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Post by Lucy on Jul 17, 2006 15:12:46 GMT -5
I'm in the minority as far as the Schubert goes. It's a nice tune, but after the 59th time it was played (long about Episode 3), I'd had it.
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Post by Takki on Jul 17, 2006 16:36:23 GMT -5
I didn't like Hye-Won at all in this series. I mean why would she lie that she's dead and tortures poor Minwoo making him think that it was his fault that she's dead when she's alive and well.Just because she scared that her heart won't race when they meet again???
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Post by FlowerLady on Jul 18, 2006 8:24:47 GMT -5
I'm in the minority as far as the Schubert goes. It's a nice tune, but after the 59th time it was played (long about Episode 3), I'd had it. Lucy, I'm in that minority with you. The tune started to grate on my nerves after a while because the volume also seemed to be louder whenever that music was played. Certainly a beautiful classic melody, but a little more variety would have been nice.
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Post by Elaine on Jul 18, 2006 8:35:56 GMT -5
Can someone please explain that scene in the final episode where Miwoo is racing to the hospital to see Hye-Won. He is dressed in wedding clothes. This doesn't make any sense???
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Post by gpaul on Jul 18, 2006 9:04:14 GMT -5
Elaine, that was a flashback to his wedding day when his fiance Eunhye died.
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Post by soapygrams on Jul 18, 2006 13:11:30 GMT -5
Well, I might be in the minority but after watching this show for some weeks, I began to get totally annoyed with Hyewon and her delicacy - like a stiff wind would blow her over. What I don't understand is why it was okay for her to break off the engagement to her finace for Minwoo - in all the other K-dramas I have watched - the engagement is almost as binding as wedding vows. If she was in love with Jungjae enough to be engaged to him, how was it she fell so easily OUT of love with him and into love with Minwoo. I did not like either her character or Minwoo. By the end, I just wanted it to end. Jungjae deserved better than that for he truly loved her with his whole heart and wanted what was best for her. She did not deserve him and such undying devotion. Maybe I'm just a stickler for keeping vows - but I think she bertrayed his love for her for her own happiness. I'm glad it's over and I don't have to hear that "Serenade" for a while. I think I'll try to find some Wagner or something LOL ..
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Post by sushimi on Jul 18, 2006 15:11:32 GMT -5
Can someone please explain that scene in the final episode where Miwoo is racing to the hospital to see Hye-Won. He is dressed in wedding clothes. This doesn't make any sense??? yes, Gpaul is right. and they showed that Jungah and Minwoo should be meet later... it was their fate.
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Post by gpaul on Jul 18, 2006 21:37:20 GMT -5
Soapygrams, Hyewon never really loved Jungjae, she was marrying him because she felt obligation to him because he always stayed by her throughout her illness. He was a very nice man but at the end he learned that you can't hold on to another person who doesn't want to be with you. If they had married, even before she met Minwoo, she would never have been really happy.
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Post by soapygrams on Jul 19, 2006 13:49:28 GMT -5
Then why did she ever get engaged to him? In gratitude? Sorry, but I do not like her character or the idea that it's okay to take a vow and then decide later that you really didn't mean it. I know, I'm old fashioned about that but that is how I view it. I can understand if the situation is harmful due to abuse .. but that was not the case. Actually, her character in this story is so Eyeore-like I doubt she will EVER be happy no matter to whom she is married. That's just my take on this show.
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Post by kiparang on Jul 19, 2006 15:04:31 GMT -5
soapygram, don't be too harsh on He-won. She is just following dictation of her heart. And I have no doubt she will be happy with Min-woo ever after. They are very attractive together. To fully enjoy some Korean dramas you gotta love either the female lead or the male lead or both. Especially, in a drama full of holes in plot like "Summer Scent." A while ago I said that "Summer Scent" is one of the worst Korean dramas script-wise but that I still love it because I love its soundtrack and the lush cinematography of the beautiful Korean countryside. More that that, I love it because I love Son Ye-jin(He-won) and (surprisingly,) like Song Seung-hun's performance here. He was terrible in everything I saw including "Autumn in My Heart," "Calla" and "He Was Cool." I finally see glimpse of hope in his acting. As for Son Ye-jin, after this drama she has developed into one of best dramatic actresses in Korea. Try to see the movie "The Classic" and "A Moment to Remember." Many international viewers were wowed by her marvelous performance in them.
