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My Love Patzzi (내 사랑 팥쥐) January 1, 2009

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My Love Patzzi is a Korean drama that is based on a Korean folk story similar to Cinderella, starring Jang Nara, Kim Rae Won, Kim Jae Won, and Hong Eun Hee.  This drama aired from August 2002 to September 2002 with 10 episodes.

Main Cast:

Jang Na Ra as Yang Song Yi
Kim Rae Won as Kim Hyun Sung
Kim Jae Won as Kang Seung Joon
Hong Eun Hee as Eun Hee Won

Synopsis: Song Yi is a girl with a pure heart with a bad temper. She was tricked and humiliated by her “best friend” Hee Won as a child. From then on, Hee Won has always been the princess and successful while everyone mistook Song Yi as the evil child. When Song Yi did not have a job, Hee Won introduced her to the amusement park that she is in charge of. There she found her childhood friend and ex-crush Hyun Sung, who Hee Won has “stole” when they were kids. From then on, Hee Won tried to humiliate Song Yi many times, framing her in many situations that Hee Won has created herself. To get back at Hee Won, she decided to break the train that the park was launching so that Hee Won would be blamed. Little did she know that she caused more damage and that the train caught on fire. What was worse was that the son of the president of the park was in the train. Ridden with guilt, Song Yi risks her own life to save the life of Seung Joon. Seung Joon fell in love with Song Yi for her brave spirit and charming attitude, but what will happen to their relationship when Hee Won exposes to the world of what she has done?

(source: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/My_Love_Patzzi)

Review: Okay, so My Love Patzzi.  It’s a relatively short drama considering Korean dramas in general, only ten episodes.  And to be honest, I like it that way.  I like shorter dramas because things happen faster instead of the drama being dragged out.  Sometimes it’s necessary and sometimes it’s not.  So anyway, this is a really cute drama with Jang Nara, Kim Jae Won, and Kim Rae Won.

Kim Jae Won and Kim Rae Won.  The question is always which one does everyone prefer.  One quick question, why?  They really aren’t alike and this is the only drama where they are together.  Maybe it’s because their names are very close, but other than that, not much a like.  Personally, I like Kim Jae Won better, but that’s because I’ve seen him in more dramas than Kim Rae Won.  But in this drama I was definitely rooting for Kim Rae Won’s character for Jang Nara’s character!  I think they are definitely cute together.

So, the whole plot kind of revolves around the Cinderella-like story of Patzzi.  Song Yi has an “evil step-sister” that has painted her as this horrible person, while she is actually the conniving little witch!  Ugh, she bothers me, but it adds to the drama of the story.  So in the end, she is revealed as the evil master mind behind everything.  So that’s good.

The love triangle isn’t that unique.  I mean it’s definitely one that is familiar.  The one guy secretly loves her and the other one is kind of needy.  I think the thing that made it a little more unique was the fact that Song Yi saved Seung Joon’s life, or so he likes to think.

So, to see who she ends up with, I would definitely watch it.  It’s only ten episodes.  If you like Kim Rae Won and Kim Jae Won then you should probably see it.  It’s a good, nice, short love story.  I can hardly find it anywhere though!  But I did finally find one link.  So enjoy!!!

MySoju-http://www.mysoju.com/my-love-patzzi/
aznV.TV-http://aznv.tv/?p=d57

Wonderful Life (원더풀 라이프) September 11, 2008

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Wonderful Life is a Korean drama starring Kim Jae Won and Kim Yoo Jin aka Eugene of the girl group S.E.S.  It aired from the beginning of March 2005 to the end of April 2005 with 16 episodes.

