It’s Your Life As A Romantic Comedy: Recasting Your Life

Yourself: Yoon Kye Sang
True love: Lee Dae Hee
Mistake/ex: Goo Hye Sun
Rival: Kim Dong Wan
My Best friend: Shin Dong Wook
Mom: Anyone
Dad: Ahn Suk Hwan
TL Sis: Jung Ryu Won

Synopsis:

YKS is from a big industrialist family. The business however is in trouble which causes his fathers sudden heart attack and death. After which his mother decides to run away with the companies funds. And his childhood sweetheart GHS decides to marry someone else since he can't provide her with the things he promised.

Not being able to handle it YKS decides to kill himself off a bridge. LDH is on her way see's this, and tries to stop him. In the commotion the taxi she was travelling in runs off with all her stuff and she's left stranded. She has to get to her sisters wedding in her hometown soon and blames it all on YKS. She tells him that he is now responsible for getting her safely to her house. Thus both of them begin an idyllic journey.

Along the way YKS finds a new positive outlook and begins to fall in love. After they reach her home LDH is bombarded with suitors who she gets rid of by making YKS act like her lover. After the wedding LDS revelas she has plans of running away to her boyfriend who's in Seoul and ropes in YKS too causing a ruckus.

After they part in Seoul, and now with a more positive outlook on life YKS decides to ressurect his ailing business. But what happens when LDH parents inform him that LDH has been missing for months? What happens when YKS does find her she's standing on a bridge trying to take her own life?

Soory bad synopsis, I made it up quickly.

@ 149

Yeah I agree Bokshil/Jenifer, who was never my favorite character, is now probably my least favorite character (next to Decoy Guy). She's kind of a jerk: She leads on the Decoy Guy; she blames Deapoong for everything that goes wrong in her life (her car wont start, her coffee is lukewarm, it's raining and she forgot her umbrella... her go to move is to pout and huff "Song Sangnim!"- probably not how you spell or pronounce that but it's how it sounds to me); she's mean to her little sister for the crime of being born to the legal wife. I can kind of understand her issues with her Dad but, come on, he's learned from his mistakes and he's trying to reconcile with her. And hey, lets be real here, her mom is the one who let him keep coming around, even though he was married, but chose to live in poverty instead of letting him help... I'm just saying, you're an adult now, it's time to let it go, Bokifer!

Style Ep 10. I'm a little buzzed with chamisool (chamisool > chuh-um-chuh-rum), but Style Ep 10 is pretty good!

The songs are fun to chill out to, and the amount of over-acting is small.

Fun! Me likee!

@ 151 CrimemasterGogo

Oooooh that sounds fun! I'd definitely watch that.

Oh but wait, why does LDH want to commit suicide afterwards? Dun dun dun! I can see this being a 22-26 episode drama, with family intrigue and maybe an illness??

@ mishane
ROFL insanely...asians don't have sex

@ the RP thing - disgusting but is it truly too late for justice? B/c of my values/beliefs, he is just scum no matter how many good movies or deeds. I'm just unforgiving. As for the girl, I don't think she will ever have her justice b/c it wasn't granted when the crime was freshly committed. I compare this to the Nazi General who was captured in one of the New England States a few years ago. Clearly he's old and suffers from dementia. Can Jews truly feel satisfied to put him in jail at this point or expect any other form of punishment? My point is - too many years have past. I don't condone his past actions but at this point, just let the man be.

@ the topic of WIAN - I liked Kim Sun Ah w/ the other male lead. The storyline was a bit weak w/ the dad and the historical/archaeological stuff. I wish they did touch base on the love triangle. Yikes! I can't believe I said that openly. I love guys who kiss the leading lady when the lady is clearly in love with someone else. It's even more cliche when she's bandaging the guy up and happens to put the cream on the corner of the mouth which triggers the hot guy to kiss...sorry! I started thinking back on the WIAN episodes.

Happy Friday! I am re-watching Tamna. I am in love with Park Kyu (Im Ju Hwan). I didn't realize the chemistry he had for Beojin developed so early on, like mid episode 3. He's the only sexy stalker I'd like in my life.

....Has anyone listened to Owl City?

Is it just me, but does it sound like the vocals of Daphne Loves Derby, sound of Death Cab, but lyrical content of Dashboard Confessional?

Happy CHUSEOK to all Koreans out there!.

