Korean Tourism Department's mini series HARU episode one out

Sunday, September 26, 2010 @ 9:39 PM | comment (0)

Korea's Tourism Department recently collaborated with top actors and stars in the entertainment industry in order to feature Korea's beautiful sceneries and tourist attractions in order to attract travelers from all over the world to come to the country through an omnibus drama. In the past, there were just promotional music videos and advertisements featuring top singers and actors like Rain, Lee Byung Hun, Super Junior, DBSK/TVXQ/THSK, Girl's Generation, 2PM and Wonder Girls. But this time, they have conceptualized a greater and an even better project as it will be a mini series featuring some of the biggest names in the industry who are not just popular in Korea, but also making waves in the Asian continent, and in different countries all over the world. Included in this project are Park Si Hoo (Which Star Are You From?), Kim Bum (Boys Over Flowers,East of Eden,The Woman Who Can't Marry), Jung Yunho (former leader of now defunct boy group DBSK/TVXQ/THSK), Han Chae Young (Only You,Sassy Girl Chunyang), Lee Da Hae (My Girl,Oh! My Lady,Chuno) and popular idol boy group Big Bang. Episode 1 has just been released, and the aforementioned series has 5 more episodes left to reveal. As of now, there has been no word as to when the next episodes will be out; however, one can go to http://haru2010.com/eng/index.aspx which is the official site of the mini series in order to get updated on the latest news of the mini series as well as other related information.

(left to right: PARK SI HOO, LEE DA HAE, KIM BUM, JUNG YUNHO, HAN CHAE YOUNG and BIG BANG)

If you want a piece of the story, it basically revolves around Lee Da Hae, a movie and drama scrrenwriter who is in a relationship with Jung Yunho (who plays as an actor filming for a movie that Lee Da Hae has written). One day she travels by train along the wonderful countryside sceneries to get inspiration in the new project that she is trying to write. Then, he meets Kim Bum, who is a photographer in the journey, and they easily got along. Han Chae Young and Park Si Hoo on the other hand are playing as a fictional couple in the story that Lee Da Hae is trying to write. Both Han Chae Young and Park Si Hoo are agents in disguise as a fashion designer and a restaurant owner respectively, who coincidentally goes on the same mission one day. The scenes that you will see are reminiscent of the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Mr. & Mrs.Smith as well as Kim Ha Neul and Kang Ji Hwan's My Girlfriend Is An Agent. The first episode in a nutshell introduced the connection of the characters, and I am looking forward for the next 5 episodes in the coming days and weeks to see how the story progresses and eventually ends.

Meanwhile, the mini series doesn't just involve these top actors and stars alone. They have elicited the participation of other top Korean Wave (Hallyu) stars in Asia and the rest of the world like Super Junior (members Kim Ryeowook, Cho Kyuhyun, Lee Donghae, Lee Sungmin and Lee Eunhyuk), Tiffany Hwang (Girls' Generation) and ShiNee for its Original Soundtrack (OST). After watching the first episode, I was pretty amazed with the soundtrack because the 3 wonderful songs in it. I liked ShiNee's song that was played in the middle part because it went well with Big Bang's happy scenes. Tiffany's song entitled "Ring" was also a good song to accompany that part where Yunho is buying a couple ring for him and Lee Da Hae while the latter was having cute moments with Kim Bum in the countryside. Finally, my favorite amongst the 3 was Super Junior's "Angel" that was played towards the first episodes end. It showcases a familiar yet different sound because it reminds me so much of "No Other" because of the intro but as the song progresses, it actually becomes a different sound. They really sound good, and I like the song. I hope they will do more OST contributions as a group rather than as individuals in the near future.

