I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004) was a 16 episode, huge television hit series made by Koreans, but popular all throughout the Asian world.
Slightly soap-opera-ish in nature, it is an extremely addictive show because it develops its plot lines slowly and you really begin to care about the characters. The leads are all very attractive people (especially the awesome and incredibly handsome Ji-seob So as Mu-hyeok and the little dynamo Su-jeong Im, who was great in the Korean hit film A Tale Of Two Sisters), and their acting is realistic and evocatively emotional, and often funny as well. The music is beautiful too and the production values are excellent. It was filmed in Australia and Korea.
It's the story of a petty gangster, Mu-hyeok - a street hustler growing up homeless in Australia, who is shot in the head at the wedding of a woman he loved. She was marrying a rich gangster for his money, yet Mu-hyeok, still deeply in love with her, risks his own life to save hers when an assassin shows up to kill the wedding couple.
The doctors cannot remove the bullet in Mu-hyeok's brain, and they give him only a few months to live. The woman he saved gives him a lot of money and tells him to return to his homeland of Korea to die. He goes and makes a search for his birth mother whom he believes gave him up for adoption because of financial hardship. When he finds her he is shocked to discover she is rich, has another son, and so he doesn't reveal to her his identity but instead plans his revenge on her.
Along the way he discovers he has a twin sister, and he falls in love with a gentle girl named Eunchae Song who works for his step-brother. Over time he begins a mellowing process. Will he cling to bitterness until the end of his life, or will he find the grace to forgive those he believed wronged him?
Many surprises are in store for the viewer during this series, right up to the last scenes. There is also some wonderful humor to relieve the dramatic tension. I really loved this show and everyone I have recommended it to has become as hooked as I was! It's just as addictive as those famous British - PBS series such as Upstairs, Downstairs or The Forsyte Saga or The Duchess of Duke Street! Except the stars are all Korean!
Now, there are several ways to buy this awesome series. You can order each episode off Amazon On Demand for $1.99 each, but the files have DRM copyright protection on them so you'll only be able to watch them on your computer. These are good quality files with excellent white subtitles in English.
Or you can buy a 9 disc box set from KBSDVD, which is out of print now but worth tracking down because it has the best images (though the subtitles are not as good as the Amazon video files).
Then there is another KBS release that is only 2 discs, but the images have been condensed to MPEG1 files instead of proper MPEG2 files, so I suggest you avoid this one. The yellow subtitles in this box-set are terrible in comparison to your other options. Ask the seller how many discs are in the set you wish to buy.
Yet another box-set with 7 DVDs is available in Korea, but you're not going to find that selling here in the States because it is Region 3.
However you track it down, don't miss it. It's literally the most addictive show I've watched in years and years. I love it! 10 stars out of 10.
Slightly soap-opera-ish in nature, it is an extremely addictive show because it develops its plot lines slowly and you really begin to care about the characters. The leads are all very attractive people (especially the awesome and incredibly handsome Ji-seob So as Mu-hyeok and the little dynamo Su-jeong Im, who was great in the Korean hit film A Tale Of Two Sisters), and their acting is realistic and evocatively emotional, and often funny as well. The music is beautiful too and the production values are excellent. It was filmed in Australia and Korea.
It's the story of a petty gangster, Mu-hyeok - a street hustler growing up homeless in Australia, who is shot in the head at the wedding of a woman he loved. She was marrying a rich gangster for his money, yet Mu-hyeok, still deeply in love with her, risks his own life to save hers when an assassin shows up to kill the wedding couple.
The doctors cannot remove the bullet in Mu-hyeok's brain, and they give him only a few months to live. The woman he saved gives him a lot of money and tells him to return to his homeland of Korea to die. He goes and makes a search for his birth mother whom he believes gave him up for adoption because of financial hardship. When he finds her he is shocked to discover she is rich, has another son, and so he doesn't reveal to her his identity but instead plans his revenge on her.
Along the way he discovers he has a twin sister, and he falls in love with a gentle girl named Eunchae Song who works for his step-brother. Over time he begins a mellowing process. Will he cling to bitterness until the end of his life, or will he find the grace to forgive those he believed wronged him?
Many surprises are in store for the viewer during this series, right up to the last scenes. There is also some wonderful humor to relieve the dramatic tension. I really loved this show and everyone I have recommended it to has become as hooked as I was! It's just as addictive as those famous British - PBS series such as Upstairs, Downstairs or The Forsyte Saga or The Duchess of Duke Street! Except the stars are all Korean!
Now, there are several ways to buy this awesome series. You can order each episode off Amazon On Demand for $1.99 each, but the files have DRM copyright protection on them so you'll only be able to watch them on your computer. These are good quality files with excellent white subtitles in English.
Or you can buy a 9 disc box set from KBSDVD, which is out of print now but worth tracking down because it has the best images (though the subtitles are not as good as the Amazon video files).
Then there is another KBS release that is only 2 discs, but the images have been condensed to MPEG1 files instead of proper MPEG2 files, so I suggest you avoid this one. The yellow subtitles in this box-set are terrible in comparison to your other options. Ask the seller how many discs are in the set you wish to buy.
Yet another box-set with 7 DVDs is available in Korea, but you're not going to find that selling here in the States because it is Region 3.
However you track it down, don't miss it. It's literally the most addictive show I've watched in years and years. I love it! 10 stars out of 10.