They meet again via JoonSuh's best friend, Tae Sukh, who also happens to be attracted to Eun Suh. Eight years later, Joon Suh returns to Korea in search for Eun Suh. Joon Suh's family leaves for the States as a way to start over while Eun Suh stays behind with her poor mother and grows up terribly missing her brother. After some dramatic scenes, the two daughters are switched back to their real families.
The daughter (Shinae) who lives with that poor family is Joon Suh's real blood sister.
Her real family is composed of a single mother and a rascal brother living in the throes of poverty. Yet an accident when Eun Suh was only 14 revealed that she was actually switched at birth with another baby. They share a close bond as shown in the scenes of their happy and idyllic childhood. It's the story of Joon Suh (Song Seung Hun) and Eun Suh (Song Hye Kyo), who for 14 years believed themselves to be blood-siblings. It stands as one of the best soap operas I've ever seen. Endless Love, however, managed to overcome these weaknesses. Soaps are the usual target for mockery due to the presence of bad acting, lame plots and even lamer dialogue. Highly recommended!Įndless Love (A tale of Autumn/ Gaeul donghwa) is the first soap opera to elicit an emotional response from this reviewer. And acting is superb throughout, including the children.
#AUTUMN IN MY HEART KOREAN SERIES#
The series is very beautifully shot, like the "yellow umbrella" scene where one of the lead characters sees the other character for the first time in many years. It paints each facet of love (e.g., mother-to-daughter, friendship, romance) with palette of honesty and beauty. What is the message? I like to paraphrase my review of my all-time favorite film, Breaking the Waves. That said, the series could've been trimmed by a couple of episodes or so, as it is filled with countless flashbacks and several moments of "come on, not that again!" Still, rest of the series is so powerful that I suspect even the most jaded and macho viewers will surrender their ego and bring their eyes to tears. Some of the plot twists are dramatic and unexpected, but all essential to the plot and serve to enrich the characters. In contrast to American soap operas, Gaeul donghwa was planned as an 18-episode soap opera. The series unfolds like a modern fairy tale (donghwa stands for fairy tale). But if you can allow yourself to be vulnerable and accept the story, you will be treated to many emotional evenings. Like many love songs, Gaeul donghwa is trite and over dramatic.
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