Meru

This drama started off quite well. I already liked the cinematography and color grading of this drama a lot. The main leads that were introduced, Si-woo and Ji-yoon were basically almost polar opposites. I loved the way they met for the first time and the end of episode 1 or 2 when she finally joins his task force reminded me a little bit of start-up.

The main leads’ romance and how it started off and developped was really nice. Almost like enemies to lovers aka unlikeable boss and dedicated female co-worker which reminded me a bit of Her Private Life as well 😂 Although Si-Woo never disliked Ji-yoon to start with. I loved how he always had to suppress his laugh whenever he saw her in funny situations like at the convenience store or when her button popped 😂😂😂 Those scenes were always my faves! Oh and ofc the abundance of kiss scenes especially the steamy shower one 😍😍😍 I was likeeeee what’s going ooooonnnn!!!!!

I loved Seo In-guk’s acting in this and how he changed from stoic workaholic to an ever-smiling boss. Towards the end of the drama she was turning more into him bcs she got colder and more serious over time and he turned into her bcs he smiled more and started being friendlier to others 😂

I felt really sorry for Si-Woo and almost cried when he told her about his past! It was just so heartbreaking 🥺🥺🥺 I am so glad that they got together through all the struggles and short-term break-ups. Tbh during the second break-up after the wedding I was lowkey annoyed with FL. She just assumed things about his past and distanced herself from him without hearing him out. Luckily they sorted this break-up out successfully and it didn’t lead to any more drama.

It was also funny how her father found out about their relationship 😂😂😂 A lot of funny scenes!

Another funny element of this drama were the side characters, especially the two TF members. Na-ri and FL’s male bestie 😂 he had a lot of funnt scenes! Like how he was whincinf at the office when he found out some new scandal 😂or when he accidentally slipped up to FL about knowing that she and manager are dating and then trying to escape to the bathroom 😂😂😂 A lot of hilarious scenes! The male bestie was definitely the comic relief of the show 😂

I also liked the bestie No-Ah and her romance with the younger purple-haired guy 😍 Some people didn’t like it but I thought they were cute! One thing I didn’t like tho was when he said that he would follow her to the end of the world but when she actually told him she would be going to Senegal he wanted to break up with her and said he couldn’t do it 🙄🙄🙄
I guess Senegal is further away than the end of the world 😂😂😂 They did make up so that was cute. I kinda was hoping for some Senegal scenes tho. Never had a drama mention Senegal before! I really liked the representation. It’s always just America, France, Thailand or UK. Sometimes maybe Spain, Italy, Germany or Japan as well. But it was the first time I saw Senegal mentioned.

Then I really need to express my love for Mrs. Choi! What a badass woman! I love her! absolutely a green flag! I think I liked her a bit more than the female lead. In general all the women in this drama were absolute green flags 😍😍😍

In general I really liked the themes going on in this drama. How women are treated in workplaces in Korea. Like if you get married you will have a disadvantage. If you start a relationship with someone above you people will talk about favoritism and how your skills amd achievements will instantly be linked to the man…

There were also many themes of the difficulty of having a relationship and being in love and how difficult these things are even for adults with professional jobs etc. I liked how issues like these were presented but were not offered to be solved in one way or another. Everything is still left for interpretation.

All in all I enjoyed this drama a lot! It was actually nothing super unique but a cute little office slice-of-life.