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dangermousie) wrote2008-10-28 09:35 am
dangermousie) wrote2008-10-28 09:35 am
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All In for All In....
An ex-convict and an ex-nun. How is that for an OTP?
Is there any question as to why I like Korean dramas? :P
All In, starring Lee Byung Hun and Song Hye Kyo has all sorts of things about gambling, mob, and business. But I confess to ffing past those parts because, let's face it, I am in it all for the shipping.
LBH plays In Ha, a man who went to jail at 18 for arson which inadvertently killed someone. In Ha committed that act to avenge the death of SHK's father, as SHK was his childhood OTP. After 7 years in the slammer he is finally out and eventually his paths cross with those of SHK, who in the meantime became a nun and then left because she did not feel enough of a calling and became a casino dealer. No, I am not making this up.
There is something permanently broken in In Ha after his time in jail (though if you think this is angsty, just you wait till all sorts of other things happen. The guy has no luck at all). And SHK is very ladylike and traditional but not a pushover. And they have psychotic chemistry together. What's not to love?
The caps behind the cut are of my favorite scene in the drama, from ep 7. They are working in the same casino, and she is teaching him foreign languages etc so that he can get ahead. And he flunks the test she gives him and she is all upset because it was so easy and as she is dressing him down, he just swoops in and kisses her, their first kiss. When I first saw it, I sort of gasped because it was so unexpected and brain-melting. Mmmmmmm...
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I still can't remember the names of most Korean actors/actresses so I had to go look se why Song Hye Kyo looks so familiar. Well, she was in Hotelier, the only drama of hers I've seen so far. Though, 'The World That They Live In' is starting to sound kinda interesting.
He looks so young there and it's only been 5 yrs since All In.
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Yup, that new World drama sounds interesting. But I totally have no room, I am watching 3 dramas (EoE, Tazza, KotW) already!
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It's true that he does not look old now either but I'd say more mature in the recent pictures.
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But seriously...they had so much chemistry! I wish they'd work together again.
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Me too. But I could be satisfied by Song Hye Kyo /Hyun Bin pair. :D
I find Lee Byung Hun to be a really REALLY good actor, he is just so good. I am re-watching "Bittersweet Life" now and he has buckets of chemistry with Shin Min Ah.
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I really must watch ABL!
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It almost made me want to go: "shall I leave and shall the two of you get a room?" :P I know they were fictional but I felt like I was peeking.
I really did love their relationship throughout, both this time (when they just giggle at each other through the security monitor...awwwwww *squish*) and once they reunited in the US (and I loved that he kept coming back and she was mad and wouldn't take him back and then he finally gave up and she ran after him. AWWWWW).
At the end I was happy for them too, but it got sad so I was all 'stop angsting and be happy, woobies!' The ending kiss and his very hesistant proposal were brain-meltingly sweet though.
I leave you with this:
So five years old :)
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