i love song hye kyo ... a lot. despite of the likeness, i dont dare my self to watch this drama because i read so many negative comment about it.it is broke my heart to read it. but, i finally made up my mind, and gave it a chance. and boy! did i made a good one. this Kdrama is def my fave!!!!! SHK potraying CSH very well. like many of asian country, Korean is patriartchy. so seing a divorcee, top level management ini a company, and 'sold' by her fam for a family beneficial, i just can related how lonely and 'cold' it was for CSH. She doesnt know how it is to life like common and ordinary people, and yet when she tested the water (second encounter with KJH - PBG in Cuba) she found that ordinary life were captivating. and thats the reason why she falling hard for KJH. but still want to keep her self sane by try to tone down her feeling for him.
Park Bo Gum depict Kim Jun Hyung very well also. lovely, carefree, caring, and willing to sacrifice to the one his loved. he try to put CSH at ease. not shy to saying and expresing his love towards her.
on the other hand, CSH ex husband, is madly in love with CSH , in the sweetest way he can ever thiking of. he sacrifice and feel the pain in silence. both he and CSH are twirling in a fate that doesnt on their side. he try to protect her, will all his might. i never seen this in other kdrama.
this love story is unique, CSH is older female, from reputable family, having a love story with her subordinate from a simple family. for years, decades of years, CSH mold into a person she is now. cold, introvert, and she always keep what her feeling inside. it is not easy for her to expressing her love towards KJH. thats why we see and sense the awkwardness between these two.
this is a love story. that's why the pace is considering a slow pace for some people. but seeing the love between CSH and KJH develop and grow in every episode (i cant stop smilng like a moron in episode 8-11 and i do cry a rive with both of them in episode 14-16 , darn!) is such a lovely treat bith for they eyes and the soul.
btw, i love the fact that the Director and teh writer decided to put the last scene, to let us see the glimpse into the relationship between CSH and KJH. most of the drama ended (haste) after they reconsile. the writer let us sneak into their sweet proposal. and continue it in our own imagination.
this Kdrama is so underated. trully. people quick to conclusion when they seen SHK and PBG. considering (so unrelated, thou) that SHK then married to SJK and PBG in a BF of SJK. but give it a try, and do feel the love. the sweetest and pure love.