Formidable Rivals
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- TV Show: Formidable Rivals
- Revised romanization: Kangcheok deul
- Also known as: Powerful Opponents / Rivals / Adversaries
- Hangul: 강적들
- Director: Han Jun-Seo
- Writer: Kang Eun-Kyung
- Network: KBS2
- Episodes: 16
- Release Date: April 14 - June 3, 2008
- Runtime: 21:55
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Young-Jin, a 27-old-lady with natural born pride and desire to succeed and be recognized is not backed up at all by her poor family; rather she needs to take care of all of messes and fusses that her grandfather, father, and younger brother committed. Having nothing to trust except for her own body and soul, she exerts herself to finally be appointed as a body gourd of the Blue House of Korea. At the Blue House, Young-Jin meets Kwanpil, a smart, excellent, cynical and charismatic colleague, who by instinct recognize each other as formidable rivals. They bump into each other at every course of training, extremely competing to beat the other, and what a mischievous fate! They end up being partner to protect Suho, the only son of Mr. President. Suho is an unstoppable rascal with high intelligence and violent nature. Suho is the key person who discloses the past of Kwanpil and realizes the true virtue of family and love. By describing two vivid characters Youn-Jin and Kwanpil, [Formidable Rivals] shows the life of body guards who by nature cannot be spotlighted. This is the story of the others, non-heros, who support protagonists. They also have their own way of life, own value of family and love.
Cast
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| Chae Rim | Lee Jin-Wook | Lee Jong-Hyeok | Lim Hyeon-Shik | Oh Gwang-Rok |
| Cha Yeong-Jin | Kang Su-Ho | Yu Kwan-Pil | Cha Il-Sang | Cha Kwang-Su |
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| Kim Shi-Hoo | Kim Hye-Ok | Lee Deok-Hwa | Lee Kyeong-Jin | Shin Eun-Jeong |
| Cha Yeong-Ku | Oh Mi-Ja | Kang Min-Kuk | Shin Ok-Hee | Kang Su-Ryeon |
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| Kim Kwang-Young | Choi Ja-Hye | Ma Dong-Seok | Ko Myeong-Hwan | Lee Keon |
| Park Jin-Ku | Jeong Yu-Min | Pyo Cheol-Ho | Kim Byeong-Wook | Nam Do-Woo |
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| Kim You-Jung |
| Yu Kkot-Nim |
Additional Cast Members:
- Park Ha-Sun - Seo Eun-Yeong
- Lee Yeon-Du - reporter Ko
- Seung Kyu
- Myeong Ji-Yeon
- Kim Joo-Young
- Park Jung-Sun
Mitz Says:
Sep 07 2011 6:37 am
wow.,......this series is soooo good.....
i love the three of them....
very much happy....
hoping for the sequel..........
v_Star Says:
Jun 25 2011 12:16 am
CHA YOUNG JIN & YOO GWAN PIL ALL THE WAY !!!!!!!!!!!! BEST COUPLE EVER!!!!
kelvin.filipino Says:
May 03 2011 1:58 am
It was an awesome korean series. But 16 episodes? WOW! I just can`t get enough of yeongjin an gwan pil`s dog and cat love story. :'( Too bad it didn`t last longer than i thought.
rhona Says:
May 02 2011 10:29 am
i hope chae rim and jang dong gun will reunite in another tv drama... they look together.. like they used to be lover and got broken up for unknown reason and they've reach the age of like 30 something and they're still single and they both ended up hating each other and what a coincidence chae rim will work in the company where jang dong gun is the owner and there, another love hate relationship will rekindle.. it's kinda cheesy but i hope they can have this kind of drama..... PLS?
fati Says:
Apr 28 2011 1:13 pm
Hi.I really loved this story.....thankyou KBS2. You are the best
TY Says:
Apr 24 2011 11:04 pm
Lovely and sweet couple, , Chae Rim and Lee Jong Hyeok....Like their acting and characters very much.......
