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[ P R I N C E S S L U L U ]
Looloo Gongjoo

NETWORK : SBS
RELEASE: 2005
EPISODES: 20
WEBSITE: http://tv.sbs.co.kr/lulu
LINKS: Hancinema | Koreanwiz | Soompi | OST | DramaWIKI | ABS-CBN | SPCNET.tv

 

STORYLINE

Chan-ho has been hiding his true feelings towards Hee-soo for a long time. Living together made them closer but since they were brought up to be siblings, he knows that she couldn't see him more than that. He wouldn't want to take the risk of hurting her just for his sake. But when his friend, Woo-jin, came back to Korea, he got threatened of his undeniable charisma to women.

Woo-jin's playboy days ended when he met Hee-soo and his outlook on love changed. Although Chan-ho tried to protect Hee-soo from being blinded by his charm, she still was able to see the real Woo-jin. But such love has its own price. Everybody seems to be against it. It got worst when Woo-jin's business failed because of Hee-soo's grandfather.

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In as much as Woo-jin and Hee-soo wanted to fight for their love, fate keeps on breaking them apart. Hee-soo was given no choice but to marry Chan-ho to strengthen their business status. It might be in favor of Chan-ho but seeing Hee-soo suffer made him think that they are not meant to be. He gave up his rights to be his man and helped her ran away on the day of their engagement to be with Woo-jin. He didn't know that such action would create a more chaotic situation for the two.

Woo-jin's mother didn't accept their relationship but it is Hee-soo's determination and pure heartedness that made her understand. Just as everything is getting smoother for them, problems concerning Woo-jin keep on piling up. His gaming business was sabotage and was involved in a lawsuit. As they look over things, they found out that it was Sun, Hee-soo's brother who's intimidated of her and Chan-ho's existence, that initiated the plan. Eventually, they were able to fix the problem of the company and their family.

Everybody was amazed on how both Woo-jin and Hee-soo held on to each other as they go through the hardships. Since they saw sincerity and true love, they finally allowed them to become happy together.

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CAST
 
Jeong Joon-ho
as Jung Woo-jin
Kim Jeong-eun
as Go Hee-soo
Kim Heung-soo
as Kim Chan-ho
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REVIEWS

For me, I still prefer Lovers in Paris. But contrary to what other people say, this series wasn't that bad. Although there are rumors that even the casts would like to pull out from this project because the production turned out to be unworthy, I still enjoyed watching it. Actually, what made me watch is the onscreen chemistry between Jeong Joon-ho and Kim Jeung-eun. I buy it more than her and Park Shin-hyang's. There is something in them that makes the connection. Maybe it's their natural childishness. The more they become playful to each other, the more it convinces me that they look good together.

Seeing Kim Jeung-eun makes it worthwhile. She is as charming as ever. Her eyes talk to you. Her level of performance keeps getting better and better. She was able to make the story believable. And the multitalented Jeong Joon-ho and Kim Heung-soo added more power on it.

Somehow, there are some scenes that are similar with that of Lovers'. But what made it different from it is how they showed the deep bond between family and friendship. I like seeing how close one could get to his mother despite of success and downfall. And Mrs. Jung, she is one cool mom!

I also liked the timing on when to start and end the love triangle. They laid low on the romantic side to give way to what the story is really all about. Although problems seems to be unending, it made the series looked full packed. It's like witnessing a man's life 24/7.

