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KiYong is coming for your 2000’s denim style Justin Timberlake!

Jang KiYong is a YG model and actor, and is currently staring in Kill It with After School’s Nana. For more pictures and the full article click Nylon Korea

This is a cute and casual shoot.

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This is a such a cool shot! These two pics give me cute bad boy vibes (it’s an oxymoron, but you get what I mean, right? haha). 

The black jacket is from Ordinary People (and I can never find prices from this brand so sorry!). The denim jeans are interesting… I’m not sure I like them. They have elements of overalls which is cool, but they look too baggy. These jeans are from JW Anderson by hanstyle.com and the price I could find was in won – ₩850,000 – which is about £567.

The plain white tshirt is from the stylists collection.

This is my favourite picture of this shoot. It’s so cute and the pastel pink mix with the all blue denim ensemble is so aesthetically pleasing!

The bleached denim jacket is from Maison Margiela (£855) and thanks to the stylist who decided to have this beautiful man topless underneath haha :p

The wide trousers are from MUNSOO KWON (who don’t seem to like giving prices either…). I like these in the picture because they give the outfit texture and compliments the oversized jacket. However, I hate wide trousers, so if he was stood up in this, I would hate it!

The sneakers are classic low top converse which are £65.

Taxi!

This outfit, which is giving cowboy suit vibes, comes from Sandro. The denim jacket is cute (£239) and would have looked a lot more stylish if it had been paired with a different pair of jeans than these (£165).

Once again, the shoes are converse.

This shot makes me sad. KiYong looks so lonely, and the drab grey’s don’t help!

All the clothes are oversized. The shirt is from Boon the Shop (what is it with Korean brands and not giving prices?!). And the striped wide trousers are from MUNSOO KWON. And of course the outfit isn’t complete with the converses.

Credits:

Editor Choi Sungmin

Photographer kim Hee june

Stylist Yoon seul gi

Makeup An Sung Hee

Hair Lee Il Jung

Brands:

JW 앤더슨 by hanstyle.com                   Ordinary People                 

    Maison Margeila                   MUNSOO KWON               

      Converse                      Sandro                        boontheshop

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Jang Kiyong x Nylon Korea || 17.04.2019 ♥ #fashion #nylonkorea #jangkiyong KiYong is coming for your 2000's denim style Justin Timberlake!

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Irene x Vogue Korea || 22.03.2019

Irene x Vogue Korea || 22.03.2019 #irene #fashion #redvelvet

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I also didn’t realise how many Victorian mysteries I ended up reading this month! 5 out of 11!

I’m so proud of myself! I mean I am/was supposed to be writing essays, but my depression hit me a bit harder this month than I expected. But who cares?! I read so many books. Am I right? haha ^^”

Let’s get into the books I read!:

The Agency Series 

Y.S. Lee

The Agency series follows Mary Quinn (who is Irish/Chinese) and her shenanigans in Victorian England. Mary was saved as a child by a female run school that has a secret side business as a spy agency! They use the stereotypical female “weak” nature as a way of infiltrating and solving the mysteries they get hired to do.

I love the premise and I love the host of characters. These are very fun and quick to read.

However, I will say that mysteries are somewhat easy to guess and there was a tendency to have the “villain” do a monologue about why they did what they did… which is fine, but can seem rather lazy storytelling.

Books 2 and 3 definitely were the better of the 4. Mary really grew into her own in these books and I loved seeing her do well in her job and bickering with James. Who is a wonderful character and I love him so much!

Heartstopper (#Vol1)

– Alice Oseman

This story about two boys finding themselves in school is so cute and emotional. Also, I love that this is set in an English school because it brings back so many memories (even though I went to an all girl’s school and not a boy’s… obviously haha ^^”).

The drawing style isn’t my favourite, but the characters and plot make up for it. Nick is honestly the cutest thing ever and needs to be protected at all costs!! And Charlie’s insecurities speak to me!

