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Myung Lang So Nyu Sung Gong Gi
(A Success Story of a Fine Girl)

 
The story started with a scene whereby a prince riding (with his face off the camera whole time) on a white horse arrived at Yang Soon's school as he rushes onto Yang Soon seeking for her help.  Yang Soon realise that there were a number of thug waiting right outside her school waiting to bash up the prince hence Yang Soon set off to the rescue & fight off all those thug thus becoming the prince's heroine.  And it all turn out just to be a regular dream of hers.
 
Yang Soon is a poor girl staying in a remote village with her granny and their family roll into debts because of her parent's misgiving by conning the villagers money for the past 10 years.  Her parents had been leading a vagrant life since then, leaving both Yang Soon & granny holding on to a hard life, accepting discrimination from the villagers. 
 
On the other hand, a upper-class heir to the partnership of Snowy Cosmectic in Seoul named Han Gi Tae has just been promoted to GM in the company.  A self-centred, hot-tempered, spoilbrat who was being discriminate by staff in his company takes on his new position alongside with his right-left man, Han Joon Tae (his cousin) & Yoon Chan.  And up came a day whereby Gi Tae decided to do a parachute shot at a remote village area for an internal magzaine & things goes wrong when he loose control of his parachute.  And he landed right at Yang Soon's doorstep while she was taking a bath.  
 
They had a little argument over the incident while Gi Tae dropped his necklace into her bathtube without noticing and return back to Seoul.  In order to repay her parent's debt, Yang Soon decided to accept the terms to work as a housepkeeper in Seoul to repaid the villagers for their loss of money to her parent without the consent of her granny.  
 
The day came when Yang Soon bids farewell to her friends in the village & left a goodbye note to her illetrate granny and seek on with her new advanture in Seoul.  While Gi Tae came rushing over from Seoul to collect back his necklace which he presume is currently in Yang Soon's hand only to realise that Yang Soon has set off to Seoul without any forwarded address.  Gi Tae was terribly upset for the necklace contain the wedding band of his late parent who died while trying to resuce him from drowning when he was young.  
 
But all was not loss when he found out that Yang Soon was actually his new housekeeper, employed by Gi Tae's company president who was his parent's partner and he manged to retrieve his necklace back.  But not only was he not grateful to Yang Soon for keeping the necklace for him, he tried to make things difficult for her at work as their character simply clashes.  The President has a daughter named Na Hee who is a total spoilbrat, who had a huge crush on Gi Tae, creates trouble for Yang Soon too in bid to drive her out of the house.  
 
Yang Soon was fortune enough to befriend the chauffeur named Suk-ku who is working for company's President who comes along & give her a helping hand at times.  Soon she got to know Bo-Bae (a bully in school) whom tried to collect protection money from Yang Soon from the beginning thinking tat Yang Soon came from a well-to-do family, only to realise that she is just a housekeeper in the Han family.  Hence the friendship begins.  
 
Both Yang Soon & Gi Tae behaves exactly like sworn enemies, stabbing on one another verbally all the time.  But Gi Tae started to notice Yang Soon when he took her to model at the Snowy cosmetic Roadshow promotion out of deperation (Before & After make-up show) turning a village-girl into a sophisticated looking young lady.   
 
But of course the bickering life between the two of them remains the same even though Gi Tae is beinning to be smitten by Yang Soon's unqiue attraction. And he would always kept his most inner feeling for her while he behaves like an absolute spoilbrat in front of everyone towards Yang Soon and giving her a hand behind everyone's back.
 
Yang Soon felt upteem puzzled over Gi Tae's hot-cold attitude towards her & was totally insensitive towards his feeling for her. As Yang Soon has been away from hometown for months, her granny decided to make a trip to Seoul to visit her beloved grand daughter & to pay respect to her employer whom Yang Soon has been lying to her granny that they have been treating her really well at work. Granny was being chased out of the house by Na Hee as she push Granny down at the garden ground as granny struggle up and walk out of the house sadly without having a chance to see her granddaughter as Yang Soon was at school. Na Hee decided to take a breather out of the house as she grab Joon Tae's car key & went out for a spin illegal leaving Joon Tae stranded outside her house. Unable to control the car properly, Na Hee knock down an old lady which turns out to be Yang Soon's granny who was walking along the road & she quickly reverse the car & ran away without knowing that the whole incident was being witness by Joon Tae.
 
