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Outstanding actors

I already knew a few of the actors, so as soon as I saw them, I got high expectations... I got to say that this drama gets better as it progresses, but it could've been better executed - they shouldn't have made Bomi such a bad person, because it was just impossible to like her, which was sad because her character development would've been perfect if they'd made her a good person with personality issues; this is where the writers failed, because since they made her a bad person, her character development didn't mean much. As for Yoori, the actress who played her, she couldn't have been more perfect - I was SO impressed! I don't think people realise how hard it is to cry uncontrollably while filming a comedy scene, and she did it so, so, so well! I absolutely loved her performance! She definitely made a fan out of me. Bom, on the other hand, was one of the sweetest characters I've ever seen, and Jiwon's performance was amazing as well. The same can be said for Hyungseok - OMG, I LOVED that character! He was everything and more! All the actors were outstanding.
I really appreciate the fact that some of the characters were adopted, and it was especially important to include Bom-il in this story to represent all the Korean children who were adopted into other countries and had their identities erased.
Something that made absolutely no sense was the fact that they switched actual bodies rather than minds, but the way they switched faces was so well-done, it looked so real!
I loved the 'Secret Garden' reference, thank you so much for that!

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I kept waiting for Lee Bom and Hyungseok to be together, but when the drama ended I was extremely disappointed - their story was honestly the best part of the plot, and Jiwon and Jonghyuk had so much chemistry!
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To summarise, watch this drama for the acting and for the comedy, and don't expect too much - this isn't so bad that I'd consider it a 5/10, but it's also not extremely good, although it had the potential to be. I'd rewatch it for those reasons as well, but it's definitely not a drama that I'd rewatch many times.
Just a side note that the song is very fun, I liked it a lot.

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Definition of comfort drama

Wow, wow, wow... Where do I even begin?
I was not expecting this drama to be THIS brilliant. Absolutely perfect acting, which didn't surprise me because I already knew several actors from other projects. The comedy scenes are also perfect - this drama made me laugh SO hard! It was also perfect in length at 20 episodes and duration at 1H.
I love that Hyunbin and Jiwon have so much chemistry!
Furthermore, I love that this drama makes stuntmen feel seen and appreciated.
Also, thank you so much for filming in Jeju-do - I was so glad when the characters said they were going there!

I could relate to both Joowon and La-im, and I love them a lot, but I find that there are a few inconsistencies in their characters: I think it's absolutely normal that Joowon was confused by La-im, but some of the things he told her were actually cruel, which doesn't reflect who he was - yes, he was arrogant, rude and clueless at the time, but the writers took things too far.
As for La-im, I love that they made her a complete badass, so it was completely out of character when she suddenly acted like a little girl while interacting with Oska - don't get me wrong, she could absolutely be a badass and a fangirl, but tapping her toes on the floor while talking to him was too childish; what was also out of character was the fact that she didn't refute Joowon's claim that she pretended not to want expensive stuff.
Apart from this, it was very cringe to watch the parts when we could hear their thoughts - unfortunately, dramas used to do this a lot, and it's extremely cringe because the thoughts themselves are cringe-worthy; also extremely cringe was the part when Joowon was smiling while watching La-im sleep because, again, the way he was smiling was cringe - I feel so bad for Hyunbin for having to do that, lol. But at least it only happened once!
These inconsistencies and cringe moments are the only reason why I'm not giving the drama a perfect score - fortunately, there were only a few parts when we could hear their thoughts, which means it doesn't happen often enough to lower the drama's score by more than a star. I really wish I could watch this drama on loop forever because I loved it that much... I'll watch it from time to time, but I'll simply be skipping the cringe parts, haha - this is officially my first comfort drama (along with EXO Next Door, but that one I watch for the comedy and it can't be compared to regular dramas).

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I thought Joowon's mother was going to come around when she found out who La-im's father was, but she got even worse, so I thought "Maybe when they get married...", which turned into "Maybe when they have children...", and it just never happened, and it's okay that that was the writers's choice, but it was unfair to Joowon, La-im and their children - they deserved better.
I love all the kissing scenes that were gifted to us and I LOVE that Taeseon is gay! Also, the fact that having sex was mentioned as something natural in dramas from around this time and even a long time before makes stories more realistic.
In the beginning I thought I was going to hate Yoonseul, but she was actually my favourite character - I related to her the most and I fell in love with her... Joowon and La-im's story made me suffer in the last few episodes, but Yoonseul's story made me suffer the entire drama - Kim Sarang really made me feel like the pain was real, so well done to her!
Same goes for Bongho - I thought I was going to hate him, but I actually loved him and he even made me cry. I absolutely LOVE when writers create characters who look like they're going to be villains but who are actually good.
Every single actor and character was essential and awesome!
On another note, I love that we got to see Yejin at the end of the drama, hehe.
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Thank you to all the actors, writers, directors, producer, staff, everyone involved for this amazing drama! Maybe the industry will trade art for AI, but people like me will always want to see the creativity of real people only.
Hopefully you can feel the love if you're reading this and were one of the people involved!

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Definition of mixed feelings

I want to start by saying I really appreciate that this was filmed in Jeju-do and showed a lot of real-life struggles, although I wish it had gone more into the history of the island because there are aspects worth mentioning.
This drama is full of amazing actors, and although the story is good, I could never rewatch it because it's just too painful - my heart broke for the main couple and their little children; Aesun had her stupid moments, though - I didn't appreciate the way she acted towards Gwanshik sometimes. Geummyeong as a teen / young adult, on the other hand, irritated me a lot because she was really ungrateful and rude to her parents. Also, speaking of a broken heart, Yeongbeom deserved SO much better...

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I just can't get over the fact that Geummyeong and Yeongbeom didn't end up together - their chemistry was insane, and you could tell Yeongbeom really liked her; it would've been much better if the writers had made them stand up against his mother. Geummyeong and Cheongseop, however, had zero chemistry and their relationship just felt weird.
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In my opinion, the drama could have been better executed, but even then I'd have to skip the extremely sad parts if I rewatched it - I'm giving the rewatch value an 8/10 because I feel bad, but in reality I won't rewatch it.
Thank you to everyone involved for your hard work!

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An insult to the amazing actors in this drama

I would always see this drama come up, so I really wanted to watch it because I thought it would be great, but this is the only drama I ever dropped as soon as I finished the first episode - the characters couldn't be more problematic, I couldn't stand it. It honestly concerns me that people could watch the second episode and even think this drama was good. There are so many amazing actors in this - it was an insult to them and a waste of their talent. I usually put up with dramas, series and films until the end because I feel like I have to finish what I've started, so it's extremely rare for me to drop anything, especially after the first episode - I think that tells you everything you need to know about how I feel about this drama.

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