More Iljimae Trailers

Am being a bad student, but am resigned… Thanks Idabi, for pointing them out!

I want to know.. who is that crazy girl in the flower hanbok (according to dramawiki her name is Bong Soon)?

Also, it looks like the director/writers are going to take advantage of Lee Junki’s tendency to overact and still look pretty to do the usual angst routine. Plus, flying on the roof! (And it gets bloody. As long as Iljimae/Ryung and Eun Chae don’t pull a GD/YN on us, I’ll be fine.)

Trailers are so dramatic though. Flashing light and fiery tendrils of fire lighting up Lee Junki’s somewhat wrapped face - doom impends! All we need is Gollum, a ring, and we’re set for LotR II.

Meh. Must go back and slave away at Gauss’s Law, among other things.

Love,

Sevenses

Preview 2 of Legend of the Condor Heroes

Here’s a more detailed preview of Legend of the Condor Heroes 2008 in Chinese.

It looks like they’re going to try some interesting diverging from the original novel. I hope they work. (Never mind that Guo Jing looks like a Rastafarian wannabe from the 1500s, dude, where is Mei Chaofeng?)

Alright, back to exams.

Love,

Sevenses

Iljimae BTS

Taking a short break from memorizing the nerve cell types of the dorsal ganglion to bring you:

Behind the scenes pre-release for Il Ji Mae, starring Lee Junki and Han Hyo Joo! (Csubbed)

Tudou or at Xiaoli’s.

Something tells me that they’re going to break out the black silk, angst the size of the Korean Peninsula, love triangles, and a lot more flying (than HGD, at any rate).

Lee Jun Ki = still pretty, though.

Alright, back to work.

Sevenses

Oh, to be in high school again…

… but I’m not.

So now I have to face things called finals (wish they had a cool name like N.E.W.T.s, but no, they’re just boring old final exams), which are worth 50% if not more of the term’s percentage. And they have started. Rather, they will start.

I would love to continue blogging for the next three weeks, but my brain’s going to have the consistency of cheese curds, so it won’t be very interesting anyway.

I’ll be back on the 21st, for that is when my last exam ends. Woot for timing!

Loves,

Sevenses

P.S. If you’re bored, go take a look in my ‘Cool Stuff’ section!

Il Ji Mae Trailer

OMG I IS SO EXCITED!!

The trailer for Lee Jun Ki’s new drama, Il Ji Mae (一枝梅) is out! (Obviously it’s not just him acting but that’s what I’ll be paying attention to.)

I don’t understand what they’re saying, but it looks very flash and cool, and definitely interesting.

The drama begins airing on May 21, the day of my last exam so I can totally recap and squeal with you.

Yay!

Sevenses

More Younha

You know how I am, right? Once I like something, I really get into it?

I found her duets with Epik High and they were so adorable!

Love Love Love
- Original version [zShare]
- Duet version [zShare]

Aww at EH covering for Younha, and her backwards ‘L’! Her rapping is adorable.

Password 486
- Original version [zShare]
- Duet version [zShare]

The duet versions were recorded live and therefore contain a healthy bit of fanscreaming. But what would we do without them?

And, of course, their recent collab on Epik High’s fifth album - Umbrella [zShare]. Lyrics over at flyingcrispi’s.

Enjoy!

Sevenses

Inner Fangirl Acts Up Again

I’m not that prone to fangirling outside of a series, whether it be drama or book related.

But really, I LOVE YOUNHA!! (I haven’t fangirled a female artist like this since… err.)

She’s got an awesome strong voice, and isn’t going down the path of sexbot to get the public’s attention. Younha originally shot to fame through the formidable Japanese music industry, but recently came out with a Korean album. Most of the songs are redone, but that’s not a reason to ignore it. The girl’s simply great. I mean, she has range, versatility, cuteness in spades…

This album has a Korean feel running through the undeniably Japanese style of music - rhythmically strong and heavy on the percussion.

My favourite at the moment is Comet, the titular song [zShare]

Download the entire album: [MU].

Download her first Korean album: A Perfect Day For Loving You [MU].

She’s so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute, isn’t she?

Sevenses

LOCH songs

Ahaha, I reversed the order. Oops.

Anyway, Legend of the Condor Heroes is actually the first in a trilogy of books by Jin Yong - the second being Return of the Condor Heroes and the third being Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre. The first one is the best of the three (and the newest version of HSDS totally sucked, sorry to the Alec Su fans, but it’s true).

The opening and closing themes are also very well done.

Here’s the opening:

天地在我心中/Heaven and Earth in My Heart [zShare]

And the closing:

真情真美/Real Love is Beautiful [zShare]

Exams will start soon, so I may not get around to writing the reviews for any of these shows until we’re well into summer.

In the meanwhile, enjoy the music!

Sevenses