Korean Drama: Goong

This korean drama was what got me hooked on all things korean to be begin with, the story was so adorable and the cast were perfect for each and every one of their roles. It was orginally a manga book, but later got adapted into a tv series.

Goong is a story about young love in face of tradition, politics, and intrigue. In the imaginary world, modern-day Korea is a constitutional monarchy and the Royal Family lives in a grand Palace, the Goong. The story opens with the sudden death of the reigning the King. Faced with the decreasing popularity among the public for the royalty, a grand wedding for the Crown Prince, Lee Shin, is decided to be the best publicity move to improve the image of the royalty and at the same time prepare Shin for immediate succession. The intended bride? The headstrong, awkward, and sweet spirited Shin Chae Kyung that just happens to go to the same exclusive art school. Chae Kyung was betrothed to become the next Crown Princess by her grandfather and Shin's grandfather.

After 14 years of living in England with his mom, Lee Yul appears all of a sudden. He is Shin's cousin as well as the former Crown Prince. Everything seemed to be going normally until Chae Kyung's optimistic spirit wins the heart of internally lonely, Yul. As the Crown Prince Shin and simple-minded Chae Kyung's relationship appear to developing deeper feelings, a series of scandals are exposed to the public right after the pair were officially announced married. Will love prevail all in a world of political pressures and martial hardships? Or will being in the spotlight of the public be too much for the young newlyweds to endure?

You can watch it at Mysoju.com

Love and Other Drugs

This doesn't look like an ordinary romantic comedy and I pray to the movie gods that it really won't be a typical Hollywood story. So pleeeease movie gods don't disappoint me!

Black Bird

I've loved manga books ever since I saw Sailor Moon and feel in love with the Tuxedo Mask. I've collected a couple of series such as Ranma ½, Kare Kano, Emma, Absolute Boyfriend and Hana Kimi, now it's time for me to start on a new series, Black Bird. Can't wait until I have my hands on the first book in the series!

Black Bird is about Misao who sees things that other people don't. Normally, the annoying monsters would do harmless things. But on her sixteenth birthday, these creatures she sees take it up farther, trying to kill her. They would be the only bother, until demons have gone serious into killing her or taking her for his own. She's saved by a childhood friend from her past, Kyo Usui, who just so happens to be a demon as well. Avoiding moments of death with Kyo protecting her, her own future turns out that she is the rare, "Immortal Fruit." The demons are set onto her, and it just happens, that Kyo wants Misao as well.