Melo-thriller My Happy Home premieres this week on MBC
by javabeans
My Happy Home, aka the “Korean Desperate Housewives,” is MBC’s new Wednesday-Thursday show that premieres this week in the former Playful Kiss timeslot.
The show stars Kim Hye-soo (Style) and Hwang Shin-hye (The Queen Returns) as leads and rivals. Kim’s character is kind and intelligent, although deep down she harbors the stirrings of “an instinct for hatred.” Hwang, on the other hand, sports an elegant outer appearance that covers an inferiority complex as the resident femme fatale harboring deep pain. Buckle up and get ready for the catfighting seems to be the message of the drama’s promotions.
The two frenemies battle it out over a man (of course!), played by Shin Sung-woo (Secret of Keu Keu Island). He’s Hwang’s first love, but Kim’s husband, and complicating matters is the death of Hwang’s husband. Kim sets off to uncover the secret behind it, while Hwang tries to cover it up. Lee Sang-yoon (Life Is Beautiful) also stars.
Sounds like makjang heaven! It appears that My Happy Home is taking an aggressive approach to its story and genre, which means it may be deliciously watchable, or really cheesy.
It’ll have an uphill battle in the ratings, but perhaps it’ll be aided by the fact that it’s a different genre from most midweek drama series, as it tackles the thriller-melodrama genre with its murder-mystery plot. It airs opposite SBS’s big hitter Daemul, which is increasing its ratings with every episode despite all the hullaballoo surrounding its behind-the-scenes drama. If things continue in its current trajectory, Daemul is likely to break 30% in the coming week or two, as it is already resting comfortably in the mid- to upper-20% range. KBS’s action-comedy Runaway Plan B may be less of a threat, but it has halted its ratings dive at 10%, and My Happy Home has a ways to climb if it wants to improve upon Playful Kiss, which wrapped last week with a 5.8%.
Will My Happy Home be able to crack the “MBC curse”? We’ll see come October 27 when it airs its first episode.
The drama held its prayer ceremony last week, on October 18, at its Yangju set location. The following are from the ceremony:
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1 Selli
October 24, 2010 at 10:52 AM
Hm, I'm not really interested in this, but the cast looks great!!! XD
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2 danna
October 24, 2010 at 11:05 AM
hot male cast indeed!.....kim gab soo will be in this too!.....though it seems like his role will be short...he is already in 2 other currently airing dramas and is slated for a daily drama in november....so when does he ever sleep???
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3 v
October 24, 2010 at 11:13 AM
I wish it the best for the ratings battle...
but I think I have enough on my plate right now of either makjang or serious dramas with Flames of ambition, giant, daemul and some other drama I somehow can't remember the name of right now... -_-"
I'll wait for one of them to finish before I start this drama... kk
I usually watch KHS in whatever she's in... but oh well, it'll have to wait... plus i'm a severe case of having major PK withdrawal symptoms right now so the drama taking on PK slot doesn't help...
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holey moley
October 24, 2010 at 12:50 PM
agreed...i have so much dramas in my hands, its overflowing...i'm really intrigued with the story and it's KHS (with edge!!!) wherein she engulfs everyone that stands her way...yup she's a paramecium!!!!! or an amoeba!!!! hahaha...maybe i'll check the first ep, ahhh like maybe next next week..and let's see what happens...
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v
October 24, 2010 at 4:00 PM
lol... you're everywhere as well... kk
tell me what you think of the first episode.. i might check it out if you like it.
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4 Maho
October 24, 2010 at 11:37 AM
Housewives with edge...I'm down
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5 pabo ceo reom
October 24, 2010 at 11:54 AM
Kim Hye-soo looks like she can eat anyone alive pretty much. My vote goes to her! :)
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6 Buki
October 24, 2010 at 12:15 PM
I wonder id there will be any satire in it? One of the things that made Desperate Housewives so interesting (at the the 1st few season's) was it's dark humor and it's hints at satire. Every housewife was a parody of different housewife stereotypes. As much as i love Korean Dramas....i don't think they do satire very well. I'd say those pessimistic Brits do it best :)
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7 sandy80
October 24, 2010 at 12:44 PM
the women look too old for my taste
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Getoba
October 24, 2010 at 3:13 PM
We don't want you marry the women or became there best friend in life. The principe is just to watch a good drama with good story and good actress. What the matter of age again?
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sandy80
October 24, 2010 at 3:28 PM
if you watch a drama you should relate to the characters thats why there is a drama for teens a drama for adults and so on you got that now
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8 akem
October 24, 2010 at 2:29 PM
prayer ceremony??????
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belleza
October 24, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Yup, it's a custom prior to a show's run. Sometimes you even have a roasted pig!
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9 supah
October 25, 2010 at 4:41 AM
''The two frenemies battle it out over a man (of course!), played by Shin Sung-woo.''
Shin Sung-wooooo!!
Can I be third contender for this battle, ladies, please?
I j'adore SSW. He's the real Hwang Tae-kyung, complete with patented rockstar sneer but sooo much more charismatic than former, he just eats the screen. Did he have to be in this? Cos now I'll have to check it out, at least a couple of episodes.
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10 djeedjes
October 25, 2010 at 5:19 AM
sounds interesting, with interesting casts too.
But I just checked on Dramawiki, no subbing team will take this? Aww.
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11 belleza
October 25, 2010 at 11:38 PM
By the pictures, I'm guessing this show will have a Dynasty-style Linda vs. Joan throwdown in a swimming pool.
Or, uhm, the two wives fall in love with each other?
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