Title: 빅 Big
English Title: Big
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Year: 2012
Episode: 16
Cast:
- 공유 Gong Yoo
- 이민정 Lee Min Jung
- 배수지 Baek Soo Ji (수지 Suzy)
- 장희진 Jang Hee Jin
- 신원호 Shin Won Ho
- 백성현 Baek Sung Hyun
SYNOPSIS
Seo Yoon Jae is a successful doctor who accidentally runs into Gil Da Ran at a wedding reception. Yoon Jae takes responsibility for what happened to Da Ran initially by treating her injuries, and he eventually proposes marriage.
High school teacher Da Ran has a very bright personality and a good heart. She happily prepares for her wedding but she's increasingly getting worried because her fiance does not seem to share her enthusiasm.
Kang Kyung Joon is 18 years old and has recently transferred to the school where Da Ran teaches. Although he is independent, he is very lonely and he longs for individuals who will love him and care about him.
Kyung Joon gets into an accident and Yoon Jae, who witnesses what happened, tries to save him. When Kyung Joon wakes up, he finds out that his soul is somehow trapped in Yoon Jae's body while his own body lies in a comma.
REVIEW
I did not want to watch Big because I did not like the plot but I decided to still watch it because Lee Min Jung is one of my favorite actresses. I really don't think the drama's plot merits an intelligent discussion because even considering the drama's fantastical elements, its plot still does not make any sense.
Goong Yoo and Lee Min Jung are good actors with lots of charisma but I think their personal charms can only go so far and were definitely not enough to carry a drama that has a confused plot and undeveloped characters. I say the drama's characters are not fully developed because they don't seem to have much motivation behind their actions other than the fact that the script calls for said machinations in order to get from point A to point B.
Goong Yoo's portrayal of a teenager who is some parts immature and some parts mature is exceptional. This is a drama that showcased his talent as an actor and although that's a good thing, I think it's sad that he's the only good thing in the drama.
It's very hard to root for the 'younger man, older woman' romance in the drama precisely because the teenager's soul is inside an adult man's body. I think it is important to show that Kang Kyung Joon (in his teenager body) and Gil Da Ran are the main couple, and the drama should have allotted enough time for the two to be together and facing the 'younger man, older woman' issues such as who pays for dates, and how they will deal with other people's judgments of their relationship.
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빅 Big
