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Monday, March 03, 2014

2013 Korean Dramas - My Choice Part 2

KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) Channel is a worldwide know channel. Have you heard of Boys Over Flower, Dream High, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Autumn in My Heart, Winter Sonata, A Love to Kill, I'm Sorry I Love You and lots more. This year KBS doesn't really show a lots of great drama but the great one which made the list are really great.

School of 2013


School 2013 is a story about Seungri High School, a troublesome school that houses students from the most eligible to the most problematic. This drama shows different life stories of teachers and students as they grow up through conflicts and compromises. It also shows the struggle and dilemmas that the korean youth facing such as bullying, suicides, school violent and others.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH SCHOOL 2013]

Jeon Woo Chi



Jeon Woo Chi (Cha Tae Hyun) helps people using his Taoist magic. Jeon Woo Chi disguise himself as a low public servant who acts like a lazy nobody in everyday life to prevent Ma Sook (Kim Gap Soo) & Kang Rim ( Lee Hee Joon) to recognize him. Hong Moo Yeon (Uee), granddaughter if Hong Gil Dong falls under a spell and are instructed to attack Woo Chi. Despite his best friend Kang Rim is all behind the evil plan scheme, he still try to help him but losing his fiance Moo Yeon, he can't take it.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH JEON WOO CHI]

Prime Minister and I


Kwon Yul (Lee Beom Soo), a South Korea's youngest Prime Minister who is 100% capable in his work but not in parenting. Nam Da Jung (Yoona) a young reporter that always end up missing big scoops. She accidentally gets into a scandal with Prime Minister and to keep his position, they get married. That's when the love and conflicts begin.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH PRIME MINISTER & I]

Mandate of Heaven / Fugitive of Joseon


Next up is another Joseon dynasty story. This drama is really heavy and why I watch it? It's because of Lee Dong Wook & Song Ji Hyo. Lee Dong Wook acted as a royal physician of King In Jong. He always acted like fool but still hang around the pharmacy. This is because he struggles to save his daughter from a fatal disease. One day he was mistakenly accused of poisoning the king. The journey of him to save his daughter while become a runway of the Joseon is full of pains and conflicts.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH MANDATE OF HEAVEN]

Secret


I didn't watch this drama yet but it won numerous award at the year ceremony. Basically the drama is about secrets. Secrets that can help people to succeed, fall in love or even destroy others. These secrets drive the four characters in the drama to find love and exact revenge.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH SECRET]

There's a few more drama from KBS but I found the above are the interesting one. But I'll still share with you. No worries.

Bel Ami - Jang Geun Seok & IU



Iris 2 - Jang Hyuk & Lee Da Hae



Marry Him If You Dare - Lee Dong Gun, Yoon Eun Hae, Jung Yonghwa



Good Doctor - Joo Won & Moon Chae Won




Lastly is SBS Channel. SBS offered lots of good drama in the year 2013. Let's take a look.

Jang Ok Jung, Live in Love



Jang Ok Jung is a very famous royal concubine also known as Lady Jang Hee Bin. She is famous for her hunger for power and ruthless plotting. However, this drama shows a different side of Lady Jang Hee Bin before she became concubine. This drama also highlight the love story between Jang Ok Jung and Kim Sook Jung. The ending of this drama is really sad and different from the history thus makes me choose the best drama from SBS. If the real Jang Hee Bin is like in this drama, I really feel sorry for her but I did a research on her because I was to curios what actually happened and found out she really cruel and ruthless. She did so many bad things just to gain power.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH JANG OK JUNG]

The Master's Sun


At first, I want to wait for this drama to complete but end up too curious and watch it while it ongoing. Joo Joong Won (So Ji Seob) is a cold and ambitious CEO, who measures all  human relationships through money. Tae Gong Shil (Gong Hyo Jin) is a sensitive assistant who suffers from insomnia due to her ability to see a ghosts after an accident. Joong Won slowly starts to believe Gong Shil and at the same time trying to solve the case he was involved.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE MASTER'S SUN]

That Winter The Wind Blows



A very romantic sweet story. I really fell in love with Jo In Sung. It is a melodrama about a man and a blind woman who don't believe in love. Oh Soo (Jo In Sung) is an orphan who is left heartbroken later in life after his first love passes away and comes to lead a goal-less life as a high stakes gambler. Oh Young is a lonely heiress who feels she must after others and herself after her parents get divorced and she finds herself becoming visually impaired.



