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Full House

2006-12-04T07:39:19Z

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[[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
*'''Genre:''' Romance, Comedy
*'''Episodes:''' 16
*'''Broadcast network:''' KBS2
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2004-07-14 to 2004-09-02
*'''Air time:''' Wednesday & Thursday 21:50
*'''Viewership ratings:''' peak=42.2% avg=31.9% ([http://www.tnsmk.co.kr/news/main.asp?menu=News_view&no=1143 TNS])

==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]]). She borrows money from him and plans to pay him back after landing in Korea, 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 for three months. It is quite simple, until feelings start to develop. Everyone around them test the "love" Young Jae and Ji Eun have for one another.

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
*[[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==
*'''Chief Producer:''' [[Kim Jong Sik]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Jung Sung Hyo]]
*'''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]

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Song Hye Kyo

2006-12-04T07:34:08Z

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[[File:Song Hye Gyo 5.jpg|thumb|Song Hye Gyo]]

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 송혜교 / Song Hye-kyo (Song Hye-gyo)
*'''Birthdate:''' November 22, 1981
*'''Registered birth date:''' February 26, 1982
*'''Profession:''' Actress, Model
*'''Height:''' 161cm
*'''Weight:''' 45kg
*'''Blood type:''' RH+A
*'''Talent agency:''' [http://www.sidushq.com SidusHQ]

==TV Shows==
*[[Full House]] (KBS, 2004)
*[[Shining Days|Sunlight Pours Down]] (SBS, 2004)
*[[All In]] (SBS, 2003)
*[[Guardian Angel]] (SBS, 2001)
*[[Hotelier]] (MBC, 2001)
*[[Autumn Tale]] (KBS2, 2000)
*[http://spoong.sbs.co.kr/ Soon Poong Clinic]] (SBS, 1999) ''sitcom''
*[[Sweet Bride]] (SBS, 1999)
*[[What Do You Think of Me]] (SBS, 1998)
*[[White Night 3.98]] (SBS, 1998)
*[[Deadly Eyes]] (SBS, 1998)
*[[Parade]] (SBS, 1998)
*[[One of a Pair]] (aka [[Partner]]), (SBS, 1998)
*[[Six Siblings]] (MBC, 1998)
*[[First Love (KBS)|First Love]] (KBS, 1996)
*[[Happy Morning]] (KBS, 1996)

==Movies==
*Hwang Jin Yi (2007)
*[http://www.paranglove.co.kr My Girl and I (파랑주의보)] (Sidus, 2005)

==Awards==
*'''2004 KBS Drama Awards:''' Excellence Award ([[Full House]])
*'''2004 KBS Drama Awards:''' Best Couple (with [[Bi]])
*'''2004 KBS Drama Awards:''' Popularity Award
*'''2003 SBS Drama Awards:''' Best Actress ([[All In]])
*'''2003 SBS Drama Awards:''' Top10 Memorable Actors
*2001 CE TV Awards, Asia Teens-Entertainer World Song Awards, Best Korean Star
*'''2001 37th Baeksang Art Awards:''' Popularity Award for TV part
*'''2000 KBS Drama Awards:''' Photogenic Award (Autumn Tale)
*'''2000 KBS Drama Awards:''' Most Popular Actress Award (Autumn Tale)
*'''1998 SBS TV Awards:''' Best Newcomer Award (SoonPoong Clinic)
*1996 Model Talent Management (MTM) contest first prize

==Trivia==
*'''Education:''' Sook-Myung Women's Junior High School (graduated), Eun-Kwang Women's High School (graduated), Se-Jong University (did not finish)
*'''Family:''' Only daughter
*'''Religion:''' Buddhist/Christian
*'''Debut:''' 1996 SunKyung Smart (school uniform brand) model search Grand Prize winner, 1996 KBS Sunday morning drama, [[Happy Morning]]
*'''Nicknames:''' Woodpecker (because she talks fast), Hejgyo, Yookgyo, Hakkyo (means 'school' in Korea; her name sounds like 'hakkyo' when pronounced at once)

==Endorsements==
*[http://www.bccard.co.kr/ BC Card] (credit card)
*[http://www.clride.com/ Clride] (clothing line)
*Dios (LG)
*[http://www.etude.co.kr/ Etude] (cosmetics)
*[http://www.i-foce.com Foce] (watches)
*[http://www.oilbank.co.kr/ Hyundai Oilbank]
*[http://www.ktftever.com/ KTFT Ever] (cellphones)
*[http://웰스정수기.com/ L&C Wells] (water purifier)
*[http://www.litmus.co.kr/ Litmus] (clothing line)
*[http://www.mcdonalds.co.kr/ Mcdonalds] (fast-food chain)
*[http://www.olay.com Olay]-China (skin care products)
*[http://www.ottogi.co.kr/ Orion] (food products)
*[http://www.samsungauction.co.kr/ Samsung Auction]
*Smart (school uniform)
*U∫ell (apartment)
*[http://www.vivien.co.kr Vivien] (underwear brand)
*[http://www.vkmobile.com/ VK Mobile] (cellphones)
*[http://www.woongjin.com/ Woongjin] (food products)

