Review on K-Movie: My Annoying Brother 형

My Annoying Brother 형 is a heart warming story about two step brothers who grew up together since they were kids. However after a neighbour’s tell-tale story to the elder brother- Gu Du Shik decided to leave the home at a very young age. The younger brother Gu Du Young is alone after his parents passed away and worked his way up as a national Judo athlete.

As for Du Shik, he continues living his free life but ended up in prison for few years. After discovering the news that Du Young was seriously injured in a competition, he asked for a parole to look after his younger brother. With his great acting skills and crying, he managed to scoot off from prison to return home. It was shocking to see Du Young has lost his eye sight and remained a hermit at home.  Luckily his persistent coach So Hyun is there to help him and buy for him food.

It was indeed annoying for Du Young to endure sharing the house with Du Shik who has been away for 10 over years. He even swindled Du Young’s bank seal to get a new car but couldn’t care less for his well-being until been told off by So Hyun and welfare workers.  Du Young could barely adjust to his life being disabled and now he had to handle another pest in his life. 

Slowly the two brothers start to know more about each other and why Du Young ran away from home even his step mother was treating him well. Du Shik even coached his brother how to court girls and dress properly to impress. So Hyun noticed that Du Young starts to smile and comfortable with people around him, Du Shik then discovered that he had cancer at a terminal stage. His time is running up and he had to ensure Du Young joins the Paralympics national team to win a gold medal in Rio. So Hyun was surprised when Du Shik told her about his health and wants her to be at Du Young’s future is bright if he wins a gold medal for the country.

Of course Du Young won the gold medal and cried bitterly for his brother. Du Shik has sold off the car for extra cash, renovated the interior of the house and replaced plastic house wares so that Du Young will not hurt himself.  

It is a comical story at the start, however it turns out to be a sad and touching movie at the end when Du Shik sacrifices a lot for Du Young’s future. Du Young realizes that he is now alone and has to look after himself.  I have to say the OST for the movie was great since it was a duet sung by both Jo Jung Suk and Do Kyung Soo. They are both singers and of course the harmony blended well. 

We might have heard the original song and other version sung by Lee Juck, Ha Hyun Woo and Roy Kim. This is another version of both brothers singing to the song- Don’t Worry About Me.. 걱정 말아요 그대.

Ahn Jae Hyun and Goo Hye Sun in reality TV show.

PD Na Young Suk has done it again. The long standing PD for KBS 1 Night 2 Days moved over to cable channel tVN to produce ever popular Grandpa Over Flowers, Youth Over Flowers program, New Journey to the West and his famous show Three Meals a Day; literally he has come up with all these interesting ideas to entertain people from all ages.


Now he has come up with an idea and produced the new program entitled Lovebirds starring the newly wedded couple model/actor Ahn Jae Hyun and actress Goo Hye Sun.
Ahn Jae Hyun is one of the new permanent cast in PD Na's New Journey to the West replacing singer Lee Seung Gi. PD Na got to know Ahn better through his program and also been introduced to his wife Goo Hye Sun. Well as far as we know Ahn is a doted loving husband who often shows his love and support for his wife.

Being at a young age, he is not hesitant to shower his profound love to his wife. Friends around him wonder what made him decide to tie the knot at a young age when others are still enjoying bachelorhood when he confirmed that Goo Hye Sun is the love of his life.


So the lovey-dovey couple has agreed and signed on to film this new reality TV show emphasizing on their lives. It'd be good for those to cherish the people around them and appreciate what they have.

Military services is on for Lee Min Ho.

It has been confirmed by MYM Entertainment that actor Lee Min Ho will enlist for compulsory military duties this year. Lee has just finished filming the SBS drama Legend of Blue Sea with Jeon Ji Hyun.


Rumors are circulating that the model/actor will start compulsory military services either in March or April but no dates have been determined.


