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My Girl korean drama review
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My Girl
6 people found this review helpful
by addicted2dramas
Aug 19, 2012
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
This show probably doesn't deserve an 8 rating, but I do have some reasons to rate it higher than it deserves. To start with, the story is funny. And it awfully reminded of Full House at least fifty times while watching the drama till the end. It might have been some kind of a trend around 2004-05 to make dramas under similar formats. It made me laugh quite a bit in places, but the outcome of the story was obvious from the first episode itself. So this isn't a unique story at all. It is overly cliche and predictable to the very core. However, the characters are colorful and engrossing. I was kept entertained by Ju Yoo Rin. The actress is pretty good. The only thing that bugged me was lack of her hairdos. That side ponytail and bun were both terrible. The producers should have invested more on the hairstylist for the main actress. Instead, I really liked the hairdos of Se Hyun better. She was pretty plus well dressed. The second thing that kept my eyes thoroughly glued to the screen was Lee Dong Wook. He's such a pleasure to look at. He is so handsome and cute that I couldn't stop gushing all through till the end. At the beginning, his expressions were lacking but I guess that is something to do with his character because he plays an unemotional and depressed man. Towards the end, he acted really well. He showcased the emotions well. Also, his sense of dressing and hairstyle both reminded of Lee Min Ho's in Personal Taste. So I see that this show set some trends in the world of dramas because of its popularity. Anyway, Seol Gong Chan's character was cute and I was relieved that they didn't turn him into a jerk. He was rude but he was equally loving. Plus, Dong Wook's extraordinary good looks put the whole show to an advantage. Apart from that, the sub plots were alright and this is probably the first show in which I despised the second lead. Seo Jung Woo's character was underdeveloped throughout. He went too soon from a bad boy to a good boy then bad again and after that there was no room for character growth. I am glad he didn't stand a chance because otherwise in almost all dramas I wish for the heroine to end up with the second guy. He was the most annoying thing on the show after the stupid middle-aged couple's love story. This show has very sweet romance. It wasn't overdone and those parts were written well. I might even rewatch certain scenes. The only issue with me is that it took the serious track too soon (by ep 4) and there wasn't much of a plot to begin with. Towards the middle, the show lost some of its humor and simplicity. But they picked up later and it was still a wreck. The writing of the show was poor and pace was inconsistent. It could have been much better if the other plot devices had been put to use properly. Too much attention was focused on irrelevant things and all the potential plotlines were ignored. However, it still serves to be an entertaining watch because of a good starcast and mostly- Lee Dong Wook. Without him the show would have sucked much more. But he saves it along with Lee Da Hae's great performances. And the music was just okay. I have heard much better before. Also- some of the background tunes were sounding eerily similar to Full House. Sigh. The comparisons and similarities just won't stop.
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