2006-08-30T02:25:45Z

Kawaiiprinces2004:

[[File:QSSYMM.jpg|thumb|300px|Romance in the Rain]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 情深深雨濛濛 / Qing Shen Shen Yu Meng Meng
*'''Also known as:''' Romance in the Rain
*'''Genre:''' Romance
*'''Episodes:''' 48
*'''Broadcast network:''' CCTV / onTV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2001
*'''Air time:'''
*'''Opening theme song:''' Qing Shen Shen Yu Meng Meng / ?? By Vicki Zhao Wei
*'''Ending theme song:'''

==Synopsis==
It all begins in the early 1900s, in the province of Dong Bei. At that time, in Ha Er Bin, Lu Zhen Hua was a great general, known to people as the brave Hei Pao Zi, "The Black Leopard". Fu Wen Pei was a common girl who came from a intellectual family. At one occasion on the street, she accidentally falls right before Lu Zhen Hua. What was a split second meeting turned into a lifelong commitment when Lu Zhen Hua quickly demanded that she would be his eighth wife and the wedding was held the very next day. A year soon past and Lu Zhen Hua meets another girl, this one by the name of Wang Xue Qin. She was soon brought into the family as well, as Lu Zhen Hua's ninth and last wife...

Many years has passed, Lu Zhen Hua is now a man living in the shadows of his past. His whole family had been left in Dong Bei when they moved to Shanghai, and the only remaining are his eight and ninth wife with their children. Lu Er Hao, Lu Ru Ping, Lu Meng Ping and Lu Er Jie belonging to Xue Qin. And Lu Yi Ping belonging to Wen Pei.

One fine day, He Shu Huan and Du Fei, two daring reporters encounter Ru Ping during an exciting chase. She helps them upon request and later finds out that they're friends of her brother Lu Er Hao. Little did Shu Huan know that in the short meeting, Lu Ru Ping had already fallen deeply in love with him.

Six months later, on a rainy night, it was time for Lu Yi Ping to go and collect her monthly allowance from her father. Because for five years ago, soon after the family had arrived in Shanghai, Wen Pei along with Yi Ping were kicked out of the large residence of Lu Zhen Hua. They were then forced to live in poverty with the small allowance of twenty dollars per month. That night, Yi Ping became desperate and wanted more money because she and her mother couldn't live on twenty dollars alone anymore. After some struggle, Lu Zhen Hua resorted to violence and used a horsewhip to whip Yi Ping while the whole family in the residence watched this all happen. Stubborn and strong-willed, Yi Ping declared that she was no longer part of the family and vowed revenge on them all. At that same night Yi Ping bumps into Shu Huan, but rejects him when she finds out that he is a friend of "family of that side", as she refers to the family in the residence. What she unknowingly leaves behind is a longing and curiosity in Shu Huan's heart.

The story is of how Yi Ping tries to take revenge for her mother's sufferings and her, while torn between trying to find the meaning of love and forgiveness in her disfigured world. It is a story of the love that she and Shu Huan grew, under the most pressured and difficult circumstances. A story of Shu Huan's dedication to patiently teach love and forgiveness to Yi Ping. It is a story of a father's harsh relationship with his unwanted daughter and how it is rekindled. It is a story of an impossible crush, that somehow became reality. It is a story of a wife, forever faithful to her husband, and another's unfaithfulness. As a whole it's story of true love, compassion, revenge, lust, family, relationships, war, victory, friendship, respect, secrets, lies, deception, forgiveness, power, good, evil and much more.

==Cast==
*[[Vicki Zhao Wei]] as Lu Yi Ping
*[[Leo Ku]] as He Shu Huan
*[[Ruby Lin]] as Lu Ru Ping
*[[Alec Su]] as Du Fei

==External Links==
*[http://drama.videoland.com.tw/channel/rainy/ Videoland Homepage]
*[http://www.cctv.com/tvguide/drama/qingshenyumeng/index.html CCTV Homepage]
*[http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/f/qssym.html Sina Site]

[[Category:TWDrama]] [[Category:TWDrama2001]]

Full House

2006-08-07T01:08:21Z

Kawaiiprinces2004:

[[File:FullHouse.jpg|thumb|320px|''From left to right:'' Kang Hae Won, Yu Min Hyuk, Han Ji Eun, Lee Young Jae]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 풀하우스 / Pool Ha-woo-seu
*'''Episodes:''' 16
*'''Broadcast network:''' KBS
*'''Broadcast year:''' 2004-07-14 to 2004-09-02

==Synopsis==
A story about love and heartbreak, sadness and self-preservation.

