My Life's Golden Age (내 인생의 황금기 -2008)

AKA:The Prime Of My Life / The Golden Period of My Life / Golden Years of My Life / All About My Family

Starring:
Moon So Ri as Lee Hwang
Lee So Yeon as Lee Geom
Jin Yi Han as Lee Ki
Shin Sung Rok as Go Kyung Woo
Lee Jong Won as Yoo Tae Il
Extended Cast
Jang Yong as Lee Man Se
Kim Hye Ok as Bok Mi Ja
Park Geun Hyung as Lee Man Ae
Moon Hee Kyung as Lee Man Sook
Park Jung Soo as Kim Hee Kyung
Kim Ji Young as Grandmother
Lee Joon Ha as Yoo Hyo Eun
Ha Joo Hee as Jung Yoon
Lee Jung Gil as Grandfather
Go Na Eun as Jin Soo Kyung
Lee Tae Im as Yoo Tae Young
Im Chae Moo as Yoo In Sik (Tae Il's father)
Lee Tae Gon as Dong Han
Yang Hee Kyung as Yoo Kyung Ja (Kyung Woo's mother)
Lee Yeon Doo

19 years ago, two previously divorced people got married and raised their children together. But the three children grew up to adopt different lifestyles and values from their parents. Hwang’s divorce sets off a series of unfortunate events that take her family on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs... This TV series is about the relationships between parents and children, and brothers and sisters. It touches upon subjects such as romance, marriage, divorce, unemployment, illnesses, dreams, disappointment, hope, courage and so on. The story follows the tumultuous events surrounding one family as the deal with the tribulations of life.

Out of the three main stories, I only liked one. So this 56 episode drama went pretty quick. Why? Because I fast forwarded through the stories that really pissed me off or bored the hell out of me and just watched the story unfold for Lee Geum and Go Kyung Woo. I only watched this because I love Shin Seong Rok. He's tall, handsome, and in real life a sweet, shy guy. (If you watched We Got Married, you know what I mean.)

I'm a big fan of the love/hate relationship. LOL! Go Kyung Woo is a PD (production director) who is filming a documentary on a pole jumper when Lee Geum, who is a coach for a girl's track team, accidently gets into the way of filming. One thing leads to another, destiny.....probably, they end up in a contract marriage and things go awry. As they date, he realizes she isn't out for his money, and she realizes he isn't a stuck up pig.

The other stories, well......were okay but they just seemed to get in the way. LOL! Geum's evil stepsister is married and has an affair, gets caught, gets divorced, gets pregnant, etc.., etc.., etc. She learns from her mistakes. Geum's brother is an intern but wants to be a musical actor. He quits medical school which pisses off his parents. He falls in love with his sister-in-law, stuff happens, etc..., etc..., etc...

This was a typical Korean drama in every sense of a Korean drama. LOL! But I really liked it. There wasn't an over the top love triangle (well, the story I liked the most didn't). Yeah, there was a medical illness involved, thankfully it was a happy ending. All's well and end's well.

Shin Seong Rok

The Worst Guy Ever (내 생애 최악의 남자 /Nae Sangae Choiakeui Namja -2007)

Starring:
Jung-ah Yum - Ju-yeon
Jae-hun Tak - Sang-tae
Ji-min Yun - Mi-yeon
Seong-rok Shin - Jae-hoon
Hie-bong Jo
Seon-a Kim - Cameo
Yi Shin - Cameo
Hyeon-jun Shin - Cameo
In-gi Jeong
Dong-seok Ma
Su-jeong Eom
Min-seok Oh
Ji-eun Oh

Ju-eyon and Seong-tae have been best friends ever since they first met each other 10 years ago. But in one night their 10 year friendship comes crashing to the ground after they sleep together. The comfort and security of marriage is a siren call, and the two decide to forego their ideals to spend their first day as man and wife. However, their perfect lover soon appears right in front of them: A sexy editor appears to seduce Seong-tae and an advertising director appears to tempt Ju-yeon. With a single smile they turn the newlyweds’ dream into a nightmare. Even after only a few days, they soon find themselves faced with the worst choice of their lives as they struggle to reach happiness.



LOL! Oh this was rich! Totally different spin on the love/hate relationships.

I really liked the concept. It's a great thing to be able to love and marry your best friend. If you can be friends for 10 years....then love will come unexpectantly. Yeah, I really liked this movie. The trials and tribulations they had to go through to really, really understand that the basis of their marriage began with friendship.

This was real and understandable. And, even though they began as friends, they also had to go through the hard times too like any marriage would. We, myself included, has gone through those rough patches. This was a great movie. And to think this was a romance....yeah, I really liked the true to form of this romance. This seemed like the real kind instead of the monotonous Korean love triangles we viewers are subjected to.

My heart bled for them both and cried at the end. Bravo!!

Lovers of 6 Years (6년째 연애중,6-nyeonjjae yeonae-jung-2008)

Starring:
Ha-Neul Kim - Da-jin
Gye-sang Yun - Jae-young
Supporting
Seong-rok Shin - Jin-seong Lee (illustrator)
Hyeon-jeon Cha - Ji-eun (Jae-young's co-worker)
Dong-won Seo - Min-jae (doctor)
Ji-young Ok - Mi-yeong
Dae-yeon Lee - Da-jin's doctor
Yun-min Jeong - Sang-cheol Kwon (Da-jin's rival co-worker)
Sang-Yeop Lee - Yun-seok
Hye-ok Kim - Da-jin's mom
Hyang-gi Ko

Da-jin and Jae-yeong are very much in love and have been for the past six years. Everything about their relationship seems perfect and both of these young lovers have developed blossoming careers in this supportive environment. But, can the relationship continue to survive without change? And if it changes, will it be for the better?


At first, I thought to myself..."Wow, I found another romantic comedy!" Yeah, right. It was funny, it had some cute moments, but it (to me) was more depressing than anything. Only having dated 6 years, they start to get bored with their life as a couple. This I can totally understand having been there, done that. But I've never once thought of cheating or crossing the "faithful" line, so to speak. This movie tested the moralities of a relationship. How far would you go? I think I was more upset with the Jae-young's part. He crossed that line and it upset me beyond belief.

There was one part at the end of the movie that I wish I could quote that Da-jin said. So I'll try my best to repeat it. Relationships are like broken bones, once broken the bones will stronger than they once were before...or something like that. I have to believe that was the meaning of this movie.

Yoon Kye Sang

Umm...I didn't know he was the former singer of the now defunct Korean boy band, GOD. I just learned something new.........