My Fair Lady: Episode 16 (Final)
Oh my gosh, this was one of the worst finales I’ve ever seen. I’ve been leaving room for the drama to upswing at the eleventh hour, but now that it’s over I can say with certainty that this is a gross disappointment. I can’t say it’s the worst last episode EVER (because there are many dramas I have never seen finale episodes for, of course), but certainly one of the most disjointed, nonsensical, pointless finales I’ve actually watched. It’s as bad as Witch Amusement for weirdness — but maybe even worse because at least Witch Amusement’s finale was amusing to watch.
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EPISODE 16 RECAP (FINAL) (thank goodness)
Grandpa Kang comes home from the hospital, and Hae-na devotes herself to caring for him. Life returns to normalcy, as Hae-na admits in a letter that she writes to Dong-chan, “Nothing has changed. Except for you, everything is the same.”
She says she’s doing well and wonders how he is. She writes, “When I miss you, I imagine that you’re with me.” As she goes about her daily business, she imagines that Dong-chan is still around, nagging her and acting as her butler. “I miss you. I can’t help missing you.”
However, she doesn’t actually mail the letter, because the housekeeper later finds it crumpled and discarded.
Dong-chan, meanwhile, is back at the flower shop. Eui-joo gives him the news that the chairman left the hospital. Although he is relieved that this is a sign of improvement, Eui-joo says it’s more that he’s given up on treatment.
The directors all know the end is near, as they hint in a meeting held at the mansion. Hae-na has taken reins of the company temporarily, and counters their insinuations of the chairman’s failing health by saying that he’s well. (They all know the truth, but there’s an usavory eagerness to see him kick the bucket and vacate his spot.)
Tomorrow is Hae-na’s birthday, and Hae-na goes out for a walk along a bamboo-lined trail with her grandfather. As she steps aside to retrieve drinks, Dong-chan arrives. He has been directed here by Woo-sung, who wants to “repay his debt” by bringing him to Hae-na.
The meeting is awkward, and Grandpa’s demeanor stern. Dong-chan says that he didn’t plan this meeting, but now that he’s here, he has something he’d like to say: “Please live a long time. If only for agasshi’s sake, you must live a long time.” (Uh…? I don’t see the point in this dialogue — or this scene — since he ain’t telling Grandpa anything he doesn’t already know.)
He turns to go, just as Hae-na returns with drinks. The shock of seeing each other renders both mute for a prolonged moment, until he bows his head to her and continues on his way.
Hae-na watches him go sadly, until her grandfather calls her back to attention. He doesn’t know how Dong-chan came to be here, and writes this off as “a strange coincidence.”
Later, both indulge in their own pity parties, thinking of each other. Dong-chan rewatches his video clip of Hae-na telling him “I love you,” then wishes her a happy birthday.
In the morning, the staff surprises her with a birthday song and cake. She’s moved to tears.
(Hae-na’s birthday is a random thing that doesn’t serve much of a purpose. I wonder if they decided to shoehorn it in here because Yoon Eun-hye just celebrated her 25th birthday on set last week.)
Eui-joo calls Tae-yoon out to lunch again. She knows he finds her annoying, but she has a reason for this meeting. She sees how sad Dong-chan is, and is convinced that the couple are still pining for each other. Therefore, she thinks it would be a good birthday gift to Hae-na to bring the two back together, and enlists Tae-yoon’s help.
Eui-joo is rather proud of her scheme, and therefore put out when Tae-yoon responds unenthusiastically. She reminds him that they’re partners, and presses her point.
She lays out her plan — all he has to do is call Hae-na out. She’ll take care of getting Dong-chan.
Her suggested meeting point is a tourist ferry that travels along the river. Tae-yoon laughs at her, teasing her for thinking of such a corny activity. Who’d want to do something so lame? Eui-joo answers grumpily that she’s never ridden one before but thinks it would be romantic.
Grandpa asks his butler and housekeeper to keep taking care of Hae-na, as they have done a good job all these years. But the housekeeper speaks up hesitantly to say they’re not the ones Hae-na needs — the person she really needs is Dong-chan. She hands him Hae-na’s discarded letter to prove her point.
(Geez Louise! You’d think Hae-na were a child, the way they are carrying on about her, or at least a minor. She is a 24-year-old ADULT, and a supremely rich one, at that. She’ll be FINE.)
Now here’s where the plot logic starts getting fuzzy for me. I’m not sure if it is as sloppy as it seems or if I’m just missing something. Dong-chan goes to the Han River, where he recalls the last time he’d been here with Hae-na (they’d lit a cake and she’d asked him to stay with her). Hae-na also happens to arrive here and sees Dong-chan sitting along the bank. (I am assuming that she was heading to meet Tae-yoon at the ferry and saw Dong-chan coincidentally.)
When he looks up and they make eye contact, she hurriedly walks away. He catches up to her and they have a short, strained conversation wherein they trade pleasantries. When she gets up to go, Dong-chan grabs her hand and tells her to wait. Presenting her with her birthday coupon, he wants to claim it now: “Spend today with me.”
So they walk holding hands, happily play games at the arcade, feed each other ice cream, and what the heck is going on…? (They’re somber, then giddy, then playful, then somber again? Oh, whatever.)
They catch up on what’s going on in their lives; Hae-na tells Dong-chan that she’s been working hard, and even wrote him letters that she didn’t send. He says he’s been keeping busy and doing okay, although he has missed her too. When he says (lies?) that he hasn’t been struggling too much, she confesses that she has. She lays her head against his shoulder, “Just for a moment.”
All this while, Eui-joo and Tae-yoon wait at the boat for Hae-na and Dong-chan to join them there. At the same time, they both receive text messages, which tell them that the two others will not be meeting them. Realizing that their attempt failed, they try to get off the boat, only to find that it’s already pulling away from the dock. They’re stuck onboard.
Unfortunately, Tae-yoon gets a bad case of motion sickness and rushes to the bathroom to barf. He admits this is his first time on a boat, and feels embarrassed to always show his weaknesses around Eui-joo. She waves it off, saying that it’s not like they’re dating, so there’s no need to keep up appearances.
Grandpa reads Hae-na’s letters, perturbed at the contents since it shows that her love for Dong-chan remains undimmed. The next day, he tells Hae-na that he’s quite happy, and asks if she’s happy too. She answers, “If you’re with me, I’m happy.”
Grandpa says he has a birthday present to give her: “Live the way you want. That’s the best happiness. Whether that’s being the successor, or Seo Dong-chan, seek what you want. Do you understand what I’m saying?”
Hae-na sort of understands, although I would contend that she doesn’t because she doesn’t rush off to reconcile with Dong-chan even though there’s nothing stopping her now.
She heads inside to fetch Grandpa a blanket, and when she returns, he’s asleep. Or so she thinks.
After a moment, Hae-na realizes that Grandpa is dead, and cries.
(The music is exceedingly tragic and the tone jarringly solemn. I literally asked my screen, frustrated, “What the hell kind of drama do you think you are?”)
After the funeral, Dong-chan finds Hae-na in the bamboo forest. She tells him she could feel him around her as she prepared the funeral, and assures him weakly that she’s okay: “But truthfully, I’m scared.” She’s all alone now. “How do I live on my own?”
He comforts her.
Su-min wins a child modeling contest and WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON NOW? (I know this is just to give us a cute montage of Wang Seok-hyun, but it makes no sense. It’s so random and out of context. Eh, whatever.)
Hae-na calls a handful of directors, including Uncle Chul-gu, to the house for a meeting. She has made a decision: “I’m will decline the successor’s position at this time. However, this does not mean I am giving it up.” She’s going to go study abroad, to learn and gain more experience. So she will leave the company in the hands of management experts.
After the directors leave, she asks Chul-gu to keep good watch over the company until she comes back, and not ruin it. He’s surprised, but agrees. I’m surprised, because WTF? He’s been an immoral and ludicrously over-the-top villain all series long, and suddenly he’s competent?
Hae-na extends a hand, and they shake on it.
Next, Hae-na cooks a meal for her servants as she announces, “I’m going to leave tomorrow. I don’t know when I’ll return. But when I come back, I’ll come back as a grown-up, mature Kang Hae-na.”
The servants are stunned and saddened, but also touched at her sincerity in cooking for them. She says that the food is “a bribe to ask you not to leave here and wait for me.”
(Personal aside: Last-minute studying abroad is a cliche I HATE because it makes no sense. You can’t just go overnight to study abroad! What about finding a school and a program and making arrangements? It’s a lame way to get someone on a plane — or under the threat of getting on a plane — and it’s about time dramas either give more thought to it, or figured out a better story to elicit that conflict.)
As she heads to the airport, Hae-na gives Dong-chan a call, but because he’s at work, he misses it. Eui-joo rushes in to tell him that Hae-na is leaving for the States, urging him to find her to say his goodbyes. Dong-chan is tempted to, but decides against the urge. However, when he checks his phone, Hae-na’s voicemail message gives him second thoughts:
Hae-na: “It’s me. I’m calling because I thought I should at least say my goodbyes. I’m about to leave for far away. How happy can I be in a place without you? And how happy can you be here, without me? What is real happiness? Grandfather gave me the freedom to be happy as his last present. The happiness I don’t want to lose is you, but I know how difficult I made things for you by being Kang Hae-na. So I’m going to leave now. When will I be able to return? I don’t know exactly when, but I will definitely return. At that time, if your happiness is still me, and mine is still you, then let’s love again and start over.”
(I AM SO FRUSTRATED.)
Spurred into action by her words, Dong-chan changes his mind and sprints out of the shop, grabs a cab, and heads straight to the airport. Once there, he scours the terminal looking for a sign of Hae-na, who has just arrived and is saying her goodbyes to her butler trio.
Spotting her in the crowd, walking to her gate, Dong-chan heads straight for her, their steps echoing the scene from Episode 1. Now he speaks to her in casual speech, startling her with his assertiveness: “Hey, you! Where do you think you’re going, without my consent?”
Hae-na looks up at him, perplexed, as he insists (oddly, with a pretty unemotional delivery), “Don’t go! I’ve been thinking, and I can’t let you go like this. I don’t think I can be happy in a place without you. So don’t go.”
But maybe the lack of emotion is the whole point of this scene; to play the big reunion without the big drama. Or whatever. Hae-na starts to catch on, and she retorts, “Hey! Do you think I’m the kind of woman who will come and go when you tell me to?”
By now it’s like they’re so relieved to be back together (again) that they revert back to their familiar script of bickering, where they fight but don’t really mean what they’re saying. He taunts her to try to leave, and she taunts back, “You think I won’t?”
Dong-chan blocks her path and says, “I can’t ever let you go. And I won’t let you go in the future.” She looks at him, holding back a smile, and reminds him that this is his cue to carry her out.
So he does, just as he did in Episode 1, and scoops her up over his shoulder. As the crowd watches, he shouts laughingly, “She’s my woman!”
And now for a truly choppy, random epilogue:
Su-min shoots an ad or photo spread of some sort, while his family brags that he’s one of them. The PD practically rolls his eyes at the silly Kangs.
Tae-yoon takes on a case representing Dong-chan’s debt collectors, who are now in jail and blame their misfortune on Seo Dong-chan.
Eui-joo complains that Su-ah has stolen her shoe designs and pleads with Tae-yoon (whom she’s been calling “Mr. Lawyer” all this time) to help her. He turns her down, which upsets her, until he leans toward her flirtatiously and says, “I’ll help you if you call me Tae-yoon.”
The butler trio go on a group blind date… only to find that it’s with the maid trio. All are disappointed.
Butler Mr. Jang and housekeeper Ms. Jo have some flirty vibes going on.
And finally, Hae-na and Dong-chan are fighting once again over some insignificant thing, and Hae-na shuts him up with a kiss. Dong-chan says jokingly, “That has lost its effect,” which prompts her to kiss him repeatedly.
The end. Or whatever.
COMMENTS
What an awful finale. It felt like a school play and I cringed throughout. Honest-to-goodness, I think that everyone — even the writer and director — gave up in this last episode and simply ran out of steam. I am relieved this drama is over. The best thing about this episode was the IRIS trailer at the end of it.
I think the thing that rankles most of us still watching at this point is that this drama should have been better. The scenery, lighting, and wardrobe were all gorgeous. The music was badly overused but not bad on its own merits. The cast was certainly easy on the eyes. And aside from Yoon Eun-hye’s slow start as snooty Hae-na, the acting was never the problem. I think she was the only one actually trying to act in this last episode, actually, and was impressed she could still wring out some tears when we’ve all lost the ability to connect with the story or these people.
Heck, the only reason I stuck with this drama for so long was because there were bits and pieces scattered throughout that hinted at a better drama. I kept hoping that the story would swing back upward and return to its high moments, but instead it kept crawling downward in a steady decline. I feel duped.
I think it would take days to nitpick all the little things that went wrong, so I’ll skip that exercise. But there were some huge threads left hanging, as most of you have already pointed out before, such as Hae-na’s first love. Seriously, what was the point? It would have been more fun to make Hae-na a bitch just for fun, rather than giving her a big emotional backstory and then never addressing it.
Furthermore, her transformation was so excessive that it feels like Hae-na grew a new personality entirely. I wish we’d gotten to see traces of the old Hae-na lingering in the new one, because otherwise it feels like one of those daytime soaps like All My Children where actors leave and new people are brought in to replace them and it’s just treated like it’s normal. What I liked about Fantasy Couple, for instance, is that Anna softened her hard edges and became more sympathetic, but she was the same person at the end that she was at the beginning. It’s like Hae-na started out similar to Anna and then turned into Eun-chan from Coffee Prince.
It speaks well of Moon Chae-won that she had people both liking and disliking her so strongly, because I just realized that Eui-joo is a completely blank character. What do we know about her? What personality traits is she given? What character quirks? All we know is that she speaks her mind and wants to design shoes. What a complete failure of the writer to create a character — but Moon Chae-won somehow made Eui-joo a real person. (Jung Il-woo fell flatter in that regard, because I think he was thinking too hard about analyzing his character instead of just, I dunno, being it.)
I like Yoon Sang-hyun and I thought he did as well with Dong-chan as could be expected. Unfortunately, the Dong-chan dance (butler, not-butler, butler, not-butler) got repetitive about eight episodes ago, after which we were essentially seeing the same story repeating itself over and over again. And that made his storyline, and therefore character, tiresome. His relationship with Hae-na suffered the same lack of imagination with same conflict playing out in episode after episode. It’s sixteen episodes of Groundhog Day. Urgh.
I think we can all agree that the actors deserved better, and that they all have brighter futures ahead of them. Let’s wipe the slate clean and move on, shall we? (If I didn’t leave this drama behind me, I’d be too bummed about the time I spent on it.)
