Lapland


She once told me that the snow queen lived here
all year round it is sparkling white winter wonderland
at the nothern verge. Lapland.


The palace of the snow queen is in that deepest coldest place
the walls are built of glistening snow
in the palace where the windows are made of chilly brisk winds
the snow quen is sisolated from all the warmthof the world
freezing alone


she is the prettiest in the world but also the loneliest
so she but to take kay away
she once told me
are you...
taken away by the snow queen too?


Greta was looking for kay and came to where the snow queen was living in lapland
i also...i...
my loneliest and prettiest queen in this world
i'm here looking for you.. 
_The Snow Queen 



if you love an miss that person
then, love can come again when you meet again.
just like playing hide an seek...
no matter where it hides or even if you can't see it...
it must be waiting at some place or me.
amid the countless chaos
just like the sinere prayers of love
the people in love will surely meet again.
 
_ Spring Waltz 
 


There was once a girl warm as the sea
who took a boy as lonely as an island into her heart
she was like spring to the boy
whose whole life had been like winter all year long
this piece is for that sparkling girl

_Spring Waltz



if you realy like me, then i have confidence that i can live 100 years
not bec. i am hey'su's sisterbut bec. i'm bok sil

i really really love you  ...
i love you whe n you are really angry
"hey girl you want to die?" i do love when you shout loudly at me like that
i like you when you smile too
kim bok sil bok sil ..whenever you call me lik that, i feel like
i'm going crazy
do you know that
 _Which Star Are You From


don't go
i'm telling you not to go
i...will only bring you pain will only be despicable
will only be a jerk but if that's okay
then don't go
i love you
the I love
the one i love is with bear paws
naive and strong
doesn't listen to anything
bumpkin kimboksil
i love you i don't want you to go
i want you to be by my side
don't go

_Which Star Are You From


even though i raise my hands to hide the heavens
as though nothing an be kept hidden
my loveing heart can't be hidden either
ilove you
afraid of the goodbye
that's behind love
why is life so hard
i'm terrified, i'm never letting you go
i'll never make you regret my love for you
the hidden sky's dark and

even though the road in frontof us may be blocked it's ok
my love's strength will shine for you. dont worry.
because ilove. i love you so much
until my breath stops
i won't forget you even until
i'm at the end of this world

because i dream of you
dream of you so much...
_Which Star Are You From 



i didnt know hye su would die
didn't know that i woud meet bok sil

didn't know i would come after her
an ddidn't know i would run
so i can only do one thing
run
I can only run an run 
_Which Star Are You From



even if you were never able to remember me again
you're alive in my heart
i ihold on to you in my memories
i'm exhausted from tears
you'll come back to me one day
back into my arms


oh i'll give my love oh when i
hold you tight i love you
i needed to tell you tat least these words
i love you forever

separting once and meeting again twice
ou look at me with tow different pairs of eyes
i loved everything about you so much
i'll love you again , even your pain

_Save The Last Dance


even if i can't recover my memory, ... no, even if i can
recover my memory and return to an unfamiliar reality
 i will love you forever
and i will stay with you always
i promise his

sarang-hee 
_Save The Last Dance 










 

 

                Another heart-capturing Korean drama has left me lovestrucked with it's ever lingering romantic scent! It's the type of perfume that stays with you ever fresh! Hmmm I think every time i watch one, it will keep me feeling it's the best ever when i thought the last was the best too.

                                                           Anyway, last week i was glad i took time to finish "Save Your Last Dance For Me". I was told again this was shown over the local tv network here but i say it again and again, there is no substitute for the original version!  I am planning to review those i've watched over GMA7 just to savour the full taste that was just half o me those times. I am sure if i loved those before, the second time will be the best!

Save Your Last Dance for Me is another senses-aborbing drama which you'd be sorry to set pause on. This is the story of how two people in love will keep searching, waiting and aching just to be with each other again and again, and again.

                  Eunsoo (Yoo Jin) is an ordinary but lovelyl, girl who lives away from the city maybe unsophisticated but will prove to be very charming and pure. Running a small country hotel, Dreaming Forest with her father.While Kang Hyunwoo (Ji Seong) is rich heir to family's group of companies, a guy rebelliously running away from home after deciding to pursue his dreams for photogrphy against his fathers will. On this same night, driving away out of home in rage, he met an accident where along the road, Eunsoo and her father found him. Completely losing his memory, the Eunsoo and her father took care of him as part of the family where he was given the name "Baek Changho". Both growing close with each other as time passed, both fell in love. Fearing of the consequenses by the time he regains his memory, he gave Eunsoo a ring with an oath under the tree. On the night after the engagement, her father passed away. Soon after another tragedy came to her life on her birthday when Changhao mysteriously disappeared. A year of love they shared ended but for Eunsoo, love goes on searching.

