Now… one would wonder… how come I go all out in flooding my blog with Goong’s pictures and post. It’s simple. I really like it. LOVE it to be exact. Why? I’ve got so many reasons to tell.

Firstly…

I love the beautiful cloths!!!

Yes, at every point of time… I wish I was her. She just have so much cloths to wear. Trust me, none of the top she wears in each episode was ever repeated. This is how much budget this drama has allocated for her tops. Okay… er… she did repeatedly wear her school uniform.. but hey that is what uniform is suppose to mean rite. Ah… not enough of having all the guys going crazy over her… she have all the nice dress, shoes, accessories and not to mention be a princess. Oh god! I so wish I was her *dreams*.

Secondly…

Even he is so fashionable.

Besides Chae Kyeong, Shin also have a massive wardrobe. I don’t blame them, he is taking up the role as a prince… and if a prince have to wear the same top over and over again.. that is bad. But what I really love is how they daringly mix and match his top and his accessories. Seriously… for the first time I can see how it is not boring looking at guys wear tie and shirts. They cleverly add accessories to it to make a normal attire become more interesting. If only more guys I see on the street knows how to decorate themselves. A scarf, a different way of wearing your tie, a necklace, a pin… something… just do something and not be boring!

Thirdly…

Men who adore soft toys.

Yes… exactly. I just hate it when men pretend to be so manly and saying dollies are girl thing. Just chuck your ego aside for god’s sake. I think guys that plays and adore soft toys are attractive. At least they show and portray their inner self. Awww… doesn’t he looks cute?

Fourth…

Men in PINK.

Don’t ask me why. I love to see men wear pink top. Haha… right, I have a soft spot for men that wears pink. Much to many guys dislike. Well.. some think pink is just plain girly colour and makes them look sissy. But most of the time, I just felt they just weren’t brave enough to wear it. So I really salute those who is brave enough to wear it and is confident in wearing it. Haha.. men in PINK is just so SEXY!!! *drool*

Fifth…

Pink and soft toy! PERFECT COMBO

Pink!!! Soft toy!!! Tell me… how can I not be addicted to this show. Great looks, great top, great colour… and a teddy bear. My my… if only some guy like this appear right before me. HOT HOT HOT!!!

Sixth…

Artistic.

Woohoo… this artistic touch make me love the show more and more. The way she paint her school shoe, sketch, make a doll of her husband.. and even painted a shoe for her husband as birthday present. Now… you ask me how come I am so motivated with my “passion project”? I can tell you now… this is one of the reason.

Seventh…

Hugs~
Awww… hugging was so romantic especially when it’s cold. Where you can just steal some warmth from another person. It’s a great feeling. But well… I personally prefers a hug from behind. Well.. no specific reasons. Just a personal preference. I somehow just think it is way more romantic.

Eight…

A guy that knows how to cook.

A guy that knows how to cook is like a super combo power. You gain instant bonus points for that. No kidding. I think a guy that knows how to cook makes a great husband. Hahaha… will you cook for me?

Ninth…

The golden tears.

Someone once told me, if a guy shed a tear for you… he really really loves you. If he shed a tear for you in front of you… you know what it means. Now… go practice!

Tenth…

Caring.

Okay… this show just gotta portray that much romantic elements in it. The best part.. all of them have to look so visually good. Now… in my life, people kept ask me to find someone to take care of me. Which 99% of the people would only force me to go see doctor or just ask me to see the doctor. Now I am not complaining that is not a form of caring… but any guy that appears before me say the same thing. Now if you are talking about taking care of me… look at the pics above. Don’t just ask me see doc, drink more water and eat medicine. Action speaks louder than words.

Eleventh…

How low will you go?

To what extreme you would put yourself before the one you love? Will you do it for me? Will you?

Twelve…

Togetherness.

I think small small stuff is enough to make a relationship spark. Doing some childish stuff at times is cool. Stop being so matured and adult! Yes, play some games, do some gardening and even go grocery shopping together. Fun fun fun!

Thirteen…

Kiss kiss kiss.

Yes…. romantic comedy without kissing scene… is like a jigsaw puzzle with a missing piece. Are you a good kisser? Know when and how to kiss? Now… that is important!

