Wednesday, November 29, 2006

The Hospital



Genre: Medical
Episodes: 39
Broadcast Network: CTV
Broadcast Year: August 15-October 06, 2006

Synopsis

I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:
 Make the care of my patient my first concern; listen to patients and respect their views; recognize the limits of my professional competence; be honest and trustworthy; make sure that my personal beliefs do not prejudice my patients’ care; avoid abusing my position as a doctor; and work with colleague in the ways that best serve patients’ interest.

One morning, a very important person checked into the hospital. That person was President Liu's only daughter, Liu Xin Ping. She had developed acute leukemia. And for her ongoing chemotherapy, a Central IV line was to be implanted in the right atrium of her heart. Dr Su Yi-Hua was asked to perform this operation as he was a leading expert in the Central IV implantation.

However, a simple operation ignited a heated power struggle within the hospital. Liu Xin Ping's health became a triump card in which Dr. Tang Guo-Tai, head of sugery, and Dr. Xu Da-Ming, head of internal medicine, play to win the Hospital Director position. When Dr. Tang found out that his arch rival Dr. Xu appointed Dr. Su to perform the surgery, he was concerned that Dr. Xu's cancer treatment for the President's daughter would grab the spotlight and impact his chance to be the next hospital director. So on the eve of the surgery, he utilized his power as the head of surgery and replaced Dr. Su with Dr. Qiu Qing-Cheng, who was one of his people and far less experienced in the type of operation.

What should have been a holy and tranquil place of healing had become a battle ground where ambition reel it's ugly head.

- WaterOB / Source: The Hospital

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The Champion



Genre: Sports
Episodes: 10
Broadcast Network: TCS
Broadcast Year: 2004

Synopsis

"The Champion" deals with two plots in the same time. First, it tells the story of the female swimming team Fei Yu which fights with the arrogant Flying Fish. Starting with a very low potential, Fei Yu improves step by step thanks to their new and very strict coach Wu Zhenkang (Yan Xing Shu). The team is composed of Lu Kaixin (Fiona Xie), Guo Jingwen (Jeanette Aw), Wang Tong (Felicia Chin) and He Yilin (Zhao Hong Qiao). Family and friends surround them especially Kaixin's brother Kaiwei (Qi Yuwu).

We also get much deeper in the life of one of the Fei Yu swimmers: Jingwen the "tardy queen". Due to a difficult family life, Jingwen can not always reach her swimming commitments as well as her family ones. However, she is a courageaous girl and she always tries to do her best. She will also fall in love but Jingwen will hesitate a long time between Kaiwei and Zhenkang

There are a lot of sub-plots in this drama. We can summarize them with the main common starting point: Kaixin fell in love with Jiajun (Toro). Jealousy within the Fei Yu will give trouble to all the characters especially the kind and naive Kaixin.

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Water Boys 2



Genre: Comedy/ Romance/ Sports
Episodes: 12
Broadcast Network: Fuji TV
Broadcast Year: July-September 2004

Synopsis

Three years ago, the former all-girl Himeno High School opened its doors to male students, but remains a female-dominated institution with the majority of students being girls.

One day Eikichi Mizushima transfers from prestigious Aoba High School in Tokyo where he was a member of the swimming team. While his father is away in New York starting a new business, Eikichi has decided to come to Himeji and live with his grandfather Kamekichi.

Yosuke Yamamoto had always wanted to establish a boy's sports club in school. When he learns that Eikichi belonged to a swimming club, he springs into action.

The other boys in the school include Senichi Kawasaki nicknamed "Wolf Boy Sen", the good-looking Iwao Iwata who is the only boy the girls talk to, and Hideki Sano, the rich son of the President of a major supermarket, who is always surrounded by fans. Eikichi's arrival soon influences the boys in school and changes their way of thinking.