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Tags: Jung Il-woo, Moon Chae-won, My Fair Lady, Yoon Eun-hye, Yoon Sang-hyun
Judging from my skimming, I’m glad I gave up on this drama on episode 5. Still…those are five hours of my life I could have been watching something else. Of course my five hours don’t compare to the time you spent on watching+reviewing.
dang. what a disappointment. it was good up until, like, episode 9. and then it all came tumbling down. D:
Wow, ouccchhhh to MFL fans and such…
I’m now interested to see how you’d rate this drama in your Drama Ratings section..
Hi, thanks for the fast recap.
I was only watching this because of Yoon Eun Hye. But the story really sucks… hehe
still, I love YEH and I think no one can pull that Kang Hye Na character like she did. And I’m not gonna watch this drama ever again…
glad i quit on episode 2~ kudos to you for reviewing this entire drama…seriously, I almost pulled out my hair at the 2nd episode…..I thought this would be a great comeback drama for YEH, its too bad…hopefully she’ll choose a better one next time (and do some research on the writers!)
i am just satisfy with tae yoon and eui-joo…dot
but i still love YEH…in coffee prince and goong.
Like all of u said, hope she’ll chose a better project that will suit her best!
Thanks for the recap and thank goodness this drama is over. I think the lesson I learned is to stop looking forward to dramas. Everytime I do I am saddened. BBF, Heading to Ground, Ijimae (sorta of), My Fair Lady, Triple, ect. I was excited about IRIS and You’re Beautiful, but now I am too afraid to be hopeful. I hope they don’t start out great and crash and burn around episode 6.
glad i gave up at episode 6.
thanks for the recaps. mightily disappointed at the fact that these great actors were given such a sorry script. they should have seen that this was not going to go well – unless the writers were still writing it when they entered production.
(funny how many comments are saying how glad they are for having given up on the drama so early!)
I haven’t watch the drama…but I’ve read your recaps since first episode until this final episode…you’re right, this drama getting worsen every episode…at least, the ending is happy ending..no one died (except grandpa kang) because of cancer or leaving the country for couple years and back just for smiling each other (what the point?)…maybe I’m just a too romantic person
NoOOOooOoo they never went back to talk abt Haena’s first love! it’s like a rule for all dramas and romantic fiction that when you drop such a hint about a tragic past, you HAVE to go back and talk about. Yet MFL followed every cliche out there.
And i’m really sad that they killed off the grandpa even though he doesn’t have much of a perosnality. a death isn’t a good way to end a rom-com!
I can’t believe she handed the company for her evil uncle to manage! He was trying to bring her down and it’s not like they ever showed that he was reformed! this part is the most nonsensical part of the entire drama. And i agree with you about the whole study abroad thing. most people I know plan their study abroads at least 6 months in advance. Maybe she’s just going to hang out in the US and do a sketchy online MBA.
at least the Taeyoon and Euijoo parts sound good. I was afraid that they wouldn’t meet up again. and i liked the ending where Dong-Chan picks Haena up and the epilogue.
this drama could have been so good. and i really like that one song in it…it’s by some girl group i think…. sad that it didn’t turn out well. But i’m glad that YEH and the rest are free now to pursue better projects. I can’t wait to see what YEH will choose next!
well…i can say that MFL doesnt top my dramas of 2009, but i was pleased that the the finale episode gave in about 19% rating.
thanks for reviewing the drama!~
who cares about your bitchy opinion? the viewers certaintly disagree with you since last night episode was no 1 drama and broke the 19% ratings
I loved the recaps but gave up watching the actual episodes about episode 5′ish.
Somehow I just couldn’t immerse myself into the story. But I do want to say “Thank You” to Javabeans for doing a recap for the entire series. I enjoyed reading it and the comments that followed. I can’t say I’ll be watching the remaining episodes, this will be one of those shows that I never bother to watch in full.
I knew you would say this.
Of course it’s the worst ending because your JIW isn’t the main guy.
Wow, this recap came earlier than I expected. Thanks, Javabeans!
The last few episodes have been a bit too nonsensical that I’m not sure how they would have given us a great finale, but oh well. I still had fun!
And while I won’t miss wishing for something to have been that wasn’t, I’ll still miss Yoon Eun-hye and Yoon Sang-hyun…and Jung Il-woo pre-haircut of course. Moon Chae-won was just too pouty for me but she did manage to portray a cute, bubbly (but pouty!) Eui-joo.
So, all in all, based on everything I’ve read and seen up to Episode 15, to me, My Fair Lady was a bubbly series that was fun to watch, despite the many loose ends that it didn’t tie. I will miss it. Or maybe I’ll actually be missing the leads, not the drama. Well, either way, I had a great time! Thank you, Javabeans, for sticking through and your dedication as always.
-begins to read recap- It’s the last night I’ll be taking MFL homework breaks!
Other is I thought you’re a good drama-review except when you review drama which your idol’s in it.
Sorry to say this but it’s so true and quite disappointed in you with this bashing review.
If you said this’s your opinion, so this is my opinion toward you and your review too!!
All I have to say is that it had so much potential.
I had much more I wanted to say yesterday that I was waiting to say today… but I lost my motivation to type most of it…
There were moments that were fun, and I enjoyed watching them.
However I’m happy this series has ended. Although I almost gave up on the series, it’s the kind of show for me where I have to keep up with it to see what happened.. or if there was any hope for it to pick up. Sadly, that didn’t happen… it wen’t down. So far, episode 9 (or was it 10?) was the best episode.
Hopefully the next series the cast picks is much better.
I give all the credit to the cast. The writing is so horrible.! Anyway, thanks for the recap.
Thanks for an awesome job in recapping all 16 episodes. WHAT A RELIEF! Yes…let’s move on. I hope this cast or any other cast should stay away from this writer.
I just finished reading the recap and will be watching the last two episodes this weekend. For now:
“The butler trio go on a group blind date… only to find that it’s with the maid trio. All are disappointed.”
LOL. So random but that’s just too funny.
Overall, I felt that one of the main flaws is that there were too many little conflicts that obstructed the central one and detracted from good pacing, flow, and plot. The first love; the crazy, competitive uncle; the shoe-designing; Tae-yoon’s issues with his parents; Hae-na’s tough images as a sporty girl; people’s reactions Dong-chan’s former profession as a jebi…The plot felt too simple, but at the same time, there were too many complex little things.
But I’m still glad that I stuck with My Fair Lady, because like I said before, I’m a HUGE Yoon Eun-hye fan and it was great to see her again after Goong (I haven’t seen Coffee Prince yet! Gasp). I especially loved all of her styling in the drama – clothes, hair, makeup. I’m tempted to dye my whole head red too, but who knows how horrible that will turn out!
Goodbye, My Fair Lady! I had tons of fun and you were a great stress reliever over the past few months.
*Sigh*
Well at least I got my wish for JIW and MCW to end up together
camein, I didn’t really notice that. It’s true that Javabeans is a Jung Il-woo fan, but I didn’t feel that she was biased and gave MFL a poor review because of it. His character was only one of the flaws of the drama, and Javabeans focuses on the big picture. It was unfortunate that he didn’t get a larger and better role, but the fate of My Fair Lady wasn’t entirely dependent on it. I do wish he’d had a better role though…I still prefer his character over Yoon Sang-hyun’s in some aspects.
PS: Does anyone have a picture of Hae-na’s bedroom, before and after? I’m looking for a new bedding set and it’s an inspiration and I can’t find any good pictures of the room before the bedding was changed.
Thanks for a great recap series, JB. Your writing and observations are still spot on. Too bad the writers of MFL couldn’t pick your brain first before delivering such plot drivel to us.
But I still enjoyed MFL, it was cute, light, pretty, and showcased four very good actors. I didn’t feel my time was wasted, but am sad the end result was so meh. But the Yoon coupling was a win in my books! Love the credit montage, all that banter and kissing and teasing, so cute.
What a waste of time and energy! It’s as if the writers just ran out of ideas and went out drinking instead of trying to brainstorm a proper ending. The only good thing I can say about this episode is that Seo Dong-Chan and Kang Hae-Na FINALLY end up together. I feel sorry for the actors involved, and hope they get better projects in the future.
To all those people who think JB is bashing this drama.
It’s funny because I thought just the opposite- she was being too kind and patient with this drama. She seemed to try desperately to find something to like about it episode after episode until the finale when she couldn’t bear it anymore and let rip.
I agree with JB’s comment – for me horrible kdrama for 2009
eventhough with high ratings but with EMPTY substances, Tamra is way better.
Will move on to You are beautiful and IRIS
DISAPPOINTING… I dont know.. they may have decided to just rush through the episode so that its over and DONE with.. NADA….. Stop all the foolishness.
Hae-na’s first love should have been introduced, he was the main reason why she turned prickly and bitchy before DC happened..he could have provided some conflict between Tae-yoon or DC.. whatever… And again, I feel that there most be more passion.. I missed Hae-na’s drive and her spunky self.. I dont know.. I am really baffled…
I would have wanted them to expound on Tae-yoon and Eui-joo relationship,… Yah, we know they are supporting actors but I think they have great chemistry and maybe a material for a spin-off for a drama (or is it overkill!!)
I agree with you Dramabeans, the drama is like a TEASE…. we always rant that the writing seems a bit off, but there is two or three five minutes scenes that redeems the 120 minutes worth of BLAH… That is probably the reason why I keep on watching this since I am hoping that the drama will set itself right.. but it turned from Gray to Black as it nears its end..SO FRUSTRATING…
Kudos to the actors (I keep on saying this, I am sounding like an old vinyl record).. !! And Dramabeans, thanks for sticking it out till the end! It must be a painful ride for you, but you are making a lot of people happy and that includes ME!!
To #20 Molly, .. If you enjoyed MFL, then Coffee Prince is a DELIGHT.. Excellent writing, directing, music and acting , it probably spoiled me for life (I cant imagine YEH as a rich girl during the first episodes of MFL, I am so used to her as the no-make up and boyish Eun Chan)….
yea~ thank goodness it the finale, so that we don’t have to read BITCHY, BIASED comments from you ever again.
And for those who wonder why I still visit DB when I hate her recaps, probably the same reason why JB watched this drama.
Bravo for YEH and YSH, even choppy scripts from writers they still bring in 2 digits rating. I enjoyed this drama. Good luck to YEH, YSH on next projects.
“The best thing about this episode was the IRIS trailer at the end of it.”
OUCH.
LMAO….I think I can agree with you there, JB, and even go as far as to say that the IRIS trailer was probably the best thing about the entire friggin series!!!
I am SO happy I stopped watching this stupid drama after Episode 11, at least I can say I gave it a fair chance! Eleven episodes is a lot more than I’ve given to dramas that are twice as good as this one.
****Sighhh***
I think everyone should just forget MFL ever happened, including the actors and actresses. What a sad, crying shame. It can join Triple, BBF, Dream and Worlds Within on my Drama Duds of 2009 list.
@ Sonam
“I am relieved this drama is over. The best thing about this episode was the IRIS trailer at the end of it.”
Is this called as “too kind and patient with this drama”???? This comment is too much as an insulting. I never think this drama is greatest drama ever but this kind of comment had too much bias attitude in it.
Yes, the script isn’t that great but the way she wrote a review was liked a bashing review which didn’t want people who never try this drama before to hate it already.
I had many disagree with JB myself with other dramas too which she considered it as great or whatever but I would never write something totally bashing or insulting like this.
This is too disappointed of you.
I hate to say this but I had high hopes for this drama, especially since there was Yoon Sang-hyun. He was great in Queen of Housewives, which i thoroughly enjoyed.
It just became unbearable for me to watch by the time it got to the middle…. It was just …..TERRIBLE. Makes me scratch my head at what they are trying to portray or bring across. All in all, a waste of my time – both anticipating and watching it – gonna move on to Smile, You! At least it’s funny.
I couldn’t help but lol-ing at your exasperation., javabeans
. Thanks for the entertaining recaps !
Thanks for the recaps JB. Very much appreciated by me and keep up the great job in your site. I enjoy reading your site a lot.
I skimmed thru the recaps but I gave up watching MFL around episode 5′ish. And I’m glad I did not waste time actually watching this whole drama. Having 2-digit rating doesn’t mean it is a great drama; it just means YEH is in the cast in this case.
Worst or not but look like the viewers disagreed with you.
The drama can manage to pull 19% of ratings and fyi, it’s the 2nd highest for Wed-Thu dramas in 2009.
Is it only me or DB is turning to be Popseoul?
the ratings really jumped up in the last 2 episodes….there is something about this drama that makes you want to know what happens if if it’s a bit of a trainwreck. the ratings were great for the first few episodes…then people got tired of the drama and the ratings dropped a bit…until the very end, when you just HAVE to know what happened to the talented YEH, YSH, JIW, and MCW even though you probably knew anyways. Also regarding ratings: Boys Over Flowers pulled in over 30% on ratings and yet it’s not a very good drama. I guess dramas with crazy storylines that aren’t logical is all the rage!
to all those who bash javabeans for being bias….uhh….duh, this is an opinion blog, not the new york times online (and even they can be a bit bias sometimes). but have no fear, I’m pretty sure there is some other blog out there giving Lady Castle rave reviews and giving it two thumbs up That’s what so great about the internet- if you disagree with an opinion, you can always easily find someone to share your opinion!! =DD
thank you javabeans for all the recaps and your commentaries!
It’s so funny how some commenter said that they gave up this drama after watching several epi but they still read your MFL reviews JB… It just strengthen my opinion that whether MFL was good or bad it still attract people. Just look at the rating of final epi last night, and just look at how many commenter would wrote in your thread about this drama (it’s more than the other articles)
You were right JB when you talked about the 4 actors “charismatic persona”, what else will explain this “phenomena”, that despite of all the holes in this drama it still can gain high rating.
Now, I won’t worry about the all of actors career future. I believe they will get tons of offering soon, especially YEH & YSH. Although YEH didn’t show her best in this drama, she still a magnet for viewers, and the people in K ent. industry know it.
And no, I won’t comment about your recap of the final epi, I just want to say that I’m happy with the ending
Lastly, I’m very thankfull for your effort to recap this series (whether it’s good or not), I really appreciate that.
I’m so relieved this drama is over. And my relief is for the sake of the actors who deserved so much better. I only had to watch it twice a week. They had to act in it and now live with it for the rest of their lives.
I think it is time we move on to you’re beautiful and just forget this ever happened. Eun hye shall be remembered as Gong chan. Moon chan was Moon guem’s love interest in painter of the wind. And then there was return of illjame and queen of house wives.
Life is good all over again.