Re: WIAN and MFL

Both have the same writers....

@147 Z

I'm glad you got that off your chest...it seems it was really bothering you, LOL! (Good lessons you've highlighted for anyone who may not know he is "The Decoy Guy".)
I'm stuck at episode #27 because every time I try to watch it on Viikii, I'm blocked. I do plan on finishing it, especially now that I can laugh every time I see "Bokifer".haha:)

"Re: WIAN and MFL
Both have the same writers…."

Yup. Same writers as Winter Sonata and Snow Queen. If you've seen both shows, you'll notice that A LOT of MFL's serious bits resemble scenes from both shows (and uhhh they're not really known for writing support characters.) At some point, probably in reaction to the audience ratings, the show switched over to psuedo-melodrama. Personally, I loved it. But it threw off the tone of the show.

@sex and K-drama,

Ehhhh . . . you guys gotta watch melos on SBS more, especially their weekend schedule. Adultery galore!! :D But, yeah, Song Hye Kyo, at 21 years old, raised a lot of eyebrows when she only wore a bedsheet in All In.

Then there's What Happened in Bali. That show drips, drips with lust.

Bad Love's first episode features a love scene, and both actors look scared that they've accidentally signed onto a Cinemax feature.

What's Up in Fox is kind of a G-rated sex comedy. First half is kind of saucy, again in a Snow White sort of day.

Then, there's Style, which has the hottest couple ever: Chef + Ambiguously Gay Photographer. I gotta be a bad boy. I gotta be a bad, bad boy . . .

But the king of all is Full House, which features so much of Rain's cleavage that it should have been rated MA for Mature. Rain has some AWESOME boobs!!

yay!! we have CH BANNERS! thank you JB and chajjye!
whoa! whoa! whoa! Samsooki is translating the Jump sitcom with Won Bin? thank you...:)

anything with KSA it's always a treat!

Have a Blessed weekend everyone.

"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."

@ 138 mishane & 139 langdon813

Thank you! You made my day! You are soooo funny!!! I've been busy and haven't had a time to come here. and I'm only able to read the last 1/3rd of the posts... May be tomorrow...

Swallowed by the Sun has ended. I have to check for the subbed version on viikii since I've read Javabeans' spolier, I'm even more eager to watch it. Anybody else, watching this?

@162 belleza

"But the king of all is Full House, which features so much of Rain’s cleavage that it should have been rated MA for Mature. Rain has some AWESOME boobs!!"

I know, right? It's hard to say who had the better boobs in FH, Rain or Song Hye-kyo.

"They're real, and they're SPECTACULAR!"

:-D

Sigh...I kind of hate her.

Also, I haven't gotten the City Hall banner today at all! Jung Il-woo either, for that matter. Seems like it's all BOF, all the time for me, LOL!

Happy Friday Everyone!! And thank you for the CH banner! It popped up as soon as I opened up OT. What a pleasant surprise!

Unfortunately, I will not be able to lurk and join in the conversations as much as I would like this week. The Internet has been schizo this last several days and I'll have to pack for our trip back to Hawaii tomorrow.

To those in Sumatra, Philippines and Samoa, hope everything is well. And Happy Chuseok and Mooncake Festival to those celebrating.

Good Friday/ Saturday everyone! it's a rainy Saturday over here in my side of the world (friends in Indonesia and Philippines, hope you're doing fine :) ) Was doing some intense job searching for the past few days.. and I'm starting work next week! EXCITING STUFF. But the downside was that I couldn't catch up with all the k drama goodness the whole time. I WILL get back to watching dramas soon.

Anyway, love all the comments here! I'm more of a lurker but I just had to pop up and say that it's been a blast reading OT #102/ 103, terribly funny and amusing comments. Particularly You're A Greasy Fairy - LOLOL many times over.

To everyone, thanks for brightening my week! :)

@ockoala: hehe. :) I can't stand to see JGS in that hairdo. T.T
However, when i was thinking bout the show, i kept remembering hongki's butt flying in midair. *cough and i'm not even a primadonna. but LOLed to the "you're a greasy fairy" indeed.

@Samsooki:
"Or, we can ask javabeans if she can have a single banner, with KJH and Sung Yuri hugging, perhaps, with LDH watching them hugging, and Binnie watching LHD watching Sung Yuri getting hugged by KJH, with SHG watching Binnie, LBH watching SHG, hehe.. .then that would just about do it."

