Updated My List of K-Movies seen:

Spin Kick is about a group of high school delinquents who are unwittingly thrust into their school's Taekwondo club and its 50-year winning legacy they have to uphold. The story's typical "underdog saves the day" (or the school rather), with this bizarre mix of characters miraculously making it to the tournament semis and even winning the championship! Starring Kim Dong Wan as the hooligan-turned-hero and Hyun Bin as the taekwondo team captain (later replaced by KDW). I’m starting to think that Hyun Bin isn’t so gorgeous after all.  He looked ordinary in this movie and if his role wasn’t as big, he could be easily overlooked as in “Daddy Long Legs”. Was also unimpressed by his post-SamSoon performance in “A Millionaire's First Love.” Seems like it was Sam Shik that I luvd.

Musa (The Warrior). I haven't seen a lot of period Korean movies for me to be able to say if I generally like them or not. "Chihwaseon" had beautiful cinematography while "The King  and the Clown " had great actors, but they were just alright.  My favorite period Korean movie is "Untold Scandal" (aka Dangerous Liaisons-slash-Cruel Intentions circa 18th century Korea). And among my favorite movies (overall) are "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" and "Hero". Musa is a cross-cultural production, starring His Royal Hotness Jung Woo Seung and the same hot chick from Crouching and Hero--Zhang Zhiyi. Musa was hot.... literally! Being shot entirely in the desert, it was all heat and sand. And dusty people... And dusty people fighting each other... And a Chinese Princess Toadstool (Zhang)! The movie just bored the hell out of me!  I’m sorry (I did’t luv you).

Mutt Boy. After being a warrior, Woo Seung takes on the role of a dim-witted teenage boy (more like a boy-man as he looks so huge!) and his quest into the real world, like stray dog fending for itself and fighting it out in a “dog eat dog” world. (If Mutt Boy were tagalized, an appropriate title would be “Askal.” ) It shows a different kind of Woo Seung--idiotic, ridiculous, foolhardy. Though I prefer him in “Jiwoogae” and “Sad Movie”. There’s a topless shower scene and another scene of him in briefs fighting with a fellow inmate. But they are bland. His Giordano ads with Jeon Ji Hyun are more exciting even though he’s clothed in them!  <-- yummy icon! Hehe.  Muttboy’s more fun to watch than Musa, IMO. But still mediocre.

Silmido. The best of the 4 K-movies I have seen of late, and one of the better ones overall. Starring Sol Kyung Gu, Ahn Sung Ki, Jung Jae Young. Gosh! Ahn Sung Ki's everywhere! (He was also in Musa. Reminded me of the time I watched “The Romantic President”, “Chihwaseon” and “Arahan” and he was in all 3!) How old is the man? He's still very fit!!!!  Heo Joon Ho’s character as Sgt. Cho was a pleasant surprise! As training officer of the new recruits, he was a ruthless and unkind. But in the end, he becomes their protector and we see that there is a smidgen of humanity still left in him.
Based on actual events, Silmido is another one of those “Korean War”-themed movies (Hmm... Mr. Paquet hasn’t updated the list yet to include “Welcome to Dongmakgol”  ). More in-depth reviews @: Koreanfilm.org, Media Circus, KungFuCult Cinema, Shuqi.org, Beyond Hollywood.

How To Keep My Love. This isn't really part of my K-movie marathon. I just caught it on cable. Starring Kim Jung Eun, Kim Sang Kyun and Oh Seung Hyun (Shin Ha Kyun's pregnant girlfriend in “Guns and Talks” and Jung Jae Young's girlfriend who dumped him in "Someone Special". No wonder she looked familiar!) It's about KJE's efforts at "keeping her love" but I was actually rooting more for OSH.  

Just taking a break... 

Top 5 Favorite Movies
1. A Moment to Remember - This movie made my heart ache.
2. My Tutor Friend - I luv you Kwon Sang Woo!
3. Il Mare - It's nice to see Jeon Ji Hyun in a non-sassy role.
4. My Sassy Girl - The movie that started it all! Thanks Dawn for sharing.
5. The Classic - It's a classic!
And more: (there's just too many of them good movies.) Taegukgi, Joint Security Area, Bungee Jumping of Their Own, Christmas in August, One Fine Spring Day, April Snow, Sad Movie, ...ing, Over the Rainbow, My Mother the Mermaid, Arahan, Windstruck, Guns and Talks, Welcome to Dongmakgol

