GENRE: ROMANTIC COMEDY
NETWORK: MBC
RELEASE: 2006
EPISODES: 16
CASTS: Ko Hyun-jung (byeong-hee), Chun Jung-myung (cheol-su), Jo Yeon-woo (hee-myeong), Kim Eun-joo (jun-hee)
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SYNOPSIS: Ko Byeong-hee is a senior writer for an infamous men's magazine. In fact, her boss mentions that Miss Ko, as he likes to call her, writes about 90 percent of the magazine. She is 33, has never been in a relationship, and still pines for her Sunbae, a teacher she has met in college.

Park Cheol-su is 24, the younger brother of Byeong-hee's best friend, has recently returned from a backpacking trip abroad and starts working again in a nearby motor shop.

Since Byeong-hee and Cheol-su grew up together, they treat each other as brother and sister. That is, until one fateful day, when Byeong-hee spirals into depression and self pity when she is diagnosed with a tumor in her uterus and Cheol-su is trapped into spending the night with her.

REVIEWS: This is your non-traditional love story and it tackles the controversial issue of how a big age gap can be a factor in a relationship. Byeong-hee is 9 years older than Cheol-su and the first half of series focuses on her internal struggle on how to deal with Cheol-su's affection for her. The latter half shows the audience if a relationship between an older woman and a much younger man can ever be accepted by the society.

I found this series very enjoyable because of Ko Hyun Jung's wonderful acting as Ko Byeong-hee and Chun Jung Myung's role as the charming Park Cheol-su. The lead charactes are well developed and you can actually watch them mature and change their perspectives and feelings throughout the series.

Another interesting love story is the relationship of Byeong-hee's sister, Ko Jun-hee, with a man who is 12 years older than her. As this starts off with a business proposition but turns out to be much deeper as Jun-hee starts to care deeply for this man.

This series has a good mix of funny and touching moments. And you will sympathize with Byeong-hee's character as she realizes that her dreams and fantasies are nothing compared to the reality of true love.

posted by: HALLYU