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.
Im Jung Eun as Heo Yoon Yi
Kim Ji Hoon as Kim Hyung Do
Not really a romance even though there was the occasional 'hidden' glance from Yoon Yi... so this drama remains unrated in this review. It was quite a bit like a historical version of x-files I liked the mystery concept, such as UFO's, appearing in ancient accounts. The ending was rather confusing though, causing more questions then answers in my mind, There are, of course, tragic events in this drama. Fav Character: the scrambling, jittery, chicken, and yet forgiven sidekick.
A noble sees an unexplained happening one day over the ocean, as he and several others attempted to poison a man who claimed ufo's existed. In turn, after giving his report to the emperor, he is severely punished for spinning tales in a plot. An inspector, known for his straight-laced ways, attempts to discover the truth behind the stories and discovers a vacated town and a royal attempt to cover it up. He is then given no choice but to create a reasonable explanation for the fire in the sky many saw. Then he is set on a new mission working in secret with a small team to learn more about the strange happenings in the area.
You can also find:
(Kim Hyung Do) Kim Ji Hoon -in- Great Inheritance
(Ji Seung) Kim Gab Soo -in- IRIS, When It's At Night, Don't Ask Me About the Past, She's On Duty, He Was Cool, Bungee Jumping of their Own
(Jang Man) Jo Hee Bong -in- I Do, I Do, Fugitive: Plan B, When It's At Night
(Choi Eui Shin) Jun So Min -in- One Mom and Three Dads
(Sook Mi) Jo Jung Eun -in- Vampire Prosecutor, King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo
(Boo Ok) Jo An/Jo Kyung Jin -in- Go Go Sister
(?) Kim Eung Soo -in- Vampire Prosecutor, Fugitive: Plan B, Marrying the Mafia III, Art of Fighting
Konkatsu!/ Marriage Hunting!/ 婚カツ！ **(Japanese)
11 episodes
Ueto Aya as Tobita Haruno
Mildly funny romance. Somehow My eyes were always being drawn to the main male lead's hair... it just.. idunno.. it looked weird. Fav character(s): yasu and spunky Haruno.
Having walked away from a previous job in efforts to save the job of a co-worker, Kuniyuki desperately looks about for a new job. finally finding a temporary possibility he tells a fib to pass the 'marriage' requirement. Then finds himself having to back it up before the company president finds out.
You can also find:
Links go to other reviewed shows the actor has been in.
Lost and Found/ Sweet Lies/ 달콤한 거짓말/ Dalkeumhan Keojitmal ** (Korean)
Movie 113 mins
Lee Ki-woo as Kang Min-woo
Funny little romance. Girl was a dorky clutz yet full of spirit... especially when she 'pulled faces' for the camera and nearly got caught doing so several times. Favorite quote(s): "I can remember a time when I was in love with you." "I can't remember a time when I was not."
Girl with a long-time crush on a schoolmate is having a terrible day. First, she awakens late from a drunken stupor and is fired from her job, then she gets her purse stolen by some guy on a motorbike... as if that were not enough, when she goes to chase the purse-snatcher, she runs into an abruptly appearing car. She awakens to discover that the guy who hit her is none other then her crush! ..so she feigns amnesia and having no choice, he takes her to his place. There she lives in bliss for 2 days before once more reality crashes down on her in the form of an old friend who takes her home again and attempts to jog her 'unwilling' memories.
