Name That Drama: Choco pies, buddy cops, and bad attitudes

83 June 2, 2013June 2, 2013

Name That Drama: Choco pies, buddy cops, and bad attitudes

by javabeans

Time for another edition of Name That Drama! If you’ve got a burning K-drama question that’s been bugging you, email us to get featured in the next round.

Oshumbady2luv asks:

Hi, hope you guys can help me out with this drama although it’s pretty vague. I only remember one scene. It’s probably a ’90s drama. Just curious how it turned out.

This girl has a leg problem and she uses a cane to walk. She has a pretty bad attitude, I think because of her situation. She puts up legs on a coffee table using the cane. She also tried to commit suicide/hurt herself and lost blood. The guy (I’m presuming the lead actor or second lead) donates blood to her. She is ungrateful as she doesn’t want the blood and tries to hurt herself again. Um yeah, that’s it.

Bloom’s question is about a Korean movie:

Hello! I need a little help with identifying this K-movie.

I can’t really remember many details but I know that it is a romance movie about two cops (the female cop was a much tougher cop compared to the male) who fell in love with each other and the movie ended with the the male cop dead (I think he was shot/stabbed by the thief they were chasing).

I know the details I have given are really really vague but I really hope you have the answer! Thanks!
Reina’s question is also about a movie:

There was a Korean movie that was centered around the relationship between a grandmother and a grandson. I remember a specific scene where they were on a bus and he saw another boy eat a choco pie, and he really wanted one and he kind of threw a tantrum about it. So the granny who was dirt poor finally gave in and bought him a choco pie even though she clearly needed that money for something really essential. And then at some point later in the movie I think the boy realized the importance of that. There was a bunch of crying involved lol. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I remember I watched this movie at least 6 years ago, maybe even 10 years ago.
Christy asks:

Hi! This is probably going to be a really random question, but I’m having a really hard time remembering the name of a drama! I’m trying to show my friend the drama but I totally am blanking on which show it is. One of the first scenes was a guy who dressed up as the main guy from Winter Sonata and took pictures with a tour group? Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you so much!

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1 Mawiie

June 2, 2013 at 8:07 PM

About Bloom's movie (#2) could it be WInstruck? I don't remember if the guy was a cop, but Jeon Ji Hyun's character definitely was.

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Nauna

June 2, 2013 at 8:22 PM

Windstruck was my first thought also.

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eny

June 2, 2013 at 9:01 PM

i guess so, but the male lead is not cop

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Ann

June 2, 2013 at 9:39 PM

True, but didn't he try to help her catch some bad guys anyway?

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houstontwin

June 3, 2013 at 9:53 AM

If you started half way through the movie, you might think that Jang Hyuk was playing a cop.

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Rachel

June 2, 2013 at 9:50 PM

Jeon Ji Hyun wasn't a cop either.

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Anna

June 3, 2013 at 3:36 AM

I'm pretty sure she was.

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Yes she was a cop. A hot tempered one at that, and he was a school teacher. He was very shy, he always showed up at her arrest because he was worried about her, and he got accidentally shot during one of her raids. The actor was jang hyuk.

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rhienz

June 2, 2013 at 9:51 PM

Yes,I'm definitely sure its Windstruck starred Jeon Ji-Hyun and Jang Hyuk...
asianwiki.com/Windstruck
And yes, the two of them are police officers ...

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epuda

June 3, 2013 at 2:34 AM

I think its wind struck, I watched it recently, however the male lead is not cop but teacher. he does get killed while helping her chase bad guys. alua go for it, the ending is quite a surprising one. I am sure you will love it!!

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hydesamagirl

June 3, 2013 at 1:46 PM

Yes, you are right. He is a teacher. But, it does seem like he is a cop because he follows her around and helps her. And, he does get attacked by the thief they chase.

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Jane

June 3, 2013 at 3:32 PM

Wasn't he an undercover cop??

alua

June 2, 2013 at 11:24 PM

If it's Windstruck, darn!

I was planning on watching that movie and now I know the ending.

:-/

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pandaren

June 3, 2013 at 3:56 AM

bha ha ha ... now you know the ending...!

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ruky

June 3, 2013 at 5:33 AM

Not really. Wind struck doesn't end like that. That is why i feel the drama might not be wind struck.

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terry bell

June 3, 2013 at 7:00 AM

I love Windstruck. the guy is a school teacher.

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Sunshine

June 4, 2013 at 6:20 PM

lol my same thought but the guy as a copy threw me off...

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2 hydfan

June 2, 2013 at 8:07 PM

Reina's movie is definitely The Way Home with Yoo Seung Ho, back when he was a little kid. That movie was so adorable.