Main Cast:

Kim Jae Won as Han Seung Wan
Eugene as Jung Se Jin
Lee Ji Hoon as Min Do Hyun
Han Eun Jung as Lee Chae Young

Synopsis:  Han Seung Wan and Jung Se Jin bumps into each other at the airport and accidentally take each other’s passports. They meet again and Seung Wan and Se Jin end up spending the day together. Both having to deal with love complications, they end up drunk and having a one night stand. Back in Korea, Se Jin discovers she is pregnant and leaves to have the baby alone. A year later, Se Jin’s clueless sister ends up spilling the secret to Seung Wan at his engagement party, showing up with his baby daughter. Seung Wan and Se Jin are then forced to marry by their respective families. Complicated love takes place between Do Hyun, Se Jin, Chae Young and Seung Wan. The rest of the story revolves around the family’s journey in learning to take responsibility, and learning to love each other.

Review: Wonderful Life is definitely one of my favorite dramas, hands down.  It’s cute, it’s funny, it has it’s dramatic moments, but overall a wonderful drama to watch (and yes, that was a really bad pun).  Eugene is so cute and her look was great for this drama, and surprisingly she acts well.  Kim Jae Won is up there with my favorite actors.  I love his smile, it’s cute and sexy and…I fall in love every time I see it… He was great in this drama as well.

The idea for this drama was great, I think it was somewhat original for Asian drama standards.  I mean ideas like this were then used in other dramas like the Thai lakorn, Oom Rak (Chains of Love) starring Ken and Ann, but that is for another time.  But overall it was really great.  There were a lot of cute parts and other parts that were just heart wrenching.  Little baby Shinbi!!!!  She was a cute kid.

And the reason why I am kinda late on this delay is because I was re-watching this drama.  It is that good.  This is one of my favorites.  One of my favorite moments is toward the end where they start to have feelings for each other.  Their power goes out and the heater goes out and they both, Se Jin and Seung Wan, are freezing so they decided to get a big blanket and kinda huddle together.  It was such a cute scene and is definitely one of my favorites.

Overall, great drama.  Definitely a watch or re-watch, so check it out.  Well while I was re-watching it on crunchyroll, they decided to license it when I was on the last episode.  How unfair is that?  Anyway…here are the links.  Enjoy!

MySoju-http://www.mysoju.com/wonderful-life/
aznV.TV-http://aznv.tv/?p=d143

Full House (풀하우스) August 27, 2008

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Full House is a Korean drama starring the signer/actor Rain (Lee Young Jae) and Song Hye Gyo (Han Ji Eun).  This 2004 drama is a remake of the manhwa of the same title.  It was an instant hit and there have been rumors of a sequel.  It premiered from July 2004 to September 2004 with 16 episodes.

Main Cast:

Bi (Rain) as Lee Young Jae
Song Hye Gyo as Han Ji Eun
Han Eun Jung as Kang Hye Won
Kim Sung Soo as Yoo Min Hyuk

Synopsis: Han Ji Eun is a naive writer who got swindled out of everything she owned including her house by her best friends. Stranded in China, She managed to borrow money from an actor Lee Young Jae to return to Korea. On her return, she found out that her house was bought by Lee Young Jae. In an attempt to get her possessions back, she entered in a contract marriage with Young Jae for one year. In spite of losing all, Ji Eun manages to be cheerful and takes things in strike and the business relationship between the two becomes personal as they start to rely and care for each other.

Review: Everyone loves Full House.  EVERYONE! “What’s your favorite drama?”…”Full House.” Of course, everyone loves Full House.  I, on the other hand, LIKED it.  I did not love it, it is not my favorite, but it was decent.  This is another Rain/Bi drama and he was okay.  I don’t know what I like him better as, either the bad ass or the immature actor.  Song Hye Gyo was just glowing in this drama.  I like her look and as I understand it, she is still popular in South Korea, which is great.  Her performance in this drama was great.

Full House is cute.  No other word to describe it.  That can either be bad or good, depending on how it is executed.  I think this was on the okay/moderate side.  There were a lot of cute moments.  I especially like the one where Young Jae is trying to cheer Ji Eun up and he sings the “Gom Se Mari” (The Three Bears) song.  He does the American version of it and I just died laughing, it was funny and cute all at the same time.  But there were some overally cute moments that kinda made me sick, I can’t think of too many, but if you watch it or have watched it, you will know what I mean.

