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nang rang 18 sae

NETWORK : KBS
RELEASE: 2004
EPISODES: 16
WEBSITE: http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/rangrang/
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STORYLINE

Hyuk-joon and Jung-sook were arranged to be married by their grandparents. Although Jung-sook hasn't met Hyuk-joon, she knows that she is destined to be with him. But the feeling wasn't mutual. Because of her being young and immature, Hyuk-joon begged to forget about the agreement. But his grandfather forced him to carry on with the pact.

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As Hyuk-joon and Jung-sook both try to adjust in their relationship, Hyuk-joon eventually sees her differently despite being inexperienced in life. But when he is ready to show his feelings and true intentions, Ga-young, his ex-girlfriend, came back to win him over. She secretly befriend Jung-sook and even took a case as an opposing lawyer in one of Hyuk-joon's cases just to see him more. Her scheme to ruin their marriage backfired when Hyuk-joon stood by his wife despite all she has given up.

It wasn't only a past love that tried to test Hyuk-joon and Jung-sook's marriage but also their family's demand. None of them believed in Jung-sook's abilities except Hyuk-joon's grandfather. But her innocence in living traditionally didn't stop her from fulfilling her only dream - to become a good wife and a mother.

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CAST
Lee Dong-geon
as Kwon Hyuk-joon
Han Ji-hye
as Yoon Jung-sook
Lee Da-hae
as Moon Ga-young
Lee Joon
as Magnet
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REVIEWS

I've been trying to see this series on DVD since last year but failed 3x. I bought my copies online but, sad to say, I always end up getting ripped off. Even though, the delay has kept my curiosity and excitement up. And when I finally found an honest to goodness seller, the long wait has paid off.

What's refreshing about the story is how they only focused on the main characters' affairs. There are minimal side stories - only those related to the "married life" of Hyuk-joon and Jung-sook. Atleast, there are less unnecessary and boring scenes. Instead of paying too much attention on the love triangle or other business ordeals (as what other series usually engage in), they showed more of the ups and down of an arranged marriage.

Although it became a little bit draggy towards the end, with Han Ji-hye's childishness and Lee Dong-gun's subtlety, I still ended up liking it. There are a lot of hilarious scenes and since both are very natural in their acting, it seems like they are portraying themselves. Ji-hye is such a teaser. She really knows how to play around while Dong-gun does his charm. They may have extremely opposite personalities, but they made it looked balanced and effortless. Their chemistry on-screen has made it more realistic and interesting to watch. It looked like they are enjoying themselves.

Surprisingly, I didn't like Lee Da-hee's character. It didn't give any spice to the story. If her character will be taken out, I won't mind. Actually, her portrayal here hurts her image as a good actress. Sometimes she is natural but from time to time, she becomes plain and boring. It's like she abandons her character. And since this series came out years before "My Girl", you would definitely see the transition and improvement in her acting.

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ARTICLES

Lee Dong-gun & Han Ji-hye Revealed The Truth About The Scandals That Surrounded Them
[ posted @ soompi by sungie79 ]

Lee Dong-gun and Han Ji-hye appeared on SBS Kim Yongman & Shin DongYub's Jilgyul ChatGi and revealed their feelings toward each other.

On the question of "While i was acting, i felt feelings for the other person." Both Lee DongGun and Han Jihye revealed the truth...

Lee DongGun first got feelings for Han Jihye on the set of KBS "NaRang 18Sae." While Han JiHye was filming the scene where she was waiting for Lee DongGun, Han Jihye was freezing in the cold because she wearing light clothes. When Lee Dong Gun saw her freezing in the cold, he thought to himself "I want to keep this girl warm." With this feeling, he had acted out a hugging scene.

Han JiHye had felt feelings for Lee DongGun while filming the movie "My Boyfriend is B-Type." While she and Lee DongGun was filming a kiss scene on a merry Go-round, she had felt feelings for him.

One producer said "They have been trying to get out of scandals that surrounded them starting last year but it is surprising how they were really honest. It seems like their relationship is like a couple."

