My Man Is Cupid ~ A Fairy Connects Lovers with a Red Thread

“My Man is Cupid” is a Korean drama series that creates a love story using the Western myth about Cupid, the god of love, as its central character. Cupid is the god of love who connects lovers by shooting his arrow at them. The arrow does not kill them; it makes them fall in love.

The K-drama series is an Amazon Original, released in 2023-2024, with 16 episodes, categorized as Romance, Comedy (Rom-Com), and Fantasy.

‌♦ The Woman With No Red Thread

In “My Man is Cupid”, Cheon Sang-Hyuk (played by Jang Dong-Yoon), has been a fairy for 500 years; since the time of Joseon. He was cursed so he lost his wings. But he still has the power to connect lovers. How does he know who the lovers are? It’s easy. There is a red thread and if he sees the red thread, all he has to do is shoot them!

Oh Baek-Ryeon (played by Nana) is considered by many to be one of the prettiest women in the world. Oh Baek-Ryeon thinks Cupid is a jerk. She has a good reason for thinking that way. The only thing she wants is to be loved. But ever since she was young, every time a male friend declared his love for her, something terrible would happen to him.

She visited a fortune-teller to ask why and he told her that she had done something wrong in her previous life. Then he told her what she needed to do so that she would no longer be punished. After following his instructions, she would meet a man she could fall in love with and he would not get hurt. Her best friend told her the shaman was a fraud. But Oh Baek-Ryeon is so desperate she follows his instructions.

Oh Baek-Ryeon and Cheon Sang-Hyuk encounter each other on different occasions. One time they were both at a museum exhibition about Cupid. That was when Cheon Sang-Hyuk noticed that she did not have a red thread. He became curious about her so he kept following her around.

It so happens someone else was also following her. But that person had evil intentions. The man tried to attack her but Cheon Sang-Hyuk stepped up to defend her. He saved Oh Baek-Ryeon, but the attacker escaped. Cheon Sang-Hyuk was not injured or harmed in any way. Oh Baek-Ryeon was shocked! Could this be the man for her?

But Cheon Sang-Hyuk was not following her because he was romantically interested in her. He just wanted to know why she didn’t have a red thread.

♦ Two Unidentified Witnesses

Seo Jae-Hee (played by Park Ki-Woong) is a police detective working on a murder case. Two witnesses came forward and they both died on the same day. That can’t be a coincidence. But two more witnesses have not been identified and he is searching for them.

Cheon Sang-Hyuk was picked up on a CCTV but his face was not clear enough to see. The police detective was able to track him but the people would not cooperate and give them information about him. All they said was that he was not the kind of person who would kill.

Oh Baek-Ryeon was also picked up on a CCTV but her face was not clear enough to see. She is a veterinarian who runs an animal hospital. Seo Jae-Hee did not know she was the witness he was searching for. A fellow officer was killed in a car accident and the dog was taken to the hospital. He went to find out about the dog, for the sake of his friend. That’s how he met Oh Baek-Ryeon and since she is pretty, he was smitten and wanted to get to know her better.

Coincidentally, Cheon Sang-Hyuk was also at the animal hospital with a dog that needed treatment and even though Seo Jae-Hee saw him there, he did not realize Cheon Sang-Hyuk is the unidentified witness that he was looking for.

So the two unidentified witnesses he needs to question for help solving the murder case are both right in front of him, but he doesn’t know it … yet.

There is a thread that connects all three (3) of them, albeit not a red thread. They are connected from their past lives.

• Will Cheon Sang-Hyuk ever get his wings back?
• Will Oh Baek-Ryeon finally find a true love that won’t get hurt?
• Will Cheon Sang-Hyuk and Oh Baek-Ryeon provide information to help Seo Jae-Hee solve the murder?

The last question and this one is the most important:

• What’s the difference between authentic Korean beef tripe and real beef tripe?(You’ll understand if you watch the series.)

Main Characters:

• Cheon Sang-Hyuk (played by Jang Dong-Yoon, “Oasis”, “Tale of Nok Du”)
• Oh Baek-Ryeon (played by Nana (Im Jin-A), “Glitch”)
• Seo Jae-Hee (played by Park Ki-Woong, “Rookie Historian”)

Where to Watch

Rating:

• IMDb: 7.7 out of 10 stars
• My Drama List: 8.1 out of 10 stars
• Kyahaha: 3 out of 5 stars
• Public reviews via Google: 4.7 out of 10 stars
• Amazon Prime Viewers: 4.7 out of 5 stars

My personal rating is the same as the Amazon viewers. SCMP described this series as “light and fluffy”. That’s a perfect description. Do you want to know what love is? Watch “My Man is Cupid”. If I were rating it just for sweet likable characters it would get 100 stars.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

• “My Man Is Cupid” To Launch Exclusively On Prime Video | kdramadiary
• Amazon Prime K-drama My Man Is Cupid: Jang Dong-yoon, Nana make an attractive pair in light, fluffy fantasy romantic comedy | South China Morning Post
• After School’s Nana is unlucky in love in the new ‘My Man Is Cupid’ trailer | NME

TRAILERS/TEASERS:

Prime Video Philippines. “My Man Is Cupid: Falling in Love | Prime Video.” YouTube Video. YouTube, January 20, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rbt9fBt-KQ.‌