Living in the Hallyu Wave (New obsession on She Was Pretty besides Super Junior)

Hey, how are you all doing? Hopefully this will be a quick new blog post tonight as I'll talk a little more about my new obsession with Korean entertainment. Previously, I've blogged about Super Junior and until now, I'm still craving for more new stuff from them. If you haven't checked out my previous blog post, you can do so here: http://thetruemichelehii.blogspot.ca/2015/07/its-okay-to-change-music-taste-super.html

Recently, I've been loving my first ever Korean drama called She Was Pretty (translated from Korean title "She Was Beautiful, Puzzled Lovers"). I never knew that I get to watch a Korean drama. It was just so good! Unlike the Japanese magical girl anime that I usually watch , Korean dramas really got you at the of your seat with unexpected cliffhangers and bittersweet, cheesy little moments in relationships between characters. She Was Pretty actually shows good examples of professional script-writing, character development, and interesting story line. I took Intro to Writing Plays class three years ago and I remembered how much I sucked at it. This drama foreshadows (to me) on how fresh and rich the elements of the show are, including the setting of the protagonist's workplace (The Most office reminds me of the Carrie Diaries when Carrie Bradshaw worked in a fashion magazine company just like Hye Jin the protagonist in this k-drama), the diversity of each character's personalities, and also short moments of comic relief.

Speaking of comic relief, I think Siwon is just phenomenal playing the mysterious but hilarious co-worker of Hye Jin. He really enlightens the mood with his quirky side and indescribably hilarious expressions. Aside from that, he shows a caring heart towards Hye Jun as his non-biological younger sister. I died laughing whenever Siwon showed up on screen. Try watching these clips without laughing. I think that's impossible to do so even without subtitles. XD

This is one of my favourite scenes between Shin Hyuk (Siwon) and Hye Jin. It's just so sweet!

And there might be bromance going on between Shin Hyuk and the Chief Editor, Sung Joon. But the way he did it was just out of his mind. XDDDD

The crew who made this drama possible are smart enough to choose Siwon as the comic relief/supporting character. Siwon is just so good-looking plus his derp faces always crack us up, especially with his eyebrows.

The story between Hye Jin and Sung Joon is the main plot  of the drama. These two characters were best friends back when they were in elementary school. But after years of separation, these two bumped into each other in the same workplace unexpectedly. Unfortunately, it takes time for the guy to realize that the girl who works for him is actually his childhood friend and it takes courage for Hye Jin to reveal her true self in front of Jung Soon. The title apparently presents the theme of beauty. People are worried about their appearances that they are ashamed or being themselves in front of someone else just to prove that they can be someone different.

Anyway, the first few episodes show the rocky relationship between the two long-lost friends. These two have definitely changed a lot after so many years of growing up and living in different worlds, and now that they're under the same company, it's gonna take a while till they treat each other well (and maybe fall in love). Because of Jung Soon's clueless mind and Hye Jin's adamant will, there might be in a scene when they can finally turn the tables around and spill the beans (well for Hye Jin).

But most importantly, Hye Jin has to solve matters with her best friend Ha Ri. Because at first, Hye Jin drags Ha Ri to pretend to be Hye Jin in front of Jung Soon (which is stupid but I understand how she feels). But after a while, Ha Ri keeps on being the fake Hye Jin and she totally falls under the crush trap.

I'm definitely look forward to more of this love triangle and more of Shin Hyuk (Choi Siwon of Super Junior) in this K-drama! Gonna update more on this post to see how this new show goes!

Just one more pic to get myself and the other fans excited:

K-Pop and K-dramas have been invading all over the globe that they intrigue a lot of fans to dream of going to Korea someday, including myself. I mean now that I'm a big fan of She Was Pretty and Super Junior, I might dig in to more of the Korean media as well as visit Korea for sightseeing and getting ideas for a story set in Korea. I was hoping to write a story not only set in Japan (and that would be my children's novel Spring Flower which I'm still working on) but also in Korea. The thing is, I don't know whether it's gonna be a romantic comedy like this  drama series. Any suggestions on what makes a good Korean story?