Hyun Bin Videos...

I love this video because the pictures inside are just so nice.



I like this one because towards the end of the video, it shows the Hyun Bin's signature wave and say good-bye. Hahaha!

I thought it was over...

I thought I was over with Kim Jeong Hoon. I thought I would not go ga ga over him anymore. I thought I would be one the very rational fans who would just support his music and shows.

I have been doing that for the past months. I didn't post many pictures of him. I stopped watching his videos after videos. I stopped melting under his smiles.

Last night when I watched him on TV, Star Awards 2007, my mouth went agape and I actually gasped aloud, "Oh my, he is so handsome. So beautiful!"

My mother agreed. We gasped at how beautiful and sweet this man is. His smiles again melted my heart. I found myself falling in love with his beautiful smiles, sparkling eyes again... *FAINT!*

One Year Old!

On 12th December 2006, Snow Palace was born. It was started for Icysnowqueen to express her burning love for Hyun Bin after she watched Snow Queen and Kim Jeong Hoon.

Gradually, the blog has evolved into a place where Icysnowqueen talks about Korean dramas and OSTs. Icysnowqueen realises that she watches quite a bit of Korean dramas and loves their OSTs.

Yeah! Snow Palace will be one year old soon!

I know throughout this one year, I have many visitors. Most came through search engines and a few regular readers. Today, I have 48 visitors... Thank you. I really hope this blog has what you are looking for.

Cheers!

Thank You OST MV

English Translation of the OST
Thank you (Singer: Hun) Lyrics Translation by S. Ang / also credit http://kreah-craze.com/
You’re a fool. I truly thank you. You’re true to me and gave me everything
You’re an angel. You must be tired and find it hard to everlastingly believe in someone who is a nobody.
Strange, it’s like you’re devoid of tears. You smile for me in illness.
When I’m next to you, I cry tears of happiness.
Words are stuck in my throat. I truly love you.
My love for you, which I cannot express.
I can finally tell you I go on because of you.
Strange, it’s like you’re devoid of tears. You smile for me in illness.
When I’m next to you, I feel very happy.
Your smile shines on me.
A long time from now, when the world ends, remember, do not forget I’m always with you.
I cry tears of happiness.
Words are stuck in my throat.
I truly love you.
My love for you, which I cannot express I can finally tell you I go on because of you

2008 The Best Song of Korean TV Play - Part 3

I bought 2008 The Best Song of Korean TV Play - Part 3 for $8 at Music Junction. It was on clearance sale. My main aim of buying this is to get the song, Thank You from Thank You of course. I love that song as it is meaningful.

Seriously, there are so many Korean drama OSTs in this CD package. There are altogether 3 CDs with 63 songs. They are OSTs from Snow Queen, Coffee Prince, Thank You, Foxy Lady, Great Expectation, Goong S, My Girl, Stairway In Heaven, Princess Hour, What Star are You?, Kim Sam Soon, Full House, Jewel In Palace etc... The list goes on. It was a good buy. Afterall, it cost me only $8.

Cheap and good. That's how I can best describe it. :P

Alternatively, you can get it at Yahoo Auction for $10.

Review of Thank You

I have finished the show “Thank You”. No regrets watching the show. It has given me a lot of insights to how we should treat others. The theme that runs through the show is simply, “There’s nothing wrong with us. We are just different.” Peace reigns after watching the show.
Here’s my review:
Plot: 5/5
The story started with a haughty doctor, Mi Ki Seo (by Jang Hyuk), who didn’t care about anyone except his dying girlfriend, Cha Ji-min (by Choi Kang Hee). Before Ji-min died, she told Ki Seo to help her apologise to the family of a little girl who got Aids through a blood transfusion she administered as a doctor. That was how Ki Seo entered the world of Lee Young Shin (by Gong Hyo Jin) and Lee Bom (by Seo Shin Ae).
Young Shin, the mother of Lee Bom was a kind-hearted, helpful and good-natured person who tried to struggle to live on being unwedded mother and the granddaughter of Mr Lee (by Shin Goo) who had dementia. It was also Mr Lee who revealed to others that Lee Bom had Aids…
The story got entangled when Lee Bom’s father, Choi Suk Hyun (by Shin Sung Rok), came into the picture. This story shows a lot of human nature, its evils and goodness.

Jang Hyuk as Mi Ki Seo
Rating: 4.5/5
I simply love his manly looks. When he was haughty, he looked cool. When he was sad, he melted my heart. His acting is superb. He fitted the role very well. The chemistry between Lee Bom and him was fantastic.
However, I would love it if he didn’t smoke so much that he had a smoker’s mouth.
Gong Hyo Jin as Lee Young Shin
Rating: 4.5/5
She is a plain Jane. She reminds me of Tanya Chua, but a demure version. Her acting is good. I can’t fault her in any way. She fitted the role very well too. She was a little too plain even though the character called for such plain Jane.

Seo Shin Ae as Lee Bom
Rating: 5/5
The whole show is a no-go without her. She is the life and soul of this show. The little girl, her innocence, her smiles, her kindness, her faith, her warmth and cute little face… She simply stole my heart. Initially, I wondered why she was given such an important role when she didn’t have the typical beautiful child actress face. However, as I went on to the second episode, she was nothing but a darling. She made the whole show so captivating. She was crucial in killing the evils of her world. She was indispensable.

Shin Goo As Mr Lee
Rating: 5/5

His acting was so good that you would really think he had dementia. He acted well with Lee Bom, Young Shin and Ki Seo. The chemistry was great. He was very convincing in portraying the character.

Shin Sung Rok as Choi Suk Hyun
Rating: 3.5/5
I must say that I find him so pleasant that I like him. However, I seriously think he needs to learn how to act and cry. His acting wasn’t very convincing.

