Shopping King Louie (2016)

Kdrama cliches done right

I put this drama off for so long assuming it'd be another overrated snooze fest. I finally watched it and am so glad to be proved wrong! The story is definitely not perfect. You have amnesia and chaebols and bribery and rich guy/poor girl tropes, but it's still surprisingly refreshing. The "rich guy" is goofy and cute, and not some rude, aloof character. The poor girl is smart and resourceful, not necessarily always in need of a savior. The chaebol family is refreshingly mostly kind to each other. Even the villain isn't constantly seeking to end someone's life. The "other girl" character is of course rude, but not overly so where it just gets annoying. It was definitely nice to see them not so focused on revenge after all the revenge dramas that have come out this past year (2023/24). It was just a very cute and endearing drama and the story never slowed down or became boring. The music is not all original but oh wow, they picked great songs. Lots of classics. Definitely one of my new favorites.

The only think I disliked was the second ML. He was okay, but just seemed so old. Kinda creeped me out. He seemed more like a big brother not a love interest. Didn't bother me too much ultimately though.

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I started this drama because i saw a couple of reviews which said that this drama was very similar to weightlifting fairy Kim Bok Joo . Unfortunately for me this drama didn't even compare with weightlifting fairy. I admit that the storyline for this drama is cute and it does have its funny moments l, but i found that the plot didn't have enough weight to carry on for 16 episodes. I had lost interest by episode 12 and almost dropped the drama then .

Nevertheless some of the things i liked about the drama were

- the cute relationship between louis and his grandma
- how louis' character remains his true sweet self equally in times of poverty and prosperity
- the dynamics between mr kim and ms choi
- baek Mari's funny blunders

And some of the things i didn't like about the drama were
- fillers ..... oh so many fillers
- the fact that ko bok shil suddenly gets better complexion, etc in the later episodes ( soo unlike weightlifting fairy :( .... why cant the main character remain dark skinned and still get the handsome prince ?? )

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fluffy... the good way

I'm totally in love with both the ML and FL and also with the rest of the cast! Such a nice relaxing sunny journey - though tropes are there, but who cares? A lesson abt love and humanity... all done right. Visuals are flawless, nice landscapes, nice cityscapes, nice rooftop - yes, the famous South Korean rooftop is present here too.
Acting is also flawless, cant think of anything better. The action and delivery have a lot of flesh to them, obviously this is an exquisite production.
If i were to find any flaw, it's this obsession of Korean dramas for achieving perfection. Everything is so rounded, everything falls into place - far from real life by a million light-years.
And also... why is everyone an orphan?? Both the ML and the FL are orphans raised by a kind granny who dies by the end of the series. So, at 25, they are the oldest in the family line. Seriously??
I would certainly rewatch anytime.

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Nam JiHyun shiii and Seo In Guk CHEMISTRYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

I know I was 8 years late to make a review with this light drama romcom. I like how Nam Jihyun and seo in Guk execute their characters as Bok Shil and Ji Sung (Louis). Honestly I watched so many dramas of jihyun after watching suspicious partner and I am so surprise that she has chemistry with all her male leads. For this drama my opinion is that the second lead is way older for jihyun and I must say that the detective can suits as the second lead because his soooo handsome also hahahaha. No Second lead syndrome for me. I like also the OST of this drama, the other supporting actors and actresses. Overall, this is 10/10 drama for me and definitely rewatch again. Kudos for Jihyunshi and Seo In guk!!!!!!!

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I never expected Shopping King Louis to be good. It looked like your generic K-Drama, but I was wrong. This drama made me smile countless times and it is honestly just a really feel-good drama.


Story

The story was great- up until around episode ten. Then from that point on things start to go downhill. By episode ten they've pretty much covered the main story line and after that they had to bring out all of the K-Drama BS like going to another country/going away, break up for no reason, stupid second-lead, getting into trouble out of nowhere, etc. It would have been perfect if they ended the drama earlier.

Overall though, I liked the plot. It was simple and effective. Rich guy loses his memory. Country hick finds him. They survive in Seoul together. There were many sweet moments because of this setup.


