68. Pretty Man 예쁜남자 (2013) Korean

Jang Geun Suk, IU, Lee Jang Woo, Han Chae Young

Drama Rating: 6/10     Neck Score: B-

What I liked about this one was that it wasn't really about the romance, it was about this pretty man Doko Ma Te (Jang Geun Suk) discovering himself and reaching his full potential.  He is a pretty man who grew up with a single mom and now uses his looks to get money and other fancy things.  He's not exactly a man slut, but he does get rich sugar mamas to help him live the lifestyle he wants.  But what he really wants is to succeed on his own and meet his dad.  Then this woman (Han Chae Young) pops in and tells him who he is so he can help her bring her mother-in-law down so she can get her place in the family back.  In the mean time he has to become powerful himself to take this lady down.  He has to date/get to know a bunch of powerful women to learn from them, all the while getting help from his childhood friend/fangirl (IU) and the dude that has recently been following his friend around (much to Ma Te's displeasure.  It was much better than I thought it would be, based on the title and premise, and I actually really liked it, even though it went a little cray cray at the end with the birth secrets and family drama stuffs.  I liked how it was about character development and getting better.  Still not a fan of Lee Jang Woo though.

46. Delightful Girl, Choon Hyang 쾌걸 춘향 (2005) Korean

Han Chae Young, Jae Hee, Uhm Tae Woong, Park Shi Eun

Drama Rating: 6/10     Neck Score: B+

This was the Hong Sister's first drama, and it is funny, but also super dramatic.  It's an adaptation of a folk tale about a chaste girl who stays true to her husband, even when she was forced to marry him and they didn't know they loved each other.  That's all well and good, but some of the Joseon crap that the other dude pulls just doesn't work in modern times and it makes Uhm Tae Woong's character look cray cray.  I still don't like Uhm Tae Woong because I haven't watched another drama with him in it that made me like him yet.  Also it has these little Joseon sketches at the end that are supposed to be funny, but they are mostly just weird.  Other than that, I liked it.  It's about a Seoul kid (Jae Hee) who moves to this tiny town and meets the cool girl of the town, Choon Hyang (Han Chae Young) and they instantly butt heads, but as they are becoming friends they accidentally end up sleeping in the same bed (but not together) and since it's a small town they are forced to get married so they can save face and complete school.  But the problem is the boy is crushing on his noona (who is dating the Park Shi Hoo cameo- bonus!) and then Ahjussi (Uhm Tae Woong) pops up and starts crushing on Choon Hyang.  Ew, he's way old and she's in high school still.  More negative points.  So they get married and live together, more as siblings, and then once her thing gets taken away (and Park Shi Hoo dumps her) noona pops back wanting her boy toy.  So there is a lot of plotting how to rip this married couple apart.  The best parts come when they finally start realizing they like each other and get jealous.  Also when time passes and he grows up to be a prosecutor and suddenly gets super super hot.  Whew!  So I liked it, but some parts are kinda hooky...