[That Winter The Wind Blows]

The Heirs / The Inheritors


A very popular drama for the year 2013. If you are a korean drama lover you must have watch this. Romantic comedy drama about hisg school students living in top 1% high society. From top to toe all in fancy but things get bad when they end up tangled with a girl from lower class who is the heir of poverty. Curious how do this high end students school and love life? Check the drama out.



[THE HEIRS]

I Hear Your Voice




[I HEAR YOUR VOICE]

Cheongdamdong Alice




[CHEONGDAMDONG ALICE]

You Who Came From The Stars


The latest craze right now is this drama.



[YOU WHO CAME FROM THE STARS]


That's the end of 2013 korean drama - My Choice. Till the next post! Currently in love with Bangtan Boys (BTS) - Boys in Love (상남자)

2013 Korean Dramas - My Choice Part 1

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If you're asking where is this place (referring to the picture above) my answer will SEOUL. Since the title of the post says it all, I think the picture above really represents the meaning of my post.

If I will have to choose top 5 Korean Drama for year 2013, I will be in headache. Seriously, this time they really produced a lot of nice drama. So I divide it in Broadcast station category.

I'll start with TVN channel. TVN or its full name Total Variety Network owned by CJ E&M. TvN is cable network but even slowly to watch their dramas. They have dramas like Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (Jung Ilwoo!!) Shut Up Flower Boy Band (L's Infinite was in it), Queen In Hyun's Man (Sad story :'( ) and the famous Reply 1997. In 2013, they have shown quite a number of dramas but I will only list down the drama that was good & recommended and probably I've watched only.

Monstar

It's about high school student and music. The story line is simple and you can really relate to each of the character. What I like about this drama is the problem of each and every student does not related to any of the rich family or inheritance of a big company and so on. Yong Junhyung Beast's rapper acted as Yoon Seol Chan, a Idol and a vocalist of Men In Black. His character is cold, cynical and hot temper which got him in many troubles. His eternal enemy was his childhood best friend. The heroine is somewhat weird. Well of course she's weird, she grow up while talking to sheep only. Why? You need to check out the drama. There's also their friends (?) not really actually but in the midst of all the chaos, these students find a common interest which connects them to each other; MUSIC. I really like their songs even though most of it remake from the old songs. There are two scenes in this drama is my favorite. First is Kim Nana singing in the karaoke bar after she found out the person that she loves found his first love again. I really can feel her heartache. Second when her first love makes her singing in front of everyone. She always hide her singing skills because of afraid that people might know about her. Her first love was walking down the street and over heard her singing.

A) Kim Nana singing in the karaoke bar



B) Kim Nana & Her First Love Duet


[CLICK HERE TO WATCH MONSTAR]

Who Are You


Who Are You is a story  about Yang Shi On (So In Hyun) who is able to see spirits after waking up from 6 years long coma. She continue her job as a detective and working together with Cha Gun Woo (Ok Taecyeon) in Lost & Found Center. Objects that was lost were brought to this center and some of it were attached to spirits. Shi On help the spirit to solve their case in order to let the soul rest in peace. This also leads to solving Shi On's dead boyfriend Lee Hyung Joon which appear as spirit to her trying to protect her. Unfortunately Shi On can't remember who he is and trying to figure it out. What did happen to Hyung Joon? What will happen to Gun Woo & Shi On relationship if Shi On remember who was Hung Joon and will Gun Woo believe in supernatural thing? Check the drama out.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH WHO ARE YOU]

Reply 1994



Reply 1994 similar to Reply 1997 which was really a successful drama. But this time the set was during Seo Teiji and Boys and Korean Basketball League. In Reply 1997 it was high school student but in Reply 1994 it was a group of teenagers staying at boarding house while attending University in Seoul. I didn't watch this drama yet, but will watch it once I've downloaded all the episodes. I heard this drama was popular too but I think they can't beat Reply 1997.



