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K-Drama: 강적들 (Formidable Rivals)
KBS Drama Formidable Rivals will begin on Monday, May 19, 2008. On station KXLA, Mon–Tues, from 9:40–10:25p. Eng Subs. Time Change week of May 05. Now from 9:40p–11:00p
Follows Single Daddy in Love
Alternate Name: Powerful Opponents
Cast: Chae Lim, Lee Jong Hyuk, Lee Jin Wook
Director: Han Jun-seo
Writer: Kang Eun-kyung
Number of Episodes: 16
Runtime: 70 minutes
Official Homepage: Korean; English
(Note: KBS World has changed its English website. Type "Formidable Rivals" into the search window on left and it will take you to the info.)
KBS WORLD SYNOPSIS class ul Young-Jin, a 27-old lady with natural born pride and desire to succeed and be recognized is not backed up at all by her poor family; rather she needs to take care of all of the messes and fusses that her grandfather, father, and younger brother committ. Having nothing to trust except for her own body and soul, she exerts herself to finally be appointed as a body guard of the Blue House of Korea [equivalent to the White House in US].
At the Blue House, Young-Jin meets Kwanpil, a smart, excellent, cynical and charismatic colleague, who by instinct recognizes each other as formidable rivals. They bump into each other at every course of training, extremely competing to beat the other, and what a mischievous fate!
They end up being partners to protect Suho, the only son of Mr. President. Suho is an unstoppable rascal with high intelligence and a violent nature. Suho is the key person who discloses the past of Kwanpil and realizes the true virtue of family and love. By describing two vivid characters, Youn-Jin and Kwanpil, Formidable Rivals shows the life of bodyguards who by nature cannot be spotlighted. This is the story of the others, non-heros, who support the protagonists. They also have their own way of life, own value of family and love. class p CAST & CHARACTERS
Chae Lim as Cha Young Jin class ul Cha Young-Jin is a 27-year-old lady with natural born pride and desire to succeed and be recognized. But she is not backed up at all by her poor family; rather she needs to take care of all of messes and fusses that her grandfather, father, and younger brother committed. Having nothing to trust except for her own body and soul, she exerts herself to finally be appointed as a bodyguard of the Blue House of Korea. She’s the first female bodyguard who goes in cold and has plenty of stamina.
Lee Jin Wook as Kang Suho class ul Kang Suho, the only son of Mr. President, is an unstoppable rascal with high intelligence and a violent nature. He is very nervous, picky, arrogant and self-centered. But Suho is the key person who discloses the past of Kwan-pil and realizes the true virtue of family and love.
Lee Jong Hyuk as Yoo Kwan-pil class ul Yoo Kwan-pil is an excellent, cynical and charismatic colleague of Young-jin. He is a different class from others. He is smart and tough. By instinct Kwan-pil and young-jin recognize each other as formidable rivals. They bump into each other at every course of training, extremely competing to beat the other. They end up being partners to protect Suho, the only son of Mr. President.Edit: Air time change
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5/8/2008, 11:22 am
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Re: K-Drama: 강적들 (Formidable Rivals)
The first episode is actually next Monday May 19 at 9:40 pm. Saw the trailer tonight after Likable or Not & it looks good!!
But the best part is that one of my top two favorite K-drama actresses, Chae Lim (Rim?)...Nam Sang-Mi is the other...is the lead actress in the drama  I first saw her in "All About Eve" & fell for her right there  Loved her in "Dalia's Spring" too, though her hair style took some getting used too 
I actually have both dramas Chae has been in on DVD & look forward to seeing her in this drama...she's just SOOOO incredibly pretty 
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5/13/2008, 8:32 pm
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Re: K-Drama: 강적들 (Formidable Rivals)
Is it possible to rip off TV and repost so others who do not have access can watch too?
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5/15/2008, 7:48 pm
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Re: K-Drama: 강적들 (Formidable Rivals)
Thank you for the link. I notice most of the files and esp. Eng. subs are from D-Addicts. I was thinking more along the lines of posting series not currently available. E.g. over at kbfd forums, DaeJoYoung which was unsubbed by fansubbers was ripped off TV and posted. Really happy with that series!
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5/16/2008, 12:45 am
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Good show...Chae Rim's character is a very strong woman & I like that, plus I really like Chae Rim  Interesting that Cha Yeongjin is much more mature & responsible than her family members, LOL!! And her "partner" is a bit too stiff (will he ever smile, once?) but I like the rebel son of the president!! And I'm interested in seeing how the "hatred" between Yeongjin & Gwanpil will develop into respect oe something more...though, I think I would love to see the rebel son, Suho, end up with Yeongjin 
GREAT to see Chae Rim in a drama again She's SOOOO cute & pretty!!
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5/19/2008, 10:05 pm
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great start on this drama....looks like it is going to be my kind of drama...LEX07...your posts made me smile...hope you get to meet the object of your affection some day!!! and yes, she is quite pretty
Good to see an old Dae Joyoung character in this one too.
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5/20/2008, 9:25 am
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Re: K-Drama: 강적들 (Formidable Rivals)
First episode was good enough to keep me coming back. Hopefully it won't fall apart like Bad Love. I actually like the Gwanpil character. I don't know if its just for the character or because of the actor. I think it's the later maybe because I still remember him from Green Rose. His character in that drama was one that I loved to hate. The Gwanpil character hasn't fully developed yet and I think that there is something in his past that makes him so stiff and cold.
The Suho seems to be the typical Kdrama rich boy but he might have some reason for his behavior too. Sorry lex but at this point he's my least favorite. Then again I almost always seem to fall for the poor guy in these dramas. It'll be interesting to see who Chae Rim falls for. Will she break guard ethics by falling for the protectee or will she break ethics by falling for the co-worker? I see her with Gwanpil only because she met him first.
Chae Rim aka Yeongjin is my favorite character of the three. She's strong not only physically but also in dealing with the family. Speaking of the family I know I'm reading too much into this but I'm surprised that the agency would even allow her to get this far into training given the family background. I'd think the agency would do a security background check not only on her but her family too. Wouldn't they pose a security risk given what seems to be their criminal background petty as it maybe?
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5/20/2008, 10:16 am
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11/21/2008, 12:32 pm
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Can't say the same about the problem-child son Suho. Maybe his character will develop into something I find more interesting, but he can't touch Gwanpil in my book. Yeow!
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