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How to Keep My Love (2004)
Director: Je-hyeon Park
Writers: Seon-mi Kim, Seok-jun Lee,
Stars: Jeong-eun Kim, Sang-kyung Kim, Yu-jin Lee
Summary:
Hyun-joo is an average girl, with seven years of her life invested in her boyfriend So-hoon, an employee at an extermination company. Sure, he can be a bit boring, but he has a warm and caring heart. He's someone Hyun-joo can rely on. Or he was. One day So-hoon finds filmself stuck in an elevator with Eun Da-young, the hottest actress in Korea. She becomes intrigued with him when, despite the close quarters, he shows no interest in her (instead, he is fascinated by a cockroach he finds in the elevator). It has been so long since Da-young has been treated like a normal person that she soon finds herself getting feelings for him. So Da-young puts a plan into action to get this man to fall in love with her. She gets him to spray her house, and even makes him co-star in an advertisement with her - all the while unconcerned about So-hoon's longtime girlfriend Hyun-joo. Hyun-joo gets a rude surprise when she reads the over-imaginative tabloids one day and discovers that her boring boyfriend is supposedly dating the top actress in the land. Even worse, she soon finds out that Da-young is determined to steal her man. How can an ordinary girl like Hyun-joo compete with a superstar, gorgeous actress? How can she stop Da-young from taking away seven years of her life?
Shining Inheritance (Korean Drama - 2009)
Title: 찬란한 유산 / Chanranhan Yusan
Also known as: Shining Inheritance / Brilliant Legacy / Beautiful Legacy
Director: Jin Hyuk
Screenwriter: So Hyun Kyung
Genre: Romance, family
Episodes: 28
Cast:
Han Hyo Joo as Go Eun Sung
Lee Seung Ki as Sun Woo Hwan
Bae Soo Bin as Park Joon Se
Moon Chae Won as Yoo Seung Mi
Synopsis:
Go Eun Sung (Han Hyo Joo) was studying overseas in New York and returned to Korea during her vacation to bring her autistic brother, Eun Woo, to the United States to study music. Sun Woo Hwan (Lee Seung Ki), who was also studying in New York, was ordered to return to Korea by his grandmother, Jang Sook Ja, to learn how to manage her food company. Eun Sung and Hwan, who were on the same flight back home, accidentally had their luggage bags exchanged, which led to several misunderstandings between the two of them. Go Pyung Joong, Eun Sung's father, struggled to save his company from going bankrupt. One day, his wallet and valuables were stolen by a thief who subsequently died in a gas explosion accident. The police, upon finding Go's belongings on the thief, mistakenly identified the thief as Go and a death certificate for Go was promptly issued. Go decided to lie low and not tell his family that he was alive so that his family could claim his life insurance money and use it to clear the debts. However his second wife, Baek Sung Hee, kicked her stepchildren, Eun Sung and Eun Woo, out of the house after collecting the insurance money and moved into a new home with her daughter, Yoo Seung Mi (Moon Chae Won). Eun Sung asked for help from several of her friends, including her senior, Hyung Jin, who avoided her because she was no longer rich. She managed to find a job at a nightclub with the help of her friend, Hye Ri. At the nightclub, Eun Sung met Hyung Jin's senior, Park Joon Se (Bae Soo Bin), who was shocked to see her working there. She also met Hwan, who caused her to lose contact with Eun Woo. Realising that Eun Woo was missing, Eun Sung was devastated and tried searching for her brother but to no avail. With the help of Hye Ri and Joon Se, Eun Sung rented a small room and started a small dumplings stall while continuing her search for Eun Woo. Meanwhile, Jang became deeply disappointed in Hwan as Hwan had no direction in life and did not know how to cherish her company and employees. While pondering over what to do about her grandson, Jang visited a neighborhood that she used to live in when she was poor and encountered Eun Sung who was selling dumplings. Jang met with an accident and received help from Eun Sung. Jang, seeing that Eun Sung tried her best to take care of her even when she could not afford her own daily expenses, was touched by Eun Sung's compassion. Jang brought Eun Sung home and announced to her family that Eun Sung was going to live with them and that she was going to appoint Eun Sung as the heir of her food company...
