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Technically, summer has been over in my country since...well...mid-May? When the rains and storms started coming in.

But in Japan. Summertime starts July! Which means Ohno season (oh you must be tired hearing this from me over and over and over......). Concert season (ahh...most of my STORMY teammates are meeting as we speak in the Land of the Rising Sun, and surely they're having a ball.....). New dramas season (

twistedhalo04is so psyched! lolz) which includes Ohno *sigh*, Toma, YamaPi...and now Tacchon. Now all we need is ONE DRAMA with ALL FOUR of them TOGETHER. I swear many would die swooning.

Meanwhile, to tide me over before MAOU starts....y'know, in between timing for a multitude of HanaKimi specials and dying between Hiro and Toma sightings...i resurrect pretty quick.

Subs for Episodes 3 and 4 have already been released on LJ. Not too sure at d-addicts coz I don't go there often.

Things are really picking up. Character changes all around. But really, how much more can this poor guy take and still be that carefree Geom...err, Ryung, that we've seen grow?

Really, but his resilience is soooo impressive. But then again, ignorance is bliss.

I enjoyed the banter of these two. Cat-and-mouse. Who's the cat? And mouse? And why haven't I seen this girl in any drama before? I love her spunk.

and I am soooo biased, totally capped this from Lee Jun-Ki's angle, completely passing on the lady's. *is evil* I only realized as I was watching this that...the aristocratic girl was played by the heroine in Spring Waltz. Right? A kdrama I ho-humed my way through....

He looks soooo good in black.

And! Speaking of Lee Jun-ki....I realized how out-of-the-loop I am when it comes to local Philippine TV.

So I didn't think they'd actually do it. I should've given them more credit. For not being original. Ehem. Anyway, I don't blame them. Taiwan and Japan are doing it. Also, take into consideration Korea's Meteor Garden/HYD version in the works. Everything's fair game, it seems.

My Girl was aired sometime last year....(or was it the year before last?) in my country, and it was a big hit. I know, because the ruckus pushed me to download the series and watch it (I can't stand dubbed shows either). Enjoyed it, had a blast. Changed my perception of Lee Da-hae (really, after watching her in Green Rose - which I also liked - do nothing but cry, sniff, then cry again, I was pleasantly surprised). Introduced me to the beauty that is Lee Jun-Ki. What's not to like?

In the dubbed version, they renamed the characters into Jasmine and Julian (Lee Da-hae and Lee Dong-wook). Then Jun-ki's character was renamed Nico, and the other girl (the tennister) became Anika.....In the Philippine version that just started airing sometime this May...I think the other girl was rewritten as a beauty queen/titlist instead of a tennis player....

credit to: abs-cbn.com

So when we first heard about it, I was talking to my friends and She, my BFF, wondered who'd play Nico. And I went, "Oh, that'll be tough. But I wish they'd find someone even 25% of Lee Jun-Ki." But I highly doubted that, since the two leads cast (Gerald Anderson and Kim Chiu) are a solid loveteam (loveteams are huuuuge here. Imagine if KimuTaku and Matsu Takako appeared in all their dramas and films and CMs together and even harbored thoughts of being involved in real life) and management won't dare introduce a threat to that loveteam by shoving in a 25% Jun-ki.

I'm so right. I hate it when I'm right.

In violet is Anika....then Gerald (Dong-wook role), Kim Chiu (Da-hae) and.........Enchong Dee (role of Jun-ki).

credit to hazel125 of Kimerald thread at PEx.

BFF She was going "WHY WHY WHY!!!!!" And I don't watch local TV (I already said that) except for the news, and She was able to catch the first week, and she had a lot to say. Like they made the Jun-ki character really....'fresh', one might say? He comes on to the Da-hae character really strongly in their first meeting, and She was going, "It wasn't like that!!!!"

And I go, "It's the Philippine version!!!!"

"Yeah, but why did they retain the Korean fashion and hairstyle, then?"

I blinked. "They did?" I looked. "Oh. They did."

So I waded through pages and pages...and saw some screenies someone made, just to see how faithful they were to the original. Credit to cheli of PEx.

