Dramas that are broadcast on TvN always seem to be better then most Korean dramas shown on other networks. I've been one of those people who constantly talks about how many of the Korean drama made today are close to being udder trash. Well, What I will say that TvN dramas do at least keep the faith that Korean dramas still have good storylines going for them. My Mister is one of the Dramas that premiered on TvN earlier in the summer. Kim Won Suk directed the drama while Park Hae Young(Another Oh Hae Young) wrote the script. Singer IU costars with Lee Sun Kyun as the main cast supported by a large supporting cast that I don't feel like listing here. This is Lee Sun Kyun's first drama since 2016.
A company man gets over a million won in gift certificates from his company but a female worker that works in his same department steals them to pay off her debt. It didn't work out so she finds out that the Vice President of the company is having an affair with the man's wife. She uses this fact to convince the Vice President that she can get the man fired if he pays her. Little does she know that her relationship with this man who is older than her will be a big part of change in her struggling life.
My Mister is one of this dramas that you just have to let go and watch it from start to finish. Really let your mind release into the story. Each episode is a telling of different character's lives. Things start out as a look into the two main character's lives. Then the story extends into viewpoints of each character. You would think that the drama would start to fall short when expanding on many character's backgrounds. However, Each character gets a decent amount of screen time which would make sense since this is partly a family drama. A good quality about My Mister is that the side characters don't feel like a waste of time that is taking away from the main characters. There's a kind of merge that happens where each story comes together. Some of the viewpoints take more time to merge into each other than others but that's what makes the story interesting. Viewers will want to know how these characters all come together in the drama. Another big trait that makes My Mister stand out is the strong action of highlighting realism in the script. If other dramas did a better job of referencing real life in their content, the dramas would be much better. My Mister is very realistic when discussing the topic of age difference in relationships. I didn't expect the drama to get very raunchy considering the IU is in this drama and she has an image to still uphold in Korean entertainment. At least the writer avoided her doing sex scenes with realistic solutions to these situations. Korean drama has always known how to show that two people love each other without a whole lot of sex or kiss scenes. Hugging can speak a hundred words. The magic defiantly lies in the acting of the cast. Other than that, my problems with My Mister is that sometimes I feel that the episodes would drag a little. To the degree that I would be twiddling my thumbs during some scenes. Certain scenes would play out longer where not much would happen in terms of story progression. My Mister has one of the best scripts of a Korean drama this year but there's a constant hold back of getting to the meat of the plot. We all know the stop and go was necessary to prolong the drama until sixteen episodes. This drama could have been done in ten episodes if it wasn't for the lagging.
Back to the acting, IU's role involves a lot of anguish where she either is stone faced or crying. She's not bad at acting but isn't award worthy either. Please take your feelings of you being a fan of her music or her looks. She improved a bit since the last time I watch her in a drama though. She shines the most when Lee Sun Kyun is acting with her. His talent kind of possesses her into acting even better than before. He is the kind of actor that kills sentimental roles in a good way. His character's feelings are like a front row seat experience. You feel them until you are swallowed in them. NOT TO MENTION THAT DAMN GOLDEN VOICE THAT NEVER GETS OLD! It was amazing how the supporting cast gave such great performances that you're under the impression that each and every one of them are the lead. I understood all the emotions being conveyed by the characters, even found some that I related to myself. Of course, I yelled at the television when the evil characters were up to no good as well![INSERT ME LAUGHING.]
My Mister defiantly goes in the same league as other dramas such as Miseang. There's a good take on realism in the script and strong characters. I watched My Mister for Lee Sun Kyun mostly. Was not disappointed.
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