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Maybe I’m the only one who feels this way, but there’s something which doesn’t really kindle my passion for the main pairing between Yeo Joon and So Bin. Don’t get me wrong. There’s certainly chemistry between Park Ji Hoon and Kang Min Ah and it is evident to see the direction of the storyline here, but it feels… too enforced? Evidently I know how it is different in the webcomic. However, the show so far seems to be struggling a little with balancing it out more between the romantic and friendship elements of the drama. ( I imagine this will change in later episodes but at the minute it just feels a little too imbalanced for my liking.)

@Pinnypenny I’ll be honest in saying that I wasn’t too sure what to make of the casting choice of Jang Ki Yong as Woo Yeo at first. Don’t get me wrong. He’s a good actor as I certainly do remember him from My Mister and Kill it, but there was something which lacked the zest of life with his performance at first here. However in these later episodes, he has certainly changed my mind- he can convey something quite well-rounded about Woo Yeo’s sagacious and mysterious personality without feeling too enforced. He is certainly quite good :).

No, I agree entirely . I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with product placement popping up in a drama. After all, sponsorships fuel support and money for these dramas. However, excessive product placement in dramas can sometimes make a series almost a parody of itself. ( Especially when we have to have a closeup on a product randomly out of nowhere in a middle of an important scene or conservation. )I must admit though King: Eternal Monarch and Goblin were truly the epitome of cramming in as many sponsorships as possible…

@SH7HYUN No, you’re not the only one who feels this way. I can understand why @schoolseries made the point that the drama will focus on “ bigger issues” and so placing this pairing first gives base to focus upon the “romance” before delving into later issues in the storyline, but it does feel a little enforced considering their distinct personalities . Don’t get me wrong. I can see the direction of the screenwriter’s vision; the studious hard worker falls for the bubbly partygoer and realises there is more to him than meets the eye. I know there is the argument that they’re “ only friends”, however, anyone can put together that the screenwriter is desperately trying to fuel romantic chemistry here without allowing it to build-up more. Although I do believe @schoolseries is right by commenting that they will probably not have a love triangle ( though sadly probably foot for the same reason as the webcomic :().

I know right!? The most surprising thing is when she just runs out of the room in front of her boss and everyone just sort of asks ‘ where are you going?’ and then no one really bothers to enquire afterwards 😅.

The thing which gets me about this drama is just how much free time these people seem to have 😂. Don’t get me wrong. It isn’t meant to be realistic but it does make me seriously laugh as well.

Ah, I apologise about not putting a spoiler tag on. I didn’t think I really revealed too much which hasn’t been said already in plot premises but I do appreciate that some people may not know this.

@morpheus I will not spoil anything in case you do ever read the webcomic ( and depending on the direction of the show ), however, Jae Uhn is supposed to be this way to present a more malicious presentation of the emotional and psychological manipulator. It is one of the things which makes this an intriguing premise. This doesn’t make the actions of Jae Uhn right ( in fact he is fairly conniving and nasty) but it is a surprising alternate and realistic glimpse into certain dysfunctional relationships .In a lot of romance K-dramas, there’s this blind mist which falls over screenwriters with glamorising abuse or ignoring it entirely for the ‘ redeemed knight in shining armour’ . I know it is early days but so long as the drama doesn’t stray too far from the webtoon, I must say that you are in for an interesting ride…

No worries :).

@With You it is on dramacool if you punch in the name into the search engine on the website it will come up with “ So Not Worth It” (2021). :)

