Showing posts with label Kdrama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kdrama. Show all posts

Saturday, 17 May 2014

Angel Eyes OST: Run to You by Lasse Lindh

Ada sesiapa yg dah/sedang menonton KDrama Angel Eyes? Sila angkat tangan. He he. Biasanya cik Z akan tunggu hujung tahun untuk beri ulasan tentang KDrama. Tapi untuk KDrama yg satu ni nampaknya special sikit sebab cik Z rasa nak kongsikan main OST drama ini di blog dulu. Kenapa ya? Sebabnya dalam banyak-banyak KDrama yg cik Z pernah tengok, inilah kali pertamanya main OSTnya adalah lagu berbahasa inggeris yg dinyanyikan oleh penyanyi luar dan bukan penyanyi korea. Lagi unik, penyanyi lagu ini ialah penyanyi Sweden. Tak ke pelik kan drama Korea main OST english song. Sangatlah global kan. Jom kita dengar lagu ni sama-sama jom.


Best tak? Lagu ni diulang beberapa kali sepanjang 1 episode KDrama ni. Dengar sekali terus melekat lirik dia kat telinga. Istimewanya melodi dan lirik lagu ni tersangatlah kena dan sesuai dengan jalan cerita melodrama ni. Untuk yg tak pernah lagi tengok drama ni, meh cik Z bagi snopsisnya kat bawah ni.

"A melodrama about a man and a woman who are each other’s first loves, but get separated at childhood due to a painful family situation and meet again 12 years later. Yoon Soo Wan is legally blind woman who gets her vision back after receiving a corneal transplantation in an operation and decides to embrace life with passion by becoming an emergency rescue worker who is known not only by the fire department, but also by the local hospital. She is a tomboyish character who still fondly remembers her first love from 12 years ago. While, Park Dong Joo is a surgeon and Soo Wan's first love who is outstanding student and knows how to comfort one who is in pain. He is proud of his father and dreams of being a firefighter like him. He goes through various changes of his life and has to change his fate due to many happenings. He is a man who only watches over his loving woman from the side and overcomes the misfortunes ahead of him."

Setakat ini (baru 10 episode per 20) cik Z bagi 5 bintang untuk drama ni sebab jalan ceritanya yg agak fresh, fast phase, great chemistry, great cinematography dan banyak lagi. Cumanya tiap2 episode ada ajer scene yg buat air mata mengalir. Hope happy ending.


Thursday, 2 January 2014

KDrama pilihan 2013

Tahun 2013 yg lalu cik Z agak selektif dalam memilih KDrama yg nak ditonton.  Banyak drama yg tak habis ditonton berhenti kat tengah jalan ataupun tengok on off jer. Antara sebabnya ialah jalan cerita yg membosankan, tak masuk akal ataupun stereotype, olahan tak menarik, pelakon kayu/tak sesuai dgn jalan cerita, dan terasa buang masa. Bukan drama melayu jer tau yg ada ciri2 macam tu. Dalam banyak2 KDrama yg cik Z sempat tengok tahun ni, 7 KDrama kat bawah ni yg paling cik Z suka. Kriteria utama semestinya jalan cerita yg unik, ada pengajaran, dan berbaloi dengan masa yg disumbangkan.

1. Secret



Official Synopsis: Everyone has their own secrets. Secrets can help people succeed and even fall in love; but secrets can also destroy people. Secrets can sometimes make us happy, worried, or even blind us to reality. This drama is about secrets. It is an exploration into the trials and tribulations of people who live with secrets. These secrets drive the four characters desire to find love and exact revenge. Min-Hyuk (Ji Sung) was born into a wealthy family. He has everything including good looks, intelligence, but he doesn't have kindness. He loses his girlfriend in a hit-and-run accident. Yoo-Jung (Hwang Jung Eum) goes to prison, because of the hit-and-run accident that killed Min-Hyuk's girlfriend. Her attorney boyfriend, Anh Do Han (Bae Soo Bin) is the one that actually committed the hit-and-run accident, but Yoo-Jung took the blame. She is then betrayed by her boyfriend. [16 episode, KBS]