Eikichi is surrounded by unique characters at the school. Shiori Yazawa, a senior at Himeno High, together with her parents Akira and Kaoru, live in a rented portion of Kamekichi's house. Kayo Oba, the student body president, is feared by the boys. Kozue Kitagawa, a devilish girl, belongs to the school wind ensemble together with Shiori. The substitute teacher Hijiri Saotome is a former swimmer at Tadano High School. English teacher Natsuko Ohara strongly opposes "men's synchronized swimming." Classic literature teacher Haruka Koshino hates men. And then there's the coffee shop owner Kozo Kasuya, who has something fishy about him. --Fuji TV


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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Delicious Proposal



Genre: Drama/ Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast Year: 2001

Synopsis

Hyo-dong (Jung Joon), the son of a struggling chinese restaurant ower, falls in love with Hee-ae (Son Yeh Jin), who unbeknownst to Hyo-dong is the daughter of a ruthless rival who is out to destroy his father's restaurant. Hyo-dong and Hee-ae are in the same cooking class as Shin-ae (Soh Yoo Jin), a poor girl who dreams of owning a successful restaurant despite having a tough life.

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We're Dating Now




Genre: Drama/ Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast Year: 2002

Synopsis

Ho-Jung (Chae Rim) is a cute, naive girl who often falls head over heals with the wrong guys. Both Ho-Jung and Kyu-In (So Ji Sup), her neighbor, are idealistic about love. They start off on the wrong foot and treats each other as if they were siblings, constantly fighting. Ho-Jung's friend Cha Hee (Choi Yoon Young) has a thing for Kyu-In and Ho-Jung later realizes that she too has feelings for him. Ho-Jae (Kwon Sang Woo), Ho-Jung's brother, is a player, who has good physical features. Things start to get complicated for Ho-Jae when he falls for Ho-Jung's friend Soo-Ji (Lee Hee Jung), who does not have a physical appeal but has a good personality and intelligence.

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Tokyo Wankei





Genre: Human Drama
Episodes: 11
Broadcast Netwrok: Fuji TV
Broadcast Year: 2004

Synopsis

"Please tell me who I really am."

This e-mail message was sent by Mika Kimoto, an editor working at a publisher in Daiba, Tokyo.

Coming from a wealthy family, Mika has always had everything she has ever wanted and more. She is a third-generation Korean living in Japan. She loves her job, and her Japanese boyfriend is a doctor.

There's one thing that bothers Mika though... Her father Masao is very conscious of his ethnic heritage and will allow Mika to marry only a Korean. When her relationship falls apart because of her father's interference, she just happens to post the above message on a mobile phone dating service.

Ryosuke, a blue-collar warehouse worker at Shinagawa Pier, replies to Mika's message.

Daiba and Shinagawa Pier are separated by Tokyo Bay. Mika is a career woman working at a major firm. Ryosuke lives a meager life doing manual labor at a warehouse. There seems to be nothing in common between the two. Still, destiny brings them together.

One day Mika happens to find her late mother Yuri's diary. Written within is the tale of Yuri's concealed relationship with a Japanese man before she married Masao. Mika finds out her mother's hidden past and her passion for the man she loved. Without knowing it, she is about to follow the same path as her mother.

-- Fuji TV

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One Missed Call



Genre: Mystery
Episodes: 10
Broadcast Network: TV Asahi
Boadcast Year: October-Decemper 2005

Synopsis

A remake of the 2004 hit horror movie of the same name, Chakushin Ari (One Missed Call) in which the "message of death" is spread throughout the city via cellphones.

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Monday, November 27, 2006

Smile Pasta



Genre: Romance/ Comedy
Episodes: 17
Broadcast Network: SETTV/ TTV
Broadcast Year: 2006

Synopsis

The story begins with Xiao Shi day dreaming on her balcony, wishing for a successful love. In her dazed state, she accidentally knocks her mug over the edge, which then lands and bounces off the front of He Qun's sportscar, when he happened to be driving past. This marks the beginning of their intertwined destinies.

