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A healing romance teaming with symbolism
If you like a good slice of life drama with well fleshed out characters that have a purpose, tons of character growth, and is very healing, then you’ll love this drama. Every action has depth and underlying meaning and symbolism. It’s full of heartwarming friendships, fierce loyalty, strong family bonds, and teamwork. If you’re looking for an action packed adventure drama or a silly romcom, then this is not the drama for you. But if you like healing dramas that warm your heart and have depth, then you’re in for a treat.
The male lead:
He’s a very honest straightforward guy that knows what he wants and goes for it. And he wants the female lead the moment he meets her. I love a man that takes the initiative like he does. He’s very understanding with her too. She’s pretty shy and inexperienced with men so he takes things very slowly with her. His biggest problem is that he’s lost and doesn’t know where he wants to go in life. He even buys a necklace with a compass pendant that has no pointer on it because it symbolizes how he feels. But the female lead is exactly what he needs and helps him to find direction in his life. So he had a pointer added to the compass that correlated to her name. There’s lots of symbolic gestures with deeper underlying meaning like this sprinkled throughout this drama which makes it so interesting and meaningful.
The female lead:
She’s a shy, sweet and kind girl from a good family. Shes also very smart, confident and knows exactly where she’s going in life. Her strength and confidence inspires the male lead to let go of his past and pursue his dreams. She’s a strong female lead and a badass billiards player that even defeats a cocky guy that needed to be put in his place. I love her sassiness when she’s provoked.
The storyline:
This is a story of overcoming the past, letting go of your pride, and pursuing your dreams with everything you’ve got. There’s not tons of action scenes or lots of comedy in this drama. But there are a lot of great characters that you’ll come to love, with interesting stories to tell. There’s a lot of happiness, some sadness, some thoughtful moments and lots of redemption. Overall I really like the storyline, it has a lot of depth if you’re really paying attention.
The romance:
The romance takes off pretty quickly. They get together early on but take it very slow. So you get to see the main leads together throughout the whole drama. It’s very romantic with lots of hugs, kissing, cuddling, hand holding, etc. I really enjoyed getting to see them together so much, it’s a rarity for that to happen in an Asian drama. But it’s done right because you see them gradually fall in love over time.
The acting:
I have to give high marks to the acting. The male lead is so thoughtful and the way he tilts his head in contemplation all of the time felt so genuine. The female lead was such a refreshing breath of fresh air too. And their kissing scenes were absolutely perfect, I have zero complaints there. The whole cast were amazing actors, I loved every single one of them.
Final thoughts:
The male lead says he’s like the guy in the movie “The Truman Show” where his world is fake and everyone knows it but him. Then a girl appears and tells him the truth. He says “I’ve been creating a false world for myself for over a decade. It looked nice but it’s not what I wanted. Then you appeared in my life and brought me back into the real world. You gave me the courage to go back into reality. Thank you. You’ve given me so much.” It’s words like these and scenes like this that make the drama so good. It has depth, symbolism, character growth, and so much more. I highly recommend it. And did I mention that it revolves around professional billiards tournaments? I loved the originality of the profession they pursued. It’s definitely not your average office romance in some boring office building. But that’s what makes it so good.
The male lead:
He’s a very honest straightforward guy that knows what he wants and goes for it. And he wants the female lead the moment he meets her. I love a man that takes the initiative like he does. He’s very understanding with her too. She’s pretty shy and inexperienced with men so he takes things very slowly with her. His biggest problem is that he’s lost and doesn’t know where he wants to go in life. He even buys a necklace with a compass pendant that has no pointer on it because it symbolizes how he feels. But the female lead is exactly what he needs and helps him to find direction in his life. So he had a pointer added to the compass that correlated to her name. There’s lots of symbolic gestures with deeper underlying meaning like this sprinkled throughout this drama which makes it so interesting and meaningful.
The female lead:
She’s a shy, sweet and kind girl from a good family. Shes also very smart, confident and knows exactly where she’s going in life. Her strength and confidence inspires the male lead to let go of his past and pursue his dreams. She’s a strong female lead and a badass billiards player that even defeats a cocky guy that needed to be put in his place. I love her sassiness when she’s provoked.
The storyline:
This is a story of overcoming the past, letting go of your pride, and pursuing your dreams with everything you’ve got. There’s not tons of action scenes or lots of comedy in this drama. But there are a lot of great characters that you’ll come to love, with interesting stories to tell. There’s a lot of happiness, some sadness, some thoughtful moments and lots of redemption. Overall I really like the storyline, it has a lot of depth if you’re really paying attention.
The romance:
The romance takes off pretty quickly. They get together early on but take it very slow. So you get to see the main leads together throughout the whole drama. It’s very romantic with lots of hugs, kissing, cuddling, hand holding, etc. I really enjoyed getting to see them together so much, it’s a rarity for that to happen in an Asian drama. But it’s done right because you see them gradually fall in love over time.
The acting:
I have to give high marks to the acting. The male lead is so thoughtful and the way he tilts his head in contemplation all of the time felt so genuine. The female lead was such a refreshing breath of fresh air too. And their kissing scenes were absolutely perfect, I have zero complaints there. The whole cast were amazing actors, I loved every single one of them.
Final thoughts:
The male lead says he’s like the guy in the movie “The Truman Show” where his world is fake and everyone knows it but him. Then a girl appears and tells him the truth. He says “I’ve been creating a false world for myself for over a decade. It looked nice but it’s not what I wanted. Then you appeared in my life and brought me back into the real world. You gave me the courage to go back into reality. Thank you. You’ve given me so much.” It’s words like these and scenes like this that make the drama so good. It has depth, symbolism, character growth, and so much more. I highly recommend it. And did I mention that it revolves around professional billiards tournaments? I loved the originality of the profession they pursued. It’s definitely not your average office romance in some boring office building. But that’s what makes it so good.
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