DreamingKoreanBallad
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Cast: Jung Shi Hyun "doctor's son" (Jung Kyung Ho) a mystery man, during the first few episodes I was wondering how I could possibly like this "drug king" b/c if he is bad I have to hate him right? Well, that all changed by episode 4 - I was like oh DAEBAK now I CAN like him ;D His character was dark, cold, kind, loving, as honest as he could be, he was my favorite out of everyone <3 Han Soo Min (Nam Gyu Ri) is a newbie cop who goes undercover to try and catch "doctor's son" but ends up falling in love with him instead - their romance was sweet <3 Ji Hyung Min (Lee Jae Yoon) a pretty good detective I'd say, I liked him but I also got mad at him a lot b/c of him being so determined to catch "doctor's son" b/c of his own misunderstanding. Kim Hyun Soo "Soo" (Yoon Hyun Min) the "best friend" & "right-hand man" of "doctor's son" - I enjoyed watching "almost" (lol) every scene he was in ;) Lee Jin Sook (Kim Yoo Mi) I didn't really care about her that much, she was "whatever" to me, she played her role well but I was a bit grossed out by her so called "love" for someone whom she practically raised since he was a kid... O.o
Music: "Hurt" by Kim Yong Jin (Bohemian) - Now I first heard this song WAY before I decided to watch this drama - so I already knew this song by heart. But it is my favorite song for this drama - I love it and played it several times before & after finishing this ;)
Re-watch Value: 7.5/10 - It's a good drama that I might re-watch for Jung Kyung Ho's role (I loved his dark eyes & persona in this drama).
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Cast: Baek Hong Seok (Son Hyun Joo) - he was perfect in the role of Soojung's dad - he really drew the emotions out of me, I cried with him, cheered him on, and hurt with him. Choi Jung-woo (Ryu Seung Soo) my favorite prosecutor/lawyer ever ;) Detective Cho *jo* (Park Hyo Joo) she is great as a female detective all grimy like and tough but tender and her loyalty to Hong-seok was the best ;) Park Yongsik (Jo Jae Yun) always made me laugh - I found him quite adorable several times with what he would say, how he would say things and his facial expressions = priceless ;) I hated to the core of my being Kang Dong Yoon (Kim Sang Joon) he was so evil, I found myself cursing him more than once. basically I didn't like anyone in that household except the Reporter daughter Seo Ji Won (Go Joon Hee) she was sweet and placed justice over family. Her older brother was "ok" he wasn't the best person but he wasn't as evil as everyone else in that household (+ I do like the actor that played him). Shin Hyera (Jang Shin Young) I hated her just as much as I hated Kang Dong Yoon - they were so evil and always claimed to want to make justice for all - liars to their core.
Music: Beautiful - I loved the ost - it wasn't necessarily memorable but it was perfect for this drama.
Re-watch Value: 7.0 I will probably end up re-watching this drama at some point when I have time.
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Then for the second storyline we have Seonjae, Sua, Jiyeong & Ujin - there is a relationship that gets destroyed by a betrayal - Jiyeong will have to open her heart for a new love.
I liked Baekho throughout the entire series, Danpung too (except for when she was really stupid in knowing how she felt). I loved Jiyeong & Ujin a lot - I liked Seonjae in the beginning but then hated him up until the last few episodes where I liked him again - I didn't like Sua to begin with but she grew on me as the show progressed even when she was immature - I liked her for the most part - the only times I didn't like her was when she was mean to Jiyeong (but half the time it was Seonjae's fault)
Overall the only 2 characters I really never fully liked were Seonjae's mom and The grandma (a couple of times I found them funny - but they were usually loud, angry or rude)
Re-watch Value - low b/c it takes a long time for things to develop but it was still enjoyable to watch - I'm glad I watched it - wasn't a waste of time
Music: loved the theme song and later they had a ballad song added on some scenes - that I swear I've heard on another drama...
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Music: Very good - I mainly remember Ben's song: Stop the Love Now & Love Lane by: Mamamoo - the rest are good too they just aren't played as much so they aren't in my head like these two songs are.
Cast: everyone played their part well (I didn't care for a few people but they still were great at acting). I watched this drama for: Yun Woo Jin mainly & then Han Groo (since I liked her so much from: Scandal & A Warm Word).
Re-watch Value: 6.0 - just b/c their would be no surprises (and this drama was great with that) but it's a drama most viewers will like ;)
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As I said Lee Jin Wook totally nailed his role in this drama and I'd love to see him like this again in another drama just with a bit more of a backbone... Ha Ji Won as Ha Na couldn't pull it off for me (in style or character) in this drama. Yoon Gyun Sang as the 2nd Lead was thee worst 2nd lead in drama-land so far - he was a very stressing character and made the middle part of the drama that much more aggravating (I really hated his character and that's sad b/c I loved him in Pinocchio) "bad drama choice for him" I also hated the 2nd female lead, I don't know what it is about her but she just rubbed me the wrong way (you know how some people just do that to you, even if you don't know them). Ha Na's parents and brother were awesome.
