Mr. Back Review

Title: Mr. Back
AKA: Mr. Baek / Mister Baek / Mister Back
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Episodes: 16
Broadcast date: 2014-Nov to 2014-Dec
Cast: Shin Ha Kyun, Jang Na Ra, Lee Joon, Park Ye Jin and Jung Suk Won.

Choi Go Bang (Shin Ha Kyun) is a 70-year-old CEO of the business firm Dae Han. He lives with his younger brother who is the vice president, sister-in-law who only cares for position, younger sister who only cares about money and Go Bang's only son Choi Dae Han (Lee Joon) who doesn't care about the firm at all and has a reputation of sleeping around and spending money. Go Bang himself is an old geezer that only knows how to yell and preach. Eun Ha Soo (Jang Na Ra) is a bright woman who becomes an intern at Dae Han Company. After a misunderstanding, Go Bang fires Ha Soo, and ends up fighting with Dae Han.
Go Bang receives a pill from his doctor which is supposed to help his health, and when he gets into a car accident he reaches for the pill, but ends up swallowing something very different: a piece of meteor. After surviving the accident, he goes home, and while taking a bath comes out 40 years younger.
Unable to explain his sudden youth and afraid he would become a test subject, he decides to fake his own suicide and pretend to be his own bastard son called Choi Shin Hyung, as he refuses to let his son or siblings have his company. At the same time, he starts to feel something he has never felt before: love.

So this drama I watched because of Lee Joon, and I would never finish it if it wasn’t because of him. It is not a bad drama; I just don’t like these types of themes especially when there is no rea explanation about it. The cast was okay, I rather disliked Jang Na Ra in this one, no idea why exactly, but her character and the entire love story was boring. Shin Ha Kyun I don’t remember seeing anywhere, but he was okay, a bit too comedic, but still okay. I liked Choi Dae Han’s story the most, not only because it is Lee Joon, but I liked the growth of the character, even though the entire ‘I think I am in love with you girl’- is pretty old and boring.
I am not gonna spoil any more but the drama is funny, and well thought, but just not my cup of tea. So all in all a good drama, with decent acting.

☆ ☆ ☆ ½/ 3½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½ / 3½ out of 5 hearts

Mr. Idol Movie Review

Title: Mr. Idol
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Origin: Korea
Release date: 03 November 2011
Cast: Park Ye Jin, Kim So Ro, Ji Hyun Woo, Jay Park and Im Won Hee.

After the live suicide of the main vocalist, Mr. Children had been forgotten for years. The group dissolved and the PD Oh Goo Joo (Park Ye Jin) alienated herself from the world. Three years later she returns in the hopes of bringing Mr. Children back to the lime light. She assembles the group consisting, Ji Oh (Jay Park), Hyun Ie(Jang Seo Won) and Ricky (Kim Randy) but has one issue: no vocalist. After an audition she finds the one she wants, Lee Yoo Jin (Ji Hyun Woo) a working fella, who loves music, but also loyal to his band, which is the reason he refuses. Later that evening, two band members leave due to personal reasons. Goo Joo tries to change his mind by following him everywhere, and finally manages to make him join, by paying for a hospital bill, and telling him to pay her back.
This is the beginning of the rebirth of Mr. Children…

I watched this movie mainly because of Jay Park and because the trailer looked neat, honestly trailer is better than the movie. It’s not bad, it’s just not great. I felt that there should have been more about the group bonding, instead of the PD and leader bond. It’s unnecessary, and honestly, not that interesting. Though I liked the overall theme, I found myself confused a lot of times, and I still can’t figure it out.
On the other hand, the storyline is good, pretty typical, seen it a couple of times, but not bad because of it.
All in all, an okay movie…

☆☆☆½ / 3½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥ / 3 out of 5 hearts

Jenji's verdict
This is a very "thin"(?) movie. I get the story and all, but it's a bit ridiculous because this is almost just about the PD and her mistakes and so on. Yeah we get to see(kinda) the band bonding and stuff and I think it tries to show that it's important to have those specials bond when you chose to sing in a band/group.  But then again I felt like I was watching a movie about two different bands twice with just a different ending, I get it if thats the purpose but then it was quite badly done. In my opinion. I didnt learn much. I was just watching Jay Park and others lol. And this is probably my problem but I had a hard time concentrating because of Park Ye Jin and Kim So Ro because I kept thinking of Family Outing and other variety. The movie could have been better with some better focus on other things, there was too much waste-movie. I feel like I'm dissing this movie a bit too much, but I've seen much better movies. Then again this is all MY opinion HAH!

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥ / 3 out of 5 hearts

My Princess Review

Title: My Princess
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast period: 2011-Jan to 2011-Feb
Cast:Song Seung Hun, Kim Tae Hee, Park Ye Jin and Ryu Soo Young.

Lee Seol (Kim Tae Hee) is a pretty normal girl: her grades are so-so, she always fights with her older sister, and is desperate after money. She has a good relationship with her mother, even though she’s adopted. Her memories of her father are wage, but one things she is sure of, one day he’s going to come back to her. Because she has a crush on her professor Nam Jung Woo (Ryu Soo Young), she works a lot of jobs so she can buy a ticket to Egypt, where her Professor is to travel to.
One day, as she is off from work, she bumps into Park Hae Young (Song Seung Hun), who asks to work overtime. At first they argue, but after a pay is settled, she agrees. As he is leaving, he doesn’t have cash, so he asks her to send him her account number, and they part. They meet again at a museum, were Lee Seol follows Park Ye Jin (oh Yoon Joo), a woman rumoured to be Jung Woos first love, and in Lee Seol’s eyes, her worst rival. Little does she know, Ye Jin is Hae Young’s future-wife, which inn Lee Seol’s eyes is a VERY positive thing.
Hae Young grandfather is an old man, with a lot of power. He has one wish, and that is for the Imperial Family to be re-instated. When he finds the last heir to the thrown he sends his grandson Hae Young to find her, who happens to be Lee Seol.

This drama is not my style. Yes, it’s funny, like really funny, but not enough to make it good. I felt annoyed most of the time, and was confused aswell; I mean, so weird can a human being NOT be.. Right? I compared it to a lot of dramas, and finally ended up at two: Goong and Full House. It circulates a lot, the same things actually over and over and over again, and the lead actress should be beaten up. It’s one of those where the lead actor would throw himself in front of a train for a girl and the girl would only soob and soob, and oh yeah, look for the supporting actor. I don’t know, really not my cup of tea. And I felt more chemistry between the supporting actor and lead actress than the other way around. All in all, not something I would recommed unless you really have nothing else to do.

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥ / 3 out of 5 hearts