The next morning, Xiao Shi's flamboyant but nonethless supportive family, conducts a good luck ceremony for Xiao Shi, as it is her and her current boyfriend, Peter's 3 month anniversary. Despite being cursed with relationships not exceeding 3 months, Xiao Shi has a great feeling about today, recalling Peter telling her that he will introduce her to the most important woman in his life. That can only mean his mother, right? Xiao Shi is so confident that everything will go well, even making a bet with her brother that she can bring Peter home tonight.

Enjoying her date, everything appears to be progressing smoothly for Xiao Shi. Peter suddenly brings her right into the centre of a cross section and Xiao Shi assumes that he is going to confess his undying love for her. However, his real intention is to break up with her, claiming that she's 'not his style' and pointing to the scantily clad girl across the street (his new girlfriend) who is his style. Xiao Shi is devastated and a dark cloud looms over her head (literally).

Hanging her head in defeat, Xiao Shi wanders through the streets and doesn't take notice of where she's going until she bumps into a stranger. This stranger happens to be a disguised He Qun, who's just run away from his own press conference and in the process of fleeing the paparazzi. The clumsy encounter leaves the both of them in a compromising position in the middle of the streets, allowing the nosy paparazzi to get a few happy snaps. And thus Xiao Shi forfeits her first kiss to a complete stranger.

He Qun, being accustomed to this kind of thing, recognises trouble when he sees it, so he runs for his life dragging Xiao Shi with him. Through a series of mishaps, tossed in with a bit of fate, He Qun ends up providing refuge for Xiao Shi in his own bedroom, for the night.

Unbeknownst to them, the newspapers have been working overtime, and by morning, the image of them kissing in the streets cover the front page of every tabloid. The dreary and clueless pair step out onto the balcony, where the waiting reporters are virtually fed evidence of their affair. To protect He Qun's career, his agent Vincent has no choice but to introduce Xiao Shi as He Qun's fianceé.

From this point on, Xiao Shi's world is turned upside down. Yet she begins to realise that there may be a cure for her curse after all. Meanwhile, the poor little rich boy, He Qun, gradually discovers that the love and warmth he's never known, can be brought about by the simplest things (or people).

However, all lies will eventually boil over. So how will this sticky plot unravel itself?


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Love Letter



Genre: Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast Year: February 10-April 01, 2003

Synopsis

As a young "orphan", Jo Hyun Jae received horrible treatment while growing up under his aunt (father's sister). When his uncle (mother's brother) comes back from Italy, his uncle takes him from his unhappy life. Growing up under a priest uncle in a cathedral, Jo Hyun Jae secretly wishes of being a priest. Years later, Soo Ae comes to live in the cathedral orphanage. Although at first Soo Ae refused to become friends with him, the two become the best of friends throughout their high school years. In college, they move out of the cathedral into a small home in the city, where they help eachother out. Although Soo Ae loves Jo, she hides her feeings from Jo because he wants to become a priest. In the midst, Jo gets to know Ji Jin Hee, a rebellious guy who fell for Soo Ae long ago. As Ji tries really hard to fit into Jo and Soo Aeh's close relationship, feelings become revealed. Through this all, Jo encounters an emotional dilemma between his dream and his feelings of love.

Source: Soompi.com

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I Really Really Like You



Genre: Romance
Episodes: 34
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast Year: April 8-August 6, 2006

Synopsis

Yeo Bong-Soon [Eugene Kim] is an assistant cook at the President's house [Chungwadae|청와대]. She falls for Nam Bong-Ki [Lee Min Ki], who is the President's son's bodyguard! Jang Joon-Won [Ryu Jin] is the President's son, and a highly intellectual doctor, who has a young daughter. As love forms between Bong-Ki and Bong-Soon, we also find a love triangle building up, when Joon-Won starts to fall for country girl Bong-Soon!

