Warning: Stay away from this, it is not suitable for your mental state, time and data
There was a lot of pulling drama. The whole story which should have been completed in 8-10 episodes was forcibly made into 16 episodes. The ex-boyfriend-girlfriend shit was beyond limits. The first half of the story is interesting and the second half is uninteresting. There are also some irrational flaws in the story, like Keanu could have told everything to the protagonist in the first meeting but he kept things to himself. If I look at the entire episodes, I will give 1-2 ratings. Because I liked the first half, I give it a 5 rating. Many people say that it is a heart touching drama, but nowhere didn't it feel like an emotional journey for me. The characters had confused and complicated emotions. Because of which, watching this drama, I did not feel love or relief, but felt tension.I have mixed feelings, but I'm less happy, more annoyed with this drama because of the way it's pulled off really irritate me .
Sometimes high rating/famous dramas are not good, I also watched this after getting influenced by ratings and people, now feel like I wasted my time. When this drama was released, my heart felt that it would not be good, and I ignored it. and my instincts were right
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Warmed my heart
I rarely write reviews but wanted to for this one. I absolutely loved the chemistry of the main lead couple. Their interactions totally warmed my heart! The way they supported each other and cared for each other was awesome. So many dramas I've seen that they waver and go back and forth and around the corner so this was refreshing to see that they knew what they wanted and went for it. I fast forward a lot because I was mainly there for the lead couple. I think that what actors being a little mature added to the value of the drama as well.Was this review helpful to you?
Terribly mediocre......
You manage to snag a hot shot ML and then you do what??Get him a frigid FL along with a terribly boring story line, an overkill of exes obsessing over their previous loves, silly sideline romances...........just pay for a better screenplay writer please!!
There's no story here, no romance - just a mish mash of characters boiled together.
Why would you take an intensely romantic male lead and pair him with an iceberg?
The female lead was either afraid of his stardom, too nervous, or just plain didn't like him. She stood like a wax statue every time he kissed her.
Aaaarrrggg....... What a terrible drama.
I watched it only for the ML - but even he could only do so much to breathe oxygen into a flaggering object.
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It is boring, but...
Q: What is this drama about?A: Toxic relationship
Q: Is it boring?
A: Yes, the first half of drama only: episode 1-9. This is actually a 16 episode drama, not 32 as written on MDL.
Pros:
- Apink's Naeun. She is my first motivation to start watching this drama lol.
- Seo Jihye. She is my motivation to finish the drama. In short, her 'Seo Dan' brought me to the end of the episode.
- The drama's conflicts are really happening in real life. I had(ve) a friend who resembles Jung Hyuk much. I even got blocked in SNS by him since he thought I would take away his crush. Lol, it's only his crush, not his girlfriend (yet). They didn't even end up dating since his crush actually already had a boyfriend! The most dramatic story I've ever had in my life.
- The antagonists really heat you up. It means the story is actually really good.
- This drama is light, it doesn't require a smart brain to solve the conflict puzzle.
- It is safe, no bed scenes (lol).
Cons:
- Less comedy
- The main OST is too bright (pop-ish) sometimes just doesn't sound good
- Stay strong! You have to reach episode 11 to get the feel of this drama
- Tbh, I didn't feel the good chemistry between the lead characters
- Awkward romance
- The doctor's acting is questionable lol, I hated this. It was supposed to be a sad atmosphere but the doctors ruined everything.
- Family conflicts are not shown properly. Mostly, they are shown by throwbacks. We need more stories about the lead character's family.
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Not bad
If you have watched top 7 dramas for this year you can have a look at this one.The drama is cute and leaves you with warm heart. Acting and ost are not bad there are some tracks that are not that special, but there are also a really good one. The story is nothing new for romantic comedy and the ending wasn't my style, but overall it is a good drama it watch after work.
MOST AMAZING THING in the drama was Lee Ji Hoon performance! I was fascinated! I recommend the drama because his acting was the one of the best for such kind of character.
