Monday, 13 August 2012

Big [Korean Drama 2012]


Casting :


Gong Yoo as Yoon jae's body and Gyung joon's spirit

Lee min Jung as Gil Da-Ran

Shin Won Ho as Kang Gyung Joon

Bae Suzy as Jang Ma-Ri


Plot 18-year-old Kang Gyung-Joon's (Shin Won-Ho) spirit suddenly finds itself in the body of 30-year-old Seo Yoon Jae (Gong Yoo) . Seo-Yon-Jae is a successful doctor and engaged to high school teacher Gil Da-Ran (Lee Min-Jung). Gil Da-Ran just so happens to be the teacher of 18-year old Kang Gyung-Joon. More problems ensue when 30-year-old Seo Yoon Jae falls in love with another woman (Bae Suzy). .....

 Da-Ran (Lee Min-Jung), currently preparing to take for her teacher's exam, goes to a wedding hall to deliver a bouquet. When she hands over the bouquet Da-Ran discovers the bride is a friend of hers. Da-Ran also makes the uncomfortable realization that she wasn't invited to her friend's wedding. She stays at the wedding and gives money to the couple as a wedding gift. Da-Ran then eats lunch at the wedding alone. She then receives a phone call that the bouquet was delivered to the wrong bride and she needs to get it back.

Da-Ran attempts to catch the bouquet at the end of the wedding, but bumps into a man named Yoon-Jae (Gong Yoo). Due to the bump, Da-Ran falls down the stairs and is hospitalized. As fate has it, her doctor at the hospital is Yoon-Jae, the man she bumped into at the wedding. Their relationship develops into a romantic relationship and one month later they plan to get married. Now, Da-Ran works as a temporary teacher at a high school, while preparing for her exam to become a teacher. When she goes to work on the bus, she listens to her own story that she wrote in to the radio station. Da-Ran gets off the bus and a young manGyung-Joon (Shin Won-Ho) gets off at the same bus stop. Da-Ran mistakenly believes the young man likes her.

It turns out that Da-Ran took his umbrella on the bus and Gyung-Joon is a student at the high school where she works. High school student Gyung-Joon lived in the United States with his mother, but after his mother died came back to South Korea. Da-Ran's wedding approaches and she is excited, but Yoon-Jae acts differently. Yoon-Jae seems to be avoiding Da-Ran. On the day they are to look for a new home, Yoon-Jae calls that he can't make it and Da-Ran bursts into tears. She asks if Yoon-Jae really loves her or just feels responsible for her and then hangs up.

She doesn't know what to do. Then, her student Gyung-Joon sees her and takes her on a ride on his motorcycle. They go out to a lake, outside of Seoul. While looking at the water, Yoon-Jae calls Da-Ran and tells her that he will give her the answer to her question. Meanwhile, Gyung-Joon gets back on his motorcycle and leaves.

Yoon-Jae drives out to meet Da-Ran by the lake. Meanwhile, Gyung-Joon is leaving the area on his motorcycle. As the two approach each other, an accident occurs in front of them. They both try to avoid the car crash and both drive into the water. As Yoon-Jae's car sinks deeper into the water, he manages to get out of the car, but sees high school student Gyung-Joon sinking past him. Yoon-Jae grabs him and goes back up to the surface.

 At the hospital, Yoon-Jae is declared dead. Da-Ran rushes to the hospital and cries in front of the hospital mortuary. Then, Yoon-Jae suddenly wakes up. When he sees himself in the mirror he is shocked. He has Yoon-Jae's body, but his mind is that of high school student Gyung-Joon. He walks out of the mortuary and sees Da-Ran crying in the hallway.

 Da-Ran is so happy to see Yoon-Jae alive, but he insists that he is Gyung-Joon. Gyung-Joon then wonders where his body is and finds that his body is unconscious and in the hospital. Gyung-Joon starts to panic and walks out of the hospital. Da-Ran finds out Gyung-Joon's address and goes there. She finds Yoon-Jae's body laying down in the high school student's bed. She realizes that Gyun-Joon's mind is indeed in the body of her fiance Yoon-Jae.


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Sunday, 15 January 2012

Love Rain | 사랑비


Title: 사랑비 / Sa-rang-bi
Also known as: Love Rain
Genre: Romance, Melodrama
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2012-March-26 to TBA
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

"Love Rain" depicts a 1970's pure love and a love from the present day at the same time. It shows how the offsprings of a previous ill-fated couple, who met in the 1970s, managed to meet and fall in love. Seo In Ha and Kim Yoon Hee, a art student and a shy beauty, met and fell in love with each other during college in the 1970s but unfortunately their love was fated to never be. Now in the present 21st century Korea, Seo In Ha's son, Seo Joon (a liberal photographer) meets and falls in with the daughter of Kim Yoon Hee, Kim Ha Na, a cheerful and energetic girl who's personality is different from her mother's. Will their love for each other keep them together or will they have to face the same fate as their parents?



