Happy Ending for RED SWAN | Recommended Kdrama | Episodes 9 - 10 Review

Another good Kdrama has ended, Red Swan surely left a good remark in my heart. I got really captivated with it even though the storyline ain't that new, revolving around rich family, their dirty secrets and fighting over inheritance/wealth. Yep, nothing new but still, I'm hooked with it for the reason that the story telling wasn't boring as the turn of events were unpredictable, the cast were absolutely amazing with their characters and of course, the undeniable strong chemistry between Rain and Kim Ha Neul. 10 episodes were enough and it ended so well, so I wouldn't really ask for more. 

Now, let's get more into details. The real villain of the show is definitely, Han Sangil. It came out directly from his mouth that he plotted revenge against Chairwoman Park for the reason that he wasn't treated like a human being by her from the start. He developed this inferiority complex throughout his service for her, which is why he's furious everytime someone calls him a servant and other lowly titles. His pride got stepped on to which he desired for power and aims for the CEO position. He started his revenge by destroying the family of Chairwoman Park by sleeping with her and having a child with her. Obviously, this is where Yongkook's ruined mindset and life started, suspicions of the late chairman started too. Yongmin being born was like he got a poon to create a way for him towards his goal. And here I thought he was concerned with Yongmin when he cried about him killing the late chairman... but in the end, his perspective of being a father is entirely selfish and twisted. Sangil probably thought he was doing a great job as a father by covering up the mess/crimes of Yongmin when he's doing the opposite all this time. The shock on his face at his last scene when Yongmin attacked him, blaming him for his ruined life, was so funny. Ugh. He's so stupid if he thought he has made himself a father figure for him to trust.

One thing that made me really heartbroken here is Yongkook's death. I do get it that he's unforgivable with his cheating/affairs and far from redeeming himself as a man and Wan Soo's husband but we've seen the steps he's taking and slowly trying to get on the right path, so I really pity him and really cried for him when he died. I know, my tears are shallow but his death really moved me to tears. It's just painful to watch that he wasn't given another chance to fully redeem himself and start anew. I honestly am rooting for him to change and somehow rekindle his relationship/marriage with Wan Soo, but I guess Do Yoon was the one made for Wan Soo to be with her in her remaining life (lol). I do love Do Yoon for Wan Soo, okay? It's just that if given a chance, I'd really want Yongkook to have another chance with Wan Soo. They're still married after all. 

Anyway, can I just say that the life of Wan Soo is crazy as F? I mean, she lost her whole family and even her husband but a huge amount of money came in to her NOW Foundation. It felt like god of death was buying her entire family with that large amount of money to help the society. That's sick!

Hopefully, good karma would come to Wan Soo for helping out the people in need. I hope she'll be happy with Do Yoon now that they've reunited after 1 year. Do Yoon is no longer her bodyguard and he's even willing to volunteer in her foundation to help and be by her side. Yep, Wan Soo definitely deserved Do Yoon and vice versa. Obviously they aren't a couple yet when they reunited though but their feelings are still mutual so the possibility of them being a couple is high. So yeah, it's definitely a happy ending. Especially when the right people getting punished are already imprisoned (Sangil and Yongmin). Chairwoman Park's credibility got lost, she will step down from the CEO position and will donate succession funds to NOW Foundation. Park is now left alone in her life, without Yongkook nor Sangil by her side, so that's already a punishment bestowed upon her. 

I'm gonna miss Red Swan so much as my Wednesday go-to drama. I really do recommend this drama for all. No boring parts here at all. 

Only 2 Episodes Left for Red Swan! Happy Ending or Not? | Episodes 7-8 Review

The chairwoman was made to appear to be that ruthless and greedy mother-in-law, who will take down anyone who hinders her way in getting more wealth. Despite her funny antics and little patience in dealing with things and events, we still consider her to be a very dangerous woman because she really is. However, as we go through more episodes of this drama, we have known that she wasn't entirely the mastermind of every crime and everything bad that's happening around Hwain Group. She has the lawyer, the father of her illegitimate child Yongmin and henchman, Han Sang il. There's an exception with all the things chairwoman Park know of. Yes, she wanted to eliminate Wan Soo in any possible ways Mr. Han could think of. I do think that she's aware that Mr. Han was trying to kill her but she didn't know about her own husband's real cause of death. And we all know that it was all Mr. Han's doing because he wanted Hwain group all to himself and his child, Yongmin.

