Maendorong Ttottos

A lady down on her luck ends up on Jeju island where she inadvertently becomes the owner of a decrepit house, next door to a restaurant called "warm and cozy" which is run by a spoiled rich kid squandering his days. One of the stars of the series is the Island itself but the main star is the female lead Seohyun from Girls Generation who puts in a superb performance. The series is ok but they probably made the male lead too much of a jerk for any sane person to put up with and I found the secondary romance involving his elder brother more enjoyable. It may have benefited from being condensed a little or expansion of the storyline of some of the interesting side characters such as the mayor who was very entertaining.

This kdrama was fun to watch. It had its moments where I became quite frustrated at the lead characters but I had to understand that it's the writer/director's vision. Mostly related to the immature nature of the characters. Something I'm still trying to understand about Korean "kdrama" culture portraying women as childish and lacking. Still, the show was fun and entertaining. So Overall it was pretty good.

On one level this is a really nice drama which paints a picture of a very on off love story against the backdrop of a tight knit community on Jeju Island. The performance by Kang So Ra as the female lead is stunningly good. She acts with her whole body and just her expression can convey a huge amount. Unfortunately the male lead Yoo Yeon Sook (who was SO good in Mr Sunshine) is saddled with playing a complete jerk who is so unlikeable you want to shout at the screen! No girl in her right mind would put up with him! We watched it till the end to see what happens and I won't spoil that. Worth watching for the scenery, the nice music and that amazing performance by Kang So Ra. But jeez the guy!

The idea of the series, is so good put the couples are weak it seems so fake.

Unsure about this drama but the longer I watch, the more intriguing it becomes the tiring part is the misunderstanding, not daring enough to tell the truth about your feelings & having too much dignity or pride to reveal yourself even after time has passed by.

There is always a witch/selfish Individual in any drama, I guess it's part of the drama korean.

Very good chemistry between the 2 leads! Definitely worth watching.