Lee San San Committed Suicide?
 
Lee San San was yesterday reported to have committed suicide and was taken to hospital. When reporters called her boyfriend, Chin Ka Lok, they received no reply. Then they called her assistant, the assistant said that Lee San San will call back to explain but no calls were received. When asked if Lee San San was working, the assistant explained that Lee San San was currently with her friends and could not be contacted. Thus, making the situation more mysterious.

Chin Ka Lok and Lee San San have been dating for 8 years. Earlier, reports stated that they were going to get married. Soon after these happy rumours, news came out that they had split up because Chin Ka Lok was pressuring Lee San San to get married. There are also rumours going around revealing a third person in their relationship.

When the media telephoned Chin Ka Lok’s friend, Timmy Hung, he expressed that he had not heard that Lee San San had committed suicide. The rumoured ‘third person’, host, Michael Wai, revealed that he had contacted Lee San San and that she had a cold so she had to go to the hospital.

 

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FEBRUARY 17, 2006

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Only You

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cast:

Jillian Cha Eun Jae (Han Chae Young) is an optimistic girl who gets a scholarship to a cooking school in Italy as the prize for winning a cookery contest in Korea. She loves to cook and hopes to work as a chef to support her family. She met her prince charming while she was studying in Italy. After 6 years of keeping secret from him, she finally meets him again, and the story continues... Yi Joon still has this feelings towards her, and always wants to find her again after that night in Italy. Eun Jae, with the help of Yi Joon, works at the family restaurant which almost being demolish if Yi Joon cannot manage to bring up the restaurant's prestige. With Eun Jae being the head chef, together they overcome all problems, including the rejection from Yi Joon's noona (big sister) and Father.

 

 

TJ Han Ji Yoon (Jo Hyun Jae) is the son of the chairman of the powerful Dae Young Group who is looking for his mother who he haven't seen since he was 7 in Italy. He was bitter and sad after finding out the facts that his mom is still alive and well, living in Italy. He met his mom the day before her wedding... Met with Eun-jae, and having to spend the time with her, created this whole "problem" for the next 6 years. He has not idea that happened to her for the past 6 years, and how she's been living on her own. After he finds her, he is very determined to bring back his wife and son and be a family. His determination in this drama had to be applauded... *hehe* he even puts eun jae's picture and his son as a wallpaper on his laptop.

 

 

 

Jonathan Jeon Hyun Sung (Lee Chun Hee) is childhood friend of Eun Jae, he follows Eun Jae to Italy with his own feelings for her about be unleashed. He always loves Eun Jae, eventhough he knows what Eun Jae doesn't have any feelings for him, rather than just as bestfriends. His character here is almost the same as Soo Yun's character. Being there for Eun Jae, and even renting a house for Eun Jae and her family to live in, this guy will do anything for Eun Jae. But sadly, she doesn't love him the way that he wants her to be...

 

 

Trixie Ji Soo Yun (Hong Soo Hyun) is Yi Joon childhood's friend. She has feelings for Yi-Joon for many years in secret but is unable to watch a relationship develop between Yi Joon and Eun Jae without discomfort. All she wants is to be with Yi Joon, but he doesn't share the same feelings as she does. Her feelings somehow will annoy us, the audience. To see how a girl can just through her pride away to pursue a man who doesn't even love her that way. She did everything she could, and even begged Yi Joon's dad to allow her to marry him. She confronts Eun jae that she'll raise her son as her own.

 

 

 

 

Summary:

Eun Jae (Han Chae Young) is a very stubborn, prideful, and head-strong girl who has a passion for cooking. Because she does not have an interest in studying, she runs away to Italy before she graduates from high school to enroll in cooking school. Her high school friend, who loves her dearly and shares her passion for cooking, comes along with her.

Han Yi-Joon (Jo Hyun Jae) is from a wealthy family who owns a large hotel and various restaurants. He travels to Italy to attend his estranged mother's wedding and there he runs into Eun Jae, who had also been seeking the mother, who happens to be a chef, to learn the secrets to making great pasta. She comforts Yi-Joon, who is distraught over his mother remarrying, and they have this one-night stand. But the next day, Eun Jae's friend (I forgot his name) shows up and confronts Yi-Joon. He tells him that he is Eun-jae's boyfriend, and Yi-joon got shocked and left. Six years later, the story tells that Eun-jae has a son, and she has to give up her dream - but does not tell Yi-Joon.