I’m so excited to read the next volume when it comes out!

Fence (#Vol.1)

– C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad

I know nothing about fencing apart from it looking super cool and this was such a good and comprehensive intro to the basics of fencing.

I’m not to used to coloured comics (I read manga) but the colours were nice and didn’t distract or make me hate everything. And I liked the art style as well.

I’m excited to see where the plot goes and I’m currently in love with Bobby!

Divergent (#1)

– Veronica Roth

I had reservations about going into this book, but they were all unfounded!

Divergent was so much fun! Trials and combat training are always an interesting was to get to know characters and they’re just cool events!

Tris is a great protagonist. She is bold, headstrong and brave, but she isn’t above being weak and admitting to doing wrong. (but seriously tho did she have to shoot one of my children? why couldn’t she just shoot him in the leg? I’m bitter).

I will say I wasn’t totally sold on the romance… it had a lot of buildup and then BAM they were kissing and in love, which is fine, but I think I’ll need more time with them to fully appreciate (fingers crossed) their love.

Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1) – Dante

This was super interesting, especially as a religious studies student. This intricate landscape is so telling of the time, but also of Dante’s political views and general pettiness at those who exiled him. Many of the relevance of the characters he meets went over my head, apart from the mythological creatures and heroes.

Water Runs Red – Jenna Clare

I really enjoyed the message behind this collection and Jenna is definitely a skilled photographer. I will say that some of the poems had a pretentiousness about them in the language used, but for the most part I did like all the poetry. However, it’s nothing memorable in my opinion.

The breaking up with friends hit me the hardest. Ooof I know how that feels…

Death and the Harlot – Georgina Clarke

I was lucky enough to get accepted for an arc ebook copy of this book from Netgalley. And I’m so happy that I did. This was fun and character driven murder mystery set in Victorian London.

I did a spoiler free review, and you can check that out by clicking here.

Angels’ Blood (Guild Hunter #1)

– Nalini Singh

I’m not sure what I thought I was getting into with this book, but I love it! This has such interesting lore and I’m excited to get more into this world. Elena is such a fun, snarky and emotional protagonist and I love her bickering with an archangel who could literally snap her in half like it was nothing!

The relationship was a little rushed, but I’m not that mad because we got sexy smutty times haha I do think the dynamic is very interesting and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens in the next books with this relationship considering the end of this book.

This was a super fun, fast-paced and smutty read, full of a host of cool paranormal beings!

I’m still 2 books behind my reading goal, but I don’t care because I’m so proud of myself haha

How many books did you read in March? Which was your favourite?

Thanks for reading! I hope you are having a lovely day~

March 2019 || Wrap Up 📚 I read so much! I didn't even realise haha #books #wrapup I also didn't realise how many Victorian mysteries I ended up reading this month! 5 out of 11!

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Essays or readathon? Bring on the readathon!!

The FantasyAThon is a 10 day readathon from 5th – 15th April.

There are 7 Challenges, but fantasies tend to be a lot longer, so I’m not making any grand plans! The 4 books I’ve chosen could even be a challenge!

There are 1986 pages in total, so if I read around 200 pages a day, I could complete these four books!

Challenges:

Six of Crows – Leigh Bardugo

Read a diverse fantasy

Read a hype train fantasy

Six of Crows is a inclusive and diverse read, as well as having so much hype around it! Everyone seems to love it, which is one of the reasons I’m scared to get to it.

And there is a Netflix series happening, so the hype has gained traction again.

The Heart of Betrayal – Mary E. Pearson

Start OR continue on in a series

This is the second book in the Kiss of Deception Trilogy and I just really need to get to the next one, so this is as good a time as any!

A Court of Wings and Ruin – Sarah J. Maas

Give a book you set aside a second chance

I’m “Currently Reading” ACOWAR and by that I mean, it’s on my nightstand and I’ve read about 20 pages… I never seem to want to pick it up, so I don’t.

