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.*
