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More Seoul girls with problems

Sam-dal is not the only one with problems in life.


Because this is my first life (2017)

This was my first time watching Jung So-min.  She’s cute and sweet!  Ji-ho is so much more engaging than Sam-dal and she has real issues to deal with.  Poor girl works so hard and has her script made over into a cliché plot by the chief writer.  That assistant director she liked (Gye Yong-seok playing Kim Wook) is quite the jerk, trying to manipulate her and never truly supporting her.  Was I glad to see her tell them and the Director off.  This is how to deal with problems head on, Sam-dal!



I couldn’t stand how Ji-ho is treated like an extra by her family.  Why does she have to be the one to move out of the apartment and find a new one on her own?  Since the father favours her brother so much, he should just get another place for him and the pregnant girlfriend.  At least Sam-dal had an extremely supportive family.



Lee Min-ki playing stiff, anti-social Se-he?  Not very challenging, is it?  Well, he was stiff and anti-social.


nice to have them connect because of football!

The friends gave the show the punch that wasn’t going to come from Se-he.  Soo-ji (very strongly acted by Esom) is fiercely loyal and amazingly tolerant, putting up with all the nonsense at her sexist workplace.  I could see an entire drama coming out of her life and character.  Ho-rang (played by Kim Ga-eun) is sweet and loving, and it was wonderful that Ji-ho had them.



With this show, I lasted only to the point when Ji-ho and Se-he decided on their fake/contract marriage.  Extremely illogical and, simply, stupid.  On top of that, what a mockery the show makes of marriage.  Se-he and Ji-ho’s plan was particularly meaningless.  Se-he’s father constantly threatening divorce if his mother couldn’t push the son to get married is ridiculous.  Ji-ho’s father loving only himself and his thoughts is a fine example of a man one shouldn’t marry.  Ho-rang’s boyfriend Won-seok (played by Kim Min-suk) is cute and interesting but always brushing off marriage as unimportant.  For how long does he think they will just live together, I wonder.

 

After four episodes, my scene stealers were Soo-ji and Se-he’s cat.  I see that Kim Min-kyu was also in this but I must have missed him.



tvN, 16 episodes

 

True Beauty (2020)

Joo-kyung (prettily portrayed by Moon Ga-young) is bullied for being ‘ugly’ [a tough problem indeed].  Changing schools due to family finances gives her a welcome fresh start, and she not only chalks up fantastic friends but also, is pursued by three guys!

 

Full of clichés BUT full of fun and cute moments!  Hence, more on it in another post!








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