LEE JOON GI
LOTTE DUTY FREE WEB SERIES
PORTRAIT
OF
A WEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL
BILLIONAIRE
SEVEN FIRST KISSES
LOTTE DUTY FREE WEB SERIES
Lee Joon Gi: Web Series - Self-made Tech Billionaire
Who would have thought that Lotte Duty Free
could imagine or dream up such a creative, innovative and game-changing idea
of using popular Hallyu stars in a commercial advertisement disguised as a
web series to promote their stores? They have certainly left many major
brands behind in their bid to to garner worldwide attention and win more
tourist dollars. Previously, some tourists may not have known about the stores even
though they had visited South Korea.
In the 8 episodes of the series entitled ‘Seven
First Kisses’, viewers get to see the location of Lotte Duty Free’s very
impressive Main Store in Myeongdong, Seoul, the store frontage, the bus stop
in front of the store, the various boutiques on the different floors, the
elevator and even the escape staircase and of course, their information
counter. We are given the idea that Lotte Duty Free’s information counter
employees are proficient in Chinese. Viewers also get to feast their eyes on
seven good looking actors and in Episode Two (2), they are taken on a tour of
one or two interesting places in Seoul.
 
To promote their stores, Lotte Duty Free had acquired
the assistance of popular male stars Lee Joon Gi, Park Hae Jin, Ji Chang
Wook, Kai (EXO), OK Taecyeon, Lee Jong Suk and Lee Min Ho for their web series which was aired between 05 December 2016 and 05 January 2017.
The 8 short episodes are about 10 minutes each.
The tale takes the audience on a day-dream journey of the Information Desk
employee, Min Soo Jin. An occasional
fantasy is not harmful but Soo Jin’s daydream is flooded with seven
fantasies!
BOYFRIENDS
Don’t roll your eyes or pour scorn just yet. Give the web series which is distributed by Naver TV Cast a chance if you have not watched it yet.
Lee Joon Gi’s episode (Episode number 2) is a heady cocktail of
love, wealth, power and prestige. Lee plays the Perfect Man, a self-made Tech
Billionaire and childhood friend of Min Soo Jin in this short magnetic modern
Cinderella fairy tale. He is a dreamy suitor who drives a red sports car and
owns an impressive home with a huge swimming pool. It is interesting to note
that he has been in love with Soo Jin since young. His world revolves around
her and he has kept the memories of his love alive and tries to reunite with
her. His presence sends energy-like fire through her veins. Aren't such men endangered or bordering on extinction?
Park Hae Jin is the diligent and caring Boss
of Lotte Duty Free who rescues Soo Jin from a mentally unstable stalker and flasher who
has been secretly taking photos of the various parts of her body. Soo Jin is
under the false impression that her boss is a pervert.
Ji Chang Wook is a secret agent who is Soo
Jin’s ex-team leader of her spy ring. He has fallen in love with her but, as in such clandestine operations, love and romance is out of question. Before the
budding romance spins out of control, she is kicked out of the covert
operations. But, caught in a dangerous trap, the former partners manage to kick
and punch their way out of their very tricky situation.
Kai of EXO has a student-tutor relationship
with Soo Jin who teaches him Chinese. He has been secretly in love with Soo
Jin and decides to ask her out. They dance in the park and he gives her a
couple-ring. She cannot be considered to be a cradle-snatcher since she is
only five years his senior.
OK Taecyeon is the starry-eyed heir of an
affluent family who showers Soo Jin with lots of love and expensive gifts
although he already has a girlfriend. Their relationship is vehemently opposed
by his mother. And, like King Edward VIII who abdicated the British throne to
marry Wallis Simpson, the determined and idealistic young man defies everyone
including his mother and declares publicly at a press conference, that he is
relinquishing his inheritance for the woman he loves.
Lee Jong Suk plays the scion of the Lotte Duty
Free family who chooses Soo Jin to be in his commercial film. Being nervous
and worried about being in a promotional film with the son of the boss, she toddles
in her high heels and stumbles. She is terrorised by the intimidating director
of the CF who hisses at her for every mistake she makes. The wealthy young
man understands her anxieties and is able to calm her nerves.
Lee Min Ho is a famous travel writer of the
book ‘Travelling To Find Myself’. In contrast with the other episodes where
she is a passive recipient of love and attention, Soo Jin plays an active and
resolute role in pursuing the young man. She goes overboard and manages to
make a spectacle of herself by being brazen and blatantly obvious that she is besotted with
him. This is the shortest of all episodes.
The ending of every romance is a disappointment
for Soo Jin, and even till the last, the ending is ambiguous. All the men are
good looking in their own way and interesting in their varying degrees of
acting abilities. It is not surprising that if one’s ability is lacklustre,
it is easy to spot.
Lee Joon Gi never falls short of giving his
best. He is KRoyalty when it comes to movies, TV dramas and entertainment, and
the short web series cements that status. Would it be biased to say that in
terms of acting ability, Lee Joon Gi is the best? Lee has an amazing sense of
humour and a certain amusing quality that one can’t place a finger on. He steals
the show. Why, he is even placed first in the line-up of actors in the web series!
Lee Joon Gi is no ordinary star but is, in actual
fact, a real superstar. He dominates newspapers, tabloids, magazines, the
internet and the social media. His superstar power gives the extra wattage to
the Lotte Duty Free advertisement. Lee Joon Gi’s leverage is his enormous
appeal which can influence the Hallyu audience as well as the local
consumers.
The female thespians are the leading actress,
Lee Cho Hee who plays the adorable Soo Jin, a Lotte Duty Free employee, and Choi
Ji Woo who plays a member of the highest order of angels, the Seraphim.
At the end of the web series, the viewers must
have felt some sympathy for the young lady as she has not been able to bag a suitor
despite entering into seven romantic dalliances.
Lee Cho Hee: Min Soo Jin
Choi Ji Woo: Angel of Love
The web series seem to poke fun at Min Soo Jin who is an
incorrigible day dreamer. The tale hinges on the misplaced passport of the mysterious angel who
is actually an Angel of Love.
On her 25th birthday, the diligent
LDF worker, Soo Jin, is granted a wish after returning the angel’s passport.
She is spoilt for choice when the mind-reading angel offers her a chance to be
up close with seven romantic suitors. When she is about to be kissed by each of her
suitors, they seem to mysteriously vanish into the thin air.
The ending is ambiguous. What does the web series tell us? ‘It Was All
A Dream’.
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THE ANGEL OF LOVE
AND
THE DAYDREAMER
The web series begins with the showcase of South Korea’s famous Lotte Duty Free’s Main
Store. The huge shopping complex is frequented by many local and foreign shoppers.
   
