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K-dramas are a refreshing change for many, and some, like Winter Sonata, take them back to first loves.  Others like, Dae Jang Geum, tell about history in a fascinating way with rich costumes and realistic sets.

While some viewers may find them too "mild" for their taste, many others will be thrilled to find tasteful, endearing programming that reels them in and leaves them wanting more...and more...and more....and then they're hooked only to find that they are part of the "hallyu" movement. 



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Country Princess
MBC 2003

Starring:

Eun Hee ~ Bae Du Na
In Woo ~ Shin Sung Woo
Eun Hee's first love
~ Kang Dong Won
Geum Hee ~ Kim Yoo Mi

Synopsis:

Bae Du Na (The Host, Someday) returns as a quirky, fearless single mother in the romantic comedy Country Princess (a.k.a. A Funny Wild Girl). Bae's popularity and recognition as one of Korea's top young actresses comes from her effervescent, unpretentious charm and feisty attitude - all reflected in her works. Playing a sassy mother for the second time after her 2002 film Saving My Hubby, Bae pairs up with rocker-turned-actor Shin Sung Woo (Super Rookie Ranger, Tropical Night in December) in the 2003 MBC drama Country Princess. Shin plays a cold-blooded unflinching businessman bearing a painful past. But as the plot thickens, the handsome and composed actor undergoes a drastic transformation, taking part in some of the best belly-clinching, slapstick comedy moments in the drama. In addition, fans of Kang Dong Won (M, Magic) will be delighted as the heartthrob makes his acting debut playing Bae's first love and the one who holds the key to the secret revealed towards the drama's ending.

Eun Hee (Bae Du Na) never knew a mother's love growing up as her mother only showed affection to her sister Geum Hee (Kim Yoo Mi, Romance). Nevertheless, basking in her father's love, Eun Hee grows up to be a spunky go-getter. But on one fatal night, a fire kills her father, devastating the whole family. Soon after a tycoon appears in search of his long-lost granddaughter and to everyone's amazement, the mother points to Geum Hee. Dumbfounded but ecstatic that she is after all her mother's real daughter, Eun Hee bids farewell to Geum Hee. Five years later, Eun Hee is struggling to make ends meet for her one-year-old son, twin siblings, and ailing mother. Feeling overwhelmed, she proposes a business plan to In Woo (Shin Sung Woo) whom she meets at a factory quarter. Just then, her mother decides to spill the truth about her identity...

Review:

Very Good - It's been a while since I saw this, but I remember thoroughly enjoying Bae Du Na's performance.  It was sweet and sad and, of course, funny at times.  Shin Sung Woo and Kim Yoo Mi did well in their parts as well. Definitely entertaining.

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      My Destiny

Starring:

Jia Ying ~ Yoon Joo Young
Tang Hao ~ Calvin Zheng Guolin
Zhou Lan ~ Fu Xinyin
Hong Ming ~ Shim Ji Ho

Synopsis:

Acclaimed filmmaker Park Cheol Su presents a fresh variation on the Korean melodrama in the Chinese-Korean co-production TV drama My Destiny. Set in both China and South Korea, the drama tells a compelling tale about love and betrayal amid the dreams of youth and the loss of innocence. Newcomer Korean actress Yoon Joo Young, popular Chinese actor Calvin Zheng Guolin (Family, The Legend of Hero), and Korean actor Shim Ji Ho, who starred in director Park's film Green Chair as well as hits like Stained Glass and A Frozen Flower, form a confused romantic triangle in this heartwrenching drama. Other than the unique cast and production background, My Destiny stands out from other series with the topic of cross-cultural romance and unique storytelling devices like using alternate dream sequences to reveal the characters' true sides and unvoiced confrontations.

Chinese college students Jia Ying (Yoon Joo Young) and Tang Hao (Zheng Guolin) are the perfect couple in everyone's eyes. Both coming from humble family backgrounds, they've persevered together in the city, and look ahead to marriage and better days after graduation. Things seem to be going well when Jia Ying finds a promising job as a translator for a Korean firm and Tang Hao enters the corporate world, but the two begin to drift apart. Blinded by his ambitions, Tang Hao starts to change after meeting willful rich girl Zhou Lan (Fu Xinyin), who's determined to steal Tang Hao away. Purehearted Jia Ying tries hard to hold on to love in the face of Tang Hao's lies, and a burgeoning relationship with her kind boss, Hong Ming (Shim Ji Ho), who stays by her side through the tough times.

Review:

Not reviewed. 

