Kim Hyun Joong - Heat

You know what would be much cooler than this? Him on the guitar playing his own song.




I'll get back to you next year, hyung. In the meantime, stay awesome.

And this single is to be the result of my first foray into buying digital CDs in the iTunes Store. Love it!

This reminds me of...

Austin Power.

Jessica Rabbit.

[Update] Kim Hyun Joong at Music Countdown, Music Core and Music Bank

(Hear the cheering in the audience? They used to shout the names of all the boys when each sings his part in a song. Now all the voices call out his name. Awesome.)

 

His subbed speech is here.

[Archive] Today's YTvid collection - Kim Hyun Joong

English-subbed:

Kim Hyun Joong's Entrance Cut at KDG
Kim Hyun Joong Interviewed by Children
SH Kim Hyun Joong Cut
Kim Hyun Joong Talks about Bae Yong Joon
Kim Hyun Joong @ Inki
Hyun Joong at MBC Sports Interview on 15 April 2011
20110607 SHOWCASE BREAK DOWN PRESS CONFERENCE ONE, TWO


Unsubbed:

Kim Hyun Joong on E!TV StarQ10 Cut News
Kim Hyun Joong (SS501) Break Down @ SH

[Fandom] Merlin

Secrets & Magic [1]: Merlin Time

....and the rest of the S&M episode.

It feels weird... and kind of special... to fangirl over an actor who is not Asian in this blog. I think Colin Morgan is only the 3rd western crush I pimp here. The 1st being Lee Williams, and the 2nd is the ever evolving Colin Firth (Oscar!!!FTW).

I did catch Merlin when it was first aired in Malaysia...what, a year ago? But at that time, I was all... meh, what's this story about? And why is the title character so thin and bony?? Obviously I had no clue of what and who I was talking about coz a few weeks ago, upon watching this one episode of which I no longer remember what it's all about, suddenly a lightbulb went off in my brain and I went... this show is so gay! LOL. Yeah, I'm a slow learner... ^^;;

The show is full of layers and ...mmmm, layers *cough* ...and what with Merlin / Arthur forever looking at Arthur / Merlin like he's the most delectable dish the guy's ever come across while Arthur / Merlin is always looking back at the other dude (I'm not choosy really, whoever's staring hungrily at whoever is good enuff for me) with this pseudo what, what expression... I'm in BL haven... and for once, it's not coming from a japanese / korean / taiwan / hindi source. Loving it.

(note: They do this off-set too. Don't believe me? Watch that roadtrip video, or the S&M video, or their interview videos... or any videos that have CM and BJ together. Or if you're impatient... just watch this~)

After watching a few incomplete episodes (I promise I'll download the whole seasons later, mkay) I concluded that the Brits do BL waaaaaay better than the Americans can ever hope to do. Is it because of their stronger European connection? I was ready to generalize about the whole western cinema not having a clue about subtlety when it comes to boyxboy content before this drama came along.

I mean, seriously... look at Heroes and weep over the loss of having so many hot-looking guys running around and not giving each other suggestive stares even once! At least not that I'm aware of, and sometimes I can be rather dim about these things. But only sometimes! Anyway, I don't watch Supernatural (have a fear of horror) or Prison Break (don't like convict/war/violent stories much), so can't comment about those. But look at Smallville and imagine how much better it would be for us if Clark and Lex have a more super-charged, electrifying bond.. eh? Clark just keeps on chasing after Lex, and Lex can't get enough of doing bad stuff that will keep Clark eternally chasing after him. And all those gorgeous super heroes and super villains and kryptonite-mutants who can come in and play havoc with their love life. Right, I want to cry now.

It's pretty hilarious how Hollywood gets to be morally upright in TV shows that it makes me roll my eyes every friggin' time like... come on people, we already know, ok?

I found these cast videos. Colin Morgan ish so cute!!! Freaks me out when I got to know that he's 25 years old, though. Why? Because I seem to have a harem of boys born in 1986 (hyung, Kame... and now CM). Furthermore, they're all in the lust/love-at-first-sight category so it's not as if I planned any of this. Am I psychic?? Or is the universe trying hard to tell me something????! (But what?)

ETA: I apologize to everyone who got eye burn after staring at so many bolded words. IDEK what happened. Blame it on the crappy modem connection, but I have to check out of this hotel now (hubby's getting antsy.. any minute now and he's gonna confiscate my laptop) so can't go on an edit spree. And once I'm home, it's a different universe so I doubt I'll ever get around to edit it then. But hey, just think of it as squee-ing with bold rather than CAPS... kthxbye~

[Random] In which Gackt (or rather, GACKT) finally exposed his basement...