This is by the way a fanmade video with english lyrics and romanizations on it:

If you want to see the english subbed high quality videos of the mini series' episode 1, here are the links:

PART 1/3

PART 2/3

PART 3/3

Note: To view the videos with the English subtitles, right click to watch on youtube and click CC to activate the subs. :P

Labels: Angel, big bang, english subtitles, episode 1, girl's generation, Han Chae Young, Haru, Jung Yunho, kim bum, Korean Tourism, Lee Da Hae, Park Si Hoo, Ring, ShiNee, super junior, Tiffany Hwang

Sunday, September 26, 2010 @ 9:39 PM | comment (0)

Korea's Tourism Department recently collaborated with top actors and stars in the entertainment industry in order to feature Korea's beautiful sceneries and tourist attractions in order to attract travelers from all over the world to come to the country through an omnibus drama. In the past, there were just promotional music videos and advertisements featuring top singers and actors like Rain, Lee Byung Hun, Super Junior, DBSK/TVXQ/THSK, Girl's Generation, 2PM and Wonder Girls. But this time, they have conceptualized a greater and an even better project as it will be a mini series featuring some of the biggest names in the industry who are not just popular in Korea, but also making waves in the Asian continent, and in different countries all over the world. Included in this project are Park Si Hoo (Which Star Are You From?), Kim Bum (Boys Over Flowers,East of Eden,The Woman Who Can't Marry), Jung Yunho (former leader of now defunct boy group DBSK/TVXQ/THSK), Han Chae Young (Only You,Sassy Girl Chunyang), Lee Da Hae (My Girl,Oh! My Lady,Chuno) and popular idol boy group Big Bang. Episode 1 has just been released, and the aforementioned series has 5 more episodes left to reveal. As of now, there has been no word as to when the next episodes will be out; however, one can go to http://haru2010.com/eng/index.aspx which is the official site of the mini series in order to get updated on the latest news of the mini series as well as other related information.

(left to right: PARK SI HOO, LEE DA HAE, KIM BUM, JUNG YUNHO, HAN CHAE YOUNG and BIG BANG)

If you want a piece of the story, it basically revolves around Lee Da Hae, a movie and drama scrrenwriter who is in a relationship with Jung Yunho (who plays as an actor filming for a movie that Lee Da Hae has written). One day she travels by train along the wonderful countryside sceneries to get inspiration in the new project that she is trying to write. Then, he meets Kim Bum, who is a photographer in the journey, and they easily got along. Han Chae Young and Park Si Hoo on the other hand are playing as a fictional couple in the story that Lee Da Hae is trying to write. Both Han Chae Young and Park Si Hoo are agents in disguise as a fashion designer and a restaurant owner respectively, who coincidentally goes on the same mission one day. The scenes that you will see are reminiscent of the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Mr. & Mrs.Smith as well as Kim Ha Neul and Kang Ji Hwan's My Girlfriend Is An Agent. The first episode in a nutshell introduced the connection of the characters, and I am looking forward for the next 5 episodes in the coming days and weeks to see how the story progresses and eventually ends.

Meanwhile, the mini series doesn't just involve these top actors and stars alone. They have elicited the participation of other top Korean Wave (Hallyu) stars in Asia and the rest of the world like Super Junior (members Kim Ryeowook, Cho Kyuhyun, Lee Donghae, Lee Sungmin and Lee Eunhyuk), Tiffany Hwang (Girls' Generation) and ShiNee for its Original Soundtrack (OST). After watching the first episode, I was pretty amazed with the soundtrack because the 3 wonderful songs in it. I liked ShiNee's song that was played in the middle part because it went well with Big Bang's happy scenes. Tiffany's song entitled "Ring" was also a good song to accompany that part where Yunho is buying a couple ring for him and Lee Da Hae while the latter was having cute moments with Kim Bum in the countryside. Finally, my favorite amongst the 3 was Super Junior's "Angel" that was played towards the first episodes end. It showcases a familiar yet different sound because it reminds me so much of "No Other" because of the intro but as the song progresses, it actually becomes a different sound. They really sound good, and I like the song. I hope they will do more OST contributions as a group rather than as individuals in the near future.

This is by the way a fanmade video with english lyrics and romanizations on it:

If you want to see the english subbed high quality videos of the mini series' episode 1, here are the links:

PART 1/3

PART 2/3

PART 3/3

Note: To view the videos with the English subtitles, right click to watch on youtube and click CC to activate the subs. :P

Labels: Angel, big bang, english subtitles, episode 1, girl's generation, Han Chae Young, Haru, Jung Yunho, kim bum, Korean Tourism, Lee Da Hae, Park Si Hoo, Ring, ShiNee, super junior, Tiffany Hwang