35. The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry 아직도 결혼하고 싶은 여자 (2010) Korean

Park Jin Hee, Uhm Ji Won, Wang Bit Na, Kim Bum, Lee Pil Mo

Drama Rating: 4/10      Neck Score: B

Normally a fan of noona romances, this one was just awkward.  They dwelt on it so much and made it such a big deal that it was just awkward.  A fan of Kim Bum, I just have to realize that as pretty as he is, he is consistently in shows that I'm just not going to like as well.  Oh well.  I think his best role I've seen so far is Padam Padam.  So I liked the other, side romance better and it was only ok.  I guess I just like Uhm Ji Won, even when her character is annoying, in a classy way.  It's basically a story about three 36 year old women and their romance stories.  Then we have the awkwardness of the main girl being 12 years older than the main boy and 12 years younger than his mom... or was she only 8 years younger than his mom?  It was awkward no matter how young his mom was.  They dwelt on the age difference so much that I ended up not liking it.  It was just... meh.  Not my favorite show, definitely not my favorite noona romance.

18. Can Love Become Money? 사랑도 돈이 되나요 (2012) Korean

Yeon Jeong Hun,  Uhm Ji Won, Wang Bit Na, Jo Yeon Woo

Drama Rating: 6/10     Neck Score: A

I watched this because from the promo poster I thought the lead looked a bit like Junsu (JYJ/DBSK), which just makes me laugh now, but since I liked this one, I'm not sorry for my silly mistake.  There is some bet or will stipulation that needed him to get married before the year was out, so his uncle hires this girl (who is super in debt because of a conman boyfriend) to seduce him.  Pretty classy plot.  I love Yeon Jeong Hun.  He was really what made this silly show work for me.  He has some seriously good acting skills, and is super hot when he doesn't smile, which is usually opposite for me.  He's cute when he does smile, but after this show and Vampire Prosecutor it weirds me out to see him smile.  It has some serious weird plot twists, with birth secrets and hidden siblings/cousins/family and an other dude who can't decide if he's a bad dude or not, but the main couples relationship developed so beautifully that I endured the sillier parts just to see them interact.  I mean, him having her dress as a grandma when he notices that he's attracted to her is just classic.