Title:
- 秘密天使 Mìmì Tiānshǐ
- 시크릿 엔젤 Sikeurit Enjel
Country:
- China
- South Korea
Year: 2012
Episode: 10
Cast:
- 김소은 Kim So Eun
- 陈翔 Chén Xiáng (Sean Chen)
- 장우혁 Jang Woo Hyuk
- 진상 Jin Sang
- 김아영 Kim Ah Young (유라 Yoo Ra)
SYNOPSIS
Clumsy and always late, angel El (L) gets in trouble all the time in heaven. Although angels are not allowed to stay on earth after doing their jobs of fulfilling the wish of a dying person, L often stays behind to look around before going back.
L is one of the angels assigned to handle the casualties of a big traffic accident. She's taken aback when she finds that the person assigned to her is still alive but she still tries to help him anyway.
Photographer Han Shi Young is involved in the traffic incident and he's asking for help. Angel L noticed that the angel assigned to Shi Young has not arrived yet so she asks him about his dying wish. He keeps asking for help, so L leaves her enchanted angel necklace with Shi Young.
Hwan is a death angel who collects the souls of the dead. When he gets to his most recent assignment, Hwan is surprised to find out that Shi Young is still alive.
L and Hwan are sent to earth to fix their mistakes in order to restore the balance between heaven and hell. They have 100 days to do conflicting jobs; L to protect Shi Young and keep him alive, and Hwan to make sure Shi Young dies within the allotted time frame.
REVIEW
The Secret Angel is a fun, fantasy drama about angels from heaven, and angels of death from hell. Although it has ten episodes, each episode is only around fifteen minutes long, so the whole drama is quite short at just under three hours.
I wasn't quite sure how to categorize this production because although it aired in China, it was filmed in South Korea, it has a cast of mostly Korean actors, and the dialogue is in Korean. However, since it is officially considered as a Chinese production, I'll go along with such categorization.
El (L) is an endearing character because she's not a goody-two shoes although she's an angel. She's pure and innocent, but she creates a lot of trouble in heaven because of her fascination with humans and her tendency to explore the earth whenever she gets the chance. She's also typically female who wants to be pretty and who loves all the beautiful things.
It's great that L is refreshingly honest and upfront about her feelings and her desires. It's funny how her directness is perceived by other people because their interpretation couldn't be much further from the truth. She insists to everyone who will listen that she wants to stay with Han Shi Young and although she wants to be with him so she can protect him from harm, other people think she's a crazy lady who's in love with Shi Young.
The Secret Angel took its time setting up the story, but the ending seemed to be haphazardly done. The pacing of the drama was remarkably fast by the end, possibly because the revelations are presented one after the other.
I was confused by the ending because Shi Young died and consequently L died soon after. But then, it is revealed that death angel Hwan saved Shi Young so that L is also saved. However, it seemed that Hwan didn't disappear even though he failed in his mission, so I wonder what happened in the drama that cancelled the implementation of the consequences.
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秘密天使 The Secret Angel
