Nevertheless,

Please ignore the reviews and watch the drama for yourself !

I am not sure why this drama is rated low , however I enjoyed this . It was a real story between two people . I do agree with another reviewer that the drama showed emphasis on toxic relationships, but in 2022, most people in the world are in toxic relationships . Because , Broken people come together and fall in love ! The male lead definitely had some problems, I wished the drama was 16 episodes so we could had delve into his child hood more. I still don’t understand what was the point of bringing his friend /lover/and or gf from America , I didn’t quite get her role in the story and I still don’t know who she was to the lead guy lol. However, both leads were marvelous. I felt the passion between them and the hurt . I really lucked out and found a good drama and I will definitely rewatch it. Great steamy kiss scenes ! I enjoyed the side characters as well . Great Job Song Kang and Han So-hee!!!

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“big old waste of time”

As my little sister put it “that was a big old waste of time”

At the beginning this show was good fun to watch and commentate on how stupid everything was, from the plot to Nabi’s very dumb decisions, but then even that got boring. The story became uninteresting, Nabi and Jaeon’s relationship is just one long dumb cycle… they kiss, he’s a red flag so they go on a break and then miraculously they end up together again.

Nabi was just so dumb… I cannot understand how she still goes back to Jaeon time after time again, it makes no sense, especially with the second male lead who was so perfect.

Jaeon is a creep, his obsession over butterflies seems to be the only reason that he likes Nabi. He speaks in fragmented sentence and is always in Nabi’s personal space; this man really has no sense of awareness or boundaries whatsoever.

Nabi and Jaeon have no chemistry, they have no reason to like eachother; dialogue between them is just so so strange. Most of the time their “talks” would consist of Jaeon speaking in a fragmented sentence and then proceeding to kiss a very uncomfortable Nabi.

All of the side couple romance is boring. None of them could retain my attention except Sol and Ji-wan; their story is very cute, however, they have very short screen time. I would have loved to see their relationship more in depth.

As Do-Hyeok once described Nabi as, this show was very “disappointing”.

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Nevertheless... NEVERMIND

Please Song Kang choose better proyects in the future. I thought that Love Alarm season 2 fiasco was a one time thing. Everybody makes mistakes, but Nevertheless came along...
Where do i start with this one? Perhaps... the things i liked?

The production value was consistent with Netflix' productions. Very beautiful and visually stunning scenes, nothing surprising there.

The two first episodes were solid, they provided a great set up for a potentially an "out of the box" romantic drama, but oh boy was i wrong.

The supporting characters were interesting, unfortunately more so than the leads. The same sex romance totally overshadowed the main characters' love arc. Midway the series i had lost all interest in the FL and that was fine, but to lose interest in Song Kang, that was just ludicrous. (Love alarm Season 2 was disastrous, but at least Song Kang remained gorgeous). Something was completely off with Nevertheless Song Kang's spark, his charm was missing in action. How can a production team managed to do that?
SACRILEGE!!

Would i rewatch this show? Probably yes, if i get paid to do so ;)

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Criminally underrated

Ok, I usually don't write reviews for anything but it just made my heart ache that this drama has such a low rating. I know it's not the typical romcom people are used to but it's much more realistic than most kdramas out there.

I think they managed to depict the raw type of human relationships in a very beautiful way. The main focus was on this on and off relationship between Na-bi and Jae-eon that could very easily be seen as toxic in real life. But let's talk about how amazing their interaction was. They didn't talk much but you could feel the sexual tension through the screen. I've watched over 50 dramas and none of them gave me that feeling. A very important factor here was the bgm. I absolutely loved each and every OST. I think they chose the perfect melody for every scene. It made me feel somehow cozy.

I know a lot of people said there was no character development or that the pace was too slow but the drama itself is short so just because the last 4 episodes were not as exciting doesn't make the drama bad. And again, Na-bi is a very normal average girl who is torned and confused and might need more time to make a decision but that doesn't make her dumb. I am actually happy she decided to give Jae-eon another chance because life can be like that sometimes. It illustrates the idea of living life without overthinking it.

