Decided to talk about something happy. ^^
Following my return to K-drama Land, I started watching [최고의 사랑 (Best/Greatest Love)], mostly due to the promising storyline and the fact that Kye-sang is in it. ^0^ I’m not familiar with the works of the two leads, Cha Seung-won and Gong Hyo-jin, but they’re not total strangers neither. I know they’re likeable people. XD Cha Seung-won was a guest in [Family Outing] once and he was totally hilarious! ♥ I like Yoo In-na from [Secret Garden] so I’m happy to see her in another drama. ^^
I have only watched 4 episodes (6 episodes are out as of today though) and I have only one thing to say: AWESOME.
Firstly, I totally love how they make fun of almost every thing in the entertainment industry. The most obvious example is how fans are obsessed with the artist’s ‘airport fashion’. XD Everybody tunes in to see what a certain artist is wearing on the way home/to some overseas trip and the next day a few hours later all portals have the photos ready, all retail shops put up the exact handbag/hat/shoes/etc on their shop windows complete with the sparkling mannequin getup.. and all the people scramble around to get a piece of that ‘hot stuff’.
Funny thing is.. It happened exactly the same in real life just within the same month! The bag Yoon Eun-hye wore in her drama, [Lie To Me], was on headlines and became the must-have item in town. AHAHAHA. News: Here.
Gold, I’d say. XD
Then we have the most unconventional hero playing a tough front who is really just a naive child at heart. Or in short, an immature grown-up.. who is not a total asshole neither. Even with all his irrational whims and impossible tantrums, you can’t really hate him. He has a good heart. (That’s a pun, but you won’t know until you watched. Hihi.)
The female lead is a down-to-earth heroine you would want as a friend. She’s seen as someone bad in the press, on the general public’s image, etc.. but really, she’s just a simple girl who has unfortunate luck with the mass media. She is not drop-dead gorgeous, she does not show off, she is smart without having to tell people that she is. Borrowing some words from the commentators at dramabeans, she is real.
Of course. We have the second hero possessing all the essential characteristics you would want in a guy: rich, educated, kind, handsome, cute, generous, attentive.. with a twist. XD He can be blunt, though he doesn’t mean anything bad by his directness (most of the time misinterpreted), he can be quite clueless to the society at large (like, he does not care enough to know who is the most popular idol group at the moment) and he is rather eccentric (telling his lunch partner to show her tongue, just to let her know that she’s been drinking too much? Yeah. That kind.).
It’s definitely a satisfying watch every.single.time. I had a thorough laugh, the characters have good chemistry with each other, the story flows nicely, the script is not boring, the speed is moderately fast, the soundtrack is nice, the supporting acts are in sync, and most importantly: they are good actors. Cha Seung-won can turn 360 on you in a split second. One time you just want to smack him hard, the next time your heart is crushing with his. Kkkhh~
Looking forward to more goodies they have in store for us! *0* ♥ (Now, if only Streamyx is not acting up. -_-)
