The first episode of the drama "Home with a Yard" is now available to watch on video platforms. Kim Tae Hee and Lim Ji Yeon shine as the drama's lead stars.
Although it falls under the category of a female-oriented drama, its approach is different from the popular romantic sweet dramas. Instead, it embraces an anti-sweet sentiment.
In typical sweet dramas, the focus is on showcasing the beauty of falling in love, depicting harmonious relationships between the main characters, and portraying love as an idealized concept.
These sweet dramas serve a purpose by encouraging young men and women to explore romantic relationships.
It is advisable to occasionally watch anti-sweet dramas, like "Home with a Yard," especially if one has consumed a lot of sweet dramas. This drama offers a distinct and different viewing experience. Viewers need to have strong emotional resilience while watching such dramas, as they can be emotionally challenging.
In "Home with a Yard", Kim Tae Hee portrays the female lead, who has a seemingly perfect life with a stable family, a successful husband who is a renowned pediatric hospital director, and a beautiful house with a yard.
As the drama progresses, the audience discovers that the heroine is not happy and is even suffering from depression. She experiences hallucinations and fantasies, hearing strange noises from upstairs and smelling a pungent stench in the yard.
Although she wants to investigate further by digging up the ground, she restrains herself from giving in to this impulse.
In the second episode trailer, the heroine finally digs up the yard and uncovers a finger. She hesitates to dig deeper, suspecting her husband's involvement. On the surface, her husband appears gentle, but beneath, he hides a typical pickup artist's (PUA) demeanor. This tension is likely to intensify in subsequent episodes.
On the other hand, Lim Ji Yeon plays another female protagonist, an ordinary laborer with a low-level job, living in a subpar temporary apartment with her partner.
The living conditions are worse than what we typically associate with low-cost housing. The average viewer may expect the couple to find happiness in their lives, but things take a different turn.
Surprisingly, this heroine's husband is a violent maniac, subjecting her to physical abuse. As the plot unfolds, she begins secretly filming evidence of his violence against her.
The heroine lacks a supportive family. When she seeks refuge at her mother's house, her mother not only remains indifferent but also hurls verbal insults at her. Even her sister-in-law, seemingly gentle on the surface, reveals her true malicious nature.
The heroine finds herself trapped in an inescapable marital tragedy.
Parallel to this storyline, Lim Ji Yeon's character's husband contacts Kim Tae Hee's character's husband, aiming to blackmail the seemingly affluent family by exploiting their flaws.
This adds a layer of suspense to the plot, which will unravel as the story progresses. However, as the story unfolds, a phone call brings news of the man's demise.
"Home with a Yard," tells a typical female tragedy where women, regardless of whether they marry a wealthy man or an ordinary man, find themselves trapped in domestic violence.
This narrative is undoubtedly extreme, yet it carries its own significance.
In contemporary Korean culture, there is a prevalent characteristic of expressing "hate".
This cultural characteristic of "hate" is also reflected in many Korean dramas, making "Home with a Yard" noteworthy as a drama that explores Korean culture in this regard.
