1% of Anything (2003)

I watched this drama just as a pick but this turned out a good surprise... Acting is really good and the story is well written... The beauty of the drama is there is no extra drama both the leads are aware of their goals and their situations lead them to a romantic pathway... this is kind of a drama that we usually use as a dessert after watching something intense... light romance with the development of characters is very beautiful.
The plot is well connected to the characters and lifestyles of both leads are very well written... Somehow little silly but still if you believe in fairy tales this is a worth watching fairy tale of a prince who falls for the innocence of a poor girl...

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The remake is better

I originally watched the remake of this drama and really liked it. I wanted to watch the original to compare but I found that it really didn't measure up. I didn't find there to be any chemistry between the two leads and the acting of the female lead was really not great. She has very few facial expressions and spends most of her time looking like she smelled something bad.

The male lead is ok but I couldn't really get invested because I didn't find him attractive and the lack of chemistry between them left me feeling flat, making it difficult for me to really root for them. Maybe it was the lack of physical connection, considering they hardly even held hands by the time they were discussing marriage, but ... bleh, there was just nothing there for me.

I also found the dynamics in the female lead's family to be really frustrating. I know it's a cultural thing but it felt so over the top that a grown woman could be grounded, have her phone taken away and be given a curfew. The way she cowers, pouts and never stands up for herself drove me up the wall. She also gave very little back to the male lead and felt like a cold fish compared to the female lead in the remake.

I pushed through until the honeymoon and then dropped it in a rage. I just cannot with this couple, their families and their nonsense. If you are like me and are curious, I'd skip it and just watch the remake.

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1% of anything or something about 1%?

Initially I was looking for Something about 1%, but could not find a site to watch it for free. I ended up with the original 1% of Anything. As I usually prefer the original version, I did not mind at all.
Lee Jae In is boyish cute and in a classical drama being a jerk means like yelling a lot. For the rest he was not a complete jerk, I think. I like Kim Da Hyeon's independence and being persistent to keep her independency also after her marriage. She is a strong woman. She was supportive to Lee Jae In's decisions, however, also sometimes overruled, I would say (although she did it out of love...).
The kdrama is not only about the romance between the two lead actors (Lee Jae In and Kim Da Hyeon), but it goes beyond this. Also the supporting cast has its own story with its own end. I liked the several story lines, however, as each story got its own proper ending, this made the drama at one point a bit boring. I was about to put it on hold.
At one point I also found the remake and started to watch this in parallel.
Something about 1% had a more compact story line and therefore less episodes and focused more on the romance between the two leads. And then I started to miss Kim Da Hyeon's family :-), so in the end this persuaded me to also continue with the classic version.

As both have different positive and less positive points, I will give the same grade (so for different reasons).

Ah, and to me Byun In Chul is THE grandfather of kdramas! I hoped that he would also have been the grandfather in the remake.
I am also still searching for the song Chut Sarang on Spotify. Cannot find it :-(.

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Необычная дорамка. Во первых , потому что 2003 год - вроде бы и не так давно, но разительно отличается по манере съемок. Да и по сути. Она похожа на обыкновенное дневное "мыло" латиноамериканское или наше. Но так как серий все ж поменьше, то и поэнергичней все происходит. Сначала думала, что не осилю, но потом втянулась, уж очень прикольный взаимоотношения главных героев. И он и она и красивы и умны и имеют характер. Как герои так и актеры, наблюдать было одно удовольствие.
Ну и вообще, сподвигло то меня на просмотр то, что мне отрекомендовала красивейший корейский фильм "Дуэлянт", где просто вставило от главного героя. Kang Don Won - вот он главная причина просмотра .
А еще очень интересно показана пресловутая корейская семья, там где родители многое решают за детей, особенно в области брака. Однако, дети, могут и взбрыкнуться, что и много и со вкусом делают. Тут даже есть - представьте - секс до! (за кадром конечно), одна из героинь залетела, чем расстрогала несговорчивых родителей.
Опять показали, что огромную роль играет старшее поколении - дедушки/бабушки круче.Главный дедок (уже третий раз попадается на глаза) сущий Брежнев
С поцелуями все еще совсем плохо, больше обнимашечек. Но дети исправно рождаются.

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Better watch the remake

I watched this just because I saw the remake, Something about 1%, and this is the original drama where it was based from. I wished I didn't watch it though. It was the old type of drama that everyone actually partnered up and the story was not just about the main leads, the side characters had their own little dramas as well. I actually skipped most parts of it.
(Like the bestfriend and the cousin got married too, while in the remake, they hardly got together even at the end...The lawyer and the younger sister also got together... like everyone has been partnered up...)

Sorry to say but the remake was much more streamlined and sticked to the plot of the story, rather than side tracking too much like this original. But I know, this was the old style of making dramas back in 2002-2003.

This drama and the remake are 13 years apart, so you will really see the difference.

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