QUOTE (Valentin @ Aug 7 2008 11 12 PM)

Ah, does anyone know where I can find the track list of the My Girl OST in Korean? I've searched for it everywhere, but I can only find the transliterated/translated titles/names. I'm not actually Korean, but you can call it a quirk of mine - I always prefer to keep titles and names in their original languages.
Haha, it's okay... I know what you mean. I like having the actual song titles somewhere

Here's my tracklist for My Girl:
01. Yun Woo - 첨부터 [Chum Boo Tuh]
02. Mario and Nesty - Never Say Goodbye
03. KYO - 서른 번쯤 [Suh Reun Bun Jjeum]
04. Lim JaeWan - Alone
05. Jo KwanWoo - 상어를 사랑한 인어 [Sang Uh Reul Sarang Han In Uh]
06. Tree Bicycle - 늘 [Neul]
07. Park YongSuk - My Girl
08. Lee JiSoo - 사랑은 힘든가 봐 [Sarang Eun Him Deun Ga Bwa]
09. Kara - Alone [女 Female Version]
10. Park HeeKyung - 상어를 사랑한 인어 [Sang Uh Reul Sarang Han In Uh] [女 Female Version]
11. Song BoRam - Happy Happy
12. K2 - 사랑이 심심해서 [Sarang Ee Shim Shim Hae Suh]
(credit for Romanization:
sasakurat of asianosts)
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So... I finally got around to watching this. Well, at least starting it. I just finished Episode 01. Here are my thoughts--
Although I don't think Lee DaHae is AS gorgeous as everyone else seems to think she is (I think she's more cute and pretty than gorgeous), I must say that I'm impressed thus far with her as an actress. She seems to be a pretty good-- and natural-- comedian. Her acting is a bit exaggerated, but NOT outside the realm of reason or believability. In fact, I feel as though Joo YooRin, her character, possibly WOULD act that way in "real life." As a seasoned fast talker and-- let's face it-- liar, she probably has a flair for the dramatic, and DaHae manages to pull off that confusing sort of almost "innocent" deception and exaggeration pretty darn well. It's a delicate balance, and I really can't imagine any other actress pulling it off THIS well... or, at least, not any better.
She "sold" me on her character (and this drama) from the moment she began her little charade for the airport staff... sobbing really tragically-- and yet, also comically-- on the floor. Haha, the way her voice quavered...

And then the hilarious way that she ran down the airplane aisle, looking for her "darling." Hahahaha. And her singing in the car.
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Her Chinese is decent as well. I can understand her without the English subtitles.

Kudos to her for working hard on memorizing those lines-- truth be told, she speaks it nearly as well as the Chinese businessmen in the episode (whose Chinese is definitely accented).
As for Lee DongWook, he looks wayyy handsome from certain angles, and then there are some that aren't nearly as flattering. But his profile is to-die-for (I loveee profiles)!!
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His character seems sort of "typical" for a male lead thus far... but we'll see as the drama progresses how he makes him stand out

But for now, he's gorgeous eye candy <3
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I've never understood the appeal of Lee JunKi, but it's probably a matter of personal taste. He's too effeminate for me. But I want to keep an open mind and give his character a fair chance. He's not in this episode much, though. Only for a few cheesy moments in the bedroom
I feel sorry for YooRin. I can't stand those types of good-for-nothing parents... it's obvious that YooRin still loves her father very much, but I think that's out of sheer LUCK on his part than anything else. She seems to have made the best out of very "bad" situations for nearly her whole life... and she doesn't lie because she's malicious or because she wants to "cheat" anybody necessarily... she lies because it's become a survival tactic. And maybe even something of a comfort... she can at least control what happens to her in these fantasy "scenarios." At any rate, she does seem to have something of a conscience... haha, working so hard on cleaning up the house and weeding the garden to make herself feel better for essentially "mooching" off Seol GongChan. It's cute.
Although she did cross the line by selling GongChan's tangerines. But-- if she hadn't-- there'd be no My Girl! Hahaha.
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I'm liking the DongWook/DaHae chemistry already. I like the way that the camera shows GongChan secretly smiling at DaHae's antics. And at her little natural quirks, too... like the crazy happy way she began eating dinner after the Chinese businessmen and he gave her permission.
Only complaint I have on that front is that it seems a BIT crazy that neither GongChan nor YooRin recognizes each other from the airplane. I'd think that GongChan would remember that "crazy girl." But it's really a minor complaint.
Overall, I really liked the first episode. I also liked the sort of faint "parodies" of other Korean/Asian idol dramas... I'm guessing those effects were intended. They're a fun bonus

And I'm looking forward to Episode 02 now!!