Finally American Idol S7 is over and David “The Great Gaspy” Archuletta did not win.
And listening to the sing a longs tonight, if someone just saw the show and knew the winner was one of the 12 people on stage, I think a great number would assume it was Michael Johns.
“Itazura na Kiss” I haven’t finished reading this manga. It hasn’t been completely scanlated yet. I’m not sure if I will finish it. It’s quite long (23 volumes) & unfinished due the the author’s death. But here’s an idea of what it’s about. A head strong, “dumb”, idealistic girl finally works up the courage to confess to her uber smart, cold yet handsome crush. He coldly ignores her. Later, they bump lips on accident in the hall. He’s still cold & she’s still a dummy. THEN, her home is destroyed and she and her father are taken in by the father’s old school friends. Who just happen to be the crushes parents. Chaos ensues. Keep in mind this began in 1990. The manga reflects the styles of the day. Same goes for the Japanese drama, made in 1996.
The Japanese drama version is only 9 episodes long. Short and sweet, to the point. It only covers the years from high school to a little bit of college, when they get together. I’m sure if there’s a wedding in it or not (I forget the most amazing things). The opening sequences mimic the pages of the manga. The lead actress, is super cute and I shake my finger at any person who calls her monkey-girl because of her ears. It’s pretty easy to watch despite the over the top character of the girl and the pompousness of the guy. I enjoyed watching this one. It’s cute & the fashion, those track suits, omg!
As for the Taiwanese version, titled “It Started with a Kiss”, it’s a little bit longer… 30 episodes. But the styles show are a bit more current, since this one was made in 2005. Staring Joe Cheng & Ariel. It also features Jiro Wang (who was in “Hana Kimi”, he basically plays the same exact character in ISWAK). The opening theme song is super catchy “Say U Love Me”. It’s in my head and surprisingly, it’s not annoying. Okay, so… It actually conveys, overall, the same sorts of feelings as the Japanese version. Except- it’s a lot more over the top. The girl is a little extra crazy, the guy is about the same amount of cold and the love rival (if you can even call him that) is way outrageous. Would I watch it again? Dunno, there are a lot of shows I would re-watch first.
Oh yeah, there is the sequel/season 2. It finishes airing this month. The season cover the Wedding & Honeymoon & stuff. It’s 20 episodes. I haven’t watched any of it yet. It has all important original cast (not sure about the more minor parts). More chaos ensues.
more coming soon
toygirl
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ps.
Dear David Archuleta,
I noticed that you flubbed the “RENT” song last week. Please work on your ability to sing up tempo songs. I mean, your solo part was what? 3 lines? Come on. Give a girl a break. What will you do if you get an album? Sing 8-12 ballads? That’s so boring.
I could be wrong. Maybe it’s because you haven’t practiced these songs a hundred million times & sung them for years and that’s why you mess up the faster tempo songs.
Just work on it, dood. Cause, when I’m flippin’ radio stations, I don’t want to hear inspirational, breathless ballads for months on end.
Work hard, I know you can do it!
Shaunna
Ramiele had to be the sweetest contestant on the show. Did anyone else want to pick her up and squeeze her like she was a stuffy? So cute!
She seemed so spunky at the beginning. She let it slip away. It’s sad to see her go, but I had a feeling she wouldn’t win, especially after Danny went home.
Syesha should never, ever do her hair like she had it on Tuesday. Seriously, that was terrible. Not to mention singing a song that was outrageously huge when sung by Whitney Houston. I’m not huge on Whitney, but when I hear one of her songs, I can’t help thinking, “Holy Cow, she can sing!”
Kristy Lee Cook avoids the chop once again and adds another bottom three to the montage.
I don’t think I’ve mentioned David Cook so far… So, here’s where I give him some props. The dude totally collapsed after Tuesday’s show. He was released from the hospital pretty quickly. I’m happy he seems okay. Apparently his brother is sick and he’s super stressed. You wouldn’t know it from watching him. He preforms well, and seems nice enough. He’ll stick around.
Now, to pick on Jason Castro. Dude, what’s up with the dreadlocks? As far as I can tell, he’s NOT a Rasta. I know, I know, you don’t have to be a Rasta to have dreads and vise versa. If it’s just a hair-do, those suckers need to be cut shorter, if not off. He also needs to speak up. I know he’s not stoned, he’s on American Idol for Chissake. So, certainly he doesn’t need to pretend.
