My 2012 dramas.

It's november! Time sure flies really fast huh? Im in the beginning of block 1.2 now and officially a SCOPEople haha! Since it's almost the end of the year, im going to make a small review over the dramas I've watched during this year.2012 should be said as my not productive year for dramas as I was having preparation for my national university entrance exam for 3 months and then a month break continue with vacation and started university life.

1. Nice Guy
This drama is still airing in korea. The first drama I watch buffering online since Im at jogja now. it's a melodrama with typical style: love, revenge, hate, etc. The main actor is Song Joong Ki as Kang Maru and his lover, Seo Eun Gi, is acted by Moon Chae Won. At first Maru was a 3rd year medical student loving Han Jae Hee (Park Shi Yeon) with all his heart. He was willing to do everything for her until something happened and his life totally changed. Since then he decided to become a gigolo and only attracted women for their money. Then he met Seo Eun Gi you know typical perfect girl who was Han Jae Hee's step daughter now. He decided to use her as revenge tool but something happened again later on changed his world totally. It's 4 episodes more to the end. I highly recommend this drama. Not the typical melodrama which you'll find it bored but this one can make you feel like want to punch the antagonist lol It's been the first in rating since the first week it aired.

2. Rooftop Prince
Yoochun is the main lead actor here so I guess you know the primary reason why I watch this drama. At first I objected him pairing with Han Ji Min but after watching the drama, I thought they suited each other although their age gap is 4 years where Yoochun is her junior. It's about Joseon dynasty and modern days so it will be going back and forth. Yoochun was previously a prince in Joseon dynasty named Lee Gak. At a time, his wife was killed and he was shocked. Then he decided to find the murdered accompanied by 3 people whom he searched all around the city. I forgot how the way but when 5 of them are being chased but unknown group of people and passing a forest, they were thrown to the modern city (yes this sounds nonsense). They arrived at Park Ha's home (played by Han Ji Min) and both of them are shocked. The genre of this drama are romance, mystary, and comedy. I suggest you not to find any spoiler of the episode or else it'll be boring. This drama was also ranked first when it aired in June.
My review: Drama review: Rooftop Prince

 
3. Reply 1997
This drama is too cute! I like this drama because the story is real and may happen in real life. I was pessimistic at first after watching the first episode but I managed to continue watching it lol The main characters are Yoon Yoon Jae (played by Seo In Guk) and Sung Shi Won (A Pink's Eun Ji). It's about 6 bestfriends in high school at Busan. Yoon Jae and Shi Won are bestfriend since childhood. They are always together. Wherever Yoon Jae is, Shi Won will be there and vice versa. Shi Won is a devoted fan of H.O.T, a super famous boyband in 90s. The story will be involving their high school life and loves. I really like the idea where someone's first love is actually his/her childhood friend and then they become lover. Dont you think this is uber cute? This drama is highly recommended !!
My review: Drama review: Reply 1997

4. Queen In Hyun's Man
If you like romantic genre, you should watch this drama. I repeat, ROMANTIC. A super duper romantic one and not even a heavy conflict was there. Thype is also as same as Rooftop Prince, going back and forth between Joseon and modern days. But the difference is this drama mostly involve romantic things. It was a big hit because of the epic storyline and main casts.
My review: Drama review: Queen In Hyun's Man 

5. The Moon That Embrace The Sun
TMTETS can be said as the most popular drama in the first half of 2012. It's a saeguk mixed with shaman things. Since there hasnt had any kdramas taking shaman as their main plot, it's directly a big hit once it aired. Good chemistry between child lead characters made audience having high expectation towards the adult characters. Yeo Jin Goo acted as young Lee Hwon (later on acted by Kim Soo Hyun) and Kim Yoo Jung as Heo Yeon Woo/Wol (continued by Han Ga In) were the main leads. Hwon and Yeon Woo met for the first time during Yeon Woo's brother Heo Yeom graduation. At that time she didnt know that he was a prince. Hwon fell in love at the first sight and did everything to meet Yeon Woo. *skip* *skip* Yeon Woo was selected as princess after passing the exam for choosing prince's wife. Hwon and Yeon Woo were both very happy because they loved each other but later on something happened and changed everything. Because their fate are being changed, everything will be back on the track soooner or later. It's impossible to tell the whole story even the synopsis because too many characters made it difficult to be shortened. I especially love the shaman works where usually saeguk dramas only tell about politics, throne, revenge, etc. At first many people doubted Kim Soo Hyun can acted in a saeguk drama because he previously acted in Dream High which is a high school drama. I also think his image doesnt suit as a king at all. But he really proved it. His acting was excellent and even working with his seniors didnt made his capability decreased and this drama was remarked as his breakthrough in acting. After this drama aired, he got lots of ads and even more popular than before.

