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What every rom-com should inspire to be like, watch and learn people!
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I went into this drama wjth no expectations, and it was the most pleasant surprise!
Hae young was such a refreshing fl, a modern, progressive career woman who hates losses. I loved everything about her, she was so cool. Her ambition was so admirable, and i loved that she wasn't 'innocent', the flashbsck scene with her 'battery' ex was hilarious, when she grabbed a bunch of condoms and told him he better last this time, and how she owned sex toys with no shame (not saying that is something to be ashamed about, just that you never really see things like that it kdramas).
Shin min ah truly brought Hae young to life!
Honestly, i am not a fan of Kim dae young AT ALL! Ive watched him in Extraordinary you, Shooting stars, The forbidden marriage, Moon in the day and Perfect family, and ive hated his performance in ALL of them and hated all these dramas except Extraordinary you, because he wasn't the main focus, so i was like "nooo, please not him again" but i gave this a go for our cutie patootie Shin min ah, and omg, he exceeded my expectations. Im still not a fan of him, but i would be lying if i said he didn't impress me in this. Hopefully his future performances will be as enjoyable as this one, maybe then ill slowly start warming up to him💁♀️
I LOVED their bickering throughout the series, especially when he was working part time in the convenience store, to everyone, he is Angel Ji Uk and Bhudda, but with Hae Young, he was so cheeky and silly, it was so cute and hilarious🤣
The "what about our baby" fight infront of the convenience store had me laughing my head off🤣
The drinking scene and Hae young and Ji uk waking up in the same bed and then Ahn jae hyun sliding up out of nowhere was GOLD😭💀i did NOT expect that AT ALL!
The second couple was SO ADORBSSSS!!!!!🥰At first, i was questioning how they would work because of the whole hate comments situation, and that one comment that she was very upset about, like would she be able to forgive him?? But when everything was resolved, i was like THANK GOD, because i wanted them together SO BADLY!! Ja yeon was such a sweet character, despite everything that happened to her, she has such an optimistic view of life and aims to live her life to the fullest, a truly admirable character, its no a suprise fuck-gyu fell for her!!🤗
Onto our extremely handsome, lousy CEO, fuck-gyu- can i just say, that name is fuck-ing hilarious🤣🤣- my demon, anyone?? I loved how heads over heels he was for our lovely Ja yeon, and that proposal scene and all the photos he took were so cute and romantic, what a DREAMY man😍🥹 He was like the perfect fairytale man for our adorable scribbling girl🥰
His existence itself was the most hilarious thing in the world, the scene where he beats up Ja yeons dad using Hae youngs sex toys- PURE COMEDY GOLD💀💀😭
Other relationships that really interested me, but i wont go into too much was:
the three sisters, Hui seong, Ja yeon and Hae young, though not blood related, they had such a beautiful bond.
Ji uk and his dads secretary were SO FUCKING PERFECT🤣 their convo where Ji uk was like "are you my dad?😨🤨" and the secretary was like "dude, im infertile...😬😳" was SO FUCKING FUNNY, I WAS ROLLING💀💀 honestly, i wish they were father and son.
Bok gyu and Ji uk, the brothers from another mother but same father (sorry, i had to🫣🤣) i loved the start of their relationship, and Bok gyu calling Ji uk 'Lucifer', and then unfortunately, the fathers cheating got revealed, and all that mess happened, but afterwards, they mended their relationship, and accepted each other as brothers which was really heartwarming.
The only tiny downside was that it was SO unfair all the promotions Ahn woo jae was getting, his leeching off of Hse young and the fact that Hae young didn't get her position back and all the credits she deserved.😒
I wish they cleared up what happened to him and his wife afterwards, that part was just skipped over.
Also, i HATED Bok gyus and Ji uks father, dirty, cheating bastard🤢
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A fun watch with 3 fantastic leads :)
PLOT: The FL (girl who felt neglected by her mother - foster mother for childrens with issues), a hard-working and calculating woman, is held back at work because she's single. She ends up looking for a (fake) husband and chooses the part-time employee of the convenience store ("angel" ML) on the corner of her street. He disappears from her life a few days after the wedding, but reappears three months later at the company where she works. At this time, a close friend (FL2), author of erotic novels for women, has a run-in with the CEO of the company (ML2).+++ Great cast with Shin Min-Ha (FL) & Kim Young Dae (ML) and Lee Sang Yi (ML2) => Remarkable !
