Saturday, April 01, 2006
Synopsis:
The drama begins with Hyuk Joon鈥檚 (matthew / lee dong-gun) grandfather,
the patriarch of the respectable and very traditional Kwon household,
agreeing to a pre-arranged marriage between his at-the-time 10 year
old grandson and the new-born granddaughter of his best friend, Jung
Sook鈥檚 grandfather. However, the family of Jung Sook鈥檚 grandfather
soon runs into debt and in the middle of the night, they quietly leave the
Kwon household so as not to bring shame upon them.
Fast forward 17 years and Jung Sook (lea / han ji-hye) is all grown up
now and studying her final year in high school in preparation for her
university-entrance exams. Her grandfather and father have by now
passed on and she was brought up in a poor environment by her mum
who owns a small laundry shop. However, Jung Sook is chirpy and
strong-willed despite her background and definitely very cheeky.
She unfortunately does not have much of an interest in her studies
and often goes shopping and to discos with her 鈥榞ang鈥?of four
close friends, known in school collectively as the 鈥榝ive mirror
princesses鈥?It is during one of these disco outings that Jung Sook
ends up meeting her future husband, Hyuk Joon, although it is no
t in the best of circumstances. Hyuk Joon, a prosecutor has led his team
to the disco to arrest a targeted gang leader but failing to do so, end up
arresting underage entrants to the disco instead. Jung Sook, not yet 18,
is one of those arrested and the awkward circumstance of their meeting
is used to generate a few laughs. At almost the same time, Hyuk Joon鈥檚
grandfather who has been looking for his long-lost friend over the years,
finally locates Jung Sook鈥檚 family鈥檚 whereabouts and send Hyuk Joon
鈥檚 uncle to formalise the details of the pre-arranged marriage with Jung
Sook鈥檚 mum.Upon learning of the marriage, Hyuk Joon and Jung Sook of
course are very much opposed to it with Hyuk Joon thinking of Jung Sook
as an immature brat while Jung Sook sees Hyuk Joon as an old boring nerd.
However, the usual plot developments are thrown in to bring the two
together like Jung Sook catching Hyuk Joon in the bath when going
to his house to ask him something and more importantly, she learns
that Hyuk Joon is her first love (the unknown guy in traditional Korean
dress whom she bumped into on the street and fell in love
with immediately). Thus Jung Sook begins to actively pursue the
marriage to Hyuk Joon鈥檚 horror, even traveling from Seoul to
Andong (a rural area where the Kwon household is located) to earn points
with Hyuk Joon鈥檚 grandfather. Hyuk Joon鈥檚 grandfather takes an
immediate liking to her despite her being from a poor background and no
t trained in the proper use of Korean traditional etiquette and household
duties. Adamant that the marriage goes through, Hyuk Joon finally agrees
to the marriage so as not to aggravate his grandfather鈥檚 ailing health
and with the mutual agreement with Jung Sook that their marriage is
only to be in name with each other not interfering in the other鈥檚
personal life.All this takes place within the first few episodes and
there is much more interesting twists and turns as Ga Young, Hyuk
Joon鈥檚 aggressive university ex-girlfriend, is introduced and goes
about trying to win back Hyuk Joon with the help of Sun Ah, Hyuk Joon
鈥檚 sister who utterly dislikes Jung Sook and is against the marriage.
Other obstacles like Hyuk Joon鈥檚 and Jung Sook鈥檚 constant
bickering, the problems of living under one roof and the requirement
of Jung Sook to meet the expectations of the Kwon family as the
鈥榳ife of the heir鈥?also come into play to create some humorous
moments and also further the plot. It would be too long to summarise
the entire plot here but to put it briefly, in the end true love blossoms
between Hyuk Joon and Jung Sook and their show marriage becomes
a real one in all meanings of the word.
2:12 PM
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