There couldn't be a perfect K-drama for ages 25+

Don't be intimidated by my headline! I'm just saying it's best fitted for this age group because we already/are about to face many of the problems faced by the characters in this show. 16 year old me wouldn't understand many of the things they slyly implied and how their obstacles are ACTUAL obstacles that we encounter in real life.

The strongest point this drama is undoubtedly the dialogues between everyone and especially the first and second lead couples. I could listen to their normal conversations for 16 more episodes without any story involved, that's just how good it was. An anime avid watcher would compare it to the Monogatari Series or Rascal Bunny Senpai... they would be on the right page and they felt so similar even though this isn't superficial of any sort.

The story itself is quite light but strong in terms of pointing out problems from real life and showing us the best ways to handle/solve (kinda) them. Kdrama tropes are scarce in this one compared to other Korean romance/drama/comedy series. It doesn't rely upon cheap cliffhangers and obvious complications to hold on to the viewers' attention. Though the main plot itself isn't that interesting, it surely didn't have much plotholes (from my perspective) so it kept itself in frame of it's broadness.

The casting was perfect. Nothing much to say about them except their chemistry is so good that there were times I couldn't tell the difference, whether which one was the first or second leads. Second couple could have been given more airtime but that's just how these things work. No one could replace Choi Sooyoung for her role here, literally NOBODY could.

Overall, it was way over my expectations going into this drama. I highly recommend it to ones who don't like full blown jealousy + drama filled + rich family problems. Will definitely watch this again as soon as I feel the need for some dkdk for my heart.

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