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^Yesterday after the shooting wrapped up at the airport, the PD apologized to Yoon Eun Hye for burdening her with this project, but in my opinion, the ones that should have done the apologizing were the scriptwriters for doing so bad. Yoon Eun Hye was consoling the PD cause he felt so bad and guilty about it, you can see her looking at him sadly while consoling him in the picture above.
I really admire Eun Hye cause although the bad scriptwriting ruined her comeback drama, she never blamed or pointed her finger and blamed anyone else for it, she instead thanked the PD, scriptwriters, staff and crew gave out 112 Puma shoes for their hardwork. Even the maids mentioned in articles that they are not surprised why Eun Hye became the huge star that she is today, they said that they learned a lot from her. I agree with them great acting will take you far but humility will take you even further.
Congrats to the whole cast for all their hardwork.
Congrats for the ratings! Flaws and everything…I still love this series to death!
TNS
National – 19.0 # 2 // Seoul – 19.4 #1
AGB
National – 18.3 #2 // Seoul – 19.6 #1
Finally this drama is DONE! What a relief! Time to move on! YU-HOO!!!!
oh wow, this is sad to hear, but i’m glad now i didn’t stick with it..
Well I’m just happy that Korea has such a vibrant film/Drama industry.
When it’s good it’s REALLY good (Coffee Prince, Worlds Within) but when it’s bad it’s appalling.
But I think that it’s just the way it is. Living along side the “Art” is the Light Entertainment and perhaps we shouldn’t judge one by the other.
MFL was meant to be a big dumb air head drama and some people love that. Good for them. My wife absolutely loves MFL. She knows it’s silly but she understands the way it works. Just suspend disbelief and stop trying to make sense of everything. Have a good cry and have a smile on your face for the whole episode.
I’m happy just to watch YEH breath.
Just hope that while this dross is being made that some talented writers and producers are cooking up something to feed our brains and hearts.
It really does reveal what a good script does for the actors. YEH had such an incredible depth in CP. She portrayed emotions that I’ve never seen in any other actor…………in the world.
Terribly treated by the writers in MFL.
I hope the fee was worth it.
lets move on and ignore Javabeans’ haters!
thank you for spent your time watching and recapping it – since i’ve gave up sometime ago and only read it here.
rating is high? so what? we have learned that rating doesn’t represent the quality of the drama. but whatever. MOVE ON~~
Thank goodness I didn’t watchi this drama… I think YEH is highly over rated… I personaly think she can not act… the only reason Coffee Prince got such a huge ratings was because of her babyvox fans… I personaly think Coffee Prince was a over rated drama too… and she doesn’t appeal to me as much as the other singer turn actress does… say like Eugen…
ahhh thnk java!
i downloaded all of it and am waiting for xmas to watch it
but i dont know if i should spare my precious time to watch it
it really looks boring? but sometimes i like boring things so im not sure..
“rating is high? so what? we have learned that rating doesn’t represent the quality of the drama.”
Totally agreeing with you. This drama was high in rating not because it was written, produced or acted well, it was because of YEH and YEH alone. People would watch whatever with YEH in it, for hours for days for weeks. So, whatever.
How strange. I actually enjoyed the finale. I thought it maintained the tone it had set (however imperfect it may be) and gave me what I wanted (angst, longing, and then reconciliation). I was sad when DC and HN ran into each other in the bamboo forest with gramps, and gramps’s death was emotional for me. And I liked all the romantic pairings — cute.
The drama overall: meh. But it was a fun meh. YEH was great, and I hope she doesn’t take years to find another drama. The high ratings are almost exclusively YEH’s pull. The writing was mediocre and there were no cute men (for the age demographic being targeted; don’t start another “I love me some men in their 30s”), So it was YEH all the way.
Thank you for the recaps. I admit, JB, that I tried to watch the episodes and get an understanding before reading your reviews because I was sometimes put off by the harshness/imo bias of your reviews, but I do that anyway with the other dramas. That said, thank you for the hard work you put into bringing recaps to us, and for serving the non-Korean speaking community so well. Thank you also for giving us a space to congregate — and it is credit to you that so many of us come here.
Off to You’re Beautiful! Iris will have to wait
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I kept waiting for your reviews of this drama to improve… so I could start watching the show with confidence in the story line. BUT that never happened lol. I don’t think I will ever EVER try to watch this show.
Thanks for your recaps I truly appreciate them. Despite what others may say, you’re not being bitchy, just straight and to the point. Ratings mean nothing.
“I think YEH is highly over rated… I personaly think she can not act… the only reason Coffee Prince got such a huge ratings was because of her babyvox fans… I personaly think Coffee Prince was a over rated drama too… and she doesn’t appeal to me as much as the other singer turn actress does… say like Eugen”
I think you are way out of line. Baby V.O.X isn’t a huge fanbase and most of them dont even support YEH, so your little useless rant there is ridiculous. If you hate her just say so, but dont sit here nd bash her previous works and accomplishment as an actress, you are way out of line!
Like I said, you definitely had some patience to make it through this. I’m shaking my head reading this finale right now….
Best thing of this drama for me: Adorable Wang Seok-hyun
Love to see his cute face.
Other than that, meh.
Time to move on to You’re Beautiful & IRIS.
err…i guess by reading some of the hostile posts we can tell what kind of unbiased, mature, objective people this drama attracted…
I for one just love JB’s recaps, I think they actually do more justice to some of the series, and sometimes are even more entertaining than the series themselves! JB I give you two thumbs up! Of course, just my humble unbiased opinion. Thank you.
My rating for MFL — 2/5 Needs improvement.
I’ve been counting or should I say pulling the days for this drama to end for the sake of YEH, YSH, MCW and JIW. The production of this drama wasted a perfectly good actors/actress. This drama is so commercial. Its flaws are not even subtle – it’s so obvious that you don’t even have to look for it.
Thanks to the cast charm and good acting, MFL will be remembered for its positive ratings. I wouldn’t include this though in my DVD collection – it’s not something that I want to watch again even if the lead is my fave actress.
Thanks javabeans for the recap.
Never mind those “biased” comments from others who are too blinded by their love for their fave actors/actress, that they can’t take critiques of poor script, flawed plot, even if it’s already right in front of their noses.
Looking forward to IRIS.
I’m surprised you didn’t quit it! But hey…let’s say that it wasn’t a waste of time. Now you know how the actors would respond to crappy plot line, right? Or that it’s not impossible to screw up a drama despite it having a great cast, scenery, wardrobe, etc. Hhhmm…maybe this drama did do the impossible
lawl at your reference to Groundhog Day ^^
Here’s to hoping the new dramas are a lot better!
still…. THANKS JAVABEANS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND ALL….
For those who said that high rating is nothing I’ll tell you…HIGH RATING MEANS EVERYTHING…
Yes, it doesn’t mean that a drama is good (in term of quality) but it surely will boost your career, you will be famous, get alot of fans, get alot of offer, and you will have higher status in entertainment industry. Just look at Han Hyo Joo & Lee Seung Gi now. Without the success of Shining Inheritance they won’t get CF offer, MC offer & I bet LSG new song won’t be no.1 at K music chart.
So be carefull with what you said/wrote.
Like many of the others, I gave up on this drama midway and only carried on reading your reviews because I needed to find out if anything good actually happened (without having to go through the trauma and frustration of actually sitting through the episodes themselves!), and I’m quite glad it’s finally over since everyone in the cast can move on to better and brighter things.
I really liked the TY and EJ bit at the end though (since I have been extorting the MFL scriptwriters to get them together for forever as I think they make such a cute couple), but you’re right about the Groundshog Day rerun feel.
By the way, I do think Haena’s uncle has always been competent (more so than Haena, at the very least) and the reason why he’s always been so disgruntled about Haena’s succession is because he feels he should have been in a better position to suceed. And frankly, even if HN is the heroine, I do kinda agree with her uncle – if there was a vote to put to, I wouldn’t have wanted her running the company either (…there was not a lot of business sense in this show). Not to mention, she’s female. In Korea, that’s…quite…well…you know. Not that I’m trying to defend the fact that he’s been a ridiculously over the top villian for most of the show so why HN would hand the company over to him, I frankly also have no idea (not that we care by now).
And seriously, what’s up with Korean rom-coms and the whole going abroad thing? They did it with Goong, Coffee Prince, Shining Inheritance – it’s like, there are no other endings for romantic comedies other than for the leading actress to LEAVE THE COUNTRY?! I don’t understand it…
Huh? Why would a community activist lawyer take on debt collectors as clients?
And, what happened to Su Ah and her battle for Tae Yoon; especially after Hye Na dumped him?
Did anyone else noticed that the flower shop lady just disappeared from the drama? For a little while, it seem like she was going to get more of a story line. Possibly a triangle with Butler Jang and the Manager of the Maids. Then, I thought she was going to have a part in clamping down on her ex-schoolmate, Madame Kang, since she knew all about Madame Kang’s background.
And, I even thought that they were setting up the adorable little guy to somehow derail his father’s attacks on Hye Na. Actually, I thought it would be cute for the successor issue to be settled with him and Hye Na as co-successors. He’s certainly intelligent enough and he would protect Hye Na. And, he liked Dong Chan.
Instead, the only thing we got to do was go on every single one of Hye Na and Dong Chan’s dates…
Very disappointing script.
I only watched minutes of this drama… not my thing. It’s a great feat for you to have stuck till the end, Dramabeans, esp if it’s even less enjoyable than Witch Amusement. My impression: it’s a jdorama wannabe, but clueless in how to inject just a tiny bit of allure to be servicable to the characters these perfectly charismatic actors can easily deliver even if they r just strutting around. Repetitive and silly plot devices can still be enjoyable in fluff when u r attached to the characters , eg FH, which will never be on the list of best writing, Here though, the characters are written as though they r cardboard cutouts.
And thanks for those who repeatedly posted the ratings to prove sth, I now have some solid statistically accurate data in picking my kdramas….anything doing smashingly well is stinkingly insufferable for me.
High ratings might mean people stuck around (like JB did) hoping the drama will somehow redeem itself in the end, then came to find out after it all ended that it did not happen. These people “contributed” to the high ratings but did they enjoy the show? NO. Do they think it was a great drama? NO. Do they think they wasted their time? Probably YES. Nonetheless they watched and boosted the rating.
@40 – Scriptwriter,
Thankyou for your analysis. I feel the same and I agree completely with you.
yes.. i’m disspointed.. the storyline , character all!!
i’m thankful i gav up watching, i just don’t feel the love relationship between the main cast~~
so many dissapointed drama recently….
THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THIS DRAMA
= YOON EUN HYE!!
And the reason why JB didnt give up on the recaps for this drama?
Because look how many comments it generates.
All her other posts have been discarded like this blog when she doesn’t post what people only ever come here to read.
Thankyou JB for your hard work. You’re awesome! I enjoyed reading your recaps. Glad that this drama is over! Not impressed at all.
OMG, all you ppl complaining about JB can GTFO.
No ones forcing you to read the review and no ones forcing you to agree with her opinion.
SRSLY.
Thanks for the recap, JB. I agree with most of your comments as they make sense.
My Mom, though a big YEH fan can’t bear to watch the remaining episodes (after episode 9) anymore and you probably know the reason/s why. YEH was the only reason we even try watching MFL.
Ms. Yoon Eun Hye if you are reading this, we love you but please be careful and be wiser in taking future projects. We won’t accept another pairing with YSH. We just don’t see the chemistry, sad to say. We also would love to see you in the big screen again with an excellent storyline. Good luck princess!
thanks javabeans for your summaries and commentaries.
i seriously had more hopes for the drama and that’s why i think i couldn’t quit in the middle of it.. it had glimmers of hope.
but that ending was seriously painful to sit through. it was so cheesy and unimaginative. it took so many cliches overused in other dramas and stuck them together to give us some makeshift ending. i don’t blame the actors but this drama did nothing for them. *sigh* i’m glad i’m not the only one who thinks this was a bad one.
TQ JB, nice recap and review.
JB has been fair on all subjects (mostly), not only on MFL or YEH, so it is not because of how many clicks/subject she gots from us-she challenging our intelligent on looking what is good, what is high quality what is high rating but empty content, overrated…-it is good actually.
@40 scriptwriters
I agree with you!!!!!
I LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF THIS DRAMA I WILL MISS IT VERY MUCH> I DON”T KNOW WHY PEOPLE CAN”T JUST ENJOY AND RELAX INSTEAD OK HATING AND BEEN MEEN. IREALLY AM SORRY FOR YOU GUYES THAT YOU ENJOY ONLY TO STAB THE HEARTS OF THE ACTORS< IF YOU ARE ALL SO SMART GO AND TRY ACTING !!!!!!
It’s time! It’s time to re watch my CP DVD s again to make up for the disappointment because of MFL.
It’s rather interesting that the ratings for both episodes shot up like crazy, almost reaching 20%, lol. I didn’t realize people were still so interested in the drama since it had been getting lukewarm ratings so far. I was really surprised.
Thanks for all of your recap for this drama!
I pretty much gave up actually watching this drama after the 5 or 6th episode…I don’t really remember. I feel so bad for all the actors who are in this drama…and just skimming through your summaries for the finale…what a big disappointment. So poorly written. Oh wells, at least it’s all over. Thanks again for sticking w/ this drama despite it all. 
this drama may have its flaws but it was worth watching for me.. it was light and funny and dramatic all at the same time.. though at certain points in the series i also wants to scream in frustration at how badly the scriptwriters are handling the story, still, i have to admit that for the past 2 months, i have been eagerly awaiting wed-thur so i can get my weekly dose of MFL.. all the actors, especially YEH and YSH acted so well especially in those dramatic scenes.. and im glad the ratings were so high especially towards the end.. congratulations to these talented actors who was able to save the sink from sinking.. they are the only saving grace of this show.. had it not been for them, the series would have been really forgettable…. wishing them more projects in the future…
Wow.
Looks like BOF was wayyyy better than this drama.
to be honest..i only watched MFL becoz of YOON EUN HYE..no matter how suck or worst the drama, i’ll will watching it becoz of YOON EUN HYE…(”,)
i cant believe what i read here.
people who dont watch the drama at all or just watching a few episode, but jump into conclusion by just reading recaps base on a one person’s opinion and view.
it’s like saying – i hate eating kimchi because i HEARD they taste funny.
c’mon! you people! u made me laugh that you even dare to comment on something you knew nothing off.
i appreciate javabeans taking time to do the reviews, and there’s nothing wrong with her voicing out her opinion because this is her blog, but anyone will be too blind to not notice she nit pick throughout the drama.
