The Memories Collector

Sunday, April 24, 2011

We Got Married II vs We Got Married III (2)

Khuntoria Couple

Nichkhun+Victoria (The foreign couple)

In between WGM show season II and season III, we have the Khuntoria couple. Again, WGM production team presented the audiences with another idol stars couple, but this time the case is a bit unique, both of the husband and wife are foreigners, with husband Nichkhun (2PM) comes from Thailand and wife Victoria (f(x)) from China!

And the most interesting thing is, the production team has revealed that Nichkhun has showing strong wish wanted to be in WGM show with Victoria before she was actually being cast in the show. Nichkhun also admitted that he has good feeling towards Victoria since he first met her in another korean variety show Starking. As from that, audiences could actually expecting some chemistry happens between the couple.

Khuntoria couple shares much common similarities since they both comes from other countries and still in the progress of learning Korean culture which the process certainly brings a lot of laughter to audiences. And even though the Khuntoria couple doesn't married for a long period, they have already spent much warm memories together including Nichkhun's serenade his wife on a yacht, Victoria prepared meal celebrating his husband's birthday, the couple's trip to Thailand visit Nichkhun's family, their escape plan to seaside and etc. The couple also gain popularity from the audiences with romantic interaction in between the two as Nichkhun always take good care of his wife's feeling and often try to please his wife with events while Victoria sometimes will shows her jealousy towards her husband intimate interaction with other female idols during works.

I consider the couple as the most angelic-like couple WGM show had ever have. Both the couple has pretty face, great body figure and nice personality. Nichkhun is well known for his gentlemen and polite characteristic while Victoria shines with her decent and caring personality. It is quite miraculous to feels that there is always an "angelic aura" surrounded them whenever they are together, the beautiful Khuntoria couple even gain enviness and recognition from the Adam Couple- Jokwon and Ga-in when they spent an outing together on the show, which they were described as "like a poster" from any angle they are view from.

Well, the Khuntoria couple is still starring on the show which is the only good thing after the leaving of Adam couple and Sweet potato couple. We do hope that the couple could lasts more longer and showing us deeper engagement and more skinship in the future. Looking forward for the couple's wedding photo shooting.

Khuntoria fighting!

Update:

Here's our Khuntoria couple wedding photo themed Spiderman's kiss. Lovely isn't it?

The couple ended their more than 1 year virtual marriage on 31st August 2011.

My rating: The truly global couple

Saturday, April 23, 2011

We Got Married II vs We Got Married III (1)

So, since there are no movies neither dramas that can actually arouse my interest lately, I decided to return to the small screen watching back those Korean reality shows I missed out all these days.

Adam Couple

kindly call by fans because of their petite form

Although they have already left WGM show for about four months, Jokwon and Ga-in still in my top favorite list among all the couples for all season. It was hardly to imagine they could become such a lovable and popular couple when they were first introduced to be paired out in the show since their personality are totally different from each other; Ga-in is well known with her sharp and chic characteristic while Jokwon is popular known for his wit and kid-like innocence.

While we worried that this couple may not lasts long, the results turn out oppositely that they are actually the pair who save the falling ratings of WGM show with their funny and interesting made-believe marriage life. Ga-in cool and chic personality which always raise dissatisfaction from her on-screen husband Jokwon that led to his nagging towards his wife, Jokwon unique style of nagging which works efficiently in curbing his wife complaints, Ga-in's push-and-pull game, yet they are still care and concern with each other making a lot of sweet moments together (their duet song "We Fell In Love"), their cute antics, skinship between them that arouse many arguments, also various events the often bickering couple went through drawing much laughter from the audiences in the same time make them a cute and famous couple.

Not to forget they are the so far most "open" couple since the beginning airing of WGM, the couple have done all the scene which other couples have and have never done including shoulder riding, hugging, bobo, even kissing on lips; also their honesty expression of feeling to each other in the black room interview or their appearance in other tv shows also cause suspicions on whether they are really dating in real life among audiences. This make-believe nor reality relationship between the couple is believed to be won the heart of all the audiences, even there are fans that beg them to really date in real life.

It is saddening when Adam couple announced to end their one year and three months husband-and-wife relationship in the early of year 2011 since the couple have received much love from fans (they are the longest period couple ever in WGM). Indeed, a lot of unforgettable and sweet memories have left to the audiences also the couple along the year. But who knows if it is a new good start for Jokwon and Ga-in after the end of the show?

We hope the two will find their happiness in each other soon.

Adam Forever!

My rating: Couple with best charm & personality

Sweet potato Couple

Seohyun unique way of rate the husband with her favorite sweet potatoes

To be honest, I have very little knowledge on this couple -Yonghwa and Seohyun, since I only watch a few of episodes of them on the show. They appeared to be the youngest couple ever had in WGM show, with Yonghwa (22) and Seohyun (20).

It takes quiet some long time for them to get close to each other, probably due to their young age and Seohyun has no experience on love relationship. Also, Seohyun shy and lady personality make their highly anticipated intimacy very much overdue. They only get to holds each other hands and act like a real couple for the very first time after seven months they get married in the show! For this, Yonghwa who is known with his naughty personality also reveals that he couldn't even joke around with Seohyun at first. Their slow progress relationship actually make me frustrated and I eventually turns out to skip their part after watching Adam couple episode.

Well, late is better than never, the couple had ongoing some changes after the holding hands episode and their relationship getting more and more comfortable. Despite the shyness and barriers facing, the two are actually did create some memorable and touching moments including Seohyun hand-made a scarf for Yonghwa, Yonghwa hand knitted a couple of scarves for both him and Seohyun, along with a diary with a full page of "I am sorry" words for losing Seohyun's scarf, the couple duet track "Banmal song" that is melody composed by Yonghwa and lyrics by Seohyun and so on. They do not disappoint their fans, at least.

