Through my boob tube, I see many faces of celebrities not only in my native land but also from other countries. Good thing, Korean series and movies was introduced here after Taiwanese shows . That’s why I have so many choices.

Jang Nara – The star of “Bright Girl” and “My Love Patzzi” is my most favorite Korean actress so far. The first show was the earliest Korean series, also known as Koraeanobela, that shown in the Philippines.

Yes, she’s maybe not that pretty and good actress compare to other Korean ladies such as Song Gye Kyo and Choi Ji Woo but I don’t know why I’m still couldn’t over with her performance in “My Love Patzzi.” I like that series so much because it didn’t not only depicted romantic & comedy love story but also the simple reality that not all pretty is damn good. I’ll never forget how much I giggled whenever she had moments with Kim Jae Woon.

Once in while I read articles about Jang Nara and though, I couldn’t dig much information about her career in China, I’m glad that she’s still active and famous. Hope she can have another series, I believe she has comedic and dramatic timing.

Bae Yong Joon – Gee, I can’t find other description about him except of he’s my current “ultimate crush.” The “absolute culprit” of this feeling was his hit show “Winter Sonata (Endless Love). His face and acting mixed so well on screen. I also like “Hotelier.”

I bought “The Legend” few months ago but until now I can’t find time to watch it. It maybe because I’m not interested in epic drama, I just bought it because of him.But I’m waiting for the time that I’ll have courage to play it in our DVD. Hehehe!!!

Yoon Eun Hye – of course as everybody knows her first big break was “Goong” or “Princess Hours.” I didn’t like the show that much but I’m an avid viewer. But if we talk about “Coffee Prince,” well that’s part of my favorite Korean series. She’s really a good actress and she can show more if the project she’ll do is challenging. Although her “Vineyard Man” was an award winning show, I lost my interest to watch it.

Lee Da Hae – She’s indeed pretty and bubbly. I first saw this girl in “Green Rose” (opposite Ko Soo) and then in “Sweet 18″ starring Lee Dong Geon and Han Ji-Hye. In both series, her acting was so serious and plain. But when I watched her in “My Girl” I mesmerized with how talented she is for shifting into comedy. She’s really funny and effective there. And yes I was I also absorbed in her feeling toward the character of Lee Dong Wook (which was very handsome in the show).

Okay other stars that somewhat catch my attention due to their talent or features are:

Won Bin – especially in his stint in “Endless Love: Autumn in My Heart.” For me, he is one of Korea’s heartthrobs.

Chae Rim – this woman with very cute smile is my most watched Korean actress because she had lots of entertaining TV show such as “All about Eve,” “Oh! Pil Seung, Bong Soon Young (“Oh Feel Young” in the Philippines),” “Love In the Aegean Sea,” “Four Sisters,” and “Dal-Ja’s Spring.” The latter was the last series I watched “almost religiously” in local TV.

Choi Ji Woo – she’s second to Chae Rim as my most watched actress. This is because she’s a real drama queen for me. She’s in Winter Sonata (with her powerful acting, I developed my admiration to Bae Yong Joon), “Truth,” “Beautiful Days” and “Stairway to Heaven.” I couldn’t watch the latter because it’s too heavy and the plot was a cliché.

Kim Tae Hee – She’s beautiful Korean actress that I ever see next to Song Hye Kyo ( Autumn in My heart, Hotelier and “Full House”). With her list such as “Forbidden Love” Stairway to Heaven and “Love Story in Harvard,” I preferred the first one. It was because the story was different and complete with action and romance ingredients. What funny is, I really enjoy her more in her LG commercial – Disco Phone .

16 Episodes

Starring:
Jang Nara
Jang Hyuk
Han Eun-jung
Ryu Soo-young

Synopsis

Poor Cha Yang-soon: she daydreams through school, is super poor and her parents are con artists. To add to her troubles, the locals have taken her away from her grandmother and sent her to Seoul to earn back all of the money her parents stole. In Seoul she discovers she’s been hired as the housekeeper for Han Gi-tae, a short-tempered young cosmetics executive she met earlier under very unusual circumstances. Gi-tae’s fiancee Yoon Na-hee immediately decides that she hates Yang-soon and does her best to torment her as often as possible. Gi-tae’s poor people skills have earned him many enemies, including his cousin Han Joon-tae; to make matters worse, Joon-tae is in love with Na-hee. Gi-tae’s increasing interest in Yang-soon leads Na-hee to conspire with Joon-tae, and Gi-tae is cheated out of the cosmetics company and he falls into poverty. Yang-soon’s determination and perpetual happiness encourage Gi-tae to form a plan to get his company back. Can Gi-tae overcome his past bad attitude, get his house and company back and win Yang-soon’s heart in the process?

My Own Thoughts: 4/5 stars
This was my very first drama ever watched. A girl who is from a countryside falls into a situation where she has to work off as a housemaid to payoff her parents debt. The storyline is perfectly executed and the main character’s chemistry sizzles through the screen. This drama is enjoyable to watch except the dragging parts to where they have to win his company back. The delivery of their lines is perfect, specially Yang-soon’s countryside accent! The characters’ emotions are well portrayed, and can be felt throughout the drama specially in my favorite scene. T_T

A must see! And good to own for its enjoyable value!