2PM’s Performances at KBS Gayo Daejun

Here are all the performances by 2PM at KBS’ Gayo  Daejun (excluding Again and Again, which I already posted in the previous post). Enjoy!~

Heartbeat (LOVED the ending)

I Hate You (HOT!!)

Dancing to Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow” (this was my favorite performance x])

Shin Seung Hun’s “Wish It Is So”

Shin Seung Hun’s “Like the Feelings From the Beginning”

Baek Ji Young’s “My Ear’s Candy” (Featuring Taecyeon)

Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous”

Dancing with SNSD, KARA, Super Junior, and SHINee to the hit songs of 2009

Davichi Performs “8282″ at KBS Gayo Daejun!

So I normally don’t post things unrelated to 2PM, but I really liked Davichi’s “8282″ and their vocals really blow me away, so I’m going to post their performance below. These girls are seriously really good at singing! I wish they weren’t so underrated.

2PM Wins Song of the Year at KBS Gayo Daejun!

I knew they could make us proud again (:

I hope that Jaebeom is seeing this.

Performing Again&Again~

Too bad their whole perf isn’t in the video though :/

Hear Taecyeon say “This is for Jay Park” around 2:15?

Other Notable Performances at SBS’ Gayo Daejun!

So I’m not going to post ALL the performances, only a couple I really liked. I actually liked all of them but I’m too lazy to put it up here. If you want to watch all the performances, just search “SBS Gayo Daejun 2009″ on youtube or another streaming site. (:

Not really a performance, but the beginning of the show with the MCs, Park Shin Hye, Yong Jung Hwa, and Kim Heechul. I’m not a fan of Heechul, but I  am of the Korean drama “You’re Beautiful”! Plus, I’m on Team Shinwoo! x]

2AM & Davichi performing “A Friend’s Confession” and “8282″. I love the harmonization!

After School’s Gahee & UEE, 4 Minute’s Hyuna, and Kara’s Nicole & Seungyeon performing 2PM’s “Heartbeat”. If it’s something related to 2PM, then of course I must post it!!

2PM’s Performances at SBS’ Gayo Daejun!

Get ready for a bunch of videos to watch! I’m not sure what order these performances were in, so I’ll just post them in a random order below (:

2PM Interview

You’re Beautiful Parody (English Subbed)

Again and Again (Remix Version)

Tired of Waiting (they finally perform it!)

Heartbeat (with intro special stage; sorry it’s not all in sync)

Dru Hill’s “5 Steps”

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”

Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” (performed with Super Junior, MBLAQ, and BEAST)

Dance to “Be With You” & “Duran Duran” (with SNSD)

Kara’s “Mister” by Wooyoung & Nichkhun (also with Yeoseob and AJ from BEAST)

T-ara’s Bo Peep Bo Peep

2PM’s Junsu performing g.o.d.’s “거짓말” & “촛불 하나” (with K.Will, Jonghyun from SHINee, and Kim Tae Woo)

Chansung & Junho performing Brown Eyed Girls’ “Sign” (along with 2AM’s Jokwon & BEAST’s Doo Joon)

Junsu singing R.Kelly’s “Bump N’ Grind”

I must say, 2PM really rocked the stage today!! I loved all their performances <3 I can’t wait until their other performances for the other music shows’ Gayo Daejun’s come out! Especially Taecyeon & Yoona’s love story ^^

Korean Movie Review: Hello Schoolgirl (2008)

Title: 순정만화

Genre: Romance

Duration: 113 minutes (1 hour, 53 minutes)

Where to watch: Mysoju

Main Cast:

Yoo Ji Tae as Kwon Yeon Woo:

–About: Yoo Ji Tae is a director and actor. Apparently he has also acted in Attack the Gas Station, which is going to have a sequel soon with BEAST in it. (I personally haven’t watched any movies or dramas with Yoo Ji Tae.)

–Character in movie: Kwon Yeon Woo is a 30 year old civil service worker who lost his parents when he was young.

Lee Yeon Hee as Han Soo Yeong:

–About: Lee Yeon Hee is in SM entertainment (Super Junior, TVXQ, SNSD, etc). She was originally going to be part of SNSD, but decided to take the acting route instead. I know her most for her role in East of Eden as Grace.

