Phoenix Episode 1
Phoenix Starring Lee Seo Jin, Eric, and Lee Eun Joo
A delightfully twisty inversion of the Cinderella story, Phoenix is about a woman who, choosing to marry beneath her, falls from princess-status to peasant-status, and then rises again like the proverbial firebird. Lee Ji Eun (Lee Eun Joo), a woman from a wealthy family, defies her parents' wishes to marry poor student Jang Sae Hoon (Lee Seo Jin), but unable in the long run to handle the burdens of poverty, she later succumbs to her family's pressure and divorces him. Heart-broken, her husband leaves for the U.S., and the two don't see each other again until Sae Hoon returns to Korea as a wealthy, self-made businessman, and runs into her again, now a lowly domestic helper. Ji Eun, having experienced many humbling turns in life since he left, is now poor and struggling to keep herself and her family afloat, so that now their roles are reversed. Ji Eun, however, having faced many struggles, is no longer the spoiled, selfish woman he remembers - but will Sae Hoon ever be able to forgive her? And can the ashes of their love ever reignite?
Lee Seo Jin, star of hits such as Yi San, Lovers, and Damo, won Best Couple with Lee Eun Joo (a movie star for films such as The Scarlet Letter and Love's Concerto) for their vivid chemistry in this drama, and Eun Joo also won best actress for her nuanced portrayal of a spoiled woman who is beaten down by life's tragedies and re-emerges as a strong, independent individual. Co-starring Eric Mun (of Shinwha) and Jung Hye Young, it was an instant hit, pulling in average ratings of over 25%. Beautifully shot and acted, Phoenix is an intense drama that burns as brightly as the love of its fated couple, and resembles Titanic in its tale of two people bound together in an epic, star-crossed fate.
Also known as The Fire Bird. Visit our friends at Drama Wiki and Hancinema for additional information about this drama.
Cast
Lee Seo Jin as
Jang Sae Hoon
Lee Eun Joo as
Lee Ji Eun
Jung Hye Young as
Yoon Mi Ran
Moon Eric as
Suh Jung Min
Lee Yoo Jin as
Nam Bok Ja
Drama Information
Native Name: 불새
# of Episodes: 26
Network: MBC
Year: 2004
Director: Oh Kyung Hoon
Type: Korean drama
Genre:
Melodrama,
Romance
Tags:
melodrama,
romance,
tearjerker,
love triangle,
Lee Seo Jin,
transformation,
riches to rags,
tough guy,
Eric,
Lee Eun Joo
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OMG they just experienced a night on Elm Street. I wish the handsome ex husband will find him a girl that deserves him, that ex of his is so not deserving of him. That cripple girl is suffocating me and I'm just watching this! Somebody put that B on Medication! Tell me why Sae always talks to that arrogant playboy-why doesn't he tell him to get lost! I would not listen to anything he says. He's trying to destroy Sae anyway. Why oh why could you not find a prettier, shapelier, best acting female actress? This woman has no figure-flat behind, flat chest and she cannot act! come on directors, producers, and script writer's. This is getting boring. Player boy is in and out, decided and undecided, OMG. This is so long why don't they just get back together? this IS SO BORING. but I give Eric four stars AND THE LEADING MAN 5 STARS, HE WAS VERY GOOD. the ex-wife cannot act, in my opinion. If they don't get back together, I have wasted my time with this drama.
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OMG this show dragged on and on and on...I slept thru 75% of it and i skipped eight to ten episodes. This was one of the longest ass-draggin' shows i have ever watched. This show has the same formula as every other Korean melodrama, it's not horrible but it's not amazing either. I just got board with it...
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This drama was so intense that it kept me at the edge of my seat! Love Lee Seo Jin, he's such a great actor!
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I love the male lead in this and have enjoyed his work in other dramas. The show dragged on. It could have been shorter. Are Korean women like this in real life?
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This could easily be done in 16 episodes. Too many lunatic explosion that wasnt necessary. I would rather have the other guy get the girl. Just like most Korean drama, the ending was short. Good acting esp Eric.
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Good storyline. Good acting. Love it. I would have given it a 5 if the ending could be longer. They should have developed the ending with more details on how their relationship will develop instead of leaving it to the viewers' imagination.
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Although, i didn't understand why at the end they decided to split...I loved it that they ended up together. loved it!!!
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I didn't care much for the lead female character. I found her very annoying and unlikeable. To bad, because the two male leads were great. What kept me watching though was Mi Ran. She was very well played really scary and pitiful at the same time. I loved the music that played when ever she was up to her devilment., Because of this I rated a 4 star in spite of the lead female.
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