Name That Drama: Capsized canoes and beatboxing
by javabeans
It’s Name That Drama again! As always, feel free to email us your questions and requests for future Name That Drama installments.
- Cheating death
I’ve been looking for this for so long! I want to say it was in the ’90s…a poor girl who was loved by a really wealthy music executive (I’m pretty sure it was a music executive)… I think she was an orphan, too, or thought she was. The only thing I remember for sure is, she was sick and was supposed to die… and I think she was hit by a car… but people watching were so distraught by the idea of her dying that they let her live!
- Have yourself a noir Christmas
I remember watching this movie about 8 to 10 years ago (think 2005 to 2007-ish). It really got me hooked on Asian television. It was a “revenge/melodrama” sort of movie and if I remember correctly it had this really film noir cinematic feel to it. Basically some guy’s whole family is killed and he then marries a girl to take revenge on her family for killing his family. Despite the fact that he somewhat falls in love with her and is conflicted about it, he kills her too (for some reason I am remembering a kitchen death scene). The movie was set during a festive/winter/Christmas period. I remember the song “Have yourself a merry little Christmas” as one of the main OSTs. This film has been haunting me for years….it would be great to finally put a name to it. Thanks!!
- Sageuk NGs
I was watching the NG special on Youtube few days back and this particular scene of a drama remained with me. It was a sageuk. The prince/king is in his chamber and a woman is sitting across him and then he starts beatboxing the happy birthday tune for her with funny sounds. I couldn’t find the name of the drama anywhere. I would be glad if you guys can help me out. Thanks!
- Awkward kiss with a witness
Hi I’m a new K-drama watcher and I’ve watched a whole lot all at once. I have just decided to keep a list of all dramas I watched but I have a hard time recalling the name of this drama. I’m positive it’s fairly new (around 2013 to 2014-ish) but the name escapes me.
There’s a particular kiss scene where the guy in an attempt to shut the girl up kisses her. His boss happens to stumble across this and hilariously gets a fright. The boss was reading a newspaper upon seeing the kiss and his reaction from memory was actually very funny and comical. I think the lead guy did not want his boss to hear his real name (because the boss may be a bad guy) since wearing glasses triggered the girl’s memory of him in the past. The girl and guy awkwardly walk away in opposite directions after the kiss and the boss was left to awkwardly wonder what was going on.
Any help would be much appreciated. I remember liking this show and would love to watch it again. Thanks heaps!
- Well that one took a dark turn
I remember watching a drama several years ago. It’s an oldie. Probably in the early 2000s or possibly earlier! I can’t remember much from it, but there are two scenes that stood out to me.
Scene 1: The main girl and her friends go canoeing/rafting(?) and there’s this guy who possibly likes the lead girl (I think he had blonde hair or something). He’s in one boat and the lead girl is in another. He keeps yelling out her name and her boat ends up toppling over in the river.
Scene 2: The second lead really likes the main girl, but she doesn’t like him. He tries to rape her, but is unsuccessful in doing so.
I know these are very vague details, but I would love to watch it again! If anybody could help me, that would be awesome!
- A boy named Happy
It’s been years since this aired, and I’m not entirely sure of its origin (but I know it released on DVD in mandarin because I still curse myself for not buying it at an Asian market). I watched subbed episodes on YouTube. I *think* the title was something like “Sun Boy.” It’s a two-part series, the first few episodes centered on a teenage boy and teenage rich girl. The two meet through friends when they all go out to a karaoke together, and they start dating. Eventually she gets pregnant, and they plan on staying together in spite of her father being completely against it (I remember they planned on naming the kid — a boy — something that meant “happy.” When she has the baby, though, she passes out or something, and her father tells her the baby died in childbirth and she leaves town because he convinces her it’d be better for everyone.
Flash-forward 7 years, and the kid has been raised by his father. Dad works at some kind of fish shop, and rides a motorcycle. The mother arrives on the scene, and finds out her father’s lies, and starts to get to know the kid without telling him who she is. And that is when I could no longer find English subbed episodes, so I have no idea on the ending. Please help, because I loved this series and I really really would like to know the ending.
- Meddling moms who don’t like heroines (so, every drama ever)
My friend was telling me that he saw a Korean drama but he didn’t knew the name, it was even dubbed to Spanish so I don’t think it’s a new one. It is about a writer who is struggling to write a book, she was writing about a romance story on how a mom didn’t want his son to date certain girl. The guy was drunk and the girl was taking care of him in his car. Mom finds out and tells the girl that if she keeps seeing his son she is gonna destroy her life.
