“Do they promote homosexuality in Korea?”

Someone seriously asked me this after the commercial of He’s Beautiful flashed on tv. Kung sa mga Pinoy ay uso ang mga telenovelang Rags to Riches (o kaya naman isang bidang panget na pinag-aagawan ng mga gwapong lalaki), sa ibang Asian countries ay nauuso yata ang kabaklaan cross-dressing ng mga babae bilang lalaki (or vice versa) tapos mai-inlove sa kanila yung ibang bidang lalaki. Lol.

Here are other Asian series that have the same ‘concept’:

Coffee Prince – A girl named Eun Chan bumped into Han Kyul and was mistaken for a boy. Han Kyul decided to hire Eun Chan to be his gay lover in order to avoid the arranged dates from other girls set by his grandmother. Eun Chan had no choice but to accept the deal because she was desperately in need of money.

Mendol-Ikemen Idol – The story revolves around three wannabe girl idols who witnessed a serious crime and were forced to flee from the culprits. They were saved by a producer who is willing to manage their showbiz careers but they have to hide their true identities and dress up as boys instead.

Hana Kimi – Lu Rui Xi disguises herself as a boy to get accepted in an all-boys school.

Princess Princess D - In all-boys school with a tradition of Princesses (boys chosen to attend school functions dressed up as girls to alleviate the tension between the students), Yutaka, Shihoudani and Kouno are this year’s chosen Princess team. Dissatisfied with the half-hearted efforts of the current Princesses, Hanazono creates his own team of Dark Princesses to rival for the students’ attention. (Wtf. This is so gay.)

Well, nothing’s wrong with the stories though I just find them idealistic. I actually watched Hana Kimi before because it’s funny. At kung tutuusin, halos hindi ko na rin ma-differentiate ang ibang asian male actors from the female actresses dahil ang gaganda nila. Mas maganda pa sakin. Haha. Ugh.

O davah. I can be his leading man, you know.

Isa ako sa milyung-milyong Pilipino na hindi mabubuo ang araw na hindi nanunuod ng TV. Kung anu-anong series na nga ang nasubaybayan ko mula sa sosyal na Gossip Girl hanggang sa pang-masang Rubi. At sa ilang taong pagkahumaling ko sa TV at local programs, may mga artista at karakter nang nabuo na sa isipan ko na mukhang hindi na magbabago. Yung tipong unang tingin mo pa lang sa artista, kahit hindi mo alam ang storya o iba-ibang programa man sila masali, ay alam mo na kung anong role nila:

Dick Israel - Gumaganap bilang lasenggerong kumpare o kaya manggagantso.

Jason Abalos - Ang role nya ay 3rd wheel sa isang relasyon. Wala kasi syang ka love team kaya kadalasan sawi sa pag-ibig mula sa bidang babae. Kung hindi naging pari si Dominic Ochoa sa May Bukas Pa ay sya na ang 2nd runner up sa karakter na ‘to.

Alessandra de Rossi - Nagmamaldita o kontrabida. Laging pinagkakaitan ng pag-ibig at naninira ng relasyon.

Ryan Eigenmann - Bad boy na mayaman. May tendency na mang-rape o makipag-basag ulo dahil hot tempered sya o lulong sa drugs.

Kitkat, Tuesday Vargas, Kathleen Hermosa at Nikki Valdez - best friend ng leading lady na laging may side comment. Kadalasan, baduy at colorful sila manamit.

Beverly Salviejo - Maingay na tyahin o chismosang katulong.

Kris Aquino - pa-goody ang karakter. Kung anong kinadaldal at taklesa nya sa paghohost ay sobrang lamya at pa-drama ng kanyang mga role. How ironic.

Chinggoy Alonzo - Ang rich daddy. May kaakibat na Don sa unahan na pangalan neto. Kadalasan ay may sakit sa puso at pag namatay ay pag-aagawan ang kayamanan nya.

Lilia Cuntapay - White Lady.

Marami-rami pa yan, paniguradong may naiisip ka rin. At in fairness, swak naman sa acting at itsura nila, pwera kay Kris. Mas makatotohanan ang dating ‘di tulad ng mga artistang mainstream – mga mestisong gumaganap bilang iskwater o conyong mayaman na baliko naman mag-ingles.

I think ABS-CBN should hire someone who could QA their entertainment and news headlines flashing on screen. I’ve seen so many Typos on their shows even way back. Yes, MANY.

And for the first time, I successfully got an evidence…

…while I was pathetically camwhoring in my room at the same time watching The Buzz.

And I’m just blogging non-sense because of the date. Go figure.

Bloggers also have to protect their identities. It’s not a world of fame or a life you should be investing with. Yesterday, my collab KingDaddyRich has been persistently contacted by ABS-CBN for the program Rated K. Korina Sanchez showed interest in blogging world and wanted his blog to be featured…

Yes. On National TV.

My humble URL will be shown too in supporting for KDR’s interview with Korina.

And you know what? He decided to. If you’re no him, i bet you’re going gaga for the fame.

Beat that!