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Friday, November 6, 2015

KDrama to Watch: Fated to Love You (2014)

Fated to Love You (2014)

Grade: B+
20 Episodes

Meek office worker Kim Mi-young wins a free trip to Macau and at her friend's suggestion, she invites a lawyer from their office to go with her. It's her first overnight trip with a man. CEO Lee Gun is also heading to Macau, where he plans to propose to his girlfriend of six years. However, the CEO had recently decided to shut down the factory on a small island, so the president of the factory and another worker (who happens to be Mi-young's brother-in-law) plot to destroy Lee Gun's reputation. They manage to drug the young CEO and attempt to send a prostitute to his room, but not before losing one dose of the drug beforehand. Mi-young unknowingly drinks some drugged water and stumbles up to her hotel room, ready for a night with her boyfriend, but she ends up in the wrong room. Lee Gun and Mi-young have a wild night together, unaware they have the wrong partner! Will Lee Gun take responsibility for getting Mi-young pregnant? What will happen to his position in the company? What will Lee Gun's girlfriend have to say about it all?

*This drama starts off more risque than normal (premarital sex between two virtual strangers, although they don't show anything), but if you can get past that premise, nothing else promiscuous happens in the show. Lee Gun's character is a bit odd, and his weird loud laughter reminded me a lot of Dokko Jin from “Greatest Love.” but Lee Gun wasn't as appealing. I didn't like the pacing in the second half of the show, as it skips ahead three years, then three more years at the very end. Skipping years ahead seems like a cheat of some sort, giving license to change a character's personality without having to explain it other than “time passed.” The ending was tied up too neatly (I know, I'm picky – I like just the right amount of closure), and there was some pretty sad stuff in the middle that was hard to watch. Lee Gun is also already a pretty nice guy, so there wasn't as big of a transformation when he falls for the girl, making it less satisfying. Still a pretty cute drama, so I might watch it again sometime.*

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