Protect The Boss

Protect The Boss

Just so you know, I'm not doing this drama just because it airs in City Hunter's spot. I've been hyped for this ever since I heard it was going to be made. And I'm ashamed to say I originally was hyped because it has Kim Jaejoong, my... em... bias...

Hey, he's got looks, a golden voice, and a pure heart. Who could blame me?

But really, this drama is more than that.

So what's the plot? Basically the female lead has a bit of a punk past and is trying to find a job.

Totally in the job description.

Because of her spunk, she's hired by the company to be the secretary of the president's heir.

Maybe someone told him she was the doppelganger from a girl in Girl's Day

Only this heir has run into her before, something that had resulted in him getting beat up, his father getting revenge on the thugs who beat him up, and the media getting ahold of the whole deal, resulting in a huge loss. So hot water? Yep.

Now have we learned our lesson? Good.

Oh, and there's more. The heir has agoraphobia, hypochondria, and maybe a bit of OCD. Which he doesn't want to tell his family about.

One word for this drama: hillarious. As in my father kept looking at me as I laughed for a minute straight at my laptop screen. The humor's a mix of slap-stick, sarcasm, dry humor, and action comedy. The actors act like kids half the time. As in like elementary school kids. This includes sticking out tongues, fighting to get through doorways, fighting each other in the hallways, attacking each other's butts with ice cream, and sneaking out of the office while dad's not looking.

The the old let Grandma think the dog ate her favorite high heels...

So, what about the acting?

It's actually very good. The characters are very playful and believable. The main lead, Ji Sung, stays true to his phobias usually and is very talented at the near bi-polar actions of his character. "Are you all right? Are you hurt anywhere?" Split second later..."Did you sanitize my office?"

And of course, the kid-like behavior:

True quote, well, from the best of my memory: "I'll never let you take over the company. Because all this just screams fraud and money laundering." (sorry if I misquoted)

The female lead, Choi Kang Hee, is also amazing since she embodies a poor ex-punk trying to turn into a business woman. And she stands up for herself. As in, any ounce of sexual harassment is met with your arm being shoved up your back and your wrist close to broken.

Though with that sense of fashion, one wonders why she would get harassed.

Her only major flaw came near the end. Bascially, this drama was reading peoples' minds. I watched it on viki which has comments on top during the streaming and whenever someone said, "this is too tacky" or "that's really stupid" or "they should just *blah*", it happened. It was scary at times. But near the end, in order to create more of a sense of drama, the writers went a bit looser on the realism. For the first time, there was drag in the story line. I didn't watch past ep 14 for like 2-3 weeks, it lost it's pull (I'm also a college student but even tests can't keep me away from a good drama). But I prevailed and the ending wasn't too bad. Not as good as the beginning, but the beginning was eic in it's own right. ^^

And lastly, Jaejoong, who is actually the bad guy of the drama. Truth be told, he's a bit stiff on his acting and doesn't show a whole lot of emotion. Then again, he's not a professional actor. But one thing he can always does is act sexy and like a child.

O.o...

You just thought this was a selca, didn't you?

Yes, the bow is actually in the drama. And on his head. Don't worry, Yoochun beat him up afterward to give it back to his girl.

*For those who don't get this, Yoochun aka Micky, fellow bandmember of JYJ*

But I digress.

Basically, his acting isn't very good at the beginning, but as the filming goes on and he gets more sleep (panda eyes are not very becoming on you, Jaejoong), he makes great improvements. He became very respected by the professional actors and actresses on the set since he worked with a very focused and diligent spirit.

The last point I want to make about this drama is the drama elevator.

Basically, it's standard office protocol to go into the elevator and let out your emotions. While your secretaries try to block the CCTV in the corner. There's crying, hitting, yelling, and some light touching even in this elevator. But the ride only lasts 2 minutes at most, so as soon as they're closing on the floor, they automatically stop and fix their suits, instantly composed. Which I find weird, because whenever I get into an elevator I can't go more than like 4 floors before someone gets on. But maybe this one's special-use-only.

So basically, if you want a drama that will make you laugh until you fall over and has a handsome cast, this is for you. If you're looking for a serious business drama with crying every episode, I'd stick to King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo.

Overall rating: 9/10