–Character in movie: Han Soo Yeong is a high school student with attitude.

Chae Jung An as Kwon Ha Kyeong:

–About: I have never seen a movie or drama with Chae Jung An.

–Character in movie: Kwon Ha Kyeong is a lady who always takes pictures. She is also unable to let go of the past.

Kang In as Kang Sook:

–About: Kang In is a member of boy group Super Junior.

–Character in movie: Kang Sook also works at the district office along with Kwon Yeon Woo.

Synopsis (from mysoju):

Yun-woo Kim works as a low level civil servant in a district office. Although he is thirty, he is still innocent for his age and has been on numerous unfruitful blind dates in search of a suitable wife. After moving to a new place, he runs runs into Soo-yong Han, a high school student who lives downstairs. Soo-young Han is a cheerful and eccentric eighteen-year-old who lives with her mother that acts like a princess.

Meanwhile, Sook Kang has just started to work at the district office straight after graduating from high school and falls head over heels for Ha-kyuing Kwon, a melancolic woman who always smokes in the same spot, becuase of her beautiful smile. Ha-kyung is still holding onto an old flame and keeps on looking for traces of that love every day. Sook Kang continues to keep wooing her, irregardless of her living in the past. Can their futures lead to a happy ending?

Review:

I was sleeping over at my cousin’s house when we decided to watch this movie since we wanted to do something. x] However, I kind of regret watching this movie because it just felt really slow to me. The storyline was okay. Although this movie had a pretty good outcome when it was released in Korea, I found it too mellow. I like more conflicts in movies, but the only conflicts in this movie were an 18 year old and 30 year old dating and a woman who couldn’t forget about her past. In my opinion, the 12 year gap between the first relationship was too big and frankly scary to me. x] I think that this movie would be a good one to watch while you’re at home, but not if you’re watching with other people because they might be too bored. This movie wasn’t dramatic enough (I know it’s not a drama), and maybe it was just my type of movie, since I like romantic comedies most. x]

Rating: 2.5/5

Initially, I was going to give this movie a 2/5, but because there are a few SM entertainment actors here (Lee Yeon Hee, Kang In from Super Junior, Choi Sooyoung from SNSD), I bumped it up a bit. And I don’t like giving bad ratings in the first place x] So if you’re looking for a mellow movie, I guess this is the one for you. But if you like dramatic, romantic, funny, or super sad, then don’t watch this movie!

Korean Drama Review: You’re Beautiful

Title: 미남이시네요

Genre: Romance, comedy

Episodes: 16, approximately an hour each

Average Rating: 10% nationwide in Korea

Where to watch: Youtube, Viikii

Main Characters:

Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung:

–About: Jang Geun Suk is one talented actor. He’s acted in various dramas and movies; however, before watching You’re Beautiful, I only saw him in 2 movies- Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do and Baby & Me. He is also a singer, as he’s sang in Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do and You’re Beautiful.

–Character in drama: Hwang Tae Kyung is the leader of popular idol group A.N.JELL. He’s very cold hearted due to the fact that his mom abandoned him when he was young.

Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Nam (male) /Go Mi Nyu (female):

–About: Before watching You’re Beautiful, I saw Park Shin Hye in 2 dramas – Stairway to Heaven and Goong S. In Stairway to Heaven, she had a very minor part as the younger version of Choi Ji Woo’s character. In Goong S, she was the one who liked Se7en’s character but was rejected.

–Character in drama: Go Mi Nyu is an orphan who grew up in the convent, and was going to be a nun. However, she went into A.N.JELL in place of her twin brother because he was in the states getting surgery.

Jung Yong Hwa as Kang Shin Woo:

–About: You’re Beautiful is the acting debut of Jung Yong Hwa. He is also in the up and coming Korean indie band C.N. Blue, which is a group similar to FT Island.

–Character in drama: Kang Shin Woo is the kind and caring member of A.N.JELL. He is always very thoughtful and in my opinion, the best looking one out of the 3.

Lee Hong Ki as Jeremy:

–About: Lee Hong Ki is the lead singer of boy bang FT Island. You’re Beautiful is also his first real acting debut.

