Note: I've become somewhat concerned that some people don't realise this review is satire. I would never recommend anyone actually watch this show, even though I did truly enjoy its sheer gleeful level of awful.


This is the best drama ever.

There are few Korean dramas that have brought me and those around me such joy.
The story!
The acting!
The subs!

Lee Shi Young plays endocrinologist Joo In Ah. She works with bad-tempered surgeon Han Seung Joo (Ji Hyun Woo). Seung Joo has an hormonal imbalance that affects his behaviour and that eventually becomes life threatening. They never explain what kind of brain damage the female lead has, although her mental deficiencies are just as obvious.

Seung Joo blames Shi Young for the death of his friend. The real culprit is her awful, selfish adopted sister. But neither is the culprit really - this is just bog-standard misogynism where women get blamed for everything just for existing.

These two unlikely mental patients fall in love. They have a certain enjoyable level of cute but the real OTP is Seung Joo and his dongsaeng, Cha Jae Hwan. It's such a shame that even in this day and age they have to hide their love away.

Risky Romance is best watched and enjoyed with illegal subs hastily cobbled together from the Indonesian translation by a high school student in Jakarta. That's the only way to really appreciate the true comic brilliance of this show.

Anything else might make you realise the show is actually terrible.

But watching this train wreck unfold slowly week to week truly gave me joy. I hope it can bring you the same joy.