That breakup was the most unnecessary breakup in drama history, I was literally questioning the FMLs intelligence. “I wanted to find myself again” 🤔by doing what? What could you possibly need to do to “find yourself” that requires you to break up with your childhood sweetheart?? I’m so confused. All I know is from now on, when the FML starts talking about “studying abroad” or going abroad to do some obscure work that sounds like a waste of time, I’ll stop watching the drama at that point. Other than that weird breakup, I actually liked everything else about the drama.
What a sexist statement..Its romantic if a man goes after a woman he loves but a woman becomes spineless if she…
There’s a difference between Pursuing someone who you hope will possibly return your feelings later on and chasing after a man who clearly doesn’t want you or maybe he does have feelings but he doesn’t care enough to put you at ease and reciprocate.
What a sexist statement..Its romantic if a man goes after a woman he loves but a woman becomes spineless if she…
It’s not even romantic when a man does it. Imagine a drama where the man keeps going after the girl, after being rejected multiple times, kissing her without consent, always in her business and showing up places she’s at , berating her cause she has feelings for someone else. That’s pretty much what the 2nd MLs usually do in other dramas and everyone collectively hates it.
In my opinion this is the best drama to come out of 2025 and 2026 so far. It’s a good start to the year and…
A little bit of a spoiler but I also wanted to go a little more in-depth. I was a little iffy about this drama from watching the first episode because I was pretty sure it was going to be a heavy love triangle. I was wrong af and I love that. After being rejected by the SML in the beginning of the drama I loved that the FML had a back bone and some self worth and decided to leave that man alone and move on. It only took a bit of a push for her to see that having your love fully reciprocated is waaaay better and more fulfilling than chasing after a man(I know thats right) a man who allowed his childhood friend to accuse her of things she didn’t do and couldn’t even return her affection even though he claimed to like her too later on. I liked how open the ML was with his feelings for the FML, even when he thought she was the villain in his life(I like a man who goes for what he wants🙃). It really showed the contrast between the ML and the 2ML and made the choice of the FML very clear. Also the relationship between the MLs was very much both of them giving eachother what they needed without the push and the pull and building a future together. A very cute drama with many lessons to teach about relationship dynamics. Also the ending scenes/Epilogue was so cute!! Their little daughter had me awwwing the entire time. Omg such a perfect HEA!!
In my opinion this is the best drama to come out of 2025 and 2026 so far. It’s a good start to the year and hopefully similar dramas become the norm, no more love triangles, mid drama breakups, annoying OW tropes, unreasonable FML characters and for God’s sake no more casting MLs with no chemistry, cold behavior and no real intimacy! Thats something I really liked about this drama in particular, if you’re like me and are tired of watching dramas where there’s only 1 kiss scene or a few thrown in with dramatic music but no real affection, this drama is for you(us). The chemistry between the MLs was so hot and loud, I had to check to see if they were together IRL(sadly they aren’t🥲). Multiple kissing scenes, casual kissing, smooches, pecks, full on makeout sessions, this drama had it all and it was all tied perfectly together with the overall intimacy between the MLs, you can literally feel the affection through the screen like watching a real couples PDA but without the cringe. Oh and I loved how the workplace part of the drama didn’t overshadow the Romance, what can I say, im a lover girl, I can’t watch a drama that focuses so much on the business part, I work in a office everyday, I don’t wanna watch a drama about working🤮anyways……. I really loved this drama from the overall plot to the romance and I’m going to miss it sooooo much. Yes I can re watch it, but there’s nothing like discovering a really good drama for the first time(sigh) 10/10⭐️s.
The “Open Endings” that are becoming a trend in k-dramas are giving me a headache and making me nauseous.🙄 it’s not cute it’s lazy!! Other than that it’s give this drama a 8.5. Won’t be going into detail cause my head hurts. Just know it’s good until the end.
My review on this drama is kinda conflicting. Like I’m literally confused on how to feel now. Happy but also…
Okay so let me start off by saying I love childhood friends to lovers tropes so I was super giddy about this drama and literally waited until the last week to start watching so that I wouldn’t have to wait for episodes. I also have a love and appreciation for both the actors who play ML and FL.
I loved how the drama began with her coming home after living abroad for many years and them meeting again was so entertaining to watch. I liked how the ML slowly but surely started to come to terms with his feelings. When they eventually got together I was literally jumping out of my seat cause it was so cuuute!! The switch from friends to lovers dynamics always scratches a certain spot in my brain. Like imagine having the desire to kiss, hug,sleep with , and just show general affection to someone who you’ve known since childhood, someone who you were just bantering and bickering with not long before. I can’t take the adorable bubbly feeling that gives me🥴🥴. The chemistry between the FL and ML was so unique that I think some people missed it. It was so sweet and warm and authentic. So innocent but had a hidden level of steam and longing. The side characters really brought the entire drama to life and gave it some realism. I loved the little scenes where the FL absolutely shocked me. For example when the FL tells ML she loves him for the first time after his accident. I was shocked because I thought she was planning to do something unhinged and cause a breakup. The signs were there
The parts I absolutely disliked: The FL ex coming out of the woodwork and nobody but the ML telling him to get tf lost. The FL mother going as far as to try to get them back together wtf. Granted, he wasn’t a terrible person but he’s an ex! I could it wait for him to go home. The ML atleast made it clear to his ex that they weren’t happening again. FL was wishy washy af, telling her ex off one minute and eating a meal with him the next? Girl… The FL completely ignoring the ML’s confession up until she finds that recording, like you e acknowledged to yourself that you also have feelings for the ML but now you’re just going to sit and twiddle your thumbs? The ML being so sweet and patient made me want to jump through the screen and choke-nvm The FL reluctance with the ML at every turn. Took forever to accept his feelings, didn’t want to tell their parents for stupid reasons, said a hard no to his first proposal, persuaded the ML to wait a year until marriage and so on. If I was in the FL place I wouldnt have waited even 30 years, we would’ve been a couple straight outta highschool!!! Married after college!! Why tf would I be looking past a perfectly fine specimen who’s been by my side since the playground and knows everything about me and accepts it all?? No baby, you’re mine. End of story HEA🥰
Even though I was happy for the HEA I feel like there’s something missing. I wish we could’ve seen the house atleast. I also would have liked to see how they navigate having a child with her stomach cancer being a very important factor. A wedding scene would have been nice but imo after a year of waiting f that wedding they could’ve atleast gave us a little sneak of a wedding photo and called it a day. Why tf did we have to see a wedding photo of FL and her ex but not with the ML? Anyways I give this drama a 9/10
My review on this drama is kinda conflicting. Like I’m literally confused on how to feel now. Happy but also not content? Feeling lackluster but also elated that theres a hea?? Idk!! Deep dive below⬇️
Finally a FL actually shows devotion and goes with the ML instead of the other way around or the weird 1-5 years of being separated pointlessly. If I met the man I knew for a definite fact was my soulmate, like all arrows point to that person being MY person and the man is clearly a well rounded man who doesn’t have a toxic bone in his body, of freaking course I’m going wherever he’s going if all other options mean we won’t be together. That’s my husband and I’m sticking beside him😩.Life is too short to give up on a once in a lifetime love story over a job that’ll replace you in a heartbeat and fear of leaving behind friends and family who will support and love you regardless. Anyways, I really liked this drama. Is it the best to come out this year? No, there couldve been a little more chemistry and romance and less weirdo ex screen time but it’s waaay better than a lot of the other dramas on the 2024 roster and there’s a HEA! Very cute drama.
The fact that the FL’s mother is infecting her mind with her own bias and prejudice and probably has been brainwashing her to follow strict class lines and never aspire to achieve a better life all her life, is the most frustrating thing about this drama. You can easily tell that everything the FL says about what life would be like as a ambassador’s wife is all regurgitated bs from her mom. And it’s bizarre that the excuse is that it’ll be “hard”, hard to learn English, hard to learn about different cultures, hard to live in different countries, hard to attend social events. Like wtf? Her mother is keeping her daughter stagnant and complacent and it’s sad af. She’s projecting her own life decisions on her daughter. Just because you chose to be a rubber farmer’s wife or whatever doesn’t mean your daughter has the take the same course. Then basically forcing her to get engaged to someone she doesn’t love or see as a husband was honestly evil af. I’m really hoping to see the FL lean more into her language and cultural studies and developing a “ambassadress” skill set while still keeping her playful and unserious personality. Every time the mother comes on the screen with that smug smirk basically belittling her daughter in a “loving” way I can’t wait till the FL unlocks her full potential.
