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To be completely honest this drama kind of disappointed me. About halfway through I was willing to rate it 9 or even 9.5, but I think as the drama progressed I started to notice its flaws more and more. Don't get me wrong its still a really enjoyable romance and i'd definitely recommend it. It just wasn't as amazing as I wanted it to be.
What I liked:
1. The radio setting - To me this is what made this drama special. It really made me fall in love with the radio and really rethink the importance of radio shows and such. It also was a super cool look into what goes into the radio. I just wish they had focused more on the radio show, but more on that later.
2. The music - This OST is beautiful! I just felt like it really matched with the mood of the show and added to scenes in the best way. I especially loved Radio Romance sung by Taeil and Doyoung of NCT, and Hidden Path by Nakjoon. The second one is such a gorgeous song and I love how its a part of the story as well.
3. The styling - Unpopular opinion: I thought Song Gue Rim's poodle hair was cute. I just really liked all of the styling that they used throughout the show and I felt that by establishing each character's style really well, it helped to develop the characters further.
3. The acting - I thought the acting in was superb. Both Yoon Doo Joon and Kim So Hyun played their characters extremely well and as always Yoon Park stole the show. This drama was by no means lacking in the acting department, but rather I was disappointed in how the characters and the story was written.
What I didn't like:
1. The overly complicated plot - Somehow nothing and everything happened in this story. As the drama was ending I noticed how many conflicts actually had to be resolved. Between managing a radio show, Ji Soo Ho's family and childhood, Song Geu Rim's writing aspirations and her mother, the love triangle, Jin Tae Ri and whatever bad situation she got herself into, and crazy Dr. Jason, this drama was just an unorganized mess of storylines. First of all, Soo Ho only needed a simple backstory and a current conflict, but somehow he ended up with two childhood traumas, almost no one he can trust, and a love triangle. Meanwhile, Song Gue Rim got a proper backstory, but her only conflict throughout the entire show was I guess falling for Soo Ho? I mean she struggles with her writing in the first few episodes but its not really an issue after episode 8ish. In any event, instead of having one big conflict that was solved in an interesting or surprising way, the show ended up with all these useless conflicts that were solved in boring, predictable ways. Personally, I think they should have just stuck to the radio and explored the stories of their listeners like they did in the first 8 or so episodes.
2. The characters - I realized again as I was watching the last few episodes how annoying the majority of the characters are. I have issues with most of them but the one that particularly annoyed me was Dr. Jason, Soo Ho's psychiatrist. I love his character the first few episodes. I thought he was hilarious and would provide the comic relief needed throughout the show and eventually end up as a really good friend for Soo Ho. I was highly mistaken. I can't explain any further for fear of spoiling but just know his character becomes useless, stupid, and unrealistic. I'm still mad about it.
I know it seems that I hated more than I liked, but to the show's credit, despite my criticisms of both the story and the characters, I still really enjoyed watching this. It was always the highlight of my Mondays and Tuesdays, and any show that can keep me entertained, even though I'm not particularly interested in the plot, deserves quite a bit of credit.All in all, I enjoyed watching the show. If you like this sort of puppy love romance with more verbal confrontations than physical, its a great drama. Just don't expect to be able to remember every single conflict that's happening and ignore Song Gue Rim's poodle hair and Ji Soo Ho's super red eyes (I promise it gets less poodly and they get less red).
What I liked:
1. The radio setting - To me this is what made this drama special. It really made me fall in love with the radio and really rethink the importance of radio shows and such. It also was a super cool look into what goes into the radio. I just wish they had focused more on the radio show, but more on that later.
2. The music - This OST is beautiful! I just felt like it really matched with the mood of the show and added to scenes in the best way. I especially loved Radio Romance sung by Taeil and Doyoung of NCT, and Hidden Path by Nakjoon. The second one is such a gorgeous song and I love how its a part of the story as well.
3. The styling - Unpopular opinion: I thought Song Gue Rim's poodle hair was cute. I just really liked all of the styling that they used throughout the show and I felt that by establishing each character's style really well, it helped to develop the characters further.
3. The acting - I thought the acting in was superb. Both Yoon Doo Joon and Kim So Hyun played their characters extremely well and as always Yoon Park stole the show. This drama was by no means lacking in the acting department, but rather I was disappointed in how the characters and the story was written.
What I didn't like:
1. The overly complicated plot - Somehow nothing and everything happened in this story. As the drama was ending I noticed how many conflicts actually had to be resolved. Between managing a radio show, Ji Soo Ho's family and childhood, Song Geu Rim's writing aspirations and her mother, the love triangle, Jin Tae Ri and whatever bad situation she got herself into, and crazy Dr. Jason, this drama was just an unorganized mess of storylines. First of all, Soo Ho only needed a simple backstory and a current conflict, but somehow he ended up with two childhood traumas, almost no one he can trust, and a love triangle. Meanwhile, Song Gue Rim got a proper backstory, but her only conflict throughout the entire show was I guess falling for Soo Ho? I mean she struggles with her writing in the first few episodes but its not really an issue after episode 8ish. In any event, instead of having one big conflict that was solved in an interesting or surprising way, the show ended up with all these useless conflicts that were solved in boring, predictable ways. Personally, I think they should have just stuck to the radio and explored the stories of their listeners like they did in the first 8 or so episodes.
2. The characters - I realized again as I was watching the last few episodes how annoying the majority of the characters are. I have issues with most of them but the one that particularly annoyed me was Dr. Jason, Soo Ho's psychiatrist. I love his character the first few episodes. I thought he was hilarious and would provide the comic relief needed throughout the show and eventually end up as a really good friend for Soo Ho. I was highly mistaken. I can't explain any further for fear of spoiling but just know his character becomes useless, stupid, and unrealistic. I'm still mad about it.
I know it seems that I hated more than I liked, but to the show's credit, despite my criticisms of both the story and the characters, I still really enjoyed watching this. It was always the highlight of my Mondays and Tuesdays, and any show that can keep me entertained, even though I'm not particularly interested in the plot, deserves quite a bit of credit.All in all, I enjoyed watching the show. If you like this sort of puppy love romance with more verbal confrontations than physical, its a great drama. Just don't expect to be able to remember every single conflict that's happening and ignore Song Gue Rim's poodle hair and Ji Soo Ho's super red eyes (I promise it gets less poodly and they get less red).
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