The Shape of Voice

Konbanwa~

On this fine Sunday evening I’ll be reviewing a shounen oneshot called Koe no Kitachi by Ooima Yoshitoki. Soon after being published it won the 80^th Weekly Shounen Magazine Newbie Best Mangaka Award and has been on my reading list for quite some time. Today I finally read it and I can see why it won. Its an impressive slice of life, dramatic but still down to earth, and the art is rough but realistic, I think it really brings out the ugliness of many of the characters. Lets begin with the summary:

Shouya Ishida is the primary protagonist in this story and Shouko Nishimiya has just transferred into his class. When asked to introduce herself, she pulls out a notebook and begins writing. She explains that she’s deaf and that they can use this notebook to communicate with her. Though most of the class tries to get a long with her, Shouya straight out hates her, finding her creepy and annoyed by how she “slows everyone down”. Soon the rest of the class starts to feel the same and he leads them as they terrorize her day after day, the teacher turning a blind eye because he’s of his choleric attitude towards her. The optimistic Shouko who had been eager to make friends now constantly apologizes for her disability, and eventually Shouya learns this.

For some reason I found this scene really
beautiful

The story is very serious and it’s heartbreaking watch a group of brats torment this young girl, a young girl who just wanted to make friends and have fun like everyone else. They’re bullying is quite vicious and you know its not that exaggerated. Students and teachers bullies are cruel and much too common in the United States (mainly in the middle states, its not too common in the coastal states). Its also pitiful, but also karma, when Shouya realizes how bad and worthless his "friends" were.But its also heartwarming watching Shouya mature, watching him repent for his cruelty. 

Apparently this oneshot is going to be serialized, chapter one of it has already been scanlated. I hope that it'll give more on Shouko's perspective, I really liked her. Despite being bullied, she always tried to be kind, she always treated others the way she wanted to be treated. I’ll review it after the first volume comes out. That’s all for now, bye-bye

~Nadeshiko-chan

Sunny Korean Movie Review

Hey it’s Miss Lee Min Ho; today I will be talking about an amazing movie I saw recently. The flm is a Korean movie called Sunny.  It came out on May 4, 2011 and it is 124 minutes long. This film was truly amazing I cried so much at the ending. I feel that many young adults or teens that have really close friends are able to connect with this. Even adults who haven’t seen their friends for a very long time and they become reunited with them again would be able to connect with this movie.

                Na-Mi goes to the hospital to visit her mother in law or mother. As she is leaving the hospital to go home and care for her daughter she realized that one of her high school friends is in the hospital. She decides to visit her and she figures out that she has cancer. Her friend asks her for one favor to bring back Sunny. Sunny is their group of friends that they had during high school. Throughout the movie you see her thinking about the past and we get to see how her life was during the 80’s we also get to see how she meets her friends and all the crazy things they did together. You  go back to the present with Na-Mi trying to find the group of friends and them acting like teenagers for the last time together.

                Where do I start with this review the movie was just so great and I was really able to connect with it, I cried so much during the end but I also laughed a lot throughout the whole thing.  Lim Na-Mi was played by Shim Eun-Kyung the teen version and Yoo Ho-Jeong the adult version. Both were so freaking great I can’t even express how much I loved them. I laughed so much in the beginning the group was going to get in a fight with another group called “Girl Generation” as they were cursing at each other Na-Mi starts shaking in the back and then starts going crazy cursing at them and the other group got freaked out so they ran away. At that moment the group Sunny was able to accept her, I just couldn’t stop laughing I thought she was just so adorable and didn’t expect her to do that. I also really liked the part were Lim the adult version was folding clothes at home and decided to wear her daughter’s uniform to feel young again. As she is wearing the uniform, her daughter comes back from school she tries to hide but her daughter ends up catching her. They just stare at each other and the daughter walks away saying that next time she should buy her own uniform. I was cracking up and I thought how embracing that must be if I caught my mom wearing my clothes I would just laugh and feel awkward.  Kang So-Ra is played by Ha Chun-Hwa teen and Jin Hee Kyung adult. I loved the people who were picked for these characters. I felt that they looked the same adult and young. I really liked the character she was like a tough tomboy and totally had a leader feel to her. She is the one who got cancer in her adult years. She was totally my favorite character because you see how much she cares about her friend and will do anything for them.  Hwang Jin-Hee was played by Hong Jin-Hee adult and Park Jin-Joo teen. All I have to say about this character is that even though she cursed so much she was adorable.  Min Hyo-Rin was played by Su-Ji teen and Yoon Jung adult. I hated this character but liked her. I hated her because of her attitude and she treated everyone like crap. I liked her because at the end of the day she would defend her friends no matter what, I felt that Su-Ji and Na-Mi ended up getting somewhat close by the end of their teen time together. There are more people in the group but these people are the ones who really got my attention and ended up becoming my favorite ones.  Throughout the drama you just see how close they become as friends and see that with each other they are really feel comfortable and could do anything. One of my favorite parts was Lim Na-Mi’s first love which was  Joon-Ho played by Kim Shi-Ho who totally looks like a younger brother of Kim Hyung Joong. I just really like seeing her first love experience and her following him around. But then it also really saddened me because she got heartbroken by him she saw her kissing one of her friends but she knew it wasn’t her fault. As this happened you could actually feel what the character is feeling as if you are the one being heartbroken; I couldn’t stop crying in this part. In the future you see the adult Na-Mi going to see the adult Joon-Ho all she does is give him a drawing she drew of him and walking away I don’t know why but that part just got to me so much and I cried so much more. You see the adult version feeling the heart break of her first love again and trying to overcome it. I really liked the part when 4 of the people in the group when they are adults go to these bullies who were bugging Na-Mi’s daughter and start betting them.  They didn’t care how old they were they enjoyed it because it brought them the feeling of being young together and knew this would be the last time they could ever do this again. The film was just so astonishing there were so many incredible parts to it which I can’t go over.

