Shin Eun Kyung made me finish it.
Shin Eun Kyung was absolutely the best part of this drama. She was the driving force and motivator for me to complete it because I wanted to know what happened to her character.TBH the weakest link in this drama is Han Soyoon (Moon Geun Young) which was a surprise to me, since she's a good actress. But something about the way she played this role, plus the way the role was written as well - it was the least compelling aspect of the story for me. HOWEVER, the character is so necessary just because her tie up with everyone else brought in all the really fascinating parts of this drama.
I loved all the twists and turns this took me.
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After finishing this, I actually enjoyed the ride this drama gave me BUT I agree with some of the other reviews here - the first half was really good, but then it slowed down as it headed to a close. And weirdly enough, while the pacing was slow in the latter half, it wasn't because there wasn't anything happening - it was almost like they suddenly ran out of time to close the threads for some topics so they just addressed it quickly in favor of the other storylines. BUT they cut off too much of the other stories, so the pacing of the remaining storyline became quite slow in comparison.
I would definitely rewatch a chunk of this series again. The first half and a little bit of the second half probably. I was excited to see it streaming on a plane ride and I took advantage of it. Haha!
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I loved both KR and JP Versions in different ways
Let me start by saying - I _LOVED_ the KR Marry My Husband drama. Loved it. I wasn't even like a huge Park Min Young fan when I started it, but I understood her charm by the end of it. By the end of this drama, I was also COMPLETELY charmed by Fuka Koshiba. I already liked Takeru Sato from other projects he did - I first remember noticing him in Mei-chan's Butler (LOL A THROWBACK IF THERE EVER WAS ONE).Anyway - I refuse to take part in the discussions about which version is better because it's all a matter of preference. I love them both. And for me, I look at both of them and I just see them as completely different forms of the same story.
The pacing of this drama was wonderful. It was very well-balanced and it's definitely the story from the source but told with very distinct cultural characteristics. I loved the choice of the candy as an indicator (IYKYK), I also liked the parts that they chose to keep in this adaptation of the story. I really like the way Fuka Koshiba played Misa, it made me want to check out her other work. And also THAT FACE. As for Takeru Sato - RAWR thank you Sir.
The second leads were extremely effective - which means that they were EXTREMELY ANNOYING - but I also recognize that that was the point. Sei Shirashi in particular has some scenes where she played her crazy slipping in and out so well that I would actually check out her next projects if I liked the premise enough. And our lovely friends for our leads are just as endearing and lovely as I hoped.
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