Good recommendations.

I'm currently watching two kdramas at the moment and so far so good:

All About Eve
Producer : Jin Suk Lee, Chul Soo Han / Writer : Ji Hyun Park, Soo Yeon Oh /
Starring : Dong Gun Jang, Chae Rim, Jae Suk Han, So Yeon Kim

The story of two women, Sun Mi Jin (Chae Rim) and Young Mi Huh (So Yeon Kim), striving towards the goal of becoming a news broadcastor.
Dong Gun Jang plays the prince-like figure Hyung Chul Yoon that changes both women's lives...


I'm Still Loving You
Producer: Lee Jin Suk
Bong Sun-hwa: Chae Rim (All About Eve)
Kim Hyong-jun: Gam Woo Sung
Baek Rose/Jang-mi: Kim Ji Young (Gift/Love & Success)

Sun-wha, class valedictorian, is an ordinary girl. One day, a handsome boy, Hyung-jun, is transferred to her class as a teacher's assistant. Sun-wha falls hopelessly in love with him. As class representative and teacher's assistant, they quickly become intimate. As graduation approaches, Sun-wha proposes to Hyung-jun. Hyung-jun declines, considering their differences. What's more, a beautiful fellow teacher, Jang-mi, has been pursing Hyung-jun as well, becoming Sun-wha's rival. Sun-wha has only her father to back her in the fight for her true love, Hyung-jun.

you forgot to mention WInter sonata!!!!!
which stars choi ji woo from beautiful days, and bae yong jun.
this was the first korean drama that i watched, and was one of my favorites.
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I haven't watched many Korean Dramas but I enjoyed them all. I'll add Bright Girl and All In to recommendations too.

Anybody watching Summer Scent or Scent of the Summer. It's currently airing on Mondays and Tuesdays here in Los Angeles.

It's about Hae-won (female), a heart transplate donee, and Min Woo (male) who is the ex-boyfriend of the hear transplant donor.

Pretty interesting concept/story.

Hae-won is played by Jang Nara I believe. She's really pretty.

Not sure the name of the guy actor who plays Min Woo...like I really care

Hae-won has many of the qualities that Min Woo's ex girlfiend did who died in a car accident. That's how Hae-won got her heart.

Now Min Woo can't figure out if he is really in love with Hae-won or is it because she reminds him of his ex girl friend so much.

Hae won is in love with Min Woo but Hae won is actually engaged to marry somebody else. Her donated heart is telling her that she loves Min Woo but her fiance has been by her side for so long and she cares for him alot but her heart doesn't race when she sees her fiance.

On top of that...Hae Won's fiance has a sister who is in love with Min Woo.

Talk about your typical soap opera love triangle square rectangle or whatever you want to call it circus romance!

Anyhow...episode 16 is on tonight. So far so good. I mainly watch because of Jang Nara

I'm not much of a Korea drama fan. The only Korea movie show i watched is "The Sassy Girl". Very funny and the lead actor (what's his name?) is so cute.

How could you forget about Bright Girl's Success Story!? It's so great. I give it to all my friends who are interested!

Traen wrote:

How could you forget about Bright Girl's Success Story!? It's so great. I give it to all my friends who are interested!

I agree! I haven't seen too much kdrama myself since I'm *still* rather new to drama but I love Bright Girl's Success!

vienna_sg wrote:

I'm not much of a Korea drama fan. The only Korea movie show i watched is "The Sassy Girl". Very funny and the lead actor (what's his name?) is so cute.

Chae Tae Hyun! He's cute right?

But yeah, my personal fave is Winter Sonata & Loving You! Both featured Park Yong Ha!

Anybody can recommend me those heart-wrenching K-dramas that made you finish up the whole box of kleenex? I need to cry!
hahaha! How about Piano? I heard that show is very, very sad!

BmwM3Rod wrote:

Hae-won is played by Jang Nara I believe. She's really pretty. Not sure the name of the guy actor who plays Min Woo...like I really care

Son Ye-jin plays Hae-won and Song Seung-hun plays Min-woo.

I didn't forget those.... It was late and I had to go to bed... Hehe! Here they are!

Bright Girl's Success

Joyful girl, Yang-soon, is a simple country girl who dreams of rescuing a prince in distress. Gi-tae is the spoiled, bad-tempered president of a well-known makeup company. While in the country on business, Gi-tae somehow ends up falling straight into Yang-soon while she's taking a bath! And it's hate at first sight! However, things start changing from here... Will their relationship stay as it is or will they have a change of heart?

