Live to the Fullest -- Scent of A Woman

 

"Scent of a Woman" is a 16 episodes SBS romantic-comedy that was shown in Korea from 23 July 2011 to 11 September 2011. The drama received good reviews and ratings in Korea. The main leads are Kim Sun Ah and Lee Dong Wook. The story is about a woman, Lee Yeon Jae, is given the grim prognosis that she only has a short time left to live. She decides to quit her job at a travel agency and live her life to the fullest.

"Scent Of A Woman" stars Kim Sun Ah and Lee Dong Wook and is his first post-army comeback drama. Eom Ki Joon (Dream High) will be fighting for Kim Sun Ah’s affections in this drama. Kim Sun Ah is having a slim figure in this drama and looks beautiful, whereas Lee Dong Wook has shown his sexy body in the drama too! :P Moreover, this drama also shoot in the Okinawa, Japan, and it shows a beautiful place.

 

The drama is centered around a woman (Kim) who is told she is dying, and decides to live her remaining months to the fullest. Lee plays the restless and aimless heir to a top travel/tourism company, who meets our heroine, a lowly employee, after he fights with his fiancee and quits the company; his interest in her sparks a total turnaround in his life. Meanwhile, she meets her old childhood friend (Eom) as a patient; he’s a cold, cynical doctor who starts to care for her and ends up falling for her.

The drama depicts the life of a 30'ish woman who works as a low-level clerk. Lee Yeon Jae (Kim Sun Ah), is given the grim prognosis that she only has a short time left to live. She works hard, but lives her life without much joy. She decides to quit her job at a travel agency and live her life to the fullest by traveling abroad to find happiness.

Lee Yeon Jae works at travel agency Line Tour as an under appreciated assistant. As a single, unmarried woman in her mid-thirties, Yeon Jae is meek and timid, considered a spinster by society. She is often tasked to do menial jobs by her boss, but she never refuses out of fear of being fired. Lee Yeon Jae supports her mother and without her job believes she will not be able to get married.

One day, because of a car accident, Lee Yeon Jae goes to the hospital. There she meets Dr. Chae Eun Suk (Uhm Ki Joon). As children, Yeon Jae and Eun Suk were friends, but Eun Suk now acts as if he does not know her. Dr. Eun Suk informs Yeon Jae that she has a tumor and needs another examination. Yeon Jae goes back to the company and asks for a day off to get the medical examination. Instead of getting the day off, Yeon Jae is assigned to be a guide for high profile client Andy Wilson.

Kang Ji Wook (Lee Dong Wook) is the only son of Line Tour's company president. He is good looking, physically fit, rich and the successor to the company, but he isn't excited by anything. His father planned his marriage to Im Se Kyung (Seo Hyo Rim), the daughter of conglomerate Seo Jin. Im Se Kyung is beautiful, but highly arrogant. She's the one who arranged for musician Andy Wilson's one day tour.

Meanwhile, the tour for Andy Wilson encounters turbulence. A misunderstanding for his lunch includes pork which is forbidden by Andy Wilson's Muslim religion. Andy Wilson becomes furious and returns to his hotel. To make-up for the misunderstanding, Yeon Jae visits Andy Wilson's hotel with traditional Korean rice cake which she believes he may enjoy. Shortly later, Andy Wilson discovers that his ring is missing. Im Se Kyung and Andy Wilson both suspect that Yeon Jae stole the ring. Yeon Jae vehemently denies taking the ring, but she is eventually slapped by Im Se Kyung.

Yeon Jae, under a lot duress, finally goes to the hospital for her re-examination. Yeon Jae is informed by Dr. Eun Suk that she has cancer and is expected to live for only 6 more months. Still in shock, Yeon Jae returns to her office. When her boss starts to pick on her yet again, Yeon Jae finally reaches her boiling point. She throws her resignation, which she wrote a long time ago, to his face and leaves her job!

Embarking on her first vacation alone, she splurges on clothes and flies first-class to Okinawa, Japan, where she runs into her dream man, Kang Ji Wook, the son of her former boss. Ji Wook is a young rich man, cynical and lifeless, until he falls in love with Yeon Jae. Together they live out a series of misadventures, both comical and bittersweet, as Yeon Jae completes each dream in her "bucket list" and discover the joys of life.

 

Cast :-

Kim Sun Ah as Lee Yeon Jae
Lee Dong Wook as Kang Ji Wook
Uhm Ki Joon as Chae Eun Suk
Seo Hyo Rim as Im Se Kyung

Kim Hye Ok as Kim Soon Jung (Yeon Jae’s mother)
Sa Hyun Jin as Yoo Hye Won
Choi Jung Hoon as Oh Sang Mok
Lee Jung Gil as Kang Chul Man (Ji Wook’s father)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Scent of A Woman” has also won several awards at the 2011 SBS Drama Awards. The awards are below :-

2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Awards, Best Actress (Soap Opera), Kim Sun Ah
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Awards, Best Actor (Soap Opera), Lee Dong Wook
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Awards, Actor (Soap Opera): Uhm Ki Joon
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Awards, Actress (Soap Opera): Kim Hye Ok
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Kim Sun Ah
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Lee Dong Wook
2011 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards, Seo Hyo Rim

Well, if you are interested to catch this romance drama, please click into “Scent of A Woman” to join the passionate love world.

Enjoy watching!