Lastly…

A day at the beach.

I exactly love this scene. Why? Seriously… before I even see this show or have a boyfriend, this is what I ever imagine. I always think in a relationship… a couple should spend a day by the beach. Have fun.. hold hands, run around like little kids, play with sea water and sand. But sad to say… I never went to the beach with any of my boyfriends before. Hmm…

So yes, with this reasons… I conclude my Goong (Princess Hour) post. Now… don’t ask me what I’m gonna do on Valentine’s day or who I am celebrating it with. You know I ain’t gonna answer. So don’t ask a question you know you won’t find the answer.

Okay… being a Goong/Princess hours fans… I of course must bring you to the songs in the series which got me crazy over it. I just gotta say… the songs were just great and I can’t help repeating the song over and over again. Listing by my preference, I present you the songs that hit me hard.

Ah… the song I like most from this movie, 당신은… 나는 바보입니다 (Dangshineun… naneun baboimnida) which practically means I’m a fool. A song which pretty much appear when the sad scenes were shown. I somehow think this is a perfectly nice song. It’s such a pity that I can’t find out who the artist is. Probably not that famous as most of the MTV’s were snippets from the movie. I think it’s really lovely. With the rate of me repeating it… I can safely say I can memorize up to 80% of the lyrics and get my pronunciation rite 🙂

Note: Link will be taken out at the end of the month. No complaints man, I’m just sharing you know.

Translations for songs are available at the comment section.

Awww.. Perhaps Love (Sarangingayo) by HowL & J is lovey dovey song which is currently a big hit. I tend to hear this song playing on the streets, at the night market, over the radio.. not often but at least I got to hear it. I think it is a very soothing song which brings out a happy mood better still a lovey dovey mood :). Each time I hear this song, the happy times Shin and Chae Kyeong have by the beach keep appearing right in front of me… la la la… I want to go to the beach now!!

Translations for songs are available at the comment section.

Engmuse (Parrot), another song by HowL, unlike the others.. this is a bonus track. It sorta appear in the series for a few times. The most memorable time was at episode 23 where Shin was about to go on a trial when Chae Kyeong chase after his car and eventually they end up hugging each other. Well… lovely songs like this just can’t help but to make this series so much better.

Translations for songs are available at the comment section.

Okay… a little fast track from the soundtrack. Give Me A Little Try by Seo Hyeon Jin is a cool song. Well, I like what the lyrics means and of course… I sorta relate to this song in a way. Most people I know is sorta disturbed over the fact that I am still single. Don’t ask me why. They kept asking me to look for one and give people who approach me “a little try”.

Will the person I love give me a little try? I wish he would. I wish he will. Just give me a little try 🙂

Translations for songs are available at the comment section.

Last but not least, the song 두 가지 말 (Doo Gaji mal) by Jeong Jae Wook & The One. I sorta like this song as well compare to the rest of the songs. A little more relaxing song. Yes, of course it’s a lovey dovey song. Awww.. everything under this season is lovey dovey.

Translations for songs are available at the comment section.

Okay… now that you have heard a little here and there about Goong (Princess Hours). Now, let me show you the effort that differentiate this drama from the rest.

The movie was great. They have a great site, great promotional photos and not to mention, they take the initiative to colour correct and treat their images. My greatest salute to their effort. Now.. even their opening montages were beautifully done *bows*.

Look at the colour correction and the setting. I was simply wowed the first 30 seconds of watching the drama and the best is yet to come. They even have amazing and colourful breakers before and after commercials. Which of course most drama only stick to a few while here, they have dozens.

The series didn’t just stop there to impress me. They continue and this time, they even use this cute teddy bears to portray memorable scenes from each episodes. Yes, teddy bears. If not mistaken, 6 teddy bear scenes were being placed at the Teddy Bear Museum in Korea for display. I didn’t really know which 6 but.. well.. I think it’s just cute. And the effort to make it look like the characters was amazing.