When I wrote about Gackt going normal on me, I didn't mean that he's become 'ordinary'. I think Gackt has lived too long being different, he'd purposely try to do something different than what everyone else is doing even when there's no need to. 

Nope. It's because I feel that he's becoming like any other artists... aimlessly taking jobs that they feel like doing. To understand what I mean by this, you must be obsessed enough about his Moon Project to collect at least all his CDs, Platinum Boxes, concert DVDs and any of his interviews on it you can find on the net. And have discussed it endlessly with anyone willing enough to put up with your crazy theories. I even won a forum writing contest with a story based on the darkside inhabitants. 

Oh, and try to translate at least the prologue to his Moon Child-related novel, Requiem, with a paper dictionary and only 3-months intro to basic japanese. I even wanted to buy one of his jewelery dakedo, bimbo dakara.. okane ga nai. So yeah... imagine how I felt when he said he was REBORN and all that, which also means that the Moon Project will be discontinued.

Gackt-san, I will not buy any of your future works! *is sulking* ...and any further posts I write about you here will consist of more rants until you give me something so interesting I'll forgive this 'normal' period you're going through. Please hurry up and experience all those 'normal' things you've always wanted to do and come back with something that can make me happy again, o-ke?

Anyway, so many TV shows want to be the ones that report on his house. Up to now.. I think I've watched... three? or is it four? ...different shows that interview Gackt about his living quarters. But I think this is the one Gackt gave the most access to. Well, despite the 'night mode' camera. And I love his dojo-exercise clippies. The 2nd clip is still not fully subbed though.

Jang Geun Suk jjang!

He's so random.. LOL!






Is there anything that this guy can't do well?

[Song] Nasheed Extravaganza NEXT07 - VIP Azahari NowSeeheart 2

I like this song coz it has screaming sections in it.. hehe. I don't even know what it's called. Since I didn't know how to find the lyrics, I've typed it. If there's any mistake, please lemme know kay..

Tercalar pelangi dihiris gerimis
Senja pun merangkak menutup mentari
Terhias warnanya ke wajah
Lagu kedamaian tiada kedengaran

bumi yang merekah disirami darah
kemelut melanda tiada kesudahan
kemusnahan bermaharajalela
yang lemah menjadi mangsa

anak-anak kecil menggoncangkan ibunya
yang lemah longlai tak lagi bernyawa
jeritan suara batinnya
tak siapa mendengarnya

tergadaikah maruah oleh janji-janji
terbayarkah dengan nyawa dan darah
soalan yang tiada jawapan

kemanusiaan telah lama hilang
kini yang tinggal hanya ketakutan
musnah kasih sayang dan persaudaraan
tandus akhlak dan keimanan
menyemai persengketaan

anak-anak kecil menggoncangkan ibunya
yang lemah longlai tak lagi bernyawa
jeritan suara batinnya
tak siapa mendengarnya

kemanusiaan telah lama hilang
kini yang tinggal hanya ketakutan
musnah kasih sayang dan persaudaraan
tandus akhlak dan keimanan
menyemai persengketaan

[Song] A Letter for You - Gong Yoo

Where can I get this CD??? Can't find it anywhere... is it like a special production for japanese fans only? *sulks*

Gong Yoo.. SARANGHAE!!

So adorable. So cute. And his voice is love.

What is it about this song?

I can't find the lyrics to this song.. only the translation. Why is that??

Lee Juk- I'm So Fortunate


Kim Hyun Joong's version


...and his shorter rendition..


Gong Yoo's version


Which one do you like the best?

ETA: Found the lyrics!!! Yeay~~

다행이다 (lyrics)

[Interview] Coffee Prince - Gong Yoo (with Eng sub)

I take back my words. After finishing all his movies and a 16-ep drama in 3 days, I can't lie and say I still don't find him attractive. Especially after watching him walking around like that on my monitor at about 1am this morning...

Sue me for being shallow.. but hey, Gong Yoo said this kind of body is his way of "showing courtesy to the viewers". Emmm... so I'm a viewer... hehe.

Fresh out of the army, he needs to work hard at getting his muscles again. But staring at him slinking around the furniture in one scene after another, I've decided that his is my ideal body type.

Anyway. Excuses, excuses. To heck with excuses. Gong Yoo is Gong Yoo. I would stare unblinkingly at the screen anytime he appears in whatever role he's playing.. ideal body type or no.

I've been up until the wee hours of the morning for 2 days straight to finish that drama. And that beach scene is like a thank you note to me for sticking with it to the end. The story is similar to a lot of family dramas I've watched before, but Seo Gun is a guy so full of contradictions that he manages to keep me interested in the cliched plot.
 
