Inspiring Generation Finale Episodes 23-24

SOOOOOOOO..... if you haven't watched yet do not read any futher....

 OK REYEON dies... she knows that Hwangbang had poison for Jung Tae and because she couldn't bare to see anything happen to him she switched cups and drank his, then died in his arms shortly their after. She dies and Jung Tae goes as I like to say "Ape Shit" running all through Bamsamtong to Hwangbang, until Jung Jae Hwa talked sense into him. Then Jung Tae began to use his mind and came up with a plan.

Throughout episode 23 and 24 we see Jung Tae scare the crap out of the leader of Hwangbang. In Episode 24 it seemed that Hwangbang had gotten the upper hand setting a trap for the Bamsamtong gang. Shin Jung Tae could be compared to a super hero as he fights a guy who is apparently famous and known as the tiger style of fighting master. Shin Jung Tae must be the master because he took him out. Still it seemed like Hwangbang was about to take Bamsamtong but some General and the military comes out of no where and takes ALL of them Bamsamtong and Hwangbang. He talks to the leader of Hwangbang who lies, but the general already had documents proving he was lying and locked him up. Now all Shin Jung Tae asked for was for the Joeson people of Bamsamtong have a safety area. The General said he would see what he could do... in the mean time WHAT ABOUT THE IL GOOK HWE????

Well Aoki set up a plan to take over Bamsamtong before it could become a safety zone, unfortunately for him Gaya loves Jung Tae too much for him not to be warned. He comes and takes of the rest of the guys that Jung Jae Hwa didn't get and then fights Aoki who never could fight. Then the official message comes in that Bamsamtong will be a safety zone and Il Gook Hwe has to leave them alone. And in the end Gaya brings Chung Ah to Shin Jung Tae.

Now I really loved Inspiring Generation it was a great drama. It had so much action and melodrama. There was romance and there was hate, but for me it sort of failed towards the end because it seemed rushed and I think that throughout the drama they tried to put way too many story arcs in it. I really wanted to see more with Jung Tae and Chung Ah but they only gave this situation like two minutes and the show was over. Jung Tae gets neither girl as Ok Reyeon dies and Gaya goes on bout her business with Aoki and the Japanese. I guess with any drama you have to just say that the rest of the characters went on to live happily ever after.

Overall I was pleased to see Kim Hyun Joong as a character like this, fighting, and being like a man. He has always been a flower boy, but Jung Tae is a long cry from Ji Hoo; although we can fall in love with both. Was his acting better than before? I am not sure. I love Kim Hyun Joong so I am bias, BUT I can say his eyes act well. I am not sure. He still seems just as stoic as he has been in other programs. He is never given a character that is multifaceted but then again you can't say he plays the same characters either. Ji Hoo was a hopeless romantic who was rather stoic. Baek Sueng Jo was a child genius who was set in his ways and spoiled (to a degree) also very stoic. BUT then again looking at the word stoic, Shin Jung Tae wasn't stoic he was also ways showing emotions, especially anger.

Inspiring Generation seems like it was going to be a long road of fights and more fights, but now looking back I feel like it was really short. Now I am wondering what I will do on Wednesday and Thursday night?!? 

Kim Hyun Joong: OST Inspiring Generation "When Today Passes"

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Here were are!!! I knew he just HAD to sing a song for HIS own show RIGHT!!!!!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK????

Inspiring Generation!!! 17-22!!!

So I have to apologize... I went to a comic convention and never had a chance to #1 watch any episodes of Inspiring Generation and #2 I never had a chance to blog. So I have quite a bit to go over. So I'll do it the best I can with lots of pics...



Episode 17:

Jung Jae Hwa had his grand re-opening of the Shanghai Club. Ok Reyeon gets to sing but backstage.  It is during such time that Hwangbang threatens Leader Mo and forces him to fight Shin Jung Tae in order to regain some of his stability and to keep Hwangbang from killing his family. In a weird turn of events Shin Jung Tae beats Leader Mo. Also during this the Director of Intelligence Aoki has arrested Ok Reyeon in which Shin Jung Tae goes to get her, but gets caught by Aoki.

 Episode 18/Episode 19: 

In this episode Shin Jung Tae has gone after Ok Reyeon, but gets caught by Aoki. Shin Jung Tae then fights Aoki who punks out and brings out the firing squad, but before they can shoot Gaya sets the place on fire and they have to go take care of that, in the mean time DoGgo has

Ok Reyeon and cons her into signing paperwork for Hwangbang. So Hwangbang finds that Ok Reyeon is Shin Jung Tae's heart. Also Gaya reports to Il Gook Hwe everything that has occurred. Also On the low Hwangbang use a group of Mongolians to attack the people of Bamgsamtong and the actually killed about 10 people. This makes Jung Jae Hwa look to be a bad "owner." 