The level of details… which includes the cloths on the teddy matching the characters was amazing. I don’t know what I am talking about now. Just take a look…

Amazing huh? No kidding. I somehow think it was really cool and beautifully done and this is only the starting. I have so much more to show. Rite… 7 days of work doesn’t stop here only.

Joo Ji Hoon (주지훈ˆ) as Lee Shin (이신)
Joo Ji Hoon is a popular model from South Korea. He is seen modelling for Levi’s, Calvin Klein and Reebok. His became even more popular after taking up the role Lee Shin in Princess Hours. It was his first time acting and it has proven he has the built in talent, as a model and an actor.

Yoon Eun Hye (윤은혜) as Shin Chae Kyeong (신채경)
Yoon Eun Hye is a singer, actress and model from South Korea. She is most likely to be known as a member of a famous girl group “Baby V.O.X”. However the fame of the group didn’t last long as they were always percieve as sexy and too wild when they release a photo album that showcase semi-nude images of the girls (with Eun Hye unable to participate due to her being underage). Eun Hye then left Baby V.O.X and then persue her acting career. Her first time acting was a major success when the public goes crazy over her character as Chae Kyeong in Goong (Princess Hours).

Sung Ji Hyo (천수연) as Min Hyo-rin (성효린)
Ji Hyo is a very famous TV actress. She was seen acting in Jumong (2006 MBC’s top drama of the year). Taking up the role as Hyo-rin in Goong (Princess Hours) even bring her to anther level of popularity. Riding on the success of Goong, Ji Hyo is seen modelling together with Ji Hoon at some magazine covers.

>Kim Jeong Hoon (김정훈) as Lee Yul (이율)
Jeong Hoon is a famous singer from South Korea. He was initially a member of a duo group UN. The duo however goes separate ways on 2005 where Jeong Hoon decided to pursue acting. His cute looks and his warm hearted character in Goong have opened many doors for him. He is quite a hit in Japan.

Before I begin, yes… this is a very special velentine’s edition I did up for this year. Eventually it is a promise I made to my sweetest and cutest cousin, Nicole and to my sister that I would do a super long winded post about Goong (Princess Hours) since I extremely love the show. Yes, the promise was made months back when she brought back the show purposely to share with me.

So I owe it so much to her and I promise her a super post with super pictures. Yes, notice I have been slacking in my post.. yeah, it’s all for this velentine’s edition. No kidding… all this Goong post montages and all took up 7 days to complete and I felt much better keeping my promise.

Why today? I pretty much think it is such a lovely series I would think it suits the occasion. I cried many times watching this show. So many times that I lost count. The best reason of all… it represents what I really think about love. My believe, my hope, my love. So yes, happy valentine’s day to everyone who have the time to wait for the image to load and have much time to read this post.

Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9/10)
Goong (Princess Hours) official site: http://imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/gung/

궁 or Goong (Princess Hours) is a 2006 romantic comedy drama distributed by MBC. The drama was based on a popular Goong manhwa illustrated by Park So-Hee. Goong was a huge success and became one of MBC’s most popular drama for the year 2006. Currently being nominated for best drama, best new actor/actress and best couple award.

Okay… let’s just get into the review. Of course everyone would have already know that the current Korea wasn’t ruled by any royal families since the Japanese Occupation in 1911. However, the royal family in this drama was modelled after the last royal family in Korea (even actual shooting is done at the grand palace itself).

This drama practically resolves around the two lead. Lee Shin (Joo Ji Hoon) and Shin Chae Kyeong (Yoon Eun Hye). Lee Shin is the crown prince of Korea. He is very much interested in arts and studied flim making in a high school. He was often seen accompanied by his fellow buddies Kang In (Choi Sung Joon), Jang Kyung (Lee Yoong Joo) and Ryu Hwan (Uhm Sung Mo). The news have spread around that Shin will get married soon. It is rumoured that Shin’s grandfather have arranged a marriage for Shin before he passed away and that the girl that Shin is supposed to married was from the same school.

It has then became a huge topic of discussion. However, Shin have different views. He has fallen in love with Min Hyo-rin (Sung Ji Hyo), a beautiful, intelligent and skilful ballerina. In other words, she is almost perfect. A girl every guy dream of having. In the very beginning of the movie, Shin proposed to her but he was quickly rejected by Hyo-rin. She actually think Shin was joking with her and furthermore, she didn’t want to give up he hope of being a famous ballerina.

