Synopsis Fail: Prosecutor Princess

The interesting thing to note is that if you go by both synopses I've found for 2010 Korean drama Prosecutor Princess, while they are not essentially inaccurate, they paint a bit of a different picture. One synopsis will have you believe that the drama is solely about the struggle of a shallow rich girl to become a powerhouse prosecutor while the other synopsis will have you believe the drama is solely a revenge flick with some romantic comedy thrown in for good measure. It's not.

This drama is slightly more accurate if you combine both synopses together, but then again, it really doesn't say everything. Check out the biggest fails of Prosecutor Princess's synopses here: asianaddictsanonymous.com/2015/08/05/asian-drama-synopsis-fail-prosecutor-princess/.

What Came First? That Winter, The Wind Blows Edition

Before the Korean drama That Winter, The Wind Blows there was a Korean movie starring Moon Geun Young (she played the same role as Song Hye Kyo) called Love Me Not. I knew about that as I had watched part of the movie. I still need to finish it. But did you know both Korean projects are actually remakes of 2002 Japanese drama Ai Nanta Irane Yo, Natsu?

You can learn more about each of these dramas and film and their little differences here: asianaddictsanonymous.com/2015/08/05/what-came-first-that-winter-the-wind-blows-edition/

Asian Addicts Anonymous 5 Year Anniversary Giveaway August Edition

Tis the month of music! May I gave away anime which was my first foray into Asian entertainment. June I gave away manga or manga-related materials for the next step of my addiction. July saw me giving away Asian food related items in my continuing journey of how I fell in love with Asian things. August sees music. I really got into Asian music before I got into Asian dramas.

So, I figured the best thing to giveaway were mixed playlists of some of my most favorite songs. See below for the full list and check back each week for the updated links.

• Week 1: Japanese music edition
• Week 2: Korean music edition
• Week 3: Chinese/Taiwanese music edition
• Week 4: Thai music edition

I had wanted to do a Grand Prize giveaway, but it's actually hard to find gift certificates for some of the major sites selling Asian music. That's sad.

Asian Drama Streaming Updates - August 4, 2015 Edition

The past few weeks saw anime explosions on Hulu and Crunchyroll, but that seems to have calmed down. Instead we get a few new dramas and movies. Not a lot to write home about, but some new ones.

DramaFever has added two new kdrama simulcasts, plus is starting to add some TV dramas! Hulu has one new DramaFever title; Netflix has no new Asian dramas, but has taken down all of the Taiwanese dramas it was originally streaming. Oh, KBSWORLD TV (YouTube channel) is streaming the fourth season of A Song for You where you can get up close and personal (so to speak) with your favorite kpop stars.

For the full list of new additions, see the guide here: asianaddictsanonymous.com/2015/08/04/asian-drama-streaming-updates-august-4-2015/

What Came First?: Itzura na Kiss Edition

With the popularity of Korean dramas, many people find a certain drama and think that it is the original and anything that may come after is a remake. Or maybe they don't know the year something aired and mistake anything else they see as a copy even when it isn't.

Thailand is doing their own adaptation of the manga Itzura na Kiss called Kiss Me. It may be airing sometime this fall, but I am not sure officially dates have been announced yet, although there is a trailer available.

Itzura na Kiss is a manga from the mid to late 90s that followed Kotoko as she struggled to bring her love for ikemen Irie to actualization. This manga was never finished following the unexpected death of the mangaka. This series gained popularity that a drama adaptation followed only like 2 years after its debut and it is still popular enough that it continues to see live action adaptations.

Take a journey on the many incarnation of this manga here: asianaddictsanonymous.com/2015/07/29/what-came-first-itzura-na-kissplayful-kiss-edition/.

Asian Drama Streaming Updates - July 28, 2015 Edition

For the final week of July, we have more new anime editions than anything else. Crunchyroll has only added 1 new anime to the line-up, but Hulu has added like another half dozen. DramaFever has a new movie and two new Korean dramas, plus Netflix has added some more martial arts flicks. Check out the full list here: http://asianaddictsanonymous.com/2015/07/28/asian-drama-streaming-updates-july-28-2015/.

Oh, and for you people who love to stream Asian dramas and movies and who have a Roku, Viki announced at the beginning of this month that their Roku app is at long last available! Hurrah for that.

A Few Steps to Prevent Content Theft

Thanks to the content thief ZKPOP.com that was going around stealing drama bloggers recaps (to make a profit for themselves with ads), I thought it was a good idea to go through a few steps that bloggers can put into place. Some processes aren't necessarily available if you are not self-hosting your own site or blog, though.

