Reviews

Great show, great story, great work.

It's clear right now, that people complain so much about the ending because they care too much about it's surface. The story was always about Na, not just her romantic life, although it is a big part of it. By the end, she clearly wasn't ready to accept herself fully and immediately jump into a relationship with anyone, let alone the first woman she ever loved (and was loved back too). Leemhai wasn't expected to wait for her, but she still did, since I don't think that girl she hugged was a lover (acquaintances can hug too duh). That's what makes the ending good and healthy, Na was finally at peace and had the strength to be with the one she loves, if it's what Leemhai wants.

Overall, it was perfecly cohesive and clear about the message. If you watch it expecting only a romantic comedy, without any focus on the character development or even the nuanced feelings the main character has to face, given her role in society, then don't watch it. Na is a bisexual woman that only learned about that part of herself after sleeping with another woman, she's in no position to start a relationship with anyone. If she did, Leemhai would only suffer with the phases Na doesn't even understand herself. Bravery was in Na's heart and soul for telling Leemhai honestly, acknowledging her feelings, not holding anything against her (like she did before, because of stress and pressure).

I'm glad she did what she did, and the ending couldn't be happier for her. So many stories couldn't be as positive because the characters jumped too early into a serious relationship, ending up hurting each other. Leemhai and Na won't allow that to come between them now, she's finally ready.

Great work by the girls and Leng. Everything was amazing, although I still think it would be perfect with another 2 episodes to tie loose ends. BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING. WATCH IT NOW. OPEN YOUR MINDS PEOPLE, PLEASE.

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a sub dom comedy with twists and turns

A sub dom comedy with twists and turns

EnjoyJune must be the most chemical and comical couple in GL nowadays. June's performance is spot on, she's "I don't want to be here" sub who delivers all the nuances necessary to her character. She plays the rich mature woman being forced to endure a hot girl's loving endeavors. And Enjoy, well... She sure is the hot, young and spirited girl, very loving and very... horny, too! Every night.

Love scenes in episode 3 are SMOKING HOT and are definitely my favourites, of all 2025 GLs. But don't go watching just these scenes and not the entire series, they are the most fun to watch when you get the whole picture. But the direction for this kind of scene and the ending messages they leave on cellphone in this episode really reminded me of BL Suntiny.

Though their initial dynamics is very problematic, borderline 4busiv3, as the series continues we see how their relationship evolves into something with great potential. I hope they make more episodes!

I recommend this GL, but proceed with caution. :)

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Nice easy going drama

This is an easy-going story that is quite good, but I think writers and directors got tired near the end, which culminated in one of the weirdest endings. At least drama keeps you engaged to the last minute of the last episode

Don't get me wrong. It is definitely worth the time. The cast is strong, and the acting is above average. This is not high-budget drama, but the sets are still passable, with choreography nicely done, even with minimal CGI (mostly strings used), and clever camera positioning.

Not much else to say: It is a decent watch for almost anyone, but not something you will re-watch next year.

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Cute - But Lacks Charm

Honestly, it took me half a year to finish this drama. As an avid lover of Hospital Playlist 1 & 2, my expectations were set very, very high. Was that unfair to do? Probably, but I couldn’t help it. I yearned for more content so desperately I latched onto this immediately. I was quickly disappointed, though. You can tell the writing and production staff were different than the original series immediately.

The acting was mid at times and I felt that the writing for the residents was very clunky. I’m no medical expert by any means, but surely things like… basic empathy is taught in school, right? Also, I’m aware that OB/GYN is a ROUGH rotation for medical students and that a lot of hazing goes on behind the scenes, but dude, these professors and other residents were insufferable. Like, “this warrants a talk with HR” insufferable. The relationship between the residents were not fleshed out at all, and even when we did get some moments of them on screen, it felt like the were telling us and not showing us — WHICH IS IMPRESSIVE TO GET WRONG IN A VISUAL MEDIUM! Even the romance between I-yeong and her brother in law was so… The chemistry was non-existent I fear. Also, ew, they’re family, practically. Honestly, my favorite part of this series was seeing cameos from the original cast. Seeing them interact with the current residents was refreshing.

