Park Shin Hye & Hyun Bin Offered Lead Role in SBS Healing Drama

On January 17, industry representatives reported that the actress has been cast as the female lead of upcoming SBS drama “Yeowoo Gaksibyeol” (romanized title). In response, her agency revealed that she has received the offer, but her appearance is not yet confirmed. She is currently waiting for the script.

“Yeowoo Gaksibyeol” is a melodrama that tells the story of a man and woman who meet in Seoul and help each other heal their pains as they experience music, food, and people. Park Shin Hye has been cast as the female lead Seo Hye Won, who was left alone in the world at the age of 18 when her father passed away while trying to save someone.

The drama is written by Kang Eun Kyung, the writer of “Romantic Doctor Kim” and “Gu Family Book.” It will be directed by Shin Woo Chul, who previously led “Secret Garden,” “A Gentleman’s Dignity,” and “Gu Family Book.”

“Yeowoo Gaksibyeol” is expected to air in the second half of 2018 via SBS.

I would like to see Hyun Bin on screen! It's been quite long after the mild disappointment in Hyde, Jekly & I few years ago with Han Ji Min. It's not because he is not good, but I guess the storyline and the writing makes it hard to hit the games. But now, it's a good time to hit the screen again after the successful of Secret Garden and gain the international recognition again with Secret Garden PD as well. I hope this drama would be the best choice for Hyun Bin's comeback.

Considering the pairing with Park Shin Hye, it's gonna be worth waiting for. You know, Park Shin Hye was recognized for her acting skill in Doctors and it's gonna be awesome if they both could make it.

Meanwhile, I was also thinking about Hyun Bin co-star Ha Ji Won from Secret Garden. She seriously need to work again with Kim Eun Sook or at least choose a good project & pairing to gain the recognition again. It's been quite a while, start from the disappoinment in the remake of In Time With You (not because of her character, but because of Lee Jin Wook) and this time, Hospital Ship is way too long maybe, even though Ha Ji Won stands out amazingly. Maybe it's just the Korean reception is not that good, or timing factor in airing makes it hard. It's hard nowadays to achieve high rating, unless a weekend drama like My Golden Life. Park Si Hoo is really lucky. LOL.

Jealousy Incarnate Episode 1 & 2 Review

This year is seriously has a lot of good drama from the middle year till the end of the year. I hope next year, South Korea also has a variety range of drama too. One of the good drama comes out again on Wednesday - Thrusday slot to compete with Uncontrollably Fond and W. Although I am still going more for Uncontrollably Fond, but Jealousy Incarnate is still a good and refreshing drama to watch. 

Being set in the broadcasting industry and office live, it reminds me somehow of KBS - Producer and Fated To Love You because Gong Hyo Jin really rocks the sticky note attitude. She plays as Pyo Na Ri, a weather forecaster who failed to join the announcer team. Meanwhile, Jo Jung Suk looks really charismatic and sexy with his skillful acting. He plays as an announcer, Lee Hwa Sin. 

Long time ago, Na Ri has a crush on Hwa Sin, but Hwa Sin seems to be cold towards her. He even says that since it is not his feelings, he doesn't have to take responsibility on anything. 

Up to episode 1, I haven't got an idea so far what happened between the two of them, but it's clear that Hwa Sin still has feelings for her yet he just doesn't want to admit it. Three years have passed, Na Ri says that when 'he' left three years ago she’d vowed to go Bangkok one day and make him fall in love with her. She’d even thought about taking her clothes off. But life happened, and she never found the time. But this time, she has the chance to go to Bangkok and meet up again with Hwa Sin. 

Besides that, Hwa Sin also knows that Na Ri is such a powerless girl who happens to be told to do anything for works since she's a contract employee. It also happens that Na Ri is being asked (well, she volunteer too) to go to Bangkok as long as she gets paid in advance. That's because Na Ri has to collect as much money to pay for her brother. Chi Yeol's study and also for their monthly rent, and thus she volunteers to go. When she arrived at Bangkok, Hwa Sin recognizes her and says that when they work together, Na Ri shouldn't lose her focus nor get disctracted. 

Since there is no makeup artist, hairstylish and stylish, Hwa Sin is then helped by Na Ri and he seems to be pissed off with the filming condition which in turn makes him to tell Hwa Sin's superior to just be a man, clarifying with him regarding about the filming conditions instead of sending Na Ri as his shield, a powerless girl who can just ask him to understand the situation. He also told Na Ri's superior to stop telling the weather forecaster to show off their figures or telling them to do anything when they are on camera. In the office, Na Ri has no such to be appreciated since she only appears for 60 seconds for weather forecast, but her biggest dream is still to become a decent announcer. She tends to do things for other workers and somehow in my eyes, she becomes like the subject of being told to go here and there. 