             One day, for a hope that Eunsoo will get over her painful past, her bes friend took her to Seoul for a blind date without her awareness but on the same day, she was fated not for a blind date but to accidentally cross her path once more with Changhao. A heart desperately crying out for reunion, Eunsoo finds herself crumbling to pieces when he same guy stands before her unable to see her more than a stranger. Changhao becomes Kang Hyunwoo, the wealthy heir to a large conglomerate who belongs to the world of elite. He is the pure jealousy and the ulitmate target of some one else's revenge.

                Find out how love will keep recongnizing each other by love no matter how the memory erases some picture. Find out how love will keep on surviving days and days of parting again and again. And find out how it will keep waiting and searing and will always be meant to be shared in the end.

                The lead actor may not be that really "handsome" in fact ummm i think he somewhat got the likes of filipino comedian Smokey Manaloto but eyyyy he'z got a way to sweep you off your feet on this lovestory/drama. I'd still say it doesn't affect the entire worth of this.

Somebody told me it's a very depressing drama but i watched it and found out that beyond that anyhow there's a reason to smile behind a tear.This is one unforgettable bittersweet lovestory that has won me over.



The Snow Queen is based on a fairy tale  of the same title by Hans Christian Anderson. Greta and Kay walk to life as Han Tae Woong played by Hyun Bin ( of Kim Sam Soon) and Sung Yu Ri as Kim Bora ( who for me got some resemblance to Filipino actress/host Kris Aquino). This is a  story of a genius who's withering away through an extreme self-blame and guilt after the death of his best friend and a rich girl who from childhood suffers with incurable illness . Both cold and frozen by the grim realities of life found each other and unexpectedly melted into each other's arms.



The first scene of the story takes place in Lapland, a very significant place for two people who resemble the numbing hopelessness and one miracle with one spark of warmth. This is where the guy tells a story of an undying love.



This is one tale intricately woven together to remind me again and again what dreams, love, friendship, forgiveness, and hope is really all about.

I am about to finish Spring Waltz later. This is the last of Endless Love Season Drama which started from Winter Sonata, Autum in My Heart and Summer Scent. Spring Waltz was shown on ABS-CBN last year (i am not exactly sure) but this local network here seems to have a dry color on tv (is it my location? am i not on cable?)

I am drawn to the original version for the same bunches of reason.



Spring Waltz is another intensely touching lovestory of childhood friends who by the odd fate of poor lives met in a beautiful spring. Suhou, ( Seo Do-yeong)as a little boy repeatedly suffered from from his father's irresponsible behaviour, leaving him to an orphanage then the care under of his father's friend. His only wish and hope was to save coins so he could take a trip on the ferry and find his father. While living under a foster mother and the child Eunyung,( Han Hyo-joo)he was forced to go through life normally and with courage. From being an aloof, rough,mad, uncaring and selfish brother to a little sister by chance, things were then to change as he discovered that little sacrificing, giving and sweet Eunyung as a child was weak and needed an expensive operation to suvive.Both were drawn with each other in a strong and deep childhood friendship which was short-lived.





It was Suoho's father's decietful return which tricked them all in a deadly mess as he stole and ran away with the money wich eunyung'z mother diligently saved day to day for her operation. Unprepared and in shock with desperation, eunyung's mother left from their province to the busy Seoul just to hunt for her moeny back. NOt longer then, Suoho and Eunyung (who never wanted to part from her brother) travelled the same with the thought that they might find Suoho's father, retrieve what is left of the money and be reunited with Eunyung's mom. By some sudden bad and sad point, Eunyung's mother met an accient and died without their knowledge. The exhausting and starving journey for both kids made another sad turn. Eunyung was gravely ill and Suohu was rushed her to the hospital. Without the money, needed for operation, he was almost hopeles until he met another woman patient. The woman mistook Souhoo to be her late son. The utter pain of separation started here. Helpless Suoho, despite his unwillingness was forced to make the final decision to leave his entire life and being as Suoho and become the frustrated couple's new "jaeha". He made a step to completely abandon his real identity and be away from Eunyung for good in exchange of Eunyung's survival.





