Soojung is growing up~!

Im Soojung & Hwang Jungmin

Im Soojung is officially an adult, and I think she just notched up a level in her acting career. In her new movie Happiness she has a BED SCENE. Yes, I believe she don't want to be cutesy anymore.. hmmm, but they don't have this chemistry for me, they're like ajussi-agassi! heehee! she looks so young to be her girl and he looks old to be her uncle? ... well that's how I see it.

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From Popseoul:

The movie is about a partying business owner (Hwang Jung-min) who diagnosed with liver cirrhosis, finds himself at a countryside sanatorium where he meets and eventually falls in love with the eternally optimistic fellow patient, Eun-hee (Lim Su-jung) who has a critical lung disease. Sounds like a drama already.

OST~ Spring Day Goes.

TITLE SONG: 봄날은 간다 by 김유나 [of Jaurim].


Lyrics:

눈을 감으면 문득
그리운 날의 기억
아직까지도 마음이 저려오는건

그건 아마 사랑도 피고지는 꽃처럼
아름다워서 슬프기 때문일꺼야
아마도

봄날은 가네 무심히도
꽃잎은 지네 바람에
넘을 수 없던 아름다운 사람들

가만히 눈감으면 잡힐것 같은
아련히 마음아픈 추억같은 것들

봄은 또오고 꽃은피고 또지고, 피고
아름다워서 너무나 슬픈 이야기

봄날은 가네 무심히도
꽃잎은 지네 바람에
넘을 수 없던 아름다운 사람들

가만히 눈감으면 잡힐것 같은
아련히 마음아픈 추억같은 것들

눈을 감으면 문득 그리운 날의 기억
아직까지도 마음이 저려오는건

그건 아마 사랑도 피고지는 꽃처럼
아름다워서 슬프기 때문일꺼야
아마도

루루루루~루후루루

눈을 감으면 문득
그리운 날의 기억

아직까지도 마음이 저려오는건
그건 아마 사랑도 피고지는 꽃처럼

아름다워서 슬프기 때문일꺼야
아마도

봄날은 가네 무심히도
꽃잎은 지네 바람에

넘을 수 없던 아름다운 사람들

가만히 눈감으면 잡힐것 같은
아련히 마음아픈 추억같은 것들

봄은 또오고 꽃은피고 또지고, 피고
아름다워서 너무나 슬픈 이야기



봄날은 가네 무심히도
꽃잎은 지네 바람에

넘을 수 없던 아름다운 사람들

가만히 눈감으면 잡힐것 같은
아련히 마음아픈 추억같은 것들

눈을 감으면 문득 그리운 날의 기억
아직까지도 마음이 저려오는건

그건 아마 사랑도 피고지는 꽃처럼
아름다워서 슬프기 때문일꺼야
아마도

루루루루~루후루루

Romanization [by me]

bom nal eun gan da

nuneul gamumyeon mundeul
guriun nalwi giyeok

ajikkajido maumi jeoryeo onungon
geukeon ama sarangdo b'igojineun kkochjeoreom

areumdaweo seulp'euji ttaemunilkkeoya
amado

bomnaleun gane moosibhido
kkochip' jine barame

neomeul soo eobseodeon areumdaun sarangeul

gamanhi noongabeumyeon jibhilkyeosseo gatteul
aryeonhi maumab'eun jooeokgatteul geoseul

bomeun kkougo kkocheulp'ogo kkojigo p'igo
areumdawojeo nuhmoona seulp'eul iyagi

bomnaleun gane musibhido
kkochip'eul jine barame

neomeul soo eobsuhdeon arumdaun sarangeul

gamanhi nungabumyeon sibhilgeoseo gitteun
aryeonhi maeumappeun joeongatteun geoseodeul

nooneul kabumyeon moondeuk geurioon nalhwi gieok
ajikkajido maumi seoryeonungeon

gokeon ama sarangdo b'ikojinun kkocheojoreom
arumdaweoji seulp'euji ttaemunilkkoya
amado

roo roo roo roo - roo hoo roo

English: [many thanks & credits to: momo of lya.net]

when I close my eyes, memories of old days
still numbs my heart
that's probably because we people are beautiful
like the blooming and wilting flowers, and just as sad, maybe
beautiful people who could not stay
if I quietly close my eyes, it seems I can catch
those obscurely painful pieces of memory

spring comes again, flowers bloom, wilt and again bloom
a story that's so beautiful that it's sad

봄날은 간다.

