Spoilers ahead. You should know by now that I have spoilers because I analyze – and just not review – the kdramas.
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This kdrama was a surprise to me. It aired yesterday. 16 episodes. Starring Choi Kang Hee (“Queen of Mystery” and “Protect the Boss” and Kim Young Kwan (“Secret Life of My Secretary”). It’s romcom.
I couldn’t help noticing the difference in the premiere episodes of this kdrama and that “River Where the Moon Rises.”
1. The titles were a give-away.
The title of this kdrama in Korean is, “안녕? 나야!” which reads as “Anyeong? Naya!” and translates as “Hi? It’s Me!” The title sounds conversational and friendly. Based on that, I predict this kdrama to be an upbeat and informal romcom.
Meanwhile, “River Where the Moon Rises” (RWTMR) with its poetic title sounds soulful, and melodramatic. I don’t know about your taste in drama, but right now, I’m in the mood for something light and quirky.
2. Both kdramas begin with a flash-forward.
In RWTMR, the female lead is seen rushing to join the male lead in battle. She hacks and slashes her way to him, but she can’t find him. That’s because he’s fallen on the ground, badly wounded. When she finds him, she blesses him with a kiss. Then snow begins to fall on them.
I take this opening scene as a bad omen because symbolically, snow means death. You don’t have to be a literature graduate to know that winter is the season of death, deep slumber (or hibernation), and despair. It’s spring that’s the season of rebirth, renewal, and hope.
Now, it’s possible that the writer may opt to end RWTMR on a happy note. But as it stands, death pervades the opening scene and the tone of the first episode is overall dense and gloomy.
In contrast, “Hello, Me” began with the female lead, Bahn Hani, sipping coffee in an airy restaurant with a view of the waters. There’s no blood nor gore in sight here. The only red color shown in the camera is from red strawberries on her mascarpone cake.
Instead of a sword, Hani picks up a pen and begins to scribble on her notebook, “Did you get back safely? I bet it hasn’t changed much. How silly of me. I forgot to say hello, didn’t I? Hello? Me!”
Then, the story transports the viewers to the present time. Hani is being rushed to the ER. (Note: there’s no trace of blood anywhere.) She enters into a cardiac arrest, and ER doctor resuscitates her. Out of nowhere, her soul appears and pleads with the medical team not to save her. “Please, I beg you. My life couldn’t possibly be any worse and being born again is the only option I have left!” Naturally, since she’s a spirit, nobody hears her pleas.
Before the audience is aware of it, the story again shifts to a different setting, and Hani is now in a store dancing in a squid mascot uniform.
Here, we see the importance of editing in a kdrama. I’ll explain.
3. Editing
One of my major complaints about RWTMR is the uneven messy editing. Judging from the cinematic sweep of the camera over the mountains and the plains, the director was aiming for a saga effect. I assumed the aerial shots were meant to give a feel of a folklore unfolding before the very eyes of the audience. The battles were going to be epic; themes of good vs evil were going to be legendary.
If these were indeed the director’s grand intentions, then I say that he was crippled by the disjointed and rush editing. To me, it felt as the director or editor attempted to compress as much as he could in the first episode.
For one, there were too many characters dumped onto the viewers in one go. The camera tracked the movements of even the peripheral characters and gave them spotlight as if they were major characters. (And I mean the servants and the concubine.) For another, there were too many intrigues introduced all at once. It would have been better if the director spaced out the subplots between two to four episodes or if he limited the side stories to only two in the beginning to flesh out thoroughly. Between the characters and the subplots, I thought the director crammed a lot of back stories that he overwhelmed my senses.
In contrast, the plot movement of “Hello, Me!” was measured and more organized. I like how everything came full circle. I thought the writer and the director did a splendid job of selecting details that would interconnect the back stories of the characters.
I’ll give two examples.