But I have to say for a 2004 drama, I thought that had the editing process down.  There is one scene where the two (Young Jae and Ji Eun) are arguing and the camera is going back and forth between the two.  Ji Eun’s back is to the kitchen/other half of the house and Young Jae’s back is to a window.  At one point when the camera comes to him, you can see in the window a man look into the window, then realize they are taping, and quickly jump out of the shot.  It was so blatantly obvious what happened, it kinda made me mad.  If I was the editor I would check for that type of thing, even they were crunched for time.  Unbelievable.

Overall, the story developed nicely as well as the characters, that were all very well-rounded and developed.  You might as well check it out if you haven’t already because I guarantee anyone that you ask will have seen and probably say it is their favorite.  Okay, that is an exaggeration.  But it is a good drama and I would watch it, especially if you like Rain.  Here are the links and enjoy!

MySoju-http://www.mysoju.com/full-house/
aznV.TV-http://aznv.tv/?p=d53

Delightful Girl Choon Hyang (쾌걸춘향) August 27, 2008

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Delightful Girl Choon Hyang is a Korean drama starring Jae Hee (Lee Mong Ryong) and Han Chae Young (Choon Hyang). This drama is an interpretation of the Legend of Choon Hyang. It aired from January 2005 to March 2005 with 17 episodes.

Main Cast:

Han Chae Young as Sung Choon Hyang
Jae Hee as Lee Mong Ryong
Uhm Tae Woong as Byun Hak Do
Park Shi Eun as Hong Chae Rin

Synopsis: Delightful Girl Choon Hyang is the 2005 interpretation of the Legend of Choon Hyang. The story begins when Lee Mong Ryong is transferred from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, because he is a trouble maker. He accidentally bumps into Choon Hyang, shots embarrassing photos of her and swaps her cell phone with his. As a result, they are constantly in touch with each other and find out they attend the same school. Mong Ryong constantly bullies Choon Hyang and due to an accident, they spend the night with each other. Nothing sexually occurs, though, but their reputation is ruined and thus, they are forced to marry each other in order to save their families’ reputation. They like each other, but their relationship is strained by Mong Ryong’s secret crush, Chae Rin, who gets jealous and by Byun Hak Do, a wealthy business man, who falls in love with Choon Hyang.

Review: I absolutely adore this drama.  It’s cute, it’s funny, it’s sassy, it’s great, and it has Jae Hee in it (always a plus).  I love Jae Hee.  I am on of his biggest fans, and I really can’t tell you what it is that I really like about this guy but he is a great actor.  I saw this and Witch Yoo Hee first and then I thought that he was just good at the funny guy part.  Then I found 3-Iron and I new that this guy was great.  And what a transformation, from a funny light hearted role to being a mute, socially problematic guy.  It was great…if you haven’t seen it, I would consider seeing it/renting it.  I know at the Blockbuster in my town, they have the movie in the Foreign section, so yeah…

ANYWAY, this was a very light hearted comedy/romance, very easy going.  Great story line.  It was a little confusing with the whole thing at the end of each episode where the characters were back in olden times, but whatever.  I think the only thing that bothered me about the characters/story/etc was the fact that Mong Ryong cried a lot.  I mean it was Jae Hee and you can’t go wrong with him, but I thought that character was a little wimpy and I think that Choon Hyang kind of emasculated him in those moments.  But it was great.  I admired Choon Hyang’s toughness in this drama.

I also liked how the romance developed between the two of them and how it tore them to be apart.  And Uhm Tae Woong was really good at protraying his part because I really hated his character, and for a while hated him for it, actually going as far as not watching movies/dramas he was in…lol…I got over that very quickly though.

I would say this drama is great for anyone that wants a good romantic story that is light hearted and funny as well.  Here are the links for it and enjoy!

YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BCE7E5C59EA94EF0
MySoju-http://www.mysoju.com/delightful-girl-choonhyang/
aznV.TV-http://aznv.tv/?p=d60

Successful Story of a Bright Girl (명랑 소녀 성공기) August 25, 2008

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Successful Story of a Bright Girl is a Korean drama starring jang Nara (Cha Yang Soon) and Jang Hyuk (Han Gi Tae). It aired from March 2002 to May 2002 with 16 episodes.

Main Cast:

Jang Hyuk as Han Gi Tae
Jang Na Ra as Cha Yang Soon
Han Eun Jung as Yoon Na Hee
Ryu Soo Young as Han Joon Tae

Synopsis: Jang Na Ra plays a cute and innocent country girl who often daydreams of rescuing her prince. One day, she meets Jang Hyuk who accidentally falls into her bath tub while she was taking her bath. Not off to a good start they started arguing over the matter. However, the story goes on to tell how Jang Nara arrives in the big city due to her plan to settle her irresponsible parents’ debts. She moves into Jang Hyuk’s house as a hired servant hence begins to teach the rich spoiled brat (Jang Hyuk) some manners through her down to earth scoldings and no-nonsense attitude. This drama gets totally hilarious in many scenes where Jang Nara and Jang Hyuk’s combination comes out as refreshingly cute. Jang Hyuk plays a rich and proud man who inherits his father’s business but is later betrayed by his own cousin and uncle leading to his downfall. On the other hand, Jang Nara plays a girl that he meets who help him pick up the pieces in his life, from defeat to success.

Review: I like this drama for a couple reasons. One is because of the story. Great plot line, they don’t meander into a whole other stories, like some dramas do. It is a little overly dramatic, like when Han Gi Tae throws things because he’s angry, but over all, it’s a cute story. Second, is the actors. I thought and still think that Jang Nara has such a babyface! She will always look younger than she actually is. And I thought the little bit of the accent she had was kinda funny. Jang Hyuk in this did a great job and worked really well with Jang Nara. The only thing that bothered me was his hair! It looked like something straight out of the 90s. He kinda reminded me of Nick Carter in his early days.

Anyway, there are tons of cute scenes between Han Gi Tae and Yang Soon.  I can remember, in my opinion, the best one.  It’s when she is cleaning his home and decides to buy goldfish.  When he comes home and sees them, he gets a little touchy at first (as I recall, I could be wrong), but she says to him something to the effect of how nice it is to have something living in the house and how much warmer it feels.  Every time I think about this drama, I remember that moment.

I think everything about this drama was right in line with the plot, except the end where Yang Soon decides to go into the army.  That kinda confused me a tiny bit, but otherwise, great story, great drama.  I definitely would definitely watch this if you have time.  Here are the links and enjoy!

MySoju-http://www.mysoju.com/successful-story-of-a-bright-girl/
aznV.TV-http://aznv.tv/?p=d185

A Love to Kill (이 죽일놈의 사랑) August 19, 2008

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A Love to Kill is a Korean drama starring Bi/Rain/Jeong Ji Hoon (Kang Bok Gu) and Shin Mina (Cha Eun Seok). This drama aired from the end of October 2005 to the middle of December 2005 with 16 episodes.

Main Cast:

Bi as Kang Bok Gu
Shin Min Ah as Cha Eun Seok
Kim Sa Rang as Han Da Jung
Lee Ki Woo as Kim Joon Sung

Synopsis: In A Love to Kill, Bi (Rain or Jeong Ji Hoon) plays a tough guy as the role of a K-1 Fighter, Kang Bok Gu. Bok Gu is a character who is dynamic in nature and grew up in a foster home. He falls in love with a woman whom he should not love. It was because of the woman, his emotionally-wounded brother fell off from the rooftop and became a human vegetable. So, his love is forbidden and inevitably tragic.

