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There are three aspects I enjoyed; the reverse trope of FL CEO and ML secretary, an older adult couple, and the way they presented the ML as a father. Other than that, the show felt very straightforward and didn't offer much? I think it's a good, but mediocre story and ended up dropped with only three episodes left because I knew exactly how it was going to go.

Also there's no point in giving characters these extremely traumatic backstories when there's no nuance or complexity for them to add to the story. All they do is wow x's parent died a horrific death so they have insomnia... Their parents could've passed away in normal circumstances and the result could be the same. I just don't get why writer's go so excessive then don't flesh it out. All it does it drag out the plot.

This starts confusing, has a rocky good and okay middle section, then some great episodes towards the end. Some of the anthology esque stories were okay, while ones like the father and the son ep were amazing. I wish there had been more time spent on the connecting plot, the leads relationship, the ML's detective skills, the FL's personality and her present life. Instead the show feels a little disjointed because you don't have a strong connecting factor with each new story. It's sad that with the absolute power duo that anglebaby and wang anyu are, they sadly don't get that much screen time and they're the most intriguing part of the show, other than the episode on the father and the son.

I absolutely adore his acting and would love to see him in more versatile roles. His eye acting is soo good. He can convey such extreme warmth and sadness so well without words, just his eyes. His body language and type of charm can change depending on his roles as well and I think that's so fascinating to see. He's an actor that I'm definitely looking forward to see more from.
Thanks for the great article!

This feels like your average college romance, but then the FL ends up being a complex character that adds a lot of dimension to the story. The FL deals with trauma (bullying), anxiety, panic attacks, there are hints of an ED, and she deals with compulsive lying.

So if you enjoy complex characters, psychological aspects, or simple college romances, then you should definitely check out this short drama.

I got so attached within just a few days of binging it. My goodness, what well crafted characters. I can't wait for a second season!

The ending was made with the creators of the show wanting a second season, but I don't know if it's been renewed yet. They may wait to see how big the first season gets, before they spend more money on another season.

My favorites were the rudeboys for sure. My gosh they parkoured and b-boyed their way through fights in order to protect the poor?? Like dude that's the most creative fight/stunt choreography I've ever seen. Those stuntmen and the actual actors are amazing!! There's so much passion and hardwork put into these.

I don't know that I've seen fight scenes with the actual actors be mostly-real before. They're not throwing hard punches and kicks, but they're throwing real ones. The actors must've really studied and practiced and it really shows.

This was genuinely a fun show. I love complex characters and the ML is definitely one that I'd want to see more sides of. He's a little psycho who joins MMA just to beat one specific person up and his calculative determination causes him to be able to fight semi-pro within a few months. His character is this mix of cold/soulless and then little bits of humanity and sympathy (& sportsmanship). I feel like the plot could go down a route of him becoming crazed with power or learning to care for the friends he's making along the way.

I'll definitely be tuned in for season two.

This sounds like step up but with yankees... I'm soo in. Y'all please let me know if this ever gets subbed.

Sadly no

Thank you for bringing that up. I think that it'd be okay to keep up because knowing there's a love triangle could warn people before they watched. In the cdrama it actually made me really uncomfortable because the FL and that brother actually felt like real brothers so it genuinely made me want to stop the show for a bit. It's also included in the tags as a non-spoiler as well.

But thank you for reaching out! I hate it when people reveal key points in shows that can ruin the experience of watching something.

I tend to get bored of cop dramas after watching them for so many years, but somehow this show just works. The premise is fun, the cases are intense yet don't feel empty once solved, the leads are caricatures but genuine at the same time. I loved the equal relationship between the leads that felt so natural. The FL stays strong even as she battles her prejudices. The ML stays shameless and fun even as he deals with finding his role in life and dealing with cases and victims with sincerity. This is genuinely a good all-rounder opposites attract buddy cop show with great pacing, great chemistry, and I can't wait for the second season.

Can someone let me know what the drama is fully subbed?

I really wanted to like this, but sadly it fell flat. It had so many interesting components with a vibrant setting, talented and charismatic pairings, and interesting plots as well, but the screenplay and director just didn't follow through. Elvis and Josephine were one of the most charismatic parings I've seen in drama land, but all that chemistry comes from the actors not the bland characters. Ariel and Le characters have a really interesting setup with a hardworking career woman and a free spirited family focused guy. This makes for an interesting opposites attract story where perspectives and beliefs can clash. But the actors in this pairing don't have much chemistry. So we're left with two couples that aren't really interesting enough to keep your attention with a setting that quickly becomes the one dimensional selling point.

Sadly I'm dropping this at episode 7, because not much is happening. Let me know if it gets better/spoiler me about the ending if ya can.

You find it anywhere yet?

It's a pretty typical family drama, but not as much slice as life I would've liked. It would've been nice to see more of the tiny moments to show the chemistry between the actors. I think it's a solid 7.5, simple and straightforward family drama. But truly, I would recommend people to watch the original. The natural chemistry where you could feel the love with every small gesture and action, it really feels like family in the original. I think the only thing I liked better in the kdrama version was the dads. The dad characters and actors in the kdrama are way better written and acted in my opinion. Everything else, I'd say the original did better, except I love the fact that the kdrama took out the love triangle.

Is there a trailer for this yet?

The tension, suspense, and mystery were great for only about 4 episodes. The writers should've taken the time to reveal some of the twists relating to Hee Joo. You've got to build mystery so the reveals have payoff. Yet they revealed two major ones in the first episode. There's practically no context for the last three years of their relationship and they don't really build much of a relationship throughout the drama either. They just throw in the typical "childhood crushes" and call it a day. They easily could've made the first two episodes showing more of the past three years and their current tense and cold relationship and shouldn't Hee Joo be not all that stable after being neglected, talked down upon, and ignored for three straight years?? But instead she's just a little mad? They definitely should've developed that too.

This show feels like one of the mini web cdramas where it's all intense and intrigue, but this kdrama doesn't actually have hitting points after those first few episodes and the leads feel bland as soon as they get together, because truly there was no build up as to why they care for each other other than their vague childhood friendship. This is a bland high budget drama with great actors that don't have the script to match their levels. Dropped at ep 9 because I can already guess the suspects and I don't feel for the lead's bland relationship.

I have not been able to find it. It seems like it'll be one of the old movies that never got attention so it'll fade to obscurity, at least internationally.