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OST

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01. Nang Rang 18 Seh Title - Han Do Young
02. Fantasy Love 1
03. Nae Jak Eun Sarang - Han Do Young
04. Love Theme 1
05. So Poong (Acapella)
06. Laila - Lim Ha Young
07. Pol Ra Ri Yo Pol Ra Ra Ee (Tango)
08. So Jjuk Goong Fun Song
09. Love Theme 2
10. Agape - The The
11. Cha Cha Cha Rock & Roll
12. Jang Mit Bit Eum Mo
13. Be Mind... - Oh Ji Yun, Lee Jin Gyu, Lee Young Joon
14. Hal Ah Buh Ji Boon No
15. 007 Love
16. Gi Da Rim (Chorus)
17. Love Theme 3
18. Pol Ra Ri Yo Pol Ra Ra Ee (Reggae)
19. Fantasy Love 2
20. Nae Jak Eun Sarang (Humming)
21. So Jjuk Goong (Korean Classical Music Version)
22. Nang Rang 18 Seh End Title

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

HYUK-JOON: You must have a dream.
JUNG-SOOK: I don't have a dream. It's not as if I want to marry you because I like you. Why would I want to marry someone who's so much older and has a bad personality? It's only because you have to marry before the year is over and I have to go to college if I don't get married. By marrying each other, we can solve both of our problems. So why don't you want to get married? What if we get married under certain conditions? We'll fulfill our responsibilities but not interfere in each other's private lives. Isn't that a good idea?
HYUK-JOON: Marriage isn't as simple as you think.
JUNG-SOOK: What's so not simple about it? I just want to get married and not worry about getting into college! So help me.
HYUK-JOON: I'm really disappointed in you. So your dream is to get married? If so, you should look for someone else.

HYUK-JOON: I'll forget about tonight's incident but don't lie again. I don't like it.
JUNG-SOOK: I didn't want to lie. Do you think I wanted to lie? But those women kept asking where I went to college and what my family did. You went to college and you're rich but I never went to college and my family's poor. I was embarrassed and I didn't like it.
HYUK-JOON: You were embarrassed? You should be more embarrassed that you were ashamed of yourself.
JUNG-SOOK: Then why did you help me earlier? Why didn't you let them find out I had lied? Wasn't it because you were ashamed of me? You say you don't like my lying but you didn't want them to know the truth about me because you were ashamed of me!

HYUK-JOON: My father showed me Vega and Altair with this telescope. I bet we can see them clearly tonight. They're so far from Earth that you can't see them with the naked eye but you can see them with this telescope.
JUNG-SOOK: Really? It's an awesome telescope!
HYUK-JOON: But it has its flaws. You can see things that are far away but you can't see things close to you. Sort of like us. I want to apologize for what happened in the past. I promise I'll fulfill my duties as a married man. I know it's long overdue. (giving the ring) We're really married now.
JUNG-SOOK: So you can't see other women, okay?
HYUK-JOON: And you can't go running to your mom every time we fight.
JUNG-SOOK: I won't tolerate your not coming home for no reason!
HYUK-JOON: I won't tolerate you going out on dates!
JUNG-SOOK: You do the dishes!
HYUK-JOON: Have you ever done them?
JUNG-SOOK: Our wedding night, we won't have one. (her thoughts) We won't have our wedding night until you actually start to love me.
HYUK-JOON: (his thoughts) And not until I start to love you. And not until we start to love each other.

GA-YOUNG: Aren't you being too hard on me? What did I do so wrong? Is it my fault we ran into each other here? I just thought it was such an amazing coincidence. I was so happy to see you but you hate me so much that you'd leave? You still hate me over what happened?
HYUK-JOON: I don't hate you.
GA-YOUNG: Then why are you avoiding me? You send Jong-chan to trials and you won't see me when I visit you at the office. And you run at the sight of me like this.
HYUK-JOON: It's because of my wife. She wouldn't like it if she finds out I'm meeting you. She'd be hurt. Either it's personal or business, I don't want to see you alone without her.
GA-YOUNG: Then you'll continue to avoid me?
HYUK-JOON: I'm sorry.
GA-YOUNG: I didn't know you had this side to you. I thought we could be friends again since a lot of time has passed. I had no idea you'd... I take back what I said. You have changed a lot. I didn't know you were so cruel.

JUNG-SOOK: What did you do last night?
GA-YOUNG: I met my ex-boyfriend.
JUNG-SOOK: What? Really? Did you love him a lot?
GA-YOUNG: No, he loved me a lot. But he avoided me. I guess he resents me for the past even though a lot of time has passed. I was a little down because of him.
JUNG-SOOK: My husband was also down because he saw someone he didn't want to see.
GA-YOUNG: Your husband told you that he saw someone he didn't want to see?
JUNG-SOOK: Yes. He was feeling really down. So I told him that whether it was a friend or an enemy, he shouldn't avoid the person. But I think that sort of person should just remain as an enemy.

HYUK-JOON: I've been too harsh on you. I want to apologize for my behavior.
GA-YOUNG: I don't want to accept your apology. Good friends don't apologize or show gratitude. I want us to be close enough that we don't need apologies between us. Am I asking for too much?
HYUK-JOON: It may happen in time. I hope that day will come.
GA-YOUNG: That's good enough for me. I want to start my relationship with you over as of this moment as Jung-sook's friend.

