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‘Something Happened in Bali’ was an entertaining drama
full of complexities that featured an unbelievable ending. The
notable cast of characters in this drama differ from others
simply because they carry no secrets or past complications in
their lives. In the drama, Jae-Min’s hardship is only from
the fact that he can’t have his love Su-jeong, exclusively.
‘Something Happened in Bali’ does not come across as an
ordinary drama, but is composed of a series of diverse intertwining
relationships that keep things suspenseful right to the end.
As a result, the viewers feel a sense of compassion and pity
towards the characters of So Ji-Sub and Jo In-sung at the end
of each episode.
This drama is able to evoke sympathy from the viewers towards
the coexistence of both good and evil in two characters (Jo
In-sung, So Ji-Sub) as they are more attached to her rather
than merely in love her. Viewers will feel a sense of sympathy
for Su-jeong, who says she can do anything if money is available.
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| Drama
Information |
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Broadcasting
Station : SBS
Televised
Dates : January 3, 2004 ~ March 7, 2004 Every
Saturday, Sunday 9:50pm
Homepage
: http://www.sbs.co.kr/new/tv/bali/
(Korean)
Director
: Choe Mun-Seok
Cast
: Ha Ji-Won, So Ji-Sub, Jo In-sung, Park
Ye-Jin
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| Drama
Synopsis |
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 Jae-Min
flies to Jakarta with his fiancee, Yeong-Ju, to
inspect a factory his company has partnered with.
Yeong-Ju insists on going with him since her ex-boyfriend,
In-uk, whom she is still in love with, works at
the factory. In-uk, after breaking up with Yeong-Ju,
has been in his own world, busy working in Jakarta.
When In-uk finds out that the factory will merge
with Yeong-Ju’s company, he decides to retire.
Jae-Min comes to inspect the factory, and soon after
his briefing, In-uk is invited to have dinner with
Jae-Min, and he finds out that Yeong-Ju is his fiancee.
Su-Jeong is a character barely making
a living as a tour guide in Bali. Her dream is to
marry a wealthy man and live happily ever after.
She becomes Jae-Min’s tour guide, and, Jae-Min,
being one to do as he pleases, angers and frustrates
Su-Jeong. This leads to the meeting of the four
characters and later they fall into tangled relationships. |
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| Character
Descriptions |
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Lee
Su-Jeong-played by Ha Ji-Won
Su-Jeong is a 25-year-old tour guide
in Bali. She is an orphan, living with
her older brother, however, is constantly
busy due to the troubles her brother
causes. Since Su-Jeong has been busy
living a difficult life, she has lost
sight of her dreams. At the same time,
because she is not clever, her defrauders
usually swindle her. Though she is constantly
in debt because of her brother, her
heart becomes vulnerable in front of
him, as he is her only family. Lee Su-Jeong
has a lot of pride but always wears
a smile so that others will not be weary
of her difficult situation.
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Jeong
Jae-Min-played by Jo In-sung
Jae-Min is a 27-year-old man possessing
more capital and authority than any
plutocrat. Though he tries hard to earn
the love of his father, it is all in
vain as his older brother receives all
of it. He spends his childhood attending
distinguished schools in the United
States and Britain, and then attends
an illustrious university majoring in
business. After gaining experience working
on Wall Street, he soon returns home
to marry Yeong-Ju. Though he is not
in love, he tries to win over Su-Jeong,
since she is the first thing that he
is unable to get. He thinks that he
can buy anything with money. He is a
bit innocent and sensitive, and able
to spur a maternal instinct in women.
Jeong Jae-Min has a great fashion sense
and ability to quickly adapt to his
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Gang
In-uk-played by So Ji-Sub
In-uk is a character that keeps to himself
due to his background. His parents divorced
when he was young, and he now has a
mother who jumps from one man to another,
while he frustratingly lives in constant
poverty. Gang In-uk is intelligent and
good at sports. He also has a strong
drive, diligently finishing any task
he is confronted with. Because of his
cold character, he never lets people
in to know what he’s really feeling.
In-uk tries to take revenge on Yeong-Ju
and Jae-Min by using Su-Jeong, however,
surely enough, begins to fall in love
with her. |
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Choe Yeong-Ju-played
by Park Ye-Jin
As a distinguished daughter of one of
the nation’s plutocrats, she grows
up like a princess, never feeling pain
or sadness. Not only does she possess
a good personality and great beauty,
but is smart as well, and enters a distinguished
university. She falls in love with a
schoolmate, In-uk, but is forced to
breakup as she is sent to America. Although
this is the first time she suffers pain
and sadness, she never surrenders. She
begins to see Jae-Min in America, but
still cannot forget her first love,
In-uk. When she sees that both Jae-Min
and In-uk begin to take interest in
Su-Jeong, she turns into a jealous person
who wants revenge, having a sense of
inferiority to Su-jeong. She loses out
because she doesn’t know how to express
her thoughts or love well. |
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| Drama
Film Locations |
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Seoul City Tower
The company Jo In-sung
works for in the drama, Pax Land, is located near
Seoul Station at Seoul City Tower. Filming took
place at night and during the holidays on the 20~22
storeys, overlooking Seoul Station. The building’s
hallways, restrooms, and offices were used as film
sets. Namdaemun and Myeongdong are also easily accessible
from this location.
Address
: Seoul Jung-gu Namdaemunno5-ga
581
Directions
: Subway line 1,4 Seoul Station
exit #10 → Seoul City Tower Building |
Incheon International Airport
Su-Jeong follows Gang In-uk
to Bali and Jae-Min quickly chases them to the airport.
This was a suspenseful scene where the characters
take a trip abroad leaving from Incheon International
Airport. Aside from ‘Something Happened in Bali’,
many other dramas and movies were also filmed here.
→
An Article on Incheon International Airport
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Ilsan Juyeob-dong
After eating at home, Jae-Min races
to the house where Su-Jeong is waiting.
He forcefully makes Yeong-Ju get off
of his car, and Yeong-Ju begins to cry
as she sees him driving away. This scene
was filmed in the streets of Ilsan’s
Juyeob-dong. Though this is a residential
area, the Grand Shopping Mall and a
theater are replete with restaurants
and various entertainment facilities. |
| Directions
: Subway line 3 Juyeob Station,
exit #5 → Walk straight across the
crosswalk at the Daewoo City Plaza’s
4-way intersection → It’s the street
in front of the Dongbu Sun Plaza |
Ritz Carlton Hotel
Jae-Min says that he would give Su-jeong
the opportunity to become his fiancee
and suddenly grabs her. However, after
Jae-Min sees her thermal undergarments,
he begins to laugh. This scene was filmed
at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Yeoksam-dong,
Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 16th floor.
The illustrious hotel is located only
a walk from Gangnam Station making it
a convenient location for business people
and tourists alike. |
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Telephone
: +82-2-3451-8000
Address
: Seoul Gangnam-gu Yeoksam-dong
602
Homepage
: http://www.ritz.co.kr/
(Korean, Japanese)
Directions
: Subway station line 2 Gangnam
Station, exit #7 → make a right at
the Gangnam Gyobo Tower’s 4-way intersection
→ walk straight and the hotel should
be to your right (a 10 min. walk) |
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| * Photographs provided
by: Cine 21, SBS |
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