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While I don't think the series is great, it is still fun and enjoyable.
You must admit that it is a legitimate question why are you still watching a series you think so low of?
It is not the fact that you dislike it I am questioning. You have 100% the right to do so. I am just puzzled that you watched 11 episodes.
There are litreally hundred of TV shows to watch nowdays.

Thoughts on E11:

*JiWon password memory is impressive lol. I have trouble to remember my work passwords after holiday.
*I am happy they didn't go with "noble scarifice through miscommunication", but they flirted with it.
*Minhwan's mother is worse that her son and Sumin put together.
*JiWon vs. Sumin scene was great!.
*I HATED those 3 showing up. I know it is meant to be funny, and add anguish to Sumin, but those 3 are bullies, and we shouldn't cheer for them just because they are not bullying JiWon.
*I am curious to see how they are going to deal with Joo Ran canncer (I haven't read the webtoon). I can't imagine them letting her die.

Hi,
I read some comments that this a tabloid, so I am not going to read it.
But, even if this was in a respectful website I don't agree with it.
I believe it is non-sense that all (or even high percentage) are watching because of the second leads only.
Maybe I wasn't clear, but I was trying to show, even someone like me who find SHY more interesting still find JiWon the character and PMY the actress good.
I might not share the same level of enthusiasm for PMY as many others, but I still think she is doing a good job especially in the early episodes. I felt she played the put on, weak person better.

This website seems to have some grudge against PMY. They tried to attack her, it didn't work, and now they are attacking the drama. I wouldn't worry too much. The drama is doing so well even on Amazon! Also, the overwhelming majority of people probably don't even read the news about the drama. They are just watching it and enjoying it.

I don't know this website, but for me there is VERY CLEAR distinction between the actor as a person, the actor playing a character, and the character portrayed. I NEVER mix between these things (I think mixing them in a positive or negative way is the source of many problems)
Personally I think Song Ha Yoon is the best actor in this drama, but she is playing an utterly despicable person. Lee Yi Kyung character is SOOOO bad and horrible , it is bodering on caricature.
I certainly have the biggest sympathy with Ji Won. As a character I feel for her very much and I think her arc is believable so far and I was very satsfied with E9 & E10.. All that said, I just don't find PMY particularly great. I think she is doing a good job, but it is not something that making me want to watch her other dramas (on contrary, now I am curious about Song Ha Yoon).
Yoo ji Hyuk is a great and wonderful guy, but the script is not helping him.
I think Na In Woo is doing his best with what he has, and I find him convincing. I believe he is portraying his character well. It is just that the character is a bit bland.

Personally, I think she is the best actor in this drama.

Very good drama!
The two female leads are outstanding. Ra Mi Ran is fastly becoming one of my favourite Korean actresses after watching her in Reply 1988 and this one. But the entire cast is great.
I don't know how realistic the series is, but I think even if they exaggerate these problems are real.
There are certain similarties between this and Stove League, so if you liked one check the other.

It depends on your taste.
In my opinion it is worth the time. It is fun and enjoyable, but overrated.
So, my recommendation is watch it, but temper your expectations.

I know my opinion is probably unpopular, but I don't care.
I find Song Ha Yoon acting better than Park Min Young. I came to this series without prejudices. I am seeing both of them for the first time.

She is so fantastically evil!. I love her scenes.

Haha
.....and all that while they are sitting in Subway.

They are missing Ji Won long hair lol

Few thoughts on Episode 9:
* Are we meant to forgive these school bullies and pin it on Soomin? As far as I am concened, they are bullies. I might give them mitagiting circumstances because they were young, but they didn't seem to change a lot as adults. They are just ganging to bully someone else.
*The meet the parents scene, and the future mother in law was played with exaggeration and over the top rudness for obvious reasons, and I am fine with that. But, what crossed my mind is that the sad thing is the substance of what she said is probably not that far from real life.
* "Ahjumma" that was the best moment of the episode for me! (I am sure I am not alone, but It is satsfying as an International viewer when you start picking not only words/phrases, but also their implications without the need for subtitles)
*Flipping Minhuwan was also very satsfying.

My answer is to the original poster, not to you.
I agree with what you said.

Are you familiar with the word spectrum, or scale?
Not everything in the world is binary. Not everything is either 0 or 10. Not everything is either complete love or hate.
Criticising something doesn't mean hating.
Also, overrated doesn't mean bad. It just means that has a score higher than you think it deserves.
I am having fun with this drama, and I am enjoying the time I am spending watching it, but that doesn't make me blind to its shortcomings.

I think the ML &FL have chemistry together, but the female villian (thanks to the actress) is probably the most interesting character.

It is certainly overrated (I believe this number will go down once the series end and people start rating it. Those ratings are largely by those who are loving it too much and they are not waiting, but the majority is still waiting to the end), but I think the more important question is are you enjoying it or not?
The answer to that question rather than the rating should be deciding factor imo.

For the record, I am enjoying it and having fun with it, but I would rate it about 7 or 7.5 based on the first 8 episodes.

After 4 episodes.
Why this drama has such a low profile??
I started it partly on a whim, partly because of the two main actresses. But, I found myself sucked in.
It has real people with real problems.

Ah! Ok. Sorry.
I suppose you have to read reviews and just ignore the score.
For example I gave it 6.5, which is in the eyes of many that is very bad.
But, to me, it was a decent series with good mystery and a reveal that I didn't expect.
However, it is very generic without anything special or memorable.

It is a decent mystery series with a really good reveal. I enjoyed it.
But, nothing to stay with you for long. 6.5/10

The biggest problem in this is that everyone has their own system.
The same number means different thing to different people.
And, maybe even more importantly, the reason behind the score.
Ratings is a very poor criteria to choose a drama imo, especially in our days when people rate things that they haven't even watched, or they rate based on their personal opinion about the creative teams regardless of the series itself. Also, some people bomb rate, etc etc etc.