Korean Drama 2012

A fantasy sageuk drama adapted from a novel titled The Moon That Embraces the Sun written by Jung Eun Gwol, this drama is set in a Joseon dynasty.

Portraying a story of two suns (brothers Crown Prince Lee Hwon & his older brother from the same father [the King] but different mother, Prince Yang Myung) who fall in love with a beautiful moon Heo Yeon Woo from their teenage years.

Their evil grandmother who wants to protect her own clan in the royal palace, asked a shaman to put a spell on Yeon Woo - making her outcasted from the palace and passed away on her father's shoulder.

Fate brought these three people together few years later, unfortunately, Yeon Woo who in fact didn't die, lost her memory. One by one, she regained her memory - so who will she choose in the end? Her Crown Prince or her Prince?

This 20 episodes drama is at the moment the highest rating mini-series drama of the year! Its last episode (episode 8) gained a viewership rating of over 30% and I believe it will climb up even higher for the next episodes.

The combination of fantastic plot, magical storyline and great acting from its casts making this drama currently my #3 best drama of this year.

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A romantic melodrama, staring Jang Geun Suk and SNSD' YoonA, Love Rain will start to air in March, following Dream High 2.

Set in two periods; year 1970 and 2012, Seo In Ha (played by Jang Geun Suk) and Kim Yoon Hee (played by YoonA) fall in love with each other as two college students in 1970. But their love journey unfortunately doesn't last.

In 2012, In Ha's son, Seo Joon falls in love with Yoon Hee's daughter, Ha Na. Both of them are played by both Geun Suk and YoonA

It's interesting to note that In Ha and his son have different personalities (In Ha is an art student while his son enjoys a life as a photographer). Yoon Hee and her daughter both are beautiful character, her mom is pure, while the daughter is bright & loveable.

So, will their son and daughter be able to rekindle the romantic relationship that didn't work out for their parents?

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What Happened in Bali's PD Lee Myung Woo, Director Choi Moon Suk & Writer Kim Ki Ho + Lee Sun Mi are now back with their next masterpiece "Fashion King".

This drama will portray a life journey of "Young Kyul" (played by Yoo Ah In), a young man who started by selling clothing in a local market. An aspiring designer who started with nothing, he works hard and becomes successful in the fashion industry.

As of now, I believe the drama will focus on his journey of overcoming the fashion world - his desire to success and his love journey. Together with Ka Young (played by Shin Se Kyung) and SNSD' Yuri; he will learn about the obstacles in the fashion world and love. Unfortunately, I had to drop this drama as it didn't really talk about fashion nor their journey of overcoming the fashion world.

Fashion King will be air in March (Monday & Tuesday), following History of the Salaryman.

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The King 2Hearts; a black melodrama featuring one of my favorite actress Ha Ji Won and national-brother Lee Seung Gi aired in March 2012 (Wednesday & Thursday), following the Moon that Embraces the Sun.

The story about a Prince from a modern-day (imaginary) monarchy who entangles in an unlikely romance with a top special force officer from North Korea. Things change as abruptly he has to step up as a King of the nation and he has to overcome many challenges from one very influential and powerful enemy.

The King 2Hearts is a drama with much more depth and has a theme about peace and unity. That love can cause war but it also can prevent war.

This drama is very gutsy, many real-life facts are portrayed brilliantly in this drama. All characters have so much depth, it's hard not to fall in love with all characters.

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A sageuk and modern-day drama, Rooftop Prince, staring Park Yoochun & Han Ji Min will be broadcast in March, following Take Care of Us, Caption. This drama will be in the same timeslot as King 2Hearts.

Park Yoochun will be playing as the Prince (from the Joseon Dynasty) who travels 300 years to the future. In this modern-world, he meets with his long-lost Crown Princess and her step-sister.

This drama reminded me of "Kate and Leopold", the only difference, Leopold found a woman in the modern-world and he brought this woman back to hundred years in the past.

While in Rooftop Prince, Park Yoochun a.k.a the Prince will have to adjust & adapt himself into a modern-day world with the help of his comrades (F3) and Park Ha. A romantic comedy drama, it also has a bit of mystery as the Crown Prince is in the modern world to help him solving the mystery behind the death of his Crown Princess.

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A quirky drama which portrays a tough journey of a salaryman / office worker "Yoo Bang". First of all, he becomes a guinea pig & paid by the son of the CEO of a famous pharmaceutical company (Chunhha Group). His father developed a new drug and their company need people to be guinea pigs before the medicines are out to the public. His son wants to steal this medicine and he uses Yoo Bang to do so.

Next, Yoo Bang forms an alliance with the competitor of this pharmaceutical company (Jangcho Company). Then, he joins forces with the grand-daughter of Chunhha Group as they're trapped and accused of killing the son of Chunhha Group's CEO - to discover who steals the medicine from the research centre.