Cha Seung-Hyo (Yoon Kye-Sang) is an abandoned child who gets adopted into a rich family in the United States.  He grows up to be the president of a company, as well as a cold hearted person.  Son Il-Gun (Kang Nam-Gil) is a father who died and left a lot of unfinished business with his daughter.  In order to make sure that his daughter is well provided for, he controls Seung-Hyo’s body for three hours a day for 49 days.  He buys his daughter the things he couldn’t buy her when he was alive with Seung-Hyo’s money.  Il Gun’s daughter, Young-In (Go Ah-Ra), is a quick-tempered girl who meets Seung-Hyo during her part-time job.  At first, she has a bad impression of him, but she gradually starts to fall for the lonely Seung-Hyo, who is unable to open up to anyone else because of his bitter past.

Yoon Kye-Sang as Cha Seung-Hyo

As most of us may know, Yoon Kye-Sang debuted as a member of the boy band, GOD.  Well, lets just say that the reason why I mention this is because in some parts of the drama, I can’t help but question why Yoon decided to go into the acting industry.  However, he does play his role as a hard ass fairly well.  With his serious voice and his “don’t fu*k with me” attitude, I can’t help but be drawn to his character.  Plus, if my memory stands correct, there was a shower scene in the drama that boosted Yoon Kye-Sang’s points up a couple million. 

Go Ah-Ra as Son Young-In

With her beady bug eyes and her loud, obnoxious voice, Go Ah-Ra played the quick-tempered, I-take-my-father-for-granted role exceptionally well.  Although half the time I was staring at her light brown eyes, wondering if they were au natural or the works of color contacts, I can honestly say that every single time a tear fell from those natural/fake (you pick) eyes, I too, got teary eyed.  I can’t say I understand how it feels to lose a parent, but neither can Go Ah-Ra.  However, through her skills in acting (although at times she seemed a bit… amateur?) she molded herself to become her given character.  And for that, I applaud her.

Kang Nam-Gil as Son Il-Gun

Okay, so, I never heard of seen this man in my life.  Maybe he’s done dramas in the past, dramas I’ve never watched before.  But, despite his age, he’s a new face for me.  And with that, there’s no biased opinions, so, I guess that’s a good thing.  Anyway, Kang Nam-Gil embodies his character as a single, working father very well.  With every verbal punch his daughter threw at him, the pain in his face was covered with a smile.  Sound familiar?  Maybe not to you all, but, to me, it touches close to home.  Every time I said something I later regretted to my mother or father, I saw that same expression on Kang Nam-Gil’s face.  And for me to have some kind of flashback of sort just shows that he portrayed his character just as he was supposed to; he hit the spot.  The only bad thing I can say about him is… in the not-so-serious scenes, the way he acted, goofy, I guess you can say.. was kind of cheesy.  No, not kind of.  But, very cheesy.

Jin Yi Han as Shim Jae Ha

We all know that every Korean drama needs a bitch to bring the mood down, right?  Well, surprise, surprise.  The bitch in this drama is in fact a lying, sleazeball of a dick that tries to win over the vulnerable, naive Young-In so he can retrieve something he wants from her.  Asshole of a move, right?  Well, throughout the drama, I can honestly say I had a lot of strong hatred towards him.  So, I guess he did his job well, right?  He did however, fool me in the beginning.  Before I knew what was up his sleeves, I thought he was the Charming Prince, who won the heart of Young-In.  But, of course I was wrong.

Other characters include:

* Lee Un as Kwon Yong Duk
* Lee Min Jung as Yang Ji Suk
* Kim Young Ae as Park Ji Young
* Ahn Sun Young
* Kang Bu Ja
* Yoon Yeo Jung
* Kim Mi Kyung
* Jung Hwan Gyu
* Yoon Joo Sang as Death Angel
* Kim Bo Kang
* Jung Ho Bin
* Kim Sung Gi

At first, I thought I would never finish watching the end of this series.  Yet alone, watch the second episode--but, I was wrong.  The more I watched, the more I got sucked into the dark, evil hole.  I can honestly say that I have never heard of a story plot similar to this drama, “Who Are You.” I think because of the uniqueness of the synopsis, and cast selection it made the drama 10x better.  This drama didn’t keep me anticipating 24/7, but, I always looked forward to the next episode.  Sure, there were times where I skipped some scenes because it became a tad cliche and boring… but, other than that, I can’t really say anything negative about this drama.  If you’re bored, watch it.  If you’re not bored, watch it.  If you want to get away from lifes’ struggles, watch it.  If you want to create more lifes’ struggles, watch it.  You may watch this drama and ask me “what the hell were you talking about?” And that’s fine.  It may not be your cup of tea, but, it was mine.  So, with that, cheers!

Rating: 4 out of 5