Music: Not my taste but suited the drama....
The acting got a 7.0 b/c Lee Jin Wook nailed his role & for Ha Na's parents but if I were to rate Ha Ji Won's "character acting" it would be MUCH lower - Same for YGS.
I will not re-watch this...ever.
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Story: I've seen a couple like this one already but each one is new to me. Past's entwined and future's entwined - the description reminded me of Beyond the Clouds (2014) which also stars Yoon Kye Sang as the lead in almost the same predicament - which is one of the reasons this intrigued me.
Cast: I started this drama for Yoon Kye Sang and I have to say it was a good choice, he is a great actor that can really pull the emotions out of you. It was my first time seeing the leading lady though and it took me a couple of episodes for her to grow on me. There were a few episodes in the middle where I really hated the lead girl, she was so mean. The second leading characters were nice and there were only a few times I got mad at them.
Music: Pure perfection <3 I love OST's like this one has <3 Really reminded me of Swallow the Sun's OST
Re-watch value: 8/10 - I loved it and would watch it again sometime.
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Cast: Very good - hase 2 of my favorite actors starring in it: Kim Jae Won and Kim Eugene they make their roles really believable and you grow along with them throughout this drama. KJW starts off a bit immature but he learns to be more responsible when he is with KE and the fact that they have a child together helps ;) I really enjoyed watching KJW with the child actress - she was so adorable with big eyes
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I enjoyed pieces of the drama as a whole but there were quite a lot of what I call "draggy" or "tiresome" scenes/parts - the first 33 episodes were really good then it dragged from episode 38-58 and even after that in-between some more good scenes it was still dragging on one thing that I hated until almost episode 80! -_- Then it got good again until someone else came to try and wreck the happiness *sigh* then it dragged for a couple episodes again 104-106 - after that it was good until the end (even if I wasn't able to see the last 5 minutes of the drama :'( ...) To be honest I skip watched most of the drama - I only watched Boon Ho/Joo Hyuk's scenes together and a few of their scenes apart and a few scenes of Joo Ri and Jung Woo (skipped a lot of their scenes later however). I didn't watch anyone elses scenes involving their own stories and lives b/c I didn't care about them. I went into this drama for Joo Hyuk and Boon Ho (their characters) so... yeah... and I could only find this drama on Soku a LONG time ago when I downloaded it from them - I checked today so I could see if I could find the last episode 111 pt.5 to watch but I couldn't find them anymore :/ and it was raw on that site anyways (it is a Chinese site).
Story is about Boon Ho who under pressured circumstances pretends to be her dead bosses girlfriend since she is pregnant and needs to protect her unborn child from her rotten ex and his even rottener mother. b/c of this she and Joo Hyuk form a bond which later paves the way for Joo Hyuk to fall in love with her. (don't worry the "secret" doesn't last the entire drama it comes out rather fast).
Cast: Joo Sang Wook as Joo Hyuk - My absolute favorite character in the drama (why can't JSW play more characters like this??! He's so good at these kinds of characters and these characters make me find him attractive - while his "comedic" dramas I find him unattractive) lol - He is from a rich household, he lived overseas for awhile and had his heart broken, he comes back for his brothers funeral and stays and starts to be drawn to Boon Ho (although he doesn't know it at the time) and he lets himself be dragged into a "relationship" with another girl that his mom wants him to be with and the girl herself chases him but he was as cold as ice and stone in it. His face was like a rock that wouldn't break and whenever he'd see Boon Ho his face immediately broke into a smile ^_^ He is a guy that when true to his feelings is trustworthy, reliable, honest, and giving - I really liked him and in the end he was my main reason to finish the drama ;)
Seo Ji Hye as Boon Ho - She is sweet and nice but way too "passive" (can't think of the right word to describe her) but she always felt OVERLY guilty for things she did and or people she hurt unintentionally and she is also too full of 'noble idiocy' that I hate in drama characters -_- She'd sacrifice her own happiness b/c of her guilty conscience - seriously annoyed me at times. She also cried a lot. But other then those negative things she was a generally nice person and her character outside of those factors was likeable. I liked her with Joo Hyuk the best.
