I can't help but give this drama an almost perfect score. Why? Because I have never felt so good while watching a drama as I did this one. Moment after moment it delivers exactly what I want to see. It makes me feel how I want to feel. A conflict arises and it isn't the end of the world but the beginning of a new opportunity, of the chance to have a new joyful memory in life. Sure, it has its melodramatic moments, but they work them out pretty well. I guess it was bound to happen, since the characters stay strong throughout the drama. They know what they want and are willing to risk anything to achieve their ultimate happiness. And, it is that risk-taking that makes it all worth while. I warn you, though, the beginning will feel...slow...even pointless - at least it seemed that way to me. Countless times I thought, "when will they arrive to the present?" But, what you don't notice until the present comes along is how the 70's storyline, somehow, becomes ingrained in your subconscious (or metaphorical heart) and once the story starts to take shape in the present you cannot help but root for the characters from, both, the past and present. Even the villains have souls...And they are not villains, really. How should I explain it? It is just a little bit of real life. Many will want what they cannot have and either become better people for it or not. It is our choices that shape us and we see how this people just grow, for better or for worse, as they accept (or not) that there are some things in life one cannot and may never possess. But I'm getting too philosophical here (or whatever). I LOVED the acting. I think that the suspension of disbelief built by the interpretation of the characters made me get more involved in the drama. The theme song is beautiful, and it has been one of the few dramas in which I don't get sick of hearing it episode after episode. Editing is superb, the locations are beautiful, the story - maybe not the most original - but once you put everything else together, you just become lost in this blissful parallel reality. So, this is why I almost gave it a perfect score. I hope you can give yourself a chance to enjoy it as much as I did.