Han Chae Young Getting Married in May

Actress Han Chae Young will be married to a businessman who is four years older than her, in May.

On the 13th, Chae Young's entertainment group, Star Jay, announced that she will be getting married to Choi Dong Jun. Though the date and venue are yet to be set, they have the full approval from each family side.Chae Young's fiancee came from America to Korea to work in a business in 1976.

Now, Han Chae Yong is filming `I Live With The Person I Love' with co-stars Park Yong Woo, Um Jung Hwa and Lee Dong Gun.

From asianfanatics. com

perfectionist: i was actually shocked to hear this news. i am a big fan of han chae young and jae hee from sassy girl chunhyang, and was one one of those fans wishing that they would end up as a couple. And with this news, it is just impossible! I guess all i could do right now is hope that Jae hee and han chae young will work together again in a new project...so sad!

come to think of it, of all the information about HCY's fiance, he looks like ajushi's character in chunhyang! lol just an observation!

Princess Hours

Yoon Eun Hye as Shin Chae-kyeong

Joon Ji Hoon as Lee Shin

Kim Jeong Hoon as Lee Yool

Song Ji Hyo as Min Hyo Rin

Princess Hours (Korean: 궁, Hanja: 宮, romanized as Goong, and also known as Goong - Love in Palace or Palace, its literal translation and the alternate official title) is a Korean romantic comedy/drama, which had its first season run from January 11 to March 30, 2006. It was distributed by MBC.

Princess Hours became one of MBC's most popular dramas of 2006, second only to Jumong . Overall, the show was the tenth most popular drama of 2006, according to TNS media. Due to the success of the first season, a second season has been produced, a rare occasion in the Korean television industry.

*credits to wikipedia*

When i learned that Princess Hours will be shown here in the Philippines, i am so excited! My first impression for this drama is that it would give me a whole lot of laughter just like the korean drama Sassy Girl Chunhyang since the main characters are binded also by forced marriage. Overall, I would give this korean drama a 7 out of 10 score.

I love Yoon Eun Hye's acting here, she's cute, bubbly and funny. Not to mention that she's also one of the prettiest Korean actresses I have ever seen. She could make me laugh with her "stupidity" and she could also cry during dramatic scenes. With her character, i could understand why Shin and Yool fell in love with her. What i hate about her role is that, everytime she is angry with Shin, she forgets that she's angry the moment Shin hugs her. I think that's very stupid. It is like she's just a kid asking for Shin's attention. She's a child crying, asking for an ice cream from an adult. The moment that adult gives her the ice cream, she will immediately forget why she was mad at the first place. Its just so grrr!

Next is Joo Ji Hoon, I hate him.Wahahaha! was that mean? I think that he's dense (another mean comment?), i know that he's mean, but he's really dense. By the way, he's also mean to Chae-kyeong, and i don't know why she fell inlove with him. He doesn't even care about Chae Kyeong during the first part of the story. Well i think that's how their love story unfolds. duh! Anyway, i will think of his good sides..He's cute (sometimes) and i love him when he's hiding his jealousy from Chae Kyeong because of Yool. I think that makes him cute.

Kim Jeong Hoon! Saranghe! I love Yool. that's final. I wish he was the main character, but i guess that could not happen because i think Joo ji hoon is more popular than him. Anyway, for me, Yool looks like an adolescent, a young boy. His cute baby face just makes me melt everytime i watch this series. He has some "villain" character here, but i don't believe that his character is that mean. Everytime that Chae kyeong ignores her, i could not help but "awwww.....". I feel pity for his character because he was the first one to love Chae Kyeong, yet she ended up with the loser, Shin.

Min Hyo rin, i hate everything about her. I think Song Ji hyo looks old to play the character of Hyo rin. She looks old enough to play Shin's mother! No kidding! She's an effective villain because i am hating her so much right now. I guess if she irritates me, she's a good actress. Her character is "the social climber" type. Trying to achieve things that are not within your reach.

For the drama, I have a lot of qualms about it. I hate Shin's grandmother. She talks a lot in the whole series. Not only she talks a lot, but she also talks slowly.Very slowly. How was that? The pacing of the story is too slow. Maybe, they did that on purpose so that it would be up to 24 episodes. They are shooting even the most irrelevant things like the pouring of tea in the cup, giving food to the queen. I mean, time is running! Give us some entertainment!

This drama gives emphasis to the Korean culture. I think that is a plus point for Koreans. In case this drama is exported (like here in the Philippines), the audience would have an idea about the values, traditions, and customs of Koreans.

Sassy/Delightful Girl Chunhyang

Han Chae Young as Sung Chun Hyang

Jae Hee as Lee Mong Ryong

Eom Tae Woong as Byun Hak Do

Park Shi Eun as Hong Chae Rin

"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!