behind My Girl and Sassy Girl Chunhyang, because of that i am motivated than ever to watch this drama...so you could expect the humor of My Girl!

the story is about Ma Yoo Hee (Han Ga In), as the director of her father's advertising company, she is known as a witch for her ruthless, no nonsense character. After a string of failed attempts to hire a housekeeper, she (literally) runs into Chae Moo Ryong (Jae Hee), ex-medical student turned aspiring chef. As a way to work off his debt for crashing into her car, he agrees to become her housekeeper and personal love affairs coach for one month. Gladly, he gives her a makeover that attracts both her old friend Johnny Kruger (Dennis Oh) and her first love Joon Ha (Kim Jeong Hoon). Despite having a girlfriend, Sung Mi (Jun Hye Bin), Moo Ryong eventually finds himself falling for Yoo Hee.

i really wish that ABS-CBN would be the one to show this drama here in the Philippines..i could not really watch it continuously right now because i am using a dial-up connection..and hello good luck! i only get to watch it at the internet cafe...so i really hope that it will be shown here in the Philippines already!

Forced marriages, my favorite koreanovela theme.

i have always been fond of watching korean dramas or koreanovelas because of the funny antics of the main characters, the catchy story lines, and its wholesome package. i started watching out for new koreanovelas after i watched Lovers in Paris years ago.

i have noticed in some of koreanovelas i have seen, they tend to have the "forced marriage" formula into the story. And i find myself putting these dramas with "forced marriage" on my favorite list of kdramas.

Sweet 18 is about the story of a high school student named Yoon Jung Sook (Han ji hye) who was bethroted to the prosecutor Kwon Hyuk Joon. They are both from 2 traditional clans, who planned their marriage to strengthen the relationship of those two clans.

Full House is about an aspiring writer, Han ji eun (Song hye kyo) who returned from China without knowing that her best friends sold her house. And the one who bought it was the superstar, Lee Young Jae (Rain). Since she has no assets left, she had a contract marriage with Lee Young jae so that she could still hold on to her house which is the only thing that her father left her.

Sassy girl chunhyang is the modern interpretation of the Legend of Chunhyang. It is about two high school students, Lee Mong ryong (Jae hee) and Sung Chun hyang (Han chae young) who were forced to marry each other because they spent a night with each other. They were still forced to marry each other even though nothing happened that night.

Princess Hours is about an ordinary high school girl, Shin Chae-gyung (Yoon eun hye) who found herself bethroted to the Crown prince of Korea, Shin (Joo ji hoon). Shin's grandfather (the king) and Chae-gyung's grandfather (a servant) formed a friendship, and because of that, they decided their grandchildren to marry each other. Their marriage also celebrated the friendship between their grandfathers.

Well..if you have seen these dramas, then you could relate with me..All of them are pretty much the same with the "forced marriage" as the main focus of the stories. if you think about it, here in the Philippines, i don't think forced marriage happens that much(except for the chinese community). i have not really get to meet a Filipino who is involved in a forced marriage.

these korean dramas attract me to watch them because i want to see how the characters would fall in love with each other. and because of that, my fondness for koreanovelas grew because of my interest in this "forced marriage" formula.

Princess Hours curiosity..

right now i love watching Princess Hours every night (except for the long commercials in between!). and since our dvd player is a wreck, i really don't have any choice but to watch it at night. anyway, i was curious about it so while surfing the net, i searched for an image of Yoon Eun Hye (janelle). and goodness, i was shocked to see some daring photos of her. very far from her sweet and bubbly character in princess hours!

take a look!

this is her "sweet and wholesome" look from princess hours..


and these were (maybe) her fashionista side..



and these were the daring ones..