Wasn't bad, Wasn't good but it was interesting to say the least!

I saw an edit on Instagram a year back and added this drama to my list. It's a very short show, the duration is 4 hours in total and it's free to watch on YouTube!

I thought this would be a show about a man obsessed with this woman and thought the theme would have a sexy undertone, but NOPE. This dude is actually insane and I was clutching my damn pearls out of fear for the FL! I'm now more careful of edits but gah lee I keep falling victim to it!

The acting was good, the script was okay, and sometimes it felt like it was dragging but besides that, the Male Actor really does a great job of playing a manipulative pathological liar!

Would totally recommend it! It's something to play in the background and tune in when the suspense increases!

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I enjoyed this alot and binge-watched in one sitting till my eyes dried up~

oo RECOGNIZED ACTORS oo

First, let's start with the 'Wacko' played by Chun Woo-hee! Her acting was amazing! I just watched "The Atypical Family" before this, so seeing her play a more sexy role was shocking! Then the ML was played by Ryu Jun Yeol as 'Number 3' The Last time I saw him, he was in 'Lucky Romance' years back! This is his comeback with TV shows! Welcome back!

oo SIMILARITY WITH CONCEPTS oo

It's similar to Squid Game regarding winning money by playing games that possibly result in death but besides those things that's all they have in common. I wish to see more Korean Thrillers with those concepts because in Japanese shows there's bout damn near 100+ 'Death games'. I can list a few!

Alice In The Borderland
As The GODS Will
Liar Game
Battle Royale
and ETC.

So I don't really see the issue with this being similar to Squid game. It's not like they took this bar from bar.

oo IN CONCLUSION oo

Moving on this got dark real quick and the intro started to sound more disturbing once I reached episodes 7 and 8! It was really odd for me to like a character then hate but then like them again! That's how I felt strongly with Number 2 and Number 8! I inspire to get athletic like Number 2, she knows how to kick some ass!

Would totally recommend this show as a refresher if you have finished watching something close to this or something that's far from this genre!

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MESSY AS HELL, BUT ENTERTAINING

I'm actually shocked that I was able to watch this in 2 days. Usually when it comes to these types of lakorns I have to pause and take a damn break.

+*ACTORS/CHARACTERS*+
The FL was getting verbally ab*sed consistently throughout the show, it kinda reminded me of "Kleun Cheewit (2017)" who even had the same actress but with fewer attempted murders. The ML was going through it too, and the BIG plot twist was expected but still had me gagged smh.

The man has been fighting for his whole life he doesn't even know who he should direct his anger towards, so he decided to take it out on the FL. Classic move. Honestly, everything that happened to them should be blamed on the FL's father and on the ML's criminal past catching up. It was just chaotic, the FL's naive mindset/ tears, and the ML's undiagnosed anger issues smh.

Now with the 2nd Leads, the FL's best friend and the FL's fiance, one word; SHADY. They bout shady as ever! Now our two main leads ain't cherry and strawberries, BUT what if the FL wasn't even messing with the ML?! The FL fiance didn't even know what was going on, but you know who did? The best friend! Smh! You gotta keep an eye out. The FL always came to the best friend with her problems, telling her everything that was going on with her and the ML, and for some reason, I felt as though she used that as an advantage! An advantage to getting close to the FL's Fiance! You telling me it's normal to kiss your friend's fiance in the bathroom "by accident". And to lay your head on his LAP rolling ya head, talking about some "ahh massage harder" just to not have your mom set you on a date?~ First of all, you wouldn't even be my BFF and I wouldn't even have a Fiance if I saw that. DAMN, it's just called boundaries. And you saw how his ass clenched when he thought the best friend told the FL how they kissed in the bathroom stall?! Boi was about to break a sweat smh. As I said, the two main leads ain't unicorns and rainbows, but if we were to separate them 2 from the others, A MESS!

+*THINGS THAT HAD ME PISSED*+
Commitment is a huge problem up in here. Everybody and their mama, literally, either got cheated on or got sabotaged by outsiders. I knew the Fiance was too good to be true, he was over there "accidentally kissing" the best friend and spending emotional/intimate moments with her. Then you got the best friend crushing on the FL's fiance and betraying her because of the FL's dad. Let's not even get to the ML, he's just a hot mess, idk even know where to start. The FL was going back to back with the ML, she kind of neglected her fiance, which probably explains why his ass was always with the best friend. The FL's father is A HOTTTTT MESSSSS! OOO that man makes me mad! The FL father and the ML adopted mother were the villains in the show, so just be ready! The moments when the FL was left gagged, made me mad! They really eating you up in those arguments, and you didn't have a comeback!? Girl at least say something petty instead of standing there speechless!

