Kumusta naman ang araw niyo?
Ako, eto, stressed. Nag-positive lang naman yung kasambahay namin for COVID.
Hay,
I'm worried for my parents who are both senior citizens with comorbidities. Good thing is we're all vaccinated. With Sinovac nga lang but better than nothing.
We are on Day 4 of our home quarantine. We're getting swabbed tomorrow afternoon.
I pray for negative results most especially for my parents.
Please, Lord God.
💜💜💜💜💜
It's always the dramas I said I wasn't interested in watching. Always.
That was the case with Reply 1997 and 1988, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, Hotel de Luna, Vincenzo and now Imitation. Unknown actors (at least to me) and when I first read the synopsis, it didn't tickle my fancy. I don't know what made me actually start the series but I'm glad I did.
Actually, I started watching episode 1 of Imitation right before going to sleep and I fell asleep just a few minutes into the drama. So I almost dropped it, dismissing it as not too interesting. But I gave it another try and so begins my crush on newfound eye candy, Lee Jun-young (around episode 3, actually). The second time around, right before the first episode was done I was hooked.
In the beginning, what really got me into the drama was the hate-to-love trope (my favorite 😁) and the undeniable onscreen chemistry between our leads. 'Nung umpisa I didn't even find Ryoc attractive and I actually found Lee Ma-ha too pasty (in other words, mukhang siyang mumu sa isang Korean movie kaysa isang Kpop idol), I just like the story so much and where I think it's heading. Ryoc's appeal came later na lang, as mentioned before around episode 3 of the drama. Until the end, I found Ma-ha mumu-looking and also what's with the hair? LOL. I hope they made her hair short na lang instead of putting extensions because it made her hair look like a helmet, eh wala naman bearing sa kwento yung length ng hair niya. Her helmet-ish hair and pasty appearance bothered me. But their love team, I still 'shipped!
Which leads me to... idols' secret relationships. Idols are said to be prohibited from getting into romantic relationships and while others may say that is preposterous, I think I kind of get where their managers and agencies are coming from. If the drama's portrayal of idols in relationships is accurate ha. For example, we see Ryoc as someone very hardworking and focused on his career, both in music and in film, but when he starts developing feelings for Ma-ha and eventually get into a secret relationship with her, we see him so out of focus. I know it's ridiculous for these youngsters not to fall in love with equally good-looking humans which I think are abundant in the world they live in, pero ayun nga they have to keep their eye on the prize. For them to withstand all those grueling hours of training, I guess they really liked being idols. And I guess they know naman what they're getting into. I'm not saying that's right, but business is business nga diba? And these talent agencies shelled out lots of moolah to train these talents for years! And in the drama, once Ryoc sort of realizes his feelings or at least like for Ma-ha, he loses his focus. He suddenly spaces out therefore missing out on instructions and he breaks rules he once called out his bandmates for breaking (ie. dating). Although I'm not sure if allowing them to date out in the open will "fix" that.
Loved this drama albeit the anti-climactic ending which was too cheesy for me. And I doubt if this is feasible in real life- kpop idols rebelling against the system.
I hope I see more dramas from Lee Jun-young ♥ And I also hope they make favorite webtoons into live action dramas, too!