KOMEN SAYA: 
All time favourite tahun ini. 9.5/10 markah cik Z bagi. Synopsis citer ni asalnya nampak macam biasa jer. Penulis skripnya pun amatur sebab baru first time tulis skrip utk drama TV (menang skrip terbaik utk "secret" dalam pertandingan anjuran KBS). Sekali imbas macam tak logik la seorang perempuan rela nak masuk penjara 5 tahun utk selamatkan boyfriend sendiri. Tapi "secret" dalam Secret mengubah kisah biasa ini menjadi luarbiasa. Bermula dengan satu "secret", berlanjutan dengan banyak lagi "secret". Secrets can sometimes make us happy, worried, or even blind us to reality. Ya absolutely true. Sejujurnya cik Z belajar banyak pengajaran hidup yg baru melalui citer ni. Salah satu phrase yg cik Z paling ingat dan suka ialah, "Those who regrets has no future". 

Watak utama Secret iaitu Yoo Jung ialah seorang yg sangat positif dan sentiasa melebihkan orang lain berbanding diri sendiri. Kesilapan kecil Yoo-Jung ialah terlalu bersangka baik dengan semua orang dan tak pernah membenci org lain. Dugaan demi dugaan menimpa Yoo-Jung (masuk penjara, ayah sakit, bersalin di penjara, anak kena rampas sebelum waktunya, keluar penjara dapat tahu anak dah mati, ayah hilang dan ditemui mati, break up dengan boyfriend, rumah kena rampas dgn Min-Hyuk dll), tak tertulis la semuanya. Tapi dia tetap kuat dan positif. 

Kekuatan utama cerita ini ialah jalan ceritanya yg kuat dan masuk akal, unpredictable, lakonan mantap semua pelakon terutama 4 pelakon utamanya, cinematography yg cantik dan real, serta ost/background music yg sesuai dgn setiap babak. Kebanyakan adegan yg kita lihat dalam cerita ini sangat fresh sebab tak pernah nampak kat mana2 citer lain. Tak de satu pun babak yg membosankan dan buang masa. Semua babak ada sebabnya dan ada secret yg tersembunyi. Lakonan semua pelakon tersangat real sampai kita dapat rasa perasaan watak yg dilakonkan. Seolah2  macam tengok realiti tv pun ada. Banyak babak yg memerlukan pelakon menggunakan memek muka tanpa dialog. Pelakon tambahan hanya keluar pada waktu2 penting sahaja. Tak de babak/dialog meleret2. 

Setiap watak juga ada sumbangannya. Pada akhir cerita ini kita seakan boleh memahami kenapa dan bagaimana setiap watak dalam cerita ini mempunyai rahsia yg ingin disembunyikan. Nobody is perfect. Pengajaran paling penting ialah menyimpan banyak rahsia sebenarnya boleh memakan diri. Tapi ada masanya kita perlu juga menyimpan sedikit rahsia untuk kebaikan semua org.  Sangat berbaloi dengan masa yg disumbangkan.


2. Reply 1994


  

Official Synopsis: Six young students from Jeolla, Chungcheong, and Gyeongsang Provinces room together at a boarding house, while attending a university in Seoul. The boarding house is run by a couple (Sung Dong Il, Lee Il-hwa) with a daughter Sung Na-jung (Go Ara). Sung Na-jung has an easygoing personality and is a big fan of basketball player Lee Sang-min. Sseuregi/Trash (Jung Woo) is best friend to Na Jung's older brother and grew up with Na Jung. Chilbong/Joon (Yoo Yeon Seok) is is still a freshman, and the number one pitcher in Yonsei Baseball Team. Samchunpo (Kim Sung kyun) looks older than he truly is. Yoon Jin (Min Do Hee) is a fan of Seo Taiji and Boys. Others are Binggeure (Baro) and Haetae (Son Ho Joon). [21 episode, TVN]

KOMEN SAYA: 

Hanya orang yg penyabar jer boleh tengok citer ni sebelum semua 21 episodenya berakhir. Kisahnya bermula pada tahun 2013 apabila Na-Jung berpindah ke rumah baru dan membuat housewarming party. Kesemua 7 sekawan (5 lelaki, 2 perempuan) berkumpul dirumah Na-Jung sambil menonton semula video yg yg diambil pada hari perkahwinan Na-Jung pada tahun 2002. Mereka semua ni pernah tinggal dalam rumah sewa yg sama sejak tahun 1994 dan belajar di universiti yg sama. Daripada 5 orang lelaki tu salah seorangnya ialah suami Na-Jung. Persoalannya siapakah suami Na-Jung? Maka bermulalah teka teki ini dari episode 1 hinggalah ke 21. Semua peristiwa yg berlaku sejak tahun 1994 diceritakan semula. Rentetan peristiwa ini memberi clue kepada penonton utk mencari sendiri siapa suami Na-Jung. 