Perhaps it is harsh to pick on her specifically, but I’m unsure of what Go Younjung is trying to do with her career. Her acting is subpar at best and her “range” reminds me Park Shinhye, and not in a good way. She’s beautiful and she seems like a really sweet person, but seriously, she’s either not being given good material consistently or the people around her are just better.

Despite my harsh reviews, I’ll give the series one thing — it really picks up from episode 7 onwards. Better late than never I suppose?

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Strong Chemistry Can’t Save a Repetitive and Over-Explained Story

This show has undeniable strengths, particularly in the acting and the natural chemistry between the two leads. Their connection feels genuine, and at first, that alone is enough to keep the story engaging. However, the series quickly falls into a repetitive rhythm that becomes impossible to ignore. Episode after episode follows the same cycle: breakfast, office, bedroom—repeat. While the make-out scenes are well executed and initially enjoyable, their constant presence starts to feel like a substitute for actual narrative progression rather than a complement to it.

What ultimately weakens the storytelling is the heavy reliance on post-credit scenes, especially Rin filming herself to explain her emotions. Instead of allowing viewers to understand her inner conflict through dialogue, behavior, or gradual character development, the show repeatedly tells us exactly what she feels and why she acts the way she does. These monologues feel unnecessary and oddly placed, breaking immersion and undermining emotional subtlety. Rather than deepening the romance between Rin and Khem, this approach makes the series feel over-explained and emotionally stagnant, leaving a promising relationship stuck in place instead of evolving naturally.

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A slow-Burn without the burn

Overall:
It really feels like the writer played things way too safe, making the whole drama emotionally bland and in my opinion - boring.
I guess it works if you're just looking for something to "watch", but there’s very little humor or emotional intensity to make it truly exciting. There's nothing here that really makes you look forward to the next episode, and I often felt tempted to skip scenes (including the romantic moments between the leads)

Cinematography:
Visually, the drama is just as uninspired: grey, generic backgrouns, basic, flat cinematography, and an overall lack of aesthetic identity. The OST is nothing special and functions more as background noise than emotional storytelling.

ML:
The male lead keeps the exact same attitude throughout the entire drama, has no real flaws, and is overly "sweet". There’s no emotional range or expressiveness, which makes the romance feel boring rather than engaging.

FL:
What I found most irritating is that the female lead only has two or three expressions: a serious face when she's playing the rich girl; the same repetitive (almost forced) innocent giggle every time she's with the ML or a pitiful "sad" expression directed at him.

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very agnozing slow burn with rushed? ending

This is my first cdrama & i must say i enjoyed it alot!
the first 30 episodes were full of intriguing schemes, and palace drama that was really entertaining, my favorite character in the first 30 episodes was definity XieWie, he is smart, calculating, 10 steps ahead of everyone, always with a backup plan. I enjoyed watching him scheme to have this revenge. But then the next 8 episodes were just so rushed and quesitonnable, with the toxic love he was exhibiting for JXN, their forceful encounters and the sudden declaration of love from the fl? it was so random. speaking of the fl, I really loved her premise of rewritting her own destiny from the past. My only problem with her characterization is the absense of supposed "bad" behaviour. She keeps on saying she lead a dark life in her past life, but in this life she seems to be a morally good person, so it is confusing, I would've loved her to have a hard time making morally good choices to show that she really isn't a good person. All in all, i did enjoy this show mainly for the political schemes of the first 30 episodes, the well written characters, the subtle romance of the first half. I wished they expanded more on the romance with the fl & ml before ep 30, it was such a sloww slow burn.

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A complete guide to what love is not.

