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My bad. The way you worded it almost sounded like the main leads were unfaithful people. XD
But yeah, some people can only watch dramas where the main leads are each other’s first love or at least first marriage, which is not the case here.

I know you said you are old school but your first point is extreme. I am someone who values faithfulness, who would never forgive infidelity and I am still single because if and when I find someone it is going to be that person and no one else, if for some reason he ended up dying I would probably never marry again.

With that said, technically both main leads are no longer married the moment the spouses died, it has also been quite some time since this happened so it is not like they are being unfaithful.

For a moment I almost thought I was reading the synopsis for Perfect Marriage Revenge. Anyway, usually I do not watch dramas with infidelity, but the concept here is interesting and going back to the past is a pretty convenient way to get rid of a cheating husband. XD

My sister is having the same problem while I loved it. The main difference we had was that she watched a bunch of episodes in a row while I watched 1 or 2 episodes a day while having lunch and before going back to coding. This drama is very chill, no conflicts, slow-paced so it is perfect for watching while you are eating (definitely don’t recommend watching it while hungry) or during a break.

I watched the last 5 or 6 episodes all on the same day and found myself skipping a lot more scenes. So yeah, this is a good drama but because it lacks any sort of conflicts or an elaborate plot, it has to be enjoyed slowly, like a cup of tea, not gobbled up like a slice of cake. XD

Hope that made sense. I went to cooking school before deciding to become a programmer so I always like to use food in my analogies. ^^'

That is because you have no idea how long my completed list is. I joined MDL in 2017 but had been watching dramas way before that. I am not exaggerating when I say I have watched thousands of dramas. So it would take at least 2-3 hours to go over that list and pick some of the best dramas, while it took me just a few minutes to write that comment.

I am not sure how long you have been watching dramas, but I am pretty sure you will watch A LOT of dramas that are better than this one and that do not have a rating as high, which proves my point, this drama is overrated.

I have seen better youth shows, and I still consider myself to be part of the "young people". It is not the youth part, it is the cast and having hot guys in a band and the rise of social media in recent years that hyped this drama so much.

Although the initial idea was interesting, they did not execute it well and that was most obvious by the way it ended. It was a very superficial ending that took away all the essence of the drama, the characters and their personal struggles. The message that was sent to the viewers in the end was not a great one, which is why I think only teenagers and young adults that spend hours on social media hyping this up or have a very superficial understanding of life would think this deserves to be rated as one of the best dramas on MDL.

I can tell from the amount of replies you have left to my previous comments that you loved this drama, that is great, I am glad you enjoyed it.

But just because I have a different opinion does not mean you can make it less valid by mentioning other hyped dramas (King the land, My Demon, True Beauty or Love Alarm) as if I ever said they were better than this one. I am not a new drama fan that came with the hype of recent years and only watches the most recent dramas. I have been watching dramas for almost 15 years, my drama experience goes a lot further than the dramas you mentioned, which are all pretty recent. The plot, the acting, the execution in general matter a lot more to me than the cast or how hyped a drama is. I have given high ratings to underrated dramas and low ratings to dramas that are hyped and all over social media.

Having watched this one from beginning to end and thinking about all the dramas I have watched in general, this was not a great drama, and that is just my personal opinion. I have re-watched quite a few dramas and watched a few new ones with my mother and this was the first one I had to watch the rest on my own because she found it boring. My sister, who has also been watching dramas for many years, dropped it before I even started watching it.

You are free to disagree, just don’t do it by assuming my opinion is based on watching a few hyped dramas.

I have watched almost every drama out there, so of course I watched those 2 too, but I was not even thinking about those when I said "many high school dramas". I was thinking more about high school dramas with a similar vibe, most of which were not even Korean dramas.

I did not say anywhere that some of the best dramas I watched had a similar storyline or setting to this one.

The initial idea for this drama was cool but they completely botched it up along the way, especially with the way it ended. Execution is as important if not more important than the idea.

I have watched thousands of dramas, there is no way I am going through all of them just to give you the name of 5 that are similar to this one in some way. I don’t have all that free time. Been quite busy lately. ^^'

Hopefully soon.

I wish. ^^'

But you can request for this to be subbed on places like Viki. Even if you don’t have a subscription, as long as Viki subs it, soon after it will be available on free sites.

I have submitted the form quite a few times myself:
https://support.viki.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034633713

Ikr? The first episode makes you want to confirm if you saw the episode count right. XD

This has that 50 episode makjang vibe all over it but they were smart to keep it short at 12 episodes. The idea was interesting, it was satisfying to see the FL getting revenge and main leads had good chemistry.

Although this was short I still skipped a few scenes here and there. If I try to compare it to the regular 16 episode drama, this was not that amazing to me, but if I see it as a condensed makjang, which was what it felt like, then it was a pretty good one.

I think so too. Some plots are just better on "paper". It is hard for us as viewers to understand what the writer was trying to convey when even the writer doesn’t know. ^^'

It started well and I was invested for most of the drama, watching every week as soon as the episodes aired. But I did feel it went downhill near the end and was wrapped up in a way that felt like the writers were not sure how to deal with the "monster" they had created.

The premise was quite complex, although the plot itself was lacking, so whatever way they chose to wrap this one up it would be hard to satisfy us. No one wants a tragic ending but viewers would also not be satisfied with an open-ending or a happy ending that did not make sense or was unexplained.
They had to make a decision, was it the best one, it depends on who you ask.

Overall it was an enjoyable ride although I have to admit this is far from being a masterpiece. Kim Young Dae carried the drama on his back. If it was not for him I am not sure I would have kept watching until the end.

Why? I rarely drop dramas. Only 6 out of 40 episodes are out. A lot can happen and the plot can improve. And I will probably watch the whole thing even if I don’t think it is great just so I can watch Zhao Lu Si.

As a Zhao Lu Si fan of course I have already watched Hidden Love. It was one of my favorite dramas of 2023.

I like all Zhao Lu Si characters, she nails all of them. But her character here will not be enough for me to give this a high rating. I have to enjoy the ride and not feel like I am forcing myself to watch. So I will keep watching and hoping I warm up to it because so far I am not impressed. :(

Oh ok, I thought you had already finished. Sorry if I spoiled anything.

I watched all 6 episodes already because there was so much I skipped. There is too much going on, too many characters and subplots. In episode 1 alone they introduced so many characters that did not even seem that important to me. And to start already with such a big misunderstanding is annoying.

Maybe I was expecting too much because I am a huge Zhao Lu Si fan and have enjoyed almost all of her dramas. Not sure this one will make it to the list but I will keep watching and see what happens.

I don’t even need to watch. Just from the trailer and synopsis I can tell this will be just another one of those boring cliché overly dramatic lacking an actual plot kind of drama. I‘m out.

P.S. - And to make it worse they have Dai Gao Zheng as a supporting character, making the male lead look less handsome. ^^'

I have watched quite a few short dramas that were pretty good, including Provoke. This one is just too short and the editting is too choppy. No matter how hard the actors are trying, whoever was responsible for cutting the scenes and putting them together did a pretty bad job.

In terms of editting, this was the worst I have seen in a short drama, probably because I rarely even bother watching 2 mins per ep dramas. Usually I watch the ones that are like 10-15 mins per episode.

P.S. - I already knew this was a trend because of how busy people are in China and how much they use public transportation. But I think it would be a lot better if people worked less instead of making dramas shorter. People are getting sick with so much work, they are no longer working to live but living to work. Overtime should be banned. Mental health would be much better and suicide rates lower if people were allowed to have more time for themselves instead of being overworked.