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Is this a remake of "From Here to Eternity" w/ Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra and Monty Cliff? ..... ...... ..... It sounds very similar, at least the love story part ...etc...

Yes! .... He's adorable in "My Princess"
Good at being a kind gangster, He's Hot in "East of Eden" ...

That man is beautiful ..... what's more to say? .... Love the way he speaks , soft-spoken and Sensual !! ....
He'll always be Dong-Cheol, one of my favorite characters in dramas... a 'good-guy' w/ all the sex-appeal of a 'bad-boy' ....

This has one of the most fascinating story-lines ..... 2 babies switched at birth by a vindictive nurse so each is being raised by his family's enemy .... .... .... 56 episodes and I could not stop watching! ...it was addictive!

--- Very Well Written!! ..... Great characters.... and the relationships get so complicated/intertwined, yet simple to understand ....
--- One of best love stories, Dong-Chul & Guk-Ja, yearning, passion, forbidden, obstacles .... an epic romance!
--- Yet , ... the story of the two (three) brothers is an even better (B)romance !!! ....

there were a few technical issues ...and.... 3/4 thru , a barely noticeable hitch in the plot (due to behind-the-scenes production drama , I later found out) .... but nothing that effects the enjoyment of the show :)

In the early days of my Drama addiction, I saw: "A Millionaire's First Love" , "More than Blue" , "A Moment to remember" , "Koizora" , "Sad Love Song" , "The Snow Queen" , "Autumn in my Heart" , "Padam, Padam" etc...etc...etc....

By the time I recently got to "Scent of a Woman", I was desperately trying to avoid it .... ..... .... But I was into Lee Dong-Wook so I gave it a try ....
I didn't cry, or maybe once,.... ..... b/c I have become so sick and tired of these "dying-young-of-a-mysterious-disease" themes .... I could hardly feel sad; just jaded... .... ...

I still haven't seen "1 Liter of Tears" or Miura Haruma's new drama .....
b/c I am repulsed by that theme .... maybe in a year or so, after a long break, I'll be able to see them.

No reason to pick on Lee Da-Hae for "Chuno" .... All residual from her walking out on "East of Eden" ..... ...... ..... ..... For which she should be severely criticized!!!
She was unprofessional ..... ..... .... if she didn't want to be second lead, why take the role? .... ..... .... she caused a lot of damage and luckily "East of Eden" is still one of the best story-lines of any drama...

the best thing about it was the villain, actor Yu Oh-Sung! ..... He was the only reason to watch .... and Philip Lee's character was interesting but they didn't utilize him enough ..... .....

I think they call that 'slap/kiss' something and it's popular in Thai dramas ..which I've never seen.
But, they used to do that in some Hollywood movies?!?! ... bad!.....bad!...bad!
**** Spoiler ***** In defense of the show : The character gets his punishment and eventually repents .... Plus, the victim gets empowered and does not act like a victim, but rather like a strong survivor .....

kpopx3lover.... I totally agree w/ you ..... ..... this shooting while it's airing takes away from the quality .... ..... and it seems scripts are still 1/2 written when they start so that by the end the story-line become incongruous .... .... It's like writing an essay w/out an outline and the story just rambles on .... .... At the very least ... the scripts should be written all ahead of time ...... It would solve a lot of their problems ..... and if they would at least shoot more than a month before it starts, then they won't have such bad editing or rushed productions.

AND yes! somehow Lee Da-Hae managed to make an intelligent upper-class lady who is kind-hearted, un-biased, and an activist for democracy and equality (who is also pitiful b/c she lacked the love and support of her family and still remained kind to her jealous selfish sister) ....
she managed to make such a sympathetic and loving character into a stand-offish cold b**** ..... ..... ....
Think about it: the description of the character makes it likable .... ..... yet nobody seemed to like her!

She was supposed to be paired up w/ Song Seung-Heon and become competition for Young-Ran .... Young-Ran's father set them up for the trip to Japan in order to get him away from his daughter ..... ..... that trip was a big fizzle ....b/c she left the show right after that .....

She was also the new love for the younger brother ... making his ex jealous...But more importantly, as she hooked up w/ the older brother, it would have made the younger one more jealous of his bro after he discovered his true identity ..... .... adding more tension than just one is "gangster" and the other is a "prosecutor" ..... ..... ..... that show is so full of opposites on so many different levels ..... involving so many characters .... situations/relationships get very complicated/intertwined yet very simple to understand .... ..... I love that show ..... .. ...one of the best story-lines ever!
And, Lee Da-Hae took away from it ..... ..... .....

Why is Lee Da-Hae still allowed to work and Han Ye-Seul has been cast out?...
--- Han Ye-Seul was immature in leaving .... but she has probably learned her lesson ....and returned to set ....
.... I am certain it was not easy for her to get adjusted to the culture after being raised in L.A. .... She probably thought she was a diva in Hollywood .... (So what , if actresses r not allowed to be Divas , then who ?).... ...

