Okay, so, I gotta tell you about this drama I just finished, “Reborn Rich.” Man, what a ride! I started watching it because, well, everyone was talking about it. The first episode? Boom! Hooked. I was following this guy, Hyun-woo, who worked his butt off for this rich family, Soonyang. Loyal as a dog, he was.
Then, bam! They set him up, kill him, and I’m like, “No way!” But wait, it gets crazier. He wakes up in the past, in the body of the family’s youngest grandson, Do-jun. I’m thinking, “This is his chance for payback!” And the whole drama, I’m watching him use his knowledge of the future to climb the ladder, buy land, and make smart moves. He’s playing the stock market, predicting political changes, you name it. Every episode, I’m on the edge of my seat, waiting to see how he’ll outsmart everyone.
So, I get to episode 15, and it’s intense. Do-jun, he’s about to take over the company. Finally! But then, boom! Car crash. Just like Hyun-woo, he gets murdered. I’m devastated. I’m like, “All that for nothing?”
Episode 16 starts, and guess what? Hyun-woo wakes up. Back in his original body, after the whole murder attempt. Turns out, it was all a coma dream, a near-death experience, whatever you wanna call it. He was dreaming the whole thing while fighting for his life in the hospital, that took almost 20 years. Can you imagine?
Now, here’s where it gets tricky, and where I think a lot of people got confused. Hyun-woo remembers everything. As Do-jun, as himself, all mixed up. He knows who tried to kill him, he knows about the corruption. And this time, he’s not just a pushover. He’s got this new perspective.
- First, I saw him expose the Soonyang family’s dirty laundry. Tax evasion, illegal stuff, you name it. He used the evidence he gathered both as Hyun-woo and in his “dream” as Do-jun.
- Then, there’s this scene where he confronts the guy who ordered his murder, who turns out to be the Soonyang’s eldest son, Jin Young-Ki. It’s like, he’s finally facing his demons. It was pretty intense.
- Finally, the Soonyang family, they lose everything. They’re forced to step down, give up their power. It’s a complete 180 from how the show started.
And the very last scene? Hyun-woo’s just walking, reflecting on everything. He says something like, “It wasn’t a time travel, or a reincarnation. It was a…confession. A confession to the me of the past.” Something like that, it wasn’t so clear. I had to think about it for a while.
And I think that it means he needed that whole crazy experience, even if it was just a dream, to wake up and finally do what’s right. To not be a doormat anymore, that is a kind of reborn for him, isn’t it?
To be honest, at first, I was mad. I wanted Do-jun to win, to get his revenge. But the more I think about it, the more the ending makes sense. It’s not about a happy ending; it’s about change, about facing your mistakes. It’s messy, yeah, but so is life.
The writer definitely took a gamble with this one. It’s not what I expected, but it’s got me thinking. And isn’t that what good stories do? They stay with you, make you question things? I read somewhere that this show got the second-highest ratings ever for that network, so they must’ve done something right. I even heard some rumors about a possible second season, focusing on Chairman Jin’s younger days, the big boss. That would be pretty wild, right?
Anyway, that’s my take on “Reborn Rich.” What a wild journey. If you’ve seen it, let me know what you thought. Did you love it? Hate it? Let’s discuss!