A. First, the squid mascot costume.
Hani’s day began as a mascot selling snacks at a supermarket. She was dressed in a squid costume and danced with gusto in the middle of the store. The joke is twofold.
One, in Korean, being told that you look like a “squid” means you look ugly. When the director had Hani dressed up as a squid, a joke was being made of her appearance. At 37 years old, Hani looked like a washed-out ahjumma. This was so different from her image when she was 17 years old. Back then, she was known as a campus belle.
Two, there was a reason for the dancing scene. It wasn’t done purely for laughs or as a filler.
Back in high school, Hani dreamt of becoming a kpop artist. But at 37, the reality of her broken dream is painfully clear when she was reduced to dancing in a squid costume between the aisles. She still got the “dance moves” but the context (i.e., her stage, her job, her costume) made her look pathetic.
Thus, the squid mascot costume was a metaphor of her adulthood; it wasn’t going swell for her.
B. Second, meeting her former admirer, Chunsik.
Hani didn’t realize that the actor she’d been harassing online as “Poopy Anthony” was her former admirer. Back in high school, Chunsik was the school baddie and her avid fan. He professed to do anything for her — including drinking milk when he was lactose intolerant. In return for his willing to suffer an upset stomach on her account, Hani promised to become his girlfriend. But when Chunsik made a quick stop at the bathroom, young Hani ditched him to go to her dance audition. She laughed at him for falling for her dirty trick.
It’s karmic then that Hani reencountered Chunsik because of potty joke. At 37, Chunsik was a famous actor, and he erroneously thought that Hani had taken pictures of him in an embarrassing situation. He broke her camera and she got even by harassing him online. In the end, she apologized to Chunsik. She didn’t know her apology was 20 years too late.
See that?
These two examples are just two of the details that are well-chosen in this drama. Unlike in RWTMR, where subplots come off as unwieldy and rather self-explanatory, the scenes in “Hello, Me!” have been scripted to demonstrate Hani’s reversal of fortune. Not only are the details subtle, but they are also efficient.
4. Cast of Characters
Additionally, unlike in RWTMR where a character chart would come in handy to remember the key cast members, only four major people were presented “Hello, Me!” in the first episode, namely:
Hani,
Hani’s younger self,
Yoo Hyun, the chaebol’s son cut off from his wealth, and potential love interest (and yes, I think this is a noona-romance), and
Chunsik, the famous actor whom she called, “Poopy Anthony.”
The minor characters were easy to identify as well:
DoYoon, YooHyun’s cousin and rescuer
JiEun, DoYoon’s wife and young Hani’s former best friend
YooHyun’s grandpa and aunt
Hani’s parents
It was easy to keep track of the characters and to anticipate the roles they’d be playing in the story.
5. Female Lead
Lastly, the female lead Hani is a likable sort. Since I’m going to spend 15 hours watching her, I have to like at first sight. However, I’m not crazy about her younger version — in the same way I wasn’t charmed by the young princess in RWTMR. They both exuded arrogance that I don’t find endearing.
Note: There’s a “Start Up” connection here. The young princess is RWTMR is played by the actress who played young Dalmi. Meanwhile, the young Hani is played by the actress who played young InJae.
I like the adult Hani for her kindness. She empathizes with the misfortune of others, even though it’s obvious that that she’s being conned.
Hani: Whenever I’m struggling in life, there are various ways for me to find comfort. Softhearted words, a warm shower, a refreshing beer. And this may sound cruel, but watching somebody else who’s more pitiful than me.
This is why, if there’s going to be a husband-hunting game here just like in the Reply series, I think she’ll end up with YooHyun. She might share a brief history with Chunsik/”Poopy Anthony,” and YooHyun is certainly immature and irresponsible. But YooHyun appeals to her better nature and tugs at her heartstring.
Besides, her fortune from the snack said, “You’ll meet an important person who’ll turn your life around. Whatever happens, don’t let go of that person. Lucky color: Sky Blue.”