Cast:
Cha Yang-soon (19): Jang Na Ra
Han Gi-tae (29): Jang Hyuk
Yoon Na-hee (23): Han Eun Jung
Han Joon-tae (28): Ryu Su Young
Song Suk-koo (27): Yoon Tae Young (Her House)
Hwang Bo-bae (21): Chu Ja Hyun

Winter Sonata

Kang Joon Sang transfers to a high school in Chun-Chong to learn about the real identity of his father. There he meets Yu Jin whose lively character and same family background attracts her to him. Yu Jin has a close male friend, Sang Hyuk but she believes that Joon Sang is the first love that she has been waiting for. However, on New Year's Eve, while rushing to meet Yu Jin, Joon Sang met with an accident and believed to have died. 10 years later, Yu Jin is engaged to Sang Hyuk. On their engagement night, Yu Jin sees a guy who looks exactly like Joon Sang. Coincidentally, he turned out to be Min Yeong, boyfriend to her friend Chae Lin who used to like Joon Sang and also, her client. Is it mere coincidence or is fate playing a trick on them?

Cast:
Kang Joon-sang/Lee Min-hyung: Bae Yong Jun (Hotelier)
Jung Yujin: Choi Ji Woo (Beautiful Days)
Kim Sang-hyuk: Park Yong Ha (Snowflakes)
Oh Chelin: Park Sol Mi (Bad Girls)
Kong Jin-suk (classmate with glasses): Lee Hye Eun
Kwon Yong-kuk (classmate who reads palms): Ryu Seung Soo
Pianist Kang Mi-hee (Joon-sang's mother): ___
Prof. Kim Jin-woo (Sang-hyuk's father): Jung Dong Hwan (Autumn Story)
__ (Sang-hyuk's mother): Lee Hyo Chun (Her House)
Jung Hyun-soo (Yujin's father): ___ (Beautiful Days/Cool)
__ (Yujin's mother): Kim Hae Sook (Autumn Story/This Is Love)
Jung Yee-jin (Yujin's sister): __
Park Jong-ho (teacher): Jung Won Jong (Delicious Proposal/Orient Theatre)
Lee Jung-ah: __
Kim __ : Kwon Hae Hyo (Man of Autumn)
Supervisor Min: Jang Hang Sun (Pretty Lady/Guardian Angel)

All About Eve

Sun Mi meets Hyung Chul (who has been studying abroad for a few years) in London while studying English for a short time.
The two meet in a car accident, and become good friends during Sun Mi's short stay in London.
Sun Mi loves Woo Jin who has been like a brother since she was a child. However, Young Mi (So Yeon Kim) brutally takes away Sun Mi's love...
When Hyung Chul returns from London, he becomes like a guardian angel to Sun Mi, always being there for her at times of sadness and trouble...
Hyung Chul, who did not believe in love because of a sad childhood finds himself gradually falling in love with the bright and innocent Sun Mi who continues to face in the direction of Woo Jin.
One day, Hyung Chul becomes the chief director of the broadcasting department Sun Mi and Young Mi works in.
Originally Young Mi's goal was to become the Nation's Top News Broadcastor. Seeing Hyung Chul(the future owner of the company), and realizing Hyung Chul's love for Sun Mi, Young Mi's goal in life changes.
She is going to do anything to make Hyung Chul love her!
Although she loves Woo Jin, love is not worth much to her compared to living a successful and luxurious high-class life, and Hyung Chul's the one to give her the chance!
However, in spite of Young Mi's constant appeals to attract him, Hyung Chul remains faithful to Sun Mi's love...
Will Sun Mi truely come to accept Hyung Chul's love...? Will she finally stop the endless competition...?

Cast:
Yun Hyong-chul: Jang Dong Gun (Love)
Jin Sun-mi: Chae Rim (Four Sisters)
Kim Woo-jin: Han Jae Suk (Four Sisters)
Huh Young-mi: Kim So Yeon (Mothers & Sisters)
Mr. Jin (Sun-mi's father): Hyun Suk (Her House)
Ms. Song (Woo-jin's mother): Park Won Sook (Her House)
Kim Sun-dal (TV news anchor): Park Chul (Four Sisters)
Yu Ju-hee (TV news co-anchor): Kim Jung Eun (Sunflower)
Lee Kyong-hee: Lee Geun Hee (Orient Theatre)
Shin Ki-dong: Park Sook Chul (Four Sisters)
Choi Jin-su (Sun-mi and Young-mi's classmate): Yoon Ki Won (Four Sisters)
Jo Cho-jae: Kim Hyo Jin (Medical Center)
Ahn Joon-mo (Woo-jin's friend): Ahn Jung Hoon (Sunflower/My Lady)
Bae In-su: Choi Joon Yong (Rival/Air Force/Medical Center)
___ (Hyong-chul's rival): Choi Joon Yong
Chairman Yun (Hyong-chul's father): Han In Soo (Like Father, Unlike Son)
Hyong-chul's mother: Lee Kyung Jin (Fox & Cotton Candy/Beautiful Days)
Sun-mi's aunt in London: __ (Bong-sook's mom in Since We Met)