은수: 우리 헤어지자
lets break up

상우: ...내가 잘할게
Am I not good to you?

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은수: 헤어져
lets break up.

상우: 너 나 사랑하니?
Dont you love me?
어떻게 사랑이 변하니?
How can your love change?

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A scene from my ever favorite movie~ Spring Day Goes.

&Here's my review for it from last year, taken from my other blog.

Love is like a flame. First it starts as a spark, then it will flame up and heat up. But after the fire dies out, all that is left is ashes, ashes that's better to bury and thro w than to let you be reminded of the love which you once been passionate about. Nothing lasts forever, sad but true. Lovers comes and goes, even if two married couples lasts until theyre old and gray, eventually either one will die first. There's really no such thing as happy ending.

That is the message Director Hur Jin-Ho wants the audience of his movie, One Fine Spring Day to give that is loosely based on reality. The story is about Eun-Su (Lee Young Ae), a radio producer who works for her own radio program, was just recovering after a failed marriage and is living alone. Sang-woo (Yoo Ji-Dae) on the other hand was a sound engineer who works for tv, dubbing cartoons. He and Eun Su has to work together for Eun Su's recent theme for her radio program which is nature. They met and embarked on the project together and thier first recording was in a bamboo grove, recording the sounds of the swishing of the bamboo tree's on a windy, spring day. They shared a silent moment together, appreciating the nature and the beautiful sound it's giving, and little did they know, sound will be the one who will draw them together. It was obvious after thier first meeting that they were attracted to each other. It was clearly portrayed when Eun Su called Sang Woo the night after and they talked a little. After hanging up, Sang Woo was smiling to himself and was even gushing like a high school boy in love. One time, Eun Su invited Sang Woo to eat at her house, she even asked him to stay for the night, and morning came, he went by her side, and the rest as they say is history..

The movie was slow-paced and lacked dialogues, but then Director Hur Jin-Ho used sounds and nature to his movie to accentuate more of the story. Scenes included Eun Su and Sang Woo recording the water from a running stream, the waves from a rising and falling sea side, and the sounds of the snow falling on a cold night. The Director also focused on how the love will end and how it ended when most of romantic films focus on how the love grows and develops. At first, Eun Su and Sang Woo's relationship looked promising, they looked like lovers who will end up together but personality indifferences slowly tore them apart. Thier break up doesnt even have a clear meaning, like you'd ask yourself why did they break up? No arguments and accusations, just two people letting go and breaking up. Well, in reality breaking up sometimes doesnt have to have explanations and reasons, sometimes two people who love each other just realized the feelings have died out. Director Hur Jin-Ho was really great depicting thier love and how thier love ended. Sometimes, words wasnt needed to be spoken, because a single touch, stare, and look means a thousand words. Also, the sound effects, the scenery, and the characters will make you remember of one of your love lost and relive it once again. Lastly, this movie will also make you realize that guys are humans too, devoid of emotions, especially heartbreak, pain and sadness. One Fine Spring Day is a real tearjerker but captures you and will leave you wondering and asking, "What might have been if...".

[And its been a year since I did a decent movie review ^^]

More on SHK as Hwang Jin Yi

Caps from Yunyega Entertainment News ~ KBS2 TV. [3.31.07]
credits to HD tv girl mania~Naver.

The much anticipated hwang Jin Yi the movie~ finally Song Hye Kyo is interviewed. She had to endure 15 hours wearing those 5 kgs heair pieces!!!! Tha'ts hard, mannn! And putting it is such hard work, not to mention a little reckless hair piece putting in her head will hurt her~

On the interview part, she said she wanted to try out some roles away from her usual cutesy image, and I say, that's a smart move, eonnie ^^ Coz me likes versatility. I really dislike consistency.. so luckily this maybe a breakthrough for her acting career. I hope.

She also stated she liked acting alongside Yoo Ji Tae, and I think she's right, Yoo Ji Tae is a veteran already, but thier scenes required acting more with separation from each other. I think he's a great actor, having had more experiences in the acting field, he's one of my fave actor btw.