Its just really obvious in Epi13 reviews, from choice of music in the hotel scene between TaeYoon and Eui-joo (c’mon they dont even like each other at all, why should there be any souful background music to go along?) to the increase of sales on the shopping site (Hae-na didnt just post 1 msg in the msg board, she’s replying to ppl from the msg board hence generating more publicity and increasing the sales, and do viewers really want to her go into the details like typing out with proposal and reports barcharts coming up with marketing strategy? this is what would be logical?)
yes im a MLF supporter and enjoyed it despite the simple plot. cuz after a hard day of work what i really need is just something light, funny and easy to watch.
lastly if the show is a total failure, we wouldn’t be here now at all, comments good or bad won’t go pass 50, nor the no 1 ranking on kdrama streaming sites, it does mean something for all this to happen.
This is highly…. bizzare. Everything is going too fast at the end, like they are rushing to meet a deadline or something. And the cliches….. hm. The drama at the last few episodes is too much for me to bear. I like YEH and the person who plays dong chan, but good actors may not be able to overcome a lousy script. sigh….
Well..watching only for YEH…….Aja………looking forward to next project of YEH…..love her………
So weird how up in arms people are getting. I don’t remember any other recaps getting this kind of reaction (didn’t read BOF). If people disagree with JB they usually politely disagree but with none of this vitriol.
I have to say I have new found admiration for YEH from seeing her wallow in this obvious muck. To have the fortitude to plow through when most people would give up is a testament that she has grit and hidden strength and to top it all off she seems to be gracious as well. I do think she could have taken the easy road and blamed the directing, writing etc for her initial poor acting reception but she didn’t. She may hate this drama now and happy to be over it but hopefully she can look back and see this experience as a character building experience and a proven measure of how her pure star power was able to pull the ratings up with no help from anyone. She should negotiate for higher drama/CF fees.
Anyway I’m not a fan just yet but I’m beginning to admire her. She may still need to prove herself as an actor to me and others but I can see why she is a star… no argument there.
thanks JB for recapping MFL.
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first off, i can say that this wasnt exactly the greatest drama of 2009, but it was actually okay for me. i have to say though that the drama did have LOTS of flaws and cliche plots and horrible writing but i enjoyed it overall because it was light and funny to watch without scrutining at it.
thanks again to JB for the hard work!
P.S (looking forward to see jung il woo in his next drama!
I can’t believe that I watched this drama from beginning to the end. That was really a waste of time.
It was overly cheesy. Coffee prince was cheesy too, but the story was much better. is there any good korean dramas out there or should I stick with the American ones?
Hope that her next drama will be better. I’ve noticed that most “comeback” dramas don’t hold up to the fans expectations.
I enjoyed this drama… truly was better than quite a few i could name and the final episode wasnt that bad at all. It was actually pretty sweet and i personally dont regret watching this drama. It was entertaining while it lasted and YSH made it worth while… YEH had her moments too.
Wow, you die-hard YEH need to GTFO and go complain like you usually do on soompi. I bet you guys were thanking her for recaps for Coffee Prince, but now that javabeans isn’t praising My Fair Lady as you guys hope, you guys call her bias and a hater? I watched her past dramas (Goong, Coffee Prince, Vineyard Man) and I was immediately hooked after an episode. I watched My Fair Lady for two episodes and couldn’t feel the drama at all so I stopped.
My Fair Lady wasn’t all it hyped up to be for YEH’s comeback drama – the end.
All in all, YEH fans should stop being butt-hurt.
I’ve been reading your recaps about this show not because it is very interesting (though your recaps are great!) but because I thought it would BECOME interesting…
guess not.
One thing i find puzzling: in the beginning, wasn’t Hae-na feeling frustrated and sad over a certain male? An ex-love of some sort? Which she thought looked similar to Tae-yoon (which explains their meeting)?
Did i miss it or what on earth happened to that? Was it just a useless thing written in because she needs to fall in love with someone who looks like her ex-love?
I expected more elaboration, but I guess not.
Fact: As much as people say they dislike or pretend to be uninterested in this series. It still generates interest or else they wouldnt bother to comment.
I think some comepeting fans of MFL just like to take a jab at it which I find funny cause most of those people didnt even watch a single episode. LOL
Next week I cant wait to see IRIS trample You\’re Beautiful and Heading To the Ground in the ratings department. For those who think ratings isnt everything, then they need to wake up and smell reality. Ratings is infact everything. Good ratings means more money, better projects, populrity boost and etc. Another thing, those people who usually say ratings dont matter are the fans of those celebs whose dramas are doing poorly or not generating the ratings that they\’ve hoped for, so how convenient is it to say ratings is not everything.
FINALLY i already finish this 16 episode drama…I didn’t like the typical korean airport scene ( again and again) because its getting used already in the past korean drama…is their anything that the writers can do to have a spectacular ending scene aside from the airport scene?? OH GOD!!
Yoon Eun Hye did her part in this drama, she was able to put to much effort and give her all she got…I give full credit to her for her hard work and dedication to this drama…though I’m not really convince with her acting because this drama is not heavy or what, but she has so many things to learn to be a seasoned actress.. Eun Hye must accept some serious tv project with a heavy drama genre and being partnered with great actors as well so that she will developed her craft..
I rate this drama: 3.5/5!!
Yoon Eun Hye’s comeback drama is far more better when it comes to ratings than Song Hye kyo’s comeback drama…
Song Hye Kyo’s last drama is kinda like boring to watch but because I’m a huge fan of Song hye kyo then I tried to finish it to give her support….
both of them criticized their comeback drama, both of them didn’t give the crtics a good expectation in their comeback, but they manage to finish their drama for the sake of their fans waiting for them to be back on tv once again…
Now its kim tae hee turn to show up what she got in her comeback drama…the much anticipated action series IRIS that will premiere next week….I can’t wait to see this drama and to see KTH once again!!!
@88- behbeh: “Ratings is infact everything. Good ratings means more money, better projects, populrity boost and etc.”
No one argues about this. Please don’t purposely misrepresent what other people want to say: “high ratings” NOT equal to “good quality”.
@asianromance:
“To all those who bash javabeans for being bias….uhh….duh, this is an opinion blog, not the new york times online (and even they can be a bit bias sometimes).”
I totally agree! Couldn’t have said it better about ppl bashing the reviewer… what are you doing here if you don’t like javabean’s reviews? Either don’t read them or better yet write your own review of it where you can talk all about how great you think it is. Personally, I like the personal touch that javabeans add to her reviews, it’s what makes them interesting to read.
And yeah, I’m one of those who stopped watching this drama (around ep11 or so) but was still curious as to how things played out since I’d already invested so much in it… Pretty grateful that I didn’t have to waste more hours watching in order to find out the ending and could read these reviews intead. Kudos to javabeans for persistence in reviewing this to the end!
I dont even know what to say about this drama. Maby my hopes were too high. I’ve only been reading these recaps since episode 7 and Im still disappointed. I think the actors did the best they could but – ready for the YEH fans- YEH could have done a much better job. It seems she tried so hard but thats maybe the point..that you could tell. IMHO after watching Smile, You. I think Lee Min-jung could have played that role spot on.
Such a disappointment, YEH next time you’ll do better. Im assuming the drama was alot different than what the writers had pitched?
eeek!
i gave up watching from ep 3 but just read the recaps..
the funniest thing happened last night at uni, after buying a Japanese green milk tea (YUM) my friend and I, (on a study Hiatus) went down to one of the computer labs to watch 1n2d for comedic relief… anywho my point is of all the 10000 or so computers we have at uni, there was a guy in the next computer booth just giggling like crazy and then i look over to see whats so damn hilarious to him, and whattya know he was watching MFL, yeah what are the odds…
anywho the ending reminds me rainbows and unicorns and well, MAKE-BELIEVE… a happy ending for all (well, gramps – so so, very grey area) sounds like something i’d watch to kill time and avoid depression.. Hmph..
Thanks JB! you deserve a Nobel!
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\”No one argues about this. Please dont purposely misrepresent what other people want to say: “high ratings” NOT equal to “good quality”.\”
What\’s the use of good quality when ratings is poor? You think other countries will pay a good fee to buy the series if the ratings is poor? I dont think so.
Opinions whether a drama is good quality or not is subjective to the viewers on the otherhand, ratings is final.
As for Kim Tae Hee it is useless to compare her comeback drama with either Yoon Eun Hye or Song Hye Kyo cause she is the worse actress ever, but ratings for IRIS will be high regardless, not because of Kim Tae Hee, but because it\’s a mega production, high budget drama with Lee Byung Hun in it. In that aspect Kim Tae Hee is the luckiest because she can just sit there and not say anything but IRIS will still kick a ss in ratings because of Lee Byung Hun.
It was not an asskickin’ finale…but whatever. At least they ended up together…the story was choppy the last 2 episodes, but then again…
I want to see Yoon Sang-hyun in a better drama…he’s just so great in comic acting…like Kang Ji-hwan…hahahaha…
Yoon Eun-hye should pick a better one next time…
Anyway, thanks Javabeans
To scouting agent if the actors can deliver their talent even though the rating is low he or she will still be employable.
Thank you for the recaps, JB! I’ve given up on this drama around ep 10 (those are hours I will never get back! – I should have given up sooner because I knew from ep 1 this was not a drama for me, but I loved the cast so kept hoping) but I did want to know what happened in the end and thanks to the recaps I now know and don’t have to suffer through actually watching it.
Btw, note to everyone who keeps insisting MFL is so awesome because even people who didn’t like it read the recaps – ummm, that’s the point? I have a mild curiousity about it but not enough to watch the drama myself. It takes a lot less time and effort to read JB recap than watch the ep. It certainly doesn’t indicate this drama is great – I read recapsfor Witch Amusement too.
And JB, thanks for being critical of this drama. I mainly lurk on this site (and don’t agree with many of your takes because we have pretty different tastes in dramas) but this got me posting because it was so refreshing to read somewhere that MFL wasn’t the most stupendous thing ever to exist – because it’s not like you could have discussed the drama rationally on soompi.
There are illogical things in every drama. But some we can leave alone. In the case of MFL, I think we don’t have to go too deep into 1) how Hae-na could boost the sale by so much, 2) how Hae-na prepared to go abroad to study 3) The music and the mood, sometimes it’s quite subjective etc… as long as these events serve the right purpose. I do think that using “studying abroad” all the time isn’t always suitable, but if it is, no need to explain how the person chooses the program, etc.
There are things that I don’t accept in dramas however, that is when characters and events are created just to be left behind and leaves viewers wonder what that was about. Someone above pointed out some of the things: 1) Hae-na’s first love, 2) Eui-joo’s mom disappears, 3) Su-ah’s existence… they come when they are needed and discarded afterwards. The story seems very forced and unnatural that way.
I hate to fan the fire but ratings are NOT everything. Take for instance Tamna who had low ratings and even cut short. It was purchased in its entirety by Japan and will be available on dvd for the fans. You know, the ones that took out paper ads and voiced their frustration over the internet in droves?
So – not blatatly pointing any fingers – please, if you’re going to make a pointed comment, do some pointed research.
And for all the haters out there, i mean this in the nicest way possible, please grow up. I’ve read comments on here that could only have originated from teenagers, For their sake’s I hope they ARE.
This is an opinion blog so JB can say what she wants to say and its her blog by the way. Bias, no! We all have our own preference on what we watch. I just want to say that you got some patience there girl. You were able to finish recapping a series that you hate to watch.
We differ on views because I enjoyed watching it flaws and all but you have my respect for finishing what you have started. I think you really must love YEH for being able to finish the series. Wow. I am just amazed with your patience.
I am also amazed with the ratings that it received. Wow. People hated it but still many wanted to know how it ended. YEH must really have that pull on the viewers. She still managed to get 19% for a finale that most of you felt was one of the most horrible series you’ve watched.
Now I am really confused with what the Korean viewers really like in a drama and what is generally good and what is generally bad. TV ratings confused me as well. Some of you did not like BOF but ratings were up. Some of you liked Flowers For My Life, ratings are down. Commercial versus Artistic?
Me, I just love YEH and I love seeing her on the screen. I love her chemistry with YSH so somehow it worked for me. But yeah, hopefully she chooses a better project next time.
Thanks for your recap even it was a little bit harsh. Still I enjoyed reading your opinions. I may not agree with all of it but I enjoyed reading them.
@45 linly
I agree. I think YEH is overrated as an actress. She has very limited acting range. She was good enough in Coffee Prince though but I think the success of CP was more of a collective effort – all the actors did a good enough job and the story line was something not of the ordinary. The high rating was mainly due to the novelty of the story.
She is commendable though for staying with this drama to the end in spite of the bad script.
Ratings? It only serves the purpose of the producer and the actors. They’re the ones who benefit from it. But it does not speak of the substance or quality of the drama.
@behbeh, actually a lot of kdramas got sold to countries like Japan, China… at record $$ because of big Hallyu names attached, eg SHK, KSW… even if the drama had low ratings.
I think for some ppl ratings r just not a factor to consider when we’re just the audience. We can choose to ignore all that money biz attached.
For hardcore fans of the drama/an actor of MFL, imo just gloat in the high ratings and run with it. Take it as winning the lottery or sth. It is an accomplishment. congrats. But in no way it makes a logical argument that rating has anything to do with good writing and it’s the writing most ppl r most critical about (even the actors r voicing out their frustrations in that dept…)
In my opinion i think it wasnt that bad of a finale, at 1st after reading ur recap i was convinced that its not worth to watch the finale episode anymore, but then again i just wanted to see for my self how horrible it was as you described, but after watching it, the truth is i enjoyed it and had a towel in my hand and a bigsmile after. i never thought that it would still affect me emotionally after reading ur recap but, it did. all i did was stop thinking too critically. in the end i enjoyed watching YEH and YSH.
i agree that it was a badly written script, very disappointing in alot of aspects (if ur thingking critically) but still enjoyable.
The worst about how the drama was done is it makes goong (an other overrated and draggy drama) and BOF’s endings look like masterpieces.
to those people who were just following the drama through reading here i suggest you watch it coz theres a big difference between reading and looking at still photos and seeing how the actors really act , i think you would still find it enjoyable because dispite of the bad writing and directing the lead casts was still able to pull it through.
Anyway thnks JB for your recaps!
I had high expectationS of this drama because its yoon hye’s comeback drama, but this time, YEH picked a bad story line this time,.. I hate the ending!! Its so typical korean ending.. So what?? Did she leave for US?? Writers really need to change thier habit of writing going to study abroad in the last episode, its getting really lame. So many things left unsolved.. What’s up with yoon hye’s first love??? Grrrr.. I have so many questions to ask but i guess only the writer knows the answers. Well, yoon eun Hye still rocks!! I hope she’d pick a better drama next time, i’ll be waiting.!!
