He plays as the heir of a millionaire grandpa whose will is to give all the inheritance to Jae-kyung once he turns 18 and after he graduates from high school. Being the grandson of a millionaire makes him very spoiled. He skips school; he beats up people and asks the lawyer to bail him out every time. Once he turns 18, his grandpa's right-hand person tells him that in order to get the inheritance; he needs to transfer to this small city outside of Seoul and to graduate from that high school. To his nightmare, he tends to fire the lawyer but he can't do it if he wants to keep the great inheritance. In that small village, he meets with the girl whom he never realized to have known since he was just a little boy. His past enfolds. He used to live in an orphanage also and his foster parents died in an accident. From then on, he forgets all his past including the orphanage and his little girlfriend, his first love, Choi Eun-hwan
Lee Yeon Hee – as Choi Eun-han
She is an orphan who lived all her life in a small village. She was abandoned by her mom, who can't recognize her when she came up to see her again. Being rejected by her mom, and ridiculed to be the girl who 'screw' her son's life (she thought Eun-hwan was pregnant when she met her), Eun-hwan goes up to Seoul to meet her old friend, her first love, Kang Jae-kyung. When they finally meet up again, she keeps quite and didn't tell him who she is. Will their love reacquaint again after that many years? And what happen to her terminal heart disease in which bring all the tragedy in this movie....
Summary:
From its title, the film "A Millionaire’s First Love" poses the ridiculous premise that somehow a story of A Millionaire’s First Love will be different from anyone else's. In the movie, at least, it is. Jae-gyung (Played by Hyeon Bin), a saucy high school drop-out who has no purpose in life than to inherit a huge sum in real estate from his wealthy grandfather, learns that his money can't buy love. That fact comes across as a shock to a boy who hasn't had to worry about little things like a cash settlement for punching his classmate in the face, because he always has a personal lawyer who can run down to the police station to pay a fine. Before he can inherit his grandfather's bequest, however, Jae-gyung is forced to go to a tiny school in a rural village to obtain a diploma. There he meets a clever young girl who is dying from a heart disease, Eun-hwan (Lee Yeon-hee). That's as far as the story's outline goes. And as simple as its plot might sound, the story's character development is even simpler. He is rich. She's poor. He's healthy; she's dying. He's from the city. She's from the countryside. The film juxtaposes classic elements of "pure" and "tainted". In the end, of course, it's the girl who's dying, who's poor, who was raised in the pure land of the countryside who converts a tainted spoiled city boy. The film leaves a bad taste in the mouth because it doesn't even try to add a twist of any kind. But hey, the film is a teenage fantasy. No one should expect social realism. But considering the limits of a teenage romance starring Hyeon Bin, the Korean heartthrob from the popular TV drama "My Lovely Samsoon" ("My Name is Kim Sam-soon") the film also has its own irresistible charms. The images in the opening credits of flashing numbers on screen as Jae-gyeong, in his loosely-worn school uniform, waits for an elevator in a decadent pose is as good a depiction as any of the budding teenage actor who is undoubtly an up-and-coming movie superstar in Korea. Kim Tae-gyoon, the film's director, seemed to admit this when he said, "What kind of Korean film director could resist Hyeon Bin?" He was more correct than he knew ¯ journalists, distributors and audience members can't resist the star, either. The film, which opened its set to the press in December ahead of the film's release, had one of the busiest crowds of reporters for local productions. It drew over 400,000 viewers in theaters across the nation when it opened earlier this year. Overseas, the film was sold to a Japanese distributor for a minimum guarantee of $1.5 million, funded by a company affiliated with Digital Adventure. In the end, that's what A Millionaire's First Love does to you ¯ gets you a kiss from other millionaires. Credits: joongangdaily.joins.com
What I Think:
This is the move debut for both the Hyun Bin and Lee Yeon Hee, and they pretty much did really good. I noticed the backdrop setting of the movie, very rural side of Korea that I have not seen before, but down the middle of the movie it made me want to live there because life is so simple and laid back and happy.
