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    Gourmet

    • Alternative Title: Shikgaek/ Gourmet / Trencherman/ Grand Chef
    • Genre: Romance
    • Film Date: June, 2008
    • Total Episodes: 24
    • Korea Casts:
      Kim Rae Won, Kim So Yun, Kwon Oh Joong, Nam Sang Mi
    • Description:

      Sung Chan is a talented cook. He peddles food from his truck all over the country to discover the best and precious traditional Korean cuisines

    My review: I am still watching this drama serial showing on cable at the moment. Beautiful presentations of the food presented and touching stories that goes behind some of the dishes ...

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    Gokusen

    • Alternative Title: ã�”ã��ã�›ã‚“ / Gokusen
    • Genre: Comedy, School 
    • Total Episodes: 12
    • Japan Casts:
      Kohmoto Masahiro, Nabe Osami, Nakazawa Yuko, Oguri Shun, Ookuma Ichirou, Sakata Tadashi, Sawamura Ikki
    • Description:

      The story of a young, idealistic teacher who enters Shirokin Gakuen with hopes of making a difference in the students' lives. However, Yamaguchi Kumiko (Nakama Yukie) is in for a rude awakening when she finds that she will be the homeroom teacher of 3-D, the hardest class to maintain in the school. The students have multi-colored hair, sloppy uniforms, and show absolutely no respect to her. The leader of the class, Sawada Shin is lazy but bright and shows some interest in Yamaguchi when he notices that she is very different from other teachers. The students try to bully her to make her quit, but their attempts don't get them very far.

      What the class and the rest of the school does not know is that Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to the Ooedo Group, a notorious yakuza clan. Even though her family would like her to take the title of Ojou when her grandfather dies, they have accepted the fact that Yamaguchi would rather be a teacher.

      Eventually, the students learn to respect their quirky teacher because of her devotion to them, and even give her a nickname: Yankumi.

    • My Rating : star.pngstar.png star.png
    • My Review : 

      Another one of those full of passion teacher of a class of "hopeless" students. Maybe it's the dream of every "hopeless" student to meet a teacher that can understand them and their thinking.

    • http://www.mysoju.com/gokusen/

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    Jigoku Shoujo Live Action

    • Alternative Title: Hell Girl / 地ç�„少女
    • Genre: Drama, Horror 
    • Total Episodes: 12
    • Japan Casts:
      Aya Sugimoto, Hisahiro Ogura, Kazuhiko Nishimura, Kazuki Katuo, Saaya Irie, Sayuri Iwata
    • Description:

      Somewhere in the vast sea of the Internet, there's a website that can only be accessed at the stroke of midnight. Known as the Jigoku Tsushin, rumor has it that if you post a grudge there, the Jigoku Shoujo will appear and drag whoever torments you into the inferno. Very little is known about the girl - all we know for sure is that she lives with her equally enigmatic grandmother, that three magical straw dolls accompany and serve her, and that whenever a posting on the Jigoku Tsushin moves her, she becomes the Jigoku Shoujo.

    • My Rating : star.pngstar.png
    • My Review : 

      Adapted from a manga, it's a dream of those who were bullied that some supernatural force will punished they bullies. Anyway, after two or three stories, it becomes a little boring. Still, I prefer the anime series to the drama one.

    • http://www.mysoju.com/jigoku-shoujo-live-action/

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    A Millionaire's First Love

    Millionaire's first love

    • Alternative Title: 백만장ìž�ì�˜ 첫사랑 / Baekmanjangja-ui cheot-sarang
    • Genre: Romance
    • Film Date: January, 2006
    • Korea Casts:
      Hyun Bin, Lee Yeon Hee
    • Description:

      Kang Jae-kyung is your typical spoiled rich kid; he’s arrogant, drives sporty cars, attends the big clubs, rides through school corridors on his motorcycle and - wait, that’s not typical at all is it? As his 18th birthday approaches he’s set to inherit his grandfather’s fortune, but that comes with a price. Jae-kyung is going to have to earn his fortune. His grandfather lays down an ultimatum; Jae-kyung is required to transfer to a new school in Gangwondo and graduate. Until then all access to his penthouse, cottage and credit cards is denied. Should he fail to graduate or drop out then he loses everything. With little choice he heads out to the countryside and a small town in which daily life is far removed from what he’s used to.

      Shortly after settling into his new home he meets 19 year-old Choi Eun-whan, who just happened to run into him back in Seoul. They don’t exactly hit it off; he’s far too stubborn and cool for school, while she sees hope for him and sets out to make him see it for himself. As they eventually draw closer, thanks to a set of coincidences and school projects they learn more about one another, but soon a shattering revelation will change these people forever, or something.

    • My Rating : star.pngstar.png
    • My Review : 

      Just as you finally understands what is love, love departs you.

    • http://www.mysoju.com/a-millionaires-first-love/

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    Hometown Legends

    • Alternative Title: 전설ì�˜ê³ í–¥ (傳說ì�˜ æ•…é„•)/Legendary Hometown
    • Genre: Fantasy, Horror 
    • Total Episodes: 8
    • Korea Casts:
      Jin Seo Yeon, Jung Soo Young, Kang Sung Min, Kim Hong Pyo, Lee Ji Hyun, Lee Jin
    • Description:

      married Jung In but on their wedding day she was forced to go to Shimyang. After being held captive, she escapes from the enemies and returns to her hometown only to be ignored by her in-laws. Her mother-in-law fabricates a lie saying that Soo Yeon's carrying another man's child in order to throw Soo Yeon out of the house. Soo Yeon returns home only to be poisoned by her illegitimate half-brother and mistress. Soo Yeon and her sister-in-law become vengeful ghosts and seek revenge by seducing men and then killing them. Jung In has become a royal inspector who is assigned to find out the cause of the men's mysterious deaths. However, on the mountain ridge where all these deaths occurred, he sees the ghost of Soo Yeon...

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    • My Review : 

      Sad stories about women being forced to serve as prositutes and slaves because their country being weak and become the pawn to their government weakness and corruptions. And finally being abandon by their own relatives only to seek death in shame.

    • http://www.mysoju.com/hometown-legends/

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    Star no Koi

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    • Alternative Title: スタアã�®æ�‹ /Sutaa no Koi / Star No Koi
    • Genre: Drama 
    • Total Episodes: 11
    • Japan Casts:
      Fujiwara Norika, Kakei Toshio , Katsumura Masanobu, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi
    • Description:

      A Japanese take on Notting Hill (1999). Sosuke Nakata (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi), is just your everyday salaried worker. There is really nothing special that stands out about Nakata. He is a serious guy, whose life mostly consists of going back and forth to the office each day.

      Suddenly one day though, Nakata just happens to meet a certain woman by coincidence-top star, Hikaruko Kirishima (Fujiwara Norika). Just by talking to her, Nakata is left standing feeling like he has just seen a dream.

      Several days later, Kirishima calls an emergency press conference.

      And there she announces..."I am now dating a gentleman by the name of Sosuke Nakata, a salaried worker, whom I intend to marry."

      An announcement about their "relationship," out of the blue! More than that, this top star's boyfriend is just your typical salaried worker!! What does Kirishima have up her sleeve as she hides behind her intrepid smile?!

      Nakata obviously has no idea about what happened at the press conference. He also doesn't know what lies ahead for him at work, and about Hikaruko's true intentions.

      This story, a somewhat funny, but romantic love story, follows the footsteps of a man and woman from very different worlds, as they experience the painful and sometimes remarkable ups and downs of love.

    • My Rating : star.pngstar.png
    • My Review : 

      Pretty similar storyline like the korean drama "That Fool" where a low salaried worker becomes a centre of attraction because of some famous actress and media and love finally blossom.

    • http://www.mysoju.com/star-no-koi/

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    Summer Scent

    • Alternative Title: 여름향기 / Yeoreum Hyanggi / Summer Scent
    • Genre: Romance 
    • Total Episodes: 20
    • Korea Casts:
      Han Ji Hye, Ryu Jin, Son Yeh Jin, Song Seung Hun
    • Description:

      Yoo Min-woo's (Song Seung Heon) first love was Soh Eun-hye (Shin Ae). No love was greater than the love between these two...until Eun-hye get's into a car accident. Eun-hye dies...leaving one thing left behind...her heart. Shim Hye-won (Son Yeh Jin) has suffered from a terrible heart disease ever since childhood. Miraculously she finds that she will be obtaining a heart from a donor, Soh Eun-hye.

      Suffering from the pain of a heartache, Min-woo goes to Paris to study...the memories of Eun-hye still rest in his heart. When he returns to Korea, fate takes a turn and brings Hye-won and Min-woo together. When the two first meet, Hye-won's heart (Eun-hye's heart), oddly beats faster when she is around Min-woo.

      Park Jung-jae (Ryu Jin) is Hye-won's boyfriend. Park Jung-ah (Han Ji Hye) is Jung-jae's sister and she meets Min-woo in Italy and falls for him...

      Hye-won doesn't know why or what she feels when she's with Min-woo...and Min-woo feels guilt toward Eun-hye, because the feeling of love rises once again as he continues to see Hye-won...

    • My Rating : star.pngstar.pngstar.png
    • My Review : 

      One of those with titles with the four seasons. a tears jerker drama. Anyway, the real attraction for me is really those beautiful tea plantations in Jeju.

    • http://www.mysoju.com/summer-scent/ 

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    Romance Zero

    • Alternative Title: 하ìž� ì „ë‹´ë°˜ 제로 / Romance Zero
    • Genre: Comedy, Romance 
    • Total Episodes: 16
    • Korea Casts:
      Kang In, Kim Won Hee, Lee Da Hee, Lee Tae Sung
    • Description:

      Romance Zero is a 16 epsiode drama which mainly focus on 4 different characters who work at a wedding planning company or match making company. While they help others find romance, they themselves have a hard time finding one true love.
      Each episode will carry different love story involving their customers

    • My Rating : star.pngstar.png star.pngstar.png
    • My Review : 

      Pretty funny drama. Imagine your clients are a dead person, an underworld boss,  a cross dresser, an aggrogant millionaire son etc....and you have to find them a suitable partners.

    • http://www.mysoju.com/romance-zero/

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    Gentle Crackdown 2

    • Alternative Title: Gentle Crackdown 2 / Sau Choi Oi Seung Bing
    • Genre: Comedy 
    • Total Episodes: 20
    • Taiwan Casts:
      Elaine Yiu, Steven Ma, Wayne Lai, Yumiko Cheng
    • Japan Casts:
      Sada Marie
    • Description:

      Having lost her father at an early age, farm security guard Chan Sai-Mui (Yumiko Cheng) grew to be an outspoken and determined woman who would do her utmost to protect her home village. It is her sincerity that has won her respect from all villagers of the Leung Choi County. Sometimes she would get too enthusiastic and impulsive that she could bring about a lot of misunderstandings. Amusingly, she has mistaken the newly appointed agricultural magistrate Tse Wong-Sheung (literal meaning "Thank you, Emperor") (Steven Ma) for a thief and the two of them have been bitter enemies ever since. To keep himself from any possible trouble, Sheung has been avoiding Mui intentionally.

      For the benefit of his son's future, Sheung's father Tse Chong-Tin (Ha Yu) has not only invited the intelligent Tai Tsung-Man (Wayne Lai) to be Sheung's assistant, but also found him four special bodyguards playfully named Chuk (Congee), Fun (Rice Noodle), Mein (Wheat Noodle), and Fan (Rice). (The names are foods that are the main staple foods of China.) Despite the best arrangements for Sheung, he still gets framed by the corrupted officials from Changsha and is in danger of facing the most torturing punishment. Luckily, Mui and Man manage to save him in the nick of time with a jade bowl bestowed by the former emperor. To everyone's surprise, the jade bowl turns out a fake, but with Man's wit and courage, Sheung is finally saved from danger. Mui has been through a lot together with Sheung and is starting to fall in love with him. Sheung, on the other hand, has no feelings for Mui and decides to turn to Man for tips as to how to break away from her. Mysteriously, Sheung starts being pursued by a hitman soon afterwards.

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    • My Review : 

      I have watch both Gentle Crackdown I and II. Gentle Crackdown I will be showing of TV soon. I refer Gentle Crackdown I to II. A comdey drama just for laugh.

    • http://www.mysoju.com/gentle-crackdown-2/

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    Hello Schoolgirl

    • Alternative Title: 순정만화 / Hello Schoolgirl
    • Film Date: November, 2008
    • Korea Casts:
      Ji-Tae Yu , Lee Yeon Hee
    • Description:

      Yun-woo Kim works as a low level civil servant in a district office. Although he is thirty, he is still innocent for his age and has been on numerous unfruitful blind dates in search of a suitable wife. After moving to a new place, he runs runs into Soo-yong Han, a high school student who lives downstairs. Soo-young Han is a cheerful and eccentric eighteen-year-old who lives with her mother that acts like a princess.

      Meanwhile, Sook Kang has just started to work at the district office straight after graduating from high school and falls head over heels for Ha-kyuing Kwon, a melancolic woman who always smokes in the same spot, becuase of her beautiful smile. Ha-kyung is still holding onto an old flame and keeps on looking for traces of that love every day. Sook Kang continues to keep wooing her, irregardless of her living in the past. Can their futures lead to a happy ending?

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    • My Review : 

      2 couple of the exact opposite. An 18 year old high school falling for an innocent 30 year old civil servant and a 22 year old guy falling for a 29 year old girl. Pretty fun to watch but don't expect too many dramas as this is only a short story.

    • http://www.mysoju.com/hello-schoolgirl/

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