Just look at these photos of Han Chae Young and Jae Hee, the chemistry is there. The photos are from the Magic Show with HCY and JH. They really look good together on screen and off-screen! I am always comparing JH-HCY to Jae Hee and Han Ga In, and its really different. I also saw a kind of trailer video of Jae Hee's movie with Park Si Yeon entitled Single sitting on both sides of the Fence, and Si Yeon's beauty is just overpowering for Jae Hee's simple yet cute face.
Park Si Yeon looks better with Lee Dong Wook. Just like here in this video. They are presenting an award to Han Ye Seul. But then, I still love Lee Da Hae with Lee Dong Wook! :)
Check out Lee Da Hae and Lee Dong Wook presenting an award together at the MNET Music Festival last 2006! :)
Jae Hee (Delightful Girl Chun Hyang, Three Dads One Mom) and Yoo Ah In (Strongest Chil Woo, Boys of Tomorrow) have just opened up a fashion business together. Ballsy move, considering the various hits and misses they’ve had — or rather, that Jae Hee has had, since I’m not too familiar with Yoo Ah In.
(I mean, I love the guy, but man does he have styling issues. It’s not just in his dramas — although he’s drawn some major duds in his acting roles too — but in his candid shots I’m just glad to see him looking relatively normal and not like he’s doing his best impression of a gender-confused alien idol star. Remember how his character had that inexplicable fondness for flowy pink scarves in Witch Amusement? Or the Front-Butt Pants of Doom? And y’all know how I love me my Jae Hee so it’s not just idle snark kicking in.)
Perhaps that’s why I’m not much surprised to read that their Levlife line offers “not only male fashions, but also women’s items, clothing, and various accessories.” (Stick to what you know?) The two actors will not merely be lending their names to the line, but actively be involved in the buying and designing of various items.
Perfectionist: Its nice that Jae Hee still looks normal in his life but I am not personally fond of him venturing into fashion. I mean that career move is typical for WOMEN! Oh please, don't tell me he's gay, and I pray that he's not gay. Sure, his line offers men's fashion. But gays and girls do the fashion thing of designing. Or am I too discriminative?
Well that is what I have observed so far!!!! Okay, let's just think that this fashion line is another source of income for Jae Hee. Just make more dramas please.
While at work filming his current KBS series Three Dads, One Mom on May 11, Jae Hee was injured and required nine stitches. Ironically, the scene he was shooting took place in a hospital.
In the scene, Kyung Tae (Shin Sung Rok’s character) is stabbed and Jae Hee’s character rushes him to the emergency room. While waiting for his friend’s surgery results, he becomes overcome with anger and strikes a wall in frustration.
Apparently Jae Hee was a little too immersed in his work and hit the wall with too much force, “tearing his hand.” Luckily, he didn’t have to travel far to receive emergency treatment, and received nine stitches.
But rather than taking time off for his injury, Jae Hee continued with the shoot. Neither is this the first time he’s displayed his serious work ethic; previously, he’d injured an arm in a bicycle chase scene (lol) and continued filming despite it.
Jae Hee’s always seemed like an actor who takes his job extremely seriously (despite some unfortunate role selections), so I’m not too surprised to hear this, although nine stitches? In one hand? Yeesh. It’s just too bad the two actors immersing themselves into this drama can’t make up for the other two who aren’t.
Perfectionist: Poor Jae Hee! After reading this article, you have an idea on how professional he is! Aja! I love him. Though he's not yet a SUPERSTAR today, he would be, SOON! He's got the work ethics for it. :)
Finally caught the first two episodes of the new KBS Wednesday-Thursday drama Three Dads, One Mom, and have a bit of a mixed reaction. On one hand, there’s a very cute quality to the drama, helped in no small part by its appealing cast — and while they’re not quite superstar-famous, all four main cast members are fairly established and known names.