At the store, the three ladies stationed at the information
counter were frontline employees who were ready to be of service to
customers, greeting them and offering them help. They worked on their feet
throughout the day.
 
Min Soo Jin was of marriageable age but she had yet to get a
boyfriend. Suffering from low self-esteem, she habitually daydreamed about
having a man in her life. She was often inconsolable in her gloom and misery.
The world could be pretty hard when you did not have a
boyfriend at that age. Every girl who had not grabbed a man by then felt like
a discarded cardboard box, one of the rejects of the world. But, daydreaming
made life a bit easier.
 
Being the acquiescent type, she was always being treated as the
personal Girl Fiday of her immediate superior. One day, the man demanded that
she carried some boxes for him. Along the way, she spotted the images of the handsome models of Lotte Duty Free.
 
Mired in her loneliness, she gazed longingly at the images of the men on the walls. Staring at the portrait of Lee Joon Gi, Soo Jin silently
engaged in her fantasies. She thought to herself ‘I wish I could have a cute
boyfriend like that guy. I wish…I wish..’
You immediately sympathise with her about her deep, painful and lonely
life and her heart-breaking single status.
  
Meanwhile, back at her desk, a beautiful and angelic-looking
woman stopped by the counter and asked for directions to the Jewellery Department.
 
The lady seemed to be in a hurry and had inadvertently left her
passport on the counter.
  
Soo Jin left the counter immediately for the floor below in search
of the lady, but failed to find her.
   
Back at the counter, she opened the strange-looking passport of
the lady and to her amazement, it was not an ordinary passport.
The lady in question was no common woman but an Angel of
Love, a member of the Seraphim, whose domain was South Korea where she
supposedly oversaw the romances of human beings.
  
Out of the blue, the Angel reappeared and enquired about her lost
passport, which was immediately returned to her.
 
