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NETWORK : SBS
RELEASE: 2003
EPISODES: 16
WEBSITE: http://tv.sbs.co.kr/allin
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STORYLINE

At an early age, In-ha learned to survive a rough life through gambling. Running away from debts and deceiving people are what he and his uncle do best. But when he fell in love with Soo-yeon, he desired to be a better man. He also found a friend in Jeong-won despite his father's objection.

In-ha and Jeong-won got involved in arson and murder but Jeong-won got away from it because of his father's political influence. Eventhough Jeong-won doesn't want to leave his friend in despair, he was forced to go to the U.S. to avoid the scandal. After 7 years of imprisonment, In-ha eagerly got out of jail with one intent… to find Soo-yeon.

After realizing that she really doesn't have what it takes to be a nun, Soo-yeon left the convent and worked in the casino. There she met Jin-hee who is secretly working as a dealer in their family owned casino to learn the ins and outs of the business. But when Jin-hee was entrusted to manage the company, she didn't realize that she'll be going head to head against Jeong-won, whom she met and fell in love with in the U.S.

Coincidentally, In-ha found a job at the casino Soo-yeon was working at and met Jeong-won again. For In-ha, being with his true love and his friend is a dream come true until he got involved in a frame up secretly initiated by Jeong-won's father. He was sent to the U.S., with his friend Jong-gu, through the help of Jeong-won.

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Life in the U.S. was hard for In-ha. He didn't contact anybody, even Soo-yeon, in fear that they'll get caught from running away. But when Soo-yeon followed her dreams to study abroad, their path crossed once again. They rekindled their love and became inseparable until In-ha had an accident from protecting his boss.

Soo-yeon came back to Korea devastated thinking that In-ha died on the day they were supposed to get married. Jeong-won helped her get through the hard times but helplessly fallen in love with her. Jin-hee gave up on her feelings towards Jeong-won and concentrated more on work. Although Jeong-won's company is doing much better than theirs, she didn't lose hope. She finally found a financial partner to save their business from bankruptcy. But to her surprise, the person who backed her up is In-ha, who was groomed by a rich gambler to deal with his business affairs.

Jeong-won became threatened of the tremendous success of In-ha and Jin-hee's partnership. With Soo-yeon as his inspiration, he fought harder to get all the accounts and investors. But when Soo-yeon found out that In-ha is alive, she followed her heart and went back to his side. Eventhough In-ha has to give up everything he has worked for, he couldn't be happier to be with Soo-yeon. Not to mention, their case was reopened and charges against him were dropped.

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CAST
Lee Byeong-Heon
as Kim In-ha
Song Hye-kyo
as Min Soo-yeon
Ji Seong
as Choi Jeong-won
Park Sol-mi
as Suh Jin-hee
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REVIEWS

So, the rumor is true. By far, this has become the most dragging series I've ever watched. Aside from unending flashbacks, the story tends to go in circles. It became so redundant. There are a lot of times that I wished the series to just end. They also go into every single detail - from running away from the gangsters, to fighting and to playing a simple poker. Very uncalled for.

But in fairness, Oh Man-seok gave his best. I was drawn the first time he uttered his first dialogue. He really looks good as a tough guy and when he tries to hold back his feelings, you could see pain in his expressive eyes. It was such a tough job to fill in Lee Byeong-heon's shoes as the younger character but he definitely was able to do it. And to follow it through with Byeong-heon, the In-ha character is just solid.

I'm not a fan of Byeong-heon and Hye-gyo love team (of course, I like her to be with Rain), but I appreciate their love story. It's so touching how one moves on without the other through the love they once shared. It only shows that the intensity of their feelings is true. And to end up together after all they've been through, that's what you call destiny (even in real life).

Park Sol-mi's character didn't have any connection to anyone. Not that she acted badly but hers seems to have no relevance. Even if she gets cut off, it won't mess up the story. It looked like she was forced to be there just the have a 4th person. I don't even understand what her character got to do with anything. It's like she is just an accessory you could live without.

The series was prematurely ended. Half way the last episode, I knew there'll be a lot of things left hanging. What bothered me the most is how the end was rushed and managed to squeeze everything in just 20 minutes.