+++ Well-written story, relatively realistic, with complex, well-developed, and endearing characters. Three FLs with very different personalities, which allow us to approach romantic relationships from different perspectives.
+++ Fast-paced production, with very successful effects and cinematography. The tone is generally comedic, even if some heavier themes are addressed.
+++ Excellent OSTs.
### A few clichés, obviously intentional because they're meant to mock.
=> Good, short series, which relies on the interactions between the three leads.
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PLOT: La FL, (fille qui se sentait négligée par sa mère, famille d'accueil), travailleuse acharnée et calculatrice, est freinée au travail parce qu'elle est célibataire. Elle finit par chercher 1 (fake) mari et choisit l'employé à temps partiel de la supérette ( "angel" ML) au coin de sa rue. Il disparait de sa vie qq jours après le mariage, mais réapparaît 3 mois + tard ds la Cie où elle travaille. //t, une amie (FL2) auteure de romans érotiques pr femme, a des démêlés avec le CEO de la Cie (ML2).
+++ Super cast avec Shin Min-Ha (FL) & Kim Young Dae (ML) Lee Sang Yi (ML2)
+++ Story bien écrite, relativement réaliste, avec des personnages complexes, bien développés et attachants. 3 FL au caractère bien différent, qui permettent d'aborder les relations amoureuses sous divers angles.
+++ Réalis° rythmée, avec des effets et une cinématographie très réussis. Le ton est globalement à la comédie, mm si qq thèmes plus pesants sont abordés.
+++ Excellents OSTs.
### Qq clichés, visiblement volontaires car tournés en dérision.
=> Bonne série, courte, qui repose sur les interactions des 3 leads.
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Recommended
It is an emotional and heartwarming story with lost of funny and sweet moments. So far my favorite k-drama, the plot was one of the most mature, the acting was also very good, it's a warm and relatable story, you can see the great growth in the characters in a very realistic way, I really enjoyed it a lot and I totally recommend it!Was this review helpful to you?
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A great drama with a poor and insufficient ending
I was loving this drama until the last two episodes. I hate when the ending leaves holes in the story. What happened between Manager Ahn and his wife after they had the big fight at the company building? Did Hee Sung accepted PDNim to be the father of her baby? How did the encounter between Kim Ji Wook and his biological mother go in Canada? Did they developed the IA project to help elder people? Did Hae Young got any recognition at all for creating the successful product at Kokoa?I'm so mad!
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Calculated Risk and Nuclear Chemistry
I walked into No Gain No Love with a very specific agenda, and yes, it involved following Han Ji-hyun like a devoted disciple after she emotionally wrecked me in In Your Radiant Season. Pair that with Shin Min-ah, someone I already trust to deliver charm and chaos in equal measure, and the fact I was craving something light enough to make me laugh without shortchanging emotional depth, and this drama basically walked up to me like a perfectly timed blind date and said, “I got you.” And you know what, it did. From the very first episode, it understood the assignment in a way that felt almost… smug. Like it knew I was going to fold. A romcom starring an actress I adore featuring an actress I was actively following felt like the universe handing me exactly what I ordered, and what I found was a perfect combo of wit, heart, and a surprising amount of emotional depth that caught me completely off guard. What I didn't expect was how much this drama would make me feel in between all that laughter.Shin Min-ah as Son Hae-yeong is the kind of character that sounds exhausting on paper but becomes magnetic in execution. She is calculated to a fault, someone who treats relationships like balance sheets and exits the moment emotional ROI dips below her threshold. But here’s where it gets interesting, because beneath that cold arithmetic sits someone deeply observant, fiercely loyal, and almost aggressively protective of the people she loves. Shin Min-ah plays this duality like she’s flipping a coin mid-air and somehow letting you see both sides at once. She is hilarious when she needs to be, disarmingly cute when she wants to be, and when the emotional gears start turning, she grounds everything with a sincerity that keeps Hae-yeong from ever feeling like a caricature. Also, her chemistry with Kim Young-dae? Ridiculous. Borderline unfair. The kind where you find yourself smiling before your brain even processes why. If this is how she acts when she's in love in real life, Kim Woo-bin is a very fortunate man.
