Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
This is the song I've been searching for ages! It's the song played in "Taiyo wa Shizumanai" (太阳不下山), the show from my primary school days. I still can't forget the scene where the little girl cried because she thought her mother was angry with her for breaking her favourite mug (the fact is that the mother died due to negligence on the doctor's part).
When are you gonna come down
When are you going to land
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man
You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you
I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing the blues
So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road
What do you think you'll do then
I bet that'll shoot down your plane
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again
Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
어떡하죠 (What Do I Do)
This song is sad... especially the pool scene. It's usually played whenever Jan Di cries becaue of Jun Pyo. The lyrics are really sad...
You ask me how my day was as if it is same everyday
I say Im okay but you really dont know how I feel
Do you think i'll be okay without you?
Are you okay without me?
The world without you is so hard that I blame myself for still breathing
What should I do? Even now, I live each painful days because of your words
Tell me if this is a bad thing to do
Are you living each day painfully like I am?
You and me
Are we too late? Do we not have a chance?
I still think about you and you might know this
Finally is it this? Are we going to end like this? Is it okay with you?
I dont think I can do it. The love I find with you, I wont find it anywhere even if I die
What should I do? If it isnt you no one else can hold my heart
Please hold me. And you know that even though the whole world tries to
No one can erase your memories. So please hold me
What should I do? Even now, I live each painful days because of your words
Tell me if this is a bad thing to do
Are you living each day painfully like I am?
You and me
Is it too late? Do we not have a chance?
But me, I still think about you, and you might not know.
You ask me how my day was as if it is same everyday
I say Im okay but you really dont know how I feel
Do you think i'll be okay without you?
Are you okay without me?
The world without you is so hard that I blame myself for still breathing
What should I do? Even now, I live each painful days because of your words
Tell me if this is a bad thing to do
Are you living each day painfully like I am?
You and me
Are we too late? Do we not have a chance?
I still think about you and you might know this
Finally is it this? Are we going to end like this? Is it okay with you?
I dont think I can do it. The love I find with you, I wont find it anywhere even if I die
What should I do? If it isnt you no one else can hold my heart
Please hold me. And you know that even though the whole world tries to
No one can erase your memories. So please hold me
What should I do? Even now, I live each painful days because of your words
Tell me if this is a bad thing to do
Are you living each day painfully like I am?
You and me
Is it too late? Do we not have a chance?
But me, I still think about you, and you might not know.
Reflections..BOF again!
Gu Jun Pyo might be rich and influential, but his life was extremely lonely. He had to make a choice, between saving his family business and his one true love. (Why does his mother have to force him to choose?!?!) The Korean version develops Jun Pyo's father more than the other two versions, showing a young Jun Pyo promising his father to take of the family and the company when his father was not around. (And boy, his mother did not forget to remind him of this from time to time..."Are you going to throw away your father's wishes over a girl?")
In episode 15, Jun Pyo rushed from a meal with Jae Kyung's parents to catch Jan Di before she flew back to Korea. He was furious when he saw Ji Hoo put on a pair of shoes for Jan Di, but Ji Hoo made it clear that he would no longer hold back (after watching Jan Di cry because of Jun Pyo). Jan Di repeated the cold words that Jun Pyo had said to her earlier on ("Why are you here? Do you have something to say?) and turned to leave with Ji Hoo, leaving Jun Pyo hurt and helpless. He collapsed onto the ground and cried, cried like a child until Chief Jung came and cradled him gently and lead him away, leaving behind a gift box--the shoes that Jun Pyo had wanted to give to Jan Di, the exact same pair. It was almost too much to bear, I thought my heart would break...poor Jun Pyo.
Faced with the responsibility of 700,000 lives as well as Ji Hoo's challenge , Jun Pyo made the painful decision to go out with Jae Hyung. Much as she tried to make it work, his heart longed to be with Jan Di. It's painful to watch his struggles.