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I'm Sorry, I Love You



Genre: Romance/ Drama
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: KBS
Broadcast Year: November 9-December 28, 2004

Synopsis

Cha Moo Hyuk (So Ji Sup) was adopted by an Australian family, but was abused and left home at an early age. Growing up on the streets, he meets all sorts of people until one day he comes upon Song Eun Chae (Im Su Jung). Eun Chae is the coordinator for Choi Yune, a famous singer in Korea whom she secretly loves. Her fateful encounter with Moo Hyuk ends up affecting not only her life but that of her precious Yune's as well.

Moo Hyuk's path takes him to Korea, on a road that leads to revenge. He's filled with anger and hurt about his birth mother, but also feels love and happiness with someone he didn't expect to love. Although he wreaks havoc on the lives of those around him, he wishes with all his heart someone would stop him.

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Autumn Tale



Genre: Drama/ Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast Year: September 18-November 7, 2000

Synopsis

Yoon Joon-suh (Song Seung Heon) and Yoon Eun-suh (Song Hye Gyo) are siblings. Eun-suh is in fact from a different family as she was accidentally exchanged with another baby, but no one knows about this fact until one day, when Eun-suh has an accident, her blood is tested only to discover that her blood type is completely different from her brother's. After this discovery, their parents move to the US, and leave Eun-suh behind with her biological mother. Ten years later, Joon-suh returns to Korea and he begins to search for Eun-suh. Their reunion after being apart for ten years raise their childhood memories and soon they fall in love. However, their pure love will not be so easy because Joon-suh already has a fiancee who loves him very much. And Eun-suh has a partner, Han Tae-suk (Won Bin) who has loved her for his whole life.

Source: SoKorean.com

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18 vs 29



Genre: Drama/ Comedy/ Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast Year: March 7-April 26, 2005

Synopsis

The main chracter is Yoo Hye Chan who is 29 years old.Hye Chan is married to Kang Bong Man who is her old classmate in high school whom she despised and hated because of his cocky attitude.But later she fell for him after being rejected by Si Woo her crush.

In the first scene Hye Chan is bringing divorce papers to court because she thinks her husband is cheating on her with their friend Ji Young who is an actress working with him(she actually likes him).But she has a car accident on her way there.After the accident she thinks she is 18 again and she has no memory being married or is 29.

While she is in her temporary memory lost she faces many obstacles to regain her memory and her life.This movie is funny and cute and kinda sad.

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-yeong, 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 Tae Ji 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 Shi-woo.

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-yeong 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-yeong 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)


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1 Litre of Tears



Genre: School/ Romance/ Helath/ Drama
Episodes: 11
Broadcast Network: Fuji TV
Broadacst Year: October 11-December 20, 2005

Synopsis

This beautifully moving drama is based on the real-life struggles of a 15-year-old girl named Aya who suffered from an incurable disease, but lived life to the fullest until her death at 25. The script is based on the diary Aya kept writing until she could no longer hold a pen. The book that later followed entitled “One Litre of Tears" has sold over 1.1 million copies in Japan alone.

Aya's only wish was “to live." By carefully depicting Aya's earnest desire to live, and the love of her family, friends, and lover, the drama, “One Litre of Tears" wishes to deliver her simple but strong message: “Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing." ---Fuji TV

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Anego



Genre: Romance
Episodes: 10+1 Special
Broadcast Network: NTV
Broadcast Year: April 20-June 22, 2005

