Korean drama series ::: Update, Reviews & Question ::

katt

Hi.....bertemu kembali. Hehe, apalaa pulak ni?!? Masih tak habis-habis dengan drama Korea ke? Bukannya apa, since dah ada 1 thread [Poll] Drama Korea TV3 Pilihan Anda, apa kata kita start a review thread untuk drama-drama Korea yang pernah ditayangkan di TV2, ntv7 & Channel 9, juga di Astro pula? Dan juga untuk review drama Korea yang belum lagi ditayangkan di Malaysia. All the dramas that you would like to share with others. Recommend your favourites to others.

Share your thoughts, apa yang bagus dan tak bagusnya drama Korea ni  Walaupun tak akan sama, harap thread ni dapatlah sedikit sebanyak "menggantikan" thread Ada Apa Dengan Drama Korea dulu. Entah macamana, thread AADDK ni tiba-tiba telah hilang terus. Begitu juga beberapa thread K-drama yang lain, hilang secara tiba-tiba dari sub-board SO ni. Apa nak buat, things happened......

Walaupun dah ada banyak websites macam soompi.com, koreanwiz.org & sokorean.com yang menyediakan updated Korea drama reviews but let's have our own, shall we? Personally, suka baca reviews daripada penonton/peminat yang dah tengok sendiri cerita-cerita tertentu. Rasa lebih puas hati....

So please, come and share your personal reviews with us. Tak kiralah review tu positive atau sebaliknya. Tell us all about the drama, apa yang menarik, apa yang tidak. Bagi drama yang ramai belum tengok lagi, kongsilah bersama your first impression atau sneak preview tapi kalau boleh, elakkan dari spoilers yang obvious. Sikit-sikit spoiler tu kira oraitlah, kan. Kalau terpaksa juga beritahu spoiler, just letak spoiler alert dulu. Bolehlah yang lain bersedia apa yang patut. ^_^

So, here goes.....

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katt

Kalau nak buat poll, agak tak sesuai pulak dengan thread review begini so, apa kata kita improvise dan guna rating system instead. For any drama yang you all review, nyatakan sekali berapa bintang (*) yang patut diberikan kepada drama tersebut. At least, we're adding some fun element into the thread .

To make it short and simple, kita guna rating on the scale of  1 - 5 *.  Contohnya, ***** untuk K-drama paling best & menarik dan seterusnya manakala 1/2 * bintang sahaja untuk yang paling "tak best". Terpulang kepada penilaian masing-masing. Lebih kurang macam tulah....

Kalau ada idea lain,  I'm open to suggestion. :2cool:

katt

Sebagai pembuka thread, I'll start first dengan reviews drama Korea di ntv7 sepanjang tahun lepas. These are all my personal opinion, kalau ada yang nak beri counter-comments, sangatlah dialu-alukan. Please...

Walaupun kebanyakan daripada drama berikut telahpun dibincang secara detailnya dalam thread Korean drama @ ntv7 terutamanya tapi apa salahnya kita kumpulkan semuanya all in one thread, just for reviews. Nanti senanglah nak recall, itupun kalaulah hendak .

Anything about Korean drama series; cast info, ost, vcd etc. The thread's all yours. It's time to review & recommend serious stuff...


The Golden Era - aired in 2001
Cast: Cha In Pyo et al.
OST: n/a
My Rating: n/a

Dulu masa ntv7 siarkan drama ni dalam slot 9.15pm (kalau tak silap). Memang tak follow drama ni dulu, mungkin sebab clashed dengan cerita lain di channel lain waktu primetime. Lagipun masa tu belum ter'sangkut' dengan drama Korea lagi .

Anyone ingat cerita ni ? Appreciate your comments...


Invitation
Cast: Lee Young Ae, Kim Sang Kyung, Chu Sang Mi & Lee Min Woo
OST: Sugar by Soo Min
My Rating: **

Drama ni 2 kali disiarkan oleh ntv7. Secara amnya ceritanya amatlah slownya tapi semestinya tiada peminat, banyak bermain dengan perasaan dalaman orang bercinta. Try juga nak follow cerita ni 2-3 kali tapi tak larat dengan watak Lee Young Ae dalam cerita ni selepas tengok dia dengan watak yang agak sama dalam Fireworks di TV2. Terlalu banyak 'roundabout' dalam cerita ni....letih dibuatnya!