Assuming a different life and name, he flew to a foriegn country and both grew up apart. 15 years after he became a renown pianist, still under the tormoil of his painful past and hunted by it and Eunyung a struggling girl. Their paths crossed unexpectedly , unknowingly in Austria where She joined an arts competition. Eunyung taking on a bit of change on her name and Suoho with a complete change on his own, who knew nothing only falsely, that he once tried to save the girl who never survived enough to live. both trapped in a whirlwind fate. To step into each other's path once more, his best friend Philip (Daniel Henney) will have to meet the same girl and fall in love with her.It will take breaking hearts to be with each other and to realize somewhere who they both really are as then and now and tomorrow.

Loveholic - One Love (OST SPRING WALTZ)

Mar geh Geh in juh nope un ha neur geu peu reum boh dah
Bar geh Bi Choon Neun Boo shin het sar..
geu dda seu hahm boh dah duh
Gah seum buck chan dan hah nah
Geu gun sarang ee get joe

Hwar jjack pee uh oh reun juh ggot cheh..
geu hyang ghi boh dah
Choke Choke hah geh juck shi neun bohm bi..
geu dar comb hahm boh dah duh
Gam mi roe eun dahn hah nah
E she sang hah na Bbeun in..
One Love

*Chorus
I love you so
love is the beautiful one
I love you so
love is the beautiful one
all we need is love
real love

Cho roak moor ghil num chee neun dur pahn
geu suhl reh ihm boh dah
Hahn ggut soo noh ah jin moo ji geh..
geu chan ran hahm boh dah duh
Ah reum dah oon dahn hah nah
E she sang hah nah Bbeun in..
One Love

*Chorus
I love you so
love is the beautiful one
I love you so
love is the beautiful one
all we need is love
real love

______


ONE LOVE
by Acel Bisa

Higher than the sky above you
Clearer than blue
Brighter than the rays of sunshine
Warmer than what you feel
More than all the wonders you see
It's the most wonderful thing

Brighter than the living colors of flowers you see
Sweeter than the touch of water
Flowing from the mountain spring
More than all the wonders you see
It's the most wonderful thing

One love...
I love you so
Love is the beautiful one
I love you so
Love is the beautiful one
All we need is love
Real love

Marvel at the sight of greenfields
Amazingly seen
Watch the colors of the rainbow
It's a miracle you see
More than all the wonders can be
But there's more than that

One Love...
I love you so
Love is the beautiful one

Greater than what you can feel
More than what you ever dreamed
This is better than your everything
One love...

I love you so
Love is the beautiful one

All we need is love
One love

I'm getting more hooked on korean drama series. It's not that it's my first time to watch some this year. I was a good follower of Winter Sonata, Autumn in my Heart, Stairway to Heaven, Coffee Prince, Full House and others but I guess its different when you see it dubbed into tagalog with revised soundracks.  I've heard and had glimspse of  "Which Star Are You From"  shown over ABS-CBN and even "Princess HOurs" but it didn't catch my attention much until i got them on dvd's.

I can't believe how i make room to watch pure korean drama these days and how I'm starting to be quite contagious. I am even looking forward to collecting all-korean drama series and to take time watching those i've seen via local netwoks knowing it would make me love and appreciate those stories.

Compared to spanish and filipinodrama series what makes Korean taste distinctively exciting and soul-captivating?

1.  Theirstories touches the heart and deeper.

2. They have brilliantly sensitive scripts it makes me more attached and charmed by their philosophic and  poetic verses. Those you'd love to replay again and again and those that stick with you like life's lessons.

3. I should admit that Korean drama series are more sweetly conservativeThey have reduced violence and sex all through out. It's the type young ones should watch about love. While on our tv, scenes of violence and lust is prolonged unnecessarily, they made a point that those types got no space on their drama. You can see love and feel it, bt never cheap lusty style. You may see and feel hatred and vengeance too but never  bloody devilish, hannibal lectern-ish! I'm definitely sick of those!

4. They have soundtracks which  do make a complete romantic,heart-pounding or tearing flow. Soundtracks that would feel just like a perfect background of nature with human heart at the centerstage.

5. I love how their stories reveal a lot on how they value their arts, culture, tradition, and spiritual beliefs. 

6. I love how they remind me that spa isn't suppose to be just for upper class ladies and that it's part of natural hygiene. No wonder, they have sooo  beautiful silky skin!

7. I love the innate acting talents of their stars not to mention that they too have appealing  guyz if not totally asianly gorgeous!

