Drama Review: Fated To Love You Episodes 1-2

MBC's highly anticipated remake of Fated To Love You aired and as someone who saw the original, it wasn't terrible disappointing. While I could generally predict where each part of the episodes were going, there were some surprises here and there that I thought were nice and set this one apart from the Taiwanese version.

I wasn't super excited about this one coming out, but decided to give it chance after someone said it was pretty good so far, plus I really had nothing else to watch. I am glad I did give it a chance, I adore both Jang Hyuk and Jang Na Ra as the leads. They give the characters a totally different feel from the original while still keeping some elements there. JNR's Kim Mi Young is that person who doesn't say 'no' to people who ask her to do things, her nickname is "Post-It Girl" and her coworkers treat her like one. Obviously watching someone like that can be frustrating because all you want to do is shake some sense into her and dropkick her coworkers for feeding into this behavior, but it's also one of her charms. She's an overall nice person, but you can tell she's very insecure and has never stood up for herself in her entire life. Going through this heartbreak and getting some help from Lee Geon to see how great she really is should help her in her confidence.

Speaking of Geon, can I say how much I love Jang Hyuk's portrayal of him? He gives off a more playful and comedic side to this character than Ethan Ruan did when he played Ji Cun Xi in the original, whose version was far more serious and didn't have this creepy laugh Jang Hyuk seems to have adopted for this drama. We already see that our hero isn't as arrogant as he seems, he didn't have to do his best make sure Mi Young gained some confidence in herself, but he did. Maybe it was also because he knew he wasn't the only one suffering from severe heartbreak, he wanted to be happy and how Mi Young she could also do better. Though I won't say he's the sweetest just yet, this is only the beginning and I know things will take a turn once she discovers she's pregnant. Honestly, Geon was just dumped by Se Ra (Wang Ji Won) and now he's going to deal with a lot more than just a girlfriend who wanted to finish pursuing her dream in another country.

We haven't gotten a lot of screen time with our second lead, Daniel (Choi Jin Hyuk) and only know a little bit about him so there's nothing much to say except I know everyone is already trying to figure out who his sister is (for those who haven't seen the original anyways). I do think it's sweet how he's been taking care of the orphanage he used to live in and has actively been trying to find his long lost sister. He's missing something and wants to know how she's been all this time.

 So, what are your thoughts on Fated To Love You so far? Are you loving it or not really?


Sorry this wasn't long, since it's very hot where I live (it hasn't been under 100 for like a week and half).

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