–Character in drama: Jeremy is the funny, light-hearted member of A.N.JELL. He is from Britain (or something like that) and you’d hardly see him sad. I’d consider him the Ji Hoo from Boys Before Flowers. x]

UEE as Yoo He Yi:

–About: UEE made her acting debut this year in the famous drama Queen Seon Duk. She returns again in You’re Beautiful. UEE is also the member of girl group After School.

–Character in drama: Yoo He Yi is a famous actress. Everyone sees her as the nation’s fairy, but in reality, she’s a deceiving witch.

Synopsis (from Viikii): You’re Beautiful follows teenage pop idol group members and their growth, love lives, and conflicts as they progress in their careers. The premise of the drama will follow the story of the top 3-member idol group, who is searching for a 4th member. Lee Hongki, Jang Geun Suk ang Yonghwa recruit a new male member played by Park Shin Hye, but when he suffers an injury, Park Shin Hye’s twin sister, also played by Park Shin Hye, takes over.

Review:

I actually heard of this drama when it came out, but I didn’t start to watch it because I thought that it was going to be a bad drama since idol group members are acting in it, and the main cast is pretty young too. However, one of my friends got hooked onto this drama over Thanksgiving weekend because her cousin recommended it to her. She told me to watch it, but I couldn’t, because of my busy week ahead of me. After that week was dead week and then finals came up, so I couldn’t add another drama to my already long list (I was watching 4 dramas at the same time during that time). So once finals were over and winter break started, I began watching You’re Beautiful and it blew me away. I fell in love with this drama right away. My mom also began watching with me (she hardly watches Korean dramas with me) and she really liked it too. If you like cute romantic dramas that are funny, this is for you. I’m a sucker for these types of dramas. Also, if you liked Boys Before Flowers (I liked it, but too overrated!), then You’re Beautiful will meet your expectations too. In fact, You’re Beautiful is even better than Boys Before Flowers!! In fact, this drama was so good that I finished it in a few days. I kept watching until my eyes hurt. Despite their young age, the main cast acted really well to me ^^ This drama also had lots of eye candy. A LOTTT x] And well, I’m a 16 year old girl, so I like eye candy when I see it (; Stop reading this review already! Just watch You’re Beautiful!! Another thing I liked about this drama was its OST. Most of the songs in the OST were actually sung by the main cast themselves, so I thought it was really cool. I was so close to buying the OST today, but since my dad doesn’t want me buying so many CDs, I will have to hold off on it D: But yes, I loved the songs in this drama just like the OST for IRIS. The only thing I didn’t like about this drama was UEE’s role. She was so annoying and evil! But I guess all Korean dramas, or dramas in general, have antagonists. One more random thing- the love triangle, or square, as you’d call it was also really cute ^^ This time I’m on Shin Woo’s side though. In Boys Before Flowers, I liked Goo Joon Pyo (played by Lee Min Ho) more, but this time, I like Shin Woo better. My mom liked Jeremy though x]

Rating: 4.5/5

I really want to give this a 5/5, but I will never do that because despite how perfect a dramas seems, there will always be flaws x]

Korean Drama Review: Temptation of an Angel

Title: 천사의 유혹

Genre: Melodrama, Revenge, Romance

Episodes: 21, approximately an hour each

Average Rating: 18% nationwide in Seoul

Where to watch: Viikii

Main Characters:

Han Sang Jin as Shin Hyun Woo (before):

–About: This was the first drama I ever saw with Hang Sang Jin.

–Character in drama: Shin Hyun Woo is a rich man with a gentle heart.

Bae Soo Bin as Ahn Jae Sung (Shin Hyun Woo AFTER):

–About: I first saw Bae Soo Bin in Shining Inheritance, a Korean drama that aired earlier this year. However, in Temptation of an Angel, he takes on a very different role from the one he had in Shining Inheritance.

–Character in drama: same as the one of Shin Hyun Woo (since they are the same person).

Lee So Yeon as Joo Ah Ran:

–About: This has been the first time I’ve seen her in a drama.

–Character in drama: Joo Ah Ran is a woman who witnessed her parents’ death when she was young. She lost her younger sister too, and as revenge for her family, marries Shin Hyun Woo, the son of the man who killed her parents.

