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

Who Are You? (누구세요 -2008)

Starring:
Yoon Kye Sang as Cha Seung Hyo
Go Ah Ra as Son Young In
Jin Yi Han as Shim Jae Ha
Kang Nam Gil as Son Il Gun
Kim Sung Eun as Yoon Ha Young
Extended Cast
Lee Un as Kwon Yong Duk
Lee Min Jung as Yang Ji Suk
Park Ji Young as Kim Young Ae
Ahn Sun Young as Secretary Yeo / Yeo Ji Won
Jung Ho Bin as Attorney Yoon / Yoon Hyo Jin
Jo Duk Hyun as Driver Pi
Ki Joo Bong as Choi Chul Soo (Seung Hyo's father)
Kim Mi Kyung as Oh Young Hee (Ho Joong's mother)
Kim Hyung Jung as Bond Trader 1
Jung Hwan Gyu as Bond Trader 2
Yoon Joo Sang as Sa Shin / Death Angel
Sun Woo Yong Nyeo as Geum Nan Hee
Baek Jong Min as Jang Dong Gun
Kim Bo Kang as Choi Ho Joong
Kwon Hae Hyo as funeral counselor
Park Jin Sung
Kim Sung Gi
Park Kwang Jung

Cha Seung Hyo is an abandoned child who gets adopted in the United States and grows up to be a cold hearted person. Son Il Gun is a father who died, but he left things unfinished with his daughter. In order to make sure that his daughter is provided for he controls Seung Hyo's body for three hours a day for 49 days. He buys his daughter the things he couldn't do when he was alive with Seung Hyo's money. Il Gun's daughter, Young In, is a quick-tempered girl who meets Seung Hyo during her part-time job. At first she has a bad impression of him but she gradually starts to fall for the lonely Seung Hyo who is unable to open up to anyone else because of his bitter past.

Okay, I'm going back to the dramas that I started but didn't finish for some reason or another. This one, well, the first episode....bored me. So, I just skipped to the second episode and started from there. LOL! Well, I must say....I got hooked. OMG! Yoon Kye Sang is one hot tamale!!! Gorgeous is an understatement. Cute...yes!

I laughed and laughed, especially at Seung Hyo's facial expressions as soon as he "changed" into Il Gun. It was hysterical. I can't explain it. You would definitely have to see it to believe it. LOL!

At first, I wasn't sure how the "love story" was going to start out. It seemed the relationship was heading towards Shin Jae Ha. Cute...yes, but we soon come to learn he isn't as innocent as he leads us to believe. Bad guy? Sort of...because we learn that he does have some sort of concious.

I have to admit that I love the "hate turns to love" relationships. Those intrigue me the most.

Must post pics of one of the cutest Koreans ever!!!!

Yoon Kye Sang

This one is like my sooooo favorite pic. Cool and umm.....*blushes*......sexy!