Gi Tae happens to walk pass the street & saw Yang Soon's granny lying on the road among a pool of blood as he sent granny to the hospital. Yang Soon smells a bottle of hometown sesame oil spills at the garden, knowing that it must be her granny who's here to visit her as she happily ran into the house but to see Na Hee throwing Yang Soon's baggage out and trying to chase Yang Soon out of their residence. An argument arise when Yang Soon realise that Na Hee had chased granny out of the house as Gi Tae arrives with a frowning face as he slap Na Hee in front of everyone for being such a crude person driving granny out of the house. As he hold Yang Soon's hand & send her to the hospital to see her granny for the last time.
 
Granny's death was a great blow to Yang Soon as Bo Bae & Suk Ku help Yang Soon with the funeral. Gi Tae had a quarral with Yang Soon as he tried to make her accepting her granny's death though he really wanted to help her deep in his heart. Poor Yang Soon was being ill treated by Na Hee when she returns back from the funeral as she was being made to do housework without any rest. It hurts Gi Tae when he sees Yang Soon being ill treat hence he made Yang Soon come over to his home to do housework, in actual fact he was just using it as an excuse for to let Yang Soon take a rest & sleep peacefully.
 
Snowy Cosmetic is organising a new logo design competition for their new product to the public & Yang Soon decided to take part in the competition in bid to win the top cash prize to redeem for her freedom to clear her parent's debt. Upon knowing that Yang Soon is taking part in the competition also, Na Hee wanted to compete with Yang Soon for the first prize as she make a pact with Yang Soon that if she ever lose to Na Hee, she would do towards Na Hee's bidding & leave Seoul & stop 'harassing' Gi Tae forever. Not wanting to loose out to Na Hee, Yang Soon puts in effort to do up her drawing although she already has plan to leave Seoul once & for all once she's able to redeem her freedom with the top prize cash.
 
Noticing how much effort Yang Soon has been putting into, Gi Tae decided to lend Yang Soon a helping hand by getting her outta the clutch of Na Hee as she made Yang Soon cleans up the house till late night and lend her all the cosmetic brushes & make up product as her material for her drawing. Na Hee on the other hand has ample of time to run around Gi Tae as she got a outstanding logo design from Joon Tae (who is having a crush on Na Hee) and got her classmate, Chul to finish off with a design resembling the winning logo.
 
Finally the drawing was done in time for the submission date as Bo Bae assist Yang Soon in submitting the drawing before the closing time through the help of Yoon Chan whom she met at a disco club not long ago. (Actually it was Gi Tae who extended the submission closing time as he's expecting Yang Soon to submit her design, which she is late for) And of course Yang Soon managed to submit it at last minute all thanks to Gi Tae which she has no idea of his good intention & had a little argument with him at the entrance of his Snowy Comestic building. 

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    Love Letter

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Another Love triangle story evolving 2 guys & 1 gal. Shessh!  But I enjoy it throughly. 

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Results were out and suprisingly, Na Hee & Yang Soon's design were both chosen to be the last contendents. To everyone's surprise Na Hee's mother voted for Yang Soon's new refreshing design logo while Gi Tae stand on the same line as her. Yang Soon was pronouce the winner as she went to collect her cash prize from the President of Snowy Cosmetic. It was then Yang Soon reveal that she would be utilising the cash prize to redeem for her freedom and she extend no wish to remaind in Soeul or join in Snowy Cosmetic as a designer.
 

Gi Tae was both furious & sad upon hearing the news of Yang Soon departure back to her hometown soon as he would not had helped her in the competition if he had known that she had plan to leave him if she wins the competition. Na Hee sense that Gi Tae had fell for Yang Soon & tried to prevent the couple from meeting one another right before Yang Soon set off.
 

Life seems rather lonely eversince Yang Soon has left as he miss her more & more. Back in hometown Yang Soon's ridiculous parent sold off their piece of land left down by the late granny and went off with the money. Poor Yang Soon had nowhere to stay upon arrival from Seoul and decided to set off for some other city to look for jobs since she is unable to locate her parent. Gi Tae received a package containing a baseball which Yang Soon did not return back before she left Seoul and Gi Tae decided to drive all the way to Yang Soon's hometown to get her back to him. Alas timing wasn't right at all as Yang Soon boarded a bus & leave her hometown for good when Gi Tae reaches her countryside.
 
A year had past, Bo Bae & Suk Kuk are both working at Snowy Cosmetic as trainee in their Seoul Headquarter. It was time of the year whereby Snowy Cosmetic have their annual Baseball intercompetition as they found out that Yang Soon has been working at their brach located at another city. It was a joyous moment as everyone sought a gathering for her catching up about her life for the past one year as Gi Tae stay one corner gazing at her.
 