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ARTICLES

Kim Jeong-eun to Continue to Play 'Princess'
KOREATIMES [ 09.12.2005 ]

Actress Kim Jeong-eun, heroine in SBS drama "Princess LuLu," has reversed her previous decision to stop acting in the drama. Kim plays the role of Hee-soo, a pampered member of a Chaebol family. Since its July 27 premiere, the drama has been continuously criticized for excessive product placement and unrealistic storylines. On Saturday, Kim posted on her Internet fan cafe an entry titled "I am sorry." In the entry, she said she no longer has any confidence in acting in a story that is not convincing and has been forcibly extended. She also said, "Due to the flow of the drama, which is becoming increasingly difficult to understand, I cannot force the viewers to accept my insincerity and I am no longer confident in portraying a character that changes at every episode." She also criticized the current drama production system. "I had to shoot the episode for Thursday that very afternoon, and it was only Saturday that I could get the script for the next Wednesday's episode." Viewers who read the article posted varying reactions on the Internet board of the drama. While some of them agreed with her assessment of the problems of the TV production system, others criticized her for being irresponsible. The program's staff managed to persuade Kim to continue shooting. She appeared on the set of the drama on Sunday.

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OST

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01. Happy Time (Instrumental)
02. Geu daen waen ji dal ra yo - Myung In Hee
03. Nae ga duh sarang ha ni gga - Noh Young Chae
04. Nae ge man huh rak hae jwuh yo - Just
05. Summer Rainbow - Myung In Hee
06. Love Me Do - Park Jae Bum
07. Shine (Opening Title) - Seo Young Eun
08. Nuh eh jib ap eh suh (Remake) - Park Jae Bum
09. Seul peum eh seul peum duh hae do - Park Jae Bum
10. Enough - C.O.L
11. Jal hal gge - Myung In Hee
12. Bo suk sang ja - Myung In Hee
13. Nae sa ram - Park Jae Bum
14. Savior - C.O.L
15. Don't Make Me Cry - Brunch
16. Look At Me - Byun Jae Won
17. Love Me Do (Instrumental)
18. Sarang haet suht suh - X5 Yoon Sang Hyun
19. Ae sang (Instrumental)

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

Someone once said "Even though you can't see love but you can use your heart to feel it like a thread of the wind". Also someone once said, "Love is like the stars in the sky even though you can't see it but it is shining down on you somewhere". There was a sudden wind one day. A shining star flew into my heart. It was like the devil. Love was by my side.

[ MOM TO HEE-SOO ]
When our Hee-soo grows up, you are allowed to like that person more than me. That man will also love you the most. Hee-soo has to marry the man she loves because that's real happiness. If there is love, then the woman will turn into a flower. It will be the most beautiful flower out of all the flowers. That person will make you into a flower and will love you. Make sure you get married to that kind of person, understand?

[ WOO-JIN'S THEORY ON MEN AND LOVE ]
If men use their sincerity to love, then they would never give up the woman they love to someone else. Even if the world is ending and it gets to the point where the man will have to bite his tongue to take his own life, he will still protect his woman to the point of death. That's men.

[ HEE-SOO'S THEORY ON WOMEN AND LOVE ]
It's not only men who can have love. Even if the sky collapses and the earth splits and it gets to the point where you have to bite your own tongue to take your own life, women will also love. I'm not trying to justify anything. I admit that the method today was wrong. But even though I knew it was wrong, I still did it because I think that plucking up your courage for a challenge is nothing bad.

WOO-JIN: Exactly what kind of woman is she that you can't confess to yet?
CHAN-HO: A woman who is like a piece of white drawing paper
WOO-JIN: What you mean is she's pure. You can draw anything as it will suit or it's a good woman because you don't know what to draw.
CHAN-HO: It's the latter. I feel like I know her but then again I feel like I don't. She always makes me nervous.

HEE-SOO: So you don't care about these rumors? But the rumors are really horrible and they could even be linked to the reputations of some households.
WOO-JIN: It's better than a hundred people whom I don't know say that I'm a good person. I am satisfied when people I like say I am a good person. From the observance from the past few days, I've discovered that you don't say you're tired when you are tired, and you don't say you like something when you do like something. Aren't you tired living like that?