My Lovely Sam-Soon (Korean Drama - 2005)
Title: 내 이름은 김삼순 / Nae I-reum-eun Kim Sam-soon
Also known as: My Name is Kim Sam-Soon / My Lovely Sam Soon (KBFD-TV)
Producer: Kim Sa Hyun
Director: Kim Yoon Chul
Writer: Kim Do Woo
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Cast:
Kim Sun Ah as Kim Sam-soon
Hyun Bin as Hyun Jin-heon
Jung Ryu Won as Yoo Hee-jin
Daniel Henney as Dr. Henry Kim
Synopsis:
Kim Sam Soon (Kim Sun Ah) is a baker who has a talent in making pastries and cakes. On Christmas Eve, she caught her boyfriend, Min Hyun Woo (Lee Kyu Han), cheating on her and breaks up on the same night. On that same night, she accidentally went into the men's restroom and met Hyun Jin Hun (Hyun Bin), a somewhat callous fellow but sometimes considerate guy. By sheer coincidence, Jin Hun needs a baker for his restaurant Bon Appetit and Sam Soon is unemployed. Sam Soon is hired as the restaurant's chief baker and the two fights like cat and dog. Nevertheless, they started to have feeling for each other and Sam Soon agreed to post as Jin Hun's girlfriend so his mother would leave him alone. Things got complicated when Jin Hun's ex-girlfriend Yoo Hee Jin came back from the States intending to win him back.
Lovers in Paris (Korean Drama - 2004)
Title: 파리의연인 / Pa-ri-eh yun-in
Also known as: Des amoureux á Paris / My Sweetheart In Paris / Romance in Paris
Producer: Kim Yang
Director: Shin Woo Chul
Writer: Kim Eun Sook, Kang Eun Jung
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Synopsis:
Tae Young lives in Paris and is working on a screenplay. She meets Gi Ju while working at a friend's stall and Soo Hyuk, when her bicycle breaks down. Soo Hyuk and Tae young become friends. Gi Ju asks her to act as his fiance for work reasons. Things go badly and everyone returns to Korea.
Back in Korea Tae Young, Gi Ju and Soo Hyuk begin to develop friendships with Tae Young and end up feeling more feelings towards her than they initially thought. However, Gi Ju is Soo Hyuk's uncle and they had grown up like best friends since they were only about 7 years apart. Their feelings towards her slowly begin to be revealed causing heartache for all the people around them.
A Thousand Day’s Promise (Korean Drama - 2011)
Title: 천일의 약속 / Cheonileui Yaksook
Also known as: Forget Me Not
Director: Jung Eul Young
Screenwriter: Kim Soo Hyun
Genre: Romance, melodrama
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-17 to 2011-Dec-20
Air time: Monday & Tuesday Night 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Subtitles: English (credit to DramaFever)
Main Cast:
Kim Rae Won as Park Ji Hyung
Soo Ae as Lee Seo Yeon
Lee Sang Woo as Jang Jae Min
Jung Yoo Mi as Noh Hyang Ki
Synopsis:
"A Thousand Days' Promise" tells the story of a woman losing her memory and a man who loves her unconditionally.
Lee Seo-Yeon (Soo-Ae) and Park Ji-Hyung (Kim Rae-Won) have known each other since they were teenagers. Lee Seo-Yeon lost her father when she was only 5-years-old and her mom left her when she was 6. Seo-Yeon was left behind with her younger brother Moon-Gwon. Her aunt took them in and raised in her home.
Seo-Yeon first met Ji-Hyung through Ji-Hyung's long time friend Jae-Min (Lee Sang-Woo), who is Seo Yeon's cousin. During this time Seo-Yeon and Ji-Hyung were just acquaintances.