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ARTICLES

Korean TV drama makes notable debut in Africa
koreanherald.com [11.13.2006]

Africa seems ready to be the next destination for Hallyu or Korean Wave as SBS drama "All In" (2003) made an impressive debut in Botswana, an African country famous for its diamonds.

The SBS primetime drama "All In" has received unexpected attention from the local audience in Botswana and allows viewers to understand a little more about Korea, said Bapasi Magola Mphusu, director of Botswana Television and Radio.

"Africans seem to think that Asians, such as Chinese, Japanese and Koreans, are all the same. But that drama has offered better understanding of the country and its culture", Mphusu said. Mphusu is the head of four state-run media organizations including a TV station, two radio stations and a daily newspaper.

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OST

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01. All In Theme (Orchestra Version)
02. Orgol
03. Chuh Eum Geu Nal Chuh Rum (Just Like the First Day) - Who/Park Yong Ha [ lyrics | music video posted by: mtuand84 ]
04. Soo-yeon Theme
05. Gwaen Chan Ah Yo - Yarz
06. Jae Hwe (Violin)
07. Purple Rain - Yarz
08. Hwe Sang (Trumpet)
09. Love Theme
10. Chuh Eum Ee Ma Ji Mak Chuh Rum - Yarz
11. All In (Piano+String)
12. Uhn Je Ga - Kim Hyun Sung
13. Sul Re Im
14. Geu Ri Oom Eh Jam Ee Deum...
15. Visions - Cliff Richard
16. Run (Rock#1)
17. Fight (Rock#2)
18. Gam Eh Bub Chik - Yarz

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SCREENCAPS [ click on the thumbnail to enlarge ]
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TRANSCRIPTS warning: may contain spoilers

I'm a gambler. Everyone says that I've accomplished American dream with single hand of poker. And it's true. I've gained my wealth and fame with poker but a gamble betting my life still goes on.

SOO-YEON: Why do you always get into the fights so much?
IN-HA: You're scared of me, aren't you? You know, I used to feel the pain every time when I get beaten. But this time, I could only think about you.

IN-HA: When you came along to join our group, I had second thought of ruining you and giving you wound. Who's got everything, this is no place for you.
JEONG-WON: I don't care what you think right now. You're the closest human being to me. I've got no one.

Jeong-won came for a visit in 1 month after my imprisonment. During our visiting hour, we did not speak a word. When I was about to leave for my cell, I saw a tear dropping down in his eyes. I tried not to cry, at least in front of Jeong-won. Not long after, I heard Jeong-won left to study in the U.S. By sending Soo-yeon and Jeong-won, my teenage years went by.

PRISONER: This isn't fair. If a beautiful woman like you becomes a nun, what are we supposed to do?
SOO-YEON: I am not a nun yet. There are many procedures to become a nun. I am in the training process. I think I lack of faith and personality to be a nun. It might be hard for me to become a nun.
PRISONER: Then can I have crush on you?
SOO-YEON: That's up to you. But be careful. You might get hurt. Everyone became miserable when they were near me.

JEONG-WON: What is your most shameful memory in your life?
JIN-HEE: My mother past away when I was 12. I had no tears for her. Everybody else cried. I was the only one without a tear so I was shameful. You?
JEONG-WON: I left a friend in a prison getting out by myself. I even left my crime against him and ran away. Maybe he'll still be in that prison. Another would be my father kneeled down in front of a guy with me standing behind him. I had an eye contact with that guy's daughter. Those stares gave me a terrible shame. Do you remember?
JIN-HEE: It feels funny to learn that things I haven't even realized gave such heartache to someone. Anyway, I guess it's still my fault. I'll take that memory with me.

SOO-YEON: I'm sorry
IN-HA: For what?
SOO-YEON: Running away alone.
IN-HA: There's nothing for you to be sorry about.
SOO-YEON: You've suffered because of me. Even now, you and I are on the different path. For me, having to know you will somehow benefit my situation. But it'd be wrong for you to hang out with me. You'll get hurt again. So stay away, if you can.
IN-HA: How can I do that? That now we're together finally?

[ JEONG-WON'S ON HIS FATHER ]
I would never be like father who is sneaky in front of power and cruelly rob everything to those who do not have anything. Not me. I'm not doing that. I'll accomplish 10 times as much than what father has with my own way.