Kim Young-dae as Kim Ji-wook surprised me in the best way. My only prior exposure to him in Dear X didn’t leave much of an impression, but here, he feels locked in. Ji-wook is written as someone shaped by the idea that his existence inconveniences others, so he compensates by erasing his own needs. That quiet self-sacrifice could have turned him into a passive character, but Kim Young-dae threads the needle beautifully, giving Ji-wook just enough emotional presence to stand his ground while still embodying that deeply ingrained selflessness. And when you put him next to Hae-yeong, the contrast creates sparks. The flirty banter scene in his rooftop room after they hung curtains together was so charged I half expected the screen to fog up. The chew toy callback, the smirking, the deliberate closing of distance while claiming to respect boundaries, all of it worked because these two actors understood exactly what their characters were doing to each other. Almost every scene with Hae-yeong and Ji-wook together made me smile before I consciously decided to, which is the romcom equivalent of a standing ovation.
Then we have Lee Sang-yi as Bok Gyu-hyun, our chaebol who somehow weaponizes awkwardness into comedy gold. Instead of the usual polished, untouchable archetype, Gyu-hyun feels like a man who skipped several key social tutorials in life. He’s competent as a CEO, sure, but emotionally? He’s fumbling, flustered, and completely out of his depth. And it works. It works so well because it pairs perfectly with Han Ji-hyun’s Nam Ja-yeon, who once again proves she has a direct line to my emotional core. Gyu-hyun started the drama writing hate comments about a web novel because King Sejong was apparently turning in his grave over it, and ended it singing a cappella outside a music bar to comfort a girl who just ran from her abuser's face in a parking lot. That arc alone is worth the price of admission. Their pairing really picks up around episode eight, and once it does, I'll admit they occasionally eclipsed the main couple for me. It was also through Gyu-hyun that I realized Lee Sang-yi has a truly great singing voice, which becomes a pivotal emotional anchor later on.
And Han Ji-hyun. Ok, I'm biased and I'm not hiding it. After Love Track and In Your Radiant Season, I will follow this woman into any role she chooses. Her portrayal of Nam Ja-yeon is the exact reason why. Just like her previous work, she plays Ja-yeon on two frequencies simultaneously, sunshine on the surface and deep trauma underneath, and she's impossibly good at holding both in the same frame. Ja-yeon is an adult web novel writer, which provides most of her comedic engine, but as the drama progresses you start seeing the weight she's been carrying behind that bright smile. The restrained smile while trying to hold back tears in episode 11's flashback scene made me weep before I even registered what was happening. And her first kiss with Gyu-hyun in a hospital room somehow managed to be both tender and passionate at the same time, which shouldn't be possible but they did it anyway. I woke up the next day still smiling about that kiss. She started acting in high school and she's already this good. I hope she gets more lead roles going forward because the industry needs what she does.
Their relationship also gets the luxury of Spice Up Our Love, a two-episode spin-off that acts like a dessert after an already satisfying meal. It didn’t have to work as well as it did, but it somehow expands their dynamic in a way that feels both indulgent and earned. It leans into their quirks, their humor, and their emotional beats without overstaying its welcome. It's pure fanservice and the plot is delightfully nonsensical, but it works because Han Ji-hyun and Lee Sang-yi's chemistry carries it effortlessly. Honestly, more dramas should do this. Normalize giving second couples their victory lap.
The supporting cast floats in and out with varying degrees of impact. Lee You-jin’s Yeo Ha-jun brings a chaotic, love-hate bromance with Gyu-hyun that consistently lands its punches. Go Wook’s Ahn Woo-jae, on the other hand, sticks around longer than necessary, like a guest who doesn’t realize the party ended an hour ago. Jeon Hye-won as Kwon Yi-lin is functional as the HR officer and wife of the ex, giving nice flair to scenes like the wedding tuxedo reveal but otherwise operating as effective set dressing. Joo Min-kyung’s Cha Hee-sung is the one that leaves me wanting more. Her story hints at a completely different emotional texture, something quieter and more grounded, but it never gets the space it deserves. It’s not bad, it just feels like a subplot that got trimmed for time.
