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So much plastic surgery it's really disconcerting to look at. Yeesh.

oh rockin, check out my recent review of Well Intended Love in the comments, wherein I literally watch the drama on mute and listen to "Love You To Death" by Type O Negative 500 times, rather than be subjected to the most horrible dubbing and soundtrack I've ever heard in my life.

he's so versatile that you'd never notice how good he is, but I saw something where he plays the 2ML in a romantic relationship with the 2FL, and he was so HOTTTTTT, wew lad! Who knew he was holding that back in most of his roles. Since then, I've been craving the idea of him as a romantic ML.

IDK if it'll ever happen, but if it does I will weep tears of joy.

Finally, on the third try, I finished this drama, and it is brilliant. It is brilliant because the ML character Soonkki created is brilliant. PJH's acting was very good. The producers/writers/directors tried to ruin it, and somewhat succeeded. For one, they gave the ML a really bad hairstyle.
This messed up a lot of the vibe. They tried to give him the exact same hair he has in the manhwa, but that doesn't flatter PJH's looks, so they should have gone for a style that made him look dark and sexy. They didn't stay true to the 2ML's hairstyle from the manhwa, so why did they feel they had to stay with it for the ML?

Secondly, they took way too much focus off of the ML. What makes this drama a classic, and what makes it worthwhile, is the enigmatic ML. They should not have let that focus drift. They also didn't give enough chemistry to the ML/FL. I do not think that was the FL's fault, they can only act the script they are given. The script gave them no room to have any chemistry. The sexual feelings between them were sanitized as if they were trying to create a G-rated romance.

Is it worth watching? Yes, because Soonkki created a truly genius and novel character in Jung, and a solid FL character that's unique unto herself. It's been over 5 years since this aired, and people still talk about it, and consistently have it at the top of their watchlists. Not everybody likes it. But whether you like it or not, you should decide for yourself after seeing it, because at this point it's a classic. Much like What Happened In Bali, Kakafukaka, Hana Yori Dango... you should watch them basically because "everybody's seen it" and they are so unique that nothing else compares to them.

This is the story of an ML who has some strong antisocial traits. He is not portrayed as a straight sociopath/psychopath though. It is this strange blend of traits he possesses that fascinates people and keeps them coming back to this story over and over. His personality and how it expresses itself, is what leaves the FL in an emotional predicament that anyone could understand. The FL is relatable.

I ended up giving it a 7.5... but I'd still consider it a 'must watch'.

tysssm, just finished it. Now I get what everyone was bitching about! Do you know kind of where in the webtoon the drama leaves off? Like the halfway mark, or farther...?

TYSM! This helped me just enough to get hooked on the show, and now I'm binging it. I just finished ep 12 where ML and 2ML fight on the playground and then ML opens up to FL about why he acts the way he does. And I cried like the best cry I've ever cried over a k-drama and was so blown away by how beautifully this story is crafted and how well it's being acted by the cast. I can't believe how good this story is.

Now I just wonder if the ending is true to the manhwa, or if I should be prepared for some bullcrap at the end. Based on other feedback, I should be prepared to have my heart broken by this story being ruined and bastardized from the original creator's vision, all because of some mysterious behind the scenes drama no one will really get into about Park Jae Hin.

I really wanted to like this drama. The ML was it's ONLY saving grace, and he tried so hard to pull the show together, but he just couldn't do it on his own. Everything was against him: The plot developments, the scriptwriting, the terrible terrible performance by the FL, and the entire supporting cast being so lackluster (with the exception of Lee Pil Mo), the unsatisfying ending...

As a romance, this was AWFUL. There is no skinship, there is no courtship phase, no romance, no good kiss scenes... the only thing sexy about this show was the smoldering performance by the ML. This drama has very melo/makjang feel like "Secret", and the ML/FL are constantly abused and harassed by the "bad" characters, but the final episodes of the drama do not make you feel like the bad characters got what they truly deserved considering everything they put ML/FL through for 23 episodes straight.

FL's acting was some of the worst I've ever seen in a k-drama, she is emotionless, wooden, punctuated by the occasional moment of BAD overacting. Her character was written in a very open way to give her leeway to act and bring her own POV to the performance, but she did not take that opportunity. The ML was acting his ass off and she couldn't play against that energy. They were purposely not written any steamy romantic scenes, and you just don't feel any bond between them or any fire, there's nothing holding them together.