8. Their story is in every way run from one curve to another with a steadily mounting pace. You can't wait for a chapter to end and for another to start. No overexposed boring and worthless scenes! It is simply addicting!

Have you ever watched Dr. Heo Jun? I did on Arirang before and it was the only drama series shown around 12midnight phils. time which nevertheless I never failed to wach episode to episode. Watch it when you can and you'll know what i mean. :)

Saranghago Inneyo (Which star are you from? Track 4)
Singer: M.C the Max / Romanization by Kreah
saranghaeson andwil sa-ram
kutaerul saranghago in-neyo
mol-li tomangchiryo haedo
nae mamun mot kandago sorichineyo
imi nae haruharu-ga
kudaero kaduk chaboryonneyo
gugaecho-o chi-uryogo
momburimchyodo kkumjokto anhjyo
kamchuryohaedo seum-giryohaedo
nomu koburin sarangun
ocholseuga omneyo
mianhaeyo kudael sarang-haneyo
***onuldo nan kudael ji-umyo sarayo
nae yokshime kudaega apa-hal-kkaba
mae-il-mae-il kudaerul mironaebochiman
hajing nae mamen
kudaero itjyo gu jariye
saranghaeyo saranghaeyo
I marul kkok hago shiponnunde
hangsang maumsoguroman
seubaekbondo nomke yaegil-haeyo
kamhi kutaerul saranghaneyo
ottokhanayo torikilsudo omnun nae sarang
naegen ojik hana ppunin saranginde
Repeat ***
aju molri kudaerul ttona sum-nundaedo
andwilkot katayo
kudael sarangi aninobyolro purununkon …
_______________

Soon As i get the an mp3 or vid for this it will be here. 

I wish i'll have someone who can interpret the lyrics. A hundred times, i know i'll love these songs. Korean drama is at its best when you watch it straight from dvd's not on abs-cbn or gma7. One of the reasons for that is, there's no substitute for their soundtracks!




Sweet Love (Which star are you from? - Soundtrack 7)
Romanization by Kreah

Nal sarang-hae-chwoso / kyote issoso
Haengboge nunmuri na / komaun saram
Nae pare kitae-yo / kkumul kkunun kudae
Saranguro ttorrinun nae-mam nukkyo-jinayo
Someday come in my heart
kudae haenbogul chaja-julkeyo
chinan sarangi apudorado
ta jirul su itke
hunnun ku misoro / narul pu-rumyo
molriso tto nukkyoyo kudae hum-songul
kudae geu hyanggiye / na hwanghu-rhae chyoyu
poriji mothan nae sulpumdo mudhyo-jyokayo
Someday come in my heart
kudae haenbogul chaja-julkeyo
chinan sarangi apudorado
ta jirul su itke
kudaeyege nae-min tu sonul chama-julrhaeyo
nuhji-marayo my love
I wish love forever
saranghalkeyo jikyo-julkeyo
naye sarangul cho-nhae-julkeyo
kudae gasumane
(background)
Someday come in my heart
kudae haenbogul chaja-julkeyo
oohh…
ta jirul su itke

Urobomyon… bulrobomyon (Which Star Are You From?)



Singer: Na Young Joo / Romanization by Kreah

kantanun mal ttonandan mal
ku mojinmal nanun midulsuga opso
ni saengae sarangunhanaraso
kuge na-injul arasso
ittanunmal shiltanunmal
ku mottwinmal ottohke chamaya-hae
manh-aso nae-mam apa manhaso
jakku ilgurojin
nae olgurul kamjulsu opso
Chorus
haru mogul noha urobomyon
norul mogi mege bulrobomyon
nol chatji anhulkka nado salsu issukka
nae nun norul ji-olttaekkajiman
maumkkot ulsu itke dwintamyon
i hunjongtuldo chi-ulsu issulkka
sarang-handa jikyo-junda ku yangsogun
modu kojitmariya
no obshi harudo mossanunde
chunbido mothannal
borindamyon ojjoronmarya
Repeat Chorus
sarangul midunke jweraso
irohke mae-il ku jwekabsuro
apaya hanabwa
sumdo mosshin jidokhan
gu gotongdulman kadukcha
norul chunkulmankum miwohamyo
ani gurohke halsu itdamyon
ni kiokduldo ijen
narul ttona kaltende
norul miwo halsudo opnun na
norul chi-olsudo optnun na
sarang mankum hapumyo sarayaji
nika jun i bolro..