There are some things I like about the series and the setup; there are other things I don’t. Right now, I’m not sure which way the balance tilts. Eugene is adorably gorgeous as the one mom amidst three possible dads, best-friend bachelors played by Jo Hyun Jae, Jae Hee, and Shin Sung Rok. Their interactions, laced with a healthy dose of good-natured male camaraderie, are one of the more appealing aspects of the drama for me. I’ll wait to see how things develop before making a final judgment; for now, I plan to catch a few more episodes.
Simple setup: Start with four best friends who’ve grown up together since childhood.
Despite growing into vastly differing personalities, the four have stuck together all these years into adulthood.
SUNG MIN was the first to fall in love, and married his sweetheart NA YOUNG (played by Eugene). He’s perhaps the most emotionally mature of the four, and also the sweet-tempered one. He dotes on his wife, and she returns his affection wholeheartedly. Both have had somewhat tough childhoods, which heightens Na Young’s desire to become a mother and have a loving family of her own.
Sung Min’s best friends are all single and live together in their messy bachelor pad: SU HYUN (Jo Hyun Jae) is the good-looking, money-obsessed financial manager working in stocks and bonds. He’d like to marry and settle down in theory, although he’s never met anyone worth settling down for. Stingy bastard.
KWANG HEE (Jae Hee) is a manhwa artist who doesn’t believe in settling down and is always seeing one woman after another. Smooth (and fast) talker, somewhat irresponsible.
KYUNG TAE is the hotheaded cop, a little dumb on the outside but softhearted on the inside. He goes by two last names, Na Hwang, in a strange (to Korea) practice of observing his mother’s maiden name (Hwang) along with his father’s family name (Na). That should tell you all about him right there. He’s the sloppiest eater and the messiest dresser, but the kindest in heart.
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Na Young mostly likes her husband’s three best friends, but they try her patience constantly by making a mess of her home playing poker all night, dragging Sung Min out with them drinking, and generally being well-meaning but insensitive. And vice versa — the guys like her and think she’s a good match for Sung Min, but she’s kinda naggy.
Na Young desperately wants to become a mother, but attempts at conception have failed. Lately her frustration has her fighting with Sung Min because while he’s accepted that they’re probably not going to be able to have children (he’s sterile, having no sperm), she wants to exhaust their possibilities and see doctor after doctor. He’s being realistic, but she interprets it as not taking her seriously.
Sung Min talks over his problem with his friends, who offer suggestions. They could adopt, or go to a sperm bank, but those are deemed out of the question. Sung Min off-handedly mutters that it’s too bad he can’t use his friends’ sperm… which gives him the brilliant idea to use his friends’ sperm. He knows them all personally and can vouch for their character. They won’t tell Na Young, naturally, and the baby will be raised as his. He won’t make demands afterward or dump them with fatherly responsibility. Furthermore, nobody will ever need to know whose sperm of the three was used. No burden. Su Hyun, Kwang Hee, and Kyung Tae — cheerfully drunk — agree. When they sober up, they’re horrified because they don’t really want to go along with it.
Sung Min, feeling desperate (Na Young is growing despondent, and he doesn’t want to lose her), pleads with each in turn go along and donate his sperm. Finally, they’re guilt-tripped into agreeing, and drag their feet to the clinic to make their donations. Sung Min has told Na Young he wants to see the doctor for one more try at insemination, and she happily agrees.
After the friends leave the clinic, they brood — each has the fear that fathering a child now will come back to bite them later, despite Sung Min’s assurances to the contrary. They call Sung Min and tell him they can’t go through with it: Rescind the decision! Sung Min concedes, to their relief — but then grimly progresses with his plan.
Na Young becomes pregnant (I’m assuming in vitro fertilization), blissfully unaware of the baby’s true parentage. Sung Min’s friends are suspicious about the timing and demand to know if he used their sperm; Sung Min insists (nervously) that the baby is his own, which is why they’re calling her/him Ha Sun, “gift from heaven.”
But about six months into the pregnancy, Sung Min is killed in a car accident, leaving behind a bereaved wife and three devastated friends.
