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A Moment to Remember

mana78 — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:28:10 +0000

Title: A Moment to Remember

Directed by Lee Jae-han

Screenplay by Lee Jae-han

Release date in South Korea: 2004/11/05

Cast:

Jeong Woo-seong as Cheol-soo

Son Ye-jin as Soo-jin

Story: Cheol-soo and Soo-jin fall in love with each other at first sight. He is a poor carpenter. On the other hand, she is very rich woman, beside her father Cheol-soo’s boss, so her father objects to marry. After all, Soo-jin could marry Cheol-soo, however one day, she lost the way, because she lost her memory briefly, so she go to hospital. Doctor said to her “You are Alzheimer.” She hides from her husband Cheol-soo. Gradually she lost recent memory, so she meets ex-boyfriend. Therefore, Cheol-soo suspects and goes to hospital. At last, he knows her disease. Finally, her daily life is very difficult for her, so Soo-jin’s parents suggests to she enters to nursing institution for Alzheimer, however he doesn’t want parts from her.

Sometimes she recovers her memory, but it disease is hard. She cried “I don’t want to lose about your (Cheol-soo) memory. It movie was very popular in Japan, beside it remade in Japan. I participated in the dobbing contest with friend. We made and spoke line in Korea when I was high school student.

Agency

mana78 — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:42:16 +0000

Today, I go to Korean star’s goods agency which is open for today and tomorrow, so many woman come to this agency before open. I and mother spent 2 hours. I bought C.N.blue’s goods. I thought they doesn’t famous still in Japan, so to get their good is difficult, but surprisingly, there are many C.N.blue’s goods!! We bought sticker, CD, calendar, file, and post cards. We spend more 10 thousand yen… after that, I watch funs of Korean star. There are many generation woman, almost young people get BIGBANG’s goods. I think young people like Korean singers. Then, almost old people (40~60 age) get each their favorite Korean actor’s goods, so I think old people like actor, and I can know Bae yong-joon is popular still. May be 60 years old woman buy his goods, beside agency sells umbrella which painted Winter Sonata’s scene. However the most popular good is Dong Bang Shin Ki’s goods. Various generations is buying Dong Bang Shin Ki’s goods. There are many goods of Dong Bang Shin Ki and each member of Dong Bang Shin Ki, beside they are watching Dong Bang Shin Ki’s concert DVD. I can know their popularity afresh. High school student has many goods (sticker, calendar, poster, note key holder, note, mug, picture, DVD, mouse pad. Another old woman has apron!! This agency sells food too, however almost people don’t buy. Almost people buy only star’s goods. I spent very interesting time there, but it is like hell.

C.N.blue

mana78 — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:03:41 +0000

Many Korean singers are debuting in Japan. FTisland, Kara, and Girl’s Generation held concert. Today I’d like to introduce “C.N.blue.” I’m fun of C.N.blue. They come to Japan next month to hold concert. They go to Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo. I go to their concert in 16 September. I’m so happy when I could get ticket, so I can meet them!!! From 2~6^th September, I go to Korea, and I go to “Holika Holica”. It is cosmetic shop which’s image model is C.N.blue. I’ll buy many cosmetic. Then I can get their goods!!!

C.N.blue is 5 boy’s band group. This year, C.N.blue debut in Korea. Leader of C.N.blue Jung Yong-hwa appearance and played at drama “You’re beautiful.” Yong-hwa to be popular soon!! Many Korean and Japanese fun like him. At that time, another member Lee Jong-hyun, Kang Min-hyuk, and Lee Jung-shin live in Japan. They studying Japanese, and practicing. After the debut, they held concert China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. This month, they go to Singapore. Many people go to department store to shaking hand with them. Their concert ticket sold out 1 or 2 minute. They sell two mini albums in Korea, and two singles, two mini albums, and two albums in Japan.

Girl’s Generation

mana78 — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:41:46 +0000

At last, Girls Generation came to Japan at 25 August!!!! At first, Girl’s Generation will hold concert one a day, but 20 thousand 2 hundred people come, so they held three a day. 80% of fun is woman, however almost people 10~20 generation. Japanese media say “New Korean wave,” beside surprise “It group doesn’t still debut in Japan. Why so popular and why Japanese funs know them??” All funs watched Girl’s Generation’s PV at You Tube. A few of fun are imitation Girl’s Generation’s dance. All Girl’s Generation’s member is 19~21 years old. When I say “I like Girl’s Generation” at last year, my friend laughed and said “Who is Girl’s Generation??” I felt mortification, however many media report about Girl’s Generation which’s representative music are “Genie” and “Gee”. I bought their album “Oh” which was imported from Korea. Same album sold at August in this year, beside it isn’t imported from Korea!!! Japanese version “Oh” has many PV!! I had to endure….

