Korean Drama : Robbers 불한당

Robbers 불한당 Details

• Title: 불한당 (歹徒) / Bulhandang
• Also known as: Robber / Thief / Con Man / Bandit / Scoundrel
• Genre: Romance
• Episodes: 16
• Broadcast network: SBS
• Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-02 to 2008-Feb
• Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)

Synopsis

Kwon Oh Joon is a swindler who falls for a widow with a 5 year old daughter, Jin Dal Rae. Dal Rae lives with her daughter and mother in law after her husband passes away. Oh Joon is a suave man who can talk women into doing

Cast

• Lee Da Hae as Jin Dal Rae
• Jang Hyuk as Kwon Oh Joon
• Kim Jung Tae as Kim Jin Gu

J Drama : Papa to Musume no Nanokakan

* Title: パパとムスメの７日間
* Title (Romaji): Papa to Musume no Nanokakan
* Also known as: Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter
* Format: Renzoku
* Broadcast network: TBS
* Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-01 to 2007-Aug-12
* Air time: Sunday 21:00
* Theme song: Hoshikuzu Sunset by YUKI

Synopsis

This home comedy tells the story of Kyoichiro (Tachi Hiroshi) and his teenage daughter Koume (Aragaki Yui). One day, the two ride a train together after visiting Kyoichiro's mother-in-law. He sees it as a chance to get to know his daughter better, but he ends up getting more than that - by some mysterious force, both Kyoichiro and Koume end up with their mind in the other's body! Unfortunately, they have no choice but to swap lives, pretending to be each other at school and work

Korean Drama : Evasive Inquiry Agency

Synopsis

Moo Yeol is a taekwondo instructor who falls for Eun Jae at first sight when she comes and asks him to help her find gold treasures at the agency. Hee Kyung is a tarot card master and Yong Soo is a manhwa shop owner who passes his days with no dreams nor hopes but gets involved in the gold hunting simply for fun. Moo Yeol, Hee Kyung, and Yong Soo gather together at the empty Inquiry Agency office and they discover a dead corpse in the basement. The four of them later decide to start a treasure hunting project.


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J Drama : Bambino!

Details

* Title: バンビーノ!
* Title (English): Bambino!
* Format: Renzoku
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership ratings: 14.2%(Kanto)
* Broadcast network: NTV
* Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-18 to 2007-Jun-27
* Air time: Wednesday 22:00
* Theme song: We can make it! by Arashi
Synopsis

A drama adaptation of a popular comic written by Sekiya Tetsuji. After a year of working at a neighborhood Italian restaurant, Ban Shogo (Matsumoto Jun), an enthusiastic, cocky young college student from Fukuoka, comes to Tokyo to perfect his cooking skills as a chef in Italian cuisine. He discovers he has much to learn and has to continually prove himself to the very competitive, quick and efficient staff at the upscale Italian restaurant.

Korean Drama : Thank You

Title: 고맙습니다 / Thank You
Also known as: 우리들이 있었다 / We Were There / There We Were
Chinese title : 谢谢
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2007-Mar-21 to 2007-May-10
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55

Synopsis

Min Ki Seo and Lee Young Shim will be a couple who hated the sight of each other at first but later developed affections along the way during their daily fights and disagreements. Min Ki Seo was orginally a doctor who always looked down on people and is very haughty as well until he met Lee Young Shim and her child who has aids. Lee Young Shim is a very cheerful and positive person despite the difficult life she has to face. Through her, Min Ki Seo slowly becomes a warm, gentle person because of love.

Cast

Jang Hyuk as Min Ki Seo
Gong Hyo Jin as Lee Young Shin
Shin Sung Rok as Choi Suk Hyun
Kim Sung Eun as Suh Eun Hee

Extended Cast

Ryu Seung Soo
Yoo Min Ho
Seo Shin Ae as Lee Bom (Young Shin’s daughter)
Shin Goo as Mr. Lee / Lee Byung Gook (Young Shin’s grandfather)

Production Credits

Director: Lee Jae Dong
Scriptwriter: Lee Kyung Hee

J Drama : Nodame Cantabile

Synopsis

Based on the hit comic book by Tomoko Ninomiya, this is a fun-filled quirky romantic story of two very opposite people.