Yang Soon transferred over to the headquarter at Seoul joining Suk Kuk & Bo Bae as a team as Gi Tae & her starts all over again as he trys to date her out. Alas good times never last long as Joon Tae came into the picture & took over Snowy Cosmetic using underhand methods with his dad who has been eyeing the business for years. Gi Tae was declared bankruptcy within a day of time but President Yoon was pardon as Na Hee plead with Joon Tae to save her mum's career & fortune. Na Hee started seeing Joon Tae while a peniless Gi Tae become a drunkard who depends on Yang Soon financially. Times were hard but Yang Soon looks after Gi Tae as if he was his master while Bo Bae, Suk Kuk & Yang Soon's parent who turn up all of the sudden looks down on Gi Tae.
 
Yoon Chan couldn't help much as he's caught in between Gi Tae (his best friend) and Joon Tae who can brings him fortune & career. Bo Bae & Yoon Chan started dating but she is much against of him working for Joon Tae against Gi Tae which bring much sense back to Yoon Chan late after. Gi Tae decided to leave Yang Soon & set on with his plan to retrieve back all his fortune & business from Joon Tae as he changes drastically into a lackey following Joon Tae like a dog doing all the miscellaneous job though he knows that Joon Tae is just fooling him around. But Gi Tae suffered in silence with all sacarscism from people but break downs alone when Yang Soon told him off for not starting life afresh while he becomes a lackey for Joon Tae in order to live on good food & wine as she had mistook his intention.
 
But Yang Soon discovered his secret plan by accident & decided to help him by covering up an act on how bad he nowadays in order to prevernt Joon Tae from suspecting that Gi Tae wanting to grab back his business empire left down by his late father. Yang Soon & Gi Tae had built a deep foundation by then & were seeing each other secretly. Na Hee step into the picture & break up the couple when she threaten to hand Yang Soon's parent into the police for cheating case if Yang Soon do not leave Gi Tae. Bo Bae, Suk Kuk & team who remain loyal to the 'old' snowy cosmetic empire decided to lend Gi Tae a hand to rescue back his business when they found out Gi Tae's plan.
 
In delimma on what to do, Yang Soon decided to leave Gi Tae for good in order to save her parent as she sent her parent off to place where no one knows them with her saving to prevent Na Hee from eating back her promise to Yang Soon. Yang Soon spend a romantic night with Gi Tae on a cablecar trip up to the hill as they kiss for the first time.
 
Gi Tae managed win the battle & got back his business with the help of Suk Kuk & company as he tries to win back Yang Soon's heart. Na Hee starts to panick when Joon Tae threaten to expose her misdeed in knocking down Yang Soon's granny if Na Hee is going to leave him as he has lost his business asset back to Gi Tae. Na Hee decided to confess to Gi Tae, which in return he told Yang Soon the truth. Na Hee decided to turn herself in while Yang Soon forgive Na Hee for her misgiving.
 
Business is back on track on Gi Tae change his hot tempered character for the better with Yang Soon by his side. Eventhough Suk Kuk did not manage to win Yang Soon's heart, they remain as best friend as ever. Yang Soon decided to join in the army and leave Gi Tae for a period of time. All's not lost when Yang Soon accept Gi Tae's proposal as she remains in the army. (Happy Ending)
 
 
(The 16 episode show was hilarious, refreshing, acting by the characters were good too. But the ending was kind of too hush hush which wasnt too pleasing.)

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  Soon Soo Euh Shi Dae 
 (Pure Generation)
 
Tai Suk & Min Sul are a pair of inseparated buddy who studied in the same class back in high school. Both of their character are of total different, Min Sul is a diligent, moral student while Tai Suk is a student who is always out to create a fight & never lose in any fights before.  Both do not have any friends around hence they become best of buddy when Tai Suk rescue Min Sul from being bullied by everyone. 
 
One day as Tai Suk was on his way home, he saw a young lady putting up poster of an upcoming Art Exhibition by a well known Korean Artist based in States.  Unhappy to look at the sight of the poster, Tai Suk trash down all the poster that was just being put up a while ago & nearly hit the girl who was putting up the poster as she glare back at him, daring him to do so.  Min Sul immediately apologies to the girl as he hurry Tai Suk off.  It was then, Tai Suk flash back of how his mother had deserted both him & his dad (a Kendo teacher in his school) for an Art career in State and it turns out the lady in the poster was actually Dong Haes outrageous mother who had left them ages ago.  And he hates her for that. 
 
