![]() ![]() She dreams of him as an idealization more than as a person, so she isn’t fazed when he dismisses her attempts to ingratiate herself to him. He’s far from the perfect guy - he’s cold, he’s rude, he’s snobby - but Pal-gang has built him up in her mind to be perfect. The man of her dreams is WON KANG-HA, the insurance company’s lawyer. So this is really an investment into getting him, right? However, she justifies it because she believes that she can land her dream guy within the next month - she has been dangling after him for a while, but now she’s going to go after him in earnest and seal the deal. While that’s not too unusual for someone her age, she goes about things immaturely rather than cutting her spending, she borrows money from friends and continues her spendthrift ways. She works at an insurance company, spends too much money on clothes and has gotten herself into credit card debt. Pal-gang is 25 but her maturity level may as well be in the teens. (I say “half” because the last isn’t officially theirs yet they’re waiting to adopt the baby, who isn’t pictured above.) Pal-gang is Mom’s only biological child, and the joke is that she can’t be adopted because why would they have chosen such an irresponsible, flighty thing like her? Despite the ribbing, the Jin household is clearly warm and loving, aside from the typical bickering that comes from a close family. Her father (who is, as we later learn, her stepfather) runs a hospital that mostly helps the poor, and with his wife, they have adopted four (and a half) children. JIN PAL-GANG ( Choi Jung-won) is the eldest daughter to a loving, large-hearted couple. I wrote a general description of the characters in the first impressions post, so you can also refer to that. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. I still don’t think this is going to be a stunning groundbreaker, but it’s got a good heart, some funny setups, and is very easy to watch.Īudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. ![]() But Episode 2 was a lot more interesting than Episode 1 and I find that the premise grows more entertaining (and complicated) than it first seemed, so I’m drawn along a little while longer. I liked it, but it seemed pretty ordinary. When writing up my first impressions of the new dramas, I had thought Wish Upon a Star would probably be put to the back burner quickly. 49 JanuJanuWish Upon a Star: Episodes 1-2 by javabeans ![]()
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