Now as adults, Ji-Hyung is 32-years-old and his fiancee is Hyang-Ki (Jung Yoo-Mi). Their marriage is arranged by their parents. Seo-Yeon has moved out of her aunt's home and lives with her young brother Moon-Gwon. One year ago, Ji-Hyung and Seo-Yeon's relationship developed, even though Seo-Yeon knew Ji-Hyung was engaged. They promised to see each other until Ji-Hyung married. One year later, Ji-Hyung and Hyang-Ki's wedding date is set. Ji-Hyung and Se-Yeon say their goodbyes to each other...
[Korean Movie 18+] My Wife Got Married (2008)
Title: A-nae-ga kyeol-hon-haet-da/ My Wife Got Married
Director: Yun-su Chong
Writers: Yun-su Chong (screenplay), Hye-jin Song (screenplay)
Stars: Ju-hyuk Kim, Ye-jin Son and Seong-hun Cheon
Genre: Comedy | Romance
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Summary:
It all started with football. Deok-hoon falls in love with In-ah, who shares his love and passion for the sport. They quickly become lovers and he proposes. After her initial refusal, they are eventually happily married. Marriage is like a dream until one day In-ah declares her wish to marry another man. She doesn't want a divorce, as she truly loves Deok-hoon but she wants to be free to love another man at the same time. Even with Deok-hoon unable to handle being the third side of a triangle, In-ah marries her new man and sets up a bizarre, bigamous romance.
[Korean Drama] Love Rain (2012)
Title: 사랑비 / Sarangbi
Also known as: Love Rain
Production Company: Yoon's Color
Created by: Oh Soo-yeon
Directed by: Yoon Seok-Ho
Starring: Jang Keun Suk, Yoona
Genre: Romance, melodrama
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2012-Mar-26 to 2012-May-29
Synopsis:
"Love Rain" depicts a 1970's pure love and a love from the present day at the same time. It shows how the children of a previous ill-fated couple, who met in the 1970s, managed to meet and fall in love. Seo In Ha and Kim Yoon Hee, an art student and a shy beauty, met and fell in love with each other during college in the 1970s but unfortunately their love was fated to never be. Now in the present 21st century Korea, Seo In Ha's son, Seo Joon (a liberal photographer) meets and falls in with the daughter of Kim Yoon Hee, Jung Ha Na, a cheerful and energetic girl who's personality is different from her mother's. Will their love for each other keep them together or will they have to face the same fate as their parents?
[Korean Movie] The Classic (2004)
Hangul :클래식
Directed by: Kwak Jae-yong
Produced by: Jee Yeong-joon, Lee Jae-soon
Written by: Kwak Jae-yong
Starring: Son Ye-jin,
Jo Seung-woo,
Zo In Sung
Summary:
Ji-hye and Su-gyeong, both love for Sang-min, the senior of the theater club of their university. Su-gyeong asks Ji-hye to write a love letter for her, and Ji-hye starts writing her feelings under Su-gyeong’s name. Seeing Ji-hye and Sang-min who are getting closer thanks to her letter, Ji-hye tries to avoid Sang-min but they bump into each other often. Ji-hye lives with her mother who often travels overseas as her father died when she was young. When she is cleaning the attic, Ji-hye when she is cleaning the attic finds her mother’s private memory box. Ji-hye finds the first love of her mother there.
Directed by: Kwak Jae-yong
Produced by: Jee Yeong-joon, Lee Jae-soon
Written by: Kwak Jae-yong
Starring: Son Ye-jin,
Jo Seung-woo,
Zo In Sung
Summary:
Ji-hye and Su-gyeong, both love for Sang-min, the senior of the theater club of their university. Su-gyeong asks Ji-hye to write a love letter for her, and Ji-hye starts writing her feelings under Su-gyeong’s name. Seeing Ji-hye and Sang-min who are getting closer thanks to her letter, Ji-hye tries to avoid Sang-min but they bump into each other often. Ji-hye lives with her mother who often travels overseas as her father died when she was young. When she is cleaning the attic, Ji-hye when she is cleaning the attic finds her mother’s private memory box. Ji-hye finds the first love of her mother there.
