too many red flags

I watched this drama years ago when it was first aired, when I was in my early 20s. I remember that I liked it more than any other drama I watched at that time, and I remember that I put it in a separate place from other dramas. Probably the fact that the kissing scenes and sexual innuendos of the drama were quite bold probably had an effect on this. Because I've always been uncomfortable with the extreme conservatism in classic Korean dramas, the understanding of romance completely isolated from sexuality. Especially in the early 2010s, it was hard to find such a bold drama. This may be the reason why it stays in my mind with a more positive image.

I like to watch shows I know I like over and over again, so after 10 years, now as a 30 year old woman, I wanted to watch this show again. BUT WHAT THE HELL, THIS SHOW IS NOTHING LIKE I REMEMBER! The characters, the romantic relationships, the business relationships, everything about the show is full of red flags! Especially the selfishness and callousness of the female lead character is unbelievable. How can her first sentence to her coworker who is crying because she received bad news about her health be "I don't want to hear this, don't talk about anything outside of work"? I cannot empathize with this. It's the same with the side characters. I wonder if I'm misremembering the first two dramas of the I Need Romance series in this way, I'm not sure if they were this bad too. Maybe the series hasn't aged well, maybe I've aged too much.

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Disappointing

I like series with mature, non-toxic, nurturing romantic relationships. I'm always looking for recommendations and lists, and this series was recommended to me a lot. I kept watching until the middle of the 11th episode and at some point I thought I could warm up to the series. And the scene with the father who opposes the divorce of his daughter who wants to get divorced, even though he learnt that her husband was violent, was enough for me. The relationships in this show are very toxic, there is a lot of miscommunication, and the characters don't act mature for their age. Honestly, I can't understand why this series is found romantic, just like Something In The Rain, which is incredibly similar to this series, this series seems like a very long clip filmed for a couple of songs. Sorry, I'm not buying this.

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