YuvrajBhatia

Same thing but done better and for a modern audience

The main reason I am giving this such a high score is because I watched almost 27 hours of content without getting bored. Instead of feeling tired, I just kept wanting to watch the next and next episode. That alone says a lot.

Female Lead and Character Growth:
Secondly, I really liked how it went against the cliché. Instead of a weak FL or a strong-to-weak FL, we get an FL who starts with a weak personality but gradually grows into someone who holds her head high and becomes a boss lady.
What I appreciated most is that the change was not sudden. It was a gradual acceptance. She starts thinking, I do not want to rely on my parents, I want to do something on my own. You can see the seeds of that mindset from the very beginning, and later they bloom into a beautiful flower. That progression felt natural and satisfying.

Music
I would give the music a really high rating. The songs fit the drama well, and I especially loved the intro.
That said, the last episode ticked me off a bit.
Spoilers: they played all four songs back to back with a compilation of what the characters were doing for almost 20 minutes. That felt excessive.
Still, overall the music was really good.

Visuals and Cinematography
The VFX was pretty good. At times it was blatantly obvious they were using green screen, but other times the camera angles were perfect. During emotionally intense moments, the framing of shots was golden and really elevated the scenes.

Story and Ending
The story is pretty cliché in a sense, but the clichés are well hidden, so it never feels too predictable. I was also glad they did not use the annoying tropes like we met in childhood, or the MC having trauma that the FL heals with saint-like tendencies.
Towards the last episode, I genuinely wondered what they were going to do because they basically wrapped everything up by episode 35. Then episode 36 happened and I was humorously surprised.
Spoilers: first we get a 2 year jump, then a 10 year jump, then another 3 year jump. I was like, what is happening. It was completely left field compared to my usual expectations of dramas like this. Normally you get a wedding scene with all characters appearing. Instead these guys just speedran the wedding. I definitely would have preferred that. But honestly, because of how unexpected and funny it was compared to where my expectations were, I give it a pass.
I also entirely do not get the character of the SML. You like someone, then you berate them because their parents are richer than yours. You take the side of a childhood friend you do not even like against the person you claim to like. Then you come back saying it is unfair because you missed opportunities with her. Brother what was that.
Other than him, everything was fine. Not perfect, but fine. I did feel like there was no strong secondary cast. They were all just going in and out. First the college group, then the unnecessary step-daughter arc which never got a conculsion, then the office colleagues who did not matter and just became tag-alongs for the FL. So yeah, the secondary cast except the FLs family was basically non-existent, I really loved the charcater of jang rui, and the actor he did a a really good job at potraying this fun charcater.

Final Thoughts
Strong binge value, satisfying character growth, great music, good cinematography, and a story that plays with clichés instead of being trapped by them. Not perfect, but memorable and enjoyable throughout.

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The writing sucks!!!!!!!!!

I really loved this kdrama and it that held so much potential with its strong cast of experienced actors, captivating plotline, well-produced OSTs, impressive visual effects, and a generous budget. However, despite its many strengths, the drama ultimately falls short due to its disappointing writing.

One of the most significant issues with the show lies in its confusing and convoluted narrative structure. Constantly switching between different timelines, parallel worlds, and flashbacks without providing clear indicators to the audience left me just feeling disoriented and I was just struggling to keep up with the plot. It would have been better if the writer offered more context and hints to help us viewers understand which world or period they are currently witnessing.

Another major disappointment was the dialogues in this kdrama whcih unfortunately suffer from being cringeworthy at times. While this may not be a major deal-breaker, it certainly detracts from the overall viewing experience. More polished and well-crafted dialogues could have definitely enhanced the emotional impact of the story.

Another major letdown in the series is the treatment of the character Lee Lim. The drama built him up to be an almost invincible force, only to have him captured and killed rather abruptly. Literally, he was built as if he was the next Thanos but he lost with just one bullet.

I also hated the inconsistency in the rules of the world established by the writer. They just made many rules and then broke many of them without any proper explanation, for example, they said only living things could move in the rift between worlds but somehow FL's bullet worked. The show would have greatly benefited if they maintained a coherent set of rules throughout the narrative.

