The Wedding

Cast:

Jang Nara - Lee Se-na

Ryu Shi Won - Daren Han Seung-woo

Myung Se Bin  - Shin Yoon-su

Lee Hyun Woo - Eugene Suh Jin-hui

Choi Woo Jae - Jung-min

Toe Mo - Louie

Gong Hyun Joo - Oh Su-ji

Kim Min Ju - Cha Eun-hee

Kang Suk Woo - Lee Jung-il

Nah Young Hee - Sung Hae-lim

Jung Young Sook - Jung Sook-hee

Lee Sae Min - Se-na's brother, studying abroad

Han Seung Joo - Seung-woo's brother

 

 

Official Site: http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/wedding2005/

 

 

Summary:

Unlike many K-drama series, Wedding begins with two young lovers tying the knot. However almost from the word go, things do not go smoothly for the newlyweds. Se-na (Jang Nara) is a music graduate from a rich family and works as a manager at a theater. She was introduced to diplomat Seung-woo (Ryu Shi Won) and the two decide to marry because they are considered a good match.

As time goes by, however, they clash on virtually every issue because of their different backgrounds and life values. Seung-woo begins falling for his childhood sweetheart, Yun-soo (Myung Se Bin), who is far less reckless than Se-na. But as her husband drifts away from her, Se-na grows more attracted to him and begins to take steps towards reconciling their differences.

Lee Se-na is the only daughter from a wealthy background. Because of her pampered upbringing, she believes that she can get anything she wants if she sets her heart to it. She meets Han Seung-Woo, a self-made diplomat, who is not-so-secretly in love with his childhood friend Yoon-su, currently in Japan with her fiance, Seung-Woo's colleague Jin-Hui. Se-na instantly falls in love with Seung-Woo, who asks her what she thinks the meaning of marriage is. In their subsequent marriage, their values are questioned as Se-na's complete trust in Seung-Woo shatters with the realization of Yoon-su's and Seung-Woo's relationship, and Seung-Woo's happiness in marriage shatters with Se-na's deepening mistrust and her own relationship with Jin-Hui.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What I Think:

It is quite a surprise for me that I actually liked this series because I have never been very found of Jjang Nara (but I like some of her songs) and with Ryu Shi Won, I think he’s okay.

 

There have been many scenes that I really like. One was when Se-Na, and Daren Han Seung-woo met up with their parents for their wedding. I felt that there were so many issues between them that they have not settled. And that Daren and his mom have so much pride! They are killing me! Then the scene after that, where Daren’s mom gave her heirloom ring to Yoon-su! Oh Lord, she is crazy! Come on, rings like, she’s suppose to give that to her daughter-in-law and she knows Se-Na likes that ring so much.That was so awkward!

 

I cried a bucket of tears in some scenes, mostly in the scenes where Se-Na thinks that she is already resigning to the fact that she and Daren are so much a world away, so very different, and her realizing that Daren is still in love with his childhood sweetheart.

 

 

 

 

Other Stuff:

** Tomo of Showbiz Extra (Arirangtv) is actually in this series! I swear to god I have no idea he is in this! I kinda like Tomo coz he can look totally handsome in one take and looks weirdo in another. Whatever I find it amusing that he is actually and actor! Aish!

 

** Lee Hyun Woo is actually a singer. Yeah he is. He was also in the series “Attic Cat” who cannot like him there huh?! J

** Myung Se Bin, woah! I find her really beautiful! Was she in a series with Kwon Sang Woo? She is also a good fashionista.

 

** The script writer of this series is Oh Soo Yun, who wrote the drama “Autumn in my Heart”. Jang Na Ra’s last drama was “I’m gonna fall in love “aired by MBC in 2004.

Credits: dramawiki, soompi forums

 

Rating: 8 Korean kimchis out of 10

Kpop Acronyms

 

I just want to have fun so I just want to post about the acronyms in the world of kpop. Some have weird, cool, serious and just plain whacked meanings. J  If you want me to add your fave kpop artists with acronyms just post them up and their description...

 

 

GOD – Groove Over Dose

They are a five-member rap/ r & b group composed of Son Ho-young, Jun Hyung, Danny Ahn, Tae Woo, and Kye Sang. But now after Kye Sang went to military service, the group continues to sing with just four members. I like Ho Young and Jun Hyung best; my fave songs are “To My Mother” and “Opposites Attract” Just last year, I have totally lost it over Ho Young and their MV for Opposites Attract!

 

 

 

1TYM- (pronounced one time) 1 Time for Your Mind

Along with GOD, FTTS and Shinhwa, 1tym is one of the better groups that I really liked; because of them I got into K-hip hop so much. Members are: Teddy Park, Danny Im Tae Bin, Baek Kyung, and Jinhwan. Teddy and Danny speak perfect English because they were raised in the US. (I like Teddy best, he looks good, he is down and cool, he raps, he plays the piano! Ah I like him!) Taebin just released his first solo album, getting great reviews and sales too. 1tym will be releasing their new album late this year.

