Nothing seems to go right for journalist Lee Geun-young: not only she caught red-handed her boyfriend cheating on her, but she also got fired from the magazine she works for due to a misunderstanding with top star Who-Joon, the most famous singer in the entertainment scene.
Feeling wronged and ostracized only because Who-Joon is famous, Geun-young makes it her mission to expose him for what he truly is: a fake, egocentric person.
Geun-young gets tons of attention as she's soon labeled as Who-Joon's anti-fan to the point she's offered to star in a reality show where she has to live together with Who-Joon in order to see if he really is the bad person she claims him to be or she got that wrong.
The reason behind all these troubles is that Geung-young caught Who-Joon talking to a crying young girl and then, all of a sudden, he slaps her.
The girl, In-Hyung, is actually Who-Joon's first love, with who he used to train when they were both under the same entertainment company.
She's now a rookie trainee under Choi Jae-Joon's company, who's also her boyfriend. Jae-Joon is a former k-pop trainee as well and the three of them were very close friends up until Who-Joon betrayed them to have his debut...or at least, this is what Jae-Joon thinks.
Geun-young isn't thrilled to participate in the reality show, which is the very allusive title of "So I Married an Anti-fan", but she's almost broke and doesn't want to overstay her welcome at her best friend's already small apartment, so at the end she accepts.
Who-Joon is not keen to star in the reality either, but his company's CEO practically forces him in order to restore his image as the 'boy next door'.
The more Geun-young gets to know Who-Joon, In-Hyung, and Jae-Joon the more she begins to understand their complex background and difficult relationship.
Who-Joon will also change his first opinion on Geung-young, as she's not that type of journalist always chasing a scoop or writing articles based on rumors. He'll grow fond of her to the point he will do his best to protect her from all the backlashes Geung-young faces because of Who-Joon's fan club.
My Opinion๐
Even if this is a comedy-romantic series, personally I was far more engaged by other topics highlighted: how toxic (and useless) is to keep grudges for past events and how much those can influence the future, the importance of having friends and family who have your back no matter what and a good dose of self humor to help you keep going.
Both the female protagonists were too submissive and tried to please everyone, even if they didn't agree with something or didn't feel comfortable doing something.
There both kept bottling in the injustices they faced and that led, eventually, to very serious consequences.
Geung-young is an intelligent and creative person, but she lets her boss overwork her and then taking all the credits for it.
In-Hyung is so desperate to make her debut in the entertainment industry that accepts every gig she's offered while trying to balance between her feelings for Jae-Joon and Who-Joon.
A special mention is due to Who-Joon's manager, Seo Ji-Hyang, who is the funniest, most caring, and down-to-heart character of all. He's really a very positive and trustworthy character!
"So I Married an Anti-Fan" is overall a nice drama, I wouldn't pick it as one of my favorite from the first half of the year, but it was still enjoyable and hilarious.
If you haven't watched it already, I would say it's perfect as a summer holiday series.
Rating: 3½/5
Ph: hancinema.net & KSONGS on Pinterest
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