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Saturday, 14 January 2012

Man of Honor | 영광의 재인


Title: 영광의 재인 / Youngkwangeui Jaein
Also known as: Young Kwang's Jae In / Glory Jane
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: KBS2


Synopsis

Yoon Jae In is a struggling young woman who dreams of becoming a nurse. She meets Kim Young Kwang at the hospital when he sustains injures. Kim Young Kwang is a baseball player who used to be hotshot hitter but got demoted to second string. As they struggling to overcome their fates, they find love.

Cast

Chun Jung Myung as Kim Young Kwang

Park Min Young as Yoon Jae In

Lee Jang Woo as Seo In Woo


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드림하이 시즌2 / Dream High (Season 2)


Title: 드림하이 시즌2 / Dream High (Season 2)
Genre: School, drama, comedy, romance
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2012-Jan-30 to 2012-Mar-20
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Related Series: Dream High Series



Synopsis

“Dream High Season 2″ will follows idol stars heading out to find their hopes and dreams.

This Drama will deal with new students instead of the first batch student and follows idol stars who are about to have nervous breakdowns and troubled students from Kirin High School of Art.




Cast

Kang So Ra as Shin Hye Sung
Jin Woon as Jin Yoo Jin
Park Ji Yeon as Lian (member of idol girl group HershE)
Hyo Rin as Nana (member of idol girl group HershE)
Ailee as Ailee (member of idol girl group HershE)
Im Jae Bum as JB (member of idol boy group Eden)
Park Seo Joon as Si Woo (member of idol boy group Eden)
Kim Ji Soo as Hong Joo
Kim Jung Tae as Lee Kang Chul (Executive director)
Kwon Hae Hyo as Joo Jung Wan (Principal)
Park Jin Young as Yang Jin Man (Teacher)
Choi Yeo Jin as Kim Tae Yeon (Teacher)
Park Kahi as Hyun Ji Soo (Teacher)
Yoo So Young as Park Soon Dong

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Song Hye Kyo | 송혜교


Profile

Name: Song Hye-Kyo
Hangul: 송혜교
English Name: Lorraine Song
Birthdate: February 26, 1982
Birthplace: South Korea
Height: 161cm
Blood Type: A
Talent Agency: eden9


Movies

Love of Life and Death | Sheng Si Lian (2012)
A Reason To Live | Oneul (2011)
Camellia | Kamaellia (2010)
The Grandmasters | Yut Doi Jung Si (2010)
Fetish | Shijib (2008)
Hwang Jin-yi (2007)
My Girl and I | Parang-juuibo (2005)


TV Dramas

Worlds Within...... | Keudeuli Saneun Sesang (KBS2 / 2008)
Full House (KBS / 2004)
Rays of Sunshine | Haetbit ssodajida (SBS / 2004)
All In (SBS / 2003) - Min Soo-Yeon
Hotelier (MBC / 2001)
Guardian Angel | Suho Cheonsa (SBS / 2001)
Autumn in my Heart | Gaeul donghwa (KBS2 / 2000)
White Nights 3.98 | Baek Ya 3.98 (SBS / 1998)
Sunpong Sanbuingwa (SBS / 1998)
Wedding Dress | Weding Deureseu (KBS / 1997-1998)






Song Hye Kyo The Top 5 Most Beautiful Faces 2011

The South Korean actress and model makes her second appearance, rising 13 spots from last year’s debut. She is already one of the legendary beauties of the world and we think she deserves to be celebrated as such by the entire world. Too often, it seems that Western audiences don’t get to enjoy Asian cinema and celebrity as much as they should. Look for her in the upcoming 2012 film, “The Grandmasters” with Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi.

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Full House Korean Drama | 풀하우스


Synopsis

Han Ji-eun, an aspiring script writer, lives in a house called "Full House" built by her late father. One day, her two best friends trick her into believing she has won a free vacation. While she is gone, they sell her house. On the plane, she meets a famous actor named Lee Young-jae. Through comedic events, they get acquainted during her vacation and when she returns, she discovers her house has been sold to him.

Though they don't get along with each other as she is messy and he has a bad temper and likes cleanliness, they agreed to live with each other. At first, Ji-eun works as his maid in order to buy her house back, but because of Young-jae's wish to make the love of his life Kang Hye-won jealous, they get married. They set up a contract for the marriage to last six months. During that time, complications arise and Ji-Eun and Young-Jae become attracted to each other. Also, Ji-Eun starts to feel a strong bond with Young-jae's family. However, Young-jae's bad temper along with the romantic attentions of Yoo Min-hyuk, Ji-eun's handsome and friendly publisher, starts to create a rift between the couple. So does Hye-Won, who starts to feel jealous when she sees Young-Jae and Ji-eun getting close. Eventually, Young-jae and Ji-eun get a divorce and he moves away.

When he returns he realizes that Ji-eun hasn't married yet and knows that he has fallen in love with her - and she with him. He proposes to her and they finally get married for a second time. But this time, it was for the right reasons.


Main Cast


Song Hye-kyo as Han Ji-eun

Ji-eun is an optimistic and cheerful girl, loyal to her friends. Though naive and not very smart, she is shown as a character with spunk and a good heart as displayed in her efforts to be a writer. She lives in a beautiful home named Full House , which she inherited from her late parents. Her only friends before she meets Young-jae are Yang Hee-jin and Shin Dong-wook.

