Drama Review: Gumiho Recipe (Special)

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Rating

★★★

Episodes

2

Drama Digest

Gumiho means a nine tailed fox which appears in Korean folktales.

One such Gumiho, Yeo Hee runs a vegetarian café in Jeonju Hanok Village and over thousand years old. She is unable to forget her first love Jin Woo and believes that Jin Woo has been reincarnated as Yoon Hoo, a young dynamic CEO engaged to another woman.

She wishes to reignite the spark with Jin Woo (Yoon Hoo) and takes the help of Seung Hwan in the art of seduction. Hwan, dumped by his girlfriend, Hwan learns to believe in love again, after he meets Yeo Hee.

  The Feel Good Part

A romantic, feel-good musical with stunning visuals.

The Disappointing Factor

Nothing new in the storyline.

In Depth Analysis

Set in Jeonju Hanok village, Yeo Hee is Gumiho and runs a vegetarian café. She is over thousand years old and still in love with her first love Jin Woo. She is under the impression that Jin Woo is reborn as a young CEO named Yoon Hoo, who is to marry another.

Yeo Hee wants to win him back and revive their lost love. To help her with the art of seduction, she reaches out Seung Hwan, a paramedic. Hwan is recovering from a broken heart and is scared to fall in love again.

But after meeting Yeo Hee, he too believes that he could fall in love.

Will Yeo Hee win Jin Woo and will Hwan find love forms the story.

Star Power

This two-episode series has a good cast with Joo Jong Hyk, Mu Jin Song, Kim Na Ni and Ha Jun Yoo in the main roles.

Overall Opinion

If you are a fan of romantic musicals, then this one is for you.