Kekuatan cerita ini juga terletak pada skrip jalan cerita dan lakonan yg berkesan dari semua 9 watak utamanya (2 org lain tu mak dan ayah Na-Jung). Drama ni sebenarnya hasil tulisan dan arahan org yg sama dari drama Reply 1997. Jadi kita dah boleh agak memang akan ada teka teki macam ni. Cuma kali ni kisahnya bermula dari tahun 1994. Berbanding dengan Reply 1997, kali ini lebih banyak peristiwa sebenar yg berlaku di Korea dan dunia sejak 1994 dimasukkan dalam cerita ini. Dengan memasukkan peristiwa sejarah yg sebenar dan timeline yg tepat menjadikan skrip cerita ini nampak realistik. Seolah2 semua watak  yg ada dalam citer ni memang wujud. Antara yg realistik ialah peristiwa krisis kewangan dunia 1997 dan bagaimanana krisis ini memberi kesan kepada setiap watak.

Kali ini juga semua 7 watak utamanya ada kisah dan masalah yg tersendiri. Banyak juga elemen kelakar yg disuntik dalam cerita ini. Terutamanya masa diorang mula2 datang ke Seoul. Jadi memang tak bosanlah kita menontonnya. Jalan cerita memang unpredictable sebab timelinenya lama kan (1994-2013). Banyak sangat twist sepanjang cerita ni. Lebih2 lagi bab nama sebenar diorang yg lebih kurang sama. Oh ya, dalam cerita ni setiap episode ada temanya dan pasti ada salah seorang dari 7 watak utamanya yg jadi narrator. Biasanya narrator ni akan bercakap tentang pengajaran atau apa yg mereka rasakan dalam satu2 peristiwa yg berlaku pada masa2 tertentu. Hampir kesemua phrase yg mereka cakapkan ada kebenarannya dalam dunia realiti. Antara yg cik Z suka ialah dalam ep 14,

"To chase your dreams and live it even with your family's objections is undoubtedly a cool thing, but the majority of us couldn't do that while stepping on the people we love hence why we gave up(on our dreams). This, in fact, is alright. We have no need to berate ourselves and feel defeated because of all the successful stories (of characters living their dreams) from dramas we watched. They are afterall, fiction and rarely happens in our reality. It just means that, to us, people beside us, are equally precious as our dreams. To change myself for the people I love. This too, is an amazing feat."

Banyak lagi yg lain tapi tak boleh nak recall. So kena tengok la yer.


3. Good Doctor
  
Official Synopsis: A medical drama about a man with autistic disorder Park Shi-on (Joo Won), who has mentality of 10-year-old, overcomes bias and discrimination by the society and becomes a pediatrician by utilizing his exceptional abilities that the illness brings. He is a miner's son who witnessed domestic violence from his father beginning at a very young age. Because of his developmental disorder that's a type of autism, he gets a specialized education at a care center, where they discover that he's a savant. Shi-on has genius tendencies, an exceptional memory, and has a keen perception of space within the human body. With the help of a guardian, he eventually becomes a pediatric surgery resident, but his personality remains that of a grade schooler. [20 episode, KBS]

KOMEN SAYA: Bukan mudah nak melakonkan watak seorang yg ada autistic disorder. Tapi lakonan Joo Won sebagai Shi On sangat berkesan dan real. Untuk pengetahuan semua, dalam dunia sebenar memang ada doktor yg ada sindrom ini dan berjaya dalam kerjayanya. Pengidap sindrom ini memang dilahirkan sebagai seorang yg genius sebab cekap menghafal dan boleh membayangkan sesuatu situasi itu dalam bentuk 3D.

