New Release Pick of the Week: Thousand Day Promise
I'm not usually one for tearjerker K-dramas, but I'm making an exception for today's pick of the week, Thousand Day Promise. I've seen early-onset Alzheimer's disease at the center of more than a handful of films and dramas - some treat the subject with grace and sensitivity resulting in truly moving stories, while others end up like poorly hashed together after school specials...if after school specials covered Alzheimer's.
Thousand Day Promise is penned by renowned screenwriter Kim Soo-hyun, plus I've heard really great things about both Soo Ae and Kim Rae-won's performances, so I'm very optimistic that this will be a beautiful (though heartbreaking) series. The cast also features Lee Sang-woo and Jung Yoo-mi, as well as Park Yoo-hwan (a.k.a. JYJ member Yoochun's younger brother).
Thousand Day Promise
Available on DVD
YA Entertainment
$59.99 SRP
Synopsis (from YA Entertainment):
How do you love when you can't remember? The hit Korean TV drama series Thousand Day Promise breaks hearts quietly with the unforgettable story of a young woman with early-onset Alzheimer's disease and the man who gives up everything to stay by her side. Award-winning actress Soo Ae (Two Outs Bottom of the 9th Inning, Love Letter) gives the performance of a lifetime alongside mega-star Kim Rae-Won (The Grand Chef, My Love Patzzi).
From the day they started seeing each other, Park Ji-hyung (Kim Rae-Won) and Lee Seo-yeon (Soo Ae) were aware their love could not last. Ji-hyung is already engaged, and Seo-yeon knows when to walk away. Proud and independent to a fault, she has to deal with not only her confused relationship with Ji-hyung, but also the shocking realization that her unsettling memory lapses are early symptoms of something far worse.
Preview:
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Thousand Day Promise is penned by renowned screenwriter Kim Soo-hyun, plus I've heard really great things about both Soo Ae and Kim Rae-won's performances, so I'm very optimistic that this will be a beautiful (though heartbreaking) series. The cast also features Lee Sang-woo and Jung Yoo-mi, as well as Park Yoo-hwan (a.k.a. JYJ member Yoochun's younger brother).
Thousand Day Promise
Available on DVD
YA Entertainment
$59.99 SRP
Synopsis (from YA Entertainment):
How do you love when you can't remember? The hit Korean TV drama series Thousand Day Promise breaks hearts quietly with the unforgettable story of a young woman with early-onset Alzheimer's disease and the man who gives up everything to stay by her side. Award-winning actress Soo Ae (Two Outs Bottom of the 9th Inning, Love Letter) gives the performance of a lifetime alongside mega-star Kim Rae-Won (The Grand Chef, My Love Patzzi).
From the day they started seeing each other, Park Ji-hyung (Kim Rae-Won) and Lee Seo-yeon (Soo Ae) were aware their love could not last. Ji-hyung is already engaged, and Seo-yeon knows when to walk away. Proud and independent to a fault, she has to deal with not only her confused relationship with Ji-hyung, but also the shocking realization that her unsettling memory lapses are early symptoms of something far worse.
Preview:
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Not sure where to shop? Trying to avoid bootlegs? Check out my retailers page to get the skinny on reliable online stores out there!