At its core, No Gain No Love is a romcom and it knows it. There are scenes that made me laugh out loud, the kind of comedy that lands clean and doesn't need laugh tracks or exaggerated sound effects to tell you when to smile. But what elevates it is the way it layers in emotional weight without suffocating the tone. The trauma here doesn’t feel like a cheap plot device. It’s integrated into who these characters are, shaping their decisions, their fears, and their relationships. When it hits its emotional peaks, especially around episode 11, it doesn’t feel like the drama suddenly got serious. It feels like it was always heading there. Hae-yeong grew up sharing her mother's love with foster siblings, and that scarcity shaped how she approaches relationships. She runs every partnership like a business transaction and breaks up the moment someone hits lower than her emotional break-even point. Ji-wook spent his childhood being treated as an inconvenience, so he learned to pour care outward without ever expecting it returned. Watching these two people, one who hoards love because she knows how it feels to have it divided and one who gives it freely because he never learned he deserved it back, slowly run out of reasons to pretend they weren't already oriented toward each other, that's the real story this drama tells underneath all the laughter.
The chemistry here is ridiculously good, not just between the leads but across every relationship web in this drama. The sisters, Gyu-hyun and his assistant, Ha-jun and Ja-yeon as old classmates with unspoken history, Gyu-hyun and Ji-wook as two people whose pasts collide in complicated ways, all of it works. The carecore is grounded, funny, and believable. Against my personal romcom rubric, this drama passes every check. No forced love triangles, no random serial killers, no pointless side trauma, all leads are likeable solo and together, the carecore feels earned, the resolutions make sense, and it delivers a happy ending. It's exactly what the genre promises when it's done well
The OST selections deserve their own paragraph. Falling Into You by Kim Jae-hwan and Only For You by Colde handle the sweeter romantic moments beautifully. By Your Side by Bang Ye-dam, My Side by Hui, and Someday by Kassy bring the bright comedy contrast. Possible Love by Sondia caps it all off perfectly, because is it even a romcom if Sondia doesn't show up? But my personal favourite isn't technically part of the OST. It's Breathe by Lee Hi, sung a cappella by Gyu-hyun in that parking lot scene to comfort Ja-yeon. The song is about sitting with someone's pain without fully understanding it but staying anyway, and it fit Nam Ja-yeon's story so perfectly that it went straight into my Spotify rotation.
That said, it’s not flawless. The second half wobbles a bit. You can feel the narrative trying to juggle too many threads, and for a moment, it loses its rhythm. It doesn’t collapse, but you notice the strain. Some arcs feel rushed, others feel slightly overextended, and the overall direction gets a little hazy before it finds its footing again. The narrative gets jumbled, succession drama mixing with abusive fathers mixing with corporate politics mixing with nursing home goodbyes, and you sense the compass got a little wobbly. It still worked somehow, making me laugh and cry in equal measure, but the tightness of the early episodes doesn't quite hold through to the end. The saving grace here is the cast. Their chemistry, their timing, and their ability to carry emotional beats keep the whole thing afloat even when the writing stumbles. But unfortunately, Hee-sung's love story got devoured by the other two couples when it deserved more space to breathe.
Look, romcom is my safety genre. I came into No Gain No Love knowing exactly what I wanted and it delivered. There's nothing I'll say here about the formula that I haven't already covered in my reviews of King the Land, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, or My Dearest Nemesis. But what elevates this one above pure comfort viewing is the human trauma story it hid behind lightsaber fights and web novel jokes. Some of the best scenes in this drama involve carecore between characters that has nothing to do with romance, sisters loving each other sideways, promises kept in the dark to mothers with dementia, people choosing presence over understanding. The chemistry between leads is so strong that even when the narrative stumbles in the back half, the characters and their actors hold everything together perfectly to the finish line.
I laughed, I cried, I swooned, and I cheered for both couples in a way I haven't done since Business Proposal and Twinkling Watermelon. This is a fun watch. It's safe, hilarious, swoon-worthy, and grounded in genuine human connection underneath all the comedy. I recommend it for anyone who needs a good laugh but still wants to feel something real. Just don't expect narrative complexity beyond the genre's borders. What you get instead is something warmer. The best slow burn romances aren't about two people falling in love. They're about two people who were already oriented toward each other long before either of them had the language for it, just gradually running out of reasons to pretend otherwise. No Gain No Love understands that completely, and it's exactly why it works as well as it does.
Pair it with Spice Up Our Love for the full experience, because that extra serving of the second couple feels like a well-earned victory lap. It’s safe, it’s funny, it’s heartfelt, and most importantly, it knows how to have fun without losing its emotional backbone. If you need something that feels like a warm blanket with occasional emotional gut punches, this one’s waiting.
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What makes this drama special is how it blends humor and emotion with situations that feel very close to real life: from workplace pressure to family struggles, everything is portrayed with authenticity and warmth.