I have to say that the strory lack substance…BUT MAN…I LOVE THE MAIN LEADS!!!!…Hope to see more of there future projects.
JB you are fair in your drama recap so bravo and do continue with your
analysis and critical thinking, non koreans need extra “dosage” to understand
korean language, ethics, culture and their jokes. Thanks for your precious time
and the flair for writing in english language.
thanks for the recaps.
yeah, its over! i found it painful to watch because of the writing and i felt exceedingly sorry for the actors who were given some very thin threads to try and weave into something like a character.
perhaps it would have been better if i could have turned off my brain and just enjoyed it for what it was, but its hard when something is so frustraitingly full of possibilities yet fails to realize that potental.
when i watch something (or read) i can’t help but look at it critically and i’m betting that JB is the same way.
not everyone is content with just looking at the surface of things and i for one like JB insights and thoughts because she writes well and with humor, and she spots things that most people miss.
if you don’t like her reviews, the solution is simple; don’t read them. i, for one, am looking forward to more recaps.
To me the acting was amazin! Is true that the drama seems like Wich Amusement… but in that dorama the acting was bad (that´s my opinion).
I like YEH… I think the story is ok… i loved it!!! lol… I expected a better final… but at least was a happy ending.. and in comparation with others dramas, was a really good ending! lol…
To me the problem wasn´t the story in general, or the acting (i felt the chesmistry bettween YHS and YEH), to me the problem was the action, the writter did a bad work in the finals episodes, ! In others dramas you feel a really sad because you know that is impossible to the protagonists be together… but what they did was the final episode twice! what i meant is that they didn´t know how to do with the last episode, and made broke up at the protagonists… I didn´t like that… bacause… one episode togetter… and in the end of episode broke up.. and the did that several times… to me that was the problem… but i liked what they did with the protagonist… the dates, etc… in other dramas the fall in love and kiss and broke up… but they don´t go out… in this drama the story was really simple but with sweet moments….
But that´s is my opinion…
Sorry… my english isn´t good!
Dramabeans.. I like your blog… seriously! You are really good writting and your recaps are amazing, but I´m simple and I focus in the acting and actors…
Never watched this series since hearing not so good things about it but I visit JB’s recaps just for the pics of JIW and MCW. I would have been more interested if there was a love story between this 2 because just from the pictures I find them to have great chemistry together. I find them so cute together.
ep 2 was last ep i watched. unlike JB i don’t have the patience of watching dramas that have no substance. actors are good but not the script. it must be painfully harder for them than for me but they’re paid substantially and i’m not. i like reading JB’s blog and since MFL is part of her blog i read it as well if only to prove myself wrong for stopping at ep 2…. i enjoy reading JB’s recaps more than if i slog it out by watching. besides, most of the peeps here are matured thinkers like her and can take criticism in stride. unfortunately, some juvenile thinking peeps found their way here. they take comments not to their liking as a personal affront. tsk tsk tsk, they should just stay in web venues of juveniles where they’re in sync with each other.
I just cudnt get into this drama. Usually it takes me 2 or 3 episodes then i’m hooked but MFL was really somethg I cudnt enjoy. I didn’t care if the two leads were going to end up together or not. Nothing really appealed to me to keep me watching the show week after week. So sad coz I was looking forward to following the drama when the trailer came out
wow you must be one of the rare ones who said that the finale wasn’t good and you compared it to Witch Yoo…i think with all due respect, i don’t hate you first of all but you’re once again exaggerating coz this is one of Kdramas who’s ending was what MFL fans wished for…a happy one! i just don’t know why you never seem to like MFL at all! any personal grudge to Eun hye? or yoon sang coz he’s not as young as the other actors but excel in his projects? whatever it may be that’s your opinion and this is mine….this drama is one of the best Kdramas i’ve seen! thanks to your article which i never had to read anyway coz i’m so satisfied with watching the whole drama!
Dramabeans,
i have to say this recap is a tad overboard. yes, this drama was bad. actors were good, couples were great, but writing was awful. i think this drama started out great until they got to getting the couple together. they tried to fit in too many cliches which isn’t always a bad thing but in this case would of worked in a longer period of time.they should of been more creative about the cute moments DC and HN had, as well as the conflicts. to me, that and YEH’s disappointing acting were the only flaws. it was NOT that bad of an ending…worst finale? hi, hong gil dong? lovers in paris? BBF–ugh that one got to me, the ending was the same as the whole drama, so close to being like the funnest thing i ever watched but always something ruining it. also, about BBF, THAT is over using music, i think in some moments the music wasn’t necessary here, but compared to something like BBF, and for the kind of drama that this was, i don’t see what was so wrong with the use of soundtrack. also, i caught one thing in your recap:
“I think she was the only one actually trying to act in this last episode, actually, and was impressed she could still wring out some tears when we’ve all lost the ability to connect with the story or these people”….please, pleeaase refrain from speaking for all of us, because watching YSH and YEH’s expressive eyes, no matter how bad a script it was or however bad her acting was otherwise, i was sitting here feeling compassion. throughout this drama i felt happiness and sadness.and i’m really not an emotional person. when i read that you couldn’t connect with ANY of the characters i’m like what??? lol.
p.s. people, how much did you love the picking her up and the airport part? lol, both times were my favorite parts of this drama. it was also probably the most creative XD
you can tell reading comments here how many supports you javabeans sorry but i’m not one of them who’d agree with your assessment that this is the worst finale…you guys must be watching a different drama then not MFL! Is this the first time you’ve seen a drama that you think in your perspective is so bad and so many negative comments sine its inception? i love this drama and i’m missing it already! the chemistry of Yoons were so great that i hope to see them again in a new project if not a sequel to this. Too bad for you ppl who didn’t like it! that’s your problem!
Much has already been said already by the board, but I think the director, editor (pls note the omission of the script writer) and the cast are not as dumb as we think.
In fact the final scene perfectly encapsulate the entire series, it was a wink to the audience that they realised they are making a cheesy bubble gum drama, and despite the faults, they found themselves unable to defend it so can only play along with it and have a good time while doing so.
I have been amongst the most ardent critic for the drama, but surprisingly, I wasn’t as offended by the finale as JB. Personally, I found the expression of YSH on the final scene was hilarious. He didn’t even bother to try act, he looked like if he is in a daze and tried to a grin like a chesihre cat.. He’s like “i can’t believe it is coming to an end, and i got to kiss YEH so many times, it up my 10 years quota for kisses with sexy young actresses and get paid for it. Mann what a fantastic job and lucky fella I am!”
I found that if you leave your brain at the door, and just enjoy the adlib and the improve of the casts, it is not so bad. Let’s just hope they do something more substantial next time around.
hope YEH chooses a better drama next time…
I still think that the actors were “duped” they were sold on a story that never materialized and the fault is definitely in the writing, directing and with the production company for allowing it.
The saving grace was the actors who tried so hard to pull it off without a lot to work with. I think the reason for the good ratings is in large part the YEH’s charm and viewer support of the other actors.
(Please delete/ignore #119, full of typos)
Much has already been said already by the board, but I think the director, editor (pls note the omission of the script writer) and the cast are not as dumb as we think.
In fact the final scene perfectly encapsulate the entire series, it was a wink to the audience that they realised they were all duped into making making this cheesy bubble gum drama, and despite the faults, they found themselves unable to defend it so can only play along with it and have a good time making it and hope us having a good time watching it.
I have been amongst the most ardent critic for the drama, but surprisingly, I wasn’t as offended by the finale as JB.
Personally, I found the expression of YSH on the final scene hilarious. He didn’t even bother to try act, and looked as if in a daze trying not to grin like a Cheshire cat.. He’s like:
“i can’t believe it is coming to an end, and i got to kiss YEH so many times, it more than fulfilled my 10 years quota for kisses with sexy young actresses and get paid for it. Mann what a fantastic job and lucky fella I am!”
I found that if you leave your brain at the door, and just enjoy the adlib and the improve of the casts, it is not so bad.
Let’s just hope they do something more substantial next time around.
downloaded until episode 16 but hadn’t watched episode 1 yet.
can someone just cut Moon Chae-won & Jung Il-woo moments, and then put subtitles on it? honestly, their pairing is the only reason i downloaded this drama.
@ 45 & 103
totally disagree with both of you. YEH’s overrated? if she is, then did she get all those awards for nothing??? in all K-dramas that i’ve ever seen (i’m a k-drama heavyweight fan) Coffee Prince is the best. Yes, i’m not disputing the fact that all the actors involved delivered brilliant jobs. if you look at the main leads (and the supporting casts) it’s like watching a real life drama unfolding in front of your very own eyes. it didn’t feel like scripted (well, at least for me) CP never tires me even after watching it over and over again. great chemistry, beautiful/cute ppl and who could ever forget the love scene @ Ep 16?
about MFL, yes. it’s not a great drama but the credit still goes to the actors’ effort. they kind of saved the drama from being mutilated completely. flaws or not, it’s still entertaining to watch. i just hope that those script writers stumble accidentally into this blog and read the viewers’ comments.
I’m amused by peeps bashing JB. For goodness sake, this is HER BLOG!!! how would you feel if you cordially invited unknown guests to your home, serve them free refreshments yet you’re bashed bcos they don’t like the way you serve the free refreshment. it shows the visitor’s lack of respect and manners. one can disagree with the host in a manner that isn’t offensive. your criteria of a good drama is when there are kissing scenes or lots of skinship and you get a kick out of it but which isn’t shared by most of JB’s blog readers. sure in JB’s blog she gives us the opportunity to rant and/or rave but i don’t think it refers to her – that her blog visitors can rant or rave about her. peeps, give yourself a break – stop acting rude and juvenile if you aren’t one and if you are, please grow up.
I stopped watching the drama after episode 4 or 5. I could already tell that I wasn’t going to like where the drama was going and instead of stubbornly watching through till the end and then wind up really disappointed (like 3 Dads 1 Mom and Powerful Opponents) I knew it was just better for me to stop watching entirely. Nonetheless, I’m still feeling very saddened because I love YEH and wanted her comeback drama to do well. I’m not sure why so many recent trendy dramas have such weird endings and schizophrenic character development. I want old school trendy dramas where things were simpler, cuter, kinder, and thoroughly satisfying.
i TOOTALLY agree with EVERY SINGLE thing you wrote. they deserve better! ugh! anyway, glad it’s finally finished. and yup, how’s your rating?
I think for this drama, the ending is satisfying. You can’t expect all the loose ends they created along the way to be tied up neatly. Just no way. It’s just an eye-candy, giddy drama all the way. That’s a type of drama too, no?
I agree it’s strange that at the end Hye-na doesn’t go abroad. Will she ever grow up to take back the company? Now that it’s in the hands of her uncle who wanted this so much, isn’t it end of the battle already? What will Dong-chan do in the future – “work” for Hae-na again, or the flower shop? But in the end this is what the drama is about – who cares, these 2 need each other, they will stay with each other and they do! Satisfying ending!
My fair lady is a BAD DRAMA the only persons who defend it are die-hard YEH fans (even though they know it)
I started watching this drama, not knowing any of the stars (except for YEH, but not a huge fan for her). I didn’t know about the sky-high expectations from YEH fans as this was her come-back drama. Didn’t know YSH being a recent hit either.
I enjoyed the drama, for the most part. Got disappointed by ep 13, but I continued to watch the rest just because I liked to see YSH/YEH acting together. Ep13-15 made it clear that there was nothing they could do to improve the drama with the terrible screenplay. So, by then, this drama has become one of those that I don’t really care about the story (ok, maybe still care a little). It served as a chance to see fun acting and charismatic stars.
Came across this site at ep 13 of MFL and read the recaps for ep 1-13 all at once. I thoroughly enjoyed them. They were great, very interesting! But I have to say this last recap sounds like you didn’t want to watch the final episode and hence nothing worked for you.
I don’t think it’s a good finale. But having seen 90% of the finales in KDrama turn out to be mediocre, I wouldn’t call this the worst. The recap was a bit too harsh. While I still appreciate your efforts to finish the recap, it would have been better to post something short (like a sentence saying “I hated it and didn’t want to spend time writing it”…). Your fans would understand. No need to torture yourself when you find a drama no longer bearable.
In short, I find this last recap emotional and rough. Just like the performances of the main leads in the finale of MFL, it feels like it was written just because it had to be done. Hence, it is far less witty as other recaps.
I like one line that DC said in this drama, something like “when you realize you’ve changed, do accept the past self.” Yes, this drama didn’t hold strong and disappointed us with bad plotting near the end. But, I wouldn’t regret the time spent in this drama or deny the parts that touched me.
@ 117 loveydovey
I agree with every thing you said I loved the picking up scene it is the best YSH is so strong and manlyI Love him and WILL adore him forever. !!!!!!
JB my thoughts are think twice when writing recaps when yoon eun hye appear
again . Too many lurking die hard fans waiting to pound and hound you.
@ 117 loveydovey & 131 necama
When I saw HN walking ahead of three boys in the airport, I started to smile, thinking hey, this move ain’t so bad. While mirroring the kidnap scene, it helps to show how HN has changed by her relationship with DC. Despite the much criticized repetitions of scenes, this one was actually good!
“JB my thoughts are think twice when writing recaps when yoon eun hye appear again . Too many lurking die hard fans waiting to pound and hound you.”
Thanks, but I can take it.
What’s the point in tailoring my thoughts to appease a particular actor’s fanbase?
I’ve always focused on the story first and foremost, and in doing so you’ve gotta hold all dramas up to a (relatively) common standard. There’s got to be some basis for valuing them, not arbitrary values and concessions of “At least they tried.” So I’ve evaluated My Fair Lady against its own potential and against the landscape of kdramas in general, rather than making excuses for it. Yeah it was entertaining. Yeah the plot also sucked.
”EPISODE 16 RECAP (FINAL) (thank goodness)”
”Oh my gosh, this was one of the worst finales I’ve ever seen”
”If I didn’t leave this drama behind me, I’d be too bummed about the time I spent on it.”
Some of the comments that you have made troughout this drama seem no longer critical, but mean. I don’t understand why you made these recaps when starting from episode 12 you started complaining so much about it. It sounds to me that you only write these MFL recaps because you get a lot of comments for them. Anyways, being critical and judgamental is okay, but please don’t cross the border between that and being just plain bashful.
Still, I do appreciate your time and effort in writing your recaps for korean dramas.
THANK YOU DB for pushing through and completing your reviews on MFL.
my expectations of this drama was set high because of the actors playing each role (mainly because they’ve shown great potentials in their past projects) – but i would have to agree that although i love these actors, i think their potentials weren’t utilized enough to make this drama stand out. there were moments of “ohh, here comes a good scene”, but end up flopping because the dialogues seem to miss the mark and it happened quite often. i think that behind every good actor, must have and be supported by a great writer – and it seemed in this drama, these two just didn’t connect.
even though i didn’t enjoy some parts, i still enjoyed watching it..