Six years later, they have all returned to live in Korea - Eun Jae working low paying cooking jobs, Yi-Joon taking over the operations of his family's restaurant, and Eun Jae's friend working as a chef for one of the restarurants owned by Yi-Joon and supporting Eun Jae's family, including the child born out of wedlock, financially because they have fallen on hard times. Yi-Joon still has feelings for EunJae and they run into each other just as he is looking for a new chef for his restaurant - with her in mind. The dramatic tension unfolds as the three main characters work out their feelings for each other as they work together in close proximity.

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What I Think:

Han Chae Young and Joo Hyun Jae has an undeniably strong chemistry! Han Chae Young can look pretty if she is made up, like if her hair is done in a nice bun, she looks elegant that way. If she had difficulty executing the sob scenes in Chun-hyang then she redeemed herself somehow in Only You. I like her character because she knows what she wants, she knows she loves TJ so she would not just about to give him up to Trixie that easily. I like the way she raised her little boy to be someone loving, respectful and happy.

 

Joo Hyun Jae, okay I really liked him in “Love Letter” and “Sunshine of Love”(I have seen only a few episodes of that series.) but it is only in “Only You” that I have learned to really really like him! My shobe always says that Joo Hyun Jae looks chubby but when we saw him here omg was his body tall and lean! He is not only handsome but he is a good actor as well! He does well in the sobbing, the happy scenes, the scenes with his little boy, he is especially great when he just flares up and tells Jillian that he is crazy about her! Oh god he is really good! He is an underestimated actor, has he won a baek sang award before? Cause he is really good. But I don’t think so, he has not won any baek sang. I love Joo Hyun Jae even more! J

 

The background music!! Omg! My favorite song: Shining Days, the humming one played in this series is the very same music played in “Sunshine of Love” which also stars Joo Hyun Jae and Song Hye Kyo. I absolutely love love this song!!!!!!!!! I should start thinking if I want this for my wedding! Hahaha! That’s how much I like the song! After hearing this song in “Sunshine of Love” before, I went on a frantic search in the net for the freakin title!! I have not checked the Only You OST but Shining Days is track 1 of the Sunshine of Love OST.

 

Scenes to watch out for:

** The 4-part ending

** The incident in Italy. J

** TJ shouting and going crazy telling a shocked Jillian that he is crazily in love with her!

** TJ, Jillian and Joshua having a picnic together.

** TJ telling Joshua he is his dad, the cute boy just cried.

** Jonathan and TJ both giving Jillian the same kind of cell phone, she just stared at both the phones.

** TJ and Jillian meeting again after their incident in Italy.

 

 

Rating: 8 Korean Kimchi out of 10

 

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Forbidden Love: Tale of the 9-year old Fox

 

 

Cast:

Kim Shi Yeon (Kim Tae Hee) is one of the warriors who has the best ability in the Gumiho clan. She's the chosen one. Works as the Natural History Museum curator by day, and warrior by night. She falls in loves with human which the clan considered as taboo. She's a possessor of a tragic destiny that causes her complications between her leaving the clan and her personal love affair.




Kang Min Woo (Joo Hyun Jae) is a special officer trained to exterminate the Gumiho clan, but he falls in love with Shi-yeon. As he loves Shi-yeon, he becomes friendlier towards the Gumiho clan, but when his companions were killed one by one by the Gumiho clan, even his younger sister, he becomes hostile against the clan. As a possessor of warm personality, he forms a tenacious bond with his surrounding companions using his abundant affinity and humaneness. He turned out to be Shi Yeon's childhood's friend, and their love rekindle again after being separated for many years.




Mu Young (JunJin) holds the most powerful skill among the Gumiho clan warriors and is considered the prominent successor as leader of the clan. He is a model leader not only in battle, but in excellent commandry of the members in his organization. He is intellectual and reserved in every matters, so his thoughts are not revealed to others. As he watches Shi-yeon, whom he loves, love Min-woo, a human, he gets a hellish feeling towards it.




Chae Yi (Han Ye Seul) is the Gumiho clan's female hunter. Among the warriors in the clan, she can use her unique ability to transform. As a possessor of a sexy appearance, she is admired by many human men, but in reality, she only looks at Mu-young, the leader of the warriors.
However, before her feelings towards Mu-young stands another obstacle other than Shi-yeon. It's the truth that the man she loves the most is the son of the foe who exterminated her family.