Eun Soo (they baby) was so loveable - such a cutie pie!!! I really liked having that baby in almost every scene after episode 40 ^_^ I loved seeing Eun Soo, Joo Hyuk and Boon Ho together ^^
Jung Woo and Joo Ri were an entertaining couple at times and at times a bit obnoxious (more like Joo Ri was the obnoxious one) and she could be silly and a bit cute too while Jung Woo was more serious and calm as opposed to her quirky weird character lol
Music was nice - I liked the songs by Kim Byung Hwa and Jang Seung Hyuk the best ^_^
Re-watch value.... probably not - I might go back and "record" Joo Hyuk/Boon Ho scenes and delete the rest of the drama lol (takes up less space that way. If you're a fan of Joo Sang Wook you might want to find it and watch it however as his character is the best in the drama!
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Han Ji Hye played a piano teacher who falls in love with a piano genius who happens to fix & tune pianos - Choi Minho (he needs to improve his acting - it wasn't very good on this drama, I remember watching him on Medical Top Team and he did well there (so maybe his acting has improved now) but when this was made he wasn't very good yet lol - handsome but that was it..). By time I got to the end - I was like: "That's how it's going to end?!" O.o - it was a whatever ending. I was confused by how HJH's character was acting during the last part of the drama (I didn't understand her).
I won't re-watch this b/c it was too mellow and not interesting enough.
Music - I only remember them playing the piano, that's it.
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Cast: they all did excellent jobs and were cute and fun to watch.
*I've never had Curry - so I have no clue what it tastes like*
Music: I want to know what country it is from "malika..." sounds like it's from Rome...but I have no clue....
Re-watch - more thank likely not....but was good for a one time watch on a stormy day :)
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Ok my review may be very different from everyone else's....I wanted to start this drama for 2 reasons, 1 it's Full House (and I personally love the kversion) and 2 Mike D'Angelo was the lead guy (and I already liked him from his music w/his brother Golf and their drama that I watched way back in 2009 called 'Love Beyond Frontier'). There were several things however that I did not like on this version. But there also were a few episodes/scenes that I did enjoy.The things I liked: The cute scenes - there were a few episodes and scenes that made me giggle and smile like an idiot b/c they were just so cute. I also liked how they would "explain" or "dig into" certain things that they kind of left vague on the kver. However there were a couple of things I wished they would have left alone. (I'll post a spoiler box below if you want to read it).
The things I didn't like: It was very draggy - this version could have easily been made into a 10 episode drama but they made it 20 with all the back stories, staring off into space for 2mins every time and flashbacks that would take up screen time (to me it was wasted screen time b/c I'd get so bored with it I'd skip it). The acting was also lacking compared to the Kversion, although Mike and Manaying were cute & good-looking they didn't have the acting abilities that Rain and Song Hye Kyo had. The acting was believable on the kver. but on the Thai ver. I could tell they were acting by script. (sometimes the cuteness would overshadow that fact but when there was no cuteness I could easily tell "cue" - "ok"...ectra... One of the reasons I found it so draggy and sometimes boring was b/c on the kversion a lot of things happened during the first 2 episodes and while watching this ver. the things that happened during 5 episodes are what took place in the first 2 of the kver. & by the time I got to the 9th episode it was like watching the 4th episode of the Kver. <that's one reason why it's so draggy.... To be honest I was bored a lot. Episodes 9-15 were the best the rest you can skip a lot and not miss a lot (especially if you've seen the kver and know what the basis is).
While the Kversion is more reality based the Thai version is more fantasy based. If I person actually went through things the characters go through and feel - then the Kversion is definitely how most people would react in SHK's shoes and since Rain was a "star" and "self-centered" I can see his actions are more palpable.
The second leads relationships with our main leads was definitely not as believable as it was on the kversion either - whether that's a good thing or bad thing IDK, but at least I didn't strongly dislike them like I did in the Kversion lol
Music: I liked 3 songs - although 1 song was played during most of the show (even though it was over-played I still liked it - it was by the leading actor Mike (and Aom)). Then there was the song on the last episode that I liked and a song by La Ong Fong Band "Secret Admiring" played once during the middle of the drama that I liked.
Re-watch Value: 2/10 - I won't re-watch this one. I will and have watched the Kversion one at least 4xs though.
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Cast: Seo Ji Hye plays Juha as the fiance of the son who ultimately betrays her trust for the other girl. I hated this guy so much - he was extremely SELFISH. He only thought about himself and his wants - he cared nothing about disregarding all the hurt he threw onto others by his actions. I hated his interest in the lead girl and did not ship it at all. If he was to be with anyone IMO he should be with his fiance.
Kim Joo Seung (RIP) as Harok our main leads first love (and who I like to think of as her only TRUE love) - I loved his character and absolutely shipped them together from beginning to end - reason why I watched a little more after episode 8 was b/c I enjoyed his scenes with Soryung ^_^
Kim Hyo Jin as Soryung (Jae Hee) was frozen for 25yrs b/c her father wanted to save her (ultimately this plan was a horrible idea b/c it played with fate and her life). I did not like her early in the drama when she had "memory loss" and her liking of Harok's son happened - I was super irritated by her and wanted to shake her and make her wake up - finally she did thank goodness and I could like her a little by then - but not completely b/c she didn't seem to grasp the hurt she caused another woman b/c of her actions. I loved her with Harok and hated her with Minjae.
