No.of Epis: 20Year/TV Stn: 2010/KBS
Cast:
Moon Geun Young ~ Song Eun Jo
Seo Woo ~ Goo Hyo Sun
Chun Jung Myung ~ Hong Ki Hoon
Taecyeon ~ Han Jung Woo
Synopsis: (edited from KBS World)
A modern day adaptation of Cinderella with a twist as our Cinderella, Goo Hyo Sun, is loved by everyone whereas her stepsister, Eun Jo, has a dark past and struggles with the fact that her mother starts to care more for Hyo Sun than her.
Eun Jo has neither aspiration nor emotion and her smile is sarcastic. Her mother, who has been living as a single mother for 18 years, finally found the right person to marry and brought Eun Jo into the stepfather’s house.
A decent house and a decent family...Eun Jo feels that everything in this house does not fit her. The most unbearable thing she faces is her stepsister Hyo Sun, who is the apple of her father’s eyes and beloved by everyone in the house. Hyo Sun also takes away the mind of Eun Jo’s mother, just like her bright and untainted character attracted all the other people. Eun Jo cannot tolerate this situation, since she lost the only one that she completely owned.
Eun Jo meets Hong Ki Hoon, the son of their rival firm, Hong Brewery. Ki Hoon falls for Eun Jo, but Eun Jo distances herself. Finally, Ki Hoon left for his studies, and Eun Jo only knows about it later.
8 years later, both Eun Jo and Hyo Sun grow up, and Ki Hoon returns. Jung Woo, who lived with Eun Jo when he is young, appears at Dae Sung Brewery as well. He returns as a wonderful man, so that he can love Eun Jo, who cooked rice and cared for him...
The girls' father passes away suddenly, and Dae Sung Brewery begins to face a serious crisis...
Slacker's review:
I was watching "Personal Preference" & "Prosecutor Princess" alongside "CS" at the same time. "CS" was much more depressing in terms of plot and mood. I liked the storyline initially, as it was refreshing and well developed. The characters developed in depth and not one dimensional. The relationships between the characters were rather complicated, but I liked the display of emotions. Very clear cut & nothing fanciful. The drama also twisted the fairy tale and shed new light on the role of step-sister. Don't be confused. The lead was Cinderella's sister...ha! Storyline started to went downhill and hardly progressed. Ending was alright, at least we got what we wanted..haha!
Moon Geun Young ditched her teen image for something mature in the big screen. She had done so in the small screen now. I don't think I've seen a female lead character who was so negative in terms of characteristic & behaviour. I doubt most ppl wld like Eun Jo instantly. She was fierce & stubborn, and she tried too hard to suppress her feelings. However, deep down she's just a normal girl, who yearned for a complete family & a normal life. MGY's acting was really good, as she's really expressive. From intense stares; expressionless & tearful look; to being confident & happy, Eun Jo really been through a lot throughout the drama. Chemistry with Chun Jung Myung was quite good too. Why? Becuase CJM was equally intense as well. The tension b/w these 2 person was filled with lots of mixed emotions - longing for each other, betrayal, mistrust etc.
I enjoyed CJM's performance in "What's Up Fox", and after serving the nation for 2 yrs, he returned with "CS". The actor is still baby-face looking, but his character was much more mature. Lots of heartbreaking scenes b/w him and Eun Jo, and CJM portrayed his character well.
Seo Woo looked weird to me. Definitely did something to her face...haha! She's the Cinderella in the drama, but in reality, she's older than MGY! haha! I was not impressed by Seo Woo initially, and I disliked Hyo Sun. Why not impressed? Coz' her acting wasn't that convincing as compared to MGY. Why dislike Hyo Sun? She's just irritating! but then, she grew up & matured a lot. Thank goodness! Cinderella was still quite pitiful here. Dad passed away suddenly, and step-mum changed her attitude immediately. She struggled to make peace with Eun Jo, and she has to save her dad's company. She had to quickly grow up in a short time...and I was glad that Seo Woo managed to convince me with her acting.
Why they want to cast an idol in such a sad drama? I'm not anti-2PM so don't worry. Taecyeon ditched his idol look & appeared as a plain country boy. His acting was not too bad for a newbie, but I was not paying much attention to him. Haha! Jung Woo came to find Eun Jo, as she was the person who cared for him, and he was devoted to her. I rmbed a scene where he threw away his baseball bat. It meant that Jung Woo let go of his feelings for Eun Jo. Ending scene with Eun Jo was emotional, but Jung Woo ended it with a smile.
Got to mention Lee Mi Sook & Kim Gab Soo as well. Terrific performances from the 2 veterans.
