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Very cute and worth watching. The cast was good and the story was light but pulled you in at the same time. The last episode was not as great as it could have been, but that's expected of j-dramas. Overall it makes you feel sweet and fluffy.

This is what a definition of a romcom drama should be. It was light yet interesting because of the writing and the characters. There was a lot of romance as well as comedy. The FL did an amazing job in her role and her comedic timing was great in this drama. The ML was ok too, his smiles were so deadly, but I found the SML to have more on screen charisma. The main leads had amazing chemistry and their scenes together were great. Although at times I found Dam's character to be a little unrealistic, it was forgivable for the plot.

But can we just talk about how the drama showed it was perfectly normal for a trio of friends 2 girls 1 guy and they all have a super healthy platonic friendship that is given a lot of air time. They weren't just supporting roles cast aside as soon as the relationship developed but were still friends there for each other. Also all the awards for Jae Jin for being the biggest sweetheart and a big no to toxic masculinity, I liked how he grew and stood up for himself, but didn't change himself to someone bitter. He knew exactly who he was and just grew stronger within his character.

If you like romcoms this is a great watch!

This is such a cute drama, just cute fluff. The FL was a little weird and a bit too shouty, sometimes I couldn't understand why she overreacted so much but over all she wasn't terrible like some FL in rom coms are written to be. The ML was a total simp and is the main reason to watch this drama. I loved that he wasn't written as the stoic CEO but rather he was silly and comedic most of the time, even though in his serious moments he was quite charismatic as well. Because of the ML the chemistry between the leads is amazing. Totally for someone who is a rom com lover.

Side characters were all likeable and grow on you as the drama progresses. However I think the last 3 episodes were too jam packed with sudden storylines that could have been teased out earlier. I don't know why the writer waited till the end to add extra story for so many of the side characters. There was plenty of time in the middle of the drama. Poor planning.

Still worth watching for the ML and him being a complete simp over the FL.

Oh that's on my to watch list, I'm waiting for it to finish airing! Just FYI this drama is still 7/10 for me cause that just my personal opinion (and maybe this genre of dramas isn't for me). But it's still an enjoyable watch.

You should watch this one, I think they focused more on the trials and difficulties of being misunderstood and growing in the midst of your struggles. Ofcourse its a c-dram so everything is a bit fluffier and exaggerated. However the romance was much better in GGS but I prefer the ML in this way more!

I don't know what happens that far since I dropped it but I can only imagine it got worse in terms of the mental health issues. You can't just cover everything up with fluff and pretend its all ok!

I love your bank <3

I feel youuuuuuuu. OPs comment hurt ngl. 31 = ahjumma? :'(

Yayyy you made the kdrama version!

One thing I really didn't like about this drama was the physical violence the 2fml does to the 2ml. I mean in one episode they literally show she gives him a bruise and that's just played off as cute???? WTF. No. Their entire relationship was so uncomfortable to watch because she was always hitting him and hurting him. Not cool. Drama writers need to stop promoting physical violence as cute when done by a girl to a romantic interest.

Unpopular opinion time: I really preferred this to Go Go Squid. It's hard to not compare the two dramas not because they involve e-sports but because the general plot is quite similar. Not sure if the source material was the same but this one definitely is better imo. This is why:

- the main leads are better matched, overall have a healthier relationship. Although admittedly the main leads of GGS had better chemistry, this is attributed to the fact that the FL in GGS was much better than in this drama. Admittedly the FL is the weakest point of this drama and needs a lot of work in her emotional scenes.
- The sismance is cute and adorable.
- The ML is much more likeable and shown (not just told) to be a better leader. He is kind, feels an incredible sense of responsibility and the drama goes to great lengths to show how he brings out the best in people. The ML in GGS was always proclaimed to be a great leader and yeah he cared about the kids, but he was always just angry and grumpy. I could never figure out why people followed and believed in him as much as they did. I still can't figure out what the FL saw in him.
- As a non-gamer I appreciated the visuals of the e-sports in this to GGS . I didn't like the competition scenes (which were too many) in GGS cause it was just watching random coding run across the screen. That and they way this drama described the game seemed like it required more strategy in comparison to just speed in GGS.
- Technically, this drama was better shot, had a better set and has a much much much better editing team.
- Although pointless patriotism exists in this drama as well, it isn't as repetitive and in your face as GGS. GGS was too much of RAH RAH CHINA BEST RAH RAH!!!

In conclusion worth watching, but if you are looking for romance it is slow and the chemistry isn't that amazing. However the ML and his story and development is worth watching.

Ok I'm so glad I stopped watching when I did cause damn that would have annoyed the heck out of me. I would have then raged watched it. I wish drama writers would tackle this subjects more seriously. Mental health issues and almost-sexual-assault only in the plot for the hero to save the girl only for everything to be sugar sweet in the next 5 mins - are tropes that need to die by writers who don't know how to handle sensitive topics.

Same. I found myself forcing to watch after ep 12 and by 14 I was done.

SAME! I just posted above you before I read your comment. Why do drama writers think sexual assault can be brushed off so easily!? 2 beers and a piggy back ride and *poof* it's as if it never happened!

On episode 11 and Manager Zhao doesn't seem to even be facing the consequences of sexual assault??? I hate when writers uses SA as just a pointless plot point and have it be forgotten about and acted as if it has zero affect on the victim. Something so violent like what the FL experiences are just brushed away with 2 beers and a piggy back ride. GTFO.

Really not worth your time TBH. Watch something else and save your mind the annoyance that comes with this drama.

THIS SO MUCH!!! I am so horrified at his role. He could be sued and lose his license for the way he acted. If a therapist feels like there's a conflict of interest they should stop seeing the patient and refer them to someone else. I can't believe the writers thought it was totally ok to write in a character like that AND have him be portrayed as sympathetic. It never ceases to amaze me what writers think is ok to put in a drama.

ALSO the writer did very little to no research on therapy and how it works. The way they try to "desensitize" him is also pretty horrific. Forcing him to eat food that he would clearly have issues eating rather than trying to understand the root cause of his issues and working through the trauma? Gah! It really got to me how they wrote this drama.

Really watching it till 14 eps was generous.

Dropped at ep 14. There's no plot to this after the MLs get together. It should have been 12 episodes.

Is it a happy ending? I only watch happy endings lol.

Ah I never watched that, I was comparing to him in Reply 1997 and shopping prince. In comparison to which this is a very different role. But usually he is really good at emoting, but you can literally see him losing interest in doing the same scenes again and again (I don't blame him).