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Typical With One Exception
At first I thought, " If Sold Out On You and Vincenzo got married and had a baby it would be Our Sticky Love." It even reminded me a little of the American movie Overboard with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. But as the characters in Taffy Village came into the picture, it became its own voice.
This drama had all the hallmarks of the typical rom com Kdrama, with one exception. The criminal part of the storyline. For those, sometimes like me, who say in a review that they wished the writer would have gone deeper into a character's storyline, this is the drama for you. At first, the digging deeper is into Tae Ha's past as we find out why he ditched boxing and became a gangster. But then, the digging deeper is in the antagonist Sang Gil, the criminal who employs Tae Ha. And we find out how these two, who seemingly have so little in common, are in fact connected quite a bit. To be honest, this was the storyline I liked the most about the entire drama. It is a story of trauma turned to anger, turned to greed and viciousness, and finally turned to deep regret. It is also the twist in the story I did not see coming. It was a nice surprise amongst all the predictability of this typical Kdrama. Well done to actor Heo Sung Tae in his portrayal of the dastardly Baek Sang Gil in the present, and to Song Geon Hee (one of my favorite actors) who plays the younger, and more vulnerable, Sang Gil showing how his abusive upbringing launched him into a life of crime.
This drama was more than typical because within the romantic, comedy cliche's of the Kdrama rom com was a story about a father and son. It was poignant and sad standing in stark contrast to the merriment around it.
This drama has a stellar cast, some of the all time greats of Kdramas and they all bring their A-game to the story. Then there are some surprises like Lee Jun Young who brilliantly played Kaito and was such a nice addition to the drama.
The story will seem to wrap up around episode 10, but stick with it. I almost dropped it, but decided to watch 11 thinking I would fast forward through it. Turns out it was my favorite episode.
This drama had all the hallmarks of the typical rom com Kdrama, with one exception. The criminal part of the storyline. For those, sometimes like me, who say in a review that they wished the writer would have gone deeper into a character's storyline, this is the drama for you. At first, the digging deeper is into Tae Ha's past as we find out why he ditched boxing and became a gangster. But then, the digging deeper is in the antagonist Sang Gil, the criminal who employs Tae Ha. And we find out how these two, who seemingly have so little in common, are in fact connected quite a bit. To be honest, this was the storyline I liked the most about the entire drama. It is a story of trauma turned to anger, turned to greed and viciousness, and finally turned to deep regret. It is also the twist in the story I did not see coming. It was a nice surprise amongst all the predictability of this typical Kdrama. Well done to actor Heo Sung Tae in his portrayal of the dastardly Baek Sang Gil in the present, and to Song Geon Hee (one of my favorite actors) who plays the younger, and more vulnerable, Sang Gil showing how his abusive upbringing launched him into a life of crime.
This drama was more than typical because within the romantic, comedy cliche's of the Kdrama rom com was a story about a father and son. It was poignant and sad standing in stark contrast to the merriment around it.
This drama has a stellar cast, some of the all time greats of Kdramas and they all bring their A-game to the story. Then there are some surprises like Lee Jun Young who brilliantly played Kaito and was such a nice addition to the drama.
The story will seem to wrap up around episode 10, but stick with it. I almost dropped it, but decided to watch 11 thinking I would fast forward through it. Turns out it was my favorite episode.
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