[Philippines Movie] Born to Love You (2012)
Writers: Rondel Lindayag (story), Coco Martin (story)
Stars: Coco Martin, Angeline Quinto and Albert Martinez
Synopsis:
Coco and Angeline plays Rex and Joey respectively. Rex is a photographer who struggled his way just to survive. He comes from a broken family and practically grew up by his lonesome. Joey is a tourist guide in search of her true father. She comes from a poor family who also struggles with the day by day realities of life. "Born To Love You" is more than just a love story of the two lead characters who affect each other's lives as they fell in love but it also celebrates the beauty of life, love, relationship and existence.
[Korean Movie] Chilling Romance ( 2011)
Director: In-ho Hwang
Writer: In-ho Hwang
Stars: Ye-jin Son, Min-ki Lee and Sin Seong-Hoon
Genre: romance
Imdb Rating: 7.1/10
Synopsis:
Ever since she was young, Yeo-ri (Son Ye-jin), has had the unnatural ability to see ghosts, and when they do appear, usually when she has company, unexpected things occur to the people around her. Yeo-ri chooses to isolate herself from the outside world but is approached by a street magician named Jo-goo (Lee Min-ki), who offers her a job in his show.
One year passes, and Yeo-ri ends up playing a part in the magician’s horror-themed act, in which she plays a ghost in a closet. Every day, Jo-goo’s staff successfully close the show and invite Yeo-ri for drinks, but she always rejects their offer. She is fully aware what will happen if she gets close to people. When eventually Yeo-ri opens up to Jo-goo about her tragic and lonely life, things start to change for the both of them
[Korean Movie] Always (2011) Watch! Recommended!
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Title: O-jik geu-dae-man (original title)
Director: Il-gon Song
Writers: Il-gon Song (screenplay), Hong-jin No (screenplay)
Stars: Ji-Sub So, Hyo-ju Han and Shin-il Kang
Genre: Drama | Romance
Synopsis:
A love story centered on ex-boxer Chul-min and a blind telemarketer Jung-hwa.
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[J - Drama] Midnight Sun (2006)
Title: Taiyô no uta (original title)
Directors: Natsuki Imai, Jun Mutô
Writer: Mutsuki Watanabe (teleplay)
Stars: Gaku Hamada, Shôichirô Masumoto and Takayuki Yamada
Genre: Drama | Romance
Summary:
Kaoru dreamily gazes from her bedroom window each morning just before dawn. She can see a stretch of the beach in front of her parent's house on a hill in Kamakura, but focuses upon the activity at the bus stop where Koji and his two best friends meet before going surfing. The appearance of the sun causes her to lowers the blinds and go to sleep for she suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) and exposure to the sun's rays has had the potential to kill her. At night she walks to the train station, plays her guitar and sings songs she has written, commonly returning home just a few minutes before it starts getting light. One morning she is at the bus stop singing when Koji arrives. Liking the song she was singing, he promises to go and listen to her perform as a street musician the first day of summer vacation but finds a loud and off-key man has occupied her spot. Koji improvises and takes her to Yokahama on his motor bike where her singing immediately draws a crowd. Koji marvels at her extraordinary future, whereas he muses at his ordinary nature as he asks to be her boyfriend. But she breaks up almost immediately as the rising sun reminds her that she cannot live a normal life. Koji tries and make amends after being sought out by her father, and starts to earn the 200,000 yen needed to pay for a studio session and production of a CD of Kaoru's songs. As she practices on her guitar, she finds her fingers becoming immobilized, the first sign that neurological damage from the disease is progressing.
[Malaysia - Movie] 3 Idiots (2009)
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Writers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra (screenplay), Rajkumar Hirani (story), and 1 more credit »
Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan and Mona Singh
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Synopsis:
Two friends embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash, and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control.