One good thing about Invitation. nice soundtrack....with catchy opening theme.

For more info & various re-caps of Invitation in the K-drama @ ntv7 thread, click >> here <<
and >> here <<


Ad Madness
Cast: Won Bin, Lee Dong Gun, Choi Kang Hee, Bae Doo Na, Choi Jung Yoon & Yang Dong Gun
OST: Kwangki ost by Lee Young Suk & El Dorado by Trismus
My Rating:****

Personally, one of my favourite K-dramas on ntv7. It's all about the lives of young students di university. Mostly about friendship, family & love juga. Banyak mengingatkan kisah-kisah lama masa di U dulu. Kinda nostalgic, gitu. It shows that tak ada masalah yang tak dapat diselesaikan asalkan bersatu hati & berusaha bersama-sama. Basically a light & easy drama full of positive messages.

This is the drama yang menggabungkan Won Bin (dengan rambut panjangnya), Bae Doo Na dan Yang Dong Gun sebelum mereka jadi famous stars. Dan juga Lee Dong Gun, the singer.

Again, nice soundtrack. Banyak diselitkan dengan lagu-lagu evergreen yang menarik.

For more info & various re-caps of Ad-Madness in the K-drama @ ntv7 thread, click >> here <<


SWAT Police
Cast: Kim Seok-Hoon, Lee Jong-Won, Kim Yoo-Mi, Hwang In-Young, Lee Deok-Hwa
OST: Pray by Jo Sung Mo
My Rating: n/a

Entah macamana, tak tertengok cerita ni despite the good reviews from various sites. Mungkin, the dubbing of the series was getting a bit too much masa tu. The first episode was good, quite explosive tapi itu jelah...for me.

Anyone yang tengok cerita ni sampai habis? Your comments?

For some info of SWAT Police in the K-drama @ ntv7 thread, click >> here <<

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katt

Guardian Angel
Cast: Kim Min Jong, Song Hye Kyo, Yoon Da Hoon, Kim Min & Eun Seo-woo
OST: For You Only by Why-Park Yong Ha
My Rating: ***1/2

Walaupun mula-mula nak tengok drama ni sebab SHK tetapi Kim Min Jong yang menjadi "penyelamat" drama ni. Lakonannya yang bersahaja menarik ramai peminat baru, not just me. Wataknya yang ala-ala gangster tapi baik-hati benar-benar menghiburkan especially bila dia selalu cuba nak mengusik SHK. Watak jahat yang dipegang oleh Yoon Da Hoon & Kim Min juga memang berkesan. Juga the little girl from The Phone yang memang one of a kind.

For more info & various re-caps of Guardian Angel in the K-drama @ ntv7 thread, click >> here <<


Popcorn               
Cast: Song Seung Hun, Kim Kyu Ri, Jung Joo & Kim Yoon Kyung
OST:  Nae Ahn Eh Nuh by Lim Ha Young
Rating: ***1/2

This is one drama where you get to see SSH in a very different personality.

Popcorn is actually quite a nice and 'feel-good' drama when you see it from a different angle.  Watak Chang-siu umpamanya, he's the most optimistic character in the drama. Dia berjaya mengatasi segala kesulitan & kekecewaan to be a better man and to be proud of oneself. Walaupun, berkerusi roda, that doesn't make him any less of a man. Dan akhirnya kahwin juga dia dengan Shui-jing bukan kerana kesian atau simpati but because they complement each other. Isn't that what love's suppose to be?

SSH as Ying-sun was kinda a 'happy-go-lucky' &  selfish guy, very obnoxious at first. Ada masanya he let his emotion takes control over his professionalism. Hanya bila dia tahu pasal Sian-siu yang menderita leukimia, he started to look at things positively. Siapalah yang takkan susah hati when you know that you days are numbered but she remains strong until her last days. Sesuatu yang bukan senang nak dilakukan.

Walaupun endingnya sedih tapi Popcorn is all about life. Overall, SSH's acting was a treat to watch in Popcorn.

For more info & various re-caps of Popcorn in the K-drama @ ntv7 thread, click >>  here <<


Cheers for The Women
Cast: Chae Si Ra, Chae Rim, kim Chan Woo & Soh Ji Sub
OST: tak sure
My Rating: n/a

Unfortunately, tak tengok drama ni dengan sepenuhnya. Sebabnya masa ni Channel 9 dah mula siarkan Glass Shoes. Lagipun masa ni bulan puasa, so.....lepas campur-tolak, campur-tolak, GS yang menang.

