City Hall--Citate si Prezentare

Am inceput acest serial mai de mult, dar n-am vazut decat un sfert din primul episod. Mi l-a recomandat cu multa caldura Dany ( si ii multumesc pt asta) dupa ce am vazut The Greatest Love, cu acelasi actor in rolul principal, Cha Seung Won. Am amanat insa continuarea lui pana in campania electorala pt alegerile locale de la noi, pt a putea face o comparatie intre ce se intampla in Coreea de Sud si tarisoara noastra. Sigur, comparatia ar fi un pic fortata, pt ca City Hall (Primaria) e o comedie. 

Din primul episod am adunat o colectie interesanta de citate, pe care vreau sa o impart cu voi.


All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.
James Reston.

Orice fel de politica se bazeaza pe indiferenta majoritatii.

James Reston.

Critically speaking, it's those people who don't vote that make a big fuss why the village is like this and that.

Ca sa criticam o sa spunem ca cei care nu voteaza fac cel mai mare scandal in legatura cu ce nu le convine in localitate.

Election are won by men and women because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody
Franklin P Adams

Alegerile sunt castigate  de barbati sau femei pt ca cei mai multi oameni voteaza mai degraba impotriva cuiva decat pt cineva.

Franklin P Adams



Currently we live in an age of hyper-democracy about which our generation should be concerned
Ortega

Momentan traim intr-o era de hiper-democratie care ar trebui sa ingrijoreze generatia noastra

Ortega

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.
Dante

Cele mai fierbinti locuri in iad sunt rezervate celor care in timpuri de criza majora morala isi mentin neutralitatea.

Dante

In our lifetime, how many times do we became victims of political scheming?

De cate ori devenim victime ale schemelor politice in viata noastra? se intreaba la un moment dat eroina.

An abstention is not a neutrality, but a tacit agrement
Anonymous.

O abtinere nu inseamna neutralitate, ci o aprobare tacita.

Anonim.

Sotul meu m-a atentionat ca a aparut la stiri comuna unde isi are mamita domiciliul stabil in legatura cu o bataie iscata la o masa oferita de primarul actual. In Inju, unde se petrece actiunea din City Hall alegerea primarului se face prin ridicare de mana  in timpul unei mese oferite de primar, votantii avand de ales dintre eternii doi rivali candidati pt acest post. Eroina principala se trezeste spunand in chip de protest ca 

Election is supposed to be popular, equal, direct and secretive

"Se presupune ca votarea ar trebui sa fie populara, egala, directa si secreta"  dar e redusa repede la tacere si votarea isi urmeaza cursul obisnuit, bine exersat, dupa toate aparentele timp de f multi ani si multe campanii. Mai e vorba in acest episod si despre trafic de influienta sau dirijare de fonduri in directii convenabile pt cei aflati la putere, depre cheltuieli nejustificat de mari din banul public, poate chiar deturnare de fonduri, ca sa-mi fie mai clar ar trebui sa fiu mai familiarizata cu realitatile sud-coreene, dar si despre concursuri in care castigatorul este stabilit inainte de a inceperea propriu zisa a intrecerii, dar deh, nimic nou sub soare, cunoastem bine toate astea de la telejurnalele noastre sau din ziare. 

Daca pe Cha Seung Won il vad deabia in al doilea rol, fara a vedea deocamdata mare diferenta intre felul in care a interpretat rolul din TGL si acesta, pe Kim Sun Ah o vad deja in al treilea rol si incep sa simt o imensa admiratie pt talentul ei actoricesc. De fiecare data este alta persoana (nu personaj, pur si simplu intra atat de bine in rol incat e diferita de la un serial la altul) iar aici reuseste sa o faca atat de bine uneori pe fetita prostuta incat mai ca iti vine sa crezi ca e asa de la natura ei. Am ajuns abia la episodul doi dar am avut deja ocazia sa ma amuz f tare la unele scene, nu neaparat din cauza situatiei, desi scenarista, aceeasi de la Secret Garden, merita toata lauda, cat mai ales din cauza modului cum a interpretat KSA, si poate ca a intervenit si modul in care regizorul a condus actiunea. Constat, privind la profilul regizorului, ca are o istorie bogata de colaborare cu scenarista, se pare ca una f fructuoasa. 

