You can tell that 71: Into the Fire will be an action-packed movie with gunfire and explosions right from the get go. Fans of Choi Seung Hyun or popularly known as TOP from Big Bang will see a different side of their idol in this one. He plays Oh Jang-beom, the leader of the student soldiers who were tasked to defend Pohang.

Among the other 71 student soldiers is Koo Kap Jo (Kwon Sang Woo), who at first disdained authority and hated following orders given by Jang Beom. 71: Into the Fire is a coming of age movie for the student soldiers. You can see how Jang-beom matures as the movie progresses. Kap Jo also learned how to be responsible and not just think about himself all the time.

Also in 71: Into the Fire is Kim Seung Woo as a South Korean officer. I find this funny because the last time I saw Kim Seung Woo and TOP together was in IRIS, where they both played North Korean agents. TOP’s character in both IRIS and 71: Into the Fire are somehow similar in a way because he hardly spoke in both projects.

71: Into the Fire showed that the Korean War is a war between countrymen. This is the sad truth about it. Just like in any other war in the history of mankind, there’s really no winner in the end. Everyone loses. The movie is two hours long but it doesn’t feel like it. 71 student soldiers against battalions of North Koreans, you can guess how it would end. No one survived the massacre but at least they managed to delay the North Korean army advance into South Korea.

There are several noteworthy scenes in 71: Into the Fire. Action is non-stop from start to finish. TOP fans might have a hard time watching it with all the gore and blood in it. But I know that won’t stop the rabid fans from watching this movie. If you love war movies like Saving Private Ryan then you’ll enjoy this movie.

Dae-san owns a small shop in the Dongdaemun Market while Joon Hee is the heir of a fashion empire. Joon-hee asked Dae San to be him for a month, to which he readily accepted because he needs the money right away to help Yoo Jin (SNSD’s Yoona), whose father died and left a huge amount of debt behind.

This is when the story became complicated. Joon-hee’s stepbrother Lee Jae Min (Song Chang Ee) and Dae-san both have their eyes on Yoo Jin. Then there’s Jang Se-eun (Han Eun jeong) who likes Joon-hee not knowing that it is Dae-san. Are you still with me?

Anyway, I would like to say that Yoona did a good job in Cinderella Man although she should learn how to cry without being ugly. But aside from that, she really can act.

Cinderella Man has all the right elements for a good drama series. It has its funny and serious moments. It makes the audience want for the next episode. The ending is predictable but there was a twist near the end that caught me off guard. I watched it for Yoona but it made me a fan of Kwon Sang Woo.