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?
The Sleepless a.k.a Two Moons (Korean Movie - 2012)
Title: The Sleepless (English title) / Two Moons (literal title)
Revised romanization: Doo Gaeui Dal
Hangul: 두 개의 달
Director: Kim Dong-Bin
Writer: Lee Jong-Ho
Producer: Lee Sang-Cheol
Cinematographer: Yoon Jong-Ho, Cha Sang-Gyun
Release Date: July 12, 2012
Genre: Mystery / Horror
Plot:
"Two Moons" depicts two women and a man that find themselves in a isolated area without a way out. So-Hee (Park Han-Byul) is a horror story writer who holds a secret. Seok-Ho (Kim Ji-Seok) is a university student who suffers from an an unidentified trauma. He tries to uncover what that trauma is.
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...
Miracle in Cell No.7 (Korean Movie - 2013)
Hangul: 7번방의 선물
Director: Lee Hwan-Kyung
Writer: Lee Hwan-Kyung, Kim Hwang-Sung, Kim Young-Suk
Producer: Lim Min-Sub
Cinematographer: Kang Seung-Ki
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Tearjerker / Prison / Father & Daughter / Law
Cast:
Ryoo Seung-Ryong
Park Shin-Hye
Kal So-Won
Oh Dal-Su
Park Won-Sang
Jeong Man-Sik
Kim Jung-Tae
Kim Ki-Cheon
Jung Jin-Young
Summary:
A father (Ryoo Seung-Ryong), who is mentally handicapped, but loves his daughter very much, is falsely accused of a crime and sent to prison. Later, his daughter Ye-Seung (Park Shin-Hye, who is a law school student, works to prove his innocence. Back in 1997, Yong-Goo lives happily with his daughter Ye-Seung (Kal So-Won), even though he has the intelligence of a child. They stop by a shop everyday to look at a yellow Sailor Moon backpack that he hopes to buy his daughter. One day, they notice that the last yellow Sailor Moon backpack is being sold. Yong-Goo goes inside the store to plead his case, but the father buying the backpack ends up slapping Yong-Goo. The following day, the girl who bought the yellow Sailor Moon backpack sees Yong-Goo working in the grocery store parking lot. She tells him that she knows another store that sells the same yellow backback. Yong-Goo follows the girl to a traditional outdoor market. A short while later, the girl is laying on the ground unconscious and Yong-Goo is trying to perform CPR. A woman walks by and calls the police. Yong-Goo is accused of kidnap and murder. The father of the dead girl is also the chief of the National Police Agency. Yong-Goo is given the death penalty and incarcerated. In prison, Yong-Goo shares a jail cell with five other inmates. One day, Yong-Goo saves the life of his cellmate So Yang-Ho (Oh Dal-Su) from a rival prison gang leader. So Yang-Ho then offers to help Yong-Goo in any way he can to return the favor. Yong-Goo tells So Yang-Ho that he wants to see his daughter Ye-Seung. The five inmates then plan to make a miracle happen.
[J - Movie] Horny House of Horror (2010)
Original Title: Fasshon heru
Director: Jun Tsugita
Writer: Jun Tsugita
Stars: Asami, Saori Hara and Yûya Ishikawa
Genre: Comedy | Horror
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Plot:
In Japan, Nakazu (Yuya Ishikawa) is about to get married to a woman who insists on keeping up with his daily events through a cellphone. His baseball fan friends Toshida (Wani Kansai) and Uno (Toushi Yanagi) feel that Nakazu needs one last thrill before tying the knot as they stumble upon a brothel called the Shogun Massage Parlor after a night of playing baseball. Toshida and Uno insist on entering into the brothel with Nakazu who has never paid for sex before. The three are presented before female buttocks that are displayed through holes in a wall to give them a taste of what the brothel has to offer. Each of the three men separate into rooms with their selected ladies of the night, Nagisa (Saori Hara), Nonoko (Asami) and Kaori (Mint Suzuki). The trio of men are unaware of the brothel's mission to sexually torture customers.
[Chinese Movie] Tai Chi Zero (2012)
Director: Stephen Fung
Writer: Kuo-fu Chen
Stars: Yuan Xiaochao, Angelababy and Tony Leung Ka Fai
Genre: Action | Drama
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Synopsis:
Yang travels to Chen Village to learn a powerful form of Tai Chi. Though villagers are forbidden from teaching outsiders, Yang becomes their best hope for survival when a man arrives with a plan to build a railroad through the village.