Siapa yang minat dengan Chae Rim especially, this is the drama to watch the ever so-cute Ms. Park. Juga the first look at Soh Ji Sub yang juga berlakon dalam Glass Shoes.

Anyone yang tengok cerita ni sampai habis? Your comments?


Happy Together                                       
Cast: Lee Byung Hun, Song Seung Hun, Kim Ha Neul, Jo Min Soo, Kang Sung Yun  & Jeon Ji Hyun
OST: Ee Je Wo Rin by Hong Jong Myung
My Rating: ****

Selain Ad-Madness, inilah drama yang paling diberikan tumpuan.....hehe, for very obvious reason. But personally, memang suka dengan drama bercorak keluarga selain yang berbentuk romance & romantik komedi.

Watching Happy Together is like going back in time. LBH had created such a strong image of Min-chul in Beautiful Days so, it's quite funny watching him in the role of Tai Fung. Tai Fung yang comot, kelakar, selamba, sedih dan serius juga immature & a bit childish at times.

IMHO, LBH definitely shines as the childish yet lovable brother in the drama but his true powerful performance as an actor is still as Min-chul in Beautiful Days, getting better with In-ha in ALL IN.

Dan pelakon lain juga amat menarik perhatian, terutamanya Kim Ha Neul yang cantik manis, Jeon Ji Hyun, Cha Tae Hyun (such a funny & sweet actor) dan Song Seung Hun, the actor to watch out for.

Walaupun kurang popular macam drama-drama lain, Happy Together is actually an excellent family drama. Kasih-sayang antara adik-beradik yang lama terpisah, masing-masing dengan haluan sendiri. Tiada yang senang bagi mereka. Walaupun bergaduh tapi akhirnya bersatu juga.....

For more info & various re-caps of Happy Together in the K-drama @ ntv7 thread, click >>  here <<

Anyone care to continue with more drama reviews? Share your thoughts ;).

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katt

Saya akan sambung di lain kali dengan reviews drama Korea yang ditayangkan di TV2 pula. So, in the meantime, please.....share your reviews here on anything K-drama. From tv or vcds, no limit....

Glass Shoes on Channel 9

Starring: Kim Hyun Joo, So Ji Sub, Han Jae Suk & Kim Ji Ho
Theme: Nuh Eh Ge Ro Ga Neun Gil by Kim Ji Wo
My Rating: ***1/2

Beware: spoiler included (just 'highlight' the review, kalau nak baca)

Such a sad ending for Glass Shoes :cry:. One of the saddest Korean dramas I've seen so far......:cry: Lakonan yang bagus terutamanya daripada So Ji Sub dan Kim Hyun Joo. Kim Ji Ho juga bagus, nampak elegan dalam drama ni. Han Jae Suk was ok, cuma agak sukar nak terima dia dalam watak utama masa mula-mula tengok drama ni.

Endingnya anti-climax? Memang anti-climax......to be killed on your wedding day, in the very last episode. But the thing with Korean dramas, it seems that leading actors & actresses like to have their character's killed-off so that they'll be more remembered than the rest. Can't stop my tears from flowing during the last moments of Chul-woong. Walaupun dah tahu the spoiler ending before this but the actual scene was really, really heartbreaking especially for Chul-woong. All he ever wanted in his life was to be with Sun-woo. Such a tragic ending for a supposedly happy day.

So, all in all....Glass Shoes was really a nice drama with an interesting & believable storyline. A bit too long though, IMO better kalau dipendekkan. Personally, I don't really like the ending. I love sappy melodramas but with happy endings.

sara

Originally posted by katt at 30-1-2004 02:19 AM:
The Golden Era - aired in 2001
Cast: Cha In Pyo et al.
OST: n/a
My Rating: n/a

Dulu masa ntv7 siarkan drama ni dalam slot 9.15pm (kalau tak silap). Memang tak follow drama ni dulu, mungkin sebab clashed dengan cerita lain di channel lain waktu primetime. Lagipun masa tu belum ter'sangkut' dengan drama Korea lagi .

