Showing posts with label Jung Woong In. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jung Woong In. Show all posts

Aug 16, 2010

Coffee House


Lee Jin Soo (Kang Ji Hwan) is a successful thriller novelist - to the whole world he's a gentlemen but to those who's clsose to him, he's a bit weird with sarcastic tendency and strange habits. One day while evading his publisher Seo Eun Young (Park Si Yeon) arrangement for an interview with some reporters he stumbled in Kang Seung Yeon's (Ham Eun Jung) family coffee shop and as a favor to one of his buddy who had a crush on Seung Yeon, hired Seung Yeon to be his secreatry (cum. slave) while he was writing his new novel.
Anyway, there is some history between Jin Soo and Eun Young ever since their universities day and then now Eun Young's ex-fiance (Jung Woong In) has come back into her life and acts as if it was heaven blessing that he still want Eun Young. He blames Eun Young for being so confident and independent that is why he strayed to another woman. Huh! Man and their ego! Jin Soo and Eun Young can barely tolerate him, but they have to because he was their sunbae... I guess it was the easy way, suffer a few hours of person's dreadful company rather than make a big scene. In reality, we do tends to that....
I think even half-way through the drama the audience was left guessing who Jin Soo will ends up with; his best-friend or his secreatry... many have chosen camp, but me I couldn't care less because there's simply no chemistry between him and the two female characters. It's an okay drama, but it just does not make you feel addicted that you foregone everything else, actually maybe if it wasn't for KJH, I'll give up watching in the early episodes stage, it was that draggggggggingly slow. It's a drama that overtime I'm gonna forget the storyline but will not rewatch again just to remember...
The only character that I find engaging is Kim Dong Wook (Park Jae Jung), one of Eun Young employees who has a crush on Seung Yeun. It's sad how the drama actually does not explore more on his character.....
Jung Woong In is also wonderful, I choose him in Last Scandal rather than the main hero but now, if he's real-life person I'm sure I'll avoid him at every oppurtunity....

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Dec 2, 2009

Queen Seon Duk Vol 1


Lady Mi Shil (Go Hyun Jung) broke her promise, betray the love of her life, the man who gave her everything and wants nothing in return except her happiness - to gain name and power. She serves King Jinji steadfastly and loyalty and what she got in return? Her ordered her to be put to death when he himself was nearly at death's door, for he could see her greed for power would destroy Shilla and the royal family once he's gone. The thing is, he ordered Mi Shil's lovers to carry out the dirty deed. So they planned to ambush the palace and forced the king to drink poison, alas they were too late, the reaper was already ahead of them so the poison was unnecesary.

Jin Heung was not the chosen heir to the throne, although he was the king's own son. The king passed down the throne to his still young nephew Jin Pyeong but the only one who knew this was Mi Shil. So she went to Jin Heung and strike a deal, she help him to become the king and he would soon make her his queen. Jin Heung agree and was soon enthroned to be the king. However, even after Mi Shil borne him a son, he still refuse to marry her and make her the queen. So Mi Shil abandoned the baby who is no longer usefull to her and began to plot to dethrone Jin Heung and thus making Jin Pyeong the king. However, there is only one glitch in her plan, Jin Pyeong is already married to Princess Maya - him so much younger than her was no even considered an obstacle. So they tried to do away with her but she survived Mi Shil scheme and come back alive heavyly pregnant.

But 'heaven' were on her side then, Princess Maya was carrying a twin and there is a prophecy passed down for hundred of years in Shillla that once a king have twin children than the male line of the royal family will come to an end. So when the moment twin was born the king in order to save his wife and one of his baby girl had to forsake the other twin. He gave her to his personal maid and told her to take the baby away from Shilla so that she can survive too.

Years later....

Mi Shil still look as beautiful as ever, while King Jin Pyeong and Queen Maya aged faster than her, that it seem they were much older than her....

Fudge, its gonna be a long post if I continue to summarize the story. Lets just say the abandoned twin Deok Man come back to Shilla to find who she really is. She posed as a man and become one of the trained Hwarang. She thought no one knew her secret - how could it be possible no one catch on??!! even in this day and age with private washroom and everything it will be hard to posed for a long period of time with person who are you in close proximity of -as in sharing the same room, sleeping beside you.


Anyway, one upon another began to know that she really is a woman, and then they began to find out she was the other princess. So Mi Shil wants her captured as evidence that the Queen does gave birth to twin and thus eliminating the Queen and make it possible for her to take the Queen's seat. I also asked myself, why dont she just simply kill the Queen and make it look like an accident? Haha..then the story will be simple and short and uninteresting. So Deok Man have to run away from the palace, and Yoo Shin accompanied her, since she wasnt really good at defending herself even after years of Hwarang's training.

Anyway, to cut the story short. Yoo Shin know all along that she was a she and even aide her without her knowing to keep her secret so that she can remained by his side. He gave up his family, his tribe and his country for Deok Man. He wished to run so far away and live as common people. However Deok Man didn't, her heart was full of hatred and revenge now after all that Mi Shil had done to her and her family. She wants to weakened Mi Shil power and take over the throne.


Yoo Shin: For me, serving a king requires everything from me and loving you also requires everything from me. But I do not know how to divide my everything. That is why from now on...my personal feelings for you... I am ending my love for you as a man. I can serve you, help you, and lead you, but I cannot love you as a man. I chose you but you chose the throne. That is why I have chosen you as my ruler. Other than that, there's no other way for me to give you my heart so other than that there's no no other way for you to accept my heart. Don't misunderstand. From now on, even though I'm by your side, we cannot give each other comfort as common people. We cannot do that for each other. You said you are afraid to think of me as a pawn on a chessboard, but compared to my suffering your own suffering will be greater.