Rang (Park Joon Seok) is the Gumiho clan's hunter. He is a new generation Gumiho clan warrior who loves motorcycles and music.
He has the brightest personality among the Gumiho clan warriors.
He feels heartbroken when he sees Chae-yi, who he was the friendliest with, only look at Mu-young's back.




Sa Joon (Uhm Tae-woong) is the right-hand man who helps Mu-young, the leader of the warriors. With a combination of his outstanding strategy and battle ability, he is an individual who Mu-young considers him like an older brother and solely opens his thoughts to him.

 

Summary:

Vampire is to West as Gumiho is to East. Gumiho wae jeon or The Nine-tailed Fox - A Supplementary Tale is a modern drama taken from the old Asian myth about a nine-tailed fox race that took the form of a human. Their favorite delicacy - human livers.

 

Based on the legend of an old fox that loves men but is betrayed by them, the drama aims to recreate the old story in accordance with the modern age, transforming the incompatible destiny between a man and an old fox into a tragic love story. Moreover, the drama strengthens its persuasiveness, containing scientific perspectives, such as the ethnic problems of gene discrimination triggered from the decoding of the genome map, the socioeconomic problems of life-longevity and the side-effects of human reproduction.

The drama introduces a new type of love conflict by portraying the hostile but unbreakable doomed relationship between a man and an old fox. It is different from the typical antagonism between the good and the bad containing the general conception that an old fox is an enemy of a man. Throughout the story, the drama aims to create a new and striking hero, appealing to not only the young viewers, the main target, but also the older generation.

The drama will rewrite a new myth that overturns the general knowledge on the old fox, and expectedly will create a sensation from viewers with new materials and sensible images. Along with that, all characters within the drama will be presented as heroes and new icons of the Wanna-Be culture.

The drama deals with a love story between heterogeneities that are extremely different from the birth, far from the common romantic conflicts that stem from human relationships. The main characters' desperate struggle for love will unfold in the cold electronic and state-of-art technology, the first time ever to be presented to the TV drama fans in Korea.

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Other Titles:

Gumiho

9- Tailed Fox: A Supplementary Tale

 

 

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What I Think:

 

** This series has all the of Korea’s most beautiful, most handsome faces in it. I love Kim Tae Hee! She is so beautiful; she is one of my fave k-actresses. Then there is Joo Hyun Jae, I have started loving him much again these days… I already liked him in Love Letter, I have always though he looks so chubby and stuff, but when I saw his bod in Forbidden Love and his leanness in Only You I fell for him all over again. Next there is Junjin! Who does not love him in shinhwa! He is tall and you should see him here when he is not wearing any top, I think he has got the best muscles in this series! J  Then there is Uhm Tae Woong! I never thought Uhm Jung Hwa’s younger bro was this hot. Watching him in those dark suits and glasses— killer hot! J

 

** The way Uhm Tae Woong looks when he is wearing a suit! Lord does he look so darn good! I am starting to like this guy, he looks so debonair and so dangerous, so powerful whenever he wears a suit and those dark sun glasses! Jeesh!

 

** In episode 8 where Si-yon and Min-woo were walking side by side in the middle of a dirt road with lots of green trees around them, it was so scenic! You could see how tall Joo Hyun Jae is here, not to mention cute. J Weird cause in this beautiful scene, is where Si-yon breaks up with Min-woo.

 

** The acting; okay Kim Tae Hee and Joo Hyun Jae has some chemistry going, they were okay together, they cannot be all chummy because this is after all an action series. This is the first series that I have seen Junjin act, he did okay not too spectacular though, he needs to work on his emotions more, he lacks some emotions. The girl who plays one of Kim Tae Hee’s close gumiho girl friend, I cannot stand her chinky, piercing eyes! She kills me, she needs to stop that stare!

 

Scenes to watch out for:

** Enagement of Si-yon to Moo-young, the placing of the rings and Moo-young kissing her forehead! Junjin looks so gentle and sweet here! J

** Si-yon revealing to Minwoo that she is a gumiho. He was so shocked here!

** Moo-young realizing that Si-yon is the 1000-year-old fox when he saw the sign on her back.

** All the scenes where Moo-young is protecting Si-yon from the wrath of his mother.

** Rang nursing a crush on Kang Min-joo, Min-woo’s younger sister! They look cute together actually, he feels weird but he is indeed drawn to her.

** The ending scene. Must-see. I cannot begin how to describe it.

 

Rating: 8 Korean Kimchi out of 10

 

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Peach Girl

 

Cast:

 

Momo/ Xiao Tao (in Peach Girl drama)-Annie Wu Cheng Jun

Xiao Tao is the heroine of the drama. Like Momo, she is misunderstood and has a troubled love life.

