cute, no dumb misunderstandings, recommended for rom-com lovers
This rom-com was really good for what the genre has to offer. I liked that this drama started the romance soon and didn't make stup¡d, cliche struggles and unnecesary misunderstandings. It also had a lot of hugs and kisses, something that many lack. While I agree there wasn't a built chemistry, a lot of their moments were very tender.Idk how Korean society takes it but tbh I don't think what she did was wrong. She was left alone with debts, with her heart broken because of being cheated, and with no home to go.
The ex was an idiot ofc and he crossed the line, but at least his character being pathetic and going through missery, plus his moments with ML were funny. And loved the closure with the FL, much better than stories that antagonize until the end.
The drama about the uncle was fine, pretty catching by the moment and good that it was finished before last eps
While some stuff was pretty convenient (FL's sister being the villain's son babysitter, etc), most got closure without beating around the bush.
Only thing I disliked was the childhood storyline. I know it is meant to be the "destiny" trope or whatever but, when it showed how ML started treating FL better and falling in love because of it, I felt it diminished ML's feelings for FL. Like if she wasn't the one of his past, he wouldn't have taken interest in her.
OST pretty average but some songs were good.
For this cute drama, 12 episodes were great!
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Excited about the casts, but that's the only good thing here
wow, what a let down. I was excited about the casts especially because it was Choi Woo Shik and I quite liked Jung So Min too. Choi Woo Shik's recent dramas was outstanding, Especially Our Beloved Summer and Melo Movie. Though Jung So Min's not so much. But I thought they would work it out somehow. Welp. Nope.Besides the bad plot and bad story, I don't feel the chemistry. That was sad. I hoped I can still enjoy the romance side of the story somehow but it wasn't enjoyable at all. This drama was quite boring and annoying. Stayed for Choi Woo Shik but left dissapointed with the overall story. This drama wasn't it.
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Good example of how one lie snowballs
I don't get all the bad reviews. I really liked this drama. The FL was in a bad emotional and financial situation that would force anyone to make a bad decision.The plot was good - except maybe the antagonists were too evil.
I imagine we've all experienced bad breakups, and know how that brings out the very worst in your ex. So even though he was the one who did her wrong, he ended up feeling wronged when she was able to move on.
I loved the 2nd couple in this - wish they had a kiss, but their relationship was very satisfying.
And everything wrapped up nicely with a great happy ending.
I enjoyed it .
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Engaging w/o being too heavy or demanding too much time
Choi Woo-shik and Jung So-min have amazing on screen chemistry that truly stands out.The drama is engaging and keeps you interested without being too heavy or demanding too much time.
It would have been nice to see Shin Seul-ki and Bae Na-ra have more story development for their characters. While the drama is enjoyable overall, a few loose ends remain unresolved.
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Quite Draggy!
There is many points in the storyline which are taken into great length and the end payoff is quite underwhelming. The acting of all the main casts does carry the series a long way, but it does get quite frustrating when the hyperreal situations are brought into the plot. Overall, though, it's a feel-good wholesome series and is an easily recommendable rom-com series for anyone to watch.Was this review helpful to you?
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I honestly didn’t expect to be this emotionally invested, but this drama completely blew me away. The storytelling was delicate yet powerful — every episode carried meaning, and the pacing never felt rushed. The chemistry between the leads was natural and heartfelt; their growth throughout the series was written beautifully.What really stood out for me was the way the director captured emotions through simple gestures and silence. It wasn’t overly dramatic, but deeply touching. The soundtrack added another layer of emotion, perfectly matching the tone of each scene.
I also loved how every side character had purpose; none of them felt like filler. The finale left me both satisfied and emotional — a rare feeling these days. Overall, this show is a gem that reminds you why storytelling still matters. Highly recommended!
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Loved
This drama is basically a stress-buster disguised as a love story. Nothing heavy, nothing complicated,just pure cuteness and comedy. The leads fight, flirt, and fall in love like it’s their full-time job, and honestly, they’re really good at it☺️☺️ production is great, everyone looks unfairly attractive, and the chemistry is so strong it should come with a warning label😉Perfect for weekends when your brain refuses to work and only wants romance, jokes, and pretty faces. I seriously need more dramas like this to survive life😍😍Was this review helpful to you?
I love ml and fl's chemistry the most in this one.
Overall, this is a rom-com worth binge-watching. The plot isn't heavy, and all the issues are resolved quickly. Every episode is satisfying.I love ml and fl's chemistry the most in this one. This is truly the best part. Woo-sik and So-min's acting is so natural, and they have a uniquely charming quality. And it has a unique cuteness. It looks just right, not too much or too little. They're truly perfect for a rom-com.
The story was intended to be a light-hearted rom-com for the holidays, and it succeeds in that respect. It's not flashy or dramatic, just easy on the eyes.
There are some flaws that I find annoying, such as the villains and the exes, who get too much screen time. I think if ML and FL, as well as the second couple, had more time together, it would have been even cuter. The writers didn't give enough time for their bonding, even though this is the best and most enjoyable part of the story.
