My 1st FanArts of Super Junior EunHyuk

Hi Beautiful world ^^ (Lol quoted from SJ's Siwon)
It's been quite a while since I've drawn or felt like drawing T_T But somehow after coming across some of Super Junior's mini cartoons fanarts (which I think are really cute), I was able to gather the courage to draw again ^_^
So I drew a couple of Super Junior's EunHyuk cartoon ^^ Because EunHyuk is my favorite SuJu member and I think his styles are more distinctive compared to other SuJu members ^_^ so easier to depict in cartoon form :P (just my opinion)
So here we go!!


 

I hope you'll like my fanarts and won't mind that I didn't color them ^^'
Anyway, thanks for checking out my posts and please look forward to my next post ^_^'

Bye Bye
Spread the SJ love <3 <3 <3

K-drama: 49 days (Pure Love)

I've just finished watching this drama called 49 days ^^ This must be the most interesting drama I've watched after quite a while.  It has the best story plot that I've ever seen in any drama up till now.  I was initially watching the drama 'Flower boy ramyun shop', a comedy and romance drama in which the actor Jung Il Woo plays but the drama is currently airing so I have to wait for new episodes, there are only 6 episodes broadcasted currently.  Meanwhile I looked up dramas in which Jung Il Woo stars in and I came across this drama called 49 days.  This drama has a brilliant plot and I think it is worthy of winning the best drama storyline for year 2011 ^^ (dunno if their is an award for best drama story).

The summary of the drama tells us this much:  Shin Ji Hyun was enjoying absolute bliss as she was about to marry her fiancé, Kang Min Ho, but her perfect life is shattered when she gets into a car accident that leaves her in a coma. She is given a second chance at life by a reaper, but it comes with a condition: she has to find three people outside of her family who would cry genuine tears for her. In order to do this, she borrows the body of Yi Kyung, a part-time employee at a convenience store for 49 days.

When I read the summary, the drama instantly appealed to me.  In the 1st episode it takes quite a longtime before anything significant happens, but I guess the producer was just introducing the characters in the story to the viewers.  There are several things in the drama that I find quite realistic although it is a fantasy genre drama, I guess it's the outlook on human feelings portrayed in the drama that seems quite true.  As the story unfolds, viewers can't help but become attached to the character of Shin Ji Hyun although in the first episode she just gave the impression of being another airhead that we usually see in many k-dramas.  At first, Shin Ji Hyun thought she could easily collect 3 sincere tears because she thought there were atleast 3 persons (excluding her family) who loved her.  But as she wanders around unseen by the living she discovers the cruel truth that the ones she trusted the most were deceiving her.  As Shin Ji Hyun realises the harsh reality, she starts losing hope on finding even a single sincere tear meant for her.  I don't blame Shin Ji Hyun for losing hope because it is true that finding a person who can shed a sincere tear for you is very difficult.  However, Han Kang the person that Shin Ji Hyun always thought hated her actually loves her the most. 

Starting from the left, the first character is Shin In Jung (Shin Ji Hyun's best friend), the scheduler (angel of death who guides and helps Ji Hyun), Song Yi Kyung (the person possessed by Sin Ji Hyun), Han Kang ( Ji Hyun's highschool friend), Shin Ji Hyun and the last person is Kang Min Ho ( Ji Hyun's fiancee).

Another thing which strikes me in this drama is the fact that they talk about the time of death as something decided by fate and although this a fact which is hard to accept, eventually Shin Ji Hyun, Song Yi Soo and the other characters close to them learn to accept this fact. 
There's one part of the drama when the scheduler says those words which might seem cold but are definitely realistic.

The Scheduler said: Human beings' hearts change, that's their speciality.  There's no such thing as everlasting. Love, then hate.  Hot, then cold.  Upset, then grateful.  Full of resentment, then understanding.  And others and so on.
In that situation, these words seemed harsh and made Shin Ji Hyun lose hope.  But in another context, the fact that 'people's heart change and nothing is everlasting' can also bring hope to Shin Ji Hyun that things can get better, that hate can change to love.
I would really recommend this drama to people who like k-dramas and are looking for something new on the other hand 'Flower boy ramyun shop' is also a nice and refreshing drama. 
   

Tips on how to use Google skethup

Hi!

Today I will give a few tips on how to use 'Google Sketchup' ^^ a software that allows you to produce 3D modeling.  When you are using Sketchup, avoid using other applications because the system will tend to slow down due to lack of memory space.  

What is 3D Art?

Producing object that can be seen from any angle.  It has depth, proportion, shape and volume.

What is the difference between 3D Art and digital 3D Art?

Digital 3D Art can be animated and editing can be done on it to give a better presentation.

The advantage of 3D modeling:  

Corrections, editing can be done to the virtual model.

The model can be viewed from every point in an animation video.

Notes:

Panning/pan: a tool used in sketchup that allows you to move the object on the screen

Make a Closed Loop: means the line drawn must end at its starting point

These tips will come in useful when you start using Sketchup.

To open Sketchup on Apple mac:
Go to Finder_Application_Sketchup
Choose: Simple Template_meters

Mouse tips:
Roll the centre button to change the position of the origin.
Press the centre button to get the orbit tool used to view the image in different planes.

Keyboard shortcuts:
The command key as shown in the picture below:

On some keyboards the command key has the apple logo on it instead of the word command.



Press command key and 'Z' will undo.
Press command key and 'B' will turn cursor to orbit tool.
Press command key and 'C' will copy.
Press command key and 'X' will cut.
Press command key and 'V' will paste.