Then there was the portrayal of the female lead, played by Kim Geo Eun, which is another point of concern. While she starts off as a strong and independent character as always, her development takes a frustrating turn, and she becomes a damsel in distress, relying on the male lead for support. Seriously she barely cried in the first 3-4 episodes but near the end every scene showed her she was crying, like wtf.

But even with all these flaws there were still some good things such as Woo Do-hwan's acting and the plot. but yeah for me this would have been an easy 10 if they just changed the writer and dialogue writer. And lastly I would say the rewatch value on this is pretty high for me because this just feels like a story that you have to rewatch to completely understand it

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Executes what it promised

After watching the first episode I kind off got the hint that this drama would be more like a series filled with mini characters arcs. I will say it is very predicatable the father arc being the last one, han attorney being the FL etc, etc. There were some strong mini arcs that I liked the shoe one and the idol one but the others tbh were kinda boring. And the biggest of all once I finished the series I really did not feel anything, not happy, not sad, just nothing it was okay overall and it gave you what it promised but yeah I don't really connect with the charcaters that much.

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A So-So drama

Before I start my review I absolutely recommend people to watch the drama because though there were a good amount of flaws it was also and amazing one of a kind drama.

So getting to the review honestly, I enjoyed the drama, but wow—every single character here is a hypocrite. Let’s take the final segment as an example: the FL’s “little sister” gets beaten to death by her lover. Was it cruel? Yes. But was it also the right thing to do? Kind of, yes. because this same “little sister” poisoned the previous king for two years, leading to his death in a much more painful way than being beaten. Then, in her final letter, she has the audacity to claim she has “no regrets” because it was all in the name of love. And yet, the FL calls the ML “too cruel” for it. Like, girl—if he hadn’t done that, and instead exposed the “little sister’s” crime, she would have had to take responsibility, and both of you would have been dragged down with her. This is just one example of the hypocrisy that drove me nuts. The FL herself was another frustrating character. She’s way too trusting! The 8th prince abandoned her, but as soon as she’s recovered and in a good position, she asks him if he wants to run away with her again. Excuse me, what? Let’s not forget this is the same 8th prince who orchestrated the genocide of the 10th prince and his entire family, and yet the FL has the nerve to beg for his life.
By the end, I also found myself feeling bad for the ML. I didn’t like him much throughout the drama—he made plenty of terrible decisions—but by the end, he was left completely alone. He had no one to rely on or open up to. All his brothers were either dead or gone, his lover abandoned him and he abandoned his lover, and even his mentor-like figure left him. All he had left was the position of the king
Despite all this, I absolutely loved the drama overall. The character relationships, the intricate political scheming, the music, and, most of all, the ending were all phenomenal. For me, the ending is often the defining factor for a drama—it can either redeem or ruin it. Here, the ending was beautifully written and truly saved the story I felt they managed to give a very satisfying ending to all the characters.

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Typical Wish Fulfillment Drama filled with Cliches.

Love Scenery has a pretty cute premise: a famous singer unknowingly becomes gaming partners with a college student who happens to already be one of her fans. The whole thing gives me very old-school shoujo vibes, with an extremely idealized male lead, fate constantly pushing two people together, and an overall fluffy, easygoing romance. At least compared to a lot of older shoujo, the ML is also genuinely nice instead of being toxic for half the story.

My biggest problem is how artificial the romance feels. I don't mind coincidences at all, especially at the beginning of a story like this. One person is a celebrity and the other is a random college student, so obviously the writer needs something to bring them together. But this show just keeps doing it over and over again.

They're on the same flight. Their completely unrelated events happen at the same hotel. They independently go to the same internet café and somehow end up in the same row. The ML even happens to live in the exact dorm room the FL used to live in and sleeps in her old bed. They met each other years ago. They have a friend who is close to both of them. After a while, fate stops being cute because you can practically see the writer moving these two people next to each other.

