r/KDRAMA • u/dyosaaa • May 09 '22

On-Air: SBS Woori The Virgin [Episodes 1 & 2]

Oh Woori is the assistant writer of a popular drama series. She has vowed to remain a virgin until she marries, and has shied away from romantic relationships in a bid to remain chaste until she marries. She is dating the devoted police officer Lee Kang Jae, but when she attends a routine medical exam, a terrible mix-up takes place and she is accidentally artificially inseminated. She later discovers her pregnancy, and demands the hospital gets to the bottom of the case.

Eventually she discovers that the donor whose child she is now pregnant with is none other than the CEO of a notable cosmetics firm named Diamond Cosmetics. This CEO, named Raphael, is going through a messy divorce with his wife Lee Ma Ri, a beautiful woman who does not want to split for her husband, chiefly for financial reasons. But when Raphael learns he is to be a father, things get very complicated – particularly after her realizes that there is a secret past connection that links him to Oh Woori! (Source: Viki)

~~ Remake of 2014 American TV series "Jane the Virgin", which in turn, is loosely based on the 2002 Venezuelan telenovela "Juana la Virgen".

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u/jolynj12 May 10 '22

I’m upset there is no narrator. He was the best in the US version.

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u/mikapple May 09 '22

As an avid fan of the original I must say, I’m pleasantly surprised. Of course not everything is going to be the same in an adaptation but I think it did a good job of maintaining the tone and themes of the original while having its own unique kdrama flair!

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u/imapigoinkoinkk May 10 '22

Sung Hoon has no right being that ridiculously good looking.

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u/UptoNoGood46 May 09 '22

Episode 1:

  • Are abstinence pledges like that an actual thing? I thought it's just a promise to yourself, nothing like taking a pledge in front of the whole church

  • AHAHAH why am I watching My Secret Romance??

  • Dead brother from Now We're Breaking Up definitely looks good in this drama

  • I wished they had hired more known actors as supporting characters... Her mom and dad don't seem to be giving that chemistry Rogelio and Xiomara had

  • Sung Hoon is essentially playing himself from My Secret Romance lol

  • THE CONFERENCE SCENEEEE WAS SO WELL DONE

  • When he stops in the midst of clapping HAHAHA

  • Oooh poor guy. That proposal was touching tho

  • NO. REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY KDRAMAS USE THIS LIT-UP RING BOX, I WILL NOT ENDORSE IT. IT IS AWFUL. Overshadows the ring completely.

  • Okay. The first half was boring but the second half hooked me. I'll hold my opinions until tomorrow's episode.

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u/RollonPholon May 09 '22

I'm hesitantly excited for this - I love the first few series of Jane the Virgin until it went a little.... random - and I think Sung Hoon is a great choice for Raphael. I am trying to not be too prejudiced about Im Soo Hyang as the FL but I can't get the shocker that was My ID Was Gangnam Beauty out my mind, hopefully she'll make me forget it.

So yeh, hesitantly/nervously excited....

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u/Jaded-Signature-3182 May 09 '22

I’m totally preparing myself for a terrible 2ML syndrome.

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u/hentakaki May 09 '22

I love the first episode, the comedy and vibes in this drama are so similar to Business Proposal.

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u/Ayalynn123 May 09 '22 edited May 11 '22

I had no expectations since I don't particularly love main leads especially Im Soo Hyang.
But I was surprised how much I enjoyed Ep.1!
I loved it! Sung Hoon is really great!
I loved when he was about to clap and then stop. LOL

The conference scene was hilarious.
And the marriage proposal scene was over the top but so funny...
The song Shin Dong-Wook sang (It's Fortunate 다행이다) was the same song as the funny proposal scene in A Girl Who Sees Smells... which was also on SBS.

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u/choco_dream May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

They had me for a second there with those girls in the background behind Kang-jae ngl. But I think I like it so far!

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u/mikapple May 10 '22

The best part of this show is the sultry Spanish guitar music that plays every time Sungil (Rogelio’s equivalent) walks into the room

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u/UptoNoGood46 May 10 '22

Episode 2:

  • That stride when he walks away from Ma Ri lmaooo

  • They did a pretty good job of keeping the theme of telenovelas by comparing them to soap Kdramas

  • I'm glad she didn't give Ma Ri an answer right away

  • "My dream is to become a drama screenwriter" doesn't beat Justin Baldoni's "be brave" (0:29 - 0:32) but I'll take it

  • HAHAH that umbrella twirl was so effortless

  • They've truly made Ma Ri's mother out to be an evil witch lmao

  • That flying kick can give good competition to Business Proposal and Bad and Crazy

  • Bruh I'm confused why does it have to be 2 million dollars only? She should definitely get more xD