I did try to peek into one episode, and it was the one where Da-hae was at the big house, then slipped in the shower, broke her neck, and Dong-wook saw her nekkid....Kim Chiu had enough sass and verve. Gerald was still a bit too stiff....I think, but Kim does carry their scenes together. The Nina girl who played Dong-wook's ex. Wow. The Philippine version of her was even more annoying than the Korean one. As for Enchong Dee as Jun-ki's character....*rolls eyes*

Unforgivable.

But then, goes to show how no one can seem to measure up to Jun-ki. They could've at least tried, though. But then again, maybe they were really too terrified to pose a threat to the Kim-Gerald teamup. Cowards.

ok. Last one. Credits to the kimerald BAOs

And yet another.....Kim Sam-Soon ain't spared.....

Let's move on to another series that I loved even more, My Name is Kim Sam-Soon. Yes, it turns out there'll be a Philippine remake as well, the title translated to Ako si Kim Sam-Soon. And it starts airing on July. And it stars this huuuge singer out here named Regine Velasquez, who also has to put on weight just like her Korean counterpart.

Hyung Bin's character was renamed into Cyrus, Daniel Henney is Henry and Ryu-won (sp?) is Hannah. Those were also the names used when they aired the dubbed version....two years ago? Gawd, my sense of time is muddled.

Anyway, I saw previews of this incorporated in some of the news programs I catch. It does look promising, but they did only show scenes of Regine as Sam-soon, and she just might be perfect. I shall reserve judgment (but it's not like I'll be able to watch it. I mean....MAOU shall be occupying my time when it airs....*happy sigh*)

Anyway...I'll just post pix I found off the net....

The original, of course....

And a fanart...Credits on the wallie itself. Characters correspond to the pic above.

Individual pix. Credits to igma.tv.

I haven't watched enough of Regine as an actress, I only see her as a singer, and good voice and all, but her singing style isn't my cuppa tea. I hear this is only Hayden's second foray into acting, but he's a doctor in real life, too, so he just might work it. Nadine is a young actress, starting to make a name for herself, I think.

But I sure am glad Mark Anthony was cast for this one. I remember being a fan of his earlier works, before RL messed him up and put him through hoops. But he's straightened up, made a comeback. And I still think he's one of the best actors of his generation.

So...what do you think? Looks-wise. (Still smarting at the Jun-ki counterpart. Obviously.)

I hear these two aren't the only ones. Full House (which I absolutely enjoyed) is also being considered to be remade. Aarggh....I still long for originality....no matter how good these remakes turn out to be.

But I am so biased, aren't I? I mean, MAOU is a remake, but why am I not complaining?

Only human.

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OMG. haven't really properly watched My Girl but just now that I saw the whole cast. Enchong Dee is quite TINY to fill the shoes of Lee Jun Ki.. If I may say so.
Kim is.. oriental. One of the chinita artistas I know, if not, THE ONLY chinita in Philippine television. haha.
and moving on.. Kim Sam Soon? really? Not sure what to feel. I love love Kim Sam Soon, that's all. I hope they make it good!
and lastly.. Full House TOO??ü

"quite TINY" is understating it. He doesn't even come close.
And I just realized I might have been too mean to Enchong Dee on the post, but I can't help it.

There seems to be quite a lot of chinita artistas out here now, if I'm not mistaken, brought about by the Taiwan-Korean-and-now-Japanese wave.

Yeah, I heard about Full House plans, i think casting is under way....or something....And a confirmed show was also the Philippine remake of the Columbian Betty La Fea (remade by the US as Ugly Betty).

Remakes proliferate. *sigh* i won't be surprised if they remade Meteor Garden/HYD. But then I'd be totally crushed when that happens.

agree to that. Enchong Dee may be cute and all but My Girl is way too big for him. I also think he is too young for the role. And his height...
Yes, I did see Betty La Fea in the ABS. I hope they really make her look believeably-ugly. Cuz most of the time I notice in Philippine TV, even if the artista is sleeping, she has eyeshadow and super glossy lip stick on- and I'm like, is she really supposed to be sleeping? haha. So I hope they do a good job with Betty La Fea, she gets super beautiful towards the end anyway.
Pleaseplease no remake for HYD. That's too depressing.

Can he act? Sorry, but I haven't seen him ANYWHERE before, only know that he used to be a swimmer or something.....and the one ep of My Girl I saw was....so-so.

I notice they make an actress look ugly but you can still tell she is pretty underneath whatever prosthetics they put on her. What if they cast a complete unknown, whose real looks is unknown and then reveal her real face in the end? No? Yeah...i don't think they'd gamble on that. It'd be reallly co~ol, though.

