Joo Ji Hoon and Song Ji Hyo have continued their romance even after the finish of drama "Goong" where they both starred in. Song Ji Hyo has been seen frequenting Joo Ji Hoon's house, to the extent that she practically lives there. It has also been pointed out that Song Ji Hyo has been seen carrying 2 boxes of cherries every time she visits, bringing about a strange discussion between netizens.
And towards the end of 2007, there were also fan accounts saying that she was seen riding at the back of Joo Ji Hoon's motorcycle.
After the romantic TV drama The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog, which was equally successful in Taiwan and Hong Kong, Taiwan's SET TV releases another fairy tale-like series GreenForest, My Home. Also starring handsome actors and actresses, it offers a fantasy world where dreams come true as long as one believes! Handsome Leon Jay Williams from Wedding Gown In Heaven plays the talented young William, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who returns from Austria to head the SpencerMusicAcademy. Singer Esther Liu from the duo Sweety plays Sophie, the daughter in a musician family who takes up the position of Artistic Director at the SpencerMusicAcademy. William fails to realize Sophie is the girl he vowed to protect for life in the GreenForest back in his childhood days. Instead he mistakes her step-sister Susan (Song Zhi Ai), who is always jealous of Sophie, as the little girl he has always missed. Meanwhile, Owen (Ethan Ruan), childhood friend of Sophie, returns to find Sophie, only he is now going by a different name which Sophie does not recognize. The four childhood friends meet up once more, but the relationships among them have become far more complicated than they can imagine...
Credits: silent regrets
Official sites: http://www.ttv.com.tw/drama/2005/Greenforest/index.htm http://www.settv.com.tw/metro/m098/
What I Think:
I am so behind with Taiwanese drama but I cannot let this series pass me by, it is just wonderful.
Esther Liu, I just love this girl. She was so young at 17, when she did this series but she did a lot of maturing up to play 21 year old Sophie at match up to Leon Williams who is 10 years her senior. Esther has improved a lot in terms of acting, she did a lot better here than when she did West Side Story. She is very pretty, looks great in most camera angles, can look really perky and happy when the scene calls for it after all she is 17yo girl. She falters in some sad, emotional and angry scenes though.
Leon Jay Williams, he looks debonair in a suit and clean cut hair.He looks awesome really! I liked him so much; he was my fave actor in the series until I realized that Ethan Ruan was in this series too…hehe. One thing with his acting is, he can look sullen and stone and too stiff in some of his sad, serious scene…you can feel not much emotion when it is needed.; his looking good in power suits and singing English in Forever makes up for his flaws.
Ethan Ruan is my runaway favorite. Who cannot love Joe Cheng’s best friend? Hehehe! I love how he loved Sophie, he was funny, wacky, pensive and loving and looking good all at the same time! He has great charisma, the spotlight loves him, when he is in a scene, I can only focus on him alone. Ethan looks a lot like Eddie Peng, I swear, they look alike in a lot of ways. He is such a promising actor.
Song Zhi Ai as Susan, I was not much into her, I don’t like her hair, her angled chin and all…but her clothes, her clothes are quite cool though. Acting is not that impressive, she looks like in Taiwanese moviedom, she will always be the second rate antagonist that she is. I find now spark in her.
Check out the soundtrack!!! I love Forever by Leon Williams! He sound good...the song is in all English by the way!
Rating: 9 Taiwanese Taicha out of 10
Other Stuff:
* Opening Theme Song:Zui Yong Gan De Xing Fu by Sweety
* Closing Theme Song: Wu Fa Kai Ko by William So (awesome awesome song!)
* Insert Song: Forever by Leon Jay Williams
* You can read the full summary in spcnet review site
* While filming the series, Esther Liu and Than Ruan started dating each other, they look good together. It’s like they are Barnes and Noble, they go freaking together.
* Ethan Ruan is best friends with Mike He (Devil Beside you) and Joe Cheng (It Started with a Kiss). Friends of the same feather flock beautifully together!
credits: yesasia, yahoo image, spcnet, official site
Gong Yoo – as Arthur Choi /Choi Han-gyeol He is smart and witty but he is a restless soul who cannot commit himself to one line of work. He is a self-absorbed person and he doesn’t like bothering other people nor does he like being bothered himself. He is an independent person and he shows no interest in the lives of other people. But deep inside, he is a warm person. There are many things to do in life but he doesn’t want to be stuck with inheriting the family business. His grandmother forces him to manage Coffee Prince one day... Unable to disobey his grandmother, he discovers the rich aroma of coffee while working at Coffee Prince and he also fall sin love with the unpredictable Eun-chan...