This are the 3 dramas that you should watch from TvN Channel. If you're a big fan of Park Shin Hye & Yon Shi Yoon then I recommend you to watch Flower Boy Next Door. I don't quite understand the concept of the story and found it so-so. 


[CLICK HERE TO WATCH FLOWER BOY NEXT DOOR]

Next up is dramas from MBC (Munhwa Broadcast Corporation) Channel. Munhwa stands for Cultural. For me MBC takes my vote on the Variety Show side but nobody can forget their hit dramas. Once they hit it, the popularity really rise not only in Korea but internationally. For example The Moon Embrace The Sun, The King of 2 Hearts, I Miss You, Jumong, Dae Jang Geum and etc.

Gu Family Book



This is a must watch drama. The story line, the mystery and the corruption I really like it. It's a melodrama epic about half human & half mythical creature Choi Kang Chi (Lee Seunggi) goes through in order to become human and the struggle that his facing. It happened before when his father Gu Wol Ryung (Choi Jin Hyuk) who is a guardian spirit of Jiri Mountain fell in love with Yoon Seo Hwa (Lee Yeon Hee) a human and he tried to become a human but mystically banish into the thin air. Kang Chi realizes that he's a half human and half beast through a certain incident. Dam Yeo Wool (Bae Suzy) is a master of martial arts and archery.
She met Kang Chi through the incident and later they fall in love. Did Kang chi able to become human or did he banish like his father? Remember to watch this drama!



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH GU FAMILY BOOK]

Level 7 Civil Servant


Romantic comedy drama I must say. Choi Kang Hee & Joo Won acted in this drama as a rookie spies who trained together and later become NIS Agents but they must hide their real identities. Therefore both of them doesn't really know the truth and yet the couple fall in love with each other. But most of all, I love that Chansung from 2PM is in it.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH LEVEL 7 CIVIL SERVANT]

Goddess of Fire


Goddess of Fire is a true story based on the life and loves of Yoo Jung who is a renowned as the first female potter & porcelain artist in the Joseon Dynasty. In the drama, Yoo Jung acted by Moon Geun Young is a gifted natural talent and skill. At that time, female is not allow to be a potter and consider a bad luck if they go near the kiln. But not for Yoo Jung, she has what it takes and receive favor from the king. Her enemy was originally an old friend of her father but turn against her father out of jealousy. I really amazed with the porcelain in this drama. Since this is based on the true story, I don't really like the ending.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH GODDESS OF FIRE]

Two Weeks


Two Weeks is a heavy plot drama. Tae San (Lee Joon Gi) was falsely accused of murder. Then he learns that he has a young daughter stricken with leukemia. For the next two weeks, he struggles to save himself from the accused and also his daughter. A few number of scenes really makes me cry. Especially when he first meet his daughter and when he knows how ill his daughter is. The best part is that the fiance of his ex-girlfriend is a police officer, Seung Woo (Ryu Soo Young) who is working on the murder case that Tae San was accused. Why two weeks? In two weeks time is the date for his daughter to get his bone-marrow transplant. In that two weeks time, not only Tae San was accused for the murder but also for all the murder that happened along the drama.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH TWO WEEKS]

When A Man Loves


Han Tae Sang (Song Seung Heon) who works for the loan shark meets a young woman Seo Mi Do (Shin Se Kyung) and fall in love with her. When the boss of the loan shark get to know that Han Tae Sang give a special privilege for her, the boss start to plan on attack. Right before the attack, Tae Sang receives a phone call from the boss girlfriend tipping him off that he is about to be killed.

A few years has past and Tae Sang has become a successful business man. He even pay for Mi Do school fees. Unfortunately for Mi Do things don't really work out for her. Later, Mi Do couple with Tae Sang but actually she fall in love with a different person who is Tae Sang thought him as a younger brother.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH WHEN A MAN LOVES]

Empress Ki


I haven't watch this drama because it is still on going but I fall in love with their original soundtrack. Because of that ost I downloaded the drama. Since it's still on-going, I'm not going to watch it yet. Will wait till it finish. From what I know, the drama is about the loves and the battle of Empress Ki from Goryeo who exercises her influence in the Yuan Dynasty.



[CLICK HERE TO WATCH EMPRESS KI]

Check out Part 2 for KBS & SBS 2013 Dramas.