sasharama

Watching this drama made me so nostalgic. Is it perfect? Absolutely not. Is it still enjoyable? Freaking yeah.
Let me start by saying that I liked the drama overall but the best part is definitely the first one.
Those scenes were our male lead falls in love with a "boy" and overcomes all his struggles make the drama worth watching. A love so deep you are able to transcend your own convictions and just accept the person you love... I cried ok? I really cried.

Unfortunately the second part of the drama doesn't compare, at least to me.
In the first part, where the female lead is in part disguised as boy and in part is a tomboy herself, are so convincing that the transition to them dating as a straight couple comes out a bit weird.
I saw chemistry between the main leads but I couldn't really consider it a romantic spark. Seeing them dating as woman and man but still playing like two kids at the park was kind of weird.
Being tomboyish doesn't equal to jumping around and smaking people's head.

The amount of heads getting smacked in this drama is unreal. By today's standards this would be insane but even considering this an "old" drama, I feel they OVERplayed it.

The second part of the drama gets really repetitive and frankly boring. A lot of back and forth about getting married, not getting married, families involved... It kinda of ruined it for me. Then just dating and starting a life together while figuring out their respective dreams would have being sufficient. It was too serious and too silly at the same time.

Talking about the characters i feel they did a decent job at including some interesting plot line for each of them. The friend group was funny, playful and a nice part of the drama.
Each of the characters had a personal struggle and a resolution of some sort.
Unlikeable characters:
Except the main female lead and the male lead's mother, I feel the writer wrote mean female characters. The young sister was unbearable, and so was the cousin's wife. I lost count of how many times I would have slapped them.
The cousin's girlfriend leaving the guy after she cheated for 2 whole years was unbearable to watch.
The men were basically all suckers for the women in their lives.
Does this drama hold the test of time? Not completely. Some part are really nice and even progressive, some parts are just annoying.

Is it worth watching? As I said before, the first half is worth the whole drama in my opinion. The last episodes are a nice touch. The issue becomes becoming your own person inside of a relationship without losing what you have achieved.
If you are looking for an unmatched chemistry this is probably not the drama from you. The romance is not quite romancing here. No breath taking scenes, kisses.. what you get is two people falling in love in a different way, and that's the message of the drama. It doesn't matter who you are, love has no boundaries.