Had she failed to retrieve her passport, she would have missed
her ‘flight’. Relieved and grateful to have recovered her vital heavenly
travel document, she was prepared to grant Soo Jin a wish.
The flustered LDF employee was too embarrassed to express her
wish but the angel, a mind reader, knew that Soo Jin hungered for a
boyfriend.
  
She indicated to Soo Jin to look at the workspace behind the
counter. Mysteriously, a row of six cards with darkened male images appeared.
 
One could not blame Soo Jin for looking incredulous when the
angel informed her that she would be meeting a guy within 10 seconds.
With a sense of expectant fascination, she peered at the
entrance, waiting for the man to materialise. Within a matter of moments, a
handsome young man appeared and seemed determinedly to be approaching the
information counter.
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PORTRAIT
OF
A WEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL
PERSONALITY
A SOUTH KOREAN
TECH BILLIONAIRE
MR PERFECT
  
Her wealthy and successful hero approached her, a supremely confident
and sexy man, with a swagger in his step. He looked poised, polished and sophisticated.
  
Soo Jin's suitor looked steadily at her with an air of confidence as he
approached. He had the most amazing and gorgeous eyes. What more, in a world
where perfect men were a rare human species, who would have dreamt that he could
suddenly appear in her life? He had everyone gawking with dropped jaws.
The wealthy man was decked out in his very expensive burgundy
suit worn over a black turtle-neck jumper. His brown-tinted hair was fashionably
cut and styled, and he looked well-groomed and smoking hot. A walking, living
advertisement of wealth and gorgeousness, a vision that was impossible to raze
from one’s memory.
The look in his eyes held such intensity that it was difficult for
Soo Jin to look away. A warm smile played on his lips.
  
Soo Jin’s overidding emotion was one of shock. Overcome by his
heavenly looks, she gaped at him. Her eyes were like two round saucers.
Like a dream, he leaned against the counter and spoke like those
perfect men in those romantic and fluffy Kdramas. The second he began to
speak, Soo Jin was captivated by his masculine voice and raw energy. No
hoity-toity accent. She immediately fell for his charms. Although all eyes
were on them, nothing seemed to matter.
His eyes bored into hers. He had dispensed with the
pleasantries and pick-up lines.
‘I heard you’re getting off work soon. I’ll wait for you
outside,’ he smiled while maintaining eye contact. He did not ask for a date specifically
but expected her to go with him. No, it was not arrogance but an amazing
self- confidence. Incredulous.
    
His smile broadened and his eyes twinkled with amusement. Who
could resist that? Was he making a
pass at the vulnerable girl? Making a romantic overture may seem akward for
some but not him. It was a sign of assertiveness. His timing was perfect. She
was ready to be romanced.
Soo Jin couldn’t believe her luck! The date appointment was a very
public gesture and there was no secret hanky-panky involved. At least, no one
would now consider her to be someone who was left on the shelf.
She was shocked, to say the least but after the brief exchange,
the gorgeous man had upped and departed before she could reply.
As he turned away, the warm countenance had quickly mutated
into a smug, mischevious look. He was smiling like a Cheshire Cat. If he was
haughtily cocksure about completely winning her heart, it was not clear. But
he did appear complacent – self-satisfied with his initial conquest.
She was flustered, muddled and confused, signs that he had rattled her
emotions. She seemed ripe for the picking.
As he walked away, his outward confidence was noticeable. He
was a man of the world.
 
There was a flurry of excitement. Did she actually see what she
saw? Lee Joon Gi, the model for Lotte Duty Free. Was it a figment of her
imagination that the famous actor had conversed with her?
When he was out of earshot, her colleagues wised her up on the
mysterious visitor. He was not an actor. They thought Soo Jin was acting
weirdly. Unceremoniously, they slammed the fact in her face. Could she be
that thick? Their patience was stretched to breaking point. Soo Jin ignored
the slight.
With looks of contempt at her ignorance, they chastised her for
not recognising the renowned Tech billionaire, the most eligible bachelor in
the whole nation. The man had received the rapturous approval of her
colleagues. It was obvious that one of them had taken a shine to the wealthy
and gorgeous man, judging by her dramatics.
         