                I give this movie infinity monohorns out of 10. I highly recommend this drama especially to watch it with a group of friend that you truly care about. You will feel everything that these characters feel. You will laugh, cry, and get mad. I can’t explain in words how truly incredible this movie really is. Please just watch it!!! Thanks for reading my post please check out my previous one which was Infinite Request MV Review   .

                

   

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Infinite Request MV Review

                Hey it’s Miss. Lee Min Ho so Infinite just came out with a Music Video but is a promotional MV for the Samsung Galaxy phone. The song is called Request and it came out just like an hour ago but it depends when you read this. I really enjoyed the song and MV even though it was made to promote a phone.

                The song is about how they have unrequired love for this girl. But the girl can’t love them back because she already has another man. They talk about in the whole song how much they love the girl and how they wish they had more guts as a man to get her love. They are also thinking about how different things were to be if they were to confess their love for her earlier. I really enjoyed what the song said even though it’s kind of said. It kind of reminded me of the Japanese drama Proposal Love because in the drama he was in love with the girl but she was getting married with another man and he just regretted everything he didn’t do to get her to be with him. The MV mostly shows them promoting the Samsung Galaxy stuff it was annoying but it’s okay because at least we got another infinite MV. I really liked the MV though it started off with Hoya looking at a picture of this girl on his phone then he starts to dance. Then you see the rest of the members making the song and they just all look adorable especially Sunggyu. Then in the middle of the MV they randomly start riding bikes and they are wearing suits. I thought that part was funny and adorable. Then at the end of the MV they are performing with nobody around when they finish you see Hoya looking up and he sees this girl which was the same girl from the photo. I thought it was just a perfect and cute touch to the MV; I fangirled so bad at that part. I really loved their style in the video it was first very casual then they went to elegant which I really adored because they all looked very handsome. The song was great it had a very 80s vibe to it which is Infinite’s style. I wasn’t disappointed over this song and

 video at all even though it was promoting a phone it came out great and truly adorable.

                I give the MV a 9 out of 10 Monohorns only because there was too much promotion going on compared for CNBlue’s Feel Good promotional video. But overall, the song was great it has that sad romance that Infinite always does. The Music Video was adorable and I loved the touch of Hoyas love interest I got guess bumps at the end. That is all I have for today please check out my pervious review which was   .

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New Chapters ~ Kagerou Days ~ Hibi Chouchou

I really love that the author
has continued this habit
of Sumire watching Kawasumi
walk away

Konbanwa~
Chapter 34 of Hibi Chouchou has been scanlated! Shy and quiet Sumire and Kawasumi like each other and they know that the love is mutual. The only problem is that neither of them understand what dating means. But they think they might be able to figure it out together.
http://www.mangachapter.net/10546/hibi-chouchou.html

Haruka and Takane

Then Kagerou Days Chapter 15 came out! With two colored pages! I
was so happy to see them! Anyway, Takane and Haruka are the only students in a class for handicapped students, but Takane has always known that Haruka's condition is more dangerous than hers...I love Kagerou Days! I hope to go over the remaining songs soon!
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/kagerou_days/

At Nishiki-kun's Mercy ~ Snake on the Love

Chi and Nishik i~ Hamster and Snake

Konnichiwa~

Sorry I didn’t post last week, I was pretty stressed and sort of just forgot about my post deadlines. But I’m posting now and reviewing a cute and a tolerably  cliché 2013 shoujo manga called Nishiki-kun no Nasugamama by Shiraishi Yuki. It only one volume, the series complete in Japan and I think it just needs one more chapter for it to be completely scanlated. Let’s begin:

Chika “Chii” Konomi is a very timid and small girl, she’s like a hamster. Since primary school, she hasn’t had any friends. Why? Because she’s always be monopolized by Ikumi Nishiki, a childish and spoiled rich boy. When he’s around, she feels like she has to take care of him and often feels trapped, like he’s the snake coiling around her, the hamster. She decided to attend different high school from him, hoping to finally escape and have a normal high school life, but on the first day he arrives, buys the seat next to her with a suitcase of money, and has her feed him eggrolls during lunch. Chii wants to escape from his grasp, but once he distances himself, she feels oddly lonely. And soon she can’t help but notice that her heart races when she’s with him.

