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8/10 average

Not bad for a daily drama. The beginning follows a very standard setup typical for its era, but it still offers a few interesting characters and a likable cast. I mainly picked it up for Jisoo’s goofy smile, yet that alone is not enough to carry fifty episodes of a classic soap opera.

The start is pleasant, but the story becomes increasingly complicated with hidden pasts, tangled love lines, messy family relationships, and money issues. It tries to juggle too many threads at once, and the charm fades as it goes on.

The opening episodes reminded me a bit of Once Again, but the drama lost its grace after a few episodes and never fully recovered.

8/10

A solid short series with good actors and nice visuals. It is easy to watch and the pacing fits its length well.

The story is another matter. It is messy, logic is often missing, and some scenes are so absurd you can only hope the writers knew exactly how silly they looked. The plot includes three romance lines and every single one of them leans into toxicity in its own way.

Simplified story
Three factions are locked in a gang war inside the city. The older sister of the female lead, who married into one of the factions, is killed. The female lead, who was supposed to be dead as well, returns for the funeral and to find the killer. Her return pushes the already tense situation into open conflict. The whole thing becomes even more tangled because one faction has three young masters and each of them is involved with a girl from a different faction.