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Storyline is good but could have been better. Action is the best in this drama. Romance also could have been improved. But Lee Min-Ho’s and Park Min-young’s acting is great. It is a must watch for all Lee Min-Ho fans.

My Rating: 6 / 10 (***)

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    TV Show: City Hunter
    Revised Romanization: Siti Hyunteo
    Hangul: 시티헌터
    Director: Jin Hyeok
    Writer: Hwang Eun-Kyung, Choi Soo-Jin, Tsukasa Hojo (manga)
    Network: SBS
    Episodes: 20
    Release Date: May 25, 2011 - July 28, 2011
    Genre: Action / Romance / Thriller
    Language: Korean
    Country: South Korea

Plot:

Lee Yoon-Sung (Lee Min-Ho) works at the Blue House (Like White House in US) for the National Communication Network Team. He graduated from M.I.T. in the U.S. and possesses elite skills as an I.T. engineer. At the Blue House, Yoon-Sung meets Kim Na-Na (Park Min-Young), who works as a bodyguard there. The two people fall for each other even though Yoon-Sung was warned not to fall in love. An elaborate plan for revenge is his ultimate mission....

Lee Jin-Pyo (Kim Sang-Jung) and Park Moo-Yul (Park Sang-Min) worked as bodyguards at the South Korean President's home the Blue House. While the president and other high ranking public officials were visiting Myanmar an explosion occurs there set off by North Korean agents. The explosion did not harm the South Korean President, but other South Korean officials were killed. To retaliate for the killing, five high ranking South Korean officials plan a covert operation to go into North Korea and kill North Korean agents. Without the president's knowledge, bodyguards Lee Jin-Pyo and Park Moo-Yul gather men who will take part in the dangerous mission. The men will be dropped near the North Korean coastline and then enter North Korea to carry out their assassinations. For their return, Choi Eung-Chan (Cheon Ho-Jin) promises to have a submarine waiting for them to carry them back to South Korea.

Meanwhile, the five high ranking South Korean public officers, who initiated the covert operation, changes their minds while the operation is taking place. The officials decide to give up on the 21 special force members taking part in the covert operation.

The Special Forces members complete their tasks and swim into the ocean looking for the submarine to take them back to South Korea. They spot the submarine waiting for them and attempt to board the submarine. A sniper on the submarine kills all of the Special Forces members except Lee Jin-Pyo - who survives and swims back to South Korea.

Lee Jin-Pyo, carrying out a promise to his fallen comrade and good friend Park Moo-Yul, goes to Park Moo-Yul's home and snatches away Moo-Yul's baby, while Moo-Yul's wife hangs clothes outside. Lee Jin-Pyo then moves to Thailand with the baby. Lee Jin-Pyo sets up a camp in the jungles of Thailand, while growing and trafficking illegal narcotics. Jin-Pyo also raises the baby Lee Yun-Seong and eventually trains him into an elite soldier.

Lee Yun-Seong, now a young adult, enters a village in Thailand and spots a Korean man, Bae Sik-Joong (Kim Sang-Ho), being shaken down by Thai gang members. On a whim, Lee Yun-Seong comes to his aide and helps Bae Sik-Joong escape. Lee Yun-Seong takes the Korean man back their camp. It turns out Bae Sik-Joong is quite a cook and he prepares dishes for Lee Yun-Seung and Lee Jin-Pyo. Lee Yun-Seong also spots a photo of a young woman named Kim Na-Na that Bae Sik-Joong carries with him. Lee Yun-Seong takes the photo and places it next to his bed. He becomes emotionally attached to the woman in the photo even though he has never met her.

A few days later, Lee Jin-Pyo loses a foot while saving Lee Yun-Seung from a landmine. While Lee Jin-Pyo is recovering, he finally tells Lee Yun-Seung about his birth father and how he was killed by his own government. Lee Jin-Pyo then vows to exact revenge upon the five government officials responsible for his father's death.

Seven years later, Lee Yun-Seo finally arrives in South Korea. Prior to arriving in South Korea, Lee Yun-Seo studied at M.I.T. in the United States. He was also warned by Lee Jin-Pyo, prior to entering South Korea, to avoid falling in love because blood will be shed all around him...

Cast:

Lee Min-ho - Lee Yoon-sung/Puchai (Johnny Lee)

Park Min-young - Kim Na-na (Nana Kim)

Lee Joon-hyuk - Kim Young-joo (Jiro Kim)

Kim Sang-joong - Lee Jin-pyo (Steve Lee)

Kim Sang-ho - Bae Man-duk/Bae Shik-joong (Lyndon/Dindo Bae)

Hwang Sun-hee - Jin Sae-hee (Clarisse Jin)

Goo Ha-ra - Choi Da-hye (Nikki Choi)

Chun Ho-jin - Choi Eung-chan (William Choi)

Park Sang-min - Park Mu-yeol (Andrew Park)

Kim Mi-sook - Lee Kyung-hee (Susan Lee)

Lee Seung-hyung - Song Young-duk

Lee Kwang-soo - Ko Ki-joon (Anton Go)

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Yet another awesome drama. Although copied from a manga (asian comic) the editing and the storyline are perfect. The cast was well chosen and their acting skills are really great. This drama will definitely take you back to your school days and remind you of your first love. Kim Hyun-joong and Jung So-Min have great chemistry. Just loved the couple. Great Job done by Hwang In-Roe (Director) and Ko Eun-Nim ( Writer).