You can also find:
(Ji-ho Han) Park Jin-Hee -in- Love in Magic
(Min-woo Kang) Lee Ki-Woo -in- He Was Cool, Windstruck, Flower Boy Ramen Shop
(Ji-hun Han) Kim Dong-Wook -in- Finding Mr. Destiny, Coffee Prince
(Eun-suk Ko/Ji-ho's friend) Choi Eun-Ju -in- Marrying the Mafia II, Love in Magic
(Han-sang jeong) Cho Jin-Woong -in- Don't Ask Me About the Past
(TV show director) Kim Kwang-Kyu -in- The Secret Reunion, My Mighty Princess, Windstruck, Gentleman's Dignity, Scent of a Woman, Can You Hear My Heart, Oh! My Lady, Hello, My Lady!, The Accidental Couple, Couple or Trouble, Mr. Good-Bye
(tv show contestant/baseball hitter) Min Kyeong-Jin -in- Castaway on the Moon
(?) Yeon Jun-Seok -in- Brilliant Legacy
(?) Jo Seok-Hyeon -in- The Secret Reunion, 200 Pounds Beauty, Vampire Cop Ricky, Art of Fighting
(Dong-sik's mother) Yang Hee-Kyeong -in- Birdie Buddy, Princess Prosecutor, Tamra, the Island, Three Fathers, One Mother, Dalja's Spring
(art director) Kwon Tae-Won -in- Too Beautiful to Lie, Tamra, the Island, Cinderella Man
(doctor) Choi Jin-Ho -in- Kiss Me, Kill Me, Woochi, Seducing Mr. Perfect
(cameo) Kim Sun-A -in- She's on Duty, I Do, I Do, Scent of a Woman, The City Hall, Night after Night, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon
Daddy-Long-Legs/ 키다리 아저씨/ Kidari ajeossi ** (Korean)
Movie 99mins
A sort of melancholy romance story. Implied tragedy. I did like how when the truth became known, they re-showed the flashback scenes with the two in switched places. Fav character(s): The director and his brother.
A somewhat sheltered little girl loses her loving parents at a rather young age, but She manages to meet life's changes head on. One day, she received a gift of shoes from an unknown admirer.. when she arrived at the collage admin in a rush to pay the tuition, she found it had just been paid. She thought to find the person who paid it only to meet a dead end.. so she accepted the help from her unknown "daddy-long-legs".
After collage time was over, she gains employment as a staff writer for a radio show and is given an offer to move into a place close by while the unknown owner was away on sick leave. Soon after, a friendly co-worker moves in, and she falls in love with a guy who works the counter at the company record store.
Then one evening, after her laptop broke, she switched over to the owner's computer and saw timed emails show up, the owner had written letters to herself? In these letters, the owner describes a one-way desperate love and a horrible disease that would soon rob her of her memories. Unable to find the guy described, she decided to air the letters on the radio.
You can also find:
(Cha Young-Mi) Ha Ji-Won -in- Love So Divine, 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant, The King 2hearts, Secret Garden
(Kim Joon-Ho) Yeon Jeong-Hun -in- Love in Magic, Vampire Prosecutor, Can Love Become Money, Snow White
(Kang Jong-Jong/Jjong) Shin Yi -in- Marrying the Mafia II, My Boyfriend Is Type-B
(PD Lee) Jeong Jun-Ha -in- Finding Mr. Destiny, Marrying the Mafia II, He Was Cool, The Greatest Love
(Hyung-Joon) Hyun-Bin/Kim Tae-Pyoung -in- A Millionaire's First Love, Secret Garden, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon
(?) Geum Bo-Ra -in- Art of Seduction, Fake Family Service, Princess LuLu, Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy
(doctor) Seo Young-Hwa -in- Why Did You Come to My House?
(Hyung-Joon's friend) Baek Seung-Hyeon -in- City Hunter, Lie to Me
(postal service employee) Jung Min-Sung -in- Kiss Me, Kill Me, Baby & Me, 200 Pounds Beauty
(girl in flashbacks) Park Eun-hye -in- Exhibition of Fireworks
Can Love Become Money?/ For the Emperor/ 사랑도 돈이 되나요/ Sarangdo Doni Dwoinayo ** (Korean)
20 episodes
Neato to see the lead actor for Vampire Prosecutor playing in a warm romantic comedy.. even as his character was cold and curt most of the time. On the other hand, I wasn't too pleased with the character's chosen match... even as I enjoyed the storyline. she seemed soo.. frumpy and lost waif-ish to me. Me-thinks she needs a wardrobe update.. stat! favorite character(s): Chairman Ma.
A cold and calculating chairman of a hotel business, is faced with an inheritance stipulation that would require him to marry. In spite of his refusal, his uncle hatches a plan to train someone as a secretary with the purpose of getting close to him. A down-and-out desperate Da Ran is secured and trained to handle the irritable chairman with the promise of paying off her father's debts to a loan shark if she succeeds. To add to this, there is a skeleton bumping about in In Tak's closet that when let loose, may just cost him everything and a purposefully found cousin whose true intentions are yet to be brought into the light.