And a Filipino HYD. Yes. Depressing, but with Korea doing it, who the hell knows. Maybe they'll jump on the bandwagon.

God forbid.

oh, really? that's too bad then.
Yes agree to that! I don't know why but you get the feeling like you know she's pretty anyway- add to that if she has commercial endorsements that you see while watching that particular show- too ironic.
It's so better to cast some unknown girl and make her so beautiful in the end, but yes, as you said, they won't take that much of a risk.
No to Filipinized HYD. (all of of s sudden I thought of the The Hunks- haha- they're not "together" anymore right? lol, what am I saying..)

I'm not too sure if they are still together.....but trust the bigwigs to quickly form a group if that happens.

As I said, God forbid.

it seems like k and j-dramas are quite hot in the philippines! we don't get j-drama over here (some are shown on cable though, like hanakimi now), and the k-dramas we get are all pretty old ones =X

i don't like remakes generally too, but i haven't watched the originall korean maou, so i'm not complaining :D

It is. It's hugee....Taiwan wave started when Meteor Garden was aired. Then followed by the Endless Love series of Korea....then now a few Japan dramas are starting to be aired, too. There was also a time that even Mexican soaps were huge here. They still are. All the major networks here have a TW-drama, Kdrama and Jdrama on their programming.

I've seen the original Maou, but I still WON'T complain no matter how it turns out. tee-hee!

meteor garden started the taiwan wave everywhere i think. XD but even so, we don't have much taiwan dramas here too now. mainly not-so-new k-dramas and local dramas which are really bad.. ||| i wish j-dramas would come bad =( we used to have alot of them and somehow they just vanished =X

i just hope other pple are like us too and won't compare the j-maou with the k-maou! unless they're going to say it's tons better :D

we're kinda divided as to Jdramas coming here. There were already a few shown (Good Luck, HYD1 and 2, HanaKimi being amongst them) and right now I think the latest was Tackey's Strawberry on a Shortcake....We fear that once they become huge here, the celebrities will simply be cash cows by the major networks, like what they did with F4....I doubt Johnny's would allow that, but there'll be at least a form of abuse, and we hardcore Jdrama (and JE) fans won't want that.

I second that. I think the original was awesome, so I hope MAOU does make its own mark. *crosses fingers*

Hyun Bin can't be replaced..

BUT YES, LOVE TEAMS!
I don't even follow the love teams but I knew about them like John and Bea? And Sam Milby and that one girl.. But I do have a question, once they're a love team, will they always BE that love team? Or can they eventually move on?

What actually makes me sad is my mom and my grandma are ga ga over the My Girl series showing now and yet she won't give the original dramas a chance! I think it has to do with the subtitle reading but still.. :(

Exactly. So is Jun-ki. *boo-hoo*

Oh yes, John and Bea are only one of the very many.

once they're a love team, will they always BE that love team?

Well, maybe not always. I notice that lately some foray into other team-ups, but when the attempt falls flat, they go back to their old effective ones. More often than not, I notice that only one in a loveteam is actually the 'strong' one who carries the team-up, that they can go solo or be paired with other people and still be successful. Sometimes the other one just gets left behind...unless they're really good....

But I hate how these loveteams have to concoct stories about being together, or having special feelings just so they can promote their films or programs.....I mean, how stupid do they think viewers are? (and it irks me that many fans actually fall for it. bleh.)

Ah, yes....there's that 'i-hate-to-read-subs' factor. Which is a pity, since the original My Girl totally rocked.....Hey, maybe you can persuade them to watch the Tagalog-dubbed My Girl. It's not airing on TFC still, is it?

That's sad! They actually go as far as pretending to be together outside the story? I mean, I heard about the Sam and Toni thing but I thought it was coincidence.. lol

If it's airing on TFC, my family apparently has no interest.
And I don't watch the TFC enough to know what's on it. All I ever hear from it is that Wowowee show :X

coincidence? won't it be so convenient then that it happens every time they have something to promote? :)) And it's not just them. almost every other loveteam plays up that angle.

oh yeah...i hear Wowowee is its biggest draw......

i thought i'd rant here in your journal and answer (or nod) on your post because I agree with what you've written... this trend is a little depressing, don't you think?

well, instead I made a response post to this at my journal at http://gollydays.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/my-girl-vs-kim-sam-soon/ never mind the title.

