Defrosting An Ice King And A Sibling Rivalry Over A Girl?

I've just watched episodes three to four and it has me thinking of the latest plot that could brew -- it's the plot to defrost an ice king or prince while there's also sibling rivalry as part of the tropes. The latest episodes show quite some tension especially with Lee Young Joon and his unanswered feelings towards his not-so-attractive (but still cute) secretary Kim Mi Soo. Yet, it looks like a third wheel is coming into this series in the cliche when two brothers actually get involved in a love triangle.

I was wondering what exactly turned the younger brother Young Joon into the ice prince or ice king of the series? He doesn't get along with his brother Seong Yun who is a best-selling author who lives abroad. I can't forget how Mi Soo or Secretary Kim runs into the older brother Seong Yun. Seong Yun ties the shoelaces of Mi Soo and they even run into each other -- heck, he even asks for her number! All the while, there's some cold war going on between the two brothers.

Cliche as it is but sibling love triangles tend to be a trope in South Korean drama. I could remember Winter Sonata had it (half-brothers sharing one common father) and Love Letter (half-brothers sharing one common mother) but in here they are full siblings. It's almost like Love Scar where both Jerry Yan and Jacky Cheung played as full brothers who got into a history with Karen Morris. The scene also involves Young Joon sending out his secretary to avoid her from running into Mi Soo but then again, Mi Soo runs into Seong Yun.

The scene at the library when there was a power outage was kind of romantic. It almost reminded me of my obsession with the animated classic called Beauty and the Beast -- because this is where it's taking it. There's no magic, no ugly monster and the girl isn't exactly all that attractive while she has a good heart -- giving the message that true beauty is from within. Young Joon plays as a cold, selfish prince who has everything his heart desired, his own success and while he has his father's business acumen -- he simply has a cold heart towards everyone. He acts so tough yet he happens to be scared of wire organizers for some reason. He also has a 20 year rivalry with his older sibling which hasn't been resolved.

So how does Mi Soo play the role of Belle? While she's definitely not all that attractive (and hence, I don't really have a stupid reason to watch this show unlike While You Were Sleeping and Gu Family Book) but she somehow plays the part of Defrosting the Ice King in one way or another. Yet, the twist involves that the older brother Seong Yun is also interested in her! TBH, why is it that sometimes the nicer, better more feasible guy has to be the other guy instead of the leading guy? Is the nicer guy just too mainstream? I can't wait to find out how Mi Soo will react when she finds out she's in a love triangle between full brothers?