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By Melissa Camacho
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Korean adaptation has romance, comedy, and some innuendo.
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Woori The Virgin
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What's the Story?
WOORI THE VIRGIN, a Korean adaptation of Jane the Virgin, stars Im Soo-hyang as as a young, chaste woman who becomes pregnant after accidentally being artificially inseminated. Oh Woori is 29, lives at home with her mother Oh Eun-ran (Hong Eun-hee) and grandmother Seo Gwi-neyo (Yeon Woon-Kung), and enjoys her career as an assistant writer on a popular soap opera. She's been in a committed, relationship with police detective Lee Kang-jae (Shin Dong-wook) for two years, but finds herself feeling frustrated thanks to a vow of chastity she took as a young teen at her grandmother's behest. However, Woori's life suddenly changes when, during her first ob-gyn exam, she is injected with the last frozen sperm belonging to Raphael (Sung Hoon), a young cosemtics CEO who is in cancer remission and has filed divorce from his cheating wife, Lee Ma-ri (Hong Ji-yoon) so that he can find someone he loves to carry his child. As Woori comes to terms with this pregnancy, life becomes a little chaotic thanks to the antics of her boyfriend, the father of the baby she is carrying, and even her own mother.
Is It Any Good?
The K-drama version of Jane the Virgin, the U.S. series inspired by the Venezuelan hit Juana la Virgen, offers all the romantic comedy the franchise is known for. It succeeds at staying true to many of the plotlines present in the stateside version, and delivers some quirky and laughable moments. But Woori the Virgin pushes these stories through a single fourteen-episode season, which is much less than the roughly three years the U.S. version of the series origiunally aired. It isn't as sharply written as its stateside predecessor, either. All of this, combined with some expected cultural differences that are present in the narratives, can potentially make fans of the original shows hesitate to invest in it. Nonetheless, Woori the Virgin is amusing, and if you're looking for a bingeable series to enjoy, this one is worth checking out.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about medical mistakes. Can what happened to Woori occur in real life? How are medical mistakes prevented?
What are the messages Woori The Virgin teaches about sex and sexual behavor? Do you agree with them?
TV Details
- Premiere date : December 20, 2023
- Cast : Im Soo-hyang , Sung Hoon , Shin Dong-wook
- Network : Hulu
- Genre : Drama
- Character Strengths : Self-control
- TV rating :
- Last updated : March 21, 2024
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