GENRE: DRAMA
NETWORK: KBS
RELEASE: 2006
EPISODES: 20
CASTS: Yoo Oh-seong (jang-soo) | Chae Si-ra (so-young) | Jo Yeon-woo (joon-ho) | Choi Yeo-jin (hyun-soo)
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INVISIBLE MAN, MR. CHOI
Toopyeongingan Choi Jangsoo

STORYLINE: Getting beat up by the criminals is the least of Jang-soo's worries.

Jang-soo's dedication to his work as a policeman has jeopardized his relationship to his wife, So-young, and two children. After years of trying to understand him, So-young decided to give up on her hope that he would eventually fix his priorities straight. Jang-soo was caught off guard when his wife filed for divorce at the most depressing moment of his life.

Jang-soo was diagnosed to have Alzheimer's disease but decided to keep it to himself. Regaining his family's trust is far more important than his health. And besides, he doesn't want them to see the pain he is experiencing. But to no luck, regardless of what he does, he can't seem to let So-young forgive him.

Although So-young became more successful in her career after the divorce, she still misses Jang-soo. When an old flame came back to her life, Jang-soo became more desperate to win her over. But his memory keeps on messing up his chances. As his condition worsens, his friend, Hyun-soo, tries to help him cope up.

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After So-young accidentally found out about Jang-soo's situation, she accepted him back to their lives. But it was too late. He is starting to forget things more often. Afraid not to be remembered as a good person, he tries to use up his remaining time to do everything he needs to do before he dies.

Hope came when Joon-ho found a research program abroad that could help Jang-soo. When he was about to leave, So-young's kidney problem came back and needs a transplant to live. Jang-soo decided to give his despite knowing that he might not be able to wake up after the procedure. In as much as he wanted to get cured, he would rather risk it for So-young to live for both of them.

So-young surpassed the surgery but Jang-soo didn't and was sent off happily by his family as promised.

REVIEWS: It definitely became one of my favorites. Since I started watching it, I can't seem to stop bragging about it. I even recommended it to some friends after just seeing the first three episodes.

At first , I thought it's a comedy. I almost lost interest when I saw the actors. None of them are familiar and the Jang-soo character looks like a joke to me. I thought, he is a little bit overboard with his performance. But I judged it way too early. I was wrong to think that it would be such a waste because after a couple of more episodes, it became interesting.

The Choi family could definitely act. From the kids, who are both adorable, to Yoo Oh-seong and Chae Si-ra, they all gave unforgettable performances. They were so good that it made the other ones less believable (although, I don't really have any complaints in their acting). But whenever Jang-soo is in the verge of losing his mind, it's a little bit exaggerated. He looks scary with his eyes wide open (and crossed) and walks like a drunk. Maybe, it's just the intensity of the emotion called for the scene.

There are a lot of touching scenes that until now, when I think of it, all I can say is "awwww". Even the little things the kids say and does are very touching. The most moving part is when Jang-soo was doing his videos. All I can do is cry. Up to the last episode, I cried my eyes out. I don't know if I'm crying because of the story or is it because I will miss watching it.

I got fooled in the end. I thought it's too good to be true that everything went out okay. But, not to be too tragic or anything, when they end it the other way, it made it more unforgettable.