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Super Junior's From U and SPY

Woohoo! Another new song from SuJu.  I didn't over play From U and Sexy, Free and Single, yet, and now a new song, SPY.

Even though their comeback song is Sexy, Free and Single, From U is my favorite of the two.  Actually, I like From U, not only because SuJu is dedicating the song to ELF, their fans, but mainly because of Eunhyuk.  Yes, he's my bias.

I love watching their live performances of From U.  I love watching him dance.  As much as I try to look at the other members, my eyes always drift to him and I don't realize I'm watching him again.  I'm glad they got rid of his platinum blonde hair and swept his bangs out of his eyes.  Sometimes I wish there's a fancam that focused only on Eunhyuk dancing in From U.  I get so irritated when the camera cuts from him.  Don't get me wrong, the others should get their camera time but still...

I'm also happy that KRY are the main singers.  I like them.  I like the evil maknae and the goofy Yeseung, as well as Wookie.  I'm glad they formed a sub-group.  I like the way they sing.

So now, after watching their MV for SPY then watching their live performance.  I'm liking this song.  I like that they are in tuxes,  they look so good in them.  And I'm so glad Leetuek changed his hair style from the MV to the live performance.  Ugh! That split hair was just so wrong.  I'm also happy that most of them went back to their darker hair color.  I think platinum blonde are so wrong for Asians.  But I got to say, when Eunhyuk was platinum blonde, it was so easy finding him in their performances.

I hear people complaining that their video is not as flashy as the other SM artists.  That they didn't have a story line or anything.  That SM are not taking care of Suju as much as EXO or the other new groups.  Well, I don't need it.  I think sometimes it gets in the way of the song, especially if it gets too complicated.  Plus they are a dance group.  I want to see them dance.  I always wait for their dance only version of their songs.  I hope it comes out soon.

For now, here's their SPY MV from SMTown's YouTube.  I do not own this video.  Enjoy. ~gt

Omurice, my food quest

My quest to eat the differents kinds of Omurice in Japan first started with a Japanese drama, of course.  It was called Lunch Queen.  I watched it because I was so into Japanese dramas, that I watched anything anyone suggested. I never knew Yamapi was in it, he had a minor part (playing a younger brother.)  When I found out a couple of years later, I had to go back to see. He was so young and skinny.

Lunch Queen was about a family who owns a small family restaurant.  The father was the owner and chef, he was also the creator of one of his specialty, omurice with a demi-glaze.  His children worked there and was suppose to take over the family business.  Seeing the omurice in the drama looked delicious that I wanted to try it but was not available from where I live at that time.

On my first trip to Japan, I found it in one of the last restaurants we went to. Oh, the joy I had eating it.  I couldn't believe I found it.  I loved it!  Unfortunately, the sauce was not the demi-glaze but just ketchup. =( Delicious, none the less.  This is when I made it my quest to try more of it, if I ever came back to Japan.

On my second trip to Japan, I was all excited to try it again.  But, curses!  I never had a chance to eat it.  The picture above was the closest I ever came to it.  A restaurant that made a variety of omurice.  On my last day, I found out that it's a very common dish found anywhere.  What?!?  I guess we just spent too much time eating the variety of ramens we saw.

Basically, omurice is fried rice wrapped in an omlette and topped with, normally, ketchup. It  has chopped up meat, green peppers, onions, mushrooms or I guess any vegetable you have, mixed in the rice.

Now the new quest is to find out how to make a sauce for it instead of standing over the stove for hours on end stirring the pot just like the father in Lunch Queen.  Ketchup will not suffice.

I must say,  any of the Kdramas and Jdramas make food look wonderfully delicious.

If you have a chance, watch Lunch Queen.  It's a good drama.  ~gt

Dr. Jin - What are you doing?!?

I'm both excited and fustrated about the latest drama with Song Seung Heon, Dr. Jin - Timeslip.  The story is about a "genius neurosurgeon", Dr. Jin, who is transported back in time to the Joseon period.  As a surgeon, he starts off as cold and heartless.   As a person, he's caring and thoughtful with his girlfriend.  

Now, watching the drama,  I just love it because SSH is in it.  I love his acting, how he looks (I got use to the ponytail he sports), and just him in general.  But I'm having problems with 90% of the characters in the drama, including his.  Someone wrote how the drama has alot of irritating characters in all the dramas they've seen.  I'm on episode 11 and I understand that feeling.  (I won't go into too much detail of the drama so I won't spoil anything if anyone watches this).

As Dr. Jin tries to save the sick and injured, he is introducing modern medicine and techniques.  At the beginning, I could understand why he did it.  I believe it's because that's who he is, a doctor who will save a life if he could.  Very admirable.  The only way he knows how to save them is through the techniques that he's learned during his time.  But at one point he realized he is changing history by introducing the new medicines, yet he doesn't stop.  Then he starts teaching the other doctors the techniques and how to make medicine that should not have developed at that time.  How frustrating!  How can he continue to save and educate people around him, knowing he's changing history?

Not only that, he keeps on telling some of the other characters, they can't die because they are important to the future.  I don't know how many times I've yell at the screen, "I can't believe you're doing that!" or "What are you doing?!? Stop it!"

I find most of the other characters irritating because they are the evil mean ones, anyway. There are more evil characters than the other dramas I've seen.  The "nice" ones are unexpectedly irritating.  I think because of the cultural etiquette is so formal and they don't talk out of place.  If they do, they are the "unfilial" sons/daughters or disrespecting royalty. (I must be an unfilial daughter, hahaha).   I think Dr. Jin's love interest's brother and the Queen Dowager are the only "normal" ones.  

Oh, there's also, Kim JaeJong from JYJ/DBSK.  There are moments of what he does that's frustrating but I mostly feel sorry for his character.  His character follows the rules and tries to do what's right based on his position and status but his life is falling apart around him.  On a side note, I must say he looks really good in period clothes.

Well, I think I've vented enough of my frustration about the drama.  It may sound like I don't like Dr. Jin but I like it.  I can't stop watching and if I could watch it until the end without stopping to sleep or work I would. ~ gt

Pray for the Philipines

As the Philippines gets drenched in rains and swept up in flooding, please pray for them that this will pass quickly.

"Loving You" Drum Cover

Hi! It's C here! I came across this cool drum cover on my Twitter page by a friend of mine.

He does a bunch of drum covers, and this one happened to be of a K-Pop song I really like, SISTAR's "Loving You".

Wanted to share his video with all of you! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szTVRaxCKyQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The new Exile???

One problem I have regarding Jpop is that they do not promote their groups and bands as much as Kpop.  Most of the videos I've watched before have been deleted and now it's really hard to find any old NEWS or Yamapi videos.  It's even harder to find any new groups to adore. 

On one of my trips to Japan, I was fortunate to see a mall concert for 10 minutes.  Why? Because our tour was suppose to visit the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and we had a 10 min break.  I was told that this group was really good and they were suppose to be the young, new upcoming Exile-like group.  I've never been to a Jpop or Kpop concert and of course I didn't care who was performing, I just wanted to see them.  Needless to say, in 10 minutes, they got a new fan or I would like to be one.  I don't know the group's name.  I think that sign might have said "No Photos," I can't read Japanese and I was scolded for taking this one picture.  They turned the moment I took the picture.  ARRGGGHHH!  Then I had to leave.  There were some pretty cute guys in the group. 

If ANYONE, just ANYONE knows who they are or tell me where I can buy their CD, I would be really appreciative.  This picture was taken when they were performing on May 18, 2012, next to the Osaka Aquarium, in the afternoon.  

Help, Please?