A new girl has been transferred over to their school & has been allocated to their class.  To Min Suls surprise it was the girl whom Tai Suk nearly beat up the day before.  Her name is Ji Yun, she has an unhappy childhood while her mother has remarried thrice forsaking her to her aunt (fathers sister) after the death of her father.  Ji Yun had a hard time staying under their roof as her uncle is always unwilling to lend her money for her school fees & her younger cousin sister is always making things difficult for her while only her aunt & her elder cousin sister were nice to her.  Ji Yun is a strong girl who never allow people to look down on her hence she would always picks up odd job delivering newspaper & milk in the early morning while she goes off to school after that. 
 
Min Sul was really happy to see Ji Yun again as he has fell for her at first sight hence he tried to get close to her all the time since she do not have any friends in school.  Ji Yun would always step into Tai Suks path in school either sighting him smoking at the rooftop or kissing with girls at science lab which kind of caught Tai Suks eye too.  But Tai Suk was always hash to Ji Yun while Ji Yun started to take an eye on Tai Suk.  Min Sul wants Tai Suk to promise him not to like Ji Yun as he was not confident of himself compared to Tai Suk who is of more well built & good looking. 
 
Alas chances arise whereby Tai Suk gets to stay alone with Ji Yun as both are fond of each other but Tai Suk decided to stay away from Ji Yun for his promise to Min Sul.  In order to spike Tai Suk, Ji Yun decided to accept Min Sul when he ask her to be his girlfriend in front of Tai Suk.  Ji Yun got drunk soon after and Min Sul decided to send her back while he rush off to get some wake up pills for her.  Tai Suk appeared at the front door of Ji Yuns home as he question her in tear on why must she tortured him by accepting Min Sul.  It was that the couple started to kiss when Min Sul witness the whole process & went off sadly. 
 
Absence from class for days Min Sul appear at Tai Suk's front door few days later & talk to him sadly on how he felt cheated by their friendship and how he wanted to die. Tai Suk decided to spike him by asking Min Sul to die if thats the way of how he felt about their friendship & Min Sul committed suicide right in front of Tai Suk by getting knock down by a lorry truck.  Tai Suk could never himself for causing Min Suls death & decided to forsake Ji Yun & shifted to another city with his dad & a brother (who was actually an ex student of his dad). 
 
7 years has past, Tai Suk's dad & brother has set up an ice cream shop at Seoul while Tai Suk is working as a creative designer for commercial/advertising line.   Ji Yun has shifted to Seoul too, staying put with a female college friend of hers.  And the person staying at the basement apartment below was a rock band player by the name of Dong Hae.  Ji Yun had an unhappy encounter with Dong Hae & become enemy with him.  Soon Dong Hae got attracted to Ji Yun with that strong character of hers & decided to woo her with all his might.  Knowing that Ji Yun has someone else in her ming, Dong Hae assured her that he would not mind about it as long as she stays by his side & try to love him in future and they became a couple after that.  Dong Hae decided to introduce his best friend to Ji Yun & Ji Yuns surprise Dong Haes best friend turns out to be Tai Suk.  Tai Suk pretend to see Ji Yun for the first time while Ji Yun decided to play along as she was angry with Tai Suk for not recognising her. 
 
As Ji Yun badly needs to find a job in Seoul to earn for a living, Dong Hae decided to give her a hand by employing her into his fathers shoe company without telling her and renting the same apartment for her when her friend is relocating to another city soon.  People look at Ji Yun in a crude way as she was brought into the company through the help of the son of the Managing Director.  Ji Yun was told to work with Tai Suks newly setup Advertising company for their companys new line of shoes and Tai Suk was upteem uncomfortable with her presence but yet he pity her whenever her superior make things difficult for her at work.  Dong Hae was forced to work in his fathers shoe company as his finance has been cut off & his father was confiscating all his drum & keyboard.  Dong Hae had a hard time with his dad as he never wants to end up like his elder brother who die in a car crash when his father force him to work in the company & leave the woman he love.   
 
There there history repeat itself whereby Dong Hae had a hard time loving & protecting his beauty with comfort while Tai Suk decided to reconcile his relationship with Ji Yun who still harbour her feeling for him.  Both went against all odd to be together though Tai Suk's father was strongly against their relationship while both of their betrayal to Dong Hae force him to become a cruel man whom he doesn't even know as he plotted against the couple.    But Dong Hae decided to give up everything before its too late while his younger sister who has a deep crush on Tai Suk wouldn't let the couple off.  
 
The show ends with Ji Yun back together with Dong Hae who has turn over a new leaf while Tai Suk set his life anew.  Good performance by the actors except this is a real typical korean triangular relationship story. 
 
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