[SeReNiTy]

Ireland
Aillaendeu
아일랜드

Official Website:
http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/ireland/index.html

Aired on MBC in Korea: Sept. 1, 2004 - Oct. 21, 2004 on Wednesday & Thursday nights at 9:55 (replaced Prince's First Love).

Starring:
Lee Na Young - Lee Joong Ah
Kim Min Joon - Lee Jae Bok
Hyun Bin - Kang Gook
Kim Min Jung - Han Shi Yeon

Other cast:
Lee Hui Yang - Kim Boo Ja
Kim In Tae - Han Sang Man
Lee Dae Yeon - Noh Dong Suk
Im Hye Jin - Doctor Kwon Byung Ran
Kim Chang Won - Moon Jae Suk
Song Seung Hwan - Park Sa Jang
Jung Seung Woo - Baek Ki Woong

Screenwriter: In Jung Ok
Producer: Kim Jin Man

Synopsis:
A westernized Irish adoptee, Joong-A inevitably flies back to Korea to confront her past and to see the country she is really from, only to fall in love with her brother, Jae-Bok. Their love is painful, as they are never meant to be together as lovers, but merely as brother and sister. The show's message is that there is no such thing as noble innocent love and that love is adversity itself. Therefore, love mustn't be impeded by so-called "destiny" or family, no matter how ironic or difficult the case may seem. Although destiny is cruel and arduous, the two young lovers radiate pure happiness. The show describes how love survives the tragic bondage of family, destiny and romance.

Official DVD Purchase:
(No Subtitles)
[YesAsia] Ireland - Volume 1
[YesAsia] Ireland - Volume 2

Downloads:
All 16 Episodes (LQ) (availabe only on weekends), OST, subtitles, pictures, video clips
http://ireland.wo.to/

Clubboxes:
No ID/Password
http://clubbox.co.kr/samshiki

ID/Password required
http://clubbox.co.kr/bom000
http://clubbox.co.kr/japaneseguy

Bittorrent Download (High Quality):
http://d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?se...eland&sort=name

Reviews/Comments:
WARNING, these threads contain spoilers so read with caution~!
Ireland Discussions @ D-addicts

[lauren2b2]

this drama is a waste of time , money and effort. anyway i look at it, watching the series made me waste time on it. sure it has its moments, but i just can't see what the point is. in the old thread, they were saying that lee na -young died during childbirth. kim min jun an dhyun bin are reasons enough to look into this drama but really their presence is not enough to sustain my interest. i maybe wrong here, but i was just booooooooooooooored to death by this supposedly superior drama. can somebody illuminate me on the virtues of this drama which i didn't get when i first viewed it. there was this scene which nearly made me puke, the scene where kim min jun tells lee na young that what she's eating is dog meat, but then she went on eating it. yikes!!!!

[SeReNiTy]

Personally, I watched this drama only for Hyun Bin. As I watched the drama, I enjoyed it although I was frustrated at the characters maybe 80% of the time. Hyun Bin really shined in Ireland, although I felt bad for his character. It was no surprise that he won an award after this show. I also liked watching Kim Min Joon's character as he transformed from being a bum into someone who wants to become SOMETHING. Lee Na Young is a good actress but her character here is weird. Kim Min Jung's character transformed from a semi-porn actress into a real actress. Although the relationships were "weird", I couldn't find myself disliking any character. They all stand out in their own way. I especially enjoy watching Hyun Bin and Kim Min Joon's parts because they were hilarious~!

I mean just look at these GIFs..they're so cute~!
Thanks to hersheykissez for sharing these in HB thread~!




The OST in this drama is BONUS~!!

THANKS to eyecatcher_1 for sharing these pix in Hyun Bin's thread~!!


Credit: pds.exblog.jp

[SeReNiTy]

I love this scene..LOL.


Thanks to p_ballereena for sharing these in Hyun Bin's thread~!!

[melon.yun]

this drama wasnt bad... but i started enjoying it after the fourth ep? haha but hyunbin was always so sad T_ T~ where's the smile? lol and i found kim min joon really annoying... same to lee nayoung... but prob bc their characters were really ehhhhhh~

[kleo]

now,then...does any one know where i can dl this series? i wanna watch it, but kinda hard to find a place that has it w/eng. subs. I try to buy it on yes asia but i don't believe they have it either...anyone???

but thanks for the info. seems really interesting..

