As long as you don’t take this drama too seriously, it’s a fun time. The office story is so fast paced, they don’t even bother having dialogues, which was just fine for me, I would have fast forward those parts. I get they just wanted you to see how hardworking they are with so many overnights in the office chair and McDonald’s breakfast. For sure I wanted McDonald’s breakfast and travel to Taiwan. I even looked up that soybean maker ($100)!

I do love the friendship of the 4 characters, because it is so unreal. Only in dramaland, you would drop what you’re doing, in the middle of the day, during work to meet your friends. Also, when it comes to the friends, they are so rash and ready to fight without knowing the full story. One thing for sure, they are on your side, even if you are in the wrong. Some weird scenes where all the characters finally meet and there were no dialogues! Even when they were having hot pot, they decide to decorate a bag?? The order of things that happens…

The work issues that happens to Ziyu are so trivial. But if you blink, you’d miss the forgiveness part because the drama has already moved on. One minute she gets yelled at, next she is angry about it, then she is happy back to work as usual. Actually, Ziyu’s optimistic personality is what I like about her character. She is forgiving and does not hold grudges, with her tragic childhood and mild-mannered sense of honesty, it makes her a very simple character.

I did enjoyed to slow burn romance of ShuChen and Ziyu. It took 26 eps to finally be together and first kiss! What I liked was, there were no love tri-angles nor no accidental kiss. They were committed to each other.

ShuChen has this mature and boyish look that makes him so charming. He also has a beautiful smile... he smiled a lot! He was so patient with Ziyu to accept him. Even when she disappeared, he didn’t want to force her to be with him. Funny part was when he couldn’t left the water to replace it... yet they give us a scene of him working out and showing off his abs… lol.

Yang yang was my favorite character! Her backstory was the best, it made me cry! Her motive to succeed for her dad was so moving. She put aside love and fun to focus on her goal. That’s admirable. She is the independent woman I want to grow up to be! Every parents want a daughter like her! That little worker of hers was so annoying.

XuanLi and YiHan had such a complex relationship. I barely paid attention to this couple. Xuanli was the drama queen and YiHan… I didn’t like them. But I’m glad he was able to walk away from her.

WeiCong was the comedic relief. He was so relaxed that he barely did work. How did he become a director? His relationships were also hopeless. He was so spoiled from his parents and friends. He seems to be so ungrateful.

Brother Luo was so psycho. I thought the drama was gonna forgive and redeem him in the end, but NO. He was a total villain up the very end. I don’t think he admits or apologized to ShuChen and Ziyu at all.

Re-watch? Only for the comedic scenes in ep 6 and the little romance parts of ep 11 & 26.

I also really liked the opening and ending songs by Leon Zhang and Awaken-F.

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Destiny... I think?

This drama came up on youtube on my recommended. So much was packed into Episodes 1 & 2. From teenagers, getting married, being betrayed, exiled and reuniting. The fast pacing of events kept me interested from episode to episode. As time went on, it was clearly not a revenge drama nor was there much romance neither. I did get the feels when Choi finally realized the princess did everything for him and they finally hugged! We knew they still have feelings for each other, but they had such little screen time for romance. We don’t get a real kiss until ep 14! It had heavy politics but it was reasonable because they are “making a king”. This lead to the question ...Why do we need Choi to be the best fortune teller if we already have the princess with the special ability? Why didn’t they lock up Choi in the palace to do their readings instead of the princess? I liked the strategic moves that Choi made to ‘making’ the young kid the king. But after he became king…the drama took a turn. What’s up with Choi’s decisions to play politics moving people on his side… then jump ship to partner with the bad guy in the end? And he did this twice! He also disappeared twice. I was more interested to see what was going to happen with the young queen. Both Choi and the princess made a huge deal that she had the presents of a king. Choi put her in the palace to become the queen and be his ears. But nothing really happens with her. And the warrior, (I don’t remember any of their names) I thought he was falling in love with the queen…he just ends up being her bodyguard. He did leave the queen to fight with them in the end. They could had used him to fight or save the princess. The princess was captured so many times! She should get a bodyguard! The obsessed guy, In-Gyu was the most irritating character! Always stalking the princess. His ending was also annoying to watch, bc I could care less. The ending was kinda open ended, nothing really got tied up. It was disappointing to see their plan failed at the end. The bad guy was still in charge and the good guys just left to start their own life outside of the kingdom. I know this sounds like a rant, but it was enjoyable up until the last episode.

