The Fabulous

Minho and Chae Soo-bin shine, but Netflix's latest K-drama is let down by stereotypical queer representation and stiff performances.

Safe to say The Fabulous is far from the perfect K-drama. None of these characteristics are inherently bad, but in the K-drama world where queer representation is emerging more frequently than ever, hackneyed if not offensive portrayals such as Joseph’s continue to contribute towards an inaccurate caricature of a diverse group. Ji-eun’s perseverance, in particular, is inspiring and feels like a breath of fresh of air in Chae’s oeuvre – the steadfast, confident Ji-eun is a far cry from the bubbly, innocent characters she played in Rookie Cops and A Piece of Your Mind. Though it is monumental for a queer character to appear so front and centre in a Korean production, Joseph’s primary traits are that he’s the verbose, effeminate diva of the group. Meanwhile, Seon-ho (Park Hee-jung) struggles just to stand out from a sea of supermodels only to get fired before she’s even afforded the opportunity to walk the runway. Such is the cutthroat reality faced by this series’ four protagonists, who find solace and support in each other: the wide-eyed publicist Pyo Ji-eun, freelance photo retoucher Ji Woo-min, fastidious designer Joseph and up-and-coming model Yeo Seon-ho.

To try out the recipes in the new cookbook Fabulous Modern Cookies, I asked the baker I trust the most to join me in the kitchen.

Toward the end of baking, I'd peek in the oven and get a little uncertain about how much longer they needed, and she'd look over my shoulder and say "three more minutes" and be right on the money. The next day, I made infinity brownies with my nephew Eli who, at 13, is into cooking and is especially curious about timing and temperature in a recipe. "I have a big rolling pin," she pronounced, setting it on the scale as I recalibrated my hopes and dreams. Alexander Talbot, where milk solids are stirred into the melted butter as it browns on the stove, supercharging the characteristic nuttiness and giving the cookie a crazy-good, long-lasting flavor. She's a better, more intuitive baker than I am by a long shot, so when I found a cookie cookbook that blends science and creativity, I timed my review testing to line up with a trip home to see her. [thanks to Jill Lightner](https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/try-these-kid-favorite-grahammies-blondies-from-fabulous-modern-cookies/), a food-writer neighbor who also runs a little free bakery in front of her Seattle home.

We review the Netflix K-Drama series The Fabulous season 1, starring Choi Min-ho and Chae Soo-bin, which will not contain any spoilers.

Give Netflix’s The Fabulous a chance, and at least enjoy the insatiable cast. Sometimes a drama rolled into a romantic comedy is all we need, and it’s undoubtedly the time of the year for it. The shallowness of career work, the power plays, and the unnecessary stress inflicted on the workers, from the models to the production staff, there’s a real taste of what the industry is about. The central theme of the series is Seoul’s fashion industry, platforming the stories of young adults who have to endure a competitive environment while sustaining their personal lives. K-Dramas are known for their utmost attention when presenting a setting, and The Fabulous does not fall short of the expected standard. The Korean Drama series is not shy of any glitz and glam.

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The story is likely to follow their undefined growing feelings and past regrets and lead into a happening relationship which adds nothing to the predictable set-up but instead wears it down. A classic flashback from her daily life reveals her meeting with her best friends Joseph and Ye Seon Ho at the former’s fashion show where she comes across her past flame Ji Woo Min who has returned from a vacay in Hawaii. As promised, it delivers an-almost psychedelic scene in the club with the leads getting lost in each other’s eyes. Pyo Ji Eun is often the needy one in the story where Ji Woo Min becomes her saviour multiple times, leading to more confusing feelings and undefined relationships. The show acts right on that as it begins with their untimely one night stand and Pyo Ji Eun rushing out of Ji Woo Min’s bachelor apartment. SHINee member [Choi Minho](https://www.pinkvilla.com/topic/minho) plays the desirable, skilled photographer Ji Woo Min.

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It may not be the best content out there, but as a feel good watch needed to take your mind off your hectic routine of life, it does its trick. However, the latter half picks up some speed, in attempts to make up for that lacuna. Yes, some of them were extensively drenched in stereotypically reductive portrayals, but they still emerged as the life of the party. Nevertheless, Joseph has heart too and still came up as one of the characters I couldn’t help but root for except Seon-ho. Min-ho’s Ji Woo-min stayed on as a consistently dull character, sadly, only put in as the eye-candy, especially during the first half of the season. Even though as individuals one of them suffers through the lows of life, while conversely the other celebrates the high simultaneously, collectively they unite on a common ground to share all the emotions together.

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In a nutshell, she sums up why The Fabulous works. In one of the scenes, Ji-eun and Woo-min remember and laugh at that moment when they shook hands and acknowledged each other as friends. They also leave their relationships hanging in the air, which - like those items - need to be "picked up" so that they can travel to the right destination. In one of them, when Seon-ho walks into a room, the other girls give her a judgy look. The Fabulous suggests that the fashion industry can be highly competitive, and not everyone gets a break here. Like them, we laugh at plot conveniences that keep two lovers apart when we know they are made for each other and, in the climax, will end up together. The Fabulous constantly solves the problems of its characters with ease and quickness. It waves a magic wand, and Seon-ho gets an invitation to that event. Yet, the two of them don't say they want to get back into a relationship together. We even get one of those scenes where Woo-min expresses his feelings to Ji-eun only to find she has fallen asleep in the car. The first aspect that bothers you a little is the will-they-won't-they romantic relationship between Pyo Ji-eun (Chae Soo-bin), a PR manager, and Ji Woo-min (Choi Min-ho), a photographer. However, The Fabulous has an endearing quality that makes it almost irresistible for us to give up on it.

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Our singular complaint, the one that sums up the entirety of our feelings, is that “The Fabulous” played it safe to the point of being bland. Where is the hustle that a character like that has? Regardless, in the matter of Seon Ho, there was a beautiful chance to address the effect that the rise of influencers is having on models’ livelihoods. We would advise you to go with the flow, just like people in the industry do in real life. Now, we know that a sassy, gay designer is not a new character for the silver screen. It feels like there is a set template for the character of an editor-in-chief, no matter the series or the movie. As we said before, it is an okay show if we adjust our perspective, but that gives us no incentive to recommend it to anyone. When you make a show centered around the uber-competitive and hyper-exposed world of fashion and go as far as to title it “The Fabulous,” you expect nothing short of what the name suggests. But even then, it wasn’t the lack of love that Woo Min had admitted to; it was an unwillingness to take responsibility. It was so hard to like Woo Min and Ji Eun as a couple, even if we ignored their utter lack of chemistry. But the world will favor a lackluster romantic storyline over stronger plotlines that the audience might want to see and will steer something with potential into the world of average. You need an adjustment of perspective to like “The Fabulous.” If you go expecting lots of drama, glitz, and glamor, you won’t find it.