[ WOO-JIN TO HEE-SOO ]
Hee-soo, when there is a baseball match, do you know what the special method is for a striker to get a home run? Stand still on your base. If you're scared of the ball then, you could never strike it. Keep your eyes wide open. Keep your eye on the ball as it comes flying over. Then before it reaches you, when the ball is the biggest, use your strength to strike it. Then it will be a home run. What I mean by fear is when you close your eyes, it will get big. Don't escape from it. Try to challenge it. That way, even if you turn the lights off, you will be able to sleep.

CHAN-HO: I wanted to give you this on my birthday (a ring).
HEE-SOO: I should give you a present on your birthday. It shouldn't be the other way round.
CHAN-HO: You have the right to accept it. If it wasn't for you, I'll probably be dead right now. It's true. When my parents passed away, if it wasn't for you, I'll be dead. When I think of being by your side, I can go anywhere. Will you stay by my side forever?
HEE-SOO: Of course. Have you forgotten that you are my shadow?
CHAN-HO: No. I don't want to be your shadow. I don't want to be the shadow behind you. I want to be the man who stands beside you.
HEE-SOO: It doesn't matter if it's in front of or behind, as long as you're by my side.

WOO-JIN: I haven't once not liked the women who liked me. I have made the women who liked me happy and I have broken up with them at the happiest moment. Until now, the women who have not been reluctant to depart have just spent a memorable time with me, that's all. I have never fallen in love with any of them.
CHAN-HO: Why?
WOO-JIN: I hate getting hurt. If I lose the person I love, it's too horrible.

HEE-SOO: You're always making me angry. What can I do? I'm waiting for your phone call but you don't call. I think of you but I can't see you. Compared to you liking me, it seems like I like you even more. So how can you tell me not to be angry?
WOO-JIN: That's why I hate love. Sweet-talking to women and giving them surprises often, that will make them not angry. But I'm not lying to you, I'm being sincere but you're still angry.

WOO-JIN: I'm telling the truth. How can you not believe me? This is why I hate love. I need to always remember what I've done or haven't done wrong. I need to give explanations to why I meet people who have nothing to do with me. Being in love once, it's really tiring.
HEE-SOO: You think I'm not tired? This type of feeling, it's my first time so I don't know anything about it. Everyday, I try to think of things to make you smile. No matter how tiring it is, but I will do it just to make you smile. The people you like, the car you like, the clothes you like, I will get jealous of all of them. My heart should be in one piece but right now it seems to be in thousands of pieces. What should I do if you don't call me? What should I do if you say you don't like me anymore? I want to be with you everyday but what if you get bored of me then what should I do? There's a lot of me in my heart. If this is love then I am really tired. I can't do it. But I don't know any way to stop it. I guess it must be because I like you more than you like me.

CHAN-HO: Why Hee-soo? I said not to do anything to her. You know how much I love Hee-soo. You know how much I like you, hyung. Why did you have to do it? I understand you. Hyung can't fall in love. You can't play around with Hee-soo in your love game! If Hee-soo likes you, then you should reject her no matter what!
WOO-JIN: I am not playing around this time. I like that kid too.
CHAN-HO: No. You are playing around. You said that you have never been despicable towards anyone you love. But if you're not playing around and this is real, you're being despicable to me. I beg you to give Hee-soo up. You can survive without Hee-soo but you know that I can't live without her. You can't do this to me. I beg you. Hee-soo, return her to me.

CHAN-HO: Don't see Woo-jin hyung. Hyung will make you upset and I don't want to see you hurt.
HEE-SOO: Because Woo-jin is a player? Don't worry, he's changed.
CHAN-HO: People don't change that easily.
HEE-SOO: It's not like that. When we were little, do you remember the first time you taught me swimming? Do you know what you said to me when I kept on saying that I was afraid of the water? If I pluck up my courage now then I'll be able to swim forever. So you told me not to be afraid but to have courage. If I don't pluck up my courage now then I'll be afraid of the water forever.

