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Yup me too😭 very little chance she isn't still traumatized by what happened in seoul to feel safe giving in to her feelings just yet. Or she might, then abruptly leaves and things become more awkward between them...i mean it is only the 6th episode...

Why does there need to be an explanation tho? He likes her just because. She likes him just because. Besides, clearly he's been attracted to her since they first met and seen how competent she is as a teacher and how she cares for her students. I would much rather they keep it as true to their character than give a long winded dramatic monologue about all the reasons he cares about her

Tbh our universe is her first real romcom as a main lead and this show already has all the formulas for success from an adorable toddler in the main cast to an enemies to lovers arc, cohabitation etc etc...all her previous dramas were either melos or coming of age stuff and those genres don't usually become super popular beyond a certain niche audience

Ooh that sounds interesting i didnt think that way! It does make sense coz she did say she only sees the future that is inevitable so if she really saw wooseok back then, maybe it was going to be him in the end too? Honestly think the writers did a great job keeping us invested since there's so many questions and possibilities right now haha! Thank you for your reply!

But in the vision she had in the mall with Siyeol was vague about who the successful guy out of the two of them would be right? Like the heads were blurred so did she just assume it was wooseok and it was always meant to be siyeol, or it was actually wooseok that she saw? The show doesn't make that clear so i was confused coz i thought it was always siyeol and she just assumed that it was wooseok who becomes famous

Unfortunately u wouldn't be able to watch any kdrama romcoms then coz most of them (like 9 out of 10) have it. But if we're lucky this one will have a second couple coz the casting does show a sfl

Not true at all. I also thought the couple in My Demon had no chemistry (or more chemistry behind the scenes than on the screen at least) and that entire drama is one very obviously manufactured slomo reel. Meanwhile most of the shows where I've felt chemistry were not even romance shows. From Vincenzo to Little Women to The Fiery Priest to Kill It (this one is a perfect comparison point actually coz it has the same hunted being protected kinda vibe as Idol I) to Stranger to Blood Free and so many more shows where romance is far in the backseat...so it's not about how grand the moments r or even that they r exclusively romantic moments, but there's a spark between the characters that is apparent from the beginning. And the thing is there r tiny moments in this show where they do get it right and i see the potential, like when raik takes a milli step closer to sena in one of the earlier eps to tell her he doesn't want to hide anything from her anymore, but it just doesn't hold good enough coz of poor scene construction from weak direction and/or writing. It's not even that sena rightfully shuts down those moments when they do happen coz that push and pull would've created even more chemistry usually.

Like kim jae young himself has acted in more subtle romances like my lovely journey and his chemistry with the fl there is brilliant. So is choi soo young with ji chang wook, another drama that isn't doing anything typically romantic. Call it Love is another drama that has fantastic chemistry in a more subtle setting and so many others coz kdramas usually excel in this thing for me, more than the sweeping obviously romance romances! It just isn't happening here for me tho, coz they just seem to have this awkwardly forced friendship

Omg she looks the exact same in every single drama...literally thought these were stills from call it love...LSK is long overdue for a whole new hairstyle and wardrobe in a drama 🥲😅

Right? Like what did they expect them to do? Admit that they hired PR to sing praise for their client? Suprised this is even a controversy when every celebrity mainstream or newbie does this across every entertainment industry there is

They technically did act "together" in midnight... i'll just leave it at that in case u haven't seen that movie 🤭😅

This episode was amazing better than the last. Waiting for next week!

That poster is probably the most gorgeous cdrama posters i've seen and that's saying something since most of these r done so tastefully...really hoping there's at least one scene in the drama where she's actually wearing that gorgeous red dress with that hairstyle 🤞

He really is so lovely...even when he plays the bad guy i root for him coz he just makes them all so lovable lol

The first 2 1/2 eps were great...not looking forward to the impending love triangle tho 🤦‍♀️ hoping they bring someone else for the sml

Really hope she gets more romcoms. She's really good with comedy!

Ooh then i'm sat!! Really hope they all get a happy ending 🤞 hae rim seems to be one of those unassuming characters that actually becomes very pivotal to the story...the fact that they kept showing her being an avid reader could mean she will probably come across something she shouldn't and find a purpose in the story throught that or something like that...

Am i the only one who thought jae i and hae rim were going to have a love track?? The chemistry was on point in the first episode and could've made a great second lead couple with an arranged marriage to love trope...still hoping they don't let that go completely...the leads have enough drama on their plates without needing a love pentagon or whatever they r planning 🤦‍♀️

Yup so unnecessary for a storyline that's already so complex and has enough material to explore as it already is 🥲

I'm seriously tripping over their chemistry lol...this might be my fav onscreen pair this year and 2026 just began lol

Speaking of scenes we haven't seen...there was a scene in the second episode's promo teaser about do raik and his ex's romance like them dating when they were trainees etc but that scene was never shown in any of the episodes yet...i was wondering why that was missing!