Kim Tae Hyun as Nam Joo Seung:

–About: This is also the first time I’ve seen Kim Tae Hyun acting x]

–Character in drama: Nam Joo Seung is the man in an affair with Joo Ah Ran, and the one who helped her take revenge. He is also the half brother of Shin Hyun Woo and a doctor.

Hong Soo Hyun as Yoon Jae Hee:

–About: Okay, so maybe it’s because I don’t watch many dramas in this genre, but this is also the first time for me seeing Hong Soo Hyun act.

–Character in drama: Yoon Jae Hee is a nurse that grew up in an orphanage. She has an older sister but does not know who or where she is. She feels thankful to Shin Hyun Woo because he sponsored her in the orphanage.

Synopsis (from Viikii): In Angel’s Temptation, the lead character (Lee So-yeon) seeks revenge for the ruin of her family, and marries into her enemy’s household. Her husband discovers her intent belatedly and decides on his own revenge. However, he loses everything in an accident, and resurfaces with his revenge plans intact  to counter his wife’s revenge with his own — but with another face.

Review:

I started watching this drama because it was the indirect sequel to Temptation of Wife, which is the same story except with different characters and the wife taking revenge on her husband. The plot for Temptation of Wife is also a little different too, but the theme is the same: revenge. I guess I have a thing for revenge dramas. They’re so good to watch!! x] Anyways, back on topic, this drama is VERY unrealistic, so if you’re looking for a more realistic drama, don’t watch this. Many events that happened in this drama are so unrealistic that it’s even funny. But even so, I still watched this drama to see what might happen next. The good thing about this drama is that it is unpredictable. Even until the end, you don’t know who will win or what might happen. It was very good at being suspenseful to the point that I’d watch without subtitles because I wanted to see what  might happen. I must say, even though I wasn’t familiar with most of the main cast of this drama before watching it, their acting is superb. As if it’s real. Another part of this drama that I liked was was how I felt sorry for the husband, but then I felt sorry for the wife. It just kept going back and forth, so I didn’t really have a direct stand on one side..okay, well maybe I was leaning more on the husband’s side x] All in all, if you like dramas full of revenge & romance despite the fact that it’s highly unrealistic, then this is a drama that you must watch! Oh, another thing I really liked in this drama was the love story between Hyun Woo’s brother and his big coworker x] They were really funny & cute ^^

Rating: 3.5/5

So you might disagree with me for giving this drama the same rating as I gave to IRIS, but I really liked this drama ^^ It wasn’t too draggy and like I said, I have a thing for dramas based on revenge x]

Korean Drama Review: IRIS

Title: IRIS/아이리스

Genre: Action, Romance

Episodes: 20, approximately an hour each

Average Rating: 32% nationwide in Korea (REALLY GOOD)

Where to watch: Mysoju.com (if mysoju doesn’t have all the episodes, drop us a comment or email us [wannabefob@yahoo.com] for the website)

Main Characters:

Lee Byung Hun as Kim Hyun Jun:

About: Lee Byung Hun is one of the popular Hallyu (Korean Wave) actors. He starred in many Korean dramas and movies (which I have never seen). This year, he was cast in the American movie G.I. Joe as Storm Shadow. He is fluent in English after learning it for 2 years in school (although I thought that he grew up in the States because his English in IRIS was so good!).

Character in IRIS: Kim Hyun Jun is someone with amazing memory and he is also very charming. However, deep inside, he is really hurt because he witnessed the murder of his parents when he was young, and that is the one memory he does not wish to remember. He joins the NSS because he likes adventure and excitement in his life.

Lee Tae Hee as Choi Seung Hee:

About: Lee Tae Hee is also, like Lee Byung Hun, a very renown actress, best known for her role as the evil stepsister in Korean drama Stairway to Heaven. She was also the main lead in Love Story in Harvard.

Character in IRIS: Choi Seung Hee is a very beautiful and very smart lady in NSS. She is skilled physically as well.

Jung Joon Ho as Jin Sa Woo:

About: I honestly did not watch any dramas or movies starring Jung Joon Ho.

