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Warning: this show encourages pedophilia.

If you have any sanity left in your heart, I strongly advise you to not watch this. This is a story where a woman in her 30’s r*pes a minor, who’s a 15 year old. The age in real life with these actors shouldn’t concern you, it’s the age of the characters in this drama. I don’t understand why people think this is okay. I’m sure people wouldn’t be shipping these two if the gender roles were switched. Some of you may be saying that the 15 year old “consented” and didn’t seem bothered by it at all- however this is a minor we’re talking about, and a minor can’t consent. This is r*pe y’all. Please don’t watch this. I love Kamio Fuju but I’m extremely disappointed in this drama he starred in. Only watched two episodes and later dropped.

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NO . Feels like normalized pedophilia.

This show feels wrong. It’s like normalizing the wrong stuff. She’s 30 and he is a TEEN , as a teenager this feels wrong to watch. And her obsession over him is even weirder. I’m sorry but this show is a BIG NO from me. She’s a grown woman and he’s technically a child.
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Cookie cutter cold male CEO- bubbly assistant romance

Dropping this, the show is pretty boring. I watched until episode 4. The plot seems very redundant with the traumatic past resulting in cold ML, a bubbly FL breaking his mold, a clingy confidant of the ML being jealous all that jazz. Plot movement is slow and the romance hasn't sucked me in. The humour is very mild and didn't make me laugh.

The acting is fine, the ML doesn't have to act anyways since is the arrogant cold faced CEO so I guess we could say he does his job well. The FL is doing her part well but The dubbed voice on Liang Jie is not convincing since I'm used to her natural voice. I mainly started watching since I'm her fan but the different voice makes me feel like I'm not even watching her.

Overall watch this if you're looking for more of the same modern Chinese romcoms which feature CEO-assistant pairs. In my opinion, Lucky's First Love is a better option.

7/10
#Dropped

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Refreshingly Mature Topics & Go Yun. Nuff said.

Full transparency- I just came off The Fiery Priest and was absolutely FERAL to find something else Go Yun stars in. He stole every scene he was in, and I'm amazed I haven't discovered him sooner. He's got more charisma and charm in his left sock than most Idol actors I've recently seen on TV, and I'm honestly gobsmacked by him whenever he's on-screen.

OKAY- So, about the series:

I'm not typically drawn to dramedies (I'm more of a grand-scale epic saga or cerebral thriller type), but aside from Go Yun, I adore the cast; particularly, Jo Hee Bong and Park Byung Eun, and I love the more mature topics that I'm surprised to see on Korean airwaves. The series starts off in a quirky-off-kilter-type way, handling Jang Ha Ri's excessive work ethic and problematic reproductive problems with self-deprecating humor, and 2nd hand embarrassment. Jo Hee Bong's character, Chief Nam, was instantly likable and funny to me. I loved his shameless Insta comments on Han Yisang's profile to get him to get in contact. I also love how subversive the series is in handling stereotypical situations; for example, Ha Ri is faced with an uncomfortable situation at work where she wants to intercept a potentially harmful article from getting released and has to face a male peer and their boss. She handles the situation fearlessly and even throws herself onto her boss's couch to force him into complying. I thought it was funny, empowering, and a total boss move. The women in this series are independent, fierce, self-sufficient, and AWARE of their power.

Hari and Yisang have great chemistry. Especially when they bicker. Their quick retorts constantly had me cackling. Their first few interactions are rife with comedic misunderstandings. With her friends, Hari recalls a fond memory of her first meeting with Yisang, and it's depicted in her memory as a classic K-drama romance scene with slow-moving snow, and flattering nostalgic lighting, and she was completely swept off her feet when she mistook his Visine drops for tears.

"It was my first time seeing a guy cry. A guy's tears can somehow open your heart." LOLLLL.

Later, as her Chief tries to introduce the two, she takes poor advice from her friend and tries to initiate awkward small talk and {nonconsensual} skinship while Yisang squirms uncomfortably at her terrible flirting before hilariously and savagely shutting her down. Needless to say, they've gotten off on the wrong foot and I think the editing choices throughout the scenes make it so much funnier as I catch myself laughing out loud regularly without feeling like the situation is overtly ridiculous or unrealistic.

Outside of the lens of humor and silliness, there is a very real, very raw sadness that permeates our FL as she tries to have what she wants most in the world, a child. Since she was a little girl, it's all she's ever wanted. We follow her journey and her (sizzling) chemistry with Yisang throughout the series. Her platonic chemistry with the other male leads and female colleagues is also fantastic. I really have to give a lot of props to the writers, because there isn't an episode that goes by that doesn't make me laugh consistently throughout while hitting me in the feels. Time and again, it introduces a typical trope and completely flips it upside down, surprising even the most jaded K-drama viewer.

"The happiest person is a mom. Moms always smile when they see their babies. My dream is to become a mom."

It isn't just about Hari's ever-reaching journey toward motherhood. The show broadens its lens and shows us the intricate interworkings of each character and the journeys they're going through as well. What it's like as a single parent, a divorcee, an aging mother, an older bachelor afraid to start again. It's life and all of its machinations, day to day, relentless and without prejudice, while we try to surf the tide and find our way toward happiness.

I highly recommend this series, and not just because you get to look at Go Yun's face for 16 glorious hours.

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Was it love or was it a waste of time

Let’s be honest. I did not finish this drama and dropped it a while ago midway through episode 2 or 3. I don’t remember the story very well but I do remember vividly the annoyance that the FL brought me while watching. I could say it is one of the worst K-drama out there in my taste. Most shows I dropped half way but I don’t recall any that irks me this much as this one. If I could give a score of 0, it would be 0 for everything from story to cast.

Story: The premise is very promising. A hardworking single mom is determined to build a better life for her daughter but also to live her dream. I’m probably biased and over-hopeful for an empowering story because it is very similar to my real life situation. But the FL turned out to be just crazy. The plot is severely flawed from the very beginning. She gets pregnant and decides to have a kid alone without telling the father or any attempt for communication and to hate him without any reasons. I don’t care what misunderstanding that may have been between them, it is psychologically NOT normal for a modern woman to behave in such contemptuous martyrdom. It is not only selfish to the family, the father and the child but also insulting to the efforts of generations of women to advocate for women’s rights and gender equality. Every one of her actions throughout the short few episodes I watched is whiny, self-absorbed, pity-seeking and unrepentant.
The MLs aren’t any better, unfortunately. It’s another major plot hole I cannot comprehend that is what qualities the MLs see in the FL other than they know her in the past. The writer seems to forget that there has been a 14-year gap. It is extremely unrealistic and unbelievable that they are all still single and hung up over a woman after such a long time. I’m glad that I did not finish the show because apparently from other reviews I have read, the reason for the breakup is because of interference from one of the ML based on the logic that he likes her first. More maddening is that the real father upon making up to the FL decides to run away for another two years instead of making up lost time for his daughter. Seriously, WTF! Had I watched it to the end I would probably have smashed my phone unsubscribed Netflix, lol. The story appears to go from bad to worst in 16 episodes.

Cast/Acting: I generally don’t tolerate loud and excessive FL very well, and I’m very disappointed with Song Ji Hyo (SJH) in this one particularly. I have watched her in Emergency Couple, the premise of which is also similar to this one where the FLs overcome adversities to realize their dreams. I kinda tolerate her in the other one and managed to finish the drama albeit skipping a lot but this one she really made me just switch off my phone completely. The two characters have slightly different personalities and stories, however, SJH’s portrayals of the two turn out to be identical, just pure annoyance. She fails to demonstrate the characters as strong and capable women and only shows them as illogically unreasonable and stubborn people. I guess her strength is more suitable for variety shows than dramas.
As for the MLs, I can’t be sure if all the suitors had been introduced by the time I dropped to really comment. One thing I do remember is Son Ho Jun. I expected something more from him after Reply 1994 and Backtrack couple. Although he is not the best actor, his performance in this drama is simply just flat and bland. The chemistry between him and the FL is also off. He cannot convey any emotions at critical moments such as at the revelation that he is the father (I skipped all to this portentous scene instead of torturing myself through all the lengthy and wearisome middle episodes).
The best performance in the first 2 episodes probably should go to the FL’s daughter. The kiddo is witty and show maturity beyond age but it does not come across as forced or fake.

Music: I doubt that any K-drama would feature bad music but I dropped the show very early on and did not have any recollection of the music, so unimpressive is probably the best description.

Recommendation/Rewatch value: Avoid at all cost. A total waste of time. If you are looking for romance, there’s no chemistry between the casts and not even romantic swoon-worthy scene. If you are looking for an inspiring story about a determined and independent woman, this show is the opposite of it. I don’t even know what it is.

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Missed the Mark

Always on the lookout for plots that involve undercover characters who go out and help people. One of my favorite childhood series was when the Emperor himself strolled the streets in plain clothes so he can understand his country. So I definitely wanted to like this series but I've been emotionless for all three episodes.

The acting wasn't terrible but was subpar and the main characters had no chemistry with one another (or with any other characters for that matter). But the biggest cause of the series missing the mark wasn't the actors but the actual plot flow. You can see the potential but the execution of each scene was done with poor timing and execution.

As an example, when the FL is helping with the birth of a baby to a dying woman. The male doctor and her are both looking at the baby's entrance point. In historical times, it's unlikely a male doctor would be at ease even being close to that area. The FL admitted she had no experience and despite the dying woman having an arrow stuck in her chest while pushing the baby out, the birth was super effortless. It's difficult to describe in words but you can tell that not much thought was put in with no attention to detail throughout the series. And it resulted in a very unnatural plot flow.