Deci pe KSA am mai vazut-o in My name is Kim Sam Soon si Scent of a Woman, de fiecare data impresionandu-ma cu talentul ei. Am sa copiez din Korean Drama datele despre serial, si tot de acolo o sa adaug si pozele. 

Title: 시티홀 / City Hall
Chinese Title : 市政厅
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-29 to 2009-July-02
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis
City Hall is a drama that will deal with politics in a romantic comedy genre. It’s about the happenings between a young woman mayor and an elite bureaucrat. Jo Gook is an exceedingly smart government official. He passed the Higher Civil Service quickly, and basically is the perfect guy. But being a deputy mayor is not enough for him. He lives with the dream of becoming South Korea’s President. He should have easily gone straight to the top, but due to an unexpected incident, he gets dispatched as a deputy mayor for a provincial small town, Inju City, where Shin Mi Rae was working. Shin Mi Rae is a low-ranking secretary in Inju, but she works her way up in becoming the youngest City Mayor. As their paths met, they have to deal with each other’s personal and social differences. But despite their constant bickerings, would they end up in each other’s arms?
Cast
Cha Seung Won as Jo Gook
Kim Sun Ah as Shin Mi Rae
- Yoon Chae Rin as Mi Rae (child)
Choo Sang Mi as Min Joo Hwa
Lee Hyung Chul as Na Jung Do
Extended Cast
Cha Hwa Yun as Jo Yong Hee (Jo Gook’s mother)
Yoon Se Ah as Go Go Hae
Jung Soo Young as Jung Boo Mi
Lee Joon Hyuk as Ha Soo In
Yang Jae Sung as Kang Tae Gong
Kim Gun as Yang Kye Jang
Choi Sang Hoon as So Yoo Han
Kwon Da Hyun as Sun Hwa
Kim Neul Mae as Go Yang Yi
Choi Il Hwa as BB
Shin Jung Geun as Ji Gook Jang
Park Joo Ah as Yoo Kwon Ja
Kim Jin Seong as Jo Rang
Yum Dong Hun as Go Boo Sil
Park Tae Kyung as Boo Jung Han
Im Dae Il as Director Moon
Ryu Sung Han as Director Byun
Kang Joo Hyung as Mang Hae Ra
Lee Jae Goo as Ye San
Kim Ah Rang as Ha Ni
Choi Dae Sung
Kim Dong Gyoon
Production Credits
Director: Shin Woo Chul
Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook
Awards
- 2009 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actor – Special Drama (Cha Seung Won)
- 2009 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress – Special Drama (Kim Sun Ah)
Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2009-04-29	1	13.9 (7th)	14.9 (8th)
2009-04-30	2	14.6 (5th)	16.0 (3rd)
2009-05-06	3	15.3 (5th)	16.3 (3rd)
2009-05-07	4	16.7 (2nd)	17.8 (2nd)
2009-05-13	5	14.6 (5th)	15.4 (3rd)
2009-05-14	6	16.4 (3rd)	17.2 (3rd)
2009-05-20	7	15.3 (4th)	16.6 (3rd)
2009-05-21	8	17.8 (3rd)	18.3 (3rd)
2009-05-27	9	15.5 (4th)	15.8 (3rd)
2009-05-28	10	16.9 (2nd)	17.8 (2nd)
2009-06-03	11	16.7 (3rd)	17.4 (2nd)
2009-06-04	12	16.8 (4th)	17.6 (3rd)
2009-06-10	13	17.0 (4th)	17.1 (3rd)
2009-06-11	14	14.1 (3rd)	14.6 (2nd)
2009-06-17	15	16.7 (3rd)	17.8 (3rd)
2009-06-18	16	17.4 (2nd)	18.9 (2nd)
2009-06-24	17	18.0 (3rd)	19.4 (2nd)
2009-06-25	18	18.3 (2nd)	20.0 (2nd)
2009-07-01	19	17.6 (2nd)	18.8 (2nd)
2009-07-02	20	19.6 (2nd)	20.8 (2nd)

Source: TNS Media Korea

Cha Seung Won

Kim Sun Ah

Choo Sang Mi

Lee Joon Hyeok

Lee Hyeong Cheol

Kim Eun Suk, Scenarista.

Shin Woo Cheol, Regizorul