All In

In-ha learned to gamble when he was a little kid. As he got older, he learned how to cheat. His hands became quicker than the eye. He met a girl named Su-yon, who hated him at first, but later started to like him. He was also a leader of a gang. While attending high school, he met Jung-won, the son of a wealthy hotel owner. In-ha and Jung-won became quick friends. However, they got into trouble for killing a gang leader who harrassed Su-yon and her father after they failed to repay a loan. In-ha and Jung-won were arrested and sentenced to jail for 7 years. Jung-won got cleared because of his father, but In-ha had to serve his time in jail. There, he met and made friends with the leader and a member of another gang. When In-ha was set free, he went home, but had to move because a gang was after him.
In the meantime, Jung-won went to college in America and met Jin-hee there. He knew that she was the daughter of his father's old boss. They had met before briefly, but Jung-won was too shy then.

After In-ha was arrested, Su-yon
decided to become a nun. After 7 years, however, she realized that she was not meant to be one and went on to become a casino dealer. That is where In-ha, Su-yon, Jung-won and Jin-hee all meet. Now a story of romance, jealousy and violence begins.

Cast:
Kim In-ha: Lee Byung Hun (Beautiful Days)
Choi Jung-won: Ji Sung (Days in the Sun)
Min Su-yon (aka Angela): Song Hae Gyo (Autumn Story/Guardian Angel)
Suh Jin-hee: Park Sol Mi (Winter Ballad)
Choi Do-hwan (Jung-won's dad): Lee Duk Hwa (Age of Warriors)
Yoon Hye-sun (Jung-won's mom): Sun Woo Eun Sook (Autumn Story/Stockflower)
Kim Chi-soo (In-ha's uncle): Im Hyun Sik (Cinderella/Sweet Bear)
__ Hyun-ja: Park Won Sook (To Be With You/Romance)
Chairman Suh Seung-don: Jo Kyung Hwan (Mothers & Sisters/Picnic)
Jenny (Korean girl in U.S.): Kim Tae Yeon
Yoo Jong-ku (In-ha's friend from prison): Huh Joon Ho (Hotelier/Bad Boys/Power of Love)
Detective Park Tae-joon (In-ha's hometown friend): Choi Joon Yong (All About Eve)
__ Hee-bong (In-ha's crippled hometown friend): __
__ (In-ha's hometwon friend/waiter): Yoon Gi Won (Pretty Lady/All About Eve)
Yoo Jung-ae (Hyun-ja's daughter): Choi Jung Won (Sweetheart)
Yim Dae-chi (gang leader): Park Sang Myun (Shoot for the Stars/Her House/Bad Boys)
Yim Dae-soo (aka Shorty): Jung Yoo Suk
__ Yang-tae (rival gang's boss): __
Director Sohn: Kim Ha Koon (Piano/Secret)
Manager Jang Mi-ran: Choi Ran (This Is Love)

My Love, Patzzi

To understand the title and plot of this drama, you need to know the Korean folk tale of Kongji and Patji. It's like the Korean version of Cinderella, where Patji is the evil, ugly, mean sister who no one likes. Kongji is supposedly the super nice one that ends up with the prince at the end. This drama is a parody of that story in which Kongji isn't really all that nice. She's just pretending to be nice to get men and Patji, although a bit mischievious and rude, really is a nice girl inside.

The story starts with Song-yi (Patji) and Hee-won (Kongji) in elementary school. Song-yi likes a certain boy who's quite popular with all the girls. Hee-won says she herself is not interested in him because Song-yi likes him. When the teacher says to pick your favorite guy to sit with, Song-yi boldly grabs the boy's hand. Then Hee-won goes up to the same guy and tells him to sit with her! The boy rips his hand from Song-yi and grabs Hee-won's. Song-yi, furious over the fact that Hee-won stole her guy, throws her shoe at her and beats her up! It's years later and nothing's changed. Hee-won is still the nice one that all the guys like. Song-yi is still the loud, obnoxious girl who no one likes. Throw in a rich, good-looking guy that thinks Song-yi is an angel for saving his life and the reappearance of Mr. Elementary School guy and you get a very entertaining series!

