Buzzer Beat

• Genre: Romance, Sports
• Episodes: 11
• Year: 2009
• My Rating: Good

Synopsis
Kamiya Naoki (Yamashita Tomohisa) is a young player from a professional basketball team. But due to his relatively smaller size and his tendency to crack under pressure, he is unable to show his true skills on the court. Meanwhile, Shirakawa Riko (Kitagawa Keiko) is a cheerful, strong-spirited music college graduate aiming to become a professional violinist. One day, Riko finds Naoki's lost cell phone on a bus, and their meeting begins a friendship that eventually turns into love. However, Naoki was already considering marriage with his current girlfriend. And it doesn't help matters that Naoki's coach has fallen in love at first sight with Riko.

What I Think
Quite nice story yet not so memorable.

Prosecutor Princess

 

• Genre: Romance
• Episodes: 16
• Year: 2010
• My Rating: Good

Synopsis
Ma Hye Ri is a woman with an excellent memory and ability to focus, which allowed her to pass the bar exam with ease. Despite her talents, she is more interested in being fashionable and dislikes hard work so she is far from being an ideal prosecutor and has doubts about her suitability for her job. Through her conflicts with senior colleages and struggles with difficult cases, however, Hye Ri gradually matures into a brilliant prosecutor with a sense of duty and justice.

What I Think
Mix of serious Prosecutor job and fashion. Well content of story.

 

IRIS

• Genre: Action, Mystery
• Episodes: 20
• Year: 2009
• My Rating: Good

Synopsis
Kim Hyun Joon (Lee Byung Hun) and Jin Sa Woo (Jung Joon Ho) are best friends who were brought into a top secret organization known as NSS by analyst Choi Seung Hee (Kim Tae Hee) and Park Sang Hyun. Hyun Joon and Sa Woo both fall in love with Seung Hee when she first profiles them. Their lives are changed forever when Hyun Joon is given a solo mission in Hungary. Hyun Joon later tries to find out who set him up and to figure out what IRIS is and wants.

What I Think
Nice to know that Korean drama is not only good in Romance or Comedy but Action also. Looking forward to watch IRIS 2.

My Princess

• Genre: Romance, comedy
• Episodes: 16
• Year: 2011
• My Rating: Good

 Synopsis
An ordinary college student, Lee Seol, finds out she's a princess. The grandson of Daehan Group, Park Hae Young, is put in charge of educating Seol on proper etiquette. However, Hae Young is put in a precarious situation when he finds himself drawn to Seol, the girl who will take away his inheritance if the monarchy is restored.

What I Think
Funny and modern story about Korean Princess.

Pasta

• Genre: Romance
• Episodes: 20
• Year: 2010
• My Rating: Good

 Synopsis
"Pasta" covers the dreams and success of a young woman who aspires to become an elite chef at La Sfera restaurant.

Seo Yoo Kyung (Gong Hyo Jin) started her career as a kitchen assistant at La Sfera restaurant. She eventually works her way up to become a chef.
Choi Hyun Wook (Lee Sun Gyun) is the top chef at La Sfera restaurant. He studied the culinary arts in Italy and started out as a chef assistant at a hotel in Sicily. Hyun Wook eventually worked his way up to become the most widely recognized Italian chef in Korea.

 

What I Think
Really love the pasta and restaurant story despite the ordinary storyline.

Coffee Prince

Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 17
Year: 2007
My Rating: Good

Synopsis
The life of Go Eun Chan (Yoon Eun Hye) is not easy; she works many jobs to pay off debts and even gave up her feminine image. Choi Han Kyul (Gong Yoo) is the heir of a big food company, but his grandmother wants him to settle down, so she arranged many dates for him. After Eun Chan bumped into Han Kyul and was mistaken for a boy, Han Kyul decided to hire Eun Chan to be his gay lover in order to avoid the arranged dates. Desperately in need of money, Eun Chan had no choice but to accept. Han Kyul's grandmother also made Han Kyul in charge of a filthy coffee shop in danger of being bankrupt. Eun Chan begged to work at the coffee shop, and not long after, feelings start to spark, except, how would Han Kyul accept his "homosexuality"?
What I Think
Very sweet story of loving a person despite the gender. It's nice also watching how they value a cup of coffee.

