Alternative Title: Another Miss Oh
Episodes: 18 (after 2 episode extension)
Oh Hae Young Again is
tagged as a mystery romance. It has similar charms to Marriage, Not Dating,
which isn’t surprising because they come from the same PD. The romance is
between a woman who got dumped on the day before her wedding and a man who got
dumped on the day of his wedding. You can always trust dramas to give us the
heavenly matched couple.
(I'm finally ending my long Kdrama drought)
Story
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| Park Do Kyung (Eric Moon) |
Park
Do Kyung (Eric Moon) is caught in between two women,
both named Oh Hae Young: one of which screwed him over; the other one was
screwed over by him. Our heroine played by Seo Hyun Jin is the one he screwed
over.
[Unless otherwise stated, whenever I
mention Oh Hae Young I’m referring to Seo Hyun Jin’s character who’s the underdog
woman but she should really be called ‘modern superwoman’ because she’s a hero
for all us normal girls.]
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| Oh Hae Young (Seo Hyun Jin) |
Beyond the love story there’s a mysterious twist.
Park Do Kyung is suddenly bestowed with the ability to envision the future.
Initially the prophetic visions were random, pertaining to anyone, but
gradually they all start to focus on Oh Hae Young, a girl he hadn’t known
existed before the visions. When scenes of her in danger flashes in his head,
he can’t help but worry over her.
Favourite Moments
Episode 2:
And then her mom (Kim
Mi Kyung) joins in. Like mother like daughter xD I never thought she would join in on the crazy. How can they have such different dancing styles and still be so incredibly in sync with each other and the music?
[I
really love Kim Mi Kyung, the mom. She’s such an amazing actress. The roles she
chooses have so much diversity. You might be surprised how many hit projects
she’s participated in].
Hae Young breaks her arm and her nose but that’s only the beginning of her misfortunes:
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| This looks sad? |
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| I'd say this is sad. |
Episode
3:
Oh Hae Young ends up living right next to
Park Do Kyung. Isn’t that just awesome? Dramas that have main characters living
together usually rank high in my books.
Hae Young speaking so naturally to Do Kyung
when she trespassed into his home and caught him half naked – most importantly,
he’s half naked. How did she manage to hold such a long civilized conversation
and NOT automatically react to that chest?
I really really admire how much Do Kyung values his career
as a sound producer but I'd hate to work with him. I never knew sunlight had a
sound… *shimmer shimmer* ???
[The other guy is Park Hoon (Heo Jung Min), Do Kyung's younger brother; he was also in Marriage, not Dating]
[The other guy is Park Hoon (Heo Jung Min), Do Kyung's younger brother; he was also in Marriage, not Dating]
No safety patrols are brave enough to walk
her home.
By the way, she normally looks like this:
She’s Park Soo Kyung (Ye Jin
Won), Park Do Kyung’s noona and Hae Young’s superior at work.
Do Kyung flying in (literally) like some amateur
taekwondo master to fend off the creeper by pretending to be Hae Young's boyfriend. Then he pretends nothing is out of the ordinary,
just chowing here. He also leaves his
pair of shoes at her doorstep to prevent anymore creepers. (:
Episode
4:
Other than being a temporary prophet, Do
Kyung is blessed with exceptional hearing which lets him know exactly what
she’s doing on the other side just based on the sound she’s making. With that
ability, it’s like they’re practically living together anyways. What door? However, I don’t think I want him to hear EVERYTHING,
especially not when I’m on my toilet…
Doomsday arrives as Hae Young finally meets
Park Soo Kyung in their neighbourhood. I was waiting for them to meet for so
loooooong; I want some sisterly bond please! But she seems like a very, VERY scary sister-in-law,
heh.