And the annoying thing is that the show eventually doesn't even need to do this anymore. They're already gaming partners. They're texting each other. They're interested in each other. They have a mutual friend. At that point, just let their own decisions bring them closer instead of constantly having the universe do it for them.

The gaming was probably my biggest disappointment. I actually like watching dramas built around games. Falling Into Your Smile and The King's Avatar made me interested in the games themselves, even though they're obviously fictionalized. Here, the game barely feels like it has actual mechanics. Here the characters can fight, grapple, hold each other, flirt, do ridiculous physical moves, basically whatever the current scene needs them to do. It feels less like a videogame and more like a virtual world where the writers can make the avatars kiss, fight, flirt, or do whatever whenever they feel like it.

And even ignoring the unrealism, the gaming scenes just weren't that fun to watch. I can forgive a fake videogame for being unrealistic if watching people play it is entertaining. Here I mostly found myself waiting for those scenes to end because the action most of the time was just FL screwing up ML being the hero.

The FL being terrible at games also gets taken way too far. She doesn't just suck at the game. Sometimes she acts genuinely terrified of dying, hides instead of fighting, and behaves like something is actually going to happen to her if her character dies. It's supposed to be cute, but it started feeling ridiculous pretty quickly.

Then there's the ML, who is basically wish fulfillment in human form. He's a genius student, elite gamer, insanely popular streamer, musician, great basketball player, ridiculously perceptive, and apparently good at whatever else the episode needs that day.

Again, an idealized ML isn't automatically a problem. This is a fluffy romance. Go wild. My problem is how hard the show keeps trying to prove that he's amazing at everything.

Some of the CS/genius scenes were especially funny to me. There are scenes using extremely basic CS and machine-learning concepts to show how intelligent he is. At one point, two students doing supposedly important academic research are struggling with an overfitting model, and he basically looks at it and suggests reducing the number of iterations. They're amazed that they didn't think of it. Like what is that its like asking a mechanic who my car does not start and the mechanic is like oh did you check the battery?

The second male lead was another problem entirely. He's interested in a woman who barely talks to him and repeatedly avoids him whenever he approaches her. Somehow his response isn't to take the hint but to become even more persistent. The point where I was completely done with him was when he learned she was filming a variety show in another province, flew there despite still having his own acting job to finish, found her show, sat in the audience thinking something like "baby, I'm here," and then had to fly back the same day.

They've barely even had a conversation.

Like that shii is just plain old CREPPY

There were still things I liked. The basic premise is cute. The acting is not that bad. The show is light and easygoing. The ML is actually pleasant instead of being the usual cold, controlling jerk. And I liked the whole gaming partner turning out to be my Idol mystery case and him figuring that out was fun.

The romance wasn't strong enough yet to make me stop caring, the gaming wasn't entertaining enough to carry it, and the secondary romance was actively making the show worse for me.

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DO NOT WATCH THIS YOU ARE WASTING YOUR BRAIN SPACE

ok so I have lot of complains with this drama i am not going to list all of Wussies but ill list the thing that pissed me of the most. Why the f did the FL change like seriously at the start she was so headstrong she even thrw her heel at "world famous star" where the hell did she go??? Like seriously as the drama progressed the more we saw characters just walk all over the FL it just made me so damn irritated like the company used her as a dog, than she goes to film for the reality tv doesnt get treated with any respect, she is litreally edited out to be the villian in the realith tv, and then that JJ bitch also had a secne where he walked all over the ML and the FL. And my main problem why didnt the FL do shit why did she just sit there taking all this shit its not realistic in any way.

Like seriously dramas like these make me so irritated the create a bunch of very irritating scenarios and address all of them at the end and fill a bunch of romance in the between like bruh i litreally cant enjoy the romance when i know that the FL is boderline homeless, has no job, is hated by her nation and the ML is dog dragged by the CEO of his idol company. So yeah i would say i mainly had problems with the story it made me very very irritated and just made me mkre angry instead of making me feel fluffy and calm. So yeah definitely do not reccommed watching this trash.

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