Full House

Type: K-Drama
No. of Episodes: 16
English Subs: Licensed in the US and English subbed by YesAsia


Like most of the dramas I like, Full House is based on a comic, in this case a Korean Manhwa by Soo Yon Won. It's the humorous story of Ji-Eun, a girl who returns home from vacation to discover that her beloved house and all of her possessions have been sold while she was away. The culprit? Her two closest friends! Now Yeong-Jae owns her house, and he is not about to let her stay. You see Yeong-Jae is an enormously popular male model/actor/idol, and he values his privacy. A clash of wills begins as Ji-Eun is NOT going to leave her house!

They eventually make an agreement in which she may stay at the house as long as she works as Yeong-Jae's maid! Yeong-Jae is a neat freak, and wants Ji-Eun to clean everything and stay out of his way. He doesn't want to think about Ji-Eun. He's more interested in Hae-Won, a childhood friend he has been in love with forever. But of course, in the way of all K-dramas, Hye-Won doesn't love Yeong-Jae back (at least not in that way). She is in love with their good friend Min-Hyuk! Ahh the obligatory K-drama love square forms!

After embarrassing himself in front of Hye-Won, Yeong-Jae and Ji-Eun actually draw up a contract for a marriage of convenience! The marriage will be a good cover up for his unreturned feelings for Hye-Won (and some other recent celebrity scandals). Ji-Eun agrees because when they divorce in a few months, she will regain ownership of her beloved house, and Yeong-Jae will move out!

Ji-Eun and Yeong-Jae must now pretend to the world that they are a loving couple. Of course this is difficult when they are both so rude to each other! Yeong-Jae is rather childish and petty, while Ji-Eun is so stubborn! They clash and yell at each other every time they meet, yet somehow feelings begin to develop between them which neither of them can actually admit. Yeong-Jae is especially resistant, as he is also still in love with Hye-Won!

Ji-Eun, when not cleaning the house, is an aspiring writer. Before her house was sold, she was a popular internet novelist. Unfortunately the quality standards for published work are much higher than for what appears on the internet, and she has many problems trying to get someone to publish her newest story. Things look up when Yeong-Jae's friend Min-Hyuk (an executive at an entertainment company) agrees to take Ji-Eun under his wing and help her develop her writing. Is he motivated to do this because of his freindship with Yeong-Jae, or is his interest in Ji-Eun? AS for Hye-Won, she loves Min-Hyuk, yet seems reluctant to let Yeong-Jae go. Ahh things get very complicated!

Full House is one of my favorite Korean dramas. All the actors perform well in their roles, and the story is very dramatic and funny at the same time. I highly recommend it!