Clare Henney: Marry Him If You Dare

After a whole year, my favourite Korean actress Yoon Eun Hye is back with another TV series. After the heavy drama Missing You that recently gave her an acting award, she now returns to the genre that made people fall in love with her in the first place: the romantic comedy. Marry Him If You Dare (also known as Mi Rae’s Choice) is the story of Mi Rae (Yoon Eun Hye), a 32 year old woman who meets her future self. Future Mi Rae is doing everything in her power to change her destiny, the most important of which is not to fall in love or marry the man who became her husband Kim Shin (played by Lee Dong Gun). Because of future Mi Rae’s efforts, parts of present Mi Rae’s destiny have changed and she meets Park Se Joo, a young chaebol (played by CNBlue’s Jung Yong Hwa)– the grandson of the owner of a broadcasting company who is disguised as an ordinary worker in a morning show.

I have only seen six episodes so far and I find it interesting how they’re showing that while one small thing can change things drastically, if something is meant for you then it is really meant for you. When future Mi Rae stopped the present one from getting into the accident where she meets her future husband, she still gets into another accident where she eventually meets him. Se Joo, who was fated to end up with another woman, may have met and fell for present Mi Rae but he eventually meets the woman he was originally fated to be with.

If the show will end up being about how we can’t play with our fate, I think that Mi Rae and Kim Shin will still end up together. I think it would be interesting if they didn’t though. Actually, I just find the pairing of Eun Hye and Yong Hwa better than her with LDG and I’d be happier if the former pairing would be what happens in the end. Lee Dong Gun is still handsome and he still has his moments, but Yong Hwa is a lot more charming in this one. The plan for this show is to have 16 episodes but knowing Korean TV it could go longer if the ratings go well for them. I hope they do extend because if not, the show is already halfway over and I don’t think I want this show to end just yet. If you like Korean rom-coms, you may want to check this one out.

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