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A really good short 12-episode drama. Both leads have a traumatic backstory that is relevant to the plot. So-yeon and Nan-do are so cute together. They have great chemistry and created sweet and funny moments. It's so sweet how he looks at her and comforts her. So-yeon thinks she is not worthy of loving or being loved because of her condition. Nando tells her... "You hate your flaws but those things are what I find special about you. The fact that we are imperfect is what let us meet in the first place." Awwwww!
So-yeon falling in love with holo is believable. Holo is so dependable! I didn't like that manager that she had a crush on, he was too short for her... lol
I love Nan-do and Holo's relationship! They interact just like real friends. It's fun to watch, like he is arguing with himself. Even Nan-do loves Holo, he sacrificed himself so that Holo can live and be with So-yeon. I love that in the end, Holo did not betray Nan-do. Holo was truly designed to be Nan-do's friend.
The love tri-angle was awkward. I didn't believe Holo can love, but we all can love Holo. I have to say, I liked this so much better than the drama I’m Not a Robot. There are only 12 episodes, no dragging and no replays or flashbacks. The story flowed very well. It was so sad to see little Nan-do crying waiting for his mom. The romance was such a slow burn... the leads always gave me the doki doki feels when they're together!
I watched this 3x already. I love the OST Love again, it's so soothing!

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Shin Se-gi is the best!

This was a really good story. Ji-Sung portrayed being 7 different people so well! I became a big fan of his because of this drama. I really believed Do-hyun had multi-personalities. This type of disorder is deeply psychological and hard to comprehend. The drama did a great job going through the trauma that caused all the personalities to come out and wrapped up how to heal Do-hyun at the end. Shin Se-gi was my favorite personality. He was straight forward and scary. He was also Do-hyun's first personality at a very young age. I felt for Do-hyun from the beginning not being in control and having to clean up after the actions of his personalities.
Oh Ri-jin was hard to watch. She was so annoying. Her and Ri-on have a really good sibling bonding relationship. Blood related or not, it felt weird to think there could be any romantic feelings.
The thing I did not like was all the replays and flashbacks in every episode. They replayed what happened after it just happened! Another frustrating part of the drama was no one would answer any questions! Do-hyun's mom and grandma would make him go talk with them, but when he asks questions about the past, they just turn him away. The build up of unanswered questions did pay off big at the end. I did enjoy the big reveals and shockers of their past.
I loved the OST Auditory Hallucination, the rap part was so depressingly good!

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Entertaining and pure fun to watch

This was such a fun drama. Its one of the few dramas with fast pacing and development. Everything that happens just further the story. There are barely any politicking or boring moments. My favorite parts was whenever the leads are together. Especially the first time when he stayed the night with her. She kissed him on the nose while asleep and he was so flustered! It was so cute!! Their chemistry was so natural. She is also not afraid to push him away when he gets too close.
Princess Chu Yue is so cute! This is the first drama I've seen Hu Yi Xuan. I love getting to watch actors I haven't seen and falling for them and their characters. Chu Yue is our modern day fangirl. She loves fantasy books and daydreaming about a hero to save/love her. Being a princess, she just wants freedom to live like the characters in the books. Little did she know... she has already marry a great hero. She was also the cutest mouse, pig, dog... awww.
Xue Yao has such a pleasant face for an (not so) intimidating general. I wish his character would smile more. It was so fun to watch him get unconfortable when Chu Yue becomes extra flirty and make him blush. We always see the guy teasing the girl, I loved that it was the other way around!
Su Nan Nan had great development. At first she was like a spoiled child crying for what she wants. But when she was defending Chu Yue, her morals as someone who can fight showed us that she is more then a jealous side character. She will defend the weak no matter what. Her schemes to win Xue Yao never worked, but it was fun to watch.
Prince Shun was such a conflicting character. I didn't want to like him nor hate him. When he realize he had real deep feelings toward his sister, he was shocked and locked himself away. He was still annoyingly getting in the way of the leads. In the end, he only wanted the best for Chu Yue and as long as she is happy he would always support her. I'm glad he didn't abandon her because their background growing up together was so sweet, it would have been a waste if he left. I also liked what he said about Xue Mu, that he became just like the man he use to look down on.
Naxi entering the drama was ...I guess just to give us another hurdle (heartbreak). She was so psycho.  
There is a great shocking twist to the story about the brother. Its so bitty sweet but I really liked how it was done. I didn't see it coming. 

