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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Eternity: A chinese ghost story




Eternity: a chinese ghost story

Details

  • Title: 倩女幽魂 / Qian Nv You Hun
  • Also known as: Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story
  • Episodes: 40
  • Broadcast network: CTS
  • Broadcast year: 2003
  • Opening theme song: Qian Nv You Hun by Daniel Chan
  • Ending theme song: What Can I Do by Daniel Chan

Synopsis

The empire of Tang has enjoyed a hundred years of prosperity since its founding. However, calamities and dangers nearly always lurk within affluent times.

Famous Taoist sect, Xuan Xin Zhen Zong's forefather once discovered a huge stone cave in the deep mountain range, in the cave was a stone tablet carved with ancient writings. The ancient inscriptions foretold of all events since Tang Dynasty was founded, such as who would be the emperors, when would disasters occur, all of which were predicted with uncanny accuracy. What struck terror into the hearts of people was the last verse on the tablet, prophesying a grim future: When the constellation of Prince of Darkness Clashing with Seven Malignant Stars appears, Estranged Couple of Seven Lifetimes will be reborn. The demon sect will make use of the power from the acrimonious energy of the star-crossed lovers to dominate the world, turning it into a living hell. The tablet also stated clearly the time and place the Estranged Couple will be born, seemingly hoping that some destined person would stumble across the tablet, and come up with a plan to save the masses.

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Barbie Hsu

Barbie Hsu

Barbie Hsu (Chinese: 徐熙媛; pinyin: Xú Xīyuàn; Wade-Giles: Hsü Hsi-yüan; also known as Dà S (大S) to fans) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She is most well known for her role in Taiwanese dramas, especially Meteor Garden, a Japanese manga adaptation that propelled her to fame. She also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. Barbie has also appeared in the Taiwanese series Mars with Vic Zhou. Barbie also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." (Sisters of Shu) with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called Abnormal Girls, so from then on, they called themselves ASOS (Abnormal Sisters of Shu).[citation needed]

Barbie Hsu has endorsed Tissot watches since 2005 and signed an additional 3-year contract in April 2008.

Filmography

TV Series

Movies

Variety Shows

Books

Personal life

  • She is no longer in a relationship with popular actor Vic Zhou, a member of popular Taiwanese band F4.
  • She is a vegetarian.
  • She recently published a book over beauty and cosmetics.
  • She is popular in the Philippines after her drama series, Meteor Garden with F4 (now JVKV).
  • She shot to fame in Japan after her series Meteor Garden & Mars were shown on local TV and became hits.
  • She also released a photo book in Japan, called Barbie Essence which became a best seller after a week of its release.

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Kim Ah-Joong

Kim Ah-Joong


Kim Ah-joong (also Kim Ah-Jung or Kim A-joong or Kim Ah Joong; born October 16, 1982, in Seoul, South Korea), is a South Korean film and drama actress/model.

Career

Kim Ah-jung is a well-known Korean actress/model/singer who rose to stardom from her roles in numerous films and commercials. Most known was her role as a large girl (Han-na) who undergoes cosmetic surgery makeover to become a pop sensation in the highly successful 2006 South Korean comedy movie 200 Pounds Beauty. For her leading role in 200 Pounds Beauty, she was awarded Best Actress in the 2007 Grand Bell Awards[1]. Prior to that, she previously appeared in a few other TV series including the popular The Bizarre Bunch in 2005 by KBS. As well as major commercials and continues to model.

She did her own singing in the movie, including "Beautiful Girl' in the opening credits music and the song 'Maria'.

Kim also is one of the most featured models in South Korea advertisements.


Filmography

Films

Year Title Role
2006 200 Pounds Beauty Kang Han-na
2005 When Romance Meets Destiny Lee Kyung-jae
2004 Who's got the tape?

