KDrama to Watch: Clean With Passion For Now (2018)

 

Clean With Passion For Now (2018)

Grade: B

16 Episodes, 1 hr each

Viewing Platform: Viki

Jang Seon-kyul is a successful business owner of a moderate size cleaning company – an endeavor he started to avoid entering his overbearing grandfather's large business conglomerate. It's where Seon-kyul's mysophobia (fear of germs) can be indulged, as no one thinks it strange for a cleaning business CEO to be so fastidious. Then comes along the somewhat aimless, indeterminate job applicant, Gil Oh-sol. Oh-sol was once a promising high school athlete, but when her mother passed away unexpectedly, Oh-sol gave up on her athletic dreams in order to constantly study, apply for office type jobs, and work part-time jobs to help their family make ends meet. Personal hygiene and grooming went out the door along with her athletic dreams. What happens when Seon-kyul finds out the repulsive Oh-sol was hired into his cleaning company? Will Oh-sol be able to keep her job a secret from her father, who wants something more for his children than a life of menial labor? And what will Seon-kyul's grandfather have to say about the budding romance, in light of what happened to Oh-sol's family?

*The first half of the show is EXACTLY what I have been looking for in a drama! TONS of comedy, cringe-worthy secondhand embarrassment, and great pacing. Unfortunately, it really drags towards the end (I do NOT like when writers insert long periods of time where the characters are apart), and I did not find the male lead attractive at all. That being said, Yoon Kyun-sang has some great facial expressions and enjoyable comedic timing instincts. The music is cute, and the secondary characters are fun, with interesting side stories. I even appreciated how the second male lead wasn't as pitiful as is typical for kdramas. I might watch it again; definitely worth a first watch.*