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		<title>By: Micka</title>
		<link>http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/06/first-impressions-road-no-1/comment-page-2/#comment-591535</link>
		<dc:creator>Micka</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>with So Ji Sub and Kim Ha Neul??? It is definitely a must watch!!! These two are great actor and actress... One of the best in Korea for me.... 

BTW, i like dramabeans wall photo? (i actually don&#039;t know what to call it....)  The picture is Song Hye Kyo!!! Goddess of Beauty!! I want to look like her in my next life!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>with So Ji Sub and Kim Ha Neul??? It is definitely a must watch!!! These two are great actor and actress&#8230; One of the best in Korea for me&#8230;. </p>
<p>BTW, i like dramabeans wall photo? (i actually don&#8217;t know what to call it&#8230;.)  The picture is Song Hye Kyo!!! Goddess of Beauty!! I want to look like her in my next life!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Atreyu</title>
		<link>http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/06/first-impressions-road-no-1/comment-page-2/#comment-410511</link>
		<dc:creator>Atreyu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I finished this drama within 2 days.. hehehe.. did a drama marathon.. now my eyes are puffy.. hu..hu.. soo sad and heartbreaking whenever i think abt jang woo and seo yon..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I finished this drama within 2 days.. hehehe.. did a drama marathon.. now my eyes are puffy.. hu..hu.. soo sad and heartbreaking whenever i think abt jang woo and seo yon..</p>
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		<title>By: Atreyu</title>
		<link>http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/06/first-impressions-road-no-1/comment-page-2/#comment-410508</link>
		<dc:creator>Atreyu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love this drama... it was so heartbreaking and touching.. i guess i am the only one who loves this drama... so sad.. can&#039;t stop crying in the last episode.. kudos to all actors and actresses in this drama</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love this drama&#8230; it was so heartbreaking and touching.. i guess i am the only one who loves this drama&#8230; so sad.. can&#8217;t stop crying in the last episode.. kudos to all actors and actresses in this drama</p>
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		<title>By: Ruggie</title>
		<link>http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/06/first-impressions-road-no-1/comment-page-2/#comment-322627</link>
		<dc:creator>Ruggie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unbelievable movie...I just watched 20 episode for one week.  Best drama; acting; role playing; war acting including romance.  Very touching story and there are not a lot of movies that are made out for the Korean War because we called it the &quot;forgotten war&quot;.  There should be more of these movies just like WWII war movies.</description>
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<p>Unbelievable movie&#8230;I just watched 20 episode for one week.  Best drama; acting; role playing; war acting including romance.  Very touching story and there are not a lot of movies that are made out for the Korean War because we called it the &#8220;forgotten war&#8221;.  There should be more of these movies just like WWII war movies.</p>
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		<title>By: hana</title>
		<link>http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/06/first-impressions-road-no-1/comment-page-2/#comment-289101</link>
		<dc:creator>hana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hate to be a party pooper but I just cent believe you gays !!!
I totally do not agree this drama is very emotional I happened to like it 
And what the @@@@ is so helotries about war and dying you gays mast seen to mach romantic comedy.</description>
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<p>I hate to be a party pooper but I just cent believe you gays !!!<br />
I totally do not agree this drama is very emotional I happened to like it<br />
And what the @@@@ is so helotries about war and dying you gays mast seen to mach romantic comedy.</p>
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		<title>By: Johnny Z</title>
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		<dc:creator>Johnny Z</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This show has a ton of potential, but I have to agree with girlfriday, it feels like half (or more) was cut and we&#039;re just left with the major scenes. Plus, I was confused too at why people are always yelling. Is this some Korean dramatic convention for movies and TV that I don&#039;t know about? Or is it just bad directing? 

It is possible that this is just a bad start and that like many other TV shows that started bad, it&#039;ll improve as it gets going and figures out what it&#039;s trying to do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This show has a ton of potential, but I have to agree with girlfriday, it feels like half (or more) was cut and we&#8217;re just left with the major scenes. Plus, I was confused too at why people are always yelling. Is this some Korean dramatic convention for movies and TV that I don&#8217;t know about? Or is it just bad directing? </p>
<p>It is possible that this is just a bad start and that like many other TV shows that started bad, it&#8217;ll improve as it gets going and figures out what it&#8217;s trying to do.</p>
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		<title>By: Wesley</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wesley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The first two episodes have left me thoroughly disappointed. It is only the action scenes that are keeping me mildly interested. I already have a negative impression of SJS&#039;s character Jang Woo. JW is an incredibly selfish man without principles. All he seems to care about is himself and Soo Yeon. His selfishness is displayed when he effectively says: &quot;let&#039;s run away from the war by ourselves, who cares about your brother, your sister, my father, and anyone else. Who cares about our country&#039;s plight? As long as we&#039;re happy that&#039;s all that matters. 

Further, the only reason why he joined the army was to get money for SY&#039;s tuition. He didn&#039;t became a soldier for a noble reason such as believing it was his duty to defend his country and its people. I&#039;m beginning to think that he purposely sent his men to their deaths on suicide missions just so that he could build up his reputation which would have improved his chances of earning more money in the army. 

