In the Know with Purplenette It is spring of the year 1999. At a high school in Gyeongju, Dan Hui is famous among the guys as an eccentric girl who plays baseball, and Ha Jin is renowned as the handsome class president who has overcome his past as an orphan. On the other hand, Yu Gang is a loner who is ostracized by her peers because of her melancholy character, but her eyes are always on Ha Jin. Years later, in the spring of 2006, Ha Jin comes to Jae Myeong’s rescue when he is in need of help, and the two become best friends. Jae Myeong is the son of the President of Mirae Chemicals, and his recommendation lands Ha Jin a job. The President orders Jae Myeong to coach the company’s softball team, in the hope that it will discipline him. Dan Hui has respected Jae Myeong as a baseball player for a long time and has high hopes for his influence as a coach. At first, Jae Myeong scoffs at the softball team, having been a baseball player all his life, but begins to find motivation while working with the team through Dan Hui’s passion and diligence. He sets new goals to transform his team into a champion team and to make Dan Hui the best pitcher in the game. During this process, he falls in love with her. Dan Hui is also attracted to Jae Myeong, but finds it difficult to open up to him after the scar left in her heart by her first love. Jae Myeong becomes curious about this man who has hurt Dan Hui so deeply… (Source: AsianWiki) Edit Translation
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Cast & Credits
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![Lee Dong Gun in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)]( "Lee Dong Gun in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)")
Lee Dong Gun Main Role -
![Kim Hee Sun in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)]( "Kim Hee Sun in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)")
Kim Hee Sun Main Role -
![Lee Jin Wook in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)]( "Lee Jin Wook in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)")
Lee Jin Wook Main Role -
![Yoon Se Ah in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)]( "Yoon Se Ah in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)")
Yoon Se Ah Main Role -
![Kim Bo Yeon in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)]( "Kim Bo Yeon in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)")
Kim Bo YeonJung Ye BunSupport Role -
![Hong Ji Young in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)]( "Hong Ji Young in Smile, Again Korean Drama (2006)")
Hong Ji YoungO Yun GyoSupport Role
Reviews
Story: I wouldn’t call this a melodrama but its not a romcom either. There are a ton of light moments (due to the softball team’s antics), heavy angst mix with tears (romance), evil doings (2nd female lead), bromance turned rivalry in business and love (both male leads), and some new plot developments within the last episode. While I thought this was well written (not that predictable and never boring), some impatient people might be turned off by the slow pacing.
Acting/Cast: Both female leads had more to work with acting wise and they had to bring on the tears and also experienced mood changes. I like Yoon Se Ah because she does play a lot of evil characters in most of her dramas but she has a way of making you feel sympathetic for her as well. For the 2 male leads I like their acting styles cause their kind of laid back. They both had chemistry with Kim Hee Sun and honestly I would have been fine with either of them ending up with her in the end.
Music: It was all over the place and sometimes I didn’t understand why they chose the score for certain scenes but I thought everything was pleasant to listen to while watching the drama.
Rewatch: This was a very easy watch that I breezed through so its something I would consider watching again but not for a while cause the plot wasn't that exciting.
Overall Smile Again is a more realistic sports drama mixed with a bit of basic drama elements.
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Yeah, there was some difference, about a birth part, but it was all about greed, betrayal and love.
Acting: I loved Lee Dong Gun's acting as well Lee Jin Wook's. Both played hard roles, one is a sly, calculative man who will do anyhing for money and the other one is a rich innocent good man, but after a betrayal of a close friend he changes.
Kim Hee Sun was the very first Korean actress I knew and she didn't disappoint me till now. In here she played a cheerful, playful girl who dreams to became a professional pitcher and she gets entangled in a lives of a two men.
Yoon Se Ah played a pretty good villian and I really liked her acting in here. One of the few good villians I've seen so far.
Music somehow didn't fitt in a scenes of a drama, but there were two good osts!
I skip-watched towards the ending, it became boring, so I don't think I'll rewatch it.
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