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Rachel

June 2, 2013 at 9:16 PM

Gasp I didn't know that little boy was Yoo Seung Ho! A really moving movie. Always remember the scene with the choco pie. And all that hiking up the hill to the grandma's home.

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ck1Oz

June 2, 2013 at 9:45 PM

Huh? It was him?
My teacher used it for Korean class. I remember thinking, wow what a slow movie and felt so bad for the grandmother.

It was so, so sad.

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jess

June 3, 2013 at 6:50 AM

omg I had no idea it was him too! It's such a moving movie, indeed.

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Lilian

June 3, 2013 at 10:23 AM

I loved that movie. I thought it would be boring but it was not at all. The ending moved me to tears when he taught his grandma how to correspond with him via letter. =D

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rhienz

June 2, 2013 at 9:55 PM

Grandmother-grandson-choco pies definitely the keys to K-Movie "The Way Home" starred yoo seung ho in his 9years old self :).
My most touching k-movie :'(

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kit

June 2, 2013 at 11:00 PM

Damn I remember when that movie came out, there was not one single person I knew that didn't cry watching it. Even thinking about it now makes my heart twist painfully. Superb acting tbh.

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Bengbeng

June 3, 2013 at 3:31 AM

i was thinking that too. I love "The Way Home", and I cried buckets in that movie. I remember giving away copies of it to my friends so that they can watch it too. What really stuck to my head is the Fried Chicken he ( YSH) requested, but ended up with boiled chicken, since the grandma can't understand the English "Fried Chicken", she just know that it is a chicken coz YSH acted it up.

I heard that the grandma who portrayed the role is a real grandma in said province and has no acting prowess before that movie. I think it was her first and last.

Yes, it is in this movie that I first saw how talented YSH is. Looking forward to his new image when he comes out of the army =)

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Betty

June 3, 2013 at 9:56 AM

Yes for me too it's the chicken fried scene that stayed with me because of the way he pronounced it and also because he throw a big temper tautrum because of that but it's mostly because I liked how he pronouced chicken fried.

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Lilian

June 3, 2013 at 10:25 AM

Yes, you are correct. The old lady is not an actress! She was amazing though. And Yoo Seung Ho superb at such a young age.

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Reina

June 4, 2013 at 12:31 AM

omg thanks everyone lol
i can't believe that little boy was yoo seung ho!

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sunshinehappyfeet

June 7, 2013 at 2:15 AM

Reina, this is one of my FAVORITE ALL-TIME Korean movies, EVER! (Besides, My Sassy Girl and Windstruck, lol)

This movie was so touching and it made me cry so much to see how the grandma lives and how ungrateful her daughter was and leaving her son to her VERY elderly mother to look after. I understood the daughter's need for work and money, but when her mother is that old and lonely, you need to take care of her. I always wonder about the actress who played the grandma and. I have a feeling she might be in Heaven now since she was pretty old when they filmed this, but I still think about her.

Anyway, that's just some of my rambling. But, I KNEW right away what movie you were asking about.

Here is what I got on wiki.com for you and it starred Yoo Seung-ho when he was very young:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Home_(2002_film)

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Tishi

June 8, 2013 at 6:44 AM

I remembered that movie getting featured in 1N2D Season 1 as their theme of the trip. They visited three sets of grandparents and Ji-won ended up tricking Ho-dong with their wish ticket. I miss those boys. But I digress... The movie is definitely The Way Home.

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Jinny

July 5, 2013 at 4:07 PM

I loved The Way Home. Years after seeing just once, many scenes come back to me. Good cinematography too.

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3 bebeswtz

June 2, 2013 at 8:16 PM

Number 4, Christy:
I'm thinking MAYBE "Dream High" season 1

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okitokki

June 2, 2013 at 9:57 PM

i don't recall anyone dressing up as bae yong joon in dream high...?

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rheina07

June 2, 2013 at 11:27 PM

bae yong joon is kirin's principal. he came as cameo for the first 2 episode (i think)

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mimimao

June 2, 2013 at 11:40 PM

he dressed up as himself

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Cynthia

June 3, 2013 at 12:00 PM

It could be Dream High - BYJ was at the airport w/lots of paparazzi waiting for Kim Hyun Joong (so, BYJ, tourists, photographers) could be what Christy is remembering...
:)

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diane

June 28, 2013 at 4:15 PM

The movie is Finding Mr. Destiny (2010). The actor is Gong Yoo.