Haha... if Iwere Deok Man rather than standing like a statue with tears running down my face. I will grab hold of him and tell him I've changed my mind. Lets live like common people. Lets forget the palace and the family I never knew I have. Why does it matter then that my name will not be recorded in history, to me that's not living forever. I only get one life to live, so lets make it as happy as possible, with less strife and struggle just to hold onto a cold hard throne.


Sigh! I knew Yoo Shin ended up marrying someone else later. but its okay, maybe if its someone else other than Uhm Tae Woong I will trully be dissatisfied but I didnt find him as 'yummy' as dramabeans do. And there's Bi Dam, hopefully something flourish there, I like Bi Dam's character - smart and reckless ^_^ I remember I wrote on my previous post that I will wait for the boxset of the next volume. Wont watch it online. But I cant help myself. I dont whether its out of impatience or curiousity. Form the previous 4 paragraphs before this one, I watch the ep. on viikii but now I'm gonna stop - exercise self control; dont wanna end up as a panda. Please come soon Vol.2, or the cds shops will get sick of seeing my face visiting everyday but not buying LoL!

Casts:

Extended Cast
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Jul 17, 2008

Last Scandal (4)

Hong Sun Hee (Choi Jin Shil) a dedicated housewife, suffers silently eventhough being look down upon by her husband's mother and sister. As extra income to support the household, she took on jobs as extras in films/dramas/ads, this was where she first met the popular actor Song Jae Bin. Though, he looks similar to her first-love Jang Dong Chul (Jung Joon Ho) but she didnt think it was possible to be the same person at first. But then, phone calls from him and they arranged a meeting, she found out they were one and the same. However, its not a happy reunion, she was not as beautiful as he remembered and he thought she was out to blackmail him. Thats was not her intention though, agreeing to see him. She would like to borrow some money from him, because he's the only one she know who had that much dough. Her husband was imprisoned for fraud, and she needs the money to bail him out. Unbeknownst to her, her husband waiting for so long for her, accepted a 'lady' indecent proposal to be her 'man'. That lady was born rich, and her marriage was prearranged. So when she became a widow, she though he was the man that could bring romance to her life.










Sun Hee ends up being a live-in-maid in Jae Bin's house where he lived with his brother Jang Dong Hwa (Jung Woong In) and nephew Jang Hoon (Lee In Sung) - bringing in her daughter with her Ahn Ji Min (Han Bo Bae).
What I really like about this drama is that Jae Bin doesnt underwent attitude change only when after she went for a makeover. He treated her the same during her curly-scary hair and her short-sleek hair. It seems he like her just fine whatever she looks like eventhough at first he had some misconception about her intention to befriended him again before he know about her troubles.
Then there was the appearance of actress Na Yoon (Byun Jung Soo) , a woman from both brothers past. You can guess that she was the birth-mother of Hoon, and when you look at it, it is weird that she was Dong Hwa's ex but was chasing after Jae Bin...Hmmm...something fishy..You dont think both brother were that bad, that they stole the other gf...for they love and respected each other greatly...then and now.
When Na Yoon takes advantage of Sun Hee’s absence by coming to the house to spend more bonding time with Hoon and later Dong Hwa finds out and confronted her. (Hooray! No second chances - Forgive no injury, Forget no insults!)
Dong Hwa: “If you hurt my son, I won’t let you get away with it. It’s too late for you to turn back.”
Na Yoon: “Then you can help me.”
Dong Hwa: “When my feelings have gone, I can’t move them back. How would I help you? Do you remember? Fifteen years ago when I asked you to change your mind, those are the words you said"
I wont spoil the surprise for those who stumble across my blog and intend to watch this drama, but I just want to state I like Jae Bin words for Na Yoon when his turn to confront her. "I understand, but dont mean I accept it". Yeah..understanding is easy to do, but acceptance....

You noticed from the start that Jae Bin shows that he likes her by doing typical school-boy-tricks, by bullying her, while Dong Hwa just being silent and supportive at her side. Hmmm...what a choice...your first love, who may be irritating at times but sweet, adorable and caring too. Then there this kind, reliable, responsible man..though he may not show it as extravagantly but he cares too.... Plus, hello Jae Bin's 40 years-old but still scared of his brother silent anger, hilarious man if he's really real.

I dont think it will spoil if I tell that she would choose Jae Bin (Duh! of course...). She might be happy and content with Dong Hwa, but it wasnt such great romance compare to a life with Jae Bin

As for that jerk ex-husband of hers, I did hope Dong Hwa gives him more than single wallop!


So everyone live happily after......even a possibilty for Dong Hwa ^_^


Choi Jin Shil as Hong Sun Hee Birthdate: 1968-Dec-24

(HOT!!! even for a 38yrs-old ajusshi...hehe...)

Jung Joon Ho as Song Jae Bin / Jang Dong Chul Birthdate: 1970-Oct-01

Byun Jung Soo as Lee Na Yoon Birthdate: 1974-Apr-15

Jung Woong In as Jang Dong Hwa Birthdate: 1970-Jan-20

(not hansome per se, but something about his cold and aloof character....)

Han Bo Bae as Ahn Ji Min (Sun Hee's daughter) : 1994-Mar-04

Lee In Sung as Jang Hoon Birthdate: 1996-Jul-28
(I was wondering why he was cast...he doesnt look 15, more like 10. But his expression here is priceless! Hahaha...)
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