For once, the guys think of Na Young’s welfare before themselves — she’s alone, pregnant, and completely overwhelmed. She has a hard time keeping herself together, much less taking care of closing bank accounts and official death-related administrative tasks. The guys promise to handle everything for her, and find among Sung Min’s things a DVD. It’s labeled for his unborn baby, and the friends watch Sung Min’s self-videoed clip. Onscreen, the three friends interrupt the video; after they’ve left, Sung Min resumes taping, now a little tipsy.
Sung Min tells the video that the baby’s three “uncles” are his best friends, people whom the baby should consider with the same regard as a father. He alludes to the uncles’ “priceless gift” without which the baby never could have been born — and they realize with dread that Sung Min must have used their sperm.
Ma Yoo Hee (Han Ga In) is the executive of an advertising company. She would never be caught dead wearing make-up and only dresses in black. Her hairstyle and glasses are very business like looks, her only enjoyment in life appears to be the times when she's criticising everything and anyone. All of her employees and co-workers fear her and she is constantly talked about when she's not around. Her stern and harsh nature has earned her the nickname 'witch' When it comes to romance she is hopeless. No matter how many blind dates she has, not one has ever led to a second. The reason for this is her negativity and her inability to loosen up and express herself. She is, however, completely oblivious of her faults and cannot comprehend why she is so bad when it comes to love.
Chae Mu-Ryong (Jae Hee) is an aspiring chef with a passion for French cuisine. He has an innate ability when it comes to taste and perfection. Every piece of food and every plate he prepares must be perfect. However this tends to get him into a lot of trouble because when working in a kitchen every moment counts and there is not possibly enough time to take so much care in preparation and decoration of meals. His criticism of a head chef's cooking causes him to lose his job. His parents have never really approved of his aspirations and dreams to be a famous chef and insist he return to medical school. He decides to enroll back into medical school but changes his mind at the last minute and decides not to.
Mu-Ryong discusses everything with his best friend and ends up going on a blind date to pretend to be someone else who backed out at the last minute. He declines at first since he already has a girlfriend, but his friend offers him money, and warns him however that the woman he will be meeting is rather different.
The woman he meets is Yoo Hee, and while under normal circumstances she would be rude, brash and boring, she tries to be nice and happy in an attempt to succeed on the date. However, her pretending is not very convincing and Mu-Ryong figures that it would be a matter of time before she loses it. The date ends when Mu-Ryong falls asleep for a moment, resulting in Yoo Hee throwing a glass of water at his face and calling him rude. He retorts back to her also, telling her to take care of her appearance the next time she goes on a blind date. The two then leave on bad terms.
While delivering food from his father's Chinese restaurant, Mu-Ryong becomes involved in a car accident, coincidentally with Yoo Hee. They exchange insurance information and Yoo Hee learns that he lied to her on their date, realizing that he is 1 year younger than her, and that he met her only as a favor to a friend.
Yoo Hee demands the money for the damage to her car to be paid within a week. However, Mu-Ryong doesn't have any money, and yet Yoo Hee is unwilling to compromise with him. He decides to use his school tuition, which was given to him by his parents, to pay for her car. However, he loses the money after being mugged on the way to pay her.
Mu-Ryong tells Yoo Hee he doesn't have the money but is willing to work it off, no matter how long it takes or what he must do for her to pay her back. Yoo Hee decides that Mu-Ryong could repay her by working as her house keeper, since she continuously looses her previous keepers.
Meanwhile, Mu-Ryongs girlfriend Seung Mi, who works at her father's restaurant, is expecting a new head chef: Johnny Kruger, a world renowned chef, who also happens to be Mu-Ryong's idol and an acquaintance of Yoo Hee as well. *source
I really wanted to watch this drama because I miss Jae Hee. Its been 2 years since I last saw him on TV. Since this drama is director by the same director of My Girl and Sassy Girl Chunhyang, I have high expectations. Yes, it got me hooked on the first episodes, but as the story gets serious, I don't think I really want to know how they would end up with each other.