After work, others were hustling off homeward bound but Soo Jin
harboured a feeling of feverished expectancy as she walked off the premises
of the shopping complex, looking around for the handsome and super wealthy young man.
  
She must have been a wee disappointed that he was not waiting
for her as promised. Well, how can the words of a high-net-worth man be
trusted? She pondered over the incident as she strolled along the tree-lined
sidewalk.
 
However, further down the road, the billionaire mogul had been
waiting for her in his shiny red Lotus Evora 400 sportscar which was billed as
the fastest, most powerful and expensive Lotus car of the new Millienium.
A superwealthy man needed a supercar to fit his status.
 
Suddenly, a masculine voice called out to her. She was
surpised that he had kept his promise after all. Soo Jin was elated when she saw him exit
from the low-slung sportscar which was parked parallel on the road.
 
He strode confidently towards her, held her hand and led her to
his car. Wasn’t he acting as if he was on very familiar terms with her? Intimate
gestures: Touchy-feely actions. Hand-holding. Romantic, lovey-dovey display.
    
Did she flinch instinctively at his touch? Caution reigned
supreme. Wait a minute.
  
She asked innocuously, ‘You want me to get in? He, a master at
fielding tough questions, was ready with his answer.
He would not bother her anymore if she went out to dinner with
him just once. It is a good ruse for a man to put to excellent use to entice
a girl to go out with him.
    
Soo Jin didn’t know why he asked her out on a date as they were
total strangers. She believed that he had mistaken her for someone else. It
was so unbelievable – too good to be true! He was the hottest guy in the
nation!
 
And he told her firmly that he was not kidding her, meaning he
was not looking for a cheap hookup or fooling around with her. He even knew her name. Min Soo Jin. How did
he ever find out her name? She told him that she was not playing games
either; she was serious. That meant they understood each other perfectly and
they were off on a healthy start to their relationship.
Still, she should not have thrown caution to the wind. Against her
better judgement, she acceded to his request to leave with him. It had only
taken the tiniest amount of persuasion on his part to convince her to do so.
 
The handsome stranger gazed at her intently and insisted that
she listened to him, and he said, ‘Let’s go!’ Objections seemed futile. Soo Jin
allowed her emotions to be swayed and let herself to be helped into the expensive
luxury car.
The cardinal rules. Well, didn’t her mother tell her not to
talk to strangers? What’s worse is that she was easily persuaded to get into
the car of a stranger! She had let down her guard. Where’s mom’s wisdom? That’s
plain wrong!
You know what mom would say? ‘A wolf in sheep’s clothing?’
Probably. But the whole point is you never know what he might turn out to be!
The Paranoic Murderer. The Psychotic Stalker. A Violent Sociopath. Shudder. Shudder. Shudder.
Hold it! Your imagination is running wild. Since this is a Lotte
Duty Free’s beautiful and romantic drama, nothing is going to happen to the
nice, naïve and ingenuous young lady. And don’t smear the reputation of that nice, wealthy young man or try to derail a budding romance.
The mysterious handsome stranger turned out to be every young
lady’s dream gentleman.
  
He smiled charmingly at her as he held the door open for her.
Her Prince Charming. Girls have often read about ‘A Knight on a White
Charger’ who sweeps his beloved lady off her feet and they ride off into the
sunset. Now, in this twenty-first century, Prince Charming, in his burgundy
suit, sweeps his ladylove off her feet and drives her off in his bright red super
sportscar!
     
Soo Jin was clueless: she had no inkling where he was taking
her. But, the girl was finally going places!
The first place she had stepped into was the mysterious man’s sportscar!
He climbed in beside her and the sportscar zoomed off at great speed and joined
the stream of traffic. It was a stylish and beautifully designed car. The
aerodynamics of the car allowed them to have a supersmooth journey.
The sportcar raced along the busy thoroughfares, and
thereafter, the bridge. My, was Min Soo Jin impressed as the car raced along
the highway and the bridge. She was overcome with emotion as she watched the
setting sun. The millennium car seemed to fly across that very impressive
bridge with arches. Now, what’s the name of that bridge again?
       
Finally, they arrived at the best place – his home! Good men
never bring their girlfriends home unless they are thinking of long-term
commitment.
  
The young tycoon and his girl arrived at his splendid house
with a swimming pool.
   