Drama

Year Title Role
2009 That Fool / The Accidental Couple (KBS2) Han Ji-soo
2005 Bizarre Bunch (KBS1) Kim Jong-nam
2005 Our Attitude to Prepare Parting (MBC) Seo Hee-won
2004 Emperor of the Sea (KBS2) Ha Jin

Music Videos

  • Beautiful Girl
  • 하지 못한 말

Awards

Won

Years Awards
2005
  • KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress[2]
2006
  • 42nd Paeksang Arts Awards: Most Popular[2]
2007

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ah-jung Kim - Awards". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2098258/awards.
  2. ^ a b c d "Korean Actor(Actress) Kim Ah-Jung, Biography and Photos". Tour 2 Korea. http://english.tour2korea.com/02Culture/Movies/movie_03_view.asp?cpId=669&konum=3&kosm=.

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ah-joong"

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Love at the Corner


Love at the Corner

Details

  • Title: 轉角*遇到愛 / Zhuan Jiao * Yu Dao Ai
  • Also known as: Corner with Love
  • Genre: Romance / Comedy
  • Episodes: 16
  • Broadcast network: CTV / ETTV
  • Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-07 to 2007-Apr-22 / 2007-Jan-20 to 2007-May-05
  • Air time: CTV-Sunday 22:00 / ETTV-Saturday 16:30
  • Opening theme song: Ai De Yong Qi (愛的勇氣) by Megan Lai
  • Ending theme song: Ai Zhuan Jiao (愛轉角) by Alan Luo
  • Insert songs: see Corner with Love OST

Synopsis

Xin Lei (Barbie Xu), a girl from a wealthy family, and Qin Lang (Alan Luo), a guy who came to Shanghai to pursue his dream of becoming an artist, meet by accident at a corner when her car and his bike crash into each other. They meet again when Xin Lei goes to the restaurant that Qin Lang works at. They truly get to know each other when Xin Lei asks him to teach her how to make oyster pancakes. Then, Xin Lei's parents' company goes bankrupt. Without telling her, Xin Lei's parents go into hiding, leaving only a plane ticket and a key to their house in Taiwan. To make matters worse, Xin Lei's fiance breaks the engagement, due to his parents' wishes. The only two people she has now are Qin Lang and her best friend Xi Xian. Qin Lang then tells her that he is leaving for Taiwan, so they bade farewell. When Xin Lei arrives in Taiwan, she finds out that Qin Lang's family has been living in the house for years! After much controversy, Qin Lang's grandmother finally lets her stay. Thus begins a magical love story.

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Correlation Chart

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Devil Beside You



Devil Beside You
[romance comedy]

Details

  • Title: 惡魔在身邊 / E Mo Zai Shen Bian
  • Also known as: Devil Beside You, Devils Do Exist
  • Genre: Romance, comedy
  • Episodes: 14 (TV Broadcast), 20 (DVD)
  • Broadcast network: CTV
  • Broadcast period: 2005-Jun-25 to 2005-Sep-18
  • Air time: Sunday 22:00-23:30
  • Opening theme song: Chou Nan Ren (臭男人) Jerk by Huang Yida (黃義達)
  • Ending theme song: Ai Mei Ambiguous Love by Rainie Yang
  • Other songs:
Li Xiang Qing Ren Ideal Lover by Rainie Yang
Set Me Free by Huang Yida (黃義達)
Yi Miao De An Wei (一秒的安慰) A Moment's Consolation by Huang Yida (黃義達)

Synopsis

After finally getting the courage to confess her feelings, Qi Yue (Rainie Yang) was handing her love letter to Yuan Yi (Kingone Wang), but by a stroke of bad luck, he did not see and walked passed her. The person standing in front of her was the troublemaker of the school, infamously known for his devilish ways – Jiang Meng (Mike He). The devil will get what he wants, and the object of his desire was Qi Yue. Although having a cruel exterior, Ah Meng’s heart is kind and caring, which truly touched Qi Yue. The big problem remained – Ah Meng is the son of the man Qi Yue’s mother is going to marry. Even though they were not related by blood, who will accept this step brother-sister relationship? What is to become of their relationship when other lovers come into the picture?

Cast



Production Credits

Trivia

  • The series was based on the Japanese shoujo manga "Akuma de Souro" (Devil Does Exist) by Takanashi Mitsuba licensed by CMX. Other Takanashi works include the popular shoujo manga Crimson Hero, featured in Viz's monthly magazine Shojobeat.

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Witch Yoo Hee




Witch Yoo Hee
Witch Yoo Hee (also known as Witch Amusement), is a South Korean TV drama series broadcast by SBS in 2007.