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Love a push and pull couple without the kiss slap

I picked this drama because of Porshe and Now. They were so sweet in Sai lohit. As for this drama they have such a strong push and pull chemistry. I could not look away. This was a force-to-love, turned-real, turn-to-hate and then back-to-love drama. I'll break this down by looking at these characters.

Bow - a beautiful smart rich girl. She stands up for herself and has humanity and consideration for others. Where were all her friends and family when she needed them? It truly felt like no one was on her side. I guess the only one loyal to her was Pong. No wonder she stayed friends with him all the way to the end. I love that she organically developed feelings towards Nai. Even those he forced himself into her life, she was able to see what a good boss and person he is, especially to those around him.

Nee - the crazy spoiled sister. She was such an unhappy person. Even when she got her way, she couldn't even fake happiness. Its so sad and tiring to watch her tantrums. At the very end, she got her redemption by letting loser Pong go. But why did it take so long??

Baitong - the real pyscho. She was great. All she did was spread misformation and poisoned food over and over again! I cant believe no one suspected her. Things always go wrong when she was around. I'm glad she stayed crazy because she had no remose. We knew she was not going to change. Her end game was to be with Nai. Anyone who got in her way, don't matter if you're a friend or family, you gonna die.

Pong - is the worst boyfriend ever. Not enough is being said about this selfish trash bag loser. He acts like the victim and you feel pity for him..? He doesn't own up to his "mistakes". He drunkly slept with the Nee, twice! And he still thinks Bow would forgive him? Dude you cheated!! What an entitled dumbass! Plus he had it made, he trapped himself a golden ticket with a crazy rich girl. There was no mention of his parents, only that he's a poor musician. He would not even have to work! How the hell was he going to provide for the baby??!! He does not deserve a happy ending. I don't know what anyone sees in this guy. He was so useless. Bow was being abused by Nee multiple times, he did nothing but watched.

Tos / Nai - the antihero...?? He is on my list of most complex character ever! He was given the most development and he stayed consistent throughout. From the beginning, his goal was to keep crazy sister happy no matter what. That meant forcing Pong to marry the sister and separating Bow from Pong by forcing her to be with him. He was the only one being responsible and did all the work. He basically created the drama! He has this kinda charm and was able to persuade everyone around him even Bow's family. Everyone is so loyal to him! You really felt he has a connection with the workers and friends. They are his family, since he only has Nee. I felt so bad for him when he lost his friend, the manager. Nai moved mountains for sister. He fought so hard to keep her happy and alive. When he got on his knees begging Pong, I felt his desperation. Pong was such a jerk to refuse him! He made me cried when he was praying for sister during surgery. When sister died, he lost it. He went crazy mad. He was grieving and took out all his anger on Bow. I hated his revenge arc, he was no longer the smart calculated person, just a stupid raging monster. But why do I like him so much??? Because he was enjoyable to watch. He was the only one who can control the situation. He was so determined to make everything work. He admits to his selfishness and wrong doings. I love it when he manhandles Pong. You should be scared of crossing him, he's 6ft tall!!! He had to bend down walking thru doors!