WOW. That was some rant. :D

I used to follow some programs (yes, both networks) but then the constant bickering among fans turned me off. Last night was actually the first time in ages that I logged into PEx, and only to look for pix. :D

I honestly used to think the network rivalry was good for competition, it just might raise the bar for local programming. But then it became petty, then it turned into stealing ideas and modifying them to suit their taste....Pathetic....

Good thing the documentary and news shows were still making sense, then I would've completely stayed away from local TV.

I have this running battle against the networks (and their war). But if that keeps them away from JE drama, let them do it. It's just that sometimes, their groupies are too, yes petty and annoying that their "stars" become annoying as well. If only the talents and the networks are 2 separate organizations, maybe it wouldn't be as distasteful as now. Just like in Japan, *awww, Japan again? awww*.

Some docu(dramas) nowadays are also inclined on the station's interest. Some. Same goes with the news, for me at least.

This war, it's ruthless, doesn't spare anyone. I hope JE would be an exception. Hopefully. I mean, this is the part where I'd appreciate Johnny's strict policies about marketing their talents.

Yes. Some. But at least so far the news mentions less about ratings when discussing the pressing issues. lolz

yes, because we respect the Japanese artists, but here, the fad is to bash them, wahahaha! And I read somewhere that Heart Evangelist might play Jessie Han in the Full House remake. Let me suicide!

Yes, news are improving, that is after the ratings scandal. It's just, their format, is a little lax, and looks less credible... *still dreaming for a caster like Sho would appear on news, hell, Mr. Sakurai knows how to be serious when it comes to news*

Exactly. Filipino artists are the masters in washing their dirty linen in public. And too superficial (face over talent? COME ON!)

There are such rumors? Heart as Jessie!!! COME ON!!!! She's too......malamya? Oh man.....*this sucks*

Oh...haha....that'll be the day, my friend......:) So dream on. :D

Edited 2008-06-11 08:52 (UTC)

Because, you know, she just transferred studio, she needs a kickstart. But I hope it's not true. Somewhere out there, there's a better girl for the role.

Well, I guess, I prefer to watch Japanese news *oh now, that's too much already*. No, not really.

oh, thanks for calling me friend *smiles*

Pinoy HYD? ~~*oh, there's a new set of PBB teen ex-housemates right?*~~

Better yet, scrap the idea altogether. They've milked the Korean series for all its worth already, IMO.

IF it were Sho on cam, I'd pick Japanese news. Never mind that I probably would only understand about 30% of it. *snickers*

Oh yeah....the season ended already? Uh-oh.

that means new set of jobless teens in the outside world. new mainstays for the growing ASAP clan. they would never listen to us on ideas.

i just saw the Kim Sam Soon commercial on Youtube... looks promising, I must say. I hope it's not a disappointment.

oh i'm sure they'll find ways to stick them somewhere.

It does look it, doesn't it? Regine seems alright.

i'll wait and see. i was positive on My Girl when I saw the pilot until I watched Kim dance Tira-Tira on the car. And sing some song.

Anyway, Regine's appearance seems a little exaggerated with stuff added to her body, my impression was "Sam Milby?"

lolz. I'm glad I didn't watch then. :)

Sam Milby....? I'm lost....sorry. haha!

I don't think they should've added fatten-me-up stuff on Regine. She's plump enough already, just give her gaudy clothes then she'll really look heavy.... *i'm so mean*

the drawback of holidays, being stucked at home, watching your family watching local TV...

she's like Sam Milby on that movie about a fat guy, the 200 Pound Beauty movie rip-off.

They should just emphasize on Regine's losyang-ness, that worked.

Haha. Now back to school for ya. ;D

Oh yeah...Big Love, was it? Some of my officemates watched it. Wasn't able to join them due to workload at the time. So it WAS a rip-off. Why am I not surprised. XDDD

I'm not actually the school girl type anymore although my mind's stuck at that age. ;)

sayang... you missed a lot by not watching Sam Milby! His acting was perfect... but his fat face is a little distracting.

*pants*

Watched it! A friend gave me an iPod copy (i wonder what her source was. lolz) It was OK. Rip-off, indeed.