I just finished watching MFL…
what in the world??!!!….lol!!!
NO COMMENT…lol!!! too disappointed, i guess ….
on second thought…,i just wanna say, am pretty sure now the scriptwriters are too burned-out already….lol!!!
ok, I love TY and EJ together, i have to admit they are soo cute… sad to say, to late for them, it’s already ep 16!!…
oh well….
THANK YOU JAVA-B!!!! mmwwahh!
NEXT DRAMA!!!!! ^-^
I agree with Sonam, JB has been much more generous throughout this drama than I thought possible (since I’m sure Sarah’s seen her share of brilliant works and knows how greatly made a drama can be). And perhaps that’s why it all came out on the last ep in a rare display of great frustration by JB. I gave up early on and watched it for eye-candy, so I actually found the finale quite pleasant for it’s randomness and fan-service.
I have to to Lmao on some comments tho…ratings = quality/greatness? Just because ratings generates money and it’s a reality of K entertainment – in many regions – doesn’t mean audiences should just accept the quality that comes with it. I thought our generation(s) had more spunk and motivation – or is that a misconception? If ppl treat things in life as “just reality” and easily accept it, I don’t want to hazard a guess at global warming/environmental issues, or whatever else is “just reality.” But I digress.
@27 Ida, 58 rainerust, @113 tonia, @123: Was a sucker for EJ/TY’s intriguing relationship right from the beginning – funny how the scriptwriters were more refreshing with EJ/TY “courtship” than DC and HN’s when they used way less time and effort.
I must really like the actors in this drama more than I thought, cause I stuck through a drama I normally would have dropped by ep 2. BTS of this drama has definitely been interesting. I applaud those who’ve disagreed but maintained their dignity by not resorting to derogatory language or fanatical reasoning. Now that it’s done, we can all move on.
Such a shame, I was looking forward to this after Coffee Prince. I admit that after reading your episode recaps, I haven’t watched a single episode of MFL. Thanks for suffering for us =(
I have chosen to write a message due to the overwhelm messages left by others who found it necessary to criticize this wonderful show, My Fair Lady. I have been a fan and admirer of Yoon Eun-hye. Since her early performance, such as Vineyard Man. In addition, due to her enthusiastic performance in Coffee Prince, I felt that Yoon Eun-hye was a star in the making. Acting is an arduous profession. Time is the ally that allows actors and actresses, such as Yoon Eun-hye, to develop an interior self that can take any demanding role and begin to break the barriers in order to become a superior actor or actress. This show, My Fair Lady, has shown that perseverance is a must. Have we forgotten what dreaming is all about? Dreams are there to allow our imagination to break the shell of ignorance. The glimmer of hope in these wonderful shows have allowed us to be connected, to explore, and to have hope that in these shows a part of us are intertwined with the actors and actresses, such with Yoon Eun-hye. In addition, have we not yearned to live a life that will shake the very foundation of our so-called human experience? Have we forgotten to reflect our wishes in these shows that open a sliver of our own deep wishes in order to feel love and wonder? Yoon Eun-hye has shown that even though the show included some set backs, she herself strived to give of herself in order to have entertainment enter our lives. No matter what the consequences were of why this show turn out the way it did, we, as viewers, should be proud to have actors and actresses, such as Yoon Eun-hye and the rest of the show crew for allowing us to take away form our own selves, and have an opportunity to glimpse into a world where you and I can still achieve wonderful. Korean dramas are entertaining, as they should be. Korean dramas open our mind of the imagination. Actors act according to the role they are projecting. Even when the acting crew of this show questions what and whom they were projecting, I would like to believe that their doubts and confusions became their allies in the hopes to reach within themselves and rediscover something that can be projected to viewers. Yes—it is true that we humans are eager to criticize—it is in our nature to scrutinize when we see fit and use it for our own benefit. However, we must remember that someone as Yoon Eun-hye who broke down in tears during an interview, showed disappointment, not because of our criticizing her, but because she probably felt that she failed her fans who admire her a lot. Yoon Eun-hye has placed her own sake of self and has placed it into our own hands with the hopes that we encourage her amazing success. I as a definite admirer and fan of Yoon Eun-hye, and also being an American, I hope that one day she knows that she has a person from a different country who believes in her acting abilities. That also no matter how one falls, one can recover, learn from experience, and continue on the path of self-discovery. Thank you Yoon Eun-hye for making me find me.
i just watched the first few mins and the last few mins of this episode….
it was boring as hell…
it was just plain bad…
the only thing that made me sad…im gonna miss seing dong chan….he is so hot when he woke up on that white bed!
but the scenes after they woke up? it all looks so fake..head to head in the bed?
jb, i agree, it was so disjointed, stuff out of nowhere..
i was really wondering what happened to the guy hye na liked before…
again the finale was just bad..bad..bad…the writers and directors really need to do a lot of serious reflection…why they even bothered to release that.they should just have ended at episode 9…
ugh,…cant get over how bad the finale was!!!!!!!!
but i we have new dramas to watch!!!!!! thank god!
why do you all talk and brag about ratings? MFL got moderately high ratings but I won’t call it HUGE HIT EVAR!!!!111
it’s disappointing considering both its stars just came out of 30% rated dramas. This drama averaged at the teens… considering its competition can be quickly toppled over I mean HTTG and Swallow the Sun which never really hit the 20s?
it IS still a ratings disappointment. so let’s not get up our high horses here. reality check…. 19% at its highest is ok ratings wise that’s about it. It did not flop, that’s about it.
i am no fan of song hye kyo but girl was against huge hit 20 billion won epic east of eden during her comeback.
anyway, I like YEH but she needs abetter project than this.
Swallow the Sun speaks of big ratings too… it costs 13 billion + won to make. To make money they need about more than 20+% ratings to survive. With 17%-19% ratings they get around average $200,000 with their ads… they need at least around $400,000 to break even. their best bet is if Japan buys it big but as much as we blab about Hallyu…. not everyone is Yonsama here.
so yeah ratings? far more deeper than y’all think.
I won’t speak for anyone, but my impression is that people who didn’t like the show or were disappointed had problems with the character devo and scripting, NOT (purely) because of the actors. Fans should be more open-minded and not try to take it personally. Sorta like your family and friends, just because you love them and understand them, some things they do/participate in are just plain bad/disappointing. Really need to be able to separate drama/situational criticism from personal criticism.
well I have to say that I enjoy the ending as well as the drama, at least this one (in this year) can make me cry and laugh while watching it. Despite the crappy script, the casts still do well
anyway, thank you, jb for spending time on the drama and making the recap. Just hope u won’t be this harsh with the next dramas
For those criticising JB’s bias (which is fair enough, opinions are great etc), I think it would be wise to just bear in mind that she has watched a LOT of dramas. When u immerse yourself in something (dramas, music, art, whatever), you naturally stop being as entertained by mediocrity and it can become quite tiresome.
So if you enjoyed MFL and were put off by JBs reviews, just be aware that she was looking at it through a critical eye (I would even go as far as to say ’seasoned’). This is something many people enjoy and expect from her – but that you may look for different things from a drama than she does.
As always, there’s the whole “if you don’t like it, don’t read it” argument – but I think that this is a great website and that people should just be a little more understanding of what kind of community it’s aimed at before shunning it entirely.
your comments are the highlights!! i look forward to reading them on a daily basis. anyways thank you for the recaps, the juicy news, etc..etc..etc..
best drama of all time. period
you all suck
it’s simple really. this is JB’s blog… it’s her opinion. and please what she did is far from bashing… what y’all are doing though is bashing her.
lmao 148 you’re funny
Dear JB : I LOVE your recaps! Whenever you’re frustrated, it reminds me of Jan-di’s frustrations over the pool full of ducklings in BBF! Visiting your site is a must for me. Take care.
I can’t bring myself to watch the last two episodes. I feel like I’ll just get mad. I’ll watch them eventually, sometime this weekend, hopefully. But I’m going to have to watch a lot of something really good first. It was seriously painful to read these last two recaps. Such a disappointment. I was never super into this show but… come on.
i enjoyed this series!
I was also curious how all it will end. With all the criticisms it has been getting from this blog, I wondered…Will it really be that bad?
The recaps were out faster than the videos. So I read them first before watching the videos with English subtitle…
I really liked the recap you did on Ep 9. But the recaps and your comments of the last few episodes sounded like you were so disappointed and that the series turned out to be bad to worst.
But when I watched the last episodes, “I’m lovin’ it” I liked the ending..it gave us a glimpse of what has happened to each character..
No need to have an in-depth analysis of the plot,characters and all…
accept it as it is…Light, fun, sad, a little bit of excitement, a little bit of reality…
For me, it’s a Feel-Good series…
“My fair lady is a BAD DRAMA the only persons who defend it are die-hard YEH fans (even though they know it)”
Whao~~This is SO TRUE!!!
@140 emanuel :
Your comment made me tears.
Thanks for protrayed for Yoon Eunhye Fan.
I also her big fan from Thailand.
I agree with you 100%.
ahhhh sooooooooooooooooo sad that MFL END …..NOW I DONT KNOW WARE I CAN FIND SUCH A CUTE AND SWEET COUPLE AS DC AND HEYNA…..EVEN COFFEE PRINCE CANT BIT THE SWEETNESS OF THIS DRAMA….A LOT OF FLOW BUT THIS IS THE ONLY DRAMA THAT I LOVE NO MATTER HOW BAD THE STORY….SEEING THE CAST MAKE ME SMILE AND CONTENT TO WATCH THE WHOLE EPISODE….SO SAD TO JB YOUR NOT HAPPY WITH THE ENDING…BUT THANKS FOR THE RECAP AT LIST YOU GOT YOUR FIRST WORST RECAP OF THE YEAR….IF ONLY YOU FEEL WHAT WE FEEL AFTER YOUR WHOLEHEARTED FEEDBACK WAS WRITTEN IN YOUR BLOG….BUT THEN ANYWAY THIS IS MY LAST POST IN THIS BLOG SO THANKS AGAIN…..MFL FIGHTING!!!
CONGRATS MFL CAST FOR THE 2 DIGIT RATING AND GOT THE NO. 1 RATING FOR THE FINAL EPISODE…………………………
So So glad that MFL is now over. The whole thing was just, MEHHHHHHHH.
After all are said and done i must say i really admire the composure of JB and the actors of MFL (if they ever read this blog). At least the actors got huge paycheck and possible better projects lined up, but what will JB get? Thanks JB for whatever it is worth to you.
It’s nice to interact with insightful and sharp bloggers like Kgrl and of course JB if not for some “line crossing comments here and there (she is human after all she needs to express her frustrations). Otherwise, this has been a good ride for everyone judging from the comments in every episode of MFL. Though I am not sure now where they are coming from- the MFL drama per se; actors performance; bad and unimaginative script; poor directing; or the critical comments of JB)?
YEH fans has JB to thank for not just for the brilliant summary but because her opinion woke us up – we react – SO LIKE IT OR HATE IT. That’s our problem not hers.
Let me just say- I kinda both- I like some and I hate some. CIAO everyone! Until next time. . . .
oh so sadddd to JB your not happy with the ending…….buttttttt im so happy with the ending, ,,,,,ahhhhhhh,,,,this well be the funniest ending drama ever that’s the reason i still love to watch the mfl the story was so cute,,,,,,,the sweetness was overload eeeeeee seeing the kissssss at the last episode makes me wow wow wow…..rating rating rating dont care….as long as i m happy with the drama, rating and worst STORY cant effect me……..I M REPEATING ALL THE EPISODE TODAY AT VIIKII THANKS GOD I FOUND THE SITE THE SUB WAS GREAT……
great drama congrats to all the cast…
I started watching this for YEH
kept watching it for YEH
finished it for YEH
YEH – ’nuff said
it actually wasn’t that bad… i agree that the drama overall became alittle washed out in the end and it definitely wasn’t yoon eun hye’s best drama but you all have to give her credit for putting in 100% effort or more even after the harsh criticisms she got. Also, regarding the whole going abroad and U.S scene… i dont think anybody is understanding why the writer put that in… they only put that in so that they could connect and tie back the scene in the first episode when dong chan goes to meet hyena at the airport and carries her yelling “she’s my woman.” i thought it was so funny and cute that they actually put that in the end and made hyena say ” now you’re supposed to carry me on your back” and dong chan does and says “NOW she is REALLY my woman”. I thought the connection between this scene in the last episode and first was really well tied together. yeah its a cliche used in korean drama’ s and a lame way to create some sort of temporary conflict but when you think about even the great drama’s use this conflict such as brilliant legacy. However, all the other dramas that used this concept lacked the reasoning and connection of the one in my fair lady. If you really think about it , the writer were trying to show the difference of dong chan and hye na’s love while putting in some cute and comic depth to it. i LOVED when dong chan was like “she is REALLY my woman NOW”. I really thought that was genius cuz one forgets about the airport scene in the beginning but when you think about it, it was actually a really significant scene and ties in well with the airport scene at the end. its just a really good connection and yes I definitely do agree the scene were choppy and weird and fragmented but i mean i feel like my fair lady tried to do the best they could with what they had and you know it really wasn’t a terrible story… and i agree. the actors i thought were GREAT!! maybe its because i’m a fan of yoon eun hye but JB i really truly deeply appreciate your reviews and i always look for your insight cuz I actually think you have great opinions about dramas. so if you like them that makes me like them and happy but i was sad you didn’t like my fair lady. cuz i’m a yeh fan i liked it and i hope you continue to do reviews for her future drama’s.
YOON EUN HYE and YOON SANG HYUK FOREVER <33 hehe
haha 162 me tooo
starting watching this for yeh
kept watching it for her
finished watching it for her
and loved it for her <33
i love yeh<3
i mean 161 lol
*yoon sang hyun
sorry correction i had typo there
On a lighter note! Yoon Eun Hye is such a darling..try this link and see why.
http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/yoon_eun_hye_gives_puma_shoes_as_parting_gift/
I stopped watching this drama after the 6th episode, i just waited for you summary… same w/ triple, stars in love?? and other ones… lol seems like all the dramas these days are the same and very predictable.
thanks a lot though for all the summaries and stuff!
i am so looking forward for IRIS…hope yoon eun hye will accept a role that has depth and a ‘real’ story..jb, i look forward for your reviews about Iris..happy weekend ^^
I started watching this for YEH
I kept watching it for YEH
I finished it for YEH
YEH – ’nuff said!
(credit- 161)
Anyone know when her next drama will be?
