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Pleasant to See, Hard to Feel
📺Why I Chose to Watch ItI just randomly hit “Play” after finding it on a streaming site. There was no particular reason it just caught my eye while browsing.
🧩 Plot
The main protagonists meet in a dangerous situation where the female lead (FL) is kidnapped. The male lead (ML) is one of the people involved , but he’s actually on a mission and hiding his true identity. This creates tension, mystery, and attraction as the story progresses.
💖 What I Liked
Casting is good — the actors fit their roles well.
Direction is good — the flow and scene setup feel polished.
Performances are solid— everyone delivers naturally.
Styling is impressive— the actors look good on screen; their hair, makeup, and outfits are all well done.
Set design is good — the visuals are clean and professional.
All these elements bring the scenes to life. Also, the main couple looks good together on screen. There’s a natural attraction between them that makes their shared scenes enjoyable to watch.
👎 What I Didn’t Like
🔁 Reused, Predictable Theme
The storyline is old and overused. it has been done many times, especially in vertical and short dramas. It lacks freshness or originality.
🚫 Unconvincing Intimacy
The intimacy is poorly handled. It feels like the show is just teasing the audience. It’s obvious the actors are just performing, and there’s no real chemistry or depth. I’ve seen many vertical dramas where intimate scenes are done much better and are actually convincing.
📝 Weak and Illogical Script
The writing is full of foolishness and plot holes. For example:
What’s the need for FL to investigate the Dean’s death herself?
No one at the hospital seems to care, not even the Dean’s family or maybe the writer just forgot to write one. FL could have simply handed over the phone to the police and let them investigate. Instead, she chooses to put herself in unnecessary danger.
Sudden change in ML’s behavior.
On one night, he’s flirting with FL, insulting her, and keeping his distance. But the very next day, he suddenly wants to be close to her at work, be friends, and even gets jealous. Then he’s completely obsessed with her. This emotional flip happens too fast and makes no sense.
The story moves too quickly.
Probably due to time constraints, everything feels rushed. The emotional beats don’t get enough time to land, and there’s no room for the story’s feelings to shift and settle naturally.
🏁 Overall
This is an okay drama for killing time. It’s "easy on the eyes", but it doesn’t connect with the "heart or mind". Everything looks good on the surface visually pleasing but lacks emotional depth and logical storytelling.
I'm dropping it because I can't tolerate a female lead whose character and arc are written so poorly/stupidly.
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The actors are both good-looking and have strong potential for stardom, especially the male actor. They also have chemistry. She has a quiet elegance, while his visuals are refreshing.
However, the male lead still needs improvement in his acting, especially in heavily dramatic scenes. For instance, when she was unconscious and he carried her to the hospital, I didn’t feel his panic — there wasn’t a well-portrayed, genuine sign of concern.
Sigh. Maybe the director is partly to blame too? 🤣🤭 The editing and cinematography also need work.
It may not have met my expectations, but I definitely enjoyed the show despite its downsides.
Thank you! Wishing the whole team more growth in the future. 🙏🏻🤍
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Familiar story but production is low budget and poor excecution
This drama has potential at first but the execution is not up to par. The main couple didn't have star power and chemistry.Closer to the end, their acting are both pretty bad. The lack of chemistry is what sunk this drama.
It's ok to watch as a filler while waiting for other dramas.
The best thing about it is the theme song but it was borrowed from another movie.
Below was my impression of the first 13 episodes:
This drama resembled Embrace In The Dark Night but is much lower quality.
The drama feels low budget but surprisingly easy to watch. The episodes are short and we should be done within 2 weeks so not much commitment.
If you like this kind of stories then you'll like it regardless. The story will always be the same, just like "old wine in a new bottle ".
I'm about halfway done and is still interested in it so that's good. The actors are doing an ok job but the production felt so low budget and the story is so shaky at times. Still, I noticed ML always managed to show up with a perfectly ironed shirt.
Because it's a low budget dramas, we can't use the same standard to judge. It's about the feeling you felt while watching. You have to overlook many details and just believe in the story.
The 2nd arc of the story will surprised you a little. It'll give you something to think about. The problem is if you've seen stories like this before, it's not hard to guess.
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Nice damsel in constant distress rescuer
I like these kind of stories: The bad guys get on my nerves, the heroine isn't overly stupid, and the hero is nice to look at because he isn't scrawny like so many Chinese actors. The chemistry between the leads wasn't so much, despite a couple of attempts at steamy kisses. Overall a pleasant rainy afternoon watch.Was this review helpful to you?
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No veo química
He de decir que el principio me pareció al drama chino embrace in the dark night , solo al principio porque salvó a la protagonista de un evento desafortunado , pero nada que ver después, aquí no hay chispas ni química ni nada, el actor es seco y sin gracia , tal vez es solo mi opinión, si quieren darle una oportunidad son libres . Otra cosa la portagonista es estúpida , por dios , incluso le hace pasar momentos muy malos al prota , el cap 6 inculso le disparó , ya sé que se puede malinterpretar dada las circunstancias, pero al menos debió ser mas prudente y no herir al único que se preocupó por ti [ chica se mas inteligente]El ost ni es bueno .( Las cosas como son ) soy sincera no me gusta dejar lod dramas inconclusos por eso me torturaré hasta el final. Ahora viendo hasta el 10 no puedo sencillamente no pude con este drama imposible 🙄🙄🙄Was this review helpful to you?
