DrBuni

This hard ass, bad-boy looking cop being sweet to the FL melts me. Also, their first meeting during the jewelry store robbery was iconic.

I watched two episodes so far. I do not care for the two leads yet, but Gu Ran and Jiang are so petty and funny, I love them.

Big spoilers ahead...

I just finished this drama and I loved it from beginning to end. It is the fourth drama in my tiny list of favorites [the others being 30 but 17/Still 17, Hidden Love and Gaus Electronics]. Here are a few of my thoughts regarding the drama.

I like how long it was, because it allowed a very gradual progression in the relationship of the leads [and honestly, longer dramas rock! it sadddens me that I only got to watch some of my favorite dramas for 16 or even 12 measly episodes]. Anyways, the leads start off voice chatting, not knowing how each other looks like. Then, they meet in person [wonderful scene <3] and not too long after they start dating, but as some characters point out, they look more like good friends than lovers, and that is because the FL is a tad evasive and unsure about her feelings [does she like the ML as a person or his voice/what he represents as her idol?] and also uncomfortable with physical intimacy.

Through the episodes, she slowly grows comfortable with him, leading to the first awkward kiss, and then other progressively more natural kisses. Trust me, our homegirl goes from "deer in the highlights" whenever the ML initiated physical intimacy to being borderline superglued to his side and initiating intimacy herself. Honestly, she gets so attached that she looks miserable after their second trip, because she got used to seeing him all the time and now they are back to "real life" where work and stuff get in the way. Many FLs who were initially "won over" by their respective MLs do not really grow in a way where I eventually believe they love their MLs like the MLs love them and that is not the case here.

Both leads love each other and it is a treat to watch, which is helped by their incredible chemistry. Some people prefer the "opposites attract" kind of leads, but the leads here are actually quite similar to each other in preferences and temperament, and honestly? I prefer it this way. Just like the leads in Gaus Electronics are a chaotic bimbo/himbo duo and had some much fun watching them [to the point I already rewatched it twice], the leads here are calm, soft spoken, low key and very, very cute.

Btw, I love how basically every time the leads see each other, they have a smile on their faces.

If I have any criticism towards the leads is that both are way overqualified. They are perfect at everything they do [the FL is younger and less accomplished, sure, but she does everything perfectly through the drama... also, she is supposedly bad at cooking, but that never really comes into play], professionally or what not and everyone always loves them. They are flawless. But, that is not a big deal to me, as if this drama feels like a fairy tale [the nice kind of fairy tale] of sorts to me.

Speaking of criticism, I wish the second couple's [Juemei and Xiaoxing] romance was better explored. Both characters are quite cute, but for a significant amount of episodes, no progress is made regarding their romance. They are obviously interested in each other, and... Nothing happens, until they finally start bonding... in episode 30 out of 33 ._. It was good, but it could have been better. I needed more.

There is also the third couple with Doudou and Yasong. This is the "noona romance" [if this was from Korea] of this drama. They are the long time friends care a lot about each other... Err... I mean, obviously love each other, but are not together for bullshit reasons. They have incredible chemistry and look amazing together, even better than the 2nd couple.

Last piece of criticism: I did not like the random 4th wall breaking in episode 32. And, another much less revelant one: There were not enough cute "meow" noises in the later half of the drama.

I do not have much to say about the other characters, not because they are bad, but because there is a LOT of them and pretty much everyone is super nice here, with the most annoying ones being the FL's cousins from time to time. It is just a whole bunch of fictional peeps. I do want to mention Mu, who had the same ":<" facial expression and 0 emotions in his heart the entire time we saw him and the little gremlin who worked in the FL's family's supermarket, she was super cute and I like how she prevented the FL's younger cousin from being extra annoying.

Honestly, at some points, it felt like I was watching a drama where the characters had died and were living in perfect harmony in some kind of heaven. The second half of episode 30, for instance, feels very heavenly. It is the opposite of the Korean drama "Happiness", where I was sure the characters were living in some variation of hell, because everything sucked lol.

One thing I liked about this drama is that we get to see characters reacting to the development of the leads'/second leads' romances and the leads reacting to their reaction. It is gossipy, but it is part of the fun of watching romance dramas to me. Teasing is always fun. It disappoints me when the world around the leads does not react to their changes in relationship.

Anyways... I loved it, bye.

Thank you!!