Yoon Eun-hye – as Andie Koh Eun-chan When she walks down the streets of Myung-dong, young girls will shriek and stare at her pretty boy looks. But she’s not a boy. She’s a woman who has a black belt in Taekwondo and talks in a husky voice like a guy. After her father passed away, her family was able to make ends meet through the help of relatives for 8 years. She supports her family who live in a small one-room rooftop apartment. Since her father loved the taste of coffee, she developed an uncanny ability of telling apart different coffee just from smelling them. Later on, she finds a job at Coffee Prince. She aims to become a barista one day.
Lee Seon-gyoon- as Choi Han-sung He is Han-gyeol’s cousin. He is a stubborn artist who has a romantic side and easy-going personality. When he meets strangers, he greets them with a friendly smile and talks freely about a range subjects with them but he never reveals his inner feelings. He stays away from the family business unlike his family members and relatives and finds himself as the outcast of the family, which makes him a lonely soul. He comforts his soul by turning to music. He is in control of every aspect of his professional career and is good at what he does but due to his past relationship with Yoo-joo, he is not comfortable around woman. So when he meets Eun-chan, who has a pleasant smile and puts people at ease, he is immediately attracted to her...
Chae Jeong-an - as Han Yoo-joo
She is a passionate woman. Her alluring hair seems to have the powers of Samson. Each strand of hair seems to give her a wicked intellect. She is a free-spirited nonconformist. She is liberal, sexy and very delicate. Because of her nonconforming attitude, it is easy for her to make new friends but they also find her personality to be too liberal. Although she is never intimidated by anything in life, she has a tender soul and is emotionally vulnerable. Although she loved Choi Han-sung, she left him to go to New York and pursue her passion for painting. She later realizes that she is still in love with Han-sung and returns to Seoul but Han-sung does not take her back...
Summary:
17 episodes
Coffee Prince’s Flagship Store is a TV series that revolves around the love life and dreams of four young people who meet together at a café.
Han-gyeol (actor Gong Yoo) is a smart young man who hates to be tied down to one career in his life. Abhorring the idea of joining the family business, he is ordered by his grandmother to manage a café. Unable to disobey his grandmother, he reluctantly takes over the responsibility of running a café and begins to immerse himself in the gourmet coffee business. One day, he meets Eun-chan, a cheerful girl who has an unpredictable personality, and learns the meaning of true love...
Coffee Prince is a story about a group of young people who find themselves drawn to the gourmet coffee business where they also find love and new hope. The TV series will also show what it takes to run a family business and become a true steward who can oversee a company.
I can no longer remember when I first saw Gong Yoo act; all I know is I like him so much now. He looks better with long hair than his short army cut one. He is definitely a great actor; he is switty---sweet and witty. Hehehe… he knows his duties and once he was comfortable in his own shoes, he was in full control of the café. I am a new fan.
Yoon Eun Hye was just superbly brilliant in this series as much as she was in Princess Hours. At first I was kind of hesitant to watch this series because I’m not sure if I can handle watching her in her boyish hair and looks. If she were a real boy, darn she’s one hell of a good looking boy! She looks so pretty, good acting too, and believable Taekwondo stunts.
Did you know that Lee Seon gyun was in Love so Divine? Yup he was...I kinda like him, he has a really nice Aura, very silent and nice. Chae Jeong-an is already amarried woman in real life but she looks as young and vibrant as Eun Hye. She can pass of as a bachelorette even! So pretty and she was in Emperor of the Sea too!
I don’t know how Koreans took to this drama’s theme—Homosexuality…But Gong-yoo’s charms and Eun hye’s acting can turn all their views around. They have undeniably strong chemistry together! God, I have just added Gong Yoo to my drool-worthy k-pop actors! I love him! Plus the waffle guy looks cute too! Lol! And the soundtrack… come on who does not love the soundtrack?
2007 is definitely Big Bang's year. They are the only artistes on our chart with three No. 1 songs: Dirty Cash, °ÅÁþ¸» (Lie), and ¸¶Áö¸·Àλç (Last Greeting). °ÅÁþ¸» (Lie) also broke our chart record by spending 7 weeks at No. 1. Big Bang are also the top vote-getters in our fan votings for the Daesang. They released one full album at the end of last year and two mini albums in 2007, all selling very well. Their total score of 916 out of 1000 is the highest score we've gotten for a Daesang winner as well. Congratulations!
Here is the final list of our 10 Bonsang winners for the Daesang award, in the order of how they finished:
Chart Score (60%) + Album Sales (20%) + Fan Voting (20%) = 100%
1. Big Bang (600+116+200) = 916 2. SG Wannabe (467+200+31) = 698 3. Super Junior (347+171+96) = 614 4. See Ya (505+86+2) = 593 5. Epik High (373+136+40) = 549 6. Ivy (428+63+10) = 501 7. ERU (389+52+44) = 485 8. MC The Max (398+71+4) = 473 9. YangPa (281+83+2) = 366 10. Lee Ki Chan (311+37+2) = 350
You should check out their english album! awesome english lyrics!!
HAPPY 2009!!
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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