The funny parts soon begins when it was revealed that Chae Kyeong is to be the next Crown Princess. How does this happen? Chae Kyeong’s grandfather was the best friend of Shin’s grandfather (emperor at that time). Chae Kyeong’s grandfather did save the emperor’s life hence he dedicated Chae Kyeong to become the Crown Princess, which means that she is to marry whoever is the Crown Prince at the time of the marriage.

Upset over the fact that Hyo-rin rejected his proposal, he decided to agree to his elder’s arranged marriage. Being a creative, artistic and active normal high school student… Chae Kyeong’s life is about to change. Besides being a normal high school student, she will now have to learn the royal family’s culture, language and manners. Chae Kyeong initially refuse to get married with Shin as they both have some small misunderstanding. Things take a dive when she finally agreed to marry the prince to save her family from bankruptcy.

The “drama” starts when Hyo-rin regretted her decision of rejecting Shin’s love when she sees Chae Kyeong and Shin’s wedding and how Chae-kyeong is loved by the people. The drama just got juicier when Lee Yul (Kim Jeong Hoon), Shin’s cousin whom just return from a long stay in England with his mother, Lady Hwa Yong (Shim Hye-jin). Yul was a direct opposite of Shin. He is sweet, kind and romantic. He was madly in love with Chae Kyeong from the first time he bump in to her in school.

Yul was quite upset as the Crown Prince position originally belonged to him. Everything change when Lee Soo (Kin Sang-joo), Yul’s father passed away from a car accident hence the Shin’s father was appointed to take over the throne. Yul and his mother was sent away to England when Yul’s mother was caught having an affair with Lee Hyeon (Shin’s father) whom Yul’s mother was originally in love with. She however married Yul’s father because she wants to inherit the Crown Princess title.

Originally uninterested with the Crown Prince title, Yul now have a reason to join his mother to compete with Shin for the Crown Prince title after falling in love with Chae Kyeong. He couldn’t help but want to make Chae Kyeong his and give her all the happiness in the world thinking she was being ill-treated by Shin. Unknown to him, Chae Kyeong has fallen deeply in love with Shin not long after she enters the palace.

Hyo-rin on the other hand tries her best to get Shin back at all cost. At one point, she even find ways to meet Shin at Thailand when Shin was sent over to replace his father on a royal trip there. Thinking it would be one of their happiest moment, it only ended up letting Shin knows he has fallen in love with Chae Kyeong. However, things that happen between Shin and Hyo-rin was photographed and is being used by Yul’s mother as a weapon against Shin.

Shin and Chae Kyeong’s relationship was like a roller coaster. Each time they two get a little better, they were quickly troubled by some issues. But well, of course everything turns out fine at the end. It’s a romantic comedy and well, most manhwa ends with a happy ending.

Okay… somewhat, if you have seen the drama, you would have notice I didn’t give as much details as I normally do coz I was really hoping more people will see it. If you haven’t, not to worry. I think 8tv is showing this drama on television soon. So stay tune. Yes, as for me… I can’t help but to wait. I guess I shall never go out on the time it’s airing only to watch it again.

So yes, please watch it. I think it is really a great drama to look into. Especially the clothing, accessories and not to mention the setting. Really worth a watch. Yes, no Korean drama has actually got me so addicted before. I must say… none and you know it’s never easy for me to give a almost perfect score to a show.

Movie Title: Cinderella
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (7/10)
Year: 2006
Cinderella official site: http://www.cinderella2006.com/

Okay… first of all, in need to stop some confusion, this movie was shown in Korea August last year. However, it only reach our region like… last month. The best part, the name was somehow altered. The word “ghost” was added in front of the beautiful word, “Cinderella”.

Don’t ask me why, maybe they worry kids would roll on the floor asking their parents to bring them watch Cinderella. So to avoid confusion.. an ugly/scary looking font type is picked to put the ghost word. Which in other words.. it’s more known as Ghost Cinderella to all the people in Malaysia. So, if you really want to google or find out more about this movie, I think typing Ghost Cinderella won’t really lead you to much info.