The romance is very cute, I really love it when the male lead is a possessive lover, a rather innocent possessive lover in this case, which is I found interesting since most possessive lovers’ are usually experienced when it comes to dating. He’s handsome, loving, his actions are charming, and I feel like some of his lines will make any girl swoon. But adorable as this manga is, it still has the fault that most one volume mangas have: lack of development.

Nishiki loves Chii and always wants
to be by her side,  he wants to be
the closet one to her, and to
monopolize her attention, which is
pretty cute

Chii does start making friends, but her life is heavily centered around Nishiki and their love. I love romances, but I don’t like seeing only one aspect of someone’s life. We never see Chii or Nishiki make friendships or other human connections. I personally find that little bland. Chii is also pretty generic as a female lead. As much as I like her and find her cute, she’s still a typical timid and shy shoujo girl who can’t do too much on her own. I felt we saw Nishiki grow a little as he learned about love and taking care of Chii instead of having her take care of him, but we don’t really see Chii grow at all. We just see her realize that she likes Nishiki.

But despite that, I really enjoyed reading this manga and I can’t wait for the finally chapter. Its not the best character development around, but couple is charming and their interactions are adorable. That's all for now, sorry again for missing my post and for posting so late today. Goodnight

~Nadeshiko-chan

Busker Busker Love, At First from Busker Busker's 2nd Album Review

                Hey it’s Miss Lee Min Ho, so today's review is going to be another music video from one of my favorite indie groups. The group is Busker Busker who just realized their 2^nd album which is called Busker Busker 2^nd album. The music video that came out is called Love, At First. The song was very Busker Busker style but the music video was so different from the Cherry Blossom ending MV.

                I couldn’t find the English lyrics for the song so I really have no idea what they were singing about I am just going to base it of what I saw from the MV. What I understood is that a couple broke up and we get to see their whole day and how they are trying to overcome the break up. But at the end you see them crying because they really miss each other but they know that their relationship isn’t going to work out. So they never end up getting back together. I didn’t really like the MV nothing much happened it was just showing a sad couple and I really don’t want to see a sad couple doing stuff the whole day. I really like the song though it was beautifully done. The song came out exactly what I thought it was going to be but way better. I wish they were able to come out on their own MV though I didn’t want to see people crying over each other especially people I didn’t care about. This MV was just so different from the Cherry Blossom Ending MV. This one was more gray and sad while Cherry Blossom Ending was more colorful happy and cute. The songs are also so different from each other but still a very Busker Busker style but I really enjoy both of the songs. The only part I really liked on the MV was when the guy started crying as he was playing video game I found that really sad and a little funny. I wish there was more flashbacks in the MV showing how good their relationship was at one point so I could understand them more and feel sorry for them. There was only one flashback scene which was also one of my favorite parts. I am listening to their album and it’s so great it’s their style and it came out as I thought. I am not disappointed in any of their songs and I am happy to hear Busker Busker again. They did a truly amazing job with the album.

                I give the MV a 8 out of 10 Monohorns because I just didn’t like the MV much. It was just following a sad couple around and it didn’t have many flashbacks which would have added so much to the MV and would have made it better. Maybe the lyrics would have made me understand and like the MV more but I couldn’t find the English subs for it so I kind of had to guess what it was talking about. But the song is what really mattered it came out great and Jang Beom Jun is an incredible singer and his voice is so unique. The whole album is great so please check it out and I am totally satisfied with it. I hope I hear more of Busker Busker after this album. That is all for today please check out my pervious review which i sFT Island Memory Review from Thank You Mini album.

                

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FT Island Memory Review from Thank You Mini album

Hey it’s Miss Lee Min Ho, today I will be reviewing a MV that came out today a few hours ago. I was so excited when I heard this group coming back again I have been waiting for them over a year now well a year and a few days but they are back. The song is Memory by Ft Island and it is part of their Thank To Mini album which celebrates their 6 year anniversary in the kpop world. The song was as I expected it to be and I was not disappointed at all.

                The song is about how a guy is trying to erase all the memories of a girl he truly fell in love with. He just wants to erase everything about her but it turns out to be really hard for him because he still really loves her. There is a part of the song that I really liked Hong Ki said something like I hurt you so now for what I have done to you I am getting what I deserve. I just really like that lyric it really go to me. The song was truly beautiful  the only way I could describe is that it’s very FT island and Hong Ki’s voice was just amazing as always he sings with so much passion and you could feel what he sings, you could feel his pain, and joy. The MV was amazing it was something really simple and I thought it was a good video for their anniversary. They were just being filmed getting ready for their day and performing; I personally really liked the simplicity of the video. My two favorite parts were when Hong Ki was shaving it was such a random thing to film and I found it really funny. I also liked when Hong Ki kissed the cat two of my favorite things were there which was a cat and Hong Ki hahaha. The whole album Thanks To is just great I am listening to it now every song is so different from each other but so remarkable.  My favorite song at this moment from the album is Always with You because the way Hong Ki sings it; it just sound so sweet and delicate. I am so happy that they came out with an album even if it’s with a mini album. This  group was my first favorite group in the Kpop world so of course they have a special spot in my Kpop loving heart hahah.  One thing that I didn’t like was Hong Ki’s hair I liked it more during the I Wish and I Hope MV. This one I just really don’t like I don’t know it bugged me hahah.

