Starring: Park Bo-Young (Do Bong Soon), Park Hyung-Sik (Ahn Min Hyeok), Ji-Soo (In Gook Doo)
In my opinion, this drama is an absolute masterpiece. I think it’s the funniest kdrama I’ve seen yet, I’m fully obsessed with it. Honestly had such a laugh watching this, it was incredibly fun to watch. Of all the romantic comedies I’ve seen so far, it was definitely one of few that actually fits properly into that category. I absolutely love the combination of a complicated love story, a tale of someone with a great power and also one of 2 great mysteries that need dealing with. I like the fact that there’s a lot going on; like at the same time, they’re dealing with the complicated romance triangle while finding out who keeps threatening Min Hyeok, while also trying to learn more about the random murder and kidnappings of young women in the area. I love that they represent the different links between each character really well and how the actions of Bong Soon (typically) can change the dynamic between other characters. I think my favourite examples of this is the change from pure jealousy to supportive of Min Hyeok and Gook Doo and the change from Soo Tak wanting the end of Bong Soon and Min Hyeok (through his brothers instruction) to them all being very close (relatively).
Park Bo-Young does such an amazing job as Bong Soon. Bong Soon has her own quirky personality, sticks to her goals but at the same time has the confidence and the drive to help others. Although she has been given the power of strength, she always has the mindset of wanting to do good with them, even if at times she wished that she didn’t have them at all. Bo-Young makes that very clear through the acting of the character. Bong Soon is so cute, when they say small but mighty, with Bong Soon they are not joking. She is not afraid to stand up to what’s right and help out, using her strength for the best. I loved the plot point with the bomb on the top of the AINSoft building, it was quite an interesting way to validate getting her power back, and really showed how through a small space of time, the relationship between her and Min Hyeok had changed so much. It was also one of the events that really showed her human side and this was represented incredibly well.
Park Hyung-Sik also did an incredible job as Min Hyeok. From the very start he was clearly that stereotypical rich young business owner. At first I didn’t understand the whole thing around them telling people that Min Hyeok is gay and not wanting to cause a scandal so he could have almost an excuse to hire her rather than a male body guard who wouldn’t have her level of strength. If they hired her without that kind of excuse, others would get suspicious as to why a female was hired (which in reality was her strength but others wouldn’t know that). He does give out a lot of subtle hints at the beginning about liking her, like some of the smiles, and the time they take together. It gets more and more telling as time progresses that he isn’t really gay. When they do officially get together, it’s very sweet. Hyung-Sik did a very good job portraying the change in Min Hyeok as Bong Soon’s feelings for him grow.
I feel like I need to mention Gristle, I love him so freaking much!! The way he reacts to Bong Soon is always funny, and especially certain time, like ever time she teaches him a lesson (like trapping him with the table and the silverware bracelets) and also hsi reaction after she had lost her powers when he had tried to show her off to Min Hyeok and Secretary Gong was hilarous! His character generally is so cool. I’d only ever seen Kim Won-Hae in ‘While You Were Sleeping’ before in this and gosh my respect is through the roof. I love that he plays both Gristle and Kwang Bok, and think having him play both characters added another level of comedy to the story. Gristle is so dramatic and Kwang Bok is not so far off too. Each way, Won Hae did a spectacular job.
The last episode seems like such a great way to wrap it up. Now that they’d brought an end to the kidnapper and made the streets safe again, they had the space to enjoy their lives together. Min Hyeok managed to bring Bong Soon’s dad home, making it possible for him to propose to Bong Soon and eventually marry her. Their relationship really progressed towards the end of the drama and it was really sweet to see the development. Their wedding is very sweet and its great to see all the characters happy together. Of course Gristle made it 10x as funny. It was sweet to see Bong Soon and Min Hyeok as the couple they were destined to be, and overjoyed to be newlyweds. One of the funniest parts of the series in my opinion, the Buddha smirking at Bong Soon’s Mum’s prayer for Bong Soon to conceive a boy, for her then to give birth to twin girls, who then cause great trouble and pain to everyone who tries to look after them, as they both have the same strength passed down to Bong Soon by her own mother. It was also good to see Bond Soon fully using her powers for good, by constantly helping others, although it would probably be wise for her to take some time out to look after her girls, and it would certainly mean that Min Hyeok would be injured less by his own princesses.
This drama is great for people who like to see a love story unfold but also love an element of mystery, a bunch of action and a bucket load of laughs.
