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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Korean critic : " My Golden Life vs My Golden Axe "

This critic had compared the drama with Aesop's Fable " The Golden Axe "*
Nothing specific to the actors but I found it's interesting to hear 
his opinion as a prefessional.

And you know...when you hear more people talked about the drama 
It's the best rating that indicate how popular this drama is.
 Yes, My Golden Life's really hot in Korea right now!^^

Translation may not be perfect that's why it took me days 
before I confident enough to share with you, enjoy!


'My golden life', even if it is a big day when the soil is cut down
<My Golden life>, the secret of birth upside down spoon gyegeupron cases give

Written by Jeong Deokhyeon pop culture critic, thank you!

Date :: 10/11/2017 



In Fairy tale said "Golden Axe is still an axe", 
a farmer who has only one old iron axe says, "That golden axe is not mine."
 Golden axe or silver axe, the greets always want all. 

However, even if it is not yours but nowadays, 
people feel that one should say the golden axe is mine. 
If you don't do that, you will only live with your old iron axe forever, 
and the golden axe will be impossible reality.

KBS Drama <My Golden Life> is a work that draws this reality into the framework 
of weekend drama. In this drama, Seo Ji-an (Shin Hye Sun), who was born with a need 
instead of Seo Ji-su (Seo Eun-su), who is a protagonist of the original golden axe, 
It is because her mother Yang Ji-jung (Kim Hyeon-ok) who raised a chaebol girl 
after she thought she was a lost childhood and lied. 

But the reason why this mother lied is terrible. Once, she and her husband 
who was running a solid small business, but when the business was backrupted 
and life struggling. This mother, who saw her daughter had difficulty getting into 
her full time job and found out that she had been kicked out of the office by a friend who took her place with silver line connection, was blinded by her own words even she knew
 that it was a crime.


▲ KBS weekend drama <My Golden Life> 
(Directed by Kim Hyung Suk. writtten by : Suh Hyun Kyung)  
First broadcast on September 2, 2017. Ⓒ KBS

At this point, no wonder why we come up with dramas that use irritating code, 
which we commonly refer to as drama. But somewhere in this drama, it's quite different 
from other dramas before. Especially the way it uses the "secret of birth" code. 
I thought that the secret code of birth is usually for the one with a dirt cutter, 
but it turns out that it is the one with a golden spoon, 
and it aims at a Cinderella fantasy through a protagonist who gets up in the status 
Just one day morning. However, in "My Golden Life", 
Jian, who became the protagonist of this Cinderella story, 
does not seem to be happy even when she entered the Chaebol.

When she heard that her brother, Choi Do Kyung (Park Si Hoo) had decided 
to inherit his company since his childhood and will become the owner of the company one day, she said to him "What's a pity." No matter even when you were born with golden axes, 
life can not find happiness, if you never be able to dream or live for something else. 

When she suddenly enters the chaebol life and felt awkwardly and uncomfortably
 with her new world.  If you have food in your mouth when you eat, you should not talk. 
Do not thank to the helper who helps the housework. Slightly high pressure, 
keeping a posture and reigning over yourself. That is what is called 'dignity'. 
It can not be a snobby to people like us. Such formal etiquette and behavior 
that seemed like a gag in some way are dignified. 

Dignity does not come from doing such a form, 
but it comes from person's warm personality. 
Life without worrying about money seemed graceful and happy, 
but the truth is ... it's not.

What is interesting is that when they open their mouths, they reveal the consciousness of
 the superiority of the blood, "Where is my blood?" In fact, They are not her birth parents, 
but born as a scourge of surprise, this chaebol is well adapted to the well-known knowledge learned when dreaming art to surprise all chaebol's wives. In addition, she entered the company as a full-time employee, and during her internship, she demonstrated 
her plans through her own ability.  And when they saw that she is doing so well, 
the chaebol parent said she's "my blood" so that's why she's doing so well. 

For viewers who already know their fate, 
this situation becomes a black comedy. What is the blood line?

In the end, Jian was be able to demonstrate her own ability 
by giving an equal opportunity. So it is not a gold mine that make someone happy. 
It is an equal opportunity to succeed if everyone is trying harder than the others. 

"My Golden Life " is a criticism from the point of view of our reality, 
which does not give a fair opportunity as it should be, if the dirt cutter doesn't work hard. Moreover, this is the same story for those who do it. 
Where is the gold holding in 'My golden life'? 
' Your golden life' can be achieved only by achieving ourselves with a fair opportunity.

Credit : Jeong Duck-hyun, a popular culture critic webmaster@pdjournal.com, thank you!

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