After enjoying the night scenery (with
their ears), they eat together and Do
Kyung compliments her: “You look pretty when you eat.” Awwww. It’s the perfect thing to
say to her and he sounded so genuine (remember this guy doesn’t lie well). Uncomfortable
in the abrupt romantic mood, he explains he was only undoing the wrong her
ex-fiancé committed. Hae Young, straightforward as ever, asks why he’s explaining
and Do Kyung answers just as straightforward
as her: “Because it seemed like you fell for me.” On a rare occasion, Hae Young
turns shy and the only thing she can do is slurp up more noodles (with a tad
too much enthusiasm). He’s like, no need
to eat like that just because I complimented you. Heh, heh, heh. Then Hae Young glares at him, “it’s because I’m embarrassed.” She slams
her empty bowl and leaves (while Do Kyung barely even ate his, lol). I love how she’s so straightforward with him that it makes him
straightforward with her too. xD
Episode
5:
This hug was executed to perfection. There’ll
never be a logical answer as to why she threw herself at him but it’s a
brilliant move nonetheless, one that makes them both aware of their feelings
for each other, plus her little victory kick at the end was adorable. If only…
…her bra paddings didn’t fly out with her. LOL.
My favourite part about this scene though
wasn’t the actual hugging or the embarrassing bra padding fiasco but it was Do
Kyung having a serious laughing fit for the first time ever. Then poor Hae
Young has to hear him laughing the entire night. LOL. Is anyone laughing with him like I am? He’s
still laughing about it in the morning but at least he offers her a ride to the
bus stop (and now she’s forced to hear him laughing throughout the entire car ride). At least she enjoys
seeing him laugh.
The leg-hip-grappling-hug makes another
appearance when Hae Young wants to show off in front of the other Hae Young.
I love how he listens to her absurd requests of twirling, haha.
FYI, that hug was inspired by Yoon Ahn Na (Heo Young Ji) who's Park Hoon's eccentric girlfriend. (This actress was a KARA member. I kind of pity her but seeing her efforts for this role makes me relieved)
Episode 6:
Do Kyung goes out of his way to celebrate Hae Young's 32nd
birthday! He makes sure to get a cake and a present too~~
The best time to
have a serious chat with God is when you’re doing some serious business on the
toilet.
According to Hae Young, that is.
According to Hae Young, that is.
At least his
accidental audio recording of her self-talking isn’t all pointlessly
embarrassing. He shows he cares for her as he removes the furniture behind his
door (i.e removing the
barrier to his heart xD) after hearing her complain in the audio
recording. He also gifts her an “old” lamp so she doesn’t walk into things when
she needs to pee at night.
Episode 7:
Before the break
of dawn, Hae Young's entire family is making lunchboxes for one particular person. No
words need to be spoken for mom to understand whose it for.
Meanwhile Do
Kyung is struggling with his pride – cool guys don’t bring lunchboxes to work. After
one last contemplation, he screws that pride and takes the lunch with him. However,
it’s another mission for him to share it with his coworkers xD.
Yeon Woo Jin cameos! He even gets his
Marriage, Not Dating soundtrack. But what happened to his hair?
[FYI, there are tons of Marriage, Not
Dating references, e.g. one of the scripts for a movie Do Kyung’s mom rejected
was “Divorce, Not Marriage” and that title probably also links to his other
drama, “Divorce Lawyers”. Personally, even the setup for Do Kyung’s visions
reminds me of Marriage, Not Dating because that drama was brilliant at making
previews for their episode. To me Do Kyung’s visions are more like spoilers and
previews, it’s just his visions can be inserted at any given moment in the
drama.]
Meditating on the
toilet can give you ultimate tranquility.
Ohmmmmmm~~~
The punishment of
wearing boxers in front of this woman is that you’ll get gloriously flashed by her.
Episode
8:
I just want these two together for the fun and
the hilarious. By the way, that shabby looking figure on the right is Park Soo
Kyung.
This family, lol.
Comment:
Having seen so many Kdrama rom-coms I really feel like I've seen all the possible scenarios, now things just feel over-exaggerated. However, for this drama I'm just in love with all the characters, especially Seo Hyun Jin's Oh Hae Young. Other ladies in this drama are also exceptional.
Related Posts:
Oh Hae Young Again Episode 9 and 10 + Midway Review
Comment:
Having seen so many Kdrama rom-coms I really feel like I've seen all the possible scenarios, now things just feel over-exaggerated. However, for this drama I'm just in love with all the characters, especially Seo Hyun Jin's Oh Hae Young. Other ladies in this drama are also exceptional.
Related Posts:
Oh Hae Young Again Episode 9 and 10 + Midway Review
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