Julian has lived off with the money he lures from his rich female customers. But now he faces usurious debts from a hasty expansion of his business, and he will be killed unless he clears the debt in one month. The only way to save himself is to pretend to be the long-lost brother of an heiress and kill her to get her huge fortune. Min, the blind heiress, cold-hearted like Julian, slowly opens herself to him, and he, too, falls for her. But Julian has to pay his creditor and what makes it worse for him is that the illness that took Min's eyesight relapsed, threatening her life.
Hirosue Ryoko plays a pouty, blind girl with a chip on her shoulder (chips and grudges are in this quarter), whose very wealthy father has just died and left her his estate. Her mother left him years ago, taking her older brother, but leaving her behind. The sweet, but none-too-sharp brother, Reiji, writes her for years but the housekeeper throws the letters away. Now it turns out that this sweet Reiji (let's call him Reiji I), has gone to work as a cook for another guy named Reiji (Reiji II played by Watabe Atsuro), the cold-hearted head of a very successful Kabukicho host club. The girls all love him, but all he loves is his bankbook. Reiji II's life goes well until one day a rich executive's wife, who has been providing him with millions, turns out to be a poor bank clerk who has embezzled all the cash from her employer. Reiji II did not know this, but the police do not believe him and he heads off to serve six months as an accessory to the crime. The distraught, sweet Reiji I steps into the street to protest as Reiji II is driven off to jail, gets hit by a motorcycle and dies.
Six months later, Reiji II returns to find that the world of Kabukicho has turned against him and, during his incarceration, he has somehow run up a huge debt to the district's worst loan shark. As he prepares to be eaten alive by the nasty loan sharks, a private detective shows up looking for Reiji I, so he can reunite him with his long-lost sister. Somebody gets Reiji I and II confused, but Reiji II does a quick take on the situation. Seeing this as his only hope of swimming out of shark-infested waters, he takes it. He steals the identity of the other Reiji and heads off for a reunion with his newfound "sister." Bitter and angry about something as yet undisclosed, she is in no mood to be won over and slashes him on the cheek with her white cane. End of episode one. And yes, that was the best offering of the week
Six months later, Reiji II returns to find that the world of Kabukicho has turned against him and, during his incarceration, he has somehow run up a huge debt to the district's worst loan shark. As he prepares to be eaten alive by the nasty loan sharks, a private detective shows up looking for Reiji I, so he can reunite him with his long-lost sister. Somebody gets Reiji I and II confused, but Reiji II does a quick take on the situation. Seeing this as his only hope of swimming out of shark-infested waters, he takes it. He steals the identity of the other Reiji and heads off for a reunion with his newfound "sister." Bitter and angry about something as yet undisclosed, she is in no mood to be won over and slashes him on the cheek with her white cane. End of episode one. And yes, that was the best offering of the week
- same fluffy hilarious romcom genre
- Both FLs have disguises and fake identities. Both dramas have boyish CEO MLs with traumatic backgrounds
- In both dramas, MLs know, like and respect the real identity of the FL and her work(ABP- Food research, INAR- inventor/enterpreneur) but don't know that the fake person standing jn front of them js actually that person.
- Both FLs have strong, supportive, fashionable best friends who fall in love with their love interests first and do the pursuing in the beginning
- Both FLs have disguises and fake identities. Both dramas have boyish CEO MLs with traumatic backgrounds
- In both dramas, MLs know, like and respect the real identity of the FL and her work(ABP- Food research, INAR- inventor/enterpreneur) but don't know that the fake person standing jn front of them js actually that person.
- Both FLs have strong, supportive, fashionable best friends who fall in love with their love interests first and do the pursuing in the beginning
Oh Sung Moo, the father of cardiothoracic surgeon Oh Yeon Joo, mysteriously goes missing while writing the last chapter of his webtoon "W". Yeon Joo goes to his office looking, but a hand from his monitor suddenly pulls her in, and she finds herself on the rooftop of a building, next to a bloodied man. She manages to save the person, only to realize that he is Kang Cheol, the main character of her father's webtoon. Yeon Joo later discovers she can only enter and leave the webtoon depending on Kang Cheol's feelings.
If you have enjoyed A Business Proposal, you must not miss the original Full House (2004). Full House (2004) is considered a pioneer of the Korean rom-com genre and the many rom-com clichés of rich male lead, boss-employee relationship, contract marriage, and bickering couple. Plus see Rain and Song Hye Kyo in their younger days in a boisterous and silly rom-com back in 2004. Also this drama was such a great success in Asia, propelling the Korean Wave and has been remade in other countries including Thailand, the Philippines, China and Taiwan.