                I give the MV a 10 out of 10 monohorns. I give it a 10 because the song was very FT Island and it was exactly what I expected it to be. You could also feel the emotions on Hong Ki’s voice which always makes their songs so great and unique. I loved that their MV was just so simple and we got to see them live their life. I am pleased that they came out with album for their anniversary and I am so joyful for FT Island. I know how hard it has been for them over these 6 years because their music is so different from what Kpop is traditionally so they didn’t get many fans right away but they didn’t give up. They kept on working hard and became stronger now I feel that they are one of the best and well known groups in the Kpop world and still very different. I hope to see many more years of them because their music is just amazing. FIGHT FT ISLAND!!!!!!!!!! That’s all for today’s please check out my pervious review which was about  Operation Proposal Korean Version   .

                Question: What is your favorite FT Island song and why? Please leave a comment answering the question and a comment on your opinions on their new album.

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Operation Proposal Korean Version

Hey its Miss Lee min Ho; today'sOperation Proposal. It came out on February 8, 2012 and ended on March 29, 2012. It has 16 episodes and each is longer than an hour. The Korean drama is based on a Japanese drama called Operation Love also known as Proposal Daisakusen. I preferred the Japanese version way more the then Korean version. I felt that this version just dragged on too much and it changed many parts of the original one that I enjoyed.

review is going to be about a Korean drama called

                Kang Baek-Ho is best friends with Yi-Seul but the only problem is that she is getting married. Baek-Ho just realized how much he really has loved her over the past 20 years but he feels like it’s too late now to tell her because she is getting married. He goes to the park after the wedding happens and starts’ crying then someone appears out of nowhere. The guy tells him that he could send him back to the past to try to fix things so Yi-Seul won’t get married. He agrees to do it and ends up going back to the past but the problem is that he wasn’t able to fix anything. He comes back and begs the man to send him back to the past again. This keeps on happening throughout the drama and he ends up making changes but Yi-Seul keeps on getting married with the same person every time he comes back to the present. Will anything change between them by the end?

                The drama started of great I had really high expectations because I ended up loving the Japanese version so much but sadly the drama ended up disappointing me. Kang Baek- Ho who was palyed by Yoo Seung-Ho did a pretty good job but his personality was so different from the Japanese version of him. Baek-Ho seemed a little bit more the happy go lucky type and the Japanese version seemed more reserved. I wish that they were a little more similar but I still like both of the characters. When I first saw Seung-Ho I was so surprised because he looks exactly like Min Hyuk from CNBlue.  Park Eun-Bin played Ham Yi-Seul did a great job; I really liked her character I preferred her over the Japanese version the Japanese version of her just frustrated me and annoyed me at times but the Korean version didn’t. I loved how Eun-Bin’s character dressed and her acting was good as well. Kwon Jin-Won was played by Lee Hyeon-Jin I didn’t like his character much’; once again I preferred the Japanese version because he was much nicer and Kwon was kind of meaner in the beginning which made me not care much for his character. I liked that this drama went more in depth with Baek-Ho’s past and we got to learn about him mom and dad. It made me feel more connected to his character and understand everything he has been through.  Knowing his background also made me understand why he got so attached to Ham Yi-Seul and her family. I also really liked that they added one more character which was Jo Jin-Joo who is played  by  Park Jin-Joo. I really loved her character and I loved how she was able to grow through the years mostly because Song Chan-Wook played by Ko Gyung-Pyo was there to help her. I didn’t like that she was kind of ignored in a few episodes so I had no idea what she was up to but then they added her again and one of the episodes that she came out again made me cry. But overall I felt that this drama just dragged on, after episode 11. I wish that they didn’t add the part were Baek-Ho and Ham Yi-Seul ended up together in the past but then in the present she still ends up getting married to Kwon that part just ruined the whole drama for me. I thought, “well he lost her now he is not going to be able to get her again”. I just mostly got board until the last 3 episodes which really brought me to tears because so many things happened and were pretty sad but I still felt that they were unnecessary to add. They should have just stayed with the Japanese story line and not changed a lot of things. They could have changed stuff but not have made it dragged on, I wouldn’t have minded that.

                I give this drama a 7 out of 10 monohorns because some episodes really did make me cry. We also got to know more about Baek-Ho and his background with his family. I also really liked the addition Jo Jin-Joo. But the thing that ruined the drama for me was that it didn’t stick much to the Japanese drama and it just dragged on for me I couldn’t stand watching some episodes. That’s all I have to say about this drama please check out my pervious review The Wallflower Japanese Drama Review and my review for the Japanese version Proposal Daisakusen/ Operation Love Japanese Versi... . Thanks and please check out the rest of our blog.

