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I am glad this ended up being my 200th drama and 3rd Jdrama. Categorizing this drama in a genre is difficult because it makes you feel all sorts of emotions.

This was fantastic from start to end. It makes you feel happy, sad, emotional and moves you. I don't know what else to write as review but I would say that you should definitely watch it.

Rating it 9/10

It's a simple, clean story.

Trio friends reminded me of My roommate is Gumiho trio. Side characters were also interesting. Love triangle was killed off clean. Last episode could have been little better but nevertheless a fun, lighthearted and entertaining watch. Personally, I would have introduced a 5 mins cameo character for Sang Pil to have a happy ending too.

Rating it 8/10

My name is Bond, James bond. Scratch that. My name is Ho Goo, Kang Ho Goo

For a drama which aired in 2015, this drama was brave enough to tackle many touchy subjects. I understand some may feel ending to be rushed or unsatisfying but I felt it was a realistic ending that fits the overall feel of the drama.

Unconventional story executed unconventionally. Rating this 8.5/10

Maybe

For first 4 episodes, I felt zero emotional connection to this. Next 6-7 episodes were the best part of this drama. The drama starts getting weird after every passing episode for next 10 episodes straight. Then we have 2-3 good episodes but again rest of the drama turns back to shit till the end.

I would advise to watch a YouTube edit of this instead of wasting time. Rating this 4.5/10

Why would you look for logic in this kind of drama? :D

Fun to watch from start to end. I skipped the poop jokes because it is just too many for such a short drama.

Rated it 7.5/10

When I first saw the pink poster, I had decided to skip this. But over the course of its airing, I happen to watch multiple clips on Twitter and halfway through the airing, I could not wait for it to complete airing. I am glad that I decided to watch this as soon as it completed airing.

This is really fun, lightweight, low angst watch that I really enjoyed. The script does not take itself seriously, which I think was its plus point. The cringe and goofy portions of the drama was fun to watch. In between the wacky stuff was also some moving and meaningful things to ponder over. I skipped a portion of 15th episode as I did not think it fit the feel of the drama overall.

Rating it 8.5/10

One thing I want to say about this drama is that it is unique. I cannot think of any drama that I can compare this with.

Only fault that I found was the cheating couple. I did not understand why they had so much screentime. It was even weirder that they tried to intellectualize the guy at the end and gave the other half a free pass. They were the least interesting characters individually or as a couple. I would have rather wished more screentime for Dietitian-director couple or the other writer-director couple. They were far more interesting characters individually or as a couple. Finally, I don't feel this has any rewatch value and its humour and story are more context based.

Rating this a 9/10.

The drama fell felt because all the characters had either half a brain cell or none of it. Human emotions were absent. Like a guy spent 8 years of life for you in jail and all I saw was 30 seconds of wailing. After first 6-8 episodes, this story nosedived because the repeated nature of same events in every episode. They could have made prosecutor and ML some kind of couple or friends because the drama felt empty and run out of material in the second half.

It was a struggle to complete this drama. Rating this a liberal 5/10

If they don't take themselves seriously to deliver melodrama but instead go for a little hearted show, the plot offers great setup for comedy.

Something just did not click with me. First 3-4 episodes where boring and last 2 episodes I had no interest to watch as the story was already over. They introduced a twist just for the sake it and I honestly did not care. Middle 10 episodes was decent enough to watch. But overall, it was kind of disappointing watch..

Rating it 6/10.

It's been a while since I really liked a fictional character. I will definitely remember the FL from this one for some time. She is definitely high as a kite but also comes back to ground often. Reality keeps slapping her on her face but she quickly finds something else to cheer up about. If this was real life, I would definitely like to be her friend. I also liked the bar owner character even though he did not have enough screentime.

80% of this drama is genuinely enjoyable. 20% of drama is classic Kdrama thriller element, which most of us never ask but we keep getting served. 15th episode is basically drama on crack, as it speedruns the entire plot in about 30 mins. I would have rated it 9 or higher if the mystery element was done differently or written better.

Rated it 8/10.

I have always held the belief that you don't need a unique premise to make an entertaining drama. If you want the most cliche Cinderella premise with a good execution, then you should watch this. The crux of the drama is overcoming regrets, which is clear from the lyrics of the title song. "Everything in red, and I'm not going back. To who I was before"

This drama cannot escape the comparison with Marry my husband. I have watched both and I think this is better than that. Part of the reason is the fact this is 12 episodes. So, we do not go into useless side plots, secondary couples etc. The story is focussed on the leads, which I thought was a good choice. These kinds of dramas usually suffer from dragged out misunderstanding troupe. But if you watch this, almost all of the characters use logical reasoning and completely sidestep the misunderstanding situations.

Do not overanalyse the drama to find plot holes. Just sit back and enjoy. The drama will hook you in right after first 30 mins. Rated this 9/10

Template early 2000 jerk ML. Template self-sacrificing Kdrama FL. Template Kdrama 2ML. Template Kdrama 2FL. Reminded me so much of Secret Garden and even its music is used in some episodes and the famous Hyun bin jacket is shown.

It is funny and if you don't take anything seriously in the drama, enjoyable.
I rated it 7/10 and will forget about this in 12 business hours.

I liked this drama for most parts but I am unsure how to feel about this at the end. A part of me wanted the ML to move on from her and find his own happiness somewhere. This is coming from someone who watches only happy ending dramas.

ML threads between being a good guy vs a doormat. Sometimes you are convinced he is a doormat (even like he is a cuckhold in a fake relationship) but the drama soon makes you think he is just a good guy. So, I feel they nailed the ML in this drama and justified the title of the drama.

I did not like the FL. Let me correct it, I hated the FL. 2ML should have been thrown off the building and I can't believe the ending he got. If this is real life, a part of me believes that the 2ML still has the chance and on the sight of first trouble, FL will run off to him. The victim in all this is the fiancé of the 2ML and she doesn't even have that many scenes in this drama.

This is a still a good watch for what it's worth. It gives you happiness, sadness and makes you feel things. Rating it 8/10

The amount of people who are blind to this is surprising.

Vibes and background music gives the feeling of watching Hobbits, going about their life in Shire (Lord of the rings). This felt more of documentary than a drama. Climax was meh. I did not feel even tiny bit of sadness on what happened during climax.

This has to be one of the slowest dramas that I have watched. Rating it 6.5/10

I know it came before Taxi driver.

To put it simply, this is a beautiful movie. It's realistic, touching, romantic and has a soul. Not very often can you relate to fictional characters and this is one such case. Also, movie does a good job at conveying that preaching idealism is easy but following through when stakes are high is difficult.

I seldom recommend anything but I would say this is definitely worth the watch

In MDL terms, I rate this 9/10