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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 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.
[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.
Secret Garden (Koraen Drama - 2010)
Title: 시크릿 가든 / Sikeurit Gadeun / Secret Garden
Chinese Title : 秘密花園
Producer: Oh Se Kang
Director: Shin Woo Chul, Kwon Hyuk Chan
Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook
Genre: Melodrama, fantasy, romance
Episodes: 20
Cast:
Hyun Bin as Kim Joo Won
Ha Ji Won as Gil Ra Im
Yoon Sang Hyun as Choi Woo Young / Oska (Joo Won's cousin)
Kim Sa Rang as Yoon Seul
Lee Philip as Im Jong Soo
Summary:
The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty and body are the object of envy amongst top actresses. Their accidental meeting, when Joo Won mistakes Ra Im for actress Park Chae Rin, marks the beginning of a tense, bickering relationship, through which Joo Won tries to hide a growing attraction to Ra Im that both confuses and disturbs him. To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies.
[K - Movie] Sleeping with the Enemy (2011)
Directed by: Park Keon-Hong
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English
Year: 2011
Summary:
Set during the Korean war, North Korean soldier Kim Jung-Woong (Kim Ju-Hyuk) aims to liberate the people, but when he meets South Korean Sul-Hee (Jung Ryeo-Won) in a village, he slowly starts to change. In 1950, residents in a rural village hears rumors of a war. Even though the country of South Korea is in a war, Seokjeongri is a remote rural village seemingly oblivious to what is occurring in other parts of the country. One day, while the villagers are busily preparing for the wedding of the village leader’s granddaughter Sul-Hee, a high level North Korean officer Kim Jung-Woong and his troops appear in front of the villagers. The soldiers appear to be ready to takeover the village, but the residents seem elated that the soldiers have arrived. Jae-Chun welcomes the soldiers passionately and Mr. Baek helps the soldiers. The kind village leader and the warmhearted villagers disarm the soldiers. But, all of these actions taken by the villages are part of a calculated and shred strategy to preserve their own safety.
My Mighty Princess (Korean Movie - 2008)
Original Title: "Mu-rim-yeo-dae-saeng
Director: Jae-young Kwak
Writers: Jae-young Kwak, Shinho Lee (screenplay)
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Stars: Min-a Shin, Ju-wan On, Tae-hyun Cha
Description:
KANG So-hwi, a beautiful martial arts prodigy, is about to embark on a journey into adulthood. But her journey is like no other. Her super-human strength and martial arts prowess scares away her fellow undergrads and even the boy she has fallen for. Devastated, So-hwi decides to give up martial arts and takes a different path. Her father, a martial artist himself, is afraid of losing an heiress to the family’s martial artistry, and missions So-hwi’s old buddy Ilyoung to persuade her to stay in the field. Meanwhile, the evil Heuk-bong provokes a war to conquer the martial arts world with the legendary Fine Blade he stole in the past, killing every swordsman one after another. So-hwi’s father comes to a showdown with Heuk-bong, but the battle leaves him fatally injured. On the brink of her father’s death, So-hwi picks up a sword again with a burning desire for revenge.
[Korean Movie] Bad man and Woman (2010)

Also known as 'Love on the Debt'
A comedy movie that tells the story of a criminal detective with bad credit and a bond company worker who argue and eventually fall in love.Detective Bang Keuk-Hyun (Lim Chang Jung) falls into debt after a loan he guaranteed for a friend becomes delinquent. Kim Mu-Ryeong (Uhm Ji-Won) works as a customer relations representative for a credit company. Her job is to go after debtors day and night. Detective Bang Keuk-Hyun is her next assignment. The few times that Det. Bang Keuk-Hyun answers Mu-Ryeong’s persistent calls he berates her with profanity. The two then meet at the police station without knowing each other’s identity at first …
Cast
Im Chang-jeong 임창정 As Homicide detective with bad credit, Bang Geuk-hyeon (신용불량 강력계 형사, 방극현)
Eom Ji-won 엄지원 As Bond company worker, Kim Moo-ryeong (카드사 채권팀 사원, 김무령)
Jeong Eun-woo 정은우 As Sang-hyeok (상혁)
Sa Hee 사희 As Sang-mi, Moo-ryeong's junior (무령의 후배, 상미)
Kang Jae-seop 강재섭 As Detective Kim (김 형사)
Lee Jae-goo 이재구 As Detective Jang (장 형사)












