TDrama to Watch: Who's The One (2011)

Who's The One (2011)

Grade: B+

13 episodes, 70 minutes each
Viewing Platform: Netflix

Shen Ruo Wei is a top plastic surgeon competing for her agency's newly vacant chief surgeon position. She receives a letter from a recently deceased aunt: Ruo Wei is now the proud owner of a ramshackle cabin in the middle of a backwoods village in the mountains. Meanwhile, an obese but sweet-natured and attentive orchid farmer named Yan Tien Yan is attempting to marry his longtime fiancee (for the third time). What happens when Ruo Wei's prominent career inspires Tien Yan's fiancee to finally flee the tiny village, on the very same weekend Ruo Wei drives up to inspect her inherited manor? How long will it take Tien Yan and Ruo Wei to realize they knew each other in the past? Will Tien Yan be able to win over his runaway bride after an extreme makeover? How will Ruo Wei handle the Pygmalion effect (and is it simply her work that she loves)?

*The first several episodes were slow and sad, and overall the script is written rather poorly, but the characters won me over. There isn't a lot of complications in this drama either – just enough so the characters have a chance to develop and grow, without dragging on. I really liked Tien Yan's energy and Ruo Wei's self-assured, self-possessed air that still allowed her to love and be loved. Usually the career woman chooses her work over the man, or if she sacrifices her work, it doesn't seem realistic for her to do that complete turnaround after seeing all that pride from her. However, there are enough reasons for Ruo Wei to *spoiler alert* leave her career that it isn't just for her man. My only wish is that the writers would have given Ruo Wei and Tien Yan that “ah-ha!” moment when *spoiler alert* they realize they've technically been married this whole time. That really seems like a lost opportunity for any drama. I might watch this again.*