I was going to watch "HOTMAN 2" again while I got the rest of the HYD2 episodes but...when I went to watch the next episode, I felt lost after 2 seconds. I realized that something was off. I think someone labeled them incorrectly so I spent the whole time trying to figure out which episode was which. By the time I sorted it all out, it was late and I had to get to bed. I'd wasted all that drama watching time trying to put the epis into the right order. Bleh. Well, at least now I hv all the episodes of HYD2 to watch now! THEN I can watch the movie...or maybe I'll finish HOTMAN2?
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Hana Yori Dango 2 - 206 Screenshots
Looks like I'm gonig to have to watch "HOTMAN 2" for now. I had a DVD marked "Hana Yori Dango 2, Episodes 7 to 11" but when I put it in, it was a blank DVD. I never got around to burning the last 5 episodes :P
I have no idea where I put those episodes so now I have to get them again.
In the meantime, enjoy the screenshots!
I have no idea where I put those episodes so now I have to get them again.
In the meantime, enjoy the screenshots!
Someone deserves an apology...
Before I start, I need to say something. Before Blogger changed their interface, I don't think I was able to see stats that told if anyone was reading my blog. I always assumed that nobody was since I never got any notice that there was a comment and when I checked comments there weren't any so I figured, I'm just doing this for myself :P With the new interface, now it's so easy to get that info. I was able to see that "Linda Vee" had left several comments (including one that I saw and I believe I posted a reply back). I want to apologize to "Linda Vee" if you felt I was ignoring you...I just kept missing the comments. Now that I know where to look, I'll be sure to reply if one is warranted.
As I mentioned before, I started this blog in an attempt to start keeping track of what I was watching because trying to remember them in my head became impossible once I started watching more. When I wrote, I wrote as if I was talking to someone I knew because I didn't want it to get boring just in case anyone stumbled upon my blog. As I wrote more, I thought, if anyone was reading my blog by chance, it must be because they searched something to do with J-dramas that took them there. It was then I realized, I wanted to put in screenshots if I could and write just a little bit about the ones I was watching to maybe get someone to try and watch.
Since I started watching dramas back in the early 90's, I've not yet seen a drama I wouldn't recommend. That almost happened with "Gal Circle" and I was soooo close to just forgetting about it. I'm glad I decided to at least watch the entire first episode.
I don't see myself trying out Korean dramas, Taiwanese ones, or Chinese ones any time soon. I've gotten so used to the Japanese way, to watch a different type would be like starting all over again. I'm not ruling them out though but for now, I think I'll stick to what I know. I am curious though to watch "Meteor Garden".
So, at the same time that I like letting others know which dramas I liked (and recommend), I don't mind it if anyone suggests their favorites so I can check them out :)
As I mentioned before, I started this blog in an attempt to start keeping track of what I was watching because trying to remember them in my head became impossible once I started watching more. When I wrote, I wrote as if I was talking to someone I knew because I didn't want it to get boring just in case anyone stumbled upon my blog. As I wrote more, I thought, if anyone was reading my blog by chance, it must be because they searched something to do with J-dramas that took them there. It was then I realized, I wanted to put in screenshots if I could and write just a little bit about the ones I was watching to maybe get someone to try and watch.
Since I started watching dramas back in the early 90's, I've not yet seen a drama I wouldn't recommend. That almost happened with "Gal Circle" and I was soooo close to just forgetting about it. I'm glad I decided to at least watch the entire first episode.
I don't see myself trying out Korean dramas, Taiwanese ones, or Chinese ones any time soon. I've gotten so used to the Japanese way, to watch a different type would be like starting all over again. I'm not ruling them out though but for now, I think I'll stick to what I know. I am curious though to watch "Meteor Garden".