You can also find:
(chairman/Ma In Tak) Yun Jung Hoon -in- Vampire Prosecutor, Snow White, Love In Magic
(fake cousin/Hong Mi Mi) Wang Bit Na -in- Me Ri, Dae Gu's Attack and Defense Battle
(Kim Sun Woo) Jo Yeon Woo -in- Hooray for Love, What's Up Fox?
(Bang Kook Bong) Kim Hyung Bum -in- Rooftop Prince, Protect the Boss, When It's At Night, I Really Really Like You, Lovers in Paris, My Girlfriend is an Agent
(Lady Jung) Kim Chung -in- Protect the Boss, Daring Women, Last Scandal, Delightful Girl Choon Hyang, Lovers in Paris, One Percent of Anything, Loving You a Thousand Times
A Gentleman's Dignity/ Gentlemen's Class/ Grace of Gentleman/ 신사의 품격/ Shinsa-ui Poomgyuk **\ (Korean)
20 episodes
Ji Hyun Woo as Kim Boong Do
One would think this drama would be a little draggy, but I thought it fairly evenly paced. I really enjoyed the rapport between the guys as well as the eventual inclusion of the girls. Favorite character: Collin
Story of 4 best friends, 'growing up and falling in love' after middle age.
architect Kim Do Jin, falls for Seo Yi Soo, a teacher and part-time umpire,
Im Tae San is in a chilly relationship and wondering who else there might be, Choi Yoon, a widower of 4 years, who tries as he might not to fall for a complicated younger generation, and Lee Jung Rok, something of a playboy, in a rather loveless marriage which he might just lose to divorce. Add to that, one first love, and a young man claiming one of them is his father.
You can also find:
(Kim Do Jin) Jang Dong Gun -in- Il-Ji-Mae
(Seo Yi Soo) Kim Ha Neul -in- You're My Pet, My Girlfriend is an Agent, Too Beautiful To Lie, My Tutor Friend
(Im Tae San) Kim Soo Ro-in- Vampire Cop Ricky, Windstruck
(Choi Yoon) Kim Min Jong -in- Athena: Goddess of War, Sweet Spy
(Lee Jung Rok) Lee Jong Hyuk -in- Vampire Prosecutor, Fugitive: Plan B
(Lee Jung Rok) Yoon Se Ah -in- City Hall, Lovers in Prague
(Park Min Sook) Kim Jung Nan -in- Creating Destiny, My Fair Lady, Baby and I
(Teacher Park Hyun Joo) Nam Hyun Joo -in- City Hall
(Seo Yi Soo's mother/cameo) Cha Hwa Yun -in- Protect the Boss, My Princess, City Hall
(Kim Eun Ji) Kim Yoon Seo -in- Tempted Again
(Choi Yoon's client/cameo) Ahn Hye Kyung -in- I Really Really Like You, The Naked Kitchen
(lady in the bar/cameo) Sa Hee/Min Seo Eun/Kim Young Sook -in- Secret Garden, Daring Women
(high school teacher of the 4some/cameo) Kim Kwang Gyu -in- Scent of a Woman, Can You Hear My Heart, Oh! My Lady, That Fool, Hello! Miss, Mr Goodbye, Couple of Fantasy, Secret Reunion, Windstruck
(herself/cameo) Choi Soo Young -in- Paradise Ranch, Oh! My Lady
(Na Jong Seok/cameo) Kim Dong Gyoon -in- It's Okay, Daddy's Girl, Secret Garden, City Hall, Thirty Thousand Miles in Search of My Son
(himself/Yi Soo's former student/cameo) Jung Yong Hwa -in- You've Fallen for Me, You're Beautiful
(Private Kim/President Song's son/cameo) Kim Sung Oh -in- Myung Wol the Spy, Secret Garden, She's On Duty
Good Drama.. Had some comic moments, had a bit of romance.. and a fair bit of action. Only one 'yell-at-the-screen moment for me.. it was the thought that that 'bad guy' somehow t-ported out of that room, because really, that was pretty much the only way he was likely to get away without sprouting several new body vents for the effort...well I guess its also possible if all the guards gasped and dropped their weaponry at the same time. -.- It was a clear case of "Girl Chooses Neither".
A female bodyguard and her class rival are teamed up to protect the son of the prez.. a free-wheeling, immature, playboy, with a chip o the past on his shoulder for the girl's partner.
