Name That Drama: Movie edition

by HeadsNo2

 
As always, feel free to email us your questions and requests for future Name That Drama installments.
 

1. Name Those Two Korean Movies
   

   I remember two Korean movies, probably from the early 90s, and I’ve thought about it over many years trying to remember the titles. Since they’re older movies, I’m not sure if the Dramabeans community would know, but I’d appreciate the help!

   The first one is harder. It was about a man and woman and a young child, I think a boy around age five? I think I remember a ferris wheel somewhere in the movie, but the only thing I remember for sure is that the ending scene had the man somehow looking at a secretly filmed video? CCTV? Confession video? It was of the woman, possibly about the kid being his. And he ran out of the room to find her. The hair styles and fashion of the movie were definitely late 80s, early 90s.

   I have more details about the second movie. The movie is about two brothers who immigrated to the states when they were in elementary school. They were super close, and the younger one was more outgoing. I remember a scene when a new Korean girl with a strong Saturi (country accent) started at the school, and the younger brother was tasked with introducing her around. Something tragic must have happened, because when they became adults, the brothers seemed almost estranged. The older one was a nerdy Harvard student (possibly a med student?) doing handstands against the wall in-between study breaks, and the younger one being his partner and/or gangster.

   Would love to rewatch these childhood movies at some point, thank you so much for your help!

    

2. Name That Other Movie
   

   Hi Beanies,

   I don’t remember correctly, but it’s a movie—a thriller, I think. The leading male was a photographer and had a girlfriend. But one day in his studio, the lights flicker and we see something that looks like a ghost, and it starts to appear on every photo he takes.

   Later, after further investigation, it is believed that the ghost is of an ex-girlfriend of his who committed suicide after he betrayed her during her school days. I can’t remember the rest. I’d like to watch it again, but I don’t know the title.

    

3. Okay, this is kind of turning into a Name That Movie Edition, but let’s just roll with it
   

   Hello,

   For a long time, I have been trying to find a movie that is about going to the past. I remember that a woman took photos. And her boyfriend found a camera and went to the past, where the photos were taken. I think it ended wit him saving her. Does anyone know the name of this one? Please help. I desperately need to know the name! I’ve been trying to find it, and I can’t.

    

4. This one actually could be a drama, or a movie
   

   This is such a magnificent feature. Cheers to whoever thought it up. We always have those little snippets that get stuck in our brain, and when we can’t figure out where they came from they start to take up even bigger spaces there. Kind of like an earworm, but I guess more like a drama-brainworm.

   I have gone through internet lists of Korean time travel dramas and films to try to figure this one out. I’m fairly certain it’s Korean, but I suppose it could be a Taiwanese or Japanese drama, too. A woman somehow has the opportunity to go back in time to try to convince her high school self to go for a different guy. Perhaps her ol’ bestie or the nerdy one who liked her in school became rich. And her relationship with the more popular one, who she had gone after and ended up with, did not turn out well in the end?

   I recall her brawling, or at least being quite at odds with her younger self. I recall an outdoor concert scenario. Maybe something about a radio or music player? She was pretending to be some cousin or relative of her younger, bratty self. As an adult, she still seemed a bit immature and materialistic.

   I don’t even remember how it ends. WHAT IS THIS? Please and thank you for your help, Team Dramabean(ie)s!

    

5. At least this one’s definitely a drama, right?
   

   I’m looking for a drama that I saw several years ago. I just remember bits and pieces of the childhood part. The main boy had this very funny dance that he always did to cheer the girl up. I believe the girl was being abused by her father, and in one scene, he made all this stuff fall onto the father as he and the girl ran away. Please, heeeeeeelp!

    

6. Gah! This one’s another drama/movie!
   

   Hi guys! I need help. I’m pretty sure this is a drama, but it could be a movie too.

   I remember everyone thought the main guy was gay. One particular scene that stood out to me took place at a hospital. The main guy’s friend’s girlfriend showed up, and the main guy’s friend pretended to be in love with the main guy to try to get rid of the girl. I can’t remember much. I only saw up to that part. But, I would love to see it again! Thanks!

    

7. I swear I’m just going through these requests in order, so everyone must’ve been in a movie mood
   

   Does anyone know the name of a drama/movie of a poor girl who is mistreated by her own sister? The girls do not know they are sisters. The poor girl is the secret daughter of a wealthy family and lives a poor life working in a mall. Her sister sabotages her work at the mall and in an office. The poor girl may work designing things. Also, there is a guy who both girls fall in love with.

   I remember that they work together at an office, but the girl is mistreated since she is poor. For example, others go to lunch and leave her at the office working by herself. She has friends at the mall, and they prepare a setup for an opening, but it is sabotaged overnight. Her sister regrets mistreating her sister unknowingly toward the end. Also, one of them may have been adopted, or they may have been switched at birth.

   Any help would be appreciated.

    

Thanks for playing, everyone — till next time!

 
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