Episodes: 16, Romance/Comedy/Fantasy
Cast:
Lee Seung Ki as Cha Dae Woong
Shin Min Ah as Gumiho/Park Sun Ju
No Min Woo as Park Dong Ju
Park Soo Jin as Eun Hae In
Byun Hee Bong as Cha Poong (Dae Woong's grandfather)
Yoon Yoo Sun as Cha Min Sook (Dae Woong's aunt)
Sung Dong Il as Ban Doo Hong
Hyo Min as Ban Sun Nyeo
Kim Ho Chang as Kim Byung Soo
I put off watching this one for a while. I thought the name was too ridiculous, and it'll be a silly drama:P It received good reviews and ratings so I decided to give it ago while waiting for other dramas to finish airing. It pleasantly surprised me. I really enjoyed watching this one.
I became a fan of Shin Min Ah after watching Arang and the Magistrate. I was never a fan of Lee Seung Gi. His character in The King 2 Hearts annoyed me. However, this couple matching turned out well for this drama.
A gorgeous nameless girl, later named Mi Ho by Cha Dae Woong, followed him home after he unknowingly freed her from a painting at the temple. She was able to find him by following his scent. Dae Woong fell accidently down the mountain and was injured badly. He was only able to recover and heal due to Min Ho's precious fox bead which she fed him. Min Ho had to be near him to keep her bead safe and to recover it once he had healed.
At first, Dae Woong was scared when he found out what she is. He tried various tactics to get rid of her but without success. As he got to know her better, he realised she was harmless and quite ignorant to human life. He took advantage of that and was very mischievous in getting her to do his dirty work.
Min Ho grew to love Dae Woong. She loved him unconditionally and would sacrifice her own life to give him everything and be by his side. She knew it'd be impossible for him to love a fox. She really wanted to become human so she could be with Dae Woong, live a human life and grow old with him.
With Teacher Park Dong Ju's (a good looking half goblin half human) help, she would become human in 100 days after drinking his blood. The bead continues to stay inside of Dae Woong. After 100 days, Dae Woong would have to give Min Ho back her bead. She would then become human. Here's the catch but she didn't know this until later: After the100 days, the bead would have absorbed all the human chi from Dae Woong. When it's passed back to Min Ho, she would become human, but Dae Woong would die. If Dae Woong doesn't give the bead back, Min Ho would die. During the 100 days, each of her tails disappeared and she would lose her super strength and fox abilities. During the process she would go through excruciating pain each time a tail disappeared.
When they both found out each one would die, Dae Woong gave back the bead half way through the 100 days. He didn't want to die nor did he want Min Ho to die. He had fallen for Min Ho but refused to admit to himself or to her as he was confused to loving a fox.
Even after giving back the bead to Min Ho, her tails were still disappearing. It meant that her desire to become human was so strong, she couldn't stop her tails from disappearing. The only way to help her stop the tails from disappearing (suggested by Park Dong Ju) was for Dae Woong to leave her side and convince her that he didn't want her near him anymore. This was very painful for Min Ho and Dae Woong. Because he loved Min Ho so much, he wanted to keep her alive and this was the sacrifice he chose so she can continue living.
After he left her, a couple of months later, he found out that she was still dying, and her tails were nearly all gone except one. His time away from her didn't help! She had lost all her fox strength and abilities. He no longer could stand it anymore. He wanted her back to spend the last days with her.
On the 100th day, she disappeared from human life. He was so heart broken. He continued with his life and continued filming action movies. His debut movie hit box office and his popularity grew. This was his life long dream but he felt empty because his true love had disappeared.
The Sam Shin Grandmother who originally created and locked Min Ho in the painting made a promise in the past. If she was able to find a husband that love her for who she is and willing to die for her, she was able to become human and continue to live on. The grandmother looked reluctant but a promise was a promise. One month after Min Ho's death, she was ressurrected by the grandmother. She and Dae Woong got back together. Was she human or was she still a fox? Well you'll find out in the last episode :)
Shin Min Ah was so cute in this drama. I loved her character, so innocent, sweet and ignorant. She's got a beautiful smile. The winking and finger gun gestures she picked up and practiced cracked me up.
Lee Seung Gi played this immature 21 year old well. So young! His character matured over time. I liked his character here. Not the most good looking compared to other kdrama leading actors, but he has a nice smile.
The action film director Ban, although he's suppose to be funny, I found him kind of gross and greasy. His ridiculous fashion sense with the sun glasses, trench coat and match in his mouth was suppose to be an imitation of HK action film star Chow Yun Fat. I've never been a fan of Chow Yun Fat fan so can't relate to it.
The drama played some Leslie Cheung's songs and had HK action movies running in the background of the studio. I thought this was kind of amusing. I've never seen a kdrama with chinese music/songs before.
Also, the legend of the nine tailed fox, this was only ever mentioned in Chinese and Japanese folklore. It's a bit surprising it's part of Korean legends too. Perhaps this was borrowed from Chinese/Japanese history like how Chinese characters were borrowed during the Joseon era.
No Min Woo who played Park Dong Ju, is good looking but too much make up! A lot of the time, he looks too feminine. And that hair style didn't help. If he bulked up a bit and dress more manly, he'll be pretty hot.
The final line in the drama was a play on words. I thought that was slightly amusing.
In asian culture, it's usually men that make the first move in catching a partner. In this drama, it was Min Ho that made the first move and continuously chased Dae Woong. I think women, if they like a guy, they should make the first move and not wait. A fine example of this by the annoying character Eun Hae In.
Oh, Lee Hong Ki (from FT Island) played a cameo role at the end. How funny. He played his character Jeremy from You're Beautiful.
Love the OST in this drama: Losing My Mind – Lee Seung Gi; Fox Rain (Rhythm Ver.) – Lee Sun Hee; The Person I Love – Lee Seul Bi; Now I Love You by Lee Seung Gi.
I'm a sucker for love stories. This drama, I would consider to be a great love story.
Rating: 5/5 ♥
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