Storyline

Ma Yoo Hee (Han Ga In) is the executive of an advertising company. She would never be caught dead wearing make-up and only dresses in black. Her hairstyle and glasses are very business like looks, her only enjoyment in life appears to be the times when she's criticising everything and anyone. All of her employees and co-workers fear her and she is constantly talked about when she's not around. Her stern and harsh nature has earned her the nickname 'witch' When it comes to romance she is hopeless. No matter how many blind dates she has, not one has ever led to a second. The reason for this is her negativity and her inability to loosen up and express herself. She is, however, completely oblivious of her faults and cannot comprehend why she is so bad when it comes to love.

Chae Mu-Ryong (Jae Hee) is an aspiring chef with a passion for French cuisine. He has an innate ability when it comes to taste and perfection. Every piece of food and every plate he prepares must be perfect. However this tends to get him into a lot of trouble because when working in a kitchen every moment counts and there is not possibly enough time to take so much care in preparation and decoration of meals. His criticism of a head chef's cooking causes him to lose his job. His parents have never really approved of his aspirations and dreams to be a famous chef and insist he return to medical school. He decides to enroll back into medical school but changes his mind at the last minute and decides not to.

Mu-Ryong discusses everything with his best friend and ends up going on a blind date to pretend to be someone else who backed out at the last minute. He declines at first since he already has a girlfriend, but his friend offers him money, and warns him however that the woman he will be meeting is rather different.

The woman he meets is Yoo Hee, and while under normal circumstances she would be rude, brash and boring, she tries to be nice and happy in an attempt to succeed on the date. However, her pretending is not very convincing and Mu-Ryong figures that it would be a matter of time before she loses it. The date ends when Mu-Ryong falls asleep for a moment, resulting in Yoo Hee throwing a glass of water at his face and calling him rude. He retorts back to her also, telling her to take care of her appearance the next time she goes on a blind date. The two then leave on bad terms.

While delivering food from his father's Chinese restaurant, Mu-Ryong becomes involved in a car accident, coincidentally with Yoo Hee. They exchange insurance information and Yoo Hee learns that he lied to her on their date, realizing that he is 1 year younger than her, and that he met her only as a favor to a friend.

Yoo Hee demands the money for the damage to her car to be paid within a week. However, Mu-Ryong doesn't have any money, and yet Yoo Hee is unwilling to compromise with him. He decides to use his school tuition, which was given to him by his parents, to pay for her car. However, he loses the money after being mugged on the way to pay her.

Mu-Ryong tells Yoo Hee he doesn't have the money but is willing to work it off, no matter how long it takes or what he must do for her to pay her back. Yoo Hee decides that Mu-Ryong could repay her by working as her house keeper, since she continuously loses her previous keepers.

Meanwhile, Mu-Ryongs girlfriend Seung Mi, who works at her father's restaurant, is expecting a new head chef: Johnny Kruger, a world renowned chef, who also happens to be Mu-Ryong's idol and an acquaintance of Yoo Hee as well.

Cast

Extended Cast

  • Ahn Suk Hwan as Chae Byung Seo (Moo Ryong's father)
  • Song Ok Sook as Moo Ryong's mother
  • Jung Dong Il as Lee Tim Chang
  • Hwang Ji Hyun as Han Sae Ra (Yoo Hee's friend)
  • Byun Hee Bong as Ma Yoon Hoon (Yoo Hee's father)
  • Jo Kye Hyung as Chae Song Hwa (Moo Ryong's brother)
  • Choi Eun Joo as Song Hwa's girlfriend
  • Kang San as Ma Pa Ran (Yoo Hee's brother)
  • Jennifer Bae as Alison

Production Crew

  • Director: Jun Ki Sang
  • Screenwriter: Kim Won Jin, Kim Min Jun

    International Broadcasting

    Philippines

  • Airing date: May 19, 2008
  • Broadcast Network: GMA Network [1]
  • Trivia:
    • GMA Network is granted the rights to be the first in Asia to air the series outside of South Korea.

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_Yoo_Hee"

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Love Story in Harvard



Love Story in Harvard

"Love Story in Harvard" should not be confused with the film "Love Story", also set at Harvard University.

