Love Buffet or 愛似百匯

Hey everybody, I have been currently following a new Taiwanese drama called Love Buffet. The episodes are released weekly, so I am dying with anticipation to see what happens next. Thus far, I really enjoy watching this drama because my favorite Taiwanese actor/singer stars in it, Aaron Yan! Plus, another member of Fahrenheit is also a principle actor, Calvin Chen; Go Fahrenheit! This drama is said to be based off a manga called Parfait Tic, but I decided not to read the manga before watching this series because I know the series will be different from the manga.

Title: Love Buffet or 愛似百匯
Episodes: TBA
Year Produced: 2010
Country: Taiwan

Synopsis: Xiao Feng (Fuuko) is a lively girl starting her first year of college. Her life is turned upside down by the arrival of her new neighbors: Yi Cheng and Da Ye. (Ichi and Daiya)

Main Actors:

Yu Hong Yuan as Hu Xiao Feng 胡小風 She is a cute young lady that loves children, does not care too much about school and is a bit naïve when it comes to love.  In spite of what others say, she makes the best of her situation.

Aaron Yan (Yan Ya Lun) as Xing Yi Cheng 邢一誠 He is cute, cool, intelligent, and conservative with his thoughts. When it comes to love, he was hurt by someone he loved in the past, so he is afraid to open his heart to find new love.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calvin Chen (Chen Yi Ru) as Xing Da Ye 邢大業 He is cute, a good cook,  social, boyish, and playful. He does not have experience with love, so he finds it hard to accept other girls’ affections towards him.

*** Information taken from http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_Buffet and the photos are snapshots I took from the episodes, so they may not be the best quality. No copyright infringement intended!!!

What is currently happening in the series?

Love is in the air! Xiao Feng likes Da Ye, but it is still a mystery of whether he feels the same way for her. While Yi Cheng is secretly falling for Xiao Feng, but keeps his feelings to himself. Will Da Ye accept or reject Xiao Feng when she confesses? How will Yi Cheng find a way into Xiao Feng’s heart? Could this be the start of a love triangle? Watch this series to find out! Here is a link that I use to watch the series with English subtitles, enjoy!

~*~*~*~ Watch Love Buffet Episodes Here! *~*~*~

Music Video:

This is the ending theme for Love Buffet sung by Fahrenheit! This video contains some spoilers, so watch at your own risk! Video is taken from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhaP-K0hgEk

 

Discussion: Who would you choose: Da Ye (Calvin) or Yi Cheng (Aaron)?

<3 Mika

You’re Beautiful

Title: You’re Beautiful or You’re Handsome
Episodes: 16
Year Produced: 2009
Country: Korea

Synopsis: The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tae Kyung's voice was hurting. However,the new member, Mi Nam, had to go to the States to repair a botched eye job just before signing the contract. His agent came up with the idea of having his twin sister, Mi Nyu,to stand in for him and pretend that she was her brother. The two of them grew up in an orphanage and Mi Nyu, who was all set to become a nun, agreed to this charade as she didn't want to spoil her brother's chance of fame which would make it easier to look for their mother. After living with the other band members, Mi Nyu finds it more and more difficult to keep her secret hidden from the others. What will happen once the other band members find out that the Mi Nam they knew is a girl? Will they opening accept her as a girl and let her continue to stay in their band or will they kick her out of the group?

Main Actors:
Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung – The male lead

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Nam (Male)/ Go Mi Nyu (Female)- Lead actress

Lee Hong Ki (from F.T. Island) as Kang On Yu/ Jeremy 

 

 

 

 

 

Jung Yong Hwa (from C.N. Blue) as Kang Shin Woo

Information taken from: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/You're_Beautiful

Watch this drama at: http://www.asianrice.tv/show/You039re-Beautiful/1178/videos/

Mika’s Ratings:
*****= Awesome

TOUCHINGLY ROMANTIC!

Mika’s Opinion:
This drama is interesting, touching, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. I love each of the band members’ characters. :) The story plot of this drama reminds me of Taiwan’s Meteor Garden or Korea’s Boys Over Flower. A lesson that can be learned from this drama is love happens unexpectedly, so when you find your DESTINED lover, do not let him or her go. Even if you two get separated in the future, you have to do everything in your power to get the other person back before you lose them forever. I hope everyone love this drama! :D

Question:
Who is your favorite A.N. Jell member?
A. Hwang Tae Kyung
B. Go Mi Nam
C. Jeremy
D. Kang Shin Woo

Leave me comments on what you think of this drama! If you have any other recommendations of what I should watch, please do share! Thanks!

