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A love so beautiful ❤️

Favorite drama I've ever watched. I was not going to watch it at first cause it looked like another one of Netflix's revenge and marriage messed up dramas but this was so FARRR from that. The way their love story is written, the way it comes full circle and that fact that we're not lingering on irellavent characters or prolonging short misunderstands and the balance between funny and serious was just everything.
I binged it in one go and just couldn't go to sleep without finishing it. And then I watched it again with my sister right after because of how much I praised it she had to watch it. And it doesn't disappoint. I don't care about all the policial stuff people are spuing. this was a masterpiece and it will remain that way whether they like the director and writer's views or not. The people talking inf this low did not watch the same thing I just watxhed. Cause how. 10/10 would recommend if you like dangerous situations, or He fell first and then fell harder. It's just amazing. I can't say enough to good things.
Flower of evil, healer, marry my husband, and what's wrong with secretary Kim were among my top all time favorites but they don't hold a candle to this in my opinion. I just love this so much.

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Cute romance with slice of life injected. Enjoyable ?

It was cute and sincere. It was fun. I laughed so much while watching it with my mom. I thought the begging in was sooo strong and if feel apart a little because of how slow they moved and we didn't get our kiss until episode 11 or something crazy like that.
I hated the ringers she put him through for no reason. I didn't like how he had to help her get over her broken engagement and go through so much just for this girl. I didn't like their bad communication. I liked how cute they were. Didn't like all the sex scenes, they felt unnecessary and like they were trying to beat it into our heads that they were sexually active. I just like those kinds of things to be unstated and classy like most dramas and it wasn't the case here.
I loved the family relationships. At some points towards the end, I started skipping the lavender girl because I felt they were taking over, especially when the two mom fought, and the dads just kept getting drunk. Also hated that they didn't get married and it just ended with them looking for a house but I got it... It was implied but still... I wanted the whole thing with the kids and everything. If would have been so cute.
I loved the acting and heart behind this. This is the kind of drama that made me fall in love with Korean culture and I'll forever be greatful for them.

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A cute love story and a lesson

I liked the concept of this one I thought they did such a great job and it did not feel like it was predictable. I really like the couple together. I liked that the people that were supposed to be villains and name pretty good people and that it was A. Redemptive hopeful story. I love how they ended it and how everything felt like. It was well thought out and while written instead of being an afterthought.
It was the perfect length and needed to be. And I really like over subjects that they covered. It did kind of feel like it was dragging around ep 9 and that is why im giving it 9 stars. But I think that it was just amazing. And I would definitely recommend it to my friends.

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a would be exceptional love story... but then

Before I start complaining, let me just say that this was one of the most wonderful love stories I've seen, and it's begging will always have a deep place in my heart.
It's so sad that the same beautiful beginning that I loved so much, because of her understanding and unconditional love for him, is what the writers decided to use to ruin this drama for me. What they did goes against the very core of her character, and they twist her into someone we can't stand. Instead, they should have found a different way or at least resolved the issues before the ending. But nope. So I couldn't get over being disgusted at how they decided to use the conflict to break them up. So here's what I loved, cause they're a lot to love, and what I didn't love so much.

LIKES

-This is the kind of slow burn I absolutely love. It's poetic and screams silently that you watch it
-Episode one was just insane and I was hooked. My jaw was on the floor.
-watching them grow slowly in love. Just wow.
-her steadfast devotion and love for him
- Their acting deserves an award. Especially his.
- Their chemistry was off in some bits but was fire when they let go
-how they balance between his character back then and now
-It was revealed little by little and let us fall for the characters and understand them more
-The fashion and OST went with this drama perfectly

