The Problematic of the Unproblematic

Please give a warm welcome to a new guest blogger Lemna gibba! It's her first blog post ever and I am very proud to have her write it for this particularl blog :) - kakashi Honestly, I was quite pumped for this drama. The background had already been set by Faith , so all it had to do was continue the historical tale. And yet, and yet..I could write the most verbose exposé on this show. But I'll keep it short and sweet. Let's start with what they got right. *Spoilers ahead* Mok Do-Ryoong Portrayed by Choi Jae-Woong, Mok Do-Ryoong is probably the only consistent character in the whole drama. He plays the seer who finds the Purple Enclosure Site (which is the cause of all worries) and actually DIES protecting the site because of his belief in it! His love for the princess Young-Ji and for Ji-Sang (Ji Sung) puts him up there for husband and father of the year. He had a pretty awesome eye patch too! Lee Seung Gye Ji Jin Hee nails this role, transitioning f...

Goodbye, I'm leaving!! kakashi: Hello! We're back . And now, we're getting serious ... lafer? Will you do the honors? Tell us whom you are going to invite! lafer: Right off the bat, I'd have Song Joong-ki to my left and Ji Sung to my right. Yes, I know, about as surprising as your Park Shi-hoo and Lee Jun-ki. But lest you think I'm shallow enough to be swayed only by adorableness, let me assure you that I've seen various interviews with both these guys so am not giving these seats away lightly. Yes, lafer. I'm also going for brains rather than looks. This is about a dinner after all, right? And we will talk, right? Well, I'm not sure exactly how much talking we'll do, because let's face it, there is a slight language barrier. But we can pretend to be listening with rapt attention... while gazing into their eyes...... My hangul is perfect for the occasion. I can say "oppa", "sarangae", " kamsahamnid...

Never in my life have I cared much about my hair. It just is. These days, it just is ... getting grayer and I am vain enough to dye it, but that's as far as I'll go. I am proud to say that I never, I repeat, never had a perm or that I never even considered getting one. Perms are ... just bad. There is not a single person in this universe who looks good with one (no offense intended. If you have a perm, you might very well be the one exception). KDrama characters with perms are not exactly trending (thank the Gods!) but there is still quite a few that rock a curly mop, this year and last year in particular. I give you ... my Top 5 permed hair disasters!  No 1: Full House Take 2 - Part 1 I am not watching Full House Take 2 for several reasons. One, because I need to pick carefully what I want to spend my limited time with these days. Two, because Full House (the original) was my entry drug into KDrama addiction and you know what they say about first loves ... They forever...