All in all, a very garbagey show. Completely awful. ML did a great job though.

Whoa, how can anyone even make it past episode 1. I started this because I go for the "toxic love" and "obsessive ML" dramas, but this was totally over the line for me, no thanks I'm out. ML is so not in any way handsome, FL looks like a chubby bird, and apparently their "relationship" started with r*pe. I honestly don't give a crap what happens to either one of them. Dropped like a hot potato.

you should spoiler-tag all that stuff... cuz youre spoiling the plot for anyone who might want to actually discover the plot twists by watching the drama, and not by reading your comment.

i second this and would also recc Well-Intended Love and Till The End Of the Moon

LOLLL, omg I thought it was a 'practice-baby' like for new expectant couples.

All anyone would have to do is check the top rated in my watchlist to see that I have a soft spot for "batshit crazy love" dramas. So of course I have no problem with the famous plot twist in this drama, in fact for me it was part of what made me want to watch it in the first place.

I have noticed that there are some c-dramas that the dubbing and soundtrack/ost is SO BAD that the drama is better off watched with the sound OFF. That way you can see how the ACTORS really acted, and watch the drama the way they had intended when they were acting out the scenes on set. This is one of those dramas. When I do this occasionally with a c-drama, I usually play some music instead.

So this might sound totally crazy... but this drama gets a LOT better if you do what I did, mute it and listen to Type O Negative "Love You To Death" on repeat through all 20 episodes.

Even with the help of the mighty Pete Steele (may he rest in peace), this drama fades after about the halfway or 2/3 mark of the show. However. The first half of this drama was SEXY AF. Like, whoa. The ML's acting is FIRE. And the FL was a good actress and very pretty.

I don't even know how to rate this drama. It's absolutely terrible. The aesthetics are once again, tragic like nearly every modern-day setting c-drama i've ever seen. The plot is twisted, insane, and towards the end it gets worse... you think it can't get worse but then it does. The "sound" (dubbing, soundtrack, and ost) is so bad, I'd rather listen to Pete Steele sing the same song literally 500 times in a row than have to listen to this drama.

And yet.... that ML is just so fire. The first half of the drama -when the sound is muted- is absolutely LOADED with kilig moments. Way more than most dramas.

So I considered giving it a 2... but in the end i gave it a 7.5

OH BOY that sounds promising, tysm for the link <3

He upstages nearly everybody he has a scene with. His FL - whoever and whenever that may be - will have her work cut out for her. I hope he gets cast with someone who can actually act.

Hell, i'd even watch him get amnesia and wear a bad head bandage, as long as he's the ML. I just hope that's not how it goes down!

Just got done with this, and the entire thing from start to finish felt like torture because the FL is so gross and plastic-ey to me, ughh. She is everything wrong with beauty standards, she looks like an exaggerated version of a female. There's nothing real about this character whatsoever. I wish I hadn't wasted the time.

Don't get me wrong, I will gladly watch ANYthing with LSH as the ML, but I can't be the only one who wants to see him as the ML in something dark and sexy and not cute and fluffy. I hope this isn't cute and fluffy, and if it is, I hope LSH passes on it for something better. He must have producers and scriptwriters beating down his door by now... I hope he has enough offers that he can choose what he wants to do and doesn't get boxed into something hokey or silly just so he can pick up that ML role we're all totally dying to see him in.

I'm going on strike of anything with Lee Soo Hyuk in it until he's finally cast as the ML in something. I just can't stand it anymore. It's just too hard watching him play a villain or a 2ML to people he's out-acting and out-sexying all the time.

Really cool how much they made from the budget this show must have had, it looks beautiful and well put together. The actors and actresses are really well cast, the storyline is solid. Every episode has something going on that makes it interesting. The only problem I had with it was the evolution of the ML's character arc and the ending they went with as a result of that part of the story... and the fact that the whole show romanticizes the host club industry in a way I don't think is very healthy.

The love story is really unique and sweet.

I'm rewatching this now, and I'm so mad about FL's stylist. Gawd that hair is so awful. This was cheesy and sexy and aesthetic enough to become a classic j-drama, and her stupid bangs will be ruining every scene she's in for all eternity. It's just sad. AND THE HEAD BANDAGE!!!!

Still a good drama, though. Some of those scenes are shot so beautifully, and there's some pretty spicy stuff in and amongst the copious amounts of cheese.