Tokyo Juliet

[lesbiassparrow]

On dangermousie's recommendation I am now watching the Taiwanese mini-series 'Tokyo Juliet' about skullduggery and high fashion. It's quite fun, but I do think the heroine (Sui) might be quite bonkers as played. She's fixated on conquering a particular fashion designer because he stole a design from her when she was five. Okay, so it is also connected to him running off with her mum, but that's a hell of a long time to hold a grudge.

There is a terribly pretty hero (Liang) who likes to wear his shirts very unbuttoned and hang around with boys. But he is apparently not gay because he has it bad for Sui without much explanation (though she is very pretty too and hates the same fashion designer he does).

And there is evil fashion designer, Chi, he of the stolen design which he used as a foundation for his collection. He looks evil, even if I can't quite get riled up over the use of a five year old's drawing as inspiration like I am apparently supposed to.

But the two leads are very cute and it looks very fun even if it is not Mars (or Silence, but that one is not subtitled past episode 2 so I cannot really watch).

ETA: Well we've got an explanation for the love: Liang loves Sui because when she was a little girl because she gave him the one happy memory of his childhood. This is all very romantic and sad and as she ran away when he confessed this to her, not all that promising. And no man should be as pretty as Liang. I thought Ling in Mars was pretty, but this is on some new scale of male prettiness as yet uncharted.

Comments

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this is definitely no Mars or Silence (which are both actually quite good as opposed to just fun). It's very melodramatic. Liang is into Sui because they are OMG!destined!from!childhood, but I think also because she is really into design and is very very cute (at least I think the actress is adorable).

Sui likes her grudges, but then without it there won't be much of a plot. Maybe I am vindictive but I can somewhat get her reasons. I can't take the plot mcguffin very seriously (the whole fashion thing) but it actually adds to the fun.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

Oh it's fun, a lot of fun and I bet it gets better when evil dad comes on the scene full scale. And I am pretending that it's really all about losing her mum and having to look after her dad and the design stuff is just a pretence, because that makes me more sympathetic. I am not quite sold on the actress but she does pout well.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I really do think she is just displacing. She sees the daisy theft as the root of all her evils, after all. If only it didn't happen everything would be OK blah blah blah.

I am not quite sold on the actress but she does pout well.

Her bangs are kinda scary but I do think she is a cute little doll type.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I hope this is displacement because otherwise she is a complete nutter.

Her hair has a life of its own.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Liang loves Sui because when she was a little girl because she gave him the one happy memory of his childhood. This is all very romantic and sad and as she ran away when he confessed this to her, not all that promising.

Yeah, he doesn't seem to have had that great a childhood if meeting a girl and playing with her was the one good thing. Maybe the inner trauma explains the unbuttoned shirts.

And no man should be as pretty as Liang. I thought Ling in Mars was pretty, but this is on some new scale of male prettiness as yet uncharted.

Heeeee. Now you know why I love those! :)

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I do not know where the unbutton shirts come from. But I notice evil dad does not wear his shirts this way so maybe they are a rebellion? And his awful childhood does explain why he gloms onto Sui so fast. There's a real hair fetish thing in this show isn't there?

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

maybe they are a rebellion

'I am NOT like you! If you button every button, I will button only half. Ever and EVER.'

his awful childhood does explain why he gloms onto Sui so fast.

True. I do have to say that with all the melodrama in TJ (it's deliciously OTT that way), Liang's childhood issues are pretty low key realistic. He had a mother who got sick and died gradually, and father who was more into work and success than family. Pretty real scenario, all right. I was also relieved that it wasn't the whole 'oh, Daddy kept Liang from Mommy during fashion show and she died in the meantime.' Nah, she died later. I have to say, the one moment I felt genuinely sad so far (as opposed to gleeing in the pretty people in pain) was when little Liang was sitting during that fashion show, waiting for his father and looking through the glass at the catwalk, and he was so clearly lost and wanted to be back with his mother.

Btw, I am trying to burn it and it's not working and I am sort of freaking out because I can't manage. (I don't like watching on computer). Grrrrr. Want a DVD copy now. A ity pirates don't make DVDs of half finished shows :) Btw, this show is 16 eps total so it's halfway through now (I only finished 3 though).

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

What's going wrong with the burning? I can't be bothered to convert the files to ones that would run on my DVD player so I am watching on the computer which is a bit of a pain (like you I prefer the TV).

Also Pride just arrived. I am agog with anticipation but must finish the next two episodes before I can watch (I am currently in the middle of 3).

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I am not sure what's wrong, it's just not working. I'll try some more. :)

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

'I am NOT like you! If you button every button, I will button only half. Ever and EVER.'

I was wrong! In episode 3 evil dad also has half-buttoned shirts. What can this mean??????!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Maybe it means that secretly, Dad yearns for the love of his remaining family and will repent, true Bolly fashion. Or maybe it means Liang has a massive dark side.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I am hoping for a dark, dark side. Because that would be excellent.