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What in the world did I pick up with this series? A comedy? A romance? A thriller? I lean toward the first, but regardless, I picked up something I plan to keep watching. If the first episode is any indicator, this looks my next K-drama binge.
First Episode Synopsis (Spoilers ahead):
Before the action begins, the first episode helps set up the circumstances of the series. We are introduced to our central characters. First is Lee Yeon Seo. As an in debt, mistreated, contract worker at an ad agency, Yeon Soo pretty much dreams of two things: landing a permanent job at her agency and being able to act out revenge on her unfair and weasel-esque boss. In the meantime, she takes on any undesirable task, stays silent when being unfairly targeted in the workplace, and continuously receives lies and insults from her chauvinistic manager. Counter to the overworked and underappreciated Yeon Soo is superstar Kang Joon Hyuk. The first episode sets him up as a vapid and entitled starling. Due to his good looks and acting abilities, he has a vast network of fans. However, behind his glittering social persona, the audience gets to see his calculated performances in front of his fans, and then compare it to his interpersonal interactions with his staff and Yeon Soo, which aren't flattering.
Putting these two opposites in a common sphere is Yeon Soo's workplace. After a disastrous chance encounter between the two, Yeon Soo becomes the scapegoat for the agency's failure to renew a coffee advertisement contract with Kang Joon Hyuk. At a team dinner, she is again a subject of co-worker abuse, and after a few too many drinks, our down-on-her-luck heroine becomes the accidental villain when she leaves the restaurant. When she see's the back of her manager walking down the alleyway, a sinister spark of spontaneity strikes Yeon Soo. She decides to take out her frustration by clubbing her manager on the back of the head with the clunky heel her shoe. He crumples to the ground in the alleyway, with a trail of blood starting to ooze over the dimly lit brick pathway. To her her horror, Yeon Soo realizes she has just mistakenly attacked megastar Kang Joon Hyuk, not her manager. Inebriated and incapable of logical thought, she is convinced she's killed him and decides the best thing to do is dispose of the evidence, a.k.a. the body. She proceeds to drag the highly recognizable actor back to her apartment. Hilarity ensues as most people think this tiny girl is dragging her supposed boyfriend back to his home after a hard night of drinking.
First Impressions: Being branded a romantic comedy, the eerie opening music and ominous setting of white room, where a child continuously cuts red ribbon (as small pieces flutter to the floor) isn't the typical meet-cute I'm used to with K-dramas. I love interesting and improbable story lines, they make for good TV. So this untypical intro into the oppressing life of Yeon Soo did it's job in grabbing my attention. The awkward and unfair interactions between Yeon Soo and her co-workers drew me into an immediate sense of comradery. I already want to root for her, even with her physical preference for shoe related violence. We don't get to see much of Joon Hyuk's better side (assuming he has one) given the fact he spends half of the episode knocked out. However, what we've seen of Yeon Soo, is enough to keep me laughing and intrigued for at least the next episode. I'm still chuckling about her attempts to online search of how to dispose of a body and the inner monologue that accompanies it.
Looks like I will be spending some time getting to know these characters over the next couple weeks.
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