Full House

Actually, I already watched this Kseries before but I never really watched it in totality. All I could say is that this one is really a CLASSIC. I could never say anything bad about Rain and Song Hye Kyo, both are so lovable and good looking...

I really love this drama!





Here's the storyline & character info :taken from wikipedia)

Storyline
A naive, cheerful, albeit somewhat reclusive writer, Ji Eun is swindled out of everything she owns — not by strangers, but her best friends! Stranded in another country, she is determined to get home, only to find that all which is precious to her has been sold. In an attempt to get her possessions back, she has to "sell her soul." A story about love and heartbreak, sadness and self-preservation. In spite of it all, Ji Eun manages to be humorous and endearing - even when her heart is broken.


[edit] Characters
The names used in the Philippines are in parentheses.

Han Ji-Eun (Jessie Han) ~ Song Hye Kyo

Ji-Eun is cheerful, optimistic and loyal to her friends. She is naive and not very smart, but she makes up for it with her spunk and good heart. Her journey with Young Jae shows how much she loves and what she is willing to do to protect the people she loves. She is an orphaned online novelist who lives in a beautiful house (called FULL HOUSE) which she inherited from her parents. Her troubles started when her closest friends tricked her by sending her on a trip to Shanghai so they could sell her house behind her back.

Lee Young-Jae (Justin Lee) ~ Bi (Rain)

Young-Jae is a top Korean actor. He does his utmost not to hurt other people and not to be hurt himself. Every movie he starred in became a blockbuster. He is stubborn when it comes to selecting which movies to star in, but he has received much acclaim for his talent. Although Young-Jae always behaves and speaks as he wants, he does that only to protect himself from being hurt and not to hurt others. People think of him as a very candid person, but that is also Young-Jae’s strategy to hide himself – or rather his failure to express himself to the fullest. As one who is unaccustomed to being frank and open, Young-jae is bad at making friends and very proud of his ideals and principles. He deeply loves his childhood friend, Hye-Won, even though she shows him no affection. One day, he stumbles upon Ji-Eun and slowly falls in love with her.

Kang Hye-Won (Lorraine Kang) ~ Han Eun Jung

Hye-Won is the daughter of Doctor Lee's friend. She is a fashion designer, who designs Young-Jae’s clothes. She has known Young-Jae’s family since her childhood. Hye-won has lived her entire life in abundance and has had many choices. She comes from a rich family, and is accustomed to being loved. She has never been rejected by anybody, until Min-Hyuk, and only feels content when everybody around her loves her.

Yoo Min-Hyuk (Luigi Yoo) ~ Kim Sung Soo

Min-Hyuk is a director of a large media company. He dreams of establishing Asia’s Walt Disney or Fox. He is tenacious and smart, and respected and recognized for his skills. He is confident in earning trust from people. He has always been a winner, and is determined to remain one for the rest of his life. He possesses sophisticated manners and is very eloquent – a Prince Charming that any girl could dream of. Min-Hyuk believes that life is too short to live it without fun. Unlike his seemingly unrestricted personality, he is very composed and prudent. He can’t stand losing and has a strong desire to win in everything, which probably explains his successful career. Hye-Won loves him though he rejects her instantly saying that she’s like a sister to him. Known to be a player, he is changed when he meets Ji-Eun and realizes that she is something special.

GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) Live Action

This is my second attempt in watching Japanese Live Action Dramas.
I couldn't help but really admire this series. I didn't expect so much but it was really great. The plot and characters did a very impressive job. Friendship, love and unity is the center of the story. The treatment is funny and light, although it has some violence and nudity on the side, but it depicts REAL LIFE. I really love the portrayal of Takashi Sorimachi as Onizuka...It was sooo convincing.

Here's some information on the Drama from Wikipedia:

Live-Action

A 12-episode live-action (drama) was broadcasted on television, based loosely on the manga. Takashi Sorimachi stars as Onizuka, and Nanako Matsushima as Azusa. It is directed by Masayuki Suzuki, with music composed by Takayuki Hattori and the opening song, "Poison", sung by Takashi Sorimachi himself. There are several drastic changes from the manga to fit the 12-hour format of the live-action series, such as the following:

Nanako Mizuki also studies at the Holy Forest Academy
The character of Uehara Anko is eliminated; instead, her characteristics are merged into Miyabi Aizawa's character, thus making Miyabi the daughter of the PTA president
Ryuji Danma's character is also eliminated, giving some of his characters's functions to Saejima, Onizuka's police friend
Julia Murai, Kunio's mother, is the widow of Onizuka's biker gang idol, rather than being just another parent of one of Onizuka's students
Nevertheless, the changes in the live-action accomplishes to capture the spirit of GTO very well. According to Tokyopop, the final episode of the live action series was the most watched television program ever in Japan.[3]

Coincidentally, Matsushima is married to Takashi Sorimachi, who played Onizuka in that series. Sorimachi and Matsushima met on the set of GTO, they married in 2001 after a long term relationship and, in May 2004, Nanako gave birth to their first child, a baby daughter.

A two-hour television special followed in August 1999, and a theatrical movie in January 2000.