Megumi Noda, or “Nodame” is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a kindergarten teacher, she prefers playing by ear rather than reading the music score. She is messy and disorganized, takes baths several days apart and loves to eat, sometimes stealing her friend’s lunchbox when it is filled with delicacies.

Shinichi Chiaki, is Momogaoka’s top student. Born into a musical family, he is talented in piano and violin and has secret ambitions to become a conductor. An arrogant multi-lingual perfectionist who once lived abroad in the music capitals of the world as a young boy, he feels mired in Japan because of a childhood phobia.

They meet by accident. Nodame quickly falls in love, but it takes much longer for Chiaki to even begin to appreciate Nodame’s unusual qualities. Their relationship causes them both to develop and grow. Because of Nodame, Chiaki got the opportunity to lead a student orchestra and begins to have a broader appreciation of people's musical abilities. Because of Chiaki, Nodame faces her fears and enters a piano competition. Opportunities open up as both begin taking risks, stretching themselves far more than they ever thought possible.

J Drama : Hotaru No Hikari

Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything. "I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto.

Her landlord is a bar owner, and one day his son, who has just separated from his wife, comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru. He turns out to be her boss, Takano. -- Japan Times Online

NADA SOU SOU

SYNOPSIS

Orphan Yota is a hard-working 21-year-old who dreams of opening up his own restaurant. He has a little step-sister, Kaoru, who lives on an island off Okinawa but moves in with Yota to begin college on the mainland. Yota had promised their mother on her death bed to care for Kaoru at all cost _ even at the expense of his relationship with his beautiful medical student girlfriend.

Nada Sou Sou Movie Reviews

Nada Sou Sou (Tears For You) is based on a popular Japanese ballad of the same name sung by Natsukawa Rimi.

Eight-year-old Yota gets a three-year-old step-sister, Kaoru, when her mother marries a musician who is based in Naha, Okinawa. However, the man soon leaves the family and Yota’s mother becomes terminally ill. At her death bed, Yota’s mother makes him promise that he will look after Kaoru and love him as if she is his own flesh and blood. After his mother’s death, Yota bring Kaoru to his grandmother’s place which is on a small island off the coast of Okinawa. After dropping out of high school, Yota (Satoshi Tsumabuki) leaves the island and heads to Naha to earn a living in order to support his sister. He manages to secure two jobs; a delivery-man by day and a restaurant helper by night.

When Kaoru (Masami Nagasawa) turns 16, she re-joins Yota when she secures a place in an Okinawan high school. Determined to see his sister through high school and college, Yota works doubly hard. He is also planning to open his own restaurant. Unfortunately, his investment is wiped out when Yota gets swindled by Mr Kameoka, a conman who sells him a plot of land. Saddled in debt, Yota’s relationship with his rich girlfriend, Keiko, is affected when her father offers to pay off his loan on the grounds that Yota breaks up with his daughter. Although Yota does not accept the money, he does not feel good about the relationship and decides to leave Keiko.

Three years have passed and Kaoru aces her high school studies and gets into a prestigious college. Over the years, the love between Kaoru and Yota grows stronger as one becomes more protective towards the other. Kaoru decides to leave on her own when she enters college as she feels that her feelings of love for Yota has grown out of hand. Unable to understand Kaoru, Yota allows her to leave.

Directed by Nobuhiro Do, Nada Sou Sou is set to be a tear-jerker but it falls slightly short because of Nagasawa’s cutesyness. Her high-pitched voice and Kaoru’s constant whining and yelling out “Nee Nee” (big brother) sometimes prove to be an anti-climax to otherwise moving scenes. It is also hard to initially believe Tsumabuki’s character because one is used to seeing him playing the fool in the 2001’s Waterboys and 2006’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Thankfully, as the story goes on, Tsumabuki’s portrayal of Yota becomes grittier and it gets easier for us to emphatise with him.