So, at the same time that I like letting others know which dramas I liked (and recommend), I don't mind it if anyone suggests their favorites so I can check them out :)
Hana Yori Dango 2 - 205 Screenshots
Ugh. I was in the middle of posting this last night when I lost internet. :(
So, after wataching episode 5, I realized that the last one I actually watched was episode 4. I could swear I watched more. Anyway, this is turning out to be heart wrenching for me because I know what I want the end to be and just when it seems like it's going to go a different way, it goes the right way. That only lasts for a while because then it goes bad again :( This series is truly a roller coaster ride. I know exactly what I would do if I was Makino.
The storyline with Nishikado and Yuri was interesting in series 1 but it's boring now. There's not a lot going on there enough for me to really care. So far the series has been about 95% Domyoji and Makino, 1% Nishikado and Yuri and the rest about the rest of Makino's family. It's like they gave up on Yuri/Nishikado and they just didn't put any effort into it anymore. It's a shame because there could have been a really good "B" story here.
So I'm up to episode 7 so far. I'll watch that and 8 tomorrow. I should be done with this in 2 more days and then I can finally watch the HYD movie. I'll probably have to finish Hotman 2 though...then the HYD movie. THEN I'll need a new one to watch.
So, after wataching episode 5, I realized that the last one I actually watched was episode 4. I could swear I watched more. Anyway, this is turning out to be heart wrenching for me because I know what I want the end to be and just when it seems like it's going to go a different way, it goes the right way. That only lasts for a while because then it goes bad again :( This series is truly a roller coaster ride. I know exactly what I would do if I was Makino.
The storyline with Nishikado and Yuri was interesting in series 1 but it's boring now. There's not a lot going on there enough for me to really care. So far the series has been about 95% Domyoji and Makino, 1% Nishikado and Yuri and the rest about the rest of Makino's family. It's like they gave up on Yuri/Nishikado and they just didn't put any effort into it anymore. It's a shame because there could have been a really good "B" story here.
So I'm up to episode 7 so far. I'll watch that and 8 tomorrow. I should be done with this in 2 more days and then I can finally watch the HYD movie. I'll probably have to finish Hotman 2 though...then the HYD movie. THEN I'll need a new one to watch.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Hana Yori Dango 2 - 204 Screenshots
Ugh. I did it again... I watched the whole episode and forgot to do screenshots. Instead of watching it again I just skimmed through. In all honesty, there really weren't many scenes that merited being a screenshot. Here are the best ones I could get. I'm off to watch the next episode now that I have time to do it since I didn't re-watch 204.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Hana Yori Dango 2 - 203 Screenshots
I actually had to watch this one again after I saw 75% of it. I got so into it I completely forgot about the screenshots!!!
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
BTW...
I'm not sure what my fascination is with the Japanese culture. I only know that I am extremely fascinated with it. It all started from one drama many years ago and it grew from there. The more dramas I watch, the more I understand their way and it makes me want to learn even more. Watching dramas, I've learned words and phrases which, when I hear them now, I can say "I know what that means!!" and I don't need the subtitles for them :) But I have a very long way to go before I can really understand enough.
I have no idea who, if anyone, is reading my blog. IF there are any people from other countries, especially Japan, please email me. I think I left my email visible...if I didn't please comment and I'll change it. I want to write to people. I need Japanese (male & female) "pen pals" so I can learn more.
When I started college, I was given an "Asian Studies" class which was taught by this Caucasian professor that had lived in Asia for some years. I can't recall exactly where he lived since it was a long time ago...he wrote the text book that we used in class. It was mostly Japanese, Chinese, and Korean history. I still have the book though it's very worn and falling apart. I didn't appreciate the class back then and if I had known then how hungry I would be now to learn, I'd have paid more attention.
I also was given a Chinese flower painting class which I thought was a lot of fun. That professor, Mr. Liu, wrote the text book for that class as well. I remember loving the class though, despite everything I did, I could not paint as well as I wanted. I still have my sad attempts hidden somewhere in storage...and the book as well. Whenever I come across them, I wonder if I'd be any better now that I'm older. Maybe one day I'll try again. For now, I'm busy learning Japanese words and phrases. I also watch how they do things, and I try to understand when they are supposed to do certain things...I watch their reactions and the things they say in certain situations and I also try to understand why is it that this is what they say and what they do. In all the time I've been watching and trying to learn, I've come to have a great respect for them and the customs.
