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Post by kathleen34 on Sept 13, 2006 20:57:47 GMT -5
I'll join Lucy in the GO COMMIES cheer... especially those with great hair and fact to match. What I really love about Oon-hyuk is that he truly respects the virtues of that incredible young woman who is so devoted to 'my lady'
I love the little kids to and continue to be awestruck how such little onces can grasp the scene and portray it so convincingly. You simply forget that they are acting. Beautifully done.
Love the music too.
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Post by RAJIV DASU on Sept 13, 2006 21:00:17 GMT -5
I AM A INDIAN RESIDING IN NEW YORK. I AM IN LOVE WITH KOREAN DRAMA. WISH I FOUND THIS EARLIER. EVEN THOUGH I DON'T UNDERSTAND THESE PROGRAMS ARE BROADCASTED THRU KBS EVERYDAY ( HALF AN HOUR ) IN EVENING.
TO BE FRANK I AM NOT FAN OF INDIAN MOVIES BUT KOREAN I LOVE IT.
RAJIV
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Post by RAJIV DASU on Sept 13, 2006 21:02:14 GMT -5
I AM A INDIAN RESIDING IN NEW YORK. I AM IN LOVE WITH KOREAN DRAMA. WISH I FOUND THIS EARLIER. EVEN THOUGH I DON'T UNDERSTAND ITS A PLEASURE WATCHING THEM,. THESE PROGRAMS ARE BROADCASTED THRU KBS EVERYDAY ( HALF AN HOUR ) IN EVENING.
TO BE FRANK I AM NOT FAN OF INDIAN MOVIES BUT KOREAN I LOVE IT.
RAJIV
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Post by Lucy on Sept 14, 2006 11:29:44 GMT -5
Hello, Rajiv, and welcome. Please feel free to post here any time--we have members from around the country and around the world. Just remember that the board is Chicago-based, and we tend to get the dramas a little later than other cities, so if you are going to post about an episode of a drama that has just aired in New York, be aware that it's probably a "spoiler" and should go in the Spoiler thread for that drama.
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Post by Chocopie on Oct 4, 2006 12:29:20 GMT -5
I'm afraid that I have mostly negative feelings about this show. I've enjoyed the historical portion of the show but the romance portion of the show was really really bad. Han Eun Jung couldn't act her way out of a wet paper bag. It got to the point that I had to fast forward everytime she came on the screen. [[vague spoilers removed.--Lucy*]] Must brush and rinse my mouth after this one. At least the show replacing it is much better (Dae Jo Young.)
*"Chocopie" has seen the whole series and commented on how it ended. He/she didn't give the ending away but did talk about certain expectations that were disappointed. People, let's be careful. I don't know how many different ways, and in how many different places, we need to say that this is a Chicago board and we are behind other cities in our viewing. In fact, I said it in the message directly above Chocopie's. --Lucy (Moderator)
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Post by dreamie on Nov 1, 2006 15:40:52 GMT -5
What a thoughtful thread! I have to say I think that the Communist good guys make the show even more tragic in 20/20 hindsight. If you ever had any communists in the family, you might know that many of them were idealists just like in this program. After communism turned out to be a failure, there was nothing more maudlin than talking to them, and their generation about it.
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Post by gpaul on Nov 2, 2006 8:29:00 GMT -5
I totally agree with you dreamie. I actually have close relatives who were Communists, they are now all deceased. These were very intelligent, highly educated people who were very idealistic in their views on how the world should be. Their children all went into careers where they did not make a lot of money, rather they were socially conscious about their lives. Most became college professors and doctors working in free clinics. I have always felt that communism was intellectually a wonderful idea that could never work because of the frailities of human beings.
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Post by Lucy on Nov 6, 2006 13:48:43 GMT -5
Lovely post, gpaul. I agree. Which is why it makes me mad when people throw around "communist" like an epithet and reduce the idea to "they're godless heathens who want to take away your property!" (OK, they did want to take away your property, LOL, but it was for a good reason.)
BTW, Oon-hyuk is looking so cute. I just had to add that.
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Post by kathleen34 on Nov 6, 2006 14:18:36 GMT -5
Lovely post, gpaul. I agree. Which is why it makes me mad when people throw around "communist" like an epithet and reduce the idea to "they're godless heathens who want to take away your property!" (OK, they did want to take away your property, LOL, but it was for a good reason.) BTW, Oon-hyuk is looking so cute. I just had to add that. Glad you threw that in Lucy ... Oon-hyuk is beyond cute... more like major eye candy... as are most of the male cast. And gpaul, once again I join in the pro-commie side of this story. To see these young men stand so strongly within their ideals ... it's heartbreaking to see how in the hands of more power-hungry 'leaders' their ideals will become corrupted - hmmm - just like everyday life ... I loved the way that the terribly injured man called Rhee the way he saw him. This drama is so beautifully scripted ... and the cast - they're perfect for their roles. Dialog is so well delivered that you have a hard time believing they're 'acting'. I love this drama. And I really like the inclusion of genuine historical facts that have been playing out against the scenes.
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Post by gpaul on Nov 7, 2006 9:06:21 GMT -5
I love this drama also, but as I have stated in previous posts it is very painful to watch at times. Everything is going so well now for the characters we all love, but you have to wonder what will be coming for them. I do hope that Oon-Hyuk and Kehee will get married and live happily ever after. They so deserve to be happy together.
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Post by xylec on May 17, 2007 11:49:39 GMT -5
Hi, I am Chinese, from Malaysia, working in Singapore, watching Korean movies. Seoul 1945 was interesting as we have our fair share of war during the 1945's and 1950's after the Japanese war and with the Communist / British fighting in Malaysia and Singapore. Korea under the Japanese, then the civil war between North and South Korea. I have always been interested in history, and the Korean war was one that intrigued me. I understand millions died, injured and lost their families, even till today, after the separation between North and south. I understand the pain of war...my brother was affected by the communist and British fighting in Malaysia. However, watching Seoul 1945 gave me an indepth view of the situations under the Japanese, under the communist, under the democratic rule. In all the situations, it looks like war does not pay...millions of lives are lost..from China, United Nations, Americans and most of all, the Koreans. A lesson for us all...look at the movie produced by Clint Eastwood..."Letters from Iwo Jima" and "Flags of Brothers?". Both American and Japanese really did not want to fight..but politicians insisted. That's what happened in history. Back to Seoul 1945...some parts were interesting, with love thrown in and filial piety to parents (both a bit drawn out)...good viewing although draggy,..and too long. good that I found out about your forum...regards. xylec
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Post by mikey on May 18, 2007 10:03:29 GMT -5
Hi xylec! It’s so good to see people from all over the world checking in to this discussion board. Most of us are (obviously) Americans, so it helps us when international viewers offer to give us their view of things. Back to Seoul 1945...some parts were interesting, with love thrown in and filial piety to parents (both a bit drawn out)...good viewing although draggy,..and too long. Well put. ;D I thought that "Seoul 1945" was quite good overall, but there was a little too much fluff. Reducing the drama's length by a dozen or so episodes would only have improved it.
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Post by KyungDaeDoo on Dec 19, 2011 21:22:11 GMT -5
it started out excellent, but really faded by the end. Still, I'd watch it again f I could.
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