Stars Falling from the Sky

Most of my friends know that I am an avid TV watcher and that I love Asian Dramas too! So, here is one of the new Korean Dramas that I am watching (I have a few on the go at the moment (Iris, Loving you a Thousand Times)

Korean Dramas are usually very similar in terms of their story-lines. There is always a love triangle, evil mother type, ditzy female lead, family problems, angry man who falls in love with the lead and changes into a caring boyfriend, poor kissing scenes (only closed mouths???), rich benefactor and cute kids! The only differences will be the overall setting, actors and main story.

This drama is one of the most heart wrenching dramas I have watched. Although most of the typical drama points are being adhered to there are a few differences. Firstly rather than a love triangle it is developing into more of a square as there are 3 male love interests for the female lead being lined up. Another main difference is the quality of the child actors...they are immense! Having these young children (4 of them) convey the pain of their situation (dead parents, no home, no money, trying to survive with their useless older sister trying to take care of them) seems difficult but they pull it off with ease taking me with them into my box of kleenex. I am a sucker for a good crying scene, I even cry when I watch Jeremy Kyle...but still. The kids have skills!

The lead male character Lawyer Kang Ho is gorgeous which helps and his brother and nephew are instantly lovable as their kindness towards the downcast family starts to show. The ditzy female lead is very irritating at times with her incessant babbling and selfishness, and her inability to do her job which she gets fired from and has to beg to get back. Luckily as the story is unfolding she is starting to redeem herself.

Episode 6 has just aired and this drama will probably last between 13-20 episodes so I will be patient and wait for the rest of the story to fill out. (Asian dramas are never as long as British soaps. They are lucky to get a second season!)

I'm guessing though that the heartless lawyer will fall for the ditzy female lead but they probably won't get together until the last scene, she will find out that she is the heir to the company that she had been fired from and all those who were evil to her will get the shock of their lives.

I'll wait and see....