Bride of the Century

Stars: Lee Hong Ki, Yang Jin Sung

Aired: On a cable channel from Feb 22 to Apr 12 2014 

Number of episodes: 16 

What's this all about? 

Taeyang Group (Taeyang from Big Bang came into your mind right? Hah!) is the largest conglomerate(chaebol) in South Korea. The Choi family who runs Taeyang has supposedly been under a curse for a hundred years that the first bride of the eldest son will always die. When the wealthy heiress Jang Yi-kyung (Yang Jin Sung) disappears right before her wedding to chaebol heir Choi Kang-joo (Lee Hong Ki), Na Doo-rim (Yang Jin Sung), a lookalike impostor, is brought in to take her place. But unlike the cold and calculating Yi-kyung, Doo-rim is sweet and sunny, and Kang-joo falls genuinely in love with her. As the wedding plans progress, Kang-joo and Yi-kyung's mothers both scheme and plot behind the scenes. (Taken from wiki)

If any of you guys ever watch 金大花的华丽冒险 (King Flower/Substitute Princess), you'll see that the story is quite the same except that King Flower's Jin Da Hua goes through plastic surgery to look like Terry's wife. But in Bride of the Century, Na Doo Rim and Jang Yi Kyung looks exactly the same since they were born. (Mind blowned? Yes you are.) 

But before you think that this is too kua zhang (over (?) ) although korean dramas all kua zhang one laaa, Bride of the Century is a paranormal/fantasy story. Meaning that there's a ghost (kinda like the ghost, she got swagggg). And anything is possible in movies like this right? So the ghost made them look alike when they were born. *sigh*

Le ghost. You might wanna watch out. She doesn't always appear like this.

So Jang Yi Kyung's mom wants her daughter to marry in to the Choi family because it'll benefit her company which is going to hit rock bottom soon and she eventually brainwashes her daughter into marrying into the Choi family although there is no love between Kang Joo and her. The ghost then haunts Yi Kyung and tells her that she'll die if she marries Kang Joo. As a result of that, Yi Kyung runs away and disappears. Meanwhile, Yi Kyung's half brother Yi Hyun meets Na Doo Rim when Doo Rim is delivering food to the construction site which is owned by Yi Kyung's mom. Her company I mean. Doo Rim saves Yi Hyun from getting hit by a falling brick. Yi Hyun then scouts Doo Rim to pretend as Yi Kyung, because they look alike, in order to save their company. Because of their two completely opposite personalities, Kang Joo eventually falls for Na Doo Rim not knowing that she is Doo Rim and not Yi Kyung.

So we all thought that Yi Kyung disappeared but actually she and her evil mom is planning on getting Kang Joo to marry Doo Rim as a sacrifice because of the family curse so that her daughter will finally marry Kang Joo safely. But on the other hand, Kang Joo's mom wants Yi Kyung(she doesn't know that it's Doo Rim) to marry Kang Joo, again, as a sacrifice because of the family's curse. But then Yi Kyung comes back to help Doo Rim (not help but to prevent Doo Rim from being discovered) and Doo Rim ends her contract as Yi Kyung because Yi Kyung is back already. Yi Kyung's mom gives her a shop in Seoul because she doesn't want Doo Rim to come back cos she knows she's in love with Kang Joo already. Then Kang Joo continues treat Yi Kyung as if she is Doo Rim and Yi Kyung is like "Jackpot!". I hate this part! I hate that Kang Joo still doesn't know that's not the girl he's in love with. Finally Kang Joo feels weird and discovers that she's not Doo Rim. So they go through the (why?! how?! where is she?! process) and when he finally finds Doo Rim, she lies to Kang Joo that she accepts the offer because of money because she doesn't want to hurt him more knowing she can't be with him cos there's two evil moms plotting at the back and Kang Joo feels cheated.

But no matter what, he still can't forget her. Yoo Se Mi (friend of Kang Joo, likes Kang Joo, gave up on Kang Joo, became friends with Doo Rim) and Yi Hyun tells Kang Joo that Doo Rim actually loves Kang Joo and she doesn't want Kang Joo to get hurt.

Then they go through fking complicated events like plots from the two evil moms and media and all that shiatz (sorry for cuss words, i'm so frustrated with this part). They eventually get through all that and the curse is not real, it's just a mistake Kang Joo's grandmother made. Doo Rim and Kang Joo finally can be together. Butttt...everyone is still unhappy and Doo Rim feels like she cant build her happiness on other people's unhappiness so she leaves Seoul without telling Kang Joo. So sad la this part. So after two years, Kang Joo finally finds Doo Rim (yay! love this part. Priceless). Doo Rim has a son which I don't know where he came from. -.- Thennnnnnnn happy ever after.

Thoughts of mine

So hard to write a full plot. *pants* *pants*

Go watch it cos aiya, what I write is not complete maa, I just shorten it. 

So first, Hong Ki is just. so. damn. shuai. Hahahahaha #fangirl He acts cute and bubbly in You're beautiful but he's completely opposite in Bride of the Century. He acted really well too!

Nahh 养眼

I think that Yang Jin Sung acted really well too because she managed to nail two different personalities. So perf la! Ps: Hong Ki chose her over Park Shin Hye as his ideal girl. Hah! In your face! Loll

What I don't like is it took too long for Kang Joo to finally find out that it's Na Doo Rim. It took 4 episodes I think. So frustrating ehh those 4(or 3) episodes. 

I didn't mention the ghost up there just now cos there's nothing to say really. She got swagg is all I have to say hahaha.

Hmm other than all that, there's nothing much to say dyy cos all korean dramas are the same. wtf -.-

Girl (I love you but I can't be with you.) 

Boy (I'll risk everything to be with you.)

Geez.

So that's about it. I think i'm doing a bad job at this. Go watch it kay!