Episode 20:

In this episode Shin Jung Tae and Jung Jae Hwa have to fight. Shin Jung Tae beats Jung Jae Hwa and was trying to uncover what Hwang Bang had done by bringing the Mongolian who attack the town to confess who had told them to do it but before they could get it out the assistant leader of Hwang Bang killed them. Meanwhile at Il Gook Hwe the Boss is mad at everyone from Gaya to Aoki. He messing up Shinichi pretty bad making him unable to us his arm. He also puts out a hit on him, basically letting any and everyone know that if you see him take him out there is a reward. Gaya also comes at the big boss wrong as she talks all about how her mother loved a Joseon man (Korean) and was killed for it and she also says that she loves a joseon man (shin jung tae). Il Gook Hwe is falling. Also Ok Reyeon draws a map for Shin Jung Tae so that he can know his way through Hwangbang. While Shinichi brings some very important docs to Hwangbang.  A fight ensues.

Episode 21: First I just have to say Shin Jung Tae is a beast!!! He is a strong fighter and he thinks on his feets. He ninjas to HwangBang to save Ok Reyeon but ends up only really saving Gaya. (Go figure) But it is in this episode that with him, Leader Mo and the help of others he is able to create a plan that will cause HwangBang and Il Gook Hwe to attack each other in hopes to deplete Hwangbangs men while taking down Il Gook Hwe. We see Shin Jung Tae and friends blitz Il Gook Hwe. It is in this episode Shin Jung Tae and Gaya their first tender moment since their last when they were kids. AND!!!!! KIM HYUN JOONG's OST plays in the background yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OOOOOOOO and by the way AOKI kills Il Gook Hwe's leader Denichi. Takes him right out!

Episode 22:
The Plan goes into action and it is a success, they deplete both Hwangbang and Il Gook Hwe. In the light of victory Shin Jung Tae ask to marry Ok Reyeon and they are wed. That is the most Important aspect of the episode to me LOL!!! BUT what will happen next. I have seen some spoilers for episode 23 so I am ready to cry my eyes out :(

Inspiring Generation Weekly Review Episodes 15/16

Yes Finally Shin Jung Tae realizes he is a pawn in this situation (The war between Hwangbang, and Il Gook Hwe). Finally he sees that there is something fishy about Hwangbang. Now he is starting to think instead of just fight. He goes to Hwangbang and asks if the leader, Seol Doo- Sung, to be his surrogate father as Jung Tae is now parent-less, of course Jung Tae did it in front of everyone in town and it would have looked terrible if the old man declined. So Jung Tae was adopted by Seol- Doo- Sung in a Chinese ceremony, making it almost impossible for Seol Doo Sung to kill Jung Tae it will make him look bad morally. Then Jung Tae says he wants to learn under Jae Hwa. He's sort of screwing with Hwangbang. The episode ends with Jung Tae and Jae Hwa back to back under attack at Club Shanghai, which is rather interesting to see these two together as they were once at odds. The TALK of episode 15 has nothing to do with Jung Tae fighting or trying take revenge for his fathers death, but was all about Kim Hyun Joong and his almost naked scenes, which lasted all of 5 seconds LOL!!! But it was kind of a big deal. I guess a bath in this time period, in this particular drama is the shower scene equivalent. Regardless thanks Korean Drama Gods because we love Kim Hyun Joong but more importantly we like him naked. Especially with the definition of muscles!!!

Here are some stills to further the imagination:

