Positively average
This is a pretty cookie cutter kdrama.Chaebol ML, check.
Ambitious FL working for his company, check.
FL's guy friend is into her, check.
Secret workplace shenanigans, check.
Evil family corporate sabotage, check.
The execution is decent. If you want to watch a relatively simple office kdrama romance, then this is a fine show. Nothing groundbreaking, but a decent watch. There is a lot of kdrama tropes.
Fine to watch and fine to skip.
My biggest issue is ML being kinda uncharismatic. The FL was ok, though the portrayal didnt completely fit the tone of the show for me.
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Very cliché but enjoyable
Nice to watch, funny, fluffy romcom cliché to perfection which gives old dramas vibes. But despite the fact that I like the actors, it still lacks a certain pep to get you fully into it. I'll say maybe because the show was too predictable, still enjoyable nonetheless. I enjoyed the characters dynamics and how each remained true to their personality till the end. Also loved the friendships between the leads and the supporting characters.Was this review helpful to you?
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Hui Won's mother can catch these hands
I really enjoyed this. I was looking for fun romcom and really liked this one! The characters were mostly enjoyable, and it has some genuine funny moments as well.I really liked Du Jun and was happy he wasn't your typical cold tsundere style CEO. I liked that we got to see his goofy and caring side right away. I loved seeing him with Se Hyeon as well, it was so cute! I really like Hui Won too! I love that we got see different sides of her including her internal struggles about whether to keep the baby or not, and even when she decided to keep the baby, her questioning if she would be a good mom or not. A lot of her struggles were really nice to see because I feel like they aren't topics brought to light very often in media. I love the two of them together as well!
Se Hyeon was my favorite character! I just loved her! I loved that she wasn't afraid to go against her mother for what is right. I loved Mi Ran, Min Uk, and the coworkers as well!
For characters I didn't like, obviously I didn't like Jeong Eum. She was awful. Even though I didn't like her, I will say she made a great villain. I liked that she turned herself in at the end too. Moving onto Hui Won's mother...literally fuck her. She was an awful and abusive mother, and I absolutely hate how she was just forgiven in the end. This was the biggest thing I didn't like about this show. She never admitted to being abusive, never realized she was awful to her daughter, never apologized...NOTHING!! AND YET SHE WAS FORGIVEN?! WHY?! The reason her being forgiven being because Hui Won is becoming a mother is the dumbest thing ever. She shouldn't be in Hui Won's life at all. She has no self-reflecting or character growth at all. I hated that she was forgiven so much.
I do wish they gave Hui Won a baby bump, but that's not super important. I loved the time jump so we could see how they were doing as parents as well as what everyone else is doing. Love that she was pregnant in the end again too!
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Interesting
After a long break I see a typical korean drama with good act, screen play and casting. Please watch this drama and it definitely won't disappoint you. It's a one line story but they made it with interesting way. Both the artists are playing very good and expressive. Making me eager to watch the next episode.Was this review helpful to you?
A whole lot of nothing ....
I came across a little bit of a trailer before starting this drama, and I was quite eager to watch it; in fact, I waited for it to be over so I could binge-watch it. However, I was quite disappointed. There were so many things about the drama that did not just sit right. I felt very unenthusiastic to the point that it took me about 5 episodes to even get interested in the story. I watched the first episode, and I was not grabbed by the story or the acting, but sometimes you have to watch another episode before you judge it, so I watched another, then another, until I was about 5 or 6 episodes in, and I was still not liking what I was watching. There was something about the story that just did not work, and although there are quite a lot of series with rich CEOs and struggling employees, this felt like it lacked enthusiasm. Although the whole pregnancy could have made this more interesting, there was something about the way the actors executed that felt low energy. I have watched other work with the male lead, and I was pretty disappointed that this drama didn't work the way I expected. I honestly don't know if it was the acting, the story, or the chemistry; it lacked a lot and just was not driving enough. There were lots of scenes that felt connected just because, and there was no proper flow. For example, the fact that the male lead could not touch someone's hand yet he managed to get someone pregnant...like how? And also the revenge was lightely exciting, but once they revealed the reason behind it, it felt not strong enough.Was this review helpful to you?
Positively Awful
This is a flop. I’m distracted doing laundry, doing other things on my cell phone and not paying attention to this Kdrama. It lured me in because I like the two romantic leads but not sure they have the chemistry together. But the story has been so boring and not believable. Love Triangle not working. The supporting cast are loud and annoying. I’m up to episode 6 and will just finish this to the end even if I have to skip an episode or fast forward through. This one is no Dynamite Kiss or Idol I, that’s for sure! There’s some really good kdramas and ones that completely flop.Was this review helpful to you?