Why Did You Come to My House?/ 우리집에 왜 왔니 / 우리집에 왜왔니/
Woori jipyeo wae wassni? * (Korean)
This movie is unrelated to the Korean Drama by the same name.
Movie 107 mins
Kang Hye-Jung as Su-kang
Depressing movie. I didn't care at all for the sad tragic hopelessness of the character's situation all around.
A guy, still unable to get over wife's untimely death, attempts to kill himself and is interrupted by a 'crazy beggar' entering his house. When he comes to, he is tied up and she has the run of things. Eventually her story comes out.. she has been stalking his neighbor, her first love, for the last 10 years and plans to do away with him.
You can also find:
(Su-kang) Kang Hye-Jung -in- Kiss Me, Kill Me
(?) Jo Eun-Ji -in- Personal Taste, Lovers in Paris
(?) Lee Mi-Do -in- Spellbound, Woochi, A Millionaire's First Love, Marrying the Mafia II
(?) Oh Gwang-Rok -in- Vampire Cop Ricky, Baby and Me, She's on Duty
Jung Jae-young as Dong Chi-sung
Lee Na-young as Han Yi-yeon
Slightly depressing romance... of sorts. Guess it was alright. Fav scene(s): The Guy commenting about the lame movie he watched.
A baseball outfielder with something of a dead-end life/love life, Learns he has only so many months to live. So he goes to a pub as usual, and gets drunk. He then awakens the next day, in a motel room the bartender has rented. It becomes apparent that she has been in love with him for some time, always quietly watching from a distance. Her care wins over his heart without his conscience knowledge, since he has never been truly in love before. But what to do with such a short time left?
You can also find:
(Dong Chi-sung) Jung Jae-young -in- Castaway On The Moon
(Han Yi-yeon) Lee Na-young -in- The Fugitive: Plan B, Please Teach Me English
(Yi yeon's friend) Lee Min-jung -in- Big, Smile, You, Boys Over Flowers, Who Are You?
(captain) Im Ha Ryong -in- Me Too, Flower!
(?) Jang Young Nam -in- I Love Lee Tae Ri, Vampire Prosecutor, One Mom and Three Dads, Dal Ja's Spring, Hello Ghost, Finding Mr. Destiny
(?) Jeong Gyu-Su -in- Hello Ghost, Finding Mr. Destiny, Baby and Me, Protect The Boss, The Greatest Love, Cinderella Man
(Ju Yu-won) Kim Hye-Na -in- Love So Divine
(?) Oh Seung Hyun -in- Snow White
(?) Park Mi-Suk -in- Mr. Good-Bye
(?) Choi Il-hwa -in- City Hunter, Dream High, King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo, City Hall, The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince, Lovers, My Tutor Friend 2, The King and the Clown, Finding Mr. Destiny, Birdie Buddy
(Yi-yeon's mother) Kim Hye-jung -in- Gourmet, Me Ri, Dae Gu's Attack and Defense Battle
(?) Im Seung-dae -in- Call of the Country
(?) Jo Deok-hyeon -in- Who Are You?
(?) Lee Cheol-min -in- Baby & Me, Secret Agent Miss Oh, Taming of the Heir
I Love Lee Tae Ri/ 아이러브 이태리/ I Love Italy ** (Korean)
16 episodes
Kim Ki Bum as Geum Eun Dong/Min Soo
Romantic Comedy. Had some surprising lols in this moving along drama. Had some difficulty finding all of the episodes working. Translation was sketchy to horrible in places. ending was ehh. Still, it was a great storyline with good acting. Fav scene(s): A spotlight smooch, a flyswatter doubling as flypaper, and a super cool sundial in lighted motion.
Because of curiosity turned heartbreak, a tearful need for a friend, a couple of wishes, and a peculiar eclipse, a young teen finds himself instantly 'grown up' and quickly becomes embroiled in a difficult mess between a vengeful uncle, an adopted daughter and a museum in the cross-hairs.
