There were several things about What’s Up Fox that I really
loved and a few that fell short for me. First,
some more mature themes were mainstays throughout the drama. The main character, Go Byung Hee, is a
reporter for an adult man’s magazine and writes erotic stories along side
actual reports relevant to the male readers.
The daydream scenes of her stories were hilarious. Because sensuality was such a main theme in
the story it dealt with sex in a much more straightforward way than is typical
in a Korean drama. It was refreshing.
The humorous moments were well placed throughout the
show. It was funny without being over
the top, and added in just when it was getting too serious. Being a Rom-Com, that’s part of the formula
anyway, but I found myself enjoying the series more because of it. Additionally, there were very few instances
that I felt the story progressed too slowly.
The whole show moved along at a steady pace, never really very fast, but
moving things along at a rate that I wasn’t bored with it.
The main couple was great together. Park Chul Soo took a little bit of time to
admit his feelings, even after the big whoops of the first episode, but once he
committed he was dedicated to wooing her.
Just the way he looked at her was adorable, puppy love all the way. Chul Soo did his best to prove to Byung Hee
that he was really in love with her, but she fought against the idea
valiantly. It was great to watch her
evolution, starting out seeing him as nothing more than a little brother to
denial that she was attracted to him, and finally to accepting what her heart
had been trying to tell her all along.
Their chemistry was just right, the perfect amount of tension and
playful banter.
Doctor Bae Hee Myung just never really felt all the strong
to me. I understand that the character
was written to be pretty low key and accepting, but as a part of a love
triangle he just fell short. Doctor Bae
never fought for Byung Hee, he never made an attempt to really tell her that he
loved her. And on that note, he admitted
that he didn’t feel love or want to feel love.
He just wanted someone to live with, something comfortable and
warm. Not the kind of talk that sweeps a
girl off her feet. As far as a second
male lead goes he just didn’t really make me pull for him. Perhaps I’m comparing Doctor Bae to other
second male leads and that’s why he just seems lacking. But to me the other guy in the love triangle
should be like Ji Hoo (Boys Over Flowers) or Kang Shin Woo (You’re Beautiful).
The side story of Go Jun Hee and Park Byung Gak was so much
fun. They were just as strong as the
main couple, for me anyway. Their
love-hate relationship was hilarious.
They were just as horrible to one another and then would turn around and
be wonderfully sweet. As they grew
closer and closer to one another I just couldn’t help but root for them even
though they were seventeen years apart in age.
It was just such a sweet love that formed between them.
As we all know I’m a sucker for a happy ending and What’s Up
Fox had a satisfyingly happy ending. The
stories were wrapped up well and the things I’d been hoping for through the
whole show came to pass. I got the
warm-fuzzies, and really that’s what I love at the end of the day. The ending didn’t have as much punch or
fireworks as I wanted, and was just a little rushed I think. But even though they didn’t show as much
sensuality and love as I wanted they left it open enough I could imagine. All in all this was a good time.
For a full synopsis of the story check out this link.
Noona's Rating
Overall: 7.6 (I rated this 4 stars on DramaFever.com)
Story/Writing: 8
Cast/Actors: 8
OST: 6
Sets/Costumes: 8
Feels: 8
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