As expected most celebrities will not be serving as the front battle field men during enlistment and most of them are serving as standard duty officers or policemen.
Lee has sustained leg injuries in the accident in 2006 therefore he is enrolled for a position as a civil servant 'solider' in public.


We wish him all the best in serving the country and return back to the entertainment industry safely.

Fancy a fan meeting with the handsome Grim reaper?

According to King Kong Entertainment, actor Lee Dong Wook is gearing up for his upcoming Asian tour fan meeting. His first stop will kick off from his hometown Korea on 12th March before marching on to other Asian countries in April.


Lee Dong Wook has recently wrapped up filming the fantasy-comedy tVN drama Goblin. In the drama, Lee plays as the handsome Grim Reaper who lost his memories after committing a huge sin in his past life. When he discovered his past life was the jealous King Wang Yeo who ordered to wipe off the family of General Kim Shin played by Gong Yoo. And to his surprise, in the present life he falls in love again with Kim Shin's reincarnated sister Sunny whose past life was the Queen.

To everyone's delight, netizens and viewers love the bromance between the Goblin and Grim Reaper. The two started off quarrelling like enemies but at the end stayed together in the same villa and even consoled each other when they faced any problems.


Lee has starred in several big dramas such as My Girl in 2005 that shot him to stardom, he went off to army and came back in few dramas such as Scent of a Woman in 2011 and Hotel King in 2014.


So look out Lee's fan meeting dates near your countries! :D

Crowing for Lunar New Year 2017 in Melbourne Chinatown.

Saturday morning- 28th January was somehow an exciting weekend for me since Lunar New Year 2017 with family and friends without taking any extra leave since it's not a public holiday. Reunion dinner was Friday night was perfect as most of us would have scoot off at 4pm or so to head home. Australian-Chinese community get to celebrate the

Surprisingly I woke up at 7.00am, showered, had breakfast, checked the train schedule and took the public transport down from Surrey Hills to Flinders St. I arrived around 9.30am and took another tram to Queen Victoria Market. The opening event was at 10.00am and it started off with a short lion dance and some crappy Chinese singing duet. I managed to grab some photos and stocked up 1 kg of cheap fresh red cherries! They were AU$9.00 per kg...sweet and juicy too.

I met up with a college-uni mate Rachael at Maccas for coffee and soon the two of went to

The prosperity dish with lots of prawns, scallops and abalone

Sam Sam Korean restaurant to have more 'chicken' meal since it's the Year of the Rooster.


We ordered a small original boneless fried chicken and small ginseng chicken soup. I went to Crown Casino to see more mini lion dance parade and beating of drums (kind of wasted my time 'coz it wasn't fascinating). Food and drinks at Hawker's Bazaar were expensive.


As for Chor-Yat (First day) dinner- I have managed to storm up a Fatt Pun Choy dish consisting of blanched bok choy, braised tofu and shitake mushrooms, prawns, Japanese scallops and Aussie small abalones topped with oyster gravy and black sea moss.


Come Sunday morning 29th January, I headed down to the city at 10-ish am to get into Chinatown CBD. It was packed with thousands of Asian community and Aussies to usher in the Lunar New Year. There were plenty of firecrackers and better lion dances in the heart of Chinatown. Everywhere was crowded and took me nearly 20 minutes to pass the crowd as we had yum-cha lunch at Shark Fin's House at Little Bourke Street. Caught up with ex-colleagues and friend of mine Ann and her hubby Mark. Yum-cha was quick but lots of conversations regarding jobs and etc...


Unfortunately my last dessert- tofu-fa was out of stock (finished) so we didn't manage to order anything else.


At time goes by, we walked around Chinatown grabbing a small box of coconut juice to hydrate ourselves from

the summer heat. It was sunny and very hot if one is not wearing a hat or protective clothes. I came back and rested at 3.30pm with a massive headache from the sun heat. Well- easy way out is popping in a Advil to ease the pain. Before I knew it, it was already late evening where 2nd day of CNY just went off so quickly.


