She's
pretty, insanely rich, and moves as if every street on
this planet is a catwalk. The perfect woman? Not so fast.
Anna Jo (Han Ye Seul of Forbidden Love) might look
like a million dollars, but she's nearly unbearable: she
never smiles, treats everyone but her cat Princess like a
dog, and has the very annoying and expensive tendency of
wanting to change every single piece of furniture she
sees. Enter Jang Cheol Su (Oh Ji Ho of Super Rookie),
the owner of a very small construction company in the
suburbs. He treats every bill like treasure, his house
looks like the aftermath of an armed robbery, and his idea
of fashion is wearing the local soccer team's jersey. When
these two get together, they make a truly Fantastic
Couple.
Based
on the 1987 Hollywood film Overboard starring
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, Fantastic Couple
became one of the most popular Korean dramas of 2006
simply for being outrageously funny. Showing once again
their comic talent, the Hong sisters (writers of Sassy
Girl Chunhyang and My Girl) mix sitcom tropes
with interesting characters and even a little touch of
drama to create arguably their best work to date. The
biggest surprise is perhaps Han Ye Seul, who adapts to the
two completely different sides of her role with great
energy and spunk.