Anyway, the whole point of this "BTW" post was to ask any Japanese people who come across my blog to please email me and teach me. I don't care if you are a man or woman nor do I care what your age is. I think there are many things I can learn from everyone. I can learn current things from the younger people and totally different things from the older people. I'll also take emails from anyone else from another country that is NOT Japan :D I don't mind from where...but I prefer from Japan so I can learn more. THANKS!!!
I have no idea who, if anyone, is reading my blog. IF there are any people from other countries, especially Japan, please email me. I think I left my email visible...if I didn't please comment and I'll change it. I want to write to people. I need Japanese (male & female) "pen pals" so I can learn more.
When I started college, I was given an "Asian Studies" class which was taught by this Caucasian professor that had lived in Asia for some years. I can't recall exactly where he lived since it was a long time ago...he wrote the text book that we used in class. It was mostly Japanese, Chinese, and Korean history. I still have the book though it's very worn and falling apart. I didn't appreciate the class back then and if I had known then how hungry I would be now to learn, I'd have paid more attention.
I also was given a Chinese flower painting class which I thought was a lot of fun. That professor, Mr. Liu, wrote the text book for that class as well. I remember loving the class though, despite everything I did, I could not paint as well as I wanted. I still have my sad attempts hidden somewhere in storage...and the book as well. Whenever I come across them, I wonder if I'd be any better now that I'm older. Maybe one day I'll try again. For now, I'm busy learning Japanese words and phrases. I also watch how they do things, and I try to understand when they are supposed to do certain things...I watch their reactions and the things they say in certain situations and I also try to understand why is it that this is what they say and what they do. In all the time I've been watching and trying to learn, I've come to have a great respect for them and the customs.
Anyway, the whole point of this "BTW" post was to ask any Japanese people who come across my blog to please email me and teach me. I don't care if you are a man or woman nor do I care what your age is. I think there are many things I can learn from everyone. I can learn current things from the younger people and totally different things from the older people. I'll also take emails from anyone else from another country that is NOT Japan :D I don't mind from where...but I prefer from Japan so I can learn more. THANKS!!!
Hana Yori Dango 2 - 202 Screenshots
Finished watching episode 2. Yet again, between stopping to do the screenshots and getting snacks/drinks, it took me a while to finish. After I'm done with this one, I'm going to go back and finish the rest of "Hotman 2".
Hana Yori Dango 2 - 201 Screenshots
I only got to watch the first episode this weekend. I was overcome by severe laziness AND I was busy on FB tending my damn farm, frontier, cafe, and kingdoms and that took away some time from my drama watching. No worries though since I will watch one episode each night this week starting with episode 2 tonight. I should be done by next week then.
Some of these screenshots will look familiar only because they're kind of like flashbacks from the first series. I did the screenshots as I watched the episode which made it feel like it took me 2 hrs to watch the one episode. Well, that and the fact that I kept needing a snack and/or a drink :P anyway, here are the screenshots from episode 201. I was very tempted to make most of the screenshots of Matsumoto Jun but I got some of the others in there as well.
AHHHH...Matsumoto Jun as Domyoji Tsukasa
Abe Tsuyoshi as Mimasaka Akira.
Matsuda Shota as Nishikado Sojiro.
Tsukushi & Tsukasa
Some of these screenshots will look familiar only because they're kind of like flashbacks from the first series. I did the screenshots as I watched the episode which made it feel like it took me 2 hrs to watch the one episode. Well, that and the fact that I kept needing a snack and/or a drink :P anyway, here are the screenshots from episode 201. I was very tempted to make most of the screenshots of Matsumoto Jun but I got some of the others in there as well.
AHHHH...Matsumoto Jun as Domyoji Tsukasa
Oguri Shun as Hanazawa Rui.
Abe Tsuyoshi as Mimasaka Akira.
Matsuda Shota as Nishikado Sojiro.
Tsukushi & Tsukasa
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