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Who’s ready for SBS’s new drama You’re Beautiful? With Swallow the Sun now over, the Jang Geun-seok–Park Shin-hye trendy series takes up residence on Wednesdays and Thursdays starting this week.
I have to say that despite some misgivings, I’m looking forward to it. When the drama was first announced, I was excited because I have always enjoyed the goofball charm of the Hong sisters writing team. That waned a bit when I saw the first stills of Jang Geun-seok’s weirdly shellacked helmet of hair and Park Shin-hye’s crossdressing look (which was still way too feminine to be convincing). But now that the airdate is approaching and I’ve seen the marvelously absurd preview (watch below), I feel my anticipating returning.
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Based on the lengthy preview, I think what may end up being this drama’s advantage is that it knows what it is — a big goof. Not only is it a drama about idol stars, it’s actually aiming for an idol-world sense of froofy, sparkly, fantastically frivolous shenanigans. It’s not at ALL going for realism; at best, maybe surrealism. It’s like a kdrama version of a Disney teen romance. (Which isn’t an insult; I am a total SUCKER for Disney teen romance!)
The reason I feel that a drama like My Fair Lady falters is because it doesn’t know what tone to strike, and takes a straight approach when it should be zany, or goes too serious when it should be light, and vice versa. But the Hong sisters know their strengths, and they don’t try for unnecessary gravity; they’re always out to score a laugh and you can sense that aggressively silly tone in the preview.
I still contend that Park Shin-hye looks way too feminine to pass for a boy — her voice is so obviously female — which is something I may just have to ignore. Yoon Eun-hye’s appearance in Coffee Prince was enhanced by her boyish mannerisms and masculine way of talking, but the whole point of Park Shin-hye’s Mi-nyeo character is that she is very much a girl, and one who has to force herself to act like a boy. It makes sense that she would act feminine while trying to pass herself off as Mi-nam, but the problem is that then it becomes ridiculous to believe that anyone would buy her as a boy.
Still, those shots of not one but all of Mi-nyeo’s bandmates sensing an unexpected attraction to her look deliciously uncomfortable.
Also, Jung Chan!!!!
Jung Chan — Lovers, Auction House — is seriously underrated, and I love him. He’s manly and charismatic, and can hit a sardonic tone just as well as he can hit an emotionally intense one. Thank goodness, since he’ll give old fogeys like me something to gawk at instead of feeling pervy ogling teenage boys. Looks like he’ll be taking a role as management.
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Date: 2009-10-05 03:33 pm (UTC)anyway im just gonna go save all of those lovely pictures. thank u
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Date: 2009-10-05 03:35 pm (UTC)But mostly because of this scene:
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Date: 2009-10-05 03:36 pm (UTC)Hongki and Yonghwa, yeah!
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Date: 2009-10-06 09:49 am (UTC)plus Geun Seok <3
this is like a dream come true XD
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Date: 2009-10-05 04:04 pm (UTC)And lol, I finally figured out where I've seen the girl before. Tree of Heaven, lmao. -__-
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Date: 2009-10-05 05:44 pm (UTC)his lovely friend.
cheese is always good.
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Date: 2009-10-05 07:13 pm (UTC)and hongki looks really cute XD!!
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Date: 2009-10-05 08:01 pm (UTC)Of course Hongki will probably seduce me into watching even if it's rotten... *.*
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Date: 2009-10-05 08:12 pm (UTC)Did anyone notice the Goodbye Lenin music?
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Date: 2009-10-05 08:53 pm (UTC)so out of place
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Date: 2009-10-05 10:27 pm (UTC)but, she's a nun? lolwat
Also, House of Blue Leaves.
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Date: 2009-10-05 11:08 pm (UTC)still so ~EXCITED~*~
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Date: 2009-10-06 12:18 am (UTC)hot
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even the chick
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Date: 2009-10-06 03:09 am (UTC)I'm super excited now
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Date: 2009-10-06 12:32 pm (UTC)I just can't wait to watch this.
TOMORROW!!
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