Review: Delightful Girl Choon Hyang

Title: Kwae-geol Choon-hyang (Delightful Girl)
aka: Sassy Girl Choon-hyang/Chun-hyang
Genre: Korean Drama
Episodes: 17
Production: KBS2
Year: 2005
Director: Jun Ki Sang, Ji Byung Hyun
Writer: Hong Jung Eun, Hong Mi Ran

Bengalplot

Guy hates school. Guy gets kicked out of school.
Guy moves to little town. Guy meets little town Girl.
Girl loves school. Girl gets accepted into college.
Guy and Girl befriend.
Guy drinks. Guy doesn't know how to drink. So...
Guy falls... in bed with Girl.
Meanwhile... Guy gets framed.
Girl saves Guy. Girl gets framed.
Girl gets kicked out of school. Guy saves Girl. So...
Guy weds Girl.
Guy and Girl live together. Girl helps Guy get accepted into college.
Girl succeeds. Guy gets into college. Meanwhile...
Girl falls... for Guy. But...
Guy already fell for Ex.
Ex works for Boss. Boss falls... for Girl.
Ex gets jealous. Ex steals Guy.
Girl loses face. Girl leaves Guy.
Guy's parents no longer support Girl. Girl can't pay for school.
Girl sells jewelry. Guy feels bad.
Guy feels something. So...
Guy gets jealous of Girl and Boss. Guy does something stupid.
Guy gets kicked out of the house. Girl takes Guy in.
Guy falls... for Girl.
Ex and Boss feel something. So...
Ex and Boss break them apart.
Girl refuses Boss. So...
Boss frames Guy. Unless...
Girl gets with Boss.
Girl gets with Boss. Guy gets dumped.
Girl goes missing. Guy goes to law school.
Guy and Girl reunites. How...?
Watch and see.

"even in the next life we'll recognize each other at first sight" - Choon-Hyang's vow
"In trust is treason" - Dan-hee

Review

Girl: pretty
Best-Friend Award: Pang Ji-hyuk
Guy: Cute with a bat of the eyelash
missing: Girl's Mother
(ummm... what the hell happened to this actress? she quit in the middle of the drama? she wasn't even there for the wedding)
Best-Laugh Award: Guy's dad
donation: Hong Chae-rin's cosmetic surgery fund
senseless: Byun Hak-do's attraction for Girl
Most-fainting Award: Guy's Mother
bengalriot: drama-spoofs (esp. I'm Sorry I Love You)
hunchback of Notre Dame: Girl's assistant
storyline: sweet
lesson: Legend of Choon-hyang
most-looked-forward to: Legend of Choon-hyang segments

Ratings: