I'm positively surprised and delighted with this drama, especially with the political and historical thread. The romantic theme is understandable, but the story is sooo gooood that it was barely an addition, I think it would be fine without it also. The main male roles... revelation. K-pop idol's acting, not bad but also not above average. In fact, it seems to me that she had definitely less scenes/minutes compared to the lead male role so she didn't have enough opportunity to show more, dunno. It will definitely be in my top dramas and I will come back to watch it again.