About the show:
The Extraordinary You fame actor Rowoon and The Tale Of The Nine Tailed fame actress Jo Bo Ah’s Destined With You is streaming on Netflix. The episodes air every Wednesday and Thursday for the international audience on Netflix. The Romanized title Destined With You stands for Irresistible Romance in Hangul (Korean).
Cast:
Jo Bo-ah as Lee Hong-jo, Rowoon as Jang Shin-yu, Ha Jun as Kwon Jae-Kyung, and Yura as Yoon Na-yeon as Jang Shin-yu’s girlfriend. The drama also features Kim Tae Ri, Lee Bong-ryun, Park Kyung-hye, Lee Pil-mo, Hye-Young Jung, Bong-sik Hyun, Mi-Ram, Park Jung Eon, and Jung Sae Rom.
Story:
Destined With You is a story connected by a book—not just a normal book but a mysterious one. Jo Bo Ah plays the role of the protagonist, Lee Hong Jo, while Rowoon plays the leading man’s character, Jang Shin Yu, a cold and successful lawyer. While Jang Shin Yu is cursed to die at a very young age, Lee Hong Jo is the only person who has the ability to save him. Will she save him? Are they connected in a tragic way in the past? All these secrets unfold in each episode.
Analysis:
Episode 3 After wondering, Destined With is Hardly Destined to Watch till the end, the table turns for the audience. Previously, a dejected Hong Joo tries to mend her broken heart, but it appears that she has not had enough yet, as a video surfaces on the internet where she faces rejection. To add to that in the current episode a mysterious man adds to her workload. (Spoiler Alert) As she discovers that the mysterious man is no one but Jang, she gets furious due to his act.
Did her spell work? Did her plan work? These questions are answered in the following episode. While the chemistry between the leads justifies the choice of the title of the drama, the leads leave no chance to make the audience root for them. The romantic comedy could have been no better.
Episode 4 Looks like Hong Joo’s plan backfired, the drama levels up increasing the entertainment quotient as it moves forward. Fingers crossed viewers a tall handsome neighbor and a tall handsome lawyer happen to fall in love with the same woman. The pick-up lines, the revolt, and the struggles of the leads will certainly crack you up. The pick-up lines do sound cringey but thanks to Rowoon’s acting they sound funny and cute making his character Jang a funny guy. The hilarious episode connects the leads through all the chaotic situations. Jang unwillingly helping the female lead to willingly being by her side makes the series worth the watch.
On the overall, the storyline has pretty much developed which makes it endearing to watch, The introduction of new characters one being the Manager makes the drama fascinating than before. The music is soulful and the actors did a great job with their performance.
Hong Jo shouldn’t get her guard down as a mysterious stalker is behind her. Who is this stalker? How is he connected to Hong Joo? What does he want from her? Is it Kwon Jae-Kyung?
The upcoming episode bears the answers to these questions.