HYUK-JOON: Why didn't you keep your promise? I told you that you should never lie or hide things from me. Why didn't you say that you were chasing after that man?
JUNG-SOOK: I also promised that I wouldn't make you worry. I didn't want you to worry.
HYUK-JOON: You're being foolish! Don't you know that you made me worry more by disappearing like that?
JUNG-SOOK: I'm a fool, aren't I? I know I'm a fool. I really wanted to be a suitable wife for you. I really wanted to do well but... I'm sorry, Mister.

MOM: I feel so bad for you. Jung-sook's just an immature girl and I can't be of any help to you. I really don't have anything to give you.
HYUK-JOON: Mother, you gave Jung-sook to me. Besides, you became my mother-in-law. My parents passed away when I was 12. And since then I've never had a chance to say the word "mother." I'm so happy that I gained a mother by getting married.
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GA-YOUNG: I envy you. I wouldn't have broken up with my first love if I had only cared about love. My first love was a good man. He was diligent and honest. He was a really good man. We really loved each other.
JUNG-SOOK: I know who your first love is. Your first love is my husband.
GA-YOUNG: How did you...? Did he tell you?
JUNG-SOOK: No, he doesn't know anything and I'm not going to tell him I know. The doll at my place, you gave it to him, didn't you? I broke it by accident and found a note you wrote to him. I wish I never knew. I thought you might've had a motive for getting close to me. You helped me when I was fighting with the neighbors. You gave me theater tickets. I thought you knew about me all along. I thought you might've known that I was married to him all along. But I don't want to think that. I only want to remember how helpful you were to me. I don't think I can see you anymore because I may have bad thoughts if I see you.

GA-YOUNG: I wish I could be 20 again. It was the happiest time of my life. The time when you and I loved each other. Hyuk-joon, I have something to tell you. I still like you a lot. I know you think I have no right to say this. But I'm serious. I still like you. I didn't want to say this. I didn't want to say that I haven't gotten over you and that I still like you. But what can I do? What can I do when you won't pay any attention to me? Yes, I know you're married now. But I felt like I'd go crazy if I didn't tell you how I feel. I'm in so much pain. I don't want anything from you. I just wanted to tell you how I felt.
HYUK-JOON: If you said that 5 years ago, I would've been happy to hear it. But not now. I didn't hear anything you just said.

[ HYUK-JOON TO JUNG-SOOK ]
Jung-sook, don't wait up for me when I come home late because I'll be back home. This is our home.

HYUK-JOON: Aren't you curious who my first love is? Jung-sook, my first love is actually...
JUNG-SOOK: I'm not curious at all! What good does it do to talk about the past? I don't want to hear about your first love. You said that first love never lasts so forget it. I've already forgotten my first love. So let's forget about our first loves and put the past behind us.

HYUK-JOON: Why did you do it? What could possibly make you do that?
GA-YOUNG: I wanted to give you the best birthday present. I thought hard over what to get you. It was difficult to get you that present. You're so cruel! You don't even know why I did it.
HYUK-JOON: Ga-young, please don't do this. Why do you want to make me feel indebted to you? I feel like I'm deeply in debt and I never asked for it.
GA-YOUNG: Then pay it back. Stay by my side and pay it back.
HYUK-JOON: You haven't changed a bit. I liked that selfish you in the past. I liked it that you were confident.
GA-YOUNG: Are you saying you don't feel that way anymore?
HYUK-JOON: You told me once that I've changed. Yes, I've changed a lot. I'm married and I have a wife. I didn't want this debt but I'll pay you back. Please understand that I can't stay by your side to pay you back.

[ GRANDFATHER TO JUNG-SOOK ]
If you're upset because of Hyuk-joon, just trust him and wait patiently. They say a long road tests the strength of the horse and time tests the heart of a man. I'm sure he won't disappoint you.

HYUK-JOON: Why didn't you say anything when you've known all along? You must've...
JUNG-SOOK: I told you I trusted you completely but actually I wasn't able to. I distrusted you. So I did resent you a bit but I'm fine because you're here.
HYUK-JOON: Thanks, Jung-sook. Thanks for waiting for me and for trusting me.
JUNG-SOOK: I thank you for coming home.

