WILD ROMANCE 난폭한 로맨스 / Nanpokhan Romance

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It has been a while. I've been so busy with edits that I haven't spent much time watching TV. I watched WILD ROMANCE a few months ago. It still ranks as one of the most enjoyable romantic comedies that I've seen. Any show that makes me LOL is a winner in my book.

Here is the synposis:

Everything starts on the birthday of Eun Jae's dad. Eun Jae (Lee Si Young) ran into Park Muyeol (Lee Dong Wook), who is the 2nd baseman of 'Green Dreamers', when she is drunk. Eun Jae who is a fan of 'Blue Seagulls', starts a fight with Muyeol who led the 'Green Dreamers' to victory.

The next day, internet is on fire with the video called 'Humiliated Park Muyeol'. Because of this video, career of both Muyeol and Eun Jae, who recently got a job as a bodyguard, are in danger. In the end, they decide to put on a show against the public! They lie that Eun Jae is Muyeol's private bodyguard and the video was recorded when Eun Jae was giving a self-defence demonstration to Muyeol. Like this, Eun Jae becomes real bodyguard of Muyeol. It seemed like everything worked out just fine, but the problem is that they can't stand each other's existence... HanCinema

I think the reason I enjoyed this series so much was due to the main actors, Lee Dong Wook and Lee Si Young. I’ve watched a few series featuring both actors and they’re really good. However, Lee Si Young shines for me in every series I’ve seen her in (Boys Over Flowers, Playful Kiss, and My Girl). She steals every scene she’s in. She has that sort of persona on screen, so watching a series with her as the lead was a lot of fun.

PLAYFUL KISS/ MISCHIEVOUS KISS

This South Korean Drama is based on the Japanese manga ITAZURA NA KISS created by Tada Kaoru. We found it on HULU, but a seven episode "Playful Kiss: Special Edition" reportedly was released on YouTube (I haven't looked for it yet, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed).

Let me break down the deets for ya.

Oh Ha Ni (Jung So Min) is a naïve and fanciful high school girl who places in the bottom of her class. She’s in love with A Spirit of the Forest, a genius male student name Baek Seung Jo (Kim Hyun Joong, from BOYS BEFORE FLOWERS) who not only is way out of her league, but he also hates “stupid girls.” 

Oh Ha Ni confesses her love to Baek Seung Jo, and he totally humiliates her in front of half the school. The jerk. Still, our little Noah Snail doesn't give up on her crush, and luck gives a helping hand in the form of a mild earthquake which destroys Oh Ha Ni’s home. She and her father move in with her father’s childhood friend. The father of Baek Seung Jo.

Kiwi and are are halfway through this sixteen episode series, but after a slow start, we've fallen in love with OH HA NI! The amount of contact embarrassment we get whenever Oh Ha Ni interacts with her crush has us rolling on the bed. It’s not only funny, but so sweet.

BOYS BEFORE FLOWERS

This week I took advantage of my 10 hour day work week. Since I have Wednesdays off, I used a vacation day on Tuesday. This gave me five days to lounge. Since my kids were also out of school, we’ve had some nice bonding time. I introduced Kiwi to Princess Hours after begging and pleading with her to watch it with me. It was the Vampire Diaries all over again. She loved it. Maybe in the future, she’ll stop arguing with me when I make show recommendations.

Ha! Double dog doubt it.

We’re now watching Kgotboda Namja BOYS BEFORE FLOWERS. We’re four episodes into this series and it’s hilarious. Four mega rich boys terrorize the students at the elite, Shin Hwa High School, through bullying. If a student gets on their bad side, a red F4 card shows up in their locker, and the entire student body attacks them.

The first scene shows a boy being beaten up and chased through the school. He ends up on the roof threatening to jump. That’s when our lovely heroine, Geum Jan Di, swoops in on her bike to save the day. She’s on campus delivering laundry, sees what is going on, and saves the boys life. As a reward/punishment, she’s given a scholarship to attend the school and begins to systematically take down the F4’s with wit, charm, and a mighty roundhouse kick to the face.

This first scene is pretty intense. The ruthlessness of the students and the terror of the boy being abused was no joke. It truly showed the horror of bullying. It provided the perfect opportunity for me to talk to my daughter about speaking out if she's ever the victim of bullying. But, it also showed how one person can make a difference. When Jan Di stands up to the F4's, wow. My daughter's face lit up. I hope that this is something that she'll take with her in her daily life. That she will stand up against injustice and not moo with the herd.
 
Anyway, as a parent, it is wonderful to find shows where I don't have to yell, "Cover your eyes," every few minutes because of graphic content. There is a sweet, innocence to the characters. Even the boys. There were quite a few moments when we laughed so hard the boys wandered into the room to find out why. I can't wait to see how this series to end. I, of course, am hoping the bad guy transforms into a gem and gets the girl in the end.