natalie

i can say this drama hooked me from the start for these reasons: cinematography, location, soundtrack, and casting were top tier for me 👌🏽 and don’t get me started on the acting! for me what really solidified the characters was the eye acting and how natural the chemistry felt between mu hee and hojin. you could feel that push and pull between them that brings longing and yearning for one another, it was palpable and really invoked so many emotions in me; their romance was so well developed and had me kicking my feet so often esp seeing how hojin was trying so hard to hold back but they both were clearly so in deep for the other 🤭 my favorite line is when he said to her “i barely managed to calm myself and you came to shake me up again” it was just peak writing. i love hojin as a ml he was always so thoughtful, didn’t beat around the bush and always defended mu hee with sincerity and was a genuinely kind person. mu hee’s character isn’t hard to love either, she’s extremely flawed but wanted to be loved and went through many horrible things and i wanted to hug her so many times. one of the best dramas i ever watched in my book cause it cleared my drama slump and reminded me what REAL romance is. kudos to the writer for writing such good dialogue and being able to create these two characters that were opposite in personality, careers, and emotional maturity yet them working so well together and bringing so much chemistry to the screen and being able to touch the heart of the viewers. when they finally got together i swear i was screaming sm cause the buildup was worth it!!! this was an easy 10/10 for me 🫶🏼 i hope the actors reunite in another project someday because they worked so well together and they acted their butts off in this drama, i can’t imagine anyone else playing hojin and muhee~

+ i wanted to add that i love the message the writer wanted to bring (at least how I interpreted it) is that there is no such thing as a singular definition for love, it can be expressed and felt in many different shapes, forms, and languages ; hence the term “love languages” i believe hojin’s is being a gentle yet passionate and understanding lover. even when he didn’t understand mu hee, why she was afraid and tried to run away from him at times despite wanting her love to be reciprocated he could see she was a person who had gone through so much pain she was afraid she’d be hated yet she still loved him even when he didn’t feel the same at first and when he came to understand why she was insecure he embraced her for who she is instead of loving her out of guilt; he loved cha mu hee as she was, flaws and everything, even when she became do rami and that was beautiful to me. i love them so much as a couple cause they are opposite in many ways yet they’re made for each other (and the fact they kept meeting each other in different countries??? SOULMATES).