He was a real gentleman and opened the car door for her. She stood
there for a moment, taking in his vast empire - his two storied bungalow. She
was given an exclusive view and feel of his magnificent home. My, did her
jaws drop!
First date and first taste of his luxurious landed property.
That’s how to impress and lure the girl into your heart.
The web had been inticately woven. The Fly had crawled into the
Spider’s Web.
On the walls of his palatial home were impressive symbols of
his achievements. Framed covers of illustrious magazines with his handsome
self on the covers.
There were some cheeky and hilarious references to some local
and foreign business magazines, including Forbes. Forbes, the world’s top
business magazine had become Forbos. The young tech magnate and whiz had made
it to the covers of those important magazines. He must have commanded the
respect of the business community and government. Impressive!
  
The mysterious stranger seemed to have disappeared for a while
but Soo Jin had not noticed that silence had descended on the place.
She was busy scrutinising each framed cover one by one. If she
had silent whoops of delight, it was not surprising. It was obvious that
those magazine covers had made quite an impression on her. She was so
absorbed in studying the magazine covers that when he called her name, it
left her a little stunned.
   
He had been hovering in the background and was now smiling
broadly. Soo Jin gawked at him. She found it impossible to concentrate – she
was starstruck. Come on, who wouldn’t be?
Before her was a gorgeous vision. An awesome smile played
across his lips. He must have changed part of his attire. The formal jacket was replaced by a long woollen cardigan teamed with the same
black turtleneck jumper. Say hello again to the Tech Tycoon.
He certainly knew how to romance her. She was to join him for a
romantic candle-lit dinner. Not exactly your in-the-dark candle-lit dinner. I
mean, all the bright sparkly electric lights were still blazing.
He, like a real gentleman, pulled out the chair for her before
he sat down. They were seated at a long rectangular table on which were
placed vases of red roses.
    
They raised their glasses and probably toasted to their relationship,
after which Soo Jin quickly attacked her food. Her head was all muddled up.
How lucky to be dining with him!
   
She was ecstatic. She stared at him, amazed by it all. She was now
a highly desirable woman. He had turned her brain into mush. Now, she could let
go of her previous angst and frustration of being left on the shelf.
  
Staring mesmerised at him, she could feel her racing heartbeats.
Her eyes were glued to him. He seemed to sense her stare and looked up. His
piercing gaze disconcerted her. He had that undefinable look in his eyes. He
smiled and unleashed his charm on her.
    
His stare was intense and his seductive countenance worked
brilliantly for him. Any girl, without a shadow of a doubt, would have
swooned over him!
His eyes were his most potent seduction weapon. Priceless! His
look tugged at her heartsrings. Now, wasn’t he being a bit playful, racy or
naughty?
  
After a few minutes of mindless gazing, she seemed lost in her
dreams that it was by some miracle that she was with the gorgeous young
tycoon.
 
Suddenly, Soo Jin jolted out of her stupor. She felt rather stupid.
Acutely embarrassed by his intense stare, she attacked her food with gusto. She
tried hard to keep her composure but she must have shifted uneasily in her
seat.
She seemed to have her head screwed up. She was certainly an
amusing sight, and he laughed heartily at her. His teeth shone in the overly
bright fluorescent lights. It would have been better if the lighting had been dimmed so that her embarrassment remained in the shadows.
 
But he was so charming and gorgeous that she had difficulty
keeping herself on track during the meal. She was confused but was bowled
over by his wicked laughter.
The room then fell into an awkward silence. Any hope of a
sensible conversation disappeared.
  
After dinner, they walked around the pool.
   
He grabbed her hand and led her to a rattan seat by the pool. His
strong capable fingers guided hers. A myriad of questions surged into Soo
Jin’s head. She wracked her brain trying to make sense of who he was and what
he knew about her.
They settled down on the poolside seats. The lights outside
were as dazzling as the lights inside the house.
It was noticeable that there were no domestic staff lurking in
the background. They had probably been instructed to retire early for the
night to allow their boss some degree of privacy with his girlfriend.
  
The wealthy man looked lovingly at Soo Jin. He noticed the look
of bewilderment on Soo Jin’s face. Questions flooded her mind. A gleam of
humour momentarily lit his face.
  