[ JEONG-WON TO HIS FATHER ]
When I was young in Jeju island, you kneeled down before Mr. Seo after turning me and mother around not to see you. You said at that time if you want to become a great person, it doesn't matter if you become unmanly for once. I really didn't understand that. Now I do. If you want to become great, you can be unmanly for once and it would be all forgiven. Now I understand what you meant. I am grateful to you that I resemble you too much. I really do thank you. Honestly, I respect you.

SOO-YEON: I might get promoted to work at the Sales doing international marketing. It was my goal to be in that position since I came here to work.
IN-HA: I'm happy for you.
SOO-YEON: It hasn't been settled yet. But the real reason that I'm this happy is you getting recognized as a pit boss. You know, to tell the truth, seeing a person doing so many fights in the age of late 20's got me worried as if seeing a kid playing by himself at the waterside. Always anxious. I felt like that. I thought about when I would expect that house of yours. I feel as though I don't have to worry about it anymore. I see you're settling in and getting on pretty well.
IN-HA: Then you'll come and live with me?
SOO-YEON: I'll come by now and then.
IN-HA: You know, when you came into my life again and even remembering me, I couldn't believe my luck because I'm usually damn unfortunate. Seeing you, meeting you again, you have no idea. What that means to me, how long I've thought of you… how much I was fond of you and how much I loved you, you'd never know. I don't know if I can really do this. It keeps coming back. I feel as if this isn't reality. When I wake up, I was afraid that this all might be a dream. I don't know if I'm supposed to be this happy… me, the unfortunate brat like myself.

JIN-HEE: I thought about telling my dad that you and I knew each other. I thought it'd be better if my dad recognizes your ability objectively and the biggest reason is, I haven't figured out the feeling that I'm having for you.
JEONG-WON: At the Las Vegas, at dawn, remember you told me that you would wipe out my shameful memory? It didn't go away even with your lips. May be you and l are able to erase that memory but there's this lake that parts us.
JIN-HEE: What do you mean?
JEONG-WON: You'll know someday.

[ FATHER TO JEONG-WON ]
Chairman Do-hwan Choi is over now. He ruined me. I've fed him and gave him place to stay for over 10 years and with a small hint of blind spot, he became a traitor. That's what the life is all about. When you're down and if you can't get up by yourself, you're done. If you reach out for help, there will be no one to pity you. And if there is someone who is willing to help, suspect him first. You are the only one who can defend yourself.

JEONG-WON: You're leaving like this? You're not going to tell her?
IN-HA: I just wish she forget about me. If she asks, just tell her you don't know. If she knew where I was, she would wait. It'd be difficult for her to wait and remember a guy like me. This is all for the best. Jong-gu is right. The very one thing I can do for her right now is to leave her out of my miserable life. Helping her to forget as quickly as possible is all I could do. Loving Soo-yeon is a crime.

SOO-YEON: I'm sorry but I already love someone else.
CLIENT: But a person's mind can change.
SOO-YEON: It won't. He is someone that I'd love until the day I die. Even after the death, I'd still love him.

SOO-YEON: I had a dinner with my Japanese client and something unexpected happened.
JEONG-WON: Was it those people I saw at the golf course? Yakuza? Isn't it difficult to guide people like that?
SOO-YEON: I was nervous about it at first but they had this kid inside them and they're very simple-minded and fun people. He asked me to marry him so I had to drink a little to comfort soothe him. Then I thought about In-ha. How would he ask me to marry him if he's around? He can't even say I love you because he's too brusque. Oh, he did. I remember now. I was asked to marry him. He said that he would earn a lot of money and built this house near the convent that I grew up. He asked me if I was interested in living with him if he provided a room for me there. I thought In-Ha would burry all of his dark pasts and keep his words that he would really build a house and ask me to live with. I really believed that.

JONG-GU: We came to America to live whatever we could. So let's just play in the big pool and live like hero for a change. You know, this could be our chance to live our life and undo all the horrible things in the past.
IN-HA: To tell the truth, I do get scared but I get excited too. It's like having hidden card and bluff then you really had Ace on your hand. It's that kind of feeling.
JONG-GU: That thing they say American dream, why don't we try that too? You heard him, right? A wine worth few thousand dollars, some get drunk drinking those in a few million dollars worth yacht. There's no law for us to get drunk in cheap Tequila everyday.
IN-HA: If this is our destiny, we wouldn't be able to get pass it by desiring it. The problem is, for all of my life, that destiny has tumbled me every time I had a chance. I went to jail in the age of 19 and served for 7 years. I finally get to meet a person that I've been desiring for 7 years? I can't see her anymore. That was my life. Until now, no exceptions. But this time I feel the same thing. It feels as though I'm being bogged down it feels very grimy.


