Powerful Opponents ( 강적들 (强敌), Kang Jeok Deul-2008)

Starring:
Chae Rim as Cha Young Jin
Lee Jin Wook as Kang Soo Ho
Lee Jong Hyuk as Yoo Gwang Pil
Choi Ja Hye as Jung Yoo Min
Extended Cast
Lee Duk Hwa as President Kang / Kang Min Gook
Lee Kyung Jin as First Lady Shin Ok Hee
Shin Eun Jung as Kang Soo Ri (Soo Ho's sister)
Yim Hyun Sik as Cha Il Sang (Young Jin’s grandfather)
Oh Kwang Rok as Cha Gwang Soo (Young Jin’s father)
Kim Si Hoo as Cha Young Gu (Young Jin's brother)
Kim Hye Ok as Mrs Oh Mi Ja
Kim Yoo Jung as Yoo Kkot Nim
Park Ha Sun as Seo Eun Young
Go Myung Hwan as Kim Byung Wook
Ma Dong Seok as Pyo Chul Ho
Lee Gun as Nam Do Woo
Ryu Jin as (cameo, ep16)
Han Go Eun as (cameo, ep16)

Cha Young Jin is the first female to ever work as a bodyguard in the Presidential resident, Chungwadae. Young Jin and Ryu Gwan Pil work as bodyguards assigned to watch over the president’s son, Kang Soo Ho. They are assigned to guard Soo Ho for 15 months.

A music video...it's hard to find trailers of dramas. Enjoy!


It's over! Ugh! And I'll admit this....the ending sucked big dirt balls! All the crap that Yoo Gwan Pil and Cha Young Jin went through. Damn! That really made me crazy. I knew it was getting bad because the last 3 episodes they started down playing her feelings towards him. What a great story and they absolutely ruined it. All the hours I sat through to see my Jong Hyuk get the girl. Damn! He deserves the girl. He lost the first time when Go Eun loved Soo Ho and raised his child...geez! Yeah, I'm having a hissy fit. I was going to download this series but not now. Ruined! Ugh! I need a chill pill right now. (Listening to Gackt's Redemption....that's making me feel lots better. *sigh*)

The whole series was so great! I loved it. I loved the fact that it was a bit different other than the Korean norm of torturing us to death with triangle and quadrangle love problems. Yeah, obviously that happened here. UGH!

Okay, will chill now! If you can bypass the last 20 minutes of the last part of the last episode...your good to go!!

Powerful Opponents

I'm in love with this show even though reading that it hasn't gotten a huge audience in the first 8 episodes so far. I don't care. I love the premise of the show and Lee Jong-hyuk is to die for! So far I've only seen 4 episodes but am anxious to catch up with Korea! Personally I'm routing for Cha Young Jin and Yoo Gwang Pil. I love their chemistry together.

Starring:
Chae Rim as Cha Young Jin
Lee Jin Wook as Kang Soo Ho
Choi Ja Hye as Jung Yoo Min
Lee Jong Hyuk as Yoo Gwang Pil

The gist of the story is about two newbie bodyguards, one being the first female for the president's secret service, who are assigned to protect the president's son who happens to be a royal pain in the....uh...butt. The three characters eventually form a love triangle as they begin to know each other better.

Powerful Opponent is a fun and comical drama about two agents that can't stand one another even if it meant their life! Cha Young-Jin (Chae Rim) is reputedly one of the best agents around. However, her credibility is easily discredited by the cold and heartless Yoo Kwan-Pil (Lee Jong-Hyuk). Young-Jin swears he's sexist and is only trying to beat her by trying to be the best; on the other hand, Kwan-Pil can't seem to stand women who tout "sexism" whenever they feel cheated.

While the two continue their battle with one another they are eventually forced to work with each other on a high priority assignment - to guard the President's son, Kang Soo-Ho (Lee Jin-Wook). Soo-Ho is a wild child that can't be controlled by even the best agents. When he sees Kwan-Pil he seems to recognize him...is there history between the two? If so what? How will Young-Jin play a role between these two men?

More importantly, will Young-Jin and Kwan-Pil be able to break through to Soo-Ho and tame him from his wild ways?

Lee Jong Hyuk