HEE-SOO: If I like someone then is it necessary to change myself?
CHAN-HO: There's no need to change yourself. You just need to find the man who likes the original you.
HEE-SOO: Do I have charm? Am I worth it? I still don't feel confident about myself.
CHAN-HO: What are you talking about? I know, you're the best.
HEE-SOO: Thanks. It would be great if that person could say the same things as you just did. You probably will become a coward once you're in love. That person's expressions, his every word. Times when he is upset, happy, smiling or crying. I feel that I have another me inside of my heart.
CHAN-HO: I don't like you changing.

WOO-JIN: Why are you giving me this (the registration)?
HEE-SOO: Because you made me paint it. At first it was my courage that made me do it. I wanted to let you know that I can do something good as well. But while I was doing it, painting is happiness to me. Love is the same. There's no reason why I like you. I feel very fortunate that I can meet you. When I met with you, do you know what really made me feel fortunate? 'Mine'. It was when you said you were 'Mine'. Even though everyone seems to think that I have everything but in fact I have nothing at all. There's not one thing I can decide for myself. And I don't even know why I'm still living like this. But suddenly, one day, you came into my life and said that you were 'Mine'. So I really felt at that time that I was really wealthy. I now need to let go. I'm sorry. The times when I need help, I only know to phone you. Just like you said, it must be like flu even though I am hurting now. But once time passes, I will forget about it, about the pain I went through. When I wake up tomorrow morning, I won't get a fever anymore and I won't be angry anymore. The sadness will disappear. Hatred will disappear too. I hope it will be like that.

[ HEE-SOO INSIDE THE PHONE BOOTH ]
What's aching in my heart, there is so much I want to say. There's no other place to say this. And there's no one to listen to me. What I want to say to you, I can't say it to you now. I'll just speak my own mind. After I received the receipt that was too much. If you didn't want to hold on to my stuff then you should have just threw it away. Then I won't feel disappointed like I do now. I really am trying hard to forget you but it's not easy. The times when I open my eyes in the morning when I'm sleeping and when I'm at home. When I'm on the street and when I'm at the company, you're still shining in front of me. No matter how hard I try to erase your entry from my phone, I can't do it. I guess I still can't give up yet, like a dummy. We said we won't carry on like this. But my heart can't do it. After I put down the phone, I will erase your number. I'll erase the memories when I was happy because of you. And I'll erase the memories of when I was sad because of you. 'At least in this moment I'm being sincere', I'll erase that sentence too. Also, I'm lying when I say I'm hoping to hear those words from you. I might as well erase my last hope.

CHAN-HO: Hyung, why did you break the rules?
WOO-JIN: I'm sorry. I've always been an expert at breaking the rules. Even though I knew you liked Hee-soo, I still went ahead with it. I'm sorry I broke the rules. To you, I didn't want to become someone despicable. But Chan-ho, I'm not being despicable to you. I'm being despicable to myself. I'm sorry Chan-ho. I can't give up. I can't shut out my feelings.
CHAN-HO: I knew this was coming. You don't have to feel sorry. That's right. I've broken the rules as well. I was despicably begging hyung. I couldn't let go but now everything's fine. Today is only for speaking our minds. But the real game starts now. We'll challenge each other to the end, man to man. Remember this bit. Hee-soo and me have a total of 15 years of memorable times between us. Not even love can split up that river. Even if hyung decides to jump in temporarily, there will be no result. You'll just get washed away. Even if there is any result, you'll just get swallowed up and laughed at.
WOO-JIN: 15 years. Good. It's only 15 years. I can still wait by Hee-soo's side. Is that fair?