The chemistry between Shin Min-a and Kim Young-dae is delightful 💕, and the secondary characters, including the charming romance of Bok Gyu-hyun (Lee Sang-yi) and Ja-yeon (Han Ji-hyun), make the story even richer. It also beautifully highlights the bonds between sisters and friends, adding depth and heart.
While it doesn’t aim to reinvent the genre, No Gain No Love shines thanks to its tenderness, well-executed twists, and memorable performances. A drama that will make you laugh, cry, feel, and reflect.
I truly recommend it. 🌸
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the leads became the second leads?
Overall the drama is good, light and funny. Its a good show to watch when you feel like having a good laugh with some romance. The comedy scenes are really quite funny, even during serious moments you will be shocked by the sudden change in vibes.That being said, halfway through the drama the second leads gained a large amount of attention and their story was cute indeed (haters to lovers). So towards the end actually the second leads started getting more screentime and cute moments...hahaha which eventually extended to their own spinoff drama
The starting episodes of the drama were really good but the last few episodes felt very dry for the leads. Glad the drama was 12 episodes because there wasnt any big plot they were trying to solve or anything.
Overall it was a cute a fun drama!
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Quirky Characters and Comedic Gold
This drama explores serious themes like foster care, orphanages, children born out of wedlock, murder, dementia, and child abuse. Sounds intense, right? Surprisingly, it's all wrapped up in a romantic comedy that keeps you laughing!I jumped into this show with no expectations. Initially, I found the main female lead, played by Shin Min Ah, a bit annoying with her constant calculations of losses. However, as the story unfolded, I realized she’s just one of many quirky, flawed characters in the mix. What makes this show enjoyable is its self-awareness; it embraces its characters' imperfections and turns them into comedic gold!
With only 12 episodes, the series cleverly finds humor in various situations while delivering a heartfelt message. Instead of shying away from classic rom-com tropes, it engages with them in a refreshing way. Shin Min Ah's character, though a bit calculating, is fair, honest, and goal-oriented—she’s not against losing, just ensuring everyone else doesn’t either. Her antics while making dating videos gave me second-hand embarrassment and made me burst into laughter! Love that modern feminist vibe!
The witty dialogues and interactions among the hilariously entertaining characters, including the quirky secretary and the CEO, kept the laughs coming. And we can't overlook the ex-boyfriend! The scene where they found him in bed the next morning was absolutely side-splitting. Who would have anticipated that this charming K-drama would showcase three best friends—one in a faux marriage, another in a polygamous relationship, and the third writing steamy novels? I certainly wasn’t ready for the box of internationally themed dildos that could also serve as glow-in-the-dark self-defense weapons. Truly a laugh-out-loud moment!
It’s one of those rare cases where I wish there were a few more episodes. Who doesn’t love a bit more screen time for the main couple in the final episode?
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One hell of a found family
Found family is one of the oldest tropes in a writer-nim's repertoire. It has all the ingredients for a banging meet-cute plus bonus characters development as all the complex relationships change and evolve over time.This drama certainly doubled down on this premise with the parents being saintly foster parents to a string of disadvantaged kids. This did not go down well with their own daughter as she sees her parents giving them more love and attention than their own flesh and blood. There is a lot of unspoken angst and resentment bottled up inside her. What is a little odd is that her BFF's are two of the foster daughters, so her feelings towards at least some of them are ambiguous to say the least.
As in dramas of this ilk, there are always secrets and double dealings. In this case, everyone is pulling double duties. It did not go down well when some of the secrets were revealed. I must admit that some of the twists were clever but there is a lack of finesse. You feel that the dice is loaded from the start.
To be honest, this aspect of the show leads to some of the best and worst plot developments. It gave us some surprise revelations and swoon worthy moments as well as misfires that pile on the angst and take us down several garden paths.
I suppose if you want to be brutal about it, there is not a lot left to the A-plot once we get past the cute and swoon-y start and sort out who's who after some surprise reveals. The middle section was stretched to fill in the allotted time. It leads to some odd plot developments which are quite contrived and added little of substance.
The ending was as sweet as you can expect. Every loose ends are tied up with pink bows. However, there is minimal fan service surrounding the OTP. Similar to shows of late, the 2CP seems to be more interesting and is given a lot of attention. I'm not complaining per se, but it does feel a little odd.
