Rike

I just started watching because I came across some video on yt by coincidence. As far as I remember it's the first c-drama that I've watched and definitely the first with so many episodes I finished. What can I say? - I am speechless. I am so impressed because I not once felt like I wanted to skip forward, I wasn't even bored for a second (even though I watched many dramas where I disliked it when the main focus wasn't on the romance plot, I somehow enjoyed how the romance was sometimes just the second most important thing here). Also, I didn't find any of the side characters annoying or unnecessary which is a pleasant surprise. Overall, I just enjoyed the whole ride and loved the chemistry of the main couple and how much depth their characters had. I'm already afraid this will leave me missing them for months and wishing I could rewatch this for the first time.

I'm kinda confused why I liked it... I think I found the idea behind it intriguing, the cinematography was beautiful and the OST also fit nicely. That's probably what kept me watching and I wanted to know how they would resolve all the questions. But after reading so many explanations and theories after finishing it, I have even more questions than before. Maybe I'm just too dumb for this genre and shouldn't have tried to understand it.
Normally I'm good at just focusing on the romance but I disliked how LG was chasing after TE in the first eps and although I enjoyed their chemistry and the romance storyline later on, I just didn't like how TE suddenly seemed to have loved him from the beginning. She was absolutely not believing him and pushing him away, when she suddenly started to miss him after he disappeared to the point of getting teary-eyed when he returned. I felt like I missed sth. - Where was I when their relationship developped from 0 to 100? Maybe even if it might be somewhat explainable through the whole time travel stuff later, it just wasn't a fun watch till ep. 6 or 7 for me. The product placement was also kinda annoying in this one for me.
But even having said that, since I enjoyed it from ep. 7 and there are many good elements, I still would recommend watching and judging it for yourself.

This was the first drama I've ever watched. Rewatched this for the 3rd or 4th time now and I still love this so much, especially the OST which makes you really get into the scenes. And while I hated the ending the first time, I came to appreciate it now. I just wished it was a tiny bit more emotionally expressive 🥹

Started out slow, then when I finally started liking it, it became draggy and although the last eps were picking up the pace again, it kinda was all over the place and ended too abruptly. Overall, I enjoyed it mostly because of the main couple's chemistry, but I think it could have been much better with more scenes of them, especially because I didn't really care for the second lead couple. :/

I went into this fully aware that it's from 2011 and maybe that's why I wasn't disappointed. The pace is slow and it gets a little draggy in some parts, but overall I enjoyed that it wasn't as hectic and there weren't 100 things happening as in some newer dramas, which leave you with lots of questions. There are the typical drama clichés as the naive FL, hero-like ML and the back-and-white side characters (which are quite annoying at times tbh), but I was pleasantly surprised that the FL even matured a bit in the end and seemed to think more reasonably bcs I wasn't even expecting that given that the drama is that old.
Conclusively, if you watch it without comparing it to newer dramas, you might be able to enjoy a slow but funny and light-hearted ride which, if you've been watching dramas since the 2010s, will definitely make you feel nostalgic and make you giggle sometimes .

Just read a comment that the ending was rushed... but I for my part think that it's the first BL in a while that didn't felt rushed and had no open questions (at least among those I watched that had so few episodes). I liked the slow build up and how they let enough time pass for them to develop/deepen their feelings without using a time skip. Because in the beginning, I didn't feel their chemistry tbh but I believe chemistry can also be build over time if they convey well how the characters really grow fond of each other. I didn't get impatient for something to happen because their scenes felt so heartwarming even without much intimacy displayed.
Did I want more scenes of them together and was sad that it ended so quickly - yes, but did it make the story that much better that they left enough time for the feelings to develop that made the final scenes more convincing and realistic - also a big YES! from me :) <3

I'm confused... I think I liked it, or did I? I mean at least it made me laugh the whole time?
First, I just laughed because one of them was a ridiculous red flag in the beginning and the other one was overly complicated.
Then I laughed bcs it was sooo rushed - they were suddenly having healthy conversations without any time for character development which could lead to that level of maturity.
Then it suddenly became almost too cringey, before some unnecessary drama happened (as always), which did get resolved, but not really well and then it just ended happily ever after.
Overall, it was not that bad and had cute parts, but it just felt so extremely rushed, like so. shook a soda bottle which exploded in ep. 4 or 5, but after that one was left only with some fizzy parts, which just fizzled out till the end and kinda left me a bit disappointed and not even knowing if I want more of whatever that was?

It wasn't bad. Just something cute to binge-watch if you're short of time. But it felt kinda rushed and I am not a big fan of time jumps, especially if they are suddenly resolving communication issues, but in the end it was kinda understandable that this was needed for the ending to be more realistic given the limited episodes they had.

I am happy that I didn't drop the drama because after the first 3 eps or so, in which I found the FL extremely annoying and wondered why nobody treated her like the stalker she acts like, she starts to act less weird, slowly grew on me and I finally started to enjoy the drama.
Also, props to the ending; I was really afraid I would hate it, especially because they didn't leave a lot of time, but I actually really like how they chose to resolve things.

Overall, I enjoyed it quite a lot. Everything seemed believable, good pacing, no dragged out misunderstandings, a lot of healthy communication within the couple and natural chemistry. The only two things, I really couldn't stand, were their friends in the first eps and the product placement scenes which were so cringe-worthy (though they were placed better than in other series at least).

