Because Of Meeting You (Chinese Drama)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Family

Episodes: 56

Remake of : Come, Jang Bo Ri

Main Cast:

Sun Yi as Zhang Guo Guo/ Jin Yi Bei

Deng Lun as Li Yun Kai

Wu You as Zhang Yu Xin

Dai Chao as Li Yun Zhe

Synopsis:

Zhang Guo Guo grew up in a Wonton shop and is also the food-delivery girl for the town. Although Guo Guo did not receive very high education, she is loved by her neighborhood because of her enthusiastic and sincere personality. But what people don’t know is that Guo Guo is actually a famous embroidery workshop boss‘s daughter, and an accident caused her to grow up in the small town. Guo Guo has a unique talent when it comes to embroidery. Even though Wang Ai Yu strongly opposes it, Guo Guo worked with dedication and persistence until she gained approval and earned a chance to study at her biological mother’s embroidery workshop. 

Guo Guo is very grateful for Wang Aiyu for raising her, so she views Wang Ai Yu’s biological daughter, Zhang Yu Xin, as her own family. Unexpectedly, Yu Xin turns out to be Guo Guo’s biological mother Xu Hui Jie’s apprentice. Yu Xin had studied design overseas and integrated that knowledge into her embroidery, and became Guoguo’s rival. 

On the road to pursuing their dreams, the two girls meet brothers Li Yun Kai and Li Yun Zhe, and love blossoms. Yu Xin lost herself to fame and wealth, but Guo Guo, despite challenges and setbacks, never changed her goal to learn embroidery. Ultimately, Guo Guo used her heart to awaken everyone’s conscience and made great achievements in embroidery.

My Thoughts:

Okay, another remake drama, I know. Why go through the trouble of watching a remake when there's the original and it's shorter and faster. But, I will elaborate on that later. Hehe... I always keep myself updated on any dramas from a few main countries and this pop out one day. I read the synopsis and thought hmm... should I give it a try? I read the comments and found out it was a remake and the commenter was doing spoilers according to the original. That and the fact that it is a remake got me interested since I was not too fond of watching the original at all years back. So, on with the show.

This is another take on heavily-used cliche. If you read my other posts, you know me with cliches. I just love them so much because of the excitement and expectation they give me. The excitement in seeing how the writers is going to make a cliche story into a unique story of their own, this was further enhance with the spoilers the commenter gave based on the original plot line. The expectation in waiting for certain things to finally happen since I know it's going to happen sooner or later. So, I went with a few episodes. And honestly, it was not too bad. A few key events that I love in the prologue, the embroidery competition, to see the characters doing embroidery was a sight and the highlight would be the interaction between Yun Kai and Yi Bei, they are just too cute. Hahaha...

So, about the reason I chose to give a remake a try rather than the original, every country has their specialty, Japan with plain humor and slapstick comedy, Korea with its dramatics and unrealistic situations. China on the other hand, there's just something about the way they handle remakes and their own dramas that really pulls me in. You gotta have skills to drag a story out and still be able to get me tuning in, a person who is easily bored and lack patience. China has that ability, no matter how many times the story repeats itself or the enormous time skip or the repetition of the same lines and plots, I still watch it, expectant to see how the story unfolds. You can't imagine the satisfaction I had watching Chinese dramas as everything reveals itself finally and it leads to a conclusion. The wait is always worth it with Chinese dramas.

There's that and I just love the way Chinese drama are toned down, not too much dramatics, no dramatic cliffhangers. With Chinese dramas, I want more not because I was left hanging but because voluntarily I want to know more. The slow paced, and humble nature of the drama is pretty much what makes this drama even that much more worth the wait and expectation. Less is more as the saying goes. They don't need to go out of their way to get me excited, just focus on how they will lead the story excellently is all I need, and that's exactly what they gave me. I was pretty satisfied with how things turn out so far. The romance, I need not say more than just pure adorablely cringy but not uncomfortable. They presented the perfect balance there and I love it. Not only there, but many other areas as well. Well, find out yourself.

