Sunnyelf's blog review of Asian Dramas and Movies.
This blog is a personal labor of love in a constant flux of improvement.
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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.
This drama gains a special mention for the Freakin Wow Intros!! prize going to whoever the graphic artist was that created the amazing opening scenes of the swooping fire/care accident and the water-drop drawings. (pokes image above as an example) Kudos as well, to the leading man for creating such colorful characters as alts to the original personality. I almost added 'fantasy' to the tags of this drama because of the strange appearance of the neck tattoo whenever Se Gi was in the 'house', so to speak. And for the eye color change, which seemed less and less apparent as the episodes went on... I thought it was a taste of the fantastical but maybe it wasn't meant to be. Favorite scene(s): Bro gets to meet Yo Na. Leaps and smooches ftw! and.. Se Gi hopping straight-away to Ri Jin's commands... and bristling under the 3 rules.
With past horrors well buried beyond memory's reach, a young man, heir to a wealthy business group, suffers from a multiple personality disorder. While trying hard to keep it under wraps, he meets a 1st year psychiatrist and hires her as a secret doctor to help keep his different personalities from getting too far out of hand when he is having to deal with his family and the politics of the group. But past trouble refuses to stay buried in the past for either one of them and quickly creates a major upheaval for all concerned.
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Heart to Heart/ 하트 투 하트/ Hateu Too Hateu ** (S.Korea)
16 episodes
Choi Moo-Sung as Butler Aun Byeong Yeol
Kind of a weird start for this story. I warmed up to it by about the 4th episode and glad I did. It was worth watching. Not to be a sorry spoiler but.. Favorite scene(s): A chat-back heart to heart with grumpy ol grampa.
A girl with a couple of.. embarrassing quirks preventing her from confessing.. or from having any sort of conversion at all with her crush of the last 7 years, has, first, a run-in with, then, an agreement with a published psychiatrist (with issues of his own) to help her 'fix' them. If, that is, she will help him with one of his own rather debilitating issues.. a fear of his patients.
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A psychiatrist with anxiety issues meets a well-known writer of mystery books on a tv program, with a hidden past. A secret of which his big brother has paid for with a lengthy prison stay. Big bro has sworn revenge on Jae Yul for being a traitor to him in court and is looking for an outing that would give him another opportunity to fulfil his threat. Not long after the interview, This Author moves into the shared housing with Hae Soo and two friends. A sort of bantering relationship is started and then complicated as its discovered the scarred results of the author's past in the form of Kang Woo, is set to have him admitted or dead before Jae-Beom is even released.
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Jin/ 仁 (Japanese)
11 episodes - season 1
11 episodes - season 2 Ayase Haruka as
Tachibana Saki
Osawa Takao as Minakata Jin
Time Slip Dr. Jin/ 닥터 진/ Dak-teo Jin/ Dr. Jin ** (Korean)
22 episodes Jin Yi Han as Hong Young Hwi
A medical time story, semi-romance based on Japanese manga story. The Korean version could have been a little less gross about the operations, I thought, without effecting the solidity of the storyline. Well I survived and hung on through the blood,guts,n gore clear to the end and, all in all, it wasn't that bad of a drama. Favorite character(s): the death defying brother.
A neurosurgeon removes a fetus from a mystery patient's brain, only to fall off a building and find himself many years in an alternate past. There, he meets and gets entangled in deadly political intrigue, as a relative of royalty covets the throne for his son, and the removal of an old ruling clan. The poor doc is in a race against time and the age, all while trying hard to keep the girl who looks exactly like his sick girlfriend, safe, keep history on its correct course as well as to follow his doctor's instincts to save life for those in need, no matter their rank or what side they might be on..
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(Jin Hyuk) Song Seung Hun -in- My Princess, Summer Scent, He Was Cool
(Yoo Mi Na/Hong Young Rae) Park Min Young -in- City Hunter, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, I'm Sam
(Kim Kyung Tak) Kim Jae Joong/Yeong Woong Jae Jung/Jejung -in- Protect the Boss, Codename: Jackal
(Prince/Lee Ha Eung) Lee Bum Soo -in- IRIS II, Project Makeover, 200 Pounds Beauty, She's on Duty, Please Teach Me English, Bunge Jumping of Their Own, The Romantic President
(Young Rae's brother/Hong Young Hwi) Jin Yi Han -in- Hooray for Love, Who Are You?, Love, So Divine
(Kyung Tak's father/Kim Byung Hee) Kim Eung Soo/キム・ウンス -in- Vampire Prosecutor, Fugitive: Plan B, Secret Investigation Record, Marrying the Mafia III, Art of Fighting, For the Sake of Son
(Young Rae's mother) Kim Hye Ok -in- Scent of a Woman, Baby-faced Beauty, It's Okay, Daddy's Girl, My Sweet City, Powerful Opponents, I Hate You, But It's Fine, I Really Really Like You, Wonderful Life, My Dear Enemy, My Little Bride, My Tutor Friend
(Yoo Hong Pil) Kim Il Woo -in- IRIS II, Sweet Spy
(doctor/Heo Gwang) Jung Eun Pyo -in- Paradise Ranch, Invincible Lee Pyung Kang, Le Grand Chef
(Kwon Ik Joo) Lee Seung Joon -in- Kiss Me, Kill Me
(loan shark/Joo Pal) Lee Won Jong -in- Vampire Prosecutor, Wild Romance, Scent of a Woman, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, A Man Called God, Gourmet, Iljimae, 200 Pounds Beauty
(Kkae Bok) Kim Kwang Sik -in- When It's At Night, Iljimae, My Tutor Friend 2
(Kim Byung Ok) Kim Byung Choon -in- City Hunter, Love Exposure, Jeon Woo-Chi, Tamra, the Island
(dowager/King's mother Jo) Jung Hye-Sun -in- Bread, Love and Dreams, Cinderella Man,
(Noble man Lee) Kim Myeong-Kuk -in- Romantic Debtors, Spy Girl, Ohlala Couple, A Man Called God, My Fair Lady
(linen shop owner) Jo Mi-Ryung -in- Love in Magic, Can't Live With Losing, Dr. Gang
(King Cheoljong) Kim Byeong-Se -in- A Millionaire's First Love, Full House Take 2, Color of Women, The Last Scandal of My Life
(Teacher Kang) Ha Soo-Ho -in- The Secret Reunion
(Noble woman Jo) Jang Yeong-Nam -in- Hello Ghost, Finding Mr. Destiny, My Girlfriend is an Agent, 7th Grade Civil Servant, I Love Lee Tae-Ri, Vampire Prosecutor, Three Fathers, One Mother, Dalja's Spring
(French Priest Liddell) Fabien Yoon -in- The King 2hearts
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.
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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