Cast:
Yang Song-yi: Jang Na Ra (Joyful Girl's Success Story)
Kang Seung-joon: Kim Jae Won (Romance)
Kim Hyun-sung: Kim Rae Won (Beautiful Life)
Eun Hee-won: Hong Eun Hee (Shoot for the Stars)
Hwang Bo Yu-ri: Kang Rae Yeon (Snowflakes/Romance)
Yang Sam-yeol: Kim Kyung Sik
No Ji-young: Shin Dong Mi
Nam Joo-im: Park Kwang Jung
Moon Seung-man: Heo Min

takuya_angel wrote:

'Loving You' is my most fave K-Drama! I really like the 'Soo-Kyong' character although she's evil but a fab actress! And of course...'Lee Hyuk' by my most fave Korean actor, Park Yong Ha! Cool avatar you got there by the way.

I love Park Yong Ha too! His acting and singing rocks! And thanks for the compliment. I hope to change it to one featuring Park Yong Ha and Eugene in Loving You soon... Once I buy Jasc Paintshop Pro and Animation Shop!

Anyway... Anyone know what JEM is? A website or something? It seems really cool!

Phantassin wrote:

Son Ye-jin plays Hae-won and Song Seung-hun plays Min-woo.

Oops. My bad. Well then Son Ye-jin is really pretty then

Hi... I'm from Malaysia and right now korean drama seems to be booming. The first drana I watch is Winter Sonata since then I also fell in Love with korean drama not that i'm neglecting japanese drama [I watch both ] In my collection so far is Winter Sonata, All About Eve, Successful story of bright girl, My love Patzzi, Four sisters, Cheers for the Women, Beautiful day, Beautiful life, Hotelier and the newest one is All In [but haven't got the chance to watch it yet... ]
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hi syu77,
is ur 4 sisters VCD in korean languange or dubbed in mandarin? how much does it cost?
which one do u like more; Four sisters or Cheers for the Women?

i've seen ALL IN!! I love it....really great drama! I was crying like anything! In-Ha and Soo-Yeon looks so good together... Heard from my friend that the actors that played them got married with each other after the filming of the drama! Apparently, they fell inlove on the set while filming!!

reiko wrote:

i've seen ALL IN!! I love it....really great drama! I was crying like anything! In-Ha and Soo-Yeon looks so good together... Heard from my friend that the actors that played them got married with each other after the filming of the drama! Apparently, they fell inlove on the set while filming!!

erm.. i don't think they got married YET.. lee byung hun and song hae gyo just fell in love.. awww..

The fact that Top star LBH proposed to SHK in public
was revealed late.
It is said that LBH surprised staffs with public love confession
toward SHK at a gathering after photo shooting.
HIs open confession was made at gathering at an hotel room
for an after-party of photo shooting.
LBH and SHK together with staffs played the game telling the truth
drinking wine.
At that time when somebody asked how he feels about SHK,
LBH paused a while and then made a bombshell announcement
" I think she is the last women of my life."
Right after, about the same kind of question to SHK,
she answered shyly " I will follow (LBH)obba"
It is notified that LBH and SHK exchanged couple ring which proves their love.
Searching the place without Koreans after photo shooting in Sicilia, they moved to Pirenche.
Enjoying city tour at Pirenche, they stopped by a certain jwelry shop and bought rings for each other.
It is heard that LBH and SHK were much cautious since they were under the process of proving their love during the trip to Italy.
Ring rounded with small diamonds presumed as a couple ring,
which SHK was wearing when she entered the airport on 28th.

source: http://www.k-fanshop.com/lbh&shg.html

No one has mentioned Glass Shoe yet. It was one of the earlier ones that i watched and it was pretty good. Kim Hyun Ju looked very cute and pretty, I thought she actually looked a lot like SHK.

Attic Cat is another great kdrama, I actually liked it more than Bright Girl. Both are pretty funny and romantic but Attic Cat was just more fun. One of the best kdrama for 2003 IMO.

Ruler of your own World is the most unconventional kdrama I've seen. It doesn't have the trappings of all the other dramas and its not bog down in melodrama. It even deals with the over used fatal diease plot device in a more positive manner. Highly recommended.

A Wish Upon A Star was ok compared to the others mentioned so far. A lot of people seems to like this series but I didn't like the characters too much. Another case of poor girl meets rich guy but not as well done as Bright Girl.

Now currently watching The Mermaid. The verdict is still out for this one.