When I started watching KDramas, I was told this is a must watch, rite of passage for a Kdrama fan. Even today it’s immensely popular and leads to thousands of podcast listens for folks who talk about it and love to listen to about it . I’m honestly baffled because this drama is super problematic. The romance is toxic, the second lead was used by the female lead, the female lead has no self respect whatsoever and becomes a ping pong ball tossed over by the male lead, the male lead character - kidnaps the female lead, bullies her, causes kids to jump off school buildings owing to bullying, dumps the female lead without any reason, and has no guts to stand up to his own mother for his love, has to be helped by the only sane character in this drama - the second female lead. And we are supposed to root for these characters?

The acting is meh and there is no story. I have watched enough Bollywood films to see this level of irrational melodrama.

It’s 2022 , can we stop recommending this drama as must watch to new Kdrama fans.