The woman is Cha Eun Seok (Shin Mina) who is a TV talent and movie actor. It was not that she jilted his brother on purpose, but upon a basis of misunderstanding, his hatred toward Cha Eun Seok grows more and more burning.

By becoming Cha Eun Seok’s private bodyguard, Bok Gu keeps concretely practicing his revenge upon her. He only desires ‘to bring his brother’s woman to her knees.’ He is gradually taking Cha Eun Seok to destruction, while he feels his love toward her growing deeper and deeper in his heart.

Bok Gu is a cold guy character without any special concern for woman. Martial art of hand-to-hand fighting was just kind of his escape he choose from the shock of a spinster’s death whom he loved from a distance.

(credit: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/A_Love_to_Kill)

Review: Well, I downloaded this drama from some website 2 years ago and I had planned to watch it before anything else, but I watched it gradually over the summer. Anyway, I downloaded it mainly because of the main star, Rain (Bi, Jeong Ji Hoon), because I heard he was a good entertainment star, and I was like “why not?”. So, I downloaded all 16 and I had all intentions of putting them on a DVD, but that didn’t work out. ANYWAY, I came into watching it with an open mind, hoping it would be good. I was a little disappointed.

It might have been that I was expecting something more, but the acting was not up to par. It wasn’t horrible, but it something that you would’ve expected from a soap opera; average. It was an OK performance for all the actors. I don’t think it helped that the plot wasn’t that great either. I thought it was very cheesy at times and got very tired with it after a while.

And I hated the ending. It just kind of stopped. It was going so well, then it stopped. I was not impressed to say the least. It shows a weakness in the plot when they end things without the problem being finished. I would have been happier if things had developed more between Bok Gu and Eun Seok, but they didn’t. And I wish they had gone more in depth about Bok Gu’s hate for Cha Eun Seok; I wish they had made that more prominent. Because the way I saw it, he really didn’t hate her enough to kill her. He thought about it when opportunities struck, but he showed more compassion than I thought he would. And most times, it was to save his ass from being discovered.

I am not saying that this was just an awful drama to watch. It wasn’t. But it had a lot of things that I would have fixed. Overall it was okay, nothing special. I would say, if you really like Rain, you should watch it. So here are the links, and enjoy!

YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F38C183590330E8A
MySoju-http://www.mysoju.com/a-love-to-kill/
aznV.TV-http://aznv.tv/?p=d86

18 vs. 29 (열여덟 스물아홉) August 17, 2008

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18 vs. 29 is a Korean drama starring Park Sun Young (Yoo Hye Chan) and Ryu Soo Young (Kang Sang Young aka Kang Bong Man). This drama aired from the beginning of March 2005 to the end of April 2005 with 16 episodes. This drama also featured Choi Siwon (Younger Kang Bong Man), a member of the boy band, Super Junior.


Main Cast:

Park Sun Young as Yoo Hye-chan
Ryu Soo Young as Kang Sang-young
Park Eun Hye as Shin Ji-young
Lee Joong Moon as Kim Noon

Synopsis: This drama takes the audience back to the 1990s. The main character of the drama, Yoo Hye Chan, 29, reverts mentally to an 18-year-old girl after having a car accident. As she recovers her memory and the relationship with her husband, Kang Sang Young, she goes through many hilarious and heart-moving moments.

Hye Chan, who was a beauty queen in high school, marries her former classmate Kang Bong Man. In 2005, she turns 29. But after a fierce fight with her husband, she heads to court to file for divorce, unable to control her rage anymore. On her way to court, her car clashes with a truck, and as a result she develops amnesia. She only remembers herself as a senior high schooler, when she was sassy and outgoing, and popular with her peers. As her memory reverts to her adolescent years, she suddenly becomes crazy about the dance group “Seo Taeji and Kids,” which was popular with teenagers back in the ’90s. While looking strong on the surface, deep inside she is soft-hearted and feeble. She likes Jane Campion’s movie “Piano” a lot. Although Kang Bong Man, nicknamed “Ice Prince,” is the ideal of every girl in Hye Chan’s school, she regards him as shallow. The guy she really likes is her senior, Jeong Shiwoo.

