Older dramas really can be quite unique
When compared to current dramas of this type, this is so much better than I expected. It's already 10 years old and it is visually appealing enough to forget the lost decade.
The lead actors brought so much to their roles - life, depth, true human feeling. Partly the script but the actors made it real. Uie is usually a witch and I wasn't sure she knew how to be so lovable, vulnerable, innocent and naive. As Yoon Ha, she really made herself a target for the lead males ambitions. Sung Joon as the lead male was breathtaking in how he revealed a deeply contemplative character. Yes. He was calculative and planned everything out like a game of chess. But in time we see how he traps himself and how things resolve. Not sure I've seen him before; he's excellent. Yoon Ha's best friend played by Lim Ji Yeon, is a very unique character. I've not seen her type before. She's poor, but has tremendous self-knowledge. And the decisions she makes are completely unexpected. Her thought process is so refreshing it's no wonder she wins hearts while being simple, honest and lovable. And she has NONE of the awful - overdone - qualities seen in countless kdramas about love between the rich and the "poor". On thus point alone, the drama gets 10 stars. Park Hyung Sik delivers in spades. He was everything his role needed.
'High Society' could have exceeded a 10/10 rating but the writers must have edited the story details heavily towards the end. I expected some serious resolutions around the supporting character storylines. But those issues were left to the ether. And the ending was almost bordered on underwhelming due to a few Director's cuts and choices. But all in all this is a wonderful drama with a beautiful story, journey and ending for the main characters.
The lead actors brought so much to their roles - life, depth, true human feeling. Partly the script but the actors made it real. Uie is usually a witch and I wasn't sure she knew how to be so lovable, vulnerable, innocent and naive. As Yoon Ha, she really made herself a target for the lead males ambitions. Sung Joon as the lead male was breathtaking in how he revealed a deeply contemplative character. Yes. He was calculative and planned everything out like a game of chess. But in time we see how he traps himself and how things resolve. Not sure I've seen him before; he's excellent. Yoon Ha's best friend played by Lim Ji Yeon, is a very unique character. I've not seen her type before. She's poor, but has tremendous self-knowledge. And the decisions she makes are completely unexpected. Her thought process is so refreshing it's no wonder she wins hearts while being simple, honest and lovable. And she has NONE of the awful - overdone - qualities seen in countless kdramas about love between the rich and the "poor". On thus point alone, the drama gets 10 stars. Park Hyung Sik delivers in spades. He was everything his role needed.
'High Society' could have exceeded a 10/10 rating but the writers must have edited the story details heavily towards the end. I expected some serious resolutions around the supporting character storylines. But those issues were left to the ether. And the ending was almost bordered on underwhelming due to a few Director's cuts and choices. But all in all this is a wonderful drama with a beautiful story, journey and ending for the main characters.
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