Hopeless Romantic ML Melting FL's Cold Heart
I personally felt it is pretty underrated (?) It doesn't have the most famous casting, but the acting and chemistry are on point, and both fit their roles very well. As someone who watches many C-dramas, this one kinda won my heart pretty much.
First of all, I shall advise you to only watch this if you enjoy ROMANCE stories, because 90% of it is around romance and 10% is the throne battle between the princes.
What I LOVE about this: The unusual characters of the leads, surprisingly charismatic in their own way too. The male lead is not your usual "cool guy", but rather a shameless yet selfless ML who is willing to sacrifice everything for the girl he loves. Not blindly, but by understanding what she truly wants, supporting her in achieving it, and quietly protecting her along the way. The female lead is not your usual "cute innocent lady", but rather cold-hearted and brutally transactional. Hence, the slow burn is REAL, and it gets pretty painfully touching towards the later part, which made me cry together with the female lead as well 😭 There's a lyric in one of the OSTs that goes, “How could you be this good?” — simply representing how much he has done just to make the female lead believe in love.
This is also the second time (other than The Long Ballad) that I actually LOVE the second couple as well. It's very refreshing. It's about a rigid and stern official being swayed by a woman disguised as a man, who is constantly flirty and naughty around him. The guy almost started worrying that he was gay, so it's actually very entertaining. 😂
What's IMPERFECT about this: I didn't give it a full 10 marks purely because the ending is not quite realistic and kinda made no sense, but I'm guessing maybe it's designed to please the audience. Even if this had ended with a sad ending, frankly speaking, it would still remain as beautiful as it is.
First of all, I shall advise you to only watch this if you enjoy ROMANCE stories, because 90% of it is around romance and 10% is the throne battle between the princes.
What I LOVE about this: The unusual characters of the leads, surprisingly charismatic in their own way too. The male lead is not your usual "cool guy", but rather a shameless yet selfless ML who is willing to sacrifice everything for the girl he loves. Not blindly, but by understanding what she truly wants, supporting her in achieving it, and quietly protecting her along the way. The female lead is not your usual "cute innocent lady", but rather cold-hearted and brutally transactional. Hence, the slow burn is REAL, and it gets pretty painfully touching towards the later part, which made me cry together with the female lead as well 😭 There's a lyric in one of the OSTs that goes, “How could you be this good?” — simply representing how much he has done just to make the female lead believe in love.
This is also the second time (other than The Long Ballad) that I actually LOVE the second couple as well. It's very refreshing. It's about a rigid and stern official being swayed by a woman disguised as a man, who is constantly flirty and naughty around him. The guy almost started worrying that he was gay, so it's actually very entertaining. 😂
What's IMPERFECT about this: I didn't give it a full 10 marks purely because the ending is not quite realistic and kinda made no sense, but I'm guessing maybe it's designed to please the audience. Even if this had ended with a sad ending, frankly speaking, it would still remain as beautiful as it is.
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