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I'll start by saying that the cast and chemistry are really great and directing is good too. JoongDunk especially stood out to me, and I ended up being a lot more interested in their couple than the main one. There are some genuinely enjoyable scenes interspersed throughout the series and the plot had a lot of potential. However, the writing did not live up to it. The story is constantly interrupted by loooooong sequences of cheesy filler which would be better suited to a romcom, and the emotional weight of the story was badly undermined as a result. Half the time the show wanted to be this hardcore, sexy drama and the other half of it was just bubblegum fluff. That would have been fine if handled correctly but I just felt like I was watching two different shows at the same time. I wanted so badly to care about these characters but it was difficult to do with the writing being what it was. I enjoyed the idea of them more than the execution.

That being said, I will most likely still go back to rewatch the scenes I did like because the acting is worth it, but I will definitely not watch the whole thing again. Even on my first watch, I ended up fast-forwarding a lot. If you're here for plot, find a different show. If you're here for mostly fluff and/or smut, with some drama in between, you'll probably like this.