ROFL...that's an idea! she will have to extend the banner length, won't she? :P

@ yvhsien :
have a safe and fun trip! :)

@hjkomo:

re:chuno header
we should list down all the headers ppl & JB want. HAHAHA. me want more lee minki and kim hyun joo!!! XD

@cingdoc - yes i did watch NCIS this week..they totally keep us in suspense!!! they totally have these 'are they or aren't they' moments but nothing ever comes of it!! but i like how ziva likes to confront tony in the bathroom hehe... i'm excited for next week's as well!! previews looked so good!

@45 Sammi510

i'm got the deal that you're talking about but only for 499. leaving for korea on wed!

You know, with this being Kim Sun Ah Weekend, it's time to repost the Nonstop 5 parody of My Name is Kim Sam Soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaetmCgwZqI&fmt=18

@cingdoc,

"But then, how could any sex happens when kdrama actors/actresses can’t kiss"

Immaculate conception people. It's in the 11th Commandment of K-drama, right next to the 10th Commandment "Thou shalt not have white pianos on a beach. Oh no you didn't Kwon Sang Woo, oh no you didn't!!"

My pick for this year's best kisses would go to Choi Ji Woo + Yoo Ji Tae in Star's Lovers. So much so that there was buzz that maybe there really was something going on between them. ;)

Personal Pick for Hottest K-drama Couple would definitely go to Jo In Sung/Ha Ji Won. Whether it's commercials or What Happened in Bali, there's a big "Stella!!!!!" vibe between them.

The thing about JIS is that in Bali (and One Spring Day) he gets away with being a world class QUEEN. JIS isn't sexual at all; he's like this screaming, screaming child in Bali, and Ha Ji Won turns into a kind of whore mother figure for him. It's not so much he wants to sleep with her, it's like he wants to enter her womb. Yet, THAT is very sexual. Their relationship in the show is repulsive, yet addicting.

Kim Bum is now the Trending topic at Twitter (actually for the past 3 days). He just had a guesting in a showbiz oriented Filipino talk show and now he's at number 1. Filipinos are twitter addict. LOLLL.

Happy open threat everyone...
I'm actually very sad right now, for the second time within less than 2 months Indonesia was struck by a huge eartquake.
This time is even worse, nearly 600 people died in the Wednesday quake that hit West Sumatra.
As a journalist I had to forget the fact that I haven't been able to make contact with some of my friend and onw of my cousin.
I have to cover the disaster and report the stories among the rubbles and the decaying corpses.
It was horrible...
I sincerely wish that everybody in OT will pray for thousands West Sumatrans still trapped under the ruins
And any kind of donation is deeply needed and appreciated, you can google it and find out of how you can help the victims.
Thanks peeps...

Ps: I can't answer all the recasting your life question, but for the true love I'll go for Kim Ji Hoon.
The boy doesn't seem like the smartest guy but at least he looks delish when he's not talking :)

dramaniac!

yay i like owl city! but their songs seem quite cute rather than emo, which is what i mostly assoc with the other bands you mentioned (though i havent heard daphne loves derby!) but i only have one of their albums, and my favourite song off that album is captains and cruise ships :D

don't know if anyone's mentioned it, but has anyone been watching smile, you?? it's so funny! and i can tell i'm gonna love the pairing ^^

@178 Gita

What a horrifying experience, I cannot even fathom what you and others in your country must be going through. Please be safe! You'll all be in our prayers today.

@176 Anon

OMG, I just saw Kim Bum's name on Twitter too and it scared me to death! I immediately went to the dark side, thinking something bad had happened to him. My heart is still pounding...how ridiculous is that? Jeez. ;-)

Funniest tweet I saw was:

"Why is "Kim Bum" a trending topic? Did Kim Kardashian's ass make news again?"

HA!!

@169 cingdoc

LOL at the Lee Min-ki (MINE) banner stalking you. I did finally get the CH banner late last night. YAY! So gorgeous.

And as for Jung Il-woo, he didn't really remind me of Prince Shin while I was watching ROI, but now that you've said that, I can see it. It's the hair!

One thing about ROI that I don't think I ever commented on is how amazing it is that JIW (who is, what, 22 in real life?) so convincingly portrayed Iljimae from the age of 16 to over 30 using no makeup, no tricks, just a fantastic performance. Of course, the Mane of Glory didn't hurt one bit.

