The movie My Troublesome Star revolves around Bong Cheong Ja (Uhm Jung Hwa) - a former top star who is trying to return after losing 25 years of memories. On that journey, she received help from police officer Dokgo Chul (Song Seung Hun).
The film is 12 episodes long and has now gone through 1/3 of the journey. Contrary to the expectation that the film will reap more success than strange Lawyer Woo Young Woo (the film also aired on ENA, with the highest rating of 17.5%) as shared by Song Seung Hun, the films achievements of My troubled Star were quite gloomy.
The film recorded a viewership of 1.3% in episode 1, increasing to 1.9% and 2.4% in episodes 2 and 3. In episode 4, the film's rating was recorded at 3.1%.
In the first 4 episodes, the film uses a narration that is intertwined between the past and the present, showing a beautiful, famous, confident Im Se Ra ( Bong Cheong Ja's nickname) who in the past was just an ordinary middle-aged woman with thick curly hair, skin with many dark spots, staying in a cramped room, cooking at school to make a living.
With a slow storytelling style and a familiar motif, it is not too difficult for the audience to guess the details of the film "My troubled Star". Still a strong female lead on the outside, weak on the inside; confused when she could not accept that she was a star, now living "at the bottom"; once young but now old; once sought after but now no one remembers...
In addition, the way the screenwriter builds a sinister male lead, 25 years of not loving anyone just to wait for one person, or an entertainment world that is glorious on the outside, but inside is full of tricks, fighting, being oppressed is not too new.
The film's cast, whether Uhm Jung Hwa, Song Seung Hun - middle-aged or Jang Da Ah, Lee Min Jae - young, are all doing well in their roles. However, acting well alone is not enough, the film needs more elements to create surprise. However, with the current developments, there are not too many hidden ideas for the film My troubled Star to bring curiosity to viewers.
