Slow and sweet
Even though it was over 30 episodes I felt that all episodes added something to the overall story. We had a very very slow reveal of the back story and the why and how things happened at the time the two started University. I especially loved the little snippets at the end of each episode showing and explaining things that happened before or during the episode. Most times ML did something super cute or swoonworthy...The two leads had some great chemistry and some moments were so heart achingly beautiful.... it made me cry a few times. Emotionally mature and deep, a tale of love, trust, finding yourself and admitting to needing other people for real happiness and also handling trauma in life.
The side story of the two friends was also engaging but here I felt the chemistry was missing a bit.
But all in all a lovely series that I watched in less then a week and that kept me invested and engaged until the end.
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Uplifting and warm hearted dating show
The Japanese can do those kind of shows so well. Love Village is another one of those excellent shows. I was so invested in the stories of these young people, all of them were so likeable and cute.I really showed the heartbreak of one sided love, the instant attraction you can have for somebody, i also likes the question if there is fate when it comes to finding the right one. It was also so great to see how much fun can be had when you venture out, travel, take a risk, experience new foods, culture, language... I am also impressed by how stylish the Japanese are. All of them are so sophisticated, quirky and individual.
One thing was getting on my nerves a bit though was the overlong talk of the three moderators. I fast forwarded that most of the times. Not only was it soo long, also I didnt think they brought much more insights.
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Realistic and enjoyable
I have seen that lots of reviewers found many of flaws with this drama and yes there are some there is no doubt about it. In general however this drama was very enjoyable (i watched without knowing the Webtoon) and to me it felt very real and relateable.The relationsship between the main characters I can totally understand. Instant attraction is rare, but is it enough to build a real relationship? Can you ever be satisfied with a half relationsship especially if you are emotionally invested? Would you rather stay safe and not tell somebody you love them instead of risking heart ache? If you are very good friends first how will that play out if you move this relationship to the next level?
Everybody is scared of rejection and loosing people close to you and through the side stories these is shown very well. There is also he dilemma about having choices and even if you know that long term somebody might be better for you if the spark is missing would that be enough to try?
Lots here is also showing how communication really is the problem in most relationsships. Not saying what you really feel and want because you want to protect yourselve. Making assumptions about people and how they feel and just playing some strange games even though you know all you want to do is be with that person.
So yes, I did enjoy it even though sometimes you just want to scream at the screen and shake them. I am personally not a big fan of the main male lead, This actor only seems to do the broody sexy thing and there is nothing wrong with it per se but I just not seen him proper acting....
I actually only started watching it because Seunghyub is also in this drama but then ended up enjoying it and binge watching the whole thing (only 10 episodes)
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