But, the FantasyAThon will make that happen!

The Two Towers – J.R.R. Tolkien

Read a fantasy in a genre/format you don’t normally (i.e. middle grade/adult/YA or ebook, audio, graphic novel)

I really dislike Tolkien… I’ve read The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring. They may be the most boring books I’ve ever slogged through!

But! My dad likes them and I feel like I should at least read them once.

Oh and this is kind of “traditional” old white man adult fantasy that I don’t normally reach for haha

There are 2 more challenges, but every book kind of fits with them.

Read a debut OR backlist fantasy – To be honest, these are all backlist books…. I tend to never read new releases. I don’t like waiting ^^”

Immerse yourself in the novel with a pampering you time block of reading time. Light a candle, take a bath, grab a drink, eat a treat, snuggle with a blanket and lose yourself in the world ♥

a.k.a. how I plan to read most of the time haha~

For more details and updates, check out the FantasyAThon twitter account here.

Are you planning on doing the #FantasyAThon? Let me know what you’re planning on reading 🙂

Thank you for reading! I hope you are having a lovely day~

#FantasyAThon || TBR 📚 It's readathon time! Fantasy is my favourite genre and I'm so excited! Essays or readathon? Bring on the readathon!!

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My Name in Books || 📚 Tag

My Name in Books || 📚 #booktag

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Song HyeKyo x Elle Korea || 05.03.2019

#songhyekyo is stunning in this editorial! ♥ #ellekorea #fashion

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Can I join this sleeping with Qi Sheng rota? haha :p

Eunuch Qiang brings unwanted belongings and news that Qi Sheng plans on moving into Peng Peng’s palace.

Peng Peng flat out refuses!

‘He’ calls a meeting with the other wives and introduces the “Sleep with Emperor in Turns” plan. They are shocked at the plan, but Peng Peng insists that they need to make Qi Sheng happy so that he will spend more time with them (and in turn less with Peng Peng) which warms them up to the idea.

To make Qi Sheng happy, Peng Peng suggests that they donate money and jewelry to ease his worry over the military budget. At first, Lu Li is confused by the donations, but realises Qi Sheng would be mad at this plan, but won’t be able to dismiss their kindness.

Peng Peng pays Qi Sheng a visit with the gifts, and disagrees that a word of thanks is good enough as they both know what the other wives actually want. To this Qi Sheng just says to return the stuff haha

Peng Peng says the things can’t be returned and throws the sleeping rota on him and he hates the plan! With the pregnancy card and the fluttering eyelids, Qi Sheng gives in.

Due to the plan, Qi Sheng is too busy to see Peng Peng, which upsets Lu Li. Especially as Peng Peng tells her to send supplements (… is he sending Qi Sheng viagra?! haha) and give thanks to Qi Sheng for following the plan.

During one of the nights, Qi Sheng is appalled at one of the other wives, Hwang, suggesting viagra on their scheduled night (he’s in bed and she’s sat on the floor…).

Peng Peng waltzes into the room and tells Hwang to leave and then asks Qi Sheng if he is actually ill. Qi Sheng moves over to ‘him’ and Peng Peng gets so flustered that ‘he’ rolls off the bed and legs it out of the room. And Qi Sheng smiles!! (My heart ♥).

Another day dawns and the other wives visit Peng Peng. When they notice ‘him’ arriving they all start to fake cry. They are now poorer and tired due not getting enough sleep. Peng Peng knows that they are using the threat of becoming nuns against ‘him’, so calls for Lu Li to find a good temple for them.

They immediately recant their plans to becoming nuns and hurriedly leave, agreeing to think about how to come up with solutions to their problems.

Lu Li tells Peng Peng that Qi Sheng didn’t sleep with any of the other wives, due to his affection for Peng Peng. However, ‘he’ doesn’t believe that Qi Sheng can be affectionate.