A naive, cheerful albeit, somewhat of a recluse writer, Han Ji Eun ([[Song Hye Kyo]]) is swindled out of everything she owns. Not by strangers, but her best friends! Stranded in another country, she is determined to get home with the help of an actor, Lee Young Jae ([[Bi]]), only to find that all which is precious to her has been sold. In an attempt to get her possessions back, she has entered in a contract marriage with Young Jae. It is quite simple, until feelings start to develop. Everyone around them test the "love" Young Jae and Ji Eun have for one another, including Young Jae's grandmother.

In spite of it all, Ji Eun manages to be humorous and endearing - even when her heart is breaking.

==Cast==
*[[Bi]] as Lee Young Jae
*[[Song Hye Kyo]] as Han Ji Eun
*[[Han Eun Jung]] as Kang Hye Won
*[[Kim Sung Soo]] as Yoo Min Hyuk

==Extended Cast==
*[[Jang Yong]] as Mr. Lee (Young-jae's Father)
*[[Sun Woo Eun Sook]] as Ms. Kim (Young-jae's Mother)
*[[Kim Ji Young]] as Young-jae's Grandmother
*[[Do Han]] as Dong Wook
*[[Lee Young Eun]] as Hee Jin
*[[Im Hye Jin]] as Dae Pyo

==Production Credits==
*'''Director:''' [[Pyo Min Su]]
*'''Writer:''' [[Min Hyo Jeong]]

==Review by puccakiss79==
Adorable and sweet, ''Full House'' is full of great acting and enjoyable characters and brings to life a wonderful story of endearing relationships which compensate its replica episodes. Most notable is the gorgeous [[Song Hye Kyo]] and her unwavering performance as the charismatic Han Ji-eun. Also, the story provides surprisingly likeable characters with each having a crafted purpose to contribute to building the plot. Although the latter episodes begin to tie down the drama with repeated cause-and-affect situations, fans of [[Song Hye Kyo]] will not be disappointed with her presentation in ''Full House''. 

Adding a fresh character to her works, [[Song Hye Kyo]] takes front-and-center stage with her performance as Han Ji-eun. Effortlessly, she is able to put aside her renowned performances of old with an adorable giggle and a vibrant smile that even shines through her eyes. She brings realism to the character showing Ji-eun's aspiration and determination, her laughter and happiness, her foolishness and regret. Undoubtedly, [[Song Hye Kyo]] plays this role naturally opposite attractive [[Bi]] or Jung Ji-hoon and his fitting performance as Lee Young-jae. Of course, both stars are fortunate to play a part in a drama with well written characters. 

The drama is flavored with different types of likeable characters that similarly push the story forward with their foolish actions. First, Ji-eun and Young-jae thoughtlessly enter into a contract marriage even though they obviously loathe each other. Meanwhile, sly-fox Hye-won desperately tries to sustain Young-jae's companionship despite his marriage. Then, deciding to get involved because of the way Young-jae treats his wife, Min-hyuk knowingly risks their friendships and challenges Young-jae's love for Ji-eun. Finally, the top tier of this foolish cake is the surprisingly enjoyable friends of Ji-eun, Dong-wook and Hee-jin. These two continuously give the plot momentum with their hasty chatter and clever lies. All in all, the characters' irrational personalities are balanced with decency and purpose. 

Towards the end, the drama slow downs and the foolish love-war relationship between Ji-eun and Young-jae is redundant. Whether she is apologizing for upsetting him and doing the housework to makeup for her actions or he is, the same set up and execution is used for several episodes and begins to get old. 

Still, ''Full House'' ranks as a must see drama. [[Song Hye Kyo]] is a sure hit while the story's characters are easily revered despite their faults. With a little tolerance for excessiveness, viewers can walk away from ''Full House'' with hearts full of contentment. 

The music of Full House enhances the audience's love for its characters. Songs like Why's 'Unh Myung (translated to 'Fate', track one), Byul's (Star) I think I (track 4), and even Lim Jung Hee's 'Geh Deh Ji Geum' (not featured on OST) beautifully express Young-jae's and Ji-eun's inner struggles. Sung with strong conviction from Young-jae's position, Unh Myung has tender lyrics, "Like a fool, I'm regretting this late…I wished that it wouldn't be you." (KBFD translations) On the other hand, 'Geh Deh Ji Geum' and 'I think I', speaks of the Ji-eun's overwhelming feelings. It is lovely music for a lovely drama. 

'''Rating : See it (4/5)'''

==External Links==
*[http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/full/ KBS Homepage]
*[http://contents.kbs.co.kr/program/program_dview.php?contentsUid=33 KBS Global Marketing]
*[http://www.koreanwiz.org/at/drama-fullhouse.html KoreanWiz]
*[http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=819 spcnet.tv Review]
*[http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9113 Discussion at D-addicts]

[[Category:KDrama]] [[Category:KDrama2004]] [[Category:KBS]]