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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