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The Wallflower Japanese Drama Review

Hey, its Miss Lee Min Ho so todays review is about a Japanese drama called The Wallflower also known as Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge. It came out on January 15 and ended on March 19, 2010. It has 10 episodes and all are less than 50 minutes long. The drama is based on a manga with the same name then turned into an anime then turned into a drama. I didn’t like the drama but didn’t hate it the main girl was kind of annoying at times which made me not like the drama as much.

                Sunako Nakahara use to be a “normal” girl until she confessed her love for a boy around middle school. He ended up rejecting her horribly and calling her ugly since then she started to like skeletons and took up a lot of odd interests. Her aunt Mine Nakahara owns a mansion and 4 young male students live there. She decided to let them live rent free if they help transform Sunako Nakahara into a beautiful young lady. When they meet her they realized that there task was almost impossible and one thing that they found out that she always did was scream every time she saw light and also when she say Kyohei Takano. They were able to change the way she looked in what a girl is considered to be pretty but they weren’t able to changer her personality.

                I found Sunako Nakahara played by Aya Omasa annoying I didn’t mind her interests or the way she looked but the way she acted. I didn’t like how she talked and every time she screamed it just got so irritating I didn’t mind it in the beginning but it literally started giving me a headaches.  Kazuya Kamenashi who plays Kyohei Takano did a pretty good but he didn’t do an amazing job. What I didn’t like about his character was that he was fangirled by all girls and he couldn’t live a normal life. It also destroyed the relationship between his mom and himself. I thought adding that what a bit too much because in reality girls might think you are handsome but they aren’t all going to fangirl to the point in which they are going to stalk you. I also didn’t like that he didn’t know what he felt for Sunako and his friends had to force it out from him. I wish that he knew how he felt and there was more romance between both of them in the drama. It would have made the whole thing cuter and I would have liked it more. What I enjoyed was that they weren’t really able to change her personality and at the end they were able to accept her for who she was. Also that Kyohei was able to fall for the person she really was and didn’t really care to change the way she acted.  At the end the show did have a nice meaning to it, which was that people who care for you and love you will like you for the person you are and won’t try to change you. But overall this drama wasn’t my favorite one, it should have had more romance between the main characters and Takano should have realized what he felt earlier.

                I give the drama a 6 out of 10 monohorns. It had more things that annoyed me instead of more things that I liked. I would watch this drama again in the future if I have nothing to see and maybe I will like it more or hate it more. But I liked that they ended up accepting her for who she really is and the main male lead ended up falling for her. If you liked the anime or manga you might like this I really don’t know if it follows it well but it might. I hope you enjoyed my review please check out my previous post which was about Kingyo Club Review .  Thanks for reading my post!! And have an amazing day!!!

              

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Crayon Pop Recommendation

         Hey, so today I will be recommending another song. It is called Bar Bar Bar by Crayon Pop. If you haven’t heard about this song yet you must be crazy. This song is really big in Korean and everyone who listens to kpop knows about this song. Bar Bar Bar really has no meaning to it; it’s more like an exercise song so if you want to make exercising fun then listen to this song. I love the beat of the song it’s so freaking adorable and it’s so different from other kpop girl group tracks. They are doing something that isn’t done in the kpop world because they might be too scared to try it. They aren’t doing a sexy style or a super cute style. I feel that they are freaking cute but funny which makes them likable. I give this group a lot of props for trying something different and people actually like it. So if you haven’t seen the MV or heard the song, what are you waiting for check, it out now.  

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Orange Marmalade

Konnichiwa~

Today I’ll be reviewing a webtoon called Orange Marmalade by Seok Woo. The series is ongoing in Korea with 105 chapters, 104 of which have been scanlated. Its actually a weekly series, a new chapter coming out in Korea and one being translated every week. Though the author has taken several breaks since the series began in 2011, which can be very frustrating. But lately the series has been pretty steady in releasing. Anyway, lets begin:

The story takes place in a  society where vampire exist, but they live like normal humans do. They go to school, they get jobs, they get married, and they have kids. The only thing that makes them different from humans is that they’re hematophagous, meaning that they drink blood. They don’t drink human blood though, they drink pigs' blood. They don’t drink human blood and they aren’t any different from humans, but they’re treated like outcasts. If someone discovers you’re a vampire, you’re attacked and abused, you either have to flee or be sent away. Because of this, vampires in this world do their best in pretending to be human and that’s exactly what Ma Ri Baek is doing. Ma Ri and her family have already been driven away from several neighborhoods, so she hopes that they can finally settle down. Believing all humans will fear and hate her, she distances herself form the rest of the school, gaining the reputation of being an ice queen. Then one day, half-sleep on the train, she’s attracted to the scent of Jae Min Jung’s blood and nips his neck. Now Jae Min hates being touched by girls and in general finds girls annoying, so he immediately confronts her at school. Ma Ri remains relatively calm, telling him sorry, lets just forget about it. But Jae Min can’t forget. Because of the incident, he noticed Ma Ri and he begin falling for her. But Ma Ri isn’t interested in dating a human that could betray her as soon as they realize she’s a vampire. She's also not interested in becoming friends with the energetic Soo Ri, but she’s determined to get close her no matter what Ma Ri says. How is this distrusting vampire going to react to these two pesters?

