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"Meant To Be" it's a story about two women who's lives are switched.
Hae In lost her mother at a young age and lived in an orphanage. There she meets Jin Woo. Later she ends up living with Jeong Im, who is the secretary of Chi Hwan, the father of Hae In and she was friends with Hae In's mother. Jeong Im brought Hae In into that house keeping her identity a secret, because Chi Hwan is married and has a daughter named Se Na. The problem is that he learns the truth and tries to kill the two, to bury his secret forever. Jeong Im gets in an accident, but Hae In meets Yi Chang, an amazing person, that helps them. They become a family and Hae In leaves her past behind assuming a new name: Yoon Sol.
Here's the real twist, Yi Chang is actually the birth father of Se Na. Chi Hwan married Mi Kang without knowing she was already pregnant, so he raised Se Na as his daughter. The two girls fates were switched, but to be honest, Sol were lucky to not have Chi Hwan as her father, the man is a monster. A terrible thing happens and Yi Chang dies. Chi Hwan, along with Do Hyun and Se Na, frame Sol for the crime and she goes to prison. Sol then makes a plan for revenge, to make everyone that ruined her life pay for their crimes.
The romance between Sol and Jin Woo is sweet, but that's not the focus of the drama. Sol was set on getting her revenge for being unjustly imprisoned, for the death of her father Yi Chang and her biological mother. She also wanted to make Chi Hwan pay for his crimes. It was too much for one person to handle, so I understand that romance was the last thing she wanted as a distraction, but what the drama lacked to make it perfect was exactly that: cute moments between the couple, for distraction, for happiness.
Se Na initially seems to be the villain of the drama, but when you analyze the character, that's not quite the case. As the episodes go by, you realize who she really is and the ending ends up being a nice surprise. Se Na was a spoiled girl who helped frame Sol, but she was never a bad person, all she ever wanted in life was to be loved unconditionally and nothing was enough for her, living like that is sad, we should feel sorry for her, not hate her. She always loved Jin Woo and was never reciprocated, that's why she ended up choosing Do Hyun, who seemed to really love her, but it was a lie, he wanted to possess her, have control of her and her fortune. Thank goodness in the end she realized her mistakes and helped Sol and Jin Woo.
The drama started off really well, but it had some flaws during the development, but that's normal for a story with over 100 episodes. It's hard to maintain the same quality and pace, but the drama was great until the end. That year, I think it was one of the best productions of its kind.
Jeon Hye Yeon was an amazing surprise <3
Hae In lost her mother at a young age and lived in an orphanage. There she meets Jin Woo. Later she ends up living with Jeong Im, who is the secretary of Chi Hwan, the father of Hae In and she was friends with Hae In's mother. Jeong Im brought Hae In into that house keeping her identity a secret, because Chi Hwan is married and has a daughter named Se Na. The problem is that he learns the truth and tries to kill the two, to bury his secret forever. Jeong Im gets in an accident, but Hae In meets Yi Chang, an amazing person, that helps them. They become a family and Hae In leaves her past behind assuming a new name: Yoon Sol.
Here's the real twist, Yi Chang is actually the birth father of Se Na. Chi Hwan married Mi Kang without knowing she was already pregnant, so he raised Se Na as his daughter. The two girls fates were switched, but to be honest, Sol were lucky to not have Chi Hwan as her father, the man is a monster. A terrible thing happens and Yi Chang dies. Chi Hwan, along with Do Hyun and Se Na, frame Sol for the crime and she goes to prison. Sol then makes a plan for revenge, to make everyone that ruined her life pay for their crimes.
The romance between Sol and Jin Woo is sweet, but that's not the focus of the drama. Sol was set on getting her revenge for being unjustly imprisoned, for the death of her father Yi Chang and her biological mother. She also wanted to make Chi Hwan pay for his crimes. It was too much for one person to handle, so I understand that romance was the last thing she wanted as a distraction, but what the drama lacked to make it perfect was exactly that: cute moments between the couple, for distraction, for happiness.
Se Na initially seems to be the villain of the drama, but when you analyze the character, that's not quite the case. As the episodes go by, you realize who she really is and the ending ends up being a nice surprise. Se Na was a spoiled girl who helped frame Sol, but she was never a bad person, all she ever wanted in life was to be loved unconditionally and nothing was enough for her, living like that is sad, we should feel sorry for her, not hate her. She always loved Jin Woo and was never reciprocated, that's why she ended up choosing Do Hyun, who seemed to really love her, but it was a lie, he wanted to possess her, have control of her and her fortune. Thank goodness in the end she realized her mistakes and helped Sol and Jin Woo.
The drama started off really well, but it had some flaws during the development, but that's normal for a story with over 100 episodes. It's hard to maintain the same quality and pace, but the drama was great until the end. That year, I think it was one of the best productions of its kind.
Jeon Hye Yeon was an amazing surprise <3
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