Peng Peng meets with Prince Zhao to see if Qi Sheng had a trauma in his past with a women, but Zhao tells ‘him’ there is no such trauma. Instead he says that all men in the family, Qi Sheng included, are loyal, emotional and affectionate.

That night, Peng Peng is annoyed at Prince Zhao only having nice things to say about Qi Sheng and angry at Lu Li’s happiness over agreeing that Qi Sheng is being loyal only to Peng Peng.

Additional Comments:

This episode was fun just to see the lengths that Peng Peng is willing to go to make sure Qi Sheng not spend time with him. He basically sold his husband to the other wives haha

But it was also nice to see how much Qi Sheng is becoming more amenable to Peng Peng’s whims. That smile when he knew that Peng Peng was flustered by his advances~ My stoic baby~

I’m a worried by Peng Peng’s anger, but I feel that this is because he is scared of his own feelings.

Oh and I’ve been calling the women in the palace, ‘other wives’ but I’ve seen them also referred to as concubines. To be honest at this point I’m not sure which is correct and I’m just going to keep calling them the ‘other wives’.

Thanks for reading! I hope you are having a lovely day~

Go Princess Go || Ep. 17 #recap Qi Sheng smiled and now I need to lie down haha #goprincessgo Can I join this sleeping with Qi Sheng rota? haha :p

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Due to several aspects of this drama, I will be discussing spoilers!

Obsessed (2017) is another storyline in the HIStory series. This one has the most complicated, emotionally and physically, storyline of the four I have seen so far.

Obsessed follows Shao Yi Chen (Teddy Ren), who dies in a car accident while running from his long term boyfriend, Jiang Jin Teng (He Barnard) after hearing extremely upsetting news.

He is “reborn” in his body 9 years prior, on the day that he met Jiang Jin Teng. Knowing everything he does, Shao Yi Chen does everything he can to not get involved with Jiang Jin Teng. Of course things don’t go quite how he plans.

I’m mainly going to be looking at the romance of this drama, but I will just say a few things about the drama as a whole first.

This drama was well acted, and the side characters were well established. The story, despite its supernatural (?) element, was put forward competently and was logical.

The other romances are subtle (in some ways haha) and rather cute.

Overall, as a package, this drama was very good.

However, this drama was far from healthy.

And that lies mostly with Jiang Jin Teng. This character is used to getting what he wants and several times points out that he wants to own Shao Yi Chen. He does not accept Shao Yi Chen’s rejections and forces himself on the former several times.

This sly little shit also fakes amnesia which leads to him staying at Shao Yi Chen’s house. And because of the guilt Shao Yi Chen feels at Jiang Jin Teng getting injured to save him, he does everything in his power to help him get better.

We get the impression that Shao Yi Chen is rather weak before he is reborn. His change in character was great, and I couldn’t help be amused by his frustration at his plans to dodge Jiang Jin Teng failing miserably.

There is so much wrong with their relationship. Both are obsessive, but it’s Jiang Jin Teng’s that stands out because he is very aggressive. I mean he puts his hand to the throat of a female friend. He has problems with his anger, but that’s just not acceptable.

However, I laughed, smiled and cried because of these two. I can completely see why these two are unhealthy, and I understand that in reality this is not something that I should strive for. But, that doesn’t mean I can’t feel for the two and be happy when they finally confess to each other. I’m trash and that’s allowed when the story is fictional!

Overall, I would go into this drama knowing that at times you might be uncomfortable and if you don’t like forced kisses and intense angst, then stay away from this drama.

Also, completely unrelated, but fake dreams can go throw themselves of a cliff. I cried for a twist that didn’t actually happen!

Thanks for reading! I hope you are having a lovely day~

HIStory: Obsessed || this drama was a wild ride!! - #minireview #bl #taiwanesedrama Due to several aspects of this drama, I will be discussing spoilers!

