MBC Wed-Thurs Drama Gold Spoon with Yook Sung Jae and Lee Jong Won is Surprisingly Good, Darker than Expected, and Presents an Genuine Existential Conundrum.
I know this drama is anchored by a magical spoon that swaps lives but the underlying “Who would do it” idea is so good because there are many like scenarios that could happen in real life. MBC premiered Gold Spoon two weeks ago and I’ve gotten caught up and love it. It’s so much better in story than expected and in acting than the young predominately idol turned actor cast would indicate. Yook Sung Jae plays poor down trodden Lee Seung Cheon and Lee Jong Won is rich emotionally abused Hwang Tae Yong and one day Seung Cheon gets offered a magical gold spoon that can switch his life with a rich person if he dines three times at the rich boy’s house using the spoon. He does so and voila, the boys are switched. Seung Cheon as Tae Yong better navigates the power struggles of the rich family but loses his family love and support and Tae Yong as Seung Cheon is confused yet more loved and better off in many ways. Watching them each navigate their new family, one with knowledge the other with an inkling of confusion, makes the viewer wonder if OG Seung Cheon’s choice was the right one. I don’t think so but think it will make things better for both boys in the long run. Even cooler is the twist at the end of episode 4 with another gold spooner and this drama has plenty of story left to tell. Highly recommend and female lead Jung Chae Yeon is also great even if she doesn’t have much to do (yet).
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Koala recommends and I watch. I will check it out.
It’s darker than I thought. But for now, I’m interested by the rich one living in his new poor family, than the hero fighting against the rich and bad people.
So glad you checked it out! It’s my new kdrama crack, so far everything just works beautifully! The unexpected darkness adds needed depth to the story and saves it from being fluff. I hope it can keep up the quality for the entire run *crossing fingers*
So glad you checked it out! It’s my new kdrama crack, so far everything just works beautifully! The unexpected darkness adds needed depth to the story and saves it from being fluff. I also like that both boys retain the mannerism and habits from their original lives. Really hope the drama can keep up the quality for the entire run *crossing fingers*
Yay!! I know I should have my own opinion on dramas and all, but it feels good when Ms. Koala confirms it for me. haha. Honestly, it’s such a shame the drama isn’t getting much attention, because I think it delivers a quality that is unexpected from its cast and premise, etc. Thematically, I think it’s great.
There’s theories around that the dads too have been golden spoon users, or there has been a birth switch with the same birthday thing and how Taeyong knows how to draw.
I know she’s supposed to be the villain, but Yeojin is so smart I don’t exactly dislike her. Did you notice how she gave the coffee can to Seungcheon as a birthday present, just to test him on his non-coffee drinking habits? She’s totally outsmarting him, especially how he used the spoon right when she sat at the same table at Taeyong’s house. lol.
Moonki is also super hot as a bodyguard.