Overall, I think it's a really beautiful drama but I also understand why some might find it difficult to watch without skipping through it. I would say, just give it a chance! It might surprise you~

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I can't look or think of butterflies in a normal way anymore thanks to butterfly guy

I'm watching Nevertheless and like I'm sooo gay for 2 characters (Bit-Na & Sol) but I'm also fucking hetero for song kang's character (even though he's RED FLAGS).

Also, Sol RADIATES GAY AS HELL TOO (which is honestly the cutest thing ever)

Park Jae Eon has fuckinh mad skills too. Like the writers, director and song kang really knew how to do that character well BECAUSE MY HEART EVEN FLUTTERED AND MY HEART NEEEEVER FLUTTERS.

I'm just so gay for Bit-Na and Sol. Bit-Na's whole look and personality had me gay. Sol, however, is like a bit masculine but if her hair is not tied she's suddenly FEMININE and both looks have me gaaaaay.

Lol I love song kang. He is literally my most seen actor of 2021 (because I watched Sweet home, Love alarm 2, Navillera, and now Nevertheless).  I gotta make sure before the year ends that lee dong wook is #1 & lee jong suk #2.

Red flags is also so nice at the moment, he saved girl when she had a period and no pads. But then he is like why can't we be close in a non platonic way without dating, which shattered the illusion big time..

Park Jae Eon is the definition of katy perry's hot and cold song.

I'M CRYING
I'M YELLING
I HAVE SECOND LEAD SYNDROME SOOOOO BAD
BECAUSE OF POTATO BOY. ALSO POTATO GUY DESERVED BETTER THAN HER! But how can anyone not chose him? I don't like that she doesn't chose him because I don't want potato guy's heart to be broken. He still deserves better than her though. His confession was adorable though. I just wanted him to have a happy ending. My precious baby, I feel so bad for him. I hate the writers for doing this to him.

Park Jae Eon is such an asshole. I really wished this was a show were she ended up with the nice guy or NOBODY AT ALL. I would have preferred both options than the actual solution. I really wished they stayed closer to the source.

It is really funny how I was living for red flags until I wasn't. I am apparently such a softie for soft boys. In the beginning I was like DAMN HE SMOOOOOOTH and then I just got annoyed about him and his shit. BUT HE DOES LOOK SO GOOD IN PINK OR PURPLE.

I'M SO EMO FOR POTATO GUY!!!!!

The gays are so cute though. Like we have one that knows she's in love with her best friend and the other one didn't realise she was in love with her best friend. I'm like UWU BABIES!

I also like the sudden budding friendship between park jae eon and hat guy. I also shipped the heck out of hat guy and Bit-Na.

The two undergraduates were soooo cute too.

It literally got a minus one for that stupid unrealistic ending. I'm not a fan of that ending, which is why it took me forever to actually finish it since I knew it was going to end like this. Kinda hate it though.

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I have mixed feelings about this drama. I was really excited when I started watching it because I've heard that it was made by women primarily and it touched upon issues of intimacy and love in the modern age between young people. I really liked the first episodes and the way it portrayed young people and especially women that try to find a balance between their studies/career and their love/social life. I also really appreciated that it showed actual scenes of intimacy between the two main characters as many dramas tend to avoid these kind of scenes . The female-lead was flawed and made mistakes , factors that made her more realistic and the same goes for the male-lead as well. The other characters even though many of them seemed unique and different and had a lot of potential , weren't so much part of the plot and their personalities weren't uncovered through the episodes . Unfortunately , during the last episodes the plot and the leading point of the story felt lost. The characters didn't grow , didn't mature , they felt stagnant or even even worse than they started for some reason.
Even though the series was somewhat refreshing to watch , the end felt anticlimactic in a way. I have to say though and really highlight that the soundtrack of the movie was really good . I enjoyed listening to songs from the alternative music scene of Korea , like the band Say Sue Me and also discovering the artist RIO. I really appreciate it when visuals are accompanied by beautiful music, it shows that more thought and care has been put so that the visual and listening experience is balanced.

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Being in love during your 20s

When I said I love nevertheless some ppl are surprised. That's why I write this post. Nevertheless is an ode to love, the variety and numerous loves that can exist during your 20s.

