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WOOOW, i had to read that plot line about 10 times before i got it lol. I can see it doing well coz of Dennis Oh, but seriously the media needs to stop creating a hype because it will only make peoples expect more.

with that much money going into it…better be worth it!

lol i’ve been waiting for a long time. any drama song seung hoon is in it will automatically be a hit. yea the storyline is so overrated and repeated but hey thats what makes it addicting.

Your articles have great content, but I do wish you’d read over them and edit. They always seem to be full of grammatical and spelling errors. Sorry if this sounds criticizing, but without those little mistakes, your articles would be an awesome read. :]

And in response to the poll, if they present this cliche theme well, who knows what will happen?

I still dont know why Winter Sonata was so popular… its the SLOWEST damn love story ever even on kdrama standards. Im still gonna watch it regardless.

Nope.  All hype.  The storyline is too, ‘been there done that 100 times’.  The only thing that’s gonna prop this puppy up is the eye candy.  People swooning over how good looking they are, not the plot or the acting for that matter.

But then again, I’ve consistently noticed that Korea has low standards, because the ones they call ‘good actors’, with the exception of Song Kang-Ho, a lot of times I’m left scratching my head and saying,‘oh really?‘

I don’t know. I hope it is. They used so much money and had such a good cast that if it sucked, it’d be suchhhh a waste.

Agreed with “nikeg”.
I watched one episode of Winter Sonata,
and maybe it was Bae Yongjoon or Choi Jiwoo’s hair cut,
but I’ve vowed to never watch the whole thing.

And yeah, I’d still watch this drama anyways.

lol.  Maybe it’ll do well in Japan and be popular, like Winter Sonata.  WS was never popular until it got popular in Japan.

^that’s true…
I never really like Winter Sonata, I never see the hype in that drama but I could understand why Japanese ahjummas like it…I think Summer Scent was better not because of SSH, I didn’t even like SSH at first…and it’s SSH, it might become a bit draggy but I think it will be good…Just SSH being there, it’s more than enough…It felt like I haven’t seen him for years…I hope for it success! It has good and great actors in it…

Well I’m sorry but I don’t think it will succeed just because people are anticipating and expecting so much of it, hate it when they make you do it.

I’d prefer a drama that surprises me and turns out to be great than a high promoted one that’s not even half of what I expected.

So basically it could be good but not as good as people are expecting it to be.

lol….its funny having a girl writer…I’m so used to Johnny ripping on every guy celebrity.

obviously…there will be no relation to John Steinbeck’s novel, “East of Eden”...

I like this writer, she’s cool and writes the long ones. =D

I personally chose maybe since you can never know. It could become underrated(pshhhh), overrated(seems like it), or just right(like Winter Sonata, IMO). The story is so so since so many dramas have done it before.

and yea, Winter Sonata was pretty slow but i still liked it i guess but that’s the last really slow drama i watch XD I remember being addicted to it on AZN Television hahaha oh those days…lol.

the plot confusing..god dis is going to sooo long..i just it doesn’t get too like draggy and boring or whatever but ill still watch it

#12, when I first read the title a while back, I thought of John Steinbeck, as well.  Thank God they’re not doing it, because I’m certain that it’d be butchered beyond belief!

I think for it to really succeed I think the audience is going to have to look more towards the actors and not so much the storyline…

Haha, I really do appreciate the constructive criticism (and even the senseless criticism, cuz it’s funny).

SSH <3 Dennis Oh <3 But I dunno if I’d watch 50 episodes just for them. -_- I put Fail. Hehe.

i’ll watch the first epi. just for the sake of the eye candy..
the plot has FLOOOPPP written all over..
but the drama could become a hit.. maybe not in korea..

WHAT?!
50 EPISODES?!

haven’t heard of it until now.
also, i don’t like the plot.
FAIL. good luck tho. ><

the plot doesn’t fail the drama… it’s the bad acting that fails a drama. i think this drama can bring up its own color and do well. [= i just can’t imagine lee yeon hee playing a character like that… O_o

oh dear! no flashbacks PLEASE!

man the plot sort of reminds me of… half the kdramas out there. lost me already!
anyway, this new writer is ok, maybe cut out some of the colloquial stuff. like “Jeez”. but otherwise good read. =)

why is it called east of eden anyways?
i MIGHt give it a try..
but if it becomes too draggy..
>_<

Im definitely not gonna watch this since im not that much of a korean drama-addict anyway but I think it’ll do well. And your right about flash backs -___- it happens a lot in korean soaps, gets sooooo tiring and annoying :/
and i like your articles! keep ‘em coming 8D

agree @kisstherain…though plot does a lot to keep the interest of the viewers, it doesn’t really weight as much. Sometimes, even though how great the plot is if the actors are bad, then it won’t get anywhere. It’s like a great composer + the worst singer…as long as there are good acting and such…For example Summer Scent, I don’t think the plot is that good, it’s predictable and kind of draggy in the middle. However, what I like about it is the sceneries, music, especially music, it has my favorite serenade in it. The flowers, plus it didn’t start in their childhood memories, it’s not too dramatic either. It’s cute from the start and then get melodramatic.
But for East Of Eden, I can tell it will be very dramatic, it starts from their childhood memories and such. But like what I said earlier SSH is enough for me to watch out for maybe 1-20 episodes, I just don’t know how it will go…

Hey guys,

East of Eden English Subtitle Episode 9 has been completed
and Episode 10(row) has been uploaded. Check it out!

http://www.viikii.net/channels/goto/eastofeden