The Miracle We Met

Synopsis:

There were 2 Song Hyun Chul with the same exact birthdate. Song Hyun Chul A is a successful banker while Song Hyun Chul B is a chef. Song Hyun Chul A is married to Sun Hye Jin with 2 kids. Though, successful and rich, he has not treated his wife well and even has a mistress. While Song Hyun Chul B is a happily married man to Jo Yun Hwa and has a daughter. Though he’s not rich, he runs a good restaurant with his wife and has a good life. Both Song Hyun Chul live differently and would not have any personal relations with each other until fate brought them together created by a honest mistake made by Diety. Both Song Hyun Chul had an accident at the same time and Diety Ah To, who collects the souls who died made a mistake and took Song Hyun Chul B’s life instead of Song Hyun Chul A. To at least find a solution to Diety Ah To’s error, he needs to solve where Song Hyun Chul B’s soul will reside in the meantime as his body has already been cremated, so, the soul of Song Hyun Chul B has no recourse but to live in Song Hyun Chul A’s body. This started an unexpected journey of Song Hyun Chul B’s soul in Song Hyun Chul A’s body could have never imagined that affected their fate as well as the people who love them.

Characters:

Kim Myung Min as Song Hyun Chul A
Kim Hyun Joo as Sun Hye Jin
Ra Mi Ran as Jo Yun Hwa
Go Chang Suk as Song Hyun Chul B
Joseph Lee as Geum Sung Moo
Yoon Suk Hwa as Hwang Geum Nyuh
Hwang Bo Ra as Song Sa Ran
Seo Dong Hyun as Song Kang Ho
Kim Ha Yoo as Song Mi Ho
Choi Byung Mo as Ttak Pool
Hwang Suk Jung as Im Do Hee
Lee Do Kyung as Song Mo Dong
Kim Hwan Hee as Song Ji Soo
Jun Suk Ho as Park Dong Soo
Kim Mi Hwa Jin Soo’s Mother
Yoon Ji Hye as Kwak Hyo Joo
Jung Suk Yong as Yook Bang Woo
Choi Sung Won as Ha Soo Bin
Lee Moo Saeng as Kim Choong Man
Park Geun Rok as Park Jong Won
Jung Han Yong as Kim Sang Jo
Park Sung Geun as Woo Jang Choon
Kai as Ah To
Kim Jae Yong as Ma Oh

My Review:

Often I watched k-dramas due to its synopsis. If I find it interesting, I check it out. This is the reason why I watched this. Though, I am familiar with the 2 leading actresses, this is the first time I watched not knowing the leading actor nor find his face particularly to be someone I can swoon over for. Guess, I am as shallow as Song Hyun Chul, lol!!! In the end, I didn’t fully regret watching this k-drama even if I wish the writer should have maintained the integrity of Song Hyun Chul’s love and character as a man.

So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?

(1) A lot of the initial reviews I’ve read about this k-drama compares this to be the same as ”Come Back, Mister”, which I find it ridiculous because, though, it’s slightly similar on the premise of ”Come Back, Mister”, this is where the 2 k-drama’s similarity also ends. Moreover, even with Rain in “Come Back, Mister”, this k-drama is 100% better. There’s simply no comparison in its quality of treatment of the story, though, I must admit that this k-drama also faltered on the last few episodes. However, with all of its failings and not having the star power of Rain in the cast, it still certainly supersedes “Come Back,Mister”. I found “Come Back,Mister” a nonsensical k-drama that borders to the same bewildering popularity of another nonsense drama that is “Goblin,” which this k-drama is definitely not.

(2) Kim Myung Min as Song Hyun Chul A may not be the man of my dreams in the k-dramaland but he grew on me because he brought a powerhouse performance that draws you into his character.

(3) All the actors stood out in their performances but most notably Ra Mi Ran as Jo Yun Hwa. The love she shares with Song Hyun Chul B was something everyone craves for in a marriage and it is gut-wrenching to watch her suffer in the course of losing her husband because of fate.

(4) I cried on Episode 11 in the scene between Song Hyun Chul B and her father. It was so meaningful and touching that it reminded me of my beloved late father and what I will feel if I get bless to have some miracle wherein I can share a meal with him again.

(5) The strength of character shown by Jo Yun Hwa as a wife, mother, daughter-in-law and as a woman makes her more beautiful to me than Sun Hye Jin. Her love for her husband is more real in its truest definition of love than Song Hyun Chul A, Song Hyun Chul B and Sun Hye Jin have ever shown.

(6) Love the OST.

What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?

This k-drama would have been perfect if only it stuck to the integrity of Song Hyun Chul B’s character and his love for his family. The director probably wants good optics by focusing more of having a beautiful couple to be viewed by the audience rather than what’s true to the character of the story. And, the writer got crazy of doing exactly what was directed. When the twist of the story starts leading towards Song Hyun Chul B’s soul loving more Sun Hye Jin and forgetting his love for Jo Yun Hwa and their daughter, the story went downhill from there. The backlash of such move by the production from the audience who like me believed in the love of Song Hyun Chul B to Jo Yun Hwa that was initially presented in the story marred what could have been a great k-drama. The writer probably tried to resuscitate the error just like the deity’s mistake on the story but, I think, the solution again harmed rather than solved what was broken. It became bizarre for me because if the solution adapted in the ending can be done to restore the faith of the audience, then, why the hell did the deity did exactly that solution in the first place instead of all the characters ending up in a mess and for some to go through undeserving pain and suffering? I think the solution on the ending can be best serve if Song Hyun Chul A still died after resolving his issues because in premise most people believe that our death is already firmly set in stone like our birth. It would have made better sense. But, honestly, even with my suggestion, the mere fact that the story made Song Hyun Chul B’s love for Jo Yun Hwa fickle if given with certain circumstances had made their love not true, and their love for each other portrayed in the beginning was what’s beautiful in the story in the first place. It was the foundation of the supposed journey of Song Hyun Chul B. Having said that, over all, it is still an interesting k-drama to watch that can spark an interesting discussion depending on how you look at things.

Would I recommend this K-Drama? Yes, it is still entertaining to watch.

My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 4/5 Stars

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