 

 

UN- United N-generation

They are a kpop duo composed of Jung hoon and Sung hoon. I only got to liking them summer of last year (2004) when they sang “Honeymoon” which is a very upbeat summery song, and I also love their latest sad ballad “To Her” I noticed this duo because one of the members who plays the piano too, looks so much like the k-actor heart throb, Won Bin. UN has just broke up at the start of the year.

 

TVXQ- Tong Vang Xing Gi

They are also known by their Korean name, Dong Bang Shin Gi, which means “gods rising from the east”, Members are: Micky, Hero, Xiah, U-know, and Max. They are the newest milking cows I mean kpop group from SM entertainment. And so I dig k-poppers who speak perfect English eh, my fave is Micky Park who was raised in the US. I like a few number of songs that this group sang like their first single, Hug, My Little Princess, Through the Forest and Midoyoh/Trust and liked their “Hotmail” summer song sand with the rest of the SM Town crew.

 

 

 

 

NRG- New Radiancy Group

I like a few NRG songs, actually I just like David Moon Sung Hoon in the group, but he is enough for me to actually go out and support the whole group. They used to be a five-member group until the death of Antonio in 2001 due to pneumonia. Two of the members left the group, (I really don’t know the reason) a new member was brought in to replace the 2 who left. But all four of them came together again after Antonio’s death. Man, all the drama in this group is confusing me!  Some cool songs are “Rolly Park” and the world cup song “Hurray for Koreans” Now, David Moon has left for military service.

 

 

 

 

SS501

I don’t know much bout this group, I haven’t read much about them and I haven’t figured out what smokes is the name of my fave member either. They are the rival boy band of TVXQ and JYP Entertainment manages them. Their songs like “Warning” and “Never Again” are quite okay too.

 

 

 

 

HOT- High-five Of Teenagers

They are now a disbanded kpop group from SM entertainment composed of Kang Ta, Moon Hee Jun, Jang Woo Hyuk, Tony Ahn, and Lee Jae Won. They wore horrendous clothes, sang weird songs (I never got around to liking any) and sport horrifying hairstyles. Hee Jun just ended his contract with SM and started his own company, Kangta is still with SM and stars in his own drama “Loveholic” the last three are of course a group called JTL. Oh and I like Tony Ahn’s song “Blue Skies” from his solo album.

 

 

 

 

 

S.E.S. – Sea Eugene Shoo

SES is actually an acronym of all three member’s names. They are now disbanded, all 3 have released their own solo albums but only Shoo has stayed behind in SM entertainment. Eugene is my favorite SES member, I like her song “The Best” and has gone on to act in successful series like “Loving You”  “Save the Last Dance for Me and “Wonderful Life” I don’t like any of Bada’s songs and Shoo oh, she concentrated in her career in Japan

 

 

 

 

 

Fin K.L.- (pronounced feen kul) Fine Killing Liberty 

Now let’s move over to SES’s rival which is again a disbanded group already. I have absolutely no idea what their group name means so don’t ask. The members are: Lee Hyori, Ock Joo Hyun, Sung Yuri and Lee Jin. Hyori and Ock Joo Hyun went on singing and the other two got into modeling. I like Hyori’s “10 Minutes” and ‘Remember Me” and I also like Ock Joo Hyun’s solo song “ Catch” Ock Joo Hyun also went on to sing in musical plays getting rave reviews and is rumored to be dating k-drama hottie, Lee Jung Jin. They have a new digital song released, it is great to see them together again even if that’s just 1 song.

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.I.L.K.- Made In Lovely Kin

They are another frozen delight from SM entertainment. They were produced by Moon Hee Jun. I don’t know all the members except for the two girls, Yumi who was featured in Shinhwa's Wedding March mv and Bomi was in Fly to the Sky's Day by Day and Shinhwa's All Your Dreams and Yo! mvs. I have not heard any of their songs cause I have only seen them in SM Town mvs.

 

 

 

 

Swi-T- (pronounced Sweety) Song Will Tell

Speaking of hibernation, here is another group that’s been hiding in YG before debuting in the world of kpop. I don’t kno much about this group, all I know is they were featured in 1tym’s Ready or not.

 

 

 

 

JTL- Jang Woo Hyuk Tony Ahn Lee Jae Won

Just like SES, the group’s name was taken from the member’s names. They were the three-fifths of HOT, when HOT disbanded, they got together. Now all three has released their own solo albums and their songs are way a lot better than any of the HOT songs.

 

 

 

 

 

B.M.K.- Big Mama King

I used to confuse BMK with Big Mama. I don’t know much about BMK I need to research more on this.

 

 

Baby VOX- Baby Voices of Expression

Here is another group that has lots of member line up changes, they make me dizzy. They are the rival girl group of Jewelry. (I like Jewelry more...hehhe. ) I like some of their songs but when I start thinking about the songs, I cannot seem to remember any song.

