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[Touch Your Heart] Oh Jung-se is funny every single time.

Screenplay: Lee Myung-sook · Choi Bo-rim
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Cast: Lee Dong-wook · Yoo In-na and others
Touch Your Heart” (Korean: 진심이닿다, Eng: Touch Your Heart) is a South KoreantvN romantic comedy (rom-com) drama that aired from February 6, 2019 to March 28, 2019. It is based on a web novel of the same name published in 2016. 16 episodes in total. It depicts the love story between Jin-shim, a secretary who fell from grace as a top actress, and Jung-rok, a lawyer who is hopeless at romance.

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That being said, I couldn't help but feel (or want to believe) that the Grim Reaper and Sunny from Goblin were reincarnated and met again, so I binged the whole thing while strongly, strongly wishing for a happy ending for the two of them.

However, compared to the scale of Goblin, the story is a bit small. 'Because This Is My First Life,' by the same director, had a depth that made you deeply contemplate 'what is family' and 'what is marriage' beneath the love story, but 'Touch Your Heart' doesn't have any particularly fresh settings, and the feeling of a generic love story is undeniable. While it does touch on themes like domestic violence, stalking, bullying, and the spread of malicious slander and rumors in online spaces, they are glossed over, so they don't leave much of an impression. Even so, the reason I watched it all at once is because the acting skills of the actors are truly amazing.

Yoo In-na plays Jin-shim (Oh Yoon-seo), who entered the entertainment industry at a young age and is naive, clumsy, and pure. Even though she is in her late 30s, the fact that she can play someone so fresh and innocent! The laughter that leaks from the back of her throat when she acts cute is like a toddler's, and yet it doesn't feel calculated. Her monotone line delivery when playing a bad actress and her drunk acting are also incredibly cute and funny.

Lee Dong-wook, who plays the rigid and justice-driven lawyer Jung-rok, couldn't help but look like the Grim Reaper at the beginning, but as the episodes progressed, he increasingly looked like an ordinary, serious office worker. Jung-rok's image overlaps with Nam Se-hee from 'Because This Is My First Life.' Both are good at their jobs but can't read the room, yet they are boyfriends you can rely on when it counts. In real society, there are many cases where a sense of justice or conviction and 'reading the room' do not coexist. The people in K-dramas who are bad at communicating and clumsy are charming precisely because they stick to their convictions.

Oh Jung-se was, as expected, excellent. In 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay,' he played a character with autism, and in 'When the Camellia Blooms,' he played a vain, timid character. In this drama, he plays the head of a law firm who is an attention-seeker and a bit pathetic. Every time Oh Jung-se speaks or moves, it's funny. My obsession with K-dramas started with his acting in 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay,' which was the first one I watched. He really is amazing. Respect.

Also, I spotted Lee Kyu-sung, who gave a chilling performance as Heung-sik in 'When the Camellia Blooms.' Here, he is the complete opposite as a happy-go-lucky law firm intern. I thought he was an actor who leaves an impression even in supporting roles.

Other notes. Park Kyung-hye, a fellow lawyer, was a ghost in Goblin, so she looked like a ghost to me at the beginning too, but by the end, she was a cute lawyer in love. Oh Eui-shik, who plays the manager, Lee Joon-hyuk, the head of the agency Yoon-seo belongs to, and Jang So-yeon, who plays Secretary Yang... I've seen them in several dramas before, so I paid attention to them; they were a solid supporting cast.

Overall, it's not thrilling, nor is it a drama that will make you cry your eyes out; it's just an ordinary romantic comedy, but it's plenty entertaining, and the impression you're left with when you finish watching it is warm. It's not tiring to watch. Just as the title suggests, it leaves you with a feeling of hearts connecting, and it's heartwarming. It was a drama I could enjoy casually.


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