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dangermousieI have just started the adorable, quirky romantic kdrama Someday, starring Bae Doona (whom I have never seen before in anything but fell for at first sight), Lee Jin Wook (an underrated crush of mine - my initial reason for getting this was to see him in a leading role), Kim Min Joon (OMGYES) and Oh Yoon Ah (awesome in the Kingdom of Winds).
When she was 17, Hana (Bae Doona), a Korean brought up in Japan by her grandmother, won a prestigious award and was launched on a career as a popular manga artist in Japan. The same day Hana was launched on her path to popularity and fame, Seok Man (Lee Jin Wook) was having the worst day of his life -- he and his family were involved in a car crash, leaving him the only survivor.
Fast-forward three years or so. Hana is a popular mangaka, but her popularity is falling - her cynical attitudes to affection (she does not believe love or genuine warmth exists), brought about by parental abandonment, were novel to the public at first, but now are less exciting. Her publisher wants her to adopt to the changes in attitudes, as well as start using computers instead of hand-drawing everything - Hana is not a happy camper about that and refuses to draw altogether. Add to that a suddenly discovered mystery right in her backyard (one neighbor dies and another one makes off with his ashes) that leads back to Korea, and Hana is ready to pack her bags, and head to Korea for a trip exploring.
Cue Jin Pyo (Kim Min Joon), a fanboy to end all fanboys. Jin Pyo, who has never paid much attention to the fact that his best friend (Oh Yoon Ah) has been in love with him for years, is a huge fan of Hana and when he finds out the object of his admiration is coming to Korea, he does what all fanboys do - when he sees her, he decides he is madly in love. So he hires a sort-of missing-persons detective to help Hana on her quest. Anything for ladylove, right? That detective is Seok Man, whose attitude to parental loss is polar opposite of Hana's - instead of shutting himself off in a cocoon, he seeks out newness and contact, often to a reckless, dangerous degree. And we go from there...
There is a wonderful, nonspoilery, highly complimentary review of this drama here.
Somday aired on Korean cable, thus you can see things rarely seen in other kdramas such as *gasp* smoking.
Here is a lovely, nonspoilery MV:
I am about half an ep in and I am in love.
When she was 17, Hana (Bae Doona), a Korean brought up in Japan by her grandmother, won a prestigious award and was launched on a career as a popular manga artist in Japan. The same day Hana was launched on her path to popularity and fame, Seok Man (Lee Jin Wook) was having the worst day of his life -- he and his family were involved in a car crash, leaving him the only survivor.
Fast-forward three years or so. Hana is a popular mangaka, but her popularity is falling - her cynical attitudes to affection (she does not believe love or genuine warmth exists), brought about by parental abandonment, were novel to the public at first, but now are less exciting. Her publisher wants her to adopt to the changes in attitudes, as well as start using computers instead of hand-drawing everything - Hana is not a happy camper about that and refuses to draw altogether. Add to that a suddenly discovered mystery right in her backyard (one neighbor dies and another one makes off with his ashes) that leads back to Korea, and Hana is ready to pack her bags, and head to Korea for a trip exploring.
Cue Jin Pyo (Kim Min Joon), a fanboy to end all fanboys. Jin Pyo, who has never paid much attention to the fact that his best friend (Oh Yoon Ah) has been in love with him for years, is a huge fan of Hana and when he finds out the object of his admiration is coming to Korea, he does what all fanboys do - when he sees her, he decides he is madly in love. So he hires a sort-of missing-persons detective to help Hana on her quest. Anything for ladylove, right? That detective is Seok Man, whose attitude to parental loss is polar opposite of Hana's - instead of shutting himself off in a cocoon, he seeks out newness and contact, often to a reckless, dangerous degree. And we go from there...
There is a wonderful, nonspoilery, highly complimentary review of this drama here.
Somday aired on Korean cable, thus you can see things rarely seen in other kdramas such as *gasp* smoking.
Here is a lovely, nonspoilery MV:
I am about half an ep in and I am in love.
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Date: 2009-09-29 09:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-29 09:47 pm (UTC)I think it's a lot lighter than Mars but I can see what you mean.
This is lovely - also on netflix.
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Date: 2009-09-29 11:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-30 06:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-30 03:24 pm (UTC)