You can also find:
(Lee Tae Ri) Park Ye Jin -in- My Princess, Hateful But Once Again
(Choi Seung Jae) Yang Jin Woo -in- My Tutor Friend 2
(Geum San) Im Ho -in- My Sassy Girl
(Oh Mi Ja) Jang Young Nam -in- Vampire Prosecutor, One Mom and Three Dads, Dal Ja's Spring. Hello Ghost, Finding Mr. Destiny, My Girlfriend is an Agent
(Hwang Min Gook, coach) Jang Seo Won -in- You've Fallen for Me, Secret Garden
(Geum Hak Sa/Tae-Ri's uncle?) Lee Moon-Su -in- Hello Ghost
(Head of a department) Kim Young-Hoon -in- Poongsan, Art of Fighting, He Was Cool
I Do, I Do/ 아이두 아이두/ Love coolly, live straight **\ (Korean)
16 episodes
Oh Min Suk as Jake Han
Fun Drama with funny moments that seemed to run in little clumps throughout the drama like misunderstandings building onto other misunderstandings one after another. A little bit of a departure from the typical, this drama has two very cool rivals.. its the main attraction that has most of the issues. Fav character(s): Tae Kang's father for his brand of 'tough love' for his son, Tae Kang for his boyish sweetness, the doctor for his willingness to concede friendship for both. Fav scene(s): new dad to the rescue!.. with a glass of water and a little makeup.
A top director of a shoe company goes drinking one evening and winds up in a one night stand with the only son of a shoe imitator. While fighting to retain her position in the company and just after she makes the acquaintance of a doctor and prospective husband, she realizes she is pregnant.
You can also find:
(Hwang Ji An) Kim Sun Ah -in- Scent of a Woman, City Hall, When It's At Night, She's On Duty
(Jake Han) Oh Min Suk/Min Suk -in- Thirty Thousand Miles in Search of My Son
(Yeom Na Ri) Im Soo Hyang -in- Paradise Ranch
(Ji An's father) Yoon Joo Sang -in- Baby-faced Beauty, IRIS, Smile, You, That Fool, Who Are You?, Sweet Spy, The King and the Clown
(Ji An's mother) Oh Mi Yeon -in- Hateful But Once Again, One Percent of Anything, Seducing Mr. Perfect
(Park Kwang Suk) Park Young Kyu -in- Protect the Boss
(Lee Choong Baek) Shin Seung Hwan -in- Myung Wol the Spy
(Lady Park) Oh Mi Hee -in- Lie to Me, Goong S
(President Yeom) Lee Dae Yeon -in- My Princess, Oh! My Lady, Innocent Steps
(Seol Bong Soo) Jo Hee Bong -in- Fugitive: Plan B, When It's At Night
The ending didn't quite make sense to me. Figured it would be the image of the kid who had returned, not his older brother. Well anyway, good story. Fav scene(s): "too big!"
A teacher suspecting her doctor bf, is given a moments support and motorcycle ride by a transfer student, then, while she waits by the lake, the student and doctor get into an auto accident and fall into the water, in a moment of reckoning the two switch minds and the body of the student lapses into coma leaving the student turned doctor to carry on.
You can also find:
(Seo Yoon Jae) Gong Yoo -in- The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince, Hello My Teacher, Finding Mr. Destiny, She's on Duty, Spy Girl, My Tutor Friend
(Kil Da Ran) Lee Min Jung -in- Smile, You, Boys Before Flowers, Who Are You?
(Kang Kyung Joon) Shin Won Ho -in- Bachelor's Vegetable Store
(Jang Ma Ri) Suzy/Bae Su Ji -in- Dream High
(Lee Se Young) Jang Hee Jin -in- Myung Wol the Spy, Hello My Teacher, Marrying the Mafia III
(Kang Hyuk Soo) Jang Hyun Sung -in- Vampire Prosecutor, Great Inheritance, The Perfect Couple
(Lee Kyung Mi) Go Soo Hee -in- Lovers
(Kil Min Kyu) Ahn Suk Hwan -in- Rooftop Prince, Paradise Ranch, Fugitive: Plan B, Personal Preference, Cinderella Man, Boys Before Flowers, My Girl, Delightful Girl Choon Hyang
(Kil Choong Shik) Baek Sung Hyun -in- That Fool
(Na Hyo Sang) Moon Ji Yoon -in- Iljimae, Delightful Girl Choon Hyang
(Kim Young Ok) Choi Ran -in- You're Beautiful, Thirty Thousand Miles in Search of My Son, My Girl, Delightful Girl Choon Hyang
( Lee Ae Kyung) Shin Ji Soo -in- Scent of a Woman, Thirty Thousand Miles in Search of My Son
Surprise Party/ 서프라이즈/ Seopeuraijeu ** (Korean)
Movie 98 mins
Shin Ha-Kyun as 'fake' Kim Jeong-Woo
On the eve of a surprise party for a girl's boyfriend, her father refuses her to have anymore to do with the guy. so, she begs her friend to buy her time to convince her father, by keeping the arriving boyfriend distracted. The bffriend, grudgingly agrees and dashes to the airport. using what sketchy info she has been given, she locates her target and strives to keep him occupied for the day with some crazy antics.
