Hannah Cho and her best friend Jacob Kim had a bitter split a long while ago. He’s moved on to a lucrative tv career; she moved on to a new boyfriend. But Nate dumped her and Jacob is coming back into town.
It’s a familiar scenario, one you might recognize from a lot of romantic novels. Of course, we expect her to put her ex-boyfriend out of her head and fall for her old flame. Jacob Kim hasn’t had a girlfriend in ages; his film career doesn’t allow for that kind of time and neither does his publicist who insists that he feign a romantic attraction for his co-star. Hannah’s boyfriend dumped her on the flimsiest reasons. So why shouldn’t they get together?
So you dismiss this probable ending and focus on Hannah’s dilemma and Jacob’s problem. Hannah is still wallowing in pain over Nate’s dismissal and Jacob is terrified she’ll be furious when he returns. The setup has a definite contrived feeling to it, mainly because the two are first-generation children of Korean mothers who have certain expectations. Hannah’s mother wants her to date a nice Korean boy instead of all these white Americans and Jacob’s mother wants to re-connect with an old friend.
The stage is set for romantic hijinks, obsessive fans, ever-present cameras and Korean mothers who just want what’s best for their children. What could go wrong?
It’s a familiar scenario, one you might recognize from a lot of romantic novels. Of course, we expect her to put her ex-boyfriend out of her head and fall for her old flame. Jacob Kim hasn’t had a girlfriend in ages; his film career doesn’t allow for that kind of time and neither does his publicist who insists that he feign a romantic attraction for his co-star. Hannah’s boyfriend dumped her on the flimsiest reasons. So why shouldn’t they get together?
So you dismiss this probable ending and focus on Hannah’s dilemma and Jacob’s problem. Hannah is still wallowing in pain over Nate’s dismissal and Jacob is terrified she’ll be furious when he returns. The setup has a definite contrived feeling to it, mainly because the two are first-generation children of Korean mothers who have certain expectations. Hannah’s mother wants her to date a nice Korean boy instead of all these white Americans and Jacob’s mother wants to re-connect with an old friend.
The stage is set for romantic hijinks, obsessive fans, ever-present cameras and Korean mothers who just want what’s best for their children. What could go wrong?