Synopsis

Naoko Noda, who works in a trading company, is called “anego” by her younger co-workers. What is “anego”? It means “older sister,” but in this case it is given as a nickname to Naoko because she is like a big sister to her coworkers, who depend on her to give them advice about everything. This drama, based on a popular novel, depicts realistically how Naoko lives her everyday life, including her love life, the problems she faces, and her uneasiness about the future. Naoko, 32, works in the corporate strategy division. She is single, and has been working hard for 10 years, now she often finds herself in the role of training and guiding the younger female workers. Recently she realizes that most of the temporary and contracted workers’ goals are to find an elite male employee within the company to marry. Naoko also hopes that the man of her dreams, a prince on a white horse will one day come into her life, but it seems like her younger co-workers are always the ones who win the hearts of all the elite men. One day, on the way home from work, a handsome man saves Naoko from a drunk man who was bothering her, but she sees the wedding ring on his finger, and feels the emptiness of being single. One day, Naoko goes out to play golf with the general manager and other co-workers, and there she unexpectedly meets her former co-worker, Eriko Sawaki. Eriko seems to have a picture-perfect life; she is married to a company president, and already has one child. Naoko gets distracted by Eriko and the happy atmosphere around her, and ends up with a terrible golf score. After finishing the round, Eriko’s husband comes to pick her up, and Naoko is surprised when she sees his face. Eriko’s husband is the handsome man who saved her from the drunk man. Naoko’s heart starts pounding, and she can’t help but envy Eriko’s happy life. When working women reach their 30s, they start to worry about various things; “How long should I continue working for this company?”, “Will I marry the man I am dating?” “If I continue living like this what will I do when I grow old?” etc. In this drama, the main character, who is a 32-year old single woman working at a prestigious trading company, suddenly finds herself as one of the elders at the office, being a big sister to her younger co-workers. From the outside, it seems like she is a happy and successful businesswoman, but inside she is insecure and worried about her future. This drama, through the main character, portrays the everyday life of working women realistically; what they are really thinking, the problems they face, and how they do their best to survive in this world. --- NTV

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Ace Wo Nerae



Genre: Sports/ Human Drama
Episodes: 9+1 Special
Broadcast Network: TV Asahi
Broadcast Year: January 15-March 11 2004


Synopsis

"Ace", an all time favorite comic book that sold 15 million copies is finally dramatized! A positive success story of an ordinary high school girl who gradually discovers her hidden talent of tennis through severe trainings designed by her strict coach. Can she every become an "Ace" tennis player?

Hiromi Oka (Ueto) decides to join the high school tennis club from the moment she saw the star player Reika's(Matsumoto) excellent and smashing play. However, once the tennis lesson began, Hiromi finds herself bored in the succession of simple practice swings. One day, Munakata (Uchino) becomes appointed as the new head coach of the tennis team. His special training was nothing but original, extreme, and severe. In addition, he suddenly chose Hiromi, a tennis beginner, to be the member of the up coming tennis tournament Not only Hiromi, but also her teammates become confused and take the odd situation unfair. Jealousy of her friends and teammates mounted, and they started to talk behind her back. Finally, Hiromi decides to leave the team and run away from the uncomfortable reality, but the coach strongly refused. Instead, he gave her an even more severe and personalized training.

--TV Asahi

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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Love Contract



Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Network: TVBS-G
Broadcast Year: August 2004

Synopsis

Outwardly, Xiao Feng (Ariel Lin) is a stubborn tomboy and the captain of the Kendo Club at her college. In her group of friends, she is the leader with her demanding nature and abrupt ways. Inwardly however, Xiao Feng is a girl scarred by her past and searching for what she wants most, love. Her friends, Ah Kai (Zhang Rui Jia), Xiao Bai (Lai Zhi Wei ), Mu Tou (Lin Yi Hong), Xin Lei (Zhong Xin Yu, and, Xiao Xiao (Yan Pei Ting) don't know about that part of her past but they are all loyal friends to Xiao Feng; that is, until Xiao Bai and Ah Kai leave the Kendo Club for the Swim Team.

Xiao Bai and Ah Kai are immediately regretful when the captain of the Swim Team, Ah Ken (Mike He), turns out to be a captain as grueling as Xiao Feng. When one night Xiao Feng announces to her friends she wants love the most, Xiao Bai and Ah Ken devise a prank called the love contract. In the contract, in exchange for finding swim team members to recruit, Ah Ken must court Xiao Feng.

At first, Xiao Feng plays tricks on Ah Ken when he tries courting her but soon enough both fall for each other. However, while troubles at home cause Ah Ken and Xiao to become closer, problems within their friends threaten to break them apart.