And guess what everyone is back at work in Melbourne on the 3rd day of CNY.
I had to wake up early and start work at 7.30am. No big deal...the rest of Asia is still on holidays we are down at the South working our butts off. He he!

Happy Rooster Year and we still have more than a week to go...after all Lunar New Year lasts for 15 days until Chap Goh Meh! (*_*)

Saimdang's first 2 episodes hit high ratings.

Saimdang Light's Diary was Lee Young Ae's first drama after been on hiatus for 14 years. Her breakthrough drama Jewel in the Palace (Dae Jang Geum) was a massive hit that pusher her and co-actor Ji Jin Hee to Hallyu stardom around Asia and other parts of the world.

As I watched the first 2 episodes of Saimdang, it was quite interesting to know the drama wasn't purely on Joseon dynasty period but it has many scenes in the modern era. Lee Young Ae plays two characters- in modern era she is a historical researcher Seo Ji Yoon  who struggled to clear her name from the horrible Professor Min who wanted to outcast her after an incident. Ji Yoon discovers that the painting Geumgangsan wasn't a real one and behind the story, there was a mysterious portrait which she discovers in Italy. The mysterious portrait led her to reveal the real life story of famous poet and artist Shin Saimdang and her lover, Lee Gyeom.


Song Seung Hun plays the fictional character Lee Gyeom in this drama where he is a devoted lover to Saimdang even after her marriage. All those years, he cannot forget her and is always yearning for her. It seems as though Ji Yoon and Saimdang are sort of related or reincarnated as she could feel what the other party is doing in the past- as if like a dream.
Ji Yoon's present husband lost everything in his business so she had to move out from their luxurious home to rent a small flat in a poor neighbourhood.


Yang Se Jong plays as two roles as well in the drama- the teen Lee Gyeom and the current student Han Sang Hyun who is also a junior to Ji Yoon. He's always lurking around Ji Yoon's area and ends up assisting her in translating Chinese characters.


I must say Lee Young Ae still radiates her beauty in this drama...she hasn't aged a bit and still looked elegant. Her features and complexion were suitable for those noble ladies in the Joseon dynasty drama. As for Song Seung Hun, well due to his weird beard on his face, he doesn't look dashing at all and to be honest I am looking forward to see the story unfold as how Ji Yoon gets back at Professor Min for ill-treating her.

Wonder Girls group disband after 10 years.

Idol girl group Wonder Girls have their hey days in the early years when they first started. However after 10 years debuting in the entertainment industry, the group has decided to go on separate ways.


On 26th January, JYP Entertainment confirmed that the girl group had discussions and decided to disband. Members Ye Eun and Sun Mi have left JYP Entertainment while Yoo Bin and Hae Rim renewed their contracts.


Wonder Girls are grateful and thankful for their fans support with love over the past 10 years. They will support each other in the future.


Goodbye to all Wonder Girls members and good luck in their future.

My thoughts of ending of Legend of Blue Sea.

This is my honest opinion and what I feel about the entire SBS drama Legend of the Blue Sea. Though it's written by scriptwriter Park Ji Eun who also wrote the famous drama My Love from the Star, has cooperated with actress Jeon Ji Hyun for the 2nd time...I don't find it quite as impressing as her other hit dramas.


Legend of the Blue Sea is marking itself as one of the top 2016 SBS dramas however it has lacked of some ummph....I can't describe it. No doubt Jeon Ji Hyun proves to be one of the best actress with her endless comical expressions at the start to warm heart touching scenes at the last few episodes, however it hasn't garnered as much attention as she was in My Love from the Star drama.

The drama finished at near 18% viewers ratings throughout South Korea for the final episode however it barely reached the mark of 20%. My Love from the Star which has similar story line and CG effects has shot actor Kim Soo Hyun to Hallyu stardom until today and still he remained one of the top A-list actors. Don't get me wrong, I am not against Lee Min Ho- no doubt he possesses good looks and shape, he still has room for improvement in terms of acting. I certainly preferred him in action-thrilling dramas such as City Hunter (2011) than a rich chaebol heir.


