Talk about a boyfriend with an undesirable career...
In-between doing things like reading a book on Mughal Empire, going for a walk with Mr. and Baby Mousie etc etc, I watched a couple more episodes of kdrama Robbers, 2006's drama with dangermousie favorites Jung Hyuk and Lee Da Hae. Robbers is a drama I enjoy but watch very slowly, because the protagonists do have rather miserable lives and it can be gritty and desperate and sordid kind of miserable as opposed to prettily-lit.
Oh Joon (Jang Hyuk) is a gigolo conman who seduces his marks and then tricks them out of their money. His latest target is eccentric, fragile Dal Rae (Lee Da Hae), a widow with a five-year-old daughter. He needs the money to repay loan sharks who are after him and Dal Rae just happens to have the sum that he needs saved up...
Normally what would happen next is a destitute woman, a court case, and a nice jail sentence for the guy in question. However seeing that Oh Joon is played by Jang Hyuk, who specializes in playing bastards with a (rather hidden) heart and Dal Rae is played by Lee Da Hae, surely one of the most adorable kdrama actresses, you can tell the story is going to go rather differently.
The reason I really like this drama, even if it does seem like quite an angstfest?
The protagonists are grown-ups. Dal Rae acts like a woman with a child, not some sort of an overgrown teenager. She is somewhat sheltered and unworldly but quite strong and adult in her approach to emotions. And the drama never minces its approach that Oh Joon is a bastard who knows he is one. He might be salvageable, he might be pushed into his path by a bad situation but the fact remains he is almost unredeemable. Oh, and I adore Dal Rae's little daughter - she is not a sweet idealized child, but a real five-year-old who can be bratty or throw tantrums...
Plus, happy ending!
Cute MV
Oh Joon (Jang Hyuk) is a gigolo conman who seduces his marks and then tricks them out of their money. His latest target is eccentric, fragile Dal Rae (Lee Da Hae), a widow with a five-year-old daughter. He needs the money to repay loan sharks who are after him and Dal Rae just happens to have the sum that he needs saved up...
Normally what would happen next is a destitute woman, a court case, and a nice jail sentence for the guy in question. However seeing that Oh Joon is played by Jang Hyuk, who specializes in playing bastards with a (rather hidden) heart and Dal Rae is played by Lee Da Hae, surely one of the most adorable kdrama actresses, you can tell the story is going to go rather differently.
The reason I really like this drama, even if it does seem like quite an angstfest?
The protagonists are grown-ups. Dal Rae acts like a woman with a child, not some sort of an overgrown teenager. She is somewhat sheltered and unworldly but quite strong and adult in her approach to emotions. And the drama never minces its approach that Oh Joon is a bastard who knows he is one. He might be salvageable, he might be pushed into his path by a bad situation but the fact remains he is almost unredeemable. Oh, and I adore Dal Rae's little daughter - she is not a sweet idealized child, but a real five-year-old who can be bratty or throw tantrums...
Plus, happy ending!
Cute MV