Sunday, October 16, 2016

Cinderella and Four Knights

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Cinderalla and Four Knights 2016
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Episodes: 16
Starring: Park So-dam, Jung Il-woo, Ahn Jea-hyeon, Lee Jung-shin, Choi Min, Son Nae-un
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Plot Summary: Eun Ha-won (Park So-dam) is a high school student that lives in hardship - not only financially but through the mistreatment she gets from her step-mother and step-sister. For the most part of her life, her father is always away from home working as a truck driver some place. Ha-won has to work part-time to save up for her college education. Her mother died saving a woman when a fire broke out when she was young.

A twist of fate is soon to rearrange Ha-won's life when she ends up working for a rich man who has three grandsons that shares nothing in common. All three of  them maintains a cold behavior and difficult personalities towards each other and to their grandfather. Ha-won is given the opportunity for a good college education under certain conditions - to tame the three grandsons and bring them together in harmony. A special clause is likewise drafted in the contract that dating either one of them is prohibited under any circumstances. Her moving in to the Sky House mansion is a so timely as her step-mother evicted her from her own home.  Ha-won takes to heart her role in the Sky House and diligently plans her steps on how to go about with her first mission which is more difficult than she imagined.   

Among the three, Kang Seo-woo (Lee Jung-shin) is the easiest to manage and likewise affectionate to Ha-won. He is the youngest of  the cousins and is a popular singer/songwriter. His personality is more forgiving as compared to his other cousins. Kang Hyun-min (Ahn Jae-heon) on the other hand, is an arrogant playboy and so full of himself. He initially hires Ha-won to act as his fiance in front of everyone to spite his grandfather who is chairman of the Haneul Group. The middle cousin, Kang Ji-woon (Jung il-woo) is the toughest among the brood to influence. His harsh childhood plays a huge role with how he treats life and his grandfather. Under this facade hides a soft heart, he is just extremely lonely and sensitive on the inside.

Ha-won and Ji-woon find themselves falling for each other but the Chairman of the Haneul Group finds the relationship detestable.

My Thoughts: One of the cutest Korean series I've seen this 2016! The story line is a huge change from the past consecutive series I've seen this year and I really find it entertaining. Though so typical of a poor girl and rich guy theme, this story is unique in its own way and there really is something that you would look forward to each time. It has its own to offer and I know a lot of you out there would agree that the chemistry of the cast is a huge factor that makes this series a success. The story is light and a great antidote to a stressful day - at least, for me! Park So-dam is refreshing to look at. I love her perky and pleasant attitude towards life despite the harsh conditions she was in. She is never vengeful and you would learn a lot from her role. The three young actors are all a perfect fit to their role and really did well exuding the personalities of what the story is asking from them. They all have opportunities for improvements but given more chances of acting and good projects, I am sure that they will end up like So Ji-sub, Joo Sang-wook and the likes. They all have something new to offer. Even Choi Min is awesome with his acting - hoping to see him top a series one of these days. I hope he will be given the chance. I would definitely watch this over and over again.

My Rating: 10/ 10

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