K-drama midseason recap: Woori the Virgin – melodramatic romcom starring Lim Soo-hyang slows down after impressive start
- The scriptwriters behind the story of a virgin who is artificially inseminated by mistake and becomes pregnant may have laid their cards on the table too soon
- The storytelling has slowed its pace and become more conventional. Hopefully, its humour and warm heart will be enough to reach a satisfactory conclusion
This article contains mild spoilers.
In an extremely competitive market brimming with compelling choices, it’s essential for Korean dramas to put their best foot forward. But a promising start engenders a thorny question – how good is the other foot?
Woori the Virgin, a glossy Korean remake of the US series Jane the Virgin, came out of the gate strong a few weeks ago with an opening brace of episodes that were breathless and extremely funny.
The show, which dovetails religious puritanism and transgressive themes, announced itself as a romantic comedy that gleefully cycles through heightened melodramatic tropes.
The titular character, played by Lim Soo-hyang, is an assistant writer on an excessively soapy TV show featuring a garish star who turns out to be Woori’s father.