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Reader Problems || Book Tag 📚

Reader Problems || Book Tag 📚

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It’s the Easter break and I should be writing essays and preparing for presentations, but April from Aprilius Maximus has made a readathon and I have my priorities sorted haha :p

DATES:

2nd – 8th April 2018

CHALLENGES:

Read a book that you acquired recently.

Read a book with a beautiful cover.

Read a book you’ve been meaning to for ages.

Read a book with your favourite colour on the cover.

Read a hyped book or a book that have been recommended to you.

Read a book that you’re *EXCITED* to read.

TBR:

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2

3

4

5

6

The Bane Chronicles: I plan to read one or two of the short stories each day.

I’ve requested The Selection from my library (Overdrive) but it hasn’t come in yet, so if it doesn’t, I’ll be reading Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy as the book is my favourite and I LOVE the cover! My whole gang is together and Skulduggery looks so beautiful!! I have too many emotions about this series, but I have no shame haha

Yes, I’m still reading this book *cries* which means it fits this challenge perfectly. If I somehow finish the book in a day before the readathon starts (not likely) then I will put the sequel in its place.

Green is my favourite colour and in all of the Magic Study covers there is green somewhere 🙂

The ACOTAR series has a lot of hype around it, so I thought I would finally pick the first book up haha

I finished Fiery Heart a few days ago and the ending has made me so excited to read the next book in the series!

I’m looking forward to this readathon and I hope I do well! If you plan to take part let me know your TBR and I hope you do really well 🙂

Thanks for reading! I hope you are having a lovely day~

🌼 Aprilathon TBR 📚 why be a good student when I can just use the Easter break for a #readathon ? #aprilathon #tbr It's the Easter break and I should be writing essays and preparing for presentations, but April from 

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During these 6 episodes I went through a lot of emotions!

Queen of the Ring is part of the Three Colour Fantasy series on MBC. They are mini-dramas that have a fantastical element.

PLOT

Nanhee (Kim Seulgi) falls for the handsome Segun (Ahn Hyoseop) who is part of the fashion department in her university, while she is in the fine art department. Nanhee hates her appearance and blames it on her mother, especially as her father is handsome~

Nanhee’s mother reveals that she bagged her handsome husband with the help of a ring, handed down through the generations, which turns the wearer in the “ideal woman” of the man they want to love them.

The ring causes a lot of shenanigans, both hilarious and sad.

THOUGHTS

At the start of the drama, I had several moments where I just wanted to stop watching this drama. The idea of a ring making you “beautiful” in the eyes of your crush rubbed me the wrong way, especially when Segun was hung up on beautiful girls and would get bored of them.

However, around the 4th episode (I think haha), I got on board with the plot. Segun was fickle, but he was a good friend to Nanhee (when she looks like herself) and would often stand up for her, even when she wasn’t there.

The friendship between Nanhee and Segun, is what got me on board.

Nanhee was a fun female lead to follow. She was kind, which often meant she got the short end of the stick, but she always persevered and gave every task her full attention. Kim Seulgi is the reason why I watched this drama because she is a wonderful actress and I was not disappointed here. She pretty much carries the drama.

Segun was often frustrating as he was the usual male lead, a guy who doesn’t listen to his own feelings and just ignores them… ugh so annoying! But he was endearing~ Ahn Hyoseop was a little awkward in this role, but he has a lot of potential (as I enjoyed his acting in Splash Splash Love). 

A lot of the other side characters were for comedy relief, especially Nanhee’s parents (Hwang Junmin and Jeon Nomin) and the two leads best friends (Choi Taehwan and Kim Minyoung) in their departments. The second female lead, Mijoo (Yoon Sohee), fell into the trope of mean girl, but had some sort of redemption. For the second male lead, Taehyun (Lee Taesun), that was a different story and I will admit, for most of the drama, I had second lead syndrome *cries*

Overall, this drama took a while for me to warm up to, but I’m glad I finished it. The message was well portrayed in the last couple of episodes and the cuteness really helped my heart to become endeared to the main couple.

