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"Oh My Venus - 오 마이 비너스" is a romantic comedy which aired in Korea from November 2015 to January 2016. So Ji Sub, Shin Min Ah, Jung Gyu Woon, and Yoo In-Young are the main actors in this drama.
PLOT SUMMARY:
"Kim Young-ho, a.k.a John Kim, is a personal trainer to Hollywood stars. Despite his family's wealth, Young-ho suffered a devastating illness in his childhood. But he believes living a healthy lifestyle and exercise is the only way to survive. He uses this to run from his family issues. His fear of his father and pity for his grandmother. A Hollywood scandal with an actress has him on the run back to Korea.
MAIN CAST:Kang Joo-eun was once an ulzzang in her teens, semi-famous for her pretty face and enviable figure. Now a 33-year-old lawyer, she has gained a lot of weight since. She passes out on a flight from the U.S. back to Korea and John Kim is the only medical personnel on the flight who takes charge. He watches out for her even after they arrive home. After getting dumped by her boyfriend, Woo Im Shik, she finds that she has the press pass for John Kim and proceeds to (blackmail) convince him to help her loose the weight.
She discovers that Young Ho has a weakness for being a knight in shining armor. She moves in with him, Ji Woong and Jung Sung (Korean Snake), after a stalking incident causes her to sell her apartment. As they work on her physical transformation, both discover they feel more for each than what they will admit. As they grow closer they heal each other's emotional wounds and fall in love." (Wiki)
So Ji Sub as Kim Young Ho/John Kim, Mr. Coach
Shin Min Ah as Kang Joo Eun
Jung Gyu Woon as Im Woo Shik
Yoo In Young as Oh Soo JinSub-main Cast
Sung Hoon as Jang Joon Sung, Mr. Muscles
Henry Lau as Kim Ji Woong, Mr. Cutie-pieRATING:
4 Band-aids out of 5
PERSONAL THOUGHTS:
Ah yes, I know. Another Rom-Com! Sorry but I think I'm into Rom-Com themed dramas lately... and binge watching (I finished this drama in a couple of days). Since I recently finished "She Was Pretty", I was a bit worried that there would be many similarities in the plot and characters from "Oh My Venus". Although they have some similarities, they also have many differences so one can't really compare the two dramas. (They're both awesome Rom-Com dramas though!)
Actors, Actresses, Characters: Am I the only one that wants to give Mr. Muscle and Mr. Cutie-pie a big hug! haha I really like the chemistry between Mr. Muscle, Mr. Cutie-pie, Mr. Coach, and Shin Min Ah. It reminds me a little bit of the relationship that Park Ha (Han Ji Min) had with Prince Lee Gak (Park Yoo Chun) and his entourage in "Rooftop Prince". These characters provided the comic relief in the drama as well as helped with the character development, except for Kim Ji Woong. There wasn't really any back story done on Kim Ji Woong's character which was a pity.
I think Shin Min Ah is a pretty good actress. I've only seen her in "My Girlfriend is a nine-tailed Fox" with Lee Seung Gi and "Arang and the Magistrate" with Lee Jun Ki and she was pretty good in those. I'm not really familiar with So Ji Sub. I did recongize him from "Masters of Sun" but I've only seen a little bit of that drama. He (no hate) appeared to be a bit old at first but his chemistry with Shin Min Ah made up for that.
We need to talk a little about Sung Hoon and Henry. I've only recently gotten into the show "Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education" (JUDO!!), but I wish I watched more of the previous sport, swimming. I didn't know Sung Hoon was part of the team, but since he use to swim professionally I'm not surprised he was invited to be on the show. When I heard Henry was going to be acting in "Oh My Venus" I was a bit worried about his acting. I think he sometimes over exaggerates a bit (no hate I love Henry) but overall it wasn't too bad so it was a good starting point for him.
Plot: Car crash, cheesy proposal, cancer, awesome couple chemistry... what more can you ask for in a Korean rom-com? Don't we all wish we can lose weight and turn into someone's Oh My Venus? (and snag a handsome and rich guy along the way - Heck Yeah!)
Hmm.. I liked the contrast between the characters Kang Joo Eun and Oh Soo Jin. One "had beauty" but "lost" it and the other "didn't have beauty" but "gained" it. By using these two characters, we were able to understand that we all have different kinds of beauty and what we have in the inside is more important than what our appearance is. The only thing I was kind of "ehh" about was how much hatred Oh Soo Jin had for Kang Joo Eun. I understand the misunderstandings were pretty cruel in her perspective but getting revenge by dating Im Woo Shik behind her back...I don't know... Oh Soo Jin did say she didn't seduce Im Woo Shik first so I guess it wasn't all her fault...
Ah the "male character gets into a car crash" cliche. I give it a minus 1 for the cliche but a plus 0.5 since Kim Young Ho did it to protect his friend, Jang Joon Sung. It's usually the female main character which is in the car and the male character gets into a car crash because of her so that point deserves a plus 0.5 :)
I feel like they could have ended the drama at episode 14 or combining episode 15 and 16 into one. Although I didn't mind seeing the proposal and meeting of the family, I thought that the last two episodes kind of dragged on especially with the 5-10 min recap at the beginning of the episodes and the continuous recaps throughout the episodes.
The ending... "main characters met when they were a child and did something symbolic from the drama" cliche. Cute ^^ ❤︎
One of My Favourite Scenes: The Ending! Too Cute! ❤︎
Twins!!! Kim Young Ho give Kang Joo Eun a break, she's carrying twins!! haha
Yeah, Kim Ji Woong and Jang Joon Sung are going to be uncles!!
Favourite Quote:
Kim Young Ho's dialogue in Episode 9
From the time I was young
until I grew up...
and even after I'd grown...
I've spent most of my days in hospitals.
When you're a long-term patient
at a hospital, you realize...
the fact that there are
so many people in pain in this world.
Because everyone is in pain, either
a lot or a little, in their own way.
So, don't cry. Everyone lives on
through enduring their own burdens.
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