In the end, I enjoyed this show. The ML was the star for me. He looks cute in many scenes, and he will make you swoon. The FL is solid as ever, but I feel that she is in her comfort zone and is happy to stay there for now. The support cast, production and OST are all fine.
This is a solid series that delivers but there is not a whole lot to distinguish it from the rest of the pack. I’m happy to have watched it but I’d be hard pressed to remember it in a few months’ time. That is a shame.
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The leads got shortchanged
Shin Min Ah absolutely shines as Son Hae Yeong who in the hands of another actor would probably be a very misunderstood character. I love her range from being organically cute without any over acting like in the scene she's munching away on the kimbap with her chair pushed back out view in the car and does her little moo to breaking my heart when she confronts the pain that her parents caused her. Genuine foster parents are very important, but I agree with the advice for people considering fostering that if their biological children can't handle it well then fostering is not a good fit for their household. Hae Yeong was just a child who still needed to be cared for and they put their own needs to be saints above their daughter. It also hurt her every time someone who became family would leave her. All she wanted was a stable homelife and to be loved in return, she doesn't even hate the foster kids. She fiercely loves the sisters that came back and stayed. Sadly the show also put the happiness of all the side characters above Hae Yeong.I loath all the side pairings which also has the worst characters Gyu Hyun and U Jae, both of whom are scumbags who abused Hae Yeong in a professional setting with Gyu Hyun the creep who both spammed Ja Yeon with hate comments as well as making his secretary do it then demoting Hae Yeong out of spite because she's married to his father's extramarital child and U Jae who dumped her to marry up, creepily stalked her after he's married, and stole her work and keeps failing upward. It's so much worse that the show chickens out and makes it that Gyu Hyun did not write the worst hate comment, they don't even let his character growth count for anything. He also never rectified what he did to Hae Yeong. He should have given her all the money she wanted for her start-up as compensation. The lip service to the polyamory storyline ends in the most heteronormative way with Hee Sung marrying the one guy and having the child instead of getting an abortion and being the independent person she wanted to be.
I did enjoy Hae Yeong and Ji Uk's romance. He knew who she was, but truly got to know here as they gradually built up their rapport through their interactions at the mini-mart and supporting her schemes. I also like how their first meeting made sense because it's her house that he was staying at and was trying to walk by to avoid her while she was contemplating smoking for the first time and he just so happened to have a lighter which foreshadowed their future as co-schemers turned lovers. He actually looked better with his longer hair, it frames his face very nicely. Ji Uk's story was also swallowed up by the annoying side characters. I would rather see his friendship and brotherly/fatherly relationship develop with that guy that was formerly the Bok family secretary and settle his angst with his birthmother. Hae Yeong and Ji Uk deserved their fantasy ending being happy in love, snuggling with their cat Baby and her with a successful business venture instead of ending on a kiss after reuniting post a long separation.
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a true romcom that's really romcomy
a drama where i think our writernim have found the right balance between seriousness and absolute ridiculousnes , drama and comedy .. my respect, writernim.this show was so good , one of my favorites second couples ever to be honest was looking forward to their scene as much as i was the leads if not more , it was so good , i love their story .. i like the leads as well so much , lovely kisses as well and the couples are just too cute
the drama was so good that i stayed up all night til 4 am binging all episodes , the final could've been a bit better but it doesn't take away from how good this was
it was such a one true romcom .. not much else and i like that about it , nothing too cliche in my opinion i love it .. it made me laugh so hard and made me happy ..... there were of course a few serious things but they don't take up that much space and everything is like really well balanced whish is how i wish most romcoms are tbh
the feelings and fun count in my rating so yeah subjective all the way with this one , when i enjoy a drama i no longer rate it objectively and i don't care about it's flaws ... bok gyu truly hilarious he and the writer are my fave characters tbh they have my heart and don't forget to watch the spin off , after this as you won't have enough of them
i really really adore this one i have to give it a 9
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Fun, enjoyable and easy to watch!
I really enjoyed this drama from its start to its ending. It’s really fresh and heartwarming. The perfect series that boosts your mood after a tiring day!It also has a satisfying ending, even though I hoped that secretary Yeo would feel more sorry about his really hurtful comments and that he wouldn’t brush it off with a smile… or maybe that’s just how his character is.
I really really liked Hee-sung and Yoon PD and how their relationship evolved and got more clear.
I also believe that the overall plot was explained well and it unfolded smoothly. Shout out to the writers for this amazing drama!!
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