Love Story in Harvard (Hangul: 러브스토리 인 하버드; Rubeusutori in Habeodeu) is a romantic 16-episode Korean drama television series broadcast in 2004. It was well-received both in South Korea and throughout East Asia, though many mocked the poor English of the male leads (the female leads speak significantly better English).

The story is set at Harvard University and tells of the love between a Harvard Law School student, Kim Hyun Woo (Kim Rae Won), and a Harvard Medical School student, Lee Soo In (Kim Tae Hee).

Though the story is set at Harvard University, the series was actually filmed at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.


Cast:

Kim Rae-Won ("My Love Patzzi", "Ing") as Kim Hyun Woo
Lee Chong Jin as Hong Jung Min
Lee Tae Hee (Stairway to Heaven) as Lee Soo In

Synopsis:

The first half of the drama is set at Harvard (although I believe it was filmed in California because they couldn't get permission to film it at Harvard). The story is essentially about the lives of Hyun Woo, Jung Min and Soo In. Hyun Woo and Jung Min, both first year law students, are rivals in class and for the affections of Soo In. Jung Min applies himself more and as such is the favourite of Professor John Keynes. Hyun Woo, who had a hard time adjusting to the workload in the beginning, falls into the bad graces of the professor. However, Hyun Woo perseveres and eventually wins the respect of Professor Keynes and his classmates. Both men meet Soo In and fall for her. This intensifies the rivalry between them.

Lee Soo In is a poor, kind, hardworking medical student at Harvard Medical School. Her ambition is to join OEP, an organization that provides medical care to patients in Third World countries. She is charmed by Hyun Woo's cheerful, persistent, idealistic and kindhearted nature and she falls for him. However, their relationship is short-lived when her application to OEP is accepted. She tells Hyun Woo about it and he tells her grudgingly to go. So, after spending a night with him, she leaves. In the note she leaves behind, she tells him that she isn't cut out for marriage and children. He is devastated.

Hyun Woo returns to Korea after graduating from Harvard Law School and sets up his own practice. He is still as idealistic and only accepts cases he believes in. He soon gains a reputation for himself. Jung Min stayed in the US after graduation but now returns to Korea to take on a case. Soo In is also back for 2 months in Korea to conduct some research. And predictably they all meet up again.

Soo In is pleased to see Hyun Woo again but he is still angry with her. He is upset she left the way she did and that she didn't try to stay in touch with him. He doubts she ever loved him. Jung Min is disappointed that after so many years apart, Soo In still can't forget Hyun Woo. She still loves Hyun Woo but she doesn't want to resume their relationship as she will be leaving again.

Hyun Woo takes over his late friend's environmental case and finds that the opposing counsel is none other than Jung Min. They face off again. Hyun Woo, unable to let go of Soo In, pursues her again and finally she relents. They spent a happy week together and then it's time for her to leave. Hyun Woo, in contrast to his younger immature self, tells her that he will keep her in his heart, knowing that she loves him. He will wait for her until she returns, but if she doesn't, he will still continue to wait. This is the most touching scene in the drama as each tries to put on a brave face for the other. At the airport, she assures him that she will return and promises that this will be the last time they part.

On her way to her departure gate, Soo In collapses and is taken to the hospital. At the hospital, Hyun Woo is worried but she lies that she faked her illness because she doesn't want to leave him. Hyun Woo reminds her of her promise.

Jung Min is warned by his client, Jason, that anyone who gets in the way of winning his case will be dealt with. Jung Min warns Hyun Woo but he refuses to listen and is run over by a car. He survives with a broken leg. At about this time, Soo In learns that she has leukemia but she keeps it from Hyun Woo. Jung Min accidentally finds out about her illness. He goes to Jason and tells him that he will win the case but Jason must find a cure for Soo In. Jung Min bribes Hyun Woo's star witness in the case to lie that Hyun Woo had bribed him for his testimony. Hyun Woo's case is jeopardized as well as his career and reputation.