Next in episode 18, at Jae Kyung's resort (double date), Jan Di went into the water to retrieve the necklace that Jun Pyo had given her. However she couldn't swim due to her shoulder injury (the Junpei incident). The scenes interchanged between her struggling in the warer and back when she had a leg cramp at New Caledonia, between Ji Hoo swimming towards her, and... Jun Pyo carrying her out of the water. O M G. *flowers blossoming in my heart* Back at New Caledonia, Jun Pyo had rushed to the beach as soon as he had heard Ga Eul's cry for help, but his legs grew heavy as lead as images from his past haunted him. His frustration grew and he could only watch helplessly as Ji Hoo raced past him to save Jan Di. After Jan Di was rescued, the view of Jun Pyo's lonely retreating back made my heart ache for him... :(
Yet now he could swim. He realised that he would rather have drowned than to let some other guy save Jan Di. So he learnt to swim for her. Is this sweet or what? All this from a guy who nearly drowned when he was kidnapped as a kid. How can anyone not feel touched? Sigh, but he was already engaged to Jae Kyung, and could only hand Jan Di over to Ji Hoo unwillingly.
Like other people, I agree that Jae Kyung has stayed for waayyy too long in the show. But I found it hard to hate her, even when she told Jan Di that she would not (could not?) give up on Jun Pyo. I mean, she's a really cool and kind girl, and honestly who wouldn't fall for Jun Pyo, right? And as in the Taiwanese and Japanese version, the part where Jae Kyung apologises to Jan Di is VERY SAD. She said, "Jan Di, I really like you very much. If someone asked me to choose the two most precious person to me, it would be Gu Jun Pyo and Geum Jan Di. That's why I'm really sorry. For making your heart ache... I'll die trying to make it up to you. Forgive me." All my previous irritation with her melted, and I cried. She too, had to choose between friendship and love (and unrequited love, at that). Sigh.
In episode 15, Jun Pyo rushed from a meal with Jae Kyung's parents to catch Jan Di before she flew back to Korea. He was furious when he saw Ji Hoo put on a pair of shoes for Jan Di, but Ji Hoo made it clear that he would no longer hold back (after watching Jan Di cry because of Jun Pyo). Jan Di repeated the cold words that Jun Pyo had said to her earlier on ("Why are you here? Do you have something to say?) and turned to leave with Ji Hoo, leaving Jun Pyo hurt and helpless. He collapsed onto the ground and cried, cried like a child until Chief Jung came and cradled him gently and lead him away, leaving behind a gift box--the shoes that Jun Pyo had wanted to give to Jan Di, the exact same pair. It was almost too much to bear, I thought my heart would break...poor Jun Pyo.
Faced with the responsibility of 700,000 lives as well as Ji Hoo's challenge , Jun Pyo made the painful decision to go out with Jae Hyung. Much as she tried to make it work, his heart longed to be with Jan Di. It's painful to watch his struggles.
Next in episode 18, at Jae Kyung's resort (double date), Jan Di went into the water to retrieve the necklace that Jun Pyo had given her. However she couldn't swim due to her shoulder injury (the Junpei incident). The scenes interchanged between her struggling in the warer and back when she had a leg cramp at New Caledonia, between Ji Hoo swimming towards her, and... Jun Pyo carrying her out of the water. O M G. *flowers blossoming in my heart* Back at New Caledonia, Jun Pyo had rushed to the beach as soon as he had heard Ga Eul's cry for help, but his legs grew heavy as lead as images from his past haunted him. His frustration grew and he could only watch helplessly as Ji Hoo raced past him to save Jan Di. After Jan Di was rescued, the view of Jun Pyo's lonely retreating back made my heart ache for him... :(
Yet now he could swim. He realised that he would rather have drowned than to let some other guy save Jan Di. So he learnt to swim for her. Is this sweet or what? All this from a guy who nearly drowned when he was kidnapped as a kid. How can anyone not feel touched? Sigh, but he was already engaged to Jae Kyung, and could only hand Jan Di over to Ji Hoo unwillingly.
Like other people, I agree that Jae Kyung has stayed for waayyy too long in the show. But I found it hard to hate her, even when she told Jan Di that she would not (could not?) give up on Jun Pyo. I mean, she's a really cool and kind girl, and honestly who wouldn't fall for Jun Pyo, right? And as in the Taiwanese and Japanese version, the part where Jae Kyung apologises to Jan Di is VERY SAD. She said, "Jan Di, I really like you very much. If someone asked me to choose the two most precious person to me, it would be Gu Jun Pyo and Geum Jan Di. That's why I'm really sorry. For making your heart ache... I'll die trying to make it up to you. Forgive me." All my previous irritation with her melted, and I cried. She too, had to choose between friendship and love (and unrequited love, at that). Sigh.
well obviously i haven't been able to snap out of the "Boys Over Flowers" craze. somehow this time round it seems to be worse than for HYD. i mean, even my mom noticed that i'm crazy about LMH. :P
Well, after listening to the soundtrack countless times I'm now listening to people playing those songs on piano, violin, guitar etc... And boy, I hate it that I can't play the piano... I'm really sour now...
