When Hi-soo does discover the truth she confronts her husband, who, extraordinarily, claims that since he only had a fling with Ha-joon’s mother he was unable to recognise Ja-kyeong, who has been living in their house. Seo-hyun (Kim Seo-hyung), wife of Ji-yong’s older brother Jin-ho (Park Hyuk-kwon), figures it out first, but when Hi-soo falls pregnant, she fears upsetting her in her condition with such a major revelation. Ja-kyeong’s improbable position as her son’s tutor quickly comes under scrutiny as her behaviour arouses suspicions all around. Mine’s early stand-off was between Hi-soo (Lee Bo-young) – former actress and wife of Ji-yong (Lee Hy The most exciting parts are when women who have been at odds with each other band together against a common enemy, invariably a man. The women in these shows typically fight for their children, and these battles pit them against other mothers, but everything is in flux in these twisty narratives.
The most refreshing thing about the recent run of high society prime-time melodramas such as SKY Castle,Īnd Mine, is that they’ve put the focus squarely on the women, while tearing down the prince-like image of the typical Korean leading man. Media – The standard format for a K-drama has long been to cast a rich, handsome man opposite a scrappy young woman trying to fend for herself and throwing them against each other, again and again, until sparks fly.