But in reality, Hye Chan’s husband is Kang Bong Man, whom she despised so much in high school. He changes his name to Kang Sang Young when he becomes an actor. In the latter part of the drama, Hye Chan recovers her memory and pursues her dream of becoming a film director. When Hye Chan loses her memory, Sang Young becomes preoccupied with mending their shattered relationship. He collects all the messages they had exchanged in the past to help her remember who he is. The replays of Hye Chan’s memories, which are presented in diverse ways, add to the drama’s tantalizing plot.

(credit: KBS Global Marketing)

Review: Well this is a very different drama in the Korean drama scene, but very old and tired in the American soap opera view of it. Amnesia, new love, etc…it’s been done over and over. But I think what made this interesting to me is how Hye Chan recalled things and reacted to her new life. I also liked the comedy factor because usually when someone has amnesia…it is very sappy and sad. But I like the new outlook on things.

Ryu Soo Young…I appreciate him as an actor especially when I think of when he did a movie called Summertime, where he was a stalker/peeping Tom type character that was watching this woman from his apartment and eventually breaks into the apartment to have sex with her. ANYWAY…I appreciate him to be able to play that part then jump in and play funnier, more light-hearted roles. I respect Jae Hee for the same reason, with his role in 3-Iron. Just great…

A very light-hearted drama this one is and that’s why I enjoyed it. I also liked seeing Choi Si Won from Super Junior in it too!!! Hey was pretty good too, the camera loves him. I love the part when the younger version of Hye Chan was supposed to go to the movies with Shi Woo and he ditches her. Then younger versoin of Kang Bong Man comes to save the day and meets her there….so cute!!! You’ll have to watch it….it made my heart leap into my throat!!!

All in all, this was a great drama too watch. It was easy-going and each time the episode ended, I wanted to see more. So, be warned you will be sitting on your computer for hours watching this once you start!!! At least, that’s what happened to me…So here are the links and enjoy watching! Just so you know, my YouTube playlist has the first two episodes as public, but the rest are private videos.

YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C929D99660C3610D
MySoju-http://www.mysoju.com/18-vs-29/
aznV.TV-http://aznv.tv/?p=d148

My Girl (마이걸) August 15, 2008

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My Girl is a Korean drama starring Lee Dong Wook (Seol Gong Chan), Lee Da Hae (Joo Yoo Rin), Lee Jun Ki (Seo Jung Woo), and Park Shi Yeon (Kim Seo Hyun). This drama aired from December 2005 to February 2006 with 16 episodes. It became one of the top ten dramas of 2006 and helped launch the career of Lee Jun Ki.

Main Cast:

Lee Dong Wook as Seol Gong Chan
Lee Da Hae as Joo Yoo Rin
Lee Jun Ki as Seo Jung Woo
Park Shi Yeon as Kim Seo Hyun

Synopsis: When Gong Chan (Lee Dong Wook) meets the lively and beautiful Yoo Rin (Lee Da Hae), he finds out that she has connections to his missing cousin, who his grandfather has been searching for a long time. He asks Yoo Rin to lie about being his long missing cousin until he can find his real cousin. She says yes, but soon their feelings for each other get in the way of their plans. Gong Chan’s friend Jung Woo (Lee Jun Ki) falls for Yoo Rin while Gong Chan’s ex girlfriend, Seo Hyun (Park Shi Yeon), a pro tennis player, tries to win him back. Will the two ever tell each other how they feel? Will Gong Chan ever find his real cousin?

(credit: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/My_Girl)

Review: I like this drama. I thought it was cute. I really like anything with Lee Da Hae in it. She is a great actress and I loved her in this drama. Especially in the first few episodes when she does her dramatic acting, it’s just hilarious.  Lee Dong Wook was good too.  Both of them together had great chemistry, so it really was a good show.  And of course there is Lee Jun Ki…the supposed “pretty boy”.  I do have to admit that he is a little bit more pretty than most actors I have seen.  This really launched his career and now he is EVERYWHERE!!!!