Anyway I thought this was too good to be missed:
For other songs, check out my playlist
Well, after listening to the soundtrack countless times I'm now listening to people playing those songs on piano, violin, guitar etc... And boy, I hate it that I can't play the piano... I'm really sour now...
Anyway I thought this was too good to be missed:
For other songs, check out my playlist
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
My sister said that I hated the Korean Boys Over Flowers after watching Hana Yori Dango but after watching BOF I'm actually complaining about HYD.
And she's right.
But I guess they're different. Same plot, but different feel.
The Japanese version has a fast tempo and as a result was short and sweet, while the Korean version, I feel, was more complete. I haven't read the manga, so I won't know if the added parts were from the manga or not, but I like the development of Ji Hoo's family background, how Jan Di reconciled him with his grandfather and the character of Jun Pyo's mother. For HYD Domyoji's mother was really mean and I felt that she accepted Makino in the end only because the old man from the fishing village made a business deal with the company, although she appears pretty nice in the movie HYD Final. On the other hand, Jun Pyo's mother came across as a woman who hardened herself to survive in the cold world of business. Though I was cursing her a lot when watching the show, there were moments when she revealed emotions (such as when Jun Pyo asked her to drop her 'kind mother' act cos it didn't suit her), especially after Jun Pyo was hospitalised. After hearing that the operation went well she had to fly to Hong Kong for an urgent meeting. Which mother wouldn't want to stay by her son's side? I could feel her struggle and misery when Jun Hee questioned her how well did she actually understand her son. I acutally cried at the part where she stopped at a roadside stall selling fishcakes. (Go watch!)
Ji Hoo was ever so kind... he's like an angel sent from heaven, always there for Jan Di when she needed support, especially after she fell out with Jun Pyo. Not that it's Jun Pyo's fault, of course, he's also suffering a lot. It makes my heart ache when Jun Pyo watched Ji Hoo and Jan Di together from afar, he seemed really pained and yet to bear the burden of Shinhwa Group there's nothing he can do.
I almost couldn't believe there's a Yumi in BOF. Argh, why did Jun Pyo have to forget Jan Di... but fortunately the Yumi part wasn't as sad as the Umi part... Maybe because they changed the soundtrack towards the end... There were lots of super sad-and-tragic music used from episode 14 to 22 that drained my tears.
I love Gu Jun Pyo!
And she's right.
But I guess they're different. Same plot, but different feel.
The Japanese version has a fast tempo and as a result was short and sweet, while the Korean version, I feel, was more complete. I haven't read the manga, so I won't know if the added parts were from the manga or not, but I like the development of Ji Hoo's family background, how Jan Di reconciled him with his grandfather and the character of Jun Pyo's mother. For HYD Domyoji's mother was really mean and I felt that she accepted Makino in the end only because the old man from the fishing village made a business deal with the company, although she appears pretty nice in the movie HYD Final. On the other hand, Jun Pyo's mother came across as a woman who hardened herself to survive in the cold world of business. Though I was cursing her a lot when watching the show, there were moments when she revealed emotions (such as when Jun Pyo asked her to drop her 'kind mother' act cos it didn't suit her), especially after Jun Pyo was hospitalised. After hearing that the operation went well she had to fly to Hong Kong for an urgent meeting. Which mother wouldn't want to stay by her son's side? I could feel her struggle and misery when Jun Hee questioned her how well did she actually understand her son. I acutally cried at the part where she stopped at a roadside stall selling fishcakes. (Go watch!)
Ji Hoo was ever so kind... he's like an angel sent from heaven, always there for Jan Di when she needed support, especially after she fell out with Jun Pyo. Not that it's Jun Pyo's fault, of course, he's also suffering a lot. It makes my heart ache when Jun Pyo watched Ji Hoo and Jan Di together from afar, he seemed really pained and yet to bear the burden of Shinhwa Group there's nothing he can do.
I almost couldn't believe there's a Yumi in BOF. Argh, why did Jun Pyo have to forget Jan Di... but fortunately the Yumi part wasn't as sad as the Umi part... Maybe because they changed the soundtrack towards the end... There were lots of super sad-and-tragic music used from episode 14 to 22 that drained my tears.
I love Gu Jun Pyo!
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