First of all I love Nabi, because of the magistral play of Han sohee, but also because of how realistic she is. She is not weak, she tries to find what she loves, who she loves. She stream, cry, laught. She said what she wants and be quiet when she needs it. She choose her relationship and tries to find what is the best for her. Truly realistic. It is not the behaviour of a huge part of the 20s girls ? It's mine. Of course Park Jaeon is problematic that's a fact, his toxic behaviour is not romanticised. We can thought nabi perspective, the real feeling, redflag, lust, love and anger against him. It's a mix and it's not easy. This drama is not about easy love and behaviour, it's about the hardship, how love and lust can be hard and a battle. Why you choose a man and not another. She literally cries during the reject scene. It's about choice, not a bad or a good one. Just choice and the really of life. Sometimes you don't choose the best person but the one you loves the most.

And it's not only about he lead couple. All the second lead. A lesbian couple ??? With so much scenes ? I was so happy When I see how realistic it is. Same for all the couples. This drama show all the loves, the different ideas of love and the choices you made to match your idea with the reality. Do you want to sacrifice your way of life for the one you love? Jiwan and Gyu Hyun symbolise that and compromise.

Anyway my 22 years on earth is glad to find a drama which show so many couples, ideas of love and desires, way to life. I feel so understand, this show is really how the beginning of my university years have been. And it have been deliver with so much accuracy.

Thanks for this drama.

all my love

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The Main Lead {han so hea} life was sometimes ups and down . Male lead was like to spending time with girl . some how han so hea fall in love with main lead but She was confused with her emotion, and she successfully she overcome her emotion .
Its not matched with real-life event though its a fun experienced,
Acting Was tremendous , specially han so hea ..
But Story Directing Is little bit off , there was some pointe that i want to stop watching because of the story Directing.
As like male lead ... if he wants her than just tell her simple.... but again everyone story is different, that's how our life is interesting.

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ending made it best from worse

As a fan of Nevertheless webtoon I always wanted this to get adapted into a Korean drama. And Alas! it actually turned that this webtoon is getting adapted to a drama. Probably I was the most happiest person after this but this drama turned down all my happiness.
trust me the plot of this drama was so common yet unique still. for those who are still confused about watching this I will definitely suggest you to read the webtoon instead of watching this crap.
PLOT: well this drama had a great start but after the first half they actually dragged the story and it felt nothing. Normally kdramas are filled with cliché moments and the most unrealistic things but this drama actually had the potential to show the reality. It starts with a girl named nabi who was cheated by his ex boyfriend and now she doesn't want any relationships but eventually she falls for a playboy named park jae eon. so rather than getting into a relationship she decide to be s*x partners but later she realized she fell for him and expected the same but that was not the case after that the drama takes a huge turn and adds a new cast as the second lead of the drama. trust me everyone expected him to be the main lead as he was caring and of course a good guy. what happens after than and whom nabi chooses is not worth it according to the story but if you're here for any of the cast then you should definitely not miss this one.
This dramas second leads were better than the main ones like the two girls their story was unique for most of the kdrama fans and bit na and that guy were kind of cute and awkward. the couple in the office were okay as their story was ordinary but sweet
the girl who was with jae eon, her side of story needed more screen time as it was never explained what was going between them but okay.
CAST: trust me each cast was perfect specially Han so hee and nabi. she just looked exactly like the webtoon female lead specially when she ties her hair and
song kang was the the perfect choice for jae eon the butterfly guy. he portrayed the character well but the writer did dirty to him. he was supposed to be a playboy not a person who was emotionally scared like that ruined the character and his mother's appearance was too unnecessary like why.
our potato boy aka yang do hyuk literally he was such a good person but literally dumb like he always knew that she was never into her still he decided to wait and that shit was so f*cked up but he got his happy ending alternatively so okay
other cast were also good specially the girl Seol ah she perfectly played her role and I personally loved her the most
MUSIC: the most perfect thing about this drama was the background songs. each song was perfectly blended to the scene and definitely was a pleasure to ears
the main ost by Sam Kim's ''love me like that'' was the best of all of them.
REWATCH: Never..!!! this literally gave me a headache
I personally think the drama could have been a lot better and education if they could have followed the webtoon or at least they could have followed the ending. the ending was literally the worst.
If you're thinking about watching this then think twice and then watch at your own risk. their are many erotic scene at the start but later their isn't much of that.
ENJOY Y'LL!!

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