Title: 브이아이피 | Beuiaipi | VIP
Genre: Mystery | Melodrama
Episodes: 32
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast Period: October 28, 2019 to December 24, 2019
Synopsis:
Park Sung-Joon and Na Jung-Sun worked together at Sung Un Shopping Mall at the VIP department. Their team headed by Park Dung-Joon handles rich and important clients. They cater to their demands because they spent tons of money in their Company. They have great team work in the office and in their personal lives as husband and wife or, so what Na Jung-Sun thought until she received a text message that devastated her in regards to her husband. This opened a can of worms about their lives and their team. What Na Jung-Sun discovered can destroy everything she has that’s important to her and she has to fight all her might to hold on to it.
Characters:
- Jang Na Ra as Na Jung Sun
- Lee Sang Yoon as Park Sung Joon
- Lee Chung Ah as Lee Hyun Ah
- Kwak Sun Young as Song Mi Na
- Pyo Ye Jin as Ohn Yoo Ri
- Shin Jae Ha as Ma Sang Woo
- Lee Jae Won as Lee Byung Hoon
- Jung Joon Won as Cha Jin Ho
- Park Sung Geun as Ha Jae Woong
- Jang Hyuk Jin as Bae Do Il
- Jo Seung Yun as Ha Young Woong
- Lee Jin Hee as Kang Ji Young
- Kim Mi Kyung as Kye Mi Ok
- Choi Hong Il as Na Young Chul
- Jung Ae Ri as Han Sook Young
- Kim Seo Ra as Han Sook Ja
- Jang Hyun Sung as Jang Jin Chul
- Jun Hye Jin as Lee Myung Eun
- Oh Ah Rin as a Kid that Jung Sun Met at Park
- Bae Hae Sun as VIP Client on Episode 2
- Kim Yoo Bin as Cha Se Rin on Episode 5-6
- Lee Ki Chan as Daniel on Episode 11-14
- Kim So Yi as Daniel’s Wife on Episode 11-14
- Shim Hee Sup as Chef Michael on Episode14
- Yoo Sun as Chairwoman Lee Sun Young on Episode 15-16
My Review:
Ever since I’ve seen Lee Sang-Yoon in a k-drama, I already liked him. He is like his character on this k-drama who has a quiet charm that creeps up on you and discover that you are already into him. He is like that with me as a fan of k-dramas. So, I watch all of his k-dramas and enjoy seeing him in his projects such as this one, “VIP”.
So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?
(1) I’m not that a fan of Jang Na-Ra but on this k-drama she has done exceptionally well. She shed out the goody two shoes she often play in the k-dramas she’s in. And, although, her character is still somewhat like that but at least this time around, her role that she’ve chosen is real and not a caricature. She excellently portrayed Na Jung-Sun with maturity and depth especially on scenes when she’s trying to control herself to show too much emotions.
(2) I like that the k-drama has shown the challenges that most of the time women go through in life such as issue of infidelity and sexual harassment, yet, the k-drama also shown the other side of the coin, when necessary, to make the storyline whole for every characters involved.
(3) The story between Park Sung-Joon and On Yoo-Ri was also depicted in a fair manner. I know, almost all women, may not understand any form of betrayal and I am not saying I do, but, On Yoo-Ri’s story is not one dimension that creates empathy to the audience like me. Same as the Park Sung-Joon’s feelings and actions. I know that what they did is wrong, but, still it’s not born out of malice and just for the sake of physical intimacy. There’s a side of the story of who they are that one can understand and empathise even if it is not the right thing to do.
(4) I appreciate the director on his directorial style and made a typical storyline quite different with his big reveal on the mystery woman, even if, the bottom line, the plot has been seen hundreds of times in dramas and not only in Korean dramas.
What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?
(1) Although I am a fan of Lee Sang-Yoon’s talent as a k-drama actor, lately, he chooses roles who are similar with each other. Also, I find the stories either dragging or passe. I feel that he is underestimating himself and should choose something different even if on this k-drama he is portrayed as a fallible man. Still the storyline is quite typical and ordinary that just became different due to the technique on how the story was played out on each episode.
(2) It took almost 8 episodes to reveal the mystery woman to the point that it became dragging. I watched it just because I like Lee Sang-Yoon and wanted to see if I was right. They made it a mystery but they could have shorten the time to reveal. I guess, if they didn’t, this k-drama will be like any other k-drama that deals with infidelity. The VIP is just a way to make this k-drama become more interesting than it is.
Would I recommend this K-Drama? Yes
My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 3/5 Stars
OST:
01. Nothing’s Right – Kim Bo Kyung
02. Set Me Free – Ga In
03. Don’t Bring Me Down – Elaine
04. Shame On You – Jang Jae In