Cinderella’s Sister

mana78 — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:59:08 +0000

Title: Cinderella’s Sister

Directed by Kim Yeong-jo

Screenplay by Kim Gyoo-wan

Television station: KBS

Airing dates: 2010/03/31~06/03

20 episodes

Cast:

Moon Geun-yeong as Song Eun-jo

Cheon Jeong-myeong as Hong Gi-hoon

Taecyeon as Han Jeong-woo

Seo Woo as Koo Hyo-seon

Story: Song Eun-jo lives with her mother, mother’s boyfriend, and his nephew. Nephew’s name is Han Jeong-woo who like Eun-jo. One day, Eun-jo’s mother runs away and she meet Koo Hyo-seon whose father runs brewer, and making Makgeolli (Brewing). Hyo-seon mother died when she little, so she wants to mother, and she likes Eun-jo’s mother, beside Hyo-seon’s father likes Eun-jo’s mother too. Therefore they are remarriage. Eun-jo wants to live alone, but she has to live with Hyo-seon and Hyoseon’s father, and she meets Hong Gi-hoon who works at brewer. Gi-hoon likes Eun-jo. Eun-jo likes him too, but she doesn’t obedient, so she can’t call his name, speak with him friendly. Then he decided to join the army. He leaves letter with Hyo-seon. He says “Please give it to Eun-jo.” However, Hyo-seon didn’t give Eun-jo for many years.

It drama can’t rental in Japan still. I watched at YouTube. I always worry about between Eun-jo and Gi-hoon relationship. She doesn’t obedient. It drama is Cheon Jeong –myeong’s first return drama since join the army. Many his fun watched it. Therefore, Moon Geun-yeong played nasty. It is first time for her, but actually she doesn’t nasty. It drama’s opening music “It has to be you” is very popular which sung by Yesung. He is member of Super Junior.

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mana78 — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:17:32 +0000

Title: 18 VS 29

Directed by Ham Yeong-hoo

Screenplay by Kim Kyeong-hee, Ko Bong-hwan

Television station: KBS

Airing dates: 2005/03/07~04/26

16 episodes

Cast:

Park Seon-yeong as Yoo Hye-chan

Ryoo Soo-yeong as Kang Bong-man (stage name is Kang Sang-yeong)

Park Eun-hye as Sin Ji-yeong

Lee Joong-moon Kim Nun

Story: She had traffic accident on my way family court to turn in divorce registration. Kang Sang-yeong runs in her sick room. She asks “Who are you??” Kang Bong-man is actor who is Hye-chan’s husband. She lose present her memory, but she has 18’s memory, so she says “I’m 18 years old.” However, it is wrong, actually she is 29 years old. When she is high school student, she has enemy. Whose name is Kang Bong-man, but 10 years later, she married with him. At last, she knows her husband’s real name. She is surprised and shocked. Kang Bong-man really loves Hye-chan, so he resolved that he would do his best for Hye-chan. Sin Ji-yeong is actor who is Hye-chan and Bong-man’s junior, but she likes Bong-man. Kim Nun likes Hye-chan who is high school student.

I addicted to this drama. Hye-chan and Bong-man is constantly quarreling. It is really interesting. Bong-man’s love communicates itself to me. His devotion to his wife is touching. Bong-man’s younger brother is auditory difficulties, so he uses finger language. Korean finger language and Japanese finger language is almost same, so I can read without subtitle, because my parents is auditory difficulties too.

Shining Inheritance

mana78 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:14:17 +0000

Title: Shining Inheritance

Directed by Jin Hyeok

Screenplay by So Hyeon-kyeong

Television station: SBS

Airing dates: 2009/04/25~/07/26

28 episodes

Cast:

Han Hyo-joo as Ko Eun-seong

Lee Seung-gi as Seon woo hwan

Moon Chae-won as Yoo Seung-mi

Bae Soo-bin as Park Joon-se

Jang Sook-ja

Story: Hwan goes back from USA, and he carry wrong bag. Really, it bag is Eun-seong’s bag, so she tries to regain and wait him a long time. On the other hand, Hwan plays with friends. He caused she couldn’t her father’s deathbed, and has been separated her younger brother who is autistic. She work to find her brother, however one day she helps old woman Jang Sook-ja who blackout, so she lives with Sook-ja, but soon Sook-ja recovers her memory. Actually Sook-ja is rich. Beside she is hwan’s grandmother. Sook-ja is tired of her family. Daughter-in-law and granddaughter always go to shopping, and grandson is failure, so she decides give inheritance to Eun-seong. Eun-seong doesn’t want to get inheritance, but instead look for her younger brother, she decides live with Sook-ja and Sook-ja’s family. Yoo Seung-mi likes hwan, beside she is Eun-seong’s step sister. Seung-mi’s mother expelled Eun-seong and her younger brother. In fact, she got away Eun-seong’s brother, beside she took away insurance. Park Joon-se likes Eun-seong, so he always helps her.

It drama is very interesting. Eun-seong is very poor. Her step mother very wicked!! Gradually her daughter Seung-mi becomes wicked, because she likes Hwan very much. However Hwan likes Eun-seong.

