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A show about finding happiness in one's life
The show centres around a family of six and their journey to find love and happiness in their lives. Due to the failure of the father's business, the family was plunged into a near poverty state and each of the children had to find jobs, putting their hopes and dreams on hold. Despite the hardships, the family was filled with love and joy for each other.
However, the family is soon thrown into chaos because of an incident that happened in the past. They come into contact with a rich family conglomerate who live in a different world to them. The show follows each character's lives and how they cope with the ups and downs of life amidst the clash with the rich family.
Being over 52 episodes long gave the writer time to flesh out each family member's story arc, with the exception of the youngest son, who shined in every scene he appeared in with his rich family counterpart. The dialogue and each character's motivations were largely consistent and well done with only some minor plot holes that was probably due to the emphasis on fleshing out each character. The director and his team did a great job in moving the story along and the editing was top notch as was the exemplary OST which is memorable enough to warrant separate listening sessions.
I initially thought it was a challenge to watch such a long drama but from episode 8 onwards, I became fully invested in each character and wanted to watch each episode as soon as possible, just to see what happens to them.
Lastly, the acting overall in this drama was very good. Most of the actors did well enough but the real powerhouses of the drama was the lead actress Shin Hye-Sun (SHS) and the actor who played her father, Cheon Ho-Jin. I first came into contact with SHS in the hilarious drama Mr Queen. While she was not strikingly beautiful, I found her performance as a womanizer in a woman's body to be spot-on and incredibly entertaining, enough to the point of wanting to watch her previous work. Seeing her display an incredible range of emotions in this drama just left me with great respect for her talent and skill. I laughed when she laughed, smiled when she smiled and cried when she cried. It was that good. The father who is an experience actor also played his part incredibly well and all fathers can identify with how he felt, being the head of his family, and wanting the best for his children's life.
Overall, it is worth a watch as many of the arcs mirror real life and how each of us strive to find happiness and our own golden life.
However, the family is soon thrown into chaos because of an incident that happened in the past. They come into contact with a rich family conglomerate who live in a different world to them. The show follows each character's lives and how they cope with the ups and downs of life amidst the clash with the rich family.
Being over 52 episodes long gave the writer time to flesh out each family member's story arc, with the exception of the youngest son, who shined in every scene he appeared in with his rich family counterpart. The dialogue and each character's motivations were largely consistent and well done with only some minor plot holes that was probably due to the emphasis on fleshing out each character. The director and his team did a great job in moving the story along and the editing was top notch as was the exemplary OST which is memorable enough to warrant separate listening sessions.
I initially thought it was a challenge to watch such a long drama but from episode 8 onwards, I became fully invested in each character and wanted to watch each episode as soon as possible, just to see what happens to them.
Lastly, the acting overall in this drama was very good. Most of the actors did well enough but the real powerhouses of the drama was the lead actress Shin Hye-Sun (SHS) and the actor who played her father, Cheon Ho-Jin. I first came into contact with SHS in the hilarious drama Mr Queen. While she was not strikingly beautiful, I found her performance as a womanizer in a woman's body to be spot-on and incredibly entertaining, enough to the point of wanting to watch her previous work. Seeing her display an incredible range of emotions in this drama just left me with great respect for her talent and skill. I laughed when she laughed, smiled when she smiled and cried when she cried. It was that good. The father who is an experience actor also played his part incredibly well and all fathers can identify with how he felt, being the head of his family, and wanting the best for his children's life.
Overall, it is worth a watch as many of the arcs mirror real life and how each of us strive to find happiness and our own golden life.
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