There were a lot of sweet Nai and Bow moments. Porshe and Now are my OTP. Their chemistry was what made me keep watching. Nai was so playful and teasing Bow the whole time. He didn’t even know he fell in love with Bow, or prob didn't realize how deep he was. His revenge arc was hard to watch. I kept thinking that he was smarter and it was all an act to catch the real killer. But I’m glad he realized on his own that he loves Bow too much to get revenge for Nee.

I didn’t like that everything was revealed at the every end. It would have been better if he took out his anger on the real culprit. I also didn’t like the memory lost part.

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Love a push and pull couple without the kiss slap

I picked this drama because of Porshe and Now. They were so sweet in Sai lohit. As for this drama they have such a strong push and pull chemistry. I could not look away. This was a force-to-love, turned-real, turn-to-hate and then back-to-love drama. I'll break this down by looking at these characters.

Bow - a beautiful smart rich girl. She stands up for herself and has humanity and consideration for others. Where were all her friends and family when she needed them? It truly felt like no one was on her side. I guess the only one loyal to her was Pong. No wonder she stayed friends with him all the way to the end. I love that she organically developed feelings towards Nai. Even those he forced himself into her life, she was able to see what a good boss and person he is, especially to those around him.

Nee - the crazy spoiled sister. She was such an unhappy person. Even when she got her way, she couldn't even fake happiness. Its so sad and tiring to watch her tantrums. At the very end, she got her redemption by letting loser Pong go. But why did it take so long??

Baitong - the real pyscho. She was great. All she did was spread misformation and poisoned food over and over again! I cant believe no one suspected her. Things always go wrong when she was around. I'm glad she stayed crazy because she had no remose. We knew she was not going to change. Her end game was to be with Nai. Anyone who got in her way, don't matter if you're a friend or family, you gonna die.

Pong - is the worst boyfriend ever. Not enough is being said about this selfish trash bag loser. He acts like the victim and you feel pity for him..? He doesn't own up to his "mistakes". He drunkly slept with the Nee, twice! And he still thinks Bow would forgive him? Dude you cheated!! What an entitled dumbass! Plus he had it made, he trapped himself a golden ticket with a crazy rich girl. There was no mention of his parents, only that he's a poor musician. He would not even have to work! How the hell was he going to provide for the baby??!! He does not deserve a happy ending. I don't know what anyone sees in this guy. He was so useless. Bow was being abused by Nee multiple times, he did nothing but watched.

Tos / Nai - the antihero...?? He is on my list of most complex character ever! He was given the most development and he stayed consistent throughout. From the beginning, his goal was to keep crazy sister happy no matter what. That meant forcing Pong to marry the sister and separating Bow from Pong by forcing her to be with him. He was the only one being responsible and did all the work. He basically created the drama! He has this kinda charm and was able to persuade everyone around him even Bow's family. Everyone is so loyal to him! You really felt he has a connection with the workers and friends. They are his family, since he only has Nee. I felt so bad for him when he lost his friend, the manager. Nai moved mountains for sister. He fought so hard to keep her happy and alive. When he got on his knees begging Pong, I felt his desperation. Pong was such a jerk to refuse him! He made me cried when he was praying for sister during surgery. When sister died, he lost it. He went crazy mad. He was grieving and took out all his anger on Bow. I hated his revenge arc, he was no longer the smart calculated person, just a stupid raging monster. But why do I like him so much??? Because he was enjoyable to watch. He was the only one who can control the situation. He was so determined to make everything work. He admits to his selfishness and wrong doings. I love it when he manhandles Pong. You should be scared of crossing him, he's 6ft tall!!! He had to bend down walking thru doors!

There were a lot of sweet Nai and Bow moments. Porshe and Now are my OTP. Their chemistry was what made me keep watching. Nai was so playful and teasing Bow the whole time. He didn’t even know he fell in love with Bow, or prob didn't realize how deep he was. His revenge arc was hard to watch. I kept thinking that he was smarter and it was all an act to catch the real killer. But I’m glad he realized on his own that he loves Bow too much to get revenge for Nee.

I didn’t like that everything was revealed at the every end. It would have been better if he took out his anger on the real culprit. I also didn’t like the memory lost part.

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