Yongkook had always been perceptive of things going inside the family so, he knew the truth despite no one telling him. Yongkook knew about his mother's infidelity, her relationship with Mr. Han, as well as Yong Min's real identity and he now had an idea (thanks to Wan Soo) that Mr. Han could be the murderer of his father. Yongkook seems to have real potential on his own, it's just sad that he ended up the same as his mother. His breakdown and confrontation with his mom really gave us the whole idea of how it is to be him, an heir to Hwain Group's throne. I really pity him for that reason, he got deprived of parental love and nobody guided him throughout his way in life, he blamed his mother for not being able to express his real affections for the one he truly love which is Wan Soo. Sigh... I know it's really hard to break free from a toxic family, especially when you grew up inside that toxic environment all through out your life, but I just wished that he still tried to live his own life. In the early episodes of Red Swan, he told Wan Soo already that he didn't want any responsibility because that had been always the way of things in his life, which means he's aware but still chose to live a life like that. So I don't get it why other viewers/commenters on my Facebook page are so angry and sensitive when I just told the truth that Yongkook chose his path all this while because he didn't want any responsibility at all. Hmmm... they need to watch the whole series again. kkkk 

Anyway, after all the efforts and crime executed by Mr. Han to get Hwain Group and the late chairman's wealth, it was all wasted. Of course, does he really think that he could bribe just anyone to get what he wanted? That lawyer who refused to tell the contents of the late chairman's will is really dignified. I love her. kkkk And because of her, everyone including him got shocked to the will's content. The 18 trillion won from the slush funds accumulated by the late chairman will be donated to Director Oh's NOW Foundation and only Wan Soo could withdraw the money too. That's so effin' cool isn't it?! But what made everything not so cool is that, it just meant that Wan Soo cannot execute her plan to flee from the family just yet. Not when she's having that huge money under her name and the NOW Foundation. Considering that she's a very responsible person, I think she would sacrifice Do Yoon in the end. Hwaaaaaaa!

Goodluck to all of us next week! Only 2 episodes left for this drama! But you know what? I wouldn't really mind if Wan Soo won't end up with Do Yoon too. Wan Soo can just give Yongkook a chance to change and both of them could save their marriage. kkkk ooops don't get angry with me. kkkk 

Rain and Kim Ha Neul Got Strong Chemistry As Boss and Bodyguard in Red Swan | Episodes 1-4 Review

Done watching episodes 1-4 of Red Swan, what can I say more about it other than it is absolutely thrilling? The relationship of Wan Soo and her mother-in-law puts on a good show already. I love how they don't back down from each other's attacks. They just continue doing whatever they want without being held back by each other. Yep, they may be family but it's only in the eyes of the public that they're in good terms. The story, however, doesn't mainly revolve around that because it's more complicated than we all thought it would be. Wan Soo spent 10 years of her life being the chairman of NOW Foundation after retiring as an ace golf player. The charity works she had done through her foundation made her even more famous and established as a powerful woman. A lot of renowned people were donating money for her foundation's charities. However, due to Wan Soo's opposition for her mom-in-law to use her foundation to do illegal transactions/bribery, chairwoman Park got provoked to make her resign from the position. Aside from this, the fact that Wan Soo found out about her son's infidelity to her, Wan Soo has every reason to divorce his son which is an instant threat to her ownership of the foundation. Wan Soo is currently the face of NOW Foundation but does not entirely belong to her because it is indeed part of Hwain's property. 

After Wan Soo became a hindrance and threat to Chairwoman Park, she wanted Wan Soo dead. The attacks that Wan Soo experienced in Manila probably had something to do with the chairwoman too and not the Isis at all. Good thing, we have an ex-police now a body guard of Hwain's Group, Do Yoon. He's the one in charge of Director Oh Wan Soo's protection/safety from different threats/attacks. What made everything even more interesting is that, there's an obvious attraction budding between Wan Soo and bodyguard Do Yoon. Soon, I just know, they'll become lovers. 