When asked to join up again to defend the North&#039;s invasion: he effectively says: &quot;what does that have to do with me? I&#039;ve been discharged, I just want to go off into the sunset with my woman and live happily ever after. Our country&#039;s being invaded - who cares? I&#039;ve already earned the money for SY, I don&#039;t have a reason to fight anymore&quot;.   

And... the only reason why he decided to stay and defend the villagers was because he wanted to protect SY who was traveling with them. If SY had agreed to run away with him, there&#039;s no way he would have stayed behind to fight the enemy tanks. He doesn&#039;t give a hoot about what happens to the villagers. In his world, only he and SY exist.  

And Geez... JW&#039;s excuse for not sending a single letter in TWO years is the lamest excuse ever! I mean, it would have taken him like a month at most to find out that he wasn&#039;t crippled. Then he comes back expecting SY to be all understanding and to take him back as if nothing changed. He really acts like a spoiled child when he doesn&#039;t get his way. 

I understand that people are selfish and self-centered in real life. However, in kdrama land these flaws are a no-no for a protagonist. 

That was my impression. 

After the &quot;tank battle&quot;, I&#039;m seriously contemplating dropping this series. &#039;Comrades&#039; has left a more favorable impression on me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first two episodes have left me thoroughly disappointed. It is only the action scenes that are keeping me mildly interested. I already have a negative impression of SJS&#8217;s character Jang Woo. JW is an incredibly selfish man without principles. All he seems to care about is himself and Soo Yeon. His selfishness is displayed when he effectively says: &#8220;let&#8217;s run away from the war by ourselves, who cares about your brother, your sister, my father, and anyone else. Who cares about our country&#8217;s plight? As long as we&#8217;re happy that&#8217;s all that matters. </p>
<p>Further, the only reason why he joined the army was to get money for SY&#8217;s tuition. He didn&#8217;t became a soldier for a noble reason such as believing it was his duty to defend his country and its people. I&#8217;m beginning to think that he purposely sent his men to their deaths on suicide missions just so that he could build up his reputation which would have improved his chances of earning more money in the army. </p>
<p>When asked to join up again to defend the North&#8217;s invasion: he effectively says: &#8220;what does that have to do with me? I&#8217;ve been discharged, I just want to go off into the sunset with my woman and live happily ever after. Our country&#8217;s being invaded &#8211; who cares? I&#8217;ve already earned the money for SY, I don&#8217;t have a reason to fight anymore&#8221;.   </p>
<p>And&#8230; the only reason why he decided to stay and defend the villagers was because he wanted to protect SY who was traveling with them. If SY had agreed to run away with him, there&#8217;s no way he would have stayed behind to fight the enemy tanks. He doesn&#8217;t give a hoot about what happens to the villagers. In his world, only he and SY exist.  </p>
<p>And Geez&#8230; JW&#8217;s excuse for not sending a single letter in TWO years is the lamest excuse ever! I mean, it would have taken him like a month at most to find out that he wasn&#8217;t crippled. Then he comes back expecting SY to be all understanding and to take him back as if nothing changed. He really acts like a spoiled child when he doesn&#8217;t get his way. </p>
<p>I understand that people are selfish and self-centered in real life. However, in kdrama land these flaws are a no-no for a protagonist. </p>
<p>That was my impression. </p>
<p>After the &#8220;tank battle&#8221;, I&#8217;m seriously contemplating dropping this series. &#8216;Comrades&#8217; has left a more favorable impression on me.</p>
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		<title>By: cont'd</title>
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		<dc:creator>cont'd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So Ji Sub, Kim Ha Neul, AND Yoon Kye Sang, it was too good to be true...
You were SO right about the beginning sequence that shoulda been an ending sequence, such epic-ness wasted
I&#039;m gonna solider on (pun intended) for the sake of So Ji Sub, Kim Ha Neul and (AND!) Yoon Kye Sang, and for your recaps (if you&#039;re continuing them... please do!)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So Ji Sub, Kim Ha Neul, AND Yoon Kye Sang, it was too good to be true&#8230;<br />
You were SO right about the beginning sequence that shoulda been an ending sequence, such epic-ness wasted<br />
I&#8217;m gonna solider on (pun intended) for the sake of So Ji Sub, Kim Ha Neul and (AND!) Yoon Kye Sang, and for your recaps (if you&#8217;re continuing them&#8230; please do!)</p>
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		<title>By: Ratings drop further for Bad Guy and Road No. 1 &#171; 사랑해 ♥ SOEULMATES &#8211; Koreanaddicts</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ratings drop further for Bad Guy and Road No. 1 &#171; 사랑해 ♥ SOEULMATES &#8211; Koreanaddicts</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the smaller drop for Road No. 1, which in my opinion was deserved — let’s be honest, its first showing was ROUGH. And it’s too bad for Coffee House, which was holding steady before the delay. But [...]</description>
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<p>[...] the smaller drop for Road No. 1, which in my opinion was deserved — let’s be honest, its first showing was ROUGH. And it’s too bad for Coffee House, which was holding steady before the delay. But [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Fafa</title>
		<link>http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/06/first-impressions-road-no-1/comment-page-2/#comment-259961</link>
		<dc:creator>Fafa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Love SJS and KHN but their acting in this drama is so artificail. did not like the 1st episode, even a bit.</description>
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