Drama Digest
Her Bucket List is a South Korean mini-series adapted from a web-toon. The drama tells the story of a woman, Cha Ra Ri, who decides to end her life after suffering from depression because of her boyfriend’s death. Just when she decided to end her life, she saw a bucket list that she and her boyfriend wrote together. The Bucket List gave a new lease of life to Cha Ra Ri.
The Feel-good Part
The plotline is unique and different from the usual romance dramas, which is refreshing to watch on screen. The theme of the story, despite being deep and heavy, the scenes were balanced out with proper comedy, kudos to the director!
The Disappointing Factor
Though the plotline had a lot of potentials to create an exciting storyline, the plot twist, which was utterly unseen may shock you, and for some of you, it might feel stupid. The initial episodes were going great, but the later episode couldn’t match the pace. Lastly, if you read the original web-toon of the drama, you would see the changes between the two as the fans would agree that the drama failed to level up the Web-toon.
In-Depth Analysis
Her Bucket List mainly revolves around Cha Ra Ri and how she dealt with depression and fought off the desire to die. Cha Ra Ri and Im Geun Hyung were a couple madly and deeply in love however Geun Hyung’s sudden passing left Cha Ra Ri devasted and she wanted to follow him by dying. However, her life changed when she found a bucket list written by the couple, which gave new meaning to her life. She then meets Han Sol accidentally in a park, and they bond together. Han Sol is an aspiring singer and trainee with a Youtube channel and wants to debut in the entertainment industry. His stage fright becomes an obstacle to his musical dream. He soon realizes that whenever he is with Cha Ra Ri, he doesn’t get stage fright while singing hence they decide to help each other. Han Sol helps Cha Ra Ri complete the bucket list while Cha Ra Ri stays by him during the stage performance to help him defeat stage fright. Soon, love blooms, but Cha Ra Ri’s past trauma in love convinces her to take a step back. As the story progresses, we, the audience, get to watch a significant plot twist! Though, in the end, love wins, Cha Ra Ri and Han Sol, become a happy couple, which means it’s a happy ending!
Star Power
Kim So Hye and Na In Woo plays the lead role of Cha Ra Ri and Kang Han Sol respectively. The second lead couple is played by Kim Woo Rin as Jung Mi Kyung and Lim Se Jun as Ryu Ha Jun.
Overall Opinion
Overall, this drama gives a message of hope that in the end, love always wins no matter what, and the fears will never cease if we don’t take the first step. The drama gives out a very positive message that there is light at the end of the tunnel. This is an excellent heartfelt mini-series that can be binge-watched in a day.
