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PEAK WRITING

This drama has such peak writing OMG (HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD)

The first episode set everything up so well, I love how the characters were immediately put into a situation where they had to interact and find out things about each other that they would rather hide, it was already hella romantic how they basically went on a date together and the way they parted foreshadowed the problems that they would continue to encounter in their relationship. Obviously this has been done cpuntlessly before but what hasn't been done before? It's about the execution and how you do it, and for me, it didn't feel like the clichés were just being repeated mindlessly. The awkward moments felt genuinely awkward but you can tell it was done intentionally and that's what the writing for the entire show felt like, everything felt intentional and purposeful. I loved howthe development of the plot felt so natural, they didn't feel forced like "oh what? you're here? haha" it genuinely felt like a situation that could happen. The clichés felt used very intentionally and with great care rather than being forced into a scene just to drive the plot. For example, her kissing him next to the "waterfall", it didn't feel like "oh let's have them kiss here" it instead felt like they were naturally in a situation where the atmosphere could've developed in such a way that she ends up kissing him. Even in the scene where she turns off the lamp and he gets closer to her, they could've easily just had them kiss or something but they knew it wasn't the right time.

Also, I want to point out just how real the characters felt, Hiro didn't feel like some Japanese actor guy that was put in to drive the plot and to just end up rejected, he felt like a real person who ended up being interested in Mu Hee because he found her strange at first but then realised the beauty of her soul. Ji Seon didn't feel like just the girl that Ho Jin had liked but she felt like she was her own person, even her ex-fiancé didn't feel like just some one dimensional bad guy.

And omg the last few episodes, Hong sisters are so fucking crazy for having resolved everything and I mean EVERYTHING, like there was so much I had forgotten about that I would'nt have thought about at all if they just moved on and focused on the main couple being lovey-dovey, etc. but noooo they were like "oh yeah Hiro? they're going to have a proper conversation and closure, we're going to show how he's matured too, oh her toxic uncle and aunt? we're going to show exactly why they didn't want to have a relationship with her but we're also going to show how they're also people at the end of the day and they even helped Mu Hee find her mother, oh Ji Seon? her and Ho Jin will have a two hour convo about everything that happened while on a train, oh Yong Woo? they're going to have a thorough convo and she's going to go with him to Europe to study and they're eventually going to get engaged" Like HUUUHHH?? that's such peak writing and also really fucking difficult to get right, having to resolve all those plotlines properly without making it feel like it was done carelessly. It felt like a piece of classical music that takes you on this wonderful journey and then completely and satisfyingly resolves everything in the end.

The Hong sisters really went all out on this. Mu Hee rising to fame while in a coma, her seeing hallucinations not just being a way to portray her Jungian shadow but to show that she's got DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) which we thought was Do Ra Mi but was actually her mother. The writers definitely did their research on psychology for this and it shows. That's what good writers do, they can make a really interesting premise and also execute it flawlessly.

And omg THE PICTURE?? WHO TF IS THE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY?? AND WHO ARE THE STYLISTS?? The scenes were soooo pretty not just because of the natural beauty of the place but how they were lit and shot. The characters were always dressed in clothes that complimented them and went super well with the background. So many scenes felt sooo picturesque and ideal. They must've been either blessed with the perfect conditions or they planned really well or both.

10/10 would love to forget everything so that I can experience this show once again.

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