Little Forest (Summer and Autumn) Movie

Genre: Drama, Food

Main Cast:  

Ichiko (Ai Hashimoto)

Yūta (Takahiro Miura)

Kikko (Mayu Matsuoka)

Shigeyuki (Yōichi Nukumizu)

Sachiko (Karen Kirishima)

No of Episodes: Movie (2 Part Live Action Film)

Release: 2014 

Photo Credit: Little Forest (Summer and Autumn)

"Ichiko lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown, Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region."

The movie features the self-sufficient living of Ichiko, depending on the natural seasonal foods around her home and village.

I got interested with the movie when I heard the news that our beloved Kpops are doing their version of this movie, starring Kim Tae-ri and Ryu Joon-yeol which I guess to be released either 2017 or 2018.

I learned that this film is based on a Japanese manga (slice-of-life) written and illustrated by Daisuke Igarashi

Review:

Komori(Little Forest) is a small settlement in a village somewhere in the Tohoku region......

At the start, I thought the movie is going to be a boring one but I quickly enjoyed the introductory part where Ichiko is riding her bicycle downhill going to Komori...very refreshing with all the greeneries and fresh air.

The movie gets interesting when Ichiko started preparing her seasonal dishes, for Summer and Autumn part . These are my favorite of Ichiko's dishes and adventure for these seasons:

The story is somewhat on the melodrama side but still very light, not complex and delivered clearly although it is mostly a flashback moments.

I love the movie because it is refreshing and wish I could have the time, gift of patience, and endurance in planting, sourcing out and preparing my foods. It also shared with the viewers a part of the culture of Japan and can entice people to discover more of their rich-endowed nature.

I'm giving it a 5 of 5 rating, well because I can repeat it again and again and learned many things about natural foods.

If you like nature, you'll love this. If you like cooking, you'll love this. If you like the idea of living naturally like planting your own crops, you'll love this. If you just want to sit back and relax and get out of your usual kdrama viewing, you'll love this. If you want to get inspired to live healthy, you'll love this.

And if you want to know what are the Summer and Autumn dishes prepared by Ichiko...go watch this movie! and tell us at the comment below your favorite dish(es)...

Quotable Quotes:

"I mean about the things that you've actually experienced and done yourself. And what you felt or thought as a result of them. Those are the things that you can responsibly talk about. And people who can do that for all sorts of things are the ones you respect. They're the ones you can trust." -- Yuuta

Itadakimasu!

--- Purple Shinobi ---

Photo and Video Credit: GoodDrama

Reply 1997 - My Favorite Kdrama for All Time Series

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Teen

Main Cast:   

Jung Eun-Ji as Sung Shi-won

Seo In-guk as Yoon Yoon-jae

Hoya as Kang Joon-hee 

Shin So-yul as Mo Yoo-jung

Eun Ji-won as Do Hak-chan

Lee Si-eon as Bang Sung-jae

Song Jong-ho as Yoon Tae-woong                 

  

No of Episodes: 16

Release: 2012

  

I’m so ecstatic that I’ve found this drama, I can compare it to one of my cake eating experience… You’re drooling over the cake in front of you…. You’re excited coz you know its cake… with its color and flavor… your taste bud is already rejoicing because it already knew what will happen next when It enters your mouth… well nothing… just..YUM YUM YUM! … and then something happened inside your mouth while chewing your cake…mmmm….there are more bursting chocolates inside…underneath the cake is a thick layer of choco chips without you knowing it….that’s why I will remember eating that cake for the rest of my  life coz it gave me more than what I expected. So that’s how it is with this drama… my experience is something like that.

Le Grand Chef - Korean Movie Review

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Food

Main Cast:  

Kim Kang-woo as Seong-chan

Lee Ha-na as Jin-su 

Im Won-hee as Bong-ju

Kim Sang-ho as Woo

Jung Eun-Pyo as Hyo Sung

Jeong Jin as Duk-gi

Release: 2007

  

I was excited to see this movie coz I love watching food and cooking based dramas and movies and anime as well, so I really expected this to be a mouth-watering and really drooling and enjoyable and exciting one. So as expected, there’s the showcase of Korean dishes…Yummy! And of course in every cooking movies or dramas there’s the story behind it. How can I say it??... mmm…the story behind this movie, of how they ended up to cooking battle for the inheritance of the  cooking knife and to be acknowledged as the true heir of the last Korean royal chef of Joseon Dynasty… well the story is kinda lacking for me…I think it lacks justification. 

Secretly Greatly - Korean Movie Review

Genre: Action, Comedy-Drama

Main Cast: 

Kim Soo Hyun as Lieutenant Won Ryu-hwan / Bang Dong-gu

Park Ki-woong as Rhee Hae-rang / Kim Min-su

Lee Hyun-woo as Rhee Hae-jin

Release: 2013

I anticipated this movie to be a serious one.

I have no idea of how the story will go since I don’t read synopsis before watching… so I just assumed that it will be dramatic since Kim Soo Hyun is playing the lead role…so I prepared myself to a heroic melodramatic movie (based on the title).

Yeah… the start is serious…. Lieutenant Won Ryu-hwan (Kim Soo Hyun) is a top agent of North Korea sent so be a spy in South Korea….actually, there are others too who were sent to spy the South and to do missions coming from their leader to serve the purpose of their country. It was serious… then all of a sudden...the comedic scenes.