Shi On ni memang tak boleh tengok budak2 sakit cepat jer dia nak pi buat keputusan sendiri. Ayat kegemaran dia, "pali pali (hurry, hurry). Sikap Shi On yg agak keras kepala selalu buatkan Prof Kim Do han (Jo sang Ok) marah dan suruh keluar (naga). Kira dua perkataan ni memang kerap didengar la sepanjang drama ni. Cara bertuturnya yg macam budak kecil tu membuatkan ramai ibu bapa tak percayakannya. Kegeniusannya pula dicemburui oleh rakan2 sekerja. Namun akhirnya sifat penyayang yg ada pada Shi On membuatkan semua orang kagum dengannya.

Bila tengok drama ni, rasa macam tengok dokumentari/tv pendidikan/motivasi pun ada. Banyak ilmu baru tentang penyakit kanak2 dan sindron autisme yg kita dapat belajar. Paling penting dalam citer ni semua doktornya baik2 belaka, sesuai dgn tajuknya. 
 

4. Monstar


Official Synopsis: Seol-chan, a member of Korea's most popular Kpop boy band Men in Black, is provoked into pushing one of his crazy fans, and when that goes viral, his reputation plummets. As damage control, his agency tells him to quietly attend school for a while. Meanwhile, Se-yi, a new transfer student from New Zealand, draws attention in the school for both her talent and oddness. Misunderstandings occur between Seol-chan, Se-yi, and their other classmates. But in the midst of all the chaos, these students find a common interest which connects them to each other: music. Every character has his or her own untold stories, which have had significant impact in their lives. But as they gather together to sing and play the music they love, they learn to soothe the pain inside them, and to open each of their souls. [12 episode, TVN]

KOMEN SAYA: Monstar ni sebenarnya ialah musical drama dengan latar belakang high school students.  Personally cik Z memang suka tengok School Drama sebab sukakan persekitaran dan cara pembelajaran kat Korea. Setiap watak ada kisahnya yg tersendiri. Isu2 seperti buli, perlu belajar lebih untuk peluang ke universiti, harapan/tekanan keluarga, impian hidup, serta hubungan guru-pelajar turut disentuh. Nilai persahabatan yg ditunjukkan dalam cerita ini sangat menarik dan membuatkan cik Z rindukan zaman persekolahan. Yang buat cik Z tambah suka dengan citer ni ialah pemilihan lagu cover version yg dinyanyikan oleh setiap pelakonnya. Semua pelakon utamanya boleh bermain alat musik dan menyanyi. Kebanyakannya dinyanyikan bersama gitar,piano, cello dan violin. Walaupun hampir semua pelakonnya baru, tapi persembahan yg diberikan memang tak menghampakan. Dalam banyak2 lagu yg dinyanyikan, cik Z paling suka dengan lirik lagu dalam episode terakhir, yg sangat bersesuaian dgn tema cerita ini. Bunyinya lebih kurang macam ni: 
"You tell me that I don't know the world. With a worrisome look, with an apologizing smile. Yes, maybe I don't know the world. Maybe I've left on this far path alone. But I don't have regrets. All the dreams I had as I cried and smiled, that is my world. But I don't have regrets. All the dreams that I wondered around to search for, that is my world. March, march, march, that what we'll do. But I don't have regrets. All the dreams I've cultivated, that is my only world."
Liriknya nampak simple, tapi jujur dan membuatkan cik Z berfikir dan merenung kembali apa yg telah dibuat selama ini.  


5. That winter The Wind Blows

 

Official Synopsis: A melodrama about a man and a blind woman who don’t believe in love. Oh Soo (Jo In Sung) is an orphan who is left heartbroken later in life after his first love passes away and comes to lead a goal-less life as a high stakes gambler. Oh Young (Song Hye Gyo) is a lonely heiress who feels she must look after others and herself after her parents get divorced and she finds herself becoming visually impaired. The two will come to find the true meaning of love after meeting each other. The series is based on a 2002 Japanese Drama (Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu). [16 Episode, SBS]

KOMEN SAYA: Memang melodrama. Jadi memang boleh dibayangkan la kalau melodrama tu macam mana kan ceritanya. Yang paling cik Z suka tentang drama ni ialah kualiti hasil videonya yg nampak macam iklan dan lukisan (memang diorang guna teknologi pembuatan iklan pun). Sangat cantik. OSTnya pun semuanya best dan sesuai dimainkan sepanjang cerita. Lakonan pelakon pun best. Song Hye Gyo macam ye ye jer buta. Cuma tak berapa suka endingnya sebab ada double meaning.


