This is a great review. I gave the series a 7 b/c of other things I liked that helped elevate it a little bit more for me and that includes the soundtrack which I though was excellent; California Dreamin' is also one of my favorite songs of all times.
I too wished we have another scenes with the sister and his "father" that part really was rushed and had the show not spent so much time on the gangster BS they could have developed that reconciliation a bit more. One of my biggest pet peeves with Kdramas are the unnecessary side plots and the compounded trauma on an already traumatic situation.
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I too wished we have another scenes with the sister and his "father" that part really was rushed and had the show not spent so much time on the gangster BS they could have developed that reconciliation a bit more. One of my biggest pet peeves with Kdramas are the unnecessary side plots and the compounded trauma on an already traumatic situation.
Check out his music on Spotify. Especially Maybe it's me. I love that song.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7int0W9A25VeRQ7q4H7YgQ?si=_4rfu_oQQByGfvDdu3LYkA