SOO-YEON: You left without a word and now you have something to say? I was left alone and had to fight for the loneliness. Why are you doing this to me again? I don't want to see you ever again. I didn't want to let you into my lousy life.
IN-HA: I thought doing that was the best for you. I thought doing that was to show you my love.
SOO-YEON: That is the most foolish thing I've ever heard. What do you think the love is? Don't do this to me. Coming in as it pleases and going as it pleases. If that's love, I'm not going to do that ever again. It hurts me so much. If that's what love is all about, I can't do it anymore.

SOO-YEON: I made a big decision for studying abroad. I couldn't do anything after I met you. It's all your responsibilities. You spoiled a smart person like me.
IN-HA: Same here. I felt empty in my mind. I think about only one everyday.
SOO-YEON: What is it?
IN-HA: I won't hurt you again. Never. I won't leave you again.

JEONG-WON: I was so surprised when I saw you guys got together. As Soo-yeon said, both of you guys are a destiny, not a coincidence. Soo-yeon went through all difficulties after you left. No more. Don't hurt her.
IN-HA: I promise I won't let her alone again.

[ IN-HA TO SOO-YEON ]
If you're with me, you might need to give up many things. You might be able to go to school at a village where nobody knows. We might need to harvest oranges for living. Or somewhere near by the seaside in Mexico, I might sell the cigarette to the tourist. Nonetheless, I wouldn't think about your misfortune because of me. Instead, I won't leave you. I won't leave you again ever.

JIN-HEE: When you were in Vegas, have you been to Death Valley? I went there at times by myself. I used to park my car in the middle of a desert and stay until the sunset. But I still feel like I am in Death Valley. You are more dreary and desolate than Death Valley. I had everything I wanted until now but you're the only thing that I couldn't have. That hurts my pride. To recover my pride, I thought I should make you get down on your knees like your father did one day.
JEONG-WON: You might get down on your knee before I do.

JEONG-WON: What happened? Why are you calling me after so long a time?
IN-HA: I just couldn't help it. What about Soo-yeon?
JEONG-WON: Soo-yeon thinks that you're dead. In-ha, listen to me! Forget Soo-yeon from now on. She is just awake from a nightmare. End your relationship with her. I know why you are that way. I know what Palko people are like and what you've done for him. I may sound cruel to you but you are not qualified to love her. Forget her. I can't let you give her a hard time anymore.

JEONG-WON: I'm going to build more beautiful golf course than Shadow Click here and then building a bigger hotel than Bellagio hotel here. That's my dream. I don't know when but you became a part of my dream. A dream not only I want but also you want. That's what I hope. I'll wait until the shadow of In-ha in your heart vanishes away. Until you accept my heart, I'll wait.
SEO-YOON: I thank you from my heart for your concern. Without you, I would never escape from the sadness that I lost In-ha. Thank you very much for me to work enthusiastically but I can't accept your heart. I'm afraid to start a new relationship. When In-ha's gone, my love ended. I don't want you to get hurt because of me.

SISTER: Think simple. If he is alive, how come he doesn't reach you? He must know you are waiting for him. Angela, remove his memory in your life.
SOO-YEON: Even IF he is alive, I have no confidence of loving him any more. His miserable destiny is because of tie with me. Because of me, he had to be in jail for such a long time. He had to smuggle himself into US. All bad things were because of me. I must make him unlucky.

MR. CHOI: Who else have you in mind? Who is it? Bring her to me!
JEONG-WON: It's one-sided love. It's not time for that yet.
MR. CHOI: Are you my son? You must be out of your mind! For your stupid one-sided love, you just ignore your fortune?
JEONG-WON: So far, my life was followed by your will instead of my own will. I discard my trust for your will. I throw away my consciousness as I take over family business. Even I gave up all mine. Gave up all my values. Not my love. I will love with own my will.

