[DR] Which Girl Plays the Best Guy?

     If you've seen your fair share of Korean dramas, then you've been introduced to the concept of girls cross-dressing to fit in with the boys. A trend that started only a few years back but has yet to die down. Now, in a good majority of these dramas, a boy [not always the main guy] falls in love with the girl dressed as a guy [note that the boy still thinks the girl is a boy]. Here's a list of dramas that have girls dressing up as boys. It's a good thing Korea is known for its pretty-boys otherwise I don't know how these girls managed to blend in.

The Painter of the Wind - Moon Geunyoung

     This drama is the only one on this list that I have yet to see. Nonetheless, I know Moon Geunyoung must have excelled in her role because I have seen her past works. The story is about how she disguises herself as  a boy in search of her father's murderer. However, she meets a master painter who teaches guides her into becoming a great artist.

Sung Kyun Kwan Scandal - Park Minyoung

     Here's another saeguk on the list. This story is about a girl who disguises herself as a boy to get into Sung Kyun Kwan University when her brother falls ill. Spoiler Alert: Goro is the first one to find out she's a girl and of course, instead of ratting her out, he protects her [from other guys]. Usually the people who find out first don't reveal it right away but they become the key to the girls' success in hiding it for so long.

Coffee Prince - Yoon Eunhye

     To avoid being set up on any more dates, Hankyul [Gong Yoo] hires Eunchan [Yoon Eunhye] to become his gay partner [not knowing that she is in fact a girl]. Eunchan agrees because she needs money and she also begs to work at his coffee shop which is in jeopardy of going bankrupt. She actually acts like a guy so it's no surprise that she was mistaken for one by many people.

You're Beautiful - Park Shinhye

     My personal favorite from this list. I loved Park Shinhye's acting. Along with Moon Geunyoung, she is one of the few child actors that are still doing well as adult actors. This drama was about how Minyu takes over her twin brother's role in a popular idol band [A.N. Jell] while he is in the states for surgery. This leads to many hilarious encounters and even those sad moments where you wish there was a copy of the main girl [not a male version] so that the second guy doesn't end up alone.

KPOP - The Ultimate Audition - Go Eunah

     Another great drama, but I really hated the ending. Two episodes were cut so they ended up rushing everything in the last 20 minutes. This drama is about a girl who auditions for a new boy-band in order to pursue her dream in the music industry. My only complaint is the kiss scenes. Every time the 2 main characters kissed, I kept seeing Yoochun and Mir kissing so it really did seem like a gay kiss to me. Go Eunah is Mir's sister and the main guy, Park Yoohwan, is Yoochun's [JYJ] brother. There are quite a few familiar faces in the drama. One of them is ZE:A's Kevin, along with members of BoM.

To the Beautiful You - Sulli [F(x)]

     I had my doubts about this drama from the start, especially since SM was in charge of it. Not only that, but the original Japanese version set the bar through the roof so I wasn't expecting much. And Sulli is so cute I don't know why no one suspects her. -_- Anyways, if you aren't familiar with the basic storyline, Jaehee [Sulli] disguises herself as a boy to get into the all-boys school that her idol/inspiration Taejoon [Minho] is in because she wants to see him jump [high-jump] again.

Did I miss some cross-dressing girls/dramas? Leave a comment below to tell me who or just let me know what you think. And don't forget to leave your vote in the poll on the left.

[RR] Asian Celebrity Look-Alikes Round 1

Everyone thinks all Asians look alike but, we if you’re used to seeing Asians then you can even tell the difference between where they come from. However, there are some that look strikingly similar that even us fans could be mistaken. Here’s part 1 of my list of celebrity look-alikes. Some of the idols/actors might cross-over from Korean, to Japanese and even Taiwanese.

I think the most well-known “twins” in the industry are Rain and 2PM’s Junho. I have to admit though, when 2PM first debuted with 10 out of 10, I seriously thought that half the group looked like Rain, specifically Junho, Chansung and even Jaebum.

Next up is SNSD’s Yoona and F(x)’s Krystal. Despite the fact that Krystal’s sister is actually Jessica, I find more resemblance between her and Yoona. I was actually surprised that Krystal turned out to be Jessica’s sister.