She also had some legitimate reasons, as I heard the production company admitted to tough circumstances .... .... ...

So I think Han Ye-Seul deserves a second chance and should not be ostracized!

I loved East of Eden .... ..... and I remember Lee Da-Hae's character being set-up .....: as the second-lead of the 1st love-triangle and as the new-love of a 2nd love triangle.... ..... ..... ..... .... All of a sudden, she's out --->>> It left an obvious gap .... and the story-lines suddenly changed .... as 2 love-triangles Lost their Tension and just became 2 pairings of a love-to-come and a love-that-was .... .... ....
........Plus, she was playing a pivotal role of adding to a 3rd love triangle w/ 2 brothers as the main roles .... .... .... thus adding even more reason for conflict b/w them ..... ...... ..... that would have been awesome! .... ..... .... I hate her for taking that away from an already incredible story-line ..... ...... ^.^

She deserved the criticism .... .... ..... Luckily, the story is very strong and was not greatly affected.

I am surprised they let her work after that .... considering how S. Korea is so unforgiving of scandals of any kind .... weather the actor is wrongly or justly accused !

Totally agree w/ you... ... Lee Da-Hae was very unprofessional! ... .... ..... She knew when she signed on what her role is and who the director/writer are ... .... ..... that was total B.S. on her part .... .... ..... .....

WOW! .... What a cast for "Saiunkoku"! .... .... All seem like a perfect fit!.....Excellent choices!
But, idk about Jang Geun-Suk fitting the role of Seiran.... .... I'm not familiar w/ the role ; it's just I'm unsure about him fitting in w/ the rest of the cast.......

Of course Yoo Ah-In! ... better fit than So Ji-sub...
Kim Woo-Bin + Lee Jong-Suk : Perfect Bromance ..... ..... ..... Song Joong Ki : Oddball
Yoo Jin-Goo + Kim So-Hyun : perfect young couple ...... ...... ...... Jung Su-Min : Heroine
BRILLIANT! <3<3<3 :D

I loved So Ji-Sub in "Always" .... but I don't think Rom-Com is his strong-suit ..... ..... ..... .... He was also good in "Rough Cut" , and it was comedic ...... ...... then again, he played a gangster, so it fit him well ...... ...... ..... ..... he improved a bit at the very end of this drama .... .... became a bit more expressive w/ his face and not just a cartoonish character ..... .... ...... ..... what I really couldn't stand was the lead actress' excessive whining, pathetic attitude and over-acting at the beginning of the show.

Does anyone know where I can see any of these Peter Ho dramas .... w/ Eng Subs?:

"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" (2001)...... ...... on YT, bad video quality and no subs:(
"Phantom Lover" (2005) w/ Barbie Hsu ....... ...... Viki has ep. 1-5 subbed, only :(
"Starry Starry Night" (2003) .......
"Legend of Chu and Han" (2012) .......

Any suggestions please?

I thought Rainie Yang & Roy Chiu r the leads in "Scent of Summer" (2003)? W/ Peter having a minor role in it, right?
Maybe u meant "Phantom Lover" (2005) w/ Barbie Hsu? The names to English change from site to site sometimes...
Either one, where did u find it w/ Eng Subs? Viki has "Phantom Lover" , but only 5 ep. have Eng subs.

I am also looking for "Phantom Lover" (2005) , "Starry Starry Night" (2003) , "Qin Emperor Li Shi Min" (2005) , "Legend of Chu and Han" and "Shining Days" (2013) ..... and of course #1 is "Crouching Tiger..." ....... ...... ....... any ideas where to find them w/ Eng subs?

the dramas I saw are :
"Summer's Desire" w/ Barbie Hsu ...Love love love it...got me hooked on Peter Ho :D
"Love of the Aegean Sea" w/ Alec Su ...Yeaaay!
"Butterfly Lovers"....so-so...
"Le Jun Kai" .....Amazing Peter w/ Janine Chang! <3

I started "Ring Ring Bell".... very boring .... stopped 1/2 way.... I saw the MV for it on YT w/ all the cute Peter Ho parts... not interested in the rest...

so basically, 3 really good dramas and 1 so-so ===>>> NOT enough to satisfy my need for Peter Ho....
I can't find anything else in English..... I thought he is still very popular now? ..... so why no one is subbing his dramas?

Oh, Thanx.....But I don't speak (understand) any Chinese: Mandarin, Cantonese, etc...
I was hoping some Peter Ho fans would sub it for Viki...

I saw a little MV of it in YT... and Peter Ho's chemistry w/ his love interest got me very fascinated in watching this.

Same lead actress from "The Pursuit of Happiness".... Oh no! I don't think I'll watch... I found it torture to watch her ......