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This drama was very promising at the beginning. It had an interesting premise, strong actors in place for the leads, and intriguing circumstances bringing them together. Most of all, I really enjoyed the Idol perspective on fans and how they view idols. There was so much potential there.

Unfortunately, neither the murder mystery nor the romance paid off for me. I'm a fan of both the actors playing the leads, but this drama was a huge miss. Even their chemistry couldn't keep me engaged. I wish I could say the romance scenes were good, but they weren't. The whole time I was wondering how he could even think of romance when he was a murder suspect! And the kiss...I felt like it was staged to look pretty, not reasonable. That took me out of it completely. I just wish more thought had been put into both the story and the romance to make it believable. This drama would have benefited from leaning into the serious, Idol-life and murder aspect, with romance being toned down a LOT. So, so disappointed with how this turned out.

Would I recommend it? Only if you're a die-hard fan of the leads and don't mind a popcorn (aka empty, hollow) show. P.S. If you're watching it on Netflix, the maximum play speed is 1.5x...