Do Yoon became part of the Hwain group security because he's investigating the killer behind his senior colleague's death from the police. He died in Manila while carrying a mission and Do Yoon witnessed everything. Because his boss then didn't follow through investigation of his colleague's death, Do Yoon quit the police and investigated on his own. Do Yoon suspected that the death of his colleague has something to do with the death of the late Hwain Group chairman. This is why he took the offer of Hwain Group's head of security and former colleague too, to enter Hwain Group as a bodyguard.

Watching every bits of the drama is really thrilling and entertaining especially now that we know Wan Soo and Do Yoon have the same direction of finding the real cause of the ex-chairman's death. They may differ in the destination of their mission but to think that they will work together hand-in-hand, I can already foresee how they'll end up as lovers along the way. hahaha! They absolutely have a strong chemistry! For real! Can you feel it too? The attraction they got for each other with every look they direct at each other. lol 

I Finally Watched Lee Do Hyun and Kim Ha Neul's 18 Again!

So I finished watching 18 Again! Yay! Honestly it took me long to finish it for the reason that I don't want to see Ji Hoon (Wi Ha Joon) getting rejected by Da Jeong (Kim Ha Neul). That guy was exceptionally kind and helpful whenever Da Jeong was going through tough times. There's a point in the drama that I wanted Ji Hoon more than Dae Young (Yoon Sang Hyun) or even Woo Young (Lee Do Hyun), tbh. But oh well, I can't escape the inevitable. haha! I still finished it and just thought that Dae Young was there with Da Jeong most of her life more than Ji Hoon, so Dae Young is definitely deserving of her. 

At first I really hated Dae Young for being so old fashioned when it comes to raising children as well as being a husband to Da Jeong. It's so annoying that I exactly agreed to Da Jeong's move of divorcing him. There's really something wrong with his mindset already because aside from being old fashioned, he just regrets everything about his life and family. The gratefulness in his heart vanished because of the difficulties and humiliation that he had gone through. He thought that he was the only one going through the hard consequences of becoming a young parent and losing his dreams. It was only when he became young that he realized that Da Jeong was also experiencing the same thing as him. 

It's really awful to become responsible of something huge like a family when you're way too young, but what Dae Young and Da Jeong experiencing in their adult life were only the consequences of their actions in their youth. That's the whole point of the drama, tbh. So as much as you can, if you're reading this young one, be sure to think twice before making a decision especially in relationships. Use condoms! char! I'm kidding but well, I think you get what I meant already. Also the message of the story just tells us that there are no perfect marriage, there will come a point in time that husband and wife would get annoyed at each other. They get used to each other that it makes them puke and a lot of misunderstandings will arise especially when communication lacks in the relationship. Marriage is somewhat like a never ending sacrifice for each other and communication is the key for a better married life. 

So, will I recommend this drama? It's a yes for me. 

Kim Ha Neul and Jung Ji Hoon (Rain) to Lead Disney+ Drama "Red Swan" | Premieres July 03

Red Swan will have 10 episodes and it will tell a story about Wan Soo (Kim Ha Neul) who was born poor but turns her life around and became a well known golf player. Still, not able to pay her mother's debt, she married an heir of Hwain Group. Throughout their marriage however, Wan Soo became unhappy after she found out about the affair of her husband. 

As an ambassador of a foundation that's known for its charity work, Wan Soo encountered a gun fight after she came to Manila. She survived this nightmare as she was protected by Hwain Group's body guard named Do Yoon (Rain/Jung Ji Hoon). After a while of being together and discovering secrets of the Hwain family, Wan Soo developed feelings for Do Yoon.

Hmm... sounds promising, right? I'm actually looking forward to this. I first watched Kim Ha Neul in the drama 18 again and it'll be my second time to watch her again but in different genre! I'd like to see her chemistry with Rain too.