I appreciated that we did not explore a possible romantic relationship between Oska and Ra Im very much because he would have been the obvious better choice in that scenario. I was super invested in him as a character and all of his side plots and especially the “will they or won’t they” of the revisit to his first love. As a K Pop idol a little past his prime he certainly had his moments of ridiculousness and snobbery but with him it was actually endearing and entertaining, mostly because he was sensitive and emotional and generally kind and courteous to people when he was around them. Oska ( Yoon Sang Hyun), Joo Won’s cousin, was a much more lovable character.
Hyun Bin made Joo Won seem lovable but none of it ever sat super well with me. He was a bulldozer character who just persisted in doing what he wanted until it worked out for him and I did not…. His primary redeeming quality was in some ways his love for Ra Im but in many ways that was also what was so awful about him, since yes he cared about her and even almost made the ultimate sacrifice for her (THAT’S A BIG DEAL), but along the way he never seemed to care about what she wanted or what his continued pursual of her was doing to her and her life. I really enjoyed Hyun Bin in this role–I thought he brought a lot of humor and cheekiness to what was otherwise a pretty shitty character. He was obsessed with tacky designer tracksuits (I actually loved this) and determined to get his way no matter what. Kim Joo Won ( Hyun Bin) was a classic aloof and spoiled CEO who was obsessed with money and status and had little to no understanding of how the world worked or what life looked like for those not in the 1%. Overall I really liked her and cared about her character, but really did not buy her relationship with Joo Won (more below). She was a delightful blend of badass and normal woman, and her fan plot with Oska was really excellent for adding depth to her character. I thought her moments of raw emotion made a lot of sense for her character and were acted superbly. I really enjoyed her character–her grit, her determination, and her pride. She is a badass and beloved by all the other guys in her school (is there really only one stuntwoman in Korea? Seems unlikely). Her work is dangerous and no one knows who she is or respects her but she is very passionate about it and willing to do anything to keep her career moving forward.
Gil Ra Im ( Ha Ji Won (why does she not have an AsianWiki page?)) is an orphaned, talented stuntwoman who barely makes enough to rub two pennies together. Good job ending.Ĭharacters: We really had four main characters intertwined in a bizarre love quandrangle that had its best moments when our two leads were body switched. I was especially fond of the decision to show us the future and the kids–I think my investment in the main couple increased significantly when I got those little tidbits with their three adorable and ridiculous children.
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