Thanks for playing, everyone — till next time!
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1 C
March 29, 2015 at 12:05 PM
#4 is You're All Surrounded!
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Elisa
March 31, 2015 at 5:35 PM
#4 is Definitely 'You're All Surrounded' with Lee Seung Gi, Cha Seung Won and Go Ara. Loved that drama!
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2 quirkstine
March 29, 2015 at 12:07 PM
#4 is You Are All Surrounded. The kissers are Lee Seung-gi and Go Ara, and the boss who walked in is Cha Seung-won aka Chajumma.
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Madeline
March 29, 2015 at 1:46 PM
Yeah, #4 is definitely You're All Surrounded.
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3 Gwinna
March 29, 2015 at 12:41 PM
Could the first one be Beautiful Days?
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rhienz
March 29, 2015 at 1:06 PM
My thought exactly,
Could #1 be beautiful days with choi ji woo and lee byung hun ?
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korazylady
March 29, 2015 at 6:53 PM
I agree! I watched that in my early years of drama watching and remember reading about the ending.
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robeobi
March 30, 2015 at 2:11 AM
Yeah, #1 sounds like Beautiful Days (2001). I'm currently watching it. I'm on Ep 23.
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4 Laya
March 29, 2015 at 1:40 PM
Is #7 Lovers in Paris?
#4 is definitely You're All Surrounded.
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5 LJH captured my heart & now JCW is stealing it
March 29, 2015 at 1:55 PM
Omo #4 is definitely You're All Surrounded! Loved that drama <3
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6 bebeswtz
March 29, 2015 at 1:58 PM
# 1 might either be 2001's "Beautiful days " (starring Lee Byung Hun & Choi Ji Woo) or 2003's "Stairway To Heaven" (starring Kwon Sang Woo & Choi Ji Woo)
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themarchioness
March 29, 2015 at 3:13 PM
#1 is not Stairway to Heaven. There were no music execs involved (the hero's family owned a mall and the heroine was a fashion designer, or something like that) and there was no happy ending.
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7 fab
March 29, 2015 at 3:07 PM
#5
All About Eve? Early 00s, boat...I don't even know this for sure.
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themarchioness
March 29, 2015 at 3:15 PM
#5 is not All About Eve. The only boat scene was when the hero and heroine were hanging around and touring London together. At the time they were only friends, and they were in the boat together. It's basically just part of a montage of scenes showing them visiting various famous London sites.
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8 elvira
March 29, 2015 at 3:51 PM
#4 You're All Surrounded.
Hahahaha... love that scene!
Cha Seung Won's reaction was priceless.
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9 visesten
March 29, 2015 at 3:58 PM
#6 I think it might be The Kid from Heaven:
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_Kid_from_Heaven
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anotherfan
March 29, 2015 at 5:11 PM
I agree with this one. I think it might be this one. It's a taiwanese drama that I've watched many times.
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escape
March 29, 2015 at 11:12 PM
I agree that it's "The Kid From Heaven".
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10 Halzy
March 29, 2015 at 5:02 PM
could number 3 be The Moon that embraces the Sun?
I just remember that scene, it was the queens bday and he did prepare a surprise with music involved, and im thinking since its an NG i think Kim So Hyun would so do that so maybe that drama :)
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11 Hazelnuts
March 29, 2015 at 5:50 PM
#4 you're all surrounded.
Yeah. That was a scene-stealer I guess. Haha
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12 elric
March 29, 2015 at 6:15 PM
That scene in You're All Surrounded is priceless! Gets me every time hahaha
For all your viewing pleasure hahaha http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uSzuHaoeqyc/U83OSQnqaGI/AAAAAAAABUQ/fS6JYoXT8jI/s1600/You+Are+All+Surrounded+reaction.gif
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Aliya
March 29, 2015 at 6:36 PM
Lmao thank you for this! His reaction was priceless indeed!
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Cocoboo
March 29, 2015 at 9:08 PM
HAHAHAHA that gave me a good laugh. Nice seeing CSW's awesome reaction again. Thanks for sharing. :D
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13 Aliya
March 29, 2015 at 6:35 PM
Si was so excited that I finally knew the answer to one of these..then I see that everyone already said it in the comments lol. Yes, it's none other than the scene in YAAS :p until the next one then! Haha
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14 danna
March 29, 2015 at 6:41 PM
I'm curious about the sageuk ng too now, if the person who made the query could post the link to the youtube video i'm sure someone would answer
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anniemo
March 29, 2015 at 7:35 PM
I really want to know that one too now! The image of a Joseon king beatboxing (NG or no) sounds wonderfully and hilariously anachronistic...