Hyun Woo finds out from Jung Min about Soo In's illness. He is hurt she didn't tell him. He proposes to her. She refuses to marry him, assuring him that she will get well on her own. He tells her that he will not forgive her if she leaves him again but she does. When she learns about his troubles, she seeks out the witness to compel him to tell the truth. He eventually does and she confronts Jung Min. Jung Min tells her that he is willing to do anything to save her life. Their conversation is overheard and reported to Jason who sends his henchman to take care of the witness. Hyun Woo, who has been visiting the witness every night to find out the truth, finds the body and becomes the chief murder suspect.

Worried for each other, Soo In and Hyun Woo reunite and promise that they will not part again. Soo In's father is reluctant to agree to their marriage as he wants to spare Hyun Woo the pain of losing Soo In should she die. Soo In assures her father she will get well and her father finally agrees. They also get the tacit approval of Hyun Woo's father who was previously opposed to Soo In. At the wedding ceremony, the witness' 6 year old daughter spots Jason's henchman and identifies him as her father's murderer. Hyun Woo and Jung Min give chase and the henchman is arrested. Jason escapes to the airport but he is apprehended by Hyun Woo. Hyun Woo is late for his wedding but he is confident that Soo In and their guests are still waiting. They are and the couple is finally married.

Soo In collapses later in the night and at the hospital, the doctor tells Hyun Woo that her condition has deteriorated. Her only option is a bone marrow transplant. Hyun Woo receives a double blow when he finds out that Jason has been cleared of all charges. Jason approaches him and tells him that he can help find a cure for Soo In. However, Hyun Woo has to drop the case.

Hyun Woo and Soo In return to their new home and spend a happy day together. In the evening, Hyun Woo sadly tells Soo In that her condition has worsened. Soo In later recounts to Hyun Woo that several years before, she had donated her bone marrow to a little boy whose sister, although a match, was unable to do so, due to her weak health at the time. Hyun Woo urges her to contact the sister, Anna, and ask for her help but Soo In refuses. However, Hyun Woo secretly writes to Anna and she agrees to help.

Soo In discovers that Jason (the defendant) is also her benefactor who had commissioned the research she had conducted. The research was then used by Jason to help his own case. When Soo In realises she had been used, she sets out to help Hyun Woo with his case to redeem herself.

When Jason learns that Soo In will testify against him, he contacts Anna. Anna writes to Hyun Woo and tells him that she has changed her mind. However, she comes to Korea and is met by Jason. Jason later tells Hyun Woo that he has found a donor for Soo In but Hyun Woo must drop the case. The next day, Soo In receives a call telling her that a donor has been found. Whilst Soo In is excited, Hyun Woo is worried. He confronts Jason and is introduced to Anna. He reluctantly tells his associates that he can't continue with the case even though they are on the verge of winning. Soo In catches sight of Anna with Jason and she realizes the truth. She tells Hyun Woo she won't go through with the transplant. Hyun Woo is angry but she is adamant. Finally he relents and the next day tells his associates to continue with the trial. When Jung Min learns the truth, he begs Hyun Woo to reconsider but Hyun Woo stands firm. At the trial, much to Jason's surprise, Soo In doesn't testify. Jung Min stands as witness instead against Jason. Hyun Woo wins the trial and Jason is arrested.

Anna decides to go through with the transplant. During the operation, Jung Min asks Hyun Woo to play a game of basketball with him. It is quite funny to watch Hyun Woo as he is terrible at the game. They talk and Jung Min decides to stay on in Korea. The operation is successful and a happy Hyun Woo reminds Soo In of her promise to have a son who looks like him and a daughter who looks like her. Eventually, they have triplets.

Review:

The story starts out very much like "Paper Chase, an American TV series in the seventies about the lives and struggles of students at Harvard Law School. Even the stern professor John Keynes is based on professor John Houseman (equally stern, impatient and fierce) from "Paper Chase". And just as in "Paper Chase", students discussed aspects of law and cases in class. In the drama, there was even a mock trial like Soo In's disciplinary hearing, both of which Hyun Woo and Jung Min took an active part. These would have been interesting and credible had the actors been able to speak proper English.

