It took me about five episodes to finally begin to like the characters. Also, there are some interesting issues that are brought to this drama, some now familiar to me and some new, as I think I have about 7 (yes, 7 as I write this!) K-dramas under my belt. The commoner-chaebol heir pairing has been a common one (Heirs, What Is Wrong With Secretary Kim?), and one that is always fun as it’s an issue of overcoming socio-economic class boundaries. In the case of Oh My Venus, Kim Young-Ho seems to have missed out on camping and umbrellas to shield food for the next meal. In the case of What Is Wrong With Secretary Kim?, he’s never had ramen noodles, street food or gone clamming evidently! Anyway, I digress. Another issue is the work/life balance in Oh My Venus that seems to be mostly the case of Oh Soo Jin, rather than Kang Joo Eun.

I actually liked the series overall but was annoyed by some aspects. So, here’s what I found annoying, from most annoying to least annoying, in order. 1) The Kim Ji Woong character keeps saying weird things, tries to get everyone pumped up with stupid slogans, calls Kang Joo Eun “Ma’am” and claimed that he graduated from Harvard. What??? Why is he someone’s manager after attending Harvard? That is not the path of a Harvard graduate! 2) Why did Kim Young-Ho not contact Kang Joo Eun for an entire year after the “incident” even though she contacted him! Who does that??? I know that he felt he’d want to reconnect with her and lose focus if they were in touch but they were getting close to getting married before the year-long hiatus! Ugh! 3) At the end of the series when Kim Young-Ho, Kang Joo Eun and Kim Ji Woong are gone for three months and they meet Kang Joo Eun at the airport where she is obviously overweight AGAIN, that hardly seems realistic. She worked out for an entire year during Kim Young-Ho’s absence! Come on! And, Kim Young-Ho seems to only want to see her in thin form, which, of course, is understandable, but I can see that this issue is going to be problematic in their future marriage, haha!

There were many aspects of the series to like. There was the chemistry between the main characters (after episode 5), the fact that Kang Joo Eun’s character is warm, forgiving, and motivated and the fact that Kim Young-Ho’s character is persistent, determined, and caring. Overcoming obstacles in life is something that ties these two together. There was the constant physical exercise starting around Episode 5. It makes you feel inspired to get on the treadmill! Who doesn't love to see someone successfully lose weight, especially to an ex!?!

Overall, I enjoyed it, with the minor annoyances notwithstanding!