Hmm. Am I expecting some high hopes for this move? Maybe, and I think this will be HyeKyo's make or break in her acting career, becoz going away from your usual image may help or.. sadly hurt you, so I hope it goes well.. despite all the criticisms and controversies regarding these movie. Some said Ha Ji Won has much greater point in facial expression but Song Hye Kyo does fairly well when it comes voice diction~ as you may not notice the way of speaking and how you speak back in the joseon/goguryeo dynasty in korea is so different to how they speak nowadays so, the pressure is really on. And this is her first time doing a Saeguk role~ the pressure is really on her, and the movie is different from the drama - this movie if I`m not mistaken is adapted from the novel itself. If the drama focused much more on the arts and Hwang Jin Yi's love affair ~ the movie I think offers too much of her love affairs. As you might have seen in the trailer that it contained *nudity scene* and well, did the PD used it so that the people will highly anticapate it? Maybe. Or maybe it just shows how a gisaeng is really like. Gisaeng are palace courtesans, very much similar to Japan`s Geisha`s. Now, I cant help but remember, Memoirs of a Geisha. I hope Song Hye Kyo pulls it off well, if i`m content and amazed by her acting here, then maybe she'd make it to my all time favorite actresses [:

HaJiWon VS SongHyeKyo

I loved HwangJinYi, and the performance of it by Ha Ji Won is a-okay to me. Now HwangJinYi the movie is coming soon.. and I think releasing the movie so soon after the drama... is well, kinda not 'it'. So, I can't help now to compare SHK and HJW`s acting. Sorry but SHK isnt really one of my favorite actresses, but I do like her, she's pretty and she can act well. But if I were to choose HJW between.. in terms of acting, It'll be HJW for me.. Or let's just wait for the movie.. Her move here reminds me of Lee Young Ae. When she accepted the role for GeumJa in Sympathy for Lady Vengeance ~ shedding her oxygen-like lady image. Now, Song Hye Kyo shed's her pretty and cute image for this role.. Not to mention I see some "bare" scenes. Yoo Ji Tae is here too, and I loved him. I love him, really. And sidenote; HyeKyo's voice diction is much better than HaJiWon, so that's a plus point for SHK ^^ heehee.

Both are great actresses, so I wanna see if SHK does pretty well.
So, HaJiWon VS SongHyeKyo???

Let`s see ^____^

trailer:

and then some...

My Love Pattzi

This drama is about a two girl's rivalry [even in men]. It all started when they were young, a love triangle between the two makes the other girl furious even after they grow up. Played by Jang Nara & Hong Eun Hee. Eun Hee is the villain and I must say she's a pretty face villain. She just pretends she's all nice and all to win affection of others *snort* I hated her character but her pretty *face* makes me hate her more. And her mean, smug smile, I wanted to wipe that off her pretty face. Ecch.
and Kim Rae Won & Kim Jae Won.. wahh Oppa overload. Haahaa. Jang Nara works as a mascot here, heehee and I think she's cute as ever :D This drama has good laughs and not much tears. A modern day Cinderella story, and a rich Prince Charming. Nice watch, and it's just a 10 ep drama. Wouldnt take long to finish.

Hwang Jin-Yi

For the Jae Won/Ji Won fans like me~ this is a must watch ^^ Hwang Jin Yi tells the life of a Joseon Era Gisaeng. "Gisaeng" are like the "Geisha's" of Japan. But Jin Yi who also calls herself MyeongWol is not just a Gisaeng, she's also a dancer, poet and a musician. And she plays the Gayageum very well :D This is a very nice tradional drama indeed. The most 'glam' of all the Saeguk drama's I have seen. First of all, the Gisaeng's Hanboks are very colorful and stylish and thier hairpieces are not your usual hair pieces that I have seen before and theyre adorned with colorful and pretty jewelries. Altho Jin Yi's life is tragic [her first love died protecting her] Jin Yi shines altho it takes long for her to recover, she still brings out the best in her. The student-mentor relationship of Jin Yi and her mentor Baek Mu is also very touching. This drama made me cry so many times... Eigoo.. And the twist of story where rivalries becomes friends conflict, I think is very refreshing in most dramas. Another great portrayal by Ha Ji Won, before she played as Damo, a joseon era policewoman, now a Gisaeng who have to dance. Great sceneries too and takes you a glimpse of korean tradional music and arts. Must watch.

