Fantastic

Synopsis

As a hardworking scriptwriter, So-hye (Kim Hyun-joo) is writing a drama about cancer when coincidentally she is diagnosed with breast cancer and learns she has five months left to live. She decides to live it up, leave no regrets, and do whatever she feels like doing. However, as a workaholic, she also commits to finishing her last project, then plans to leave quietly. But Hae-sung (Joo Sang-wook), a famous star, and her first love, suddenly shows up and her plans fall through. So-hye is actively opposed to casting Hae-sung as the lead in her latest drama. His stiff, robotic acting and constant nagging annoy her, and they occasionally have petty fights. But along the way, they actually seem to be falling in love. Meanwhile, Jun-gi (Kim Tae-hoon) has been by her side, both as her doctor and a friend. He knows So-hye's bright demeanor sometimes acts as a cover for her secret burden. He knows her well, and he's been through it himself. Though he can't cure her, he wants to be her steady soulmate, and face the reality together. Jun-gi and Hae-sung fight for So-hye's love, and with mixed emotions, she is indecisive. How can she decide when she only has a few months left? What is the best way to leave without regrets?

Fantastic is the description over drama author So Hye then her longtime arch-enemy (and one day boyfriend) Hae Sung. permanency He is cause of a new drama and he is the writer for up to expectation drama, and shenanigans ensue. longevity To engage things also further, she finds outdoors very quickly as that has lung cancer, or that might also not stay because the subsequent year.

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Somehow of all over that enters our love story? toughness haha stability

Let’s seem at our characters.

So Hye, played through the surprising Kim Hyun Joo is outspoken, blunt, then misplaced into her work almost days. stability She’s pretty successful, then at all unhappy in accordance with remain pursuit with Hae Sung again. toughness She holds him within complete contempt, especially his acting skills. permanency

Hae Sung (played by using the hilarious Joo Sang Wook), about the mean hand, knows on her contempt, is puzzled by that a bit, yet feels badly, I think. stability Yes, he’s a terrible player and more often than not gets roles due to the fact concerning his proper looks, but I bear in conformity with say that used to be probably certain regarding the close likeable durability foremost leads I’ve constantly viewed in a drama. stability Like congrats in imitation of this writer, but I adored him through the give up concerning this kdrama. (more concerning so later, too)

To round out our amour triangle, together with the nearly laid back, non-angsty, supreme 2nd administration even is our friendly most cancers medical doctor Joon Ki, played via Kim Tae Hoon. You might recognize him from some other play I reviewed: One More Happy

Normally, at this point, I’d assimilate partial lovable gifs in regard to the beneficial pals and exciting facet characters, but Fantastic has a whole ignoble storyline featuring So Hye’s pal Baek Sul (played by the extraordinary Park Si Yeon). permanency This negative girl is residing in probably the scalp period of her life. permanency

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The TLDR version: She married half lawyer dude returned among the epoch whose father was once friends including her dad. permanency Lawyer dude got here out of a prosperous regular family as flipped OUT now Baek Sul found out he couldn’t have children. longevity They didn’t agree with in divorce, therefore rather she taken her existence a dwelling hell, essentially treating her kind of Cinderella yet simply piling over the insults or misbehaviour (physical then mental).

And at all quickly within her life comes pup attorney Kim Sang Wook (played via my cute cutie Jiiiiiiii Sooooooooo). permanency He labored because her hubby!!! And had no thought on the misconduct the terrible issue was once struggling in her every day life. permanency In fact, that was so secretive that had no thought she was even married. And child did she hold a impair of

1) I LOVED the most important fancy story. permanency I wasn’t gazing the drama because So Hye yet Hae Sung, but those completely received me over. toughness Or actually, I have to oration to that amount Hae Sung received me over. durability The love concerning that man. So gentle, loving, then patient. He pursued that woman, however that wasn’t the kdrama Invasive prototype up to expectation we typically see. permanency He was once a respiration concerning clean air. longevity He was once in all likelihood some regarding my favourite kdrama leads ever.

2) Of course I loved the facet story together with my Ji Soo. stability His impair of Baek Sul used to be additionally absolutely sweet and that was once certain a proper guy! durability

3) This drama was once then mild then fluffy so such form about wafted in the air on its personal accord. stability Nothing used to be even angsty, or too melodramatic, which is curious thinking about it’s a drama in regard to a lady along side cancer and every other whosoever is the victim of home abuse.

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4) If thou phobia spoilers, turn outside now

This piece has a bright ending. permanency The foremost characters don’t die, the defective guys be brought what is coming in conformity with them

Episode 1