Minyeo Gongsimi

I never laughed so hard on a kdrama! The story was well crafted to have a good mix of seriousness, sincerity, innocence, and making impossible twists believable!

A girl overshadowed by her sister and overlooked by her family suffers from alopecia due to the stress and wears a bob shaped wig to conceal this fact. She rents her rooftop apartment above her parents house to an unconventional lawyer who at first she believes is a gangster. This is the set up for the romance side of this series but along the way we have a love triangle, a jealous sister, kidnapping and attempted murder. A light hearted romantic comedy superbly acted by the cast particularly Minah (Girls Day) who plays Gong Shim the girl with a wig whose voice and diction I find attractive. May have benefitted from being condensed a little but overall an enchanting series.

I watched it to the end , but was rewarded with writing that was an insult to one's intelligence.

The 2 main characters did not seem to fit together in appearance or temperament. She was so violent towards him at times. It is not okay just because she is 'cute'.

The dysfunctional conglomerate family is there, being their own worst enemies. Even the Gong Shim's family treats her appallingly so no wonder she has hair falling out. The mother & father just didn't seem to fit as a couple.

The sister is the worst performance here. Why doesn't she open her mouth more to speak? There is no expression & no endearing qualities in her character, so she does not deserve to be given a second chance.

The whole kidnapping drama dragged on for far too long. How was it, after 26 years, that the grandma could not have paid someone to find out some of the details that Ahn Dan-tae found out in a matter of days?

The product placement was so obvious. Subway must have shares in every Kdrama & the nivea product placement in the convenience store was laughable.

Kdrama can present a lot better.

Beautiful Gong Shim was riddled with silly cliches and cheesy moments, and the second half was incredibly melodramatic, but I was so thoroughly entertained that I could excuse all the faults. I loved the main couple, the FL was so weird and quirky and definitely did not fit the overly gorgeous stereotype of Korean actresses, so it was believable that she would be ostracized and called ugly. The love story is so sweet and cute, I adored it and it was the best part of the show. The backstory of the ML took precedence in the second half, and I was definitely intrigued and entertained, although there was a lot of soap-opera moments. The filming style looked super dated, almost like a daytime drama. A lot of the older side actors overacted, but the main character actors were great.

This show is only about a 5 or 6, but I give it an 8 because of how entertained and engrossed in the story I was!

Seriously, who else hates slow walkers? I think i've now found a new goal in life thanks to this scene in the show! I was a bit annoyed at the wig and the bad clothes at first, but this show has grabbed me, mostly because of the cheeky humour and great acting by the rooftop tenant. I haven't finished the series yet, but i know this will be one worth finishing as the story is becoming more interesting and mysterious episode by episode.

I don't speak Korean, have never been to Korea (but adore Korean food and get jealous at every food scene) and am growing to love these funny mini dramas! I wish my country had fun shows like these!

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