You can also find:
(Du Hyeong) Kong Hyung-Jin -in- Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox(anime), Marrying the Mafia II, The Fugitive: Plan B, Dalja's Spring, Lovers
(In-ju) Kong Hyo-Jin -in- Flower Boy Ramen Shop, The Greatest Love, Pasta, Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy, Sangdoo, Let's Go to School!
(Mi-ryeong's husband) Kim Hak-Cheol -in- Once Upon a Time in Saengchori
(?) Ryu Seung-Soo -in- Finding Mr. Destiny, 200 Pounds Beauty, Lie to Me
(?) Yeom Dong-Hun/Yeom Dong-Hwan -in- The King 2hearts, It's Okay, Daddy's Girl, The City Hall
(cleaning service staff) Maeng Bong-Hak -in- Le Grand Chef, Art of Fighting, The King and the Clown, City Hunter, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon
(cop) Yum Dong-Hyun -in- The City Hall, Beethoven Virus
('real' Jeong-Woo) Lee Sun-Kyun -in- Love So Divine, Pasta, My Sweet Seoul, Coffee Prince, Lovers
Hooray for Love/ Long Live Love/ 애정만만세/ Aejungmanmanse ** (Korean)
57 episodes
Kim Yoo Bin as Nam Da Reum
A tangled web of a deceitful romance that was several episodes too long. It did have some fun moments.. enough to keep my interest for some time. There is a tragic death.. for those wanting the forewarning. Fav scene(s): An accidental meeting... several times, A lawyer's determination to keep his love by his side, and a child's innocent vow to make a better life for herself, her father, and the new school chef.
First there was her father's affair. Then, it was a trick vacation to Guam for the girls. After which, the disaster unfolded for the father's daughter. She quickly acted to prevent the fake divorce from becoming a reality, hiring a playboy lawyer to fight for her. The divorce is a messy one which even threatens her livelyhood when the lovely little porridge shop they had together, was lost to the ex. Then, mom reunites with her ex, she falls for the lawyer, and the tangled threads tighten around the families involved.
You can also find:
(Kang Jae Mi) Lee Bo Young -in- Athena: Goddess of War, Mr Goodbye, Save the Last Dance for Me
(Byun Dong Woo) Lee Tae Sung -in- Rooftop Prince, Mischievous Kiss
(Han Jung Soo) Jin Yi Han -in- Who Are You?, Love, So Divine
(Kang Hyung Do) Chun Ho Jin -in- City Hunter, Paradise Ranch, Smile, You, Goong S, Vampire Cop Ricky
(Byun Joo Ri) Byun Jung Soo -in- Manny, Pasta, Bad Couple, What's Up Fox?, Last Scandal
(Oh Jung Shim) Yoon Hyun Sook -in- Me Ri, Dae Gu's Attack and Defense Battle, Wonderful Life, The Art of Fighting
(Nam Dae Moon) Ahn Sang Tae -in- Rooftop Prince, Once Upon a Time in Saengchori, Prosecutor Princess, The Art of Seduction, The Beast and the Beauty
(Nam Da Reum) Kim Yoo Bin -in- Oh! My Lady
(Crystal Park) Kim Soo Mi -in- Daring Women, Marrying the Mafia II
(Byun Choon Nam) Park In Hwan -in- It's Okay, Daddy's Girl, Hello! Miss, Lovers, Save the Last Dance for Me, Hello My Teacher, My Love Patzzi
(Nam Ji Eun/cameo) Park Shi Eun -in- Delightful Girl Choon Hyang
(Director Park/cameo) Jo Yeon Woo -in- What's Up Fox?
