On many levels, this is a wee bit Hallmarkish and possibly goofy, but it does touch on some difficult issues as well.
MSB is a reminder that if we aren't open and honest about unpleasantness or our vulnerabilities, people will fill in the blanks with some of their darkest thoughts. So often, what others imagine is way worse than the truth. That's a worthy message.
The protagonists, CRW (Ms Chae Ro-won) and EHG (Mr. Eun Hwan-gi), though completely opposite personalities, are each isolated by broken down families. EHG's father is coldly domineering. EHG and his sister are always grasping at a cover to cloak their scars from an unfriendly, unfair, and unfamiliar world. Unfortunately, they end up hiding, which feeds their isolation. CRW lives in a dead home. Her family died when her sister, Ji-hye, committed suicide.
CRW has always been suspicious about what led to her sister's death 3 years prior. Brain PR, her sister's employer, is hiding the truth behind it. She's ❇certain. All the signs point directly at Ji-hye's immediate boss, EHG. So CRW, determined to expose the truth and give justice to her sister, obtains a position at the company.
Brain PR was started by said domineering dad, Eun Book-dong. Mr. Eun had stepped down and passed leadership of the company to EHG and Kang Wu-il, his future son i/l, so that he could pursue poli⬆ical📶goals.
Mr. Kang and EHG have been friends since childhood. Mr. Kang is polished and a veritable savant at making dramatically successful presentations, while EHG is shy to the point that it's a debilitating disorder.
While EHG knows the names, details, strengths, and weaknesses of every BPR employee, and while he would like to forge relationships with them, his employees only see a privileged rich kid when they look at him. They take quietness for condescension, and averted 👀 for disdain. Most of the employees are terrified of him. The resplendent Mr. Kang is the leader that they want.
Enter The Can-Opener: Ms Chae. If anything, this singer/actress is too headstrong. She infiltrates Brain PR and rips the lid off, allowing light and air in.
Such is the premise. The execution is not bad. Their goal, obviously, was to make a cute r💓mance: Nothing more, nothing less. They succeeded.
In typical K-drama fashion, two people are introduced to us that are extremes of themselves. Ms Chae is obnoxiously uber aggressive in the first couple episodes, and young Mr. Eun is agonizingly, and exasperatingly recoiled within himself. He is terrified of human interaction.
Some things they do well are the likable characters, the fun PR projects they take on, and an above average first kiss.
The actors were amazing at displaying character changes via physical manifestations. Some stand up straighter and become more attractive as they grow, as others start to slouch over, with drooped, pale faces from guilt weighing them down.
At other times, there's sloppiness, odd plot points, and a bit of wandering around that felt like padding. EP16 was strange. The last scene was satisfying, but there were many things that didn't happen that might have taken the viewers to deeper insights. MSB chose to remain in the shallows. That isn't the worst criticism. Entertainment should challenge us at times, but other times we need to veg.
Lovers of r💓mance are likely to enjoy taking a mental break at Brain PR, but if r💓mance is not your genre, close the door and apply elsewhere.
Quote: Being under the impression that you know everything is dangerous.
〰🖍 IMHO 🎬7 🤔5 🎭7 💓7 🦋5 😅6 🎨7 🔚3
Age 13+
👀📺again? ⛔
⏳
MSB is a reminder that if we aren't open and honest about unpleasantness or our vulnerabilities, people will fill in the blanks with some of their darkest thoughts. So often, what others imagine is way worse than the truth. That's a worthy message.
The protagonists, CRW (Ms Chae Ro-won) and EHG (Mr. Eun Hwan-gi), though completely opposite personalities, are each isolated by broken down families. EHG's father is coldly domineering. EHG and his sister are always grasping at a cover to cloak their scars from an unfriendly, unfair, and unfamiliar world. Unfortunately, they end up hiding, which feeds their isolation. CRW lives in a dead home. Her family died when her sister, Ji-hye, committed suicide.
CRW has always been suspicious about what led to her sister's death 3 years prior. Brain PR, her sister's employer, is hiding the truth behind it. She's ❇certain. All the signs point directly at Ji-hye's immediate boss, EHG. So CRW, determined to expose the truth and give justice to her sister, obtains a position at the company.
Brain PR was started by said domineering dad, Eun Book-dong. Mr. Eun had stepped down and passed leadership of the company to EHG and Kang Wu-il, his future son i/l, so that he could pursue poli⬆ical📶goals.
Mr. Kang and EHG have been friends since childhood. Mr. Kang is polished and a veritable savant at making dramatically successful presentations, while EHG is shy to the point that it's a debilitating disorder.
While EHG knows the names, details, strengths, and weaknesses of every BPR employee, and while he would like to forge relationships with them, his employees only see a privileged rich kid when they look at him. They take quietness for condescension, and averted 👀 for disdain. Most of the employees are terrified of him. The resplendent Mr. Kang is the leader that they want.
Enter The Can-Opener: Ms Chae. If anything, this singer/actress is too headstrong. She infiltrates Brain PR and rips the lid off, allowing light and air in.
Such is the premise. The execution is not bad. Their goal, obviously, was to make a cute r💓mance: Nothing more, nothing less. They succeeded.
In typical K-drama fashion, two people are introduced to us that are extremes of themselves. Ms Chae is obnoxiously uber aggressive in the first couple episodes, and young Mr. Eun is agonizingly, and exasperatingly recoiled within himself. He is terrified of human interaction.
Some things they do well are the likable characters, the fun PR projects they take on, and an above average first kiss.
The actors were amazing at displaying character changes via physical manifestations. Some stand up straighter and become more attractive as they grow, as others start to slouch over, with drooped, pale faces from guilt weighing them down.
At other times, there's sloppiness, odd plot points, and a bit of wandering around that felt like padding. EP16 was strange. The last scene was satisfying, but there were many things that didn't happen that might have taken the viewers to deeper insights. MSB chose to remain in the shallows. That isn't the worst criticism. Entertainment should challenge us at times, but other times we need to veg.
Lovers of r💓mance are likely to enjoy taking a mental break at Brain PR, but if r💓mance is not your genre, close the door and apply elsewhere.
Quote: Being under the impression that you know everything is dangerous.
〰🖍 IMHO 🎬7 🤔5 🎭7 💓7 🦋5 😅6 🎨7 🔚3
Age 13+
👀📺again? ⛔
⏳