Overall:
5/5
I love this show. I love the message it tries to send. I love the OST. I love the way it is filmed. I love Seo Shin Ae. I love Mr Lee. I think it is worth watching. You won’t feel intense emotions but you will be touched. No dramatic ups and downs, but you will still sob, laugh and smile… Good show.

What's next?

I have watched Witch Amusement, Lovers and My Girl. I think the next shows would be Thank You (about a woman with a daughter infected with AIDs) and What's Up, Fox?.
I think I will go for Thank You first as the ratings and reviews are very good. I will save this show for December.

Hot Chili Paper November 07 Additional Pictures

I found the articles and some pictures in addition to the earlier pictures-filled post.

All taken from Hyun Bin Garden

More of Hyun Bin

I wonder when I would ever be sick of Hyun Bin. I guess the answer is clear. Never!

The KBS World Guide picture is taken from http://www.allkorea.jp/kwg/2007/11/kwg_preview1.html.


The other 3 pictures from KBS World Guide are found in Hyunbin-garden.


Too bad I can't understand Japanese. Good thing I can still see all the attention given to Hyun Bin.

Lovers Review

I have finished two Korean drama series these days. I am blessed to be so free.

I have watched Lovers and My Girl. My Girl is a relatively old show. I never had the motivation to watch it as my impression of the lead actress was still at her work in My Little Bride. After watching My Girl, I have no regrets. However, I won't write a review on it as the show has been watched by many.

Back to Lovers:

Story: 4/5

Yoon Mi Joo (Kim Jung Eun) a plastic surgeon met Ha Kang Jae (Lee Seo Jin) a leader of gang organisation. Mi Joo is a poor plastic surgeon who struggles to support the children her pastor father has adopted. Ha Kang Jae is a cool but kind-hearted gangster. He doesn't know any other way of solving problems except using his fists.

Kang Jae has a long-time girlfriend, Park Yu-Jin (Kim Kyu Ri). Things do not seem going well between them since the start of the story as Yu-Jin struggles with her pregnancy and fear that Kang Jae may not want the baby. After Kang Jae knows about the pregnancy, he takes responsibility. However, by then fate has made him fall in love with Mi Joo.

Mi Joo on the other hand is involved with Kang Sae Yeon (Jung Chan). Sae Yeon is the son of Kang Jae's boss. There is rivalry between Kang Jae and Sae Yeon when Sae Yeon's father seems to show more love to Kang Jae.

At the end of the story, you will find out why Sae Yeon's father seems to love Kang Jae more and how Mi Joo and Kang Jae come together and how kind Sae Yeon is.

The plot to put things together is fantastic and interesting. However, the mystery of Kang Jae, Sae Yeon and his father is revealed way too early, in episode 9 or 10. To make Mi Joo and Kang Jae's relationship seems more acceptable to the conservative Korean society, the script-writer settles for the easy way out, a miscarriage for Yu-Jin.

I find the show relatively draggy from Episode 11 to 17. I thought a 16 episode show is sufficient. Other than that, I really like the storyline and the plot. Most importantly, the romance is good.

Kim Jung Eun as Yoon Mi Joo

Acting: 4/5

I have always like her since Lovers of Paris. I love her smiles and eyes. In this show, somehow, all the actors and actresses look as if they will be better off with a botox treatment. Her skin looks tired. However, the sparkle in her eyes is still there.

I still like the way she can cry easily. She plays her character well. However, there were scenes in which I could not capture how she was really feeling. Was it fear, guilt, heartache or grief?

Her chemistry with Lee Seo Jin was fantastic. No wonder they become couple from reel-life to real-life.

Lee Seo Jin as Ha Kang Jae

Acting: 4.5/5

His face truly suits the character. To look young, he simply combs down his fringe. To look cool, he combs the fringe up. His dimples are his assets. When he started the show, he portrayed the cold-blooded gangster leader very well. As the show progressed, he softened and he did it well.

I like his smiles, though he hardly smiled in this show. His dimples make him so attractive. All in all, his acting saves his not so flattering looks in the show. He looks better with his fringe down. Go to Lee Seo Jin Official Website to see his pictures and you will see how great he can look.

Jung Chan as Kang Sae Yeon

Acting: 4.5/5

Well, I like his acting through and through. I would have rated him 5 if not for his desperate for botox skin and the distracting sparkle from his lower teeth. I think he needs to do something to his teeth. He is also way too fair.

Other than that, I love his portray of character. Started as a jealous son and boyfriend, he moved slowly to become one sensitive, righteous and kind man. He showed his anger, pains, jealousy and love clearly that I couldn't help but fall in love with and pity this character. He is a fantastic actor. He can be cool, angry and sad so easily. It is as if he is really Sae Yeon in real life.

To know more about this good actor: Jeong Chan (Jung Chan) Official Website

Kim Kyu Ri as Park Yu-Jin

Acting: 4/5

She played an important role in the show. She was the main person holding back Kang Jae. Her acting is good. However, it is the character that makes me give 4. I can't stand wishy washy women. In the show, it was Yu-Jin's character is one that is wishy washy. Kyu Ri looks good in the show. The part that set great impression on me was when she helped a man who wanted to buy bread for his pregnant wife. She did that scene very well. I could literally see the motherly instinct in her. Oh my, I was touched.

Overall, this is a show with great actors and actresses. I love their acting and the chemistry between Seo Jin and Joon Eun is great!

Hyun Bin, Hyun Bin all the way!

Saw this picture in PopSeoul. How can I resist? I hope one day Hyun Bin will cut an album. Then I can hear him wherever I go. Love ya, Hyun Bin!

I am Hyun Bin Crazy!

I declare that I am Hyun Bin crazy.

Found more pictures from Hyun Bin Bar @ Baidu.
Taken from Hot Chili Paper.