Sweet romantic comedy..even though there seemed no real chemistry between the male lead and anyone else. Still, I liked him for a clumsy personality which was a bit of relief from the concerns of the president, her cruddy subordinates, the strictness of the lead teacher, and the sniping from some of the students.
An older single teacher gets more responsibilities when another teacher resigns and a young hand-picked freeter substitute is introduced. After a couple of drunken evenings and a bad circumstance, he moves in with her in secrecy, with the understanding he would find his own place when he got paid. How long though, will they be able to keep it and their growing feelings for one another under wraps?
You can also find:
Links go to other reviewed shows the actor has been in.
100 Days with Mr. Arrogant/ 내사랑 싸가지/ Naesarang Ssagaji ** (Korean)
Movie 95mins
Ha Ji-Won as Kang Ha-Young
Kim Jae-Won as Ahn Hyung-Joon
Romantic fun in spots. Might have to give this one another watch-see sometime. Rated low in 2 stars. fav scene(s): a kick-the-can dash-away.
A school Girl, having just gotten dumped, mopes her way to school, and in a sudden fit of anger, punts an empty sofa can... which glances off a car as it passes. The driver gets out and claiming damage in the thousands, demands repayment. She runs, but loses her pocketbook. The guy tracks her down again and she agree to a 100 day slave contract.
Please Teach Me English/ 영어완전정복/ Yeongeo wanjeonjeongbok ** (Korean)
Movie 118 mins
Light comedy romance. An entry-level office girl is given the task of taking an English class by her co-workers. There she meets a playboy, with his eyes on the blond Australian teacher. She falls for the guy and becomes determined to get him to notice 'plain and normal' her.
Lovers in Prague/ 프라하의 연인/ Peurahaui Yeonin/ Praha Lovers ** (Korean)
18 episodes
Jang Geun Suk as Yoon Gun-hee
A near-tragic story. The prosecutor's father was a serious piece of work in his greed, cold-hearted ambitions, and manipulations. The girl, even while in the midst of hurt over a past love's eventual return, did her very best to chase after her love with everything she had to give, even against all the rebuffing and anger the rattling caused. Fav character(s): the girl, her younger bro, and her father.
A romance between a cop, a prosecutor, a pianist, and a diplomat.
You can also find:
(Kim Hye-joo) Yoon Se Ah -in- A Gentleman's Dignity, City Hall, Smile Again
(Suh Yoon-kyu) Yoon Young Joon -in- Lovers in Paris, The Art of Seduction
(Hwang Dal-ho/Sang-hyun's partner) Kim Seung Wook -in- When It's At Night, Get Karl! Oh Soo Jung, Oh! Pil Seung And Bong Soon Young, Marrying the Mafia
Mildly funny romance. Got a few giggles and sympathy out of me for the "can't sleep dreammare." The shop theme seemed a wanted and delightful one, but, I can imagine it'd be difficult to maintain in it's platonic style. All in all, it seemed... melancholy.
Shio, a 30something salon worker starts a business to help women sleep by providing sleep companions.. Young men willing to to play teddybear for a night. But in all her helping others, she didn't consider herself, lonely since the day the older brother of one of her sheep ran off trailing divorce papers for her. As it turns out, two of the sheep profess feelings for her, and try to help her out, going to the extent of possibly throwing away a future career because it would mean years in a far away place.
You can also find:
Links go to other reviewed shows the actor has been in.
Star no Koi/ Star Struck/ Love with a Super Star/ スタアの恋/ Sutaa no Koi ** (Japanese)
11 episodes
Kusanagi Tsuyoshi as Nakata Sosuke
Fujiwara Norika as Kirishima Hikaruko
A romance-comedic take on a British film. The two main characters in this drama just kept missing each-others cues and prompts. The only true drawback that I found to this drama, was the constant repeat of the theme 'song's first couple of chorus lines. I dunno it got seriously old really fast to me. fav scene(s): The star's sudden arrival at the commoner's home for a week's stay.
A 'common' worker in a ham company, meets and falls in with a famous actress, when she seizes the moment in an attempt to spur the guy she liked. He's disappointed by the use, but plays along for a time until the situation falls apart and the truth is revealed. From that point onward, they were brought together several times but each time seemed to result in another fail to realize their true feelings for one another. Would the two ever find the moment to confess before the distance became too great?
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