6. I hear Your Voice



Official Synopsis: A drama about public defenders who take on the toughest cases with less than 1% chance of winning. Jang Hye Sung (Lee Bo Young) is a bold, sassy, thick-faced, comical female lawyer. She is a prickly edge, sharp tongue who doesn't have a bit of concept or manners and finds it hard to be enthusiastic about what she does. Cha Kwan Woo (Yoon Sang Hyun) is a serious, passionate and macho former police officer who becomes a government lawyer. Meanwhile, Park Soo Ha (Lee Jong Suk) is a 19 years old boy who has the ability or superpower to read the people's minds. Together they will team up to solve the cases no one else wants, cases that only have a one percent chance of being found innocent. Soo-ha gained his mind-reading ability after witnessing his father getting murdered ten years ago. His father's death had initially been dismissed as a car accident until Hye-sung, then a high school girl, gave decisive testimony in court despite the killer's threats (Jung Woong In), and Soo-ha has been searching for her ever since. [18 episode, SBS]

KOMEN SAYA: Suka dengan jalan cerita ni yang suspen dan lain dari yg lain. Cumanya alangkah bagusnya dalam dunia realiti ni kalau ader orang yg betul2 ada super power boleh dengar suara hati orang lain macam Soo Ha. Habislah semua orang jahat kena tangkap. he he. 


7. Golden Rainbow


 


Official Synopsis:  It is a story about seven orphans who adopted and raised by a father and grew up together as a family in a town near the ocean. They experience hardships together and have bonds that are even stronger than that of blood-related siblings. [50 episode, MBC]


KOMEN SAYA: Citer ni masih ongoing lagi sebenarnya. 12 episode pertama menceritakan kisah zaman kanak2 diorang. Sedih sangat citer ni. Paling sedih bila anak yatim yg paling kecil tu tertinggal kat stesen keretapi. Sampai sekarang belum jumpa lagi. Yang bagusnya watak dewasa diorang sangat ngam dengan watak kanak2. Lakonan dan muka pun seiras. Harap endingnya tak mengecewakan nanti.






Monday, 31 December 2012

2012 Year End Special: Favorite drama of the year

Rasanya ramai tahu yang cik Z ni memanglah peminat tegar K-drama. Sepanjang tahun 2012 ni cik Z hanya menonton K-drama secara online memandangkan kurang masa nak tengok tv. Yang bagusnya bila tengok online, kita boleh tentukan sendiri bila masanya nak tengok dan dapat plak tengok lebih awal berbanding di tv. Dalam banyak-banyak citer yang cik Z tengok tahun ni, list kat bawah ni lah yang paling menarik minat cik Z

1. Brain
 
SINOPSIS: Lee Kang-hoon (Shin Ha-kyun) is a neurosurgeon in his early 30s. He graduated from Korea’s most prestigious medical school with the best grades and completed his residency. Ashamed of his poor, uneducated parents, he has sworn since he was young that he will change his own fate. He chose neurosurgery, the least popular department, because there he can easily gain privileges by making connections with senior doctors. Seo Joon-suk (Jo Dong-hyuk), who was born with everything, is the person Kang-hoon despises the most and views him as his rival. Kim Sang-chul (Jeong Jin-yeong) is a caring, empathetic neurosurgeon professor in his mid-50s who acts as a mentor to Yoon Ji-hye (Choi Jung-won). Joon-suk likes Ji-hye, but she has feelings for Kang-hoon. The series takes a shocking turn when Kang-hoon learns that Sang-chul caused his father's death.  (20 episode)

My Comment: All time favorite. Dah tengok citer ni 3 kali tapi masih tak jemu melihat kesungguhan Dr Lee mengubah nasib hidupnya. Mula-mula memang tak suka dengan Dr Lee sebab arrogant dan perasan bagus, tapi memang dia bagus pun. Banyak adegan dalam citer ni boleh dijadikan panduan ataupun refleksi bagi semua kawan-kawan yang berada dalam bidang akademik terutama yang bekerja di university.    


