My Sassy Girl Chun Hyang

 

Cast:

 

Sung Chun-hyang: Barbie Han Chae Young

Sung Chun-Yang (Han Chae-Young) came from a single-parent family. Her mom has to work at a pub to feed the family. And because of poverty, Choon-hyang has to hold several part-time jobs to make her living. She delivers newspapers, cleans ponds and works as a photographer. Nonetheless, she studies hard at school and achieves good academic performance. And she's also the regarded as the beauty queen of her school. She has it all, brain and beauty, until one day she meets her challenge.

 

Lee Mong-ryong: Jae Hee

Lee Mong-Ryong (Jae Hee) is a tough but very simple-minded and hot-tempered guy. Although he is the son of the police station chief, he always gets into trouble in school. With the help of Choon-hyang, the girl that gets on his nerve at first, he is able to enroll into a prestigious university. Achieving both love and career success at the same time. However, his love toward Choon-hyang is put to test when he meets his first love, Chae-rin noona (he calls her noona meaning "big sister"

 

Byun Hak-do: Uhm Tae Woong

Byun Hak-Do (Uhm Tae-Woong) is the CEO of an entertainment company, who helps Choon-hyang whenever she gets into trouble (kinda like "Daddy Long Legs" character.) In the classic "Legend of Choon-Hyang", Byun Hak-Do is a corrupt public official. Because of his love for Choon-hyang, he's willing to do anything to 'own' her.

 

Hong Chae-rin: Park Shi Eun

Hong Chae-Rin (Park Shi-eun) was Mong-ryong's high-school senior. She is the first love of Mong-ryong's and a rival of Choon-hyang's. As an opportunistic character, she knows that Mong-ryong likes her, but keeps ignoring him until Mong-ryong passes the difficult state bar exam. She is a sinister character, who interferes with the relationship between Mong-ryong and Choon-hyang, eventually making them break up with each other.

Han Dan-hee: Lee In Hye
Pang Ji-hyuk: Moon Ji Yoon
Kong Wol-mae: Kim Chung
Mong-ryong's dad: Ahn Suk Hwan
Mong-ryong's mom: Choi Ran

 

 

Other Titles:

Kwaegeol Chun-hyang

Sassy Girl Chun-hyang
Heroine Chun-hyang
Delightful Girl Chun-hyang

 

 

Official Site:

www.kbs.co.kr/drama/qgirl/index.html/

 

Info on the cast:

www.kbs.co.kr/drama/qgirl/about/cast/index.html

 

Info on story: contents.kbs.co.kr/program/programdview.php?contentsUid=51&category=0&isBroadcast=Y

 

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www.kbs.co.kr/drama/qgirl/view/vod/vod.html/

 

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www.kbs.co.kr/drama/qgirl/media/photo/index.html

 

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www.kbs.co.kr/drama/qgirl/plus/paper/index.html

 

Summary:

"Sassy Girl, Chun-hyang" is the 2005 interpretation of the "Legend of Chun-hyang". The story begins when Lee Mong-ryong is transferred from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, North Jeolla Province. Chun-hyang does her best to help Mong-ryong, her first love and the son of the Namwon Police Station chief, to enter a prestigious university. However, after meeting with Mong-ryong's first love, Chae-rin, Mong-ryong's love toward Chun-hyang is shattered, although Chun-hyang's love remains unwavering.

One day, Byeon Hak-do, CEO of a famous entertainment company, appears in her life. He exudes confidence that he can make any woman fall for him. But as Chun-hyang shows no interest in him, his self-esteem is damaged profoundly. Byeon Hak-do is determined to make her love him.

The production team of this drama says they wanted to present a whole new image of Chun-hyang in line with modern times as she is an attractive female character who showed courage in choosing her love in the Chosun period, when Confucianism was a dominant value.

This fusion-style drama makes various new attempts in terms of genre, such as mixing rap with Pansori music.

Credits: kbs official site, spcnet

 

What I Think:

This is the first series that I really began to like Han Chae Young! I really cannot stand her in "Autumn in my Heart" playing the whacked, evil sister. Before this, I cannot imagine HCY playing a funny, cheerful and resilient character like Chun-hyang. I think she is a good actress, she is not very though, I get bothered by her lips when she does this pouting stuff. I figured she was named the Barbie doll of South Korea it was because of her English name (Barbie Han) not coz she's Barbie Doll-like pretty. But I like her still. In terms of acting, she is really good in the happy happy joy-joy scenes, but she is not as good doing the sad, crying scenes just like Jae Hee.

Jae Hee, he is an okay actor, he is tall and all but I do not find him very handsome either. Hahahaha! I really wanted to strangle him in the first parts of the series because he cannot decide which girl he likes, Chun-hyang or Chae-rin. He keeps on chasing Chae-rin but he does not want Chun-hyang to be out of his sight. Funny but he did not made me cry in his sad, weeping scenes, he lacks emotions in the sobbing scenes.

Uhm Tae Wong as CEO Byun Hak-dok, this guy too lacks emotions, but I like the fact that he really is into Chun-hyang, and he looks quite dashing with that handsome face, cool car, pressed suits, man he really is Chun-hyang's knight-in-shining-armor. The problem with UTW is, well I do not like his smile, it looks as if he forces himself to smile.

There is undeniable chemistry between Chun-hyang and Mong-ryong! They look good together; they are a tall couple too! I cannot forget the scene where their classmates gave them a mock marriage in school, that was so beautiful plus I really love that wedding song!! J
Another comic scene I liked was when they re-enacted some scenes from "Full House", "I'm Sorry I Love You", "Autumn in my Heart" that was hilarious!

 

 

Scenes to watch out for:

** The mock wedding of Chun-hyang and Mong-ryong. Beautiful! The wedding song too was so nice.

** The high school play of "Romeo and Juliet" where Mong-rying was the nanny!! I swear to god it was hilarious! The "nanny" kissed and woke Juliet from sleep not Romeo!!! Hahaha! Omg!

** The pregnancy issue.

** The re-enactment of scenes from Full house, I'm sorry I love you, and Autumn in my Heart!

 

Rating: 9 Korean Kimchi out of 10

 

TO WATCH THE NGs OF THE SERIES GO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/?v=WGafUlnipyg

 

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