Anyone ingat cerita ni ? Appreciate your comments...

ehm i never know that ade cerita ni ditayangkan kat ntv7...

sara

Channel 9

Glass Shoes

rating : ****

excellent drama walaupun startingnya sedikit perlahan...tapi bila dah sampai ke klimaksnya boleh buatkan orang sedih dan geram dengan story linenya specially masa Seung-Hee menyamar jadi Yun-Hee....

tersentuh hati dengan Chul-Woong yang benar-benar cintakan seorang wanita dalam hatinya Sun-Woo @ Yun-Hee walaupun pada masa tu Sun-Woo menyintai Jae-Hyuk...

dan yang paling penting tentang temanya iaitu perhubungan antara dua oarng adik beradik ... bak kata air dicincang takkan putus...

whitedove

Originally posted by katt at 30-1-2004 02:19 AM:
The Golden Era - aired in 2001
Cast: Cha In Pyo et al.
OST: n/a
My Rating: n/a

Dulu masa ntv7 siarkan drama ni dalam slot 9.15pm (kalau tak silap). Memang tak follow drama ni dulu, mungkin sebab clashed dengan cerita lain di channel lain waktu primetime. Lagipun masa tu belum ter'sangkut' dengan drama Korea lagi .

Anyone ingat cerita ni ? Appreciate your comments...

laa...citer ni dah main ke? tak perasan pulak...alamak, rugi pulak rasanya tak dapat tengok Cha In Pyo...suka lakonannya dalam Fireworks...lepas tu bergandingan pulak dengan Kim Hye Soo yg quite famous jugak satu ketika dulu...nak jugak tengok actress ni macam mana...

whitedove

oleh sbb katt dah sedia nak sajikan review utk drama2 TV, kite akan cuba jugak sediakan review utk VCD yg kite dah tonton...maybe ada jugak review utk drama yg dah tayang kat TV yg kite akan post kat sini...tengah fikir nak start dengan citer apa ye...

katt

Originally posted by whitedove at 2004-1-30 10:11 AM:
oleh sbb katt dah sedia nak sajikan review utk drama2 TV, kite akan cuba jugak sediakan review utk VCD yg kite dah tonton...maybe ada jugak review utk drama yg dah tayang kat TV yg kite akan post kat sini...tengah fikir nak start dengan citer apa ye...

Sila-sila ;).

Walaupun ada drama Korea di tv yang saya sendiri beri reviewnya, others are welcomed to do the same. Tak semestinya baca review saya saja, let's have more....walaupun untuk 1 drama yang sama. Sebabnya, tak semua orang mempunyai pandangan yang serupa. And it's good to have varieties.

I can only provide personal review for those K-dramas aired on tv since saya tak beli vcd drama-drama baru. So, I'm hoping to all of you to make the thread more interesting & lively.....:2cool:

Juga, kalau ada yang dah tengok the latest K-drama secara online, share your opinion as well ^_^.

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ermm katt dramma jer ker..filem korea sekali amcam??

p/s: cantik avartar katt..;)

katt

Originally posted by KuPaNG at 2004-1-30 01:08 PM:
ermm katt dramma jer ker..filem korea sekali amcam??

Err....oleh sebab drama tv dan filem terletak dalam board yang berasingan mungkin tak sesuai kalau digabungkan sekali. Personally, saya tak kisah sebenarnya tapi mungkin akan 'memeningkan' kepala para Mod di board Movies & TV ni pulak .

Kalau nak post review filem Korea, sila-silalah ke thread ni >> Review Filem Korea: IL MARE - MY SASSY GIRL - etc. Please click >> here <<

* btw, review filem Addicted dlm thread BD tu, special case...oops! ^_^

p/s: cantik avartar katt..;)

Hehe, thank you very much. :2cool:

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shanew3stgalz

Katt, tak boley ke kalau i kasi reviews untuk drama yg ditayangkan di TV3??

BTW, nice thread!! im lovin' it!! ;)

shanew3stgalz

Originally posted by sara at 30-1-2004 08:27 AM:
Channel 9

Glass Shoes

rating : ****

excellent drama walaupun startingnya sedikit perlahan...tapi bila dah sampai ke klimaksnya boleh buatkan orang sedih dan geram dengan stor ...

Huh! 4 **** yer.. ceritanya musti best kan?? so sad.. i memang tak dapat tengok!

Channel 9 time tu masih belum dapat kat area JB. Yang fed up nya, time cerita ni dah tamat baru la dapat! huh! rugi tak dapat tengok lakonan So Ji Sub! (terminat dia after tengok previews What Happened In Bali)

katt

Originally posted by shanew3stgalz at 30-1-2004 11:33 PM:
Katt, tak boley ke kalau i kasi reviews untuk drama yg ditayangkan di TV3??