- both have a little narcissistic, rich and CEO ML's;
- smart and hardworking FL's;
- ML falls in love first;
- office romance;
it was the firework scenes that matched these two romcoms for me, the only big differences, aside the duration of the dramas, are the time loop thing in SBWRE and the fake relationship in BP.
- smart and hardworking FL's;
- ML falls in love first;
- office romance;
it was the firework scenes that matched these two romcoms for me, the only big differences, aside the duration of the dramas, are the time loop thing in SBWRE and the fake relationship in BP.
Hayami Honoka works in the sales department for a major consumer electronics company. She is excellent at her job and is respected by her colleagues. She seems like a clean freak at work and her colleagues think she is a perfect person to marry. But, in her private life, her home is a complete mess. Things there are unorganized and dirty. On the flip side, when she arrives at work, she looks perfect.
Meanwhile, Yamamoto Chihiro is Hayami Honoka's co-worker in the same department. He joined the company 3 years after Hayami Honoka. When he was a child, Yamamoto Chihiro and his two brothers did the housework at his home, while his mother was busy with her job. Because of this, Yamamoto Chihiro is excellent at doing household chores. Due to a case, he happens to learn that Hayami Honoka's home is a mess. He begins to stay with Hayami Honoka on the condition of doing the house work.
Meanwhile, Yamamoto Chihiro is Hayami Honoka's co-worker in the same department. He joined the company 3 years after Hayami Honoka. When he was a child, Yamamoto Chihiro and his two brothers did the housework at his home, while his mother was busy with her job. Because of this, Yamamoto Chihiro is excellent at doing household chores. Due to a case, he happens to learn that Hayami Honoka's home is a mess. He begins to stay with Hayami Honoka on the condition of doing the house work.
Donovan is an American model in search of a woman he's lost touch with. Pam is a kindergarten teacher. When her grandfather becomes sick, Pam learns he'll need to undergo an expensive operation. In order to raise the funds, Pam takes a job working for Palee Modeling where she's assigned to work as a manager and personal interpreter for Donovan. She's soon wrapped up in both his work and personal affairs.
Feisty, bubbly, and no-nonsense, Chae Gyeong is an ordinary high school student. Until one day when she receives some unexpected news. Because of her grandfather's will, she must marry the unendurable Crown Prince Lee Shin who also happens to attend her high school. Chae Gyeong initially resists the proposal before reluctantly agreeing to marry him to help her debt-ridden family.
As she struggles to adapt herself to royal life, learning proper manners and taking on the duties of palace life while dealing with a disagreeable husband, the Crown Prince's sentimental cousin and second-in-line to the throne, Yul, steps into her life. She feels like she can rely on Yul for help and guidance but still finds it difficult not to worry about her haughty, cold-hearted husband.
To help bridge this gap, the senior members of the royal family take some special measures to get them to spend the night together.
As she struggles to adapt herself to royal life, learning proper manners and taking on the duties of palace life while dealing with a disagreeable husband, the Crown Prince's sentimental cousin and second-in-line to the throne, Yul, steps into her life. She feels like she can rely on Yul for help and guidance but still finds it difficult not to worry about her haughty, cold-hearted husband.
To help bridge this gap, the senior members of the royal family take some special measures to get them to spend the night together.
The M&A specialist, Robin Haydon, moves to Korea to overtake the Komatu company of Japan. In the morning of the first day of Robin's attendance, he has an encounter with Min Joon by a fender bender. Meanwhile, people in the company are excited about a newly appointed president, 'Robin'. Min Joon finds out that Robin is her new boss who is the same person from the morning accident she was involved in and feels uneasy. As she is appointed to be Robin's assistant, Min Joon and Robin develop a means for more personal as well as professional interactions. Robin gives Min Joon many difficult and on-the-spot tasks, but Min Joon proves to be very capable and tackles intelligently these tasks and Robin becomes drawn to her, finding this characteristic of Min Joon to be very attractive. Robin, with his characteristically callous nature, tries to fix the weak and indecisiveness of Min Joon on love and advises her that love and dating is a technical game.
From C to K drama. Despite being from two different countries, the similarities are as follow:
- both MLs owns or family own a successful food platform company
- both FLs works for the said organisation
- secondary couples are part of the charm of both dramas
- both FLs have female besties who are loyal and protects their respective FLs
- both MLs owns or family own a successful food platform company
- both FLs works for the said organisation
- secondary couples are part of the charm of both dramas
- both FLs have female besties who are loyal and protects their respective FLs
If you love romcom, both of these two share similar vibes. So, while I was watching Business Proposal, I suddenly remembered our silly Top Star Yoo Baek. Both Kang Tae Moo and Yoo Baek are similar with how they are 'superstars' in their own way, and they are hilarious at showing it, and how madly in love both of them with their woman. *Swoon*