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15 lc
March 29, 2015 at 6:43 PM
#2 is the 2006 Hong Kong movie Confessions of Pain starring Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro.
This is the beauty of dramabeans. Never did I imagine that a movie I watched in the theater years back would get featured here!?
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maymay
March 29, 2015 at 7:34 PM
Yes. Sounds about right!
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16 suesha
March 29, 2015 at 6:49 PM
#1, I also think that number is "stairway to heaven" or "Winter Sonata". Those two series were quite popular back then that sometimes that details get jumbled in my head. Plus choi ji woo was the lead actress for both series.
#2 "a love to kill" I think. The one with Rain and Shin min-ah
#4 "you're all surrounded". I really like lee seun gi and go ara's team up here.
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June
March 29, 2015 at 11:37 PM
I don't think #2 is a love to kill, rain didn't kill shin min-ah
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17 yamapisukii
March 29, 2015 at 7:08 PM
#5 is Sun hee & Jin Hee with Son Ye Jin as the main actress.
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18 kelingfu
March 29, 2015 at 7:09 PM
Number 4 is you're all surrounded and Number 3 sounds alot like The kid from heaven.
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19 immalurk
March 29, 2015 at 7:47 PM
#4 is You're All Surrounded! Can't forget the reaction of Cha Seung Won. Priceless. >:D
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20 Matthew
March 29, 2015 at 11:32 PM
I think no.3 is diary of a night watchman
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21 teukie
March 29, 2015 at 11:41 PM
#3 *from the one who posted the query*
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v6D-PWOWYxs
Its this clip I was asking about. From 01:15 to 01:33.
Can anyone tell me.
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mary
March 30, 2015 at 12:22 AM
Oh, it's Jin Yihan! So cute! :D
Since the clip is from 2011, it can't be Empress Ki or Doctor Jin.
Maybe Conspiracy in the Court?
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yonders
March 30, 2015 at 12:22 AM
It's "All My Love" - a sitcom from 2010 starring Ga In, Jo Kwon and Doo Joon. :) http://wiki.d-addicts.com/All_My_Love
Jin Yi Han and Ga In are the ones in the scene, and the beatboxing is, I believe, part of the storyline. Pretty sure it's happening in a daydream of sorts!
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May
March 30, 2015 at 2:56 AM
Here's the video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1bRPmHe17eU&feature=youtu.be
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coby
March 30, 2015 at 3:16 AM
LOL!
I want to watch moaaaaarrrrrrrrr!
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Jennifer Calabrese
March 30, 2015 at 12:11 PM
It says that YiHan joined the sitcom in episode 83 - that's a lot of show to sit through just to see him! He's worth it though :)
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robeobi
March 30, 2015 at 2:21 AM
Omo, I didn't know Jin Yi Han could be THIS cute <3
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anniemo
March 30, 2015 at 5:11 AM
That just made my day.
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22 teukie
March 30, 2015 at 5:17 AM
Thank you so much.
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23 biankylikesalex
March 30, 2015 at 2:25 PM
As much as I would like to keep myself from remembering it, #5 sounds like Memories of Bali with Ha Jiwon and Jo Insung. And yes, it will turn darker
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24 jqn
March 30, 2015 at 4:28 PM
#5 Playful kiss? (kim hyun joong and so jung min? this was in 2010.
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25 Hanum
April 3, 2015 at 5:55 AM
#7 is 9 ends 2 out. I've watched many times since this is the first k drama I owned. The story is so fresh and the girl and the man are childhood friend and the're relationship is adorable amazing. Maybe after this I'm gonna rerun for the,,,, ah I forget how many times I have watched this drama,,,hahaha:D
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26 Marie
April 10, 2015 at 12:50 AM
I wished you guys would put in #1-#end, of each drama, so one would know what you guys are talking about.
Example:
#1 - Beautiful Days (2001)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Days_%28TV_series%29
# 2 - Confessions of Pain (2006 Hong Kong movie)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confession_of_Pain
#3 - All My Love – a sitcom from 2010
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/All_My_Love
#4 - You’re All Surrounded (2014)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_All_Surrounded
#5 - Playful kiss (2010)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playful_Kiss
#6 - The Kid from Heaven (2006)
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_Kid_from_Heaven
#7 - 9 ends 2 out (2007)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Outs_in_the_Ninth_Inning
If I got these wrong, please correct it.
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