Hyun Bin is a good actor, his hairstyle though bothered me a lot, quite long but then it had to go with his image, he was a good-for-nothing bum grandson of a millionaire so yeah the hair did it, I just did not dig his hair here. He can emote in sad scenes, he can make fun of himself and he is looking so good doing it all. I am not a very big fan of his, but in here he impressed me.
Lee Yeon Hee – this is the first time I noticed her and the first time I saw her act. I thought she has a long hair because that was what I saw in their pictures but she is short-haired and man she looks so much like Im Soo Jung! Like they are twins! She looks like her but she does not have half the charisma and that innocent look that Soo Jung has.
To-watch-out-for notes: ^_^
@ The way the Eun-hwan just starts to pop out everywhere...so creepy! She was everywhere! I swear!
@ Im Jo Hwan, talk about 2 hot best friends! He was in the movie for a few minutes and he was looking so good! I love him! He was Hyun Bin’s friend here whom he called for money.
@ Jae-kyung running to get Eun-hwan into the hospital, that was a bit funny…he ran so fast carrying her but he cannot do the laps in his gym class!
@ When Jae-kyung gave Eun-hwan those nice white wool gloves.
@ The part where Eun-hwan was hospitalized and he was lying in the bed next to her, and they were staring at each other; she looks at him when he is asleep and he looks at her when she is asleep too…so sweet!
@ Jae-kyung said “I am here on behalf of flowers...coz they would not allow flowers, so I am here on behalf of flowers.”
@ Father to Eun-hwan: “Don’t be afraid to be happy. He is taking you from me…”
@ Hero of TVXQ sang “Insa/ Greeting” the ost that is a really nice sad song, another nice song is the piano piece with a humming part playing when he kissed her by the rain
@ When they were lying in bed together
@ Hyun-bin playing as the maid! So Hilarious!
Rating: 9 Korean Kimchis out of 10
My favorite rain scene, I love the background piano song here...
Nadan June 29, 2008 11:23 AM PDT Does any one know where I can listen to the OST online, I can't find any mp3's... I loved this movie, and I still have the music playing in my head.
Could anyone tell me where I can listen???
Thank you~!!!
aeisha November 28, 2007 05:50 PM PST currently seen this movie.... its really nice but a bit sad though...
aeisha November 28, 2007 05:49 PM PST currently seen this movie.... its really nice but a bit sad though...
choco October 7, 2007 06:44 PM PDT i loooooooove a millionaire's first love... i'm still can't get over it.
and you know what it was lee yeon hee who sang the female version of insa which is played in the wedding scene... i just learned it yesterday while wasting time watching and searching vids in youtube... ^_________^
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I am a typical chinese-filipino girl.
I am addicted to that chinese-korean-japanese thing that's going on
Name: Lei
Recurring Obsessions: Wonder Girls, Big Bang
Favorites:
Line: Aish!! Aja Fighting!
Food: Chocnuts, Shrimp Camaron, Squid Calamares, Tai Cha, Chao Fan, anything seafood, Chinese
Hobbies: Computers, Reading long novels, collecting cds
Writers: Maya Angelou, JK Rowling, Pearl Buck, William Shakespeare
Kpop Music: Wonder Girls, Shinee, Big Bang, Shinhwa, Fly to the Sky, Se7en, Hyori, TVXQ, Super Junior, Rain, GOD
Cpop Music: Alexander Wang Lee Hom, Wilber Pan, Jay Chou, Machi, Leo Ku
Jpop Music: Arashi, Utada Hikaru, W-inds
Filipino Music: Billy Crawford, MYMP, Richard Poon, Paolo Santos, Sitti, Kyla
Western Music: Boyz 2 Men, Blackstreet, Stevie Wonder, Gavin DeGraw, Switchfoot, Usher, Hoku, Jack Johnson, The Breeders, Corrine Bailey Rae
Actors: Denzel Washington, John Cusack, Won Bin, Kim Rae Won, Jo In Sung, Lee Jung Jin, Yun Jung Hun, Joo Ji Hoon, Jay Chou, Jun Matsumoto, Ikuta Toma
Actresses: Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Moon Guen Young, Yoon Eun Hye, Kim Tae Hee, Song Hye Kyo, Son Ye Jin, Jeon Ji Yeon, Shu Xi, Barbie Xu, Ranie Yang, Mao Inoue
I am part chinese, part filipino. I got the best of both worlds, what can I say. Lucky me!
