Endless Love 4: Spring Waltz

 

 

Cast:

Han Hyo-ju – as Park Eun-young
Despite a deep wound in her heart, Eun-young is undaunted and upbeat. She sells rolled rice during the day and makes accessories at night. She was never good at school but always liked handicraft. One day she wins a grand prize at an industrial art exhibition and goes to Austria, where she meets her destiny -- famous pianist Jae-ha.

 

Seo Do-young – as Yoon Jae-ha
This fussy and meticulous young man is an award-winning classical pianist. He is a good son to his parents, but his performances always exude sadness. While living with the painful memories of his childhood, Jae-ha one day runs into a girl who resembles his childhood sweetheart Eun-young.

 

Daniel Henney – as Philip
Jae-ha's close friend and manager, Philip was born to an Austrian father and a Korean mother. Talented in music, he majored in piano in college but his career as a musician always hit a snag. He offered Jae-ha to be his manager after he was mesmerized by his heart-moving performance. One day this outgoing guy meets Eun-young, who mistakes him for a thief, and ends up falling for her.

 

Lee So-yeon – as Song Yi-na
A childhood friend of Jae-ha's, Yi-na is a planning executive at a classical record firm. A smart, professional woman, she nonetheless continues to harbor passionate feelings toward Jae-ha even when she grows up, revealing an innocent side of herself. One day she runs into a magazine article about Jae-ha's career in Austria and decides to go meet him after many years.

 

 

Supporting Cast:

Kim Hae Sook - as Eun-young's adoptive mom, also her aunt

Choi Si Won - as Eun-young's brother, also her cousin

Eun Won Jae - as young Jae-ha

Han So Hee - as young Eun-young

 

Credits: KBS official site

 

Other Titles: Bom-ui wal-cheu

 

Official Site: www.kbs.co.kr/drama/springwaltz/

 

Synopsis:

This is a story of two wounded hearts that fall in love with each other, heal each other and later forgive each other. Underlying their love are the shared memories of their childhood when they first met. Their dramatic love begins unfolding when the two – stouthearted rolled-rice seller Eun-young and famous pianist Jae-ha – accidentally run into each other on a train in Austria after Eun-young wins a grand prize and a trip to the country at an industrial art exhibition.

But Jae-ha has no idea that the unabashed girl from South Korea whom he meets on the train is the love of his childhood, the beautiful Eun-young from a remote island who brought a warm spring into his frozen heart. Their destined love undergoes a test when Philip, Jae-ha's manager, and Yi-na, who claims Jae-ha to be her childhood sweetheart, come into their lives. Adding to the spellbinding and heart-moving love story of Eun-young and Jae-ha is the scenic backdrop of Austria, the homeland of waltz, and the picturesque landscape of Namdo Island on Korea's southern coast.

Credits: KBS official site

 

 

The story begins with Eun-young's plane ride to Austria, where she happens to sit next to Song Inna, who is on her way to meet her childhood love, Jaeha. However, Jaeha (a.k.a: Chris Y), who has now grown up to be a young, accomplished pianist in Austria, seems not pleased with meeting Inna again after 15 years for some reason. Eun-young, on the other hand, excited about her first overseas trip, bumps into Phillip (Jaeha's manager and best friend), who has mistaken her as Inna whom he was suppose to pick up at the airport. The four meets, each in different turns of circumstances and incidents, and their story of love, fate and destiny begins.

On her train ride to a classical concert - a gift from Phillip – Eun-young meets Jaeha, who is also on his way to his concert. Despite him displaying his reluctance and indifference to be friendly to Eun-young, the two are immediately attracted to each other – especially for Jaeha, because of the way she reminds him of his long-lost childhood love (and that is not Song Lee-Na for him). After the concert, Jaeha meets Eun-young again, but soon finds out that she is in fact Phillip's love interest. Even with Inna by his side, and the sense of disappointment that his best friend is interested in Eun-young, Jaeha can't stop thinking about her. Eun-young, realizing that Jaeha is a renowned pianist and Inna's first love, also finds herself drawn to Jaeha time to time.

Credits: wikipedia

 

 

What I Think:

Young Eunyoung has really nice button eyes.  Han Hyo-ju meanwhile looks very pretty, her lips are so red, and she looks pretty even when her hair is all over the place. I think she does not have one scene where her hair was pulled up in a bun. She has great chemistry with Daniel Henney and So Do Young. Her clothes look good on her too, even if it looks weird and too bohemian and tattered look to it.

 

Now Jae-ha, there was one scene where Jae-ha confessed to the priest that he loves Eunyoung too, god he cannot cry a tear in that scene! SDY has a variety of clothes and they are colorful, black and drabby clothes are not part of this series. He has this air of Song Seung Hun about him; the director likes these looks in his lead actors I reckon. At first I really did not like him much, but I figured nah he looks cute too. 

 

I love the way Philip pursues Eunyoung. He is always there when she needs him. Who cannot love Daniel Henney! Duh! I am so amazed at how wonderful he looks in all his clothes, he has a very colorful wardrobe and he has one nice body to go with it. Awesome English lines, most of my fave lines in this series were from Philip! Daniel is so handsome.

 

For a change, at least this installment of Endless Love has a nice ending. Of the 4 Endless Love series, I think this one has the better story line. I'm not sure about the acting though, I still think the better actors are from "Autumn in my Heart." And I still love Won Bin! Yup I have to write Won Bin in there. Haha! As usual, it has very scenic backgrounds and the main theme song "One Love" by Loveholic is very very nice.

 

Some nice scenes:

@ Eunyoung and Philip riding a bus where she held his arm, he touched her hand. That was sweet.

@ Eunyoung and Philip looking at crystal pieces

@ Philip bandaging Eunyoung's broken ankle

@ Jae-ha realizing that Eunyoung was his long lost childhood friend

@ Eunyoung making Philip a finger puppet, he uses this doll to make Eunyoung smile

@ Philip already waiting for Eunyoung when she went home to visit her mom's grave

@ Philip and Eunyoung spending the night in the island when they were left behind by the ferry

@ Philip asking Eunyoung to be his girl, she did not let him kiss her, aish!

@ Eunyoung driving Jae-ha in a scooter! Hilarious and romantic

@ Jae-ha sitting in the backseat of the car just to be near her

@ Philip and Jae-ha's piano duet

@ Philip sheltering Eunyoung from the broken window glass very knight-in-shining-armor-ish!

@ Philip saying "I prayed for her (Eunyoung). I would do anything for her." to Jae-ha, telling him not to take her away from him

@ Philip seeing Jae-ha kiss Eunyoung

@ Philip telling Jae-ha "You have everything, a father, a mother, the piano and now…the one thing that I really want, you can't give me."

@ Jae-ha teaching Eunyoung to play the piano chords

@ Jae-ha not wanting to let go of Eunyoung's hand so he held her hand all day

@ All of Choi Si Won's scenes…Suju fans gotta watch him here!

@ The lake scene where Jae-ha told Eunyoung he loves her

@ Jae-ha's relationship with his half-brother

@ Jae-ha in bed waking up and hugging Eunyoung

@ Philip to Eunyoung "You gave me the best trip of my life."

@ The little half-brother running to Jae-ha as he left at the airport

@ Eunyoung and Jae-ha meeting again in Austria and getting married

 

 

Rating:  8 Korean kimchis out 10

 

Other Stuff:

* This is Super Junior's Choi Si Won's acting debut. I did not even realize it was him, and then I said wait a minute is this guy one of the SuJu boys?

 

* Han Hyo Joo was also in Nonstop 5 while Lee So Yon appeared in Super Rookie.