I honestly enjoyed it quite a bit. It was a lighthearted drama that was easy to watch. If you aren't expecting a romance drama, but can enjoy self-exploration/love as the main theme, I'd say give it a go. Of course one cannot expect too much depth with that either considering the few, short episodes. For me it felt more like showing the beginning of the FL's journey to find herself and place in life and I am fine with that.
The only thing that I disliked was the last episode, I didn't feel it was necessary to introduce a new (heavier) topic at the end (+ just brushing it off) and it kinda bothers me.

I loved him in Choco Milk Shake! His chemistry with milk was fire! Season 2 Fighting~
(Why does he remind me of Jukjae in the drama... even the voice? Is it only me?)

I'd definitely recommend watching the uncut version on viki, bcs I only realized later that the missing scenes are the reason I found the bathtub scene and its dialog in ep. 4 kind of awkward as everything seemed to happen too abruptly. Also, some things in ep. 5+6 make now more sense and feel more natural to me. Having rewatched it, with the cut version I missed out on (not only the explicit scenes but) dialogue which is important to understand the development and deepening of PayuxRain's relationship. (Same goes for PrapaixSky)

Besides that, I first thought I'd hate the fact that they basically split the drama into two parts in order to give each couple time to shine but it somehow worked out, although PrapaixSky definitely needed time to grow on me.

Lastly, the only thing I really can't get over with are the audio issues. Like sometimes the music gets suddenly really loud, so that you can barely hear their dialogue and sometimes there are just weird noises. Each time it really killed the atmosphere they had been building up in that moment. But if you can look past that, there is so much to love about this series <3

I'd definitely recommend watching the uncut version on viki, bcs I only realized later that the missing scenes are the reason I found the bathtub scene and its dialog in ep. 4 kind of awkward as everything seemed to happen too abruptly. Also, some things in ep. 5+6 make now more sense and feel more natural to me. Having rewatched it, with the cut version I missed out on (not only the explicit scenes but) dialogue which is important to understand the development and deepening of PayuxRain's relationship.

Besides that, I first thought I'd hate the fact that they basically split the drama into two parts in order to give each couple time to shine but it somehow worked out, although PrapaixSky definitely needed time to grow on me.

Lastly, the only thing I really can't get over with are the audio issues. Like sometimes the music gets suddenly really loud, so that you can barely hear their dialogue and sometimes there are just weird noises. Each time it really killed the atmosphere they had been building up in that moment. But if you can look past that, there is so much to love about this series <3

I've only watched it because someone said you should give it a try if you love Rom Com. And I agree, I loved the romance parts of this. But they only really started from ep. 6 or 7 and till then you have to endure through over the top humor/comedy and exaggerated characters (which I sometimes do enjoy) that made me cringe hard, because they didn't blend in well with the serious parts, especially during the first eps. It got better afterwards, but I watched half of the first eps in 2x speed. The ex-boy/girlfriend were extremely annoying, as well.
Now that I've finished it, I am not sure whether it was worth watching it for the romance. They build up so much tension till the last ep as the couple has to go through so much. So, one starts to expect it will end in a happy explosion of romance, but the tension just disappears into thin air and we don't even get a kiss after the crisis is overcome, although they had waited for that to happen for so long. I'd say the actual highlight for the romance is somewhere around ep. 10-13 and in the end it just fizzles out. Even though I liked the fact that they made the FL still pursue her dreams and not just cling onto the ML, it's still a kind of disappointing ending.

I agree with you that he didn't drink Woohyeol's blood. Besides the fact that he probably just couldn't do that in front of Inhae, it seems to me that Woohyeol's will to sacrifice all for his love made him accept the fact that he doesn't know when he'll die, making him want to live each day to the fullest - hence his interview statement. However, unlike you, I never thought Do Shik would become immortal but just wouldn't die young, i.e. live an average human life span, if he were to drink Woohyeol's blood. Maybe I missed sth but that's how I interpreted it.

I agree with you that he didn't drink Woohyeol's blood. Besides the fact that he probably just couldn't do that in front of Inhae, it seems to me that Woohyeol's will to sacrifice all for his love made him accept the fact that he doesn't know when he'll die, making him want to live each day to the fullest - hence his interview statement. However, unlike you, I never thought Do Shik would become immortal but just wouldn't die young, i.e. live an average human life span, if he were to drink Woohyeol's blood. Maybe I missed sth but that's how I interpreted it.

I really wanted to like it because it started out great but I hate it when they drag out the misunderstandings, especially in such a short drama where then the whole plot just evolves around one single misunderstanding...
Moreover, I am fine with lips-touching-no-moving-kisses, which other viewers seem to hate. BUT when even the hugs seem to include a 'safety buffer zone', it's just too much. I kept thinking why do they even show us the hugs from all angles when they look like they are keeping a mile distance seemingly too afraid to get their make up on the other one's clothes??

I don't know how I feel about the female lead falling for a minor plus him being her student. That's probably the most problematic thing about this drama besides Yoo Jae not being able to explain his past actions and his true feelings.

Additional Note about the ending: It felt like somebody telling such a bad joke that he needs to explain it to you but without the explaining part. I even went back to see whether I missed anything, which helps to understand it better. But no... Nothing. Then I searched through the comments here, but also just found people wondering and various theories... What the f* is this.