MISA

Mu Hyeok played by Ji Sup oppa faces death everyday coz he has two bullets in his head :( still he insists on going to Korea to find his mother who he wanted to avenge on to becoz he was abondened by her and he was adopted by a foster parents in Australia. Then he met Eun Jae, played by Im Soo Jeong. How then will fight for thier love for each other despite the tragdey, pain and suffering? Again this drama is an absolue tearjerker! I cried many times while watching this..! Remember to bring your pack of tissues if you watch this. Mu Hyeok and Eun Jae's love story is a great but tragic one :'( and it really moved me. Great OST too. Must watch. but dont expect happy endings.

Something Happened in Bali


First of all, this is not your typical, giggly lovestruck story. This is more of the characters greed and material things they needed. Or so I thought. Although So Ji Sup and Jo In Sung is major hotties, I can't help but feel sorry for In Sung's character, Jae Min, coz he loves Soo Jung [played by Ha Ji Won] but then he's already tied with someone for marriage and although rich and handsome, I think he's a coward inside. I thought when they were in Bali, Jae Min and Soo Jung would have a one-night stand, I was wrong. Anyway Ji Sup plays as In Wook, fo a supporting role and altho just a supporting actor, he still shines. Soo Jung [HJW] is confused who will she pick, will it be Jae Min or In Wook? And the story revolves around the four main cast, Soo Jung, In Wook, Jae Min & Young Joo [Park Ye Jin] and thier complicated and sometimes confused path. The pace is fast-moving, keeps you at the edge of your seat. No borefests, just bawlfests - a little. Should watch.

IJUKSA

Bi's a great actor, c'mon is there nothing he CAN'T do ? heehee. I loved this series, many twists and turns and this is Bi's drama that's my favorite. Waeyo? Becoz Rain always portrays some cute, nice or a funny, arrogant kind of character and this character of his is very refreshing to me. Bok Gu played by Jung Ji Hoon/Bi plays as conman and later on applying for Eun Sok [Shim Min Ah] bodyguard. You see Bok Gu and his older brother is separated when they were still kids and all his life he had been finding him. When finally he found him, he sees he have changed and he has problems. Love problems actually. He had been dumped by his girlfriend-actress and the girl being an actress, her family wanted her to have a rich prominent boyfriend, not a nobodu like Bok Gu's brother. One day, while talking in the attic house of his brother, and seeing his former's girlfriend on the billboard, he walks towards the billboard until the edge of the building and fell. Bok Gu is shocked and he vowed to get revenge on the girl. His brother's girlfriend turned out to be Eun Sok. Will he kill her for her brother? Or will he kill his love that's developing for her? Hmmm. Must watch.

MOVIES!

Last Present

I will set aside my LYA fanism and make this short :D Lee Jung jae plays as Yong Gi, a struggling stand up comic, who tries all his best to win a stand-up comedy contest and his wife, Jung Yeon, played by Lee Young Ae works at her baby's clothes shop everyday. Thier marriage fell apart eversince thier son died, while still an infant and they even dont sleep at the same room anymore. They always fight and it seems theyre headed for divorce, but Yong Gi doesnt want to since it was a marriage he really fought hard with, coz Jung Yeon is an orphan and there's some issues in Korea that if your wife/husband to be is an orphan, your parents will clearly dissaprove of it. Anyway, one day Yong Gi found out his wife is already dying and he also found a list of names and he concluded that those are the person's she wanted to see for the last time. & With a name of the guy pointed out and that he concluded it maybe her first love. Thier love story unfolds one by one and his wife's first love will be revealed. This is a three hankie film, another tearjerker. And a very young Kim Tae Hee had a cameo in this film :D Jung Yeon hid her illness with the fact that her husband is supposed to bring laughters to the poeple, so she endured her sickness alone and doesnt want him to worry and get sad. The revelation that Yong Gi already knew her illness, is a very touching scene. And also the scene where one morning, Jung Yeon is advising her husband to always take care of himself and not sleep anywhere is soo touching it made me bawl. It shows that her time is near :( Will be a bawlfest if you watch. Must watch.

