A Visual Treat with a Weak Payoff
This drama stands out for its high production value, beautiful visuals, and well-chosen music. Go Youn Jung, the female lead, was perfectly cast and delivered a strong performance. Her outfits and styling added a lot of visual appeal, making many scenes a pleasure to watch.The earlier episodes, with their excellent camera work and warm depiction of the characters’ budding romance, were especially promising and heartwarming. The pacing and music worked together nicely, bringing out the best in these moments.
However, the story itself felt slow and lacked substance. As the series progressed, the lack of a solid plot became more obvious. The last few episodes were particularly anticlimactic, offering little emotional or narrative payoff. Despite its strong start and impressive aesthetics, the show ultimately felt empty and unsatisfying. In the end, it’s not a drama I’d recommend for its story or for a rewatch.
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Casting is "fine" but the writing is INSUFFERABLE!
The writer wants the "cute love" drama but is too afraid to make the leads look like "bad people" or move it to the mature "forbidden love" category. An inauthentic "fantasy. "The male lead is someone who has experienced the outcome of an unfaithful relationship first hand. He witnessed what that did to his mother and yet he crosses the line with the female lead several time even after he sees that the two are in an amicicable relationship and she has a son of her own (plus he is also in a "relationship"). This is lazy writing, even if it is an all consuming love why do they try to cover it all up with her innocence and whatnot. Either make it an homest relationship or an unfaithful one, this is just a baseless fantasy by the creator. Even if they justify it over the next episodes, the severe unfaithful and dishonest behavior from both the leads is so cringe and inexcusable. I'm dropping this brainrot! However you try to package it, a s**t plot will be sh**t. The least they could have done is show them like the hypocritical dishonest characters they are.
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A very bad story and cringey acting
I decided to finally watch this drama after having it on my list for a long time. I’d seen a few episodes when it first aired in 2023, but I gave up back then. This time, I got through 10 episodes but couldn’t finish the tenth. The main leads just didn’t feel convincing, and their acting seemed awkward and forced, especially the female lead. The story relies too much on characters overhearing conversations, which drives most of the main plot twists. If it happened occasionally, it might work, but it happens far too often. The second leads have better chemistry, and the second female lead acts more naturally. That’s how I feel up to episode 10. I might finish it if I run out of other dramas to watch, but otherwise, I’ll probably move on.Was this review helpful to you?