• Add copyright text to your blog (people can and do ignore this, but it is a step in the right direction.
• Add Creative Commons to your blog if you want (again, people don't always use this correctly either or choose to ignore it)
• Watermark images (people still steal images that have been watermarked, but they are less likely to do so)
• Never show full text in RSS feeds or on the main page of your blog

For more information, see the full article here: asianaddictsanonymous.com/2015/07/28/content-theft-prevention-101/

With the way the internet is, it just does not make sense for people to simply copy in paste what someone else has worked so hard on.

Kinkyori Renai Movie Review

Yamashita Tomohisa and Komatsu Nana star in this drama about a 27-year-old teacher who has never experienced true love and a high school senior who discovers love for the first time. Kururugi Yuni is a teenager who represses all of her feelings and walks around with an expressionless face regardless of the seething emotions under the surface. Her English teacher notices the signs of her repressed emotions and tries to get her to open up while tutoring her in English (which he believes you need to have emotions to understand since it is not based on rules and formulas like her beloved math and science). During this time together the two unexpectedly fall in love and must confront their feelings and decide to defy societal conventions or run away from the love they just discovered.

Read the full review on Asian Addicts Anonymous.

Asian Drama Streaming Updates - July 14, 2015 Edition

It's an anime explosion this week! There really is no new dramas (save like 1 Japanese on Crunchyroll) nor movies. It's weird. There is, however, lots of new anime line ups on Crunchyroll and Hulu. Oh, and in case you missed it, DramaFever has now added British dramas to its library of Asian and Spanish-language dramas and movies. You can get the full list of legal streaming goodies over on Asian Addicts Anonymous: http://wp.me/p1G2Fx-beD.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Sesame Noodle Bowl

Looking for a (somewhat) easy Asian recipe that's also on the healthier side? Check out the latest recipe on Asian Addicts Anonymous which utilizes a spiral cutter to turn sweet potatoes into noodles for a yummy ginger and Chinese 5-spice infused dish. The recipe was adapted from Diane Keuilian's Chinese Noodle Bowl recipe and is low on carbs, processed sugars, and chemicals.

It's so yummy my grandfather had two helpings. He doesn't go back for seconds if he doesn't like it. Plus, the country ribs were cooked just right and so tender and yummy!

Flashback Thursday: 2012 The Year of The Big Mistake

I am really enjoying the walks down memory lane. I am recalling so much now and remembering all the work and tears and love I poured into Asian Addicts Anonymous to make it is today. Which, granted, has fallen by the wayside more than a little thanks to real life tragedy at the end of last year and the grief that carried over and still lingers well into this year.

It's funny to think about how my grandmother's illness helped contribute to all the hours I spent watching dramas and blogging about them, but more on that at a later time. Take a trip down memory lane and see what happened at the beginning of 2012's blogging year here: asianaddictsanonymous.com/2015/07/09/flashback-thursday-9/.

Recap: The Holy Pearl Episodes 6-7

Major happenings of episodes 6-7 of Chinese drama The Holy Pearl.

Wen Tian's final gift from his father acts as protection from older brother Wu Dao who is bent on killing him. Both brothers end up injured from their fighting and Princess Yu Die takes a shine to Wu Dao who saved her from getting dragged back to her kingdom and forced into an arranged marriage. Rong Di spirals out of control as a white haired demoness steals the corpse of Xian Yue to resurrect her in hopes of putting an end to the tyrannical demon lord Shi You Ming. Hu Ji also begins to plot her lord's downfall.

You can read a full recap of these episodes here: asianaddictsanonymous.com/2015/07/08/holy-pearl-episodes-6-7-recap/.

Asian Drama Sreaming Updates - July 7, 2015 Edition

Looking for the next Asian drama fix or a new Asian movie available to stream? Or how about a new anime currently airing in Japan? Check out the latest edition of NeeNee's streaming updates which include Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, DramaFever, and Soompi TV. Viki is just too hard to keep track of, lol. Check out this week's streaming updates here: asianaddictsanonymous.com/2015/07/07/asian-drama-streaming-updates-july-7-2015/

Asian Addicts Anonymous 5 Year Anniversary Giveaway July Edition

Happy July! It's the first official week of July and thus it's time to start the third month of Asian Addicts Anonymous's 5-year Celebration Giveaway.

After falling for anime, then manga, the next thing I fell for was Asian food. Up for grabs during this give away:

1. My Neighbor Totoro official bento box and chopstick set. Who hasn't wanted a bento after watching anime and reading manga and seeing all those cute bento box pictures?
2. Korean barbecue stovetop grill. Works with both gas and electric so you can grill meat just like you see in your favorite Korean dramas.
3. An honest-to-goodness Chinese tea set. Made of clear glass. Really pretty. Makes you think of the historical Chinese dramas where you see the characters drinking tea from these cups.
4. A Japanese snack goody box 6-month subscription! Who doesn't want a box full of snacks being delivered every month?

Keep checking back on this post to enter for your chance to win as a new prize will be linked each week.