This article contains mild spoilers.
This slice-of-life drama from Korean broadcaster JTBC comes off as a Korean spin on Sex and the City, as thirty-something and single women professionals navigate their complicated personal lives in the fashionable heart of a global metropolis. In the very same opening voice-over, things take a dark turn as Cha foreshadows the funeral that is awaiting them and which we will likely reach near the end of the season.
But right up until she leaves she will likely continue to hector her friend Jeong Chan-young , an acting coach who has been carrying on with a married man .Cha runs the clinic with her sister Cha Mi-hyun , although they're not blood-related, since she was adopted from an orphanage as a young child. She accepts his invitation and they share a romantic and passionate night together. For Cha, this is a one-time thing before she leaves on her trip, but Kim wants to see her again. Before long he gets his chance.Why Korean rom-com queen Park Min-young didn't think Song Kang was hot enough in new dramaCha goes to a dinner appointment where she's due to meet the doctor who will replace her while she's away.
It wasn't all that long ago that Korean dramas shied away from sex, but these days characters are a lot more frank about their desires and have an easier time of giving in to their urges.Thirty-Nine follows recent shows like Nevertheless and Now, We Are Breaking Up that present relationships that begin with characters falling into bed with each other, rather than slowly building up to it.