You are Beautiful

• Genre: Romance, comedy
• Episodes: 16
• Year: 2009
• My Rating: Good

Synopsis
The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tae Kyung's voice was hurting. However,the new member, Mi Nam, had to go to the States to repair a botched eye job just before signing the contract. His agent came up with the idea of having his twin sister, Mi Nyu (Park Shin Hye), to stand in for him and pretend that she was her brother. The two of them grew up in an orphanage and Mi Nyu, who was all set to become a nun, agreed to this charade as she didn't want to spoil her brother's chance of fame which would make it easier to look for their mother.

What I Think
Nice but not a memorable one. I didn't like the character of Hwang Tae Kyung (Jang Geun Suk). Pro to the character of Kang Shin Woo (Jung Yong Hwa). Bad ending from my point of view.

Secret Garden

• Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Melodrama
• Episodes: 20
• Year: 2010
• My Rating: Excellent

 Synopsis
The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty and body are the object of envy amongst top actresses. Their accidental meeting, when Joo Won mistakes Ra Im for actress Park Chae Rin, marks the beginning of a tense, bickering relationship, through which Joo Won tries to hide a growing attraction to Ra Im that both confuses and disturbs him. To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies.


What I Think
A complete package of romance, comedy, and melodrama. Totally fun to watch the story :)
After a long break of watching Korean drama, I watched this drama and directly addictive to other Korean drama series.

Worlds Within / The World That They Live In

• Genre: Romance
• Episodes: 16
• Year: 2008
• My Rating: Fair

Synopsis
This drama is about the process of a television drama production. Jung Ji-oh (Hyun Bin) is a charismatic drama PD, while Joo Joon-young (Song Hye-kyo) is a PD who is direct and confident. They had a past relationship in their college days, which lead to complicated break ups due to their separate affairs with other people. After finally breaking up with their previous affairs, they decided to get back together and start a relationship.

Joon-young is a daughter from a rich family; she has problems regarding her mom (who lives a luxurious lifestyle, gambling and affairs with other men), which made her become too cold and reserve when it comes to expressing her feelings. These problems lead to her filming of cold and unexpressive dramas. Ji-oh on the other hand, is a son from a poor family of farmers and has a hard time dealing with his dad's temper and loves his mom dearly.

However, Joon Young's mother didn't much approve of Ji-oh, since he is only a lowly person in her eyes. Ji-oh's pride was deeply wounded by the impression Joon Young's mom gave to him, so he decided to break up with Joon Young. Joon Young was deeply hurt and doesn't realize the reason of their break-up, and Ji-oh is very mean as he pushes her away. Deep inside he still loves her, but he was bothered by their differences in wealth, values and characteristics. Many problems arise between the couple which test their love for each other. Ji-oh suffers an eye disease which leads to an operation and him not being able to film everyday. But at the end, both Ji-Oh and Joon-Young get back together as a couple and also directed a show together.

The drama basically shows the real life when it comes into making a drama, the actors' experiences and situations, as well as the directors and staffs hardships in order to create their dramas, with a twist of budding romance from each of the cast.

What I Think
The story line is quite flat and boring. In the other hand, it was nice to see daily activities of film industry. Talking about the romance, this drama captures on and off of a relationship.

Shining Inheritance / Brilliant Legacy

Genre:  Family, Romance
Episodes: 28
Year: 2009
My Rating: Excellent

Synopsis

Go Eun Sung (Han Hyo Joo) was studying overseas in New York and returned to Korea during her vacation to bring her autistic brother, Eun Woo, to the United States to study music. Sun-Woo Hwan (Lee Seung Gi), who was also studying in New York, was ordered to return to Korea by his grandmother, Jang Sook Ja, to learn how to manage her food company. 