As usual, Jae Hee is one hell of an actor. He's not a Korean star, he's a Korean actor. We know how hard it is to make people laugh, and he made me laugh so much, enough to keep watching this series. His character, Chae Moo Ryong is way different from Lee Mong Ryong. I can't help comparing Witch Yoo Hee with Sassy Girl Chunhyang and My Girl.
Chae Moo Ryong is an unfortunate lad who always gets fired. He doesn't have the striking good looks, all he has is a loving character and the maturity in falling in love. At first, he sees that Yoo Hee is a pretty girl, desired to be loved, but hiding in a witch or should I say, bitch character. But what he didn't expect is that he would fall in love with this witch.
He's a good guy, but I couldn't say that he's a good boyfriend to Seung-Mi. Knowing that he has a girlfriend, he should always put his girlfriend first, above anything else. But he kept on making excuses to go to Yoo Hee, and that is bad. Infidelity. But I guess, the story just shows that if you found true love, you should go get it, even though you are taken. I was just irritated on how he would leave his girlfriend alone.
Jae Hee is enough to handle this series on his own. He brought justice to Chae Moo Ryong's character, and his eyes are just so expressive. Impressive too! I just don't like the idea that he's like Yoo Hee's stylist, which makes him look GAY. Not gay --happy, but gay--homosexual. Bad. Bad. Bad. And I hate his hair too! Curly??? How come in Sassy Girl Chunhyang, he has straight hair???
This is my first time to watch Han Ga In ever. Even though her character Yoo Hee is a witch, I could see that she is really pretty. But she is a pretty bitch. I guess it just implies that no matter how beautiful you are, if your personality sucks, then it is put into waste. I feel bad for her that she just want to experience love, but the guys that she dated were assholes and blind enough to see her weakness.
I love her clothes when she transformed into a better Yoo Hee.
But when Han Ga In cries, I don't feel anything. Yes I could see tears falling from her big eyes, but that's it. She looks like she is crying, because that is her job.
She had her moments in this drama, and I think this drama is breakout role. That is my own opinion okay? I really haven't heard any drama that did well, with Han Ga In in it. And this drama is really her own. She will always be known as Witch Yoo Hee.
Yoo Hee is only the rich female lead I have ever seen so far.
Yoo Joon Ha is one hell of a bastard. What's so ironic is that he is played by angel-faced Kim Jeong Hoon. Its actually good because of his face you don't expect him to be a money-grabbing guy looking for a super rich girl to marry him. I really hated his guts every time he would take advantage of Yoo Hee's affections for him.
I actually felt bad for him when he got into the car accident and broke his arm. But then, after knowing that he's just using that to force Yoo Hee to marry him, now that is evil! And I can't believe Yoo Hee's dad actually approves of it. No dad would want to fool his daughter.
But he regained his composure when he dropped Yoo Hee at the airport, to catch Moo Ryong.
Now, there's Seung Mi, the faithful girlfriend. I admired how she believes Moo Ryong even though she is looking stupid already. She could see with her own eyes that there is something going on with Yoo Hee and Moo Ryong, yet she decided to remain blind.
But when it was time for Seung Mi to let go of Moo Ryong, she was desperate to force Moo Ryong to marry her. I also like the fact that she didn't resort to Joon Ha's level of separating Moo Ryong and Yoo Hee. Even though she wants Moo Ryong to be with her, she wouldn't do unacceptable things just to get him.
OH JOHNNY! I love Johnny Kruger. Period. Even though girls are flocking to him, he still knows how to like quality girls like Yoo Hee. He has the good looks to make any woman fall for him but he doesn't have the confidence to go after Yoo Hee. He became Moo Ryong's good friend, but at the start of the series, he's a conceited jerk. Kind of.
Dennis Oh is oh so hot!
