Shopping King Louie

I feel frustrated these days, so i need a funny and simple drama to watch.. i need that kind of warmth and also not a cringe one, i found that in shopping king louis.

I thought i wouldn't complete the show after the half of the first episode, but the acting of the main lead the actor was great and very smooth and fun.

The second lead actor, i liked him since the drama " the secret garden", he did also a great job here. The actress also, the friend, the family, the coworkers.. everyone is acting very well.

The osts are amazing, the clothes, the story lines.

BUT.. the last 4 episodes were so dragging, i liked them though, but it was obvious they needed 16 episodes by all the means.

Thank you for the happy times i spend with this drama, thank you korea.

(Note) the actress hair colour kept changing in different scenes.

EDIT i have just seen the last episode now.. i cried a lot, this is how i react with happy endings. Thank you all for your great efforts.

My favourite show ever not just fav kdrama. every actor in this is perfect. i had this is my netflix list for ages cos i dint think too much of preview, finally watched it and it is great. have watched it 8 times now, i just love it, the sweet innocence of it is nice.

I wasn't too sure about this show at first as it started slowly, kept on being slow and a little frustrating at times, but it turned out into a very heartwarming story that's worth watching until the end. It was helped a LOT by the *extremely* hot policeman (why is that never true in real life?) and some funny moments, but was let down by too many disgusting eating scenes (seriously, wipe your mouth and don't talk with your face bulging with food). Also i don't get why the boss guy was so rude ALL THE TIME. It's a good lesson on NOT overprotecting and overspoiling a child, but in the end the story was perfect and it all came together well. Give it a shot and don't give up :)

Because of his grandmother's superstitious belief that those closest to her come to harm, Louie has been raised far away from Korea in a beautiful palace in France with servants who cater to his every whim and a bank balance large enough for him to buy any thing that strikes his fancy. His lifestyle suffers a significant reverse when a trip to Korea finds him penniless and with no memory of who he is. He is rescued by a young woman who harvests ginseng for a living and has come to Seoul to find her brother. Their attempt to live and support one another is hampered by her naivete' and Louie's reflexive need to shop.

I started watching this series and enjoyed it a great deal, much of which is because Louie is such a fun and funny character. He's essentially a 25 year old puppy dog who pouts when his demands aren't met, rueful when he causes trouble, easily winded when he runs too fast but so goofily warm-hearted that you can't blame Go Bok Sil for taking him in, feeding him and quickly forgiving him when he overspends their limited funds.

But the second male lead is equally hilarious. Cha-Joong Wan is Go Bok Sil's grumpy boss who falls in love with the oblivious Go Bok Sil. He yells, scolds and complains while doing some of the nicest things for her and even for his rival, Louie. I have to say that every time he grunted in frustration (which was frequent) I had to laugh. But honestly, nearly EVERYONE is funny is this series: Louie's grandmother's right-hand woman who is conversant with the virtues of carrying a baseball bat; Go Bok Sil's volatile neighbor lady and her layabout son; Cha-Joong Wan's interfering parents (particularly his mother). The main villain's beautiful daughter, who you'd think you'd hate because of her attempts to undermine Go Bok Sil, ends up being comically inept. Equally memorable is her kindly spacy mother who keeps unconsciously upending her villainous husband's machinations.

I kept waiting for the series to lose itself in overwrought dramatics and humorless plot twists. Yeah, it gets a little lost narratively speaking towards the end and some of the events that occur are obviously filler to get the series to the requisite 16 episodes. But as a whole, the series is cute, funny and heartwarming.

I absolutely loved this show! Were there some bits of the story that were far-fetched? Yes, however, these things definitely did not make or break the story for me. At it's heart this is a show about love, kindness, and being selfless. This is a very heartwarming show that made me smile and believe in love.

That being said there were some flaws: as I mentioned above there were a few plot points that definitely felt far-fetched. There were also some unlikable characters. But there were a ton of wonderful characters that outweighed the bad ones. Louis and Bok Sil's love story is one of the sweetest I have ever seen in a Kdrama, and I loved the softness of Louis' character. This is well worth a watch if you are looking for something sweet, not too heavy, and happy.