Her flood of pressing questions was soon answered. It seemed
that he was prepared for that special moment. He played his ace. He switched on the TV and surprise! There was a little girl on the screen, and it was her.
  
As the scenes changed, he pointed out that they were in a
church group when they were young. So, the stranger was a person from her
forgotten past.
     
Soo Jin was stunned and she was still in the dark. He had done
his level best to collect photos of her and produce a video for her. He merrily
recounted their past in order to jog her memory. Taking her on a trip down
memory lane, he reminded her of their church group trip together. That made
him her church oppa.
He even kept photos of her in her school uniform.
      
The young tycoon, so pleased with himself and his handiwork,
was unable to mask his obvious fascination with her. He smiled like a little
puppy waiting to be patted. He remembered the past so vividly that Soo Jin
was left in no doubt that he was obsessed with her.
       
She had been on the receiving end of his love. The revelation
that she could not even remember him or had not noticed him must have been
hurtful to him but he was understanding and realistic about it. She had not noticed him then. Probably, it was because he had remained in the
background and did not reveal his feelings.
However, he admitted that unbeknownst to her, he had been
taking her photos while she was walking around the neighbourhood. He lived in
her neighbourhood and worshipped in the same church as her.
He apologised for his intrusion into her privacy and for having
snapped her photos without permission. It seemed that he had fallen hard for her and her life was inextricably enmeshed
with his.
Having achieved upward mobility and having the odds now heavily
stacked in his favour, he had come back for her. He was now confident enough to
confess his feelings for her. He had fallen unequivocally and completely in
love with her and that had remained unchanged throughout the years. No woman,
except Soo Jin, held the slightest interest for him.
She hung on his every word. Her emotions must have thawed
considerably and there was a rising thrill in her chest.
 
She could not begin to imagine what life would be like with him. If she had been been cloistered in gloomy clouds of self-doubt and
insecurity, they all floated away in that instant. What a stroke of good luck!
He paused for a moment to gauge her reaction. He was trying to figure her out and waited for her to respond but when she did not, he held up his hand and aimed his forefinger upward, ‘Hold on’. The words, 'Happy 25th Birthday’ appeared on the screen.
 
He presented her with a bouquet of red roses, a symbol of romantic love. He was on one bended knee when he gave her the roses. It was as if he was proposing to her.
Then, he verbally wished her a happy birthday. She was touched that he even remembered her birthday. He looked her in the eye and thanked her for spending her 25th birthday with him.
She finally grasped the full significance of what he had been saying. It was a birthday surprise beyond belief!
          She was the love of his life and he revealed that he had been thinking of asking her out on her birthday for some time but had never put his desire into action. 
Sentiment crept up the romantic conversation. He had his
insecurities and harboured the superstitious belief that a man would not end up
marrying his first love. He would have proposed to her in a heartbeat
but, to ensure that he did not ruin his chances, he put his desires on hold.
But, he wanted to confess his feelings that very night. Soo Jin's mind was a dance and her heartbeat was rising by the second.
His lips curved upward in a smile that reached his eyes. She
became aware of the intensity with which he was staring into her eyes - his
eyes burned with an intense inner fire.
             
He got to his feet and sat close to her. He spoke his mind
without beating round the bush. He looked lovingly at her and told her that
he loved her since they were kids. He must have been obsessed with her even
then.
She was completely excited at the prospect of being kissed by
him. If her mind was swimming, it did not show.
Are there any First-date boundaries? Was there a molecule of
lust on his part? His mouth was inching towards her. She must have felt a
tingle of anticipation.
Soo Jin realised that she was his destiny. She was courted and
she knew she was cherished. If there was any niggling thought at the back of
her mind, it had magically disappeared. She had never expected that she would
be able to see her dreams fulfilled and on top of everything else, she was
able to see her dream man in high definition!
MR PERFECT LEE JOON GI 
Who wouldn’t surrender to a loyal and loving man like that?
Think – THE PERFECT HUSBAND MATERIAL. Oops, I mean, he is without question -
The FERFECT MAN. Money, Power and Prestige.
MONEY
Mr Moneybags - A Billionaire. Landed Porpoerty - The Huge
Bungalow with a Swimming Pool. The New Millenium Sportscar.
POWER
An Enormously Successful Career in the one of the most
important sectors of the economy – a hallowed turf, The Tech Sector. A Self-Made Tech Billionaire. Powerful
and Influential.
PRESTIGE
Tons of Achievements. Appeared on the covers of prestigious
business magazines. Think Forbos and Koreanomios. Mr Perfect. The Most Eligible Bachelor in the Nation.
BONUSES
Gorgeous and sexy Looks
Bright, Diligent, Positive and Charming – with a sense of
humour
A One-Woman Man - A Loyal and Loving Personality
A Religious Background
Each and every one of the descriptions had a nice ring to it.
A single woman’s mantra: Never too rich, too
successful nor too gorgeous.
She caved in to his many charms. It was going to be their first kiss! Her
knees must have grown weak.
   