The Classic - Movie Review

Genre: Romance Melodrama

Main Cast:

Son Ye-jin in dual roles as Ji-hye and Joo-hee (Ji-hye's mother)

Jo Seung-woo as Joon-ha

Jo In-sung as Sang-min

Lee Ki-woo as Tae-soo (friend of Joon-ha)

Lee Soo-in as Soo-kyeong (friend of Ji-hye)

Seo Young-hee as Na-hee (friend of Joo-hee)

Im Ye-jin as Shopkeeper 

 Release: 2003

This is love story which transcends the time, it can be described as the contrast of emotions of being happy and heartbroken , with being gloomy and hopeful. The story tells of love between Joo-Hee (Son Ye-Jin) and Joon-Ha that is not tragic in a way but rather a reality that not all love are meant to be fulfilled and how true love will find its way between the love of Ji-Hye (Son Ye-Jin) and Sang-Min (Jo In-Sung). It also teaches the value of true, loyal friendship and proved that true love is not selfish in the character of Tae-Soo (Lee Ki-Woo).

Save The Last Dance For Me - My Favorite Kdrama for All Time Series

Genre: Drama, Romance

Main Cast:  

Eugene as Ji Eun-soo

Ji Sung as Kang Hyun-woo

Ryu Soo-young as Jung Tae-min

Lee Bo-young as Yoon Soo-jin

No of Episodes: 20

Release: 2004

I’ve seen this drama first time in the local tv airing here in my world. It was daily showing (night time) so its bit by bit with tons of commercials in between…you know…when you’re really into something you watch then the airing of commercials in between will eat the time of the show you’re watching and then you’ll realize ow the show for today is already  over …. Tsk tsk….its irritating and frustrating especially when you’re watching something as hooking as Saved the Last Dance for Me. Because Its really good…I remember the nights that I can't get to sleep coz I want to see already the next episode… but what can I do.. I need to wait for another day to continue…frustrating but I guess that added more excitement in my watching experience of this drama.

After finishing this drama in our local tv airing… I watched the complete episodes over and over again (online…thankfully… no commercials) maybe 4x or 5 … I cant remember… but this is really one of my favorite among favorites.

This started light and jaunty, I didn’t prepare myself for the heartbreaking moments. Although this is one of those Amnesia dramas ( kinda different coz its Double time amnesia)…but the amnesia part  didn’t steal me away but instead I became more focused since I have no Idea that this drama is all about that… when I got to that part.. I just thought to myself… ow! its that kind of drama… but I am already hooked…and my mind is going crazy of what will happen next… I was really super excited that I’m already creating my own version in my mind of what will happen….or maybe what I wanted to happen next… coz I was really affected of the story, specially the broken hearted-left alone-mourning  Eun-soo (Eugene) part... huhuhuhuhu

Great thing is that everything that had happened in this drama is also what I wanted it to be… hihihi… its like reading a love story pocket book. Hihihi.

The acting was really great…specially Eugene (Eun-soo).. those moments of missing and mourning… I really felt it… her crying moments…well, I cried with her.

The love story of Eun- soo (Eugene) and Hyun-woo (Ji Sung) is fun to watch in a way that its really fulfilling in my part as a viewer (the maker of this drama is really a giver)…. Their love  story is telling that Mind can forget but not the heart… that’s why Eun-soo always win… and I was really really happy… its like after the storm there’s the rainbow.

I also felt the love and longing from both the lead actors…they were so great…its like they’re really lovers in real life. My memorable sweetest moment from them was the lake moment and of course the confession moment of Hyun-woo (both confessions.. when he’s Chang-ho and when he’s Hyun-woo)… ayyyyyyyyyy…..Sweetness overload for this couple.

Its sad for both Tae-min (Ryu Soo-young) and Soo-jin ( Lee Bo-young)… they just loved.

 Ah that part..I somehow hated Hyun-woo (Ji Sung) (just a little)…its unfair for the girl  who waited that long…even after the knowledge of death….  Soo-jin (Lee Bo-young) waited for him...but what can this world do???? No one wins over the heart……. (The best thing? Well, In real life Lee Bo-young and Ji Sung ended up together and is married couple now… life….)

The latter part of this drama was intensified by complications… it got more serious…and I’ve felt it and like ow what is going to happen?… so while watching I cant really conclude…. I’m just repeating to myself… oh pls… not a tragic ending…. not a tragic ending…….plssss…..

Well, I give this drama 5 ramen coz I was really entertained, I was hooked  and its like I lived with them in this drama…I felt their love and also the sadness. I’m satisfied and happy with the ending…. And I decided to re watch it because of this blog I kinda miss them.

Pink Shinobi's Rating:

 

Watch This Kdrama Online Now:  Save The Last Dance For Me

The Princess' Man - My Favorite Kdrama for All Time Series

Genre: Romance, Action, Tragedy

Main Cast:  

Moon Chae Won as Lee Se Ryung

Park Shi Hoo as Kim Seung Yoo

Song Jong Ho as Shin Myun

Hong Soo Hyun as Princess Kyung Hye

Lee Min Woo as Jung Jong

Lee Soon Jae as Kim Jong Seo

Kim Young Chul as Prince Suyang (later King Sejo)

No. of Episodes: 24

Release: 2011 

 

  

I can’t remember how I end up watching this drama, maybe I got to this drama thru my eeny, meeny, miny, moe selection… hihihi,  coz I don’t really like reading anything about a drama or a movie before seeing it… I want to surprise myself all the time when it comes to watching online.. if the film is good or bad  I want to  be surprised and know for myself when I get there. So this one is one of those… I saw the thumbnail photo but I intentionally blurred my eyes to the cast lists and the synopsis (what I do most of the time). I just click it right away and had the idea that its a historical drama based on the thumbnail photo.  So, as I move along, episode per episode I recognize one by one the actors playing… they were from other dramas that I’ve watched before....recognizing them excites me to move along.