Yi San

mana78 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:43:00 +0000

Title: Yi San

Directed by Kim Geun-hong, Lee Byeong-hoon

Screenplay by Kim I-yeong

Television station: MBC

Airing dates: 2007/09/17~2008/06/16

76 episodes

Cast:

Lee Seo-jin as Jeong-jo (Name as a king), Yi San

Han Ji-min as Seong Song-yeon

Lee Jong-soo as Park Dae-soo

Lee Soon-jae as King Yeong-jo

Kyeon Mi-ri as Mrs Hong Hye-kyeong-goong

Seong Hyeon-ah as Princess Hwa-wan

Kim Yeo-jin Queen Jeong-soon

Park Eun-hye as Queen Hyo-eui

Jo Yeon-woo as Jeong Hoo-kyeom

Han Sang-jin as Hong Gook-yeong

Story: When Yi San is child, his father confined in rice chest by King Yeong-jo, because he tries to rebellion. Yi San want to meet father, so Seong Song-yeon and Park Dae-soo is help for him. At first, Yi San hided his position, but he confides he is prince. Normally, Prince has no friend, but he makes two best friends Song-yeon and Dae-soo. After that, Yi San’s father die, and he becomes first in succession to throne. Song-yeong and Dae-soo always help Yi San, therefore they have attacked by somebody, however they can run away narrow. 9 years later, Song-yeon works as painter’s assistant, and Dae-soo is out of work, but he studying to become Yi San’s guard. On the other hand, Yi San look for them. Princess Hwa-wam and her mother Queen Jeong-soon is try to depose Yi San. Hoo-kyeom is Hwa-wam’s adopted child. In fact, Hwa-wam wants to her adopted child become King. However Queen Jeong-soon wants to get political power. Hong Gook-yeong wants to authority too, but he is very clever, so he becomes Yi San’s right hand.

Yi San was very clever, so he loved by Korean people. First Yi San will air 60 episodes, but it is too popular, so screenplay writes more, therefore it drama is very long, but really interesting, and can’t miss Yi San, Song-yeong, and Dae-soo’s eternal triangle. It drama’s child actor Park Ji-bin played very well, so I watch him at another dramas.

Great Expectations

mana78 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:50:57 +0000

Title: Great Expectations

Directed by Kim Pyeong-jong

Screenplay by Kim Tae-heui, Lee Sook-jin

Television station: KBS

Airing dates: 2006/05/03~06/29

17 episodes

Cast:

Kim Jae-won as Hyun-se

Han Ji-min as Mi-rae

Lee Mi-sook as A-ra

Kim Ji-hoon as Si-wan

Story: Hyun-se is gang of member. He dislikes his mother. One day, he goes to gang member’s funeral, however he sees next to funeral, and photograph of a deceased person. It is his mother. After that, he comes in to an inheritance from his mother, but it is kindergarten!! Hyun-se’s boss wants to ground to tap, so Hyun-se will give his ground. His boss orders him to work as teacher in kindergarten. A-ra is vice-director who doesn’t like Hyun-se, so she tries to expel from kindergarten. Mi-rae is teacher of kindergarten who is partner with vice-director and tries to expel, however he understanding gradually. Si-wan is Mi-rae’s boy friend, beside he wants to kindergarten’s ground too, therefore Hyun-se and Si-wan is scramble for the ground. In course of time, they scramble for Mi-rae too.

Kindergartener is very cute, beside 4 kindergartener played very well. I like this drama’s OST, Kim Jae-won and Han Ji-min, so recently I watching his or her drams. However Kim Jae-won serving the army. He will come back in the world of entertainment at next year.

Fox Lady, What Are You Doing?

mana78 — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:41:42 +0000

Title: Fox Lady, What Are You Doing?

Directed by Kwon Seok-jang

Screenplay by Kim Do-woo

Television station: MBC

Airing dates: 2006/09/20~11/09

16 episodes

Cast:

Ko Hyeon-jeong as Ko Byeong-hee

Cheon Jeong-myeong as Park Cheol-soo

Jo Yeon-woo as Bae Hee-myeong

Ko Joon-hee as Ko Joon-hee

Son Hyeon-joo as Park Byeong-wook

Story: Ko Byeong-hee is writer of manly magazine who is 33 years old, beside she is single. Her best friend’s younger brother is Park Cheol-soo. He is younger than Byeong-hee. Ko Joon-hee is model whose older sister is Byeong-hee. Park Byeong-wook is rich who is like Joon-hee. However, he is old man. Bae Hee-myeong is doctor who likes Byeong-hee. They go together, however Cheol-soo try to disturb, because he likes Byeong-hee too, but his older sister, and Byeong-hee’s mother is object.

It is very popular from 30~40 generation people, however this drama’s rating was moderate.

Mana's Blog

A Moment to Remember

Agency

C.N.blue

Girl’s Generation

Cinderella’s Sister

１８ ＶＳ ２９

Shining Inheritance

Yi San

Great Expectations

Fox Lady, What Are You Doing?

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