Another highlight of Nada Sou Sou has to be its magnificent cinematography. With rustic Okinawa as the backdrop, one will definitely be charmed by its laidback nature. This definitely enhance the storyline as audience can relate to Yota’s struggle to get out of poverty. The haunting soundtrack also hikes up a tear factor to the two-hour movie.

My Favorite MV : White Love Story

Lyric Meaning :

I didn’t know at first
why your gaze, looking at me
made me feel so flustered
I always wanted to ask
if you understood just a little of my feelings
although I never told you
Now I know, how you were as lost
and wandering as I was
How you hurt so much, it kept you from sleep
Hold my hand,
I won’t let go of you again
I love you, as long as I breathe…
Things stood still
when you, who’d always treated me coldly,
smiled at me that day
Now I know, how you were as lost
and wandering as I was
How you hurt so much, it kept you from sleep
Hold my hand,
don’t let go of me
I love you, till the day I close my eyes in rest
I won’t cry
Now that you’re by my side
Thank you…
for giving me the gift of you

Goong S Music Video - Promise by Seven

My Favorite MV : Goong >> Stay

Korean Drama : Snow Queen

The opening starts with the introduction of a genius. At 17, Tae Woong (Hyun Bin) meets two people who will later become people he loves. One becomes his best friend and the other, his love.

The guy he meets is Kim Jeong Kyu Lee Sun Ho also classified as a genius, and though at first they did not get along, they soon set aside their differences and became best friends. Jeong Kyu tells Tae Woong about a girl he admires and promises to introduce him to her. When Tae Woong asks him why Jeong Kyu won't ask the girl out himself, Jeong Kyu says that he doesn't have time if he wants to win the award in math for the Nobel Peace Prize; his dad's dream and his.

Tae Woong meets a little girl being bullied by older girls for her money and saves her. The girl develops a crush on him and gives him her beeper for future contact. She later contacts him and he finds out that she was running away from home, and for a day the two run away together to an amusement park. She gets into a cab to go home but reminds Tae Woong that he never found out her name.

Later on, Tae Woong and Jeong Kyu both enter an international math Olympiad that Jeong Kyu and his father want to win badly. When Tae Woong wins, Jeong Kyu commits suicide.

The following tragic events soon took its toll on the rest of Tae Woong's life, and forgets about ever set a date to meet the little girl. Then, for 8 years he struggled to carry on with his life.

At 25, Tae Woong is now a third class boxer and in unexpected events, finds Bo Ra (Sung Yu Ri), the little girl he once knew.

The tale continues into the world of the cold-hearted Bo Ra and it is only Tae Woong that could possibly melt her heart. It slowly unfolds many secrets along the way and the past is soon to be made right again. With the help of Tae Woong's love, Bo Ra learns to find happiness within herself, and in return, Tae Woong comes into terms with his past.

Although this winter will be very cold and scary, winter is not the end of the seasons, but the beginning of the hope for a greater love.

I'm Sorry I Love You

Cha Moo Hyuk (So Ji Sup) was adopted by an Australian family,but was abused and left home at an early age. Growing up on the streets, he meets all sorts of people until one day he comes upon Song Eun Chae (Im Su Jung). Eun Chae is the coordinator for Choi Yune, a famous singer in Korea whom she secretly loves. Her fateful encounter with Moo Hyuk ends up affecting not only her life but that of her precious Yune's as well.

Moo Hyuk's path takes him to Korea, on a road that leads to revenge. He's filled with anger and hurt about his birth mother, but also feels love and happiness with someone he didn't expect to love. Although he wreaks havoc on the lives of those around him, he wishes with all his heart someone would stop him.

My Favorite MV : Winter Sonata

Proposal Daisakusen

Have you ever feel regret and want to go back to redo the event?

Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei are childhood friends. They are always beside each other. Little does Ken realize, he actually likes Rei a lot. But it’s too late; Rei is marrying someone else. He regrets on not telling her his feelings back then. “I want to go back~”

Suddenly, a man appears, claiming to be a fairy o.o; Seeing how pitiful Ken is, he decides to grant his wish. Hallelujah Chance!

Ken goes back to his high school years. He gets a second chance to confess to Rei.

He is laid back and a loose person, who shouts, “NOOOO” a lot. Besides falling in love and showing more expressions, he’s like YamaPi’s other characters except for Akira.

YamaPi’s face is SO cute when he freaks out!!! He runs a lot in this drama. He ran more than these scenes shown here! *pats him* There is one episode where he wears a shirt that says, “I have great character” XD I wonder if that refers to anything… LOL Sometimes, I think about the light that keeps shining on him. “Wow, he’s going to go blind like that..” This is the first drama that I’ve been keeping up with at the same time when it airs in Japan. It was fun because YamaPi wrote about these stuff when he filmed it, like the karaoke place, the running, the water balloons, etc. I like to see what he was referring to when watching the drama.

Rei first met Ken in elementary school. Ever since that incident occurred, they started to hang out together. Rei is active and can be a competitive person.

Eri can be a bit self-centered. She often falls in love. She likes guys who are tall and athletic. Her dream is to find the right guy to spend the rest of her life with.

Mikio is the most mature out of the group. He’s the first one in the group who has a steady girlfriend. He wants to be a film maker. He tries really hard to become one.

Tsuru is…short… He’s usually a target to make fun of because of his height. He likes Eri. He joins the baseball club and tries to grow taller, just to win her heart.

Oh, that marathon guy. He’s awesome!!

And there’s this store manager who doesn’t have any customers except for the five main people…

After Ken goes back in time, he realizes his attitudes of his past self, the things he shouldn’t have done and hasn’t treasure them enough. He was careless and always make Rei upset. He decides change his surroundings for a better future.

There is another theme to this drama besides romance. And that is: friendship. The five people have known each other for a very long time. From high school to the present. Good times, bad times. All spent together. The New Year scene is one of my favorites. “Happy New Year Part 2!” “Happy New Year Part 3!” It really show how much they care.

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Japan Series : Hanakimi

Details

• Title: 花ざかりの君たちへ
• Title (romaji): Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
• Title (English): For You in Full Blossom
• Tagline: イケメン♂パラダイス / Ikemen Paradise
• Also known as: Hana Kimi
• Format: Renzoku
• Genre: High school romance comedy
• Episodes: 12
• Viewership ratings: 17.3(Kanto)
• Broadcast network: Fuji TV
• Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-03 to 2007-Sept-18
• Air time: Tuesday 21:00
• Theme songs:
  • Opening theme: Ikenai Taiyo by Orange Range
  • Ending theme: PEACH by Otsuka Ai
  • Insert songs: My Love by Kawashima Ai, Boom boom boom by Go Hiromi, Paradise Ginga by Hikaru Genji, Tomaranai Ha~Ha by Yazawa Eikichi

The drama is based on the popular manga of the same name by Nakajo Hisaya, which has already been dramatized in Taiwan.

Horikita plays the protagonist Ashiya Mizuki, a Japanese girl in the U.S. who one day sees the young athlete Sano Izumi (Oguri) compete in the high jump on television.

She begins to idolize him, and decides to move to Japan to attend the same school as him. However, Izumi goes to an all-boys school, so Mizuki disguises herself as a boy to achieve her dream of being with her idol

Taewangsashingi (태왕사신기 예고편)

This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo. Jumong, the founder of Goguryeo, establish Goguryeo with his Four Gods: Cheong-ryong (Blue Dragon), Baek-ho (White Tiger), Joo-jak (Phoenix), Hyeon-mu (symbolized as a turtle). The Japanese may know them as Seiryuu, Byakko, Suzaku, and Genbu. Jumong marries Soseono, who had a big part in the founding of Goguryeo. They have two sons, Onjo and Biryu. When the son of Jumong’s first wife came to Goguryeo in search of his father, and is named Crown Prince, Soseono takes her sons, Onjo and Biryu, South and establishs Baekje. This is how Baekje and Goguryeo were known as “brother countries”.

