Tree of Heaven (KDrama / JDrama)

 

Summary:
Hana is a bright young girl who lost her father at a young age. When her mother returns to Japan, she comes with her new Korean husband and his son Yunsuh. Yunsuh?s mother died during his 10th birthday and after her death, he becomes autistic. While Hana is fond of her new step-brother, he wants nothing to do with her. When their parents leave on their honeymoon, Hana?s mother leaves the children with her deceased husband?s sister who will manage their inn during the trip. While they are gone, the aunt and her daughter Maya abuse Hana and make plans to sell the inn in order to pay for gambling debts and college. Despite all of this, Hana finds comfort in her brother who begins to open up to her and eventually speaks after his 20th Birthday and the day his mother passed away. Yunsush's mother died on the same day as he was turning 10, 10 years ago. As they start to have feelings for one another, Hana is afraid to love him. She soon leaves with her "senpai", Fujiwara Ryu, who also likes her. Later on, Maya gets jealous, and decides to make Hana's life even more miserable.

Though this is a Korean drama most of the time they speak Japanese because it takes place in Japan. I am not exaggerating when I say this drama is heartbreaking. Every episode will make you cry rivers. Unless you're a heart less demon or have a tragic life or you find it boring or some other reason. It will be hard to watch and VERY painful. Either because you love it or because you sister forced you to watch it or something.
Overall it has too much negativity such as sadness, frustration, etc. and not enough happiness which is why I'm not sure about the fifth star...
I recommend to only watch the first 6 episodes because you will regret it.

Heartstrings (KDrama)

Summary: Lee Shin is a university student majoring in modern music. He is also the vocalist and guitarist of the band ?The Stupid.? Shin is known for his good looks and strong passion for music, but in reality he is cold, lacks interest in anything unrelated to music and has neither dreams nor plans for the future. He initially likes Jung Yoon Soo, a dance professor at university, but this all changes when he meets Lee Kyu Won. Lee Kyu Won is a bright and outgoing student who was born into a prestigious family and is majoring in traditional Korean instruments, especially the gayageum. Kyu Won?s grandfather, Lee Dong Gun, is one of the top 3 traditional musicians of his age and his biggest wish is to see his granddaughter become a traditional music prodigy. Trying to live up to her grandfather?s expectations, Kyu Won immerses herself in training and becomes a university student who knows nothing outside of her studies. As her friends are fans of ?The Stupid?, she was forced to go to the band?s concert with them. There she saw Lee Shin performing live, and is immediately captivated by him

First it was Jung Yong Hwa chasing Park Shin Hye and now it is the reverse in this heart breaking drama. It might even be better than 'You're Beautiful' or maybe not. That is up to you.

Vampire Host (JDrama)

Summary:
It focuses on a naive, loudmouthed teenager named Rion, who investigates a host club full of vampires when she suspects they must be related to the disappearance of a lot of people in the neighborhood, including her best friend. In the process she begins to befriend them, especially the leader Suou, with whom she develops a romantic relationship. Ultimately, she figures out the vampires are not the cause of the disappearances, but her adventures with the vampires are only beginning.

It's slightly old and the special effects aren't that good but it's pretty good once you get used to it. It's like a scary version of Scooby-Doo. They go on missions finding out about new killers and murders. It's a kind of detective drama. The endings are predictable most of the time but aren't all thriller tv shows that way? Watch it if you have nothing to do but otherwise forget about it since it doesn't follow any story line which makes it a bit boring.

Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (JDrama)

Summary:
Shinagawa Daichi used to be a good student who has now become a delinquent, while class president Adachi Hana was a delinquent who is now trying to move on. Her secret is discovered by Shinagawa, but she involves herself trying to correct his ways. (Based on manga)

 This drama has a hilarious development between these strange characters. It is short and sweet for those who prefer a drama with action but doesn't go over board on the story.

Hana Yori Dango (Movie)

Summary: Based on the popular Japanese comic of the same name about an average girl's high flying romance and friendship with F4 or four handsome heirs. High school sweethearts Tsukasa and Tsukusi are finally getting married. Tsukasa gives his fiancee a precious family heirloom ― but only to see a robber disappear with it. Tsukasa and three other F4 friends reunite for the globetrotting search.

By itself the movie is soso but as a whole with the tv series, it was the bomb. It had the right amount of cheesiness to end the story. I love stories that develop with the character's lives. It's like growing up with a close friend. So sad it's over. But it is better that it is so that it doesn't drag on and on.
She's so beautiful~~~

Quick Proof

A quick message to later proof I was right. Hana Yori Dango movie's adventure is fishy. People just happen to be around to help out and the room just mysteriously cleaned itself up. So I think this is some kind of surprise honey moon.

