Finished the 2006 drama, “Golden Apple” a week ago. Written by Kim Woon Kyung (Yoo Na’s Street writer). Very solid drama. Acting could have been better, but the writing was good.
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    Is it really good? I enjoyed Yoona’s Street a lot. Does it have the same feel?

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      Hello,
      I haven’t watched Yoo Na’s Street yet so I can’t say. However, this one is a bit of a slice of life dealing with a family and their friends in the 1960’s-1980’s Korea. The characters feel very real and it doesn’t center on chaebols, just ordinary people trying to make a living. Also deals with class divide issues. The writer is known for creating characters like this. It does have a strong female lead standing up for her siblings and taking care of them while having her own flaws. There is romance, but it’s told in a very bittersweet way.

      Overall, I thought it was good but like I said, the acting could be better. Female lead is fine, but the actors playing her siblings are pretty green. It’s one of the earliest works of Kim JI Hoon and Ji Hyun Woo so their inexperience shows. The writing covers for them most of the time though since they’re well drawn out characters. It’s 30 episodes (8 episodes of childhood sections) so it’s a little shorter than Yoo Na’s Street. It was worth a watch in my opinion. I apologize for the long-winded reply.

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        Thank you! I really appreciate your reply. I’m interested and will put it on my to watch list. Yoona’s Street has a similar feel. Strong heroine and a drama more focused on daily lives of people. I don’t mind the episodes. Yoona’s Street actually had 50 so 30 shouldn’t be so bad. Thanks again!

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