Yoon Eun Hye Belts Out “I Will Survive” to Win a Trip to Jeju in a Talent Competition

LOL, now this is a cheeky wink-wink way to have some fun with the leading lady in Marry Him If You Dare (Mirae’s Choice) since she’s being played by former idol girl Yoon Eun Hye. It’s been ages since she was a member of Baby V.O.X. and frankly they were a middling girl group at best so it’s not like Yoon Eun Hye had a storied idol career before becoming an A-list actress. But it’s still adorable to see her singing on stage in a live performance, and in the upcoming drama, Yoon Eun Hye’s character Na Mi Rae belts out the Korean version of Gloria Gaynor’s classic girl power anthem “I Will Survive”. Hilariously, the Korean version is called “I’m Okay”, which is about the power of the lyrics I Will Survive dialed down to a kitten’s meowing of I’m Okay. In this scene, Na Mi Rae performs at a company organized talent show where the grand prize is a four day trip to Jeju. I totally perked up at that! I love Jeju location shoots, and in Yoon Eun Hye’s last drama she had an amazingly romantic and gorgeous shoot there with Yoo Seung Ho’s character. Yunno, before the scriptwriter threw his characterization to the wolves. Back to MHIYD, Mi Rae’s company during this talent competition is the calling center where she works as a low-level contract employee and she’s so eager to win the prize that she decks herself all out and belts out the song like there was no tomorrow. Yoon Eun Hye’s work ethic and idol background must’ve blended together into perfect synergy because she apparently did the performance in one take without any NGs. She was animated and shaking her thang onstage and having so much fun the staff members said her energy was contagious. I actually think this fried hairstyle is growing on me, in the usual way anything Yoon Eun Hye touches grows on me. It’s ugly as all out but she adds a touch of cuteness. I wonder if either male leads Lee Dong Gun or Jung Yong Hwa are going to have occasion to sing in this drama. If so, make it a duet please, writer-nim.