[Chinese Movie] My Sassy Girl 2 (2010)
Director : Joe M
Starring : Lynn Hung, Leong Jay Williams, Bosco Wong, Abby Feng, He Jiong, Sookie Pan, Benz Hui
Genre : Romance | Comedy
Synopsis :
This sequel/cash-in to the popular 2001 Korean rom-com apparently picks up the story where the last film left off with actress Lynn Xiong replacing Jun Ji-hyun in the leading role.
[Korean Movie] My Sassy Girl (2001)
Original Title: Yeopgijeogin geunyeo
Director: Jae-young Kwak
Writers: Ho-sik Kim (novel), Jae-young Kwak (screenplay)
Stars: Tae-hyun Cha, Gianna Jun and Jin-hie Han
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Synopsis:
Based on a series of true stories posted by Ho-sik Kim on the Internet describing his relationship with his girlfriend. These were later transformed into a best-selling book and the movie follows the book closely. It describes the meeting of Kyun-woo (Cha) and an unnamed girl. Kyun-woo is shamed into assisting the girl because the other passengers mistakenly think she is his girlfriend. Once he helps her, Kyun-woo develops a deep sense of responsibility for her which enables him to tolerate (somehow) the girls abuses.
[Korean Drama] Love Rain (Currently Airing)
Title: 사랑비 / Sa-rang-bi
Also known as: Love Rain
Director: Yoon Seok-Ho
Writer: Oh Soo-Yeon
Genre: Romance, Melodrama
Cast:
Jung Jin Young as middle-aged Seo In Ha (Seo Joon's Dad)
Lee Mi Sook as middle-aged Kim Yoon Hee (Ha Na's Mom)
Kim Young Kwang as Han Tae Sung
Oh Seung Yoon as Cho Soo
Shin Ji Ho
Summary:
“Love Rain” depicts a 1970′s pure love and a love from the present day … at the same time. It shows how the offsprings of a previous ill-fated couple, who met in the 1970s, managed to meet and fall in love. Seo In Ha and Kim Yoon Hee, a fine art student who devotes his love to only one woman and a shy, elegant beauty, met and fell in love with each other during college in the 1970s but unfortunately their love was fated to never be. Now in the present 21st century Korea, Seo In Ha’s son, Seo Joon (a liberal photographer) meets and falls in with the daughter of Kim Yoon Hee, Yuri, a cheerful and energetic girl whose personality is the opposite of that of her mother’s. Will their love for each other keep them together or will they have to face the same fate as their parents?
[Korean Movie] Five Senses of Eros (2009)
Original Title: 오감도 (O-gam-do)
Directors: Hyuk Byun, Jin-ho Hur
Writers: Hyuk Byun (segment), Jin-ho Hur (segment)
Stars: Chong-ok Bae, Su-yeon Cha and Jeong-hwa Eom
Genre: Melodrama | Romance
Summary:
In this anthology film centered around the theme of “Eros,” five seperate stories are presented by five top Korean directors. The main characters from each segment are connected with each other in one way or another. “His Concern” – Directed by Byeon Hyeok
A man is attracted by the women sitting across from him on a train ride to Busan. He then gets off the train after her, even though its not his stop. He is then able to get her phone number. A few days later the man plans to meet the woman for the second time.
“I’m Here” (literal title of “나, 여기 있어요” / “Na Yeogi Isseoyo”) – Directed by Heo Jin-Ho
Hye-rim Ahn (planyed by Cha Soo-Yeon) awaits for her husband, while hiding, to give him a surprise. Hyeon-woo Kang (played by Kim Kang-Woo) always worries about his wife being left alone. Hye-rim worries about Hyeon-woo because he will be left alone soon.
“33rd Man” (literal title of “33번째 남자” / “33beon Namja”) – Directed by Yu Yeong-Sik
On the set of a movie, fresh new actress Mi-jin Kim (played by Gyu-ri Kim) and her charismatic senior actress Hwa-ran Park (played by Bae Chong-Ok) are having difficulties because of their stubborn & demanding director Jan-woon Bong (played by Kim Su-Ro). In the end, the senior actress Hwa-ran transforms Mi-jin into a sexy vixen to seduce the director.