 

 

 

 

Click-B – Click Boys
Next to that new 12-membered band of SM, Click-B is one of the biggest groups to hit kpop fandom simply because they are composed of 7 members, Oh Jung Hyuk, Kim Sang Hyuk, Kim Tae Hyung, Yoo Ho Suk, Woo Yun Suk, Ha Hyun Gon, and No Min Hyuk. Click-B became a three-membered band and started collaborating with J-walk forming the band JNC.

 

 

 

 

 

T.T.MA- Taste The Maximum

I have been a die hard fan of Pops In Seoul which is an English music show hosted by TTMa’s lead singer, Vj Soy. I was surprised to know that VJ Soy used to sing in a girl group called TTMa. I have heard two of their songs before and they were okay really.

 

 

 

 

Cleo- Come Listen Everyone

I have heard some songs of this group before but I cant remember which, so I guess their songs are good enough just for downloading.

Kim Rae-won

Actor Kim Raewon, known for his rebellious toughness and for his disarmingly are free smile. We take a closer look at the up and coming actor.

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Insiders commented that they had happened upon a hidden jewel when he showed his character to be both innocent and sexy forcing a reappraisal of his abilities.

Kim debuted in 1997 in a teen drama but he was considered just another of the good looking and well built newcomers. However his serious take on acting and his aturity did eventually set him apart.He starred in movie Plum Blossom with actress Bae Doona in 2000.

His star is rising just as fast in Taiwan as it is in Korea. Kim Raewon visited Taiwan to promote his work there and was warmly met by fans. They grouped around the
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Kim Raewon expresses special appreciation for his Taiwanese fans.
Kim is an actor that advertisers and movie producers want to cast. He is hard at work developing and discovering his unique charisma.

Kim Raewon is just twenty three. He has more days ahead as a growing actor than those he has passed. He says he has plans for more in his future.

We hope that he will be as he says, an actor whose passion and integrity remain untarnished through the passage of time.

 

Credits: airangtv star focus site

 

 

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Kwon Sang-woo

He's got Korea's stamp of approval as a heartthrob in entertainment - actor Kwon Sang-woo!
He charms us once again with his latest movie, Love so Divine
Meet him today on Star Focus!

Many people gathered at the movie's premiere for a special reason~

He not only looks good, he's witty, too!

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Kwon Sang-woo, who's voted as most popular actor his charming demeanor, is carried throughout the movie.

In The Spirit of Jeet Keun Do¡ he plays a high school student who wants to be like Bruce Lee, discovers love and friendship.
With his lean body and perfect physique, who could do a better job of imitating Bruce Lee?

The devotion he has for his job becomes apparent through his sincerity in filming - he even does his own stunts!
After the movie, he even picked up the 'Best Newcomer' award at the DaeJong Film Festival.

This year will be the four-year anniversary of Kwon's debut.
His acting career began with a movie Volcano High. He was cast by a director who had the foresight of Kwon's talent for acting. Then he was in the movie ¡°Make it Big¡± with actor Song Seung-heon. Kwon didn't have a large role, but audiences remembered him well for his lean body.
The next movie pushed his popularity over the edge – ¡°Tutoring A Friend¡± rose Kwon to stardom as over 5,000,000 people came to watch it in theaters!
It seems like he was an overnight success, but Kwon had his share of troubles.
(It may seem like the road to acting was paved with gold for Kwon, but he's had his share of troubles.)

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We look forward to what actor Kwon Sang-woo will show us next!

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http://sangwoo.istar.co.kr/

 

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Kim Tae-hee

Drama Stairway to Heaven
Her smile lights up the room, Kim Tae-hee. We find out what makes her special, This new star who is being seen everywhere from advertisements to dramas.
Actress Kim tae hee made her mark with the drama Stairway to Heaven, which ended recently.
She took the spotlight as one of the Great stars of 2004 as the bad girl who troubled main character
played by Choi Jiwoo.

It took some preparation for the actress who is actually very sweet and considerate To play such an evil character. She combed back all the hair from her Forehead to look colder and she put in hours to adopt a
Stare that could make blood curdle. By the end of the shooting for the drama, People got identified her readily as a bad girl.

Top entertainers Choi Jiwoo, Kwon Sang Woo, Shin Hyun-joon rounded out the all-star cast. That was one of the factors that boosted the Drama Stairway to Heaven to prime ratings. Of course Kim Tae hee's casting helped make the show popular. Perhaps because of all of the work she put into the role, the actress got teary watching the clips of ng scenes at the closeout party.


Kim Taehee's first step into the Entertainment business was with modeling. Her clean cut look and crisp features made her such a Standout that she was cast while walking down a street. The first step was followed by a string of Famous advertisements. And all that modeling led straight into acting.

Kim Taehee had a schedule, which had her Playing a good girl one day a week while She played the bad girl another day of that week. She has a good girl role in the drama Heungboo's Jackpot?? It was hard to believe for many that an actress who has been in the industry for just a year could Carry off such contrasting roles with finesse.

From advertisements to dramas to music videos there are many who want to cast entertainer Kim Tae hee in their project.

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Step by step, Kim Tae hee is getting closer to her aspirations to be an excellent actress. We know her confidence and flair will take her to the top.

Credits: arirangtv star focus site

 

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