This is my favorite webtoon: Ma Ri undergoes a lot of character growth, she stops running away and try to enjoy life. You also see other characters like Soo Ri realize how ignorant and prejudice they’ve been, how

vampire really aren’t any different from humans. At times it feels like Ma Ri’s living during the Civil Rights movements, meeting those who are either accepting, tolerant, or “racist”. Her romance with Jae Min is really adorable, I love it when guys are very direct about their feelings. The misunderstandings and complications will keep you interested and sitting at the edge of your seat. But as much as I like this webtoon, there are many aspects about that frustrate me. The problems often repeat themselves; you’ve think Ma Ri has made progress or decided what to do, but she ends up doing the exact same thing for another 8 chapters. The character growth is as wonderful as it is terrible. She goes very slow and makes poor decision that don’t seem to match what she’s been thinking about or her experiences so far. Jae Min makes some pretty stupid descions as well, but I believe they are justified considering his past and trauma and the fact that he’s made reasonable progress after making the mistake. Other than this frustrating and slow pace at times, I think it’s a great webtoon worth reading. I especially love Si Hoo Han who brings a very interesting perspective when it comes to vampire discrimination. That’s all for today, bye-bye

~Nadeshiko-chan

10cm Earthling recommendation

                     Hey its Lee Min Ho, I want to recommend a song that i have just been loving lately which is from the Kindie group 10cm. The song is called Earthling. So basically in this song, I think they are trying to promote an internet mall thing so the lyrics really have no meaning to them. But I love the song, it’s so happy and just makes you want to get up and be happy. I really love this song and the group, so please check it out.

   

Check out my previous recommendation Recommendation: Everything by Arashi

Kingyo Club Review

                Hey, it’s Miss Lee Min Ho; today I will be review a Japanese drama called Kingyo Club. The drama came out on July 23, 2011 and ended on October 1, 2011. It has 10 episodes and each episode is about 20 minutes long so it’s a pretty short drama.  Even though it’s short, it’s a very emotional drama that many teenagers might be able to relate to.

                Koto Harukawa started her first year of high school. She is a very quiet person and very reserved because of that many of her classmates constantly bully her. Besides being bullied in school, her mom practically hates her and pays no attention to her. She is a very lonely person but one person noticed this and tried to help her. Haru Hiiragi noticed that she was getting bullied and decided to protect her. He knew how it felt to be hated by many people because he had the same problem last year. Even though he was bullied before he still has two amazing friends that cared for him and are always there for him. Koto and Haru decided to create a club that just consists of them both they started becoming closer but more problems started arising because they were together all the time.

                This drama was truly remarkable but I felt that it was so short. It hit so many problems that many teenagers are going through especially now. Koto Harukawa played by Yuiko Kariya did an amazing job. She is such a young person but her acting was amazing and so convincible. Haru Hirragi played by Jingi Irie did a great job as well at first I didn’t like his character because he seemed cold but after seeing what he went through and how much he truly cared for Koto I started really loving his character. The drama is very emotional and intense. It covers the problem of bullying that happens all over the world but it also shows you even if you feel alone there is going to be at least one person who is going to be there for you. It also shows you even though you might be going through a terrible time it will pass you just have withstand it. I really liked how Koto hears some bad things about Yuiko but she just ignores it because she knows how he truly is. I can’t review this drama without giving out spoilers because so many things happen in the 10 episodes that just really get to you and you will have some tears coming out by the time you finish the drama. I loved the ending because it still ended with them in high school and how they were. Nothing big really changed for them only that Harukawa become a little more confident and comfortable and Hirragi became happier. But the problems they have to go through are still there and they still have to face them. I really do recommend this drama because it’s just so relatable to many people. It also shows that this world is imperfect and not perfects how the rest of the dramas show them as. I only have one thing that i didnt like about this drama and it was when they kissed it always seemed to awkward to watch didn't enjoy those parts much.

                I give this drama a 9.5 out of 10 monohorns because I wished it was, the creators could have done much more with the drama. I went through an emotional rollercoaster watching the drama. Usually I feel that people who create dramas feel that they must make them happy but it’s okay at times to show the reality of things which Kingyo Club was able to do perfectly. I hope you enjoyed my review please check out my last review which was Lim Kim Voice featuring Swing Review . Thanks for reading my post! Bye!!!

Question: Which drama do you feel shows the reality of what really happens to people? Please leave a comment answering the question and about your opinions of this drama.

Sorry couldn't find a good trailer.

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Boys Please Kiss Him Instead of Me ~ Chapter 2

She wants to enjoy being in an otome,
but can she really control her
yaoi fangirl-self?

