Bad Family (불량가족 / Bul Ryang Ga Jok -2006)

Starring:
Kim Myung Min is Oh Dal Gun (Na Rim's fake uncle)
Nam Sang Mi is Kim Yang Ah (Na Rim's fake sister)
Im Hyun Sik is Jang Hang Gu (Na Rim's fake grandfather)
Yeo Woon Kye is Park Bok Nyu (Na Rim's fake grandmother)
Kang Nam Gil is Jo Gi Dong (Na Rim's fake father)
Geum Bo Ra is Um Ji Sook (Na Rim's fake mother)
Kim Hee Chul is Gong Min (Na Rim's fake brother)
Hyun Young is Ha Bu Kyung (Niece of man that caused accident)
Park Jin Woo is Ha Tae Kyung (Son of man that caused accident)
Lee Young Yoo is Baek Na Rim
Kim Gyu Chul
Oh Ji Eun

Na Rim (Lee Young Yoo), who came from a wealthy household, lost her family in a car accident when she was nine. After the accident, she suffered from amnesia so her uncle hired Oh Dal Gun (Kim Myung Min), an ex-ganster,to recreate a similar household with parents, sister, brother, grandparents and uncle in hopes that she would regain her memory. In a hurry, Oh Dal Gun ended up hiring all sorts of odd ball characters to act as members of Na Rim's family. None got along at the start and hilarious situation arose when all members tried to cope in front of the little girl and also to protect her from the one who caused her family's accident. Eventually they started to behave like a real family and cared for each other, proving that blood relation is not as important as a caring heart.

This was probably one of the best Korean dramas I have seen in a long time. Again, this was one of those dramas I kept overlooking because the synopsis didn't sound all that interesting to me. But as I was cruising through aznv.tv, I read some of the comments and realized this must not be so bad. This was freaking hilarious. It was more comedy than drama even though the main gist of the story was a serious one. It probably got more dramatic near the last few episodes but the comedy was still there.

Not a typical drama whatsoever. If you are tired of the same old, same old that is typical of Korean dramas.....this is the one. Totally worth watching.

Seriously! I loved this. Okay, and I loved the fact that "Cinderella" was ever so lovingly called the Alien of the family. (For those newbies, "Cinderella" is Kim Hee Chul of the Korean pop group Super Junior. That is his nickname.)

I was so impressed with this whole show. Taking on the fact that not one person in the show was related but in the end.......you don't need to be blood related to be a happy family. This is a total A+ show.

Kim Hee Chul




Kim Myung Min

Taming of the Shrew (Nallari Jongbujeon / 날나리 종부전 -2008)

Starring:
Jung-ah Park - Yeon-soo Jeen
Jin-woo Park - Jeong-doo Lee
Supporting Cast
Sang-gu Jo
Won-jong Lee
Hyeon-ki Kim
Geum-seok Yang
Il-hwa Lee
Il-jae Lee


Inspired by Shakespeare's classic of the same name. Beautiful and rich, Yeon-su (Park Jung-a) lives a life of freedom and indulgence, having any man she wants. That is, until she meets and falls for her polar opposite in Jung-do, an awkward and polite young gentleman. Meeting her future in-laws is a baptism by fire as she learns to become a proper lady. Little does she know that the family is actually the head of a notorious mob, setting up a blood feud.




LOL! This was a very cute movie. I will say the beginning was a little messed up. I couldn't figure out why she was meeting up with Jeong-doo. Something about him having her phone or something. That had me a little confused. Ah well.....

.....Other than that, this movie was a cute Korean comedy. Mainly about family, trust, and learning to live with the in-laws. I would say that this could be another "never judge a book by its cover" movie. Yeon-soo was a little spoiled brat at the beginning but genuinely good at heart. Eventually she wins the in-laws over, but more importantly she learns that maybe, just maybe, she loves her father.

This was something fun and sweet. More of a girly movie....luckily I'm a girl. Totally enjoyable and Park Jin Woo was freakin' darling in this movie. He's got such sweet and innocent features.....he's just got to be a good boy. LOL!

Park Jin Woo