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Best 2023 k drama

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If I have to hear that goofy "Ma'am!" one more dang time - UGH.

I'm 3 episodes in so far, and I'm loving the writing. Our ML and FL are intelligent, witty, charismatic, and have an easy chemistry that I've liked so far. I really love that the ML is empathetic and caring and not the usual cold-shoulder trope I seem to see with ML's. The ML's younger sidekick, Kim Ji Woong (Henry), needs to G O. Absolutely hate his actions and how much he jumps in and out of English for comedic effect. Not funny. Only Ok Taecyeon was good at it in Vincenzo but he's a much stronger actor and more natural with his body language. I have to skip through every time he's about to open his mouth. I guess this is where the "idol-actors are terrible actors" stereotype comes in because I've been very surprised by how strong some of the Idol actors I've watched have been (Lee Jun Ho, Seo In Guk, Park Hyung Sik, IU, Park Jin Young- special mention to Chinese Idol, Xiao Zhan..drool..etc).

This is my first series with So Ji-sub and I can see the allure. He's full of charisma and has a magnetic presence. I admittedly stayed away from his dramas at first because he's not my usual type (I'm more of a Park Seo Joon, Gong Yoo type) but he's got a rough-around-the-edges sexy aura that I can absolutely eat up. I can see some of the usual tropes (hate -> love relationship, son of a chaebol with traumatic childhood w/rough on her luck FL) but it's done in a way I'm not mad at and, as I mentioned earlier, they do subvert some of the usual tropes with how strong-willed the FL is and how caring and empathetic the ML is.

I will update as I delve further.

Episode 5 update:
Omo! The physical contact in this gives me chills! I'm not used to this much actual physical chemistry and TOUCHING in kdramas and I'm LOVING it. The scene on the mat was....especially great, heh. My eyes are bugging out just as much as theirs are, haha. Definitely a more mature drama, and I'm still a huge fan of the writing; especially between the ML and FL. Unfortunate side note- I still have to skip through every scene with Kim Ji Woong (Henry). He IS SO IRRITATING.

Overall update-
Really love this series! I'm a little annoyed by the "1 year later" trope they just HAD to include and how it was executed. Understanding the ML and his decision making regarding his accident is what kept me from being overly annoyed, but at the same time, I *wanted* to see him show his vulnerability to the FL and thought it was so unnecessary for him to seclude himself for a full year during his rehabilitation and not even reach out via phone or text to let the FL know he was OK and they were OK. The viewers are led to believe that the FL is wholeheartedly understanding of his absence though, so we're force-fed that what he did was OK, and I didn't really feel that way. He should have stayed in contact or allowed her to remain by his side throughout his healing process, IMO. It would have led them to get closer, and it would have shown the ML it's okay to not be okay and to show your true self with the people you love the most.

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Too predictable...

By the 6th episode I already predicted this show so I had to drop it. I understand that it’s a romantic COMEDY so I already watched the show expecting something funny to happen often. But I think the writer got ‘misunderstandings’ and ‘comedy’ mixed up. They are not in the same category at all. It’s actually quite annoying and tiring.

There are other ways to make a comedy show without misunderstandings. Not saying there shouldn’t be any misunderstandings in a show but if it becomes the main drive for the show then it becomes a problem. There’s a list of misunderstandings I could go through and it’s just the SIXTH episode.

Now I’m a more serious drama watcher but I do love a good laugh once and a while so I’m not being biased about this show, it honestly would’ve been a great show if the misunderstandings didn’t snowball into more. It has great representation with diverse characters especially LGBTQ. I’ve never seen a non-stereotypical gay person in k-drama so it was relieving to see a realistic one.

I really tried to enjoy this show considering I love the two main characters along with the female lead’s younger brother because I love the group HALO, but it’s a little too corny for me to finish. I would definitely recommend this show as a STARTER k-drama show, it has all the basics of a typical k-drama lol.

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Just a typical series whose Male Characters are fighting for a girl

I watched this lakorn mainly because of Sarin Ronnakiat. He is a very good actor-- soft characters suit him well. I don't really know that much about the rest of the characters because the majority of them are new to me. I can say that Pon's character fits him perfectly because his face resembles an Indian character. His acting is also effective too because he annoys me every time he does something bad to Khiree haha. I haven't watched the whole show yet because I don't find it interesting to the point that I would love to know what's the next event on the following episodes.

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I watched the first 6 episodes and kept debating with myself whether to drop the drama or not. It just didn't appeal to me for some reason. Doubting my feelings I searched for its reviews at so many places and a majority of them were negative, then I read few comments on another site and most of them were about the cast so I made up my mind not to continue it.
I wanted to binge watch it and I think the special episode kind of ruined it for me from the beginning. So if anyone wants to watch it, begin from the first episode. I am not too sure about the acting because I am dropping it before my judgement is established but from what I have seen Kim Kang Woo looked the most convincing and menacing.

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