YooHyun had a blue blanket with him in the prison cell.
And she was wearing a blue suit when she met him again in the restaurant.
In sum, “Hello, Me!” is one of those flashback-to-the-past dramas where the heroine manages to meet her younger self and alter the course (or curse?) of her life. It’s a simple story but told with such clarity that the fractured subplots and nonlinear timeline appear put together seamlessly. There’s a lightness and a coherence in this kdrama that appeal to me.
Thanks for this review and predictions @pkml3. This sounds more like something I could sit through. I don’t mind 1 dark show and 1 show full of intrigue, or just 1 of the latter show and then I’m in the mood for fun and funny, light and breezy.
I’ve watched a few shows with Choi Kang Hee and separately with Kim Young Kwang in them. They are likable most of the time. I found KYK very debonair as the boss in the SLomSecretary show. I may give it a go just for these 2 actors and because the title is quirky!
Sigh…but I am already watching 2 dramas concurrently. I can’t squeeze in a 3rd. If any of the first 2 fail spectacularly ala Alice, I will hop on this one. Sounds like a fun ride 😂
Thank you for the very helpful initial analysis which, as with @GB, has helped me to decide whether to plough on with RWTMR or open something else – to wit, HM. I’m enjoying L.U.C.A. and Sisyphus, but I don’t seem to be in a mood for historical drama just now. So I’ll shelve RWTMR and watch something lighter. Your comments about cinematographic technique are very enlightening and I’ll start on HM.
I have so much to catch upon with Kdramas this week. I’ve been silent because I’ve not been having the motivation or drive to watch or analyse shows lately. I’ll check on the new shows and join you guys soonand choose which intrigues me.
@Beingwritten I know what you mean. I’ve been feeling a bit more ‘tired’ lately too and have less inclination to watch. Come join us anytime you can!
So many kdramas, so little time. 🙂
I have to watch “Letters to Juliet” once last time, too. It’ll be removed from Amazon Prime on March 1.
What’s the age difference between Hani and Yoo Hyun? Noona romance always gives me pause
I don’t mind trying this drama too. I was going to watch Sisyphus too because it’s on Netflix. I’ll see how I go. ☺️
@birdie007 sounds like 7 year gap. She is 37 meeting her 17yo self. and YooHyun’s dad was reprimanding him and saying that he is already 30yo and not earning money. This is the only drama I have started, waiting eagerly for Vincenzo and RWTMR sounds confusing from the onset. 3 characters for 1 FL sounds like many stories in one.
I needed a light hearted one and Hello Me! fits the bill. Thank you @pm3 for highlighting this show, I missed the blue blanket detail!
@birdie007 I don’t know how old their characters are supposed to be, but Choi Kang Hee in RL is 43, while Kim Young Kwang is 34. Personally it doesn’t bother me once both parties are past 30. Other things like whether they are convincing will be more important to me.
🙂 You’re welcome. I knew some of us would like a lighter fare. Compare kdramas to food, I’d say that:
LUCA is an ethical-sourced veggie salad with tofu with sriracha vinaigrette
RWTMR is jjajangmyeon with all the black noodles sticking together in a clump
Sisyphus is deep-dish, supreme pizza, and soda
Hello Me is gourmet popcorn: butter, caramel with peanuts, and kettle corn
@PM3 – I’m laughing here with your food analogy! So apt!
I’ve taken 2 bites (episodes) of the LUCA salad and stopped. I just felt disconnected with it, doesn’t feel authentic, maybe too “fusion” for my taste.
I’m not a fan of jajameong irl (I like spicy food and was surprised that this korean noodle dish is not) but giving the RWTMR version a try. Already in with 2 bites.
I’m digging the Sisyphus pizza!!! Lots of fun toppings with chased with the sugar rush of soda. I’m already burping at 2 bites.
