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Start-Up korean drama review
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Start-Up
6 people found this review helpful
by SunOh
Mar 6, 2026
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 10
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 10.0
This review may contain spoilers

Very emotional and sometimes, very painful too.

If you want to watch a great romance drama, I highly recommend Start-Up. The love triangle is very original, the story is amazing because it breaks stereotypes on top of the symbolism, and most importantly you see how they rise to success together. The episodes might be long, but it's super addictive. I love the female lead and the male lead too because he's the nerdy/socially awkward type. And well all the characters honestly. Truly an amazing love story but also about life, relationships and dreams. (And the setting is actually so entertaining and interesting.)

Lastly, two things:

- When she said, “I like you because of your hands,” it symbolized everything he gave her — kindness, reassurance, comfort, warmth. Through his gestures and the way he was always there for her, his hands became a metaphor for the emotional support he consistently offered. Of course, Dal-mi thought he was the Do-san from the letters, so when he asked what she liked about him other than being him that's what she answered. So at the end, she says "You're the reason."

- The “first love” argument doesn’t really hold up, because the entire letter situation was orchestrated by her grandmother and Ji-pyeong to comfort her.
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