‘Thirty-Nine’ K-Drama review: A moving, gentle reminder of being present and following one’s dreams
The Hindu
Written by Yoo Yong Ah and directed by Kim Sang Ho, the K-Drama goes beyond the friendship dynamic among women, to explore life at an age they no longer fear other people’s opinions
After Crash landing On You, Something In The Rain, anything with Son Ye-jin in the cast goes to my watchlist. The same goes with Jeon Mi-do after Hospital Playlist. The two play the leads in JTBC’s latest series Thirty-Nine with Kim Ji-hyun. Thirty-Nine is the story of three women friends, all 39-year-old, navigating life with love, laughter and emotional turmoil.
Apart from my two favourite actors, one scene in the promo made me decide on watching it — the three friends in their full hiking gear decide to make a u-turn and settle for baeksu (drinks) because a sign reads ‘beware of bees’ and one of them adds she sprained her ankle during golf.
But if you are expecting a completely light-hearted fun watch and no tears, be warned: it is not.
Written by Yoo Yong Ah and directed by Kim Sang Ho, Thirty-Nine goes beyond the friendship dynamic among the women to explore life at an age where men/women no longer fear other people’s opinions and perhaps do what they couldn’t when younger. They also set about finding love ‘naturally’, without hiding the fine lines that slowly begin to show up on their face.
In the series, Son Yi -jin plays Cha Mi Do, a cosmetologist who declares she wants to take a sabbatical to play golf. Jeon Mi-do plays Jeong Chan-young, an acting teacher who struggles to teach actors to emote; Kim Ji-hyun plays Jang Joo-hee who is stuck in a thankless job as a cosmetic consultant.
The drama also throws in a complicated relationship between two ex-lovers; one that others could mistake for an extramarital affair.
There is also an exploration of unkind and rude opinions on adoption; depicting how an adopted child can accept her ‘adopted’ status comfortably (though the father adopted her for his political gain) and win over her sibling and adopted family. .
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