I spent the bulk of yesterday trying to detangle a laceweight skein of yarn while watching Hana Kimi.
laceweight: any yarn obscenely skinny for creating lace-pattern knits. Think .5/.7 size pencil lead thickness.

the cheerleading sequences... omg, especially since I know Japan has a very manly traditional cheer tradition
I started with a rewatch of the J-Drama, after having read the
rainscene review of it and remembering it's crack-filled glory... then realized I really needed to get back into the Taiwanese one.
...I'm back into it.

T-version Dr. Umeda? Somehow the best thing in supporting characters since Han Solo
And MAN, it blindsided me with Jiro Wang.
I actually looked him up the other day for my suitdistracted Tumblr, and realized he's a total Sean Bean* to me, a man-crush that isn't about being attracted to him, but just admiring his abilities.
The way he plays adorably earnest, self-confusing and yet jock-arrogant Nakatsu is just awesome. Even with the over-the-top comic acting. He can play the exact type of character that usually annoys me most and carry it off with charm. He did this in It Started With a Kiss, too.
In fact, if you pitted either drama-Nakatsu against manga Izumi, I'd be off the canon ship like shipwreck. He has the fairly common shojo-hero's problem of doing nothing to deserve the heroine's love, while second-lead labors for it...
But Oguri Shun's Izumi has a voice, omigosh I'd forgotten Rui's voice, and Wu Chun's has a playful, teasing personality that actually has real interaction with the heroine and is actually more aware of her and her needs than ----> that.
*Sean Bean:
fabricalchemist and my still-developing term for a platonic-or-not on a guy who you want to BE, as opposed to wanting to be with
laceweight: any yarn obscenely skinny for creating lace-pattern knits. Think .5/.7 size pencil lead thickness.

the cheerleading sequences... omg, especially since I know Japan has a very manly traditional cheer tradition
I started with a rewatch of the J-Drama, after having read the
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...I'm back into it.

T-version Dr. Umeda? Somehow the best thing in supporting characters since Han Solo
And MAN, it blindsided me with Jiro Wang.
I actually looked him up the other day for my suitdistracted Tumblr, and realized he's a total Sean Bean* to me, a man-crush that isn't about being attracted to him, but just admiring his abilities.

The way he plays adorably earnest, self-confusing and yet jock-arrogant Nakatsu is just awesome. Even with the over-the-top comic acting. He can play the exact type of character that usually annoys me most and carry it off with charm. He did this in It Started With a Kiss, too.
In fact, if you pitted either drama-Nakatsu against manga Izumi, I'd be off the canon ship like shipwreck. He has the fairly common shojo-hero's problem of doing nothing to deserve the heroine's love, while second-lead labors for it...
But Oguri Shun's Izumi has a voice, omigosh I'd forgotten Rui's voice, and Wu Chun's has a playful, teasing personality that actually has real interaction with the heroine and is actually more aware of her and her needs than ----> that.
*Sean Bean:
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Date: 2011-09-15 03:13 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-09-15 06:58 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-09-16 03:11 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-09-18 03:24 am (UTC)From:Heh.
Okay, I'll try and figure something out... ;)
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Date: 2011-09-16 08:45 am (UTC)From:HANA KIMI!!!!
The Taiwanese version was my gateway drama to the whole world of Asian dramas...because I loved the manga so much. :) My first J-drama was this one. And then I watched Coffee Prince and...heh. :)
If you haven't read the manga, though...YOU SHOULD.
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Date: 2011-09-16 08:46 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-09-16 01:50 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-09-16 01:49 pm (UTC)From:See comment about drama Nakatsu vs. manga Izumi...in the context of the manga, Izumi is king, and Nakatsu is a little more annoying than anything, but I love a good girl-undercover-as-boy story, and that's how I found the dramas...
I'm hoping they haven't given up on doing one in Korea, and I hope they cast it decently, I like this story that much...
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Date: 2011-09-16 05:23 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-09-17 03:00 pm (UTC)From:I kind of like getting the Triad effect of watching the three different versions... Xp It is a horrible waste of my lifespan, I'm sure, but seeing stories altered just slightly and feeling so different intrigues me a lot!