Music & TV Current Guilty Pleasures

Ok so this post is about my current obsessions.These are the things that I've been enjoying lately in the pop-culture- media world.

MUSIC

G-Dragon is my new K-Pop guilty pleasure. G-Dragon is the leader of the Korean boy band Big Bang, who are great in their own right. However, G-Dragon released his first solo album in August and I have been loving all of the music I have heard. Yes, it has been tainted with many plagiarism rumors, but who knows how it all went down. All I know, is that I am enjoying the album & G-Dragon's crazy fashion. I adore that boy.



I also really like 2ne1's mini album. Their music is really catchy. They debuted this year under the same label as G-Dragon, YG Entertainment, and I've been listening to them a lot this past month.

TV

Like many others, I am loving Glee. I was so excited when it came out. It takes 2 of my favorite things, TV series & musicals, and puts them together with a dash of comedy. I've enjoyed all 4 episodes that I have seen and I can't wait for more. Here is a clip-

Another tv series that I have become addicted to is the Taiwanese drama It Started With a Kiss (2005-2006 series) and it's sequel They Kiss Again (2007-2008 series). It's about a girl in her last year of high school who adores the intelligent, cool guy in school, but he turns her down. She ends up living with him and his family because her house gets damaged in an earthquake and her father is good friends with his parents. He eventually softens up to her. The sequel picks up in their first year of college until they begin their careers.

Although acted well by Ariel Lin, the female character sometimes gets annoying because of how super clingy and dependent she is of the male character, Jiang Zhi Shu, especially in the 2nd season. However, a big part of that season was Zhi Shu trying to make her become more independent, so that she didn't rely on him so much. He also had to deal with his own commitment issues and his coldness towards her.

The show is addictive. It draws you in and even when you get frustrated at the characters, you still can't turn away. I loved the chemistry between the 2 main actors, Ariel Lin and Joe Cheng. It's one of those dramas that I would rewatch over and over again. Here is a fan made video with scenes from the sequel They Kiss Again. If you are interested in the series, you can stream it on sites like MySoju www.mysoju.com/it-started-with-a-kiss/ & Dramacrazy www.dramacrazy.net/v/taiwanese-drama/it-started-with-a-kiss/