Okay, so by now, everyone is talking about how Song Hye Kyo's acting, as the FL "Young Eun", is lacking and similar to the other dramas she's been in and I agree. I'm not saying she's a bad actress but I'd like to see her play more diverse roles. The roles she has played in the past and in this series, are all too similar and as such, watching her act the same way can be repetitively tedious and boring. That being said, I want to dive a bit into the negatives and positives of this drama so far:

First of all, there isn't much development into the ML, Jae Kook, (played by Jang Ki Yong), and FL's relationship... other than the fact that they had a one-night stand in the beginning. It seems like physical attraction becomes the main reason that the ML pursues the FL. There's no real substance to their relationship, besides a 10-year-old photo between them and a missed opportunity for a meet-cute that instead went to Jae Kook's brother, Soo Wan. Maybe if they had shown some banter and flirting between the two main characters before leading up to the hotel scene, it would've cemented some kind of emotional chemistry between them. Their stares and smiles are lifeless and boring.

It becomes clearly evident early on in the series that Young Eun's ex was Jae Kook's older brother (half-brother), Soo Wan, who passed away 10 years ago. Now, I can only speak for myself that I was left feeling a bit cringy after learning of this fact. Even despite the 10-year passing of Soo Wan, I don't know why writers think that it's okay to date one of your ex's family members. Even close friends and besties are off-limits but maybe I would've been a bit more accepting of the relationship if it was his best friend at the very least. But close half-brothers? Still a definite no-no.

Now let's talk briefly about Jae's half-brother, Soo Wan who passed away 10 years earlier. He left behind his half-brother Jae, his mother, his fiancé Yoo Jeong and lastly, his girlfriend, (FL) Young Eun. (He cheated on his fiancé with Eun and neither woman knew about each other at the time.) Now I can understand the mother and Jae's grief even after 10 years but the two women?! I just don't understand why the writers wrote a storyline that these two very successful women couldn't move on from Soo Wan after 10 years. I think this is an insult to women in general. Sure, anyone can reminisce about a painful breakup or loss but it doesn't make sense that these two women couldn't start over again with new loves. Apparently, it's the ol' k-drama cliché that women just pine after and never get over the one that got away or in this case, died. Not to mention that FL, Young Eun, was in a relationship with Soo Wan for only 2 months... That's right, only 2 months!!! OMG. Seriously? GET OVER IT. Not a fan of the ex-fiancé, Yoo Jeong, acting all bitter and childish towards Young Eun like a woman scorned. It's been 10 years!! Be mad at Soo Wan, move on, and just let him rest in peace. It's not like Young Eun knew that there was a fiancé at the time anyways. Ridiculous writing if you ask me.

So moving onto the FL, Young Eun's character. I just didn't understand her conflicting personality. On one hand, she closes herself off to love after a 2-month relationship, but yet when it came to employees betraying her brand and designs she worked so hard on for years, she takes a forgiving stance. It would've been better to see her more heartless as a driven and ambitious designer. I think it would've been a more realistic trait of her character's personality and the cutthroat world of fashion. It also would've made the storyline a bit more interesting and not so boring.

That being said, it is refreshing to see the FL's character take a stand against her own friend, Chi Sook, and the other team leader. Also, her stand-off against Yoo Jeong (Soo Wan's fiancé), that guy that was head of the department store, and also against Soo Wan's mother. It made the storyline a tad more interesting. Of course, there are the "I'm against your new love" mothers. Like, let your adult children live their own lives for f*cks sake. Another k-drama cliché, check! Stop adding these parents' disapproval just to pile on more drama.

On a side note, I do like the fact how everything comes out of the open quickly. There wasn't any hiding the fact about Soo Wan being Jae Kook's late brother. That truth was revealed early. But then again, there are a lot of other things that become clearly obvious to the audience even before it comes out later. There are no major secrets between the ML and FL so far. So some points there.

Regarding the secondary characters and their relationships, I didn't care much for them. What's up with the FL's friend, Chi Sook, being drunk all the time and trying to have flirty conversations with Do Hoon? There's nothing attractive or cute about her drunken antics. I don't care much for them. Other secondary characters' storylines aren't that interesting either.

That's my take on this drama so far... I'm watching this just to pass the time but it's so draggy and boring. I'll update my review if I feel like it will be worth doing so after the series concludes. (Watched up to EP8 as of writing.)

UPDATE: I broke up with this drama during EP11. Just wasn't worth my yawns...