So episode 15 leaves us with Jung Tae and Jae Hwa in a bind, and it is with episode 16 that Leader Mo returns, unfortunately even though he helps the two in their situation he is there to take Club Shanghai and become the owner. It seems though that Hwangbang didn't mention that Shin Jung Tae had anything to do with the club and Leader Mo was like "what's up with that" in so many words. It was obvious to Leader Mo that Hwangbang had something again Jung Tae and was trying to get rid of him without having to do it themselves as Jung Tae was his "Son". In the mean time Aoki Doyama (the guy who gave Gaya the tip when she had to battle that one guy back in the day) he is in town and lets Gaya know that she needs to make more progress or it will be her life. Of course you can see he is in love with her so, I am wondering about that statement. Also while digging up info about Shin Jung Tae, Aoki Doyama is told of Ok Reyon's situation from the past when she killed ol' boy who was obviously of importance so I am nervous about her fate.
How cute are Jung Tae and Ok Reyeon? How hilarious was it when he walked in on Ok Reyeon about to get a shot of some medicine in her booty. And then he acts rather regular about seeing her butt saying he saw it as a child. They are becoming a loving couple so now I feel like I need to hold on to my seat because the more loving they become the more likely their relationship will have a tragic fate. So we are at Club Shanghai's grand opening and the rumor is that Leader Mo will fight Shin Jung Tae. Of course Hwangbang threatens to have Leader Mo's whole family murdered if he doesn't fight and beat Jung Tae. So Leader Mo is in a predicament as he has to think about his conscience as if was Jung Tae's father who saved him years ago in which he had debt to Jung Tae.
This drama takes me through a lot changes, so many FEELZ coming over me. GREAT Actors, GREAT characters!!! Next Week we will see episodes 17/18, which actually makes me sad as this is a 24 episode drama. So we are getting so close to the end. :-( I really don't know what will happen in the end. I really want Shin Jung Tae to live see that his sister didn't die, and marry Ok Reyeon living happily in some part of Asia. But that is just my wishful thinking... We should prepare for more fights!  

Inspiring Generation Episodes 13/14 The Feelz... The Fights...The Frienemies!!!!

OMO OMO OMO OMO OMO!!!!

Inspiring Generations is reaching a boiling point.  First off episode 13…. FEELZ!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry this one is a SPOILER for sure so if you are not watching then don’t read this, if you watch regularly then go ahead and read this to relive all the FEELZ!!! For instance as I mentioned before EPISODE 13!!!! Shin Jung Tae basically proposed to Ok Reyeon saying that he wanted to live the rest of his days beside her and then they shared an intimate kiss that I can’t be jealous about because I totally “ship” Shin Jung Tae and Ok Reyeon.

One thing that everyone seems to realizes in both episodes 13/14 is that  Deguchi Gaya is definately the one who killed Shin Jung Tae's Father (previous owner of Shanghai apparently). Luckily for Gaya she is using the right to claim that she did it as by request from the deceased as he had been attacked by someone and was dying slowly. He wanted his life ended so not to be in tortured in agony of internal bleeding. On the other side Gaya realizes who attacked Jung Tae's father, which brings in the irony of the drama. Evidence shows that the Assistant Leader of Hwangbang was the one who beat Jung Tae's father and in further scenes, the leader of Hwangbang and the assistant leader pretty much say they did it during a conversation together. All the while Jung Tae doesn't know or realize any of this. How about how Jung Tae barges into Gaya's spot and fights/beats all her guys like its nothing???

And when he goes to her and she says she killed his father that look on his face was like he had gone mad, I really didn't know if he wanted to kill her or kiss her LOL!!!! Gaya tells him that she always believed that he was truthful in the fact that his father hadn't killed her father, which is evidence that Jung Tae is in her heart. But I am wondering if he is done with the Feelz he once had for her or is he just needing time to get his head right about all of it? I am really wondering about their fates. What will come of them? Who will live? Who will die? Will Jung Tae be with the sweet loving Ok Reyeon or will he die with Gaya because I have a feeling she has an ill fate ahead. I think alot of characters will die. And since when does the Princess of Il Gook Hwae tell the enemy to go become the owner of Bamgsamtong???

Now in Episode 14 Jung Jae Hwa asks Shin Jung Tae to work under him in which Jung Tae is like Wae? Before they can get into it the others run to tell Jung Jae Hwa that the "police" are out beating people and asking for papers which is a surprise because these particular "police" don't usually do it on that particular day. Especially since the other group was doing it on the same day. The Leader of Hwangbang ordered that to show Jung Jae Hwa who was the true owner of Bamgsamtong. Of course when Jung Tae sees the police beating all the people, he goes into action and starts fight the police. He would have gotten away with it if that dummy Jung Jae Hwa hadn't of sucker punched him and allowed the police to grab him and says that he should be put in federal pen. Unfortunately for Jung Jae Hwa the people of Bamgsamtong saw Jung Tae the way he saw his father, as a hero. Now the chick that hangs with Ok Reyeon who Jung Jae Hwa wants to get with is sketchy because she tells him the only way for him to become the owner of Bamgsamtong is to kill Jung Tae. Yet she also is the one who treats Jung Tae's wounds and knows that Ok Reyeon is in love with him so what gives??? I swear the only person who truely loves Jung Tae is Ok Reyeon. Shinichi makes his way to Shanghai as word goes out that Gaya let Jung Tae walk in and out of her spot alive. Excuse me but does it seem like Shinichi and that one Military dude seem to be in love with Gaya????? Seems like they want to protect her for personal reasons than for Il Gook Hwae.  The military guy who has now become a public affairs officer shows up, with Shinichi comes Dgoo and the last scenes Shinchi and the assistant leader of Hwang Bang fight and during this fight Dgoo whispering in Jung Tae's ear about how the assistants fighting style creates a terrible bruise on the chest, which is the same bruise Jung Tae's father had, on his chest.... so now Jung Tae has the idea in his head, in the meantime, Gaya is questioning Hwang Bang about the death of her mother.