CHAN-HO: Even if I do get hurt, it's my business. It's not something that you can stop. This is between me and Woo-jin. Don't you know why I did it? I love you. Hyung knows this too that's why he returned you to me. Do you remember the time when I graduated from high school? You were like that as well back then. When I think about it, you made it your hobby scaring me. No matter if it was then or now, I am sincere. You said that when I turned 25, you'd see me as a man.
HEE-SOO: We are family.
CHAN-HO: How can you be family to me? I am a foreigner Go Hee-soo!
HEE-SOO: You're not a foreigner! I have never looked up upon you as one. You are my brother that I love.
CHAN-HO: I'm so sick of it, you calling me brother. I've waited and waited. I believe that one day you'll understand my heart. Don't say you don't know. If you do then I'll be more heart broken. You want me to wait until I'm 30 this time round? If not 40. Or you want me to wait until I die? If you make me wait, I will wait.
HEE-SOO: What you've said today, I'll pretend I didn't hear it. Chan-ho, I don't want to lose you.

[ WOO-JIN TO HEE-SOO ]
I waited until dawn yesterday. I did the same when you worked overtime as well. If this carries on like this then it'll become my habit. When I first heard about your name in England, I was with Chan-ho in the tube. Then suddenly, the tube stopped. At first we could endure it but after 30 minutes, we suddenly thought would we die here. But Chan-ho said he had to go see Hee-soo. He probably thought that life was gonna end there so he kept on calling out your name. Even though I had many girlfriends, but besides my mother, there was no other woman I could think of. I knew at that time, that kid was someone who was lonelier than I was. To him, you are the only one for him. So that's why I couldn't say no to his request. But from now on, I have a woman like that as well if next time the tube stops and the woman that I want to see besides my mother.

CHAN-HO: I was only going to find the woman I love. I have no energy to waste to think about my actions. My brain, my eyes, my heart, my legs, they all follow wherever you go. Your eyes, can't you see my love for you? Your ears, can't they hear me crying out for you? Closing your eyes and covering your ears and pretending that nothing has happened, that's a joke. Have you thought about my feelings? I found it strange as well that I could go crazy 12 times in one day.
HEE-SOO: I'm going crazy as well here! It's not because of Woo-jin. I can't accept your heart. What should I do? What do you want me to do? Chan-ho, why do you always make me feel awkward? I don't want our relationship to become uncomfortable. I can never let you go, I can't because you are my brother that I love. So please Chan-ho. Don't try and talk me out of it. It's too late. I love you a lot. Hugging you like this, it really feels warm. But it doesn't move my heart. Don't you know what it means? I want you to stop. Chan-ho, please.

[ THE LETTER ]
Chan-ho, It's been a long time since we've seen our childhood pictures. When you first came to our house, you only knew how to cry. You cried so much it made your nose go red. I didn't know at what time you'd turn into an adult. Looking at you everyday, I still didn't find out. But after looking at the pictures, I finally felt something. That's right. During the times when I didn't know anything, you had already become a man. Looking back, you were always on my side. Until I was 27 years old, I had never fallen in love. But I have never felt lonely and I think that's because of you. Because you were always by my side, that's why I didn't know. That's right. You became my boyfriend. And you became my lover. No, I'll be honest. I could feel how you felt about me vaguely. That's right, I pretended not to know. I was afraid that I'd lose you if I confirmed your feelings about me. Chan-ho, to me, you are a very important brother to me. I'm sorry Chan-ho. I will keep on pretending that I don't know how you feel about me.

WOO-JIN: I've even been through the pros list and I still can't find him. Is there anywhere else that he would go to?
HEE-SOO: I don't know. It's always been Chan-ho looking for me. I have never looked for him before. I've just found out today the people that Chan-ho knows, the places that Chan-ho went to when he was tired. During that time, I really knew nothing at all. I always thought that he was the Chan-ho who would just smile in front of me. I have never thought of how Chan-ho would be like on his own. It was because of me that he left. I hurt his heart.
WOO-JIN: Your kind of attitude, you'll end up giving him a wasted hope. Did you ever think about that? If you don't want to accept Chan-ho's feelings, there must be a day where you will experience this kind of pain. If not, do you want to accept Chan-ho as a man?

