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Ridiculousness on multiple levels
I watched this drama because it was so highly recommended by one of the Kdrama influencers I've been following for several years. Oops! I won't make that mistake again. Despite its relatively high production value, this drama was ridiculous on a bunch of levels. It starts out with several badly choreographed underground MMA matches, which are quickly forgotten and have nothing to do with the rest of the plot. Then it transitions into something akin to Fast and Furious, with lots of pointless street racing through the middle of town that culminates in THE BIG RACE in which the ML is involved in THE BIG CRASH and disappears, because why not? I finally had to fast forward through the car racing--something I rarely do--because it got so monotonous. The romance at the heart of it also got monotonous enough to fast forward through huge chunks of it too.
The FL is played by Esther Yu who really leans hard on the aegyo button. (This is the first time I've seen her, so I guess that's her thing?) In the first half, the stylists do a pretty good job of making her look like a living anime character, before changing her look in the second half to something more appropriate for her actual age. (To be fair, it's actually impressive.)
More ridiculousness: ML is able to recover from a near death experience in which he broke nearly every bone in his body, complete his studies for his college boards, attend a prestigious university and get his engineering degree, work at an auto design firm for a few years before becoming a wildly successful consultant, and somehow accummulate enough wealth to buy the house he was raised in AND a mansion AND a popular coffee shop/restaurant--ALL during the six years he is in a self-imposed exile from the love of his life because yes, they did use the "I'm breaking up with you for your own good, in a completely unforgiveable way, even though we promised to never be apart again" trope. (I hate that trope.) I can see how some might find this drama entertaining, but great art it is not. You have been warned.
The FL is played by Esther Yu who really leans hard on the aegyo button. (This is the first time I've seen her, so I guess that's her thing?) In the first half, the stylists do a pretty good job of making her look like a living anime character, before changing her look in the second half to something more appropriate for her actual age. (To be fair, it's actually impressive.)
More ridiculousness: ML is able to recover from a near death experience in which he broke nearly every bone in his body, complete his studies for his college boards, attend a prestigious university and get his engineering degree, work at an auto design firm for a few years before becoming a wildly successful consultant, and somehow accummulate enough wealth to buy the house he was raised in AND a mansion AND a popular coffee shop/restaurant--ALL during the six years he is in a self-imposed exile from the love of his life because yes, they did use the "I'm breaking up with you for your own good, in a completely unforgiveable way, even though we promised to never be apart again" trope. (I hate that trope.) I can see how some might find this drama entertaining, but great art it is not. You have been warned.
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