When its really TOO GOOD ....

It’s been rather long, and there have been a lot of great stuffs on the Korean drama/movie front, not too sure which one I should start with.

I won’t forgive myself if I don’t start off with My Sassy Girl Chun Yang aka The Odyssey of Q Girl. After all, I have watched this series so many times, that I could practically hear the characters talking in my head when I sleep at night ! And folks.. I am not exaggerating !

The first time I see Han Chye Young was in Autumn Story, playing a character none of us would like to remember. And when I first saw her in Sassy Girl CY, I could hardly recognize her. She had a much younger and refreshing look.., and a fun loving character as well. As about the hero, I have not seen Jae Hee acted before. So, I was not expecting much… however his performance in SGCY was nothing but brilliant.

Probably I had too much of soapy dramas, those with not only a sad ending…., but those that were even proven to be too difficult to watch as tears keep blurring my eyesight while watching them. Sometimes, I thought to myself, hey.. I paid to be entertained.. and not vice versa. SGCY, really did made that difference, and probably why, stood out among the rest way back in 2005 when it was first released. Some critics may label this drama as a treat for the youngsters, but I feel that this drama has more to offer than what meets the eye.

The story was about Chung Yang (Han Chye Young), a popular and smart student in a little town called NamWon. Chun Yang was popular among her school mates, probably not just because of her school grades, but she was kind hearted as well. The only downfall she had to face was probably the fact that she came from a not well to do family, and therefore had to work odd jobs to finance her school bills and raising her own funds for university education. As fate puts it, she unexpectedly met up with Myong-Ryong, the leading male character played by Jae Hee. Being the son of the head police, and was raised on the silver spoon, Myong Ryong is the total opposites of Chung Yang. Twist of fate has made them know one another, and fought their way into a contractual marriage,..friendship, and without realizing it, a love affair.

I bought two drama sets for this drama, as I was not too happy with the translation effort for the first one. This probably showed how I really do like this drama. The mixture of sadness, humor and love was well blended and the OST was really good especially, the slow tracks. Well RECOMMENDED Indeed !!!!