@175 belleza

That Sam Soon parody is absolutely hysterical. Boy, did they nail HB and KSA or what?

"He owns no company, but raises a single pig."

HEE!!

But why did the parody end like that??? *scratches head*

"Let me tell you, poor So Ji-Sib wouldn’t have stood a chance. I wouldn’t have taken no for an answer…even if that was what ended up killing him."

Langdon I haven't laughed this hard in weeks. I'm sick in bed and reading the OT and I almost choked on my hot tea. After few minutes later and I got my calm back I read mishane's post. Its like a 1-2 punch.

This is then followed up by decoy guy, piano on beach and bokifer--laughter is the best medicine for a head cold and for a broken body.

----
On a more serious note

I really ache for the tragedy in Indonesia. I was reading about all the missing people and huge number of deaths. I'm not sure how much it will help but I plan on donating some money hoping it will actually go to real aid but even if it doesn't is better than doing nothing from so far away.

On the Polanski thing. I admire his art but I don't admire the man. There is an excellent long piece that I read on salon that will either add more fuel to the fire or clarify for people what the facts are.

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/polanski_arrest/index.html

Just got back from work!!! 24 hours!!! wwaahhhh!!! am so late with the OT!

But LMAO guys! you are funny! Belleza, Langdon, mishane.... and that No-sex-kdramas! ^-^

ok..., let me finish reading *stuffing self with a huge serving of brunch*

@184 nycgirl

OOPS - after reading your post I realized I typed Ji-Sib instead of Ji-sub (blush)! I do know better, but I think I was just carried away in the heat of the moment. It's hard to fan yourself and type at the same time! :-D

Feel better soon!!

@Gita, 178
Do you know which is the best relief organization to donate to? I haven't distributed my zakat yet, so I would like to go ahead and donate to Indonesia. But I want to make sure that the organization has actual boots on the ground -- and has the network system already in place to use the money most efficiently. As a journalist, you might have a good idea, which is why I am asking.

My thoughts and prayers are with all affected. i couldn't sleep last night after reading about the text message story...It's hard not to cry.

I never post in the OT, be kind to me :)

So two articles recently about dramas with weird writing! I'm glad I haven't invested much time in them...(Heading to the Ground and My Fair Lady) I'm too busy watching these 50+ episode dramas! Bokifer.... oh man. In the beginning Bok-shil/Jennifer was endearing.. now.... I could care less what happens to her. :/

To all you MiSA watchers, do yourself a favor and check out the first three episodes of Smile, You. It's got Jung Kyung Ho and Lee Kyu Han and they both desperately need to eat a hamburger. Aside from that it's pretty fun. Today's episode (3) had some great scenes. I'm currently wondering who will reign supreme dork of 2009, Hyun Soo from Smile, You or Sung Pung from Sons of Sol Pharmacy....

this is for JB regarding the comment about the lame lamer lamest kiss in MFL. I laughed so hard not because of MFL but because you brought up about Full House. Now when I first started kdrama I saw My Girl and I was surprise how advance the kiss was (mind you, I'm thinking in asian drama as to very conservative kiss).So when I watched Full House I thought oh no same old same old. And when I google about the main lead actors I was surprise that Rain was so famous but didn't know how to kiss(lol). So thank goodness now I know that's not the case it was only in that drama. (lol) :)

@ belleza

"My pick for this year’s best kisses would go to Choi Ji Woo + Yoo Ji Tae in Star’s Lovers. So much so that there was buzz that maybe there really was something going on between them."

Perchance, have you finished/continued watching City Hall after episode 1? I'm not curious whether you liked it, but need to know so that I can rate this post against whether you've watched CH yet and gotten to the kissing scenes.

I think CJW-YJT is up there, for sure. CJW is very lucky that she's pretty much got a rotating stable of mature, sexy k-drama men to co-star with. YJT is no exception, and I thought her chemistry with him was credible and genuine. I enjoyed A Star's Lover at the end of day, for the cinemetography and the pretty sweet romance between the two, the plot notwithstanding.

However, the kisses in A Star's Lover was very good, but I don't think it's the best for me in 2009. ;-) A certain kiss in the car at dawn pretty much sealed the deal for me, I think I glimpsed tasteful tongue, and that was awesomely advanced for a k-drama!