This drama was a stray from the normal Korean drama where everyone has cancer and dies, the real tearjerkers.  This was funny, cute, and definitely had some interesting characters.  The trouble the Yoo Rin gets herself into…it’s just great.  And the love connection between her and Gong Chan was genuine, and that’s what made for a great story.  And although I loved Jung Woo, I knew that there was no real connection between Yoo Rin and him.

And I loved the ending when they found the real granddaughter/cousin that Joo Rin was posing for with her husband.  And it was the couple from My Delightful Girl, Choon Hyang!!!!  I like Jae Hee and Han Chae Young together too!!!  But that is for another post.  All around good drama and pretty much everyone’s favorite, including mine.

I have the link for aznV.TV…but no where else.  If anyone finds it on YouTube or another place, please let me know.  Thanks.  Here ya go and enjoy!

MySoju-http://www.mysoju.com/my-girl/
aznV.TV-http://aznv.tv/?p=d102

The Magicians of Love (愛情魔髮師) August 6, 2008

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The Magicians of Love is a Taiwanese drama starring Ming Dao (Du Ya Si or Artz), Joanne Zeng (Bei Ruo Yi or Xiao Bei), as well as Sam Wang and Jacky Zhu. It aired from February to July 2006. This drama was a very big hit in Taiwan so they extended it to 22 episodes, being originally 18 episodes.

Main Cast:

Ming Dao as Du Ya Si aka Artz
Joanne Zeng as Bei Ruo Yi aka Xiao Bei
Sam Wang as Lin Er Qi aka Richie
Jacky Zhu as Fei Nan Du aka Fernando
Huang Yu Rong as Xiao Zhe Ming
Sonia Sui as Ye Ke Lan
Sun Ai Hui as Emma
Adriene Lin as Qing Kong

Synopsis: World-wide famous hair salon Neo-Image has just opened. The beautiful hairstyles of the three popular hairstylists (Artz, Richie and Fernando) attract huge crowds. At this time, an external official came to them for help. There was an event called “The Chinese Hairstyle Competition” and they have found a part-time working young female hair-dresser, Xiao Bei, to compete against the French stylist to help advertise the French Hair Products. As this competition will greatly affect the country’s status, the three guys decided to help.

Later, they find talent in Xiao Bei and trick her into working for Neo-Image, since she refused to cooperate without a fight. One day, Xiao Bei is about to be hit by a car when Artz pushes her away and saves her life. He was wearing a jacket with the number 23 on it. When Xiao Bei saw Richie wearing the jacket and assumed that he was her savior, and she fell for him. However, Richie leads a dangerous life and he lives without knowing if he will have a “tomorrow” or not. Xiao Bei volunteers at a retirement home. A coincidence occurs involving Xiao Bei and Artz visiting his grandma Li Lian at the same time. Grandma Li Lian realizes that they are the perfect couple and convinces Artz into admitting his true feelings for her before it’s too late.

(credit: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_Magicians_of_Love)

Review: Well, what can I say about this drama? Not much really. It was a very played up story for people who were hair dressers. I mean some of the last parts where they are trapped in a room and they don’t know if they will make it out alive was a little unnecessary. I think the only really reason this was popular was because of the members from 183 Club being in it. And to tell you the truth, I personally do not think that Ming Dao is that attractive. Either you like him or you don’t, that’s it. Personally, I don’t think he is that cute or hot at all. I mean you get used to it as the story goes on and I thought that the two of them were cute together by the end.