Did you enjoy it?
Great, now take notes so that if anything similar to what you saw in this series happens to you, call the police, talk to your friends and family, and possibly a social worker or, better yet, a psychiatrist.
Νon-consensual violence, in any form, is NOT love and never believe the opposite, no matter how well-crafted it is presented by those who cannot escape this situation either as victim or abuser.
Having stated that. Good actors, script with strong choices, as much as the extremely problematic, even criminally punishable, story allowed. It could have been a 12 episodes series to achieve a cohesive story line and avoid repeating. Also, the changing (unbelievable as it is) happens in an instant like miracle reducing any attempt to justify the end. It could have been better if it has gone from ep. 9 to ep. 14.
As we are talking about fiction and not reality, as long as you keep the above in mind you can find interesting, moving or even worthy of study acting and directing moments in this series. Although I think it gives no redemption as the basic goal of cinematic art.
Finally, PLEASE stop using money and health as global love and situation translator.

Extra tip:
Fan Xiao – How many times should I take off my shirt?
Director – YES.
You Shu Lang – How incompetently good should I be?
Director – YES.

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really stupid, but entertaining

It's dumb. It's cheesy. It's unserious as hell. There are tons of plot holes. And the language thing makes no sense, truly.

BUT, it's entertaining!

The romance is cute: in a dumb way, obviously. The thriller/horror/mystery backdrop is quite odd and, frankly, hard to follow. But the whole thing soooo entertaining. The episodes are short, so they're easy to binge (mindlessly, of course). The key is to not expect ANYTHING with this drama, and also to not read too far into ANYTHING that happens or doesn't happen. Just go along with the ride and enjoy the gay sweaty gym boys being gay sweaty gym boys.

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Not my cup of tea.

I really tried to get into this drama, but it just didn’t work for me. My experience was very similar to what I felt while watching The Best Thing—another drama that everyone seemed to love and praise, yet I personally found painfully boring. So I think this comparison might help: if you enjoyed The Best Thing, chances are you’ll probably also like Shine on Me.

My main issue was the pacing. There simply isn’t enough happening in the plot to justify 30+ episodes that run over 40 minutes each. On top of that, many scenes honestly felt like blatant propaganda. Anyone choosing to watch this drama is expecting a slow-burn romance, not an extended lesson on photovoltaic technology nor company management.

Another point that really pulled me out of the story was the whole conflict about LYS somehow blaming her for his car accident. The logic just wasn’t there. Even if he was on his way to meet her, the accident itself had nothing to do with her. I mean… blame the truck driver who hit you, my guy.

The OST was another major letdown. I genuinely don’t understand this recent trend of using songs with predominantly English lyrics in Chinese modern dramas. Instead of enhancing the emotional impact, the music did the opposite—it made key scenes feel cheap and unnecessarily cheesy, completely undercutting whatever feelings the drama was trying to build in my opinion.

On the positive side, the FL is cute, rich, smart, and—most of the time—not a complete pushover, which is always appreciated. The ML is also likeable, but his background was just impossible for me to take seriously. You’re telling me this man is 28 years old, already a former neurosurgeon, and then—just like that—manages to switch careers and become a fully competent director of a tech company without missing a beat? Please. That level of career whiplash completely broke my suspension of disbelief.

Honorable mention goes to the FL’s cousin, who was genuinely a great character. The siblings-like dynamic between them was always a highlight, and their banter brought some much-needed energy to the episodes he appeared in.

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It was SO good until it wasn't

The start was so good, exciting and made me yearn for more, but omg did it go downhill. I was so incredibly sad because of that, because at first it felt like nothing could make it bad even in the slightest, but as I said already, that quickly went out of the window.

But before I talk about what I disliked so much, let me start with the things I liked:
1. Prapae. I immediately liked her. She is so nice, supportive and was there for everybody when needed. I also liked how she knew about Lava and Wave but didn't say anything until they were comfortable enough to talk about it themselves.
2. Honey. She was just this funny side character you see only a few times but still love.
3. Uncle Peng standing up to the bullies for his nephew and the island. That was quite heroic and nice of him; I didn't expect him to do it.
4. Jealous Lava. It was a nice watch seeing Lava get jealous. ;)
5. Lava's growth as a character was quite big, and I can't even start explaining about how proud I feel of him. I feel like a proud parent seeing their child grow and become the best version of themselves.
6. Lava's boxing match. I enjoyed watching this, as well as him getting ready for it, a lot.
7. The way Lava stood up to Tum after Tum said that he shouldn't get involved in any of Davin's business since he barely knows the prince after Davin got shot. I can see Tum's point, but in my eyes he was wrong for saying it to Lava.
8. Lava standing on business and looking for the person that shot Davin.
9. When Lava started treating Davin the way he treated Wave at first to make Davin remember. That was so cute omg, it definitely made me want to rewatch the first few episodes.

