ENTERTAINMENT
Kim So-hyun and Chae Jong-hyeop kiss for a perfect happy ending
tvN's Monday-Tuesday drama 'Is It a Coincidence?' ended on the 13th to rave reviews. Lee Hong-joo (played by Kim So-hyun) and Kang Hu-young (played by Chae Jong-hyeop) eventually chose each other after going through numerous coincidences.
The audience response was also hot. According to the results announced by FUNdex, the official platform of Good Data Corporation, it ranked first on the TV-OTT integrated chart for the second week of August, and in terms of cast topicality, Chae Jong-hyeop (1st) and Kim So-hyun (2nd) ranked in the TOP2, ending on a high note.
On this day, Lee Hong-joo and Kang Hu-young overcame the crisis and confirmed the extent of their love for each other. Kang Hu-young told Lee Hong-joo, who was worried that she would give up something precious because of him, “When I’m with you, I keep realizing what I can’t do,” conveying that the time she spent with Lee Hong-joo was more precious than anything else. Kang Hu-young and Lee Hong-joo, who had become dreams of sharing each other’s daily lives and being together even in small moments, enjoyed a sweet time together.
But the crisis continued. Baek Do-seon (played by Kim Jung-nan), who realized that it would not be easy to change Kang Hoo-young's mind, pulled out her last card by saying that she would sue him on the pretext of leaking internal company secrets. And she suggested to Lee Hong-joo that she come to the United States to stay by Kang Hoo-young's side during the long fight. Lee Hong-joo could not hide her complicated feelings as she walked through the places filled with memories of Kang Hoo-young.
Kang Hu-young also, after much thought, told Lee Hong-joo to go to America with him. However, Lee Hong-joo cried because she could not leave her present where she had her dreams and other people she loved. Kang Hu-young comforted and encouraged Lee Hong-joo, and gave her the book “My Avant-Garde Man,” which had a special meaning for them both. And she confirmed her unchanging heart by saying, “I will come back. I will come back to the world you live in.”
Hong-joo Lee and Hu-young Kang dated and made memories like any other couple. The day of Hu-young Kang’s farewell party arrived. However, Hong-joo Lee was unable to attend the farewell party due to a busy work schedule, and Hu-young Kang had to spend her last night alone with Hong-joo Lee, who could not contact her. In the end, a surprise gift arrived for Hu-young Kang, who arrived at the airport alone without seeing Hong-joo Lee. Hong-joo Lee, who was preparing to leave for the United States with Hu-young Kang, showed up at the airport. Hong-joo Lee told Hu-young Kang, who was clearly surprised, “This is not a coincidence. I found you.” The kiss between the two, which started out as a coincidence but ended up becoming fate, presented a perfect happy ending.
The two people's unexpected encounters, depicted above the narration of Lee Hong-joo and Kang Hu-young, "Before every coincidence, there was our fateful choice." Those coincidences were moments created by Lee Hong-joo and Kang Hu-young's fate. Lee Hong-joo, who became a 'love skeptic' due to the aftereffects of a failed relationship, and Kang Hu-young, who still cherished her first love from 10 years ago, completed the incomplete memories of their first love when they were 19 only when they were 29. The romance of Lee Hong-joo and Kang Hu-young, who became each other's fate, gave us heart-pounding lingering emotions and excitement until the very end.
Kim Seo-yoon, Ten Asia reporter seogugu@tenasia.co.kr
