Wonderful Life (2005)

Have you ever thought about your future? Han Seung Wan and Jung Se Jin have and they are determined to fullfil their dreams of becoming a pilot and a diplomat.
But both never thought of ending up with a comlete stranger in a hotel in Singapur. That one night changes the lives of the two!
Now Seung Wan and Se Jin have to live what other ppl do the reversed way. Falling in love, dating, marrying and than having a baby out of love.
This drama is different from the dramas I have watched before. The charcters are very nice and suit their actors very good. The girl actress is very cute and though she is definitly not a professional she gives you goosebumps at some scenes.
Throughout the drama I smiled, laughted, got angry and cried.
This drama doesn`t seem like a high scale production, but with its cute and (in my opinion) believable story it makes up for all the missing glimglim.
Ohh, and the fact that this drama is not a constante good girl/boy beats bad girl/boy or bad girl/boy beats good girl/boy makes it much better.

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I tried watching this a while back and made it up to ep10 before putting it on hold. I randomly decided to pick it back up and just managed to finish it...

Story- The plot was simple/light in the beginning with life themes you come across everyday ( one night stands, unwedded pregancy, unwanted marraige). It wasn't really as entertaining as I would have liked it to have been (I dislike former gf/bf plot devices)but the wholesomeness of the latter half(introduction of older Shin Bi) and the added sickness plotpoint towards the last quarter kept me watching. I feel like the reason i wasn't completely in to the story in the beginning might have been the pacing? Oh and the ending was kind of rushed but better than I expected.

Acting/Cast- Eugene was really good. I liked that her character was cheerful, independent (when she had Shin Bi) and she was strong. Kim Jae Won was perfect as always and he had a very natural chemistry with Eugene. Both actors had a good parent chemistry with the lovely child actress who played Shin Bi. They all made a believable family.

Music- I liked it and it fit the scenes well.

Rewatch- I wouldn't mind watching this in a couple years.

Overall Wonderful Life offers life lessons and its just a very warm/wholesome family drama.

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I was truly not prepared for my eyes to be watering as much as they were while watching this series. I binge watch the series because at the end of each episode I was just couldn’t wait to see what would happened next. It was just that good.
The series revolves around the “fated” one night stand and as a result of that we all know what happens.. The interesting thing about this series is how it’s different from all the other series of the same genre or caliber I.e, oops here comes a baby. They didn’t drag the series out. There were no lengthy fights and most importantly no psycho ex. It covers the relationships of the 2 leads and how they attempt live with and/or solve the situations they encounter. I will admit that there was not a significant amount of romance in this series however the emotions, the acting, the conflict, the pain and realizations were astounding. These actors were amazing. A must watch. But be sure to get the Kleenex.

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I decided to watch this because I haven't watched a Korean drama that was about a one night stand and ending up having a child.although the plot is quite original , it was so cute! The little girl almost killed me from her cuteness .i liked the transformation of seung-wan , he was childish and immature then he got very mature and realized how important sejin and sin-bi was to him.the music was really good! It was perfect for the drama.the only thing that bothered me was that they fought a lot over miscommunication , but it did make me anticipate when they finally confessed their feelings. I just wished that sin-bi didn't get _______(people who watched this would understand what I'm talking about) . In all this drama was really cute and it made me smile a lot from the cuteness of it.

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...really cute drama :)

the cast is superb. han shin bi (the kid) is probably the most adorable kid i've ever seen. (@_@) the lead is pair is refreshing and cute...i love how impetuous and cute they are. and how their circumstances had them fall in love...

the drama is fast-paced and every episode is very exciting. jung se jin is a fabulous character...its wonderful how she changes from a clumsy loud-mouthed, immature girl to a responsible , stern, and caring-indulgent mother...eugene did an awesome job as jung se jin. han seung wan is another cool character.

the music is fun, catchy and happy.
the ending, on the other hand is unprecedented...the sudden twist of fate...i literally cried my eyes out in the last few episodes...
but dont be mistaken my tragic-movie/drama-hating friends the end is not sad so u can continue watching without being worried. :)

i personally encourage u to watch this drama as in my opinion it is pretty wholesome...although it was pretty unrealistic in certain bits..(but whats a drama without some drama, hey?) it has family, romance, comedy, (a certain extent of tragedy) and lots of drama :)

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Thinking one hour back, i was almost crying my eyes out. Reasons are the story it self was enough to make me cry and to add to that i was sad about the drama coming to an end. It was altogether a really cute one, it had a nice story to begin with and the ending was an adorable happy ending. I liked the acting skills of the cast, especially I'd like to pick out the baby's acting skill as my favourites being followed by han seung wan's ( the male lead ) acting skills. Personally I was a bit dissappointed about the lack of chemistry i felt between the leads. What i mean is that the confession between the two built up quite later than other dramas i've watched. Altogether i'd give it a 8/10. Very cute and pleasing. Nothing serious it was a light rom-com. You can find it in dramacrazy.net, since its not in viki. Hope my review has encouraged you to watch this adorable rom-com drama.

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Such an excellent drama from start to finish. I don't think I've cried so much with any drama but this one. There's somethings especially the last 4 episodes that really gets emotional and you can't help but cry but throughout the series, there's just so many touching moments. There's no over the topness, everything is just so relate-able. It could be any family's issues and its dealt with in an honest, true manner. Not everything is a bed of roses. You have to work hard at things in life. Even if life doesn't go the way you have it planned out, you pick yourself up and keep moving. Sometimes, you will have that happy life after all, you just have to work for it. Have a glass of water and some Kleenex ready!

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Enjoyable

It was light and predictable for me yet I liked it so much :)

After an emotional heavy drama, I was looking for a light show. Based on the ratings, I wasn't expecting much but the show was a surprise and hilarious to begin with. For the most part, it stays light, humorous and predictable yet enjoyable. I think the dialogues and the acting together made a difference here. The storyline is not new but the execution is very different from similar other shows. The show was not dragged and something kept happening and it kept my interest going as well. I absolutely loved the interaction with the kid. She is adorable. The immature dad also plays his role really well. It becomes a bit more serious towards the end of the show and the last plot is what I wasn't satisfied with. I would have liked more amendments and family time towards the end .

Overall, satisfactory!

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