...Ing

When I first saw the title, ...ING, I thought what the heck does it mean and what do it has to do with the movie, so then I proceeded to watch. The movie tells a simple story of a terminally ill high school girl. We discover early on that Min-a, played Im Su-Jeong has spent most of her life in and out of hospital. She hides her feelings away from the world along with her malformed hand. Spending most of her time at home or with her mother, Min-a is anything but liv...ing her life.
Until Yong-jae, came long, who moved into the apartment below Min-a’s. Yong-jae (Kim Rae-Won) tries to win Min-a’s friendship and after her initial disinterest he starts to draw her out of her shell, thanks in part to her mothers assistance. From here we get to see friendship and love blossom in a way that very few other films ever successfully capture. This also shows a wonderful and touching mother-daughter relationship with Min Ah's mother played by Lee Mi Sook. She plays also as Min Ah's bestfriend and confidante and sometimes hiding her concern for her daughter and her daughter calls her by her first name ! a very rude thing to do in Korea but seeing thier relationship, you will understand. This is a great movie, it plays with your emotions terribly ! you laugh and then next you will cry. Great OST too. Should Watch.

Mapado

The movie starts with the group of closely related people who lives in the same house and altho not related they look like a happy family. So then the guy who looks like the leader of the pack ordered a girl to buy a lottery ticket, she then went to follow orders and the winning number is already pointed out. She bought it and while going home, watched tv first to look for the winning numbers, one by one the winning number is revelead and then found out the winning ticket is at her hands. She then dissapeared. Gangster Jae-cheol played be Lee Jeong Jin and corrupt cop Chung-su played by Lee Moon Sik then hunts down the girl to the island Mapado. But then Mapado looks like deserted, till they found out only 5 ajumma`s live there. At first it seemed draggy but once in Mapado, the fun stars and also the movie is livened up by the 5 ajumma's who are played by the five veteran actresses of Korea. This is a hilarious movie and have fun jokes and I promise you, your smile is all ears after watching. My most memorable scene is when the old women smokes "mary jane" after that they were all laughing like crazy, mwahaha... !Can't wait to see Mapado 2 :D Very good watch.

April Snow

I like Hur Jin Ho films, so this a must watch for me. And btw Yonsama is in this movie. He is my all time favorite hottie 아저씨. They say Hur Jin Ho films are boring~ like One Fine Spring Day and Christmas in August, but I say not. This movie, I must say is slow-paced but nevertheless touching. One day Insu is called payed by bae Yong Joon, that his wife had a car accident. But then his wife is with a man. Suh Young played by Son Ye Jin also recieves the same call, and then they found out thier partners are having an affair, with the evidences in thier cell phone's and in the video camera in the car. They then decided to have an affair themseves. Personally, I didnt feel the love between the two but maybe there really was love between the two of them. Great cinematography, and as always, Hur Jin Ho used season again for his movie and his knack for nature never seemed to amaze me. He shoots films in the most scenic places, I say. And at the end of the movie you will be confused. That's the trademark of director Hur Jin Ho. Could Watch.

Ditto

I love this movie..! I love Yoo Ji Tae & Ha Ji Won is here too. Kim Ha Neul is a pretty face and her acting convinced me. This film reminds me so much of Il Mare. You have to watch why ;) The story revolves around So Eun played by Kim Ha Neul and In played by Yoo Ji Tae. Every night they talk in thier ham radios. One night they decided to meet up as they are on the same campus. But alas, niether showed up even when In was waiting almost all day and also So Eun waited but to no avail. They then discovered that they are not on the same years. He was from 2000 and she was from 1979. They didnt believe it at first but then he convinced her as he says what will happen next on her time. They then discovered further who they really are and turns out So Eun belongs to In's parents batch in school too, indeed So Eun knows his parents, but who is she really? the future, past, present and who they really are is in question, not to mention the amazing ham radios they use that even it's plugged off, still works. Tearjerker too, and I can relate to So Eun, wherein she gave up her love for other's happiness :'( Must watch.