By the way... its so hard keeping up with characters' names.... GEESH!!!

Inspiring Generation Episode 11/12 review... SO MANY FEELZ!!!!

Shin Jung Tae finally realizes  what kind of man his father was and forgives him for abandoning him, his sister and his mother. Since Poong Cha and his father passed Jung Tae has shown a lot of emotions, which means Kim Hyun Joong has had to find this place in his acting skills and he has been successful. Previously Jung Tae broke down over Poong Cha, but last night he basically collasped at his father's funeral.

Unfortunately Jung Tae is still unaware that all these gangs are using him as a pawn to gain or maintain power. Episode 12 proves that to all of them Jung Tae is pretty much expendable.

Now I have a PREDICTION about Gaya/Jung Tae/ Ok Reyeon....

Gaya  and Jung Tae won't be together, because Gaya is probably gonna be the reason Jung Tae dies or  appears to die. If Jung Tae dies the story will end with Ok Reyeon finding out in the end that Jung Tae always loved her or they will be together.

THIS IS JUST A PREDICTION!!!! 

 Oh and Episode 12 gave us an explanation for the sudden disappearance of Kim Soo Ok. Ok Reyeon says: "That man that helped me also died." 

Guess the new writers couldn't think of anything spectacular.

I'm nervous about this drama. I really wanted this one to excel for Kim Hyun Joong prior to his enlistment. It seems that he will be entering the military in October 2014.

Maybe he will put out more music before he goes in, or maybe SS501 will have another special reunion concert.

One can always wish/hope/pray!!!

Inspiring Generation Episode 9/10 Weekly review SPOILERS!

Shin Jung Tae....GEESH!!! As soon as he makes friends, he makes enemies.

Ok so first Poong Cha did not kill Dobi leader Hwang Bong-Sik, he just put him in a sleeper hold, because he knew that he would have stopped him from going to the Ill Gook Hwa camp to get Jung Tae. OH MY GOD the reactions from Hwang Bong Sik and Shin Jung Tae when they found out Poong Cha was gone. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I mean!! I have never heard a man scream like a female in that way before, I was totally unprepared for Hwang Bong Sik's reaction.
 Shin Jung Tae....

The FEELZ... even though Kim Hyun Joong is my bias I am still looking at his acting very closely as he has been criticized in the past for not doing well, which I wonder how they could have criticized him for Ji Hoo (Boys Over Flowers), I think he did well as the romantic aloof  prodigy, because that is who he is AND Baek Seung Jo (Playful Kiss) is a non-romantic aloof prodigy SAME thing if not more so as Kim Hyun Joong has been noted to have said that he is not all into the romantic lovey dovey. So Shin Jung Tae is actually a challenge as he is not a gangster or fighter. BUT he is still aloof. I think that is just a male lead trait. I am watching closely, which is why I have been upset that Kim Hyun Joong wasn't previously in many scenes. Now I am seeing more and basically when I am watch Inspiring Generation I am watching Shin Jung Tae NOT Kim Hyun Joong. This is good!!! 

HOW ABOUT I was right about the fact that even though there was an adult Shin Jung Tae we still weren't caught up... they even showed all of episode 1's introduction scenes.
I would just like to say that I am totally disgusted in the fact that  Gaya loves Shin Jung Tae AND worst that Shin Jung Tae loves Gaya. We know what happens in such situations, being that this drama is all about fighting and troubles, it seems that there will be a tragic ending.... do you think the Kdrama world will do this to us? They did it to us with 49 Days, remember that ending with the characters standing at the graves of the ones they loved? Of course Jung Tae still has to discover the whereabouts of his sister Cheng Ah.

