Moving on to the characters, I really really loved Just Oh Hae Young.
There were other more important conflicts like Do Kyung's impending death! I also felt that the conflict from Hae Young's mum's disapproval of them being together was a bit forced and went on toooooo long. I died laughing at Pretty Hae Young and her salad to advertise that garbage cleaner thingy, and the random scenes of them eating chicken. How many times did we need to see Do Kyung lying in the car accident scene lol. The pace noticeably slowed a lot around episodes 12-14. However, the writing wasn't perfect, largely due to that damned extension. Give her all the awards!!Īnd in the fall out, the characters did many unpretty things, but I always understood why they did it. Probably my favourite scene in the whole show. The confrontation scene between Hae Young and Do Kyung where Hae Young was dolled up in excessive makeup gave me chills. The scene of Do Kyung's friend, brother and minions following him was cute and showed that despite their grievances, they still love him.
This angsty stretch also brought us some great performances and scenes. The conflict was the very premise of the show, and it was necessary to work through it for both characters. This was one example of the nuanced, smart writing I managed to catch and I'm sure I missed many.Įven during the episodes where there were lots of heartbreak and angst, I still enjoyed the show thoroughly, mainly because I never felt the main conflict was unnecessary like mothers opposing spouses or stuff like that. Just off the top of my head, one scene I remember was that Hae Young was on the phone with Do Kyung telling him not to do anything showy like colluding with the restaurant staff or getting down on one knee, and almost the very next scene was Tae Jin getting a huge bouquet of flowers with a ring and probably intending to surprise her, which clearly shows how little Tae Jin knows her and maybe it was a good thing their wedding didn't go through. In particular, I loved that there was clearly a lot of thought put into the script. The writing was solid - the funny scenes were laugh out loud hilarious, while the more poignant scenes really did touch me. One day, Do Kyung starts having visions of our leading lady, 'Just' Hae Young, and they eventually fall in love but what happens when she realises he was the one who ruined her wedding? Not a super unique premise, but the writing, acting and directing came together to make a good quality and enjoyable show. He proceeds to ruin her wedding with another man, only that the Oh Hae Young's wedding he ruined is another woman with the same name, referred to as 'Just' Oh Hae Young (Seo Hyun Jin) in the drama. Oh Hae Young Again is about Park Do Kyung (Eric), whose fiancee Oh Hae Young (Jeon Hye Bin) ran off the day before their wedding.
I'm glad I did because I loved it, more during the beginning and middle than the ending, but still loved it. Been ages since I marathoned a drama! Oh Hae Young Again wasn't initially on my drama watching radar, but I started because there were good reviews and Nayoung from IOI mentioned that she was watching it.
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