I don’t know if I have room for Hello Me popcorn. I’m too full. I may make room for desserts if Vincenzo will turn out to be a gelato! We will see this weekend.
See? You already improved the food analogy. Vincenzo gelato. 😂👍
“Dear. M” will be Girl Scout Cookies!!!
Btw, this weekend is National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend. 🍪🍪🍪🍪 I’m searching online where I can buy my stash of samoas and lemon-ups. There used to be a troop that goes around our neighborhood door-to-door. Maybe it’s COVID, maybe the girls graduated, but I missed them last year. 😕
That’s our drama menu for this month.
I’ve squeezed in Episodes 1 and 2 and enjoyed them. Our Leads are on the roll with the comedy and the emotional beats, and what a nice change to have a young person present who is not the lead’s offspring or sister or friend.
In true kdrama fashion, all the kids in young Ha Ni’s life are still going to be in adult Ha Ni’s life, and the childhood and first love tropes are going strong in this show. However it was Han Yu Hyeon who considered Ha Ni his crush as a kid, while Ha Ni didn’t even bother about his letter to her.
I liked the sky blue big hint on who the OTP will be.
I was so amused by the X-Files music that crept in a couple of times, because this really is from the world of the paranormal.
CKH is as relatable as ever, and KYK is as charming as ever, especially with that wide, winsome smile. I look forward to the obnoxious and incorrigible young HN getting a chance to grow up and to change the present/future of the adult HN. It’s good that we have a FL who’s compassionate and responsible, but I do wish she could be in a position where she isn’t always at a disadvantage.
I wish she could get the better of that manipulating O Mart Store Manager who pretends to be on the phone with his wife to get out of taking responsibility. However within 2 episodes show has already given us a good idea of why Ha Ni’s bright future changed.
On the whole, this show has the right quirky feel for a fantasy rom-com, and I look forward to the next episodes.
@packmule3 Hee-hee for your food analogies. Amusement aside, though, I regret that we do not see eye-to-eye on L.U.C.A. I bristle at your veggie salade seule. I will add Tournedos, probably with a Mustard Bearnaise dressing. That’s more like L.U.C.A.
😂 Fair enough.
Btw, are you using a new email account, @Juriel? Your comment went to my Spambox as if the WordPress didn’t recognize you as an old poster. You didn’t use any “banned/flagged” words.
Follow-up: I see now. Your email was misspelled. It was missing an “m” on “.com.” I’ll edit it, @Juriel, so your posts won’t get blocked next time.
Hello @packmule3. I’m sorry about the dumping of my comment into your spam box, and for the follow-up.
You are probably right concerning the missed “m” in my email address. However, I think it could also be something to do with the fact that Australia as a whole is fighting with Facebook over the issue of Facebook being expected to pay when they use news items written in Australia.
Google has done the sensible thing and made arrangements directly with some Australian news agencies, but Facebook is being silly and recalcitrant, to the effect that two days ago they took down a heap of account pages, not only including the Australian Federal Prime Minister’s office page but also, due to an ‘oversight’, pages used by emergency services such as our fire-fighting service. You can imagine that Facebook is very much on the nose to the Australian public at the moment.
It could be that my obscure and small account may have been caught up in the turmoil going on at higher levels. I have not changed my account in any way, and I just hope that my posts will go back to appearing in your Primary feed very soon. I will double check the typing of my email address from now on.
Many thanks for pointing out the problem, because I wouldn’t have known.
I watched eps 1 and part of 2, but the husband needed to watch the Liverpool game highlights.
Off topic:
@packmule3. First the Watcha Cooking posts and then you have to mention Girl Scout Cookies. This is wreaking havoc with my Lenten resolve. 😓 And I miss Girl Scout Cookies very much. The British Girl Guides don’t sell cookies – never, not just Covid years.
So, have you ordered yours already? Just asking – you know. So I can enjoy them vicariously? 🍪🍪🍪
@Pm3 – I found Vincenzo to be comedic for a first episode, once he is in Korea. If it continues to be like this, then it can really be a Vincenzo gelato for dessert 🍨!!!