ana lee Says:
Apr 23 2011 1:09 pm
i super love this drama...hope may part 2...with yeongjin and suho as a couple so with kwanpil with a lovelife <3
syasya Says:
Apr 22 2011 3:48 am
thank you
syasya Says:
Apr 22 2011 3:48 am
The last episode happen at 21 st April, that was my birthday (in Malaysia) and now im 15 years old, i cried at the end, i love 'Gwanpil' character the most, hope they made the sequel 'FORMIDABLE RIVALS 2' hahaha, saranghaeyo <3 miss the cast
ymt Says:
Apr 19 2011 10:59 pm
Hope they make a sequel to it...coz the ending was left open...maybe show what happens in a few years when she returns to work in her old job, as she told Mr. pyo she would return, when she has learned enough...Hope she ends up with Gwanpil, as they are a very compatible match for each other...
ayya Says:
Apr 18 2011 7:51 am
Hmm.. This is the best story,, I like it and I like kwan-pil, because his heart very nice and always make her heart fine wether sad,, good job!!
Iman Says:
Apr 14 2011 9:43 am
I really love Korean Drama and Music.I also watch every day.I'm addicted to it.I really like Formidable Rivals it is just unexpected it's comedy , family and you won't get tired of it. I liked it from first part upto now and I can surely say I'll like the next to. And I really want to thank KBS WORLD (KBS2) from the bottom of my heart for bring such fun and educaional Dramas, Musics and entertainments.
eli Says:
Apr 14 2011 3:08 am
im iranian girl en i love korean drama i whatch them from kbs2 thanks alot!i really enjoyed it actually im amazed...the story was interesting en acting was wonderfull!take care
lovelyroses Says:
Apr 07 2011 1:11 pm
i love this movie!!! I think Chae Rim & Lee Jong hyeok most sweet not too showy couple but its the best!!!i already watched Lee Jong hyeok in green Rose he is also good in playing the bad guy!he is my ultimate HUNK!!! Lee Jong Hyeok mysterious but loving!
chaepenn Says:
Jan 12 2011 7:56 am
i love this chae rim. i bought a copy of this because chae rim is my no. 1 korean actress. she's really cute and a great actress. i love also their tandem w/ lee jin wook. they look cute together.
intan Says:
Nov 07 2010 9:42 am
i like this movie...but really excited if the end of this movie the
character yeongjin couple with suho...nice couple....
but at all this story is very good...keep it up
isha Says:
Jun 15 2010 7:32 am
many people like chae rim and lee jin wook's love team...but for me i like lee jong hyeok and chae rim's tandem...so cute...maybe many people like Su ho because of his good looking appearance...but in yeong jin's case, i don't think she will fall in love with Su Ho, her personality fits best with Kwan Pil...mature enough, mysterious, and has a hidden soft side that only the kind of yeong jin can make it visible..
chae rim's love interest in the series is lee jong hyeok, but because of the king of work they have, she had to choose between them...chae rim already started developing her feeling for jong hyeok, you can see and feel it while watching the episodes especially the scene where she talked with jin wook about "her blind date" the first thing that came to her mind was jong hyeok..also the scene where chae rim aksed jong hyeok on what does he feel about her...no matter how much he like jong hyeok to answer that he loves her, still it confuses her...making her to choose what's best for her as of the moment...and it's the job! :) :(
i'm happy but at the same time sad about the ending..
mary joyce Says:
Jun 12 2010 4:33 am
i enjoyed watching it especially in channel 11 which is in tagalog version.super ganda nito.
i love korean dramas!!
krisdh Says:
Jun 08 2010 9:36 pm
@kisa the title of the song is " I'll protect u"..=))
kisa Says:
Jun 05 2010 5:32 am
ano po ba title ng song nito at sino kumanta?
emiden and emeron Says:
Jun 01 2010 9:55 pm
ang ganda tlga ng fr!we support russel and toni's loveteam!sana sila ang magkatuluyan!
