My Unfortunate Boyfriend (2015)
Grade:
A-
16 Episodes
Yoo Ji Na is a girl from the country, applying for a big city job in marketing at the large IM
corporation, all in an effort to make a name for herself and put
distance between her and her parents. When the applicant pool comes
down to Ji Na and one other girl, the company decides to give both
women a three month internship to prove who is the better candidate. Meanwhile, the clumsy gardener with the nickname
“Mr. Unfortunate” keeps crossing paths with Ji Na, much to her
embarrassment. Will Ji Na land the job in the end, or will her
connection to Mr. Unfortunate ruin her chances? What happens when her
rival discovers Ji Na was hired under false pretenses, or when the
rival notices her boss (and love interest) wants to date Ji Na?
*The
first four episodes of this show were HILARIOUS! Yoon Tae-woon is the
most aDORKable character I have ever come across – American OR
Korean! He reminds me a bit of Harpo Marx, with the slapstick
physical humor, his fluffy hair and his long face. Ji Na's character
is pretty cute, too (the actress is also in “Bride of the
Century”). The show slowed down near the end (which I dislike), but
most Kdramas do that. A couple supporting characters disappear
altogether about three-quarters in, and it was never clear how they
were connected to Tae-woon in the first place (or maybe I missed it).
Oddly, the most character growth actually happens to one of the
secondary characters, so that gives the whole story line a strange
vibe at the end, like it was never really about Tae-woon and Ji Na
after all. Also, there were a few times I thought the antagonists
were going to do something awful, but then they didn't. I'm not sure
if that means they just weren't written well, or the writers simply
didn't want to go that direction. Overall the show stayed fairly
light, and aside from the few weird bits, I had fun watching it and
I'd probably watch it again.*