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Feminist Wish-Fulfillment Fantasy
Positively Yours sells a feminist wish-fulfillment fantasy: pregnancy changes nothing, the rich CEO becomes endlessly patient, and a second man keeps waiting despite knowing the child isn’t his. Two single men competing for a pregnant woman — not as conflict, but as convenience.By episode 5, the story refuses to acknowledge real consequences. Rejections repeat without evolution, the love triangle feels artificial, and characters stop behaving like adults. This isn’t heightened melodrama — it’s reality bent out of shape so the romance can keep going.
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ABSOLUTELY F NO
Contemplated watching this show till the end just because, but i just reliased no one is forcing me to continue this. As someone who didn't read the webtoon and just watched this drama cause i am a fan of the FL everything in this show after episode 2 is just not worth it. To be frank i know it's only February but we may just have our top contender for worst korean drama of the year. Because how do u mess up such an interesting direct storyline like Unexpected pregnancy and One night stand. This is literally one of the easiest tropes to make because u don't even gotta do much just literally show us how it happened and how they decide to handle the situation. The thing that baffles me even more is u literally had a direct Webtoon to follow that people loved so it's not like u had to use ur head to come up with new details u literally quite simply had to follow the book. And why is our female lead dressed like a Grandmother? Do the writers think women in their 30s and 40s give up on style once they reach that age because why even the Female leads best friend and the Male leads niece are outdressing her i would even go as far as to say the Sister in Law was outmogging her in style each episode. How do u turn one of the most beautiful actress in Korea into a frumpy Ungodly sight? Poor girl was using her face card and had nothing else to offer. And as for the ml i don't even have an actual opinion on him that's how boring he was for me absolutely bland stereotypical annoying mess in fact everyone in this show was just annoying especially the sister in law i mean if u want to create a villian create one with an actual reasonably reason to hate u would have been better if it was the ML mother or Father or someone else rather than her. Also why are Korean dramas obsessed with the idea any man around u especially ones who have been with u seen u were little are automatically in love with you? Same as dynamite kiss. Why are Platonic male and female friendships some sort of rare commodity tbh i would be pissed if my friend whose had years of time and didn't confess says something when i finally get a man in my life because tf no should have done that longgg timee ago I'm already taken. I don't even know what to say from the terrible domestic ratings, incompetent writing and very conservative fan base this show is just an absolute complete mess.I am of the opinion u could gather 5 random users on this platform and they would create a better storyline than this but well whats done is done.
Also shout out to the sexiest messiest loudest most dramatic conservative comment section i have ever witnessed on this platform. I thought i had witnessed it all but well this comment section proved me wrong some of yall are really stupid.
A woman can and should always have the right to choose what to do with her body argue with the walll.
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This Drama Should Be Called "Inspired by" NOT Adapted!
I gave this drama a chance even after they changed Jang Hee Won's job, because I love the original webtoon.The critical issue highlighted in the webtoon is about a teacher who ends up in a shotgun wedding, however they changed into another classic office romance.
They also change Kang Do Joon's life by adding some traumatic past, and the moment I saw Kang Do Joon's throws fit, I'm not longer acknowledged that this drama is an adaption from webtoon.
Too bad they changed the story and the character too much til there is not a single main point from the webtoon included in it.
I don't know if none webtoon readers will enjoy the drama, but if you are liking the drama, i'm not advice you to read the webtoon before the drama ended to spoil the fun ^_^
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Is it a cute romcom to watch when bored: Yes ; BUT
Honestly i really liked this drama and would have given it 7 maybe even 9 stars but the problem is that this is an adaptation. I was and am a very big fan of the WEBTOON this drama is adapted from and honestly very sad that they completely rewrote the entire story BUT I also have to say that the new story is a very fun and cute story, it is very catching and honestly I finished this drama in one sitting, it was just that fun to watch. In terms of acting and story it is pretty satisfactory which I am normally pretty critical about so that's good. The story doesn't drag on too long, there are some cliche scenes but let's be honest a romcom without cliche or cringe scenes does not qualify as a romcom in my eyes. The chemistry of the leads was also pretty good in my opinion. The only real complaint I have if we look at the story alone is that they focused too little on the pregnancy, honestly I forgot she was pregnant for like 2-3 episodes, which is pretty bad for a drama BUILT on an accidental pregnancy trope but the rest was pretty okay in my opinion. I still think they should've just had dropped the whole adaptation bit because there is litterally almost like except for one or two things nothing from the original story, which is why I don't understand why they just didn't promote it as a seperate drama.In summary I would say that this is worth a watch, just don't expect it to be the same story as the WEBTOON. That's the only reason for the lost stars :(
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Positively Yours’: When Irresponsibility Is Framed as Romance”
A woman is forced to carry the responsibility of pregnancy simply because she had a one-night stand, while the man who refused to use protection can walk away. Even if he later “takes responsibility,” he will never go through pregnancy, labor pain, or childbirth. That burden is forced on the woman by nature alone.And what if she’s married? What if she doesn’t want to be involved with him, doesn’t want to marry him, or doesn’t want to be a mother at all? Consent to sex is not consent to pregnancy—something even married couples decide together.