I really love the way Gong Yoo assays his characters. I feel empathy for every one of them. Even his very brief cameo in Mr. GAM is magnetic.

Quiz time: What is the title of the drama with that beach scene above? (lalalala)

I can't find many interviews of him on youtube. These are the only subbed ones I can find. I still find his face startlingly disturbing in a rather fascinating sorta way. It's a face that can be used to fit any role, really. But to tell you the truth.. I like it best when it's showing cute and lovable expressions.. ♥









My most favourite Gong Yoo's character so far? Do you need to ask? It's Choi Han Kyul, of course! ♥♥♥

[Uploaded Movie] Ryu Ga Gotoku (Yakuza) - Gong Yoo Cut

Good luck trying to understand Korean by reading Japanese characters.. ha! Ish like trying to understand Latin by reading hieroglyphics. I did get some of the hiragana, katakana and very VERY simple kanji deciphered though. Wish it's subbed in English instead.. *pouts*

Didn't I say someone out there really love Gong Yoo? I couldn't find the movie on youtube, but I found his cut. Since I only want to see him in it, I guess it has to be enough for me. I can't be bothered to find and download the whole thing coz I hate mafia movies.

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ＭＯＶＩＥ龍が如く gong yoo CUT 1

ＭＯＶＩＥ龍が如く gong yoo CUT 2

ＭＯＶＩＥ龍が如く gong yoo CUT 3

Was thinking perhaps he'd have some fight scenes in it, like he did in "She's On Duty".. but no luck. He's a sniper.. an assassin role, then? I think he deliberately made Park Chul moves in a kinda slow-mo movements to emphasize his deadly character. And it worked.. for me, at least. When Park Chul is mixing the drinks at the bar, I half-expected him to suddenly brandish an automatic and shoot everyone there.. eeeep.

Tried to watch some of his subbed interviews and it confirmed one thing.. I only love Gong Yoo in movies/dramas. My "Gong Yoo's movie/drama marathon" is like hunting down all the manga by my favourite mangaka.. sono kanji dake wa sono kanji. Gomen nasai, Gong Yoo-san. But that means you have to give me your new works as soon as possible so I can enjoy you again.. kay. Looking forward to it.. aja! aja! hwaiting! ♥

[Uploaded Movie] Superstar Mr. Gam - Gong Yoo

He was only a cameo in this movie, but since I was watching it because of him.. I'm putting his name up there.. ha! Any complaints? Take em' to the bridge ~~~~



It started out simple enough, just another sports movie. To tell the truth, I hate sports movies. They get romanticized so much. I have no idea why a ball, any ball, gets idolized to the point of frenzy. But seeing that I was screaming encouragements to Mr. GAM and his team by the end of their game to the OB Bears with no regard whatsoever for my poor neighbours.. there must be something to all the craziness after all.

I'm not into team games, heck.. I'm not into games period. I can't bear to win, and I hate to lose. What does that tell you about me? It tells you squat, that's what it does. But when I support a team, I will give absolute loyalty. As long as they give me a good spirited game, winning or losing.. I will still cheer for them to the end. (YOU HEAR THAT KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS??? Grrrrrr... should I still put my faith in you come next year?? *sulks*)

Somehow, Gong Yoo looks the most handsome to me in this movie.. despite not having a dialogue, despite appearing so briefly, despite being a rival to the main character.. he just draws people in, doesn't he? Gong Yoo.. I'm sure your fans missed you so much during your 2-year army stint. Can I now be your fan too? I'm sure glad I entered your universe the year after you were released from your military duty so I don't have to wait so long. Daebak! (you're out here and Jun Ki's in there.. ish like you guys changed place or something.. o wellz)

I wish I can find something in my life I want to fight that hard for. I was such a coward for letting elders run my life.. but I'm growing older too year by year. I've got myself in a situation I can't get out of at the moment, but once I'm out.. I think I should start planning. At this stage of my life, is it too late? My grandma was already dead when she was a year younger than I am now. Somehow, that sorta thing puts life in perspective for ya.. doesn't it?

Aaaaaaaaa... am I supposed to feel accomplished now that I've finished all Gong Yoo's movies in one day, when I should have been studying my butts off? O wait.. except for Ryu Ga Gotoku coz I still can't find that one. Japan and its stingy copyright regulations.. gah! Anyway, all that's left now are his dramas.. LOL.

Geh.. I suck at reviewing movies. It's worth watching, ish Mr. GAM. I think the guy is still alive.. if he is, I think he'd be 53 years old this year. I looked up the team and it did have a rather horrible history where wins are concerned. But underdog teams always make for a more interesting story.