Hana Yori Dango Complaint

I loved the ending but I have a complaint with how ending is. ALL manga/anime/and Asian drama heroines are too nice. If I was Tsukushi and Umi apologized I would've been like:

I'm sorry you seemed nice until you back stabbed me.
I've met too many crazy psycho's like you in the passed
2 years to let it pass. But thanks for pushing my car.

I would've also beat Domyoji to pulp and say:

 Domyoji you cheater! First there is your fiance,
then my only female friend at school, your second
fiance, your crazy fans at school, umi and don't forget
your gross sister complex. Don't be soo full of yourself!
You can't do that and treat me like dirt expecting me to
always follow you when you can't even remember me
when you fall in a short coma!

Kinda long but I HATE how every heroine is soo freaking nice.
That's how you get people trick you.

And Rui I would have only been like oh... you like me....
It's a bit late you know??? Sorry...

Hana Yori Dango 2 (JDrama)

Summary:
This second season of Hana Yori Dango picks up right after Domyoji leaves for New York. After confessing to Domyoji, Makino has not spoken to him for a year. Rui and the other members of F4 try and help Makino meet Domyoji again by going to New York for the christmas holidays. Though F4 and Makino meet Domyoji again, he has become a completely different person, and so they leave for Japan. Some time later, Domyoji's mother annouces that they will be returning to Japan. There, they hold a giant super-rich and classy birthday party for Domyoji and announce something very important. Domyoji, like in the first season, is engaged to a rich girl and heir. The only difference is that they are to be wed soon. What will Makino do? On the side, Rui begins to fall in love with Makino... will this become a love... square? Rui --> Makino --> Domyoji --> Shigeru (arranged fiancee of Domyoji)

I'm only on episode 6 but I already love Domyoji's character. He's such an idiot but is soo funny. He's always making mistakes but is very kind. He is very strange... Rui however is such a playboy. He is very indecisive. Poor Tsukush... Usually I wouldn't like this character for keeping two guys on a leash but it's Rui being strange.

Boys Before Flowers (KDrama vrs.)

 0 out of 5. It is seriously that bad.

Summary:
Jan Di is an average girl whose family owns a dry cleaning store located near the luxurious and well known Shin Hwa College. Jan Di meets the four richest and most spoiled boys known as the F4. After saving a boy from jumping off the roof of Shinhwa High School, she is admitted into the school on a swimming scholarship. Jan Di tries to avoid confrontation with the F4 at all cost because she knows what happens to those that stand against them. However, when Jan Di's friend, Oh Min Ji, accidentally gets ice cream on the leader of the F4's shoes, she's forced to declare war on the leader of the F4, Goo Joon Pyo.

 It was TORTURE. I thought it'd be interesting but is was soo bad. The story completely changed from the manga but even without reading it.... you will.....hate it. The acting is so so and the reactions are soo weird. It isn't even funny. Who even wears suits to school. No matter how rich you are, if you're at school you won't wear them.

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You're Beautiful (KDrama)

Summary:
The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tae Kyung's voice was hurting. However,the new member, Mi Nam, had to go to the States to repair a botched eye job just before signing the contract. His agent came up with the idea of having his twin sister, Mi Nyu,to stand in for him and pretend that she was her brother. The two of them grew up in an orphanage and Mi Nyu, who was all set to become a nun, agreed to this charade as she didn't want to spoil her brother's chance of fame which would make it easier to look for their mother.

Hana Yori Dango (JDrama)

Summary:
Makino Tsukushi is the only poor student at Eitoku Gakuen, the school of the ridiculously rich and privileged that is ruled by Flower 4 or F4, a group of four boys who come from extremely powerful families: Domyoji Tsukasa, the leader and heir of the Domyoji World Finance Group; Hanazawa Rui, the introverted son of a large company; Nishikado Sojiro, a player who is the heir of a tea ceremony school; and Mimasaka Akira, a madam killer with ties to the underground. If a student gets on the F4's bad side, he/she gets a red notice and is bullied and driven out of school. Makino hopes to pass her days quietly-- without drawing any attention to herself-- but one day, she stands up to Domyoji in defense of her friend. The next day, Makino gets the dreaded red notice. Even though she is harassed, Makino decides to keep going to school because she is a 'tough weed'. She declares war right back on the F4. Her resolve gets the attention of her crush Hanazawa Rui and oddly enough, rouses romantic feelings in her worst enemy, Domyoji Tsukasa. The series is based on the Japanese shoujo manga "Hana Yori Dango" (Boys Before Flowers) by Kamio Yoko.

I love it so far but I don't agree on the possibility of Tsukushi dating Domyoji because he isn't stable. He's a bully and then nice. And then a bully again when rumours arise and then nice again...
Plus just because someone is rich doesn't mean they get away with everything. Why bother getting bullied and why not just sue. Their rich anyway. It's better than the manga since it doesn't drag along.