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E1-2. Guess what, you guys? I truly discover myself having fun with this one fairly effectively – which is truthfully much more than I’d anticipated, on condition that I’d been iffy about Kim Younger Dae’s casting.
I’m cautiously optimistic that my concern was unwarranted, as a result of, to this point not less than, it does look like he’s been forged effectively, for the function.
I’ll say that whether or not or not you get pleasure from this one, actually relies on your temper, in addition to your viewing lens.
I might think about that in the event you got here into this with a way more essential lens, that you’d have the ability to discover a number of stuff to.. effectively, criticize. 😅
I’m choosing a basic k-romcom lens, as a result of I believe that’s the one that can doubtless serve me finest, if I wish to get pleasure from this present.
For instance, I think about that somebody utilizing a extra essential lens would discover heaps to dislike about our feminine lead, Hae Yeong.
On a fast tangent, kdrama writers do have a tendency to love their identify puns, and so, our feminine lead’s identify, Son Hae Yeong, actually appears like “zero loss,” with “son hae” which means loss (损害) and “yeong” which means zero.
You can name her calculative and disingenuous, for all the time assessing whether or not she’s getting her justifiable share in any scenario, and being so exact about her calculations.
Nevertheless, I discover that I don’t dislike her, not less than, to this point.
A part of it, not gonna lie, is due to Shin Min Ah’s private attraction.
The lady is so charming that even having to ship unflattering, matter-of-factly calculating traces of dialogue, doesn’t truly diminish her attraction.
However, it does assist as effectively, that Present shines the highlight on this, and has Hae Yeong name out her personal lack of lovability.
That stage of self-awareness helps, and the context that we’re given about Hae Yeong’s rising up years, helps too.
I imply, you would name her out for being privileged and egocentric, positive, however it’s arduous accountable her for wanting extra of her mother’s consideration and affection, when all she’d appeared to see, rising up, had been Mother giving out that spotlight to different kids.
Sure, Mother’s generosity to soak up and foster all these kids in want, had been wonderful, however it does look like Mother hadn’t found out tips on how to correctly put together Hae Yeong, and provides her the sense of affection and safety that she’d craved.
And it’s not like Hae Yeong didn’t present her unhappiness; it was clear to see, that she hadn’t been pleased about every foster child that Mother took in.
I do assume that Mother might have and will have put extra thought and energy into assuring Hae Yeong, and serving to her to course of all these fosterings in a wholesome approach.
Anyway. Given the type of surroundings by which Hae Yeong grew up, the place she felt that she saved dropping out when it comes to Mother’s affection and a focus, it’s not arduous to see how she might need change into an grownup with a fixation on getting her justifiable share of something and the whole lot – not simply in cash, however in love and relationships too.
Moreover, if somebody’s been dropping out rather a lot, and on a constant foundation, over an prolonged time frame, I might completely purchase the they’d be annoyed, and wish to do one thing about it – and that’s the vibe I’m getting with Hae Yeong too.
A part of it’s the marriage ceremony congratulatory cash, sure, however I really feel like that’s extra like a symptom, than something.
I get the sense that Hae Yeong’s been deeply annoyed in relationships too, and that scene, the place she’s proven speaking about that ex-boyfriend, who’d by no means ensured her, er, “pleased ending” throughout their sexytimes, even as soon as, says rather a lot, I believe.
What I imply is, I get the sense that, if the sexytimes had been midway satisfying, Hae Yeong wouldn’t have ended up making it a difficulty?
And so, general, I’m getting the concept that Hae Yeong may look like prickly and calculative, however it appears to be coming from a spot of long-term loneliness and neglect. Not less than, that’s what it appears to be like wish to me.
Moreover, although Hae Yeong doesn’t actually present it, we do get to see that she cares about her mother, and doesn’t like burdening different folks.
She’d appeared heartless at first, with that scene of her breaking apart with Woo Jae, whereas telling him that she merely doesn’t love him anymore.
However, with that additional little bit of context, that the entire motive she’d damaged up with him, was as a result of he’d felt burdened on the prospect that he must assist maintain her mother, in the event that they have been to get married, the whole lot appears to be like fairly totally different.
And, as outrageous as a few of her ideas are, like desirous to march as much as the picture op on the marriage ceremony, and let slip in entrance of the bride, that Woo Jae had two-timed her, Hae Yeong is, in spite of everything, fairly restrained by her sense of decorum.