Mu Tou, who has liked Xiao Feng for a long time, becomes jealous of Ah Ken and attempts to break them up. Ah Kai, a childhood friend of Xiao Feng's, also likes her. But Ah Kai is dating Xin Lei who is liked by Xiao Bai who is liked by Xiao Xiao. With so many love triangles something is bound to happen.

How will Xiao Feng and Ah Ken's love stand against their friends? What happens if Xiao Feng discovers Ah Ken courted her over a love contract? And what about Xiao Feng's own secret from her past? All unfolds in Love Contract.

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The Vineyard Man



Genre: Romance/ Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast Year: July 2006-September 2006

Synopsis

Yoon Eun-Hye has taken the lead role for this adaptation of the book The Vineyard Man by Kim Rang. In this romantic-comical drama, YEH plays the role Lee Ji Hyun (이지현) who grew up in countryside and then lives in city. Ji Hyun works as a designer for a clothing company, but she is fired by the company. Although she would like to design clothes using her name as the brand, she has no money to accomplish her goal. Then she accepts her grandfather’s suggestion to inherit a large vineyard, and she is involved in the development of a resort for 1 billion Won in the countryside. OMS plays the role Jang Taek Gi (장택기) who is an honest young man working in a vineyard to help his father. (credit: CindyW88 of soompi)

“The man of the vineyard” is a comic story about a girl from a big city who moves to a village to make money for starting her own business and meets there a guy working in a grape field. Dreaming of setting up her own apparel firm, Ji-hyun one day receives an alluring offer from her relative who promises her to leave a big grape field when he dies if she works in the field for a year. At first, Ji-hyun insists she will never in her life work on a farm, but eventually ends up becoming a farmer because of her ever complaining mother. Ji-hyun decides to try her best to achieve her dream of becoming an entrepreneur by inheriting the grape field, but being a farmer turns out a challenging task. To make things worse, the guy she meets in the village, Taek-ki, keeps driving her crazy. However, after many twists and turns Ji-hyun adapts to rustic life and opens up to the warmhearted residents of the village as well as ends up falling in love with Taek-ki. (credit: KBS Global Marketing)


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Delightful Girl Choon Hyang



Genre: Drama/ Romance
Episodes: 17
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast Year: January 2005-March 2005

Synopsis

"Sassy 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. Chun-hyang does her best to help Mong-ryong, her first love and the son of the Namwon Police Station chief, to enter a prestigious university. However, after meeting with Mong-ryong’s first love, Chae-rin, Mong-ryong’s love toward Chun-hyang is shattered, although Chun-hyang’s love remains unwavering.

One day, Byeon Hak-do, CEO of a famous entertainment company, appears in her life. He exudes confidence that he can make any woman fall for him. But as Chun-hyang shows no interest in him, his self-esteem is damaged profoundly. Byeon Hak-do is determined to make her love him.

Source: KBS Global Marketing

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Jewel In The Palace



Genere: Romance
Episodes: 54
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast Year: September 2003-March 2004

Synopsis

About 500 years ago during the time of Chosun Dynasty, Korea boasted a rigidly hierarchical and male dominated social structure. Set in this period, "Jewel in the Palace" is based on a true story about a legendary girl (Jang-Geum) who became the first woman to be the supreme royal physician of her times. Despite her poor condition as a low class girl in the male dominated society, Jang-Geum overcame a series of social discrimination and landed herself as a royal cook, later becoming the royal physician, then ultimately the physician in charge of the king. She was even given by the king the title "The Great Jang-Geum". The story of her checkered life on her success and breakdown as well as her love story beautifully unfold. "Jewel in the Palace" is sure to touch your heart.