I shall have to watch the 1st episode because I like a bit of comedy. Or even a lot. Your gelato comment has made me think of another Italian dessert: zabaglione. I had it in a tiny restaurant where the owner would make it at the table and serve it. Talk about sinful. 😈🥰
@Pm3, I had to chuckle at the food references. Meanwhile I am snacking, though I am interested in starting some pizzas. Started a bit of gelato and it was delicious! Anyone tasted it too?
@grace, what flavour do you reckon represents the 1st episode? I was thinking cioccolato all’arancia. Rich and slightly bitter.
Off topic: I should add, cold and rather over the top. I think this must be a fun role for the lead. The camera work in the Italian segment was gorgeous.
@Fern, Cioccolato All’Arancia sounds good 70% chocolate with liquor…mmmm! The sweet part is that dark comedy which I didn’t quite expect for this action show. I also thought so that the Italian segment was so breathtaking.
Sorry @pm3 for sidetracking and hijacking this thread with gelatos…would you be able to kindly open a thread for Vincenzo?
Off topic: Credit to @Janey for tempting me in with her gelato analogy. The premise seems outrageous, but potentially fun if it doesn’t get too heavy. I loved the opening graphics, too. @packmule3, please may I second an open thread for Vincenzo?
Are there any other fans of Montalbano here? Just curious.
Off topic: Credit to @Janey for tempting me in with her gelato analogy. The premise seems outrageous, but potentially fun if it doesn’t get too heavy. I wonder how good the actor’s accent is and whether he’s speaking Korean with an Italian accent? The opening graphics were mesmerizing, too. @packmule3, please may I second an open thread for Vincenzo?
Are there any other fans of Montalbano here? Just curious.
Continuing to hijack this thread…
@Fern – happy to share the gelato!!! the second serving (ep2) continues to be fun and even irreverent. I can’t stop smiling while watching it. Even the use of Italian sounding music to exaggerate certain scenes make it even more hilarious. I like the parody approach in dealing with the tough topics of the drama.
I can open the thread but are you all willing to watch over it? You, Fern and Janey?
You’ll have to post your analyses regularly like what @GB did with “Lovestruck in the City.” If ever a newbie joins the discussion, remind her of the rules, i.e., no oppa-ing, no annoying the oldtimers and me, etc.
Janey, are you, Fern, and Grace willing to post your analyses for this kdrama? I’m fine opening a thread for you but someone has to watch over it because this kdrama might attract oppa-fans and create fanwars.
@PM3, I’m very new to this, also not as thorough and organized as @GB on her posts and analyses. But if @Fern and @Grace are game, I’m willing to join them and make a go at it. 😊
@Janey, @Grace and @packmule3, I know myself well enough to know that I wouldn’t be a good moderator.
Hi @pkml3 and Everyone, about hosting a thread … gosh … was I supposed to do that part about warning people too??? Heh! I didn’t know. But I was fortunate on the threads that I so boldly wanted to write in, I hardly had a newbie and everyone was nice. Anyway the warning can be pointed out easily as it’s in the Welcome message here, sharp and clear!
I just wrote whatever came to my mind as I watched. I don’t even think I was organised!!! It would have been great to have a team of 2-5 others who were commenting together, exchanging ideas and keeping it going. I never knew if I was just ‘talking to myself’. However it was fun to have a space to air my ad hoc thoughts, and possible lurkers quietly reading as well!! Thanks for the space @pkml3!!
I will try my best though my analysis might be all over the place. I am reading up from all over but it would be nice to have you all to share it with. Will help each other look out if there needs moderation with @Janey & @Fern. Thanks @pm3!
ok. Will open thread when I get home. 🙂 Or tomorrow morning at the latest.