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In love with Song Seung Heon
This is my first time to watch Song Seung Heon. At first, just watching the drama posters, he came off as arrogant. Wrong! I absolutely love him. Not just for his looks but his voice and delivery of his dialogue. They both looked so good together that it,'s hard to believe they just met during the script reading. They have a great chemistry on screen and I would love for this to be the case in real life.For me, they and the ex boyfriend are the only characters truly worth watching. Great acting by the obsessive ex.
The secondary characters, I can do without them. Found most of them totally unnecessary in the story.
I also loved the soundtrack specially Midnight Cinderella. Very lovely tune....
If I were to rewatch this, I would skip the other episodes and focus more on when the leads both knew each other's identity
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warm but ......
it gives you a sweet and unique vibe coz dinner mates is not what people normally do but it definitely is interesting . The thing which disappointed me a bit was that the start did involve some good dinners but then dinners just reduced to none and some pretty bad problems came to surface. well without problems drama can't me made but it was just a teeny bit over.They could have included food some more i mean at some point i felt the name of the show didnt match it anymore . later on the show becomes about the problems with exes.i also read the manga of same title and if you think that you they are same you are wrong coz only the concept of dinner mate has been taken from the manga the story line becomes quite different
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Make your PRESENT ( NOW) GOOD ENOUGH
No matter how long or short a relationship was and no matter the reason for the break ups... still.. all break ups hurt. . No one can deny that your past happened. But try to make your present good enough. This drama dwells on both premises.OUR MAIN LEADS
Both Dr. Kim Hae Kyung (Song Seung Heon) and PD Woo Do Hee (Seo Ji Hye) suffered hurtful breakups. As he tries to move on from an 8 year old relationship, he met Woo Do Hee in a plane to Jeju Island. Who would have thought that one meal shared together could lead to so much more.
No names. No sharing of personal information, they decided to become dinner mates with the following set of rules:
1. Use a messaging app to contact each other
2. Let’s eat meal together when both are available and plan one day in advance
3. Take turns in picking the menu
4. No borrowing or lending of money
5. Unless it’s about the location and time of the place where we are going to eat a meal, do not try to contact otherwise
6. no dating
7. No touching each other
8. No forcing to have meals that both will not enjoy
9. Do not cross the lines as friends
With such meeting arrangement, one is bound to break the rules. Woo Do Hee began to question if things are just happening or is it ultimately destiny. As they say, there are no coincidences, only fate. But things are too complicated with both their lives especially when past loves enter the picture.
Nevertheless, at one point or another, we seek that great love. We ultimately want that epic love story we can tell our children and children’s children. We want to believe that the love we have now .. the person we are with now was because of destiny and that you are fated to be with that person. For those people who haven’t found theirs, waiting for fate to come.
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Less dinners, more crazy exes
If we had more dinners and less crazy exes, I would've rated this one higher. I mean, look at our OTP's chemistry! It's so good! We wasted all of that on crazy and annoying exes. We could've had more romantic and amazing dinner conversations and banters between our leads. They are so cute together, I was holding it out for our main leads' moments. I though we're gonna have a romcom but it turned waaaayyy like a thriller with one (literally crazy) ex.This show did have an amazing OST so that's a plus.
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Beautiful drama with unique storyline
Such a Refreshing drama.Totally loved it. Highly recommended to those who want to watch RomCom with a different kind of Storyline. Chemistry between leads was Fantastic (had butterflies in my stomach most of the times). Mature leads has taken this drama on another level.Love their acting . Supporting cast's characters were amazing with their own interesting stories . We can learn from this drama while enjoying it.One of the best drama of 2020.OSTs are beautiful. Can't deny that this is a binge watch.I enjoyed it till last episode.I want to rewatch it. At last,GO FOR IT!!Btw you are going to crave for food in each episode so.. Prepare something to eat while watching it. XD
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The drama is funny when it tries to be funny and sentimental when it wants be. It is really beautiful. I love how it makes me feel.
It is a great feel good, light romance kdrama, with no extra drama/melodrama involved.
I love so many things in this show. The production, the coincidences, the level of understanding of each other the characters have come to. And so many other things. -oh and the trot music.
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