Bulyaseong

A Korean businesswoman bought up in Japan returns to Korea to rise to the top in the conglomerate world. Her father had been betrayed by two powerful people but is she out for revenge or is she just interested in reaching the top whatever the cost. An enjoyable series but the reasoning behind the actions of some of the players seem suspect. Well acted and good female leads taking on the male dominated world of big business.

It is a very long and boring Kdrama. There is no chemistry with the leads. It was good at first 30 minutes and went downhill from there. My rating is just for Jung Hae-in alone. That is the only reason why I watched upto 12 episodes and watched the end.

Aspires women to stay strong no matter what life throws at them. Life gives you tests, you can either face it with confidence and without fear or be shred into pieces.

This Korean drama is set in the world of big business where various characters vie for power; both financial and political. Seo Bong-soo has recently returned to Korea and is determined to have her revenge on three powerful men who wronged her father. Lee Se-jin is a poor woman who wants to improve her life but is intent on stopping Bong-soo, who she has befriended, from using unscrupulous methods to reach her goal. Park Gun-woo is the son of a businessman and knew Bong-soo when they both lived in Japan several years previously.

I rather enjoyed this series. It is certainly character driven with far more talking than action. In fact most scenes are just people talking so if, like me, you don't understand Korean you are in for a lot of reading. The characters are interesting. Some, like Se-jin are clearly good and likeable; some are clearly power seekers with not scruples and others are morally ambiguous. The cast does a fine job making these characters believable throughout. While there isn't much physical danger there are some tense scenes. Overall a solid drama if not a must see.

These comments are based on watching the series in Korean with English subtitles.

So very very very boooooring. Embarrassing servility of the one female actor that might have upgraded the story. Ms Seo has her everyday mask on and seems to read the texts. No coherent narrative.