Some parts I thought were heart warming. I did like when Xiao Bei was having the hair styling competition with Qing Kong. And the part I still remember from watching it two years ago was when Qing Kong’s hand slips and accidentally cuts the bangs on her model’s hair wrong. Then Xiao Bei snips her model’s bangs funky to match, trying to let Qing Kong win. I thought that was really great and showed that she had class. I would’ve liked it better if Xiao Bei won, but whatever. I mean, the drama was cute. I think that since it started out like that, some of the heavier moments seemed almost out of place. So, if they had started the drama out a litter edgier, instead of so light and fun, they would’ve seemed more appropriate.

Overall, I thought it was a little up-played, but then again most soap operas are. It reminded me a bit of Meteor Garden with the group of supposedly gorgeous guys that kind of control the place they are at. But I think Meteor Garden is much better than this. The other thing that bothered me a bit is that they kept showing pictures of Xiao Bei in edgy clothes; a whole new makeover, and they didn’t give her that look until the end. It just irked me because I thought it suited her and they should have done that earlier.

Well, here are the links to the drama if you want to watch it. Here ya go, and enjoy!!

YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C58F1E1ABB2BF637
aznV.TV-http://aznv.tv/?p=d153

MARS (戰神 MARS) July 7, 2008

Posted by mxm1295 in Dramas, Taiwanese Dramas.
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War-God Mars (or commonly known as Mars) is a Taiwanese drama starring Vic Zhou (Ling/Sheng) and Barbie Xu (Qi Luo). It was based on the Japanese shoujo manga, Mars, by Fuyumi Soryo and it also won the Favorite Drama of the Year Golden Bell Award in 2005.

Main Cast:

Vic Zhou as Chen Ling & Sheng
Barbie Xu as Han Qi Luo
Xiu Jie Kai as Da Ye
Megan Lai as Qing Mei
An Jun Can as Tong Dao
Xiao Xiao as Sha Zhi

Synopsis: A shy artistic girl, Qi Luo, is approached by a the care-free and play-boy Chen Ling, who asked Qi Luo for directions to a hospital. In a split-second Ling forgets what the hospital name was.

Hurriedly Qi Luo draws a map for him, unknowing that she was drawing on the back of one her drawings. Ling thanked her but she ran off before she could hear him, he then noticed the picture and was touched.

The next time they had seen each other, Ling told her about the picture but Qi Luo ignored him and said he could keep the picture. Ling was very touched by the picture and that drew him closer and closer towards Qi Luo.

But his past comes back to haunt him when a new student arrives as well as Qi Luo’s past comes back. Feelings will collide when you have a jealous ex come to stand up and fight for Ling against Qi Luo and a known admirer confesses his feelings to Qi Luo.

(credit: http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/CRSeries_-_Zhan_Shen_-_MARS)

Review: Hands down, this is my favorite Taiwanese drama. Hands down. No question. Great story line, great acting. Great all around. For those who haven’t seen it, I would definitely recommend this drama. However, this is, what I call, a “heavy” drama. It is “heavy” in that it deals with many major issues. Like rape, suicide, mental illness, and others. But, to me, this drama doesn’t over excentuate these and sugar coat it. You can see right from the beginning the insecurities of Qi Luo and Ling, it’s not something that just happens. And for this you need actors that are on top of it. They have to feel what the character is feeling, and etc.

This drama is kinda long; 21 episodes, but it really doesn’t matter. Each episode is great to watch. I loved it and the chemistry between Barbie Xu and Vic Zhou was great. Maybe it’s because at the time they did really like each other and a little while after filming they were dating.

Well I don’t have much else to say other than this drama is excellent. Different from the normal Taiwanese drama. Definitely worth it to watch. So, here are the links and happy watching! My YouTube playlist is not complete. It is missing episodes 6-10 with English subtitles. So, if someone knows where those videos are on YouTube, please email me about them. Thanks in advance.

YouTube-http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=AC90ED4B0EAC7BC8
Crunchyroll-http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/CRSeries_-_Zhan_Shen_-_MARS
aznV.TV-http://aznv.tv/en/drama/p.iD-MTc0/