When I thought about starting this drama, the complete positivity of reviews drew me into watching it, and somehow it ended being not what I expected.
For some reason, I saw the summary being a story of a woman lot older than Gong Hyo Jin, even on the poster which is used as the picture for this (I thought she would be 45). So the feeling of youthfulness, if you are wondering about it, is still right there. Moreover so, it's a complete drama with all needed elements; there was enough romance, cheekiness, dramatic interludes and comic relief found very often- not only in supporting characters, but leads as well.
Acting deserves a nine; the only reason I am not giving it a ten is because I find the main female lead a bit dull, because I've seen her in a couple of dramas before and it's always the same role, more or less. Cha Seung Won was very cheeky and self absorbed here, but in menacing, cute way, so they worked out. For me, out of the supporting cast, Choi Hwa Jung and Yang Han Yeol had most impact as their roles, because they gave certain weights to the scenes they played in.
Music was okay, its timing in certain scenes was not off, the main song got a bit repetitive for me after hearing it over and over and over again, but it's not bothersome to some unbearable level. Cute songs.
This drama has a solid plot, good character build(up), plenty of romance & comedy to go by, therefore, I would eventually rewatch it.
There was a lot to love about this story. The cast was picked out well, the chemistry between the leads sparked, the romantic scenes were not by any means awkward, the comedy wasn't misplaced or overdone...however, when they were building up the dramatic boom, it fell short. It flew by so fast I wasn't sure I was watching the same episode. Or same show. The ending was there and it's what considerate number of dramas of this genre have lacked, but, the heaviness that the viewer was supposed to gain before it was simply not there. It had everything, but it lacked a bit of dramatic impact.
Recommended.
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