Thank you Javabeans for all your MFL recaps. Thank you so much for seeing it through despite your disappointment and dislike for the drama. Really really appreciate all your effort, you should get a Nobel prize for doing all this!
For all of you JB bashers, get a life. Seriously.
id stop watching this until ep.16 (oh, wait that’s the last episode) LMAO. Id just find it entertaining to read some comments stating which episode they had stop watching.
Anyhow, Im a fan of YEH, but that doesnt mean that i would be blind to see how bad this drama is…and i got what JB’s and other’s pointing out here..Its not about being biased or so.. and there’s definitely no problem with the acting part..Its the “DRAMA” itself (on which the storyline/writers are to blame off) that made it skcus..
I for one had been frustrated for the entire series, that i thought of going to SK and hunt the writers and smack their heads myself! (argh!). Anyways, I kinda expecting that the ending wouldnt be that good (that would really have to be a miracle for me if the writers can pull a really good ending) given the 15 out of 16 epis that they made(yeah only ep9 is good)..that’s why my frustrations had subside for this last epi.Id just decided to enjoyed and endure it for the sake of seeing yeh but still.. (argh!)
Im just relieved that it was FINALLY OVER and as JB said we and the actors can finally move on…
On the side note, erm, no offense to YSH fans, i also love the guy and the dude can really act but id just got bothered when he was delivering his line and he was “snoring”??? I dunno if you guys noticed that.. anyways..just my observation.
**OT**
Now that MFL finally wraps up (thank goodness) i hope YEH can squeeze on her schedule to guest on F.O perhaps? that would really erased the trauma id been through watching MFL..( o’weLL my wishful thinking)…
I’m bewildered with the ending. But that’s fine. I think the casts have done great, their best for this drama. I’ve never watched Yoon Eun Hye drama before, never fans of cutesy, dizzy drama. For Lady Castle I must say it’s good, I mean she can bring out her character very well. Imagine with such a difficult storyline, I don’t think anyone can be a better Kang Hye Na than YEH. The same goes for Yoon Sang Hyun, Jung Il Woo, and Moon Chae Won, they have done well till the end portraying their characters. Looking forward for their next collaboration with much better storyline!
Cast and Crew of ‘My Fair Lady’ Party it Up…. It seems that the drama is quite a success and they are partying
check it out here, quite interesting what the main leads said :
http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/cast_and_crew_of_my_fair_lady_party_it_up_done/
Pffft hahaha, glad I dropped this drama like around ep5 because it seemed too predictable to me. And guess I was right. Totally wasted really good actors for bad storyline. Ahh, can’t wait for your review of You’re Beautiful and IRIS though.
You ppl who are basing their judgments on SOMEONE ELSES REVIEW are so absolutely and ridiculously slack. I absolutely enjoyed this drama. Why don’t you ppl watch it for yourselves and make up your minds then instead of taking someone elses opinion. God. Have your own thoughts you SHEEP.
There’s a difference between bashing and frank critique. This drama was painful!
So what if it had high ratings? You think ratings is all that makes a good drama? What a naive thought.
@175: I’m a big proponent of people forming their own opinions and not take things at face value. However, to many, JB is a knowledgeable and “seasoned” patron of K ent, and she’s proven to be able to make distinctions between objective and subjective views. Like a doctor, lawyer, car mechanic, etc. who doesn’t necessary specialize in a problem you have – but you still consult them for their opinion. Why? Because ppl trust their doctors, their teachers, their lawyers, their whatever in their professionalism, experience, and way of doing things.
Does that mean I always agree? No. Does that mean I can see where JB’s coming from? Yes. Because she tends to make valid points and has reasonable support for her views.
That said, for those who don’t like the “crowd” here – you can consort with ppl elsewhere that share your views. I personally find this site to be a congregation of many enlightened, mature, and insightful ppl. Something I find rare given the usual fanaticism/extremism surrounding K ent online. I don’t get why if it’s not “I love it” – it’s “I hate it.” The real world definitely doesn’t benefit ppl who can not listen or respect others.
@all of you who feel that those who felt that JB was unnecessary harsh, biased, maybe even mean-spirited should go elsewhere: Okay. I can tell you that I found the whole MFL experience here unpleasant enough I am probably not going to read JB’s recaps for shows I am currently watching or at least currently watching and enjoying.
That’s my solution. But is it a solution for the larger community?
I see some of your point that people who disagree with JB should go elsewhere, and many will, I am sure. But that is a sad way to deal with this issue. It would have been much more productive, I think, if we took criticisms from both sides as being valid. Maybe JB could be more aware of her biases and instincts, especially since she is writing to a wider audience. She is not doing recaps for her benefit — she already understands Korean. She is doing this as a gesture to an audience beyond herself. And in an instance like this, maybe a little bit more sensitivity to her audience is not a bad thing.
Recaps are different from reviews, by the way.
Maybe she could make her recaps less…biased and and then can offer a review section for her bashing or adoration. That way, we could all benefit from her wonderful service as a recapper, but could choose not to engage with her review..
What irks me the most is how this thread is nothing more than JB-fan girls, most of whom never watched the show beyond a few episodes, fangirling in typical fan girl fashion. And they are the same ones who characterize others of blind YEH worshipping. Ah, irony.
I love JB. She does great service to us all, and I am grateful to her for all that she does. And I hope that she won’t dismiss some of the valid criticism being thrown her way.
I post this with some trepidation, and I fully expect the JB-fan girsl to eviscerate me. My appeal though is directly to JB. You give us a lot, and I am not trying to come across as ungrateful. I just don’t think telling us to go elsewhere if we don’t like it here is fair. I am sure that many want to stay and that many want to have fun with you. With you.
@178
I find it ironic that you use the same dismissive attitude of the “JB fangirls” that you accuse them of making to “YEH fangirls.” If we use the same logic on your comments, then we should dismiss you too because you lump all the people defending JB into some lame “fangirl” category.
I think it’s presumptuous and rude to tell a blog owner how do do something she does of her free will. You’re right that she’s writing to a wider audience, but are you her boss? Does she owe you something? I’m annoyed at the complaint that her recaps are only to get pageviews because I’ve tried to write a recap before and it’s damn hard work, I wouldn’t do it for a thousand pageviews. It’s too much effort only to get a lot of whiny complaints from people who think that because JB has done this for a long time that now they get to demand certain things. Like the person (not you 178) who complained that this wasn’t as “witty” as other recaps. So now JB has to be fast AND completely unbiased AND thorough (oh no she left out this tiny scene! how dare she!) AND witty?
Sheesh. People really forget (or don’t care) that what takes twenty minutes to read took hours and hours to write. This isn’t your home and you don’t make the rules. I agree that it would be nice for JB to take constructive criticism too, but remember who is doing what for who here.
@179: Your response is exactly the kind of vapid, knee-jerk response I was expecting so no surprise there.
Let me guess: You also bailed on MFL after the first few episodes?
Go back and re-read my comment, and this time try to do so without the self-righteous indignant posturing clouding your comprehension skills.
JB, just to be clear: I am not trying to disrespect you. I respect you too much to do that. I am in awe of all that you do.
Some of the JB-fangirls on the other hand…
@180
Whoa. Where did you get vapid and knee-jerk from my comment?
I read every word of your comment carefully. Twice. I stand by my comment. Would you care to rethink yours?
I have seen every episode of My Fair Lady. I don’t agree with everything JB (or other commenters) have thought, but I don’t think it’s my place to tell JB to change her style. Why? Because it’s up to her to determine what kind of style she wants to use and I’m not going to demand that she better do it my way. That IS rude and disrespectful, and maybe if you read over your comments again “without the self-righteous indignant posturing clouding your comprehension skills” you might see that.
There is a part of me that is waiting for the tourists to leave so we can go back to our usual discussions but some of the comments have been priceless and I do thank JB’s forebearance so I can enjoy morsels like these.
” i just don’t know why you never seem to like MFL at all! any personal grudge to Eun hye? or yoon sang coz he’s not as young as the other actors but excel in his projects? whatever it may be that’s your opinion and this is mine….this drama is one of the best Kdramas i’ve seen!”
“best drama of all time. period
you all suck”
haha!
I protest to the term “JB-fangirls” There are a handful of JB-fanboys as well. We would like to be collectively acknowledged as JB-fanpeople if we are all being lumped like that. “You people” might also work.
Sorry what kind of biasness are you talking about ? (YEH die hard fans). This drama is bad and JB just uses clearly the things she noticed in MFL to explain her feeling and why this flop of this year is a flop.
I thought I was gone with my CIAO but I can’t help myself.
Girls! let’s respect one another. Why can’t we express ourselves without kicking someone else? We can agree to disagree but in a civil way. I did mention like or hate but I did not mean it in the literal way- it is just an expression of extreme reactions from all sides of the bloggers here. JB definitely is entitled to her opinions as we are. I’m sure she wouldn’t want a wishy washy reaction from her comments that’s why she is enduring all of the rantings. But let’s not forget, we are all together in seeking improvement in the production system be it a drama; a movie; or a sitcom; and quality shows so we will all watch and thus generate high ratings, hence all these brouhaha!. We are not fighting or should be fighting among ourselves. Cool It people. . . Let’s stick to constructive criticism where all can benefit.
Good thing this drama is over. I was expecting something better for YEH’s comeback drama. I hope she realizes that also. Anways, if it was not for YEH, I will not even read this review. I hope she does a project with Gong Yoo again
Saying JB doesn’t like YEH and thus criticizes her isn’t right. JB recapped Coffee Bean and liked it very much. I think she’s fair with her opinions – her opinions might differ with others but I don’t thinks she’s biased and she meant to offend anyone.
Woah. Why are there so many arguments about a silly thing of having different views of another?
Accept and respect the opinions of others.
When a person states something that does not agree with yours, and then you start picking up your pitchforks as if a serious insult was committed over a small thing: that isn’t accepting and respecting, and certainly not cool.
There have been times I have not agreed with her comments, but that’s exactly it. It’s HER opinion in HER blog that is in HER site where she writes H.E.R review. I realize that and respect that. Rather than saying, “OMG JB, I can’t believe you think that way.” I contribute to the discussion by saying what I thought about the matter – which can be done in a way without getting upset at others because they just don’t happen to agree with me.
If some of you guys did not agree, don’t get so upset. The comment section is obviously a section for commenting your views, where you are free to express how you felt about the episode.
But people please, don’t attack the views of another.
If some of you people cannot accept and respect the way things are working here, you are welcomed to leave. If you want to stay, fine. Quoting BO, “Let’s stick to constructive criticism where all can benefit.”
i love this drama!!!!!
Isn’t the tag line for this website, “Blogging My K-Drama Obsession?” Some of the comments directed at JB are just so… entitled! The sheer nerve of some of you astounds me. I mean, to tell someone to temper their writing with your delicate sensibilities in mind. Wow.
It’s HER obsession, HER bias. Hers! Geez, let her have it.
I watched this drama on and off at KBSW. I’m so not into it. I don’t know why. So to fill the gap. I read the recaps here. It’s better read here then at Soompi ex with all the fangirling.
Readers here are more mature and give constructive view. I like it that way. Most of them here have watched many K-dramas so that they can give their view. Not that like some fans that watched drama just because their favorite actor/actress acting in it. Try to watch others drama too so that you can understand more.
Let’s wait until drama awards. I bet that if their favorite don’t win some awards they will get mad.
Sheesh… there’re more drama on this board in the last 8 hurs than all 16 episodes of MFL combined
Chill girls, it is only a show, there will be plenty others! Anyways, looks like the script writer had a serious sit down talk with YEH according to some sources from the DC wrapped up party. Apparently there’s a few tears shed by YEH who does most of the listening. I suppose she is only too aware of the lack of quality writing, and the script writer felt had to explain herself or apologize for what ever reason.
It is good, hope this is a good experience for her. It is not a complete failure (some people obviously loved it like marmite, while others hated, or learn to get used to it.) Hopefully this proved to be a valuabe lesson learnt. Tthere are obviously loads of things we are unaware of behind the production which resulted n the show’s deterioation in the last 6 episodes.
it is just me or does anyone else think that the secondary characters (Eui-joo and Tae-yoon) would have made a far more interesting series than the main characters?
@Nom_Kitteh: I respect your opinion, though I do not think it’s JB’s role/duty/desire to cater to a greater audience, nor pay homage to sensitivities of her current readership. Afterall, she doesn’t take donations, nor seem to generate other real benefits, just the goodwill she’s established. Does it matter if she loses a couple hundred readers after a “bad” review of MFL? Nah, I don’t think that’s a worry for her.
It’s a valid criticism that ppl shouldn’t just read JB’s opinions and think it’s like gospel, esp. when they haven’t experienced it themselves. But that isn’t JB’s issue, that’s the ppl who-can’t-form-their-own-opinions problem. And I think you’re underestimating many ppl’s intelligence here (this isn’t Soompi). It’s not “fangirling” JB, rather we have similar standards and critical processes. I form my own opinion when I watch K ent, and depending on my curiosity, I visit JB’s site to read her recaps/opinions, and what other ppl think (skipping the fanatics). What can I do if many of my opinions are similar to JB’s or other commenters here? Does that mean I’m fangirling when I happen to agree? lols…How do I prove my legitimacy as an independent thinker?
@nycgirl: Lols..you’re so funny. Now that’s what I call taking it in stride.
@trekkscmu: Oh, I’ve been so intrigued with TY and EJ’s relationship since day 1, especially in comparison to the lack of originality and transition with Hye-Chan’s courtship. You’d think the scriptwriter would come up with better stuff with DC/HN since it’s so heavily focused – actually almost the entire storyline. lols.
You know, instead of fighting about what should or what should not been written in this blog, I think we should pay more attention to what is been underlying in this matter all along, which is a possibility of a fraud case. If this information is credible that all of MFL actors being duped to sign a contract which then been broken by the one who hire them (Prod Co. who change the real storyline/script without the actors agreement) this matter alone can be categorized as a contract breach IMO. Seriously, so far there’s never been a talk or article about this matter. So far the news always stating about a prod. co. or the channel stations sued the actor for breaking their contract, but never about the reversal. I think this tendency just show us that despite of all the benefit the actors can get they still weak in front of the law.
How far an actor can demand a script changing if there’s a possibility that the storyline will go out of context, or how far an actor can give a suggestion for their character development. It’s never been included in the contract. I think it’s time for the actors to be more active in term of their involvement in a project, and for them to have a solid stand in front of the law. So MFL case and the famous LDH’s East of Eden case won’t be happen again. How about that JB…?
Dang, everyone calm down!!
