ACIEPA Can Dream High: Developing Asian-Peruvian Relations
JDrama, tearjerkers and Asian humor
We have a friend who watched the Nodame Cantabile movies without having watched the show, and she still loved it — watched the whole show thereafter. Of course, Juri Ueno is the best! She was IT back when Last Friends aired. It was really good — the story, all the acting. It was solid.
Another jdrama worth noting is 1 Liter of Tears aka. 1 Liter no Namida (１リットルの涙) also with Ryo Nishikido and Sawajiri Erika, a real tearjerker that holds its title literally — you probably do end up crying one liter of tears or even four per episode!
Ashley: This may be a bit off-topic, but you do all need to watch Hello Stranger (กวน มึน โฮ), it’s a Thai romantic comedy about a man and a woman who are vacationing in South Korea on their own that decide to tour the city together without ever knowing their names. There’s a lot of connections to some of the dramas — like Winter Sonata — that they spoof on the movie, it’s really REALLY funny. You all probably need to know the dramas to actually laugh with the film, though.
Amy: It takes a bit of time to get used to some of the Asian humor, though, isn’t it?
Janell: I particularly have watched a lot of American comedies and Asian ones, and I swear it’s easier for me to laugh with the Asian comedies. I find American humor too watered down.
That’s the thing about Asian dramas, they can make you cry a lot, but they can also make you burst out laughing. For example, there’s My Boss My Hero (マイ★ボス マイ★ヒーロー) — that’s one of the only dramas Janell’s mom has watched and every time she saw a flan [1], she’d die of laughter. You could also mention Yamada Taro Monogatari (山田太郎ものがたり), which is the only drama Ashley’s family gathered at lunchtime to watch.
Wendy: There’s a lot of variety and themes in dramas. For example, with Nodame Cantabile, I started to get into classical music.
I don’t know why, but I felt myself getting really excited reading this article. Just the energy, positivity, and enthusiasm that the Latin American fans show is incredible. I think the most beautiful aspect of it is the idea that we’re all a community, we all love the music, we should support the artists and each other as much as we can.
It’s a beautiful thing, something that I don’t think I see very often here in the States. These girls also seem like a lot of fun. I don’t know, I’m just excited for Peru and all of Latin America because of this opportunity to come closer to another culture. It’s commendable, really, that Peru is so interested in embracing different cultures. Again, not something that I see very much of in the States — especially lately. It’s a beautiful thing!
@Camiele, Peru is known for its mixed of cultures… you maybe can’t see it in the (pop rock) music they make which is largely influenced by American music lately, but Peruvian music has different influences like African rhythms and, of course, Andean with Spanish influences. You can see it in their food too.
For example, to me – it’s never been an issue to not understand a song. I grew up with music in English that I didn’t speak, so not understanding Mandarin, Japanese or Korean is a non-issue for me.
I guess it’s a lot like that for a lot of people, especially the ones that got into Anime and Jpop early on in the 90s. I’m bringing this up because of that Kids React to KPop hahaha I hated when the girl had a WTF face saying “WHAT ARE THEY SAYINGGGG”.
I’m working with Green Tea Graffiti on a series of posts about being a Banana. xD You should look forward to it. Ha!
@amy, HaHa. The very last thing you said sounded like you were writing this after taking drugs…is all I’m saying…HaHa. What exactly do you mean, “about being a Banana”?! O.o
You should ask them now if they’re watching Dream High 2, and what they thing of Kang Sora.
@ghost, I think they are… I just haven’t asked about her.