May Queen

Hey Everyone!

I am actually really excited to write this review! I finally came across another really great drama that was filled with all sorts of emotions! The drama was called May Queen. I avoided this drama because its genre was "melodrama", but after I started watching I Summon You Gold, I was really attracted to the acting done by Han Ji Hye, so I finally gave in to watching this drama. I was definitely NOT disappointed! The drama was mainly about Chun Hae Joo and her struggles in life starting from her first birthday. The drama started by revealing HJ's birth secret. Her parents, Lee Geum Hee and Yoon Hak Soo, were being chased by the Japanese Intelligence agency, only to be seen that it was GH's old flame (Jang Do Hyun) that was chasing them. DH killed HS for a microfilm that contained information about drilling for oil in S Korea. He then pursued his first love (GH) by getting rid of her daughter HJ (then known as Yoo Jin). What he didn't know then was that HJ did not die, but was rather given away to another family. HJ grew up to the age of 13 when she and her adoptive family returned to Ulsan again. At this point HJ met Kang San, Park Chang Hee, and Jang In Hwa (girl that GH raised). All three kids became even closer with a boating incident, where the four were stranded in the water for over 24 hours. HJ's bright personality also attracted both CH and San right away, but HJ only had eyes for CH. However, CH's father was working for DH (he was the one that gave HJ to that family instead of killing her), so to get rid of her, he killed HJ's current adoptive father (he found out the truth). After that incident, she and her family had to move. Meanwhile, DH stole San's grandfather's shipyard and so San had to move to the US to study (and take revenge someday). Fifteen years later, we see all four characters in Ulsan again. This time, it was seen that CH and HJ were dating for those fifteen years, and San had returned from the US (he was hired by DH's company). CH was finally ready to introduce HJ to his father, but he could not accept because he had killed her father! Eventually, CH gave up on HJ because she did not want to abandon her family to escape with him. CH also gave her up because he found out what his father had done. This started CH's revenge against DH. Meanwhile, San was always following HJ around, and even gave her a job at the shipyard (keeping in mind, she only graduated from middle school, yet got lots of technical certificates through work experiences). After her break up with CH, slowly HJ started to find out about her birth secrets. Eventually, she and San became closer, and in the process of CH's revenge, he ended up marrying IH. The rest of the drama unfolded all sorts of deep and dark secrets! There were plot twists all over the place! That aspect of the drama really excited me, because normally I can predict plots very easily. I would definitely recommend this drama to everyone that has the time to watch it. It was full of roller coaster emotions and great character developments. I give this drama a 5 out of 5 stars!

Other Comments (Spoilers!)

- I loved the teen characters (so cute!)
- CH's character was dark, but he was really intense! Loved it! (esp his impulsiveness with kissing girls!)
- HJ's mother was too much =P
- Happy with the end couple match-ups!
- When I found out who HJ's real biological father was, was a true twist I was not expecting!
- Only thing I am left curious about is, what happened to DH in the end? Did he die? Did he go to jail? (if you know the answer, please do comment and let me know!)

That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B