Ireland
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Title: 아일랜드 / Aillaendeu / Ireland
Chinese Title : 爱尔兰
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2004-Sep-01 to 2004-Oct-21
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:55 PM
Synopsis
A westernized Irish adoptee, Joong-Ah inevitably flies back to Korea to confront her past and to see the country she is really from, only to fall in love with her brother, Jae-Bok. Their love is painful, as they are never meant to be together as lovers, but merely as brother and sister. The show’s message is that there is no such thing as noble innocent love and that love is adversity itself. Therefore, love mustn’t be impeded by so-called “destiny” or family, no matter how ironic or difficult the case may seem. Although destiny is cruel and arduous, the two young lovers radiate pure happiness. The show describes how love survives the tragic bondage of family, destiny and romance.
Cast
Lee Na Young as Lee Joong-ah
Hyun Bin as Kang Gook
Kim Min Joon as Lee Jae-bok
Kim Min Jung as Han Shi-yeon
Lee Hwi Hyang as Kim Boo-ja (Jae-bok’s mother)
Kim In Tae as Han Sang-man (Jae-bok’s stepfather)
Kim Sung Kyum as Shi-yeon’s father
Yoon Yuh Jung as Shi-yeon’s mother
Lee Dae Yeon as Noh Dong-suk (Doctor)
Im Ye Jin as Kwon Byung-ran (Doctor’s wife)
Kim Chang Wan as Moon Jae-seok (“Pastor”)
Song Seung Hwan as Park Sa-jang (Hotel president)
Yoon Ji Hye as Go Yang-sook (Bodyguard, ep4)
Jung Seung Woo as Baek Ki-woong (Bodyguard)
Suh Ji Suk
Lee Bong Gyu
Production Credits
Producer: Kim Sa Hyun
Director: Kim Jin Man
Writer: In Jung Ok
September 20th, 2006 at 8:39 pm
the actor on the cover,Hyun Bin,is so handsome!!!rock on!
March 30th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
hyun bin is the best!!!!
September 15th, 2007 at 2:11 am
waste of time. not worth watching…i can’t believe they wasted hyun bin on this. he deserves better. watch him in kim sam soon or snow queen.
November 17th, 2007 at 8:15 am
I first saw Hyun Bin in My Lovely Samsoon and wasn’t impressed, ditto for A Millionaire’s First Love. I liked him better in Snow Queen, but this is definetly my favorite series with him. He looks much younger and cuter.
His acting is good, and the story is good and well acted.
December 15th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
I love hyun bin in this drama..he deserved the best newcomer for his role. I feel sad & heart broken for him struggling to hold on to his wife who had fallen in love with another man. And so happy for him to find love again with someone who truly treasure him. Yeh!
February 10th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
waste of time watching. love hyun bin very much but this doesn’t match him. only watched cause of him!
July 8th, 2008 at 2:31 am
i love hyun bin very much . and i love this drama is very lovely
September 9th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
hyun bin u are the kig of the korean ppl my dream is find someone just like u ….i love you hyun….
October 21st, 2008 at 5:51 am
I truly enjoy this drama it was very mature and different from many of Korean drama that I have seen. For example Shi Yeon character with her not so perfect past, the Pastor who raise Gook being in love with his father. It was so many elements to this drama that you can’t help but be taking in. I think it received so many negative reviews because it not the typical Korean drama such as Full House, Princess Hour, Golden Bride, Wedding….. ETC….. It had more substance. It stayed away from the stupid misunderstanding, there was no CEO or rich eldest son and most importantly it wasn’t that typical love triangle, it something you can relate to because it can happen to an ordinarily person.
I enjoy Gook and Shi Yoon relationship the most due to the honesty and loyalty they character displayed. I even enjoy the relationship between Gook and Jae Bok due to the respect the showed each other. I did not care for the main girl character. She had no respect for other people feelings; she was selfish, greedy and pathetic all the while maintain an innocent about her self which I found to be devilish. I’m happy that her and Jae Bok ended up together because he showed the same characteristic as Jang Ah when it came to his relationship with Shi Yeon, I found it disappointed and sad that he did not respect Shi Yeon who was honest and faithful but respected Jang Ah who was eagerly willing to cheat on her husband.
The one thing Jang Ah did right in this drama was maintain a postive relationship between her and Gook for they sake of they child, but if I was to be honest that was probably due to Gook. Most importantly I enjoy and fell in love with Hyun Bin all over again for playing Kang Gook so well he showed nothing but love, respect, understanding and forgiveness through out this drama. I’m a big Hyun Bin fan but he played this character so well that I’m now in love with two man (HYUN BIN AND KANG GOOK). I’m so glad he ended up with Shi Yeon, great ending!!!!!!
November 14th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I started watching this long ago, but stopped a little more than halfway through. Perhaps I liked Kang Gook’s devotion to Joong Ah a bit too much… and although I knew it was inevitable (due to the fact that the two leads are Lee Na Young and Kim Min Joon), Joong Ah/Kang Gook were not meant to be, despite his devotion to her.
Overall, I just hated the way the story was written… it is not a typical Korean drama… I really, really tried to understand this from an artistic point of view… what the writer was trying to portray, but honestly, much of it was a disappointment. I’d give it a 3/5 stars. Hyun Bin, surprisingly, was great… Kim Min Joon has always annoyed me in other roles and this one is no different. Lee Na Young is underrated as an actress (I admire her for taking on some interesting, and sometimes unconventional roles) but I really did not like her character at all. Kim Min Jung is ok… nothing special in terms of looks or acting ability. After watching this drama, I can see see how these characters and their feelings are more realistic than others… but it failed to capture my interest overall… it really was a drag to finish it, unfortunately. If it wasn’t for Lee Na Young and Hyun Bin, I probably would have never finished it.
November 27th, 2009 at 4:18 am
porque no ponen los capitulos completos de la telenovela sweet 18 me que de amedias viento en el youtube
December 11th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
hyun bin is so cool in this drama … can’t take my eye’s off him
n woman in this movie is so lucky .. the story’s great … n mature enough
January 10th, 2010 at 9:31 am
No offense, but this drama goes in the category along with some of the other questionable ones that I’ve seen. The concept doesn’t make sense. The rationale behind the relationships and their intertwining is just too bizarre. I really tried to follow it objectively, but it just doesn’t work for me, eventhough, some of my favorite actors are in it.
May 25th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
love it
June 18th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
hyun bin is so cool in this drama, i love it
June 22nd, 2010 at 5:40 am
i like this drama..
June 25th, 2010 at 3:27 am
i love korean drama,, can i have a download link of this?
October 7th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
hyun bin is the best!!!!
March 11th, 2011 at 8:26 am
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December 25th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Really like this film which requires patience and humility from the viewer. I was tempted to jump to conclusion to like/dislike a character but on watching further (sustained by the witty dialogue/commentaries), learned to appreciate each characters with their weaknesses and their trueness to themselves. The president of the hotel, even if he is rich and seemed haughty, is also in search for himself and love.
A very pleasant departure from the tiresome scheming, plotting, lying, fawning themes in the typical Korean film. I am really grateful for the simple themes of love, kinship and self-identity in this series; giving my soul respite and hope from the resounding selfishness and ugliness of the daily life.
The cinematography can definitely be more interesting but i still love the shades of green, mustard and blues donned by Joong-Ah. I love the content of the story which requires some respectful patience to digest, ponder and understand. The ending symbolism is interesting and though a little mundane, is delivered in a subtle way.
All in all, a very beautiful story.