Monkey Girl + Jun Pyo

I really didn't like the monkey girl (Jae Kyung?). She annoyed me. I much preferred Jan Di and Jun Pyo together. In fact, they were actually the only pairing I liked (didn't like Jun Pyo/Jae Kyung, Ji Hoo/Jan Di or Ga Eul/Ee Jung). Jae Kyung just seemed to get in the way a lot. Sure, it wasn't exactly her fault but she still bothered me.

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"Kick her in the balls!"

Overall I liked Monkey. She seemed to have the spunk and spine that seem to missing from our dear endgame couple once the second part of the show got into gear. Also it was obvious to me that she was Junpyo's soulmate. If the psychic prediction of Husband vs Soulmate implies to Jandi then the reverse fits him as well. I mean come on Monkey was Junpyo in female form. Isn't that what a soulmate is? The other half of you. It's canon, by Jandi's own admission no less, that she's Jihoo's soulmate. So that means she isn't Junpyo's. His is still out there and I 110% believe that it was Monkey.

She likes commoner life just like him. She was persistent as all get out at getting him just like he was with Jan Di. She even used the same techniques. For example fixing him a huge spread. Saying his messed up phrases. Even the police officer one. Giving him the same keepsake to mark them as a couple even with the JJ inscription like he again did with Jandi. Knowing how to maneuver the high society life with ease,but secretly hating it and doing their own rebellious thing when need be. He even thinks of her as kindred when she says she hated eating alone, and isn't kindred just the same as soul-mate. They also had very strong chemistry with each other and looked good together. I also actually felt that Monkey was actually in love with Junpyo. Something Jandi failed to get through to me in all 25 episodes.

Don't get me wrong I stayed on the Jandi/Junpyo ship to the end. However,that's not because I saw some grand love between them, because I didn't,but because I didn't want that complete monster that Jun Pyo calls mom to win.The writers seem determined to show Jihoo and Monkey as the best for Jandi and Junpyo instead of each other. I mean the writers are telling me one couple is the endgame, and thus I should be rooting for them,but they have more moments of genuine emotional connection with their cock-blocking counterparts than with each other.So why exactly should I be rooting for the endgame couple again? Sorry,but something seriously went wrong in the writing room.

Well it's probably good the OP likes Jae Kyung and Jun Pyo together because I get the vibe that this they were "supposed" to be together in the eyes of that world. As others have said, they were similar people from a personality and social standpoint, even having many of the same quirks and pitfalls. Jae Kyung also deserves credit for standing aside when she sees how Jan Di and Jun Pyo really feel about each other (even though it's only logical not to marry someone who isn't in love with you!).

As for Ji Hoo and Jan Di, I can understand why people would've wanted to see them stick together. Ji Hoo was an understanding person who always tried to do things in the best interest of Jan Di. He always gave her attention and didn't waver, something that couldn't be said of the Jun Pyo personality. From the onset, Ji Hoo demonstrated a warm spirit to Jun Pyo's aggressive and sometimes cruel nature (mostly displayed early on). This is why even at the last -last episode even?- Ja Di refers to Ji Hoo as her soul mate.

But like most of the viewers I was always gunning for Jun Pyo and Jan Di, just as the creators wanted. They had everything against them: a lying, truly evil mother, class warfare, etc. And although at times it seems difficult to see why the two like each other, I think we get more glimpses of it than overt depictions as we do with Ji Hoo and Jan Di. Jan Di just might have been the first woman to stand up to Jun Pyo, who was borderline worshiped by everyone. Her independent mind was attractive in the sense that she was unique; early on he even perceived her as just playing hard to get, which he seemed to eventually enjoy in a way. For Jan Di, Jun Pyo was not an attraction to her until after *SPOILER* they split up on account of the Ji Hoo/Jan Di kiss on the beach *END SPOILER*. Jun Pyo had his sweet points, such as the waiting for four-plus hours in the snow that became a flashback moment numerous times throughout the series. How many "commoners" would've even done that? So Jun Pyo's early on naivete and unintentional sweetness/cuteness drew it in, I'm sure.

Not everything here is completely logical, nor is a lot of the story logical or realistic. But after all, this is a sort of live action fairy tale type of story and is made for enjoyment, so it really misses the point to over-analyze it too much (or have I done that myself, lol).