6. Ghost
The title is really manipulating. I thought it would be like something horror and realted to ghost but actually it's about cyber crime investigation. So Ji Sub's acting is really epic and I love this drama a lot even without loveline. As you know, Im a fan of romantic drama. Kim Woo Hyun (So Ji Sub) is a high profile police officer working at cyber crime investigation team. Yoo Kang Mi (Lee Yeon Hee) is working in the same team with Woo Hyun. Their big enemy is someone named himself as Hades, a superb hacker who ever hacked Blue House computer system. Im not going to spoil anything because they have been making surprises since the first episode. I was shocked even when I only watched the first episode. the storyline progressed too fast and you'll be more surprise to find the pieces of puzzle by every episode. Better for you not watching it only episode since this drama is addictive!
My review: Drama review: Ghost 

 
7. A Gentleman's Dignity
It's dubbed as 'F4 of 40s'. The 4 main characters are almost 40 but still I think they're charming. Most of it will be talking about Kim Do Jin (Jang Dong Gun) and Seo Yi Soo (Kim Ha Neul). This drama remarked as Jang Dong Gun's 10 years silver screen comeback since his last drama was All About Eve (2002). Kim Do Jin is a 40yo architect described as a woman's man: handsome, kind, adorable, charming. Actually to be honest he's weird (in his own way). I dont know how to describe it but you'll know when you watch the drama. He's been dating many times and never thought of getting married until he met Seo Yi Soo. He tried to approach her anytime anywhere sticking to her. She was annoyed at first and their relationship was complicated. Later on she will realise that she loved him but another conflict came. This is a light drama and very enjoyable. Not the type which having lots of conflict like nice guy or TMTETS. Fresh and funny.
My review: Drama review: A Gentleman's Dignity 

If you read all my brief explanations, you'll find that I always say the dramas are good. It's probably because i dont watch all dramas. I only select the one I think is going to be enjoyable and if it's below my expectation, I'll directly stop watching it. Even thought I start to be extremely busy now, Im trying to watch drama sometimes because it can be refreshing and relaxable. But also noted: drama is addictive.

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I just hope I can do well in all blocks and everything run smoothly. If possible, some IP 4?

Book review: Cheeky Romance (Kim Eun Jeong)

Usually I review dramas but I want to try review books sometimes. Well, Im going to review anything I like. This novel is the third book of Kim Eun Jeong, written in Korean but translated to Indonesian. The first book is So I Married The Antifan and followed up by My Boyfriend's Wedding Dress. I always hated translated novel because the feeling is just different when I read Indonesian novels and maybe the setting is different. When I tried to read her first book, it's good although I was confused at the beginning since too many characters were appearing at the same time. Then I also read her second book which made me amused again and now Im one of her avid fans. This book tells about a woman named Yoo Chae who has always been unlucky as a reporter. She never get any scheduled programs although she has worked for 2 years and the worst is her boyfriend, a reporter too, cheats on her with his senior who is a PD (program director). So Yoon Pyo, her lover-to-be, is a devoted obstetrician. He always care every pregnant woman although they are not his patients. Yoo Chae ever went to the hospital where Yoon Pyo works to accompany her bestfriend unnie who is pregnant. One day, she was told to be a MC for a culinary program to suburb where she will try new foods. This program is airing live. At that time, Yoon Pyo is happened to be at the same restaurant where they are shooting. She was given fugu fish (as you know it's dangerous to be eaten if not being cleaned properly) and red beans. Yoon Pyo thought she was pregnant because he ever saw her at the hospital and those foods are dangerous for pregnant woman. He yelled at her not knowing that the program is aired live. Soon Yoo Chae is known as 'Nation's pregnant woman' and Yoon Pyo as 'Nation's doctor'. The story will involve around how they settle their misunderstanding and as usual fall in love with each other. This is a 400+ pages book but you wont get bored of it. I like the storyline a lot. The writer is good at making their loveline not awkward because I often find some books are written weirdly in developing lovelines of the characters. I've read her books long time before her books are famous like now. Both of them are bestsellers in Indonesia's bookstore and Cheeky Romance is indeed very recommended.

'When was the last time we kiss? If anybody asks you about this, say to them it's today.'