People who do resemble Jessica [not just Jessica but each other] though, include Dal Shabet’s Serri, Hello Venus’ Yoonjo, T-Ara’s Hyomin, and Wonder Girls’ Sunye.

Also, I’ve noticed that FT Island’s Hongki and MBLAQ’s Mir also look alike sometimes.

Another set of twins from SM include senior KangTa and [super] junior Siwon.

Big Bang’s Daesung and K.Will also share a striking resemblance with their bright smile and disappearing eyes.

This next set is very special. The main person here is FT Island’s Jaejin. And for those who are not very familiar with YG, then you might not know who I’m comparing him to so I’ll give a short intro. The Kwon twins from YG are best known as 2ne1’s back-up dancers. But they have also appeared in GDTOP’s Don’t Go Home, Seungri’s VVIP, and even episode 3 of Secret Garden [Yoo In Na from YG was in there. I think they were also in What's Up which has Daesung.]. Ever since I saw them in 2NE1’s Go Away performance [I didn't know they were twins at that time, which explains why they were able to dance with Dara and CL], I really thought they looked exactly like Jaejin.

[WG] #happybdaySUNYE

It's August 12th over in the Eastern hemisphere, so I would like to take the time to post up my best wishes to the girl who stole my heart and stamped her name all over it. Min Sunye, I totally love. ^^ Happy birthday, my love. Here's some of her wonderful OST work.

Dream High: Sunye - Maybe

Feast of the Gods: Sunye - Sound of Love

Han Sung Byul Gok [Conspiracy in the Court]: Sunye - Ilwoljiga

Sunye will be turning 23 and I hope we have plenty more solo songs from her or at least one by her next birthday.

[DR] Dream High Teaser

First of all, the teaser [I'm talking about the long one] looks great.

It basically introduces all of the important chaacters and hints at their future relationships.

Based on the teaser, it looks like it takes place at Kirin Art School. Main character girl is played by Suzy (Miss A) and main character guy is played by [already forgot his name, but he's from Will It Snow For Christmas]. Second guy is Taec (2PM), who seems kind of bad boy type but at the same time nice guy type...well, he just looks "cool". Then there's Eunjung [from T-Ara I believe] who looks like she's friends with Suzy but her charcater will definitely go through changes. There's also Wooyoung (2PM) who happens to be [somewhat] a foreigner...with ATTITUDE [still cute though]. Lastly, there's IU who struggles in the appearance department [not in real life, in the drama].

My only concern with this drama is the main character guy. Can you imagine how left out he must feel since he's the only non-idol? However, I've seen Will It Snow For Christmas, and I definitely do NOT doubt his acting skills.In fact, since he's more on the acting side, the other "idols" are the ones who should look up to him for a few pointers.

I do look forward to seeing how they all pull off their chracters.

And, since this is co-produced by JYP [the man himself], did anyone notice the JYP-ish pictures hidden in the background?

*** I can only identify 2, of which are wonder girls, and their rapper Yoobin [boxed in red, kind of hard to see, sorry -_-]. ;)

[MV-RANT] MBLAQ - Cry

MBLAQ - Cry

First of all, the song is relatively new and takes a litle getting used to before you can see "goodness" of it. It's a slow song compared to most of MBLAQ's other title tracks. And I thought the song really fit Rain's style. It reminded me of Love Song but there's one part that really catches my attention. And that's when G.O. sings "I'm so crazy". It just sounds so good.

Luckily, even though most slow songs take a while to sound catchy, this song has a really good beat and and the mv does a good job of bringing out the changes in the boys since the last time we saw them.

In the mv, Joon was the one who caught my attention most [even though it seems like I saw G.O. a billion times]. His face was so flawless! His skin was near-perfect. Anyways, Mir looked really mature [apart from his actual personality]. Actually, maybe because this song was balladish, it showed the boys being a bit more mature...for once, no one was ripping off their shirt.

The dance moves also look pretty different from MBLAQ's usual style...they still look like they can only be done by MBLAQ but it's not your usual girly (bear with me, I'm lacking in my vocab. department) moves made by JYP's prodigy. ;)

The lyrics actually sound really good. Some parts are over repetitve but that's K-pop for you. ;)

My only complaint is the way they shot the mv. Some parts look kind of sloppy...or the angle makes it look awkward. -_-