MY KPOP GASOO OF THE MOMENT: SE7EN
“ Guys like Se7en might dance too well to be tough guys, but you really shouldn't mess with them because they have meaner friends and hotter chicks than you'll ever have. “
-Windows of the Seoul
Getting to know South Korea through music videos
John Nova Lomax
K-POP GROUP OF THE MOMENT: WONDER GIRLS
Do you want someone like this?
Kwon Ji Young is VIP!
I love G-Dragon! Coz GD is VIP! I love Big Bang!
This G-kid grew up mighty fine!
He has an awesome voice…
amazing moves…
excellent style…
adorable side grin…
Kwon Leader is so fly!
Kwon Leader is a major hottie!
Kwon Leader is VIP!
MY ACTRESS OF THE MOMENT: MAO INOUE
MY ACTOR OF THE MOMENT: IKUTA TOMA
MY ULZZANG OF THE MOMENT: JANG GUN SUK
SONG OF THE MOMENT:
Wonder Girls – So Hot
CURRENT STATE OF THINGS
I am crazy for anything Wonder Girls and Big Bang because they simply rock my world out!
MY FAVE KOREAN SERIES:
Princess Hours
Jumong
My Girl
Full House
Love Story in Harvard
I’m Sorry I Love You
Super Rookie
Memories in Bali
Lovers in Paris
Prince Hours/ Goong - S
Cofee Prince
9 End 2 Outs
MY FAVE KOREAN MOVIES:
Taekgugi
The Classic
My Little Bride
Il Mare
Jenny Juno
Daddy Long Legs
My Sassy Girl
MY TOP KOREAN ACTORS
1. Won Bin
2. Jo In Sung
3. Kim Rae Won
4. Yun Jung Hun
5. Lee Jung Jin
6.Eric Moon
7. Chung Jung Myung
8. Lee Dong Wook
9. Joo Ji Hoon
10. Jung Woo Sung
MY TOP KOREAN ACTRESSES:
1. Kim Tae Hee
2. Jeon Ji Yeon
3. Song Hye Kyo
5. Han Ga In
6.Im Soo Jung
7. Yoon Eun Hye
8. Hyo Yi Jae
9. Son Ye Jin
PRINCESS HOURS ROCKS MY WORLD!
GO SHIN SEJA JOONAH!!
gomsehmaree gah han jib eh ees uh
appa gom
umma gom
eh gee gom
appa gom eun ddong ddong heh
umma gom eun nahl sheen heh
eh gee gom eun num moo gee uh wuh
euh seuk euh seuk jahl han da
MY TO DO LIST:
1. Travel the World.
I’ve always been fascinated with foreign places.
I want to go to London & see Prince William. See The Northern/ Southern Lights in Australia. Be amazed by Egypt & the Pyramids of Giza. Watch the waves wash the shore in Hawaii.
2. Do an Asian tour with my close friends.
We plan to hop to South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Indonesia. All we need is a date. Hint Hint Hint.
3. Get married in a church on top of a hill where I can only feel warmth, peace, love and happiness.
4. Learn a second language.
Because learning a second language is like having a second soul.
5. Be in two places at the same time.
It doesn’t just happen in the movies you know.
NAE SARANG SHINHWA!
ME AND BIGBANG--WE BELONG TOGETHER!
BIG BANG IS VIP!
EAU:torride[M] for the se7en/shinhwa banner
popcornfor2 for the cute goong and full house gifs
P_SE7EN@popcornfor2 for the goong-s gifs
ygbigbang for the big bang gifs
Hyun Bin – as Kang Jae-kyung 
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