Drama review: Reply 1997

I've just finished watching this drama a few minutes ago and all I could say is I like this drama a lot. I always envy anyone who has their childhood friends as their first love and then got married. This drama does it that way. At first I was bored when I watched the first episode but I managed to continue watching it after listening to my friend's suggestion. It's about a group of friends consist of 2 girls and 4 boys in their high school time at Busan. The plot is going back and forth from 1997 to 2012. They give the hint about the ending but it wont be understand unless you've watched the last episode. Sung Shi Won (Jung Eun Ji) and Yoon Yoon Jae (Seo In Guk) are childhood friends. Their fathers are bestfriend but later on Yoon Jae's father died and left only he and his brother then Shi Won's parents start taking care of them. Shi Won is a devoted fan of H.O.T and his father hates it a lot. The story will involve on their high school life and their future meeting where they're holding a reunion. Another trouble come when Yoon Jae's brother also likes Shi Won. One of its plus point is they use Busan dialect in this drama while usually korean dramas are using Seoul accent. Many people also praise Seo In Guk and Eun Ji because their acting are really good although this is their first drama. Reply 1997 is really cute and innocent and the most important is realistic which is possible to happen in real life. How I wish I have this kind of story *sobs*

Synopsis:
This drama will focus on the extreme fan culture that emerged in the 1990s when idol groups took center stage and K-pop was blossoming. It tells the story of 6 former high school friends from a school in Busan who meet again in 2012 and brings back memories to 1997 when they were still high school students. Moving back and forth between the ’90s and today, the story centers on the life of Sung Shi Won (Jung Eun Ji), who idolizes boyband H.O.T and her 5 high school friends.

Note: dont be shock when you search about the rating. It's only 4-5% but it's equal to 25-30% on basic channels. This drama aired in a cable tv and the rating is consider really high since usually cable tv drama is only 1-2%.

'We started as childhood friends and became first loves then as a couple and now as a husband and wife.'

End of Blok 1.1

Block 1.1 has officially ended by today. This morning I had my last exam for the first block which is presentation continued by a mini interview. I was not sure Im going to make it good since Im terribly bad at doing presentation. Im also not that optimistic because my result in yesterday's CBT exam was bad. But a small conversation with mom and dad are always helpful. They told me to be relax and just tell everything I know as smooth as I can. The method of today's exam is presentation one by one and then the one who had finished must wait inside the room so the last to enter will have 9 students and 1 tutor watching him/her. Im lucky to be the first one which means only the tutor watching me. I thought Im okay with the presentation and I can answer all the questions. I want a good mark for the first block ㅋㅋ Im ready for the second block!

newest selca with chun's forehead

heiho!

Exam is approoaaaaaaachingg really soon and Im curious how it will be. As you know, im back to my old habits: watching korean dramas! Even though medical students have a very packed schedule, I still try to watch drama and after almost 2 months without any dramas in my life, I got to watch it this week! Should I say it yayness? No because I watch it when exam is approaching and im crazy over it ㅠㅠ Im currently watching Nice Guy starring Song Joong Ki and Moon Chae Won. It's episode 12 this week and I've watched that hahaha! It still has a month left airing time which made me quite pissed off because im curious about the ending. I will make the review as soon as I finish watching it. Till then, im going to do the best for my exam.

Fighting!

Tentamen result had been announced last monday and I was so happy to have passed the exam! Although the score isnt as high as what I wanted, Im quite satisfied with my work. Now block exam is coming next week and triple jump as well. Triple jump is just another style of our usual tutorial but this time, we will be monitored by a assessor and the case will be announced on the spot. Im quite confuse about my MCQ exams because I dont understand what I should learn. Another problem is I started watching Nice Guy few days ago and now Im addicted to it. Kinda regret for watching it too early because it messed up my study time and made me THAT addictive to always watch it continuously. I hope I can pass my exam smoothly and get flying color marks.

화이팅!

Makrab Kamadhis 2012.

Hi readers, I've just back from makrab Kamadhis 2012 at Kopeng this afternoon and it's totally fun! Makrab stands for malam keakraban/intimate night (?) where we spend a night together with all seniors and having fun. This is my first time joining this kind of activity because I dont like going out and stay for nights with people whom I didnt close to. But after spending a night together yesterday, I started to think from different perspective. We got to know seniors better now and even our seniors' seniors managed to join as well! We played games and had BBQ too. I felt like going back to medan because the weather at Kopeng is exactly as same as that at Brastagi. I didnt bring any pocket camera making me kind of regret but I took some pictures with my iPad's camera.