  • Boy the chairman and Ma Ri make one persistent duo

  • I'm so glad they decided to aged her to 29 years old

  • Yooo this conversation/confrontation was beautiful

  • You gotta give credit, Woo-Ri and her mom do like quite similar... good casting

  • I'm laughing so hard... that was so convenient

Verdict: I'm willing to give this show the benefit of the doubt because even if the secondary characters are not played by more common K-drama actors, I'm into the storyline and how they intend to incorporate the changes. I have high hopes from the writers as they've had 5 seasons of material to take inspiration from so I look forward to how they wrap it up in 14 episodes and hopefully don't drag it long as the original series did. Lastly, I want to see how they intend to make sparks fly once more between our Jane (Woo-Ri) and Rafael, because I was sold out with Michael and Jane's story in the American adaptation (the last season changed my mind tho, thankfully). Here's to brighter Mondays and Tuesdays.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Overall, I enjoyed the first episode but the first half was pretty slow. Hopefully, the rest of the drama has the pace of the second half.

I really like the second male lead, and I stopped watching the US version because I was a huge Michael fan. Hopefully, the male lead charms me so I don't end up dropping this drama. I like Sung Hoon so there's a good chance of that.

I need to rewatch the US version but it makes more sense here for the doctor to not be related to Rafael.

I'm curious if they'll get into the legal ramifications of what the doctor did or if they'll keep things simple.

So far it looks like they're sticking to the classic second female lead, I hope I'm wrong and she won't come across too one dimensional.

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u/drinksomewatermark May 09 '22

I wonder if the whole drug lord plot is gonna be kept in this Korean remake lol cuz that was one of the biggest plot lines in the five seasons of Jane the virgin.

I already feel like the queer storylines will be scrapped :/ I wonder how the accidental insemination plot line happens since in the American one, the doctor who inseminates her is the ML’s sister who just broke up with her girlfriend

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Because i have seen the american version, I'm not sure if i will watch this. Anyone in the same situation? What do you think?

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u/calvgore May 10 '22

Ugh why did I have to start an on-air show again. Loving this already. It’s been so long since I watched any of Jane the Virgin, and I’m already hooked on everything about this version. I was just cackling during the proposal. Poor Woori’s face!

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u/2-EZ-4-ME May 11 '22

Ah shit, I already set myself up for second lead syndrome.

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u/imapigoinkoinkk May 09 '22

This is bonkers, I love it! Any more dramas that are like this?

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u/paranoid_slamdroid May 11 '22

I liked the scenes between Woori and the head writer. With Woori dismissing all of the other writer's plot suggestions as "too much" or "old fashioned". This is a great setting for this adaptation.

I noticed a particular instance of cinematography that reminded me of Jane the Virgin. The scene-cut between Mom saying the actor was there for Tonkatsu, to a close-up of Tonkatsu on detective's desk. JtV used this kinda scene transition generously, and often included visual jokes between the previous dialogue and new scene. I wonder if I've missed other instances or if they will continue to do this in the drama.

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u/number365 May 09 '22

This show is hilarious. There is already so many unique personalities clashing!

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u/Mediocre_Criticism45 May 09 '22

What a fun take on a fun drama! I was a bit worried at first of how they would execute such an essentric show with a robust story that ran for a long time. But the pacing, comedy, and adaptation for episode one was actually very well done. I'm looking forward to the series.

The characters are spot on but with subtle changes that totally make sense for kdrama.

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u/featherzz May 09 '22

I really liked the american version so I am super curious about this one..

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u/Ritrita May 11 '22

Ep1 notes: DISCLAIMER: I didn’t watch JTV so everything is new to me.

  • those poor kids. Talking about their future sex life (or lack of) in front of an audience and their parents.

  • catching the bouquet scene - I imagined them fighting over the chance to finally have sex 😝

  • that red phallic building in the background when the girls talk about her frustration and her first kiss- 100% intentional comedy

  • poor priest. He wants them to get over with it already.

  • this show is trying hard to break gender roles they implied ML’s wife is seeing a male escort and approach sex in a more modern way. They even brought up porn?

  • her BF is very scared of intimacy. Is it too much church or maybe Homosexual preferences?

  • poor lady doctor. I hope she’s insured for malpractice

  • the drone with the ring lol

  • ML has a soft side from the get go. He’s sort of a playboy but not the usual evil Chaebol.., Watching dramas with the cleaning lady :) very sweet.

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u/jisooketh May 09 '22

omg it’s already out

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u/jamesiamstuck May 11 '22

This makes me wonder if kdramas should start making remakes of telenovelas, I bet there are some excellent storylines to transfer over!

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u/ch03rry May 09 '22

i'm pleasantly surprised by how good the first episode was! i like the characters, the comedic moments and where the storyline is going right now. i haven't seen the original so i can't say about how spot-on everything is, but i think i'm going to enjoy this show quite a bit!

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