Wanted to see Si Won Choi as the main lead, as he was so excellent in 'She was Pretty' and it made me feel bad he didn't get the girl in the end. This one didn't have ratings as high as the previous ones I watched but I chanced it anyways. It really doesn't stand out. Mousy female lead is somewhat refreshing, but nothing noteworthy about this series over all. Watching Choi is never really a chore but it's hard to like the character he plays, especially in the first few episodes. Shame, it really doesn't bring out his range or appeal much at all.
2 Reviews
Sweet and suprisingly good
leahcubed2 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
10/10 is my rating. This is a 2010 South Korean romantic comedy with 16, 60 minute episodes.
Yoon Gae-hwa (Chae Rim) divorced her cheating spouse some years ago and is struggling to support herself and her daughter. She takes a job as a housekeeper without realizing the apartment belongs to top star, Sung Min-woo. She does not make a great first impression and winds up on the outs with Min-woo. Her next interview is with a musical production company and it just so happens they desperately want to have Min-woo star in their most recent musical. She is ready to beg and plead when she, by chance, is there when Min-woo gets ding dong ditched with a daughter he did not know he had. This perfect piece of blackmail leads them to striking a bargain - she takes care of his daughter and he stars in the musical.
Spoiler** This one surprised me how much I liked it. In all the sites where people list series they really liked this one did not come up. When I saw one review for this and the description it immediately captured my attention. I really like the average person meets famous person trope. In the United States, Hollywood, some of the longest relationships have been between famous people and non-famous people. I was drawn to this because I watched Siwon Choi in a couple of others and he was my favorite character. So I was looking for other things he was in and rolled across this. I did not realize who he was until I dug a little to find out more about the actor. I am a little late to having any interest in Kpop but even I heard of Super Junior even before I was listening to Kpop. Siwon did a great job of acting the part of a spoiled, narcissistic super star. Chae Rim played a super sweet and wholesome struggling single mother. I thought she was very cute the whole time even when they were trying to make her look less attractive. The personality of her character alone was enough to make her seem very beautiful. I thought the pace of the romance between the two was perfect. It was very believable when they started having feelings for each other. He was very cold with the little girl in the beginning and Gae-hwa put a lot of effort into getting him to "fall in love" with his daughter. Most of the show was spent hiding the fact that Min-woo had a woman living with him and that he had a daughter born out of wedlock. Both factors could cause a serious career ending scandal for a star. It was so heart warming to watch as his relationship with Gae-hwa and his little daughter became more important to him than fame. The only vey slight things was I wish we had been able to see the daughter come back to speaking and find out what trauma she experience. I was also surprised how abruptly it ended. You have the "their finally kissing seen" then a bunch of camera angles and it just ends. I actually thought I had hit the remote accidentally or something. Despite those minor flaws I highly recommending this very heartwarming story. I loved it! One of my favorites now.
Yoon Gae-hwa (Chae Rim) divorced her cheating spouse some years ago and is struggling to support herself and her daughter. She takes a job as a housekeeper without realizing the apartment belongs to top star, Sung Min-woo. She does not make a great first impression and winds up on the outs with Min-woo. Her next interview is with a musical production company and it just so happens they desperately want to have Min-woo star in their most recent musical. She is ready to beg and plead when she, by chance, is there when Min-woo gets ding dong ditched with a daughter he did not know he had. This perfect piece of blackmail leads them to striking a bargain - she takes care of his daughter and he stars in the musical.
Spoiler** This one surprised me how much I liked it. In all the sites where people list series they really liked this one did not come up. When I saw one review for this and the description it immediately captured my attention. I really like the average person meets famous person trope. In the United States, Hollywood, some of the longest relationships have been between famous people and non-famous people. I was drawn to this because I watched Siwon Choi in a couple of others and he was my favorite character. So I was looking for other things he was in and rolled across this. I did not realize who he was until I dug a little to find out more about the actor. I am a little late to having any interest in Kpop but even I heard of Super Junior even before I was listening to Kpop. Siwon did a great job of acting the part of a spoiled, narcissistic super star. Chae Rim played a super sweet and wholesome struggling single mother. I thought she was very cute the whole time even when they were trying to make her look less attractive. The personality of her character alone was enough to make her seem very beautiful. I thought the pace of the romance between the two was perfect. It was very believable when they started having feelings for each other. He was very cold with the little girl in the beginning and Gae-hwa put a lot of effort into getting him to "fall in love" with his daughter. Most of the show was spent hiding the fact that Min-woo had a woman living with him and that he had a daughter born out of wedlock. Both factors could cause a serious career ending scandal for a star. It was so heart warming to watch as his relationship with Gae-hwa and his little daughter became more important to him than fame. The only vey slight things was I wish we had been able to see the daughter come back to speaking and find out what trauma she experience. I was also surprised how abruptly it ended. You have the "their finally kissing seen" then a bunch of camera angles and it just ends. I actually thought I had hit the remote accidentally or something. Despite those minor flaws I highly recommending this very heartwarming story. I loved it! One of my favorites now.
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