Konbanwa~
Today I found chapter 2 of Watashi ga Motete Dousu n da by Junko. Kae-chan, a hard-core fujoshi, is now petite and cute, gaining the attention of Igarashi, Nanashima, and Shinomiya. But she really isn't sure how to handle this new attention, especially when they all ask her if they want to go to the movies. They decide to go as a group, Mutsumi-sempai joining in, probably because he thought it was going to be fun. Her friend Acchan tells her this is the perfect chance for her to get Shion, her favorite anime character that recently diede, and get a boyfriend. But if she wants to enjoy this otome, then she must keep her fujoshi-nature hidden. But when she's surrounded by 4 handsome men, can she really contain it?
I'm looking forward to chapter 3! This manga is really hilarious and entertaining; if Kae-chan wasn't a fujoshi then it just be another reverse-harem and I wouldn't care for it, since the heroines of most reverse-harems are annoyingly dense and wishy-washy. Really i think my only expectations are Alice from Alice in the Country of Hearts and Haruhi in Ouran High School Host Club. Well, now Kae-chan I suppose: surrounded by handsome boys and sort of wanting to be a normal girl, but can't control her fujoshi-intincts. She really is what makes this manga interesting. If this manga does every get romantic, then I do hope she ends up with Mutsumi-sempai. The other 3 have really cute personalities, but I really dislike that they only started liking her when she became cute. If they get to know her, the real fujoshi her, and still like her, then I might accept them. To be honest, I'm not sure if Mutsumi-sempai even likes her, he looks like he still likes her as a friend, but that's still good. Its shows he doesn't care about people's outer appearance, he focuses more their personality. Anyway, I can't wait for chapter 3! I'll definitely go over it, bye-bye

~Nadeshiko-chan

http://www.mangahere.com/manga/watashi_ga_motete_dousunda/c002/

New Chapter ~ Ao Haru Ride

Konnichiwa~
Since Kou and Futaba met in middle school, something seems to always get in the way of their love. The latest has been Kou's old friend Narumi and his stubbornness. But Kou has finally decided to be honest with his feelings: he wants to be with Futaba, thus he can no longer stay by Narumi's side out of pity. But Futaba thinks she might only be one step away from liking Kikuchi, is he too late?
http://www.mangachapter.net/5058/ao-haru-ride.html

I really love this manga and I recently found out that its going to be made into an anime! I can't wait for it to come out.

~Nadeshiko-chan

Kagerou Days: Kousuke Seto

Konnichiwa~

Reviewing another song from the Kagerou Project! Today its Seto's song Shounen Brave. I was planning on saving this song for when the PV came out, but Summertime Record is officially the last PV Jin is going to make. It was an amazing video and a better ending to the project than Outer Science, but I really wished they had given Seto his video! Apparently Jin had planned on making the PV shortly after the album had been released, but he cancelled it because the video would've had too many spoilers. But song itself is still amazing, so lets begin:

Seto has been bullied since he was a young child; he was small, timid, and an abandoned  child. The first few lines are about him being bullied, about how scared he was and how he felt he had no courage. The next few stanzas are about an abandoned dog, a dog he feels can sympathize with him. He was his only friend, hugging him was probably the only warmth and affection he had as a child before meeting Ayano and the rest of the early Mekakushi Dan. He loved this dog, he wish he could talk with it; since dogs can't talk he wished he could somehow communicate without words. "But there was a tragedy waiting for me": Some sadistic, idiotic kids threw his dog friend in a river. Seto dived in and attempted to save him, that's when he came into contact with the Kagerou Daze and was possessed by the snake of the "Stealing Eyes", meaning he's more or less telekinetic, he can hear people's thoughts and feelings just by looking at them. But when you have that kind of power, you're head becomes crowded with noise. "They're so dirty", "Let's play a trick" "I hate you" "Just die already" Those types of thoughts yelled inside his head; Suffocating, loud, and frightening. One day he can't take the hateful voices of the crowded city anymore, so he begins wandering a quiet forest. Then he hears Mary, Mary who wants to change tomorrow, Mary who's lonely and wants someone to help her. So he approaches her cabin and enters. When he see's a cowering Mary, he wonders if he could save her, just like heroes do in pictures books. He decides to protect her, to save her. He wonders if having a "heart that rescues hearts, could be called 'courage'". At the end of the song he says:

"As I start to move forward today, as I do every other day, 

I can longer hear the voice from outside the door"

Since the day he met Mary, he can block out the voices that had tormented him. Since he's met Mary, he's had the desire to protect someone, the desire to become strong so that he can protect her. They saved each other which I think is very adorable! I love them as a couple, both of their personalities are just so cute! And I really love that this song shows how similar they actually are. I really wished this had been made into a PV, but hopefully it'll come out in anime and manga. Alright, bye-bye

~Nadeshiko-chan    

Lim Kim Voice featuring Swing Review

Hey, it’s Ms. Lee Min Ho and today I am here with another review. I am reviewing a music video from a Korean Solo singer. Her name is Lim Kim and I was so excited to see that she debuted a couple of months ago. I have been so obsessed with her because she has a very unique voice. Her newest music video is called Voice featuring Swing. It came out on September 8, 2013. This isn’t my favorite songs compared to her other songs but it was still so beautiful mostly because she has such an astonishing voice.

