M (MBC TV Series) (US Version) DVD Region 1, 4

Shim Eun Ha | Lee Chang Hoon | Kim Ji Soo

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Beware of M...

M is not your usual Korean television drama. Suspenseful and mysterious, M is a highly controversial story involving abortion and scientific imagination. This uniqueness helped catapult M into K-drama ratings history, with its 52% audience rating from 1994 still ranked among the top 20 of all-time.

Ma-Ri's life changed the minute she was born. The soul of an aborted child entered her body, and from that moment her life was no longer her own. Now co-existing in the same body as Ma-Ri, this paranormal phenomenon - called "M" - uses unimaginable powers to seek revenge against the world.

Playing Ma-Ri is popular Korean actress Shim Eun Ha, in an early television role. Shim gained international attention for her roles in Christmas in August, Tell Me Something, and Art Museum By the Zoo, all considered key titles in the astounding "Korea Wave" sweeping the Asian Entertainment world. Co-starring Lee Chang-Hoon, and Kim Ji-Su, M may not be what the typical K-drama fan expects, but its intriguing storyline, dark twists, and proven hold on the audience make it one to definitely watch!

M is available on DVD with high quality English subtitles designed especially for English-speaking audiences.

© 2005-2009 YesAsia.com Ltd. All rights reserved. This original content has been created by or licensed to YesAsia.com, and cannot be copied or republished in any medium without the express written permission of YesAsia.com.

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Product Title:	M (MBC TV Series) (US Version) M (MBC TV Series) (US Version) M (MBC TV Series) (US Version) M (MBC TV Series) (US版) M (MBC TV Series) (미국판)
Artist Name(s):	Shim Eun Ha \| Lee Chang Hoon \| Kim Ji Soo 沈銀河 \| 李昌勳 \| 金知秀沈银河 \| 李昌勋 \| 金知秀シム・ウナ \| イ・チャンフン \| キム・ジス 심 은하 \| 이 창훈 \| 김 지수
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Release Date:	2005-07-15
Language:	Korean
Subtitles:	English
Country of Origin:	South Korea
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories, 4 - Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean What is it?
Publisher:	YA Entertainment
Other Information:	4 DVDs (10 Episodes)
Package Weight:	250 (g)
Shipment Unit:	2 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1003978119

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* Screen Format : 4:3
* Sound Mix : Dolby 2.0
* DVD Type : DVD-9
* Extras :
"Damo" Episode 1(60 min)
"All About Eve" Episode 1(60 min)

* Director : 정세호

멜로물의 재미와 추리극의 긴장, 그리고 임신 중절에 대한 경고 메시지가 담긴 본격 메디컬 서스펜스 드라마 .

낙태 수술로 희생된 태아의 기억 분자 “M"은 또 다른 태아 마리를 통해 그 분노와 복수를 세상에 드러낸다.컴퓨터 그래픽과 특수 효과는 블랙홀 같은 수렁으로 끝없이 떨어지는 마리의 몸, 허공을 향해 곧추선 머리카락, 화살처럼 날아가 수술실 벽에 꽂히는 가위와 메스 등 흥미로운 장면들은 드라마의 긴장감을 더해 준다. ‘아름답고 기이하고 마음을 흔드는 한 편의 드라마‘ 은 과학적 상상력과 리얼리즘 못지 않은 진지한 메시지, 그리고 순수한 영혼과 사랑에 대한 이야기다.

여고 2년생인 마리는 친구 은하, 예지와 함께 동해안으로 여행을 갔다가 불량배에게 폭행을 당할 위기에 처한다. 그때 정원수에 떨어진 벼락과 함께 마리의 몸에 괴현상이 일어나면서 악마의 화신처럼 변해 세 명의 괴한을 차례로 처치한다. 특수기관에 의해 서울로 긴급 후송된 마리의 폭력적인 괴력에 대한 의학적 분석이 시도되던 중, 그의 병력과 출생에 얽힌 수수께끼가 밝혀진다.
18년 전, 딸을 낳기를 원하지 않았던 마리 부모는 마리를 낙태시키기로 결정한다. 병원에서 임신중절수술을 하던 중 의사가 사망하는 등 초현실적인 사고가 발생하고, 마리는 6개월 뒤 제왕절개로 산모의 생명을 끊으면서 태어난다. 미국으로 보내져 인간 개조 프로그램 치료를 받은 마리는 8년 후 의사가 되어 한국으로 돌아오나 완전히 기억상실증에 걸려 친구들조차 알아보지 못한다.

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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.1 out of 10 (9)

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Great Drama, Mediocre DVD Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10

This is one of the most original and unique Korean dramas ever made, and I enjoyed it ever since it first aired back in 1994. It is only ten episodes, unlike other series, and is well-paced, making it easier to watch.

The downside of the DVD is the quality, which is why I only rated this 4/5 stars. The back of the DVD says 'Please understand that the original "M" master tapes are over 10 years old. This may slightly impact the overall quality of some episodes." It seems as if they merely just transfered the contents of the master tapes to DVD, in other words, hardly any retouching done to make the few artifacts and graininess plaguing the video quality less apparent. Yes, I understand this is a pretty old drama, but at least the video quality (I give it 3/5 stars) isn't as disappointing as the audio.

If they couldn't do anything much about the video quality they could've tweaked the audio a bit in some scenes. Episode 3 sounds the worst of all because the spoken dialogue is slightly muffled and often hard to hear, but is tolerable at least. Overall it is mostly audible, but subtitles are useful if you don't understand a word of Korean. I give the audio 2/5 stars.

In case you're wondering if the Bitwin and YA editions are the same, they pretty much are identical in terms of video and audio quality, but the Bitwin edition seemed to have removed the opening titles and tweaked the audio in some places in contrary to the YA edition. They also removed the text (such as "Stay Tuned...") which you see in other series. The Bitwin edition, which has long since been out of print, included clips of Shim Eun-Ha early on in her career unlike the YA edition which merely includes the first episode of All About Eve and Damo.

Overall I give this DVD a 3/5. It would have been higher if they had tweaked the audio to make it sound much butter and did some retouching to the picture quality. Anyways, I am happy to have this series on DVD, but I would have gladly waited for something a bit better.