However, she finds herself a fan, who happens to know that she's a weather forecaster, on the plane to Bangkok. She doesn't even believe it herself that there is someone who notices that she made mistakes everytime she was aired. This fan is actually Go Jung Won (played by Go Kyung Pyo), Hwa Sin's long time friend. Na Ri then asks Jung Won to call or make complaint to the TV station when he watches her again and finds that she makes mistake. Jung Won, himself, was taken by surprised by Na Ri and denies that he is her fan, since he just watches her a few times only. However, Na Ri was too happy and already falls for Jung Won for his good manners, attitude and personality, specially when he treats her in such a way that nobody ever appreciates her. It's so much interesting to see how the love triangle will be built on later on.

On the other hand, Hwa Sin has a brother who happened to get married to Hwa Sin's senior. The first one is to Kye Sung Suk (played by Lee Mi Sook) and the second one with Bang Ja Young (played by Park Ji Young) who has a daugther, her name is Ppal Gang. With so much veteran actors and actress, I guess this drama off to a good start. I am admiring Lee Mi Sook many times in other dramas and I really thought that she is a talented actress. Not only the main lead has the story but the supporting casts will also have a lot to go on and this means the story will get much interesting than before. 

So, this is one of my list to watch ~

Doctors Korean Drama Enjoys Popularity - Summary Ep 1-6

I an not a big fan of Park Shin Hye. At first, I'm not planning to watch Doctors since I know, the typical drama of Park Shin Hye would be those romantic comedy with her famous crying scene, being a kind of girl who is weak and needs protection from the cool Oppa.

Until recently, my colleagues said that I should watch Doctors because the storyline is different from the others. I did try the first episodes and I could say it's a breakthrough for Park Shin Hye in her acting career to take on such role, such character which makes me falling in love with her.

In episode 1, 2 and 3, Doctors only talk about the childhood of Yoo Hye Jung (played by Park Shin Hye), Jin Seo Woo (played by Lee Sung Kyung) and their teacher Hong Ji Hong (played by Kim Rae Won). Due to many childhood scars, Hye Jung keeps her heart closed towards other people. She is left with her father and stepmother who doesn't even bother to take care of her. With her IQ of 156, she enrols to many school but there is not even one who would want to accept her because of her attitude problems. In the end, her grandma who is almost 65 years old want to take her in to change her attitude. But she only knows that her father abandoned her and didn't want to take care of her anymore. In the first day of school, her grandma told her to go directly to school and but school uniform but Hye Jung ended up going to a night club, fought with another teenager, stole a CD in the music store and met with her future teacher, Hong Ji Hong. Although she didn't say the truth, Ji Hong knew that Hye Jung did stole the CD and asked her to politely return to the music store, apologized and admitted what she did is wrong. Unfortunately, with her martial arts technique, she dozed him off and at that point, as a popular teacher among students with may girls fangirl-ing him, he was amazed by Hye Jung's action and attracted towards her.

After going back to her grandma's home, Hye Jung met the guy who confronts her for stealing. It was Hong Ji Hong who actually rented a room in the grandma's house. He is a teacher and unexpectedly, he is the homeroom teacher of Hye Jung who finally said yes for going to school after a mental beating from her grandma. Meeting Ji Hong as her tutor and mentor actually transforms Hye Jung from a hopeless child to a passionate doctors. As she watched how Ji Hong performed as a doctor, she was inspired to be a doctor and saves many lives. Ji Hong told her to not just keep dreaming but showed her true intentions by getting a good mark on the test. Hye Jung who never studied asked her classmate, Seo Woo who always get A to teach her to study for exam and it turns out Hye Jung is the one who gets A and beats Seo Woo. Seo Woo who felt she is betrayed and accused Hye Jung had an affair with her teacher, Ji Hong. Besides, Hye Jung's grandma who suffers with stomach cancer suddenly died at the operating room during the surgery which made Hye Jung to suspect the mal-practice and swears she is going to be a doctor and finds the evidence to prove it. With that unfortunate events following, Ji Hong and Hye Jung had to part ways subsequently and meet again after 13 years and now Hye Jung is a Neurosurgeon Doctor.

With such a young age being a Neurosurgeon Doctors and famous in its field is not an easy steps for Hye Jung but she is super cool and woah, I really like how she achieved her dreams and becomes a very cool and amazing woman. She is not only a doctor, but also a professional woman fighter (as she said). Epsiode 4 mostly talks about how Hye Jung meets up again with Seo Woo and Prof. Hong Ji Hong. They all work in the same hospital. Seo Woo suspects Hye Jung who is famous enough and want to join Gukil Medical Centre is to reunite with Prof. Ji Hong but eventually, she decided to come there is to uncover the truth behind her grandma's death.