I would recommend this drama for those who have some issues with their appearance, but persevere with the drama to get the most out of it! ❤

Thanks for reading! I hope you are having a lovely day~

Queen of the Ring || Mini Review 💍 #kdrama #review During these 6 episodes I went through a lot of emotions!

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So #ReadathonByZoe was the 03.03.18, but I don’t have my shit together, so I did it a day late! Skip to weeks later and here are my results haha ^^”

So, I’ve been in a youtube slump, but I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately, so I wanted to combine these and hopefully my anxiety let’s me double these up. Here are my results:

TBR

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian

I’m starting out the readathon with 15% done.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

I’m listening to this one on audiobook, as I’m too anxious to read it aloud in my room hahaha ^^”

The Gathering

I’m starting the readathon 121/359.

VLOG

WRAP UP

So… the readathon didn’t go so well, but I read two books, so I’m not too upset.

Books Read:

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare

I love this play so much! The whimsical, yet mischievous nature to the plot makes for a bumpy, hilarious and overall incredibly enjoyable ride.

Deja Dead – Kathy Reichs

I went into this thinking it would be amazing, unfortunately I was very disappointed by the end. Even without considering the tv series ‘Bones’ (which is based on these books), I felt that the characters were interchangeable and the plot was interesting, but lacked humanity. I understand that Reichs is an anthropologist, but the clinical nature of the book didn’t fully allow me to throw myself into the plot.

I would also like to point out that I have finally finished Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian, I loved it. The battle scenes were incredible and the plot twist was something I didn’t see coming, which I always love! I didn’t finish it until a couple of days ago, but I thought I’d mention it here. I mean, I’m a shambles of a person, so it stands to reason my endeavours would be as well haha 🙂

I’m still in the same place with The Gathering… *shhh*

Thanks for reading! I hope you are having a lovely day~

#ReadathonByZoe || 📚 It's incredibly late, but so is everything I do in life haha ^^" So #ReadathonByZoe was the 03.03.18, but I don't have my shit together, so I did it a day late!

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I have so many feeling about this drama. *SPOILERS*

Kimi wa Petto (You’re My Pet) was released last year and follows the life of Iwaya Sumire (Noriko Iriyama) who is a journalist and becomes rather down on her luck after her relationship ends. Takeshi Goda (Jun Shison) is also down on his luck and is basically homeless. A drunken Sumire takes him in because he reminds her of her childhood dog. He ends up becoming a permanent resident in Sumire’s home as her pet: Momo.

Overall, I really enjoyed this drama. It made me laugh, pulled at my heartstrings and I felt so warm and fuzzy when the final episode ended. Of course, it was far from flawless.

The plot was simple and at times it was painstakingly slow.

Sumire’s serious professionalism as a journalist contrasted with her often weaker emotional home life that she hides from others. I enjoyed seeing her lighten up in both places, which was a way to show how integral Momo was in Sumire’s life. The fact that she got closer to her co-workers was because of her problems with her “pet” was amusing.

Sumire’s relationship with Momo was so pure and grew into a relationship where both people were able to depend and care for the other. For the most part, Momo was a comfort to Sumire, but Sumire had her moments too. My favourite thing about this couple was that they would comfort each other physically, with hugs or kisses, and there would be nothing sexual about it. First and foremost they are friends who care about each other and from that relationship stemmed romantic feelings. Of course, this became more and more frustrating when Sumire would still be hung up on Hasumi and oblivious to what she had right in front of her.

Her relationship with Shigehito Hasumi (Terunosuke Takezai) was cute at the beginning, but it became boring and Sumire never really seemed as though she wanted to be in his company. This wasn’t really covered with this couple, but it felt as though the way they felt about each in the past was what was keeping them together in the present.