One thing the couple amazed me the most is with their wedding photo shoot. The photos of the couple is truly beautiful and attractive, looks mostly like a poster for movie, surely the photo shoot is a plus for their make-believe marriage life. And during the wedding photo shoot, the couple finally shared their first kiss.....on cheek. Well, better than never for fans.

Unfortunately, while the couple is finally getting close to each other, the show decided to put an end on the couple relationship due to hectic schedule of both the idols. Sweet potato couple ended their one year marriage on March 2011, leaving their fans with disappointment. Seohyun even tears up in the last black room interview, knowing that their journey in WGM as sweet potato couple had ended.

While we thought that this is the end of the couple, Yonghwa recently shouted out "I love you" to his ex-wife Seohyun in another variety show Strong Heart, gathering much attention from audiences.

We can see how not willing they are to leave each other. ^^

My rating: Heartwarming first love couple

Monday, February 14, 2011

媒人帮

虽说《媒人帮》是最大阵仗、最乡土、最爆笑的贺岁电视电影，但我觉得情人节也很适合看！

故事讲述红娘（蔡佩璇）被派遣回故乡巴西不南邦村当教师，从中发现29来感情生活枯燥乏味的原因来之于20前与邻居小朋友被骗到村里的月老庙结拜并发誓在30前至少要撮合一对有情人，否则会陷入孤独终老一世无依的惨况。

还有30天就满30岁的红娘虽保持乐观，但渴望爱情的她担心咒语成真，于是一一找来当年一起结

拜的朱德豹（谢佳见）、李天仙（杨雁雁）、苗晓晓（林静苗）和张国荣（蔡珂立）等，竟发现众人一样过着孤独乏味的感情生活。于是众人决定重拾媒人衣缽，努力在30岁前撮合一对情侣，以便早日破除咒语。而众人的第一个案件，就是村里最棘手，相传是hamsap佬的阿甘（辛伟廉）。在这期间红娘竟又阴差阳错地让阿甘喜欢上了自己，其余人于是决定瞒着红娘想办法撮合他们在一起。。。

片里最感到温馨熟悉的莫过于那“大马华语”+方言，充满大马本土风味的精彩对白，尤其是谢佳见饰演的啦啦仔时不时抛出一句“做么？做么？”，或是“Steady啦！”、“我hood你啊”、“肥到sot料”，滑稽又简单的大马华语对白让人捧腹大笑之余又忍不住跟着学。还有巴西不南邦村熟悉的街景，边看边想大叫我去过那里！

令人拍掌大笑的绝对包括仙姑等人为了要帮助阿甘追红娘学人家电台弄个hotline帮人家解决感情问题，节目还取名字叫什么《还我情真》，仙姑做dj唤仙夫人，实在天才到~~~有创意到~~~~笑爆我肚子！！

辛伟廉饰演的阿甘同样精彩，害羞腼腆的表情配上认真的语气说着“我...好像paktor 料",超级让人喷饭，笑到不能顶！还有阿甘被红娘拒绝后打电话给仙夫人哭着说 “我失恋料...”，仙姑晓晓大炮国荣边哭边唱歌边安慰阿甘那段，虽然感觉阿甘很可怜但同时又忍不住觉得好笑，实在是又哭又笑无奈地看完。

总得来说，《媒人帮》搞笑之余又温馨感动，好看又好笑，很steady下咯！大马电影boleh！

大力推荐！！！

p/s:愿天下有情人都能过个甜甜蜜蜜的情人节，情人节快乐！♥

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Black Swan

Genre: Psychological thriller

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey

Rating: 5/5 ♥

Black Swan totally blew me away!

I was drawn into the movie from the moment I started watching it till the end, it was absolutely an intriguing and breathtaking piece from the director Darren Aronofsky, and of course the lead Natalie Portman who plays Nina Sayers the ballerina who obsessed for perfection.

Natalie Portman done well in presenting us a timid, naive, innocent Nina . Nina is afraid of everything and she's working hard on controlling herself so that she could be perfect in other's eyes. However Thomas (Cassel) the show director expects more from Nina, besides playing the pure and naive White Swan, he was worried with Nina incapable of handling the dangerous and seductive Black Swan. Nina is his first choice of playing the Swan Queen, but not the only choice.

I seriously think that Vincent Cassel delivers Thomas's character very well. Those eyes, desires, strong, complex feeling he have for Nina, the way he cultivate her, and how cherish he was when Nina complete the show perfectly. I must say, Vincent Cassel is really doing very good! I love his sexy accent!

Not to mention Nina's controlling mother Erica. Under the repression of Erica, who gave up her ballet career and put her whole efforts on educating her daughter, Nina begins to experiences some hallucinations, causing by her obsession and pushing herself too much to perfecting the role.

Well, some part of the "hallucinations" left me wandering whether it is real or simply hallucinations. Some moments are pretty "painful" to watch, in another word---"terrifying". Certainly not a movie that I would like to watch repeatedly. (Doesn't mean it is not good, the movie is beautiful!)

I would say Black Swan is a horror movie to me rather than calling it as the psychological triller. Watch it and you'll know what I mean.

Obsession leads to perfection? or destruction?

Nina finally transform into the Swan Queen that she longs to, she wons applause and praise of the audiences at the end of the show. She did it, and she paid the price of perfection and beauty in return.

It is breathless to watch the climax part, so beautiful yet so cruel. The spinning and the transformation is so stirring and despair, Nina dance like she never was. She embraces the Black Swan.

Overall, the movie is a beautiful and gorgeous piece. Like Nina says, it was perfect.

Highly recommended.