Miss no good!

Jiang Xiao Hua is a jewelry store owner with no sense of style. When prince charming Jia Si Le comes back from Japan with intentions of dating her, she blackmails Tang Men, a poison-tongue style guru, into helping her become a lady worthy of Si Le.

Still can't believe how quick it went!
naawwr :'(
This has been one of the good dramas i have watched in a very very long time and I was really sad when I clicked on "view episode 12" and it suddenly said "FINAL"
:'O I wanted moreeee
When I first started watching this, I really didn't like it that much.. I thought Rainie (although she's my favouriteee ever) was weak in this drama. I hated her cringey squeaky voice (OTT) and come on!.. let's be honest, they could have made her wig a bit more erm realistic(?)
I don't know.. im probably used to seeing Rainie all glammed up? I was relieved when they got rid of the wig though :)
But even after all this, MNG grew on me and i loveddd the plot! It's so original.. kept me guessing until the last episode. I actually really liked Rainie and Wilber Pan as a couple; in the drama obviously. Who knows maybe they'll be the new Rainie and Mike he for me...

link: mysoju.com/miss-no-good

happy watching
xo

Lucky Star (anime series)

I never usually watch anime, except for like my Sailormoon and Cardcaptors aha. But one of my friends kinda got me into this anime, and a couple of others that I may end up reviewing soon.

Lucky Star is one of those cutesy series. It revolves around 4 best friends, who are at high school, and there isn't much of an in-depth storyline. Each episode has a mini storyline - but the main one is how the four girls get through high school, with their clashing personalities.

My favourite characters are Konata and Kagami xD Konata is incredibly nerdy and coooool ;) She is like, obsessed with video games, anime and manga, and I think she's more tomboyish than her friends lol. Kagami is a fraternal twin of Tsukasa (idk how to spell it) and she is loud and outgoing, doesn't care what people think of her much.

The series focuses on Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa and Miyuki's friendship, and their crazily random conversations. It's probably one of my favourite things to watch atm! <3

Hana Yori Dango Final - the movie

OMG. I actually could not believe it was finally out.. with english subs of course ;)
I thought I was never going to see it but...
2 days ago when I was sick and off school *cough cough* ^^ i logged on to mysoju and right in my face it read "HANA YORI DANGO FINAL IS NOW OUT"
My face just went =O =O =O
I hadn't seen an asian drama for ageeees (mainly due to school work) and let alone any hana yori dango goodies so this news just made my whole week!
I thought the movie was good *thumbs up* but I was expecting more since it was going to be the last of the HYD gang :'(
The movie reminded me of those little sweet moments from HYD 1&2 and some cute moments definately made me cry.. in a good way! But trust me it is not SOPPY at all.. im just erm emotional (?) lol
Also, at the end I would have liked to see a clip of what their life was going to be like in the future since you do for the other members of F4 but strangely not for Makino and Domyouji! Although, you find out a little peice of good news for the couple at the very very end.. and my face went =O again.

GO SEE THE MOVIE.. PLEASE FOR ME AND FOR YOURSELFFF! LOL
I'm slighty biased but still it is a great movie! And I am going to miss them all!

link: www.mysoju.com/hana-yori-dango-final


Now im waiting for the Korean version to come out ;)

Yukimi Daifuku 雪見だいふく (Japanese snack food)

Decided to make a post about FOOOOOD ;) I tried this Japanese ice-cream type thing a couple of years ago, and I've never gotten sick of it. All it is, is a ball of soft vanilla ice-cream wrapped in mochi, which is apparently like ricecake or something. It's a beautiful creation!

It also comes in different flavours like in the picture; chocolate and green tea if I remember correctly ;)

FINISHING NOTE: get out to an Oriental supermarket and buy lots of the stuff, and give me a box xD

Not Yet A Woman - Rainie Yang (4th Mandarin album)

In case anyone hadn't noticed from reading my posts on here, I'm a huge Rainie fan xD I've been anticipating this album for so long lol, Rainie releases albums yearly, so this year was just one big build-up lol. The theme for this album was maturity because Rainie is now onto her fourth album, and I guess people were expecting her to grow up a bit from some of her old material. WOOO - I love Rainie ballads!

Release Date: 07-11-08

Language: Mandarin

Song Count: 10

Overall, I'm happy if not a bit disappointed with this album. I love the album art xD Rainie looks so beautiful and classy in the photoshoot. And thank God she got rid of that jellyfish hairdo earlier this year aha.

