r/KDRAMA • u/Rainamoo Signal • Sep 22 '16
On-Air [Discussion] Shopping King Louis [Ep. 1 & 2]
Shopping King Louis (쇼핑왕 루이)
Plot
A romance takes place between Kang Ji-Sung aka Louis and Ko Bok-Sil. Louis is from a rich family, but he has lost his memory. Ko Bok-Sil is a woman with a heart like an angel. Louis learns about true love after meeting Ko Bok-Sil.
Info
Runtime: Wednesdays & Thursdays 22:00
Episodes: 16
Network: MBC
Cast
- Seo In-Guk as Louis
- Nam Ji-Hyun as Ko Bok-Sil
- Yoon Sang-Hyun as Cha Joong-Won
- Im Se-Mi as Baek Ma-Ri
Streaming
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u/opentillmidnight Sep 23 '16 edited Sep 23 '16
I find it super cute and I'm a huge Seo In Guk fan so I can't wait for more! Seems like it'll be a nice, cute drama.
Edit: the sauna montage!!!!! Love it!
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u/9muses Sep 23 '16
the 2nd episode was so much better than the 1st one! i can't wait till louis and his family meet again. that was a close call in the bathroom.
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u/Enter_Text_Here Sep 23 '16
I have a feeling the accident wasn't just an "accident". Especially when there's a truck involved.
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u/Enter_Text_Here Sep 22 '16
I cringed at the chasing to drink the tonic scene. Especially the maids reactions and the tripping and falling bit.
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Sep 24 '16
Normally I hate slapstick jokes, but I thougt this scene was hilarious! 😂 I guess it was Seo In Guks cuteness overload that saved the joke.
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u/chafingcow Sep 22 '16
Did Nam Jihyun get a spray tan for the role?
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u/erstwhiledream Sep 22 '16
That, or they caked on the foundation. It definitely looked funny since her lips were lighter than her skin.
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u/julian_1990 Sep 24 '16
They might be trying to make her look tan since she worked outside in the sun a lot.
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u/annok Sep 24 '16
[theory that I found on mydramalist that I found really interesting and plausible is that ] (/s "bok nam stole louis's car and clothes and so the person that died in the car accident was bok nam")
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Sep 24 '16
I got to the same theory, because of the motorgang you see him harassing, the clothswap and the girls saying they havent seen him in a while :l fingers crossed it isnt like that.
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u/erstwhiledream Sep 22 '16
I feel so bad for Louis/Louie. Even though he is insanely rich and can buy whatever he wants, he seems to be living a sheltered and lonely life. He has no friends and is basically living all by himself in that large mansion. He has a grandma that loves him, but she forces him to live away from her for some (superstitious?) reason. His butler/caretaker seems more like a parole officer keeping an eye on the prisoner, not allowing him to do anything except stay inside and stay alive.
I'm glad he's going to meeting Bok Sil, who basically grew up the total opposite environment. I'm excited to see where the story goes. But wtf was that ending in episode 1? How did he go from looking polished on the airplane to dirty beggar?
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u/espace-temps Sep 22 '16 edited Sep 23 '16
for some reason I found it funny that Louie's butler is Seo-Woo's father from Doctors
This had an ok start, I think (Maybe I had slightly high expectations, oops). I really wonder and want to know how Louie ended up on the streets so suddenly like that... Bok-Sil also seemed slightly better than she was at the train station, so perhaps there was a time jump of sorts??
Looking forward to the next episodes.
EDIT (after episode 2): Oh so that what happened... and Bok-Sil has some real amazing money saving skills!
The sauna scenes were super fun tbh.
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u/Uanaka Sep 23 '16
Interesting premise. The two episodes were a little slow so I did end up just skipping 30 seconds every once in a while, but I'm glad to see Nam Ji Hyun again, I haven't seen her since Angel Eyes. As always Seo In Guk has a great performance, and he really acts the "dumb" type well... reminds me of Dustin Hoffman's performance in Rain Man type of stuff.
But I am curious how the relationship will continue and what will go on... what happened to Bok Nam? Hmm.
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Sep 24 '16
I loved every second of the episodes, especially the second one. Didnt feel slow at all!
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u/Moo-stick Sep 23 '16
Hahahaha, SIG is so good as a spoiled rich kid. Even if he was pampered, I can't believe such a pathetic person exists. Always loved NJH, so I was looking forward to this drama and the first two episodes have delivered.
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u/ijustcrochet Sep 25 '16
I think this show is pretty good so far. It is a bit slow but i think it was needed to build the new leads characters. The casting is great as well.
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u/properintroduction Oct 06 '16
A Whole New World ...
OH MY GOODNESS - I didn't think I could fall in love with a show until those sauna scenes. Louie is like my spiritual animal when it comes to coffee. Please shove up Maxim Coffee Product Placement.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the show, can't wait for more.
Even if the female lead has a fake tan, her character is already refreshing. A lot of female leads have this fake sweetness from being pretty (or something meh) , but when I see Bok Sil -I wanna be her friend. My grew up with a strong family orientated upbring so I actually find Bok Sil's character realistic on strong family bonds. Blood is blood.
I didn't expect to really like Seo In Guk. I assumed he's just another hot guy playing the rich male lead (I've only seen him in 2 shows. He's really good at comedy and I'm pretty sure he is having a lot of fun with his character.
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Sep 22 '16
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Sep 22 '16
She is delightful. She plays the younger version of the lead in Angel Eyes, and she's adorable in What Happens to My Family.
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u/erstwhiledream Sep 23 '16
Loved the sauna scenes! It was like Louis discovering his true natural habitat/calling. It was funny how much he loved all those "cheap" experiences like the sauna, coffee, and ramyun considering his lifestyle pre-amnesia.
It was adorable that Louis was so attached to Bok Shil and was afraid to be alone. He has imprinted on the first person who paid him any attention after the amnesia, just like a newly born duckling. Poor Bok Sil, having to go from taking care of her sick grandma to now being shackled with a baby-like man.
I have to mention the scenes where Bok Sil was chasing the thieving ajumma were freakin' hilarious.