How about my discovery... There are soooooo many characters involved in this drama and it seems like I keep finding connections to other dramas, like Song Jae Rim who I noted in the review of Episode 8. 
First I should mention Sunbae Jung Ho Bin who plays Wang Baek-San. He was also in Boys Over Flowers. But as Shin Jung Tae meets the guy who had been his father's right hand man, Jung Jae-Hwa, played by, Kim Sung-Oh I thought to myself: Wait I know him from something....Was he in the drama When A Man Loves? I was right. This is a HUGE cast so of course there will be connections to other dramas. 

How about the reunion with Ok Reyeon? She is the that nice sweet girl who would like him to stop fighting, unfortunately she doesn't understand the world that he is involved in... I was so made when she sees him in the middle of the fight and screams out to stop fighting, then he gets clocked right upside the head. AISH!!!!
But I am glad that they have found each other again and I hope she doesn't mess him up any more but I am sure she will...

His facial expression is priceless when he sees her. Like I said this is not like Kim Hyun Joong. When I am watching Inspiring Generation I see Shin Jung Tae. When the show is over I scream out SHIN JUNG TAE!!!!!!!!!!! When its Tuesday and I patiently await Wednesday I am like omg I can't wait to see Shin Jung Tae! When I am listening to SS501 I am like Kim Hyun Joong is my Bias. I love Kim Hyun Joong. My point is that if I can separate the character from the actor then he must be doing a good job. From some of the articles that come out of Korea, the drama is doing well in ratings, but that is not all because of Kim Hyun Joong. Its a great show! But then again I am bias LOL!!!! 

Inspiring Generation: Weekly Review/ OMG KIM HYUN JOONG is the best

I would like to do this rationally, but after tonight's episode of Inspiring Generation I am trying to just contain myself. I've never been so excited to see Wednesday/Thursday in my life. ESPECIALLY after I saw this photo show up on instagram. I was like OMG I need for this to happen. I want Shin Jung Tae and Ok Reyeon to be together, but this show is different as I can't follow with themes that correlate to Korean Dramas. For instance the male lead, that would be Shin Jung Tae, well he treats Ok Reyeon poorly, but technically Gaya is the Female lead, so technically that's who he should be with, right? So I could be looking at a reverse of the Male Lead/ Male Second lead syndrome. If you aren't aware of these things PLEASE SEE Boys Over Flowers IMMEDIATELY. 

Understand that the Second Male Lead is FOREVER ALONE.... it seems Kim Hyun Joong began as the second male lead and knows that feeling. In this case Gaya seems to be our Female Lead and Ok Reyeon is our second female which means there is a STRONG possibility that she will be the forever alone OR end up with that random really hot dude, Kim Soo-Ok (Kim Jae-Wook) (which I mean YUM)!!! Yeah BTW he is a scene stealer!!! (Kim Hyun Joong Hwaiting!!!!) I really would like Ok Reyeon and Shin Jung Tae to be together but I feel like this is about to be like House of Flying Daggers and everybody is gonna die.... Ooooo  joesonghabnida (Sorry) for such a prediction. I guess I am preparing myself for the worst. Last time we saw Shin Jung Tae buy a ring intended for Ok Reyon, and this episode we see them kiss passionately (Better than all of Kim Hyun Joong's on screen kisses like ever, who has he been practicing with and I am Jelly!!) BUT He pisses her off saying Gaya in is his sleep and then Ok Reyeon's mom pleads with him to sort of leave Ok Reyeon alone. I wonder if he will listen to her? Ok Reyeon also sort of tells Gaya to leave Jung Tae alone. This drama will go on... we have 17 more episodes to go.... in the meantime I would just like to say: 

KIM HYUN JOONG!!!!!!!! 

Is he not the best ever. I am so surprised to see him like this, I barely recognize him. I mean not just in the appearance I mean he has been sporting this look since the end of June and through the summer with the release of the mini album Unbreakable. I had also gotten use to the body, he's been showing off those muscle also since the summer, but this character... Shin Jung Tae really is NOT a flower boy at all. There is always action, he is obviously going to have cuts and bruises throughout this drama. (OMG when he practically crawled to Ok Reyeon and then says: Why did you wait? Its Cold. OMG!!! FEELZ BUT the best scene was when Ok Reyeon's friend came into the room where Shin Jung Tae was lying asleep and shirtless and she like sort grabs his chest lol, I was like did she just fan girl???) I am excited about all the action, Kim Hyun Joong is not the whole show (which kind of sucks). Remember City Hunter with Lee Min Ho, well that was a simple drama where he was almost ALWAYS seen on screen, but Inspiring Generation has so many characters that honestly we hardly get a chance to see Kim Hyun Joong.When we do see him he is fighting, recovering from fighting or saying a few lines here or there. Honestly its hard to keep up with all the characters and storylines because there are several it seems like every one has something going on. At the end of the day, Kim Hyun Joong's eyes are so gorgeous he really doesn't need lines he could just like stand there (shirtless).  Even with less scenes (So far) he is still amazing (BIAS)!!!