This has the potential to be a very good drama but something I cannot stand about J-Dramas is how the FMLs are always so skittish, avoidant and never answer when asked a simple question. The FML in this drama acts like she’s being held at g*n point anytime the ML speaks to her and this is supposed to be a woman in her late 20s or early 30s. She barely responds to anything he says period. If I were the ML i would be annoyed and give up after the 3rd time asking her a simple question and getting randomly yelled at or no response. Very childish behavior. ML: “did you like the flowers I gave you?” FML: shakes violently, avoids eye contact, says “huh” even though she clearly heard him and tries to walk away. Me: 😒
Wow k dramas really can bring me to tears like no other. This drama has done something I have not personally experienced from any other. Let’s get into it.
First off, love the character dynamic of the Main Leads(MLs) Headstrong business woman with a traumatic past, and a eerie present with a hidden vulnerability( She desires a stable, and reliable protector/ “salvation” is what she calls ML).
And a Carefree business man who is also a very powerful demon who sees humans as insignificant soul banks.Until he meets FML of course ;)
Both putting on a front of commitment-phobia by the way.(in the beginning)
~ This is a long review~ proceed if you like to read
[PSA]I’m only going to speak on what I liked because what I disliked is very trivial now that I’ve finished the series.
*The tattoo and power transfer was unexpected but it made the story more interesting
*I liked that the relationship build up wasn’t rushed or slow and it didn’t overshadow the storyline, it actually gave it some dimension, kind of like a soft pillow after being punched in the gut:)
*ML pursues first, despite FML being attracted first. He fell harder and He fell in love pretty quick for a demon with commitment issues. It was cute.
*ML was very willing to protect the FML and help her with all the BS going on with her “family” despite pretending to only care because of the tattoo
Now for the parts that really surprised me;)
In the typical drama, after the MLs becomes an official couple, there usually like 2 intimate scenes and then a random breakup and then something crazy happens, they get back together, kiss and the end. Lame
We rarely get to see a drama where the MLs becomes a actual couple and we as the viewers get to witness the full intimacy of their love.
This drama does that!!! Theres cuddles, 1000s of hugs and kisses(exaggerations but close enough). There’s super cute couple moments and funny moments and cute nicknames. It was really like watching a actual couple. Two supermodels as a couple 😂. And when I say kiss I mean all kinds, pecks, full on making out, slow kisses ,hard but tender kisses even passionate ones with actual emotion and not stiff at 😱OMG I was f”*cking dazed !!! Him teasing her?!I was giggling and blushing like he’s was my “hubby”.And then the pillow talk and sweet nothings!! Ahhhhhh! And let’s not talk about the fact that the ML lead a horizontal tango right after the first kiss. He was HOOKED! So romantic. When I say watching this felt like peeping into an actual loving married couples life sometimes…I’m sweating, and manifesting 🙏🏽Please send me a Gu-won.
The last thing this drama did that I have not seen before is… It didn’t try to completely change Gu-won’s baddie character😈. Let me explain
Gu won is a demon, hear that? DEMON! the devil to be precise. He makes his deals, takes souls and he has done it well for 200 years. And it’s not at all moral. At all. He’s not a saint and doesn’t pretend to be one outside of protecting his wife(Do-hee). He views humans as nothing more than ticking clocks. He can be very ruthless and almost villain like at times. and this stays his stance throughout the entire series. I REALLY liked that because I’ve noticed a theme in dramas where if one of the Main characters isn’t a favorable or “good person” they do a complete 180 and rebirth them by the end of the series, completely overhauling their original description. We don’t always have to have saint like MLs, he’s a demon for the love of..nvm… The FML did not run away crying because she saw the MLs ruthless behavior she understood what he was even before they got married; it shook her a bit when she saw those red eyes and him air chocking a woman to death but in the end she was willing to stand by her man for evil or for worse haha, he was actually the coward there. I think she understood that he was crazy af and the LITERAL DEVIL to the world but he was her husband and a cuddly bear protecter WHO WOULD SACRIFICE IT ALL FOR HER(and has), ya know. It’s literally what she has always desired, Salvation. He can keep his work life separate from his private. thats some deep loyalty fr. So sweet Tehe. Like I’ve literally never watched a drama where the FML just let the ML do his thing without crying and running away. Very different. Some may call it toxic but I call it what we all imagined our unfriendly and “nonchalant” crush was like.
Now don’t misconstrue my point. Gu won had major character development but it didn’t turn him from a demon to a rebirthed human or angel. He was still very much a demon at the end, he still reaped souls and made deals, he just became a more mature demon with a tiny bit more of a moral compass and a sense of purpose.
