Lovers in Prague

Just spent a small fortune on 2 korean drama DVDs earlier this evening.

Like a year ago, caught a couple of episodes of the drama on cable and liked it so much I decided to buy the DVD series... So what is the show about?

In Lovers In Prague, Foreign Affairs Officer Jae-Hee (Jeon Do-Yeon) tries her best to keep a low profile in Prague as the daughter of South Korean's president. Putting her life back together after a painfully silent separation from Young-woo (Kim Min Joon) was no easy feat. Things take an unexpected turn when she meets Sang-Hyeon (Kim Joo-Hyuk), a police sergeant who arrives in Prague attempting to mend the broken relationship with his girlfriend Hye-joo (Yoon Se-Ah).

Apart from the well paced story, another aspect I quite enjoyed was that they actually shot part of the drama in Prague amidst the cobblestone roads and the old architectural landscape. Even in the flatness of video, the scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.

Of course, the fact that I've been there walking the same streets and Charles Bridge further adds to the appeal of the drama series. Notice the latter in the photo on the left?

Performances from the three main leads have shown to be consistently strong. Joo-Hyuk's rough and rugged police sergeant, Sang Hyeon, completely deserved the Best Actor Award. And while I didn't really like Jae-Hee at first, she definitely grew on me as the story progressed.

The few Korean dramas I have seen so far... The female leads are seriously UGLY... at first sight anyway. They always have to take some time to grow on me. The cutest guy is also always the one who loves the (ugly) female lead but she would inevitably love another, often seemingly impossible, guy. The other guy would often not be the cutest, but they do have a charisma of their own.

For those who have not seen the show, any guesses as to who are the female and male leads of the show?

And the more I watch the show, the more I also love the OST. I hope I will resist for a while and not buy the OST, like I did my previous K-drama. Perhaps there's someone out there who may have the OST and is willing to lend me for a spell?

Click here for the official site of the show at the Korea National Tourism Org.