To make a square:
Choose the icon square tool.  Hold the mouse button and drag until icon 'square' appears.  If the icon 'Golden section' shows up, it means that the quadrilateral obtained is not a square. 
Measurements are displayed at the lower rigth corner of the display, for example you can select the square then enter 1m,1m in that measurement box then press enter on the keyboard to obtain a square with the 1m by 1m dimensions.
Note: To display the large tool set, go to: View_Toolbars_Large tool set
To include more 3D dimensions to the square or rectangle, use the push, pull tool.  You can then turn the shape into a 3d form like for ex: a cube or cuboid.
To undo, you can also go to Edit_Undo or use keyboard shortcut command and 'Z'.

These were some of the basics.  Look forward to my next post where I'll expalin how to make a pyramid on Google Sketchup ^_^

    

K-pop boy band: U-KISS comeback with 'Neverland'

Hi ^^It's been quite a long time since my last post ^^'
This time I'm coming back with a K-pop review ^^
I've provided a link to U-Kiss music video Neverland below: 
Neverland by U-Kiss

U-Kiss totally grabbed my attention throughout the whole music vid, the song, the music the dance wooooow everything was just soooo coooool.  I would really recommend this music video for those fans of K-POP to watch.

I have to say that the dance for Neverland nicely matched the rhythm and beat of the music.  So well done U-KISS ^o^, this mv was awesome!!

I love the chorus part where they go: Neverland andandandand... wow that was just so cool and the dance move at that point totally matches the chorus. 

Another cool thing in the vid was the snowy background that gave out a cold and austere atmosphere, that was totally contradicted by U-Kiss members who were dancing their super synchronised dance totally unaffected by the cold looking surroundings lol ^^. 

Well now that I think about it, in BEAST's music video 'Breath', there was at some point a similar type of atmosphere.

To watch Beast's mv 'Breath' click on the following link:
Breathe mv by Beast

Alright!
I hope you enjoyed this K-pop review on U-Kiss' comeback title^^
See u ^^

K-Drama: City Hunter

Hello and welcome to you (Bienvenue chers lecteurs)^^
Thank you for viewing my blog^_^
I hope that you'll find my blog postings interesting to read, I'm now posting overviews of the K-drama that i am currently watching, which is called City Hunter.

This korean drama is based on the manga 'City Hunter' which was created by Tsukasa Hojo, a manga artist whose drawings and story writing I really like^^  The manga consists of 35 books published from 1985 to 1992.
The genre of this manga: Action, comedy and crime fiction

When I was 12 or 13 years old, I read several of the City Hunter manga and also watched its anime mostly in french though and I even learnt the opening song of the anime by heart at that time haha^^
If you want to listen to the 'City Hunter' anime opening song that i used to watch when i was younger, you can click on the following link:

City Hunter anime french opening song

After watching the video from the link posted above, you'll notice that the name of 'City Hunter' is known as 'Nicky Larson' in the french translation of the anime.  Don't get confused with the names, Nicky Larson is the french name for City Hunter whereas in the manga City Hunter's name is Ryo Saeba.

In the manga of 'City Hunter':

Ryo Saeba is a 'sweeper' known as City Hunter.  He and his sidekick Kaori Makimura (her french name is Laura) are hired to solve problems that the police is unable or unwilling to handle. From what I can remember from the manga, Ryo Saeba is an assassin trained since a child in a guerilla troupe.  He lost his parents in an airplane crash (resulting in a phobia of airplanes) during which he miraculously survived and was abducted or adopted by a guerilla troupe (i don't remember the location of the guerilla troupe).  That's how he was brought up as an assassin skilled in using all types of firearms, learnt many fighting techniques and shoots very accurately (example: he can shoot many times through the same hole on a target, he is also a sniper i.e. he can shoot from long distances of up to about 400m...i think).  However, after Kaori became his partner he stopped killing and took on various types of jobs ranging from body guard, spy to investigator.

When he's not keeping the streets of Tokyo (Shinjuku) clean, Ryo is chasing the ladies and Kaori chases after him to hit him with a giant hammer whenever he's being indecent to or stalking the ladies^^ There are many funny gags created in these situations I remember^^

Ryo Saeba is a character who hides his feelings and his heavy past is hardly mentioned in the anime, most of it was mentioned briefly in the manga.  Ryo is known to be a player who constantly flirts with pretty girls.  Eventually, we learn that Kaori and Ryo actually love each other but they don't dare to admit it because Ryo cannot allow himself to fall in love in this dangerous life he leads.

In the french translation of the manga; Ryo said: « une femme peut tomber amoureuse d'une personne pour le reste de sa vie, moi je ne peux l'être que de temps en temps » (Amour, Destin et un Magnum 357) !


I've translated the above french words below:
Ryo said: "A woman can fall in love with a person for the rest of her life, for me it can only be now and then
OK!^^ Now I'm going to talk about the Korean drama of 'City Hunter', it's quite addictive because of the occasional suspense and cliffhangers.  City Hunter's name in this live action drama is Lee Yoon Sung and this role is played by handsome and talented actor Lee Min Ho.  

The plot of the City Hunter drama is very different from the storyline in the manga, so people who have read the manga before should not expect to see the same episodes and scenes from the anime in this live action drama.  The start of the drama does not immediately introduce the City Hunter, there's some dark and a bit complicated background story provided first, telling us about Yoon Sung's father, how the latter was betrayed and how Yoon Sung is raised up to become the City Hunter who seeks revenge from the 5 perpetrators who have ordered the assassination of his father and comrades who were soldiers sent on a secret mission.
So this was a very brief summary of how the drama begins^^
If you want to watch this drama, go to the google search bar on my blog and type: City hunter drama ep 1     

Thank you for reading my posts^^
I'll do some other reviews of the City Hunter drama next time^^
I hope you'll enjoy watching this drama^^