It really hurt my ears to hear the actors mutilate the English language. At least I was able to make out 50% of what Kim Rae-Won said. I couldn't understand Lee Chong Jin at all which is unforgivable considering his Jung Min was supposed to have grown up in the US. Now I understand that the actors are not proficient in English and was probably just reciting the lines they had memorized. However, considering the growing popularity of k-dramas with non-Koreans and the expenses the producers were willing to incur shooting overseas, they could have spent a little more to hire someone to teach both actors the proper pronunciation of their lines. It would have added greatly to the credibility of Hyun Woo and Jung Min as the brightest students at Harvard Law School as they were supposed to be. Instead I cringed during these scenes and wondered why the writers set the drama at Harvard Law School. Thankfully, the second half of the drama sees the characters back in Korea.

I was disappointed with the English but not with Rae-Won's acting. I actually watched this because of him, having been a fan since "My Love Patzzi". He does a wonderful job portraying the growth of Hyun Woo from a happy, cheerful, idealistic and at times immature young man to the serious, mature, still idealistic but no longer so cheerful older man. His Hyun Woo is very subtle when he is sad. Just the saddest expression and tears in his eyes. I find this more moving than over-the-top crying. I believe this is his most mature role to date.

Lee Tae Hee does a reasonably good job as Lee Soo In but I find she lacks the presence to be a lead actress. She was good in the beginning as the rather cheeky, independent and strong-willed Soo In, who was willing to part with Hyun Woo to fulfill her dreams. However, in the second half of the drama when Soo In is diagnosed with leukemia, Soo In becomes rather one-dimensional and weak. She lost her spunk. And at this point, Tae Hee unfortunately lacks the charm to play Soo In as anything but pathetic. Fortunately, Soo In gets some of her spunk back when she realises the truth about Jason. Her attempts to help with Hyun Woo's case are courageous, such as when she confronts Jason and secretly tapes his threats and admissions of guilt. Tae Hee's portrayal becomes less pathetic here but unfortunately, it lacks the freshness and spiritedness of her earlier performance.

Hong Jung Min is arrogant, cold and unemotional and Lee Chong Jin plays him to perfection. I was just starting to question Chong Jin's depth as an actor seeing as how his expression doesn't change much when I saw the scene in which Soo In teaches Jung Min to throw a football. She is trying her best to be cheerful even though she is very sad. Out of anger, Hyun Woo had made it clear to her that they should each go their separate ways. Jung Min sees through her and he too is sad for her. The subtle changes in his expressions were so good. I can see that he is sad then he fights for control to keep his emotions in check, as he tries to smile for Soo In's benefit. Very well done.

I can understand why Hyun Woo fell for Soo In. I can also understand why Soo In fell in love with Hyun Woo too. However, I find it hard to believe that Jung Min could fall for Soo In at first sight and then after just one date (where she tells him not to waste his time) would continue to love her for so many years to the point where he was willing to sacrifice everything for her. Jung Min and Soo In's relationship could have been better developed so that his one-sided love was more realistic.

I liked how the love story between Hyun Woo and Soo In began. I liked that there was a valid reason for them to part the first time (Soo In wants to pursue her dreams) and also for her not to keep in touch. She didn't feel they have a future together and it would have made it harder to forget by keeping in touch. I also liked that when they do meet again, Hyun Woo is still bitter and angry at the way she left. They tried to stay away but ultimately their feelings for each other were just too strong. And when she has to leave again, Hyun Woo is very mature about their parting. He accepts that there is a possibility they wouldn't see each other again, but he understands her reasons for going. Up to this point, I would say this is one of the most realistic and mature love stories ever in a Korean drama. Then the writers decide that Soo In should have a terminal illness and that just spoils it for me. I am not against a couple facing a terminal illness "Love Story"(with Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw) is one of my all-time favourite movies. I just think it was unnecessary in this drama. The writers wanted to part them again and couldn't think of a better way. And then to have Hyun Woo choose between Soo In's life or his case was just silly. That's just a no-brainer. Why couldn't the writers have Soo In continue to be the brave strong person she initially was and have her continue to pursue her dreams? Hyun Woo could have gone with her upon completion of his case. Or he could have just waited for her to come back.