Toji/ Dong Shi (in Peach Girl drama) - Wu Ke Qun

Dong Si is the guy Xiao Tao has liked since high school. Like Toji, he is shy and very gullible.

Kiley/ Ah Li (in Peach Girl drama)- Vanness Wu Jian Hao

A Li is the popular playboy at school who falls for Xiao Tao. Like Kairi, he is flirty, sweet, and absolutely *gorgeous*. And he can sing well too

Sae/ Sha Hui (in Peach Girl drama)-Guan An Ru

Sha Hui is Xiao Tao's friend-turned-enemy. She is very beautiful and the most popular girl in school. She is also self-absorbed, sly, and she loves to ruin Xiao Tao's life.

 

Jigoro Oji/ Lu Wu Wang (in Peach Girl drama) - Duncan

Lu Wu Lang is a handsome model who falls in love with Sha Hui when she becomes a model too. He is gorgeous and gullible, and he will do anything to please Sha Hui.

 

Nurse Misao/ Ah Cao Jie (in Peach Girl drama) - Vicky Chen

Ah Cao Jie is the school nurse. She is very close with A Li and she also befriends Xiao Tao.

 

3G – YoYo, Xiao Ming, Edward Oh Di

They also let Xiao Tao live in a vacant room on the upper floor of the restaurant's building, after she gets kicked out of her place. Almost every time these 3 appear they add humor to the scene.

3 Mean Girls - Chen Fang Zhi , Liu Shu Ting, Zhong Jia Ling
These are 3 of Sha Hui's friends who bully Xiao Tao in the beginning, but later befriend her when they find out the truth about Sha Hui.

 

Other Titles: Mi Tao Nu Hai

 

Summary:

Shopping after school, Momo spots a cute bag. Sae convinces her not to get it, then goes back for it herself so people will fawn over her stylish new bag. Such an annoying and small incident...but this is how Ueda sets up the pattern for things to come. Momo sees something she wants, and Sae scrambles to get it first.

Momo has had a crush on Toji since junior high school. But knowing Sae's habits as she does, when Sae attempts to figure out who Momo likes, what choice does Momo have but to throw her off the scent? So instead of confessing her interest in Toji, Momo points to the most popular guy in school, Kiley Okayasu, instead. Much to her surprise, Kiley winks at her! But that's soon forgotten, for within minutes, Sae has approached Kiley with a gift of cookies. Kiley, however, is not so easy to catch. Unbeknownst to Momo, Kiley observed the whole "bag incident" and rejects Sae.

Although Momo is herself misunderstood (thanks to her easily tanned skin), she blindly accepts Kiley's reputation as a shallow playboy. So when she hears of his rejection of Sae, her low opinion of him somewhat improves. That would have been the end of Kiley's involvement, except someone writes "Kiley + Momo" on a blackboard. Sae indignantly denies she did it, but no matter who did do it, Momo's in a bad situation: What if Toji saw?

This predicament pales in comparison to the next blow. Someone's been spreading the rumor that Kiley and Momo have kissed! Then she finds out it's Kiley himself who's saying it! In desperation, she tracks Kiley down, hoping to convince him to squelch the rumor. It turns out the reason Kiley's been saying such things is because Momo once rescued him from drowning, and he believed she gave him CPR. Ever since, he's had a thing for Momo. In reality, it was a lifeguard who gave him CPR. To resolve the situation, Kiley kisses her, turning the rumor into truth.

Her first kiss stolen--the kiss she'd been saving for Toji--Momo is mortified. Worse, no matter how she tries to ditch him, Kiley won't leave her alone. The crowning glory of her grief is that it's obvious that Toji has heard the rumors. But this is the point in the story where Toji becomes a person instead of a plot device.

Toji has known Momo since junior high and knows she's a good girl, and not the shallow beach bunny her dark skin suggests she is. Toji confronts Kiley, threatening him and telling him not to toy with Momo. Intrigued, wily Kiley taunts Toji, implying he might go steady with Momo to ease Toji's concerns. Toji's response is explosive, leaving no room to doubt his disapproval.