BTW, nice thread!! im lovin' it!! ;)

Tentulah boleh, apa salahnya.....

The thread's all yours, I'm already waiting to read your reviews.  ;)

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shanew3stgalz

Autumn In My Heart / Endless Love

Cast :- Song Seung Hun, Song Hye Kyo & Won Bin
My Rating :- 4 ****

Actually, inilah drama Korea yang pertama i tonton. Layaklah untuk diberi setakat 4 **** (kira terbaik bagi i!) dan kalau nak beri 5 ***** susahlah sikit sebab ending nya memang i tak berkenan!

Intronya agak 'ok' kerana ada diceritakan bagaimana 2 bayi bertukar. Dan sungguh sedih sekali part Eun Suh nak berpisah dengan Joon Suh. Memang sedih sangat! (Nangis :cry

Perkembangan cerita juga tidak terlalu membosankan, diselitkan juga bagaimana Tae Suk yang playboy mengusik Eun Suh dan akhirnya jatuh cinta!

Part paling menyentuh jiwa, part Eun Suh berlari ke arah Joon Suh di pantai. So touching! tak sangka Eun Suh boleh cam itu abang nya. Ending nya memang menyedihkan! Tak sangka pula Joon Suh akan bunuh diri @ dilanggar lori. Mungkin sedih sangat dengan kematian Eun Suh.

Tu la reviews i untuk drama ni. Bagi i drama ni la drama yang terbaik pernah i tonton. Jatuh cinta dengan jalan ceritanya dan para pelakonnya. ;) Tak jemu ditonton!

shanew3stgalz

Shanew3stgalz wish u all...

[fly] Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha!!! [/fly]

n/k :- may GOD bless u all... ;)

katt

Here's an article in The STAR (30th January 2004) about Korea. Saya hanya post a paragraph that's relevant. The article itself, Extraordinary Jeju is rather long.

Please click >> here<< to read the whole article.

>> Jusangjeolri Seashore is a 10-minute stroll from the International Convention Centre (ICC). The ICC boasts world-class facilities and hosts global conferences, trade fairs, arts performances and banquets. One of the highly popular Korean TV dramas, All In, was filmed in Jeju including at the ICC. With the burgeoning popularity of Korean dramas in Asia, it&#8217;s only natural that my peers &#8211; the Thai, Singaporean, Hong Kong and Taiwanese journalists were fervently clicking their cameras away. <<

Bercakap pasal ALL IN, tak ada sesiapa ke nak post review about the drama? Like whitedove, KuPaNG, goggle (lama tak nampak kawan kita ni :re and others yang dah tengok All In.

Come, share with us your experience with Kim In-ha. :2cool:

kitty_cat

Cast-Jang Hyuk , Jang Nara
My Rating-5*****

actually, this is the first k-drama that i watched from the very first episode until the end...k-drama yang lelain tu kengkadang tengok, kengkadang ter'skip'...umm..cite ni memang best la..Watak Han Ki Tae (Jang Hyuk) dalam cite ni pun ok..ye la..sebab dia tu kan macam arrogant skit.., tapi..sejak Cha Yang Soon (Jang Nara) datang dalam hidup dia, Ki Tae ni pun dah suka skit-skit kat yang soon ni....suker tengok diorang gaduh... and maser yang soon cakap 'chayyo..!!chayyo..!' ost dia best...IMO, love song ngan one person's love( Honja Jikeen Sarang) tu my favourite songs in TSSOABG ost..watak Bo-Bae ngan Ying Can tu klaka la..emm...nak tanya skit...sesapa yang pegi kat S&M Kota Raya tu kan (baru-baru ni) ....cite bright girl ni masih dijual ke...?? harapnyer adalah...

:::::S-E-L-A-M-A-T--H-A-R-I--R-A-Y-A--H-A-J-I:::::

**katt, you have a cute avatar..;)

I like dis drama..... no heavy plots... cute guys... cute gal...
veri light hearted kinda show...

i wil recommend dis to those who prefer light non-tearjerker drama yet entertaining.... this drama is different frm the rest of the other dramas  bcos usually korean drama tends to be draggy n long-winded n heart breaking kind but love patzzi is not....

so... happy watching yeah...:bg: