Sunnyelf's blog review of Asian Dramas and Movies.
This blog is a personal labor of love in a constant flux of improvement.
Please Note:
One * = Didn't like it, Don't recommend. Two ** = Typical. Worth seeing at least once. Three *** = I enjoyed it! Worth seeing more then once. Four **** = It's great! Add it to your all-time favorites list! Five ***** = Epic! Highly Recommended. A totally memorable drama/film.
Romantic comedy. Loved Soo Nam's goofiness. Somehow I wasn't really satisfied with the ending, seemed the storyline had nearly gotten stuck with Yeo Ok's stubborn unforgiveness then somehow jumped to a happy ending. Least Favorite character(s): Ki Chan For general mean spiritedness and insensitivity for his parents, especially toward his dad.
An unhappy couple divorce after the husband's adultery with a hotel co-worker is discovered. The matchmaker of fate and the goddess of love decide it was time they lent a hand to the star-crossed twosome. In an effort to teach the two a many-lives lesson, Their souls are switched and they are forced to work together to be able to keep one-anothers jobs.
You can also find:
(Na Yeo Ok) Kim Jung Eun -in- Lovers, Princess Lulu, Lovers in Paris, Le Grand Chef 2, Marrying the Mafia
(Go Soo Nam) Shin Hyun Joon -in- Kiss Me, Kill Me, Marrying the Mafia II
(matchmaker of fate) Byun Hee Bong -in- My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox, Witch Amusement, Great Inheritance, My Girl, One Percent of Anything
(Park Bong Sook) Jung Jae Soon -in- My Fair Lady
(Go Il Ran) Hyun Jyu Ni -in- IRIS, Beethoven Virus
(Han Man Soo) Kim Myung Kook -in- Take Care of the Young Lady, Spy Girl
(Kang Jin Goo) Song Young Kyu -in- Me Ri, Dae Gu's Attack and Defense Battle
(Lee Baek Ho) Choi Sung Gook -in- Mischievous Kiss
(Na Ae Sook) Ryu Shi Hyun -in- Goong
(Bae Jung Ah/cameo) Nam Gyu Ri -in- Haeundae Lovers
(Eugene/Go Soo Nam ex-girlfriend/cameo) Eugene/Kim Yoo Jin -in- King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo, Creating Destiny, One Mom and Three Dads, I Really Really Like You, Wonderful Life, Save the Last Dance for Me
(expert who specializes in catching cheating spouses/cameo) Kim Byung Man -in- Athena: Goddess of War, One Mom and Three Dads
(Jin Sook/cameo) Wang Bit Na/Woo Jin -in- Can Love Become Money?, Me Ri, Dae Gu's Attack and Defense Battle,
(Go Soo Nam's guest/cameo) Lee Sook -in- Faith, The Vineyard Man
(red bean roots monk/cameo) Lee Bong Gyu -in- It's Okay, Daddy's Girl, Beethoven Virus
(Samshin granny/cameo) Kim Soo Mi -in- Hooray for Love, Daring Women, Marrying the Mafia II
(devil assistant/cameo) Park Sang Min -in- City Hunter, Bad Couple
Faith/ The Great Doctor/ 신의 (信義)/ Shinui **** (Korean)
24 episodes
Kim Hee Sun as Yoo Eun Soo
I don't normally enjoy historicals, But made exception with this drama. A beautiful romantic adventure with a bit of a time twist and a wonderful soundtrack. Fav scene(s): Convincing the General that his new recruit is moving in with him. Telling off the Prince of the court.. in "heaven" words. The banging of pots and dancing to distract and irritate the white-haired flutist. and The 'affair' kiss.
A general practitioner-gone-plastic surgeon is kidnapped by a famous historical figure who is desperately looking for a 'heavenly' doc to help the ailing queen. After which, she gets caught up in political intrigue of the royal court... a young King still learning what it means to be a country's leader, a greedy uncle coveting the crown, an obsessive prince with armies at his command, and the growing love she shared with the general of the Woodalchi guard.
"Move & Run"
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You can also find:
(Choi Young) Lee Min Ho(1987) -in- City Hunter, Personal Preference, Boys Before Flowers, I'm Sam (Yoo Eun Soo)
Kim Hee Sun -in- Smile Again, My Fair Lady
(Gi Chul) Yoo Oh Sung -in- Invincible Lee Pyung Kang
(Jang Bin) Lee Philip -in- Secret Garden
(King Gong Min) Ryu Duk Hwan -in- My Little Bride
(Jo Il Sin) Lee Byung Joon -in- Me Too, Flower!, Birdie Buddy, Myung Wol the Spy, Dream High, Secret Garden, Call of the Country, Tempted Again, Cinderella Man, Don't Ask Me About the Past, Me Ri, Dae Gu's Attack and Defense Battle
(Court lady Choi) Kim Mi Kyung -in- Baby-faced Beauty, Secret Garden, Tempted Again, Who Are You?