I’ll be honest by saying that I wasn’t too sure what to make of ‘ Nevertheless’ when I started watching the first episode . I remember reading the webcomic a while back but arguably one of my biggest concerns was how they’d convey Na Bi and Jae Uhn without overt romanticisation. Yes it is early days with this drama but already there seems to be a lot of potential. Song Kang admittedly seemed an odd choice at first to play Jae Uhn, but he’s certainly proven himself to be a multifaceted actor over the past few years ( Love Alarm, Sweet Home and Navillera) so hopefully he will prove us right once again. Admittedly I am not so familiar with Han Soo Hee ( although she has popped up in numerous dramas)’s entire acting career but she certainly seems to have conveyed Na Bi’s ambience already. However, my biggest enjoyment so far has to be the tone. A lot of K-dramas out there often cover up or romanticise these more problematic issues, however, Nevertheless is rarely pretty open about it. ( The cigarette scene arguably skyrocketing the age rating already in South-Korea but diminishing the less sugarcoated reality of South-Korean youth culture.) Again there is a lot left unanswered about how this drama will convey the storyline and the direction it will take, but there is certainly good potential here as even the more “ drab” tone and gradient of the camera seem to reflect a more realistic atmosphere to this drama.

It’s alright, don’t worry about it! :)

@Hyejin Why I’m asking, or why the rating has gone down? 🤔

@Who Cares I think people are worried about how the drama will adapt the ending from the webcomic. K-dramas based on webtoons can either change the ending beyond recognition or deviate too much from source material. To be honest it doesn’t really bother me as I’ve always counted a webcomic and a drama as standalone productions in their own right. What matters for me personally is how they justify the screenwriting.

I think this I will depend on just how much the series either retains or deviates from the webtoon. ( Fingers crossed it won’t change the ending…)

@Xavier Ng I know where you’re coming from on this front with being your own personal critic and nor do I believe that one should entirely use MDL as the only source to formulate their opinion. My point more came from your phrasing a little after making your original point. This wasn’t to dig at a criticism, but it did come off a little contradictory when reading . Personally I believe MDL is good voicing your opinions or to see if anyone else has formulated a general gist of the show.

Trust me when I say that I do agree there are some brilliant hidden gems out there which have become cult-classics ( such as Healer or Cheese In The Trap) and I do not disregard this view, but you said this entirely depends on personal taste as well as the ability to justify your point also.

@Dreamy , @thegreenmatcha and @ Soundarya Agreed entirely. Seo In Guk was one of the first K-dramas that I became familiar with when I first began watching K-dramas. He is a good actor, but there’s just nothing particularly dynamic about his performance here either. Admittedly this is greatly down to screenwriting also. It feels as though the show is desperately caught up in trying to poetically present Doom as the ‘ forlorn lover’ and to make viewers feel ‘ sympathy’ over his decisions and choices, however, ultimately this is where the show hits the rut as we just can’t grasp enough about Doom as a character. Yes, he is the ‘’ fearsome and omnipresent " personification of doom, but as a consequence the lore of this series is just too arbitrary. One minute he is this conniving figure who doesn’t care about humanity, the next he his head over heels for a mundane girl out of billions. It would be understandable if the series had built this development by giving us little glimpses into Doom’s psyche, however, this just feel too rushed and out of character for both Doom and Dong Kyung. As @the green matcha and @soundarya commented, it would have probably been better if the series had sketched-out Doom’s character like the ML of Goblin. I agree with @thegreenmatcha that Goblin isn’t without its more evident flaws, however, the one thing which always felt well-tackled was establishing who the ML was, his backstory and problems also. It’s understandable if DAYS had wanted to use this create suspense or mystery around Doom’s character, but we have had few moments to actually explore this- even more evidently his relationship with the Deity or how they first met either.

Does anyone know why the rating has gone down to 8.5 when the episode hasn’t even aired yet? 😅

@LMitsuki Agreed. It took me awhile to get into the storyline but they seemed to hit pretty well with actually establishing the characters. For me good comedy comes from aspects of realism or balancing it out with more bittersweet truths which Welcome To Waikiki did surprisingly with finesse in parts . I think the problem with So, Not Worth It is that it has potential and desperately tries to do this, but it just can’t quite attain this level either.

@ Xavier Ng Reviews exist merely as personal or objective points about good things or bad things for the reader. Claiming that is is a ‘ good for a sitcom, enjoyable so far’ is a little ironic after saying to ‘ never trust reviews and ratings on MDL’, don’t you think? I do agree entirely that MDL can be a little biased at times, however, this is dependent upon the viewer and what viewers can take from a show.