So I got my hands on this because of Krystal. She looked superb in this drama. However, even seeing her pout throughout this series couldn't save it for me. I merely finished this as I had to know the ending bad or nah. This series was another one that gave me a serious case of SLS (Second Lead Syndrome). The best acting was by far from Im Joo Hwan. He gave his character depth and really made people cheer for him in every freaking episode. On the other hand, as adorable as Nam Joo Hyuk is, I was not feeling it. Mind you I have not read the source material, but the stuck up attitude was completely played out by episode 3. I was so D.O.N.E! I was also done with Shin Se Kyung's character portrayal of "I'm a strong independent woman! But completely narcissistic and play the victim card every chance I get." I initially wanted to fight for her. She goes through a lot very quickly and gets saddled with holier than thou Habaek. But then she stays on this materialistic woe is me attitude and doesn't allow THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO HELP HER TO HELP HER!!! I kept thinking, "girl, give yourself a break and take this opportunity that is handed to you on a freak silver plate!!!" But of course the character is too prideful for that. But begs Habaek every chance she got.
Krystal's Moo Ra tried very hard to be the voice of reason but often her words are fallen on deaf ears. Yeah, you can read it as just jealousy but admittedly the girl as points and can be clear headed at times. This is my first time watching Gong Myung in a drama and he wasn't bad. Bi Ryum was the Loki of the series in the beginning and I wanted to know what he was up too at all times. However, there was a quick turning point that I won't get into.
The rest of the cast was functional. I felt like they tried to develop themselves more but was head back. They were involved and had their own storylines but those lines were forgotten or ignored later.
Overall: There are some hot steaming kissing that will leave you completely unsatisfied. Much like the rest of the story. If you are a Im Joo Hwan fan (new one over here!), then watch only his parts. You'll easily get the rest of the story without wasting much time. If you are head for the adaption, save yourself the trouble!