When he was about to kiss her, Time stood still. Everything, came
to a standstill.
Then, suddenly, everything came alive again.
It was all a dream! She woke up from her daydream at the Lotte Duty Free information counter with her body leaning forward and her eyes closed. She was ready to lock lips with the wealthy young man. Soo Jin had been daydreaming on her job.
In Defense of Daydreaming - Don’t be too harsh on Min Soo Jin. Don’t castigate her! We forgive her because the object of her
dreams is Lee Joon Gi himself and he is a Model for Lotte Duty Free.
Daydreaming is healthy in small doses. Can’t say anything about the other 6 men though. So much
self-indulgence!
         
But on the counter was a row of six cards. One of the
faceless images in the cards changed into that of Lee Joon Gi’s. It signified
the end of her first gift, her first dream.
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THE ENDING
IT’S ALL A DREAM
How did it end? As in all daydreams, all good things must come to an
end. One has to face the reality.
   
When Soo Jin was about to be kissed by the handsome and
gorgeous Lee Joon Gi, her heart must have been beating like a drum. Much to
her chagrin, she had a sneeze attack as their faces inched closer. Achoo! The
mucous droplets must have sprayed all over his face. Gross!
    
Embarrassed, she apologised, lowered her gaze and remained
silent. She appeared to be on the verge of tears. The gentleman understood
that they had been sitting outside in the cold weather for too long. Like the
perfect man that he was, he covered her with a thick blanket.
As in the Cinderella tale when the bell struck twelfth, she had
to leave her handsome prince behind. The love-dovey moment did not end on a high note. That magical
moment was gone. It was just a dream.
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ILLUSION AND REALITY
  
Lee Joon Gi: Press conference to promote
Seven First Kisses
The web series tries to showcase the hilarious side of some women’s
ridiculous indulgence in fantasies. Actors, popstars, celebrities and
powerful men are often objects of women’s fantasies. It is no secret that many females indulge in day-dreaming about their idols or men they fancy. Although
they may be worlds apart, the women still dream of ensnaring a wealthy, famous
man or the scion of a wealthy family. They enjoy imagining the thrill of the
chase.
Some obsessive dreamers cannot separate illusion from reality. These
daydreamers idealise the unattainable and unreachable object of their
affections. They imagine dating rich, handsome hunks and live in the false
hope of landing the man of their dreams. The men whom they fancy are mostly
out of their reach.
They daydream imaginary dialogues, painting lovey-dovey
pictures of themselves with their beloved. They are trapped in their
make-belief world of illusions. When such dream bubbles burst, the reality would be harsh.
In this amusing Cinderella tale, both the man and the woman have their own illusions. The tech millionaire is obsessed with Soo Jin and harbours a life-long dream of marrying her while Soo Jin is seduced by the idea of dating a rich and handsome man. While her wish is granted, her dreams are, however, destroyed and she wakes up to the stark reality.
The two thespians, Lee Joon Gi and Lee Cho Hee, are brilliant and
well-matched in the romantic comedy. They both command respect as actors, being great comedians and
effortless entertainers. No one could have played the role of the love-obsessed Tech billionaire nor the ingenuous lovelorn girl better. Only the two of them could have pulled off such a feat. They have tickled the audience
pink with their hilarious acting.
It is a certainty that Lotte Duty Free has now made their
premises a tourist site with the help of these thespians. Many would probably
make a beeline for the information counter to check it out properly for
themselves.
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DUTY FREE
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AVENUE
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JOON GI
MAGICAL
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