So Ji-sub has been my favorite Korean actor since I saw him in "Sorry I Love You", the drama that shot him to fame in 2004. His acting in "Sorry I Love You" is amazing and he oozes charisma as the tragic hero Cha Moo-hyuk. It is an old drama but it is a classic, and definitely worth watching if you are a fan of melodramas. So Ji-sub is famous for playing intense characters and his role in "Master's Sun" is a refreshing change from his previous roles. He successfully shows us his versatility and proves that he can take on romantic comedies as well.
Gong Hyo-jin is, in my humble opinion, the queen of romantic comedy in Korea. She plays the lead in several romantic comedies such as "The Greatest Love" and "It's Okay, It's Love". She is not a typical beauty but she has a quirkiness about her which makes her immensely likable.
"Master's Sun" is about an unexpected love story between a mercenary CEO and a cranky woman who can see ghosts. So Ji-sub plays Joo Joong-won, an arrogant and self-centered CEO of a conglomerate who only cares about money. Gong Hyo-jin's character, Tae Gong-shil, is a woman who gains the ability (or curse) to see ghosts after an accident, and is unable to live a normal life ever since. Gong-shil has been living in fear everyday until a chance encounter with Joong-won. She discovers by fluke that whenever she touches him, the ghosts near her disappear. She sees him as a savior and gets a job in his company so that she can be near him.
Joong-won suffers from a psychological condition which causes reading disability, the result of a kidnapping incident when he was a teenager. That incident also left him distrustful of people, contributing to his cold personality. Although disgusted by the clingy Gong-shil, he decides to keep her by his side after he finds out about her supernatural ability. He wants her help to communicate with his dead ex-girlfriend, Hee-joo (Han Bo-reum), in order to retrieve a diamond necklace worth 10 billion won, which was paid as a ransom in the kidnapping incident. In return for Gong-shil's help, Joong-won allows her to touch him whenever she sees a ghost.
In every episode, there is a different sub-plot as a different ghost (or ghosts) appears. Instead of being scary, the ghosts' stories are often warm and with a moral behind. As Gong-shil and a reluctant Joong-won work together to help the ghosts find closure, they find themselves falling for each other.
"Master's Sun" is a delightful and entertaining drama with a winning Korean drama formula - rich, handsome man with a sad past falls for poor, ordinary woman (except Gong-shil is more eccentric than ordinary). In this drama, there are plenty of humor, an element of horror and great chemistry between So Ji-sub and Gong Hyo-jin. Although I find the last two episodes draggy, it is still one of my top 3 favorite Korean drama in 2013. Highly recommended!
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