Yes, I’m one of those people who bailed early on this drama, but I’m glad because I wouldn’t freaking waste 16-5 = 11 hours of my life to watch something only to end up absolutely disappointed … I already did that for Goong. I’m not a big fangirl of Yoon Eun Hye, but I did love the role she had for Coffee Prince. But I guess was expecting more from her now that the Goong nightmare is out of the picture … yet I couldn’t even reach halfway of MFL. I didn’t base it on JB’s opinions, but my own enjoyment factor from watching ep1-5 which was a total 0 … ok being lenient will be 5/10 for good acting, but the storyline bored me.
I usually come to JB after watching the show and reading her and others opinions. While I love reading JB’s blog, I also don’t always agree with her. Especially when it comes to watching historical dramas that JB hates without first watching it. I at least watch 4 episodes to develop an opinion while she watches none and criticizes that she finds them boring. Then again, it is HER BLOG, let her rant on WHATEVER SHE WANTS.
AHHAHAHAHA javabeans! reading your recap really cracked me up LOLLLL i cant help but say that your opinion is just sooo negative… hahhaha i know i know i actually truly respect the fact that this is just your personal opinion about the drama. i am just gonna say that even though i sort of agree that the last 2 episodes were too rushy and choppy, i think that the overall drama was not bad at all. (at least not until the point that i was very thankful when the drama has ended – you are too much, my friend
) i admit that this drama has too many loopholes, but yeah all dramas must have ones and at the end of the day what really matters is whether you enjoy watching it, right? no? i personally think that it was very fun watching my fair lady. i bet a lot of people feel the same way too – we can see this from the ratings and its popularity. well, my point is, i just wanna say that there are still a lot of people out there who think that this drama is awesome ^_______^ for those of you who haven’t had the chance to watch, give it a shot! the actors/actresses are all great – they acted really well. YSH-YEH’s chemistry was superb! i was one of those people who really had fun watching and anticipating this drama every week… maybe you could be one of us later on 
DDD
oooh btw i am not YEH/YSH/JIW fans or anything (as some of you said that the only people who were rooting for this drama are YEH fans LOL) i started liking YSH-YEH because i watched this drama ^______^ for me despite all of the flaws, this drama is very entertaining… heehheh
Yay… time to bring on IRIS.
u’re comments are so negative, DB.. LOL…i like ur comments on episodes before 10..start from there, u loosing me…haha…
i respect your hard work bring us good/complete recaps so fast…
anyway for me MFL made a GREAT ending..i love it…happy happy…
YEH n YSH just portrayed a perfect couple, wish to see them more and MORE!!!
I think everyone is entitled to their opinion.But I think I will not be reading the recap first before the watching the drama from now onwards.I dont want to be
influent and not giving the drama a fair start .I still love YSH and YEH ,they have done their best,love the back drop and the fashion ….Ya I still think is worth watching.
I hope there will come out a Special version to show more about YSH and YEH after living together at Lady Castle. haha
Haven’t watched the drama (no interest at all) but the comments here are highly entertaining! The pouting! The outrage! I find myself coming back for more!
A few pointers for the “tourists” (lol @189 nycgrl)
1) This is Dramabeans’ blog. She gets to write what she wants.
2) She’s been doing this a LONG time and has a lot of experience watching/writing about Kdramas.
3) Her writing is well-informed, intelligent, critical and yes, very personal. Oh and often hilarious – even the snarkiness!
4) She is very open about what/who she likes but that isn’t enough to protect a drama/actor/writer from her wrath if they are not up to snuff! She is also quick to praise if it/he/her deserves it.
5) AND THAT’S WHY WE COME HERE!!!
From what I understand, you are expecting a site that gives you something quite different. There are other many sites out there that would make you much happier. So, off you go… Shoo! Shoo!
YES, I agree with you @ 196 goldlilys THIS IS HER BLOG then let her RANT on WHATEVER SHE WANTS.
Entertaining reading…
My primary motivation for watching MFL is because of my ‘addiction’ to ‘Coffee Prince’, so I looked forward to YEH next drama, just as much as I looked forward to the other CP cast’s new dramas. I watched Triple for that reason, too, plus Yoon Kye Sang.
Anyway, I also do not agree with JB 5% of the time but that’s just normal.
If your opinions clash, feel free to express them but not in an offensive way as to bash the person. Argue with her opinion, put forward your own views, but please do not call people names.
I usually read JB views after I’ve watched the episode altho’ there were occasions when I did the opposite. JB recaps cum reviews enhance my k-drama viewing experience and I’m eternally grateful to her.
Fighting!
i actually quite enjoyed the drama. The couple was great, simply love them. I do agree that the story is a little make-no-sense, but nevertheless, enjoy watching the sparks between the couple, and attracted to the songs too
I liked this drama. I looked forward to watching it.
It was fun.
I liked YEH.
The recaps are much appreciated and made me laugh at times.
Thanks for all of your hard work.
Am looking forward to the recaps of You’re Beautiful…
Does anyone know what song is playing on episode 16..when Hae-na goes out for a walk along a bamboo-lined trail with her grandfather. As she steps aside to retrieve drinks, Dong-chan arrives? And as they pass that song plays..
I cant seem to find it anywhere!
PLEASE HELP!
Thanks
I thought the ending was okay. It wasnt great, but it wasnt as bad as you said it was. I have to remind you though…its a KOREAN DRAMA. Theres always going to be something that does not make sense or doesnt seem right. Personally, i think you are wayy too nit picky. You going crazy about some scenes and expressing your emotions overdramatically doesnt really help.
To people who say that the only people that liked the drama are YEH’s die hard fans, well Im not and I still enjoyed it
Well… I thought I could continue watching this series but it just bored me. I gave up after episode 10 and pretty much read JB’s reviews and skipped to watch the parts with Moon Chae-won and Jung Il-woo cus from the beginning (like allll the way from the beginning before he “likes” YEH’s character) I thought he and MCW would make a cute couple (:
I’m kinda glad they did make it so that the two are interested in each other hehe. I hope they’ll star in a series together again soon.
I’ve lost my interest in episode 7.. Fortunately I found Tamra, The Island that wash away my disappointment from this drama.
My Fair lady is very nice kdrama, i’m not a die hard fan, but the way the episode runs it’s fantastic acting natural, in episode 10 there is love song playing when Dongchan goes to his mother grave, and when Hae-na wait for him to talk about something.
I like the song (Can’t Control Love) and (I love You) even its korean love song, what a wonderful couple there acting are very great, anyway i’m not script writer nor a Director, there some not so much intended scene, and shortcut, but for me this drama is good i play the scene many times, i cant help myself my tears drop, well dunno what, maybe because look likes i attach myself to a Great Love Story…Congrats to Cast more power…
LOL… ure comments written here seems like a great influence to others, JB.. they followed U!!!
so mny readers are agreed with u…although they admitted that they stopped watching on earlier episodes……dang!! what watched only epi 5, but still crawling to read its recaps till the end ? what an ugly excuses…..
feeling like, “I have my pleasure to join in bad mouthed over YEH’s drama…”
better u said it loud..instead of saying that u agree over something that u dont even watch it YET!!! duh!!
JB, I love to read your recaps, u’re always fast!!! and detailed with tones pictures of the drama… u’re great… sincerely kudos to ur hard work….
but sometimes, i think ure still being too subjective over some dramas…
I would love to see u commenting harsh in Hong Sister’s project…. ehm, have u ? coz, u seems excited with everything about Hong sister….i’ll check u out in U’re beautiful recaps….. hope to see fair judgment there….
I still appreciate if you would use more light words in describing ur disappointment, instead of writing…
” Oh my gosh, this was one of the worst finales I’ve ever seen.now that it’s over I can say with certainty that this is a gross disappointment, What an awful finale. The best thing about this episode was the IRIS trailer at the end of it”
this is ur blog, i know, but as it open for public, u can’t deny that ur comments might hurt others too…. and affected to others who haven’t watch this drama to feel pessimistic to even start watching it….
I believe ur web is about deconstructing K-drama, but no offenses taken, ur comments there is a full insult….
@emanuel…i really enjoyed reading your msg re Eun as i’m one of her admirers too here in America. well said & need i say more? i for one thought she wasn’t bad at all…i cried when she cried in this series & both she & yoon sang were very convincing in their performance! i gave them two thumbs up way up plus i liked MFL so much that i’ve seen it 4x since its inception including when it’s ended a few weeks ago! I guess we’re all entitled to our own opinion and criticisms or not this is after all a fantasy drama!
btw i just loved the ending …. a happy one & i wished there’s more episodes really showing these two loveable characters got married, enjoying their lives in the mansion and with dong chan as hyena’s right hand man. hats off to this drama and its lead actors. I hope they team up again soon!
@117…. i agree with you, it’s hard to read every comments here but your caught my eye! the worst ending for me and these are just the ones i cld think of right now…Lovers in Paris (good storyline luvd it but when it ended that’s one of the worst so confusing & most ppl thought the same thing) Summer Scent was one of them & as i said i can’t think of the others. MFL is one of the best finale i’ve seen…sweet moments DC and HN spent together esp. on every bit of their dates! While watching I didn’t find myself fast forwarding some segments cause all of them were (to me) substantial!
Yes I too love that airport scene…loved it & have been rewatching this drama for the 4th time now which is breaking the record for me in terms of watching Kdramas! This will be one of my best 10 Kdramas of all time…yes we all must have seen some flaws but is there any dramas you’ve seen that’s flawless? Tell me about it! I’m a latecomer here i’m sure but i still want to put my 2cents on this here! To sum it up and sorry for those who were not satisfied with this drama, i love every minute of it & most especially the Yoons! The’re a great couple!
Shooo….I am soo relived i’m not the only person who thinks Lady Castle sucked!! I too was disappointed it and just hanged on cause I thought somthing good was gonna happen…result ….ABSOLUTLY RUBBISH!! Thank you for recapping You’re Beautiful….atleast so far….i think that drama HAS a plot (not to mention alot of eyecandy and funny moments…MUCH FUNNIER THEN LADY CASTLE) The actors did great on thier part (although i felt Tae-yoon got a bit drabby)!! ThHANK YOU JAVABEANS!!
Shooo….I am soo relived i’m not the only person who thinks Lady Castle sucked!! I too was disappointed it and just hanged on cause I thought somthing good was gonna happen…result ….ABSOLUTLY RUBBISH!! Thank you for recapping You’re Beautiful….atleast so far….i think that drama HAS a plot (not to mention alot of eyecandy and funny moments…MUCH FUNNIER THEN LADY CASTLE) The actors did great on thier part (although i felt Tae-yoon got a bit drabby)!! ThHANK YOU JAVABEANS!
@217, this is what we said, IGNORANT PEOPLE….
why r u bother to watch Rubbish, dear ?
Just make one drama urself, maybe u can make better ??????
I gave up on this drama and watch Shining Inheritance instead. I’m just glad I did. I’ve had a bad feeling ever since the 8th episode. Too many non-sense, WTH happened to Hyena-Taeyoon relationship?? geez. overall, it’s not that bad but not great either
Sorry, I’m late to the game. I starting watching it online last week. I’m finally done! I’m not sure where all you nice people live. I just know there are a lot of well educated people commenting on this site. Your expression of ideas, opinions and criticism are well thought out and written as I read almost all the comments from episode 1 thru 16.
Anyhow, Unless most of you watch Drama’s for a living. Don’t have a jobs, nitpick at little things. MFL was okay, not great, not bad. I’ve seen worse! I’ve only recently found Javabeans’s website and I respect her opinions, commentary and recaps. Like some people on here said she is, was, still a fan of YEH. Therefore, I basically watch because YEH. Hated Dongchan at first but he grew on me. I don’t know what you ppls are looking for in a drama. Seriously, can’t you just watch it for the sake of watching? I know time is valuable and there are many, many new Dramas to choose from. Even if you hated it, we all have different taste, opinions and ways to enjoy this poorly scripted drama. Would I recommend this drama to by buddies? Yes!
Just finished watching the drama’s last episode today after catching up on it big time. I can’t say also it’s one of the great dramas out there, since I also found the ending quite predictable but the acting is good still, though there were some flaws in the story itself but I enjoyed watching and waiting every week (I allotted time to finish this drama) since this drama is good in it’s own way
anybody is entitled to his/her opinions and let’s remember that this is only a drama so I respect all the comments written here
finished watching all of MFL.. awww, i know the feeling of having (some) disappointments (thinking that i watched Shining Inheritance then MFL, when i found Shining Inheritance quite lovely!),.
i was thinking that MFL had a really interesting plot, it had a certain flair at the start, disappointed it wasn’t maintained thoughout the series.
but i’ll agree, i hate the scriptwriting! should have been way way better.. hmm and maybe partly on the directing.. oh well, if there’s a awful script, can directing even salvage that?
some (if not most) lacked character depth- i like the actors though, they fit the physical aspects of the role.. but character build up was also lacking.
although the series had flaws, it was still entertaining. (a YEH fan myself, i hope she gets better (or the best) scriptwriters next time.
@ shin- i think drama criticizing /critiques, most (of us) only wants better dramas next time.. we can only hope for the best
.. like for me, i’m disappointed that MFL could have turned out with much more inspiring and moving scenes/episodes. MFL’s plot concept was good.
i love watching MFL aaahhhh miss the cast the yoon couple i love those two…..
Finally finish MFL what a wonderful Love Story, i love it i have many channel in my receiver, but dunno why i watch this story lovable, comedy, and many others wow amazing congrats to the Cast…
Waiting for Part 2 i just love this couple Yoon, my heart touch by this love story…
all i can think about after this drama ended is Jung Il Woo and Moon Chae Won should make a drama starring each other ..as the leads. the grandpa dying part was still sad though cos this drama didnt feel like there was anybody going to die. ‘My girl’s’ grandpa didnt die..huhu
*cross pinkies for JIW and MCW!!* who knows rite.. and *cross pinkies for better scripts when that happens!!*
I hung around for the IRIS trailer too, which never came; (
This series was passable for me. Bring on IRIS…………
love the ending!!! same as the starts..
i gave up after epi 10. just couldn;t carry on anymore. the script was lousy, the acting was bad…
i was drawn to it because of the hype of YEH but gosh it was so painful to watch this show.
thanks for the recap. from epi10 to 16 when i read your recap i dont see myself missing anything at all – save my time for better shows to watch! thank you!
it was cute though…
\\\\\\\\m sorry but i thoroughly enjoyed this drama, watching yoon eun hye is such a pleasure. She had once again shown her versatility. Hope to see more great projects for her. From the Philippines, more power! Fighting!
I feel sorry for those who didn’t appreciate this TV drama it was nice and really good…I’ve watch it straight on DVD and it’s really really nice and cute…my only disappointment is that it end that fast …all I can say is that I want more of yoon eun hye….