Not just another one hit wonder Netflix show

Plot

First of all the plot of this drama was not original but it was somehow intriguing. The basis of this drama as about Ari, a door-to-door sales women who becomes insta famous and the secrets she reveals about that world. Seems pretty basic but it definitely develops over time.

Acting

I think the acting sold it for me, I already loved the actor of Seo Ari from the drama Dali and the Cocky Prince but this show was just so good. She really showed us all of the emotions from sadness to happiness, you felt the same emotions she expressed. Especially in the scene on the balcony I felt my eyes watering and by the end you start rooting for her. As much as she is distant at the start of the drama she really grows on you. I do however wish to see more of her chemistry with the male lead as they were super cute together.

Jun-kyung (min-hyuk) I never had high expectations as I never watched dramas from him previously. But I was pleasantly surprised! He really played his role well and he had a lot of chemistry with the Ari but also his back story with yoon shi hyun was so interesting. I’ve become his fan and will root for his other dramas!

Since this review will go on if I specify all the other characters I’ll mention those who specifically suprised me. I really enjoyed hyo seungs acting, I only ever knew her as a Secret member but nothing else. She really played her character well!

Music

Can’t really remember any tracks but the times there were music they fitted the scenes. A shame there wasn’t anything including min hyuk or hyoseung seeing as they are both singers as well!

Romance

There is not a lot of romance at the start but it definitely develops and you find yourself falling for min hyuk more and more. I do wish Ari had some more facial expressions in some of the scenes but I guess it also fits her role as being knew to the whole scene.

Final words

I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a intense kdrama! It has a hint of everything romance, murder mystery and drama.

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A cute watch

This drama starts of like any other enemies to lovers kind of trope. Except the lead is a tutor and the male lead is a high school student?!?

It’s a bit odd at first and I found myself disliking the female lead at the start- she just seemed very annoying at times. But after the first couple of tutor sessions it’s really funny to see their dynamic.

The male lead is absolutely amazing - I have seen him in other dramas and he always nails it. I think he really saved it for me - he was able to encompass all the emotions so well (jealous, anger, happiness and love).

There are also many side characters like the high school friends, those scenes were really funny. It also felt like a time capsule ( gave me flashbacks to older kdramas).

The premise of the drama is not really complex- but I think what makes it so intriguing is the chemistry. It really grows throughout and you begin to root for them.

The music was not really memorable and I would not really say I remembered much of it.

I would definitely rewatch. It’s a cute watch would recommend if your feeling a bit down.

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Okay but wouldn’t rewatch

This drama started of sooo good, I loved the suspense at the start and the plot line. + the ROMANCE!

It just takes to long to really get to the plot twists, and the exciting bits of the plots many filler episodes. Also the second male lead has little to no character development until the last episode. I did really enjoy the first few episodes with the dynamic between the female and male leads. If you like dramas like the reply series you would like that aspect of it.

I would have to say the actors did a great job, but the story line just felt as though it was dragging. The part where we find out they are brother also comes later on and it’s unclear on this part of the story line, as FL hears this from the mother when she’s drunk. So I wish there was earlier indication of this part of the story.

I feel like there was so much potential in this drama, but it was just lost towards the end.

Having said all this, if you do want a quick watch with some romance I’d recommend this.

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A must watch

Where do I even begin…? This drama has it all it’s funny, emotional and tear jerking in all the right places. We begin meeting Yoo Hee who seems uptight and mean at first glance and the main lead Moor Young who is a cheerful chef.

Romance

The chemistry between Yoo Hee and Moor young is so good but at times Yoo Hee has a stiff demeanour which may be off putting - but I guess this adds to her character of a witch to.

The second male lead is extremely toxic and off putting. Everytime he came on screen I wanted to rip my hair out, he is so selfish that towards the end of the drama you hate him. But he also plots with Yoo He’s dad and that just made me hate him. He also plots to keep yoon hee and kidnaps her, so there’s that toxicity there. It’s pretty sad after you see him going for her background, especially after Yoo Hee expresses how much she liked him.

The other male lead is Jonny, he is so cute and charismatic. I do wish him and Yoo Hee got together but as he says it’s better to be friends. His character is always there for everyone, and you become to love him so much by the end. His love scenes at the start with Yoo Hee are cute but you can definitely sense the one sidedness, which makes you feel bad for him.

Other parts to add

The second female lead is very jarring aka Moor youngs girlfriend. At first you sympathise with her but after moor young consistently tries to break up with her, she tries to continue the relationship. Similar to the second male lead she is toxic and tries to hold onto the ML with any little thing. But one thing she does well is showing desperation, I won’t lie seeing her scenes you can see the actress really evoking those emotions well. ( in particular the scene where moor young breaks up with her ?)

Character development

I would say most of the characters go through development BUT the second male lead seems to be transgressing. He begins somewhat likeable ( even it’s hard to say that) but atleast you hold onto the fact he’s Yoo Here’s first love. But even at the end you just don’t like him, only good thing he does is drive her to the airport which is in the last episode. If he could he would’ve probably made her write a contract in blood for the hospital.

What could be better?

I wish we found out more about the Yoo Hee’s mum since she is mentioned quite a bit but we are not told often about that. As well as Params origins we don’t get to much about him being related to them.

The ending could have been a bit better but considering how much problems the ML and FL went through you end up being happy they can even relax.

Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting a laugh and a cry.

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A good watch

This drama has it all! It is deep in some parts with strong love lines between the leads, but there is also a depth of character building for the other characters. The family and hotel staff are hilarious they become comic relief towards the end. But there were times that the female leads younger brother became quiet annoying.

The male lead was annoying at times when he was arrogant but you see him show character development. This makes the ending even nicer to see. I will have to say though there was so many times he ‘lost’ his memory and that kind of became annoying.

There are many tropes I enjoy in this for example poor girl and rich man, rags to riches, enemies to lovers. It’s really a good combination and there is no episode which feels like a filler!

In terms of music there was nothing really memorable I just remember the constant music they’d put if something was funny. So there could have been some better tracks of atleast include more piano as this was a key part of the story.

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A twist on a normal love story

This drama starts off in a historical context, then it moves into the more current world. Although, this is a concept previously done in dramas like Scarlet heart, faith ect.. this drama really moved me.

The female lead seems weak at first but she does have some character development towards the end (not a lot though). The two male leads are domineering in their own ways, it was nice to see the contrast between their past selves and current.

The emotions were running high throughout the whole drama, but there was a small ammount of comedy from the gang. They were comic relief and by the end of the drama you end up loving all them.

There weren’t a lot of filler episodes but I feel like some characters were just irrelevant like the second female lead, she was jarring at points and I didn’t really understand her importance in parts of the story.

I would definitely rewatch! If anyone is hesistant I’d say give it a go because it is really entertaining but also heavy with emotions

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A feel good kdrama

After all the thriller releases this year like night has come and pyramid game I felt like I needed a lighter drama. When I clicked on this I instantly knew I would enjoy it, it has that old kdrama drama vibe with a cutesy touch.

If you have watched extraordinary you, it’s very similar to that where the female lead falls into a novel like world. It’s so light and easy to watch and even the more boring episodes weren’t a skip.

The actress who plays Yoo Jebi is so cute and although I didn’t expect the best acting as I have never heard of these actors, they were really good! I have to give probs to Nana and the first and second male leads. But even the side characters like Hanse and Dami were really good. I especially like how they had separate episodes about their own issues and struggles.

Although this is not the most deep and meaningful drama it’s a cute watch, last 30 minutes each episode I found myself binging the whole thing. So definitely try this out!

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