DISLIKES
-After episode 10 I started feeling like the story wasn't going anywhere oh but they fixed it a few episodes down
-She suddenly started acting out of character and distrusting him for no reason. All she had to do was talk to him. I hate these fake "Let's make a reason for them to break up" parts. He's literally given her no reason to doubt him
-Their first fight, and she is already giving up on him, knowing everything he's been through. So lame.
-Ep 14 was just a filler cause they had nothing to do. I can tell I'm going to start hating this drama. Her fears are stupid and unreasonable.
- She begged to be with him, knowing he was disabled, and he was hesitant because of that, but he let her in, and now his disability is the reason she's leaving him.
- We all know it was because she was jealous of the second lead lady, and I wished they would have just explored that and gotten over it. But no.
-her wanting him to have hearing and be like everyone else when she knew what she signed up for feels like the biggest slap in the face and I hate her for it
- The scene that broke me was when he called out her name even though he couldn't talk. He was in so much pain. I wept for him. It genuinely broke my heart.
-There was no integration between him and her friend group or family, which was sad. -This is one of the endings I despise, where they waste my time throughout the whole episode 16 and give the characters 2 seconds to get back together with no real explanation, just expecting us to be happy that they gave us crumbs, and I do not like it. -The issue she left him for was never resolved, they just got back together cuz they missed each other, but like, what's to tell me that she's not just going to get tired again?

So overall, I will say I enjoyed this fresh new take and the concept was nice. I loved the actors and how mature everything was. I don't know if I'd recommend it to someone who loves clear-cut endings where all the issues are solved. If you're a completionist and must see a drama through, even if most of the main issues don't get solved, if they end up together, you're happy, then this is the one for you.

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sweet love story stuck in a love triangle

I thoroughly enjoyed the main character's love story. I wish there were fewer love triangles and more of just their story. The ending saved this drama because otherwise it would be a 6 because of how bored I got with all the subplots and the back and forth of the relationships.

LIKES
-How forward he was, and how even in episode 4, ChatGPT was right, he's already very devoted. You can tell he's getting over his love for the other and getting increasingly curious about our girl.
- I was waiting for the abrupt ending with no real payoff or slow couple's resolution. But they did it. They slowly resolved everything with no questions left, and it went all the way through episodes 15 to 16. fully satisfying.
- There was no "let's fly thousands of miles away for a year and then meet again and look at each other longingly and then end" ending, which I despise. We got to go through it with them and see them come back together Stronger and more stable.
- Kissing scenes were drawn out and rewarding because we've waited so long for them to be together.
- I loved his devotion to her. Though he made mistakes, we, the audience, never question where his loyalty lies.
- loved their moments where he pursued her wholeheartedly, it was amazing came from a 6 to an 8 or at least a 7.5
- The conflict breakup made sense and wasn't just for a dumb reason, and she gave tons of chances before then.

DISLIKES
-I was a little bored until episode 4
-The pace felt as if they wanted a slow burn, they should have gone slower, and if they wanted the opposite, or just a standard love story, they should have gone faster. They were stuck in a weird in-between slow and fast.
-Already the subplots overshadow the main love story and I'm only on episode 4
-all the angst and back and forth
-The fact that they felt like strangers even after they started dating.

overall safe, cute and surprisingly deep love story that had to go through a lot to be realized.

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Love in its purest form

It was soft and raw and I cried for the first three episodes straight. I was in pain for him. If you like watching characters slowly but deeply for each other, this is the one for you.

LOVES:
- It's just a cinematic marvel, at least the first few episodes.
- watching this feels like a fresh cup of coffee in the morning. Cozy, sweet, but a bit bitter yet satisfying and just what you needed.
- I loved that it felt like I couldn't skip a second of it. It was true storytelling in a fresh new way I haven't seen done before.
- it's the kind of healing slow burn I love. It reminds me of "When the weather is nice", but with a higher budget and even more cinematic scenes
- the fashion and OST are just chef's kiss
- this is the kind of drama 그 남자의 기억법 or find me in your memory wished it could have been
- they didn't play games when it came to the love confessions. I loved how straightforward everything was, and you never had to guess where they stood.
- how devoted he became to her. Her devotion to him was there, but he was unexpected.
- how they made the love interest that would have been the love triangle trope a good person instead of someone you hate. That's what I was expecting, and then I ended up liking her and getting sad for her.
- there was no unnecessary break up for stupid reasons. The reasons kind of made sense and it wasn't long and drawn out.

DISLIKE:
- How long they lingered on the second love interest that was long gone. I mean, for someone she just met, I felt she went overboard, and they didn't have enough time together for her to be acting the way she did.
- Their first kiss was long lingered on for longer. Considering how long we waited, I wished it would have been slower and more emotionally charged. That's the kind of couple they were to me. That's why it wasn't a 10 for me. When it came to skinship, they did great, but the big stuff, like first hugs and kisses, was not slowed down and focused on as being a significant moment. It was just natural and quick for them, which I got, but it wasn't enough for me.

Overall this is one of the best things I've watched this year. It's new and slow and healing and the actors were just a dream. There was no bloat when it came to side characters or supporting stories that would distract from the main love story. Everything came together for the good of the two main love interests and I loved it.

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business drama disguised as romance? still love it.

Nice Healing drama with romance, mystery and business. lots of business.
This was a fresh concept, and the balance between his life, her life and that of everyone involved was so well done. so much so that I just couldn't stop watching. for the first half anyway.
what I liked:
-how consistent he was with his love and how boldly and shamelessly he did so.
-they respectfully helped her move on from her ex, and it was so nice to see.
-their chemistry. it was on and off towards the end, but the begining, oh my.
-her father in law. his character was just such a treat. he was kind understanding and just amazing
-her kindness. the fact that she found good in him and pulled it out.
-no useless subplots about other useless characters
-added suspense plot to a romantic drama is always a plus for me personally
-the OST, specifically 꿈은 아니길 by 이영운 was amazing and it sucked I couldnt find it on Spotify.

dislikes:
- the breakup came before the relationship even started
-writers seemed to have been fishing for excuses to keep them apart for as long as possible, so their relationship officially started wayyy later on in the show. it started feeling like a business drama instead of romance the posters and everything promised.
- would have liked to see them together and happy longer in the end. even though it was relaxed and showed them for a couple minutes, I would have not been mad if they had more time together
-wish the resolution of the health issues in the end had been explained. feels like we just skipped that part

overall a really nice little healing romance and mystery drama with tons of business in the middle. I would recommend it just because of how well the writers balance everything at the begining and kept us coming back for more.

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Amnesia four times is insane

a book on not to trusting people disguised as a love story, badly written and executed without enough substance to even fill 16 episodes but they made 20.

what I liked:
the ML actor is just so good at what he does.
the little seconds when they genuinely loved each other and no one was stabbing anyone in the back.
all the actors killed it
what I HATED:
I hated how dirty he was and how he was basically a gigolo, how cold he was at the begining and it lasted way to long. They keep breaking up and coming back together like they have nothing to show and just keep teasing us. They still didn't make up their minds to be together even by episode 9. They show a resolution only to take it away in the next 30mins. He still loved the horrible woman after all she did to him. It was over the top with music and slowly showing scenes to waste time. They broke up and got back together like 3 times already by episode 9. Oh and the little 11 months hiatus in the middle like whyyyyy.The love story was too weak for how cringy the camera angels and music and all the melodrama extra stuff got thank God they toned it down after episode 10. I loved how unconditional her love for him was, in the begining. Nothing fazes her and she was so smart.

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cute then deep then cute Romcom

I must say I am starting to not believe in reviews anymore. Because I held off oo watching this because of reviews that I heard on tiktok and I regret it because I finished this within one night. It was literally so good. I couldn't stop watching It. Totally Loved it. It was such a great new concept I've never seen before in k dramas (the video game scenes). At the beginning, it felt like a reverse of Her Private Life, in the best way.

LIKES
-I really like that this time she was the one running towards him.
-I love that we got so much couple time like
-gaming concept and how we got to grow a bit with them
-the acting is awesome and the cast is nice
-used the breeakups and conflicts as learning curves and used it to grow together.
-tons of couple time, happiness, and appropriate intimicy.
-their devotion to one another

DISLIKE
-the second couple went straight into it. It was gross, transactional and weird. i thought hey were going to develop nicely and fall in love. considering how nice they became later, that whole casual thing was not necessary
-everytime It tries to get deep, they make it funny with the comedic timing and music to lighten the mood When it's something fairly serious.
-the reason for the first breakup I found to be very unreasonable and made no sense. Like yes I understood When she was young but they're whole adults now. like girl, you can lean on him.
-I'm going to give it a 9.5 because the nice clean conservative culture i watch kdramas for is actively rotting with that first issue with the main leads.