[SeReNiTy]

now,then...does any one know where i can dl this series? i wanna watch it, but kinda hard to find a place that has it w/eng. subs. I try to buy it on yes asia but i don't believe they have it either...anyone???

but thanks for the info. seems really interesting..

Do you use Bittorrent? If so, you can dl the whole series here and the quality is excellent.
http://d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?se...eland&sort=name

You can dl the beta version of the subtitles here.
http://ireland.wo.to/

I hope this helps.

[P_E_A_R_L]

Hyunbin was so Hot in this drama
In the drama, His character wasn't really happy..
things juss keep going wrong. But overall...
it was an okay drama... not too bad

[xx|outsider|xx]

i must admit that this story is WEIRD. and most people might not find it watchable. but i LOVE this story, EXCEPT for the LAST episode, which i thot was pointless. but this drama is so freaking hilarious and weird and the scripts, gosh, hella funny.

[kleo]

Do you use Bittorrent? If so, you can dl the whole series here and the quality is excellent.
http://d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?se...eland&sort=name

You can dl the beta version of the subtitles here.
http://ireland.wo.to/

I hope this helps.

thanks so much!!! this helps.

[iluvgum]

i agree with xx|outsider|xx, i love this drama. i think the characters are very real, they're all gray, and not black and white like most other dramas. I like how the main character of the drama: joon-ah, wasn't very likable (at least to me) , unlike all the other korean dramas. i also liked that there were no bad guys in the drama, everyone was just trying to find a way to live.

[kleo]

um...with what you said^...it sounds like something i would watch. no really bad person but just how real life is.

[s_h_a_d_o_w]

2 more episodes.

Will post comments later.

[tictac]

omg dont tell me the brother and sister got together in the end... that is soo disturbing. >.<

[hyunbin_sweetie]

whoaaa i soo wanna watch this cuz of hyunbin oppa
does anyone have it in there clubbox with subs eng pleaz
fi you can help thanx soo muchieeee =D

[SeReNiTy]

Thanks to eyecatcher_1 and Azura for sharing these in Hyun Bin's thread~!

LOL...he likes to look cool/good in this drama.

[s_h_a_d_o_w]

whoaaa i soo wanna watch this cuz of hyunbin oppa
does anyone have it in there clubbox with subs eng pleaz
fi you can help thanx soo muchieeee =D

Serenity posted this above:

Do you use Bittorrent? If so, you can dl the whole series here and the quality is excellent.
http://d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?se...eland&sort=name

You can dl the beta version of the subtitles here.
http://ireland.wo.to/

==

Anyway, I just finished watching this drama. I can say I made myself watch it bcoz Hyun Bin's in it despite all the negative reviews I've read and heard. The drama did have its moments and was REALLY different with other dramas I've seen like Winter Sonata, Stairway To Heaven, Sad Love Story, etc... I just don't get the end though. Did Joong Ah die? And howcome the characters saw "younger" Gook, Jae Bok, Shi Yeon and Joong Ah at the end? What's this supposed to mean? This is like the only drama I watched that I don't get the ending. So was Joong Ah and Jae Bok brothers and sisters? I don't know if they confirmed this or not coz I don't think the subtitles are very reliable. Someone help me out, please.

[Phoën¡x]

i watch first ep. i think its boring.help me encourage me

[s_h_a_d_o_w]

i watch first ep. i think its boring.help me encourage me

That's how I felt, but I kept on watching coz of Hyun Bin. When he's in a scene I was interested and his smile.... gah...... kills me. Hope that helps. Not really sure if you're a Hyun Bin fan or whatever...

[SeReNiTy]

Anyway, I just finished watching this drama. I can say I made myself watch it bcoz Hyun Bin's in it despite all the negative reviews I've read and heard. The drama did have its moments and was REALLY different with other dramas I've seen like Winter Sonata, Stairway To Heaven, Sad Love Story, etc... I just don't get the end though. Did Joong Ah die? And howcome the characters saw "younger" Gook, Jae Bok, Shi Yeon and Joong Ah at the end? What's this supposed to mean? This is like the only drama I watched that I don't get the ending. So was Joong Ah and Jae Bok brothers and sisters? I don't know if they confirmed this or not coz I don't think the subtitles are very reliable. Someone help me out, please.

I'm not sure if thise helps explain about the children scene. You can go here to read some of the comments.

http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.p...ghlight=ireland

i watch first ep. i think its boring.help me encourage me

Give it a few more episodes. I like Kang Gook and Lee Jae Bok scenes..they're funny. LOL