Park Yeon Woo is blooming in the "new Joseon"

I feel that the pilot does a good job of setting the premise of the story and introducing the characters. Park Yeon Woo is a free-spirited woman who’s feeling suffocated living in 19th century Korea. She enjoys making clothing and wants to be independent, something that her noble status and society in general is hindering her from. Unable to go against her parents wishes of marriage she gets married but her husband unexpectedly dies on their wedding night. Unable to mourn him she gets kidnapped, thrown into a well and gets sent to present-day Seoul. Here she meets the ML, Kang Tae Ha who looks exactly like her dead husband.

The FL rather quickly starts to adapt to her new life and feels more at home. I enjoy that she actually gets to be herself more and do the things she likes to do. The leads also start falling for one another and even get to kiss in episode 7. However, it all feels a bit rushed. That a woman from Joseon adapts this quickly to a whole new world and even kisses a “new” guy, even though he looks like her dead husband, in the span of a few days is kind of unrealistic. However, I get that things have to speed up because this drama only has 12 episodes.

Another aspect that’s interesting is the general mystery. Not much has been revealed to date. Who is the colored eye woman that keeps talking about fate? Who is the masked man that kidnapped FL? Is it all the work of the evil stepmother or is someone else the villain?

The grandfather is starting to act suspicious. He has that portrait of Yeon Woo and seems to dislike her. We will see what happens further down the line.

Overall it’s a beautiful drama that has a general romcom feeling. So far I give it an 8.5/10 rating. We will have to see how the rest of the episodes wrap up the story.

This review was written after watching episode 7. I will edit it when the series is completed.

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A simple and sweet romcom

I saw this romcom recommended in some reddit threads so I decided to give it a chance. The story is pretty predictable for a plot revolving around a contractual marriage. It all starts from the FL, Kim Da Hyeon, saving and taking an older man to the hospital. This man ends up being Lee Gyu Chul, the chairman of SH Group. In an attempt to make his grandson change into a better person, being less arrogant and a jerk, he changes his will so that Lee Jae In, the ML, will inherit his fortune if the two leads enter into a contractual marriage.

However, will they both agree?
ML is an arrogant jerk that is not liked by those around him including coworkers. The FL is a teacher that is usually kind and warm but does not sit back when needed. She can be sassy and a bit sly if needed. Hearing the offer the FL strongly disagrees from the start but ultimately agrees to date the ML for 6 months.

As time goes on they start getting closer, going on dates and spending time with each other so they slowly fall for one another. Despite some angst involving an ex to the ML, that by the way is very unlikable, and a breakup later on they end up together.

The story is pretty boring and bland in my opinion. There is not much depth to the characters, especially the FL. She has no backstory. They could have added some backbone to her so she could be relatable. Maybe something about her childhood, her dreams or life prior. She was very superficial. That stands true for others also. including both MLs and FLs family members, for example the ML mother(s)

I didn't know of the lead actors prior to this drama. I later saw that ML played a guest role in CLOY but I don't remember him. Their acting was pretty good and their chemistry was decent.

Overall it’s still a nice drama to watch when you want something easy, relaxing and calm. The episodes are on the shorter sides for those who prefer that as well. It wasn't all bad. It was sweet and cute as well. The story is too simple and I have realized I just enjoy more emotional and/or intriguing plots.

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