This show is part Samsung phone ad, part make-up commercial with Rowoon as a model. Even when he's sick his hair stays perfectly styled.

How about a real challenge to play an ugly has-been alcoholic writer who showers once a month, has an old cracked phone and no woman wants to deal with him. Let him act and don't show close-ups of his eyelashes and face with perfect make-up every two minutes. Play a character that has nothing to do with his looks.

Supporting characters, like Shin Yu's mother, Seo Gu, and supporting actors are more interesting than the leads.

In one of the later episodes we get an underwhelming sex scene with a Tiffany bracelet shining in the dark, proving once again that this series is made to sell you products.

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A real gem

I love when Chani plays lighthearted roles where he gets to show his talent as a comedic actor. His timing is perfect, he’s so attractive, charming, sexy, confident and natural, he enjoys the hell out of this part.

‘Miracle’ is a rare example of a show where you can root not only for the two main leads, but for anyone because the chemistry of the whole cast is phenomenal. Sorin’s parents are wonderful and the bond they form with Luice is one of my favorite things about the show.

Chani and Hwiyoung are hilarious, their real life friendship translates to the screen so well, and their scenes are the funniest because they’re so comfortable with each other. You want Luice and Siwoo to end up together, they are extremely entertaining. The show is full of SF9 references, fans of the group and Chani and Hwiyoung will have great time watching it.

Kang Min-ah and Chani share the sweetest and most memorable moments together (the first meeting, the suit scene, the fanfic etc,.). Their emotional connection feels so real and powerful, their playfulness, the small details, the line delivery and the facial expressions make simplest scene look special. They are one of the best on-screen couples I’ve ever seen.

Although the lead male character is an idol, 'Miracle' is very different from other shows about idols. It's a slapstick comedy, a clever satire, with a big chunk of irony and self-irony. It makes fun of the k-pop clichés, but it also has its serious dramatic moments and shows that idol life is not easy and actually very sad. You have to sacrifice a lot to work in this industry. It's a high quality production with beautiful cinematography and set design, I really like the cute episode title cards that pop up here and there. The soundtrack includes two solo songs by Chani ('Shining Star' and 'Forever Love') and 'Milky Way' that Kang Min-ah, Chani and Hwiyoung sing together. Plus, there's Chani's solo version of ''詩; 00:00'' by SF9 that he sings on stage at one point.

It's a 14-episodes show, there are no filler scenes, it's not overlong, the pacing is good, everything is well-written and well-connected. The characters are multidimensional, we see how their relationship grow and develop into something much bigger and more important than a love triangle. And you can be romantic in so many different ways. One scene in the laundromat between Luice and Sorin speaks louder than ten kisses.

I love the ending so much, it makes sense, and the lyrics of the song ''Milky Way''that we hear at the end summarise everything perfectly. It's so rare to see this kind of an ending. And I think it's super romantic.

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Underrated

If you know Quentin Tarantino's work and other older black comedies and genre-blending films from different eras you will dig this. It's highly rewatchable and fun. The atmosphere, the cinematography and the performances are excellent. And you have to pay attention to the dialogues to fully enjoy it. There are no explicit scenes, but the sexual tension between Chani's and Kim So Ra's characters is so thick - I love when actors can do that.

That scene with the dog and the finger in the end reminded me of ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' with Robert Downey Jr.

I found two versions of English subtitles and one of them has all the curse words censored with *** and the characters curse a lot! Censorship is a strange thing to do since they let you know from the beginning that this is 18+ and contains strong language. This can be distracting for some people so look for the good subtitles.

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