Inspiring Generation Weekly review: Episodes 5/6

This is EXACTLY how episode 5/6 of Inspiring Generation has me feeling. Episode 6 had me standing in the middle of the floor shouting at the TV, falling to the floor and near tears. I couldn't handle it. I don't want to go into detail about either episode, I just want to say that I ship Ok Reyeon and Shin Jung Tae. Seriously I didn't like Gaya from the start. I also adore characters who love someone who doesn't always love them back. I would have been ok with Gaya if she hadn't of gone all "I will kill your father in front of you," on Shin Jung Tae.  Ok Reyeon has been the perfect friend/girlfriend/bestie who waits for Shin Jung Tae, but episode 6 seems like another change is brewing. First I am not sure if we have really reach present day. Remember on the first episode Shin Jung Tae was told to go back to Shanghai by that guy (who most KDrama fans know as the guy who helped Goo Jun Pyo out in Boys Over Flowers, sorry I am terrible with names) we see adult Shin Jung Tae begin to reminisce about young Shin Jung Tae, but I am not certain the reminiscing is over. That is really beside the point. We are only on episode 6 and I want to hurt someone, I am not sure who.... I guess I relate with Ok Reyeon as I have found myself crushing on dudes only to be easily let down. Shin Jung Tae is not letting her down easily he is throwing imaginary darts at her heart due to his inability to walk away from a fight. I don't know how this one will work itself out....and every episode adds another character and its almost confusing. I am also nervous about the Japanese/Chinese/Korean war type stuff going on as well...seems like this is the prelude to the Korean War. Also not one episode goes by where Shin Jung Tae doesn't fight. It's terrible. Parts of me wishes that Ok Reyeon can be like Oh Ha Ni from Playful Kiss

and love Shin Jung Tae even though he keeps messing up (where as Baek Seung Jo was just a jerk). Part of me also wants her to walk away. Which is why I am not sure if the flashback is truely finished. I guess it is. I don't know. But the situation that Shin Jung Tae has gotten into at the end of episode 6 could be why we see him as a loner in episode 1. I don't know. I really can theorize right now. My head could explode right now. This drama is great but it could be too much for me to handle. I am feeling the same way I felt as I watched City Hunter, which I marathon over the course of two days. Fortunately for my HEALTH Inspiring Generation is new and airing weekly, other wise I would probably faint at work for lack of rest and like high blood pressure from the extreme changes in emotions.

Things that happened in episode 5/6

Even with scars Kim Hyun Joong is gorgeous. Something about his makes him shine. Maybe he really truely is Mr. Perfect. He has the best eyes EVER!!!

Weekly Review Inspiring Generation Episode 4

AIGOO!!!! 

WOW
Inspiring Generation....

Where do I begin? I wasn't quite sure how this episode was going to keep the suspense rising and going for the viewer. Those feelings between Gaya and Jung Tae have changed drastically due to a misunderstanding that neither one of them was expecting. I will say that Jung Tae's father and Gaya's father are intertwined in some way, but I think there is so much more to the story between the fathers and the mothers who are both dead or so we think.

One thing I will give away about episode 4 (some what of a spoiler so watch out) we see Gaya and Jung Tae train for the fate of their futures. Gaya trains with the mysterious guy I call a samurai and Jung Tae trains to jump, well, trains.

This drama is amazing in that all these characters became related in some way, more complexed than that of the Lee Min Ho drama, The Heirs, and additional characters are added every episode. I can see in the end everyone will more than likely have it in for Shin Jung Tae and he will probably find an ally in an unlikely place.

I am feeling more and more sorry for Ok Reyeon as it is obvious she is someone Jung Tae loves but in that "you are like a sister to me way."

Shin Jung Tae does succeed in jumping a train only for some interesting events to occur where we see the Dobinoris save him with the help of another group in which they become indebted to them. Unfortunately Jung Tae wakes up and receives bad news.

Towards the end of the episode, and adult Gaya is now seen as well as the adult Shin Jung Tae.  I will truely miss seeing  Kwak Dong Yun. He was excellent in showing us how Shin Jung Tae developed to be the man he becomes bringing us to Kim Hyun Joong's Shin Jung Tae.