Source: MBC Global Media

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Fantasy Couple



Genre: Romance/ Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast Year: October 2006-

Synopsis

Based on the 1987 movie, Overboard, starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, Han Ye Seul plays Anna Jo, a fiesty, audacious heiress and wife of a wealthy businessman. After falling overboard her yacht one night, she loses her memory and winds up in the hospital next to Jang Chul Soo (Oh Ji Ho), a local handyman raising his three nephews in their unkempt house. In desperate need of a nanny, he manages to convince Anna that she's his live-in girlfriend, but doesn't expect her spoiled selfishness to turn into compassion. From pampered and rich to blue-collar, Anna finds herself falling overboard again--for Chul Soo.

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Tree of Heaven



Genre: Drama/ Romance
Episodes: 10
Broadcast Network: SBS/ Fuji tv
Broadcast Year: February 2006-March 2006

Synopsis

Hana is a bright young girl who lost her father at a young age. When her mother returns to Japan, she comes with her new Korean husband and his son Yunsuh. Yunsuh’s mother died during his 10th birthday and after her death, he becomes autistic. While Hana is fond of her new step-brother, he wants nothing to do with her. When their parents leave on their honeymoon, Hana’s mother leaves the children with her deceased husband’s sister who will manage their inn during the trip. While they are gone, the aunt and her daughter Maya abuse Hana and make plans to sell the inn in order to pay for gambling debts and college. Despite all of this, Hana finds comfort in her brother who begins to open up to her and eventually speaks after his 20th Birthday and the day his mother passed away. Yunsush's mother died on the same day as he was turning 10, 10 years ago. As they start to have feelings for one another, Hana is afraid to love him. She soon leaves with 'senior ryu' who also likes her. Later on, Maya gets jealous, and decides to make Hana's life even more miserable.

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Attic Cat



Genre: Comedy/ Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast Year: June 2003-July 2003

Synopsis

Lee Kyung-min is an undergraduate law student in the university. Kyung-min is orphaned, and is brought up by his grandparents. His grandmother dotes and spoils him terribly, while his grandfather is a strict elder whom he can’t communicate with. He is lazy, does not really care for his studies and basically wastes his days sweet-talking and courting girls, and enjoying life. But there’s one girl whom he is truly in love with, Na Hye-ryun. Na Hye-ryun is pretty but spoilt, cold and unkind. She comes from a wealthy family, and she in turn is in love with a close family friend of comparable background, Yoo Dong-joon.

Nam Jung-eun is Hye-ryun’s high school classmate. Her father is a policeman, and her mother has a house full of children to take care. Jung-eun was not very clever in school and did not make it to a university, and is currently unemployed (she delivers newspapers during her spare time), and looking for a job. She does not have very high self-esteem as her mother constantly puts her down. But Jung-eun yearns to gain her independence by moving out on her own, and fulfilling her dreams (although she does not really know what her dreams are for the moment).


As the story progresses, Kyung-min starts to have emotional attachment for Jung-eun. However, he is not sure whether it is love. His affection for her is confirmed when Doon-joon begins to woo Jung-eun. But their delicate relationship is strained when Jung-eun’s father finds out about their cohabiting relationship. When pushed by Jung-eun’s father about marriage, he panicks and replies that he has no intentions of marrying Jung-eun. Although Jung-eun forgives Kyung-min for his insensitive actions and continues to love and support him, the final straw comes when she finds out that Kyung-min lied about his examinations results so that she will pity him and take him in after his exams are over. Jung-eun feets that she has failed her father in her choice to be with such a selfish person who pulls quick stunts to meet only his personal needs, never sparing a thought for her and her family.

At the same time, Doon-joon offers Jung-eun an opportunity to take up the company scholarship to study in the UK. Jung-eun accepts and leaves with Doon-joon, leaving Kyung-min in Korea…….