*source Jae Hee and Han Ga In's chemistry is not that hot for me. They look more like siblings. Or maybe I am just biased. But I think that's true. Just watch it. :)
If you want a good laugh, this drama is for you. Chae Moo Ryong would keep you entertained and Yoo Joon Ha would want you to turn off the tv. Overall, this drama is okay but I really hated the ending. Come on. I watched 16 episodes and all I get is a kiss at the airport. They could do something better than that!!
The first video is a photo shoot for the poster of Three Dads, One Mom. And the second video is a clip from their press conference. Oh God! Jo Hyun Jae is mighty hot and cute!!!
Joo Yoo Rin is an imposter, proficient in English, Chinese, and Japanese, while Seol Gong Chan is the second generation heir of a big corporation. Because of his grandfather's illness, he is forced to ask Yoo Rin to act as his long-lost cousin so that his grandfather's last wish can be fulfilled. So therefore, they are both bound in a lie that no-one in the family knows the truth.
Gong Chan's charming and intelligent ex-girlfriend, Kim Sae Hyun, grew up in a rich family and dreams to become a world-famous tennis star with the nickname "Sharapova of Korea". Upon returning to Korea after winning the title, she works hard at getting back with Gong Chan, thus causing both she and Yoo Rin to compete for Gong Chan's affection.
To make matters more complicated, womanizer Seo Jeong Woo, who is Gong Chan's best friend, falls for Yoo Rin and finally learns to love that special someone despite being an "accomplished" playboy.
One of the best Korean dramas I have ever seen. :)
I am hands-down to Lee Da Hae's acting here. She's perfect for the role of Ju Yoo Rin. I think its hard to make people cry but its definitely harder to make people laugh!!! And with Yoo Rin's character, you will DEFINITELY laugh! This is my first time to watch Lee Da Hae on Kdramas, and I wasn't disappointed. I am familiar with her other drama, Green Rose, but I wasn't too keen to watch it because it has too much crying!!
Anyway, I have nothing but high praises for Lee Da Hae. She's one hell of an actress. She carried the show on her own. Her comedic timings were right, and I wouldn't consider her facial expressions to be over reacting. Just right. I couldn't imagine any other actress playing Ju Yoo Rin!
For Lee Dong Wook, he's just so good looking and hot! He's one of the motivations, on why I want to watch the drama. But sad to say, his acting is not that fabulous yet. He is still a baby when it comes to acting. There were some scenes when he cries too much, and I just wanna shout at him "What a face!", but still he's cute. His character, Seol Gong Chan is such a goody-two shoes. Always taking orders from his grandfather. But come to think of it, if he didn't follow his grandfather's order to look for his cousin, he wouldn't meet Yoo Rin. :)
For Lee Joon Ki, at first, I wasn't impressed that he is playing a "player" role. He's just not that appealing to me. But I would have to say that he did some justice to the role. I begin to find myself saying "Ah, he could do it." Okay, Seo Jeong Woo was a playboy, but when he met Yoo Rin, he became a one-woman man. Too bad it didn't work out, coz hello! He's just a supporting character.
Park Si Yeon is one of the most beautiful Korean actresses. Her beauty is just exotic, and she's also perfect for playing the role of Kim Se Hyun. Kim Se Hyun is perfect from head to toe, she has everything she could ever want but she couldn't the one thing she truly desires. And that is Seol Gong Chan. She should just have faced the reality that she chose her dream, and that is why Gong Chan's love for her was transferred to Ju Yoo Rin.
I love how at the end of each episode, the last scene would be freezed and it just captured the emotions of the characters. Like this one from Se Hyun and Jeong Woo, a classic! I love it!
And of course, I have always waited for the final episode of My Girl because of Jae Hee and Han Chae Young! Aaah. Their Mong Ryong and Chun Hyang chemistry is still there, after about a year or so?! Seeing them together again is truly a blessing for the fans!! Hope to see them in more cameo roles!
"Sassy Girl, Chun-hyang" is the 2005 interpretation of the "Legend of Chun-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.
