On the way to the Airport - Episode 1 and 2 Review

Hey,
melodramas are coming back at me.

Yea.

So, this new KBS drama caught my attention because LEE SANG YOON.

Therefore, I shall blog about it hahaha, yea I saw him in Liar Game (Korea) and Sangyoon is definitely my top fave korean male actor right after Song Joong Ki. Despite my hiatus, I feel like it is mandatory to watch and just write stuff about it.

Spoiler alert! (Ep 1 and 2)

A short summary about what I understand of the show
There's two family involved, one of which includes Annie(young girl) who was overseas studying in Malaysia, while her parents Doh Woo(Sang Yoon) and Hye Won(Jang Hee Jin) are in Korea. The other revolves around Hyo Eun(daughter), who was sent overseas to the same homestay as Annie by her parents, Soo Ah(Kim Ha Neul) and Jin Suk(Shin Sung Rok). With most of the scenes happening around the airport/airplanes, this drama features Soo Ah as a flight attendance who gets deeply intertwined into the plot when she rubbed shoulders with Annie right before an accident that killed Annie. As Soo Ah and Doh Woo moved back and forth Malaysia and Korea, they got to meet each other while settling their kids' issues.
And here you go, the premiere episodes pretty much went by like that, though I'd have to say, it's definitely better if you watched it yourself. (After all, I haven't written much in a while... >< argh my summary skills)

Back to the review and of course I have to praise the cinematography. One particular scene I really like was when they had the close up of the hands. It just feels like a tug of war emotionally. Really like it. I love it when I can feel the emotions through body language. (ahhh I felt the same way when Song Joong Ki acted with his neck in Innocent Man...)

Also, the tension brought about by Hye Won! Intense! I really like Hee Jin's acting here. Though I have to say I am so confused by her character's actions, like okay I can only make guesses as to what's an acceptable way to react to a child's death... but why did she not want Annie to come back in the first place? And why is she acting so mad and ridiculous? Pretending to still be fine, pretending to think about wanting her daughter's stuff back and then asking for them to be thrown away. ): I think that there's more to the story than meets the eye, and I am anxious about what's to come.

However, other than that, it is just the really bold Air Asia product placement that catches my attention hehe.

This is not the kind of drama I usually watch, but I'll definitely give this a chance! Let's see how it goes for the next few episodes. :)

Next review will be up next week, stay tune! Meanwhile, find me on twitter @raycherr ^^