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All In



Genre: Drama/ Romance/ Crime
Episodes: 24
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast Year: January 2003-April 2003

Synopsis

As a kid, all Kim In Ha ever did was follow his uncle around and help him cheat in gambling. As a high school student, he hangs out with his friends at the basement of a theater. When he gets to know Choi Jeong Won, a model student and also the son of a very rich family, In Ha tries to tempt him into doing mischevious deeds. Min Soo Yeon is the daughter of a theater worker who becomes orphaned when her father dies. In part of revenge of their friend's injury and Soo Yeon's father's death, In Ha and Jeong Won set up a murderous fire. In Ha serves nearly ten years, and works as a casino security personnel with Yoo Jong Goo after release. Jeong Won, who got excused from the crime, comes back from the US to work at the casino. Soo Yeon, who studied to become a nun, gives up her dream but in turn, she becomes a casino dealer at the same casino. The three meet again, and In Ha and Soo Yeon fall in love. When danger lurks In Ha, he runs away to the US, leaving Soo Yeon behind. They eventually meet again in Las Vegas, but become separated again when Soo Yeon thinks that In Ha is killed. Jeong Won, thereafter tries to win Soo Yeon's love, knowing that In Ha is still alive. In Ha returns to Korea as a millionaire gambler also gambling for Soo Yeon's love. The fierce competition in the casino world is thoroughly seen through this drama, as the ambitions of two men clash with each other: for money, success, and even women.

Source: Soompi.com

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Tokyo Juliet



Genre: Romance
Episodes: 17
Broadcast Network: GTV
Broadcast Year: June 2006-September 2006

Synopsis

Lin Lai Sui (Ariel Lin) had her design, Daisy, stolen by Chu Xing when she was five. She vowed not to fall in love till she beats Chu Xing. But, she meets Ji Feng Liang (Wu Zun) who has the ability to change her way of thinking. They started dating and it wasn't long till Sui discovers Ji Feng Liang's father is Chu Xing!

They meet many obstacles in their relationship. This includes, Ai Li Ou, Guang Xi & the newest rival, Lu Yi Ming.

Liang is spotted by a fmous designer and decides to go to Italy to further his skills. Sui is also given this opportunity, but she turns it down as she had agreed to help Lu Yi Ming with his new designer brand. She is shock to realise that a new designer in chief has been appointed in place of her.

How complicated can this whole affair be?

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Lovers In Paris



Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast Year: June 2004-August 2004

Synopsis

This romantic drama is set in the romantic city of Paris, France. A weird twist of fate connects three people from completely different worlds to one place where they begin to develop feelings towards each other. At first none of them realize what they are getting themselves into, but as they get to know each other more and more their feelings toward each other begin to deepen...

This drama begins when Tae Young decides to go to Paris to work on writing a scenario that would truly capture the essence of this romanic and beautiful city of Paris. There she meets Gi Ju while working at a friend's stall and Soo Hyuk when her bicycle breaks down. Gi Ju asks her to act as his fiance so he could get the interest of a client he was meeting in Paris. While at a party hosted by this client something goes wrong to reveal the truth about their relationship. There they decide to call the whole thing quits and break up. They both go to Korea where fate pulls them back together.

Tae Young, Gi Ju and Soo Hyuk begin to develop friendships with Tae Young and end up feeling more feelings towards her than they initially thought. The thing about both of them having feelings towards one girl was that Gi Ju is Soo Hyuk's uncle and they had grown up like best friends since they were only about 7 years apart. Their feelings towards her slowly begin to be revealed causing heartache for all the people around them.

Source: SoKorean.com

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Full House



Genre: Romance/ Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast Year: July 2004-September 2004

Synopsis

A story about love and heartbreak, sadness and self-preservation.

A naive, cheerful albeit, somewhat of a recluse writer, Han Ji Eun (Song Hye Gyo) is swindled out of everything she owns. Not by strangers, but her best friends! Stranded in another country, she is determined to get home with the help of an actor, Lee Young Jae (Bi), only to find that all which is precious to her has been sold. In an attempt to get her possessions back, she has entered in a contract marriage with Young Jae. It is quite simple, until feelings start to develop. Everyone around them test the "love" Young Jae and Ji Eun have for one another, including Young Jae's grandmother.

In spite of it all, Ji Eun manages to be humorous and endearing - even when her heart is breaking.

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