~ Mika ~

ToGetHer or Superstar Express

Title: ToGetHer or Superstar Express
Episodes: 12
Year Produced: 2009
Country: Taiwan

Synopsis:
Mars is a superstar whose popularity went downhill after a series of negative publicity. His finances went into red alert and he had to find a new place to live. He ended up renting a place from Momo, his homebody landlord. He befriended her and her childhood friend Jia Sen, a swimming captain with the intelligence of an 8-year-old. While living in Momo's house, Mar's and Momo constantly bicker with each other.

Main Actors:
Rainie Yang as Chen Momo
Jiro Wang as Mars(Zhang Jun Nan)
George Hu Wei Jia Sen

Information taken from Dramawiki: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/ToGetHer

Mika's Ratings:
***** = Awesome

CUTELY ROMANTIC!!!

Mika's Opinion: This drama was so cute that I loved it! The fairytale story is about a rising celebrity and a shy, ordinary girl falling in love. Two people from different worlds pulled together by the laws of attraction. A lesson to be learned in this series is: Living a life full of money, fame, and luxury is not as joyous as it appears to be. Money can only bring a person temporary materialistic happiness; once the money runs out, you are left with nothing. While happiness from learning how to value and love a significant other,   family, friendships, and relationships will last a lifetime. I highly recommend everyone who loves to watch these fairytale dramas to watch this series. Enjoy!

Leave me feedback, comments or recommendations of other dramas I should watch!

~ Mika ~

Pi Li MIT- The Clue Collector

Title: Pi Li MIT, The Clue Collector, Mysterious Incredible Terminator
Episodes: 16
Year Produced: 2008
Country: Taiwan

Synopsis:
As Zhan Shi De, a.k.a 007 transfers to Sheng Ying Academy, he gets recruited into the Pi Li MIT group. The legend of a team called MIT secretly protecting Sheng Ying School was never public acknowledged but nonetheless spread wildly among the student body. For some reason, the team had disappeared and evil began to rack havoc in the school. The last remaining member of MIT, Teacher Cherry, decided to recruit the badest of all bad students, 007, 187, 747 and Tian Mo Xing, to form a new generation of MIT who would solve the crimes and restore the school back to its former glory.

Main Actors:
Aaron Yan as Zhan Shi De (007)
Gui Gui as Tian Mo Xing (Lucifer)
Lu Ting Wei as Qian Fu Hao (187)
Huang Hong Sheng as Huang Hui Hong (747)
Christine Fan as Tao Mei Ren (Cherry)
Tian Li as Lu Qi Ya (Angel)
Zhang Shan Jie as Lu Ke Ying

Information taken from Dramawiki: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Mysterious_Incredible_Terminator

Mika’s Rating:
****= SATISFYING

Romance in the series is CUTESY

Mika’s Opinion:
This series is filled with mystery and suspense, mixed with a little romance. The lesson taught is trust is important when working as a team and gather all the evidence before coming to a conclusion. Overall, I recommend this series to everybody out there who likes to watch movies that gives them suspense. Also, those who <3 Aaron will like this drama too! I ♥ Aaron Yan. Enjoy!

Leave me comments on what you think of the series!

~ Mika ~

Boys Before Flowers/ Boys Over Flowers

Title: Boys Before Flowers
Episodes: 25
Year Produced: 2009
Country: Korea

Main Actors:
Koo Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di
Lee Min Ho as Gu Jun Pyo
Kim Hyun Joong as Yoon Ji Hoo
Kim Bum as So Yi Jung
Kim Joon as Song Woo Bin

*Photo and Info. taken from
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Boys_Before_Flowers

Synopsis:
Geum Jan Di [Koo Hye Sun] is a poor and ordinary girl that helps her family in their dry cleaning business. With it being located near the renown Shinhwa high school and college, her life changes when she goes to the school to delivers a boy’s uniform. In the process of delivering a male student’s uniform to the owner, she had to save the boy from jumping off the rooftop of the school instead. She learned that it was a famously known group called F4 (Flower 4) that drove the boy to commit suicide. After learning this, she started to despise the F4 because she cannot tolerate people picking on the weak. The F4 are known for their good looks, riches, and juvenile behavior towards the other students. In the group, Gu Jun Pyo [Lee Min Ho] is the leader with 3 other boys as his friends and followers including Yoon Ji Hoo [ Kim Hyun Joong], So Yi Jung [Kim Bum], and Song Woo Bin [Kim Joon]. In order to calm the society’s reaction to the school’s big news, they admitted Geum Jan Di as a student to the school. From her first day onward, she tries to avoid interacting with the F4 group. Soon, Geum Jan Di realizes that fate has a different path set for her that crosses paths with the F4. While everyone is afraid to stand up against the F4, Jan Di rises to the challenge in attempt to stop their juvenile actions. How will the F4 respond to her stance against them? Will they start to bully her as well or will they just ignore her? How will Jan Di attempt to change their ways? Will the F4 and Jan Di’s relationship stay as enemies or is it possible for them to become friends?

