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Unintentional Love Story korean drama review
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Unintentional Love Story
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by Chloe
Nov 23, 2023
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 6.5
This review may contain spoilers

Predictable and Unpredictable At The Same Time

**Brief Synopsis**
B (Employee): Ji
T (Artist): Yoon

Beginning: B is an employee who has recently been discharged because a misunderstanding. Not knowing what to do in the main time, he goes on a trip to a small coastal town and meets T. T is an artist and the favorite artist of the ceo of the company B works at. Immediately B recognizes him and had this brilliant idea of approaching T and convince him to return to the art world and world with their company, hoping this will be enough to convince the ceo to allow him back to work. At first, B only sees T as a ticket back to his old life, but unexpectedly an attraction starts to develop between them and before he knew it he was falling for the other man.

Middle: The more B feels for T the guiltier he felt about the lies he told T. It got even worst after B confesses to T and T accepts and asks him out. B started hesitating whether he should tell T the truth but when T told him how he was hurt in the past by trusting the wrong person, B gives up the idea of telling T the truth, afraid that it will break them up. He decides to give up on using T and let things happen naturally and if he doesn't get hired back, he'll try to find another job. And if the company forcec him to use T he'll resign. But before anything could happen, T finds out about B's reason for being here and freaks out. No matter how many times B tries to tell him he didn't pretend to love him for the company, T doesn't believe him and tells him he doesn't want to see him again. B continues his efforts of convincing T of his feelings but T just wouldn't listen.

End: B returns to his job in the main time but he is still broken up by what is going on with T. His efforts to letting T know he hasn't lied about his feelings wasn't working. He tries to work but it's obvious it wasn't working. T on the other hand isn't doing any better. But luckily he has a friend to talk it over with. The friend tells him that B isn't lying when he said he loved him and T shouldn't let the past dictate his future and make him miss out on what could be the best thing that could happen to him. T has a flashback to a previous time when B was drunk and told him he hadn't expected to fall for him. He realizes that B might be serious and finally forgives him. B and T finally meets and T asks him to get back together which he agrees. In the end, B did quit his job after his manager asked him once more to use T. The series ends with them together.

**My Opinion**

WHAT I LIKED ABOUT IT
- I loved and hated how real it was. B hesitating whether he should give up his career for T and ended up not to give up is just so real. Since he was the one to bring up using T, the company didn't force him to do anything, he had no other people then himself to blame. And he had debts to think of and couldnt give up so easily. He only quit at the end because he knew the company will continue using him to get to T if he stayed so it's better for him to find another job.
- I love the buildup. The acting was great and the actors had great chemistry together. The show felt real.
- The cinematography was beautiful. It felt like a high quality production.
- The pacing was good and the progression of their relationship felt natural. We were actually rooting for the couple and each step they take towards each other feels like a small victory.
- The characters were very relatable and their actions made sense in the context of the show. These are normal people falling in love for the first time and we are only along for the ride. I also love the side characters. They are charming in their own way and help the main characters grow.
- The leads look gorgeous together. They just fit and seeing them kiss is a visual masterpiece.

WHAT I DIDNT LIKE ABOUT IT
- I didn't like the lack of communication at the end. Athough the motivation are understandable but B should have been more honest with his feelings and told T before hand about the company. Although it would have been a little better but hope much better is debatable because B did end up choosing the company over T. And T not believing him is understandable because of his past traumas.
- It's a slow burn and outside their relationship nothing else happens. Everything surrounds the couple.
- There aren't any intimate scenes but the hugging and kissing scenes are enough to make you heart flutter. And they look gorgeous together.
- B tries to do everything himself, only messing things up. He should try to rely more on T.

**Conclusion**
A very high quality show that should be watched.
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