The things I disliked:
1. Uncle Peng. Even though he was a great support and a "parent" for both Lava and Wave, he still had a lot of flaws, and I would like to point out two of the things about him I disliked the most:
1.1. Him being so secretive about his relationship with doctor Wut, making him feel terrible while the doctor was ready to come out and make it official. He kept insisting on keeping it a secret until he had to come clean due to someone seeing them together and telling everybody.
1.2. Him constantly picking at Lava. At first it was quite justified, but no matter what happened, Lava would always be his scapegoat.
2. Lava's behavior, specifically in episode 5. The way he was ignoring Wave instead of straight up talking to him and explaining that they have different ideas about their "relationship." Lava sees it as a fling that started at this island and will end here (he plans to move on), while for Wave it is something serious, and he is clearly in love with Lava.
3. Uncle Peng immediately accusing Lava in episode 6 after they got attacked. Saying that it's his fault, etc.
4. Lava addressing Wave as "Your Highness" after finding out that he is a prince/treating him differently, acting like a robot around him. I can understand he is shocked and doesn't know how to act around him anymore, but there is definitely a better way to go about it.
5. The 8th episode feels like a fever dream. I was confused the whole time. What is going on? Weird sound effects out of place, and random cuts that don't make any sense.
The weirdest, quickest, and most boring proposal I have ever seen. What is happening???
6. Lava's mother being incredibly self-centered and making everything about herself (which gets swept under the rug seconds after the conflict).
Acting like a victim, making her brother apologize for being "selfish" while she is the only one being selfish in there.
7. Everybody calling Wave a prince instead of calling him by his name, like he asked. As well as saying that Lava shouldn't get into the prince's business since he barely knows him.
8. Wave/Davin getting shot and losing his memory again, but this time he remembers everything from his past except for being Wave. That was so unnecessary.
9. Peng and Wut adopting Dao's baby in two seconds. This conversation came out of nowhere and was so awkward. Quite literally going like that:
Dao: Adopt my baby.
Peng and Wut: k.
DONE. Are we for real right now? At this point they shouldn't have added it at all.
10. ONE YEAR??? They haven't talked or seen each other for the whole year and then got back together like nothing happened. I would've understood a month or a few, but a year is a bit crazy.

Overall it could've been a 9 or a 10, and I really expected it to be, but it was just getting worse and worse the more episodes came out. Sadly the last 4 episodes were quite choppy, weird and just made me want to finally finish with this series.
I gave it an 8 because even though the end was pretty anticlimactic for me. I still mostly enjoyed watching this series, especially the first few episodes, so I'd say in the end it is worth it.

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A delightful surprise

A fun story with two leads who were cast against type and absolutely crush it. The script is wonderful, but the only way it could possibly work is if the two leads embrace the zaniness of their characters completely. Lee Jun Jae is absolutely perfect as vain, vacuous action star with a heart of gold, and Im Ji Yeon trades in her fierce and sexy vibes for a long face and frumpy wardrobe. Their characters are wholly unsuited for each other, but somehow they manage to make it work.

To address the elephant in the room: Before this drama was even released, the "netizens" were in a tizzy about the age difference between the two leads. Ignore every single bit of it. The writers of such nonsense obviously never bothered to watch any of the drama. The age difference was actually a part of why the two leads are unsuited for each other, and it is addressed in satisfying ways throughout the drama.

This isn't a perfect drama, but it is a very good one. The second leads' characters are not as well developed and their story arc is a bit rough around the edges. The villain's story arc needed a bit more work as well. But neither of these minor issues materially detracts from this unexpected and delightful surprise.

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