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MattPeddlesden

Kent, UK

MattPeddlesden

Kent, UK
Radiant Office korean drama review
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Radiant Office
1 people found this review helpful
by MattPeddlesden
May 21, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
Short: Fun, great characters and a good message overall. Music was good but nothing majorly stood out. Definitely worth a watch but don't expect it to go to the top of your list. That said, I *did* really enjoy it, but I like stories about underdogs kicking butt :)

Detail:
First time i've seen either of the leads othre than Ha Seok Jin's brief role in Crash Landing on You - and enjoyed the pair of them very much. Go Ah Sung plays Eun Ho Won, who finds out that she only has a limited time left to live and decides to be a bit more blunt and frank - a really interesting character with an absolutely rock solid moral compass.

Weak bit - The other male lead, Seo Hyun, I just thought that his story was done a total disservice. There's a conflict with his dad, and a soured relationship with his brother because of it - and yet we never see any of this, so it's really difficult to really build up any appreciation for his character at all. At one point I was convinced he was going to turn out to be a sociopath or something but I think they were really aiming for something with more depth, they just did a really awful job of actually expressing it.

This story is about three people and their respective journeys, Kang Ho and his journey for independance from a super domineering mother and a father (again, that we never see) who rejects him. Ki Taek and his relationship with his girlfriend and his feelings of inadequacy about being out of work for so long. Ho Won who just wants the opportunity to prove herself and to devote her life to an organisation and the people she works with.

Some really fun moments of humour from everyone but often from Ho Won's little outbursts or reactions to things, or Yong Jae's reactions to various things as he's either over commanding of people or sucking up to his superiors.

Must admit there was at least one friendship or potentially relationship that I thought was going to go further, but the moments they did share were good to see.

Kot Bi, the directors secretary, she was fun and again her muttered under the breath retorts were amusing.

Overall, it's a fun story with some interesting characters. The overall message is about living for today, because if you make today happy then you'll be happy the rest of your life. We all spend too much time waiting for tomorrows happiness - but tomorrow never comes, so find your happiness today.

Worth a watch, it's fun.

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