Go Pyung Joong, Eun Sung's father, struggled to save his company from going bankrupt. One day, his wallet and valuables were stolen by a thief who subsequently died in a gas explosion accident. The police, upon finding Go’s belongings on the thief, mistakenly identified the thief as Go and a death certificate for Go was promptly issued. Go decided to lie low and not tell his family that he was alive so that his family could claim his life insurance money and use it to clear the debts. However his second wife, Baek Sung Hee, kicked her stepchildren, Eun Sung and Eun Woo, out of the house after collecting the insurance money and moved into a new home with her daughter, Yoo Seung Mi (Moon Chae Won). 

Jang became deeply disappointed in Hwan as Hwan had no direction in life and did not know how to cherish her company and employees. After an accident and received help from Eun Sung, Jang brought her home and announced to her family that Eun Sung was going to live with them and that she was going to appoint Eun Sung as the heir of her food company.

What I Think

Quite long story but very nice, exposing family life and restaurant business. Han Hyo Joo is very similar to Song Hye Kyo. This is the very first time seeing Lee Seung Gi, so far all Korean drama having him as the main actor are all Excellent. His character is suit profile of spoil and funny man. After seeing 49 Days drama, i just realized that Bae Soo Bin could act as good person also.

City Hunter

Genre: Action, Revenge, Romance
Episodes: 20
Year: 2011
My Rating: Excellent

Synopsis

The story takes place in Seoul, 2011. Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min Ho) is a talented MIT-graduate who works on the international communications team in the Blue House. He plans revenge on five politicians who caused his father's death with his surrogate father Lee Jin Pyo (Kim Sang Joong) and eventually becomes a "City Hunter" and falls in love with Kim Na Na (Park Min Young) unexpectedly.

What I Think

Creative story exposes politics. The character of Lee Jin Pyo (the father) is strongly bad compared than usual bad characters in Korean drama.

Personal Taste

Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Year: 2010
My Rating: Good

Synopsis

Jeon Jin Ho (Lee Min Ho) is a straight guy who pretends to be gay in order to become Park Kae In's (Son Ye Jin) roommate. His hobbies include organization and ironing, and he’s known for his stoic poker face. He’s a stickler for cleanliness, but he also has a talent for figuring out a women’s feelings. Kae In is very trusting even though she has a habit of being betrayed. However that doesn't stop her from giving people the benefit of doubt and Jin Ho is no different. How will Kae In react when she finds out that her gay roommate is not actually gay at all and that he has fallen for her? 

What I Think

Nice story line exploring the rich culture of traditional Korean house. I just realized that the guy is Lee Min Ho after watching this series for the second time. His top performance is still in City Hunter I think.

Full House

Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Year: 2004

My Rating: Excellent

Synopsis
Han Ji Eun (Song Hye Kyo) is a naive writer who got swindled out of everything she owned including her house by her best friends. Stranded in China, She managed to borrow money from an actor Lee Young Jae (Bi / Rain) to return to Korea. On her return, she found out that her house was bought by Lee Young Jae. In an attempt to get her possessions back, she entered in a contract marriage with Young Jae for one year. In spite of losing all, Ji Eun manages to be cheerful and takes things in strike and the business relationship between the two becomes personal as they start to rely and care for each other


What I Think
One of memorable drama along the time. Light and funny story yet could bring out emotional feeling at the same time. Song Hye Kyo and Rain act perfectly.

Love Story in Harvard

Genre: Drama, Romance

Episodes: 16

Year: 2004

My Rating: Excellent

Synopsis

Love Story in Harvard portrays the dream and love pursued by foreign students studying in Harvard. It demonstrates bright, hard-working, and romantic characters and storylines.

A young love story set at the famed Ivy League school in the United States. Kim Hyun Woo (Kim Rae Won), a 1st year law student at Harvard Law, enters into a rivalry with classmate Hong Jung Min (Lee Jung Jin) for the affections of beautiful medical student Lee Soo In (Kim Tae Hee). The two men are both from prestigious families, while Soo In is from a poor family. Can the trio resolve their romantic differences and chase their dreams at the same time?

What I Think

This is a very fresh Korean drama exploring the beauty of 2 professionalism: lawyer and doctor. It's so amazing watching bright students transforming into professionals after encountered such challenges and hard tmes. The love story was packaged nicely.