Links on Sammi Superstars if you're interested to know more on the background of this movie:  

Nexen Heroes, Korea Baseball Organization, Nostalgia for the Perpetual Loser

[Uploaded Movie] S Diary - Gong Yoo

I can't believe I've been watching Gong Yoo since this morning. One more movie and that's his complete filmography (movies) I've been devouring today. And they're all available on Youtube. Someone out there must really love this guy.. it's like a concerted effort to get his work out to the public.. or something.



Despite being one of the 3 important male roles, I think his is the most colourful one.. and the cutest (although I think the priest guy is cute too..hehe). Of course it helps that his character is also the youngest and therefore the most boisterous and playful.

What happens to the 4th guy, huh? He's let off the hook just coz he's the one urging her to look up her previous lovers? Watching the movie, I first thought her lovers were all bastards.. but the scene before the credit roll changed my mind.

I guess what makes love the most explored subject in arts and literature is its subjective nature. From a different point of view, it shows us a different face.. like a kaleidoscope, ever changing and amazingly mesmerizing whichever way it turns.

For me, I've always thought love is overrated in the movies. As if the majority of us humans can't live without having lovers/significant others waiting for us at home when we get off work or whatever it is we do every day. Love can't put food on the table. Love can't save you when you're about to get fired. Love can't give you direction when you're lost in the middle of a forest on a moonless night.

But love sure makes a hard life seem more tolerable.. and even fun. Most times, anyway.

Despite the snog fest that has Gong Yoo plastered all over the studio room (yeay~), the moment when I thought.. "Woah, sekshii da! Omo, why do I suddenly think he's sexy??" ..was actually the scene with him dancing in the club wearing (what looks like) a white (cotton?) vest with his (cardigan? sweater?) jacket off one shoulder.

His drama that I really want to watch but can't find is 'Hello My Teacher'. Correction. I found it, but Tudou is being a bish today. Or maybe that's just how Tudou is. *kicks it*

[Uploaded Movie] My Tutor Friend - Gong Yoo

Okay.. fine! So he's not the lead and I still enjoyed the movie anyway.. so what?

In fact his part is so small in this movie and Jang-soo is such a ridiculous guy (although I do think he's the cutest jjang in a korean movie evar) that I would have left midway if some scenes had not made me laugh so hard I nearly peed in my pants (good thing I was wearing a dress) that I was compelled to finish it anyway.

Who's the main actors? Lemme check..

...it's Kwon Sang-Woo and Kim Ha-Neul. Ermmm, hu dat? I'm such a noob. The guy fights like a pro.. he must have had some martial arts training, like Lee Jun Ki. Can't find info on that though.

[Uploaded Movie] Spy Girl - Gong Yoo

*ticked it off her list* ..finished this just now.(hehe)

SPOILER ALERT: There's not even a whiff of a snogging scene.. so if that's what you're searching for in this movie, you'll come away dejected. *ish feeling quite dejected right now*

But Gong Yoo's character is so cute! And what kind of a name is Go-bong anyway?? *tries to imagine calling him with that name...* GO-BONGGGGGGG!! m(__ __)m



NEXT...

[Blast from the Past] YoungSaeng & HyunJoong - SS501 singing "Must Have Been Love" Live

I'm disabling my home net starting today. Aaaaaah, why do I feel that even this method will not work too. My deadlines... T___T

Anyway, please enjoy their singing. Listening to "One More Time" in the PK OST CD I just got and comparing it to this clip (and other SS501 songs), I think hyung's voice has become more mature and tender. My feeling about his voice is he's become more "yasashi" and confident, less hurried, more content with his ability.. something like that.. (hehe)

Kim Hyun Joong hyung-nim, we await your solo album with much anticipation! (rock song~~~ guitar feature~~~ *cheers*)

[Uploaded movie] She's On Duty - Gong Yoo

This was the movie I was watching when I should be doing my school work.. meh. I'm bad at following deadlines.

Gong Yoo is not my type (i.e. I don't feel like looking up his interview,talk show,non-movie/drama-related clips) and yet watching him act makes me go all gooey inside. What is this reaction? The guy is dangerous. He's gonna make me hunt down all his old works. What am I saying? I'm already doing that... *facepalm*



NEXT...

I'm quite peeved that they cut out a key scene from the movie. It's that kiss scene on the stairs. What? A kiss scene is not a key scene? When it comes to Gong Yoo, every scene becomes a key scene.. ok. Well, at least we got a preview of it in that fanvideo I pasted in this blog earlier. *ish still sulking*

[Uploaded Movie] Secret Reunion - Kang Dong Won

Trailer with English sub:




Movie 1/8:


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