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4 Hellohello

June 2, 2013 at 8:18 PM

@Reina I am not completely sure but it might be the movie The Way Home starring yoo seung ho as a little kid

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terry bell

June 3, 2013 at 7:02 AM

yep. the way home. First time I saw my baby seung ho. Oh how time flies

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5 Makinsu

June 2, 2013 at 8:18 PM

I only know the name of Reina's movie. It's called 'the way home'.This boy's mum leaves him in the care of his mute grandmother in a remote village to look for work and he hates his stay. He demands chocopie and Kfc chicken from her. She touches her chest to say she is sorry and only half way down the track he understands what it means and then starts to love and care for her.It's one of my all time favourite Korean movies and it made me love my grandparents even more.

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Ariel

June 2, 2013 at 10:35 PM

Yesss, The Way Home and there is an article about that here in Dramabeans, that's why I bought the DVD. I love this movie and the grandmother is not an actress. In the end the boy loved his grandmother so much that he taught her how to send him a message if she gets sick so that he could come to her. I love this movie and its little Yoo Seung Ho, the best.

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angryparsnip

June 3, 2013 at 8:29 AM

I so agree
The ending where he shows her to how "write" him so he know she is fine or sick is the whole movie to me.
Lovely ending.
I cried buckets.

cheers, parsnip

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6 themugen123

June 2, 2013 at 8:36 PM

I thought I knew the answer to Christy's but realized I was thinking if the Thai movie Hello, Stranger which takes place primarily in Korea.

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themugen123

June 2, 2013 at 8:42 PM

There is a scene in the movie where the male lead dresses up as Bae Yong-joon to impress the female lead, though I don't think it was the beginning. And they did take pictures with a tour group. Just brought that movie to mind.

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themugen123

June 2, 2013 at 8:47 PM

A trailer just in case it helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AGtFT52ASY

Also, I was mistaken, the lead doesn't dress up he hires a look-a-like.

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Biomaz

June 3, 2013 at 1:34 AM

Watched the trailer... I so have to find to watch it now.

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Waiting

June 3, 2013 at 3:34 AM

Found it here and watching it! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xowhAYRcIvI

7 lovehaydn

June 2, 2013 at 8:40 PM

I think #1 was Fire Bird/Phoenix with Lee Seo Jin & Lee Eun Joo (RIP)... I vaguely remember JungHyeYoung being crippled and guilt-tripping someone into marrying her bc of that...

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Bengbeng

June 3, 2013 at 3:56 AM

after reading the synopsis, I think you're right. That kdrama was a tearjerker. I remember watching it, coz the casts are all great and I'm so in love with Eric then =). But I don't think i'll ever watch it again. Kdramas has gone a long way, I think...

http://asianwiki.com/Phoenix_(2004-South_Korea)/ep._1-26_Plot_Synopsis

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h0lymoley

June 3, 2013 at 7:27 AM

YES! i think its this one! I totally remember that girl being all suicidal and clinging onto lee seojin! and she got into an accident that left her paralyzed which then led to her getting married to lee seojin.
this drama was all sorts of mess. but i still liked it. lee eunjoo was also one of my favorite actresses. :(

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d

June 3, 2013 at 7:59 AM

yup. still remember watching this and hating that girl on wheelchair~

lee eun jooo...she was so good .. RIP.

btw cant remember what character eric played in this drama. keke. all i can remember the story line that include main leads and the girl on wheelchair; revenge is so dangerously portrayed in this drama

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8 Joei

June 2, 2013 at 8:41 PM

No 3 is definitely The Way Home. One of the best Korean movies ever. :)

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9 macadamia

June 2, 2013 at 8:43 PM

Is #4 Christy's perhaps "Finding Mr. Destiny"/"Finding Kim Jong-wook"? It's not a drama but a Korean movie, and one of the beginning scenes shows Gong Yoo's character dressed up as Yon-sama (dude from Winter Sonata) taking pictures with a group of Japanese tourists.

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KDR

June 3, 2013 at 12:35 AM

I was JUST thinking that as well!

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Mama J

June 3, 2013 at 5:31 AM

Me too. Gong Yoo and that girl from I'm a Cyborg and MiSa...I never remember her name. It was a good movie, though.

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Monch

June 4, 2013 at 7:44 PM

OMG! I watched that movie, but i didn't remember that scene jejejeje, you guys are really good!

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10 xiaoSxin

June 2, 2013 at 8:50 PM

#4 Finding Kim Jong Wook

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11 crazedlu

June 2, 2013 at 8:52 PM

^ man, you guys are good. ha.

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12 tantrumg

June 2, 2013 at 9:42 PM

yep #3 is "the way home". such a lovely movie, i cried buckets.

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13 Hanna

June 2, 2013 at 10:22 PM

In Bloom's question the answer is Wind struck, but the guy is not a cop, only the girl and he died because he was accidentally shoot in a shooting rampage.

In Reina’s question the answer is Way back home and the young boy is Yoon seung ho who is 10 years old at that time.

