Super Junior M "Perfection"

I am impressed with the fact that this group has released three versions of "Perfection."  I think I like the Mandarin one the most.

Random food pic

Gang-Keaw-Wan (green curry) and Pad-Ped-Bai-Kra-Pow

Back to anime

I intended to follow more shows from the current season.  However, I find myself watching only these, "No. 6," "Mawaru Penguindrum," "Natsume Yujincho," and "Usagi Drop."  "Blue Exorcist" is one I've dropped.  I try to catch up whenever I can't find anything else to watch.  "Tiger and Bunny" was funny, but I didn't keep up with it, I'm not sure why.  "Mystic Archives of Dantalian" is one I really wanted to like, but I can't get past episode one.  I even fell asleep one of the the times I tried to watch it.  "No. 6" keeps me wondering what's going to happen.  I usually like the dystopian future type of story which the show is all about.  The uncomfortable-to-watch relationship between the two lead characters give it another dimension that I find enjoyable.  "Natsume Yujincho" is a tear-jerker this season.  It gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling after you watch it.  "Usagi Drop" is beautifully colored and has a relaxed and innocent feel.  The relationship between the girl and her guardian is sweetly depicted in simply plotted episodes. Now that I've written this, four shows seems plenty to follow.

"Ikemen desu ne" ep 4

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode.  Shu is jealous of Ren, Ren is jealous of Shu, and Yuki (Jeremy in kdrama) is totally confused about his attraction to Mio.  It is heartbreaking every time Shu sees Mio falling for Ren, and that's a lot of reaction shots.  The best part of the episode is when Mio sings "Without Words" in the recording booth and cries at the same time.  Takimoto Miori is rivaling Park Shin Hye in cuteness as the cross-dressing singer.  She has a good voice and her acting seems earnest and heartfelt. Yaotome Hikaru  as Yuki  is growing on me.

Shu looks angry...he usually just looks sad.

Ren is pissed too.  Yeah!

Hey, what about me?

Awww.

"Mawaru Penguindrum" ep 5

  This show is gorgeously animated.  The art style is modern, the guys are handsome, the colors pop, and the penguins are damn cute.   The animation, especially in the extremely long chase scene at the end, was very well done.  Improbable, but exciting.  I don't understand the story yet.  It reminds me of watching "Star Driver" because I was pretty lost during that show too.  I think the absentee parents  have something to do with this mysterious item the "Penguin Hat Queen" is looking for,

Reaching for the hat...

This penguin has super clingy feet.

Switching places.

"Ikemen desu ne" ep 3

I find myself enjoying this drama very much. Except for the first episode, the second and third episodes are following the kdrama closely, just in a more compressed way. Shin Woo, oops, I mean Shu, has started to carry the torch for Mio and does the almost-date-by-phone with Mio wearing a similar outfit from the kdrama:

Yuta Tamamori who plays Ren is extremely cute and he has good chemistry with Miori Takimoto who plays Mio:

I haven't watched many jdramas lately.  But its picking up!  I'm still trying to keep up with "Hana Kimi 2011" and have also been watching "IS" which is turning out really interesting.  It's about a teenager who is an "intersexual" which means has both male and female organs in some ratio.  The main character Haru looks like a girl and goes to high school as a girl, but identifies with being a boy.  Haru struggles with the secret, but it seems Haru's other friends have their own secrets too.

Van Ness Wu

This is a cute video!  Featuring Van Ness and Ady An from "Autumn's Concerto."

More Van Ness Wu (like the song.)

"Ouran HIgh School Host Club" Drama

What fans have been clamoring for has finally come to pass.  A live action version of "Ouran High School Host Club" has finally arrived.  It doesn't disappoint either.  The tone is just right, not taking itself seriously, and the cast seems spot on.  Yamamoto Yusuke (from "Tumbling" which I never finished) is Tamaki.  I didn't think he would be a good Tamaki, but he is.  Kawaguchi Haruna is Haruhi and she is cute and likable.  If you wanted expensive scenery, hot guys, and some laughs, this is it.  Looks like there is a lot to watch this season with this show, "Ikemen Desu Ne," and the new "Hana Kimi."  It's kinda weird though, with everything sorta being a redo of something else. 

"Ikemen desu ne"

The new Japanese version of "You're Beautiful" has just started.  It's funny how the music is the same, just with Japanese instead of Korean lyrics.  Everything is the same, except at the end of the first episode, when the band has to impress the head of an orphanage in order to hold a charity concert.  It was weird, like the Korean "You're Beautiful" mixed with the must-work-hard-no-matter-what-for-the good-of-of-the-group-no-matter-how-seemingly-useless-it-is thing in Japanese dramas.  The cast is actually pretty good.  I like the lead actress Miori Takimoto.  The three guys are also cute, although the "Jeremy" actor is kind of skinny!  The president of the entertainment group is hilarious with the random English just like in the Korean version.  Looking forward to seeing how this version differs from the original.  Fighting!

"Momo Love"

"Momo Love" is about four brothers who overprotect their youngest sister Tao Hua, played by Cyndi Wang, and bully their youngest brother Yu Yi, played by Jing Wong. I think the overprotection by the four brothers was supposed to be funny and it is sometimes, but the tone is played straight most of the time, when it should have been more wink-wink. Two suitors appear for Tao Hua, Jiro Wang and Calvin Chen of Fahrenheit, causing the brothers to plot to keep her away from them.   Jiro Wang played the upright and earnest guy pretty well, but his character didn't show too much emotion most of the time and had little airtime. Calvin Chen did his best with what he had, playing the "bad" guy. The most interesting parts of the series was when the four brothers interacted with each other or when Yu Yi started to have a bigger role way late in the story. The end throws in an improbable baby-switching plot twist out of nowhere, but you can guess how that ends. I really didn't like Cyndi Wang too much. She played cute, clueless, and adorable, but I didn't find her very cute or adorable myself.  Too bad Jiro didn't have a bigger and better part.  No one seemed to learn much by the end.  Only the relationship of Yu Yi and his family changes at the end.  Onward to the next idol drama!