If you read my posts, I'm all about knowing the characters in depth, the numerous episodes provides the foundation for just that, I get to know more about the characters and get surprised by their different sides. If not for the many episodes, I would never feel that much pity for a character or an understanding for an antagonist's actions. I really really love this type of dramas and now I am finally close to the ending of this drama, and I am feeling pure bliss for the harvest of the fruits I have planted since episode one. This time's post is not about the drama but is about what makes the drama that much more worth watching despite the many episodes. I just really want to talk about what makes Chinese dramas that much more worth watching despite everything. So, despite the lack of information, go ahead and watch this drama, binge-watch it, get mad at the characters, get attracted to the characters and support the drama! I approve this drama! Hehehe....

Introverted Boss (Korean Drama)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Business

Episodes: 16

Main Cast:

Yeon Woo-Jin as Eun Hwan Ki

Park Hye-Soo as Chae Ro Woon

Yoon Park as Kang Woo Il

Kong Seung-Yeon as Eun Yi Soo

Synopsis:

When a young, energetic employee joins a public relations firm with an introverted and severely misunderstood boss, she makes it her life’s mission to show the world who he really is.

Eun Hwan Ki is the boss at a PR company. he is really shy. So shy that even his employees don't know him that well. he prefers to hide in his office. everyone thinks he is a cold, prickly, arrogant grouch. They call him the "Silent Monster".

Chae Ro Woon is a recent hire at the same company. She is energetic, bubbly, loves to be the center of attention and always has something to say. the exact opposite of her boss, who she seems to have an old grudge against. her goal in life is: to expose the big boss man for who he really is and take her revenge.

The same company also employs Kang Woo Il, co-boss at the company. He, unlike his partner, is warm, sensitive and well-liked. Eun Yi Soo is a chaebol heiress who has been engaged for three long years. 

My Thoughts:

I seriously don't know what's with this drama, I don't know what specifically pulled me to continue watching this drama. There's just something that is so charming about this drama that makes me want more and more and watch more and more. Maybe it's the theme of the drama itself about an introvert boss who is just bad at speaking in front of people and takes what people says at face value in fear of burdening other people. He cares too much about people to the point he thinks he is being selfish for wanting to do some things.

Or maybe it's the humor of misunderstandings that this story gives that makes it that much more fun to see what kind of things these people can make up about Hwan Ki. Like looking into his eyes can kill a person or he carrying suitcases that can fit a person. That's not all, I tell you. There's many more. Besides how ridiculously funny those rumors were, the even funnier part was the truth behind those misunderstandings.

This show is just ridiculously funny. I guess that happened after the rewrite. Yes, this show had rewrite while still being released. The change is noticeable at that it was pretty heavy and dark at the beginning but after doing so, it became light and much simpler and less moody. But that "noticeable" was only after a few more episodes because I was not so seriously watching this drama. I just focused on watching it and less comprehension probably because I binge-watched it. Other viewers were able to notice the discomfort of the story and then the change in atmosphere immediately. I on the other hand, only "noticed" it after a while, when the story really piqued my interest, and I began comprehending the characters and the story.

About the characters, I realized that they are all onions. There are just so many layers to them, Layers I did not thought existed and seem imposed upon and unnatural at times. Layers that I did not thought they would possess. Layers that just makes me love them even more despite the tear-jerker. Layers that seem so sudden that I just take it in stride and accepted them and begin to love the story even more. Another thing that probably caught my interest was the portrayal of the introvert character is so relateable to me that I just love Hwan Ki even more because I understand him so much. I so much want to stay hidden in my hood away from prying eyes. Hwan Ki is pretty much, a wallflower, standing in the background watching people interact and seeing through people that way.

Anyways, this is a great drama to watch, filled with unexpected surprises and of course, a lead who takes charge of his own life and begin growing stronger to support himself. It is truly a pity that it got reduced to 16 episodes from the intended 20 episodes. FYI, I am a pretty good Yeon Woo Jin fan, and seeing him here is probably what piqued my small interest to check out this drama. And damn he's good at acting as always, his emotional expressions are just fantastic especially being an introvert. Like when he's blushing, oh so cute man! Want to experience them then go ahead and watch this drama!