Acting/Cast

The acting was great. Usually the female lead doesn't interest me that much but this one, Go Bok Sil, was great. She never really did any K-Drama female lead BS until the end, and even then it was kind of understandable. She was overall one of the better female leads I've seen.

Louie was great. He really seemed innocent and sincere the entire time, and his smile, well, both of the leads' smiles, warmed my heart. Again, the lead was different than usual. He was not a jerk at all and he was outright funny a lot of the time.

Hated the second lead. I like his actor but his role was pointless. He never had a chance and he knew it (he never even confessed his feelings). He took up precious screen time that could have been filled by the leads.


Music

I only really like two or three songs from the OST, but the drama also had a lot of English songs that I liked that were sometimes the titles of episodes. Some of the song choices, in particular two that I won't mention, were absolutely hilarious. I haven't laughed so hard at a K-Drama in a while. All I can say is that the execution was perfect.


Overall

Watch this drama! Even though I say it is only good until episode ten, that is a fair amount of good episodes for a K-Drama. Also, you can just skip through the bad parts in the last six episodes to get to the good parts like I did if you really don't want to sit through them. This drama will make you smile and it is a pleasant surprise. It didn't feel cheesy at all.

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It was cute

My first drama that I ever saw Seo In Guk in was Doom at Your Service, and it's insane how different both his character in that drama and Louis were. After watching him be all broody and arrogant in Doom never would I have imagined he could also play an adorable, silly, spoilt heir so well. The man has range.

As for the plot, it was a little thin, and so there was quite a bit of filler to pad the run time. But Bok Sil and Louis were very cute together! However, I'll point out that I'm a little sad she didn't ever quite match his level of affection. Nam Ji Hyun never quite convinced me she was head over heels for her co-star. I feel like she exuded reluctance in all of their kissing scenes, and that's not really the vibe you want to get from a rom-com.

Still, if you want to watch something sweet and uplifting, this show is a good choice.

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Not a new story,but heartwarming in its own right

Even though the plot was Cinderellaish , bok sil and her kindness was refreshing. It was nice to see how her and Louis formed till found family. Louis as a ML was a bit irritating in the beginning,with him not understanding the value of money at all . But as the episodes went by his sincerity won me.over . He was definitely a wonderful boyfriend and their relationship was so healthy and beautiful.
The part about the misunderstanding, I would rather it not have been done , but it did serve us a good angst.
All in all this was a drama I went in with no expectations and thought would be a filler. But it turned out to be so wholesome and heartwarming with a beautiful couple at the heart of it . Definitely worth watching.

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I might go Insane if i finish this series

Dropped @ EP5 Not sure if writers are stupid or viewers. I understand FL has not much exp in metro city world but still why would she give full access to all her money. Also does Korea has no good people?? everyone around FL cheating or taking advantage of her ( except detective and SML). why??

Also why SML parents so useless and stupid??

And events are repetitive. ML buys things with FL money (don't know why she gives all her money to him) and FL scolds for like 2 seconds then forgives him. SML tries to be nice every 20 Mins. All the around FL tries to uses her or cheat hear as if all the people in Korea are like that. Till EP 5 this is the scenario and i don't want to repeat myself.

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How i like SIGs acting game!!!

From 1 episode i tho that this will something boring ...and yeah ain't interesting but from 2nd all jus started ...)) I like! I watched before few works with Seo InGuk and found pretty well his game but here on 3 episode ...it's amazing guys!!! I don't find words but he really talented! How he play different roles ! His mimic , how he feel his characters and trying "live them while he play "... I enjoy to see him and his game ( i can't concentrate only on movie character without dont notice / analyze actors game )) so i really enjoy to see him ...and so sorry about his character he play , seems that a good guy even he born in rich family his soul is good. Was surprised to see him with Oh Dae Hwan! Oh this man also cool , but his face hm ..i can't understand when he really funny or gonna fight u hahaha he has "special face mask " hahaha well i like hope this will interesting.

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