In Christy's question the answer is Finding Mr. Destiny and the leading man is Goong Yoo, he is well known in the character of Arthur in Coffee Prince.

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14 Princessmia

June 2, 2013 at 10:32 PM

Is number two Sweet Spy?

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15 snow_white

June 2, 2013 at 11:18 PM

Clueless about any of the answers.....

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16 winna

June 2, 2013 at 11:23 PM

Oshumbady2luv: #1

Is it Snow Queen with Hyun Bin and Sung Yu Ri?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snow_Queen_(TV_series)

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_Snow_Queen

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doomy

June 3, 2013 at 2:22 AM

nope, not the snow queen, the female lead doesn't have a leg problem and there aren't any blood donations.

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17 amysticlady

June 2, 2013 at 11:26 PM

Christy, am 100% sure its Finding Mr.Destiny...! Its a movie though...

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18 dreamer

June 3, 2013 at 6:46 AM

I've been searching everywhere for SHG's movies Camellia, love for sale. Why is it so difficult to find this movie? I need answers. I like the actor too, Kang some thing.

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19 Min

June 3, 2013 at 6:57 AM

1-i have no idea
2- probably Windstruck
3- definitely The Way Home (only thing ive ever hated yoo seungho in. He was such a brat.)

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20 Min

June 3, 2013 at 6:59 AM

Oh and 4 - its highly probable that its finding mr.destiny

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21 YL

June 3, 2013 at 8:22 AM

Oh! I didn't realise the kid in The Way Home is Yoo Seung Ho. He was the same kid in the drama Precious Family! So talented even as a child.

And The Way Home is still one of my favourite films of all time though I wept buckets at the end.

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sunshinehappyfeet

June 7, 2013 at 2:19 AM

OMG~! I wept buckets, too! I still think about the lady who plays the grandma! I've tried to find info on her, but I can never get anywhere. t.t I hope she's till alive!

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22 Z

June 3, 2013 at 9:27 AM

I don't remember that scene from Finding Mr. Destiny. Anyone care to give me some context?

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Betty

June 3, 2013 at 9:51 AM

If I remember well it was at the beginning of the movie, when he was in a travel company before starting his own company or being fired, I don't remember. In that company, he was answering the phone and telling poeple that they should be cautious of danger when they travel so he got assigned to do travel tours instead of selling travel over the phone because he was a terrible seller. So then while he was on a travel tour he was taking pictures with Japanese tourists... and it's where comes the winter sonata thing.

I don't know if I am 100% accurate since I saw it a long time ago...

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Monch

June 4, 2013 at 7:46 PM

Glad to know i'm not the only one that can't remember jejejeje

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23 iviih

June 3, 2013 at 9:52 AM

When I read ''choco pie'' I reminded of Grandpa from Thank you right away! *Cries* juts yesterday I fineshed Thank you and really enjoyed the drama!

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iviih

June 3, 2013 at 9:53 AM

*just *finished

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gg

June 4, 2013 at 10:00 PM

Whenever I see him, no matter what he's in, I always refer to him as Choco Pie Grandfather, and he will forever be known as that. He was also good in 'Ruler of Your Own World'. Lot of good stars in that one, too. Gong Hyo Jin (the mother of the girl in 'Thank You') is in that one, too. She plays kind of a cool *tough* girl in that, which is completely different from her 'Thank You' role. I highly recommend it.

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24 Mg

June 3, 2013 at 9:52 AM

I have a feeling boom's movie is rainbow eyes

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25 goldeng

June 3, 2013 at 11:35 AM

the last one is a korean movie called finding mr. destiny... gong yoo was the guide of a tour bus full.of japanesedrama fans.. that scene was pretty funny xD

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26 owl

June 3, 2013 at 1:26 PM

I just want to say i laughed so hard at the descriptions - lots of blood, lots of crying, shot/stabbed, suicide/hurt herself,grandma/grandson, died, etc. It's the stuff kdramaland is made of. I am always amazed that the db bunch comes up with the answers too. It was an entertaining break while waiting for a gazillion new raw episodes to be subbed today!

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27 alice20

June 3, 2013 at 3:26 PM

I think I can help Christy. Look up the Thai movie "Hello Stranger". It has a girl and a guy go on a "kdrama tour" in Korea, and at one point, there is dressing up involved. Check out the this video of it at least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9e7GbN92Wg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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28 panshel

June 3, 2013 at 6:11 PM

#3 The Way Home with baby Yoo Seung Ho. I cried my eyes out watching that movie. It made me so mad how inconsiderate he was towards his grandmother at first, so thank goodness he learned to appreciate her by the end. That last scene where he taught her to send him letters -- gawd, makes me want to cry just thinking about it. T_T