At first Shiori Fukushima (Yurina Yanagi) was the epitome of the evil conniving woman who wants the female leads man, in this case it was Hasumi and not Momo, and I was ready to dislike her. I mean Fukushima didn’t help herself. It’s still unclear to me if, after drugging Hasumi, if she raped him or not… from what I gather later on, she didn’t… but still… That aside, she did become rather likeable and through her relationship with Hasumi, we were able to see subtle redeeming qualities her character has.

Yuri Shirotae (Kayo Noro) and her daughter Ran-chan (Sonomi) were the real mpv’s of this drama. Yuri is Sumire’s best friend and through her tarot card trick, she was able to give Sumire the confidence she needed at certain times. I loved that Sumire had a female friend who she could also confide in. Female friends are the best! ❤ And then Ran-chan was just incredibly adorable and she was such a little bundle of joy that I would smile whenever she would appear on screen haha

Overall, I enjoyed the acting. It was quirky and somewhat stilted at times, but I think if you have seen other Japanese dramas before, the vibe is more familiar to you. The little effects that coincided with some of Sumire’s emotions/actions were amusing and rather cute. I will say that the dance scenes (and I talked about this in my first thoughts post), were just not my cup of tea. I don’t know if it was the actor, or the way the dance scenes were shot, but I just felt uncomfortable watching them and just wanted them to end as soon as possible…

If you want to watch a cute, fluffy drama, with moments that will make you cry (if you’re a crybaby like me haha), and don’t mind being a little frustrated at the pacing, this is the drama for you!

Thanks for reading! I hope you are having a lovely day~

#kimiwapetto was flawed, but overall super cute! #review #spoilers I have so many feeling about this drama. *SPOILERS*

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Reading & Watching || Currently #1

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Reading & Watching || Currently #1

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I was not intending to watch this drama, even though I really wanted to, as I have so many others to watch. But here I am, 3 episode in~

I was first interested in this drama as I was familiar with the Korean film version starring Kim Haneul and Jang Geunsuk.

Kimi wa Petto (You’re My Pet) was released last year and follows the life of Iwaya Sumire (Noriko Iriyama) who is a journalist and becomes rather down on her luck after her relationship ends. Takeshi Goda (Jun Shison) is also down on his luck and is basically homeless. A drunken Sumire takes him in because he reminds her of her childhood dog. He ends up becoming a permanent resident in Sumire’s home as her pet: Momo.

Are you still with me? Typing out the plot does not help with how weird the basis of this story is haha

The acting is often over the top and is combined with the usual quirky Japanese sound effects and graphics. This would be a problem if the plot wasn’t so absurd and I would be put off if it tried to take itself seriously.

That’s not to say there aren’t moments that tug your heartstrings.

I’ve only watched 3 episodes, and I have high hopes for this drama. I am enjoying it immensely and really like the fact that both participants in the pet/master scenario are very aware of how strange the situation is. However, they both go along with it because Goda needs a roof over his head and food, while Sumire appreciates the company. I also enjoy how the pair have cute moments, but have still had meaningful conversations and Momo isn’t just a pretty face.

I will say that the dancing parts make me a little uncomfortable… It might be because I’m not well versed in contemporary dance (or he’s just not that good…).

There are clear tropes that you find in most romantic comedy dramas and mangas (as this is a manga adaptation by Ogawa Yayaoi) and I still get sucked into the drama every time! I am unashamed haha :p

It was nice to see a psychotic male, and I’m pretty sure we are headed in the direction of an even more overbearing a manipulative female. At this point, I’m also not bothered by who Sumire ends up with (even though I know and it’s obvious) because I just want her to be happy and the two candidates (so far) are good, flawed people.

I look forward to shoving aside my academic responsibilities and finishing this drama soon~

Is there anyone you would want to be your Momo?

Thanks for reading! I hope you are having a lovely day~

Here are some of my first thoughts about #kimiwapetto 🐶 I was not intending to watch this drama, even though I really wanted to, as I have so many others to watch.