Top 5 Favorite Actors
1. Lee Dong Wook
2. Kwon Sang Woo
3. Jung Woo Sung - One of the very few men who can pull off the mustachioed look
4. Lee Dong Gun - "And I love you so..."
5. Won Bin
Runner-ups: Bae Yong Joon  , Lee Byung Hun, Hyun Bin, Daniel Henney, Jo In Sung, Kim Jung Hoon (Adorable smile!   )

Top 5 Favorite Actresses
1. Son Ye Jin - She's so demure and pretty!
2. Jeon Do Yeon - The Chameleon of Korean Cinema
3. Lee Da Hae - Our Girl!
4. Kim Sun Ah - She's very funny as Kim Sam Soon.
5. Im Soo Jung
Runner-ups: Kim Ha Neul (luv her in comedy roles!), Choi Ji Woo, Song Hye Kyo, Ha Ji Won, Han Ji Hye, Gong Hyo Jin

Top 5 Favorite Dramas/Series
1. My Name is Kim Sam Soon
2. My Girl!!!!
3. Sweet 18 - sweet!
4. Let's Go to School, Sangdoo! - Luvd this series, hated its conclusion though. "Dude, THEY DIED." (copyright@Ender's Girl,2005)
5. Stairway to Heaven, Winter Sonata, Summer Scent - all tied in 5th place. I just can't let go of "Summer Scent", it was after all my *first*.

Top 5 Favorite Onscreen couples
1. Hyun Bin and Kim Sun Ah in "My Name is Kim Sam Soon"
2. Lee Dong Wook and Lee Da Hae in "My Girl"
3. Lee Dong Gun and Han Ji Hye in "Sweet 18"
4. Kwon Sang Woo and Kim Ha Neul in "My Tutor Friend" and "Youth Comic"
5. Kwon Sang Woo and Choi Ji Woo in "Stairway to Heaven"
Runner-ups: Bae Yong Joon and Choi Ji Woo in "Winter Sonata", Lee Byung Hun and Choi Ji Woo in "Beautiful Days", Jung Woo Sung and Son Ye Jin in "A Moment to Remember", Jung Woo Sung and Im Soo Jung in "Sad Movie"

Top 5 Second-fiddle guys
1. Lee Dong Gun as Soo-hyuk in "Lovers in Paris"
2. Lee Dong Gun as Dr. Kang Min-suk in "Let's Go to School, Sangdoo!"
LDG has the best second-fiddle roles!
3. Won Bin in "Autumn Tale" - would chose him over Song Seung Hun anytime!
4. Daniel Henney as Henry Kim in "My Name is Kim Sam Soon"
5. Lee Jun Ki as Jeong Woo in "My Girl"
Runner-up: Kim Jung Hoon as Yul in "Goong"

Top Second-fiddle girls
1. Jung Ryu Won as Hee Jin in "My Name is Kim Sam Soon"
2. Lee Da Hae as Gayong in "Sweet 18"
3. Hong Soo Hyun as Sera in "Let's Go to School, Sangdoo"
4. Shin Min Ah as Min Jee in "Beautiful Days". Ok, so she isn't really a second-fiddle girl. That would be very incestuous!!!! (Was there a 2nd fiddle girl in BD? ) But don't know where to place Min Jee. So, here.
Runner-ups (not in my Top 5, but not in the bottom of my list either): Song Ji Hyo as Hyo Rin in "Goong", Han Ji Hye as Park Jung Ah in "Summer Scent"

Top 5 Best Kisses
1. Hyun Bin and Kim Sun Ah's drunken-by-the-piano kiss in "My Name is Kim Sam Soon"
2. Lee Dong Wook and Lee Da Hae in "My Girl" - "Come closer...You're disappointed, aren't you?" "Yes... No!" *kiss* "I love you." Squeeee...
3. Sang Woo and Ji Woo skating rink kiss in "Stairway to Heaven"
4. Lee Dong Gun and Kim Ha Neul's 9-hour-in-the-making kiss in "Yurihwa"
5. Lee Byung Hun and Choi Ji Woo's in "Beautiful Days"
Runner-up: Joo Ji Hoon and Yoon Eun Hye in "Goong"

Top Fight scenes
Almost everything of Sangwo's filmography showing him in fighting form! Woohoo! (My Tutor Friend, Volcano High, Once Upon A Time In High School, Project X, Making It Big, Volcano High)
Ryu Seung Bum and Yoon So Yi's fight scenes "Arahan"
Lee Jun Ki's fight scenes in "My Girl"

Top 5 OSTs
1. Summer Scent
2. The Classic
3. Goong
4. Il Mare
5. My Name is Kim Sam Soon

Best Endings
1. My Name is Kim Sam Soon
2. My Girl