An ordinary UNordinary K-drama

I thought that I had to write a review about this AMAZING drama. I hope that people like me who are hesitating decide to watch this drama, because I know how hard it is to find a gem like that.

SYNOPSIS : At first, I was not really convinced by the synopsis. I was focused on True Beauty as everyone does I assume. But since the ratings were high, I decided to give it a chance.

STORY : I have to admit that the story in itself is not that interesting; it's about the ordinary life of a translator (Oh Mi Jo) who meet an handsome and rich athlete, son of a wealthy deputy (Ki Son Gyeom). It is yet not boring at all, the love stories and the chemistry between the couples is fantastic. I also have to say that this drama is really natural, and it's rare (except maybe for ep1 where there may be too many coincidences to be true, Seoul is not a small village lol...).

ACTING/CAST : AMAZING, FANTASTIC. The characters of this drama are so entertaining !!! I fell in love with Ki Son Gyeom at first view. He's a weird and rich boy, far from being the usual bad boy character we use to have in k-drama. I've never loved a nice main role character like him. Handsome, cute and perfect acting. I really love Oh Mi Jo, who is a down to earth and strong female main lead. I really like how they share Oh Mi Jo's past as she gets closer to Ki Son Gyeom. But my favorite character appeared to be CEO Seo Da Nah !!!!! She's is weird, but omg she's so strong, confident and funny and I honestly wait for her character's development and love story more than anything in this drama. I love women wearing sneakers with pretty clothes too !!

MUSIC : I love how the music isn't omnipresent like in some drama, which make usually the scene unnatural. The OST is pretty good.

REWATCH VALUE : I will rewatch this drama with pleasure; It is kind of the same genre as Because This is my First Life, one of my favorite drama ever.

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REAL AND HEALING DRAMA

"More than the story, it's the characters that matter" : this sentence can summarize the essence of drama; The story is focused on the development of the situation and the feelings of the characters. It is more focused on love, but it also deals with taboo subjects in Korea (and throughout the world as well) such as single mother, the death of one's lover, sex, cheating, homosexuality... It's NOT BORING, even if it is simple, the story is really exciting.

LOVE : the writers depicted love in a very fair way. It seems real.
FRIENDSHIP: the same sense of reality ! It's a healing drama for that.

The acting is amazing, perfect... all the actors of the drama have a real talent on screen. Usually, in k-drama, there is always at least one actor whose character is ridiculous, poorly played (most of the time a supposed-to be funny character). But it's not the case !! I was really impressed by the overall quality of acting;

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