However, I continued to watch the drama because of the pairing of Rae Won and Tae Hee, who have a lot of chemistry together. Together with the writers, Rae Won and Tae Hee made their scenes together very real, moving and affectionate; they kiss, hug and cuddle as they sleep (and all this before marriage). The dramas these days have more love scenes in them compared to the older ones where "the kiss" is saved until the end. And I think this new trend is great as it adds to the realism of the couple.

Overall, I think this drama only rates a 3 out of 5. I did like watching Rae-Won together with Tae Hee. And I applaud the writers for making their scenes together very real and loving. However, other than the love story, I found the sub-plots rather flat and not properly developed. At Harvard, the mock trial, Soo In's disciplinary hearing as well as the law and cases discussed in class would have been fascinating had I been able to understand the actors. In the latter half of the drama, the environmental case started out with a lot of promise. I especially enjoyed watching Hyun Woo patiently try to win the peasants' trust and convince them to pursue the case. I was expecting a big showdown in court with each side arguing their case, sort of like in a John Grisham novel/movie. However, that didn't happen because the focus shifted from the wrongdoings of the company to Jason and his evil deeds. A little disappointing I must say. And that's probably how I would describe this drama. It had potential to be more intelligent and meaningful than it was. Still, I have to give credit to the writers for trying to give the drama some depth by including the mock trial and environmental case. And, for all its faults, I did enjoy the love story (even with the terminal illness) and I am a sucker for a happy ending.


The story is essentially about the lives of Kim Hyun Woo, Hong Jung Min, and Lee Soo In. Hyun woo and Jung Min, both first year law students, are rivals in class and for the affections of Soo In Lee. Jung Min applies himself more and as such is the favorite of Professor John H. Keynes (the strict Law professor, played by reputable Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Frank Gorshin, most famous for his role as the "Riddler" on the 1960s Batman (TV series)). Hyun Woo, who had a hard time adjusting to the workload in the beginning, falls into the bad graces of the professor. However, Hyun Woo perseveres and eventually wins the respect of Professor Keynes and his classmates. Both men meet Soo-In and fall for her. This intensifies the rivalry between them.

The first part of the story is set at Harvard University (it was actually filmed at USC since they could not get permission to film it in Harvard). Hyun Woo first saw Soo-In at a hotel where he thought she was a prostitute (it was evident from a couple of times when he saw her with a couple of men). This caused confusion between the two. In reality, Soo-In is a third year medical student at Harvard. When Soo-In found out Hyun Woo's impression of her, she let him believe what he wanted until the moment she was hired by Hyun Woo's girlfriend (childhood friend) to help him study medical malpractice case studies. Eventually Hyun Woo fell for her and Soo In for him while they studied.

However, their relationship was short-lived as Soo-In's application to join OEP, an organization that provides medical care to patients in Third World countries, was accepted. After their night together, Soo In left Hyun Woo, which devastated him.

The next half of the story was set in Korea after Hyun Woo graduated from Harvard Law School. He was still idealistic and only accepted cases he believed in. Jung Min stayed in the US after graduation but returned to Korea to take on a case. Soo-In also came back for a 2 month stay in Korea to conduct some research. And predictably they all met up again.

Although Hyun Woo was still mad with how Soo-In left him, he couldn't let her go. And although Alex was in US, he was still in love with Soo-In. Before Soo-In left for the second time, she and Hyun Woo promised to wait for each other. Unfortunately, on her way to the airport, she collapses and is brought to the hospital. At the hospital, Hyun Woo lies about the true nature of her illness because he didn't want her to leave him. This made Soo-In stay.

Characters of the story also included Yoo Jin Ah (Alex's fiance), Jason (the American who hired Alex's law firm to defend his international company) (Bernhard Quandt). A twist in the story happened when Hyun Woo and Jung Min met again as they were about to defend the same environmental case where Soo-In was also involved. At that moment, Soo-In learned she had T cell disease but chose not to tell Hyun Woo the truth.

As the story was resolved, Hyun Woo learned about Soo-In's illness and tried to tell Jason to find a cure for Soo-In's illness for him to make his case win. At the end Jason was found guilty in an unexpected circumstance where Hong Jung Min appears in the final court trial as a witness against Jason and reports against Jason and his company and the foundation (Which was used it to cover the traces of what DE chemicals done to the environment). Since Jason was jailed, the bone marrow donor for Soo-in lee came out to offer her bone marrow for the bone marrow transplant for curing her illness.

