Drama Review: Oh My Venus 오 마이 비너스

I watched Oh My Venus last year at the same time I was watching Weightlifting Fairy. I appreciated both love stories and would definitely watch both again. But on to my review of Oh My Venus first.

Synopsis from Wikipedia

Kim Young-ho (So Ji-sub), a.k.a. John Kim, is a personal trainer to Hollywood stars. Despite his family's wealth, Young-ho suffered a devastating illness in his childhood. But he believes living a healthy lifestyle and exercise is the only way to survive. He uses this to run from his family issues. His fear of his father and pity for his grandmother. A Hollywood scandal with an actress has him on the run back to Korea.

Kang Joo-eun (Shin Min-a) was once an ulzzang in her teens, semi-famous for her pretty face and enviable figure. Now a 33-year-old lawyer, she has gained a lot of weight since. She passes out on a flight from the U.S. back to Korea and John Kim is the only medical personnel on the flight who takes charge. He watches out for her even after they arrive home. After getting dumped by her boyfriend, Im Woo Shik, she finds that she has the press pass for John Kim and proceeds to (blackmail) convince him to help her lose the weight.

She discovers that Young Ho has a weakness for being a knight in shining armor. She moves in with him, Ji Woong and Joon Sung (Korean Snake), after a stalking incident causes her to sell her apartment. As they work on her physical transformation, both discover they feel more for each other than what they will admit. As they grow closer they heal each other's emotional wounds and fall in love.

I loved this drama not only because it has my favorite actors in the lead but because of how natural the story developed. I initially thought that there won't be any chemistry between the two but I was proven wrong. There were scenes that made me feel giddy, like when they first kissed, and made me cry along with Joo-eun. I really felt the pain of her being helpless when Young-ho had his episode that his knee hurt so bad.

Another treat for me is Henry's character Ji Woong. He played as Joon Sung's manager and Young-ho's friend. He was outgoing and funny. I only knew him before as a talented member of Super Junior-M but I didn't expect that he can act and held his own in this drama.

If you're looking for a mature love story, I definitely recommend this. It will make you laugh, want to find someone like Young-ho (though I will choose So Ji Sub anytime of the day), and cry.