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Directed by Jang Tae-yoo (장태유)
Screenplay by Yoon Yeong-mi (윤영미)
•Comedy •Romantic comedy •Drama •Melodrama •Romance
SBS | Airing dates : 2006/05/29~2006/07/2516 episodes
The absurd situation begins when an old bachelor (Lee Moon-sik) minus the looks, minus the education, and minus even the family background is set up with a “Ms. Perfect” (Park Seon-yeong) for a blind date. But the real problem starts after the date. The guy decides that he could give up his life for her sake.
Dal-jae wants to be ... More
By Jonathan M. Hicap
Korea Times Correspondent Even before K-pop, Filipinos were long fans of imported dramas. Soap operas and drama series have become a staple for daytime and primetime viewing in the Philippines. In the 1990s, Mexican telenovelas became the mania, with huge hits like "Rosalinda" and "Marimar" attracting ratings above 50 percent. Asian dramas, including Korean, have become hits in the 2000s. The huge demand from viewers for Asian telenovelas has prompted Philippine TV stations to import Korean and Taiwanese dramas. Top Korean drama series (locally called "Koreanovelas") like "Lovers in Paris", "Full House", "My Name is Kim Sam-soon", "Stairway to Heaven" and "Coffee Prince" were imported and dubbed in Filipino, instantly becoming hits. The success of "Dae Jang Geum" (or "Jewel in the Palace") in Korea was also replicated in the Philippines and many other Asian countries. The Taiwanese drama "Meteor Garden" was also a ratings success when it ai...| More | |||
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The soaring popularity of actor Lee Moon-sik is proven by the number of movies in which he recently appeared. He was the lead in "Mapado" released last spring, "Detective Mr. Gong" and A Bloody Aria". He even played the male lead in a TV melodrama, "101st Proposal", for the first time in his life.
His latest production is the movie "Fly, Daddy, Fly", in which he plays a timid father who learns to box so he can avenge his daughter. "My second son was born on the day shooting for the film started", Lee says. "The movie is about paternity. But I'm a negligent father who can't go home regularly". He lost 12 kg and developed his six-pack for the role. Viewers will understand how much physical pain he suffered when they see him racing a bus and observe his desperate match against a high school champion. His appeal comes from his ordinary looks and natural, innocent smile. Born in a remote village in Sunchang, North Jeolla Province that only got electricity when he was a sixth grade, th...| More | |||
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