Rain as Lee Young-jae

Young-jae is a popular Korean actor, especially around girls. Though appearing to be egotistical and stubborn, mostly to maintain his pride, he has secret unrequited feelings for his childhood friend, Hye-won. But later on, Young-jae fell in love with Ji-eun. He also has a fragile relationship with his father, who is a doctor. Young-jae also had a sister who died as a child. Though he can be selfish, he cares deeply for his friends.

Han Eun-jung as Kang Hye-won

Hye-won is a close family friend of Lee Young-jae, knowing them since childhood. Working as a fashion designer, she also designs most of Young-jae’s clothes. With her rich family and attractive appearance, she is accustomed to attention from men, but has ever only loved Yoo Min-hyuk.

Kim Sung-soo as Yoo Min-hyuk

Min-hyuk is a ladies' man. He is smart, skillful and respected, but remains detached from most people because of his busy lifestyle. He is also close friends with Young-jae, who confides in him his feelings for Han Ji-eun. Min-hyuk is a director of a large media company. Like Hye-won, he is attractive and used to attention from women.


I'll give 4.9 stars over 5 for this drama ^^

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Heartstrings / You've Fallen for Me


# Title: 넌 내게 반했어 / Neon Naege Banhaesseo
# English title: Heartstrings
# Previously known as: 페스티벌 / Festival
# Genre: Romance, music
# Episodes: 16
# Broadcast network: MBC
# Broadcast period: 2011-Jun-29 to 2011-Aug-18



Jung Yong Hwa plays Lee Shin, a college student majoring in modern music. Singer and guitarist for a band called The Stupid, he is known for his good looks and passion for music. With a cold personality, he only cares about his music, uninterested in a traditional career or future. Shin is infatuated with a dance professor at his university, but this all changes when he meets Lee Kyu Won.



Park Shin Hye plays Lee Kyu Won, a bright, outgoing student born into a prestigious family. She is majoring in traditional Korean instruments, such as the gayageum. Kyu Won's grandfather is one of the top traditional musicians of his age, and his wish is that his granddaughter will become a traditional music prodigy.

Trying to live up to her grandfather's expectations, Kyu Won immerses herself in training and knows nothing besides traditional music. One day, Kyu Won's friends drag her to a concert to watch The Stupid, and she is instantly captivated by Lee Shin playing guitar on stage...

Previously known as "Festival" and "You've Fallen For Me".

Lee Shin

Name: Jung Yong Hwa / 정용화 Age: 22 Birth Date: June 22, 1989 Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea Height: 5' 11" (180 cm) Blood Type: A

Lee Kyu Won

Name: Park Shin Hye / 박신혜 Age: 21 Birth Date: February 18, 1990 Birthplace: Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea Height: 5' 4" (163 cm) Weight: 99 lbs. (45 kg) Zodiac: Aquarius Blood Type: A




Name: Song Chang Ui / 송창의 Age: 32 Birth Date: January 24, 1979 Height: 5' 11" (181 cm) Weight: 147 lbs. (67 kg) Zodiac: Aquarius Blood Type: A


Name: So Yi Hyun / 소이현 Age: 26 Birth Date: August 28, 1984 Birthplace: Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea Height: 5' 7" (169 cm) Weight: 108 lbs. (49 kg) Zodiac: Virgo Blood Type: A

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Lee Min Ho



Name: 이민호 / Lee Min Ho
Profession: Actor
Birthdate: 1987-Jun-22
Height: 185cm
Weight: 69kg
Star sign: Cancer
Blood type: A
Entertainment Company: Starhaus Entertainment



TV Shows

City Hunter (SBS, 2011)
Personal Preference (MBC, 2010)
Boys Before Flowers (KBS2, 2009)
Get Up (MBC, 2008)
I'm Sam as Heo Mo Se (KBS2, 2007)
Mackerel Run (SBS, 2007)
Secret Campus (EBS, 2006)
Love Hymn (MBC, 2005)
Nonstop 5 (MBC, 2004)


Movies

Our School E.T (2008)
Public Enemy Returns (2008)
Humming (2007)
Arang (2006)
Ghost Lives (2004)
Repechage (1997)
Recognitions

2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award for Drama Special, Actor (City Hunter)
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars Award (City Hunter)
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Netizen Popularity Award
2010 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award - Actor (Personal Preference)
2009 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actor Award (Boys Before Flowers)
2009 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Koo Hye Sun (Boys Before Flowers)
2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actor Award (Boys Before Flowers)


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Park Min Young


Profile
Name: 박민영 / Park Min Young (Bak Min Yeong)
Profession: Model and actress
Birthdate: 1986-Mar-04
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 164cm
Weight: 41kg
Star sign: Pisces
Blood type: O
Talent agency: SidusHQ


2010 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Novella Drama - Actress (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)
2010 KBS Drama Awards: Netizens' Award (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)
2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Micky Yoochun (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)
2008 KBS Drama Awards: One Act Series Actress Award (Hometown Legends)
2007 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress Award (I'm Sam)
2006 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actress Award, Sitcom Category (Unstoppable High Kick)

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