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Be
Strong, Geum Soon
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Be
Strong, Geum Soon
MBC 2007
Starring:
Geum Soon ~ Han
Hye Jin
Jae Hee ~ Kang Ji Hwan
Dr. Jang ~ Jang Yong
Synopsis:
The
first drama to be broadcast simultaneously in Korea and
China, MBC's daily drama Be Strong, Geum-soon
garnered an impressive rating of 30% for more than half
a year. Circling around the prevalent theme of family
love, this humorous, touching drama revolves around a
young widow and her struggles in life. Reflecting on the
many contemporary faces of motherhood, the drama takes a
poignant look at today's mothers, from a young pregnant
widow, to a widowed mother who abandons her child, to a
working mother caught in a messy battle with her
demanding in-laws. Before stepping into the role of
empress So Seo No in Jumong, Han Hye Jin starred
as the titular heroine in Be Strong, Geum-soon,
playing a levelheaded, young woman whose marital bliss
is cut short by her husband's sudden death. Pregnant and
without any family support of her own, she lives with
her in-laws but is met with insurmountable hardships.
Sporting a boorish hairstyle that earned her the
nickname of "lettuce head", Han pairs up with
Kang Ji Hwan (Capital Scandal) who rose to
instant stardom portraying a brash, charismatic young
doctor who falls in love with Geum Soon. Touching on
various sensitive issues surrounding premarital sex,
organ donation, forced early retirement, and the
never-ending strife between mothers-in-law and
daughters-in-law, with loads of lighthearted humor and
humanism, Be Strong, Geum-soon beautifully
demonstrates how one family overcame their differences
through the power of love and forgiveness.
Abandoned
by her mother at an early age, Geum Soon was raised by
her grandmother. After graduating from high school, she
becomes pregnant with her first love's child, only to
see him get killed in a car accident three days after
their wedding, leaving her and their unborn child alone
with no one to turn to. After much debate, Geum Soon's
in-laws take her into their family. Three years later,
Geum Soon still lives with her in-laws, raising her
young son while working at Mrs. Oh's beauty salon to
pursue her dream of becoming a hair stylist. Romance
looms in the air when Mrs. Oh's son Jae Hee (Kang Ji
Hwan), a cocky and handsome doctor, sets his eyes on
Geum Soon. A chain of circumstantial events lead Jae
Hee's mentor Dr. Jang (Jang Yong) to discover that Geum
Soon is actually the daughter of his second wife who is
now in desperate need of a kidney transplant.
This
edition includes a 20 minute long video clip of Country
Princess.
Review:
This drama is one
of only a few that I've watched in part without
subtitles because it really caught my attention.
From what I saw, it was a very cute and funny drama with
the usual bits of drama thrown in.
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