In the last scenes of episode 4 (spoiler) we see Kim Hyun Joong (fangirling over here) now Shin Jung Tae walk through a building beating men up the whole time. I couldn't help but be reminded of him as Yoon Ji Hoo in Boys Over Flowers and how he and F4 would always come to the rescue. Kim Hyun Joong can't help but to be a beautiful guy. I mean in this drama he is really trying to go for a tough guy, but we know him as the calm Yoon Ji Hoo. Its hard erasing all those flower boy thoughts away. Even though through his music he has had many identities. He certainly showed a rougher image with Breakdown and I know he was trying show a tough boy image with Unbreakable, but his pretty face makes us forget that image. We see a tough guy image, but we know he doesn't have a tough guy heart. This is true for Shin Jung Tae and his heart will lead him to trouble.

I am excited to see Kim Hyun Joong in more action scenes and I am excited to see more of his acting as well. I am interested to see the characters unfold as revenge and love are both apparent in this drama. I really wonder in the end will this be anything like City Hunter.

Inspiring Generation Review Episode 3

How can I begin with this first installment of this week’s Inspiring Generation review? Hmmm? How about….

 OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!! 

Kwak Dong Yun is really bringing Shin Jung Tae to life for us. Or am I just falling in love with him? Looks like we are dealing with the Type B Male Lead here.  (I will discuss the difference between Male Lead type A and type B later). He is so sweet and caring that he could almost be killed from it. He wears his heart on his sleeve, but that might all change, because when we first met Kim Hyun Joong’s, Jung Tae, he was quiet and mysterious, he didn’t seem very nice at all. 

(Memories of Baek Seung Jo appear…Playful Kiss is another blog post for another day  *sighs*) 

Episode 3 shows us that things are slowly changing for Jung Tae as he is getting in deep with the Dobinori Gang and showing feelings for Gaya (poor Ok Reyeon).

Jealousy is everywhere.  (**Spoiler ALERT**) Ok Reyeon sees Deguchi Gaya kiss Shin Jung Tae on the cheek; there should be some rivalry there, but after I saw the ending of episode 3, I am not sure what could happen with these two. The rivalry could be um…deadly. At first I was a little confused about which of the ladies are the lead. I am not sure if this drama is going to be as cookie cutter as some of the previous drama’s we have watched such as “The Heirs” where we know who the male lead is and the second male lead so therefore we already know who will get the girl and who won’t, but with Inspiring Generation and the twist we see at the end, I am not sure how all this will work out, but now I see how Gaya (*Spoiler Alert**) becomes  Shin Jung Tae’s enemy. What is obvious according to all things Korean Drama, Shin Jung Tae will pretty much love Gaya and Ok Reyeon is probably forever the yeodongsaeng  (friend zone little sister also known as forever alone). But this is just a prediction.  Honestly I am confused about this love triangle.  

It also appears that there will be some clashing with in the Dobinori as one character seems to “feel some type of way”(also known as jealousy) about Shin Jung Tae and the attention given to him by the other Dobinori. There is also Do Ggoo from the other gang who has the thirst for revenge on Jung Tae as well.

Episode 3 also shows us a lot of the fathers’ backstory both Jung Tae and Gaya’s as they were once comrades. (Can someone say City Hunter? Remember that that plot twist, of course that is another one for another day, so much drama so little time!) 

I thought episode 2 hooked me, but episode 3 succeeded in making me an official fan. After the episode I said out loud to myself: “Ooooo, it hurts inside. Ooooo it hurts inside.” Meaning there were too many “feelz” and I almost couldn’t handle it. Love that turns into ugly revenge. Fathers, sons. Fathers, Daughters. A sick sister. A gang of smugglers. The chance of dying to jump a train. Random samurai killing folks. That one guy with that one weird eye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 It’s all so much!!!! 

 I tell you what I really can’t handle is waiting for 10 o’clock in Korea so it can air there so then Viki gets it and gets it translated so I can then watch it!!!! 

  Can’t wait to see Kim Hyun Jung return as Shin Jung Tae!!! 

Inspiring Generation!!!! Hwaiting!!!! Fighting!!!! 

Did he make that jump? Check of the video and go watch this drama!!! 