Now… the second confusion to actually clear, this movie isn’t exactly a ghost movie despite the addition word. Well.. I don’t know how to classify it. It’s a bit (and I mean just a bit) scary while most of the part is actually very melodramatic. So don’t get that panic! Right, so this isn’t the movie that will give you the result of the girl sitting next to you jump up and hug you so tight that you couldn’t breath (unless she finds reason to get close to you).

So, how melodramatic is melodramatic eh? Okay, let’s start. Hyun Su (Shin Se-kyeong) is an art student. Being such a beautiful girl, she get lots of attention from her friends. Well, even Hyun Su’s mum, Yoon Hee (Do Ji-Won) gets the equal attention and popularity among Hyun Su’s friends. Why? She is a well-known plastic surgeon and all Hyun Su’s friends are dying to get advice and some even consulted her mum to do plastic surgery for them.

Hyun Su and her mother are more like siblings. Their ideal mother-daughter relationship can really make everyone so jealous, including of course me :). Things started to go wrong when one of Hyun Su’s close friend undergo a plastic surgery perform by Yoon Hee.

During the plastic surgery, something weird happen. Hyun Su’s friend saw some weird vision which haunt her later on. No nothing went wrong during the surgery. Everything went perfectly fine. She turned out like a beautiful swan and have been the talk of the students. Other students can’t help but to notice she is different from what she used to be. Prettier that is.

Tragic starts to happen when she hears weird whispering sounds and starts to have imaginations that her face got cut open. It was to this terrible stage that she refuse to see anyone, hide in her room.. so scared to see anyone. She keeps hearing this weird whisper saying that’s not her face. She ended up committing suicide. Hyun Su got so disturbed over the incident.

Hyun Su’s happy life starts to go downhill when she accidently stumble down to the forbidden basement. A place where Yoon Hee would never want Hyun Su to get near. When Yoon Hee wasn’t paying attention, Hyun Su sneak in out of curiosity only to find a picture of her when she was young. She was totally angry with her mother as her mother told her all her childhood pictures were gone when their previous house got burnt down.

Hyun Su then went to meet up his father to find out the truth. Of course the truth was a shocking one. Hyun Su’s father told her that she is not their daughter and the real Hyun Su died many years ago. There was this incident when Yoon Hee brings Hyun Su along to pass a parcel to his husband. She left Hyun Su in the car thinking it would be a quick drop by. Yoon Hee got a shock of her life when she saw her husband having an affair with one of his colleagues.

In the midst of pulling, crying, running, screaming and explaining, they forgot all about Hyun Su. When Yoon Hee decides to run to the car and leave, the car overheated and exploded right in front of her. Hyun Su was sent to the hospital with a critical condition. Her face was terribly burnt.

One day while praying for Hyun Su to get well, Yoon Hee saw this lost little girl. The little girl kept calling Yoon Hee “mama” and that totally mend her wounding heart. Hence Yoon Hee brought her home and took care of her.

The story of course just didn’t end there as the juicy part is about to be revealed. Guilty for not taking good care of Hyun Su, Yoon Hee perform a surgery and transfer the little girl’s face over to Hyun Su. The little girl was then locked at the basement where Yoon Hee would go and visit her secretly everyday. The little girl would always look up the small window and wanted to play with Hyun Su, go to school together. When the little girl finally knew Hyun Su’s face was actually hers, she was so upset and angry. What upset her most is how Yoon Hee never allow her to go out and see the world and breaking her promise of getting her a new face. The little girl then committed suicide.

So yes, well.. there isn’t much scare.. I wouldn’t say there weren’t any ghost element. But right, I like how the story flows on so well. Lots of bloody scene which will obviously make you think twice before doing plastic surgery. Trust me, the way she explains the procedure of doing a nose job… makes me wonder how some people is so brave when it comes to making decision like that.

Very nicely done but some scenes does look kinda dull. But what can I say, I like this type of movie. Not trying too hard to scare you with white image popping here and there. Instead let the emotions and true facts gives the scary feeling.