I found this blogspot back by chance. I was busy trying to host my image on Soompi and one of a site suggested to link images from blogspot. Then bam!! Here we are again. And I am still a KoreaJapanFreak (although now it is more to Korea Freakyyyy yah)
This is my chance to babble away about my current obsession. Far more a better choice than tweeting away. So, current obsession. Yes, it is My Golden Life (MGL), KBS latest family drama airing on every weekend. The aptly title drama is also receiving golden viewership with the latest episode having 42% viewership, which is hell yeah that is high. I'm hoping that it keep riding high until the last episode (14 more to go) and please no extension please. This is the second long-running drama I faithfully watch after Jumong.
I happen to watch the drama while lounging with my mom on a lazy weekend. I was watching the episode when Jianny found out her mother switched her with Jisoo.. her cries just reached out to me.. and ever since I am faithfully waiting for all the episodes to come out each weekend.
The after effect by Shin Hye Sun (Seo Ji An) acting is very surreal. I liked her a lot in Five Enough (which I watch irregularly only to catch her scenes with Sung Hoon, although I like the leads romance too). Then I realized she's the wheelchair-bound sister in Oh My Ghostess, the airhead-countryside toilet-bully in She Was Pretty, and curator in Legend of the Blue Sea. SHS is very pretty, but she is never ashamed of showing her unpretty side. In Secret Forest, I totally fell in love with her defying and unashamed character. SHS is fierce! And she is fierce again in MGL.
I saw the hero.
And my thought, how old is this dude? 33 my a**.
That was my initial thought. Suddenly, I'm wagging my tails and love is all around with Park Shi Hoo ( Choi Do Kyung). He just have this aura that makes you want to see him all the time. He is not that handsome, but his smile and abs are nice. It's the way he brought himself, totally model style. From My Golden Life, I have been covering all his previous works and my faves are MGL and Cheongdamdeong Alice (CDDA). I can make one entry just on his acting in CDDA. As for his other works, what I can say is his acting improved in each of his work. He gets better in portraying the character and showing his emotions. Most of his characters are chaebol by the way.. I guess he has this rich guy look? LOL.
So, MGL in a nutshell is a family drama that kicks of with kidnapping, switch "twin" daughters, star-crossed lovers, chaebol family power struggles and the consequences from the kidnapping and switching.
The "twins" are Seo Ji An and Seo Ji Soo (a.k.a Choi Eun Sok). Actually Ji Soo is dead. Papa and Mama Seo found Eun Sok (later named Ji Soo) when visiting Ji Soo's grave. So they brough her back, styled her like Ji Soo and then took her away to Dubai with Ji An. Fast forward to adulthood, Ji An is the hardworking one and always wanting a good (rich) life, while Ji Soo is the happy-go-lucky only caring about bread and her crush (Sunwoo Hyuk).
The kidnappers tried to blackmail Papa and Mama Choi, rich and powerful Haesung Corp familia. Wrong strategy.. since they got milked out about the "twins". Mama Choi went to see Mama Seo and demand to know which one is Eun Sok. Guess who did she say? JIANNA. Great... just great.
Jianny at first is reluctant to go since she loves her family, but after thinking through, she went for the money, and also because Mama Seo keep telling her to go. She went to Haesung, worked hard, adapt her life well, her relationship with the Chois just getting so well then BAM!! She found out the truth is Ji Soo was Eun Sok, not Ji An.
Everything went downhill since then, with Ji Soo retaliating to Jianny, her biologicals parent, her adoptive parent, and latest to her crush Sunwoo Hyuk. Only after episode 30 I can really smile again watching MGL but me thinks episode 37 will bring angts back to me.
I don't even start with the complex romances in this drama, but to simplify:
Ji Soo > Hyuk > Jianny > Dokyung > Jianny
Lately it is kinda confirmed
Ji Soo = Hyuk
Jianny = Dokyung
1st couple obstacle: Ji Soo's insecurities about Hyuk's past feeling for Jianny
2nd couple obstacle: Too many. He was previously her "oppa" turned "namja". But he's Haesung heir, and Haesung is angry with the Seos. Star-crossed lover I tell you again.
So, I just wanna share the good stuff from episode 36. At least, we have these beautiful moments before crap comes next week.
Jianny at first din wanna help Dokyung, but of course she loves him so she will def help him!
Sunwoo Hyuk admiring DoKyung 😍
Well, is this FATE?
Hyacinth is her favourite flowers and magically DoKyung bought her hyacinths. I oh so love these kinda you-are-my-soulmate romances.
However, my theory is, the drama will fast forward to several years. DoKyung will return to Haesung but his grandpa will acknowledge him and his talents/skill. He will stay single as he loves Jianny, and to spare Jianny from all the curses and hate he will let her go... until he finally named as Haesung successor and CEO. Maybe Jianny will marry somebody else? Hyuk maybe? Ji Soo can marry any other chaebol... LOL. but later years, Hyuk and Jianny divorced, Dokyung Jianny reunited and maybe Ji Soo also can be with Hyuk 😋 People are going to curse my theory hahaha.... okay so I hope I won't take another 10 years to make a new post. We'll see about that.. annyeong!
