ay_link August 28th, 2008
I’ve been anticipating her comeback ever since SBS Friday drama “Snow in August” ended. Then after I read the cast list for the recently started MBC weekend drama “My Woman”, I just can’t wait to see what this new role for Chu Sang Mi will be about.
ay_link August 21st, 2008
For the past few days, I’ve been watching this fairly new MBC weekend drama (replacing La Dolce Vita), called 내여자 (My Woman). At first, I was eyeing this because of the casts (especially Park Jung Chul <3 and Park Sol Mi, since this drama is Park Sol Mi’s comeback drama after so long. Was it 2003? SBS “All In”, I think.)
But little did I know, this quite hottie-not-too-flashy-handsome-yet underrated “stone” prince (lol) with the name of Go Joo Won
Why the “stone”? Well, 내여자 “My Woman” is my first encounter with him, but from reading lots of ‘encouraging’ comments about his bad acting and whatnot, I’m sure those comments are meant as a constructive one. But I’d rather see it as there are rooms for improvements, but Go Joo Won is definitely not that bad. I’ve seen a lot worst, and they don’t come back to TV screens every now and then.
And after watching the first 6 episodes, though I can’t really point it out the single element of why I love this drama, but all the cast above (from left to right: Choi Yuh Jin, Go Joo Won, Park Sol Mi, Park Jung Chul) did one heck of a great job in potraying each of their characters. Script-wise, it is a bit shaky, but acting-wise and character-realization-wise, they nailed it. Choi Yun Jin is the perfect nagging, whiny bitch. The fiance-grabber, but her character is strong and very determined. She doesn’t waver and keeps her focus straight. Go Jo Won’s role is perfect for him in term of how he is potrayed as the smart, yet naive and stiff, and super nice guy… and did I mention naive? His character is quite different. It makes you think, “Is he that dumb? Gosh I wanna smack him silly!” LOL.
And I can go on and on and on about him, but I’d have to change the title as “My Man Go Joo Won” Hahahaha. JK! Park Jung Chul’s performance is also very different than his previous SBS drama, “Blue Fish”. Being the smart@ss baddie, playboy’ish guy suits him just fine~ :D And lastly, Park Sol Mi’s character is the heroine protagonist. Meaning that she’s the root of all problems. LOL. I still haven’t made my decision whether to hate her or sympathize with her.
What so good about 내여자 “My Woman” beside “The Drama” itself is the soundtrack. Its OST album seems to be very well-composed, classic and elegant. Of course, Tim’s voice is definitely added more plus points. His calm and soothing voice fits perfectly into theme song, “At the world’s end” (lyrics will be at the end of this post) *though Tim does remind me a lot of Alex. Both grew up outside of Korea, fluent in English, and both wear earrings :P*
The love theme song is called 세상 끝에서 (At the world’s end/At the end of the world). It tells a story of a guy, who falls madly in love with his girl, only losing her at the end but yet still waiting for her to come back. (First love never dies?) And the drama itself isn’t bad after all. Really surprised me as to how much I’m hooked on this one, when nothing seems to hold my interest these past few weeks, except “We Got Married” :D
So here we go, before I blabber too much about the drama itself - well, beside that it has all the intriguing elements a Korean drama can have - First love, Rich family business (they deal with shipyard - yes, shipyard. They build HUGE, BIG SHIPS. So can you imagine how rich they are? - Choi Yuh Jin and Park Jung Chul’s characters are siblings), and of course there are the element of Lust, Jealousy, Deception, and of course, Romance. 내여자 “My Woman” is for sure not your typical prime-time, weekdays K-dramas that have been airing these past few months.