Wanting to know more, Toji asks Sae about it, just as Momo, followed by Kiley, walks by. In true weasel fashion, Sae drags Toji behind some shrubbery so they might eavesdrop. What they hear comes as a shock to both. In an attempt to get Kiley to leave her alone, Momo tells him there's a guy she likes. Kiley instantly figures out it's Toji and wonders why Momo's never told Toji how she feels. Momo explains that a friend told her that Toji said he doesn't like dark girls, so she's waiting until she's pale enough before confessing her feelings. This is why she quit swimming and is addicted to sunscreen.

Isn't that pitiful? And that's not even halfway through the first book! It's from here on out Sae starts doing her worst....

 

What I Think:

My only reason for watching this god-forsaken series is cause of Vanness Wu. I have very high hopes for Peach Girl because the mangga version is so hyped; people say it is good, so I figured the series will be too.

 

The story has a big flaw and the acting too… there is absolutely no chemistry between the actors, except maybe for Anne Wu and Vanness Wu, they have little chemistry working I guess, Vanness always makes me giddy. J But Dong Si is just so stiff, no reactions, no feelings, if he stands still for a moment I can take him for a log! Sha Hui okay she is a little good, she just kills me with her angelic face and all. I cannot absolutely fathom how 2 pretty girls, Sha Hui and Xiao Tao go crazy and fight over Dong Si! Good lord help them! Come on Dong Si aint that good looking at all, and his personality is not that great to match, he is very weak and gullible!

 

I cannot get over that fact that after Xiao Tao was ‘raped” by Lu Wu Wang she just went on with life, got over the incident so fast! She was “raped” then the next scene she was skating with Ah Li already! Duh!

 

Anne Wu and Vanness Wu have the same family names, could they be relatives? J Just thinking. Oh let me talk about the setting, it is the same school that is used in Mars and Meteor Garden!

 

Some worth-mentioning scenes, most of it are Ah Li’s scenes… hehehe. J

** Ah Li (Vanness Wu) dancing with Xiao Tao (Anne Wu). Ah Li is a heart-throb and he dances very well too.

** Xiao Tao gives Ah Li a CPR and saves his life when he drowned at the beach.

** Ah Li heard the rumor that he and Xiao Tao kissed so he changed the rumor into truth and really kissed her.

** Ah Li fell of the stairs with Xiao Tao on top of him, and then the whole school clapped for them!

** Ah Li tying Xiao Tao’s shoe lace.

** Dong Si doing the “L” for “like” sign in front of the whole class for Xiao Tao.

** Dong Si kissing Xiao Tao for the first time after their argument.

** The scenes where Lu Wu Wang and Sha Hui were trying to stage a “rape” scene for Xiao Tao. These moronic baboons!

** Ah Li carrying Xiao Tao piggy back style when she hurt her foot at the forest.

** Ah Li and Xiao Tao planting flowers and Ah Li said “Peach Blossoms means I am your captive” and kissed her on her forehead.

** Xiao Tao: Where are you right now?

     Ah Li: I am in your heart right now.

** The ending: that Ah Li and Xiao Tao ended up together. J I cannot stand it if she ended up with Dong Si. J

Other Stuff:

** Ai De Jui Shi Ni - Lee Hom Wang.

The opening theme song is entitled “Ai De Jui Shi Ni” (Simply in Love with You) sung by my favorite, Alexander Wang Li Hom. I like the song so much and the video too. The version played in the series is shorter than Lee Hom’s version from his cd.

 

** Wo Yi Ran Xiang Xin Ni Hai Ai Wo – Valen Hsu (Liu Hong Hua). The song that plays during the closing credits. Valen Hsu also acted with F4 in (another?) lousy series, Come into my Place.

 

** Dance With Me Tonight - Vanness Wu
This is the song that Ah Li sings at the club party in episode 1. Vanness also sang this live at the F4 Music Party concert.

** Ni Bu Ai Wo Ai Sui - Vanness Wu
This is the song Ah Li sings to Xiao Tao acapella over the school's loud speaker in episode 12. The CD version of the song (the same version this mp3 is) then begins to play in the background when Xiao Tao enters the room.

 

** First serialized in Klamp Kodansha's Monthly Best Friend (Bessatsu Friend) magazine in 1998, Peach Girl has been hitting the top of sales charts in Japan for years now, and since its publication in English by TOKYOPOP (first in the manga anthology Smile, then in a continuing graphic novel series), it's definitely become a fan favorite in the U.S.

I am not a fervent anime fan, but I do love anime a lot, and Klamp Kodansha also produced my other fave mangga, Chobits! J

 

Rating: 5 Taiwanese Taicha out of 10

 

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