[ JEONG-WON TO SEO-YOON ]
When I first saw you, you were working with In-ha in the theater. That night, I remembered that I felt pain in my heart as I saw your tears. I felt pain in my heart. From there on, I always think of you. But In-ha is with you all the times. In the old days I hardly went through the awkward age. I was so shamed of being son of my father terribly. My father is a man who fears nothing. I became a friend of In-ha against my father. In-ha, he is a totally different person from me! I really liked his friends who hang around Yeong Deung-po's back streets. Though I left him alone behind the bars and ran away alone, I went through life with guilty for a while. But I was so pleased to escape from my father's boundary in a way. And 7 yrs had passed, I thought everything would change for that periods. But still In-ha was beside you. I have no choice but to follow my father's rules. If you couldn't accept my love, probably, even my marriage should follow my father's will. I'm a pathetic… and a loser.

[ SOO-YOON TO JEONG-WON ]
I went to buy some chrysanthemum today was In-ha's anniversary of death. I threw the flowers to the waves and sent In-ha away from my heart.

JEONG-WON: You went through so much because of In-ha. Do you love In-ha? I've seen how tough it was for you and how much you've been hurt. Your fate always has been taking different path. Do you still love In-ha?
SEO-YOON: I love him. I am afraid of In-ha's misfortune caused by me. I don't want him to be unhappy just because he knew me. I love him but I am not sure if I can love him any more.

IN-HA: Remember you asking me about my dreams? It was simple. Building a house and living with Soo-yeon, I didn't think that was such a big a deal. I never dreamt that would be so difficult.
JEONG-WON: You were always reckless since then. You always had your emotions in front of you to deal with problems. For that, your life is miserable and and Soo-yeon is miserable too. Are you going to do the same thing again? What right do you have to come back like this?
IN-HA: Jeong-won, I'm really not entitled to love Soo-yeon but I'm still your friend, right?

[ SOO-YEON ON IN-HA ]
I am grateful that In-ha is alive. I'm really grateful and I have no lingering attachment to him anymore I've loved In-ha for probably over a decade but us being together, knowing that we love each other, would be less than a year. The remaining hours are full of pain that I really don't want to remember. Whenever I turn to him or cling to him, something bad happens to him that gave me more hard time. I guess we are not meant to be together.

SOO-YEON: Why did you wanted to see me?
IN-HA: I wanted to say I'm sorry.
SOO-YEON: How is it going to make any difference if you apologize for it? You don't have to be sorry. You don't have to be in pain or suffer because of me. I'm going to forget you. I'll love you probably as long as I live. It'd be you. You'd be only person whom I'll love. I'll love you even after the death but even if I love you this much and even if you love me that much we... it's just not working. It will never happen. Coming out from the convent for the first time, I prayed thanking God for your life. If you were no longer with this world, I would have cursed myself for making your life miserable. I'm glad that you're alive now. No more greed or regret. I'll let go of everything.

[ JENNY TO SOO-YEON ]
In-Ha has a scar on his chest of a shot. I asked In-ha once why he doesn't go to see you. He said that's because of the wound. Whenever he feels the pain from that scar, he is under guilt on the promise that he made with you. Until that wound is healed, he doesn't have the guts to be with you. The one who can heal his wound is you, Soo-yeon.

JEONG-WON: Why did you quit? I thought I won but it wasn't like that. I made fool out of myself. Why are you doing this to me? With what are you going to hit my back this time? This was a small game so could we let it go easily and wipe off at the last game?
IN-HA: Not like that. I'm done. I'm not going to do it again.
JEONG-WON: Why not? Why all the sudden?
IN-HA: It was a mistake from the start. I bet rashly with dying cards. Fortunately, I knew how awful cards I got so I gave up. We... what happened to us? What's left if we fight like this? Jeong-won, you are my friend's, right? You are the friend who helped me when I fought with the Brown Bear. You are the friend who lit the fire with me to revenge Dae-Chi, right? You are the friend who came to jail to see me and cried without a word. I don't know how long we've been crossing each other but you are still my friend.

I am a gambler. I believed that the true attraction of life was a gamble. I had a gamble to bet everything I had and won. But I don't believe that words anymore. There are many games in life but the important matter to me now is to love one person. Destiny was not on my side but I think I will win this game. All in! I bet everything I've got to love one person.

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