HEE-SOO: You taught us not to lie, but why are you lying now?
GRANDPA: How dare you say something as rude as that! Who was it? Who was it that made you so rude? Was it that jerk?
HEE-SOO: No, it's grandad who made me like this. Up until now, I saw whatever you made me see. I went wherever you told me to go. I did whatever you told me to. I thought that this was life. But that's grandad's world. Since I've stepped into society, I discovered that I really was a fool. What if I didn't learn floristry? I wasn't going to become an artist, then why did I have to paint so hard? Learning other country's languages, what was the use of that? If you'd just let me live normally then I probably would've been happier. Why did you make me into a fool?
GRANDPA: Then come back into my world. In my world, no one will think that you're a fool.
HEE-SOO: I know what grandad is thinking. What type of man I should marry. How many kids I should have. You've thought it all through haven't you? You've even thought about how I will live after I get married, right? My whole life is planned out in grandad's head. Even if it has nothing to do with me, grandad will still make the decisions. I have a heart as well. I have things that I want to do and things that I don't want to do. I will get angry and start shouting I'm not grandad's antique anymore. I want to make decisions for my own life. I don't want to live like mother did, granddad. In my memory, mother did not live happily here. A mother who marries someone she doesn't love won't be happy! Even though you loved her, but she couldn't get father's love, that's not happiness! That's all grandad's fault!

CHAN-HO: Will she know that two handsome looking men are here because of her?
WOO-JIN: That's right. To be honest, what part of her is attractive? Her personality is not good. She's not clever. She gets angry everyday and cries all the time. But why do I like her so much? It really is strange.
CHAN-HO: Then hyung, are you going to give up?
WOO-JIN: You punk. You really not going to give up are you?
CHAN-HO: I want to know the reason why I like Hee-soo as well. Then I can go and find someone like her. But I don't know the reason, that's the problem.

HEE-SOO: I'm sorry Chan-ho. Did you wait until now? You dummy, you should've just gone home.
CHAN-HO: Have you ever seen me leave whenever we have an appointment?
HEE-SOO: Why couldn't I get through to your phone?
CHAN-HO: I turned it off. I was scared to hear you say you won't be coming. I guess these things will happen more often now. So the times you won't be able to come will increase. I have to learn that habit as well. The ''Don't wait just go'' habit. But it's great that we can go home together today.

WOO-JIN: Why do you have to make me into this useless man? Do you have to make me into someone like this?
HEE-SOO: Then what can I do? I have no money and you said you wouldn't accept my grandad's money. Do you think my heart feels comfortable after selling all that? My pain is a million times more suffering than yours. When we first met, do you remember I was looking for my earring? That was my mom's possession as well. Even I had to get it back from a stranger, that shows how much it means to me.
WOO-JIN: So who told you to go and sell something as important as these?
HEE-SOO: Because I love you. You said this to me before. You'll repay the money back but you won't repay the love. That's not my money, it's my love. The love that my mom gave to me, I'm giving it all to you. You're acting like a fool who doesn't know anything. Why don't you think about my feelings instead of getting angry at me and raising your voice?

HEE-SOO: Go Hee-soo loves Kang Woo-jin forever. You are my first love and you are the person I love. And you are the person I will love from the beginning till the end. Before falling in love, I thought that it was happiness but then after I found out that it has another side to it. Because of that I realized how precious it is. Thank you Woo-jin. I love you.
WOO-JIN: That's great. I'll make a promise as well. Kang Woo-jin will forever be Go Hee-soo's, right? Let's start again, Kang Woo-jin will forever belong to Go Hee-soo.

[ CHAN-HO TO HEE-SOO, ENGAGEMENT PARTY ]
You look really pretty when you smile. I haven't seen you smile in a while. I thought Woo-jin hyung could only give you tears. But I guess not. Do you know how pretty your smile was just then? If it wasn't that pretty then I wouldn't be envious. If hyung can give you happiness then go to him. I can only smile if you smile. Even though we're gonna be apart but we're still as one.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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