(Ahn Do Chi) Kwon Min -in- My Boyfriend is Type-B
(Kyung Chang/King Choong Jung) Choi Won Hong -in- Rooftop Prince, My Princess, Mischievous Kiss
(Lee Sung Gye) Oh Jae Moo -in- Full House Take 2, King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo
(Man Bo Sibling) Lee Sook/Lee Jung Sook -in- The Vineyard Man
(Lee Je Hyun) Song Min Hyung -in- Full House Take 2, Baby and I
(Lee Saek) Kim Hyung Jong -in- Fugitive: Plan B, IRIS, Who Are You?, My Girlfriend is a Secret Agent
(Moon Chi Hoo/Leader of Crescent Moons) Choi Min Soo -in- One Percent of Anything
(Eun Soo's ex-boyfriend) Ahn Jae Wook -in- Mr Goodbye, Oh! Pil Seung And Bong Soon Young
(Eun Soo's second man) Park Hwi Soon -in- Dream High
(fortune teller) Oh Kwang Rok -in- Baby & Me, Vampire Cop Ricky, She's On Duty
(Yuan Envoy/Son Yoo) Park Sang Won -in- Hateful But Once Again
Rich Man Poor Woman/ リッチマン、プアウーマン ** (Japanese)
11 episodes
Ishihara Satomi as Natsui Makoto
This first episode and a good part of the second, seemed scattered and difficult to understand (tech talk).. It did pick up rather nicely though. Good Comedy Romance.
Fav scene(s): finally! He admits it!
Clumsy unemployed and struggling girl, meets a rich to ruin computer wiz company president with a repelling attitude. somehow, even through all of the trouble love does indeed blossom. Questions are.. how to get back on their feet, and how to get them both on the same page together?
You can also find:
Links go to other reviewed shows the actor has been in.
9 End 2 Outs/ 2 Outs in the 9th Inning/ 9회말 2아웃 ** (Korean)
16 episodes
Lee Tae Sung as Kim Jung Joo
It had a few comedic moments, especially so at the start. It nearly got to the TV shouting stage, but by the time that occurred, I was too bored to try. It got to dragging when the two main character's were missing the timing one after the other and I started wondering just when the misery would end. Squeaked by with 2 stars.. just barely. Fav scene(s): the actual, long-awaited, dual acknowledged, kiss.
Girl moves in with her best friend to get out from under the place she lived and told no-one but for that of her then boyfriend, her junior in age and a rising star baseball player. Her best bud though, attempts to keep his one-way love for her under wraps. Although the love turns out to be mutual between them, others stand in the way of any chance of a relationship.
You can also find:
(Byun Hyung Tae) Lee Jung Jin -in- Fugitive: Plan B
(Hong Nan Hee) Soo Ae/Park Soo Ae/Bak Su Ae -in- Athena: Goddess of War
(Kim Jung Joo) Lee Tae Sung -in- Rooftop Prince, Hooray for Love, Mischievous Kiss
(Yoon Sung Ah) Hwang Ji Hyun -in- Witch Amusement
(Kim Nam Jung) Jung Da Hye -in- Pasta
(Im Nak Bin) Lee Doo Il -in- Operation Proposal, Paradise Ranch
(Kim Choon Hee) Jo Eun Ji -in- Personal Preference, Lovers in Paris, Why Did You Come To My House?
(Kim Shin Ja) Kim Chang Sook -in- A Thousand Kisses, Exhibition of Fireworks
(Jun Mi Kyung) Son Jung Min -in- IRIS
(Byun Jung Woo) Lee Hee Do -in- Creating Destiny, One Mom and Three Dads, Mr Goodbye, One Percent of Anything
(Shin Joo Young) YoonA/Im Yoon Ah -in- Cinderella Man
(Kyung Ha) Yoon Ye Hee -in- City Hunter, Paradise Ranch, Take Care of the Young Lady, Goong S, My Name is Kim Sam-Soon
(Mr Park/team leader) Park Kwang Jung -in- Who Are You?, Sweet Buns, My Love Patzzi
Unstoppable Marriage/ 못말리는 결혼/ Motmalrineun Gyeolhon ** (Korean)
(Not to be confused with the Kr drama by the same name)
Movie
Kim Soo-Mi as Shim Mal-Nyeon
Amusing Movie. Seemed a tiny bit disjointed in places.. but I bet it was because of the movie's time constraints.Interesting to see the lady with the 'bad English slang outbursts' again "shuta up!". Favorite scene(s): Mom and dad, lacking sound to go with the hidden video feed to the girl's workshop, make up their own dialog of what they 'think' their kids are saying.
Rich guy, meets a traditional doll maker via a paragliding event that has him wailing in fright. She makes him join her classes to pay off the cost results of the event. After a night of indulging, the guy is intro'd to her father. So, deciding its only fair, he intro's her to his mom. Mom is looking to complete a golf course in the area and is having issues with the dad over his property. Unwilling to give up property and project, both parents decide they had better break the two up.
You can also find:
(Wang Ki-Baek) Ha Seok-Jin -in- Can't Live With Losing, Once Upon a Time in Saengchori, Hello, My Lady!, Princess LuLu
(Park Eun-Ho) Eugene/Kim Yoo-Jin -in- Ohlala Couple, Bread, Love and Dreams, Three Fathers, One Mother, Wonderful Life
(Park Ji-Man) Lim Chae-Mu -in- Smile Again
(Shim Mal-Nyeon) Kim Soo-Mi -in- Shotgun Love, Marrying the Mafia 2 - Enemy-in-Law, Daring Women