                Let me talk a little about Lim Kim first before I actually start reviewing her song and video. Kim came out in Shut up Flower Boy band and she was L’s love interest. When I first heard her voice I just feel in love with it and I tried looking for her music but nothing really came out. Then months later I heard a very distinctive voice that sounded super familiar and I knew right away it was her. I freaked out and thought to myself, “In finally she debuted”. Her voice is just too great not to be heard by others, I am kind of disappointed because I feel that she isn’t being heard as much as she is supposed to. But she will eventually gain the fan base she deserves. Her song was really lovely it was about how the voice of the guy she loved brought her to so many emotions and memories. Every time she hears that voice she feels something, she feels the love she still has for him. I feel that this song is so relatable for many people who have been in a relationship because there voice is something you hear every day and when you break up with your loved one that’s something that you suddenly stop hearing. So when you hear it again, it starts bringing back so many emotions that you never thought you would get again. I really loved the lyrics the only thing is that I didn’t really like the rap part. That’s mostly just me because I don’t like rap so it didn’t really catch my attention. The music video was great I loved the parts when the earthquake started happening because in the song that’s when she starts getting the feelings and stared remembering him again. So when the earthquake happens you can imagine it as her heart beaten or how she feels. I really can’t explain it but that’s why you must watch the video.  The video was very simple and I enjoyed it. I also liked the song because it’s very mellow and calming so it’s something nice to hear at the end of the day. I didn’t enjoy the song much compared to her other songs because it was slow it was to calming for me but I feel if I keep on hearing the song I will start liking it more and more  eventually becoming my favorite song.

                I give her song and music video a 7 out of 10 monohorns because I didn’t love the tune of the song much but I know I will sooner or later start really liking it. I also didn’t like the rap part because it took the mood away from the song and I don’t like rap myself. So if you like rap or don’t mind it this part wouldn’t really be a big deal for you.  But overall I liked the meaning of the song mostly because it’s so relatable. I really liked the simplicity of the song as well and music video. I encourage everyone to listen to Lim Kim because her voice and her type of music are very unique and different from what kpop is traditionally known for. I am listening to her 2^nd Mini album and it’s just great so check it out. That’s all I have for today please read my pervious review which was Sky of Love Drama Review. Thank you guys so much!! And bye!

Question: What’s your favorite song from her newest Mini album? Please leave a comment answering this question and your opinions on Lim Kim. I will love to hear them.

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Sky of Love Drama Review

                Hey it’s Ms. Lee Min Ho and today I will be reviewing the Japanese drama version of Sky of Love. The movie and manga were just incredible. The drama didn’t really fallow the manga so it kind of annoyed me but it was still good and amazing. The drama came out a year after the movie; it came out on August 2, 2008 and ended on September 13, 2008. It has only 6 episodes and it less than 50 minutes long. The drama was good and I did get emotional as I saw it but the movie was way better.

                Mika is a high school student and you could consider her a goody two shoes type of girl. She went to a class to see a boy that her best friend liked as she saw the boy she bumped into a boy named Hiro. Hiro from nowhere kissed her as she went back to the class. She never imaged that her first kiss would be Hiro a bad boy type. Her friends tell her to go out with another boy from her class that likes her. As they were on a date, Hiro saw them and gets jealous. He ends up taking her away from the date and from there many things start changing for Mika and they must overcome many obstacles together.

                The drama was good but not great I feel that they made changes that they shouldn’t have made. Like Mika going out with another guy, in the beginning and Hiro kissing her right away. I felt that it took away the romance that the original story had.  They should have left the beginning how it was. I also thought that the drama was going to cover more things that the movie couldn’t cover from the manga. I was disappointed that they didn’t wish it did. Even though many things were changed, I still felt the pain that Mika who was played by Erean Mizusawa and Hiro who was played by Koji Seto had to go through. At first I wasn’t too excited to watch the drama because Koji Seto just didn’t seem like the type to play Hiro. I felt that his image is to weak for Hiro. He ended up blowing me away and actually doing a good job but I still wish that they would have gotten someone else to play him.  Koji Seto did a good job she did feel like a Mika I will always prefer the original Mika though.  I really hated that they didn’t add the part where they had the whole conversation over the phone during the summer. I felt that’s when they both started feeling something for each other. In the drama It seemed that they just rushed it and Hiro feel in love with her without even knowing who she was. It still did have the important parts of the manga and movie which actually made Mika grow and the viewer’s love and hate Hiro. I really liked the end for the drama a little more than the end of the movie because she ended up having a daughter and in the manga they showed her pregnant. In the movie that wasn’t added which they should have. It is a super important part from the manga. But I really enjoyed it; everyone should watch and read Sky of Love it’s truly an emotional and amazing story line.

                I give the drama a 8 out of 10 monohorns because many of the parts that I liked were changed which really made me not love the drama compared to the movie.  I really liked it though and it made me sad as well as happy. If you watched the movie first you will be a bit disappointed but if you haven’t read or even watched the movie then I feel that you will really enjoy it. That’s all I have to say please check out my pervious review which was  Sky of Love Movie Review . Thank you so much bye.

Question: Which version of Sky of Love did you like more?

I personally liked the movie over the drama but if it’s over everything the movie, manga, and drama I preferred the manga. I preferred the manga because it goes more in depth into Mika’s story and its more touching. 

Couldn't find a good trailer sorry. 

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