In the end of the story Hyun Woo goes to U.S for continuing the case against DE chemicals in the U.S court to get the 50 times compensation for the affected people like he promised, Soo-In comes to the airport (fully recovered from the illness) to send off Hyun Woo,Hong Jung Min and others to the U.S. and by Soo-In's voice narrates the story more to say that Hyun Woo and Soo-In live happily and have 3 children.

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Hyori Lee


Hyori Lee
[Audition Singer]




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Lee Hyori - U Go Girl ft. Natsun.mp3

Lee Hyori - 10 - Hey Mr. BiG.mp3

Lee Hyori - 10 Minutes.mp3

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Lee Hyori - Anystar.mp3

Lee Hyori - Anyclub.mp3

Lee Hyori ft. Eric - Any Motion.mp3

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Lee Hyori feat. Natsun - U-Go-Girl.mp3

Lee Hyori - 06 - Don't Cry.mp3

Lee Hyori - Together.mp3

Lee Hyori - Get Ya.mp3

Lee Hyori-Invincible.mp3

04 Scolded - Lee Hyori.mp3

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Lee Hyori - 02 - Lesson.mp3

Lee Hyori - 13 - Unusual (ft. Seo Jeong Hwan).mp3

Lee Hyori - Do Me.mp3

LEE HYORI - JIBUNG WI UI GOYAN GI [FT JUNG JAE HYUNG].mp3

Hyori Lee - Shall We Dance.mp3

Hyori Lee - Shall We Dance.mp3

Red Car - Hyori Lee(ft. Kim Gun Mo).mp3

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Sadness - Hyori Lee.mp3

A Jazz Bar - Hyori Lee.mp3

Lee Hyori - Jan So Ri.mp3

Remember Me - Hyori Lee.mp3

Lee Hyori - Don't Love Her.mp3

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Jung Hyung Lee


♡Jung Hyung Lee♡
( Audition Singer)
 Korean pop singer

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jung hyun lee - going crazy.mp3

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jung hyun lee - come.mp3

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jung hyun lee - you.mp3

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lee jung hyun - bahn.mp3

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lee hyori - jibung wi ui goyan gi [ft jung jae hyung].mp3

lee jung hyun-dala dala[1].mp3

Korean - Lee Jung Hyun - Nuh.mp3

Koyote & Lee Jung Hyun - Techno Remix.mp3

Come (Audition) - Lee Jung Hyun.mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - Wa.mp3

[Mini-Album] Lee Jung Hyun - Avaholic (19.05.2009).rar

Korean - Lee Jung Hyun - Nuh (Techno).mp3

15. lee jung hyun - outro-message ii.mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - You're Mine.mp3

02 Senorita (feat. Lee Jung Hyun) - Junjin.mp3

Korean Music Lee jung hyun - Music Codes, Music Video Codes, Free Videos Code.3gp

Lee Jung Hyun - Half.mp3

Jo PD & Lee Jung Hyun - Fever.mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - Let's Go ToMy Star(_Wah).wma

Lee Jung Hyun - Miro I.mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - An empty dream.mp3

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Lee Jung Hyun - Change [BaKkwo] (English).mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - French Kiss.mp3

Korean - Lee Jung Hyun - Wa (Dance Remix).mp3

lee jung hyun - Misty.mp3

Jung Hyun Lee - Summer Dance.mp3

track20 - Lee Jung Hyun - I Love You Cheol Su.mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - Heaven.mp3

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Lee Jung Hyun - Ahn Yah.mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - 2night.mp3

Korean - Lee Jung Hyun - Love Is A Secret.mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - Dal A.mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - Mweol Deo Bare.mp3

lee jung hyun - [4 - i love natural] - 11 - i hate you.mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - Mi Chuh.mp3

Lee Jung Hyun - Nuh (You).avi

Lee Jung Hyun Kouhaku 2004 performance.avi

lee jung hyun - Tell Me (Hyper Trance Mix).mp3

Jung Hyun Lee - UNKNOWN - 00 - Welcome.mp3

Lee_Jung_Hyun_Time_Machine.mp3

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