==External Links==
*[http://www.sidushq.com/starhome/star_mm.asp?board_no=79 Official Homepage (SidusHQ)]
*[[Wikipedia:Song Hye Kyo]]

[[Category:KActress]]

Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu

2006-12-04T07:23:53Z

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[[File:Hanakimiposter.jpg|thumb|220px|Hana Kimi Promo Poster]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 花樣少年少女 / Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu
*'''Also known as:''' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
*'''Episodes:'''
*'''Genre:''' Romance, Comedy
*'''Broadcast network:''' CTS / GTV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2006-Nov-19 to ?? / 2006-Nov-25 to ??
*'''Air time:''' Sunday 21:30 / Saturday 21:00
*'''Opening theme song:''' 怎麼辦 (Zen Me Ban) by [[Wikipedia:S.H.E|S.H.E]]
*'''Ending theme song:''' 專屬天使 (Zhuan Shu Tian Shi) by [[TANK]]

==Synopsis==
'''Rui Xi''' ([[Ella Chen]]) has just returned from America, having fallen "head over heels" for a boy named '''Zuo Yi Quan''' ([[Wu Chun]]) after seeing his high jump performance on television; she decides to find out all about him and go to the same school as him. The only problem is Quan goes to an ALL BOYS SCHOOL! After much persuasion of her family and gaining the help of her good friend, '''Rui Xi''' then disguises herself as a boy and goes to the high school Quan attends.Coincidently, she is the same class and is also Quan's roommate! On her first day of school, she was late and bumped into someone on the way to class. In a hurry, she rushed off without apologizing. Much to her dismay, that guy was Quan. She wanted to be friends with Quan and was very straightforward about it but was rejected (he thought she was gay, so maybe too straightforward). Liking that Rui Xi is rather straightforward, '''Jin Xiu Yi''' ([[Jiro Wang]]), the school soccer star, befriends Rui Xi.

During a P.E. lesson, everyone was shocked to discover that Rui Xi was a very fast runner, even breaking the school's record held by Xiu Yi. A jealous Xiu Yi challenges her to a soccer match. During the match, she faints (due to some reasons*). Quan comes to her rescue (and finds out that she is REALLY A GIRL but keeps it to himself) and he brings her to the school's doctor, Mei Tian, who is gay. He too, finds out about Rui Xi's identity but promises to keep it a secret. He soon became her counselor when she needed someone to talk to. Xiu Yi soon falls in love with Rui Xi, but doesn't know that Rui Xi is a girl and believes that he, himself, is gay.

Quan and Rui Xi soon become friends and begin to develop a very close friendship. Many mishaps and challenges await Rui Xi. Will she be able to get through high school perfectly, without anyone discovering that she's a girl, but at the same time be close to Quan?

==Cast==
*[[Ella Chen]] as Lu Rui Xi (manga: Ashiya Mizuki)
*[[Wu Chun]] as Zuo Yi Quan (manga: Sano Izumi)
*[[Jiro Wang]] as Jin Xiu Yi (manga: Nakatsu Shuichi)
*[[Tang Zhi Ping]] as Mei Tian (manga: Umeda Hokuto - the school doctor)
*[[Danson Tang]] as Liang Si Nan (manga: Nanba Minami)
*[[Xie He Xian]] as Da Shu
*[[Chen Wen Xiang]] as Jiang Ye Shen
*[[Xie Zheng Hao]] as Guan Ri Hui
*[[Yang Hao Wei]] as Li Cheng Yang
*[[Zhang Hao Ming]] as Wang Tian Si (manga: Megumi Tennouji)
*[[Duncan]] as Yuan Qiu Ye (manga: Hara Akiha)
*[[Ethan Ruan]] as Shen Le (manga: Kagurazaka Makoto - Sano's rival)
*[[Joelle Lu]] as Abby
*[[JJ Lin]] as Lu Jing Xi (manga: Ashiya Shizuki C. - Mizuki's older brother)

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:''' Gao Wu Song
*'''Director:''' [[Niu Cheng Ze]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' Qi Xi Lin
*'''Music:'''

==Trivia==
* The drama is based on the Japanese shoujo manga ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' (花ざかりの君たちへ) by Hisaya Nakajo. The literal translation is "For You In Full Blossom"
* The show was renamed under Japanese manga publisher mandate to closely associate the show with the manga itself in an effort to stimulate the sale of more manga.

==External Links==
*[http://www.2cts.tv/prog/a/a0053/ CTS Official Website]
*[http://www.gtv.com.tw/Program/S051420061125U/ GTV Official Website]
*[http://www.wild-vanilla.com/tv_drama_1.html Japanese Homepage]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana-Kimi Wikipedia]

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