Kim Nam Jin as Minjae - an extremely selfish and self-centered jerk who only cared about his own feelings - he seemed to think he was entitled to this despite what he promised others - such an ass -_- I never liked him in this drama - he went with the wrong girl when he should have remained with the girl who had stood by his side all those years.
The music was AMAZING!!! I absolutely LOVED every single song (of course I've heard the soundtrack long before I watched this drama b/c I'm a huge fan of Drama OSTs) hehe But the music won't disappoint if you love romantic ballads ^_^
I will never re-watch this drama and I don't think it's worth re-watching either - as I said I only watched it b/c Seo Ji Hye is in it - and ended up liking her character and Harok & Soryung's love story. That's it.
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The descriptions says it all basically and all that happens within the first 15mins - after that it's just walking through his daily life trying to get over to not get over his girlfriend - all his boring jobs, thoughts and happenings which had ZERO point. Such a waste of a movie! We see him cuss a lot, spit a lot, and smoke a lot - and try to hang onto his girlfriend that he doesn't want to break up with.
A "movie" that shouldn't have been made - that shouldn't even be called a "movie" and a total waste of talent for poor Seo Jun Yeong :/
I would NEVER re-watch this and I wouldn't ever recommend it for anyone - Unless I want them to suffer!
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This drama doesn't have any of those nasty, I'm going to get in the way of their love "love triangles". She is a married woman who has been pretty much divorced from her husband for 4yrs (they just didn't send the papers in yet) and he is a single guy who has been in love with her for 20 yrs! ^_^ Her husband has another woman (and honestly I found them quite funny) and even though there is a girl who likes Hyun Suk - she doesn't get in his way ^^
Hyun Suk (Lee Sang Yoon) was so adorably cute in his pursuit of No Ra (Choi Ji Woo), he would sometimes be mean and childish / a bit petty and then get all cute and sweet again - they played and teased each other as if they were high-schoolers again ^^ So cute! Woo Chul (Choi Won Young) was a loser husband but he never made me mad, I laughed during most of his scenes lol. Min Soo (Kim Min Jae) was super sweet after the first few episodes, when I first saw him I didn't like him much b/c he didn't seem to treat his mom very nice - but later that changed and I started to like his character - the same thing happened with his girlfriend (Son Na Eun) I didn't like her at first but then I started to like her later. Soon Nam (Noh Young Hak) was a favorite of mine - even though he didn't get much screen time - I liked his friendship with No Ra ^^ (p.s. this is his third drama with LSY) hehe ;P I also liked Seung Hyun as No Ra's classmate and friend ^^ and oh my gosh! the YOUNG Hyun Suk was such a cutie!!! ^_^ I enjoyed his scenes very much! hope to see him in more dramas!
Music: the music that I remember the most is when they went to that club and they played them "older" music bands ^^ The ost itself had nice songs like: "Cuckoo" by Jannabi, "Oh You, Yeah You" by Yoo Sung Eun, "Fine Day" by Jung Jooil, "Star" by Mamamoo ft.Kim Min Jae, "Wrongful Meeting" by Honey G. One song however caught my ballad loving heart's attention: "You Don't Love Me" by Roy Kim <3
I would definately re-watch this drama! Who wouldn't want to re-watch such a well-made drama again? ^^ I recommend it to any fans of the actors, or rom/com lovers or anyone who likes a fresh cute take on finding yourself again. That's what this drama was to me, Ha No Ra (Choi Ji Woo) re-discovering her lost self, finding her real personality once again and becoming happy.
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It's definitely NOT one of the best dramas of 2014 for me anyways - but it was decent...
Cast: Lee Dong Wook (Jae Wan) - yes he was my favorite even from episode 1 - there were a couple things I didn't like (his coward side) but overall I understood him. Lee Da Hae (Mo Ne) - to be honest I hated her up until almost episode 7 - and from then on I like and didn't like her off and on - (Roman Lee) - probably the best part of the drama is when he came on the scene - I really liked him ;) I didn't care for anyone else except a tach for the 2 young lovebirds who worked at the hotel...
Music: Pretty good but nothing I would really listen to outside of this drama....
Re-watch value: probably Not going to happen....
-------on a side note------- LDW looks SO much better in casual clothing with his bangs down than he does in a suit with his bangs up. and I wish (don't get mad at me for saying this) LDH didn't have the nose job - it really bugged me throughout the drama...
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