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Thursday, February 8, 2018

KDrama to Watch: One Percent of Something (2016)

One Percent of Something/1% of Anything (2016)

Grade: B
16 Episodes, 40 minutes each
Viewing Platform: Dramafever

Unbeknownst to Kim Da-hyun, that elderly man she had seen fall in the ditch behind her school and helped take to the hospital wasn't actually a homeless nobody – he is the owner of a giant, successful business conglomerate, and that is the day her fate changed. Stubborn, hot-tempered chaebol Lee Jae-in has to deal with his crazy grandfather's whims once again when the elderly company owner decides to change his will. This time the grandfather includes an edict that his eldest grandson, Jae-in, won't inherit the company and all its riches unless Lee Jae-in marries the lowly school teacher, Kim Da-hyun. What happens when Jae-in settles not for marriage, but for dating Da-hyun for half a year in order to fulfill the requirements of his grandfather's will? Will he be able to persuade Da-hyun that he isn't a scam artist first of all, and second, that he can make it worth her while to date him temporarily?


*The plot is fairly simple, particularly because there is no true second male lead in this drama. I also didn't love the male lead – his happy smile is weird/cheesy, but not in a cute way. I did like that Da-hyun is a strong female lead, not to be bossed around by the whims of a crazy ex-girlfriend and not swayed by the promise of riches. At the same time, this does eliminate some of the usual tension, which makes a drama lose its excitement. I appreciated that the business side of the drama did not get much screen time. When a drama goes too far off into the complexities of the business or the evil scheming of the antagonist, I lose interest real fast. It also ties up everything neatly in the end. So for a lighthearted drama, give this one a shot.*

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