like sunlight burning at midnight

I started watching Playful Kiss this afternoon, and while I'm still not so keen on Kim Hyunjoong (or his character), Oh Ha-ni has completely stolen my heart. It probably helps that her actress is pretty much the cutest thing since Qmi, but I think mostly I just like the show because I identify so strongly with this kind of heroine. She's not the brightest, not the most ambitious or driven, but she's good-natured, hard-working (or close enough, when she's got the right incentive), and clearly a decent friend/daughter/person. Also, Ha-ni's two best friends are hysterical, Seung-jo's mom is quite possibly one of my absolute favorite whacky mothers ever, and I adore what little of the father/daughter dynamic we've gotten to see thus far.

(And, am I mistaken, or is Ha-ni's teacher Chae Rim's coworker from Oh! My Lady? ♥♥ She is always so awkwardly entertaining.)

There's been some talk about the exact nature of Zhou Mi's relationship with Z-Chen, with the general consensus being, from what I understand, that it's creepy and gross and basically should be taken with a huge dose of brain bleach. And I guess, if the age difference is a big deal, that I can kind of see where it's coming from? Mainly, though, I'm just glad that Mi has someone he can go visit like that, without any real warning. I'm glad that he's got a friend (or perhaps more, though I don't want to speculate too much either way) who looks out for him and makes sure he eats when he has the chance. Whether there's more to their relationship or not, there does seem to be genuine warmth and affection between them, and that's good enough for me.

(Really, though, Zhou Mi is twenty-four years old. He's spent the past two years facing more hatred than most people experience in their entire lives, and he handles it with more grace and class than most anyone else would. A thirteen year gap (Z-Chen is 37, right?) might be comment-worthy, but I don't think there's a real, worrisome imbalance in dynamics because of it, and that would be the one thing that would actually bother me. As it is, all I really want is for Mimi to be happy. I hope he's happy.)