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Dear David Archuleta,
Can you please, please, PLEASE sing a song next week that has a tempo of at least andante (or higher)? I would also appericate it if you picked a song because you think it is fantastic because of some musical quality- not the message. Peace and love is great, homeless people are sad, we all know this. I’m very sorry if it seems like I’m being pushy or rude, but you aren’t trying to win the Miss America Pageant.
Thank you for reading,
Shaunna
PS. Is there any way you can get Carly Smithson’s autograph for me?
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Again, goodbye sweet Ramiele! I’ll miss you!
-toygirl
Okay, to start off, I’m gonna pick on David Archuleta. You can be his fan, I don’t mind. But, that kid just bugs me. Did this person ever just listen to radio like all regular kids? I just don’t get the impression that he ever did. He still didn’t look happy. He never looks happy. Also, I’m waiting for him to sing an upbeat song and not butcher it. We will see. I don’t have any faith. So, we will see.
I’m waiting for him to start appearing in the bottom 3. Is that bad?
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Kristy Lee Cook… I knew she wouldn’t make the bottom three this time. One, she actually pretty sang well and two, instant votes because well, the title of the song had the words God AND America in it. Her bottom three montage will be cut short by one episode.
Chikezie went home. I am a little sad. He sang a little country sometimes and I liked it.
Next week is Dolly Parton! I am really excited. I liked her when I was little. I had an anti-country music faze in Middle School. But, I got over that. So, Squee for Dolly! But, there’s all kinds of bad country music… I hope they sing only the good stuff.
Fingers crossed
The & stuff part~
One of the cats ALWAYS wants in right after I get comfy. *sigh* But I usually get cuddles from them after. I suppose that makes it okay.
Chelsea Handler’s opening monologue on her show tonight was especially funny.
toygirl– out
ps. Chumps will be up shortly.
I’m really not surprised. She would have lasted longer if he showed a little more diversity in her singing abilities. My Mother-in-Law thought she was interesting. That in it’s self is saying something. I hope she’s able to sell out those shows in Lafayette.
Kristy Lee Cook in the bottom three, once again. Add it to the Memorable Moments montage. All is right with the world.
Wait- Hold that thought… Carly Smithson… Bottom 3? I think it’s because of the strange defensive conversation after the song…
Nevermind- all is right again.
toygirl
The Beatles win. Hands down.
If there were any good performances this time, they were drowned out by the overwhelming suckfest that was tonight’s American Idol.
Yep, The Beatles whooped up on some Idols tonight.
They should have waited to revisit the Lennon/McCartney songbook towards the end of the show, the last 5 at max.
a disappointed toygirl– out
I will be blathering about American Idol.
I am an avid Idol watcher. I started watching during Season 2. There are only handful of TV shows I try to be home to watch and American Idol is one of them. Oddly, I only have one song in my iTunes music library from the show and it’s Carrie Underwood’s cover of “I’ll Stand by You”. I have paid more to Cingular for texting votes! Since I have changed my cell phone service and I don’t have the patience to call the land line numbers, I no longer vote.
On to my thoughts of this season!
First off, Danny Noriega was the most entertaining to watch! That guy just cracked me up! After he got kicked off, I had to run an errand with Phil. I kept looking over at him and saying, “I can’t believe it! I’m so sad! He was great!” But, I think he will stay on the public radar for a while. That silly guy has YouTube videos all over the place. After you see a few, you’ll either love him more or hate him. He’s so outrageous.
Second, the next time I hear someone say that David Archuleta is “so sweet and/or sincere” I think my brain will implode. When he sings a song that he’s rehearsed a million times, it’s pretty. I’ll admit that. He smiles sweetly, but never looks happy or comfortable. He seems to be a little smiling puppet, and one day he’ll be a real boy. There’s a rumor that his father is one of those “stage dads”, the overbearing mean kind.
It struck me as odd that he knew the John Lennon song “Imagine” and later admits not knowing The Beatles. (I later learned he sang “Imagine” on Star Search) That made my brain hurt a little. Then he ruined the song. Poor guy. Then, at the end of Tuesday’s show Ryan Seacrest (what was wrong with him that night anyway?) stood directly in front of Poor Guy a couple of times, totally blocking him. Again, poor guy.
Did you notice during Wednesday’s recap… ? The other contestants who didn’t do so well got gently blended in to the montage, skipping over the judge’s comments. Then the Poor Guy’s missing lyrics clip played along with Paula’s comment about forgetting lyrics. It felt very pointed. Maybe the producers are doing it on purpose? Could it be because of the dad?
There are other contestants but, for now, that’s all. Blathering over.
Oh yeah, Stripper Guy went home. He was boring to me.
toygirl–out