Character in IRIS: Jin Sa Woo is Kim Hyun Jun’s best friend, and they’ve been like that ever since they were in the army together. Sa Woo also joins the NSS with Hyun Jun. However, due to circumstances and events that happen on later in the drama, Sa Woo becomes enemies with Hyun Jun.

Kim So Yeon as Kim Sun Hwa:

About: Also the first time I saw this actress x]

Character in IRIS: Kim Sun Hwa works for North Korea to keep her family safe. She is given the order of killing Kim Hyun Jun, but when she finds him, he captures her and doesn’t kill her. She starts to help him out after seeing his kindness.

T.O.P. as Vick:

About: I think we all know this guy! If you don’t, then shame on you! He’s from top Korean boy group Big Bang! This was the reason I started to watch IRIS in the first place.

Character in IRIS: Vick is part of IRIS, and he is a top assassin. His mission throughout the drama is to murder anyone that is not useful or in the way of IRIS’ plans.

Synopsis (from Viikii): Top 707 agents Kim Hyunjun (Lee Byunghun) and Jin Sawoo (Jung Junho) are blood brothers who swore to trust each other and unchanging friendship for life. Hyunjun had lost his parents in a car accident when he was young. He doesn’t have much memory of them from the shock of their death. Not only that, he always carries a sense of void and loneliness in his heart. But his friend Sawoo had filled that void. The men go to 707 Corps to qualify as agents. They stand out and get noticed by the National Security System (NSS) and become the top agents. They meet agent Choi Seungjee (Kim Taehee) there and both fall in love for her. But Hyunjun and Seunghee become close and Sawoo fights to hide his feelings for Seunghee. He tries to be happy for Hyunjun. Hyunjun and Seunghee date in secret from the other NSS agents and eventually go on a secret trip to Japan. When they return to Korea, they are immediately sent on a mission to Hungary with Sawoo. When they successfully finish off their job with immaculate teamwork and are celebrating it.. a message arrives to Hyunjun asking him to meet in secret.

Review:

I watched this drama with anticipation because TOP from Big Bang was in it and because it seemed like a really suspenseful drama that would keep me watching. For those that do not like action, but instead want more romance, then IRIS is not the drama for you. I mean, sure, there’s a lot of romance in the first few episodes of IRIS, but it goes away soon, and the drama becomes very serious. This drama reminded me a lot of Temptation Between Dog and Wolf starring Lee Jun Ki because best friends become enemies as one goes undercover, becoming a part of the opposing side. But seriously, do not watch IRIS if you are in it for the romance between Lee Byung Hun and Kim Tae Hee. A couple of people I know said that they stopped watching IRIS because it got “boring”, as in not enough romance. IRIS is more of an action/CSI type of drama. I found it really good and anticipated watching every episode as it came out with English subtitles. I loved watching this drama, but even I found it kind of unrealistic. Each happy scene was interrupted with a bad scene. The bad guys were so strong and skilled that they could kill all the good people, but when Kim Hyun Jun  went to save the day, he alone could kill all the bad guys..well, I guess it IS a drama. x] All in all, if you want action, this is for you. However, I found the ending of the drama a bit disappointing. It left many, including me, hanging. I had so many questions..don’t worry, I won’t spoil it for you x] I’m glad that a sequel of IRIS will be in the making for 2010, but I’m not sure if there will be the same main characters. A side note, the OST for this series was really good ^^ Many artists such as Seo Inyoung from Jewelry, Baek Jiyoung, and more. I really liked this series’ OST x] Hmm..what else should I critique? Overall, the acting was very good, as we have top actors Lee Byung Hun & Kim Tae Hee as part of the main cast.

Rating: 3.5/5

I actually really liked this drama, but many I know did not, so it kind of does make my rating lower. If you read the review above, then you can probably see why I gave IRIS the rating I did.

2010 January Birthday Calendar

***PLEASE TAKE OUT WITH CREDITS***

Sorry for the blurriness… ><

Here it is~ My fan-made birthday calendar for K-Pop singers. I probably didn’t look at all K-Pop groups/singers, so if you found a birthday that I left out, please tell me. Also, sorry if it’s a bit crammed.