Lastly for anyone who cares, the side character weren’t a bore. I was very much entertained with the antics. The villains even had dimension.
This drama also made 16 episodes feel like 30 but in a pleasant way. Some ppl are complaining it was drawn out but we literally got a full on 10 different Acts in a 16 episode series. That’s talent. No part was dull and it all connected. anyways
Loved it, added to my favorites. Loved the pace of this drama and the plot overall. Both the Leads are attractive and have an abundance of chemistry. The ML was always there for the FML and I loved the outcome. IMO the brief breakup was unnecessary but the makeup was worth it.The ending was the perfect cherry on top that we all needed. I love when a drama doesn’t end with just a stiff kiss or a wedding. It ended perfectly, we got a peek into what their lives are like after the drama is ended. Such a beautiful family!!. Bad guys got what they deserved. Everything was just perfect. 10/10
The first time a drama couple breaks up for absolutely no reason. In reality they could have had a behind the scenes relationship with no issues. That’s how it is in real life anyways, many celebrities have partners and spouses the public doesn’t know about and live happy lives with a healthy relationship. Anyways, I liked this plot. It’s something different. The chemistry between the Main couple was so strong. I loved their relationship when unnecessary toxic ish wasn’t happening. I wish the ending was more clear. Everyone is saying that the MLs are together but secretly dating…idk. I wish the ending was clear and undeniable. If we’re being honest this was a open ending regardless of what everyone is assuming metaphorically. I give this drama a 9.0/10. It was entertaining but the ending left me half full…
Pursuing someone who you hope will possibly return your feelings later on and chasing after a man who clearly doesn’t want you or maybe he does have feelings but he doesn’t care enough to put you at ease and reciprocate.
Happily Ever After. Like the fairytale saying.
I loved how the drama began with her coming home after living abroad for many years and them meeting again was so entertaining
to watch. I liked how the ML slowly but surely started to come to terms with his feelings. When they eventually got together I was literally jumping out of my seat cause it was so cuuute!! The switch from friends to lovers dynamics always scratches a certain spot in my brain. Like imagine having the desire to kiss, hug,sleep with , and just show general affection to someone who you’ve known since childhood, someone who you were just bantering and bickering with not long before. I can’t take the adorable bubbly feeling that gives me🥴🥴. The chemistry between the FL and ML was so unique that I think some people missed it. It was so sweet and warm and authentic. So innocent but had a hidden level of steam and longing. The side characters really brought the entire drama to life and gave it some realism.
I loved the little scenes where the FL absolutely shocked me. For example when the FL tells ML she loves him for the first time after his accident. I was shocked because I thought she was planning to do something unhinged and cause a breakup. The signs were there
The parts I absolutely disliked:
The FL ex coming out of the woodwork and nobody but the ML telling him to get tf lost. The FL mother going as far as to try to get them back together wtf. Granted, he wasn’t a terrible person but he’s an ex! I could it wait for him to go home. The ML atleast made it clear to his ex that they weren’t happening again. FL was wishy washy af, telling her ex off one minute and eating a meal with him the next? Girl…
The FL completely ignoring the ML’s confession up until she finds that recording, like you e acknowledged to yourself that you also have feelings for the ML but now you’re just going to sit and twiddle your thumbs? The ML being so sweet and patient made me want to jump through the screen and choke-nvm
The FL reluctance with the ML at every turn. Took forever to accept his feelings, didn’t want to tell their parents for stupid reasons, said a hard no to his first proposal, persuaded the ML to wait a year until marriage and so on. If I was in the FL place I wouldnt have waited even 30 years, we would’ve been a couple straight outta highschool!!! Married after college!! Why tf would I be looking past a perfectly fine specimen who’s been by my side since the playground and knows everything about me and accepts it all?? No baby, you’re mine. End of story HEA🥰
Even though I was happy for the HEA I feel like there’s something missing. I wish we could’ve seen the house atleast. I also would have liked to see how they navigate having a child with her stomach cancer being a very important factor. A wedding scene would have been nice but imo after a year of waiting f that wedding they could’ve atleast gave us a little sneak of a wedding photo and called it a day. Why tf did we have to see a wedding photo of FL and her ex but not with the ML?
Anyways I give this drama a 9/10
like she’s being held at g*n point anytime the ML speaks to her and this is supposed to be a woman in her late 20s or early 30s. She barely responds to anything he says period. If I were the ML i would be annoyed and give up after the 3rd time asking her a simple question and getting randomly yelled at or no response. Very childish behavior. ML: “did you like the flowers I gave you?”
