Miss Kim Makes 1 Million (파란만장 미스 김 10 억 만들기 / Paranmanjang Miseu Kim 10 Eok Mandeulgi -2004)

Also known as:

Miss Kim's Making One Billion Won Project / Miss Kim's Adventures in Making a Million (KBFD) / Troublemaker Miss Kim (YesAsia) / Ms. Kim's Million Dollar Quest

Starring:
Kim Hyun Ju as Kim Eun Jae
Ji Jin Hee as Park Moo Yeol
Kim Sung Ryung as Suh Woo Kyung
Park Gun Hyung as Yoo Young Hoon

On her wedding day Kim Eun Jae is left standing at the alter by her groom, Yoo Young Hoon, for wealthy Suh Woo Kyung. Her wedding photographer, Park Moo-yeol, is a rich playboy who helps Eun-jae avoid embarrassment by pretending to be her husband. Soon after Moo-yeol's family goes bankrupt. The family home will be sold if he can't come up with money quick. Eun Jae meanwhile is convinced that if she becomes wealthy Young Hoon will come back to her.

Eun-jae and Moo-yeol decide to join forces. They move in together and invest in moneymaking schemes one after the other. Making money unfortunately isn't as easy as they had hoped. As outside forces (and Woo Kyung) line up against them, the two begin to realize that though they may be unlucky in money they are very lucky in love.

Another Korean drama that I especially liked. The love triangle/quadrangle, whatever you want to call it, wasn't too overly intense to make me angry or give me an upset stomach. Those kinds of dramas put me off to the point that I don't finish them or don't even attempt to start them.

This drama was intensely funny. They weren't the overly gross type of funny that drowns in body function noises or puking.

I tried watching this before but have no clue what put me off. I'm going to assume that it was the viewing site that brushed me off. If the subbing is atrocious, the story becomes more of a chore to follow. I happened to find a decent site and the subbing was actually *gasp* in adequate English.

I don't know how many times I have said this but I hate having to "translate" English subtitles into decent readable English.

You'll fall in love with the main characters of Miss Kim and Moo-yeol. I don't know why but I actually loved the storyline. It wasn't overly too intense and the funny moments kept the pace up without getting boring. I watched this all in one day and a half (I have to sleep eventually...LOL!)

Take a peek at Ji Jin Hee. He's so cute!

Ji Jin Hee

Mr. Wacky (생, 날선생,Saeng, Nal-seon-saeng-2006)

Starring:
Woong-in Jeong
Eun-pi Kang - Choi Jin-ju
So-Jeong Kang
Hyo-jin Kim - Yun So-ju
Kyeon Lee - Jin Hwan-hee
Ji-yun Mun - Lee Hyun-joon
Keon-hyeong Park - Wu Ju-ho
Myeong-kuk Kim

OMG! This movie.....SUCKED! I blame editing. The movie made not a lick of sense. One minute Ju-ho is standing, next scene he's rolling off a bed, next scene he's at a computer. WTF? I really hoped it would get better as it got along..but it didn't.

This movie was a total waste of 1.5 hours of my life. I'll never get those minutes back again. UGH!

It's so bad that while looking for synopsises for this movie.....everyone has a "not-so-nice" comment about the movie. So I guess the writer's weren't too thrilled with it either. That's sad because there were some really descent actors but this movie couldn't be saved for nothing. The script and editing was atrocious.

I won't waste my time on this anymore. No pics or anything else. I've already wasted my time watching this crap!

Riverbank Legend (Ddukbbang Jeonseol, 뚝방전설 -2006)

AKA:
Bar Legend
Three Fellas
Legend of the Dike
Embankment Legend

Starring:
Keon-hyeong Park - Jeong Kwon
Cheon-hee Lee - Seong-Hyeon
M.C. Mong - Kyeong-Ro
Hie-bong Jo
Mi-lyeong Jo
Su-hyeon Kim (02/20/1970)
Hyeon-shik Lim
Jun-il Lim
Dal-su Oh
Ji-Yeon Park
Min-gyu Yeo
Seung-hyeok Yeo
Ji-tae Yu

At school, Jeong-gwon is second to none in fighting. Seong-hyun is also a famous fighter. But Gyeong-roh on the other hand is just a slick. These three called themselves the °No Touch Clan" since they are the untouchables in town.

After graduation these inseparable three start their own lives until Jeong-gwon returns to their hometown. Jeong-gwon, who became a real gangster, has just finished his time in jail.

But it is not just Jeong-gwon who has changed. The town itself has changed too. Buildings are going up on every corner as Mafia groups enter the town, trying to get hold of concessions and power.

A peaceful town is now swarming with gangs and groaning in chaos with these three friends accidentally getting caught in the middle of all this mess. (Source: koreanfilm.org.kr)


Okay, the movie was really interesting. I loved the action and the dialogue. Hey, Park Gun Hyung and Lee Cheon-hee weren't bad to look at. *whew!* I love a good student/mafia movie. LOL! My only beef....what in the hell was wrong with the ending? All of a sudden the tough guy is a weenie. Near the end, we learn some not so nice things about him. The ending was totally messed up...if you watch you'll see. So in all, the first 1.5 hours were wonderful and then *poof* the whole movie went to crap at the end.

Innocent Steps (댄서의 순정, Daenseo-ui sunjeong, Dancer's Innocent Love-2005)

Starring:
Moon Geun Young – Jang Chae-ryn
Park Keon-hyeong – Na Young-sae
Park Won-sang – Ma Sang-doo
Yoon Chan – Jung Hyun-soo

Young-sae was once acclaimed as the most-promising dancer. Losing his partner and lover, he lost his enthusiasm in sports dancing for two years.

Now, he decides to make a comeback at the Championships held in Seoul three months later. His new partner is a girl named Chae-min who lives in China and won in a dance contest. It is then discovered that Chae-ryn has come in place of her sister and she knows nothing about dancing!

Young-sae wants to send her back at first. When he sees Chae-ryn's determination to become a dancer, he starts to train her with the hardest lessons.

Step by step, their dancing starts to sparkle, so as their relationship.



This movie was an actual surprise. I fell in love with this movie. I didn't realize these actors could dance and if it wasn't them...they had me completely fooled. I will admit that this movie reminded me of Dancing With the Stars but that's okay. This was a total feel good movie and if you need something light hearted and touching to get you in a better spirit...this is it! Hey! And Park Geon-hyeong was hot, hot, HOT!

Park Geon Hyeong