Not using protection isn’t a tragic flaw or romantic complexity; it’s basic irresponsibility and a lack of respect. It strips a woman of choice and forces life-altering consequences onto her without consent.
When a show presents this casually, people are completely justified in criticizing it—even after just one episode.
The show treats stalking as if it’s romantic concern. Finding her address without consent, watching her from a distance, intruding into her personal life, and interrogating her choices are framed as “caring.” This is not concern—it’s surveillance. If this were happening in real life, it would be frightening, not flattering.
What’s even more disturbing is how the narrative openly pressures her to carry and deliver his baby. She is not asked what she wants. She is not given space to decide. Instead, she is pushed, cornered, and emotionally coerced—then told to “at least try” dating him. Not because she desires it, not because she consented, but because he decided this is how things should go.
This is not courtship. He is not requesting the chance to get to know her. He is imposing rules—meeting three times a week, maintaining contact, staying involved—despite her clear discomfort. That is control, not romance.
The woman is reduced to a function: a womb with obligations. Her autonomy, freedom, and right to refuse are treated as inconveniences that the story expects her to “grow out of.” This framing dehumanizes her, turning her into a baby-making machine whose life must now revolve around a man’s mistake and entitlement.
Calling this “love” or “responsibility” is dishonest. It is forced intimacy dressed up as destiny.
When dramas normalize this behavior, they are not exploring moral complexity—they are promoting a deeply regressive idea: that a woman’s body and future can be claimed once sex occurs, regardless of her will. That is not romantic. That is coercive. And yes, it is barbaric.
So no, viewers don’t need to “watch more episodes” to criticize this. When a show casually excuses stalking, erases consent, and glorifies the stripping of a woman’s freedom, one episode is more than enough to recognize the problem.
He is the president of the company she works for. He holds institutional authority over her career, her future, and her daily professional life. She was selected to study in Germany—something she genuinely wanted, something that represents independence, growth, and a future beyond him. That context matters.
So when he says things like, “It’s your choice whether you keep the baby or not,” those words are meaningless. Consent cannot exist under intimidation. A choice made while someone controls your job, your visa prospects, and your professional future is not a real choice—it’s pressure disguised as politeness.
His actions repeatedly contradict his words. While claiming to respect her decision, he continuously pushes, manipulates, and corners her into keeping the pregnancy. While acknowledging her refusal to marry him, he still forces the idea of marriage onto her, treating her clear NO as something temporary, negotiable, or irrelevant.
This is textbook coercion.
Emotional coercion.
Economic coercion.
Professional coercion.
The show normalizes a deeply disturbing dynamic where a powerful man uses his position to override a woman’s autonomy, then masks it with soft dialogue so the audience is expected to see him as “responsible” or “misunderstood.” He is neither.
Saying “it’s your choice” while actively sabotaging her ability to choose is manipulation, not respect. Ignoring her refusal and continuing to push marriage and forced intimacy is not persistence—it’s entitlement.
When a drama frames this as romance instead of abuse, it isn’t just bad writing. It’s dangerous storytelling. It teaches that women’s boundaries don’t matter if a man is powerful, persistent, or emotionally invested enough.
And that is exactly why criticism after just one—or two—episodes is not premature. The message is already loud and clear.
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CHANGED THE SOUCE MATERIAL
writing my first review ever because this pisses me off so much, why do they have to do this with webtoon adaptations.Don't advertise the show as a Web Novel/ Webtoon adaptation and change the souce material completely.
The whole point of the webtoon/webnovel is that she is a teacher and she gets pregnant.
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