My Rating: 8 / 10 (****)

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    TV Show: Mischievous Kiss
    Revised Romanization: Jangnanseureon Kiseu
    Hangul: 장난스런 키스
    Director: Hwang In-Roe
    Writer: Ko Eun-Nim, Kaoru Tada (manga)
    Network: MBC
    Episodes: 16 +7 (Special Edition in Youtube)
    Release Date: September 1 - October 21, 2010
    Genre: Romance / Comedy
    Language: Korean
    Country: South Korea

Plot:

"Mischievous Kiss" is a romantic-comedy covering the romance between Baek Seung-Jo (Kim Hyun-Joong), an arrogant young man with a genius IQ, and Oh Ha-Ni (Jung So-Min), a ditzy young woman who gets poor grades, but whose heart is as powerful as Seung-Jo's mind. The series is based off from a Taiwanese drama and a Japanese manga book. It is call "It Started With a Kiss."

A clumsy high school girl named Oh Ha Ni (Jung So Min) who was in the bottom of her class has had a crush on a popular and genius male student, Baek Seung Jo (Kim Hyun-joong) ever since she laid eyes on him on the first day of high school. Ha Ni decided to confess through a letter, but is rejected rudely by Seung Jo, who tells her that he hates stupid girls and returns the letter having corrected all of her mistakes.

Fate intervenes when an earthquake ruins Ha Ni's family's newly built home. While the house got rebuilt, Ha Ni and her father stayed at the home of her dad's childhood friend, who happens to be Seung Jo's father. Ha Ni's feelings for Seung Jo rekindled, and she was more than determined to impress him. Seung Jo was ignorant to her feelings and found her an absolute nuisance. However, having a matchmaker mom, Hwang Geum Hee (Jung Hye Young) helps Ha Ni a lot.

The drama continues with portraying Seung Jo and Ha Ni moving into university. There, Seung Jo meets Yoon Hae Ra (Lee Si Young), the female Baek Seung Jo. While, Bong Joon Gu (Lee Tae Sung), Ha Ni's classmate from her school, still has, despite many incidents that have continuously broke his heart, feelings for Ha Ni. However, Ha Ni still liked Seung Jo, despite the fact that he was always with Yoon He Ra and that he said that he lives for teasing her. Yoon He Ra falls in love with Baek Seung Jo and worked together in a cafeteria with makes Ha Ni jealous and determine to find out the truth.

Oh Ha Ni's feelings continued to grow just as the friendship between Baek Seung Jo and Yoon Hae Ra did too. Baek Seung Jo's father soon being hospitalized, he took over his father's gaming company temporarily. He was soon introduced to the investor's grand-daughter who is none other than Yoon Ha Ra, at a marriage meeting between Hae Ra and Seung Jo. With everything going on, it seemed impossible for Seung Jo to like Ha Ni. Bong Joon Gu also doesn't give up on trying to win Ha Ni's heart and one day, he took his crush one step further by proposing to Oh Ha Ni. After this, Ha Ni walks back to her fathers, Oh Ki Dong's (Kang Nam Gil), Noodle shop in the rain to find Baek Seung Jo standing with an umbrella, waiting for her. As the night continued, Seung Jo claimed to be curious about her answer for Joon Gu, knowing that he had proposed, but Ha Ni refused to tell him. This leads to an argument between the two, causing Oh Ha Ni to have an outburst which is interrupted by a kiss from no other than her love, Baek Seung Jo.

The drama concludes with the new couple walking back home and announcing that a marriage be formed. During their honeymoon, they encounter another couple who the female of the couple is flirting with Seung Jo in front of Ha Ni. She then fakes an internal injury since Seung Jo told her that he is majoring in Medical area, then when her husband tries to inspect her, Ha Ni gets jealous and Seung Jo and Ha Ni have an argument which leaves Ha Ni to leave. Then when Ha Ni leaves the room, the female then tries to get in bed with Seung Jo but the male comes back and tells them that Ha Ni left the hotel. Then Seung Jo realizes that the female was faking and goes to find Ha Ni.

Soon everybody meets a foreigner named Chris. Apparently she is British and Korean. So she is able to speak Korean very well, and people are amazed.She has a crush on Boon Gu who says he only has room for Ha Ni in his heart and again confesses in front of everyone. Ha Ni tries to switch her major to nursing, which she cannot get into. On her date with Seung Jo on Christmas Eve, she witnessed an accident involving CPR which she learned. She must reach a decision to risk her being arrested because of CPR not being done correctly or at least trying. She tries and then the person begins to move. She then accompanies her to the hospital which made her late for her date with Seung Jo. However, Seung Jo had waited for her. Meanwhile, Min Ah becomes a famous cartoon artist and Joo Ri is friends with a person back from the military who came everyday for a trim. The finale ends with Ha Ni and Seung Jo making out in the company car.

Cast:

Jung So-min - Oh Ha Ni

Kim Hyun-joong - Baek Seung Jo

Lee Tae-sung - Bong Joon Gu

Lee Si-young - Yoon Hae Ra

Jung Hye-young - Hwang Geum Hee (Seung Jo's mother)

Oh Kyung Soo - Baek Soo Chang (Seung Jo's father)

Choi Won Hong - Baek Eun Jo (Seung Jo's brother)

Kang Nam Gil - Oh Ki Dong (Ha Ni's father)

Hong Yoon Hwa - Jung Joo Ri (Ha Ni's friend)

Yoon Seung-ah - Dok Go Min Ah (Ha Ni's friend)

Choi Sung Joon - Kim Gi Tae