A golden life
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claidheamhmorSome more Korean TV series watched:
My Golden Life
My Golden Life is a 52-episode epic, but it's totally worth it. It stars the extraordinary Shin Hye-sun as Seo Jian, a young woman who has been struggling in contract jobs to support her family; she has a twin sister, Jisu. Then it's discovered that she is actually the real daughter of a really wealthy family who went missing 25 years before. Grasping the opportunity, she moves to their home, only to find them cold, strict, and obsessed with appearances. The one person who treats her reasonably decently is her "brother". Some time thereafter, it's discovered her adoptive mother lied, and the real missing child was her sister Jisu. She's kicked out in disgrace, and both families start imploding. Jian ends up on a mountainside trying to kill herself.
The series covers the lives of all the members of the families, with a number of people's stories entwined (for example, Jisu has a crush on Jian's friend who has a crush on Jian). It's really such a good series, absolutely worth watching. Shin Hye-sun is the master of playing characters with emotion but especially characters who are bleak and broken.
King the Land
King the Land is very different. Sa-rang is a concierge at the King Hotel, trained in exception customer service with a smile, who gets promoted to the hotel's VIP area, King the Land. Won is the heir to the conglomerate that owns the hotel and general manager, recently returned to Korea; he threatens his aunt and uncle who want to run the conglomerate. Won starts liking Sa-rang, and they end up in a relationship. What's really nice about this series is that the two main characters are really good to each other; they communicate, they're loyal, and they do the right thing. No drama. I really enjoyed this series.
Nevertheless
Nevertheless is a shorter series, only 10 episode, thank goodness. It was OK, but the characters are way too angsty, and they don't talk to each other, leading to lots of miscommunication. I actually found that rather annoying, even though the characters were quite interesting. It's basically about the romance between sculpture students at an art university, one of whom can't trust men any more, and the other who can never commit to anyone.
Tale of the Nine-Tailed
Tale of the Nine Tailed is a bit of a mixed bag. Lee Yeon is a 1000 year old gumiho (nine-tailed fox, a mythical mountain deity) who has been looking to the reincarnation of his dead love for centuries. Ji-ah is a brilliant TV show producer who tracks him down after seeing unexplained events. It's quite an interesting story, but there's a fight with the Serpent, an evil villain, that takes far too many episodes. The mysteries in the plot are good though, and the supporting characters are excellent (as are the lead characters).
I'm currently watching Romance is a Bonus Book, which is superb.
My Golden Life
My Golden Life is a 52-episode epic, but it's totally worth it. It stars the extraordinary Shin Hye-sun as Seo Jian, a young woman who has been struggling in contract jobs to support her family; she has a twin sister, Jisu. Then it's discovered that she is actually the real daughter of a really wealthy family who went missing 25 years before. Grasping the opportunity, she moves to their home, only to find them cold, strict, and obsessed with appearances. The one person who treats her reasonably decently is her "brother". Some time thereafter, it's discovered her adoptive mother lied, and the real missing child was her sister Jisu. She's kicked out in disgrace, and both families start imploding. Jian ends up on a mountainside trying to kill herself.
The series covers the lives of all the members of the families, with a number of people's stories entwined (for example, Jisu has a crush on Jian's friend who has a crush on Jian). It's really such a good series, absolutely worth watching. Shin Hye-sun is the master of playing characters with emotion but especially characters who are bleak and broken.
King the Land
King the Land is very different. Sa-rang is a concierge at the King Hotel, trained in exception customer service with a smile, who gets promoted to the hotel's VIP area, King the Land. Won is the heir to the conglomerate that owns the hotel and general manager, recently returned to Korea; he threatens his aunt and uncle who want to run the conglomerate. Won starts liking Sa-rang, and they end up in a relationship. What's really nice about this series is that the two main characters are really good to each other; they communicate, they're loyal, and they do the right thing. No drama. I really enjoyed this series.
Nevertheless
Nevertheless is a shorter series, only 10 episode, thank goodness. It was OK, but the characters are way too angsty, and they don't talk to each other, leading to lots of miscommunication. I actually found that rather annoying, even though the characters were quite interesting. It's basically about the romance between sculpture students at an art university, one of whom can't trust men any more, and the other who can never commit to anyone.
Tale of the Nine-Tailed
Tale of the Nine Tailed is a bit of a mixed bag. Lee Yeon is a 1000 year old gumiho (nine-tailed fox, a mythical mountain deity) who has been looking to the reincarnation of his dead love for centuries. Ji-ah is a brilliant TV show producer who tracks him down after seeing unexplained events. It's quite an interesting story, but there's a fight with the Serpent, an evil villain, that takes far too many episodes. The mysteries in the plot are good though, and the supporting characters are excellent (as are the lead characters).
I'm currently watching Romance is a Bonus Book, which is superb.