After watching Iris as a perfect 10, this can only rate as a 6. The storyline and acting were not at the same level. The storyline was contrived and not believable. What undercover cop meets with the police chief and keeps his cover? Yes, there were some twists to keep up the interest, but the ending made me feel as though the writer ran out of time and wanted to tie things up in a bow. Bang! Bang! Bang! M Choi Ji Woo has been the queen of Korean romance for over a decade. But this is not her best performance. Here she totally lacked emotion and her love did not feel real. Rondo was billed as a romantic thriller. Two quick pecks do not translate into a "willing to die for you" thriller. The passion was missing and this suspense would have been better without the "romance." Takenouchi Yataka is definitely a heartthrob and a good actor. The cop part was better than the lover part. If you like suspense, you may like this. But don't expect a titillating romance. Better yet, watch Takenouchi Yataka in Ice World which is a much better suspense/thriller/romance. And there is more than a few chicken pecks with that drama.