Individualist Ms. Ji Young

Title: 개인주의자 지영씨 | Gaeinjuuija Ji Young-Ssi | The Happy Loner | Individualist Ms. Ji Young
Genre: Romance | Comedy
Episodes: 2
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast Period: May 8 to May 9, 2017

Synopsis:

Ji Young is a loner and prefers not to have any kind of relationship with others. She prefers to express herself frankly that borders to being rude in order to shun away people and not be attach or need anyone. While Byuk Soo is totally opposite to her. He, on the other hand, tries hard to please every one just to be loved and be accepted by others that ends up people he knows tend to abuse and use his generosity. Byuk Soo and Ji Young are neighbors and initially Ji Young gets irritated with the needy Byuk Soo until she discovered that she do need someone and long to be loved.

Characters:

Min Hyo Rin as Ji Young
Kang Joo Ha as Young Ji Young
Gong Myung as Byuk Soo
Ji Il Joo as Yun Suk
Jang Hee Ryung as Ye Jin
Oh Na Ra as Soo Kyung
Kang Jae Joon as Byuk Soo’s Colleague
Bang Soo Jin as Byuk Soo’s Younger Sister
Jung Young Ki

My Review:

I didn’t have much expectations when I watched this k-drama and I must say I was pleasantly surprised on how good it was. It is full of depth and somehow real yet without totally being dark. It shows what some people feel when they went through some difficult experiences in life.

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

(1) I find myself relating to the feelings of Ji Young about withdrawing from people to avoid being hurt and just try to live life in peace. Her thoughts as she goes through the process of allowing people to be close to you is sometimes what I go through after being disappointed with the hypocrisy of it all. And, Min Hyo Rin has brilliantly shown that through out the short k-drama. I felt what she felt even if what she went through is totally different from mine but still I can relate as to why.

(2) I love the opposite feel that Byuk Soo’s character reflects and also see some parts of myself with him as well. He was like me when I still believe in the goodness of most people and the craving to be loved and accepted that you’ll be willing to give and risk all of who you are. Kang Joo Ha like Min Hyo Rin has delivered his character an effective contrast of another way of seeing people, love and life in general. His character is the hope that sometimes one needs to have, so, one can appreciate what life brings whether it’s happy or sad.

(3) I appreciate the consistency of the characters and how it grows and transition to be better than themselves.

(4) I love that this k-drama was able to tell a great story on only 2 episodes. So, they were able to focus on just the 2 main characters and showed the real slice of life without the unnecessary supplemental stories on other characters that are sometimes not even interesting nor entertaining.

(5) I like the blend of the OST to the story.

What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?

This k-drama is surprisingly well-done and the main leads provided the feel and depth of the story in its full essence. The ending is good but for some reason there’s something lacking in it. It feels a bit rush to me but, regardless, it didn’t matter because it is still something really quite great.

Would I recommend this K-Drama? Absolutely Yes.

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

OST:

01. Beautiful Mess – Kristian Kostov

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