I have to admit that in fact Jeon Ji Hyun was the main pillar holding the drama so well- one of the factors most female viewers are nevertheless avid fans of fashion. Remember- her make-up, clothes or anything she carries somehow shot the sales up like a share market graph! One of the reasons as well is her fashion paraded in Legend of the Blue Sea captured the attention of viewers. Though she is a mermaid living on land, still she managed to parade an array of wonderful pieces of clothing's, earrings and make-up. Not forgetting the two main villains in the drama- Sung Dong Il and Hwang Shin Ae kept everyone gripping to their seats for the ill-fated relationship from the past to the future.


Though writer Park has written great dramas, there is no doubt her fantasy CG drama My Love from the Star has proven to be the best of all. Even her mini-series drama The Producers starring Kim Soo Hyun for 2nd time- didn't make such as great impact for viewers.


The happy ending story for Heo Joon Jae and mermaid Shim Cheong has ended in a good way, so everyone is happy for it. And so their ill-fated romance in the past as Dam Ryung and mermaid who died for love has turned to a better and sweeter romance.

Lunar New Year - Year of the Rooster 2017. Gong Xi! Gong Xi!

28th January 2017 marks the first day of Chinese New Year as millions of Asians throughout the world ushers in the Year of the Rooster. 2017 is also the year of element Fire Rooster. The rooster is one of the last 3 zodiacs in the Chinese astrology. What does that mean? When the divine summons for the animals on the earth to come to him, the first animal that turned up was the rat. It goes according to order. First was the Rat, second was the Ox, Tiger arrived at third spot, the Rabbit galloped to 4th position, Dragon came in at 5th...etc. The rooster makes it way at the 10th position.


As mentioned in zodiac cycle, the animal sign which falls on that year itself is always not a good year. So the Chinese believed that this year the Rooster will face the Grand Duke Jupiter (Tai Sui). It is a believe that all those born in the year of rooster will need to pray and appease the Tai Sui for a smooth sailing year.
Take note- each zodiac has its fated personality traits.


For those born in the Rooster year, it is nothing be ashamed for if it's literally called chicken as well. The rooster has the comb on its head that looks like a crown and in ancient times, it is said God has given the Rooster the grand role of crowing in the early hours of morning to wake people up and as a sign it's a brand new day.


Out with the old, in with the new... wishing everyone a happy, health and prosperous Lunar New Year.  After all it's once a year for a big celebration with family, relatives and friends... ensure you do please drive safely on roads and drink responsibly.


Gong Xi Fa Cai! Kong Hei Fatt Choy!


祝你 鸡年吉祥, 吉祥如意 , 身体健康 & 恭喜发财!


새해 복 많이 받으세요!

SBS Running Man will continue on.

The long running variety program from SBS- Running Man has been facing lots of issues since last year when rumors broke out stating members Song Ji Hyo and Kim Jong Kook were reported to be kicked out from the program.


Fans of the variety show can be at ease now since they have announced the much loved program will not be cancelled, it will continue to run as it is. Running Man has been airing since 2010 and they have progressed to such a popular show within the local and international market. Originally the 6 members- Yoo Jae Suk, Ji Suk Jin, Haha, Lee Kwang Soo, Kim Jong Kook and Song Ji Hyo will continue to film the program.


There were even rumors circulating around that MC Kang Ho Dong might run the 2nd season of Running Man but it turns out to be untrue.


The serious discussion was carried out with the fellow casts and finally it was determined that the program will not cease.


** In my own opinion, I've sort of lost my interest in Running Man for some time probably due to the lack of interaction, games are getting a bit lame and it isn't funny as before with other original members. They probably need to secure back Kang Gary and Song Joong Ki in future. **