+*THINGS THAT MADE ME HAPPY*+
When the ML thought he can just touch the FL without any problems, he betta think again, cause the FL swung! She was throwing hands on that man. You know dem typical wrist grabs, or back against the corner?! She done kneed him in the balls, slapped him with a damn plate, threw a cup of water on him, and punched him in the face with a boxing glove because he was trying to cage her by using his body. LOL now that sounds kinda a*sive, but it's not as bad as you think, it was well-deserved since he kept verbally a*sing her, and physically harassing her. Now I do like the happy moments they have together, especially near the end! It was cute and wholesome and the Actors have contagious smiles!

+*OVERALL*+
Will I watch it again? Probably- in another few years! I'll say this is the milder version of "Kleun Cheewit" but the characters actually do think instead of continuously acting on an impulse. I recommend to watch this just for the fun of it. It's an entertaining watch and can get messy as hell.

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The editing is just not doing it for me.

Ehhh... I like the concept of this drama, however, something about it is just not clicking for me. The world the Director is trying to create on screen is not consistent at all. I can understand what they're trying to do, however, some scenes can feel very awkward, and leave me either confused or cringed. If you go to episode 4 and look at 16:24, I understand the tone they're trying to give off, like "2 people on the verge of insanity, laughing at the mess their life is" however, I don't feel it emotionally. It's not subtle at all. And it kind of feels like a filler, something to drag out the time. Also, the music is just- idk, It leads me to a different emotion that I feel doesn't fit the scene. But out of all the things I critiqued it all leads to one department; editing. Long story short, this drama could've stayed in post-production a little longer.

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Your future spouse main purpose in life is to save you! A tear-jerking romance!

I've been avoiding new Kdramas lately since the latest trend is K-Trauma! Which led me to be in a slump for 8 months! When this first came out a lot of people were making edits and some even spoiled it saying how the ML is still stuck on his ex-wife! It sounded like a nightmare! But after giving "Lovely Runner" a chance (it was MEH) It's only fair if I do the same for "The Atypical Family" and I'm glad I did!

Lovely Runner and The Atypical Family both have similar concepts; time-traveling. But what makes one better than the other is that "The Atypical Family" made sense and everything came in a full circle. And- well...the characters are likable.

How would you feel if you found out your future spouse's purpose in life is to save you from the past, which may lead them to a tragic ending? I would be devasted! The ML future is the FL past. Meaning he doesn't understand his own decisions until the right moment reaches him. While with the FL, his future decisions were already made.

For example, earlier in the drama, the FL said when she was young she taught herself how to ride a bike since her father wasn't there, eventually she got the hang of it and was able to do it! However, later in the show, the ML goes back to his childhood to remember a family outing at the park. Suddenly he sees the young FL running and saw her getting teased for not knowing how to ride a bike. That's when he decided to help her learn without ever revealing himself. Is this what you call the 'red string theory'? Wow *claps hands in admiration*! Everything comes in a full circle and I am inspired to have that skill of making a well-written script!

Moving on, I love the OST! It was mainly the same song but in different tones for different emotions! The way the singer slid on the beat had me floating! I also loved how flawed each character is! I was able to relate to something common like being stuck on something from the past! One that really hit home is when the FL thought she healed but realized that she was running from said problem. WOW! We are all human and I'm glad this show was able to reflect something so complex into visuals and do it CLOSE to perfection.

I want to see more flawed but eventually loved characters in new Kdramas! Something that will keep me interested! Not a bland one where life is just...life LMAO! The ending did throw me off and I wished for an extra scene but it's a bitter-sweet ending for me. It's a HEA but the way it was done hit my heart! Of course, I should've known this new Kdrama would suffer from the current trend! And the trend is like...either they die or everything is too superficial! (I'm eyeing a particular drama but it's an unpopular opinion so I'll be quiet LOL!)

In conclusion, this is a good show with an interesting concept that keeps you captivated! I tried my best to avoid spoilers and I was so shook when things were revealed while watching! I hope you are reading this AFTER watching LMAO! I recommend and will most definitely re-watch this when I want to hope that there is someone out there who will always choose me! Happy watching!

RATE: 9.5/10

KTRAUMA- 6/10 (Tear-jerker! Happy and Sad)
GOOD VIBES-6/10 (some angst will leave you on the edge of your seat)
CHEMISTRY- 7/10 (Wish there were more of the leads being a couple without baggage but it's only 12 episodes SMDH)

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