I tried to calm down and take a breather before writing this, but nah I'm still angry! How they did Sung Hoon will haunt me for life! And I'm more annoyed cause I liked most of the show on its own without comparing it to the original but WHY WRITER WHY!!! First off, let's not get it twisted. Sung Hoon is innocent and not to blame for these terrible reviews, HE CAME AND DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO PERIODT 😤 He brought out a new goofy, lighthearted earnest sweetness to the original USA Rafael, like actually had Justin Baldoni shaking with how amazing he portrayed Raf. And I love og Rafael, that's bae, but Sung Hoon created a whole Korean Raphael bae and THATS HOW Y'ALL REPAY HIM!?! 😡🌋 Woori wouldn't deserve him if she was the actual Immaculada!
Secondly, who tf is Shin Dong Wook? I'm actually asking cause he seems to never have had a lead role before so putting him up against Sung Hoon literally makes no sense. For him to be a viable choice for Woori he'd have to be an actor at Sung Hoon's level like disrespect is at all levels!
Thirdly, I'm no Woori fan just like i wasn't no fan of Jane in the USA version cause she also played too much BUT DAMN the way y'all hate Im Soo Hyang I'd only wish that on my worst enemy! What did she do murder your first born? Poison your grandma like? The hate she gets reeks of the same brand of hate given to Song Hye Kyo for her acting in Now, We Are Breaking Up which to me is giving misogyny and I'm not explaining it just is lol.
Finally, lol, I actually had a lot of fun watching this for the most part! The side characters made the roles their own, living up to the originals and then some. Hong Ji Yoon's version of Petra was hilariously unhinged, (side note: I always like her in shows I wonder why she's not in more things as a lead she's so funny). The matriarchal family which is a huge thing in USA Jane the Virgin is there. Woori's mom and grandma are the cutest most loving supportive women. And when her dad joins he's great too. That's why what. They. Did. Is. UNFORGIVABLE!
Let me go rewatch the USA Jane the Virgin for the 50th time just to feel something!!!