Piratealice

I had the same anxiety triggered reaction. In my daily life I don't get anxiety about anything, but certain movies and shows hit me in a way that sets it off and I have to stop, or look up how it ends so I can keep going.

if you're in the US it's on tubi

YES!!! I almost dropped this show, but the OST kept me going. I had to hunt down the main 2 songs, I love them so much.

this was such a cute movie, I'm interested to see how they make it a series.

Thank you! I came here to find out where/when can I get the rest.

I saw singer eyeing her and immediately thought he was crushing on her... but now that you mention it, I can see it now that he's into ML. I can't believe I missed that. But the motivation to not tell FL that ML is coming to town stays the same.
In the beginning, yes she was mean to him and cares about his reputation. That is due to her immaturity. Later on, she's grown more and accepts her feelings.
Also, as someone else mentioned, this is based on Gone With The Wind. It is following the classic American romance novel formula. ML and FL meet. She doesn't like him or he's known as some rogue. They fight and bicker. He loves her and does things to help her. she resents it and won't admit she likes him and pushes him away. He leaves and pines for her. She misses him and realizes she's in love with him. Some big event happens, one if them is dying or kidnapped, whatever. One saves the other and they finally profess their love and everyone lives happily ever after. Read any of those "heaving bosom" romance novels and they all follow this with different historical trappings.
I guess since I've read this kind of thing so much I'm willing to accept it and let it all play out.

you forget that at the start of this whole thing FL is maybe 15 at the oldest. She's extremely immature and focused on herself, her feelings, her needs. She also cares deeply about appearances and what othersvthink about her. ML has a reputation as a playboy so getting involved with him at all is out of the question. He teases her, picks on her, and in her eyes is mean to her. She doesn't heve the life experience to see any deeper than that surface view.
I'm not sure how much time has passed since she was told he died. But she has taken in the responsibility to feed and support her family. The best way to ensure their safety and future is through marriage. If ML wanted to, he could have sent word to her about how he was doing.

I didn't even pick up on this. Man, no wonder this felt like that romance novel formula

remember, her character is very young at the beginning she's maybe 15 year old. She's incredibly immature and very concerned about what other people say. ML is a rogue and at the start had no interest in marriage. Her hesitation to accept the fact that she's falling for him is really strong. Her love if Nam is all she's known. they've been friends since childhood. So of course she's hung up on him and can't just stop. From this last episode she's taken on the responsibility of taking care of everyone. As a woman the only/best way is through marriage. She believes ML is dead. No one has told her or proven otherwise. The young singer guy has a crush on her, so I don't think he told her ML was returning as he was asked to do. If he did, she wouldn't be marrying the soldier guy.