"Personal Pick for Hottest K-drama Couple would definitely go to Jo In Sung/Ha Ji Won. Whether it’s commercials or What Happened in Bali, there’s a big “Stella!!!!!” vibe between them."

Hottest k-drama couple - sigh, Ha Ji Won and Jo In Sung, after I finished WHIB, I went on a massive youtube search for those two, and discovered their many commercials (fave being the Mise En Scene ones), and these two have got crazy chemistry together.

I don't know if they are the "hottest" couple for me, I haven't thought much about that category, but they are definitely up there. The possession, jealous angst, power struggle, HJW-JIS showed me what it was like to "desire" and "covet" the other person, as opposed to the chaste, I love you cuz I don't want to see you cry, poor baby, love lines we normally see in k-dramas. This was raw, unflinching I-want-to-grab-you-and-scr*w-you-senseless type of vibe, and that was hot indeed. Good choice!

Happy moon festival, everyone, I'm home with all the extended fam! My deepest hopes goes out to everyone affected by the earthquakes and flooding. Taiwan recently has a horrible typhoon that caused an entire village to be buried under a landslide with hundreds dead, and it breaks my heart to see it happening so soon elsewhere.

Comment 190 is me, using another computer so forgot to identify myself first. Sorry!

@ Ockoala

I just have to say...OMG! Yeah! I havent spotted anybody mentioning "that kiss inside the car at dawn". That was so hot at the same time sweet! So, I agree!

speaking of the "kiss inside the car at dawn” i have it as my desktop background.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm184/mzpakiP0T/cityhall/CityhallE15090506HDTVX264720p-HA-1.jpg

crazy me...

@187 Nom_Kitteh
Are you in Indonesia? I'm not really sure how you can donate if you're not in the country, but probably you could try out these numbers:
- To Solidaritas Gempa Indonesia Dompet Dhuafa, send it to Bank Mandiri 101 008 1050 633 , the account is under the name of Yayasan Dompet Dhuafa Republika
- Bank BCA 288 3333 888, account of PT Media Televisi Indonesia
- or you can call the CARE LINE 021-741 4482 to find out how you can donate
Hope that'll help you :)

You know, I just realized why I'm so madly in love with Bidam. When he's not psychopathic and covered in blood, he's kinda the sageuk version of AKIRA from Nobuta wo Produce.

Yeah. Kim Bum on Twitter is pretty awesome. In fact, here's a set of tweets that you may have not read . . .

@kimbum on twitter: Hi there.
@kanyewest: Hold up, I'll let you finish. But Hana Yori Dango Japan had one of the best Sojiros of all time!
@koreanbeyoncefan: oh no you didn't kanye. see this smile? this is sasha fierce's smile of disrespect.
@kimbumluvr1342: die kanye west111 die11
@thismishil: this mishil approves of kanye west. well done.
@kwonsangwoo: maybe I loved Hana Yori Dango Japan more. but I didn't love Boys Before Flowers less.
@sojisup: if only my eyes could twitter my hatred for you kanye.
@lamarodom: anayheso. i'm getting married to the wrong Kardashian!! help me kim bum!!

@ockoala ,
"I think CJW-YJT is up there, for sure. CJW is very lucky that she’s pretty much got a rotating stable of mature, sexy k-drama men to co-star with. YJT is no exception, and I thought her chemistry with him was credible and genuine.

Oh see that's the thing. In a couple of scenes, there's some "hmm" hankie-pankie where YJT is kinda tickling CJW beneath the sheets, and CJW is kinda like "stop giggle giggle . . ." None of it was in the script. ;)

I'm about to continue City Hall and I may just use the OT thread as an out-loud journal.

@Belleza:

ROFL ROFL ROFL! HAHAHA...omg, i can so totally picture that. esp the KSW part...omg....XD

@ djes

Thanks for that link - truly appreciated :D Look forward to seeing it finally!!

And the honour of the clip of the week.....drum roll....drum roll.....has to go to the KSA-Won Bin Jump one. Thanks to belleza for bringing it to our attention and thanks to mzpakipot for uploading it to YT. (And m, where did you find this one from the 90s??)

@ 190 anonymous

Dear ockoala, you don't need to 'come out', hehe. I just know it's you when reading that post about a certain kiss inside the car at dawn!

@195 belleza

"I’m about to continue City Hall and I may just use the OT thread as an out-loud journal."

Oh, you're SUCH a tease! :-D