Miracle (Which star are you from? OST)
Sung by M To M / Romanization by Kreah


Ne du sonul duro hanurul karyodo
Hana kamchul su omnun gotchorom
Nol saranghanun nae mapdo karil sul opso
Nol saranghae

Sarang dwiye sumun ipyori ulkkebwa
Kobi na nol nuhchin anhulge
Nol pubun nae sarangul
Huhweobshi chigimyo saragalke

Taeyangul karin hodumi wa
Ddaeron uri opkil manasodo gwaenchanha
Nae saranghi himudo nol bicholke
Hamugokjong hajima

Norul saranghaeso nomu saranghaeso
Nae sumi tahandaedo
Toshin norul ilhchinun anha i sesang kutorado
Niga kuriwiso nomu kuriwiso hunmyongi nal jabado
Nae sarangul baetgichin anhulkoyo
Nonun nae salme hiyunikka

Chinan sangchodurul naege matkyotugo
Hije ni haenbogul chajaga
Ne gorumi mugohwo momcwosotddae naega dowajulteni

Taeyangul karin hodumi wa
Ddaeron uri opkil manasodo gwaenchanha
Nae saranghi himudo nol bicholke
Hamugokjong hajima

Norul saranghaeso nomu saranghaeso
Nae sumi tahandaedo
Toshin norul ilhchinun anha i sesang kutorado
Niga kuriwiso nomu kuriwiso hunmyongi nal jabado
Nae sarangul baetgichin anhulkoyo
Nonun nae salme hiyunikka

Ijenunuljima hangsang nol chigimke
Nae modun got dabachyo
Shimhan baramhi nal hundurodo
Kyondil su isso / saranghanikka

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Translation for the Miracle:

Even though I raise my two hands to hide the heavens
As though nothing can be kept hidden
My loving heart can't be hidden either. I love you.
Afraid of the goodbye that's behind love
I'm terrified. I'm never letting you go
I'll never make you regret my love for you

The hidden sky's dark and
Even though the road in front of us may be blocked,it's ok
My love's strength will shine for you. Don't worry

Because I love you,love you so much
Until my breath stops
I won't forget you even until I'm at the end of this world
Because I dream of you,dream of you so much
Although fate may catch me
It won't take away my love
Because you are my reason for living

I will take care of your past hurt
Now find your happiness
When your walk becomes heavy,until you stop,I will help you

The hidden sky's dark and
Even though the road in front of us may be blocked,it's ok
My love's strength will shine for you. Don't worry

Because I love you,love you so much
Until my breath stops
I won't forget you even until I'm at the end of this world
Because I dream of you,dream of you so much
Although fate may catch me
It won't take away my love
Because you are my reason for living

can't find the last stanzatranslation for the very last stanza.

I spent 3 sleepless nights last week just to watch "which star are you from" and i should say it is one ofthe best korean love stories I can't seem to get over with. The story left a lingering touch which keeps me lovestrucked...even now.







I've seen Kim Rae Won on Attic Cat with the late model/actress Jeong Da Bin and Love Story In Harvard with Kim Tae-Hee (who once played a villain as Eunice on a well-known Stairway to Heaven) However, i think i've completely fallen for Kim Rae Won as he played Cuishenxi, a broken-hearted director who after years of tormoil and guilt at the loss of his girlfriend in a car accident, took a trip to the rural areas of Korea. He then met a young, innocent villager, BokSil/KinFushi (played by Jung Ryu Won) with a striking resemblance of the girl he lost but whose life, gestures,manners proved to be a complete opposite. More than this, it was this girls' plain, simple, carefree and yet honest,brave and and strong ideals in life which slowly swept a guy like him into what people around him never thought possible.



As both fell in love with each other deeper, a bitter twist of fate stepped in as the truth of Boksil/kinfushi's real self unfolds. The girl by an odd chance turns out to be Hailin, the lost sister of Shenxi's late girlfriend, Haixu whose family belongs in an upper class, who's mother couldn't seem to accept nor forgive.



Feel the intense love and pain from mother to mother to daughter as Boksil/fushi becomes Hailin with a new mother who turns her into a fairytale-cinderela. This story shows how deep a mother's love can go and what it does take to be a real mother.



Feel the intense heat of love and pain as the lost cinderela is caught up in the middle of the web of hatred, grudge and both were forcibly locked apart .

Feel the moving power of how both of them fought against all odds, and feel what love can and must do to live on. Feel their passion,pain,joys,sufferings and how both endure every inch.

Feel the heart-breaking and yet healing grace of love in the end.



Grab a copy of this dvd and watch it if you haven't and once more know what real love is.