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Re: K-Drama: 내사랑 금지옥엽 (My Precious You)
I agree with you, Bugoy. There's something about this drama that just misses the mark for me, too. It isn't a bad drama, but it does need some 'salt'! I think it reminds me too much of one of our Daily Dramas, rather than a good Prime Time drama you can really sink your teeth into.
There are some characters that I'm basically not liking. Bori, Ilnam (the father), even Inho (though she has a lot of redeeming qualities, too). I do not like characters who take over other people's lives as though they have a special commission from God to run the world.
My favorites (most interesting) so far are Insun (the bio-mom), her assistant Dongho, Sinho and Jinho. BTW, for some reason I have the feeling that Jinho will be the most accepting of his mother. Perhaps Sinho, too, since he seems to identify with her personality and choices in life. Guess we'll see tonight, since he recognized his mother when she is entering the elevator.
Jeonseol, hopefully, will become more interesting as the show unfolds. Right now, he's too blah for me.
As for Kang Min, he doesn't bother me much. Probably because he is very 'young' and is reacting big time to the tremendous guilt he feels over his part in breaking up Jeonseol's family. Not to mention that if the public gets a whiff of the truth, Kang Min's career is finished, a career that is probably his life-long dream. He will crash and burn, though, because he's making really immature choices. His fiancée is worse because she is older in years, common sense, and experience. She knows exactly what she's doing and made an unemotional choice (with the known consequences) when she gave up her husband and children. I have no compassion for or interest in her as a character, either.
A comment on Jemma. I don't think she is interested in Jeonseol and trying to keep Inho away from him on that basis. She just sees him as a bad marriage choice. It is inappropriate for a never-married young woman to marry a divorcé (and with kids, to boot), plus Jemma still thinks Jeonseol is guilty of domestic violence, doesn't she?
Anyway, when I saw the scene of where Jemma was having tea with Junsik in his office it changed my mind completely about Jemma's motivation. The hot tea spilled all over her hand and Junsik was concerned and tending to her hand. Jemma was blown away by his gentle attention, saying she thought all gentlemen in Korea had disappeared. After seeing how she had that swooning look on her face watching Junsik (an older, married man), I realized Jemma is just longing terribly for any man's attention. I think that's why she kids around flirtatiously about Jeonseol. After all, she wouldn't want that 'wife abuser,' either, in reality, would she? Nah, she's just playing. That's her personality.
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2/1/2009, 12:36 pm
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K-Drama: 내사랑 금지옥엽 (My Precious You)
I don't think Kang Min feels any guilt at all. Rather he is a very arrogant, self-centered young man that doesn't know the depth and meaning of committed love and I suspect his "love" for Jeonseol's ex is more of the lust category and she will be kicked to the curb should his association with her prove damaging to his career. On the other hand, she is sacrificing everything for the man of her desire.
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2/1/2009, 5:27 pm
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Re: K-Drama: 내사랑 금지옥엽 (My Precious You)
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From what I've seen of the Korean culture (through dramas), a family won't let a baby go to another man to be raised. I wonder how they will resolve this issue. I can't wait!!! Yep, should be interesting, all right. I wonder if Bori will be able to get over Sinho? I'd rather see her with Dongho (the assistant), too, but Bori doesn't seem to be able to change her mind (or heart) easily.
As for Korean law, it used to be that the bio-father had all rights, especially with a child from a woman he wasn't married to. Currently, the law has been changed to give all mothers (whether single or divorced) the same basic custodial rights as the father. In fact, a child cannot be taken from a single mother unless the Family Court officially judges her as unfit as a parent. Sinho's family will not be happy until they have both Bori and the child officially within their family, though. I suspect this drama will take us down a long road but in the end Sinho and Bori will probably get together.
I've also wondered about Dongho. Do you think he is related to Insun in some fashion? They seem awfully close to one another for him being only a driver and assistant.
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2/3/2009, 12:45 pm
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Re: K-Drama: 내사랑 금지옥엽 (My Precious You)
Hello Kdrama Family,
I lost this drama a while back. I did see about 15 episodes up until then. I don't know where you guys are as far as episodes, but I think you're ahead of me.
I can't for the life of me understand why I don't want to see Bori with Sinho. She's a young girl who he's gotten pregnant and the only way he would take responsibility was for the whole family to come down on him. Yet, I felt more sorry for him than for her. I don't want to describe scenes, but there was only one where I felt really badly for her. For whatever reason though, I still wanted Sinho to be free of her. I don't know why.
In the beginning, I couldn't stand her accent, or her ridiculous hairdo. I understand she's supposed to be a country girl, but both were a major turnoff to me. The other thing was her determination to get him no matter what she had to do. Also understandable. She was pregnant and alone. I don't know why I was rooting for Sinho. 
I also thought that Insun and Dongho had more of a connection than we're seeing.
I agree there's something missing from this drama, from what I've seen of it. In my opinion, the lead characters are not very good. KSS who I love, is too bland and LTR whom I also love, is chewing the scenery. Maybe they become more comfortable in their roles and it works itself out. I won't know, because I can't watch it anymore. 
I'll have to keep up with this through all of you.
Later 
--- Bizarre Bunch Forever!!!!!!!!
Jongnam and Suky forever!!!!!
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2/3/2009, 1:03 pm
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I have trouble liking Bori, too. She's just too darn annoying and forceful. Worse than a fly buzzing around. I just want to grab a giant flyswatter and smack her! LOL! Her persistence is just too much. I always felt really sorry for Sinho, too, though as everyone knows, he brought it all on himself.
For me, my strongest objections to Bori are: 1) All of Bori's actions towards Sinho had no consideration for him or his feelings. It was only all about what she was demanding. 2) It just doesn't work to try to corral and rope in a guy. But she not only has a rope around his neck, she throws him to the ground and hog ties him, making him physically sick over the stress. She very well might have brought him around just by being sweet and kind. (Maybe she still will.) 3) An unpleasantly forced marriage would be miserable for everyone involved. She lives in a dream world thinking that a marriage license will translate instantly into a blissful family life. 4) There is something disturbing to me in seeing a man's dignity taken away from him the way Bori stripped Sinho, with Ilnam and Inho also piling on a huge guilt/obligation trip.
Gosh, so many people don't like Bori's curly hair! I think it is really beautiful and I much prefer it to the straightened style. But my favorite hair in this one is Jemma's. I absolutely love it. I also like Inho's hair when she wears it up in the ponytail. Everything from the placement of the tail to the framing bangs and sides wonderfully complement Lee Tae Ran's truly beautiful, near perfect profile.
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2/3/2009, 3:50 pm
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The persons I like best in this drama are: Dongho & Inho's youngest brother. I am beginning not to like Inho's
"stalking" Jeonseol. Why can't she give him up?? Is she that desperate to have a man?I think Jeonseol ex-wife is prettier than Inho. And that guy Kang Min, id you notice how scary his eyes are!!
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2/3/2009, 4:02 pm
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I think InHo has fallen hopelessly in love with Jeonseol.....a man with so many insecurities.....someone who has withdrawn from this world...whose only purpose in life is to take care of his kids. He has given up on himself....even if he has fallen in love with InHo, he will never allow himself to feel whole and happy .....he doesn't think it will be fair to InHo to be involved with someone with such a bad reputation and no future. I think InHo knows exactly how JeonSeol feels....so she has to make the move...to convince JeonSeol that he deserves to be happy.......JeonSeol can be stubborn......so InHo must be equally persistent.....
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2/3/2009, 4:57 pm
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