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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

KDrama to Maybe Watch: Rich Man, Poor Woman

 

Rich Man, Poor Woman

Grade: B-

16 Episodes, 1 hr each

Viewing Platform: Viki


Kim Bo-ra is in the grueling last term of college while interviewing at dozens of companies – for any office job, to make a living - when she comes across a familiar face: the genius computer programmer and billionaire tech company CEO Lee Yoo-chan. Fortunately for Bo-ra, the CEO can't recognize her – in fact, he can't recognize anyone, due to his prosopagnosia, or face blindness – so she takes a chance and accepts a temporary job there. Her task is to memorize hundreds of pages of material, related to a government contract the CEO would like to procure, in a matter of days. What happens when the government realizes Bo-ra is not what she seems? Will Yoo-chan ever overcome his face blindness, or will his fiery temper, humongous ego, and complete disregard for those around him cost him everything?


*This drama has an interesting premise, but there isn't nearly as much focus on the romantic storyline as I prefer; it's really about the bromance, redemption, and maturing of the male characters. Bo-ra felt underdeveloped; her character really didn't change much over the course of the story. The music felt redundant by the end as well, and the filming style reminded me of a higher end Taiwan drama production (not necessarily bad, just different). This does have a decent ending, though, and some good eye candy. Probably wouldn't watch again, but it's good for one viewing, if you don't mind the slower pacing and lack of romance.*

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