Find out by watching! This drama is based on the manga Boys Over Flowers.

Mika’s Ratings:
**** = SATISFYING!

TOUCHINGLY ROMANTIC!

Mika’s Opinion: The drama was sweet and romantic with gorgeous guys! All four of the F4 members are HOTT, which explains why they are called the Flower 4. An important lesson taught in this series is that there is more to life than money because there are some things that money cannot buy. Overall, I genuinely enjoyed the series until the last few episodes because the storyline became redundant. Some of the scenes felt like déjà vu, which made me feel that they were dragging out the storyline. Despite that, I still loved the drama!

Leave me comments on what you thought about the series!

~ Mika ~

POLL:
Who is your favorite F4 member?
A.Gu Jun Pyo
B.Yoon Ji Hoo
C.So Yi Jung
D.Song Woo Bin

*** My favorite F4 member is So Yi Jung because he may be a player and is too conceited for his own good, but he has a beautiful heart that is secretly hoping to find true love. He puts on a cool act in order to protect his heart from getting hurt.

Save the Last Dance for Me

Picture Taken from:
http://www.sakaix.net/contribute/movie/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/stl.jpg

Title: Save the Last Dance for Me
Episode: 20
Year Produced: 2004
Country: Korean

Main Actors:
Eugene: Ji Eun Soo
Ji Sung: Kang Hyun Woo
Le Bo Young: Yee Soo Jin
Ryu Soo Young: Jung Tae Min

Synopsis:
Eun Soo[Eugene]is a country girl that lives with her father and runs a vacation inn called “Dreaming Forest”. Her life changes when fate brought Hyun Woo into her life. With his memory lost, she nicknamed him “Baek Chung Ho” and he lived with her family for a while. During that time, the two fall in love and even gets married in the back of their inn. Due to a twist of fate, Eun Soo’s father dies the night of their wedding and a few days later Chung Ho disappears. After waiting about a year for Chung Ho’s return, she goes into the city (Seoul) to stay with her best friend. On the first day of her stay in Seoul, she crosses paths with a transformed Chung Ho. It turns out that, Chung Ho named Kang Hyun Woo lost his memory of her and is in line to inherit a renown company called Global. As if this is not enough, he is engaged to the artist, Soo Jin [Le Bo Young] and his best friend almost like a brother, Tae Min [Ryu Soo Young] is secretly planning to ruin him. By becoming an employee of Global, will Eun Soo be able to help Hyun Woo regain his memory of their love? Will Soo Jin give up Hyun Woo to Eun Soo without a fight? How will Tae Min be stopped?
Watch the drama to find out! =)

Mika’s Rating:
***** = AWESOMEEE!
TOUCHINGLY ROMANTIC!

Mika's Opinion:
This is one of my favorite dramas because the storyline teaches something important about love and the actors acted their roles out beautifully. The drama’s soundtrack is amazing; you will like all the songs as well! I have to admit that I had a box of tissue with me because I cried like a baby. Enjoy!

Leave me comments and feedback on what you think of the drama! Hope to hear from you soon! :D

~ Mika ~

Asian Dramas Make My Life Go Round

Hi everyone,

One of my own self-given nicknames is Mika, so you guys can address me as Mika. It is awesome to share my interest with ya. To briefly describe myself, I am a lil Chinese girl who is a junior in college and loves to associate with people. My personality is bubbly, outgoing, and positive, so that means I try to make the best out of what life throws at me. I enjoy meeting people, so comment or add me as a friend anytime!

To get to the point, I created this blog to share with everyone in cyberspace my love for watching Asian dramas. I watch a range of Asian dramas when I find the time away from school. Mainly, I watch Korean, Taiwanese, Hong Kong, and Japanese (very few) romance dramas. From today onwards, I will post up reviews about the dramas I watch in hopes that I will get everyone's feedback on it as well. Just as a warning, I watch dramas in a sporadic order, so it does not mean that I will watch a series as they are released chronologically. Okies... Let's start Asian drama sharing!

P.S. Leave me a comment if you have any questions or comments!

~ Mika