The OST was great and so was the fresh fashion and the cars. Overall, like it was just a complete and perfect drama like I don't know what people are talking about. It's so good. Literally watch if you love remains. This is up your alley.

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A Love So beautiful

If you are on the fence about watching this one, it's so worth it.Watch it now. Let me start by saying, I never thought that this was where it was going to lead. i watched it reluctantly because I didn't feel like watching high school drama but it was so highly rated on here rated on here, I was like there's no way it's that good. I didn't even know it was gonna be about time traveling or anything like that. I was literally expecting high school kids Drama kind of thing. And oh my gosh, what was I wrong? I absolutely loved this one. It was insane. The ride was crazy. The actors did amazing, they each made you belive the roll and just embodied it so well. The OST was killing it. The band was awesome. Everything was really, really well done. I see why everybody's loving this because it really hits you right in the family.
They did such a great job with the balance of present and future, by episode 4 I knew it was a ten and couldn't out it down. You just kind of felt like you grew with them. And I really have nothing bad to say about it. oh wait, the one thing that I found was that I really wanted to know how I get met again because she was supposed to go overseas and never come back and so I don't know how they met again. also, I was gonna say that it has less romance focused than I'm used to or prefer, but the whole thing is about love itself and even the love stories that they had in there surpassed several Romcoms because you're rooting for a love that actually came true and made kids.
So this is going to my top favorite list. it outdid Lovely Runner for me. I don't even know who wrote this, but I'm literally gonna follow them and watch Everything they make. It's so good. Just wow.

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Romantic slice of life with a strong lesson

Since I watched this a few days ago and I already watched another drama before this review, I kind of reflective and really nice. It wanted to be a slow burn, but I don't feel like the pacing was actually slowburn. Pacing story and a beautiful way to tell people. Something that is very important. That um, it is okay to stop drinking alcohol. I really like that and I think it addressed what I've seen in green culture like while watching all the jobs, you did it in such a great way. It was super inspiring and the lovest. Ory made sense since there was nothing that was just stupid and overdone or just not good. And that's why I couldn't justify giving it lower than 9.5. The only thing I didn't like was the weird little like action part. At the end it made sense, but I felt like it was weird that they added the nurse and made it suspicious. That was what I didn't understand and how it all came to fruition. But after I heard a story it made sense and I understood and I was fine with it but I didn't actually love it cause I felt like what is going on. I felt a little bit lost..
But over all this is an amazing drama.I would recommend it to anybody.It's not, it's just beautiful and it's a wonderful love story with a really important lesson and you can apply it not even only to alcohol but to any addictions.So I thought it was amazing. it's very well written and I just fell in love with the characters.

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COMPLETE romance ? ? with no open endings

I literally cannot think of one thing that I didn't like about the drama. I love the complete ending and how there was no dumb open ending. I love how there was no unnecessary breakups. I love how they gave everybody in the crew their own story but it didn't overshadow the main characters and they only gave them a little bit so it's not like a full episode. I loved the overall message of hope and beauty and how it taught you not to only look for CEOs as your man. It was down-to-earth, it felt real and relatable. It felt like you were in the small town in South Korea. It was so cute.
I just really liked the way the writers went about this. I gave it and I 9.5 Because I feel like it's still not perfectly complete with the whole package exactly like I wanted. But it's still so good. I really love this and recommended it 10 out of 10.

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One word.... COMPLETE

This drama is so well written. Anybody who says differently is not watching the same drama I was watching. Because this was one of the most complete Korean dramas I've ever watched. They delve into each part of the story so beautifully and it was a redemptive hopeful story. It made me cry so much. I laughed and it just gives you hope for life. It's such a beautiful story of love, lost, forgiveness and everything in between.
The only part that felt overdone was hoe many episodes that was given to robin towards the end but it's understavle and respectfully done. I love how they ended it. I love everything about it. I will recommend this to everybody who loves a bit of thriller and romance put together. But I love that the Romans part was the main theme. I love how they dealt with issues of illness, and how they just went about solving everything. Maybe it's because I have not been watching good quality dramas lately in 2024 everything feels badly written with horribly damaging underlying message to our society, but this was such a breath of fresh air.

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