FML: shakes violently, avoids eye contact, says “huh” even though she clearly heard him and tries to walk away.
Me: 😒
First off, love the character dynamic of the Main Leads(MLs)
Headstrong business woman with a traumatic past, and a eerie present with a hidden vulnerability( She desires a stable, and reliable protector/ “salvation” is what she calls ML).
And a Carefree business man who is also a very powerful demon who sees humans as insignificant soul banks.Until he meets FML of course ;)
Both putting on a front of commitment-phobia by the way.(in the beginning)
~ This is a long review~ proceed if you like to read
[PSA]I’m only going to speak on what I liked because what I disliked is very trivial now that I’ve finished the series.
*The tattoo and power transfer was unexpected but it made the story more interesting
*I liked that the relationship build up wasn’t rushed or slow and it didn’t overshadow the storyline, it actually gave it some dimension, kind of like a soft pillow after being punched in the gut:)
*ML pursues first, despite FML being attracted first. He fell harder and He fell in love pretty quick for a demon with commitment issues. It was cute.
*ML was very willing to protect the FML and help her with all the BS going on with her “family” despite pretending to only care because of the tattoo
Now for the parts that really surprised me;)
In the typical drama, after the MLs becomes an official couple, there usually like 2 intimate scenes and then a random breakup and then something crazy happens, they get back together, kiss and the end. Lame
We rarely get to see a drama where the MLs becomes a actual couple and we as the viewers get to witness the full intimacy of their love.
This drama does that!!! Theres cuddles, 1000s of hugs and kisses(exaggerations but close enough). There’s super cute couple moments and funny moments and cute nicknames. It was really like watching a actual couple. Two supermodels as a couple 😂. And when I say kiss I mean all kinds, pecks, full on making out, slow kisses ,hard but tender kisses even passionate ones with actual emotion and not stiff at 😱OMG I was f”*cking dazed !!! Him teasing her?!I was giggling and blushing like he’s was my “hubby”.And then the pillow talk and sweet nothings!! Ahhhhhh! And let’s not talk about the fact that the ML lead a horizontal tango right after the first kiss. He was HOOKED! So romantic. When I say watching this felt like peeping into an actual loving married couples life sometimes…I’m sweating, and manifesting 🙏🏽Please send me a Gu-won.
The last thing this drama did that I have not seen before is…
It didn’t try to completely change Gu-won’s baddie character😈. Let me explain
Gu won is a demon, hear that? DEMON! the devil to be precise. He makes his deals, takes souls and he has done it well for 200 years. And it’s not at all moral. At all. He’s not a saint and doesn’t pretend to be one outside of protecting his wife(Do-hee). He views humans as nothing more than ticking clocks. He can be very ruthless and almost villain like at times. and this stays his stance throughout the entire series. I REALLY liked that because I’ve noticed a theme in dramas where if one of the Main characters isn’t a favorable
or “good person” they do a complete 180 and rebirth them by the end of the series, completely overhauling their original description. We don’t always have to have saint like MLs, he’s a demon for the love of..nvm… The FML did not run away crying because she saw the MLs ruthless behavior she understood what he was even before they got married; it shook her a bit when she saw those red eyes and him air chocking a woman to death but in the end she was willing to stand by her man for evil or for worse haha, he was actually the coward there. I think she understood that he was crazy af and the LITERAL DEVIL to the world but he was her husband and a cuddly bear protecter WHO WOULD SACRIFICE IT ALL FOR HER(and has), ya know. It’s literally what she has always desired, Salvation. He can keep his work life separate from his private. thats some deep loyalty fr. So sweet Tehe. Like I’ve literally never watched a drama where the FML just let the ML do his thing without crying and running away. Very different. Some may call it toxic but I call it what we all imagined our unfriendly and “nonchalant” crush was like.
Now don’t misconstrue my point. Gu won had major character development but it didn’t turn him from a demon to a rebirthed human or angel. He was still very much a demon at the end, he still reaped souls and made deals, he just became a more mature demon with a tiny bit more of a moral compass and a sense of purpose.
Lastly for anyone who cares, the side character weren’t a bore. I was very much entertained with the antics. The villains even had dimension.
This drama also made 16 episodes feel like 30 but in a pleasant way. Some ppl are complaining it was drawn out but we literally got a full on 10 different Acts in a 16 episode series. That’s talent. No part was dull and it all connected. anyways
Highly recommend 10/10