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Ignore any review posted by someone who did not watch the whole drama.
Ignore every single review from anyone who did not watch all 12 episodes--especially those that only watched the first 4 before bailing out. Their reviews are disingenuous at best. (Two pet peeves of mine: Posting reviews before a drama has even ended, and reviews from people that dropped it after only a few episodes.)
It starts out very harsh, an alcoholic reporter wavering over the oversized glass of soju in front of him after just publishing an exposé on the drug-fueled affair of the husband of the woman that had broken his heart not once, but twice. The second time had sent him spiraling down into the bottle, and it had taken him years to put his life back together. The exposé, based on an anonymous tip, was threatening to dredge it all back up again.
The two star-crossed lovers at the center of this story are not well-matched. They come from different worlds--he from working class, she a chaebol heiress, who in her naïveté is oblivious to their class differences. Those differences become the source of much heartache, but it slowly becomes clear that all the two ever wanted was each other and the freedom to be together.
The cast is absolutely terrific, and the chemistry between the two leads is amazing. You feel the two lead character's love, longing, and pain. There are several other relationships peripheral to the romance that are very engaging too: The ML's relationship with his boss, the FL's relationship with her sister and the ML's parents, the Chaos family. All of these grow richer as they propel the story along. I also enjoyed the two guest roles: In something completely different, Go Bo Gyeol was almost unrecognizable as the fallen idol, and Uhm Jung Hwa was delightfully over the top as editor in chief. Finally, at 12 episodes, I thought the length was perfect. Very good drama, well done.
It starts out very harsh, an alcoholic reporter wavering over the oversized glass of soju in front of him after just publishing an exposé on the drug-fueled affair of the husband of the woman that had broken his heart not once, but twice. The second time had sent him spiraling down into the bottle, and it had taken him years to put his life back together. The exposé, based on an anonymous tip, was threatening to dredge it all back up again.
The two star-crossed lovers at the center of this story are not well-matched. They come from different worlds--he from working class, she a chaebol heiress, who in her naïveté is oblivious to their class differences. Those differences become the source of much heartache, but it slowly becomes clear that all the two ever wanted was each other and the freedom to be together.
The cast is absolutely terrific, and the chemistry between the two leads is amazing. You feel the two lead character's love, longing, and pain. There are several other relationships peripheral to the romance that are very engaging too: The ML's relationship with his boss, the FL's relationship with her sister and the ML's parents, the Chaos family. All of these grow richer as they propel the story along. I also enjoyed the two guest roles: In something completely different, Go Bo Gyeol was almost unrecognizable as the fallen idol, and Uhm Jung Hwa was delightfully over the top as editor in chief. Finally, at 12 episodes, I thought the length was perfect. Very good drama, well done.
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