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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Delightful Girl Choon Hyang


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Alright, another drama review so i can slowly catch up on all the ones i've seen @___@. Today's review will be on Delightful Girl Choon Hyang, a korean one in case you didn't guess already. There seems to be a theme for me that when i first started watching dramas i got REALLY into looking up ones to watch, but being the procrastinating me, i didn't watch many of them, so i have a big list piling up, you can see i have a list going, but taht's only the ones i remember so far, there's prolly so many more that i don't remember that should be on the list, it seems each time someone tells me to watch something i've already heard of it and either put it off, or the mention of it sparks a memory in my mind that i wanted to watch it. Either way, there's a vast list of dramas that i have in my head, but only a few taht i remember to watch, which is why i like it when people get back to me and talk about dramas.
ANYWAY, i'm digressing xD, so without further ado, let's get onto delightful girl choon hyang.
It's a relatively simple plot, one i can summarize pretty quickly. Boy meets girl in strange circumstances, boy n girl don't really like each other and get off to a bad start. Boy ends up accidentally sleeping in her bed (she was sick and sleeping, he was drunk). Town hears of it and so to save face they get married. Girl falls in love with guy, guy already has girl he likes. Girl is heartbroken and leaves, guy realizes he's in love with her, she hides it, eventually they admit they love each other. Insert plot twist in form of person who is in love with girl and now blackmails the two on their wedding day. Now we go a little into the future, guy n girl both have jobs and miss the other. At a wedding of the two's mutual friend they have a run-in when she accidentally scrapes his car, and the two manage to meet but still the blackmail material is out there so they can't be together. Meddling guy realizes there are some things he can't have, so he lets them be, happy ending.
Yes i know i made it really simple, but like i said the plot is kinda complex, but at the same time, still not altogether complicated. It's a very nice romance, one that i honestly enjoyed when i watched it. The music honestly didn't stand out to me, which i suppose becoems one of the major complaints i had about it, seeing as how music is one of the key requirements for a good drama. The cast though, is well done, with the guy an up and coming actor and the girl described by the media as the "barbie girl" of korea, with a figure and looks like a barbie girl. These two also happened to make a cameo appearance in my girl, which i am in the process of getting so i can watch so i'll get back to you all on that.
Romantically, this drama works the plot well, with great timing and ideas, such as having the classic girl-guy hate then fall in love, the past love of the guy that initially keeps them apart, the min climax where they confess but then a rift is opened up by an antagonist that really is nothing wrong but becomes evil due to his being in between the main focus of affection. In that aspect, the romance aspect is complete and worked to perfection. So the romantic in me is thoroughl satisfied and the ending gives you a feel good and explains a few things.
However, as a drama critic, i wanted more complexities, perhaps unjustifiably as the romance genre tends to go to the extremes, either being overtly cutesy, or complex. It had enough to pique my interest but i didn't find enough. I also look for unique plots, things not often done before, but this plot is a classic one, which is why it worked so well as a romance, using a tried and tested true method.

Despite my complaints about it, please do not think for a second this is a crappy drama, on the contrary i will recommend it highly to you and to anyone who looks for romantic dramas. It was popular for a reason and the statistics show, it got 24.4% viewership ratings, which is significant in korea, a land known for it's dramas. Although it did an old storyline, it worked it amazingly, which is why it deserves the kudos that i recieved. Delightful Girl Choon Hyang, lives up to it's name as truly a delight for those who watch it

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