The first song (太烦恼) was totally weak on the vocals, but most of the album does not dissappoint. Rainie's vocals are getting stronger, except for the first song ofc lol. I absolutely hate "爱我请 Shut Up" because she sounds like she's singing "shullup" instead of "shut up" aha. I'd say download the album, and skip to 带我走, 冷战 and 幸福的节拍.

Remember - Big Bang (Korean album by Korean hip-hop band)

Big Bang is back again xD This album was released on 5th November 08. Truth be told, I never really took to this band when my friend Sharon told me, no raved to me, about them. I guess I never listened to much hip-hop, let alone Korean hip-hop aha. But hey! Number 1 was a really good album (Japanese album by the same band) so I gave it a try...

The first thing I loved about the album was that immediately, the Korean versions of Haru Haru and Remember were LOVE! <3>

Favourite track: Foolish Love (멍청한 사랑)

Oh and if you liked Last Farewell from one of their older albums, you must listen to the remix! I'm in love with it! This is a must-have album xD

Miss No Good (不良笑花) - Taiwanese Drama Series

Sorry I've been gone from here for so long ): College work and uni applications have taken over my life lol. I've started watching Miss No Good at last, now that I have a few minutes to myself, so here's a quick starting review, and I'll probably add more to this when I finish watching the series.

So far, MNG is really cute and light-hearted. I've only seen two episodes, and the themes have already gone from comedy, to a more serious theme. Obviously there is some romance ;) Rainie Yang plays the lead, Xiao Fa, a girl who is unfashionable and loud but runs a jewellery store. As a child, she made friends with a er, fat kid at school, who asked her to marry him. Aw. A couple years down the line, and he is back to win her over =OO He lost weight and is "good-looking" (note: why don't I see this?!) Xiao Fa realises she needs to change to make sure she doesn't embarass the wealthy Jia Si Le, and enlists the help of his friend (she doesn't know they're friends!) to change her image.


There's like a million and one things going on at the same time in this drama. So many twists and turns! Although the ending was a bit suckish... and they could have done so much more with it to make it better and not as typical. But I won't ruin any more of it for you - watch it =D


watch here > http://www.mysoju.com/miss-no-good/

some more kawaii emoticons for msn and such.. =]






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Hot Gimmick - manga review

The story revolves around Hatsumi Narita, a passive 16-year old girl who lives in a company housing complex that is ruled by the tyrannical Mrs. Tachibana, the wife of the company's vice president. How a family behaves in the housing complex can affect an employee's status in the company. When her promiscuous younger sister Akane thinks she might be pregnant, poor Hatsumi gets talked into buying her a pregnancy test. Unfortunately, things don't go exactly as planned and Hatsumi is blackmailed by Ryoki Tachibana, the bratty, geeky teenage son of the powerful Tachibana family who bullied her as a kid, into being his slave.

-Wikipedia

I LOVED THIS SERIES! that's all i have to say about it really..
it's a shoujo manga so it's like a boy-likes-girl situation but with so many twists to it that i wouldn't call it a typical shoujo manga. There's a lot of potential guys for Hatsumi so you don't know for sure who's gonna end up with you, which is why i really liked it.
I also really like the drawings but then again i don't really mind drawings in manga (it's more the story i'm after). The guys were drawn really errm well :D and the lead girl, Hatsumi wasn't made out to be this overly pretty (OTA) girl but she was still really "kawaii".
The plot was also really good.. not to overly complicated but not "guessable". Plus i HATE it when a manga series is tooo long, i just end up getting bored and Hot Gimmick is only 12 volumes so you don't get bored easily with it. There's just the right mix of romance stuff, sad/soppy stuff and comedy in it so..
If you wanna check it out then click the link and happy reading :)

Quick Roundup

So summer's nearly over.. :(( but before it's completely over and we're back to school im planning to watch a few more dramas and stuff and post on the other dramas that i've watched but never really got the chance to do a review on.
Currently watching : fated to love you
not finished yet but i think i will be in a few days but first thing's first :: its RESULTS DAY tomorrow
so im a wee bit excited :D
This is my to do list for the blog:
-fated to love you
-jotei
-Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
i'll try to do more but i'm feeling a little lazyyy so i'll probably end up watching loadss of stuff but not doing any writing at all =/
I read a few manga series as well so i'll probably mention it too
thats all for now!
byeee
xxx