As time passed, the Four Gods secluded themselves from society and watched as Baekje and Goguryeo’s relationship worsened (worsened more mainly because Goguryeo’s king was killed in a battle between Baekje and Goguryeo).

One day, Ju-ahn, “Hyeon-mu” of the Four Gods, sees two stars sour up into the sky. Since one came from the palace in Baekje, it predicted the birth of “Su”, later known as King Ah-shin. The other star came from Goguryeo, prophesizing the birth of Dam-deok, later known as Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang.

Realizing that his new master has come to the world, Ju-ahn awaits in the vast Manchuria with a young girl, Sujini, to see which of the two will be his master. Sujini was picked up as an orphan by Ju-ahn and considers Ju-ahn as her father.

Therefore, the story is on the Four Gods looking for their master, Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang, who was an expert in tactics, the woman he loved (Sujini), who was also loved by the coldhearted King Ah-shin.

Who was Dam-deok (Gwang Gae Toh Dae Wang)?: He was the 19th king of Goguryeo (lasted from 37 B.C. to 668 A.D.). During the time of Dam-deok, Goguryeo was the most powerful nation in East Asia (yes, even the Chinese dynasty couldn’t defeat Goguryeo). At age 11, he was made the Crown Prince and became King when he was 16. In 396, he attacked Baekje (a nation Southwest of Goguryeo) and took over the northern area above the Han River. He defeated the many invasions made by the Yeon Dynasty (China) after 400 A.D. During his reign, the number of castles he took over numbered in the hundreds and villages numbered in the thousands. However, he died at an untimely age of 39.

My Favorite MV : Crying out of Love...

Lyric in English :

Asa Mezameru Tabi Ni Kimi No Nukegara Ga Yoko Ni Iru
Nukumori Wo Kanjita Itsumono Senaka Ga Tsumetai
Nigawarai Wo Yamete Omoi Ka-ten Wo Akeyou
Mabushisugiru Asahi Boku To Mainichi No Oikakekkoda

Ano Hi Miseta Nakigao
Namida Terasu Yuuhi Kata No Nukumori
Keshisarou To Nagau Tabi Ni
Kokoro Ga Karada Ga Kimi Wo Oboeteiru

Your love forever
Hitomi Wo Tojite Kimi Wo Egaku Yo
Soredakede Ii
Tatoe Kisetsu Ga Boku No Kokoro Wo Okizari Ni Shitemo

Itsuka Wa Kimi No Koto Nani Mo Kanjinaku Naru No Kana
Ima No Itamidaite Nemuru Hou Ga Mada Ii Kana

Ano Hi Miteta Hoshizora
Negai Kakete Futari Sagashita Hikari Wa
Matatakuma Ni Kieteku Noni
Kokoro Wa Karada Wa Kimi De Kagayaiteru

I wish forever
Hitomi Wo Tojite Kimi Wo Egakuyo
Sore Shika Dekinai
Tatoe Sekai Ga Boku Wo Nokoshite Sugisarou Toshitemo

Your love forever
Hitomi Wo Tojite Kimi Wo Egakuyo
Soredake De ii
Tatoe Kisetsu Ga Boku Wo Nokoshite Iro Wo Kaeyou Tomo

Kioku No Naka Ni Kimi Wo Sagasuyo
Soredake De Ii
Nakushita Mono Wo Koeru Tsuyosa Wo
Kimi Ga Kureta Kara
Kimi Ga Kureta Kara

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My Favorite MV : Hello Miss !

My Favorite MV : Coffee Prince