Extending that concept somewhat bit, you would say that she isn’t actually residing the way in which she needs, and is constraining herself, to suit into what different folks deem acceptable or acceptable.
Perhaps her massive venture, of getting married, is her approach of permitting herself to do what she needs, for as soon as?
In spite of everything, there are definitely some vital push elements, that construct up on her.
First, there’s Woo Jae telling her that he received’t have the ability to give her again her congratulatory cash till she will get married herself.
Then, there’s the entire firm tradition factor, the place single girls aren’t taken into elite venture groups, due to Chairman Dad’s philandering methods.
After which, there’s how Woo Jae actually submits her concept as his personal, and tells her to present it up, since she received’t be chosen anyway.
Ugghh. I truthfully can’t fault Hae Yeong for selecting to get married, if solely to spite him. 😈
On the similar time, I discover myself fairly intrigued by our male lead, Ji Uk.
Like, precisely what’s his deal?
He works at a comfort retailer, and solely goes to that job interview as a result of it had been an project from his professor, and he says that he’s engaged on one thing that nobody else is aware of about??
Is he some type of graduate scholar engaged on a thesis..? And the comfort retailer is a canopy for his, I dunno, social experiment..?
I’m simply wildly stabbing at nighttime right here. 😁
However, it does look like Ji Uk’s been noticing Hae Yeong for some time now, and, although he’s all bickery and prickly together with her, we do get that nugget of context, the place he’d overheard her tipsy dialog with then-boyfriend Woo Jae, the place Woo Jae had drunkenly requested if there was nobody else who might maintain Hae Yeong’s sick mother, and had, afterwards, provided a second of sympathy.
Given how delicate he appears to be in regards to the scent of cigarettes, it does look like fairly a concession, that he wouldn’t solely provide Hae Yeong a cigarette to assist her really feel higher, however even sit together with her, whereas masking his nostril along with his sleeve, to make the cigarette smoke somewhat extra tolerable.
This little tidbit is what makes me assume that maybe Ji Uk likes Hae Yeong greater than he lets on – and, as you understand, I do get pleasure from it fairly effectively, once we get a male lead who’s bought some secret loving emotions in the direction of his feminine lead. 😁
PLUS. He takes it upon himself to change into Hae Yeong’s pretend groom, if solely to guard her from operating into sleazebags like his acquaintance, who’s simply seeking to make the most of a determined girl.
This positively smells like concern to me. 😉
I do discover it fairly endearing, that his situation for being Hae Yeong’s pretend groom, is that she maintain his cat for per week.
Awww. A caring cat dad all the time wins in my books. 🥰
Truthfully, he might have simply given Hae Yeong his measurements, since she was asking, and let her maintain the tux, however when he hears that she’s going alone, he opts to go together with her.
That’s considerate of him, I believed.
And the way particularly helpful, subsequently, when Hae Yeong runs into Woo Jae and his new spouse Yi Rin on the marriage ceremony boutique, that Ji Uk’s proper there, to blow all of them away with how good-looking he appears to be like, in a tux? 🤭
I imply, look, I do know it’s utterly tropey, however I’m a sucker for moments like this. 😁
Plus, Ji Uk actually does appear like he’d walked out of a manhwa; he cleans up that properly, and even has that rakish longish hair to go along with. 🤩
He’s positively turning out to be the other of the forgettable common Joe that Hae Yeong had hoped for, in a one-day groom – however as we all know, Ji Uk’s completely going to be greater than a one-day groom, so I assume it really works out? 😁
As for our secondary characters, I’m happy that we’ve bought Lee Sang Yi within the combine, as a result of I do like him, and I hope that his chaebol prince character will get a satisfying arc of his personal.
I’m much less enamored by Lee Yoo Jin as Secretary Yeo; I really feel just like the banter and Meant Humorous round his character lands as try-hard and awkward, although that may be very subjective.
I do like the thought of Lee Il Hwa being Chairman Mother, who’s the largest fangirl of Ja Yeon.
Talking of whom, I additionally like the concept that Hae Yeong’s closest associates are extra like her sisters, as a result of they’d each been fostered by Mother.
Hae Yeong might need been actually annoyed at Mother fostering youngsters on a regular basis, however Mother had ended up giving Hae Yeong two actually shut associates, due to that fostering.
There’s one thing fairly poignant about that, that I like. 🥲
All in all, this was a really respectable opening week, and I’m primed to seek out out extra about this pretend marriage, and the place it can take our pretend couple. 😁
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