Country: South Korea
Year: Aug- Sept 2017
Sorry it's been awhile... Have not been in the mood to review anything... :( Although I seem to have so many reviews which I want to write about... (-_-")
I heard of this drama through the Disqus forum, someone posted the list of upcoming dramas and this one caught my attention because it was about delivery of jajangmyeon! (Black bean noodles) ;D
So, what's this drama about?
Choi Kang Soo is a young man who works as a food deliveryman. He is someone who loves to help out a friend in trouble and is very dependable. However, he would work in a place for two months only. This is because he is looking for his mother, who took all his father's money and left both of them behind. Kang Soo wanted to find her in order to tell her how his father died of cancer so miserably while missing her. With two months of each area in Seoul, he would be able to cover each search area very thoroughly.
One day Kang Soo arrives in this new area and gets himself a deliveryman job with this small jajangmyeon restaurant named Lively Noodles. It was not as smooth sailing as his new senior colleague is a spunky female named Lee Dan Ah. She makes things difficult for him at first because she does not like him as they had an earlier encounter prior to that. (Haha! The usual enemy become lovers thing..)
The rest of the story talks about Kang Soo helping out many people, facing up to a giant restaurant conglomerate that threatens to close down many small restaurants in that area, his relationship with Dan Ah, finding his mother and finally starting a food delivery apps company.
It is a light hearted rom-com, nothing heavy or stressful, I enjoyed watching it. :) The plot is very predictable and there isn't any complicated triangle love relationships or the like. I thought I would be hungry while watching this drama, but just like Pasta, I didn't get any hunger pangs because most of the time the delicious food would be wrapped in cling wrap! Hahah!! Yes, it's a food delivery service so the dishes are sealed quickly to keep warm for the customers... Aigoo...
Best parts of the drama?
Go Kyung Pyo's permed hair! Hahah!! XD Yeah, I know that a lot of comments were complaining about his hair and when it will be changed but I actually liked it! The hairstyle is like a revival of the 90s hair with a slight twist and it suits Kang Soo's character very well. Don't worry, if you can't stand his permed hair he does have a makeover mid-way as with the usual K-drama stories... ;D And can I say he actually looks like Heath Ledger??!! :DD
The delivery gang... From enemies to best friends... The chemistry between the members are really great and makes it enjoyable to watch...
The second lead couple... Jin Gyu and Ji Yoon! They are absolutely adorable together... I didn't care about the main lead couple at all... ;P
Jin Gyu's racing car... and the illegal street race! ;D Well, at least some fast paced action scene in this whole drama!
There was a pretty interesting cafe featured in the later episodes of the drama... I quite like the design of the interior...
Notable scenes
When Kang Soo called for help from all the food deliverymen in Seoul... Wow, it was so cool! Like some biker gang... Hahah! I think after this drama, people will have more respect for the profession (Well, of course it's a decent job and shouldn't be looked down upon) and it's a good morale boost for all deliverymen in South Korea.
Showdown between Kang Soo's Strongest Deliveryman company and CEO Jung in the streets..
Promotion day for the local restaurants... Those drag queen cheerleaders! XD Omooo hahah!
I still felt that the romance between the first leads were rather unconvincing...It happened like just out of nowhere suddenly Kang Soo had feelings for Dan Ah... (-_-") But the writer and director did try to put in more scenes after that to solidify their romance...
Special mention
The Lively Noodles's lady boss! I found her so sexy... hahaha... the cougar lady... ;D Her romance between the chef is pretty cute too...
Conclusion
As I have mentioned earlier, the plot is predictable and you can guess it will have a happy ending. Hurrah! ;D Kang Soo's band of merry men managed to bring down the rich conglomerate and the restaurants in the area were saved from closure. He finally met his mother who is actually the mother of a good friend, Hyun Soo, which he was trying to help all this while. :O
To be honest, I was rather disappointed that it turned out to be that lady... From the first few episodes, the story seemed to lead us on to think that CEO Jung might be his long lost mother... Because it kinda made sense for someone so shrewd to run away with all the money and start her own empire... but it wasn't taken in that direction.
There were quite a number of questions left unanswered and the last episode was a rush to wrap up everything. I was left wondering did Dan Ah make up with her family again? What was the halmoeni's reaction to find out that she has another grandson which is Kang Soo? Did CEO Jung just take everything by silence? Did she accept Jin Gyu so easily, the one who was behind the bringing down of her business? (Well, not that she was not at fault... but still...)
This drama was not without flaws, but it did redeem itself with some fresh take on certain plot lines... Such as the second leads having their own dreams and aspiration... The feature on working class people, the deliverymen's lives and small restaurant owners trying to earn a decent living. I think this is the heart warming charm of this drama...
With that said, I'll leave you with Kang Soo's permed hair and strong views on life! ;DD
Special mention
The Lively Noodles's lady boss! I found her so sexy... hahaha... the cougar lady... ;D Her romance between the chef is pretty cute too...
Conclusion
As I have mentioned earlier, the plot is predictable and you can guess it will have a happy ending. Hurrah! ;D Kang Soo's band of merry men managed to bring down the rich conglomerate and the restaurants in the area were saved from closure. He finally met his mother who is actually the mother of a good friend, Hyun Soo, which he was trying to help all this while. :O
To be honest, I was rather disappointed that it turned out to be that lady... From the first few episodes, the story seemed to lead us on to think that CEO Jung might be his long lost mother... Because it kinda made sense for someone so shrewd to run away with all the money and start her own empire... but it wasn't taken in that direction.
There were quite a number of questions left unanswered and the last episode was a rush to wrap up everything. I was left wondering did Dan Ah make up with her family again? What was the halmoeni's reaction to find out that she has another grandson which is Kang Soo? Did CEO Jung just take everything by silence? Did she accept Jin Gyu so easily, the one who was behind the bringing down of her business? (Well, not that she was not at fault... but still...)
This drama was not without flaws, but it did redeem itself with some fresh take on certain plot lines... Such as the second leads having their own dreams and aspiration... The feature on working class people, the deliverymen's lives and small restaurant owners trying to earn a decent living. I think this is the heart warming charm of this drama...
With that said, I'll leave you with Kang Soo's permed hair and strong views on life! ;DD
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