he has a questionable track record out of Romance dramas mostly , so this is a hit or miss like you stated.
I agree with everything except itaewon class. the drama adaption took 720° turn with a unecessary love traingle plot which wasn't even part of webtoon, so even a webtoon adaptation is a hit or miss sometimes when you make changes.
love square and reverse harem troupes are quite common in most of jdramas but doesn't turn out positive most of the times because of the toxicity it presents to the viewers. I wonder how it will turn out for a kdrama.
seems like all the 4 guys will get a partner.
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ud7umCCHcdf1kKSP6DZ2V?si=z0oYepPRS_qDI9rktk1RsQ (songwriter is also an American)
with today's episode we'll know.