Friday, July 17, 2009

Cinderella Man - 신데렐라맨

Cinderella Man is a story about Dae San who grew up as an orphan and works at his own clothing shop at Dongdaemun Market (flea market like shops). He dreams of having a successful store and becoming rich. His dreams come true when he meets Joon Hee who is heir of a designer fashion empire called Sophia. Joon Hee is sick and needs to have heart surgery but doesn't want to let anyone know so he pays Dae San to fill in for him. Joon Hee is sophisticated, more on the serious side, well mannered and well dressed, Dae San on the other hand wears and sells imitation products, speaks his mind, and is quite comical. Even though they looked identical, they both behaved very differently which left Joon Hee's assistant/caretaker quite worried that the two would be discovered sooner than later. In the meantime, Dae San meets Seo Yoo Jin who studied design in France and returned after her father died to run his store in the Dongdaemun Market. She falls in love with Dae San and vice versa, but is confused when she finally gets her dream job at Sophia's to design clothing and meets him again as Joon Hee. Dae San knows that Seo Yoo Jin is feeling betrayed and lied to but he cannot reveal the truth to her when he discovers that Joon Hee is actually his twin brother. This would not be a Cinderella story without a wicked step mother. His step mother wants her son Lee Jae Min to be heir of Sophia and will do whatever it takes. Lee Jae Min is
even more upset when he thinks that his step brother Joon Hee is also after Seo Yoo Jin the girl that he crushes on. How long will Dae San last playing the role of Joon Hee? Will he continue playing the role of a rich guy or go back to being Dae San the one Seo Yoo Jin cares about? Overall, Cinderella Man is a good love story. I was touched by the dedication Dae San had towards fulfilling a wish of a dying person even before he knew it was his brother. The acting was ehhh...okay. Seo Yoon Jin's character played by Yoona was very stiff and I couldn't really feel any of the emotions that she was trying to bring out. It doesn't quite matter though because if you're a Kwon Sang Woo fan, it's definately worth watching as he plays two different characters. I rate this drama 4 out of 5.
Release Date: April 2009
Episodes: 16
Main Cast:
Kwon Sang Woo as Oh Dae San and Lee Joon Hee
Yoona as Seo Yoo Jin
Song Change ee as Lee Jae Min
Han Eun Jeong as Jang Se eun

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