Weekly Review: Inspiring Generation

Drama: 감격시대  Inspiring Age, Generation of Youth, Inspiring Generation: The Birth of the God of Battle, Age of Feelings

Genre: Period, Action,  Romance, Thrillers (Gangsters/fighting)

Air date: January 15,  2014

24 episodes

Where to watch: http://www.viki.com/tv/20024c-inspiring-generation-age-of-feeling

Kim Hyun Joong 2009, 2010, 2014

For all of Kim Hyun Joong’s  fangirls, the wait is over; his 4 year hiatus from drama is over. He is back on the small screen with this Action/Period piece, Inspiring Generation. More than likely I will spotlight Kim Hyun Joong as he is well known for being the calm, quiet, voice of reason, Ji Hoo in Boys Over Flowers and the mean and indifferent Baek Seung Jo from Playful Kiss, so he has had quite an influence on K-Drama not to mention K-pop as he was in the group SS501 and has had a great solo career.  For this drama he shed his Flower Boy appearance, buffed up and is showing us a new tough body image.

With just two episodes one can already see that there will be many plot twists and turns, not to mention character entanglement. 

Not a Flower Boy anymore

We first meet Shin Jung Tae (Kim Hyun Joong) as in adult in a fight that appears to be one sided. A massive fighter yells to Jung Tae, “il-eona!” (Get up!). This is when we see the fighting spirit that is in Jung Tae. We soon find out that Jung Tae actually throws the fight. He is told he must go back to Shanghai and with that the back story ensues, where we meet the young Jung Tae (Kwak Dong Yeon) and learned that even as a young man he is fearless. Working hard, earning little by little to pay for Cheng Ah’s (his sister) medicine and take care of her other medical expenses.  This is Jung Tae’s only goal at the time. We also see that Jung Tae and Cheng Ah have been abandoned by their father and their mother is dead. More on that will be revealed as the story evolves. With his friend Jjang Ddol (young) (Kim Dong Hee)  and Ok Ryeon (young) (Ji Woo)  (the girl who loves Jung Tae, but he keeps her in the friend zone) the four stay smiling while dealing with their issues. Jung Tae also meets (young) Dekuchi Gaya (Joo Da Young) a young girl who has gotten herself involved in smuggling to earn money.  She is in a very similar situation to Shin Jung Tae. It appears that Jung Tae may also like Gaya. Unfortunately due to naivety, money Jung Tae had saved was swindled in a scheme.  Fearlessly he goes to the gang (Dobinories/Smugglers) and demands his money be given back to him. Episode 1 ends with Jjang Ddol finding a bloody Jung Tae at the feet of the gangsters pleading with them telling his story about how he earned the swindled money. 

Kwak Dong Yeon

Now to be honest I wasn’t completely impressed at this point. I enjoyed the show, and I could follow along. I saw that there was something interesting going on but I was a little bored.

But...

Episode 2 sold me (without Kim Hyun Joong’s star power). In this episode we find out that the dobinori gangsters have taken Jung Tae and Jjang Ddol under their wings as it was found that there was a case of mistaken identity and someone else had taken the money. Additional characters mean additional sub-plots. There is also hard evidence that this is indeed the beginning of a love triangle between Gaya, Jung Tae, and Ok Reyeon. We also discover there is a rival gang to the Dobinori. On top of all that, there is a mysterious guy around, who saves Gaya in an epic martial arts fight scene where he says the coolest lines to a scared Gaya, who has her assailant’s blood running down her face between her eyes down her nose.

 “You probably wanted to run. You had enough time, but your feet probably didn’t move. That is fear. From now on, you will live under unimaginable fear. You have to be victorious over them all. That way you can live. Live so you can take revenge.” 

One thing that no one can deny is that the show is beautiful. The money put in for costumes, and sets were well worth it. Those who love period dramas would love this one.  So far I’ve learned about Korean Geishas in Shanghai which is a mix of three different cultures. Personally I was excited about this drama when I saw it was based on the 1930’s. I knew that meant there would be gangsters. I know that it is sort of different as I am a female who should like romantic/melodrama, but my favorite genres are gangster flicks and ninja/martial art films (with romantic sub-plots). So Inspiring Generation is right up my alley, of course I am bias as I also love Kim Hyun Joong. 

After episode 2 I am quite impressed with Kwak Dong Yeon. Of course I can’t wait for Kim Hyun Joong to return as the adult Shin Jung Tae. I am not sure if his regular fangirls will be able to handle him in this role but, many have already put out the word all over the dramasphere. This drama is perfect for men. If you have a boyfriend, husband, brother, father, grandfather, or that guy you friend zoned, grab them to go with you on the journey. I am sure they will enjoy this drama. It could possibly be just what they need to them started with K-Dramas. 

Stay tuned for updates about this drama next week. You can watch this one on: http://www.viki.com/tv/20024c-inspiring-generation-age-of-feeling In the meantime, tell me what you think of this drama? Are you a girl who loves gangsters or martial arts? What do you think of Kim Hyun Joong’s transformation?