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 My Lovely Sam-Soon $99.99 Okay I'm 20 years old and a guy. I hate soap operas, I hate romantic comedies but there are some drama/comedy/romance series that I like. One of theme is the show Ugly Betty, I bought this series on a whim when I had some extra cash to spend after my friend told me about he told me if I liked Ugly Betty I would like this. he was wrong its much better than Ugly Betty, the series takes place in Korea revolves around a 30 year old woman named Kim Sam Soon. Sam-Soon does not have the greatest life she is unmarried at 30, a little over weight, hates her name(apparently Sam Soon is a very embarrasing name?), and just found out her boyfriend of three years is cheating on her. Not to spoil to much of the opening a series of events lead Sam Soon to getting a job as a pastry chef at a French restaurant working for the rude pretty boy 27 year old Hyun Jin Heon, needles to say the series starts off with them hating each other. Unlike other shows My Lovely Sam Soon has only 16 episodes, that may not sound like much but because of its length the series is able to give a great story that wraps up nicely without out staying its welcome. Each character from the main to the side characters are well rounded and have a purpose in the series they don't just simply exist in the world they are apart of it. The overall look of the show is similar to a British show as it has that realistic look to it unlike the more cinematic American shows, the music is nothing amazing you will hear the same stuff over again but usually what you're seeing is so great you wont notice. Overall My Lovely Sam Soon is a fantastic series that I recommend to pretty much anyone. except for femminists, I know there is a big cultrual gap between the east and the west but seriously this girl for the entire first episode and a lot of the series is treated like crap. her Mom is angry with her because she is not married at 30 already calling her an old maid (at 30?) and she goes for a job interview and the guy she's taliking to says she will never get a job as she is not pretty and all women should be pretty all the time. All I'm saying try pulling that crap over here that girl is gonna beat the crap out of you.  My Girl $119.98 I have to say, the casting in the 4 major roles was perfect, especially "My Girl" Lee Da Hae. She can make you laugh, cry, and everything in between during the course of the storyline. Which brings me to my second point, the storyline is one of the few where I felt was perfectly paced, and the twists and turns made sense and at the right time. Most of the recent dramas I've been watching have been super slow in some parts and then have a rushed ending, but My Girl does a great job not getting bogged down in a stupid side story. The music is quite good, if you search the internet, I'm sure you can find a copy of the OST available for download.  Dae Jang Geum vol. 1 $59.99 I am deep into Dai Jang Geum, and enjoying every minute. The historical background is a joy to look at, and the characters are nicely drawn - especially the evil women! I have only one problem with it - the subtitles are done very badly. The version I am looking at is produced for the North American market, with subtitles by YA Entertainment Holdings. Whoever did them seems to have no understanding of English punctuation, or regards it as optional. Obvious mistakes pop up. A crucial examination for the court ladies is persistently translated as "competition," when it is clearly an examination. Mistakes in grammar occur. Characters who refer to each other in the normal Korean manner as their position (e.g., Jang Geum refers to her foster father with a word for an older respected male that essentially translates as "Uncle") are subtitled as saying their names. Do the subtitlers think people watching Korean dramas are unable to accept this? Finally, why are the subtitles in white, when yellow is obviously clearer? In brief, a first class drama marred by third class subtitles. The owners should send their subtitling work to SBS in Australia - they do a good job! |
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