2. Rooftop Prince

SINOPSIS: When Crown Prince Lee Gak is transported 300 years into the future to present day Seoul along with his three retainers, they believe that it is their duty to solve the murder case of the Crown Princess in order to return to Joseon. They land in the rooftop apartment of Park Ha, a cheerful woman in her mid-20s, who eventually believes the odd quartet's predicament and becomes their guardian. As Park Ha educates the four on life in the 21st century, Lee Gak comes across Hong Se Na, who seems to be the reincarnation of his wife. Taking on the identity of Yong Tae Yong, Lee Gak slowly begins to unravel the murder of Yong Tae Yong and in turn moves closer to solving the murder case of the Crown Princess. As he finds himself in love with Park Ha, he figures that maybe the Crown Princess was not so perfect after all...  (20 episode)

My Comment: Walaupun tak logic, citer ni sangatla kelakar dan menghiburkan terutama pada 10 episode terawal bilamana 4 orang pemuda dari Joseon dinasti datang ke tahun 2012. Memang haru jadinya.


3. Answer me 1997

SINOPSIS: This drama will focus on the extreme fan culture that emerged in the 1990s when idol groups took center stage and K-pop was blossoming. It tells the story of 6 former high school friends from a school in Busan who meet again in 2012 and brings back memories to 1997 when they were still high school students. Moving back and forth between the ’90s and today, the story centers on the life of Sung Shi Won (Jung Eun Ji), who idolizes boyband H.O.T., and her 5 high school friends. (16 episode)

My Comment: Simple story line tapi kelakar sangat. Boleh hilang tension tengok citer ni. Oleh kerana cik Z lahir tahun yang sama dengan watak utama dalam citer ni jadinya most latar belakang dalam citer ni cik Z memang tahu atau pernah tahu. Kiranya macam naik travel machine ke tahun 1997 gitu. Bringing back a lot of memories.
 

4. Ghost


SINOPSIS: A drama based on a cyber investigation squad. Kim Woo-Hyun (So Ji sob) is the only son of a high ranking police officer. Woo-Hyun entered the police academy ranked first and graduated from the academy ranked first. As a detective, he then joins the cyber investigation department. Woo-Hyun then works to reveal the secrets of those that hide within the cyber world. (20 episode)

My Comment:
Serious drama tapi addicted sebab nak tahu apa kesudahannya. Banyak sangat informasi menarik tentang cyber crime yang boleh dipelajari melalui citer ni.


5. Nice Guy


SINOPSIS: A classic melodrama involving betrayal, revenge, and romance. The story is about Kang Ma Roo (Song Joong Ki), who gave up everything for the woman (Park Si Yeon) he loves only to be betrayed by her. To get revenge on his ex-girlfriend, he uses her step-daughter and successor to Taesang Group, Seo Eun Gi (Moon Chae Won). Unfortunately, she suffers brain damage and loss of memory after a car accident, and now Kang Ma Roo works to fix everything that went awry because of his blind sighted revenge and ends up fally in love with Seo Eun Gi. (20 episode)

My Comment: Dah lama tak tengok melodrama sebab bosan la asyik nangis je kan. Tapi ianya tidak berlaku dalam citer ni. Brilliant story line by script writer dan the execution pun really great. Tak de watak yang asyik nak menangis dan setiap watak walaupun jahat tapi kita boleh kesian plak tengok diorang. Ha ha macam mana tu?


6. May Queen
SINOPSIS: A story about young people who were born during a time of development for the shipbuilding industry. In their journey, there are ambition and love, betrayal and vengeance, failure and success. Chun Hae Joo (Han Ji Hye) is a woman who pulls herself up from a harsh life and makes a name for herself in the shipbuilding industry. Park Chang Hee (Jae Hee) and Kang San (Kim Jae Won) are the two men who war for her love. (34 episode)
 
My Comment: Suka sangat latar belakang citer ni sebab pasal shipbuilding. Barulah tahu rupanya Ulsan di Korea merupakan salah satu kawasan shipbuilding terbesar di dunia. Honestly cik Z lebih suka lakonan pelakon kanak-kanak dalam citer ni dalam 8 episode terawal berbanding pelakon utamanya.