In My End is My Beginning (literal title of “끝과 시작” / “Kkotgwa Sijak”) – Directed by Min Kyu-Dong
Jeong-ha Lee (played by Uhm Jung-Hwa) learns that her husband Jae-in Min (Hwang Jung-Min) has just died in a car accident while on a road trip. She then discovers that her husband was having an affair with her old high school friend Na-ru Kang (played by Kim Hyo-Jin). After the car accident Na-ru comes to Jeong-ha and asks to live with her under the promise of her unconditional devotion.
“Believe in the Moment” (literal title of “순간을 믿어요” / “Sunganeul Mideoyo”) – Directed by Oh Ki-Hwan
Three couples are all high school students & close friends. None of the couples have strong convictions about their relationship. They then decide to exchange partners for 24 hours.
[Chinese Movie] Love in Disguise (2010)
Orginal Title: Lian ai tong gao
Director: Leehom Wang
Writers: Leehom Wang, Xin Yi Du
Stars: Leehom Wang, Yifei Liu and Joan Chen
Genre: Comedy | Romance
Synopsis:
Famous from an incredibly young age, DMH (Wang Lee Hom) has only ever known a celebrity pop star existence. Yet, despite all the glamour, there is still something lacking in his charmed life - true love. With the help of fellow musician and friend WZB, DMH disguised himself as a regular Joe in the hope of finding true love. While incognito, DMH and WZB stumble across the performance of a classical Chinese orchestra and DMH is immediately captivated by the melodies of the guzheng soloist, LMQ (Crystal Liu Yi-Fei), a student at the Shanghai Conservatory, whose affections lie with the accomplished but arrogant virtuoso, ZXZ. In his attempt to spend more time with LQM, DMH promises to help LQM get together with ZXZ. As DMH and LQM grow closer, it becomes increasingly difficult to conceal his identity. What happens if she finds out who he really is? Can she really love and respect a celebrity pop star? And can she forgive him for lying?
[Japanese Movie] Norwegian Wood (2010)
Romaji: Noruwei no mori
Japanese: ノルウェイの森
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Writer: Haruki Murakami (novel), Anh Hung Tran
Producer: Chihiro Kameyama, Shinji Ogawa
Cinematographer: Pin Bing Lee
Genre: Drama | Romance
Plot:
Set in the 1960's, high school student Toru Watanabe (Kenichi Matsuyama) loses his only friend Kizuki (Kengo Kora) after he commits suicide. Toru, now looking for a new life, enters a university in Tokyo. By chance, Toru meets Kizuki's ex-girlfriend Naoko (Rinko Kikuchi) in the university. They grow close because they both share the same loss.
As Toru and Naoko grow even closer, Naoko's sense of loss also grows. After Naoko's 20th birthday, she leaves for a sanitarium in Kyoto. Watanabe, devastated by the situation, meets pure-hearted Midori (Kiko Mizuhara) during the spring semester. Midori looks like a small animal that just came into the world.
[Korean Movie] The Restless (2006)
Original Title: Joong-cheon
Directors: Dong-oh Cho, Dong-oh Jo
Writers: Dong-oh Jo, Hee-dae Lee
Stars: Jun-ho Heo, Woo-sung Jung and Kwang-il Kim
Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Summary:
It is AD 924, at the end of the United Shilla Dynasty. Continuous riots sweep the land ruled by a corrupted government. Evil forces are rampant and malicious demons roam the land. YI Kwak, born with the powers to see spirits, joins the royal demon hunting squad, 'Chuh-yong-dae' after losing his fiancée, Yon-hwa to evil demons. YI Kwak excels as the most talented warrior of Chuh-yong-dae and the royal squad seems to gain momentum as powerful fighters against the forces of darkness. Then one day, YI Kwak drifts into Joongcheon, the world of the dead through a strange shrine. Joongcheon, the intermediate world between Heaven and Earth, a place souls remain for 49 days, preparing for reincarnation.















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