I kinda thought Sam acted better with the fatsuit. When he returned to his true frame, he just became so-so for me. :D

torrentz. or *gasps* bought the DVD?

i'm sorry if i ever made you watch it, but i haven't seen it. if i ever would, it must be because i could trust toni's acting. sam is cute though, but not as cute nor as interesting as arashi..

no, don't be sorry. it was quite fun, too, if only for Toni's sass. :)

compare Sam Milby to Arashi....COME ON.

i cringed at the idea myself.

Oh yes I'm absolutely psyched XDD

Now all we need is ONE DRAMA with ALL FOUR of them TOGETHER. I swear many would die swooning.

I wonder if I can take that~~ HAHA

MAOU is a remake, but why am I not complaining?

HAHA I have no idea I just do not like local remakes... -____- I hardly watched local television before my j-invasion now I only watch for the news that's on during dinner heh

Shall I prepare a funeral service, if ever? j/k.

Same here. The news is about the only thing I watch, and some late-night documentaries. At least they make sense. :D

HAHA Maybe~~ *knocks on wood*

Yes they're the only things that actually make sense -___-

if they plan on remaking a foreign drama/show wouldn't it be better if the appearances of the cast would look at least.. Filipino?

I mean, Kim Chiu??

you've a point there.

Oh, you forget. Gerald ANDERSON. :)

Blame that on the crab mentality that has grabbed this nation, translating to its entertainment industry. :)

this post flashes back all my fangirling memories towards Jun Ki!
even so, I still love him though... and the Pinoy My Girl? I haven't watched one episode yet... and still I don't want to watch it... its just... I hate it! LOL!

try watching one or two eps, just to get a feel of it....

it's quite a hit, i hear....oh well...different strokes for different folks. :)

Then Jun-ki's character was renamed Nico

For some reason I laughed a lot at this part :D
But that girl playing the lead.. she looks cute :)

Iljimae hit 20% wohoo~
I've only seen Lee Young Ah in Golden Bride. But then again she doesn't have that many dramas where she has played the lead.

Yeah...I also found the name somewhat....precocious-like?

Yes. Kim Chiu. Part-Filipino, part-Chinese. Would you believe that all three (Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson and Nina, the girl playing Park Su-weon's character, are from the Big Brother Teen Edition of our country? they turned it into a bloody talent search. And yes, Kim Chiu won because she was adorable, as concluded by the general public.)

20% is HIGH, right?
Lee Young-ah...i've searched her name in dramawiki and it turns out all the few dramas she was in...never seen any one of them. haha. I like her. Not too pretty, but I really like her.

Big Brother Teen Edition? WTF is that.. XDD

20% is very very good. There usually is one drama each day that eats a lot of ratings while rest are stuck at around 10%. So breaking that 20% is excellent. Hopefully Iljimae still improves :)

Lee Young Ah, her character in Iljimae is good :)

WTF. My sentiments exactly. Dig this: there was even a CELEBRITY EDITION. *shudder*

I hated that show. The franchise as a whole. I get that aim to be Orwellian, but THAT is hardly real life.

Ah...I can't wait for subs to eps 5 and 6. I found the ones released quite shabby, but more than tolerable. :D

Hello :D this is a really random comment...I've added you in lj a few months ago and I pretty much download all the subbed videos you have here. I've also read lots of your other posts and it is only now that I have discovered that you're Filipino too. I have always thought that you were someone from singapore XD I was super shocked when I saw the "pinoy entertaiment" tag.anyway, this post is pretty old already but uhh I'm gonna comment anyway...I've seen a couple of episodes of My Girl pinoy version.I didn't like it at all. To begin with I hate the idea of filipinos ripping-off dramas from other countries. They're just trying too hard (they even hired a korean stylist and hair stylist for My girl). I also hate the idea of doramas being dubbed in tagalog :)) it just makes me laugh so hard XD all I watch in local tv is TV patrol, Imbestigador(haha baduy ko), and XXX. That's it.well....I did watch PBB..only the first edition XD

Hi~!

haha. Yeah. I'm Filipino. And...I don't think I made that fact a secret. :)

I hate anything ripped off, basically, and it's sad that Pinoys lack the originality when we can do so much more. I'm just glad the Twilight rumor wasn't true.

And Imbestigador is not baduy. I am vehemently denying that, coz I watch it too. lolz.

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