The food reference certainly is fun! I’m enjoying the Sisyphus pizza with a bit of Hello popcorn and was actually going to pass on the gelato. But after reading someone’s recap decided to give it a try. It wasn’t bad at all.
But I gave up on the salad after two bites and the jjajangmyeon was certainly not appetizing enough.
I know it’s out off topic but Beyond Evil is really good. I wonder what kind of food will @packmule3 compare it with?
Where would someone in the US be able to stream Beyond Evil?
I’ve watched episode 1 and 2 and yeah I can continue watching it. 🙂 Funny, the actual company is a squid confectionery company. I love my fried crunchy thin squid served with hot rice. I won’t think of this as popcorn, I’ll have the squid. LOL!
I have to agree with the young Hani, I can’t get into her for some reason. I feel so bad for adult Hani with everything that’s happening to her. I’m so glad those snacks with fortunes are giving her some relief. It’s amazing she still has money too especially with YooHyun asking her for it a few times. Let’s see how YooHyun will become responsible. That’s a lot of money, 1.82billion won converted to AUD is about $2.072million.
So it seems that after her Dad’s death, she moved away from everyone because JiEun saw her at the hospital and almost didn’t recognized her.
@agdr03
I find young Ha Ni to be a drama stereotype of kids who’ve let a bit of success and peer admiration get into their heads. At least she’s not a bully. Even adult Ha Ni calls her the most obnoxious.
However, we do not really want her to turn out to be exactly like the downtrodden, submissive adult Ha Ni either.
I was wondering if, and even under the impression that, Ji Eun did not recognise the adult Ha Ni as much as she may have recognised the young Ha Ni. I’ll need to watch the next episode to be sure.
Even Yoo Hyun found young Ha Ni familiar, and that’s because he knew her when they were both kids. But he did not recognise the adult Ha Ni.
I’ve got more than 1 show on Weds and Thurs… that’s a bit overwhelming all at the same time, however fortunately this show is light and fun.
Episode 3 was fun. The story has moved apace, Ha Ni has received the messages that she needed to hear and she’s started to smile. It’s true that she’s been running away instead of having the courage to live to the full. She’s been humiliating herself to herself and had decided to stop. And she’s finally tasked to find out the answer to the most important question that she forgot to ask: why is young Ha Ni in her life?
I like what the show continues to do… to give us the reverse and yet parallel situations of 2 characters from the past and in the present. Horrid Anthony extorted from young Yu Hyeon in the past and Ha Ni saved YH with a flying kick to Antony’ face (again, a repeated motif and running joke?) In the present, a masked Antony buys from a masked Yu Hyeon, his limited edition designer stuff at a reduced price. A reverse extortion.
It’s a joke that after all the kicks in the face, Antony went for lots of plastic surgery, and is unrecognisable by Ha Ni now. She however lost her sparkle and confidence and is not recognisable to her friends.
In the normal kdrama way of linking persons of different times together (in Kairos there was the watch) the special bookmark made by dad links Ha Ni of the past and present to Yu Hyeon. Probably, it’s dad’s spirit at work to get these two to meet and re-start their connection.
I like the economy of the show… what we get previously, will be used again to further the plot. Ha Ni’s brush up with Debt Collectors enables her to meet Yu Hyeon and see her lost bookmark. So we’ll see that because Yu Hyeon hero worshipped Ha Ni (who called herself Superman and encouraged him to be like her to help others in need), he’ll continue to keep her in his sights, and help her, because she’s the one in need.
Nice touch that the Catholic motif was not buried but used to give credence to the fortune teller who saw a ‘cross’ behind Ha Ni. Grandma (who’s now got dementia) is the Catholic in the family. Even mum has taken up taxi driving to earn the money that dad used to do.
The young Ha Ni is still remembered and perfectly recognisable to those who knew her, (so far only Yu Hyeon and Seo Jin who’ve seen her find her familiar), so now that unni sees two Ha Nis together and recognises her, there’ll be lots of explaining/lying to do.