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Post by Lucy on Jul 19, 2006 16:57:42 GMT -5
I don't blame Hye-won. I think people have the right to change their minds. It's just that they do seem to take the promise of an engagement more seriously in Korea, but I don't think there really should be a sense that you should marry someone you don't want to just because you said you would. How much betrayal is there, really? I think Jungjae is just as much at fault for trying to hold onto a woman who doesn't love him.
It seems like in these dramas people get so freaked out at a broken engagement, and they start to ostracize the one who breaks it, but soon and for no obvious reason they accept it. Maybe they feel like they have to ritualistically put the person through a trial by fire, and if she or he still loves the new person after all that, then people accept their love as valid. That's what happened in "Winter Sonata."
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Post by Jess on Jul 19, 2006 17:31:52 GMT -5
soapygram, don't be too harsh on He-won. She is just following dictation of her heart. And I have no doubt she will be happy with Min-woo ever after. They are very attractive together. To fully enjoy some Korean dramas you gotta love either the female lead or the male lead or both. Especially, in a drama full of holes in plot like "Summer Scent." A while ago I said that "Summer Scent" is one of the worst Korean dramas script-wise but that I still love it because I love its soundtrack and the lush cinematography of the beautiful Korean countryside. More that that, I love it because I love Son Ye-jin(He-won) and (surprisingly,) like Song Seung-hun's performance here. He was terrible in everything I saw including "Autumn in My Heart," "Calla" and "He Was Cool." I finally see glimpse of hope in his acting. As for Son Ye-jin, after this drama she has developed into one of best dramatic actresses in Korea. Try to see the movie "The Classic" and "A Moment to Remember." Many international viewers were wowed by her marvelous performance in them. haha that is so funny cause I thought exactly the oppiste. I thought Song Seung Hun's performance in this series was horrible. His hair was at its worst and his clothes! I thought he did really well in AIMH, and it's one of my favs. I didn't find Son Ye Jin to be really good in this drama. She seemed like she lacked chemistry with her co-stars. I have to say this is probably worst of Song Seung Hun's work.
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Post by kiparang on Jul 19, 2006 20:44:33 GMT -5
jess, I agree with you on SYJ's performance here. It is not one of her best performances. If you read carefully you will see that I said she improved a lot "after this drama." As for SSH, for a while after seeing "Autumn in My Heart" my wife and I kept referring to him as "that guy with just two facial expressions." I like that drama too, not because of SSH's or Song Heh-kyo's performance but because of marvelous performances by other people including the two young actors, the two mothers and Won Bin. So it seems that each to his/her own.
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Post by sushimi on Jul 20, 2006 16:43:13 GMT -5
haha that is so funny cause I thought exactly the oppiste. I thought Song Seung Hun's performance in this series was horrible. His hair was at its worst and his clothes! I didn't find Son Ye Jin to be really good in this drama. She seemed like she lacked chemistry with her co-stars. i totally agree with you... i kept this show coz i liked the storyline and the end, but Song Seung Hun and Son Ye Jin don't bring emotions too... their performances are not unforgettable, even for the others members of this cast..... yes, and his clothes are horrible..... i think even if Son Ye Jin became one of the most best dramatic actress in Korea, i hope that she's more touching in anothers dramas.....
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Post by FlowerLady on Jul 20, 2006 21:31:27 GMT -5
I don't think there really should be a sense that you should marry someone you don't want to just because you said you would. How much betrayal is there, really? I think Jungjae is just as much at fault for trying to hold onto a woman who doesn't love him. Lucy, I agree. Jungae witnessed over and over again that Hyewon was in love with another man. Even though it may have been painful, it probably would have been better for him to back off and just give them their space for a while to see how it all played out. I don't think a person can or should try to force someone else to marry them.
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