2. My Girlfriend is a Gumiho
Cha Tae-Woong (Lee Seung-Ki) is a spoiled young man with no interest in staying in college. Instead, Cha Tae-Woong wants to become an action actor. His wealthy grandfather isn't thrilled with the aspiration and threatens to cut him off. When Tae-Woong runs away in anger, he finds himself in the middle of nowhere on a late, rainy evening. He runs into a Buddhist Temple where he has his first of numerous, hilarious encounters with a "Gumiho," a legendary nine-tailed fox (Shin Min-A). By accidentally freeing the Gumiho, Tae-Woong becomes her unwitting ally. As Tae-Woong fears for his life, Gumiho just wants to be loved (and eat lots of beef!).
I spent 2 months avoiding this show on my Netflix top recommendations. I thought Netflix had lost their mind. A show about a nine-tailed fox with one of the worst posters ever? (Not to mention the fact that I'd only seen one other K-drama)
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| It's not even accurate as far as the apparel would indicate... |
But, after being convinced by the great ladies at Dramabeans.com, I gave it a try. On this drama, we are in agreement. Pure joy and funny radiates from Shin Mina and, while it took me a while, I did warm up to Lee Seung-Ki. To this day, Shin Mina's Gumiho is my favorite character in a Kdrama.
Things you might like:
1. Funny jokes about being obsessed with food.
2. Fantasy that adds to the story instead of taking away from it.
3. Gumiho misinterpreting things we humans are so used to, like brushing our teeth.
4. Hong sisters drama (again, the Poehler-Fey team of Korean writers)
5. References to old legends and cultural practices in Korea.
6. Gumiho, there's really no other way to explain it.
Things you might not like:
1. Some of the fantasy gets a little wacky/hard to follow, but it doesn't make up a huge chunk of the show.
2. In the first episode, Tae-Woong is somewhat annoying, but he becomes less so later.
3. Both nemesises in this show are somewhat ridiculous, but it's kind of fun to laugh at them.
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