Saturday, May 10, 2008

Last Scandal

I had this phase of ‘out of sight, out of mind’ with Korean dramas these past months… Last Scandal (MBC, 16 episodes) is my first completed Korean drama this year!

Last Scandal Synopsis: (from Dramawiki)
Hong Sun Hee is a strong, happy go lucky housewife who accidentally meets her first love, Jang Dong Chul, again. But now he is known as Song Jae Bin to the whole entire world. Dong Chul became a famous star and didn't recognize Sun Hee the first time that they met because she looked like an old ahjooma. But back in high school, she was the prettiest girl. Sun Hee is already married to a man who always lands their family in debts.

Cast:
Choi Jin Shil as Hong Sun Hee
Jung Joon Ho as Song Jae Bin / Jang Dong Chul
Byun Jung Soo as Lee Na Yoon
Jung Woong In as Jang Dong Hwa
Kim Byung Se as Ahn Yoo Sik
Han Bo Bae as Ahn Ji Min
Lee In Sung as Jang Hoon


My comments:
A mature version of Full House! Who would thought watching an ajusshi and ajuhmma bickering can be this fun as well? I had a good time watching Last Scandal even though it resembles to Full House in some aspects (eg. house cleaning/cooking scenes, an amusement and skating passage) but Last Scandal is less repetitive comparing to Full House. There is some slapstick humor at the beginning, which I don’t quite enjoy; luckily we don’t see that later.

You know who would end up with up from the beginning of this drama but I wouldn’t mind if Sun Hee ends up with Dong Chul’s brother Dong Hwa instead. He’s absolutely a good catch. What a good brother and boss he is. I thought that Dong Chul and Dong Hwa’s brother relationship was odd, cold and distant at the beginning, like they are just using each other for work benefit. You don’t see them talk Therefore, it was endearing to see their brother bond to protect Sun Hee and brother talk/drink plus getting playful at the end. The husband of Sun Hee is the character that makes me fume, what a shameless jerk but a jerk without guts…roll eyes…

I’ve seen a number of Jung Jun Ho’s movies but I couldn’t really recognize him in this drama, maybe he had some works done to his face, he looks like Ji Jin Hee now. Despite that, I like his character even though he can be rude, inconsiderate and immature but still a cute ajusshi whenever he’s jealous. It’s just so funny to see him imitate his brother and Sun Hee. Choi Jin Shil still looks radiant for her age. For those who doubt about the main couple’s chemistry, watch the last episode…

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