In her first day, Hye Jung makes her appearance unusual from the other doctors since she decided to do a surgery which makes Prof. Jung Yoon Do (played by Yoon Kyun Sang) to throws a fit for lack of proper attitude. But then, after much discussion and debates, Dr. Jung finally seems to be interested on Hye Jung. She is strong, confident and knows what best to decide and always makes his heart flutters, (OMG so cute of him ^^)

In Episode 5 and 6, Doctors mostly talks about the cases in which make Dr. Jung to see how lovely and capable Hye Jung is. He helps Hye Jung when he visited her patient who turns out there is a scene there. Unfortunately, Hye Jung is the one who is able to turn over the situation which makes Dr. Jung very embarrassed of himself.

Many times, Dr. Jung tries to avoid Hye Jung but Hye Jung chased him and said thank you for coming there and thus allowing Hye Jung to have time to turn over the situation. But Dr. Jung is so embarrassed and expects her not to say anything anymore. Hye Jung said there is nothing to be embarrassed off because she is a professional fighter.

After everything is calmed down, Hye Jung meets up with Prof. Hong and he is relieved that nothing happens to her. Hye Jung sits with Ji Hong on a bench outside the hospital with drinks. Ji Hong asks Hye Jung if she’s going to continue living this way. She’s too competitive and should learn to enjoy the luxuries, he says. He asks how many hours she sleeps, and she responds that ten hours a week is enough. She insists that she’s used to it and says that she wouldn’t be here if she slept and worked like everyone else.

Ji Hong asks the real question: “Are you happy now?” After a pause, Hye Jung says that there’s no way she’s happy. The reason she wanted to turn over a new leaf was for Grandma, and now that she’s succeeded, Grandma is no longer with her. Ji Hong tells her to just accept it, since he can’t help her with that. Hye Jung wonders if Ji Hong keeps wanting to help her because she’s his former student, but he calls her dumb for thinking that.

He’s more straightforward with his expression and confesses that he likes her. He says that whenever he thinks of her, he remembers their last moment when she rode away on the motorcycle. He regrets not holding onto her then. Hye Jung suddenly gets up and spills the drinks all over Ji Hong. He asks if this is a rejection, and she says no; he then asks if they’re dating now, and she also says no. He asks if her instinctive response is always no, and she says no.
Hye Jung meets again with her stepmother who suffers from facial psalm who needs to have a brain surgery. Her stepmother is kinda crazy and throws a fit there, asking for a discount since Hye Jung is her daughter and asks to be change to another doctor. This matter makes Hye Jung to ask Dr. Jung to help her handle this patient. Dr. Jung refuses at first due to the professionalism but after knowing the truth, triggers by his interest on Hye Jung also, he decides to accept the offer and performs surgery.

Hye Jung comes to the Grandma's Diner who is run by her biological father. She couldn't take a step instead just seeing him for a far. With her complicated mood, she meets with Prof. Hong who is waiting for her in the rain to give her the medical records on Hye Jung grandma's surgery. In the rain, they end up with a kiss, in which Hong Ji Hong said, he is going to give something special from a man to a woman.

Personal Notes:

I really love Park Shin Hye's character here, she is bold. Although she had a rough beginnings, but she is determined to make things better for herself, even if it means playing a long game. She learnt to be independent and she has many places to grow and improve. It's rarely we see Park Shin Hye portraying this type of character.

I don't really like Kim Rae Won in A Thousand Years Promise, because he is not a typical flower handsome guy who comes from the castle and saves the princess. Yet, somehow he portrays a very warm and gentle doctor who knows how to soothe someone's feeling and give his best to love her. Although sometimes he is cheesy and straighfoward with his feelings, isn't that what we want as a viewers? It reminds me of the cheeky little Captain Yoo from Descendant of the Sun haha. We all like straightforwardness now rather than dragging the feelings and confessions.

Besides those two, there is one who attracts my interest, which is Dr. Jung Yoon Do or Yoon Kyun Sang he is super super cute with his dorky-ness. He may be a little rough around the edges, but once he gets to know someone, he is a big softy inside. He can be quick to anger but he is a rational creature and as just quick to recognise when he is wrong. I know that Yoon Kyun Sang's true personality is not someone like Dr. Jung since he is so quiet and modest on Running Man. But anyhow, I still like his acting. He can be that cute and yet he's too adorable not to be noticed.
At first I wonder who this guy is till I remember him playing in The Time We Were Not In Love with Ha Ji Won and well, in that drama, he doesn't get me a point. But seeing how he rose to become a second male lead, it motivates me to do my best too to pursue my career ^.^

Sadly, I don't think Hye Jung is going to give him a chance to enter her heart because she only has eyes for Prof. Hong. Poor Dr. Jung. Well, you can play with me nah ~


With this kind of genre and story line, Doctors enjoys much popularity with high ratings too.

Cheers ~