I am on episode 6 and I have not been bored at all :3 Then again, I do enjoy slice of life stories! Thanks for letting me know I do not have to worry about things going sour later in the drama :D Also, if you have any recommendations of other dramas where mostly just good things happen, I would appreciate it!

I have no idea where the story is going, but I had the biggest smile on my face while watching the first two episodes. Such a cute, heartwarming drama [so far...?]. Surely shit will hit the fan sooner or later, right? It is a 33 episodes drama. Not that I want bad things to happen, as I am a fan of dramas where mostly only good things happen, but things are going a bit TOO well for the FL [she is such a cutie, btw!].

It is reminded me a bit of Lovely Runner, all with the FL being a fan of the ML, and it turns out the ML is suddenly showing a lot of affection and support towards the FL, just like Im Sol [the fan] and Sun Jae [the idol] in Lovely Runner.

Thanks for the heads up! I quite enjoy slice-of-life stories [K-On! being one of my favorite animes and I also had a good time with the first 11 or so episodes of Hometown Cha Cha Cha]. Tbh, it took a really good while for the romance to develop in Hidden Love, so Meet Yourself must be QUITE the slow burn :D

I saw Sang Sik and Na Rae as the leads, with Ma tan and Kang Mi as the secondary leads, but I could be wrong :3

I replied to you in a private message, because I ended up mentioning stuff about a bunch of random dramas and that could be considered spoilers. Sorry if that is not okay!

Thanks for the warning. I would rather put myself into a coma than deliberately watch something that has a sad or frustrating ending.

I rewatched Doom, At Your Service this past week and I still really love the leads, even if it is a little frustrating to watch the ML disappear, then the FL disappear [briefly], then they lose their memories, then... I get why it happened that way and why the god girl kept getting in their way, but still... I just wanted to watch them being happy, okay?

The FL is very endearing, sometimes funny. She keeps making random noises [nothing weird, mind you... Just stuff like her "woah"s and some "hmmm..."s and stuff] that please my brain, for some reason.

Also, whenever the ML does something nice to the FL in a dream, or teleport/briefly time travels with her, for her sake, I melt into a puddle. Here we have the literal embodiment of the end of things being a greener flag than a lot of "regular human" MLs out there.

The secondary leads' romance was disappointing, however. FL is out there dating an impeccably-dressed and handsome force of nature and the 2FL is struggling to move on from her boring ass, shaggy-looking crush from her teenager years. That does not feel right. I wish Ji Na/2FL moved on faster so her relationship with Team Leader Cha was better explored.

I also disliked the aunt ;-; I thought I was being irrational, because she is by all means caring and far from the usual hateable parent you see in dramas. But, I did :( The aunt and Na Ji Na's original crush were my least favorites. I also did not like the FL's brother that much.

I am open to recommendations also. Drama villains tend to drive me crazy and life is already angsty enough.

Hidden Love and Exclusive Fairytale are very low on angst. There is a bit of misunderstanding at one point in HL, but it is not really the frustrating kind and it is understandable in context.

Maybe try Something about 1 Percent [there is one crazy character who makes a clown out of herself and does not get a lot of focus], Gaus Eletronics [very comedy, cute and funny leads], Her Private Life [the 'villains' here are mostly comic relief] and Sh**ting Stars [if there is a villain here, I deleted them from my memory].

Is the romance between the dude from the future and the Joseon king or does the queen's soul come back and the dude from the future goes back to his time before the romance starts? I ask because the last romance drama I watched that involved some sort of possession [Oh My Ghost] was very unsatisfying in the romance aspect, because the ML clearly loved the one possessing the body [who eventually left] and not the body's actual owner. So, spoil things to me: How does the romance works here?

Quick question from someone who only watched episode 1:

I personally started avoiding 'serious' dramas as they are often filled with hateable characters. The 'heaviest' drama I truly loved was 30 but 17/Still 17, partially because 99% of the characters are likable in spite of the heavy subject matter.

Romance and comedy focused dramas tend to have nicer character :3 Life sucks enough already, I would rather avoid frustrating myself while I try to escape reality.

The FL in Hidden Love is my favorite ever, such a green forest of a lady and I aim to be just like her in my next life [already failed in this one, lol]. I am really curious about the FL in Meet Yourself now, it will probably be my next watch.

Yep, they were pretty much soft dating for years, it is really cute.

I really love how little angst there is in this drama. It is nice and cute, for the most part.