JUNG-SOOK: Did you wash these by hand again? People would laugh if they knew that the owner of a dry cleaner's washes her linens by hand.
MOM: Your grandmother gave these to me when I got married. I made sure we left with these when your father and I had to run away from our creditors in the middle of the night. Wherever we were, we needed sheets to sleep and we needed to be reminded of your grandmother's words. When she gave these to me, she said that what's in the heart is more important than the words you say out loud in the long journey of life and that I should keep my heart clean like these sheets. I depended on the words. Your inexpressive father died without ever once telling me that he loved me. But I kept reminding myself of what my mother said to me.
JUNG-SOOK: Dad never told you he loved you?
MOM:
Saying it out loud isn't that important. You grow on each other when you're married. That's what a marriage is about.

[ HYUK-JOON TO JUNG-SOOK ]
I thought there was something wrong with my heart. I'm 28 years old and I didn't believe in love. After losing my first love, love has never meant anything to me. I thought my heart would never beat for someone else. My heart started to pound again. Her name is Yoon Jung-sook. She was born on February 4, 1986. She lives in Seoul. She's charged with theft. She's charged with stealing her husband's heart. I'm 28 years old and I just realized one thing I love my wife.

HYUK-JOON: You don't like it that I'm older? My age bothers you?
JUNG-SOOK: There are good and bad things about it. The good thing is that I can see a different world through your point of view. And the bad thing is that I'll never know the first 10 years you lived before I was born. But it's okay because we have a lot of time left.
HYUK-JOON: Look over there. We'll get old like them. We'll become a grandmother and grandfather. By then, 10 years won't seem like such a long time. You'll stay by my side until then, won't you?
JUNG-SOOK: Forever.

JUNG-SOOK: What is this?
HYUK-JOON: A present to make up with you. I rushed things a little last night. I'm sorry. I'll wait for you. I'll wait like you've waited for me. I'll wait longer than that because we have a lot of time. Just don't forget that I'm waiting for you. Every time we fight, I'll give you a present. I'm giving you time as a present. I'm giving you patience. This is how you become an adult. You fall in love, take on responsibilities, and take care of another person.

GA-YOUNG: To be honest, I don't understand Hyuk-joon. How can he make you stay home when you're so young? Isn't that selfish of him?
JUNG-SOOK: But I stay home cause I like it.
GA-YOUNG: What? Don't you have any dreams?
JUNG-SOOK: My dream was to marry him.
GA-YOUNG: Don't you want to accomplish something, be someone? I just thought you didn't have your own identity in your life. Once the baby's born, you're going to live the rest of your life as a wife, mother, and daughter-in-law. Is that enough for you?

JUNG-SOOK: We might fight like them someday. We can't always be happy like we are now.
HYUK-JOON: Yes. I'm sure we might fight like them someday.
JUNG-SOOK: What if we have regrets then? What if I have regrets about having lived my life only for you? What if I have regrets about even having loved you? I don't have a dream and I'm not good at anything. What if you and our child resent me for that?
HYUK-JOON: Why would you have such a foolish thought?
JUNG-SOOK: I thought it would be enough to be a good wife, a good daughter, and a good daughter-in-law. Am I being selfish if I tell you that being all those things doesn't fulfill me completely?

JUNG-SOOK: Are you worried about Grandfather? You told me he's a strong person. You said he'd be all right. Don't worry too much.
HYUK-JOON: Yes, he's a stronger person. But that's what worries me more. I once saw him cry when I was a boy. It was after he threw my father out of the house. I saw him cry secretly. Until then, I resented him for forcing my father to take on responsibilities he didn't want. But after seeing him cry, I couldn't resent him anymore. He looked so weak and sad. I was reminded of that day when I saw him smile earlier. I thought maybe he was trying to hide his weak side by smiling. I really hope that wasn't the case. I truly hope that wasn't it.

HYUK-JOON: Grandfather, we came here prepared to stay. Even if you get well, we'll stay and take care of the house.
GRANDFATHER: Are you saying you want to take care of the house or carry on the duties? I hope you don't think your duty is to take care of the house. What you have to take care of isn't this house, but carrying on the family tradition. You should go back to Seoul.

[ GRANDFATHER'S LETTER ]
I had a dream last night. I saw the day we promised to marry you kids off when you were just little children. And how time has passed since then... The more I think about it, the more I think it was a good idea to arrange for you two to marry. I have something I want to ask you to remember. I want you to never forget that you have a heart. You have to keep the goodness of your heart. You have to pass on that good heart to your children. And all I have to give you is my heart too. I'm leaving, kids.

I was just 18 when I first met him. I fell right in love.
I was 28 when I first met her. I decided to marry her.

I asked him to marry me first.
But I told her I loved her first.

She's my wife.
He's my husband.

I love her.
I love him.

With our hearts pounding, we build our future together. I wonder what lies ahead of us. I'm sure there will be sad times as well as happy times. But I'm not afraid because we're together. In our hearts, we're always 18. We've just begun.

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MISCELLANEOUS

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