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What should have been a simple, cute tropey RomCom turned into a mess
I went in without much expectations, and liked it a lot at first. Unlike Jung So Min's middling Love Next Door, it wasn't trying to be clever or deep, it was using pretty much all the Kdrama romance tricks we know and love (drunk meetcute, rich heir whose family got killed in a crash, childhood crush, fake relationship that turns real, a truckload of coïncidences, etc. etc.), and as a result since they had the cutest cast ever, it worked. It was basically the So Min and Woo Shik show. I found myself looking forward to the next episodes, but at some point the writing started to bother me beyond reasonable measure. First, the (many) villains were just a bunch of lazy carricatures, led by a two-faced psychopath, because apparently we can't have a Kdrama RomCom without one these days. Second, when I watch a fake marriage drama, I expect it to milk it a bit more by having our MC forced to pretend in public, but here, with the usurpation of her husband's identity, they wrote themselves into a corner by having their character forced to hide instead, which meant that the result was a very weird mix between the fake wedding trope and the secret affair one. I hoped the secondary couple would give me something else to look forward to, but I lost it at the abysmal boob-CPR scene (maybe I'm alone in this but I just hated how that scene was shot and written) and rage-quit soon after when the asshole ex resurfaced. I guess I'll just rewatch Because This is My First Life for the third time. It's a shame because at first it made me think of ye olde light romances like Full House (adorable down on her luck heroïne who is scammed and homeless, fake marriage with a grumpy rich man to keep the house) and I was so in.Was this review helpful to you?
Truly awful
I couldn't finish this. The acting was ok though the FL is the exact same character in every show I've seen her in. She is the worst at kissing scenes and makes me feel as uncomfortable as she obviously is. The whole story is one trope after another (and I am usually happy with most tropes because I can just take them for what they are). The only couple worth watching are the second FL and ML who were brilliant. The ex's family and the FL still doing everything for them and then the ex - just yuck.Was this review helpful to you?
Misogynistic at its finest
The biggest issue is the weak script. Kim Woo Joo's character feels bland and all over the place - he's supposed to be this "hopelessly romantic" guy but the script doesn't actually show that, just tells us through dialogue and some childhood trauma that feels really forced. The childhood connection trope is basically used as a lazy plot device to justify their feelings instead of letting them develop naturally. Woo Shik acts with his usual subtle touch, but the script needs bigger reactions, which creates this weird disconnection where his expressions make me feel "half-baked but unnecessarily dramatic." (weird, I know)There's zero chemistry between Woo Shik and Jung So Min. I feel like they get thrown into this fake marriage situation without any emotional foundation, other than their childhood interaction, which is by itself so shallow an interaction that it does not even make any sense how they like each other. Every interaction feels transactional. I actually wanted to skip through their scenes because it is so awkward, which is the first for me for a drama with Choi Woo Shik. I have seen his past rom-com works with his past female colleagues, and I truly enjoyed them. The chemistry was great in OBS. In Melo Movie with PBY, I would argue that they don't have much chemistry during the kiss or skinshipped scenes, but I can still feel some tension and emotions between them in other scenes that allow some chemistry to go through (so yes, not as many chemistry as OBS but still great chemistry).
I also feel like the energy between Me Ri (chaotic, quirky) and Woo Joo (calm, grounded) so opposite and the directing doesn't know how to balance it. Each one is at their own end of two opposite spectrums but never truly meet in the middle.
The treatment of women in this show is seriously problematic (and I'm usually not the type who notices these things). All the female characters - except Me Ri's mom - are written as either mean or manipulative (notice that this is my feeling based on up to episode 5). This is to me clearly internalized misogyny in the writing. Even Me Ri character, she likes guys just because they're hot - even as a kid - which is to me incredibly shallow and insulting. She also does not seem to have any major drive or motivation of her own (other than the main trope of getting the fancy house); it's truly one-dimensional writing that I have not seen in quite some times.
Then, the styling and makeup for Jung So Min is so bad - it's like they're actively trying to make her look worse. The "quirky" wardrobe goes for messy, and not charming (I cannot count how many moments I say "wtf is she wearing"). Camera angles on her are often unflattering for no reason. It all feels like the production team doesn't respect the female lead.
About Jung So Min: I don't think she's acting badly, but rather, she's acting according to poor direction. She often has this vacant staring look that irks me the wrong way, which I think is what the director asked for but there's no proper emotional context for it.
In summary, WYMM fails on every level for me - character writing, pacing (painfully slow, one hour-long episode feels endless), chemistry, and how it treats female characters. It is so bad that it's not even entertaining to watch. Rather, it's painful and torturing.
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Went in with high expectations only for it to crash and burn
I actually wrote this review immediately after I decided to drop it as the show was airing but I just couldn't be bothered to post it and eventually forgot it existed. This should tell you enough.Honestly? I give up. I don't even care how the story unfolds, i'm entirely uninterested. I'm the kind of person that if I've invested 5-6 episodes into a 12-16 episode series i'll try my best to finish it. Even if it means skimming through the episodes just to have a complete storyline in my head. Also i just feel bad for the hours that I had already invested into the drama to leave it unfinished. HOWEVER! this drama? I feel like it would be a disservice to my time to continue watching it.
It's sad since I started the drama with decent expectations, love the lead actors and I was actually very excited about the general premise of the show. I have to say, it was still enjoyable until maybe episode 5?
I liked Choi Wooshik's character a lot and he really is a good actor to me. Jung So Min's character on the other hand? While she is by herself a really good actress in my opinion this character of hers was just...so bland, so mid, her personality was just non existent to me. She felt very flat. Even the tone of her voice, how small it was, annoyed me and in my opinion this didn't fit well with the character at all. I thought Somin and Wooshik had pretty decent chemistry but because of how uninterested i was in Meri as a person nor what happened to her I just fully checked out after a while. Not to mention the unnecessary childhood connection that I will never understand why the drama writers in Sokor are so obsessed with. Why can't we be into a person for the character that they are NOW? Why do we need to add that layer of connection?
Oh and all of the conflicts and plotlines that happened? I predicted them from a mile away.
I saw some clips from the later parts of the drama on twitter and honestly it looked SO boring, predictable, and created drama for the sake of drama kind of scriptwork. Lazy imo, will be dropping it.
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