dhiannah Says:
May 23 2010 8:48 pm
...cno la love interest ni Toni?
caia Says:
May 21 2010 11:56 am
I just like to know what happen to chae rim in the end because in the last part seen she was in hospital and nearly dead,but i dont know why in the last scene she was in the wheelchair beside her father>..and i dont understand korean...honestly
Neri Says:
May 20 2010 11:08 am
Love to watch this!!!!!
kristine Says:
May 18 2010 6:47 am
at first im not interested but when su ho kissed yeong jin at the party
i feel KIlIG hahaha love so right now im watching it
Aikawa Says:
May 14 2010 9:30 pm
Yeah, I love Formidable Rivals! Especially the younger brother of Tony. HAHAH! :) He is so cute.
oan marie Says:
May 13 2010 7:04 pm
i love this story! ;)
Kristina Says:
May 13 2010 7:21 am
Sino po nakatuluyan ni young-jin?
♥ Lezlyn ♥ Says:
May 13 2010 5:55 am
█ I ♥ IT so much ..CONGRATS to aLL CAst .. !=) ♥
Aica11 Says:
May 12 2010 7:42 am
At first,I didn't like to watch it ,but one day I tried after that,I can't stop watching it everyday.I always make sure that I will not miss every episode.I love the trio.
AzuraKira Says:
May 12 2010 5:03 am
gnda n2.. knkilig aq hahaahahahaha ,,,,
michelle Says:
May 11 2010 8:48 pm
............really loved diz.....
how beautiful CHAE RIM ACTS!!!!
karylle Says:
May 11 2010 3:45 am
Korean and Taiwan Movies are my favorites..ang ganda talaga neto , mas mganda kung c russell kang at toni cha ang magka-tuluyan .. wag na c darwin yu .. hehehe
aira sophia Says:
May 09 2010 9:22 pm
i love toni and russel....sna cla ang mgka2luyan...ehehehe....more power x korean drama....:)
zynca Says:
May 09 2010 8:25 pm
it's really good.,i like russel kang and tony cha so much.,love their love team.....,more power guys...panoorin nyo din
haneeka Says:
May 07 2010 10:27 pm
i really like the story...i hope na i palabas din toh sa gma 7 para mas maging popular pa toh....i really love this movie..lagi koh nga tong inaabangan eh...
cha Says:
May 02 2010 7:55 am
its a really nice show!!!!!its cool and funny!!!i love it!!!
xen Says:
Apr 30 2010 8:37 pm
i like this !!!! very much toni was such an agressive woman....i am so excited who would be the right man who can win her heart :)
fatima joy Says:
Apr 28 2010 6:12 am
The story is nice. I like the role of Toni. She's quite aggressive. I wish to be like her.
Rose Marie Says:
Apr 27 2010 2:31 am
I really like this drama.Nice story.At least we will know the story life of being a son/daughter of the president.And being a body guard.I love the rule of Chae Rim here.Fantastic actions.By the way thank's to the GMA network for bringing this drama here in Philippines......Keep it up! I always watch it.If I cannot see this drama a day I will really be sad because I cannot go back the time..huhu T_T...but it's okay nalang...waaa!!!!
Chris Bryan Says:
Apr 26 2010 7:53 am
first time i saw Chae Rim and Lee Jong-Hyeok joining up in one love-action movie, i have been excite because the story is so beautiful but i didn't really finished the story yet because here in phillipines, the story is just beginning but when i saw Chae Rim, i know it is a very very good story so just continue making movie ms. idol Chae Rim and guess what, i will always be your first "FAN." Take Care ^_^V
cherrie Says:
Apr 25 2010 8:08 pm
i never liked Korean drama...but guess what?i love the show...i enjoyed it..
mary leovic Says:
Apr 14 2010 2:01 am
..........i really like the story... more power to all of you guys..........