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Oasis
MBC 2003

Starring:

Gi Hyun ~ Song Il Kook
In Hee ~ Jang Shin Young
Young Jin ~ Lee Jung Gil

General Synopsis:

Song Il Kook of Jumong fame stars in the 2003 mini-drama Oasis (a.k.a. Desert Spring). The three-episode wartime drama lays out a heartwrenching tale of love and betrayal backdropped by a very important period in modern Korean history, spanning from the Japanese Occupation of the 1940s to the American Occupation of postwar Korea. Song Il Kook gives a moving performance as a hot-blooded young man whose life and love are tested by the violence and turbulence of the time. Directed by Lee Eun Kyu, who has also directed hit dramas like Delicious Proposal, Forever Yours, and Into the Sunlight, the drama co-stars popular actress Jang Shin Young (The Road Home, Winter Bird), as well as Lee Hyung Chul (On Air, Over the Rainbow) and Lee Jung Gil (Inside the White Tower).

After running away from an arranged marriage, In Hee (Jang Shin Young) eventually becomes a radio announcer and a governess working for Young Jin (Lee Jung Gil), who supports the Japanese government. At the radio station, she encounters saxophonist Gi Hyun (Song Il Kook), whom she crossed paths with three years ago on her ill-fated wedding day. The two fall in love, but Gi Hyun soon discovers that his father's murderer is none other than In Hee's benefactor, Young Jin.

Review:

Not viewed.

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Oasis - Region 1


Secret Reunion
2010 - Movie

 

 

Starring:

Ji Won ~ Kang Dong Won
Shadow ~ Jeon Gook Hwan
Han Kyu ~
Song Kang Ho

General Synopsis:

Drawing over five million admissions at the box office, blockbuster thriller Secret Reunion is the biggest and arguably best Korean movie of 2010 thus far. After garnering much attention and accolade for Rough Cut, up-and-coming director Jang Hoon takes his gripping themes of brotherhood and rivalry to a larger stage in his outstanding second feature. Two of Korea's most bankable actors, Song Kang Ho (Thirst) and Kang Dong Won (Jeon Woo Chi) deliver both tense action and aching humanity as former agents from opposite sides of the parallel who develop an unlikely friendship.

North Korean spy Ji Won (Kang Dong Won) has been sent over the border to take out a defector with veteran hitman Shadow (Jeon Gook Hwan). Hot-tempered NIS agent Han Kyu (Song Kang Ho) catches wind of the operation through his informant, but both Ji Won and Shadow manage to escape after a bloody shootout. Six years later, Han Kyu has left the agency and is now running a service to help people find runaway wives. During one of his cases, he crosses paths again with Ji Won, who was labeled a traitor after the leaked mission and has been left stranded in South Korea. Both recognize each other, but think the other doesn't. Harboring agendas of their own, Han Kyu and Ji Won end up working and living together, but they develop an ambiguous camaraderie that throws their contending missions into greater doubt and greater danger.

The 2-Disc Edition of Secret Reunion comes with audio commentary and a bonus disc of special features.

Review:

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Sunlight Upon Me
MBC 2002

    


Starring:

Dong Seok ~ Ryu Si Won
Yeon Woo ~ Kim So Yeon

General Synopsis:

Broadcast in 2002, Sunlight Upon Me stars two of Korea's top stars - Ryu Si Won (Beautiful Days, Wedding) and Kim So Yeon (The Grand Chef) - in an inspiring melodrama about a small-town girl who finds success as a home shopping host. Contrary to her stylish, ice-queen character in All About Eve, Kim plays a plucky, down-to-earth go-getter who after giving up her college education moves to the big city in search of her dreams. Playing her love interest is the gentle-spirited Ryu who portrays a top-notch lawyer. Sunlight Upon Me not only served as guilty pleasure for the many who occasionally catch themselves making impulse purchases through late-night infomercials but also generated huge interest in the profession.

Frugal and hard-working Yeon Woo (Kim So Yeon) makes ends meet working in fisheries in the small town of Sokcho. Her life makes a dramatic turn when Dong Seok (Ryu Si Won), an in-house lawyer for a large home shopping corporation, travels down to her hometown to perform some damage control regarding litigation filed against the company by Sokcho's fishery union. His negotiation with the local union soon turns into a confrontational brawl, and Dong Seok, out of fit, jumps into the water. It is Yeon Woo who saves him and takes him to her house for a change of clothes. Before leaving, Dong Seok offers to return her favor when she visits Seoul, an offer she soon takes up as she begins a turbulent new life and romance in the big city.

Comes with 20-minute previews of Forever Yours, One Fine Day, Secret, and Truth.

Review:

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