The production team of this drama says they wanted to present a whole new image of Chun-hyang in line with modern times as she is an attractive female character who showed courage in choosing her love in the Chosun period, when Confucianism was a dominant value.
This fusion-style drama makes various new attempts in terms of genre, such as mixing rap with Pansori music.
This is my favorite korean drama. Well, i have a lot of favorite kdramas but this is the ultimate favorite of mine! When you will read the synopsis, you may think or judge that this is just another teen drama because the main characters play high school roles but I'd have to say that this drama is more than that. It has a depth! Imagine within 17 episodes, you will see two people mature physically, emotionally and mentally. You could find here everything. Suspense, drama and of course, comedy!
Since this is my first blog entry for this blog, I should give this prestigious award to my fave kdrama!
Chunhyang (Han Chae Young) is a smart girl and ever since Lee Mong Ryong (Jae Hee) appeared in her life, her life was a mess! at first, i wasn't interested in watching this drama because of Chunhyang's weird hairstyle. Maybe the producers of this show think it looks funky and all that..but i would have to say it sucks. But then this "Chunhyang hairstyle" helped Chunhyang's character. Nowadays, if you will see people tying their hair like that, Chunhyang's face will flash in your mind. Anyway, aside from the hairstyle, I think Han Chae Young was able to portray Chunhyang's role well. I could not imagine anybody playing Chunhyang aside from her. She does not have the ordinary features of a Korean girl, but she's pretty. Her facial expressions were great especially when she's checking out Lee Mong Ryong. Whenever i watched Han Chae Young on interviews and fan meets, i could see in her body language that she is a very shy girl. But since Chunhyang's character is a very dominant one, i am hands down to her ability to portray Chunhyang's strong personality.
Then there's Jae Hee who played Lee Mong Ryong. How do i start my feelings for this guy?Well, during the start of the show, his gorgeous face will attract you to watch the series, but his acting skills will force you to keep watching till the last episode and leave you asking for more! That's how powerful Jae Hee is. You will just love him. He could make you laugh, and he could amazingly make you cry. You would see how Mongryong realized his undying love for Chunhyang. He's just great.
There's is something about Han Chae Young and Jae Hee that you can't figure out. in the whole series, there were some scenes wherein you would think that HCY and JH are not acting anymore. I haven't seen that kind of thing on other kdramas. Its like the director would just tell them, "ok just have fun with each other", and they will do the rest. I love that. I could not get over that! hehe their chemistry is so strong, i guess so strong that they were asked to have a guest appearance for another kdrama, My Girl. They complement each other. You could feel the love of the characters even though they always argue about eveything. Another thing that i find it very amazing with HCY and JH is that they were able to portray the high school roles even though they were 24 or 25 years old already at that time. Its good to look young.
i am just irritated with Hong Chae Rin and Byun Hakdo. i guess that means how effective Eom Tae Woong and Park Shi Eun were. I hate how they tried to separate the young lovers who were just realizing their feelings. well i guess that's how the story should unfold.
Overall, i have nothing but high praises for this korean drama. The whole story makes sense (except the disappearance of Chunhyang's mother at the latter episodes). If you crave for something to make you laugh yet doesn't fail to make you cry, then grab a copy of SASSY GIRL CHUNHYANG!
Out of boredom and fascination,
I give to you my reflections, thoughts and frustrations about Korean dramas. Don't we just love them?
Or if you don't then I guess you think you're so cool then?
You would also find in this blog, stuffs related to Korean dramas.
My favorite Korean actresses are:
Han Chae Young,
Lee Da Hae,
Han Ga In,
Song Hye Kyo and
Jeon Ji Hyun
For Korean actors, I love:
Jae Hee,
Jo Hyun Jae,
Lee Dong Wook,
Dennis Oh and
Daniel Henney
So don't be surprised if you see lots of stuffs about them here at my blog.
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I love how at the end of each episode, the last scene would be freezed and it just captured the emotions of the characters. Like this one from Se Hyun and Jeong Woo, a classic! I love it!