I enjoyed and liked how the Ha Nis did the protest dance outside the company in perfect synchrony. I vaguely recall the steps to that dance!!! LOL. And I liked how this brought old man Han Ji Man (YH’s dad) to notice Ha Ni and possibly to do something for her.
Things are moving nicely to complete circles started in the past.
@Packmule3, based on your first impressions of this Kdrama, I’m going to give it a try. But first, let me jump onto this thread with an unrelated topic. I wish we had a kitchen drawer thread, one where we could toss in odds and ends that don’t fit anywhere else.
My Kdrama watching preferences lately have leaned toward ensemble pieces: Misaeng, Hot Stove League, and My Mister. I finished the latter last night. I realize that they have similarities: work settings; male leads that are principled, stoic, not in step with the crowd, yet respected by those that really matter. I highly recommend all three of these Kdramas, but I think in the long run it will be My Mister that lingers in my mind. The male lead, Lee Sun Kyun, did this drama a year before he did Parasite. His Parasite character is a snooty rich man; his My Mister character is seen by himself and others as pitiful. He is able to portray the differences between these personalities with subtle facial expressions, not by overacting.
There are multiple discussions involving a variety of characters in My Mister about being pitiful, which is why I thought this thread would at least have a tie-in with My Mister, being that you talked about Ha Ni being pitiful as an adult. I’m wondering if there is something unique in Korean culture about the concept about being pitiful like they have the concept of han.
I was also impressed with the female lead of My Mister, IU. She did this role a year before she played Man Wol in Hotel del Luna. In My Mister she plays a gritty role, with no makeup and plain wardrobe. I think she wears the same pair of sneakers for almost the entire drama; I noticed the heels worn down as they would be if they received heavy use. Her role called for her to be emotionally guarded most of the time, but when her guard broke and she either smiled or cried, it was even more touching because of its rarity.
Because I suspect you’d worry, I will give the spoiler that the male lead does not behave inappropriately with the female lead who is half his age, despite others’ pressures and expectations. I think all of the relationships depicted in My Mister have realistic outcomes, probably to the chagrin of shippers. The relationships I loved watching the most in this drama involved the three brothers: amongst themselves, with their mother, and with their neighborhood friends from childhood. The female lead’s relationship with her grandmother had me crying more than once, especially knowing that in real life the actress, IU, had lived apart from her parents and with her grandmother in grinding poverty before she became famous.
There were a lot of actors in My Mister I’ve gotten to know through other dramas. From Crash Landing on You is the man who played Captain Ri’s father, as well as Kim Young Min, CLOY’s tormented listener. Kim Young Min is very convincing in My Mister as a slimy CEO, and by the end when he’s snarling and sneering, I loved to hate him.
If I’m going to start Hello, Me! tonight, I’d better sign off here and get watching.
@GB, hi! Sorry I’m only replying now. Wait, you vaguely remember the steps to that dance? 😉 I’m not familiar with the song but it’s upbeat enough and I thought the girls did very well. Good on them on doing that sort of protest instead of other types of protest. I’m so happy that adult Ha-Ni is finally given the chance to move forward and start anew with the job at the company. I felt that young Ha-Ni helped adult Ha-Ni deal with her downtrodden and submissiveness.
Was Yu Hyeon in high school too with young Ha-Ni? I’m getting confused, I thought Ha-Ni and YH were only connected because of the flower keychain/bookmark? I liked that YH remembers her and I can’t wait how their romance will develop. Though, young Ha-Ni already said to adult Ha-Ni, ‘don’t get involved with that guy!’. LOL!
I cried with young Ha-Ni when she saw her adult self being beaten by Grandma. 🙁 I liked their conversation afterwards too.
I hope Ji-eun will be Ha-Ni’s bestie instead of a rival in the company, after all she was Ha-Ni’s minion back in high school.